Archive for January, 2017
Event Safety for Event officials BO Policy
Colleagues Board and E&CC Minutes have indicated that it is their intention to both assure external bodies and meet British Orienteering Insurance requirements that all Event Officials – Organiser, Planner, and Controller – have attended an Event Safety & Welfare Workshop by 1st January 2017. Initially there was a deadline set of 1st January 2016 […]
Posted on Mon, 23rd January 2017 by Alan HooperSWOA amended constitution 2016
The changes proposed below were adopted. A full copy of the current constitution can be seen HERE 7 Amendments to the Constitution Two amendments were proposed: Amendment 1. Safeguarding. Insertion of wording of British Orienteering O Safe document. Amendment 2. Notice of AGM in SINS. [Appendix 8 to the minutes] Proposed by Charlotte Thornton and […]
Posted on Mon, 23rd January 2017 by Alan HooperDouble B
Today I drove all the way to the Forest of Dean for the NGOC Galoppen. The test yesterday on Avon Heath was successful, meaning that I was testing out how my toe that was half destroyed on the last day of last year would hold up wearing a proper Orienteering shoe and running through terrain. […]
Posted on Sun, 22nd January 2017 by Peter SubaMikes E-News
This is a regular newsletter published approximately every month by Mike Hamilton, the Chief Executive of British Orienteering. It is well worth a read and gives an oversight into the activities involved in managing and financing our sport. Rather than publish a copy of each report it is best to link to the originals using the following […]
Posted on Sat, 21st January 2017 by Alan HooperChairman’s Chat – January 16th 2017
Quite a good turnout at SOC’s event at Holland’s Wood yesterday, and in fact the weather was kind, the worst of the rain having passed through earlier in the morning. Having said that, it was VERY wet and muddy underfoot – by the time you got to the start one’s shoes were soaked and covered […]
Posted on Mon, 16th January 2017 by Julie Astin