Since May 2021 Helen and Fiona worked relentlessly, organising every aspect of the Big Weekend 2022. In the early days of planning, they worked with the World Orienteering Championships 2024 technical team to arrange the remapping of certain areas in Edinburgh. This great partnership has led to Edinburgh University Orienteering Club helping to plan a pre-World Orienteering Championships training camp next year. Amongst every other aspect of planning and organising, for the first time ever, Helen and Fiona added a Trail-O event to increase the inclusivity of the event. The event was a huge success with participants and financially, which was great because the Big Weekend is the main source of income for the club and an essential means of promoting inclusive club trips and affordable membership prices.

Thank you, Helen and Fiona. British Orienteering would like to thank you for the huge contribution you have given not only to your club but to orienteering in general. Your contributions are significant, and you most definitely deserve this recognition. Thank you!

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How you can get involved with Volunteers' Week?
Each day is a chance to take the time to say thank you to volunteers across the UK.
What do you particularly enjoy about your role in your club, and what successes have you had?
Maybe you have also experienced some difficulties during the pandemic and have to sort ways to resolve them?
Have you some personal words to say about what you do within your club to inspire others to get involved in volunteering, or you want to say thank you to an amazing volunteer you know using #VolunteersWeek!

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Inspire others to volunteer!
Have you got any personal volunteering stories that British Orienteering can publish on the website as part of Volunteers' Week?
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