Archive for June, 2018
Chairman’s Chat – June 25th, 2018
The latest in the Wessex Region Summer Series took place on Saturday in Potterne Park, Verwood with courses planned by 12-year old Grace French. There was a good turnout (58) and WSX came top (James) and 3rd (Dale) – so well done to them. The rest of the Summer Series events can be found here. There […]
Posted on Mon, 25th June 2018 by Julie AstinChairman’s Chat – June 19th, 2018
Wessex Raiders relay team – consisting of Rob, Roger and Peter – came a fantastic 2nd place in the Adams Avery Relay event near Bristol on Sunday, beaten only by a crack BOK team. Well done for a great effort. If you’d like to take part in a relay team, and haven’t already contacted Roger, please […]
Posted on Tue, 19th June 2018 by Julie AstinBOC Balmoral
This year the British Orienteering Long Distance Championships were held on the Queen’s private estate at Balmoral. Not a dash around her ornamented gardens of course, but let loose on her private hills and woodlands of Royal Deeside – a terrain many will be familiar with from the Scottish 6 days. Sadly I didn’t attend […]
Posted on Tue, 12th June 2018 by Jolyon MedlockChairman’s Chat – June 11th, 2018
The first of the South West Summer Relay Series took place at Shaw Forest, Swindon (it’s actually parkland with bits of forest) and Wessex Raiders – consisting of James, Roger and myself – managed to win the ‘Raiders’ Trophy! We actually came in 2nd, after a two-man team, but as they aren’t in the SW Region, they […]
Posted on Mon, 11th June 2018 by Julie AstinChairman’s Chat – June 6th, 2018
We had a glorious day on Sunday at the Poole Out-Of-Town event at Canford Heath. It was a really hot day and apparently the leisure centre nearly sold out of ice-creams! Parking was more of an issue than I thought it would be as, unbeknownst to me and the leisure centre, the Academy next door hosts […]
Posted on Wed, 6th June 2018 by Julie Astin