Two great events in the last few days to report on. First of all, the SOC event out at Fritham Plain on Sunday. A cold but bright day saw a large turnout which caused a bit of a headache regarding car parking and map numbers. There was a good representation of WSX members (20 in total) […]

First of all, a very Happy and Healthy New Year to you all. 2018 started in fine style with Sarum’s New Year’s Day Score event at Tinney’s Firs and Woodfalls. Despite an unpromising start to the day, weather-wise, the orienteering gods shined on us and it turned out to be a gloriously sunny, though muddy, day. Over […]

I hope you all had a great Christmas and Boxing Day. Many WSX members spent the latter at the traditional Boxing Day Canter in Ringwood Forest North. The weather was kind – just starting to rain as we drove away. Pity the poor control-collectors, though! It was a great, fun event as usual – and, […]

Just a brief ‘chat’ this week, and probably the last of 2017. A handful of WSX members went to the Brighton City Race on Sunday and achieved some great results. Alan Blanchflower came 7th on Men’s Open; Peter Suba 2nd Men’s Vets and Rob Hick 8th on the same course. Ian Sayer came 3rd on Men’s […]

It’s official: orienteers are mad!! This was confirmed to me on Sunday when I was the Controller for the SOC event at Islands Thorns. The weather was atrocious – gale force winds at times, and cold rain – not to mention the quagmire as cars accessed the parking field. Many cars had to be pushed […]