The government has issued new guidance for the national lockdown in England, which comes into force on Tuesday 5 January.
The guidance states that:
All organised orienteering activities, including events, competitions, leagues and coaching, are therefore suspended with immediate effect (except for orienteering for disabled people, on which we will provide further information in due course).
POCs and VOCs can still be used for individual exercise. Courses should be registered with British Orienteering as activities to provide insurance cover for the club and planner. They must not be used for competitions or leagues.
We would recommend that you add any courses on to the British Orienteering POC portal via your club POC Manager or contact nweir@britishorienteering.org.uk
The full national lockdown: stay at home guidelines are available on the UK government website.
Guidance for orienteering clubs
Up to date support and guidance for UK orienteering clubs is available via our COVID page.
The First Minister has today announced that Tier 4 restrictions have been brought forward to the 20 December 2020.
However, the guidance that the Welsh Executive has published is clear that people who live in Tier 4 areas must not travel out of their Tier 4 area other than for legally permitted reasons, and that people who live in Tier 4 areas must not leave or be outside of their home except where they have a specific purpose or ‘reasonable excuse’.
For those living in a Tier 4 area, unlimited outdoor exercise is still permitted, including in parks and the countryside. Exercise must be alone, or in a public outdoor place with your household, support bubble, or one other person. Exercise should be done locally wherever possible, but you can travel a short distance within your Tier 4 area to do so if necessary (for example, to access an open space).
Orienteers are obviously required to comply with the new restrictions and with other government guidance.
British Orienteering will the guidance as further details of the new restrictions become available.
Sunday 1st August - Saturday 7 August 2021
The 23rd Scottish 6 Days Orienteering event will be held in Lochaber between the 1st and 7th August 2021 (immediately following O-Ringen in Sweden). Lochaber is a scenic area in the Scottish Highlands, including Fort William, the outdoor capital of Scotland and Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK.
Get excited and get busy planning your trip for the 23rd Scottish 6 Days multi-day holiday event. It promises to be a highlight in the orienteering calendar this year!
Full event details and information can be found on the Scottish 6 Days website.
Entries opened on the 1 January 2021.
Be sure to secure your entry and take advantage of the early entry prices available until the end of January.
Entry information can be found here.
Check out this promotional video.
To find out more visit: www.scottish6days.com
Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected to the Talent Squad for the forthcoming season:
Ben Gostick; Adam Methven; Adam Barrie; Tommy Heap; Max Mobus; Sam Griffin; Ewan Musgrave; Euan Tryner; Ben Squire; Jim Bailey; Joe Hudd; Iris Macmillan; Imogen Pieters; Isobel Howard; Hannah Kingham; Pippa Carcas; Rachel Duckworth; Rachel Brown
Eilidh Campbell; David Bunn; Lizzie Stansfield; Megan Keith; Alice Wilson; Flurry Grierson; Peter Molloy; Matthew Gooch
Paul Murgatroyd, Head Coach for Talent, commented:
"Well done to all those athletes who have made it into the squad for the upcoming year and I wish them all the best with their training and racing in the months ahead. The past season has thrown a great many challenges at this group of young orienteers and they've managed to keep their motivation and enthusiasm for the sport high, despite all the issues around cancellations of the majority of this season's premier events. We sincerely hope that next year will be an improvement, and that these aspiring juniors will get the opportunity to race both domestically and internationally at some point, but we know that this continues to be a very difficult and uncertain time for everyone."