Club Champions
The Club Championships are held on a Saturday in mid to late December. They are followed by a social event, often a “bring and share” picnic at a village hall or similar venue close to the orienteering area chosen. They are a closed event, restricted to members of the club, but it may be possible to accommodate visiting friends and family, former club members etc. Please check with the organiser if you would like to bring a guest or join us!
The format is a one hour, mass start score. A shorter option may be available to juniors, and additional tweaks may be applied if the area requires this. The rules are here.
It is a club tradition that the event officials are volunteers from the senior winners at the previous year’s event.
The 2025 event was held on 6th December at Sandwell Valley Country Park
The trophy winners were:
- The Bert Pardoe trophy, awarded to the best performance on handicap. Peter Rose.
- Men’s Open (Philip Thompson Trophy). The highest scoring M class competitor. Steve Blackmore.
- Ladies Open. The highest scoring W class competitor. Kerstin Mitchell.
- Men’s Veteran. The highest scoring M40 or M45. Robert Rose.
- Ladies Veteran. The highest scoring W40 or W45. Amy Fox.
- Men’s Super Vet (The President’s Trophy). The highest scoring M50, 55 or 60. David Williams.
- Ladies Supervet. The highest scoring W50, 55 or 60. Helen Clare.
- Men’s Master. The highest scoring M65 or M70. Charles Nelson.
- Vintage Ladies Champion. The highest scoring W65+. Alison Sloman.
- Ultra Vet Men’s Shield. The highest scoring M75+ Mick Sadler.
- Boys Junior Champion (Chris Schaanning Jubilee Cup). The highest scoring M16 or M18. Seb Blackmore.
- Girls Junior Champion. The highest scoring W16 or W18. Pippa Blackmore.
- Harley O’Quinn Trophy. The highest scoring M12 or M14. Joey Fox.
- Columbine Trophy. The highest scoring W12 or W14. Not contested.
- M10 Champion. The highest scoring M10-. Jake Fox.
- W10 Champion. The highest scoring W10-. Not contested.
- The Alex Wing Trophy, awarded to the highest scoring new member. Not contested.
- The MADO Family Trophy. The HOC Family achieving the highest score. Not contested.
Click on the trophy name for an image of the trophy
Past champions can be found in this document.
Bert Pardoe handicap factors; December 2025. These are used to decide the best performance on the day using handicap factors calculated from your times in recent events. They are based on your running speed in events including West Midlands League events, the Compass Sport Cup and other local events where our Members compete. Your running speed is compared to the average running speed of other competitors so a handicap of 1 means that on average you are running as fast as the average competitor and a handicap of 0.5 means that you are running twice as quickly as the average competitor. It only includes results on TD4 & TD5 courses and does not include urban events or night events which is why some members may not be included.