Edgbaston Village results
The results of the first Night Street league event of the season are available here as a pdf file, or scroll down to view them.
Burlish Top Entries 19th November
The closing date for lower fees is 12th November so enter now through https://www.fabian4.co.uk/. If you like your orienteering enhanced by the added value of military history, giraffes and steam trains, this is the event for you. If you prefer your orienteering to be orienteering, we’ve got a varied area of heath and acid grassland surrounded by oak and birch scrub, mostly gently undulating but with some steeper slopes to add variety and test concentration. It’s also the penultimate West…
Arrow Valley, Redditch 16th November
Join us for the first event in our series of Winter Evening Events. Read the full details below or download a pdf here.
Redditch, 23rd November
The second event in this season’s Night street League will be on Thursday 23rd November in Redditch. As is normal for Redditch, the navigation challenge starts with finding the event centre! Read the full details below or download a pdf here.
Red House Park, 28th October
The results of October’s monthly Beginners, Families and Schools Event are available here. The photo shows 12th Walsall scouts enjoying the day! More information about the series can be found on the City of Birmingham Orienteering page.
Edgbaston Village, 9th November
The first event in this season’s Night street League takes place on Thursday 9th November in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Read the full details below or download a pdf here.
Harlequins League update
This league is designed to provide a chance for all Harlequins to compete in different age groups across all events where Members are representing HOC in a calendar year. There are three events to go (CompassSport Cup final, Burlish Top (Harlequins, WML) and Sutton Park (Octavian Droobers, WML)) but to spur you on here are the scores so far:
Red House Park, Great Barr – 28th October
City of Birmingham Orienteering invite you to a Beginners Families and Schools Orienteering Event at Red House Park, Great Barr on Saturday 28th October 2023. Scroll down to read more or download a pdf here. Explore the park with a choice of four* courses, with family-friendly options for both complete beginners and improvers, plus a course for adult runners who are new to navigation. (*Unfortunately the planned green course, the longest and hardest originally on offer, is no longer viable)
Congratulations to….
…. Lana & Oscar Whitman, Simon Lanckham, Eloïse Lee, Chris McCartney and Karen Thomspon – all winners of their age categories in the West Midlands Urban league.
Burlish Top & Rifle Range, 19th November
Harlequins are hosting the next West Midlands League event at Burlish Top and the Rifle Range on Sunday 19th November. This area now includes the nature reserve, a former golf course and a former WW1 Rifle Range. The mix of contrasting parts will present a real orienteering challenge. Scroll down for the full details or find them as a pdf here. The closing date for lower fees is 12th November but don’t delay, enter now through https://www.fabian4.co.uk/.