Walton Chasers

Congratulations to our 3 members (Iain, Olivia and Jonah) who were in The Netherlands last weekend representing England in the Interland competition. Orienteering England retained both the Interland Cup and Junior Cup at the six-way international match at Havelte-West.  All 3 were making their debut on the international stage and had great runs.  You did… Read More »Interland Performances

This Saturday (1st March) Chasers are running an informal local event on the Chase.  This has courses for the complete beginner (yellow and orange standard) but also a couple of courses for the more experienced (short green and green). Come along and give it a go – there is always help available on what to… Read More »Local event on Cannock Chase – 1st March

Some great performances at Clumber Park at the weekend saw Chasers qualify for the finals of the annual Compass Sport Trophy competition. We were an impressive 2nd out of the 8 clubs. Our counters are below (max points 100), but the way the scoring works, everyone else contributed by pushing other club scores down –… Read More »Chasers qualify for Compass Sport Trophy Finals

Club Captain Adam, made the journey to Scotland last weekend for the British Night Orienteering Champs. A challenging area, particularly at night, but a great result for Adam, and ex-Chaser Mike.  Here are Adam’s reflections: I (Mark Stodgell also made the trip), thoroughly enjoyed a weekend up in Scotland for the British Night Championships and… Read More »British Night Orienteering Championships

Congratulations to our club members Iain, Olivia and Jonah who have been selected to compete for England in the 2025 Interland Cup, which is taking place the 2nd March in the North of the Netherlands. This will see a team of 42 runners, from M/W14 to M/W60+ travel to the Netherlands for the annual 5-way… Read More »Interland selections

In a chilly January in the UK, Chaser Ray headed to the Madeira Orienteering Festival for a bit of orienteering in the sunshine.  This was a 4 stage competition, with a night sprint, middle forest, urban sprint and another middle forest race.  Ray came 2nd, 1st, 1st and 4th in the M70 category, and was… Read More »Podium in Madeira

The series are friendly, easy events open to everyone and are based across Staffordshire (see the diary for exact locations).  We’ll provide the map – you have to find as many controls as you can in a set time (usually 45 mins).  Race, run or walk as you wish!  Details about the full series are… Read More »Street Orienteering 2025