2026 News
Chasers had 3 teams in this year’s 4-person 2-mile relay, held at Staffordshire Showground. Great runs all round, even after some late shuffling of teams, and doubling up by Jonah, Fraser, and Alastair. In keep with tradition, Andy continued his run of competing in every race since it started in 1988! More photos here: Showground… Read More »Showground Relays 2026
It was a local outing for a couple of major events last weekend, at Brown Clee Hill in Shropshire – the British Middle Champs on Saturday followed by the Midland Champs on Sunday. Chasers were out in numbers, and we had some great runs. In the Middles, Iain was again on the podium, with a… Read More »British Middles and Midland Champs
Easter saw the annual Jan Kjellstrom festival of orienteering, this year way up north in Perthshire. Around 20 club members made the journey and we were treated to some fantastic technical terrain, and some challenging weather – as one of the organising clubs put it: Storm Dave 0 – Orienteers 1! We started with a… Read More »JK 2026 success for Chasers
Congratulations to Team England for taking the win in the 2026 Interland Cup and Junior Trophy. Held near Calais over the weekend, it was a great team effort and everyone including our club member Olivia played their part in the result!
This weekend, Chasers were represented at the British Champs in South Wales. Some sterling performances in testing conditions. The individual was in the hills near Brecon, with all seasons in one day! Best results on the long courses were Fraser in 5th in M16A – just 40 seconds off the podium, and Iain in 4th… Read More »Silver at the British Champs
The annual Compass Sport Trophy team event qualifiers took place yesterday at Sutton Park. A great turnout from Chasers, and we qualified in 2nd place, not far behind our neighbours Wrekin, for the final in October. Well done everyone – some great runs, including 3 class winners. The beauty of this competition is that EVERYONE… Read More »WCH qualify for Compass Sport Trophy Final
Entries are now open for our next colour coded event which will be held on Shoal Hill on Sunday 8th February. Shoal Hill is a mixed area with oak and holly woods, conifers, and birch heathland with a range of runability and contour detail. It has an extensive path network, so it is suitable for… Read More »Shoal Hill colour coded 8th Feb – entries now open
Come along on Sunday 15th February to our informal event from Milford Common Cannock Chase.Suitable for both newcomers and more experienced orienteers. If you are new to the sport, there will be plenty of help available to get you going – just come along, see what a fantastic sport orienteering is and explore parts of… Read More »Local event – try orienteering! Sunday 15th February.
