Latest street league scores

The results for Lancaster, and current league scores for gross and age-adjusted tables are now available. Next event is in Horwich on 8th February. See details.

Lancaster Street League Event

Thank you to all who came to tonight's SROC Night Street League event. Everyone enjoyed a dry evening to tour some of the delights of Lancaster. Results will be available soon, but in the mean time please add your routes to RouteGadget.

Club Handicap

A slightly smaller turnout than usual enjoyed the annual Club Handicap and Social/Prizegiving at Dalton Crags and Burton village hall today. Unfortunately this clashed with a major event weekend elsewhere and other regular participants were out of the country. Nevertheless the event was enjoyable and a true handicap victor was found. First in was Lucie Todhunter but she had punched too quickly at one control which hadn't registered in her SI card. Next in was Laurence Johnson, only a few seconds ahead of his younger brother Finlay. Laurence therefore was declared the Handicap winner. At the prizegiving the National & Provincial shield went to Tony Marlow in recognition of his organisational skills. The Men's trophy was won by Quentin Harding and the Women's by Heather Roome. Most Improved was Philip Gager and Best Newcomers went to the Lusardi family. Age class prize winners will appear in a later newsletter. Results, handicap results and RouteGadget are all available.

Action Required for Lancaster Street League 25/01/17

The event will start from the Wagon and Horses pub on St Georges Quay, Lancaster. The pub has asked for an idea of numbers for food so that they can lay on more staff if necessary. Please e-mail me if you expect to come and eat and if possible your order from the menu. Final details for the event, the pub menu and my e-mail address are now available on our club's fixture page. Quentin

Buckshaw RouteGadget

RouteGadget is now ready for Wednesday's street league event.

Blakeholme Night Event Saturday 14th January

Attached is a document giving important Safety Information for the NWNL orienteering event on Blakeholme next Saturday evening. In particular, it gives details of changes to start times and the course closure time and publicises that cagoules, whistles and a spare torch are all compulsory.

If you are intending to come to this event, please read this document.

Before setting out on Saturday, please check the LOC website at http://www.lakeland-orienteering.org.uk/, in case further important information has been posted there.

Dick Towler

Buckshaw Village street league event

Last night's street league event benefited from a strong turn out as well as a newly mapped area. Provisional results have been posted here. Street leaguers please read the note from Quentin regarding food orders for the next event in Lancaster. This will start at a new venue to us, and is sure to be a great event. Very easy access from the M6 so don't miss out!

Lancaster Night Street league Event 7 - 25/1/17

The event will start from the Wagon and Horses pub, 37 St Georges Quay, Lancaster LA1 1RD. The pub has asked for an idea of numbers for food so that they can lay on more staff if necessary. Please e-mail me if you expect to come and eat and if possible your order from the menu. Details for the event, the pub menu and my e-mail address will soon be available on our club's fixture page. Quentin

Tim Watkins Trophy entries open!

On line entries for the Tim Watkins Trophy are now open on Fabian4.

Buckshaw & Euxton Night Street League Event 6

Come and run on a brand new map! The event will start from the The Warhorse public house Buckshaw Hall Cl, Buckshaw Village, Chorley PR7 7JD, It is part of the Hungry Horse chain and food is available until 10.00pm.
Registration from 6.00pm and starts are available from 6.30-7.30pm on score courses of either 60 or 75 mins with penalties for returning late. For more details or enquiries contact the organiser on 07736 939856.

Club Handicap 21st January

The annual Club Handicap race will take place at Dalton Crags on Saturday 21st January. All club members are encouraged to attend as each has an exactly equal chance of winning the handicap trophy, thanks to the handicapping skills of Dick Collins combined with the planning cunning of Roy McGregor. Final details are on-line here. After the race we will meet in the Burton Village Hall for a Jacob's Join social and presentation of the club awards for 2016. Please bring a food contribution to share with everyone.

Tim Watkins Trophy 2017

This long distance, mass start event, held roughly every 18 months and named in memory of its creator Tim Watkins, will next take place on Whitbarrow on Sunday 19th February. Preliminary details have been published and entries will open soon on Fabian4.

Cracker apology

First of all thank you to those who have sent me a message offering to disqualify themselves after my comments about taking a short cut over or through the uncrossable wall marked on the map. I think I have replied to everyone individually, but for anyone else interested I have decided to leave the results unchanged for the following reasons:

New Year off to a cracking start!

The 16th New Year Cracker, held in Eggerslack Woods, was blessed with sunny weather and a good turnout of local orienteers and others from further afield. The fiendish format was a true test for befuddled heads as befits the first event of the year. Only Helen Ockenden managed to score maximum points, to secure the Women's Open title. Other class winners were Matthew Rooke (Men's Open), Christopher Calow and Judy Burge (M & W60+), Alasdair Pedley and Evie Conway (M & W18-) and William Dykes and Ellie Simmonds (M & W14-). The Novice prize was awarded to Robbie Lightfoot. Results may be viewed here. RouteGadget is here.