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Access the latest news and updates from British Orienteering.
25 January 2017
Highland 2015 wins prestigious award - Event of the Year
The Scottish Orienteering Association picked up the prestigious Peoples Choice Award - Event of the Year at the Drum Event Awards in Glasgow for the staging of Highland 2015 – World Orienteering Championships and the Scottish 6-Days.
19 January 2017
Club and Volunteer Awards Open for Nominations
British Orienteering are looking for nominees for 2016 Club and Volunteer Awards
18 January 2017
Entries open for first round of junior selection races, 25th and 26th March, 2017
The first round of junior selection races for 2017 will take place on 25th & 26th March in the West Midlands, as part of Octavian Droobers Warwickshire Orienteering Weekend.
9 January 2017
First selections for World Cup Round 1 announced
Six early selections for the British Team for the 2017 World Cup Round 1 have been announced.
9 January 2017
Kris Jones gets 2017 off to a flying start
Very few are keeping up with Kris Jones as he becomes the 2017 Scottish 3000m Champion
3 January 2017
Sport England Funding
Today British Orienteering has learnt of the outcome to our ‘Talent’ funding submission to Sport England.
13 December 2016
2016-17 Development and Performance Programme selections
• 11 athletes selected for Performance Programme
• 9 athletes selected for the Development Programme
• 16 athletes selected for the Watch Programme
24 November 2016
BRITISH ORIENTEERING ANNOUNCES 2016-17 TALENT PROGRAMME SELECTIONS
British Orienteering have announced that 22 athletes have been invited to join the 2016-17 British Orienteering Talent Programme.
16 November 2016
Being brilliant at the basics: Blencathra training camp
Athletes from the British performance and development squads headed to Keswick for the latest training camp.
1 November 2016
British Orienteering Extraordinary General Meeting Results
A total of 1,342 member votes were cast
1 November 2016
Membership Renewals 2017
Membership Renewals for 2017 are now being accepted.
31 October 2016
EGM Results
After the EGM, held at 11 o’clock this morning, Option 1 was carried by a large majority.
28 October 2016
Park World Tour 2016 in China continues
Fantastic results so far with two second place finishes for Alice Leake and one third place for Peter Hodkinson.
27 October 2016
PROXY VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED
Thank you to all British Orienteering members who have taken the time to complete and send in their Proxy Voting Forms.
18 October 2016
Association and Club Conference 2016 Agenda
The Agenda for the upcoming Association and Club Conference is now available
13 October 2016
Association and Club Conference Notice
This year’s Association and Club Conference will follow the Extraordinary General Meeting
10 October 2016
EGM 2016 Booklet
The EGM 2016 Booklet is now available
5 October 2016
Caddihoe Chase 2016
Prestigious two day event hosted by Wessex and Wimborne Orienteering Clubs.
3 October 2016
Junior European Cup 2016
GB athletes prepare for the Junior European Cup in Scotland
23 September 2016
Membership & Levy Proposal – Update
At the Board meeting held on Saturday 17 September decisions were taken to enable the Membership & Levy proposal to be drafted in preparation for the EGM on Saturday 29 October in Birmingham.
22 September 2016
British Orienteering joins the NSPCC to promote parents’ role in Orienteering
Parents and carers are key to a child’s lifelong involvement in Orienteering
16 September 2016
Lancashire HotPot Weekend - two days of Urban and Long distance racing.
This weekend - Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September 2016.
9 September 2016
The Frank Chapman Centre, part of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council’s residential education service, has achieved British Orienteering Recognised Centre Status.
Our Recognised Centre scheme is designed to work with Outdoor Centres.
5 September 2016
The World Games in Wrocław, Poland 2017 offers the highest level of competition for non-Olympic Sports.
This is an exciting opportunity not only for the Great Britain team and all of their supporters, but also for the sport of orienteering as a whole.
2 September 2016
Membership Fee & Levy Consultation – Membership
The Board is seeking the views of members regarding the 2017 Membership Fee & Levy.
2 September 2016
The Long distance race took place at Arena Strömstad East yesterday.
The full official results for the Long distance race.
31 August 2016
13 best nations in World Orienteering Championships qualified for World Games 2017
Great Britain declared as one of the 13 best nations.
31 August 2016
Brian Porteous, HONORARY LIFE PRESIDENT of International Orienteering Federation
Brian Porteous has been elected by the unanimous vote of the General Assembly as an Honorary Life President of the International Orienteering Federation.
31 August 2016
Extraordinary General Meeting, Association and Club Conference New Venue
The new venue for the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) and the Association & Club Conference has now been chosen.
30 August 2016
Great Britain achieve 4th and 12th in the Relays on the final day of the World Orienteering Championships 2016
The World Orienteering Championships drew to a close yesterday with the forest Relays where Great Britain achieved 4th in the men's race and 12th in the women's.