The rearranged AGM of the WMOA will now take place on Monday 24th October at 7-30pm at Great Barr Hotel. A new zoom link will be needed for those attending in this way. Any apologies or requests for Zoom should be sent to the WMOA Secretary
Results for the 9th October at Church Hill, Redditch are here. This was a Regional event and part of the West Midlands Urban League.
A course for anyone who is interested in qualifying as a Level C controller will take place on Saturday 29 October. It will be based at the Sea Ranger hut in Sutton Park. Full details are here, including contact details to book a place with the organiser, Henry Morgan.
CompassSport Cup/Trophy final, 16th October at Devilla Wood and Tulliallan – HOC will be there and Captain Kerstin needs the details of anyone running by the 29th September at the very latest – so email her your Name, BOF no, SI no and Age Class now!!!
The Church Hill estate, Redditch is ideal for urban orienteering, with a complex and confusingnetwork of dead end roads and pedestrian routes. Preliminary details are available here, or go straight to the online entry via Fabian4.
Our next event is on the 9th October (note the new date!) at Church Hill, Redditch. This is a Regional event and part of the West Midlands Urban League. Details will be posted on the Club Events page.
Our Summer Series ended on a high with a challenging course at Hartlebury Common:
The final event in our Summer series is next Thursday. Book yourself a map by emailing the organiser, Robert – his email address is below.
Baggeridge results are here. Organiser Peter L says: Not a bad turnout for an event put on at fairly short notice. I’d planned the course so that every other (ish) control on the first section was on or very near paths, with the others accessible without having to fight through vegetation (subject to route choice). I put them out wearing shorts and emerged fairly unscathed. One of the controls had its kite taken – luckily I’d grippled the more expensive…
The next event in our Summer Series is this Saturday at Baggeridge, with start times between 11.00am and noon. Full details are here. Stay for a post-run picnic and chat with your fellow club members. If the right people attend we may present some Club Champs trophies . Peter Langmaid, Organiser