New Year Cracker!

Final details for the 13th New Year Cracker, at Beacon Fell on 1st January, are now available here.

Compass Sport Trophy 2014

The first round draw has been made and SROC will face POTOC and SELOC in the Compass Sport Trophy at Irwell Valley on Sunday 16th February. Please keep this date free as we would like to field a full team. More details specific to SROC members will follow. See http://www.pgopage.co.uk/compasssportcup.htm

Street League

The updated Street League tables are now on the web for you to study during the festive season. We are now at halfway and the Gross Score table is being very keenly fought whilst Jane is establishing a good lead on the Age & Gender Adjusted. How will things change over the second half of the series? What New Years Resolutions will be made in an effort to change things? See you in the New Year at Torrisholme - New map and, I believe, a new scale to keep us on our mettle - see you there - Bob

Cottam results

Greetings - the provisional results for Cottam are now on the web - as I say in the Organisers comments we have tried to be as lenient as we could but if you have a query then please get back to me. I think you were all great to turn up and run in such awful weather. What was particularly frustrating/annoying was that it 'targeted' the running window of the event. Even given the weather the event did have it's moments. Yes it is true that Tony Varley was within the 75 minutes!! We also had one regular Street Leaguer who, despite being injured, turned up to walk the event - just goes to show how addictive it can be. I also gather that we a had a couple of people trying to perfect their 'walking on water' trick at control 42 - thank goodness it wasn't very deep. Once again many thanks for turning up, the numbers far exceeded my expectations. Have a good Christmas and I look forward to seeing you all at Torrisholme - Bob

Cottam Street League

Well there was no shortage of weather at last night's event! RouteGadget is ready for your routes.

Street League tables

The updated Street League tables are now on the web. There won't have been many times when a number of us are ahead of Quentin into the New Year and the second half of the series!

Northern Championships Festival of Orienteering 3rd-5th May 2014

As part of the Jubilee Year celebrations SROC is hosting the Northern Championships on the excellent terrain of Gummer's How & Blakeholme near Newby Bridge. Lakeland OC are organising events either side of the Champs - a Middle at Summerhouse Knotts and an Urban in Kendal to create a full bank holiday weekend of fantastic orienteering. More details may be found on this page. Entries for the weekend are due to open on Fabian4 from tomorrow, 17th December.

Golden Jubilee Challenge Match - SROC v SN (Southern Navigators)

In 1965, on Leith Hill, Surrey, there was an inaugural 'North v South' inter-regional event. The North represented by SROC and PFO and the South by SN and OO. The South, with athletes such as Bruce Tulloch, Martin Hyman, Roger Bannister and Mike Murray ran out clear winners. In 1989, as part of SROC 25th anniversary celebrations, Southern Navigators came to Tockholes for a re-match. On this occasion the North triumphed.

As part of our Golden Jubilee celebrations we have challenged the 'South' again. The match will take place at Bentley Wood, near Atherstone (OD event) on Sunday 9th March. The club is planning to take a coach to the event (pick up points in Lancaster and Preston ) with the possibility of a social gathering afterwards. SROC members will be allowed to run any course. Travel costs will be available at the club handicap in January. If you are interested in taking part can you email me. mark.edwards170@gmail.com

Street League 5

SROC Junior Squad

Thanks to Thomas Somers for this photo of members of the junior squad at Low Park Wood last Saturday. The group meet for fun training sessions and are showing good progress through the technical levels. For more details contact Julian Lailey.

Golden Jubilee Car Stickers

Everyone should have received a Golden Jubilee 1964-2014 Car sticker in our recent newsletter. These are free to members, please display them with pride. If you require additional stickers, I will have some available at the New Year Cracker and the Club Handicap.
Mark Edwards - SROC Chairman

Street League scores

Many thanks to Paul, Pete and colleagues for providing us with a very enjoyable event and an excellent venue. The results are now on the web for your perusal. The league tables have also been updated after Blackpool and I will add the Bolton result during next week pending any queries. Many thanks for coming and I look forward to seeing you all at the pre Xmas event at Cottam. - Bob

Bolton North street league 4th December

SROC is grateful to members of SELOC for their excellent Bolton North event, no 4 in the 2013-14 league. RouteGadget for the event is now available.

Low Park Autumn series 3

Results for the Autumn series event held yesterday in Low Park Wood are now available here, and RouteGadget for the event is here.

North West Night League event 1, Low Park

Event 1 of the NWNL saw a good turnout in pleasant autumnal weather at the compact Low Park Wood. Results and RouteGadget are now on-line.