AIRE and CLARO look forward to seeing you all at the British Middle Championships this coming weekend.
You have entered in greater numbers than we anticipated, but we have adapted to cater for you all as best we can. Both Danefield and Kilnsey Moor is a lovely places in the Spring sunshine and we really hope the weather is kind so that you can enjoy it at its best. The technical woodland of Danefield is in sharp contrast to the fast open areas of Kilnsey. You should enjoy some great orienteering on both days. Str8 compasses is sponsoring a lot of prizes for the Northern Championships and the British Middles so run well and good luck.
Start times and final details are published, maps are printed and lots of equipment is ready to move. No controls are out yet, but we have been busy at Kilnsey as you may be able to see from a picture. There are a variety of crossing points on Kilnsey Moor – many of you will only encounter this one. There are no stiles to cross at Danefield you’ll be relieved to know.
We will be able to accommodate you all in the parking areas for both events, but as always, it would help if you car shared as much as possible. The Danefield field has remained in good condition throughout the winter, but as some rain has been forecast over the coming days we will have some tracking available. Kilnsey has the delight of hard standing in the quarry. We can’t promise that you will keep your feet dry, but at least cars should not get stuck in the mud as might have happened at some recent events. We’re hoping that’s true for Danefield. Definitely true for Kilnsey!
Anyone wanting to carry a club tent to Danefield, could reduce the distance to carry the tent by 800m by using the drop off point suggested in the event details. It would need to be a rapid drop-off as there are often no parking bays available. They are all quite uneven, and the road is very narrow. To get back to the parking field it is best to not attempt a 5 point turn but to drive in an anti-clockwise route with LH turns for 2.5k to get back to the parking field. This should take no morfme than 5 minutes.
Have a great weekend.
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Full details on the British Middle Championships are available via this link. Visit the CLARO website for more details regarding the Northern Championships. Good luck to everyone taking part!
As agreed at the AGM 2023, from 1 May 2024 British Orienteering would like to offer an exclusive part-year Membership to new members.
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The GBR teams for the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) and the European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC) are announced.
The JWOC races are in PlzeĆ, Czechia from 1 - 6 July and the EYOC races are in Szczecin, Poland from 21 - 24 June.
All named athletes are selected to all disciplines at each competition.
In alphabetical order of surname, the JWOC team is:
JWOC Men M20 |
JWOC Women W20 |
Ben Gostick |
Ruth Gooch |
James Hammond |
Jocie Hilton |
Adam Methven |
Isobel Howard |
Thomas Rollins |
Daisy May McNamara |
Ben Squire |
Imogen Pieters |
Euan Tryner |
Freya Tryner |
Non-travelling reserves: Adam Barrie and Emma Crawford
In alphabetical order of surname, the EYOC team is:
EYOC Men M18 | EYOC Women W18 |
James Hammond | Ruth Gooch |
Daniel Heppell | Heather High |
Thomas Rollins | Jocie Hilton |
Oliver Prince (subject to fitness) | Freya Tryner |
Non-travelling reserve: Laurence Ward | Non-travelling reserve: Kate McLuckie |
EYOC Men M16 | EYOC Women W16 |
Finn Selmer Duguid | Emily Atkinson |
Finlay McLuckie | Ella Baxter |
Oscar Peel | Katie Buckley |
Marcus Perry | Scarlett Kelly |
Non-travelling reserve 1: Ruari Cottier |
Non-travelling reserve 1: Anna Todd |
Non-travelling reserve 2: Caspar Reynolds | Non-travelling reserve 2: Sophie Crawford |
Jennie Taylor, Communications Officer at British Orienteering, caught up with Philip Mc Goldrick at Fermanagh Orienteers who recently hosted an international event in Florencecourt and Castle Saunderson in Northern Ireland last weekend.
Philip told Jennie about the recent Northern Ireland Orienteering Championships and the Senior Home Internationals competition.
"Fermanagh Orienteers, known as Fermo, are a friendly Orienteering club based in the Fermanagh, Cavan and Tyrone area. We hold regular orienteering and training events all of which can be checked out on our orienteering club Facebook page or on the Fermanagh Orienteers website.
We recently hosted the Northern Ireland Orienteering Championships incorporating the Senior Home International Competition between England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. We were pleased to receive many compliments about the quality and organisation of this event.”
There were 220 competitors including the internationals with many coming from all over Ireland. The Northern Ireland orienteering Championships saw two local champions in two of the age classes. Ciara Largey from Omagh who won the women’s W21 Elite and Swanlinbars Garbhan Mc Goldrick who won the men’s 12
Left Photo: Ciara Largey winner of the W21 Elite. Photo supplied by Fermanagh Orienteers. Right Photo: Left to right: Ben Cairns, Lagan Valley Orienteers (2nd place), Garbhan Mc Goldrick, Fermanagh Orienteers (1st place) and Oliver OKane, Lagan Valley Orienteers (3rd place).
Philip continued:
“The Senior Home Internationals competition was very close with England and Scotland in a tie at the end of Day One in the Individual race in Florencecourt with Ireland just ahead of Wales.
Day Two was held at Castle Saunderson and was the Relay competition. Here England just pipped Scotland by the narrowest of margins. Ireland finished in 3rd place and Wales in 4th.
Orienteering is a sport for all ages and abilities, an adventure sport, a sport which values the outdoors and treats the countryside it uses with the greatest respect. We would like to encourage more people to give it a go.”
Full results and legs split times are now available – here.
Results from the 2017 Northern Ireland Individual Championships and the Senior Home International Individual Event – available here.
British Orienteering would like to thank Fermanagh Orienteers for hosting both of these competitions and for providing a great weekend of orienteering. Congratulations to all who took part.