[nggallery id=14]14 juniors enjoyed a training camp in the Forest of Dean during October half term. With a day in the sun at Speech House, a night in Bracelands Adventure Centre (with lovely, warm showers!!), and a wet day on High Meadow based at the bunk house. Technique & confidence have come on in leaps &… Read More »Junior Training Camp, Forest of Dean
Everyone should have had the October edition of Attack Point e-mailed to them during the last week. If you haven’t had yours, contact Tracy Craig (via the website contact page if you don’t have her e-mail address).
The West Midland Relays took place in the sunshine today on Pelsall Common. Well done to all the winning teams and thanks to Planner Allan Williams and Organiser Dorothy Wilson for stepping in when the other officials had to drop out and we lost our original area. We hope you enjoyed your day and the… Read More »West Midland Relays 2011
If you would like to brush up your coaching skills, British Orienteering are running a 3-day Level 1 coaching course on 8th, 9th and 22nd October 2011 at the John O’Leary Education Centre on Cannock Chase. No prior coaching experience is required and the course will give you the skills and confidence to plan and deliver… Read More »British Orienteering Level 1 Coaching Course
New for this winter is to be a mini league for Thursday nights. To run alongside the traditional informal Thursday night runs from member’s houses, this year a league of nights events will be organised. These will also be from member’s houses and take the form of 45 minute score events using fire hydrants, postboxes… Read More »Winter Score League
This year, the event was held around the Oban area and 17 Chasers headed north to partake of the superb Scottish terrain and pit themselves against the expert course planners. The areas used were varied, including open hillsides and moorlands, oak and birch woodland, flat shoreline terrain and areas of intricate contour detail. Some areas rose to… Read More »Scottish 6 Days – Oban 2011
This evening saw the annual summer handicap race and club barbeque. This year, the course was the hilly Brocton Coppice route, followed by the traditional barbeque in the rain, this year at Jonathan Howell’s house. Some pretty good handicapping by Iain Stamp saw most runners arriving within a couple of minutes. Well done to Tim… Read More »Peel Pursuit Handicap Race
Picked up from the Welsh OA website: It is with sadness that we heard of the passing away of Jean Fuller last month. Jean died in a hospice on May 5th 2011, after three years of illness. She chose not to have a funeral. Her close friend Sue Davies reminded us of some of her… Read More »Jean Fuller
