Archive for March, 2017
Compass Sport Trophy – My Experience as a beginner
I joined Wessex club in November 2016, so haven’t actually done that many events, but, I know how to run (one leg in front of the other quickly is my approach) and I think I can read a map (10 years in the British Military helped with that). Not sure exactly when, but I think […]
Posted on Thu, 16th March 2017 byChairman’s Chat – March 14th 2017
First of all, a big ‘Thank You’ to James for organising our team for the Compass Sport Trophy which happened on Sunday at Moors Valley. It was a lovely Spring day (eventually) and there was a really sociable atmosphere both in our club tent but also amongst all the teams. I believe James is going […]
Posted on Tue, 14th March 2017 by Julie AstinChairman’s Chat – March 8th 2017
Well, there’s been a flurry of activity over the last weekend, including the final two Night League events and the Sarum Saunter. First of all, Colin Hicks of SOC organised an excellent score event in Lyndhurst on Saturday evening. There was an added twist to the rules, in that there were 4 bonus controls but these […]
Exploring the Blackdown Hills – QOFL
As part of their forest league Quantock Orienteers organise a series of six local events across their region. This year they were nearly all in the Quantock hills to the west of Taunton and the M5 corridor. These locations tend to be beyond our regular reach (hence the almost complete absence of WSX members) however […]
Posted on Fri, 3rd March 2017 by Jolyon Medlock