Good luck to all members who are competing in the British Night champs this weekend at Moors Valley Country Park, and to those taking part in our SW League event at Long Beech on Sunday, organised by SOC. Coming up in March (25th and 26th) is the British Long distance champs at Cold Ash (near […]

Hope everyone has warmed up after a very cold weekend. We have had two fantastic events during January, battling first against flooding, then against ice. A few weeks ago, Jon organised the Wareham night event, but this year, with the added complexity of the dumbbells, whereby controls had to be collected in pairs, with any […]

Happy New Year everyone. Hope you are keeping dry in all this rain. The forests are certainly pretty sodden at the moment. We start the year by welcoming some new members and saying goodbye to those that have decided to retire from orienteering. First of all to Pella Rye, our oldest member (even older than […]

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas. One of the best ways to spend Boxing day is to meet up with our orienteering family at WIM’s annual Boxing Day Canter. Hard to believe this was their 51st Canter. There are various ways to tackle the BDC. Essentially you have 60 mins to visit 25 controls, […]

I hope you are all well and have stocked up on yule logs, mince pies and pigs in blankets. I hope to see you all at the Boxing Day Canter. For this chat, I thought I would reflect on 12 aspects of the last year, with some memories to keep you warm and glowing during […]