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Orienteering Focus - Spring 2007  CHIEF EXECUTIVES UPDATE BY MIKE HAMILTON

membership that is falling, growing gradually - Considered ways to disseminate good 3. The problem of events that try to cater for older and a volunteer workforce that is practice amongst clubs and members all and miss out on meeting the needs of One year in post! I have becoming overloaded. If you want to see the - Looked at the ways clubs can be many; for example the needs of young evidence of the first two go to the web site supported and provided with resources to children are different to the needs of to say it’s flown past; I’ve and look at the analysis of the membership assist in delivery adolescents are different from the needs that David Nevell of HOC has completed - Developed some medium term targets as of the more mature; good events can for British Orienteering. It is not comfortable part of the update of the Strategic Plan provide the racing requirements but do learnt a lot, met a lot of reading. they provide the social environment? Ok so what is it all aimed at? Do people want a ‘big’ event with many people and appreciate The Equality Standards provides us with Simply to increase the number of people courses etc that probably has quite high some of the tools we can use to identify participating in orienteering and to costs or do they want simple events at the causes of some of these problems and encourage us to be welcoming to the low cost with a place for a drink and chat just how much there is to then hopefully help us to find solutions that current participants and to groups that are afterwards? might begin to halt the trend. In compiling under-represented. Information currently the Equality Portfolios it has been necessary available (surveys etc) demonstrates The action plan identifies several goals: learn about this sport of to review the current situation and then that there are three main blockages to - To improve understanding of the reasons to develop an action plan to address the participation: why people participate and then cease Orienteering. identified issues. participation and equally to understand the 1. The difficulty of access to orienteering reasons for people to take up membership To develop the action plan we have: events; travel or cost of travel is often the and then leave membership - Reviewed the existing work associated main factor - To improve understanding of the equality with equality, policies, etc 2. The ‘Welcoming’ factor; do people feel and inclusion issues faced by orienteering From my perspective the year has reflect that we can look back and - Reviewed the data collection of welcomed; is there an easy learning curve - To provide access to orienteering for been enjoyable but hard work; appreciate that another decision information about members for people coming in to try the sport and people within urban areas using local I think I understand a bit more may have been better. Let’s face it, - Audited staff, volunteers, Council, is there a ‘café’ environment where people transport about the sporting culture that is you get to a decision making point committees, coaches and event officials can sit and socialise? - To develop, implement and share orienteering but primarily the year on a run, make a route choice and using existing data and information equality and inclusion good practices in has enabled me to get on top of a go – you’re not going to intentionally sources orienteering lot of the procedures and mechanics make a bad decision are you! I’ll - Developed the way in which we might - To raise awareness of equality and that enable the governing body to repeat that; no one makes a bad deliver a more sophisticated analysis of inclusion in orienteering function. Quite often people have decision! So can I plead for a little the above and provide more meaningful asked if I’m enjoying it, almost as if more respect in the choice of words information they are amazed that I can be! Well, used to communicate with these - Considered good practice in other, similar I hope this provides you with some insight as to how this work to put the record straight I am. vital volunteers? They do it for the sports within the UK will help us gain a better understanding of some of the key love of the sport; they deserve to issues facing orienteering. There are days however when I be treated a little better than they wonder how some of the volunteers sometimes are at the moment. who sit on Council and other British Remember the sport will cease to Orienteering committees and function without volunteers working Who’s who at the British Orienteering National Office? workgroups can enjoy it though! hard at all levels. Some of the emails and mail (let 3 6 8 9 alone the forums) they receive are The Annual Report is due for 4 particularly ill informed and even circulation and will provide a good 1 2 5 7 at times unpleasant. You should insight into the achievements of know that there are some very the governing body during 2006 committed and competent people so I want to target this article at 11 in orienteering who make the sport the subject of Equity and Inclusion. 13 10 happen, the work on fixtures is an Late in 2006 British Orienteering excellent example. Two volunteers submitted a portfolio to gain the at national level do a brilliant job that Foundation Level of the Equality takes many hours a week and they Standards and we are now working 12 receive little but self satisfaction for towards submitting the Preliminary it. Standard Portfolio as soon as possible. What’s all this Equity and Standing (left to right): When I saw a recent, ill informed Inclusion about and why do you 1. Hilary Palmer (Development Manager) and fairly unpleasant, email I need to know about it? 2. Caroline Povey (Marketing Manager) thought it was about time to draw 3. Nick Barrable (Start Programme Manager people’s attention to this problem. I have learnt that British Orienteering – Maternity Cover) In this particular email the writer was is a governing body with a rich 4. Nicole Mckenna (Office Administrator) blatantly ill informed and the person cultural background. It currently 5. Jannette Blunden (Accounts Manager) was told so, even if the writer had deals with many aspects of 6. Mike Hamiliton (Chief Executive) been factually correct there was no language, culture, lifestyle that 7. Amy Sarkies (Executive Officer) need or point in writing in such a other sports would be envious of; 8. Malcolm Duncan (Treasurer) manner. As a coach I learnt a long for example how many sports have 9. Neil Cameron (Chairman) time ago that no one makes a bad gender based competition across Kneeling (left to right): decision! Volunteers, professionals, the age spread that orienteering 10. Hilary Bloor (World Class Programme Manager) athletes, coaches, officials, all make does? It would be easy to sit back 11. Helen Winskill (Start Programme Manager) the correct decision based on the and think that orienteering is ok 12. Isabel Winskill (Mascot), information available at the time, it as it is. Let’s face facts though, Photo taken at the National Office staff lunch in December 2006. 13. Vicky Thornton (Coaching Manager) is only with hindsight and time to orienteering is not ‘alright’ it has a

 Orienteering Focus - Spring 2007  JAMIE STEVENSON

a couple of minutes quicker, but a few World Champion seconds poor concentration can result in Jamie Stevenson is several minutes lost time. Training with one of Britain’s most One of the changes I made to my training when I moved to Sweden in 1999 was that successful orienteers I increased the amount of technique training and is currently I did. Technique training is doubly effective Jamie Stevenson because you also get good physical training ranked 11th in the in terrain as you carry it out. If you have a map in your hand, perhaps with an old World. Below, Jamie course, you will spend more time off the shares his thoughts paths and get used to scanning the ground ahead for the quickest route. Training is on training and how more varied, time passes more quickly and you use the same techniques that you need you too could improve in competition. Your capacity to concentrate your orienteering. for a longer period of time improves. Many simple procedures like checking your compass, folding your map and reading it on the run become automatic and you can concentrate on essential tasks like route Orienteering for me is a journey into the choice and visualizing the next control. I unknown. The essence of orienteering have often planned my own courses with is picking up a new map of a previous many short legs and direction changes and uncharted piece of terrain. Orienteering set myself a challenge like: Not more that is navigating as quickly and smoothly as one hesitation during the next ten controls. possible round a difficult course, where Small challenges like this can also be a good the planner has done everything within way to sharpen concentration when training the bounds of fair planning to challenge alone without control flags. me. No decisions are obvious: I am continually forced to consider options There is a lot of forest in the and weigh up speed against safety. area of Denmark north of Copenhagen where I have elite runners in the area around Silkeborg preparing for the While the planner tries to make things as lived since 2005. It is not area have a regional World Champs in Denmark last summer. unfamiliar and challenging as possible, quite so tough or technically training group which This helped me become familiar with the my job as a runner is to keep things challenging as some of the meets once a week for terrain type and the mapping style in the straightforward. During my very best Swedish terrain I trained in high quality technique area. This was the icing on the cake of performances the unknown forest feels before. There are many paths training. This training my weekly technical training at home. It familiar – at least in my mind’s eye. and the visibility is very good, laid the foundation for meant that I felt comfortable and secure Difficult route choices feel simple and particularly in the winter when my good performances when I stood on the start line at the World leap out at me. Complicated routines the trees are bare. But I have in the summer of Champs. I knew that I had practised the and techniques feel intuitive. I take still tried to make the best use 2006, especially as basic techniques every week at home. The distractions and surprises during the of the terrain to improve my there was a continual terrain and course were unknown for me race in my stride. I feel strong as I glide technique. One good way of sparring with several top but there could be no real surprises – I had over fallen trees and skip up tough runners, including world sought out all the different types of terrain in climbs: A skilled orienteer is comfortable champs medallist Chris the surrounding areas that I could possibly on his journey through the unknown. Terkelsen. expect to meet and prepared thoroughly. I had run many rehearsal races with the GB Any seasoned traveller has a daypack The Danish Orienteering Federation has two team, planned my own courses, and studied filled with items to make their journey part time regional coaches who set courses, the old map of the terrain to try and imagine comfortable and cope with unexpected with pre-printed maps and electronic timing. how the planner might set the course. events. An experienced orienteer also We often use adapted maps without paths has an imaginary rucksack with him to increase the technical challenge. OCAD Training camps in the area of the World out on the course. It is full of technical maps and cheap laser printing make this Championships will also be an important skills, physical preparation and mental relatively easy to do. Our usual training form part of my preparations for Ukraine 2007. readiness. The rucksack has been filled is orienteering intervals – a series of short The GB team has planned two trips to through years of training and experience courses with 3-6 controls. We start each Ukraine during the spring and summer. of races. section with a mass start to put pressure on Technique training also includes studying each other and sharpen our concentration. maps of the terrain and finding races close Technique training Runners usually have slightly different to home that might be relevant. I have The most important pocket in my courses so that we have to concentrate on planned training in sand dune terrain in imaginary rucksack is full of technical our own navigation. Denmark and Sweden, and also considered skills. Good technique is like a Swiss the Scottish Six Days event as last minute Army knife: There is a tool for every The other essential part of my technical summer training. This training will ensure I situation. If you want to get round a increasing the challenge is running at night. training is specific preparation in terrain that am able to compete at my best in Ukraine. course quicker the easiest way to save I trained or competed in night orienteering is relevant for the main goal of the season. time is to improve your navigation and at least once a week during the long snowy This usually means a training camp in the cut out mistakes. It requires many hours In the next edition Jamie will winter in 2006. The local clubs north of area of the coming World Championships. of physical training to run a course discus Physical Training. Copenhagen have a night league and the I spent many weekends in Jutland and the

 Orienteering Focus - Spring 2007  HILARY BLOOR REPORT GB SQUAD PHYSIO down the last hill to a massive reception and l crossed the bridge with tired legs but a BIG smile on Challenging Cancer through my face. I completed the round in 13.25 hrs, 35 mins under my 14hr schedule. Strength training in

As a result of raising money for endurance runners by Liba the charity I was nominated for Adventure ‘The South Yorkshire Sport and Sheeran, GB Squad Physio re:play Sports Awards’, “Everyday Sport’s Hero”. The award is to Hilary Bloor is a regular orienteer and member of SYO and Dark Peak done much since the Lowe Mountain celebrate the very best of sporting From a physiological perspective, There are a number of ways Marathon a couple of years ago – so I wasn’t excellence and endeavour in Fell runners. She is also the World Class Programe Manger for British ST can serve to increase to discount such effects. sure that I would be able to repeat my form of South Yorkshire. I was really anaerobic capacity of muscles Most importantly, appropriate Orienteering and has a taste for adventure! Hilary has undertaken many 15 years ago! pleased when I won the award (ability of the muscles to work periodization of training is and I had a great night at the challenges in her life and below she details some of the adventures she more efficiently without oxygen absolutely paramount in leaving The Joss Naylor challenge traverses 30 Ceremony! during final sprint efforts) which any detrimental effects, such completed last year to raise money for her chosen charity “Challenge summits, covering a distance of 77km with Any sport requires sufficient is associated with the upward as pains and aches and gain 5070m climb. The route goes from Pooley strength, power and Cancer through Adventure”. shift of lactate threshold (LT). in muscle mass and temporary Bridge to Joss’s house in Nether Wasdale and endurance. Although in Arguably, LT upward shift could drop in performance, to occur was laid down by the man himself in 1990. endurance sports, strength Orienteering has been my life for the past competitors set off from the starting line, 850 improve endurance performance at the time of no competition. The challenge was offered to people aged over training (ST) has a bad name twenty years or more, racing up and down from Verbier and 1,500 do a shorter 76km by making the athlete run at Manipulating some training 50 to complete the run in set times according because of fears of interfering the country and round the world to compete! version. relatively high VO2max before LT variables such as 3 minute to their age group, and with the proviso that with running performance I’ve won lots of national titles and some is exceeded and fatigue sets in. rest periods for the muscles to you raise at least £100 for a charity of your and putting on muscle bulk, overseas. However, the need for a change and Race day in Verbier saw me lining up in the recover between sets, avoiding choice. My age target was Under 14 hours there is evidence suggesting recuring injuries forced me to try new sports dark with 850 riders of which only 25 were ST is also associated with isometric holds and limiting and my charity was ‘Challenge Cancer through ABOVE: Hilary receives her award real benefits of ST, mainly in and challenges. It all started back in 2000, women! The race is not just for the pros, there decreased risk of overuse training to only two sets would Adventure’. I discovered “Challenge Cancer from Katherine Schirmacker preventing injury and aiding in when a friend invited me to Equador to climb are age categories too and l found myself the injuries. Better conditioned likely result in overall increase in through Adventure” through Dark Peak Fell (World Class Climber) and substantial performance gains some volcanos. I loved it and was inspired to only one in the veteran 3 category! tissues are able to withstand strength rather than muscle bulk. Runners and realised this Sandra Willis. for any terrain endurance try some harder routes, so I decided to learn the repetitive forces of running Finally, making the exercises was the charity for me runners. more skills. l took up rock-climbing and had a Despite appalling weather conditions, l made much more effectively. Also, sports-specific (lunges) result in and started raising 2007 will predominantly focus go at ice-climbing. I made friends with my local it to the final hurdle but admitted defeat after an increase in overall strength, better strength-to-mass ratio, money for them. on biking as again injuries are Regarding performance gritstone crags – Stanage Edge, Millstone, missing the 90km checkpoint by 10 mins. All together with core stability improving muscle recruitment limiting my running. I am intrigued enhancement, ST increases Froggart, Burbage and began to realise l lived competitors agreed that the overnight rain had strength, improves co-activation and enhancing rate of force I completed the by multi-day mountain bike races muscle strength, bone mass, next to an international climbing resort. I was taken a heavy toll. Riders finished exhausted of leg muscles and helps to development for a given amount Joss Naylor round both in the UK and overseas, so ligament and tendon stiffness. hooked. For the next few years most of my and covered in mud. The leaders all took stabilize and protect lower limb of muscle to accelerate a body. in June 2006. I things being ok l should be there Such adaptations help these holidays took me to mountainous areas some between 30 and 60 minutes longer than in and spine joints, ligaments stumbled on the start line. I have already tissues to substantially improve in very excotic locations like the Himayalas and previous years and everyone had to carry their and tendons, associated with To sum up, athlete-specific and contacted companies to support their ability to transmit forces and the Alps. bike for the last 3km to the top of the final hill better mechanical efficiency periodized strength training me and would like to thank Planet to store and utilise elastic energy as it was unrideable. l was timed out at the and reduced injury risk. Upper brings significant benefits to an Fear and Eighteen Bikes. For that improves stretch-shortening I have never stopped loving orienteering and l bottom of this hill after riding for 8hrs non- body strengthening significantly endurance runner in terms of further information visit: cycle efficiency, otherwise still competed in the ‘big’ national events but I stop. If the weather had been better - it’s contributes to the vertical lift performance and potential injury www.challengecancer.org.uk known as the running “rebound didn’t go every weekend. More injuries came normally dry and hot - then I would during running, that is particularly prevention. phenomenon”. This improves and l had to stop running altogether for six have finished. relevant for fell and cross country your running performance without months. So l bought a racing bike and one runners jumping over obstacles. References: using up any more oxygen, also thing led to another and the next thing l knew Joss Naylor Challenge Cavanagh P.R. Kram R. (1990) known as running economy. l was on board a plane to Lhasa with my new I didn’t completely stop running last The potentially detrimental effects Stride Length in distance running: full suspension mountain bike where l hooked year, as a member of Dark Peak of ST include the increase in Velocity, body dimensions, Running economy is often up with my sister (who lives in NZ) to cycle Fell Runners it was always assumed that l muscle bulk and therefore body and added mass effects. In: measured to assess the effects of across Tibet! A trip of a life time, new friends, would do the Joss Naylor Challenge. Over the mass. This may have negative Cavanagh P.R (Ed) Biomechanics ST on endurance performance. breath taking views of Everest and a fantastic years l had done lots of ultra distance events, impact, as adding as little as of distance running, Leeds, Johnston et al (1997) found a 4% cultural experience. I was hooked again – this mountain marathons, combined running and 100g of load was found to Human Kinetics. improvement in running economy time on travelling in 3rd world countries. My sailing races etc, so l had lots of experience increase oxygen uptake by 1% in in female distance runners last trip like this was back in the seventies and always enjoyed being out with friends on endurance athletes (Cavanagh et Johnston R.E. Quinn T.J. Kertzer following 8 week resistance when l hitched to India via Afganistan (much to the hills. I completed the Bob Graham round al, 1990). Potential gain in body R. et al (1997) Strength training in training. Similar results were the horry of my mum!). in good time in 1991, but hadn’t mass could make the athlete female distance runners: Impact found in elite endurance athletes change diet, having serious on running economy. Journal following 9 weeks of explosive Cristalp Grand Raid implications regarding injury risk, of strength and conditioning ST (Paavolainen et al, 1999). Biking was the way forward for me. Last year, and drop in performance. Also, research 11(4): 224-229 The changes were attributed to I plunged straight into the deep-end and did it is likely that the athlete will better neuro-muscular efficiency some of the all-time classic mountain bike not notice improvements until Paavolainen L. Hakkinen K. and coordination resulting in a races in the UK and overseas. The most scary the race season, aiding in de- Hamalainen I. et al (1999) decrease in oxygen consumption. was the Cristalp Grand Raid in Switzerland, motivation and poor compliance Explosive-strength training So far, contrary to popular beliefs, which is fondly known as the ‘Cristalp’, and is Hilary with Joss Naylor with ST. Lastly, adding ST into improves 5-km running time by endurance performance has not touted as the longest one-day mountain bike at the finish training week may initially result improving running economy and been found to be compromised race in the world. It’s 131km long with 4,700m in likely pains and aches and muscle power. Journal of applied by any type of strength training, of ascent crossing 6 alpine valleys. The race drop in endurance training which physiology 86(5): 1527-1533. providing that endurance training is point to point, starting in the Swiss ski town may negatively affect endurance remained unchanged. of Verbier and heading east to finish at the performance in the initial phase. tiny village of Grimentz. A whopping 2,700+

  A BEGINNERS GUIDE Mountain Bike Orienteering (MBO) is a discipline of orienteering in which competitors travel from control to control on (or with) Sample of British their bikes, with maps carried Championships 2006 on specially designed handlebar Long Course. mounted boards. Internationally the sport is governed by the IOF, who run a World Championships every year, and support a series Events Four courses will be on offer at all of World Ranking Events. In 31st March - WCH Cannock Chase events – courses A and B planned 21st April - CLOK County Durham/ to similar winning times, Course C Britain, the sport is overseen Cleveland area planned at 2/3rd of the Course A by the Trail Cyclists Association 22nd April - CLOK County winning time for Juniors and older (TCA) who are affiliated to and Durham/Cleveland area Vets. New for 2007 is the addition 19th May - X Cumbria Cyclists of a novice course – planned supported by British Orienteering. (XCC) Grizedale for 45 mins, essentially of yellow Similar to Foot Orienteering, 23rd June - WCH Cannock Chase Foot O standard, as an easy introduction to the sport. there are several different types – British Long Championships 24th June - WCH Cannock Chase of races that competitors can – British Middle Championships Classes for Courses choose to compete in. These Course A – Mens Open, Mens Vets Course B – Womens Open, can be divided into two main The March and May events could make a worthwhile Womens Vets, Men Super Vets categories – Trailquest and weekend with Trailquest or Foot Course C - Juniors (M/W16 +), Cross-Country ‘MTBO’. O events in nearby areas. Some Womens Super Vets, Mens & of these events will be used to Womens 60+ , Pairs select the British teams for the Course D – Novice European Championships (4-9th More details of the series and local Mountain Bike Orienteering June) in Italy, and the World events available can be found on the TCA website www.trailquest.co.uk These events are most often and Gisburn Forest have been Champonships in Czech Republic run in forested areas with a used successfully in recent times. (5-11th August). good track / path network. Most For further advice and information A Beginners Guide forestry commission areas are in the first instance contact Chris suitable and access easy, but Poole at [email protected] and by Chris Poole plenty of other areas could be for details of 2007 fixtures look at used with good planning and a bit the TCA website: MBO of imagination. The military areas www.trailquest.co.uk. in Southern England proved a Trailquest: punching, although some low-key events are great test for the Inaugural British Compass Point MTBO Trailquest is Score Orienteering on a mountain still Treasure Hunt style, where you write down Championships in MTBO in 2006, Series 2007 bike. Time limits at events can be anything an answer to a question at the centre of every and Cannock Chase will stage the Following last years successful from 2 hours to 5 hours, plus events such as circle you visit. Most Trailquests are run on Championships in 2007. Maps series of MTBO events, Compass the Polaris (a mountain marathon on bikes). overprinted and laminated 1:50,000 maps, but for MTBO are specially adapted Point have agreed to sponsor the During the winter months, events tend to some events / leagues prepare specially made Foot-O maps that represent the series again for this year. A smaller be labelled ‘Lanequests’, and, as the name versions of 1:25,000 maps that grade tracks width and rideability of trails, number of national events will be suggests, most of the riding is on paved and through forest areas and highlight bridleways whilst removing some of the detail organised in 2007, but there are a gravel tracks, with hopes of avoiding the worst for easier navigation. required for Foot-O to make the number of clubs organising local of the winter mud! During the summer and trail network clearer for easier events namely WCH, BAOC, FVO, autumn, events go ‘cross-country’, covering Cross-Country MTBO: navigation. and hopefully Wimbourne with bridleways and byways that can be anything Often simply labelled ‘MTBO’, this is the point- some mapping plans in progress from paved lanes to single track to non- to-point style orienteering that is most akin British Orienteering and the TCA in the Ringwood area. existent routes across fields. Trailquests are to the type of orienteering we all do week-in, would like to develop all aspects currently the most popular type of MBO in week-out. As with Trailquest, all the riding of Mountain Bike Orienteering For the series, scores will be taken Britain, as by setting a ‘navigational challenge’ is done on tracks, with the challenge being further within Great Britain, from a rider’s best 4 scores from rather than a set route, organisers are able to to choose the optimum route from control and would like to encourage all the 6 events. The scoring works meet the regulations regarding racing along a to control, then navigate as smoothly and orienteering clubs to consider similar to the UK Cup system of public right of way. accurately as possible through a sometimes running events as part of their points – 50 for 1st place, 47, 45, complex network of paths and tracks. The calendar. You don’t need to 43, 41, 40, 39 etc. Successful leagues are run in the North York various cross-country disciplines of Sprint, have vast expanses of Forestry The British Championships Moors (NYMBO – EBOR and CLOK areas), Middle and Long Distance and Relay are those Commission land; any area – Long and Middle will be staged the North East (NEMBOS), Peak District (Dark tested at the World Championships (Sprint will however small that has a good in conjunction with the WCH and White), Cumbria (X-Cumbria Cyclists), appear for the first time this year in Czech). network of paths and tracks can Chase Challenge weekend, so if the West Midlands (Trailblazers and WCH) Just as with Foot Orienteering, any variation be used. Even areas that are no members of your family are keen and Scotland, not to mention the National can be made to work, to suit the area you longer ideal for Foot-O can make to do both foot O and Mountain League and National Championship Weekend are running an event on. In the last year, our good MBO areas, for example biking on a weekend, this will be that moves around the country from year to international athletes have competed in one- forests on the North York Moors great event. year. The majority of these events now use SI man relays, loop races and mass-start races.

10 Orienteering Focus - Spring 2007 11 AWARDS INTERNATIONAL UPDATE Neil Humphries There hasn’t been much team activity since the inaugural weekend at the beginning of November but the athlete’s have not been doing named Elite nothing. The winter is the time of year for the heaviest training volume, which builds the foundations of fitness for the coming Planner of the Year season. Long runs in the winter can be great but when you’re training East Anglia is not noted for its contribution twice a day in the cold and wet ones motivation can be tested. to elite orienteering events but that For a break from the cold the first team camp of 2007 is Truly changed when the ‘local event’ at Rowney in South Africa at the beginning of February. Some World Class Warren got elevated to a UK Cup race might see this as extravagant but with cheap airfares and then a World Ranking Event. Rowney and extremely cheap expenses once you’re there Warren had always been one of our better it is financially viable. The camp will focus on areas (it’s got contours!) so it was really Catherine Taylor receives her physical training but the team will be orienteering in Jamie pleasing to use it for such an event and award from Jason Inman and Johannesburg and then take part in competitions the competitors thought that as well as I Chris Poole at the end of the week in Dulstrom. Along with Stevenson was voted the UKCup Planner of the Year. this there will be daily workshops run by team Part of the prize was an invite to attend the physiotherapist Liba Sheran and classroom named inaugural at Longmoor and a chance to sessions with psychologist Steve Sylvester. This meet some of the GB squad and find out high intensity programme along with the warm Orienteer of the what they do. weather makes this a highly motivating camp just Year when it is needed. British Orienteering named current The team will them be having a camp at the World Champs Bronze Medallist Jamie beginning of March in the Lake District. Stevenson as Senior Orienteer of This will be three days of orienteering Year at a special award ceremony at training in the complex Lakes terrain. There then follows quite an intense Jamie Longmor Camp, Nr Aldershot. Each period of the season with early season Stevenson year this award is made to the British selection races and a team time trial. The receiving his orienteer judged to have given the outcome of these will influence the selection award for best performance at the World of the teams for the Nordics Championships Orienteer of Championships. This is the Michael in Denmark and the new look World Cup. the Year from Wells-Cole Memorial Trophy in This has been altered this year and Great Dave Peel. memory of Michael Wells-Cole who was British Champion in 1969 Britain will have 9 women’s and 9 men’s and 1970, and died, at the age places available. This will be an opportunity for of 32, in 1976. Jamie has won more athletes to gain international experience. Junior Relay Team. this award an amazing five times Derek Allison presents Neil Dave Peel and was honoured this year for Humphries with his award. his bronze medal in the middle distance. Jamie’s thoughts on his The day started with a time trial at Sunny HEATHER MONRO - medal: “Fantastic! It was a dream Hill which consisted of a simple pair of Joins the World Class Programme as to achieve a medal in a technical loops run 4 or 5 times to make up the Consultant Coach middle distance race against the distance. It doesn’t matter how good they toughest competition in the world.” are technically, if they don’t have the basic We are pleased to announce speed over the ground they are not going the part time appointment of to be winners. As many of them ran the Heather Monro as World Class Best Senior same course on a previous occasion it is Programme Consultant also a chance for them to gauge their own Coach to work alongside Improver Above: Jon Duncan received a performance. Dave Peel. Heather’s signed GB O top from Dave Peel. responsibilities will include acting as a point Helen Bridle was awarded this new After lunch Dave Peel gave his vision of contact with the athletes and input into the trophy for her outstanding results for the year ahead and the events that strategic planning of the programme. Heather will be attending this year, 6th at the World Champs On the run in there was no heroic sprint finish the squad would be focusing on. There the World Championships and some camps as part of the role. sprint distance, Gold in the relay and Silver in and all the team could enjoy running the last seem to be so many but with a limited the long at the World University Champs. metres together. amount of finance it is always going to be Derek Allison Programmes Director said “We are delighted to have a tough decision as to which ones and someone with Heather’s record and experience involved with the Junior Orienteers Best Junior how many to take. Helen Bridle, who has programme. Although recent results have been good we are striving to had a fantastic year, gave an overview of move on to the next level and believe Heather’s focus and attitude will of the Year how she achieved it. It was interesting to help us achieve that.” Improver see the number of hours a week training Rhodri Buffett, Hector Haines and John Catherine Taylor was awarded this new trophy she did to get there “does that really Pictured: Heather Monro won Bronze at the 2005 World Champs Rocke were awarded the Silva Statuette for for her outstanding results this year which say 18 hours!” The squad then had a their fantastic Silver medal in the relay at the included 4th in the long and 6th in the sprint run on Longmoor before dinner and the Heather adds, “Having been part of the World Class Programme for European Youth Championships. The boys at the Junior European Cup. presentations. many years as an athlete I am very excited about the opportunity had an amazing race and afterwards Hector to put something back into it and get involved in this new capacity. said, “I caught the Czech at control 11 and It was great to receive my award but it is I am passionate about the success of British Orienteering on the Helen passed him while he was hesitating. I pushed Squad Captain very gratifying that the courses were voted international stage and am delighted that the management feel that had a hard again and by the spectator control had for by the people who attended the event. my background and experience as an athlete will bring something to Jon Duncan has decided to resign after great managed to put 30 between us. On the last The thanks that planners often get at the the coaching team and to the further success of the programme.” several years as Squad captain and is year. loop I slowed down slightly to make sure of end of an event are always welcome but passing on the duty to Helen Winskill myself but the controls were no real problem. this was really the icing on the cake. Derek Allison – Congratulations Helen!

12 Orienteering Focus - Spring 2007 BSOA

UK Cup 2007 Winners in 2006 were Pippa by John Palmer (NOC) Whitehouse and Neil Northrop. British Schools The tenth series of UK Cup races starts with the SROC National Event in March. The winner of each race scores 60 points, Orienteering 2nd 55, 3rd 51, 4th 48, 5th 46, down to 1 point for the 50th runner. The best six races count although this will reduce if Association News more than two races are cancelled. This year there will be three sprint races, three • New Chairman. Peter Bylett Future Major School middle races and four long races taking took over the reins of the Events – Dates for in all the major British Championships BSOA in November 2006. A as well as the WOC selection races. Ed founder member he has been your diary Nash will continue to maintain the UK Marketing and Information British School Score Cup website in 2007 with regular updates Officer from its inception in Championships (BSSC) on www.ednash.com 1995. He retired from work in September after a career which Saturday 6th October 2007 included 24 years in the RAF, South East England UK Cup 2007 - 16 years as a Careers Officer/ Adviser and finally three years British Schools Orienteering Contenders as Development Manager with Championships British Orienteering. Sunday 18th November 2007 The 2007 UK Cup could prove to be • 2007 Membership renewals South West England the most competitive yet with only two In February member schools weekends, the JK and the WOC Selection and colleges will receive their World Schools Championships races required to get in the six races from renewal forms for 2007. If your 2008 - Due to be held in Scotland ten. All the top British runners could be school joined for the first time in April next year. fighting for places. Neil Northrop recently since 1st September 2006 then promoted to the British Squad will find your membership runs until the • British Orienteering/BSOA it difficult to retain his title with the main end of 2007. Other schools will joint agreement domestic challenge coming from Graham need to renew. To encourage For a number of years BSOA Gristwood, Oli Johnson, Jon Duncan and you to do so we are offering a has been working very closely Matt Crane. Jamie Stevenson could well map jigsaw (RRP £6.00) to all with British Orienteering. Both fit six races into his build up for the World who renew by 31st March 2007. organisations feel that it would Championships in the Ukraine and if he • BSOA membership statistics be beneficial for this partnership does will be hard to beat. As of 31st March 2006, 361 to be formally recognised. schools and colleges were Currently a draft document has Pippa Whitehouse will be a strong members. From the 1st April been produced and it would be contender to retain her title but the to 31st September 2006, 110 hoped that the agreement will women’s series is just as open as the schools and colleges became be approved and signed in the men’s. Sarah Rollins will be on maternity new members. next few months. leave, Heather Monro may dabble in • Redesigned website the odd race and Helen Winskill will be As part of BSOA’s current BSOA Development Weekend The weekend was attended On the Sunday we concentrated making a comeback from her maternity Development plan the website – 6th/7th January 2007 by the BSOA committee and on our Development plans. absence. Rachael Elder is likely to feature is being updated. The representatives from British “Signing off” our current plan was in the top three and Jenny Johnson predominant colours will be BSOA’s current three year Orienteering and Education. most rewarding. During the last will be in the mix at the top too. Mhairi UK Cities Cup 2007 development plan is coming to blue and red to reflect the Mike Hamilton, CEO British three years our achievements have Mackenzie is certain to perform well if she change in the BSOA logo. an end. Therefore, it is a good Orienteering, talked about his included: time to review our role and to stays injury free and Helen Bridle will also Content is currently being vision for the future and how • Representation on British The aim of the UK Cities Cup is to establish a series of exciting urban orienteering races and to try set goals for the future. The be a serious contender. reviewed and a members only he sees BSOA fitting into this. Orienteering committees. and make the races more attractive to the media, local passers-by and to the athletes themselves objectives for the weekend section is being considered. Other sessions and discussions • Producing a National as well as trying to enhance and improve the image of Orienteering. were as follows: However this series is not just about the • British Orienteering local included: Competition Framework for top runners. There will be personal battles membership • Ensure that we are aware of • Looking at current and new schools. This was achieved For the athletes to be able to take part in the series they simply enter the Open or 21E class of each all the way down the field. For the men in Schools are encouraged to current and new school sport school and junior competitions jointly with the British race in the series. Prizes are awarded to the top three men and women. The top 10 will receive particular just to score points is a major check junior membership initiatives (PESSCL etc) and progression routes Orienteering Development points for each race and the top man and women with the most points overall will take the series target. A top 50 place scores points but details with their local • Identify new initiatives needing • Developing School/Club links team and is now available to win. Points will be awarded per placing e.g. 1st = 12 points, 2nd = 10 points, 3rd = 8 points, 4th = to do that in this year’s series will require orienteering clubs. You can our involvement. • Increasing training opportunities School Competition Managers 7 points and 1 point less for every place after that. All races count for the series. a good performance. Whatever happens locate your local club through • Look at ways of strengthening for pupils throughout England. It provides there is no doubt the final outcome will www.britishorienteering.org.uk our links with British • Developing BSOA member the framework and resources come down to the final series of races The following races will make up the series for 2007: Click on “New to O”. Click Orienteering and developing services further. to organise inter school which double up as WOC selection races. on “Local Club” and enter links with other organisations. competitions at all levels. The league table may well turn round Race 1 - (06/04/07) – JK Sprint country and county. You can • Look at ways of promoting the dramatically over that weekend at the end then check out what they do BSOA and orienteering generally Finally, and most importantly, the outline of our next of June. With all this excitement ahead, Race 2 – (14/04/07) British Sprint Championships • Look at ways of extending for junior members. Ideally, three year Development plan was agreed. An additional we look forward to the hottest most Race 3 – (28/05/07) York Park Race they should be providing current member school benefits. fiercely fought UK Cup series we have development meeting has been arranged for March to Race 4 – (TBC) Glasgow Race June/July junior coaching opportunities • Review our activities including seen to date. and mainstream competition “signing off” our current agree timescales and resources required. Watch out Race 5 – (08/08/07) 6 Day Sprint Race opportunities. Development Plan and for the final plan on the BSOA website. www.bsoa.org formulating a new one.

14 Orienteering Focus - Spring 2007 15 Tony Callow I started orienteering in 1985 / 86 as a teenager who enjoyed running, with local club Wrekin. I am a regular competitor in the West Midlands league and also a planner Octavian (SINS, WM relays etc) and more recently a mapper and coach. I have a lot of experience Droobers gain working with schools and groups of people trying to make orienteering events “happen” the Clubmark and hope to be able to pass that knowledge and enthusiasm on to the right people to award keep the cogs turning in the West Midlands region. From my recent experiences coaching In December OD completed in primary schools, I know that the sport has their Clubmark accreditation huge potential to expand. New Regional Development Officers recognising their good I am very pleased to be The new RDOs are The new English RDOs management in the four areas of So why do I orienteer? Because its a healthy, able to introduce five new pictured above are (L-R) join Colin Best (Yorkshire & junior work: fun, challenging activity that I can do alongside development officers who Helen Baxter (Northern Humberside) Denise Harper or competing against a bunch of friends in will be working with the Ireland), Helen Errington (South Central) Pauline Olivant 1. Duty of Care & Child Protection scenic surroundings. I also enjoy skiing and regional associations, clubs (northern South East and (East Midlands) and Celia 2. Coaching & Competition mountain biking for the same reasons, but and schools in their areas to southern East Anglia), Chris Watkinson (South West). 3. Sports Equity & Ethics orienteering is cheaper and hurts less when support their development Robinson (southern SEOA), Unfortunately it was not 4. Club Management you crash! plans. Grants from the Sports Sarah Watkins (North West) possible to appoint RDOs Schools Orienteering and the Councils in England and and Tony Callow (West for the North East and the Helen Errington Northern Ireland enable this Midlands). northern part of East Anglia Development of the Sport I started orienteering in 1984 at the age of work to be funded. and these posts have been 23 as a member of Saxons. I was really a hill re-advertised. walker but living in Canterbury it was getting By Hilary Palmer, Development Manager very tedious to keep driving up the M1 every and rewarding job, with responsibilities for publicity, sponsorship, marketing as well as • How can we judge whether (a local ‘series’) rather than weekend so I started orienteering as a way One response to development. The World Cup was used Development Team work or not it is ‘a good thing’ that having to drive to other distant of getting out in the countryside and it would to arouse interest in orienteering in local Mike Hamilton’s plea schools introduce the sport? parts of the club’s catchment allow me to practice map reading. I got programmes in England hooked and it became my main sport and authorities and schools, culminating in the for comments on a > Do we dismiss this as an area for the next event – new The RDOs work to: since then I have competed regularly both in Young Orienteers Festival held along side the irrelevance because people will be very unlikely to • Support clubs with their development Vision for Orienteering Great Britain and overseas. I married Simon World Cup Sprint Final. the school children only do this. plans and to work towards Clubmark included these words: do orienteering at school • The committed, enthusiastic in 1996 a fellow LOK member and together Highlights of my orienteering career are accreditation and do not come into orienteers want their ‘fix’ in a with our two boys James and Peter we go winning British Nights W21 title in 1988 a • Assist schools with introducing “Money being pumped mainstream sport? different area each time BUT orienteering every weekend and almost every month after crossing the line as first female orienteering and to organise competitions > OR do we accept that this newcomers may feel more holiday! With the help of LOK and then HH into mapping schools, pair in the KIMM C class and more recently for their students may be the case but make comfortable going back to the ladies, I have been in the winning team of a few teachers’ courses etc being a member of South London’s women’s • Act as the go-between to enable clubs to sure that we influence the same park/wood as last time JK and British Championships Relays. I have vets team which has won many JK, British and forge links with local schools is of no lasting value.” way in which orienteering is and doing a slightly different also been busy as an organiser for a range of Peter Guillaume from OD orienteering events, including the World Cup in Harvester relays. taught by helping schools to course. Additionally RDOs may have some special receives the Club Mark Award 2005, Badge events in 2003, 2007, The British find orienteering mappers • Do newcomers want to project work such as: Schools Champs in 1999 to list a few. I have I have loved orienteering from the first moment and qualified orienteering experience the ‘orienteering is • Pauline acts as the liaison RDO for the Whilst this award is specifically also achieved my Level 2 Coach qualification. I discovered it and we need to engage with tutors to train their staff? an individual sport’ model or British Schools Orienteering Association and aimed at ‘junior clubs’ in over 20 newcomers in a new, positive and purposeful There are many ‘fun’ might they prefer to go round she has taken on the Junior Competitions sports, many of the requirements way. As orienteering becomes more and more activities and simple racing in a sociable pair or small Sarah Watkins work from me are good practice for all our clubs popular in schools, the challenge is to make competitions which can group; getting exercise whilst • Celia is working on the permanent so that they are well managed I’ve been orienteering for about ten years (so the sport more enjoyable and sociable, so be enjoyed on a school site, having a chat. orienteering course project so that publicity and welcoming to all. Training have never known orienteering life as anything that young people will want to graduate from give positive experiences • Maybe a score course with for courses and the sharing of good practice of volunteers (not just coaches) other than a W21). I started off as a member of school to club. I look forward to working with and may be a trigger to suggested easy and more on course development can be improved is an important aspect of club Norwich (now Norfolk) orienteering club until I the clubs in my area to make it so. someone coming along to a difficult controls would appeal • Celia and Pauline are developing two development and professional moved up to Lancashire in 2000 to complete club event at a later date rather than a ‘cross country’ training courses for teachers (‘introductory’ development is just as important my PhD. I’m now club captain of South Ribble > OR do we try to advertise style course where you might Helen Baxter and ‘advanced’) which will replace for our sporting life as it is in a and oversaw our Clubmark accreditation. I also our events to the general feel a failure for missing out a I am a secondary level teacher who started elements of the existing Level 1 and 2 working situation. organise the club’s junior training and coach community (including control. with the North West Junior Squad. Having orienteering while at university. I met my Coach courses and which will be more families with school age • ‘Where’s the café?’ – We husband, an army officer, while orienteering and appropriate for schools’ needs. Peter Guillaume, the lead coach got disheartened with short-term research children) in a variety of ways can’t ignore the fact that the as a result have orienteered in various parts of • Helen Errington has a Special Schools for OD’s Clubmark success, contracts (my background is as a climatologist) including via schools where ‘traditional’ orienteering event the world. I have been a member of Lagan Valley project which will result in some good said after he had attended the I decided a bit of a change was required, This raises a number of we know that the sport is in a wood with parking on Orienteers (LVO) for almost 30 years. I was the practice ideas for working with children with ‘Coaching Children & Young hence this RDO post, which is a whole new interesting points: part of the curriculum? forest roads and an ‘arrive, NI Orienteering Champion in the dim and distant special needs. People’ course: experience and a rapid learning curve! • Schools ‘pump’ their own do a course and go away’ past and was Army Women’s Champion in the ‘this course was very interesting money into mapping and This leads me on to thinking ambiance is hardly likely 1980s but have few other claims to fame. I All RDOs can advise clubs of financial and should be compulsory for training teachers so that they about what sort of events do to appeal to more that a Christine Robinson have been living and orienteering in the USA for help which is available for their anyone coaching children’. can introduce their students newcomers want: handful of (odd?) enthusiasts I began orienteering 25 years ago and have the last four years and am now back ‘enjoying’ development projects and to help clubs to to orienteering – British • Do we try to focus our – do we want to encourage been a member of SLOW since 1984. In the mud and brambles at home in the wettest train volunteers. Clubs in regions without I hope that many more clubs will Orienteering money does NOT introductory events in limited newcomers? 2005 I became Development Officer for winter I remember, even for NI. My ambition is an RDO should contact me. pay for this gain the Clubmark award in 2007. areas so that newcomers can the World Cup held in the South-East of to compete in the W80 class when I may finally Hilary Palmer Development Manager get to a number of events England. This was an immensely challenging peak!

16 Orienteering Focus - Spring 2007 17 Issue 1 - Spring 2007

Welcome to the first edition of Ozone.

Inside this issue: British School Championships John Rocke Profile Orienteering with the Butt Family Junior Survey The 2006 Championships took place on the 19th November in the beautiful Hawkbatch Forest in the Wye Valley and was organised British School Orienteering by Harlequins Orienteering club. The event attracted over 1000 competitors representing 139 schools. They came from all over England and Wales with one team even travelling all the way from Championships Biggar in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Competitors at the event range from children who people. Many of our pupils who have have only recently taken up the sport to members started orienteering at school are of the Great Britain national squad. This enables the now running for their local club” Team Winners by School Year many school based orienteers to run against the best youngsters in the sport, who then go on to produce Ulverston High were once again Boys Girls some outstanding results. the dominant school winning an Year 5 Burford School Burford School incredible nine of the fourteen team Year 6 Burford School Barnardiston Hall School The children also had the opportunity to meet Great prizes and were also the overall Year 7 Bradfield School Ulverston Victoria High School Britain athlete Graham Gristwood who recently winner in the Large Secondary Year 8 Ulverston Victoria High School Ulverston Victoria High School finished 9th in the World Championships. The School category. Year 9 Ulverston Victoria High School Lancaster Girls Grammar school children were able to have posters signed Burford Primary also Year 10 Ulverston Victoria High School Ulverston Victoria High School and Graham also presented the prizes, which were performed strongly Year 11 St Bernards Catholic Ulverston Victoria High School supported by PGL, Capespan and the Loughborough and won the Primary Year 12 Ulverston Victoria High School Ulverston Victoria High School Building Society. Graham chatted with the children School title for the Year 13 King Edward V1Aston King Henry V111 about orienteering and he will have inspired many to 6th successive year! aim for a place in the GB team. The schools and Overall Winning School Teams Some schools were also making their debut at pupils will now be this years championships including Bemrose training hard and Primary Large Secondary Community School from Derby. Their teacher, looking forward 1st Burford 1st Ulverston Victoria High James Dachtler said, “Our children come from an to next years 2nd Clinton Primary 2nd King Henry VIII Senior inner-city environment and don’t necessarily have championships 3rd King Henry V111 3rd Bacup and Rawtenstall the opportunity or chance to visit new and diverse in Dorest. Further Junior School School sporting activities and environments. Going to the information is championships gives our pupils the chance to highlighted below. Middle-Preparatory Tertiary experience new situations as well as meet new 1st Barnardiston Hall 1st Scarborough Sixth 2nd King’s College Form College BSOC 2007 will be held in Dorset on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th 3rd Orley Farm Prep November and will be organised by local clubs Wimborne and Sarum. The first event on the Saturday will be a British Schools Qualification Race to select Small Secondary teams (Current M/W14 and M/W16) to represent England at the forthcoming ISF World Schools Meeting. This 1st Clayesmore Senior will be held on Gore Heath in Wareham Forest and this area is now embargoed. At the same time a training event 2nd Perse School for Girls will be available to all other competitors. On Sunday the Championships will be held near Bovington and separate 3rd King’s Taunton races will be organised for all ages from Years 5 to 13. Further details can be obtained from Chris Branford (WIM) who can be contacted at [email protected] or from www.bsoa.org.uk Photos by Ray Barnes

02 Ozone Profile: The Butt Family There was a time when we didn’t do After that Jeff would take the three older children off training camps. To get to these camps they have had to while I had a bit of a break and looked after the baby. compete and succeed at selection races. At times this orienteering, but that does seem a long Inevitably the day came when I was dragged out into can dominate family life and Jeff and I have become time ago now. I was just having our last the woods to try an orange course. I got completely part of their backup team, including not only their lost and took about an hour to finish, but the challenge running coach and sports physio, but also the Sarum baby and Jeff decided to try something he was there to complete the perfect course with no club members who have always given the children had always fancied doing….orienteering. mistakes. I am still striving for the perfect run and lots of support. It often feels like they are an extended sometimes feel I have come close, but the best bit for family looking out for the children while Jeff or I am He read a notice in the local sports me about orienteering is the running. I had not done off on our runs. For example when Harry was taken to any competitive running as a child, but I have found First Aid after being bitten by a field mouse or when he centre and came back from his first that I absolutely love running through the undergrowth. attempt completely soaked, worn out and With the ground sloping slightly down hill is the best, jumping over logs, ducking and weaving through the enthusing about how he had got lost and bushes, it makes you feel like you are flying and if you finally finished his course…an orange find your point as well that is just such a buzz!

level I think. Since these early days we joined our local orienteering club, Sarum. Jeff soon became fully involved, taking on the role of club captain and taking pride in coaching Jeff and Jackie with their family adults and children of all levels. He is particularly interested in junior orienteering development and at most events he can usually be seen talking to one of the juniors. On a personal note he would love to compete in the elite competitions…his reasoning is Here are a few thoughts from the children that you may as well compete against the best! on their orienteering experiences: As far as the family are concerned, I think I do the orange course which is much more adventurous than the yellow orienteering is one of the only sports at courses because the points are more off the paths and normally means which you and your children can learn and you have to go through the rivers and mud. (that’s what I like best!) compete at the same time, in the same Harry aged 10 place and at the appropriate level for each person’s ability. As a parent there is Orienteering is a racing sport and every second counts. I know this always that guilty feeling if you go and do because I normally come second to my friend Florence Haines by a your own thing whether it is a sporting few seconds! Apart from the competitive side it is great fun meeting or other activity, but with orienteering up with friends and mucking around after our runs. I really admire everyone can participate. Jenny Johnson because I think she is great and I met her when I was about 11 years old. It feels great when you are running and you get At the younger level, the children the orienteering all right, but the best feeling is standing on top of the have revelled in being out of doors podium in first place. for most of the day with mud, sticks Lucy aged 12 and lots of other children to build dams or dens with. It is always a good feeling I go along to orienteering because it is a good chance to meet up with to see the children come home tired but your friends. I like to have a big game of football when I’ve finished my happy from a day of fresh air and loads of run. Usually lots of people from other clubs join in…of course we usually exercise. On the down side are the muddy win! clothes…our washing machine groans on Tom aged 14 a Sunday night as we rush to get things clean and dry for the next week. came back in tears When I started secondary school, I loved orienteering as it was a break because he had from teachers and homework. Now I love the sense of adventure With regular orienteering our children and ourselves fallen in a muddy orienteering gives me especially when I orienteer abroad or in very have improved our skills and it is now a regular part puddle and hadn’t technical terrain. A few years ago I started running with a local club of our life. Jeff and I both work and together with the come first! run by Phill Morris (who is the best running coach in the world!) I children’s school work and after school clubs, life gets managed to get into the Start squad and suddenly I became part of the pretty hectic. It is always a great relief to get out into I personally think orienteering community. I got to meet my competitors who soon became the woods and have a bit of time and space to put life the orienteering friends. At events it is great to meet up with them and commiserate or back in order and at the same time enjoying some environment has stood the children in such good congratulate them on their runs. Orienteering has become a part of my healthy competition. stead for life. Not only do they learn to think and solve life and has brought our family closer together. We all have to help with problems on their own when they get lost or can’t My older two, Alice and Tom, are in the Start find their control, but they also learn how to compete. getting ready to go away for a weekend competition as it takes quite a development squad and have become seasoned This includes how to handle winning and losing and lot of organising. As well as spending the day out together, we also get travellers. They have learnt to cope with all sorts of how to concentrate when your friends from school are to chat about our ‘O’problems as everyone understands! new experiences and have thoroughly enjoyed their messing about and having a laugh. All good life skills! Alice aged 16

04 Ozone Issue 1 - Spring 2007 05 In December we asked our junior members to take part in an online questionnaire. The results made interesting reading and gave an Junior Survey insight into their orienteering habits. FACTS and

Age Started Orienteering Orienteers start young! 61% started orienteering before 12 years of age FUN! with 16% starting before they were 5! How did you start Orienteering? 10% 16% Clive Checkpoint asks... 11% How do you hold It is often believed that our junior members start orienteering 2% your map? 0 - 5 YEARS predominately through their family. This survey reveals that this is not correct with nearly 40% taking up orienteering at school. 6% 6 - 8 YEARS 41% 29% 16% 9 - 11 YEARS Participation 12 - 14 YEARS 44% of our juniors orienteer once a week, with 90% orienteering at least once a month. However they are still looking for more opportunities to 15+ YEARS orienteer, with over 90% wanting more opportunities to orienteer locally.

Although our junior members are keen to orienteer as much as possible it appears that they may struggle to get to the larger national events. This 29% may be why 90% of them are keen to have more local events. The juniors 40% were asked if they had competed at the JK, British Champs or British School Champs with the opportunity to tick all three events. This revealed If you had more opportunities to that on average only 33% of the juniors were competing nationally. orienteer locally, would you take part FAMILY SCHOOL 10% Communication FRIENDS We asked the juniors how they wanted us to communicate with them and which publications they currently read. 68% of respondents read Route OUTDOOR CENTRE Choice 5 with 74% reading Focus if their family received it. We therefore believe that there is a demand from juniors to receive the information that OTHER YES is in Focus and is why this new larger magazine has been created. We also asked juniors if they wanted dedicated “kids O-Zone” pages on the new Always make sure that you fold your map so you can NO website. 65% said yes and this will be implemented. If it existed, would you look at the easily see the bit of your course that you need and “Kids O-Zone” pages on the British mark your position with your thumb. Make sure that the Increasing Membership Orienteering website, containing direction you need is pointing ahead of you and each Finally they were asked how they think we could get more people into games, events, news and tips? time you change direction; change your grip on the map.” orienteering. Below is a selection: 90% “I think there is an opportunity to approach kids through school orienteering, but I think they have to be approached early before they take up too many Hidden in the puzzle are the fifteen clubs sports. It would be good if some of Britain’s elite took part in this to give the 35% listed below. How many can you find? sport a cooler image.” Wordsearch Have you competed at the JK, BOC or “Sprint orienteering is a great way to show the sport to juniors.” POTOC A D I L Y O N D H W BSOC? CLARO “Put on after school events where the children’s parents are invited so that F O Y S R T L P C G the whole family gets interested because it will be the whole family that WCH competes.” CLYDE H K H K B H W H L N 30% “Orienteers who have connections with running clubs could put on Park O 65% LOC M A R O C G Y P O B 36% races as part of their clubs training, this could get more running minded HAVOC people interested.” SLOW U W V I Z I E X K V BSOC “More promotion in schools. I had never heard of orienteering until one of WHIGHTO R T M O L H D E I C BOC my friends told me she went. Now we both run for the school in the local MAROC A I H B C W C D Z O league.” SARUM JK YES “Try to do more local events in areas for school children.” CLOK S N C L U O F Y B T NO OD “Get really good role models and advertise with these athletes.” F T I O R T W L J O SYO “Maybe get more schools to put orienteering on the curriculum at a younger TINTO A O R A L C K C I P age. This would get them started younger and if they enjoy orienteering they 34% will carry on past school.” WYE N U M V F S W O L S

06 Ozone Issue 1 - Spring 2007 07 John Rocke News Age 18

Club: LEI, ShUOC and OK Ravinen Start Squad Age started orienteering: The Start programme kicked off in 2007 with a long Not really sure exactly but when I was very small. training weekend for the 14s, 15s and 16s based at Shugborough OEC towards the end of February. Do your parents orienteer? Technical training took place on the contour rich My mum does but my dad prefers just to come Cannock Chase, culminating in a Hagaby race for all along and help out being a kit carrier and goes for a walk instead. ages. The 17s however will be going to the Spring Cup in March. This year the Spring Cup is based How did you start near Roskilde, the scene of the 2004 European orienteering? My mum got me into orienteering after she Champs and not in its usual location in the far found the sport through fell running. I started north of Denmark. However, the terrain is not too on string courses and worked my way up as I got older, apparently my first string course was dissimilar with rolling hills, drainage ditches and in on Simpson Ground in the Lake District. the spring, good visibility as the leaves are not yet What do you enjoy about out. They will certainly benefit from this intensive orienteering? weekend of races which includes a Night Race on I enjoy the variety of the sport, with different Friday evening, Classic on Saturday and Relay on areas and different types of races, no two What kind of training do races are the same. The sport also takes you you do? to amazing places that otherwise you wouldn’t Sunday. I do a variety of training and I try to periodize have gone to. my weeks into easy, medium and hard. An average week would be; circuits and easy Over the spring season, Juniors in these age classes Do you have a coach? run, track session, gym session and easy run, will be competing to secure a place on one of the I have two. Helen Palmer (member of the fartlek, rest, race and a long run in the Peak senior squad) and Charlie McConnell (level 4 District. Start Tours in the Summer. Selection to these tours athletics coach). is open to all and not exclusive to Start programme What is your best result? If so, how has this Second in the M18 Relay at the European athletes. The selections for the 14s and 15s will be helped you? Youth Orienteering Championships last in Scotland the week before the Scottish 6-days, Helen Palmer introduced me to OK Ravinen summer in Slovenia. The courses were really and has helped me over the last few years to tough but all three of the team put in good the 16s will go to Halden in Norway and the 17s to plan and analyse my orienteering races and results and we deserved to get a medal. Uppsala, in the two weeks before the 6-days. For training. This has really improved my technique and performance in races. I started at my further information please visit the Start pages on What advice would you local athletics club (Corby AC) six years ago, give to people wanting to the British Orienteering website where I met Charlie, and he has been setting my physical training sessions ever since. get into the GB Squad? www.britishorienteering.org.uk This has given me a big physical advantage Find an experienced coach, or two, and train in orienteering races and his knowledge of consistently with them. running has also prevented me from getting Nick Barrable any injuries when I have increased my training. What do you enjoy doing Start Programme Manager outside of orienteering? Where is your favourite I also run cross country, fell and track races place to orienteer? outside of orienteering. I like to watch sport, Sweden is the best place to orienteer, mostly football, in my free time. I recently especially areas around Uppsala and started studying medicine at Sheffield Stockholm. The atmosphere at races in University so work and training take up most Sweden, especially the Oringen, is also of my time. amazing.

08 Ozone COACHING

By Stephen Cartwright Coaching Introduction Lakeside of ‘licence to 2006 Conference 2007 practice’ for all was marvellous in taking coaches us through a lot of ankle theory, injury prevention and Following the Coaching Committee Credit: CompassSport rehabilitation techniques. In the old days perhaps sports meeting held in November it was people weren’t encouraged agreed that the introduction of The Peter Palmer Coach of the to stretch. Perhaps we’re a bit slow, but it seems it’s an ‘Licensing’ for British Orienteering Year Award 2006 - Awarded to item considered worthy of coaches should be enforced and Tony Carlyle inclusion, even today. would be beneficial to all concerned. The Clubs and regions Implementation of Licensing is now Dave obviously had their Tony Carlyle of Airenteers and athletes to ensure they are well underway. Gittus speakers over the an active Level 3 Licensed not overstretching themselves weekend sharing Coach for the YHOA Junior and that they are getting full their development The term ‘Licence to Practice’ has Squad was awarded with benefit from their training and For Clubmark one of the With juniors training in small squad and experiences. I’m the Peter Palmer Coach of competitions. Above all, Tony This year 98 Juniors things the Essex Stragglers therefore been adopted to designate groups, it ensured excellent training sure it does them an the Year at this year’s Annual recognises the aspirations and needed was a Head Coach! those Coaches who have fulfilled and 23 coaches opportunities. Plus with everyone injustice to mention it Coaching Conference. capabilities of all the athletes Although not as experienced attended lakeside, staying at the same place it meant only briefly but it was all aspects of British Orienteering in his care and helps them as some it seems that duty you could see your friends after encouraging to hear of Tony has been presented all to reach their potential, along with 5 Elites, has fallen to me for a period, Coach accreditation and they:- training and also meet new people. success with schools with the award for his valuable whether it be Gold standard in along with fairly regular help probably making this and curriculum’s even and tireless work with the their age group or selection for for the East Anglian Juniors. I also enjoyed the flexibility of with the troubles, and • have been trained and assessed Yorkshire and Humberside the GB junior squad. He has the largest orienteering With the Coaching conference the training areas as there was a the continuing growth Orienteering Association’s earned a high level of loyalty coaching weekend in theme of ‘Coaching within the at the appropriate Coaching choice of four on Saturday and to identifying the correct of the new club BarrO. Junior Squad, the results of and respect from his coaching Clubs and Regions’ it seemed England this year. It had three on Sunday. These were control according to the map We also enjoyed the tale of a Award Level and have maintained which are evident. team and the athletes. the place to be. larger numbers than Dockney Parrock, Summer House and descriptions. I wonder Norwegian exchange for one their Award through coaching Tony ‘inherited’ the squad in Knott, High Dam (Sunday) and the whether it should be used by of the squads - a real blessing The annual programme is The program looked updates 2000 and whilst a number of summer tours, start Lakeside sprint race on Saturday. clubs in training as thinking even with the extensive developed at the beginning of interesting with younger good individuals from the mid squad weekends and So we did a long morning on practice and promoted to the paperwork. • hold a satisfactory and current the season and for this Tony and older speakers and 1990’s remained, the squad Dockney Parrock then ate lunch and less mobile who would prefer always receives the support regional squad training items ranging from Club Enhanced Disclosure completed lacked strength in depth and then did the Sprint race at Lakeside, an intellectual walk rather than Jon Carberry gave us a of the YHOA Committee. development and situations, on behalf of British Orienteering the ‘dominance’ they once but the coaching is still after that some squads went and a run. closing talk on fitness testing Organising a yearly to Trail O, physio and enjoyed. Through patiently really good quality. did another area to finish the day. for orienteers based on the • hold a current First Aid Certificate, programme of six squad computer O games! Graham building a thorough annual Our squad decided to just go for I like keeping my own race GSCE PE model. In the weekends and two individual Gristwood’s session on OCAD as necessary and appropriate to coaching programme and by a run around Lakeside then finish. analysis fairly short and I Lakes they have adapted it days requires a huge level and the use of the ‘Catching encouraging all the regions’ This meant we had the first (hot!) don’t like drawing lines on for twice yearly assessment their coaching Level of commitment in terms of Features’ software for route juniors showing potential showers and then we had longer to my map. So I was interested of their squad, hoping • are British Orienteering Members time and effort. Tony has an choice simulation got the to get involved, Tony has review the day and study the JK and when Paul Frost and Lynne that the individuals will be in-depth knowledge of the conference off to a great to the appropriate status (either succeeded in building an British area maps for selection on to Walker introduced us to the challenged to improve and UK orienteering scene and he start. Seeing the computer enviable squad of athletes. Summer tours in 2007. Route Gadget software which they can identify areas where LBM or NBM) according to their dovetails the squads’ activities image of Derek Allison running lets you import a map and individuals may need help. coaching Level to fit in with the fixtures through the hills and then Tony was not himself an elite I thought Graham Gristwood’s then draw your route on it for Perhaps it ties in quite well calendar and the various going for a swim by mistake, • have signed up to the British orienteer, but he identified the talk on elite performance and analysis. Should you have with what Keith Marsden had junior selection races. not to mention hitting a tree, skills and aptitudes necessary opportunities was informative and been tracked around the said previously regarding the Orienteering Code of Conduct for obviously raised a few laughs. to be successful at the The squad now has interesting. One of the best bits route by GPS, the data from new UK Coaching Certificate. A wonderful thing about Coaches. highest level. He uses existing approximately forty talented was watching the elites do the that can also be entered to the software is that you can effective exercises and juniors, with nine currently sprint race at night! We stood form a trace on the map. All On a summer tours feedback compete with your friends training methods employed members of the GB Start and by the last control watching mappers need to shake with form the athletes are asked Coaches who have fulfilled all by others but he has also on-line. Junior squads! The squad has them do the first loop and fear as its quite possible errors to state their goals in terms aspects of British Orienteering developed and refined his also won the JIRC’s for the then cheering them onto may come to light! of orienteering. For many Dave Gittus gave us an own ideas and those of his last two years. the run in. There were this is a high goal - to be in Coach accreditation are therefore excellent introduction to the coaching staff. He uses his some interesting techniques Any medics would probably the British Squad or a World ‘Licensed to Practice’ by British use of Trail O. Obviously teaching expertise to transfer In short, the huge success of – rolling down the hill - not have felt really at home Champion and to achieve this it was nice to be out in the Orienteering to register and run his knowledge across to the YHOA squad, in recent sure if that was deliberate or among the long words of they need coaching. They grounds and in the sunshine the juniors in a positive and times, is largely due to Tony’s not? Overall it was a really Jane Ashbrook the new deserve really good quality coaching sessions and are covered for a while but the Trail O enduring way, resulting in coaching efforts and he is good weekend. squad physio. I for one have coaching and I think UKCC by the British Orienteering civil liability really was good fun and very many of the current squad therefore a worthy winner never been very good when will help raise the standards of thought provoking. As David insurance policy. achieving success at the of the Coach of Year Award By Rebecca Harding SE it comes to eversion and coaching for them all’. top of the UK junior classes. 2006. Congratulations Tony! said, you really do need your inversion but I do usually He constantly monitors the wits about you when it comes know when it hurts! Jane

18 Orienteering Focus - Spring 2007 19 ‘City Race was terrific’ ’it was a brilliant weekend.’ ‘The whole family had a great time and we’ve all come home on a Results: real high.’ ‘A very, very big thank you to LOG Men’s Open (length 4.6km, climb 90m, 24 controls) 1 John Rocke SHUOC 28:41 and RAFO.’ 2 Matthew Dickinson DVO 0:00 ’The kids loved it and want to 3 Conor Barry CORKO :19 know when it’s happening again.’ Women’s Open (length 3.6km, climb 50m, 19 controls) 1 Mairead Rocke LEI 26:31 2 Elizabeth Rocke LEI :01 3 Sofie Wetter ABOGA O 4:23

Long O (length 17.4km, climb 175m, 35 controls) 1 Anthony Squire INT 99:03 2 Thomas Van Rossum AIRE 99:34 3 Rob Palmer NOC 100:50

Relay 1 NOC T15 The Lincolnshire RICHARD ROBINSON 18:06 ROBERT PALMER 43:38 ANDREW LLEWELLYN :15 2 KKOK EASTWOODS THOMAS EEK 11:32 CRISTIAN LARSSON 29:01 JONAS VIKSTROM 4:04 3 TVOC TVOC T1 JOHN WORTH 12:29 By NEVILLE BAKER 32:18 BOMBER LUKE MCNEILL 57:11 Andy Ebdon, Bomber Organising Committee

Anyone involved in The Lincolnshire Orienteering Group including a larger contingent of our would find it hard to believe that (LOG) and Royal Air Force Orienteers friends from Sweden who said they it was only the second event the One other particular aspect putting on events would (RAFO) are two small clubs, one just don’t experience anything like it planner had ever done. that worked well for us was the be delighted by such fairly obviously based in and around in Sweden. (I think that was meant in early involvement of Lincoln City comments, so you can Lincoln, the other a closed club a positive sense!) All the maps were Those who have been involved Council who were immensely with members spread across the drawn specially for the weekend, with in much larger events for many supportive. There are a number imagine how excited country (funnily enough pretty much only the Cranwell map being done years will know far better than us of important historical sites in we were to receive so wherever you find an RAF airbase!). professionally. that even with great people you Lincoln, but everyone involved many positive remarks, In December 2004 two members need to be organised. It takes us was happy to cooperate and from each club got together to For two small clubs, such a weekend a year of hard work with regular allow us access. We were even both in person over the hatch an idea for a Long O which is not something either would be meetings of the organising group lucky enough to have the Mayor weekend and then in quickly grew into a whole weekend able to do on its own. We are not every 6 to 8 weeks. Minutes come along and start the City of orienteering including a relay and a blessed with many highly qualified are taken and actions given Race and then return in the a huge string on the colour coded event. This took place orienteering officials and resources ownership. Communication afternoon to hand out the prizes! Nopesport Forum. It in January 2006 through a series of are tight, not least in the quality of between everyone by email is was especially rewarding woods in South Lincolnshire and the available orienteering areas. What continuous and an essential There is no doubting that comments by all the competitors we have been able to bring together aspect of keeping things moving organizing such a complex because this was only (including a group from Sweden) were with the Bomber though is a group forward. Time evaporates very weekend is hard work, but the second time we had so encouraging that we thought we of highly enthusiastic orienteers who quickly in the last few months the buzz you get when all the put on the Lincolnshire would try to make it an annual event. have gelled into a really effective team. before an event and you really comments are so positive really Like minded people that get on well have to keep the momentum does make it all worthwhile. Bomber weekend and After working through a whole bunch and who are determined to make going. Also we are really We are back together already it made all the hard of different ideas for 2007 we came up something happen, irrespective of the lucky to have a number of key planning the 2008 event and we work worthwhile. So with a relay race at the RAF College problems encountered (and believe individuals who are prepared to already know where we are going Cranwell on Saturday 13th January, me, we have encountered enough give up many hours for mapping for 2009. The City Race was why does it work? Well followed on the Sunday by a Long problems for a lifetime) has been a and planning – OCAD gets such an individual hit that LOG perhaps a few words O round Lincoln’s Green Spaces, powerful combination in helping to very seductive! I think there is will be keeping that going every finishing in the City Centre, and a deliver the successes we are so proud also a lot to be said for daring year now, irrespective of where on what the Bomber is Race in the City for those not wanting to have achieved. People have been to try something different and the Bomber lands. Hope to see first for those who don’t to do 20Km. Participation was great willing to have a go, even if they are putting together a range of you next year and if you have got know what it is all about. with 30 teams of 3 in the Relay, 190 not sure how to go about it, because less conventional orienteering any good ideas for something in the City Race and 73 accepting the there have been others to help and activities such that there should a bit different, why not get in challenge of the Long O. There were give encouragement. For example, be enough to please everyone touch? many orienteers from far off places anyone that ran this year’s Long O over a weekend.

Orienteering Focus - Spring 2007 21 EVENT OFFICIALS NEWSLETTER BY BARRY ELKINGTON GRANTS AND FUNDING

from this experience is that although the days of having to check every single map (to ensure that it hadn’t missed a spot colour, or Updated Rules even the course overprint) really are over, at least one final printed map from each course does need a very careful check when the maps return from the printers. Checking only the OCAD files is not and Guidelines sufficient. Updated Rules and Guidelines for 2007, Breaking lines and circles reflecting the changes in the British Orienteering membership structure, are now on the course overprints With the advent of course overprints produced automatically from available on the British Orienteering web site OCAD, CONDES, etc. it is easy for the Planner to simply use what under Events / Regulations. Event Guidelines the software generates. Most Planners understand the need to in the standard format have also been added complete one extra step of cutting the control circles so that they do not obscure important details near to the control site. However, for the Future Champions Cup Final and you also need to ensure that the lines joining the controls do not BSOA Score Championships, and those for obscure any paths (particularly important on the White and Yellow the BSOA Championships and the Junior courses, but equally applicable to all the others). These may need to be offset from joining the centres of the circles in order to make Inter-Regionals are planned soon. This is the path visible, or broken to avoid obscuring important junctions. In gradually bringing together all of the Event areas where controls are close together, numbers also need careful positioning to avoid confusion. Guidelines into one place. Students Benefit from Devlopment Grant Importance of submitting Report by Liz Bridge

a full set of results to the The University of Durham Orienteering with twenty active members, and are able Club (UDOC) applied for a British to regularly turn out over ten competitors British Orienteering Funds National Ranking System Orienteering development grant in the at events around the region. British Orienteering currently has several All Regional, National, and other major individual events must submit summer of 2006 to help increase club funds available to support various aspects of a complete set of their results to the National Ranking System. numbers and activity. We had around A lot of our development would not have orienteering. The monies were left as either a Senior results are used for the Ranking system itself, whilst the eight active members at the beginning been possible without the development bequest, a legacy or as a grant from the sports Junior results are used to calculate Gold Badge times to determine of the academic year and were keen grant we received from British councils. The monies can be applied for by eligibility for courses in the Yvette Baker Trophy. The lack of Junior to attract more people to the club and Orienteering. The money received is groups of people for different purposes. results has been a particular problem, and event organisers the sport. Our plans for increasing the largely reserved for long term development and/or those responsible for the results are asked to check that any membership revolved largely around such as mapping of university sites and There are three main funds to which you are automatic submission software they have sends the complete set of the first term - the key elements being a purchasing club training equipment, but able to apply for funding: The Multi-Day Event both senior and junior results. It appears that some older versions do welcoming, informative stall at the fresher’s it has also allowed us to free up, and Levy Development Fund; The Elsie Ward Fund not, in which case clubs are asked to update their software. fair to attract new members, followed partially supplement, the limited grant we and Grants available within the development up by an extensive selection of event receive from our Athletic Union. Having budget. The various types of areas the funds Map a) Poor overprint - red line obscures path. trips and training throughout the term to this opportunity to focus our Athletic Union are currently being spent on are: encourage the new members to remain grant on reducing the cost of travel and Map checking - Club and association development projects with the club. Before the fresher’s fair, entry to events for members has allowed It is sometimes easy to take today’s technology for granted and - Junior competition enhancement we put together a small colour pamphlet us both to attend more events, and to place too much reliance on it always being right. A problem at a - Club volunteers training support containing details about the sport and the take more people to them. Having the recent event shows that we can never be too careful about what - Youth project support club, with a few map extracts and photos funds necessary to hire minibuses for that technology produces. The Planner and Controller had both - Equity project support from the previous year, to be handed out most events has made travel much easier, checked the OCAD files and draft maps to ensure that all the - School/Club link support at the stall. and allows for a larger number of people courses and control descriptions were correct. These files were than could ever have been taken when the The application process is currently being sent to the printers, returned as printed maps, put out at the start, During the fair we used the Nopesport club only had two cars at its disposal. As reviewed. In order to make the whole process and everything seemed fine. Only part way through the event did a and World Cup publicity DVDs, played on well as allowing us to take more members easier to follow as a member and easier to competitor point out to the Planner that her course had no Finish a laptop computer, to attract much more than ever before, the minibuses have also administer by the Federation, two deadlines circle on it, and furthermore that the control descriptions had some attention than in previous years - signing made travel more sociable and helped to for applications per year will be introduced, of the pictorial symbols for the control features missing. This was up a large number of interested students build up the club ethos. one at the beginning of the year and one in the found to be the case for all the maps on that course. Yet no other in the two days of the fair. Starting with middle. At the moment however, applications course was affected. Fortunately most people were using the an introductory training session on the Our recent success is down to the number are reviewed as and when they are received. separate loose descriptions which were completely correct, and for first weekend of term, we attended events of club activities we are able to hold and Deadlines will be published in Focus once the those that weren’t the control features were fairly obvious from the on most weeks last term - and indeed our ability to provide transport. Our plans application process has been finalised. map. The line from the final control to the finish, which was relatively plan to do much the same this term. This for the rest of the year include technical close, was there, and the problem brought no official complaints. In order to apply for funding, please submit Map b) Edited overprint - with the red line now offset the constant stream of events, along with up training sessions in areas such as the Lake a brief outline of your plans by email to info@ path becomes clearly visible. to two club runs a week and a club circuits District, as well as attendance at large britishorienteering.org.uk. Further information Further investigation has shown this to be a problem at the printing session, has encouraged new members to events. We would like to send our thanks about how to formally apply will then be sent stage, and similar problems have been seen in the past after using stay with the club and become an active to British Orienteering for helping us to to you depending on which fund meets your an OCAD file that had been compressed for sending, and with part of it. In one term we have developed achieve our goals, and we hope that future requirements. opening a file with a later version of OCAD. (Note that the maps Please send comments or questions to: from a group of eight keen orienteers into years will see UDOC continuing to develop were printed on waterproof paper, so there was no bagging stage Amy Sarkies [email protected] a much more dynamic and varied club, even further as a club. at which this problem might have been noticed.) The lesson to learn Executive Officer Administration

22 Orienteering Focus - Spring 2007 23 SOA Are your seeing Summary of event eligibility and entry fees for events in 2007 your course? With the advent of laser printers, It’s Permanent, Event Category National Member Local Member Local Member BSOA there has been a significant but not as we know it… change in the provision of maps Eligible Seniors Juniors Eligible Seniors Juniors Eligible Seniors Juniors Juniors for small and medium sized events. In the past, due to the 3 Straight entry Straight entry No Not applicable Not applicable No Not applicable Not applicable Needs to be British Championships expense of setting up printers, Day, Night, Sprint, Elite, fee fee (but see (but see NBM Relays note 1) note 1) clubs would have 2000 maps printed at one time and the JK and JK Relays 3 £2 discount Only one 3 Pay full entry Only one No Not applicable Not applicable Needs to be stock would be run down over a available on Junior entry fee Junior entry (but see NBM or LBM period with competitors copying individual fee fee note 1) entry fee their course from a master map and drawing out map National Events 3 £2 discount Only one 3 Pay full entry Only one No Not applicable Not applicable Needs to be corrections before they started. Bennachie available on Junior entry fee Junior entry (but see NBM or LBM Now maps are printed for each - small but entry fee fee fee note 1) event complete with the course perfectly formed! Harvester Relays and 3 Only one entry Only one 3 Only one entry Only one No Not applicable Not applicable Needs to be overprint and late changes to fee Junior entry fee Junior entry NBM or LBM the area. The planner will have Compass Sport Cup / A short drive from Aberdeen is a in turn wired to trees and gate- operations, and sensitive wildlife Trophy fee fee used a planning program such lovely hill called Bennachie, which posts. They’re firmly attached can be left undisturbed. Local as OCAD or CONDES and sent Peter Palmer Relays 3 not applicable Only one 3 not applicable Only one See Not applicable Only one See note 2 dominates the skyline for miles but eminently movable. clubs Maroc and Gramp can use his courses as files to the club’s and Yvette Baker Junior entry Junior entry note 2 Junior entry around and attracts many regular the facility for training, not just printer. Trophy fee fee fee visitors. Its forested lower slopes Courses are planned using their own technique training, but (owned by Forestry Commission Condes, and maps specific to also for learning about course 3 £2 discount Only one 3 £2 discount Only one 3 Pay full entry Only one 3 This has resulted in a greater Scotland) were mapped some each course are printed in small planning. C3 - Regional & available on Junior entry on entry fee if Junior entry fee Junior entry variation in the quality of C4 - District entry fee fee event within fee fee time ago by Grampian Orienteers, quantities. maps, with both the colours own Region and have hosted several events. and the definition being at The map includes the visitor C5 - Local 3 One entry fee One entry fee 3 One entry fee One entry fee 3 One entry fee One entry fee 3 times inadequate. Though centre run by Aberdeenshire for all Seniors for all Juniors for all Seniors for all Juniors for all Seniors for all Juniors all orienteers are affected, Council’s Ranger Service, where the group who are seriously I’ve had the pleasure of working disadvantaged are runners For the 2007 membership scheme the following applies: for the past couple of years, who are colour blind and this Senior is everyone born in 1986 or earlier. alongside my part-time job with is largely due to the course Junior is every one born in 1987 or later and any students in full time education. the SOA. Note 1 : At major events a small number of colour coded courses will often be provided. overprint often being too red. The correct colour is pms purple Eligibility & costs for these will apply as per a District Event. The interests of my two jobs which contains enough blue to Note 2 : Juniors from a school, college or university which has a formal association with the local club can run merged recently in a shared be distinguished and not the for that club. In such cases there is no requirement for the school to be a member of BSOA. vision of the Bennachie Centre red produced by the definition as a focus for local orienteering in the OCAD colour table. If the activity, drawing in experienced British Orienteering symbol set, orienteers and newcomers alike. downloaded from the web site is I’ve been working The 2008 JK is organised by the team that brought you the World used, a better purple is printed. with Forestry However, as all laser printers Cup 2005 and the Surrey Five-O 2005! Even before this year’s JK in Commission differ in performance, it is usually Scotland, in the the Forest of Dean you can take a quick peek at where the JK will necessary to fine tune the shape of Mark Mark sets the pace for the colour table to match the ISOM be in 2008. The JK was last held in the South East in 1999 and you Reeve, another long course colours. British Orienteering has will again have the chance to run in the region’s superb orienteering Maroc member, colour swatches available giving to produce areas, such as Leith Hill. So, as always, subject to final agreement on the correct colours and planners a permanent Forestry Commission Scotland and printers can contact the land permission we can now announce all the planned venues for JK orienteering course are generously covering the Map Group for advice. 2008 and all areas mentioned are embargoed from now on. with a difference. printing costs, so we don’t have to charge participants. It is also more important now Most of us have Typical Map packs are available from for planners to cut circles Friday 21st March: Sprint Race at the at major events in the South East. Runnable Monday 24th March: Relays at Eridge used at least Bennachie the Bennachie Centre, so the and lines on the overprint as University of Surrey in Guildford and hilly mixed woodland, with areas of Old Park, Tunbridge Wells. The weekend one traditional control orienteering doesn’t need to be laser printers cut a hole in the detailed earth features to provide a technical will finish in this traditional English country permanent course, a pre-planned activity, which is map information to insert the This area was used for the Sprint Race challenge. estate with large blocks of detailed woodland with posts in the an important factor for many overprint. This effect can be Qualifier at the World Cup in 2005 and drew scattered around extensive parkland. ground and maps with all the newcomers to the sport. alleviated by changing the praise from everyone who ran there. Detailed Sunday 23rd March: Classic Race at controls shown, so you have After a month or so, we’ll colour table and placing black university campus buildings set in parkland Broadstone Warren and Pippingford Park, Also included in the embargoed areas as to make up your own courses, move things around a bit, We’ll be monitoring the usage of and 100% brown above purple, on a gentle hillside provide classic sprint Ashdown Forest. Several parts of Ashdown well as the above are Newlands Corner, perhaps take a pencil round with and hey presto, new courses! this facility, and hope it can be allowing paths and contours terrain, which confused even the best in the Forest will be combined to offer a wide Crowborough Camp, Winterfold and Pitch you and write down a code to Regular visitors will have a used as a model for other areas. etc to appear on top of the world. range of terrain including mixed woodland Hill. prove you’ve visited a control. fresh challenge, and we can overprint. and open heathland. You can expect a add to the training element by Hilary Quick Saturday 22nd March: Middle Race (M technical and physical challenge on terrain Watch out for more details on the website: At Bennachie we’ve done things focussing on a particular skill SOA Assistant Professional Colin Spears. and W Elite)/Long Race (all other classes) used several years ago for the British www.jk2008.org.uk a bit differently. Controls are such as contouring. Another big Officer/Bennachie Centre Chairman Map Group. at Leith Hill. A second area from the 2005 Championships. plastic markers and pin-punches advantage is we can easily work Warden World Cup, but one with a long history of use attached to boards which are round areas affected by forestry

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As far as orienteering in accordance with the principles Scotland is concerned the and guidance of the Scottish following applies – Outdoor Access Code and any If you as an individual want other requirements requested to access an area, you can by the event officials and land do this as long as you act manager specific to the area responsibly within the principles being used. See Section 3.60 and guidance of the Scottish of the Scottish Outdoor Access Outdoor Access Code. There Code. is no need to register this with British Orienteering for insurance Any event which appears in purposes. The definition of a club, SOA and/or British Access to the ‘responsible’ will depend on the Orienteering Fixtures Lists is location, time of year, etc, and required to be registered with may change each time an area British Orienteering for insurance Countryside In Scotland is accessed. In some cases you purposes, and the organiser might be required to consult the must liaise with the land manager local orienteering club access giving as much notice as officer or club secretary for advice possible. The participants are After many years of confusion over the What you can do under your access rights access rights for up to 5 days for specific before you visit the area. (Also be required to act responsibly in access legislation in Scotland, the Scottish In Scotland everyone has the right of access reasons such as an agricultural show or an aware of embargoes on some accordance with the principles Executive instructed Scottish Natural Heritage for all forms of non-motorised access including open-air concert. In England and Wales land areas for events!). See Section and guidance of the Scottish to review the legal arrangements and after a walking, climbing, cycling, running, horse- managers can limit access to Access Land at 3.57 of the Scottish Outdoor Outdoor Access Code and any long consultation with all interested parties, riding, canoeing, wild camping, etc. In England their own discretion for up to 28 days per year. Access Code. other requirements requested by the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 was and Wales you have the right to walk and They can also apply for a ‘direction’ from their the event officials and land owner passed by the Scottish Parliament in May undertake certain types of recreation including local access authority to restrict public access If you and some club members specific to the area being used. 2004 and the accompanying Scottish Outdoor running, bird-watching, climbing, etc. for land management, public safety or fire want to access an area for an See Section 3.60 of the Scottish Access Code was approved by the Scottish prevention reasons. informal training run, and you do Outdoor Access Code. Parliament in July 2004. The statutory right of How can you undertake your access not put out any markers or other access came into effect on the 9th February rights? Linear routes facilities, then again you can do The SOA would ask that any 2005 giving Scotland one of the most forward- In Scotland the right of access is conditional In Scotland Rights of Way still exist, but Local so as long as you act responsibly squads or clubs from outside thinking pieces of access legislation in Europe. on the access-taker acting responsibly as Authorities are planning systems of core within the principles and guidance Scotland who intend coming The Scottish legislation gives people the right guided by the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. footpaths which will also facilitate access. In of the Scottish Outdoor Access to Scotland to train continue to of responsible, non-motorised access to Land Managers must also act responsibly England and Wales the current Rights of Way Code. Again there is no need contact the National Orienteering most land and inland water in Scotland and is in managing their land as also guided in the network applies, including some routes for to register this with British Centre or the local club for advice underpinned by 3 basic principles which apply Scottish Outdoor Access Code. In England cyclists and horse riders. Orienteering. The definition of on access and to ensure that equally to access-takers and land managers: and Wales access-takers must follow the ‘responsible’ will depend on the all activities are registered with Countryside Code. There is also advice The situation in Northern Ireland – location, time of year, etc and British Orienteering via the SOA • Take responsibility for your own actions available for land managers in both Codes. For In Northern Ireland access legislation is less may change each time an area Fixtures Secretary in the usual • Respect the interests of other people information on the Scottish Outdoor Access well developed. The Access to the Countryside is accessed. You should consult fashion. Tel: 01479 861474 • Care for the environment Code visit www.outdooraccess-scotland.com (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 places a duty the local orienteering club access nationalocentre@scottish- or for information on the Countryside Code visit on district councils to assert, protect and officer or club secretary for advice orienteering.org The English and Welsh legislation provides a www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk keep open and free from obstruction or before you visit the area. (Also be right of access over ‘Access Land’, ie mapped encroachment any public right of way. Councils aware of embargoes on some The web-site: areas of mountain, moor, heath and down, What you can’t do are also required to compile records of public areas for events!). See Section www.outdooraccess-scotland.com plus registered Common land – often known In Scotland you can’t take access in certain rights of way in their area. Councils may also 3.60 of the Scottish Outdoor has all the information and advice as a ‘right to roam’. Maps showing this Access places such as: a privacy zone round people’s make proposals to the Department of the Access Code. required for access takers and Land are available via: houses, land in which crops are sown or Environment for long distance routes and to land managers as well as links www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk and growing, have a dog with you not under date 13 of these have now been approved, If a club or squad organises to the Land Reform (Scotland) www.ccw.gov.uk/countrysideaccesswales proper control, interfere with land management 11 CAAN (Countryside Access and Activities an event or activity of any kind Act 2003 and the accompanying operations, hunt, shoot or fish. In England and Network) trails, the Ulster Way and the which appears in any club Scottish Outdoor Access Code. The main differences between the Scottish Wales you are not allowed: to have a dog with Newcastle Challenge Trail. or other fixture list, including The Scottish Orienteering web- legislation and the English & Welsh legislation you not on a lead near livestock and between evening training events, coaching site also has useful information on are; 1st March and 31st July to avoid disturbing The Access Order also includes provision for sessions, Come and Try It’s, etc, orienteering access in Scotland. birds and sensitive animals, ride, cycle or wider access to open country but no related which involve a certain level of www.scottish-orienteering.org. Access rights camp, take part in airsports, swim in or use agreements or orders have been made by organisation, eg car parking, For a free copy of the Scottish In Scotland everyone has a right of responsible, boats or sail boards on inland water. district councils. Generally, apart from de markers put out, timing, etc, Outdoor Access Code contact non-motorised access over most land and facto access, this type of ‘freedom to roam’ then the organiser or leader must Scottish Natural Heritage. inland water for recreation, some educational What land managers can do in Northern Ireland is currently only available ensure that they have liaised Tel: 01738 444177. and commercial uses and for going from at National Trust lands, country parks, forest with the land manager and that place to place. In England & Wales everyone In Scotland land managers can ask the parks etc. De facto access is currently the activity is registered with Donald Petrie has a right of access over ‘Access Land’, ie public to avoid short-term land management available in many parts of the Mournes but British Orienteering for insurance Scottish Orienteering designated areas of mountain, moor, heath and operations such as timber operations or crop strictly speaking, there is no legal basis for the purposes. The participants are Access Officer down, plus registered Common Land. spraying. They also have the power to apply recreational use of such land. required to act responsibly in [email protected] to their Local Authority to exempt land from

26 Orienteering Focus - Spring 2007 27 Badge awards to January 2007 Congratulations to the following orienteers who have recently claimed their awards. Gold Silver Final Championship TrailTrail OO Awards list for 2006 W10 Nicola Rowlett MV, Eloise Wright W14 Alice Campbell CLOK, Rachel update CLOK Collins DFOK, Alana Wright CLOK Congratulations to Hilary Palmer (W55 JW2 Eloise Wright CLOK W16 Lucy Taylor CLOK NOC), Barrie Speake (M65 EBOR) and Roy Travel for JW3 Caitlin Campbell CLOK W18 Lily Unsworth CLOK Malley (M75 NATO) who had the best results W16 Alison Fryer LOC JW5L Jennifer Thornton CLOK in 2006, obtaining Championship standard JW4 Alice Campbell CLOK, Lucy M10/JM1 Thomas Birkett SOS, Jack Lord in all seven events. The best junior orienteer Thraves SO, Alana Wright CLOK NOC was Jonathan Malley (M14 NATO) who French 5 Day JW5S Lucy Taylor CLOK, Hazel Wright M10 Barnaby Warren NN obtained seven Championship times but he Based in the Lot et Garonne region of France, MAROC M12/JM2 Ben Lord NOC ran in the M16 class at the SYO event so bordering the Dordogne and Bordeaux wine JW5L Catherine Taylor CLOK M12 Luke Grenfell-Shaw BOK technically that performance doesn’t count. regions and easily reached from eight U.K airports W18 Clare Dallimore SWOC, Jennifer JM3 Douglas Marshall MAROC into Bergerac, Evolution Motor Homes offers the Thornton CLOK M16 Patrick Low MAROC Eleven orienteers (Alison Sloman, Inara traveller to this region a hassle free, independent W21 Sarah Francis SN JM4 Finlay Langan MAROC Gipsle, Janet Rosen, Mike Crockett, Jim holiday. With new 4/5 berth and 2 berth Weinsberg W50 Sally Lindsay ESOC M35 Mark Cheesman MV Prowting, John Britton, Alistair Wood, luxury motor homes available and a free route M10/JM2 Philip Vokes DEE M50 Lester Evans HOC Duncan Archer, Ben Stevens, Matthew planning service, the choice of destinations is yours. M12/JM1 Jack Stuckes KSODA Halliday and Jonathan Malley) obtained six Simply contact Evolution with dates of your M12/JM2 Matt Jeffery KSODA Championship standards. Congratulations intended itinerary, and you will be offered a choice M12/JM3 Joshua Cooper EBOR also to all those listed below who are now Bronze of locations for your overnight stays and information JM3 Daniel Parsons LEI eligible to claim a Championship award for 2006 was a very exciting competitions are included so suited to your needs. The website contains more JM4 Christopher MacKenzie CLOK W12 Caitlin Campbell CLOK, Frances 2006 as a result of their performances in the year with Dave Gittus others can enjoy the week information and contact details: M16/JM5S Alex Wills PFO SYO National event. Wright MAROC winning the Gold Medal at on the Atlantic coast. The www.evolutionmotorhomes.com JM5M Patrick Low MAROC, Jonathan W12/JW1 Caitlin Owens KSODA the World Championships. World Championships in Trail Malley NATO, David Smyth NATO JW2 Alex Crosby NATO, Rosalyn M10 Philip Vokes DEE Peter Roberts, the current Orienteering are incorporated JM5L Robbie Unsworth CLOK Marshall MAROC M12 Zachary Field EBOR British Champion made into the WOC week in Kiev, M40 Simon Thraves SO M14 Michael Besant DEE the EuTOC team and has Ukraine at the end of August. M45 Robert Parkinson NOC W14 Rachel Collins DFOK, Emma M16 David Smyth NATO, Robbie taken Trail O very seriously There will also be public Ratcliffe NATO Unsworth CLOK since then by travelling to a competitions associated with JW3 Frances Wright MAROC M18 Christopher Embrey HOC Awards are available from Chris Boycott, number of events abroad as the championships. Maybe W18 Phoebe Langan MAROC M20 Rhys Findlay-Robinson SHUOC 13 Dawlish Avenue, Stafford, ST17 0EU, on well as to every one in the some of you reading this will W45 Wendy Olsen SELOC M21 Alan Bogle NWOC, Murray Strain receipt of, all relevant details, the appropriate UK to gain experience. This be interested in supporting M10/JM1 Cameron Owens KSODA EUOC fee (cheque made payable to British commitment alongside his the teams, both Foot and JM1 Dylan Campbell CLOK, Sam M40 Quentin Harding SROC Orienteering Federation) and an appropriate mapping skills and a love of Trail, while enjoying the WOC Garrett CLOK M45 Alastair Mackenzie CLOK, Stephen SAE (22x16 cm for certificates). maps will undoubtedly help tour and the sights of Kiev. M12 Luke Grenfell-Shaw BOK Martin NOC Details required: him in Trail O competition. It is easy to get around by M14 Jonathan Cronk WAOC, John M50 Kevin Lomas NOC, Michael Napier Peter is currently busy with metro but not if you are in a a) Full name and age class of claimant. Grenfell-Shaw BOK, Finlay NOC planning the British Trail O wheelchair. b) The names and dates of the 3 events, Langan MAROC M55 Jim Mallinson SLOW, Martin Ricketts Championships, which this which must be within a 2-year time span. M35 Simon Holford SAX TVOC year will not be with the Many of the Trail O Back claims are possible IF I have the M45 Stephen Cartwright SOS, Neil M65 Peter Lomas MDOC, Brian Morris main Foot O championships enthusiasts will be gaining relevant records, as a lot of old records Clegg QO WRE, Andrew Nicholl NATO, but maybe in Wales in the experience of international are NOT available on the Internet. As I Michael Wood EPOC Autumn. competitions by travelling to only get about 20% of event results it M75 Jim Young LOC Denmark for the Nordic Cup helps me if you can send photocopies of W14 Katrin Harding SROC The thoughts of Trail (28th - 30th September) as relevant results W18 Joanna Halliday OD Orienteers are now directed well as other competitions in c) Position and time of claimant in each W20 Kirsten Strain EUOC to the 2007 season. In Scandinavia. event. W21 Heather Burrows ERYRI, Laura Britain, there will be a two d) Club and British Orienteering number Daniel BOK, Jo Stevenson SYO, day competition at the JK; a Selection for the GB of claimant. Helen Winskill SYO Northern Irish Championships teams will be made after e) The standard being claimed. W35 Lucy Wiegand SYO is also expected and hopefully consideration of current W40 Sara Campbell DEE, Sal Chaffey a couple more elite events. (competing at the JK will be Please note that year flashes have been DVO, Elizabeth Clayton WCH important) and past results withdrawn, as there were not enough W45 Alison Harding HH, Sarah Howes British teams will contest and international competition claimants. Junior ageless class flashes (eg SAX the EuTOC near Carcans experience. Please declare JW1) are not available at present, but age W50 Karen Clark EBOR, Anne Cranke in France during July. This your interest by e-mailing flashes (eg M12) are still available while CLOK event is integrated into the ‘5 [email protected]. Why not do stocks last. W55 Lesley Brown HH, Jill Gorvett SYO, Days in Aquitaine’, and funds it today? Sheila Sprot NATO permitting six can be selected Woven cloth badge £1.50 W60 Jackie Barnes CLARO for this competition. Public Anne Braggins Certificate £0.50 Age (e.g. M60) flash £0.40

28 Orienteering Focus - Spring 2007 29 Springtime in Pictured: Shane Ohly Shropshire - As Sheffield Credit: Anne Arran British Orienteering good as it gets? Addresses and Contacts Picture this – evening sunlight on castle walls, sharing a bottle of Adventure wine with friends over the maps of the day, children playing happily National Office: Development Team - England: with their friends, food on the way Film Forum 8a Stancliffe House, Whitworth Road, Darley and to cap it all – the knowledge Development Manager: Dale, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 2HJ. Useful Addresses: that you can do it all again Hilary Palmer Office hours: Mon-Fri 9.00am-5.00pm. tomorrow – life really doesn’t get The Sheffield Adventure Film Forum is British Orienteering Website: Tel: 0115 9820651 Tel: 01629 734042 (24hr. answerphone) much better than this. e-mail:[email protected] e-mail: [email protected] about watching a bunch of the best Fax: 01629 733769. Badge Claims: Chris Boycott, EA (Bedfordshire, Cambridge, Essex): adventure films from all over the world. e-mail: [email protected] Well here is the opportunity to 13 Dawlish Avenue, Stafford, ST17 0EU Helen Errington enjoy that perfect moment in a The next ShAFF will take place over the Tel: 01785 612825 Tel: 01727 842 88 sublime setting, indulging in your weekend of the 23rd, 24th & 25th of e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] favourite sport and at the very National Office Staff: Hon. Records Officer: Terry Dooris, 14 EA (Norfolk, Peterborough, Suffolk): Vacant March 2007 at the Showroom Cinema in Sovereign Court, 9 Wareham Road, South best time of the year. And make Chief Executive: e-mail: [email protected] Croydon CR2 6LP Tel: 0208 649 7002 no mistake – after a day of full-on, Sheffield. It will feature a wide selection Mike Hamilton EM: Pauline Olivant Trail Orienteering: Anne Braggins, fierce orienteering, you’ll have e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 0115 9872083 of adventure films, some of them award 90 High Street, Meldreth, Royston, Herts, SG8 earned it! Executive Officer, Admin: e-mail: [email protected] 6LB Tel: 01763 260333 winners, many from 2006’s festivals around Amy Sarkies NE: Vacant e-mail: [email protected] Springtime in Shropshire 2007 the world, and plenty of old favourites. e-mail: [email protected] NW: Sarah Watkins The National Orienteering Centre is already in the making and you International & Coaching Programmes Tel: 01524 844915 c/o Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore, Inverness-shire really will not want to miss it. Three Director: Derek Allison, e-mail: [email protected] PH22 1QU Tel: 01479 861374 first class days of orienteering set Featuring in 2007: Newton Hall Farm, Newton in Cartmel, SE (Hertfordshire & N. London): e-mail: [email protected] in the splendour of the Shropshire Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6JJ. Helen Errington • 65 films - 4 World, 2 European and 3 British Schools’ Orienteering Association countryside and centred on that Tel/Fax: 01539 531167. Tel: 01727 842 883 Membership Secretary: classic English market town UK Premieres, Best Of Kendal, Best of e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Peter Bylett, 55 Bruce Road, Kidderminster, – Ludlow. Banff, Films for Kids, Films for Women, Marketing and Communications Manager: SE (Kent, Surrey, Sussex & S. London): Worcs, DY10 2TY Tel: 01562 631561 Caroline Povey Christine Robinson Old Favourites, Films for adrenaline e-mail: [email protected] The competition will include three e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 020 8255 7176 Trail Cyclists. Association: contrasting days of challenging Junkies, Feature Films and plenty more. International Programme Manager: email: [email protected] John Houlihan, 98 Main St, Menston, Ilkley, West forest and parkland including Hilary Bloor SC: Denise Harper • Andy Kirkpatrick, Dave MacLeod, John Yorkshire LS29 6HY one entirely new area mapped e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 0118 9482934 Tel: 01943 876393 especially for the occasion. Prizes Arran, Alastair Lee, Daniel Ilabaca & Leo World Class Start Programme Manager: e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] will be awarded to the winners in Dickinson will give talks in conjunction Nick Barrable SW: Celia Watkinson ALL classes – so make sure you Tel: 0117 9688627 with films in which they are associated. e-mail: [email protected] don’t miss a day. Coaching Programme Manager: Hon. Officers: e-mail: [email protected] WM: Tony Callow • A giant party in the Workstation on the Vicky Thornton Chairman: Neil Cameron, Chestnut House, The programme is as follows: Tel: 01743 884219 Saturday night featuring well known e-mail: [email protected] Gannaway Lane, Tewkesbury, Glos. GL20 8DA Saturday, May 26th May 2007: e-mail: [email protected] Accounts Manager: Tel: 01684 294791 (before 10pm) Titterstone Clee DJ’s. YH: Colin Best Jannette Blunden e-mail: [email protected] Sunday May 27th May 2007: Tel: 0114 2302621 • An international bouldering masters at e-mail: [email protected] Vice Chairman: Peter Christopher, Bucknell e-mail: [email protected] Office Administrator: Brackendale, Brook Lane, Brocton, Monday May 28th May 2007: the Climbing Works on the Saturday. Nicole McKenna Stafford ST17 0TZ Brampton Bryan • An urban orienteering race starting at e-mail: [email protected] e-mail:[email protected] the Showroom. Vice Chairman: Lyn West, Grove Hill House, Development Team – N. Ireland: There will be a strong family feel to Dedham, Essex, CO7 6DX. Tel: 01206 322905 the event centre and campsite at • PlanetFear will bring together a Helen Baxter Councillors: email:[email protected] Ludlow School brought to you by Tel: 028 9263 9841 selection of their suppliers for a public Treasurer: Malcolm Duncan, 85 Whitmore Road, the same team that delivered the Chris James, Dalcross, The Manse Lane, e-mail: [email protected] Westlands, Newcastle under Lyne, memorable JK2005 event centre exhibition area. Gorsley, Ross-On-Wye Herefordshire Staffs ST5 3LZ Tel: 01782 610315 and campsite at Lichfield Rugby HR9 7SJ. Tel: 01989 720122 • Live music in the Showroom bar on e-mail: [email protected] Club. So facilities are guaranteed Saturday night & live Jazz on Sunday e-mail: [email protected] Development Team - Scotland: and there will be some top-class Ed Nicholas, Edinburgh University Sports Union, Hilary Quick entertainment and attractions to afternoon. 48 The Pleasance, Edinburgh, EH8 9TJ Committee Chairmen: Tel: 01467 629022 appeal to everyone – no matter Tel: 07725 912593 Council, Management and Development: e-mail: [email protected] what age, energy level or taste. e-mail: [email protected] Sheffield is the UK city with the most Neil Cameron, Chestnut House, Gannaway Lane, John Morris, South House, The Street, Tewkesbury, Glos. GL20 8DA Tel: 01684 294791 As more information becomes concentrated climbing, mountaineering Clapham, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 3UU. (before 10pm) Development Team - Wales: available so it will be posted on and outdoor-sports orientated population Tel: 01903 871286 e-mail: [email protected] the website – why not bookmark e-mail: [email protected] Coaching: Keith Marsden, 24 Glen Way, and is also host to The Showroom, the North Wales: Mair Tomos it now to keep in touch with the Toni O’Donovan, 80 Leicester Road, Quorn, Watford, Herts, WD17 3JL Tel: 01286 830 142 latest news? In the mean time largest independent cinema outside of Leicester, LE12 8BB Tel: 07753 660513 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] remember the dates and enjoy e-mail: [email protected] London. Event Operations: Lyn West, Grove Hill House, South West Wales: Kay Seward the prospect of a rather special Dedham, Essex, CO7 6DX. Tel: 01206 322905 Tel: 01554 771807 Spring Bank Holiday in Shropshire e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] – it really will be as good as it gets! If you would like to be kept informed about International: Dave Harrison, Maunsell House, www.sins.org.uk WEBSITE: Home Farm, Hopton, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, the event please drop us an email to www.britishorienteering.org.uk DE4 4DF Tel: 01629 540779 Lynden and Lester Hartmann [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Co-ordinators

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