Bassetlaw District Orienteering Club News

December 2013

Bassetlaw Orienteering Club Bassetlaw Junior Championships Wednesday Evenings 6.30pm – 8.00pm This is going to be held at the Walesby Forest event, on

4th December Sunday 22nd December. There will be medals for the first th 18 December three junior Bassetlaw boys and first three junior Bassetlaw £2 adults, £1 children, girls on all of the colour coded courses. Christmas goodies families of 3 or more - one child free will also be awarded to everyone from Bassetlaw who For more details… competes at Walesby. Please let RP know if you intend to Phone – 01777 871762 come so that we get the correct number of prizes. on the web at noc-uk.org

(Look at the Bassetlaw Orienteers window) join our page at… Championships th Bassetlaw Facebook District Orienteers The 2013 NOC championships will be held on Sunday 15 December, at the SYO Regional event at Canklow Woods, near Rotherham. There will be club awards for the 1st NOC Bassetlaw Pizza Relays st nd rd th senior and for the 1 , 2 and 3 Nottinghamshire juniors in Wednesday 18 December each category. Please make sure you compete on the

On the last Wednesday evening training correct course for your age group. Event details will be session of the year we will be holding the available nearer to the day on the South Yorkshire popular Pizza Relays, at College. Orienteering club’s website. 6.30pm – 8.00pm. Please let RP know if you intend to come. British Schools Orienteering Championships Well done to all of the 28 Bassetlaw juniors, from 4 different Bassetlaw Sports Awards schools, who competed at this year’s British Schools This will be taking place on Friday 6th December, Championships, that were held at Shipley Country Park, in at Oaks Academy. Bassetlaw Junior Orienteers have been nominated for the Junior Derbyshire. Special mention for the Prep rd Team of the Year 2013, George Carley has been School team, who came 3 in the Prep/Middle School category. Also, to Will Parkinson, who received a special nominated by his school for the Juniors Boys Sports Person of the Year and Will Parkinson has award from Dave Brown, President of the British Schools been nominated for Junior Volunteer of the Year. Orienteering Association. It was to mark the fact that Will Good luck to everyone. This year’s Guest of has competed in both British Schools events in every year Honour is Derek Redmond, of 1992 Olympic from 2004 to 3013, making 20 consecutive championship fame. events.

East Midlands Orienteering Championships 2013 Congratulations to Ben Beresford who became M18 East Midlands Champion for 2013, after he won the M18 race at the East Midlands Championships, that were held in Leicestershire, at Spring Cottage.

Local Orienteering Fixtures Saturday 14th Dec Lincoln West Common (LOG) Starts Between 10.30am and 12noon, Courses Close 1pm Sunday 15th Dec Canklow Woods (SYO) Registration 10am – 12noon Starts 10.30am – 12.30pm Sunday 22nd Dec Walesby Forest (NOC) Registration 10am – 12noon Starts 10.30am – 12.30pm

Sunday 29th Dec Outwoods (LEI) Registration 10am – 12noon Starts 10.30am – 12.30pm th Saturday 4 Jan Belton Woods (LOG) Starts Between 10.30am and 12noon, Courses Close 1pm Sunday 5th Jan Shirebrook (NOC) Registration 10am – 12noon Starts 10.30am – 12.30pm