With the cold dark wet nights now upon us, gym based technical training this week involves 22 members of all ages (the youngest was 9, the oldest was fifty-something!!) sitting back to back describing a route on a pre-planned course to their partner who then has to put it on a blank map. The courses varied from… Read More »Winter Technique Training
Well, the end of the year is fast approaching, which means the inaugural House Team League will soon be officially awarded to one of the teams. I know one team has been out in the lead all year, but the race isn’t over until the last points are counted, so don’t be put off attending any… Read More »House Team League Update
The grounds of the National Trust property, Wightwick Manor has been mapped by Stodge & Cath over the summer and a permanent course has been developped jointly with the National Trust. Today saw a trial run of the permanent course for feedback from club members, & demonstrated to the Wightwick staff how sensible & responsible… Read More »Saturday Series – Wightwick Manor
Today the Wightwick Manor National Trust permanent course in Wolverhampton had its soft launch. Using a new map and controls purchased with the Barbara Bradley fund the course will become one of the visitor experiences at the site, helping to promote orienteering and Walton Chasers. The permanent course is the first of many small local… Read More »Wightwick Manor permanent course
Many thanks to Neil for putting on the latest of the night score events around Barton under Needwood. The run back up the road to the finish caught alot of people out who took on a bit more than they could get around on the night – lots of penalty points to be had!! The… Read More »Winter Score League, Round 5
Jonathan Howell organised Thursday’s night-O, around a new map of Penkridge. Here are the latest standings. Next event on Thursday in Barton-under-Needwood. League Table @ 08/11/2012 Radford Bank Wildwood Abbots Bromley Penkridge Best 4 Total 1 Ray Collins 25 21 22 22 90 90 2 Andrew Soltysik 19… Read More »Winter Score League – Round 4
Doesn’t time fly when you’re forgetting to do league table updates! I must have been distracted by all the other exciting things happening, like AGMs and O events on the Chase 🙂 Latest event results are now processed, including hot off the press from today – Bury Ditches and Spring Cottage. Congratulations are due to… Read More »House Team League – 4th November Update
Many thanks to Holly C for planning & organising the event – hopefully the heavy rain while she was control hanging hasn’t put her off doing it again! The easiest course was definitely a yellow and not a white course of the previous few Saturdays, so well done to everybody who had to cope with… Read More »Saturday Series – Brindley
