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New way to access fixtures information

2012-02-01T17:13:00.002Z

Regular readers of Nopesport, the on-line orienteering forum, may have seen this post earlier today. Following those instructions we have created a link for all SROC events and activities, all international and level A events, all level B from NWOA and YHOA, all level C from NWOA and level D's from our neighbouring clubs, in the next 30 days. This will update automatically as the BOF fixtures database changes over time. Please only click on this link if you are interested in evaluating this facility. Any general feedback would be best directed to Nopesport, but specific feedback on usefulness as an addition to (or replacement for?) our fixtures page to webteam@sroc.org please.

Latest Street League tables

2012-01-31T23:49:00.002Z

League tables for gross scores and for age adjusted scores after seven events have now been published. Three league events remain, plus the special handicap event number eleven. Event 8 is on 8th February in Eccleston. See this earlier post.

Compass Sport Cup update from Club Captain

2012-01-29T18:11:00.004Z

Team members must enter themselves via oentries on the course you have been asked to run. The club will refund 50% of the entry fee. There are a couple of options regarding the refund. The refund can be collected from the Club Captain on the day. Alternatively if you are planning to enter either the JK or British relay your refund will cover most of the entry fee. Please let the Club Captain know so he can have refunds available.

The team has been selected to try and achieve the highest possible score. As a result you may be asked to run a shorter course than you are used to, but points are important and your position will push other teams down.

Brown Men (Open)	Blue Women (Open)
Paul Wilmore John Taylor Mike Johnson Tony Marlow Andy Quickfall Paddy Walsh Peter Collins	Heather Gardner Rowena Brown Jo Taylor Deb Murrell Sarah Watkins
Blue Men (M45+ M20-)	Green Women (W45+ W20-)
Quentin Harding Mark Edwards John Ockenden Gavin Smith Ian Selby Jon Carberry John Brewer Alex Finch Chris Roberts Roy McGregor Steve Wrigley	Karen Nash Mary Ockenden Jane Anthony Karen Quickfall Juliet Bentley Jane Collins
Green Men (M60+)	Light Green (M18- , W18-)
Julian Lailey Mike Wilmore Martin Roome Brian Jackson Paul Ferguson Bill Hyslop Dick Collins Bob Nash Philip Gager Tom Barkas	Chris Nash Zoe Harding Helen Ockenden Kira Browne Dan Selby
Orange (M14-, W14-)	Short Green Veterans (M75+, W60+
Laurence Johnson Jacob Roberts Annie Ockenden	Peter Knott Cherith Knott Glenys Ferguson

Longridge street-O results

2012-01-28T13:31:00.001Z

Some good performances stand out in the Longridge results, now available on-line.

Street League 8 - Eccleston

2012-01-27T15:06:00.002Z

Anyone intending running at the next street league event on 8th February should refer to the details issued by event mapper and planner Andy Quickfall. This looks set to be a new variant for the league, which always thrives on innovation and allows different planners to use their own style, and should not be missed!

Street League 7 - Longridge

2012-01-25T23:19:00.003Z

Another cracking night street league event at Longridge. Many high pointers were there to be collected but that didn't make it any easier! RouteGadget is now ready so please add your routes.

North West Night League

2012-01-24T19:24:00.002Z

Scores after the first three events in the league are on-line here. Three events remain in the series, the next being on Saturday 28th January at Beacon Country Park near Skelmersdale. More on the NWNL (sponsored by BrightBikeLights) here.

Ripley club night sessions start again soon

2012-01-22T22:24:00.000Z

A reminder that after a break caused by exams at the school, club training starts again this Tuesday 24th January at Ripley Saint Thomas School, Lancaster. 6.30-8. Cost £2.00 adults and 50p children. Meet at 6.30 for a fitness session. At half time there will be an option of another fun activity as well. All fitness levels catered for. Venue is the Sports Hall. All welcome!!

Relay entries for JK and British

2012-01-22T22:14:00.002Z

From our Club Captain Mark Edwards:

I need to know who is entering the JK relays this year. This year we are asking people to pay upfront for their entry, we would like to enter teams before prices increase. Club entry fee of £6 (normal price £12) to be sent to Mark Edwards - club captain by the middle of February. Any entries after this will rise to £7.50.

This years British Champs are on home turf (Helsington Barrows near Kendal) so we would like to enter as many relay teams as possible; again we would like to know if you are intending to enter asap. The club will subsidize your entry, meaning the entry cost will be £7.50 up to 19th March.

Juniors entering either event will pay just £3.50.

Whitbarrow NWOL event 4th March

2012-01-22T22:07:00.002Z

SROC's next major event will be on the excellent limestone plateau of Whitbarrow. On-line entries are now open on Fabian4, and more details of the event may be viewed on the event web page.

Warrior Wray Castle short race Sunday 29th January

2012-01-17T19:01:00.004Z

Warrior OC have organised a short race at very short notice, in a new area of very pleasant woods and parkland. Courses: 4km mass start with loops. Anyone who does not fancy a mass start can start in their own time just after. There will also be a score event with white - orange standard controls on the new Low Wray Campsite permanent course. For details visit waroc.org.uk

Street League tables after event 6

2012-01-15T19:57:00.002Z

League tables for gross scores and for age adjusted scores have now been published. With their top five scores counting, runners can now start to drop a bad score, whilst others are just starting to accumulate five scores if they missed an event or two early in the season. Therefore there are a few changes in placing with more to come no doubt!

Chorley street event results

2012-01-12T22:11:00.001Z

Results for the latest night street league event are now on-line here. The league tables will be updated at the weekend as discards now come into play!

Compass Sport Cup

2012-01-12T20:53:00.001Z

The national inter-club competition is on Sunday 19th February at Askham Fell, near Pooley Bridge (this is a super area and not often used). Club members should contact Club Captain, Mark Edwards mark.edwards170@gmail.com right away confirming that you want to run and your age class. Please do not enter yourself until Mark lets you know what course he wants you to run. Fees are £12 for an adult and £5 for a junior, BUT SROC WILL REFUND YOU 50% OF THESE FEES (IF YOU RUN THE COURSE WE ASK OF COURSE!)

Chorley night street league event 11th January

2012-01-12T07:54:00.002Z

The first street event of the new year took place in warm but damp conditions from a new venue on a newly extended map. Everyone who ran is encouraged to add their route to RouteGadget.

Club Handicap at Sizergh Castle

2012-01-07T19:25:00.004Z

South Ribble OC knows how to put on an entertaining day out! Over fifty club members and a few guests enjoyed the challenge set by Julian Lailey on his new Sizergh map, near Kendal, today. Slow going on the wet ground prevented anyone collecting all 30 controls within the allotted hour so the promised bonus point system was not needed. Most adjourned to the rather splendid Athenaeum Hall in Heversham for a social gathering and presentation of the annual trophies. Winner of the Handicap race for the second time (she won in 2006) was Rebecca Roberts, returning to her old form? Results for the race are here and RouteGadget is available here. Please add your routes and re-live the mass start race on your screen. Our photo shows the the race under way moments after the mass start. More photos of the race and prizegiving in the Gallery.

New Year Cracker

2012-01-01T16:03:00.004Z

Another great event with an excellent turnout! Results may be viewed here and RouteGadget is here. Prizes were awarded as follows: Men Open Duncan Archer, Women Open Rebecca Roberts, M14- James McCann, W14- Louise Adams, M18- Michael Adams, W18- Natalie Beadle, M60+ Julian Lailey, W60+ Jillyan Dobby and Best Newcomers Oliver Ball & Bethany Bell. Thanks to Martyn Roome for his photos. Shown here NWOA Controller-in-Chief Dick Towler donned suitably festive headgear. More photos in the Gallery.

Compass Sport Cup 2012

2011-12-29T21:47:00.002Z

Details of the Compass Sport Cup, the national inter-club competition, are available here. SROC is drawn against LOC, WCOC, MDOC and NATO on 19th February at Askham Fell. Look out for more details nearer the time from our Club Captain, Mark Edwards.

And a Happy and Injury-Free New Year!

2011-12-27T16:52:00.004Z

There's orienteering action a-plenty in the New Year. Start as you mean to go on with a blast around Low Park Wood at the 11th New Year Cracker on New Year's Day, then follow that with a run on a brand new area for the Club Handicap at Sizergh on the 7th. Swiftly followed by the second half of the Night Street League - first event on the 11th January at Chorley. The Spring Series starts in early February through to April, then it's the Summer Sprints Series. Not forgetting our Level B event at Whitbarrow on March 4th, and the British Champs are in the North West in early May. Look out for helper requests for the Relay day which is on Helsington Barrows.

Season's Greetings

2011-12-20T18:11:00.000Z

2012 Club Handicap Saturday 7th January

2011-12-18T20:00:00.003Z

Hot on the heels of the New Year Cracker and only a stone's throw away at the new area of Sizergh, recently mapped by Julian Lailey, comes the Club Handicap. There will be a mass start event with everyone handicapped according to their ability and "all known form", not forgetting that traditionally it is impossible to win the Handicap Trophy a second time. Following the race all will gather at nearby Heversham Village Hall for a social gathering, including the presentation of club awards and trophies, and a Jacob's Join feast. More details will be posted later on the Fixtures page.

Photo of Sizergh Castle © Copyright Philip Halling and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

11th New Year Cracker

2011-12-18T19:39:00.005Z

Could this be the perfect way to start the New Year? Many orienteers seem to think so as this event has gained popularity almost every year since its inception. The NYC returns to Low Park Wood in 2012 after three years away, with a 50 minute mass start odds and evens score to blow away those New Year cobwebs! Beginners can enjoy a conventional score course instead. Either way you are sure to enjoy the challenge of this mixed wood. The illustrated industrial remains may or may not be a control site; most of the area is lovely runnable woodland. For times etc see the Fixtures list.

Photo of New Sedgwick Gunpowder Works © Copyright Alan Longbottom and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Worden Park events - results

2011-12-17T21:31:00.003Z

Results for today's afternoon event are on-line here, and for the North West Night League event here. RouteGadget, Splitsbrowser and Winsplits On Line for both events are available via the Results page.

Worden Park NWNL event - final details

2011-12-17T07:53:00.001Z

Final details for this evening's event are now available.

Street League tables at half-time

2011-12-15T21:41:00.002Z

After the first five events the competition is hotting up. After Steve Lang's second maximum in the gross scores he is now not far behind Quentin Harding and Karen Nash's second 100 in the age-adjusted table puts her even closer to Quentin in that table. With many runners now having scored five times they will start to drop their worst scores as we move into the new year, making the competition even closer at all levels.

Ashton results

2011-12-15T20:29:00.002Z

Results from last night's league event are on-line here. League co-ordinator Bob Nash has this news of Karen Quickfall: "Some of you will be aware that Karen Quickfall had an accident at the event last night. Very unfortunately she fell and dislocated her right shoulder (she had only been running for 10 minutes). The good news is that after several hours at Royal Preston she was able to return home. Having spoken to her this evening (Thursday 15th) she is very very sore and recovering from the effects of the pain killers but otherwise her cheerful self." All will no doubt join us in wishing Karen a rapid recovery.

Worden Park double-header 17th December

2011-12-15T19:20:00.003Z

There is an excellent opportunity to enjoy both day and night orienteering on the same area and on the same day at Worden Park, Leyland, on Saturday. Both events make use of the newly updated map, which includes an enlargement of the ancient maze. Rumour has it that there may even be a control or two tucked away in the maze! Courses and control locations differ between the day and night events so it will be OK to run in both. Perhaps a good time to try your first night event? Santa hats are not obligatory but will be encouraged.

Ashton Street League, Wednesday 14th December

2011-12-14T22:52:00.001Z

Another good venue and good weather for an enjoyable run around an old favourite area. Runners - please add your routes to RouteGadget.

Worden Park 17th December

2011-12-07T22:45:00.003Z

Final details for the Saturday afternoon level D event to be held in Worden Park, Chorley, are now available.

Night Street League tables updated

2011-12-06T21:45:00.003Z

With four out of ten league events having taken place there are several interesting battles emerging at different levels in the tables. League tables are always accessible either from the results link above or via the street league link on the left. Or you can go straight to the gross scores and age-adjusted scores.

Have you lost your keys in Staveley?

2011-12-06T21:23:00.001Z

A set of door keys were found outside Wheelbase (bike shop in Staveley nr. Kendal) on the 6th of December. Ian is the name on the key fob. Contact James on 01539 821 443.

Heysham street event results

2011-12-01T19:13:00.002Z

Results for last night's event are now on-line here.

SROC NW Night League event in Worden Park 17th December

2011-11-30T22:24:00.003Z

This flyer gives details for the SROC NWNL event, the second in this season's league. Worden Park will offer a suitable challenge to experienced night orienteers while also being suitable as somewhere to try out this fascinating branch of the sport. More on the NWNL (sponsored by BrightBikeLights) here.

Street League 4 - Heysham

2011-11-30T22:02:00.003Z

This was an opportunity to run on a brand new street map drawn by the event planner Glenys Ferguson. The threatened rain didn't arrive and runners enjoyed a warm night if a little windy. Competitors are invited to add their routes to RouteGadget.

Heysham Street League event 30th November

2011-11-29T22:08:00.000Z

The Duke of Rothesay is going to be more busy than expected because of a Darts & Pool Match involving between 25 and 50 people. So:

please do not bring bags into the pub
change in cars rather than the toilets
last food order is 8.45pm. Later runners should consider pre-ordering. If there are any problems getting food, I can advise on local takeaways.
should the car park be full, try the residential streets around McDonald Road. Turn sharp left at the traffic lights just to the west of the Pub. (There are lots of double yellow lines elsewhere.)

Glenys Ferguson

TWT Planner's Report

2011-11-28T23:20:00.002Z

When planning or organising one often has to fly by the seat of your pants. This is usually meant in the metaphorical sense but when putting controls out on Saturday it was quite literal. Conditions in the pick and mix area in the afternoon were quite phenomenal. Several spectaculars spring to mind - Losing my footing above an inclined slab and sliding down it on my front but upright. Taking my foot off a kite for a couple of seconds only to see soar up more than 50 ft and disappear over the horizon. Best was on the hill 107 and being hurled about 15 ft Eastward down the gently sloping rain soaked grass on my front, doing a fair impression of a Jurgen Klinsmann goal celebration. However, with a bit of help from the organiser I got all of the control markers in place before dark.

After much deliberation the courses evolved. I kept the early pick and mix selection of controls as at the 2009 event and then added cross country legs to produce something like a W21E course, i.e. the B course. From there I added a loop and a few variations to make the A. It seemed only right that all competitors experience a similar type of event so I progressively reduced and varied the basic course till I got to the F course. This just managed to incorporate the pick and mix before returning to the Finish. It all seemed to work. Routegadget shows that the long leg on A, B and C offered interesting choices. For the pick and mix I went for a distorted matrix. This was successful because there was no consensus as the best way to go round. I had hoped to lure some competitors to the SW control (108) as their first one but it looks like everyone went to 105. They might have gone to 108 if it had been 150m to the South.

Many thanks to everyone who helped to make the event a success, and to the competitors for turning out on a dreadful weekend. Particular mention to Dave for his relaxed and confident organising and David and Miriam for keeping me on the straight and narrow. They put right a couple mistakes I made in the stressful conditions on the Saturday afternoon. They were controls that we knew needed a close look at again but the weather conditions were not conducive to the careful consideration required.

Better than all that Sprint-O and Park-O? And less dangerous too. I hear that someone broke leg at the Penrith event, though we did have someone with a cut hand that needed stitches.

Here’s to the next Tim Watkins Trophy in 2013!

Brian Jackson

TWT Controllers' Report

2011-11-27T18:59:00.002Z

When we agreed to control the Tim Watkins Trophy, we did not know that Miriam would be back at work and that did limit the time that we could spend in the terrain. We did have a couple of days visiting the control sites in very pleasant weather, but it would have been better if we could have managed a few more visits.

Brian Jackson had planned some interesting courses which made good use of the terrain and we made only minor suggestions for improvement. The map is fairly old; the paths have changed, the juniper has grown and in some places quite major cliffs are missing. But the contours are good which we feel is the most important thing, and decided it was better to live with any imperfections.

The weather was dreadful on Saturday and Brian did a tremendous job in putting out the controls in such conditions. We visited some controls on Saturday afternoon and the rest on Sunday morning. We adjusted the positions of a few; not surprising given the conditions in which they were put out.

We would like to commend the organiser and planner on their determination to stage the event if at all possible despite a weather forecast predicting gales for the weekend. By the first start, the weather was improving and it was just rather gusty on exposed ridges and cols.

David & Miriam Rosen

Tim Watkins Trophy Sunday 27th November

2011-11-27T18:15:00.005Z

The mass start Tim Watkins Trophy, formerly British Blodslitet, was a suitable challenge on the fells above Elterwater today. The weather was fairly kind, at least compared to the previous day, and all courses had fast winning times. Congratulations to the class winners Hollie Orr (Women's Open), Murray Strain (Men's Open), Margaret Mackenzie (W45+), Mark Seddon (M45+), Rosie Watson (W18-) and Alex McCann (M18-). Results are on-line here and RouteGadget is available for route uploading. Pictured right are the top three on Men's Open. More photos in the gallery. Results have been uploaded to the BOF results page where ranking points have been awarded. Please note that this is an error which will be corrected as soon as possible, since mass start events do not qualify for ranking. Lost property - one grey peaked hat found in the car park area. Please contact webmaster@sroc.org if it's yours.

Still time to enter the Tim Watkins Trophy

2011-11-24T23:37:00.002Z

The mass start long distance Tim Watkins Trophy aka the British Blodslitet will be held on Silver How on Sunday 27th November. There has been a surge of late on-line entries but extra maps have been ordered and there are still places available. Enter on-line here, we will leave entries open for as long as possible and any remaining maps will be offered as entries on the day.

Street League tables

2011-11-22T18:46:00.001Z

The latest Street League tables, updated to include event three, may be viewed by following this link.

British Schools Orienteering Championships 2011

2011-11-20T16:44:00.002Z

Congratulations to SROC members and other students of schools in the SROC area for a fine set of performances at today's BSOC, held at Beecraigs Country Park in Scotland. Top ten placings include Annie Ockenden (4th Y8), Hannah Cleary-Hughes (LOC) (1st Y9), Helen Ockenden (6th Y10), Hazel Browne (8th Y10), Zoe Harding (2nd Y12), Kira Browne (5th Y12), Jacob Roberts (7th Y8), Jamie Sykes-MacLeod (10th Y8), Laurence Johnson (2nd Y9), and John Ockenden (2nd Y13). In the teams competitions Lancaster Girls' Grammar took 1st place in girls Y10 and 2nd place in years 8 & 9. Lancaster Royal Grammar took 2nd place in boys Y8. More results here.

Dalton Crags results

2011-11-19T16:48:00.003Z

The amazingly warm November weather continues, and was enjoyed at Dalton Crags, as were the courses which made good use of this technically challenging wood. Results may be viewed by clicking here, and RouteGadget is also available.

Street League 3 - Aughton (Ormskirk)

2011-11-17T19:51:00.002Z

An excellent, newly extended map and a good venue greeted the competitors at Wednesday's night street league event. Results may be viewed here and RouteGadget is ready to roll here.

New SROC urban star?

2011-11-16T22:51:00.002Z

SROC stalwart Dave Hargreaves, renowned for his love of the British canal system, spent a few days exploring instead the canals of Venice when he competed in the famous Venice City Race last weekend. Against a strong international field Dave successfully picked his way through the throngs of tourists and locals in the narrow passageways to finish in 8th place in M60, also the fastest Brit. Results may be viewed on the event website and you can view a map from the event here, although this is a slightly different course to Dave's.

Dalton Crags 19th November - final details

2011-11-15T19:22:00.001Z

Final details for the next weekend event have now been published.

Saturday 19th November - Dalton Crags, near Burton in Kendal orienteering event - all welcome!

2011-11-13T21:50:00.004Z

You are invited to the above! Start times 12.30-2 Fees £3/£1 entry on the day only. Yellow and short and long technical courses, so suitable for for everyone – the yellow is great for beginners, the two technical courses will provide a demanding navigational challenge. This makes use of the new map only used once for the longer courses of the Hutton Roof Level B event earlier this year. Final details will the on the SROC website later in the week. Please note there will be no toilets – the nearest are at Carnforth Truckstop. Martyn and Sue Roome (Organisers)01995 603885.

Car Pool is there to help!

2011-11-13T19:33:00.002Z

The SROC Message Board is always ready to help share thoughts or ask questions, promote debate etc. One of the potentially most useful parts is the Car Pool, where anyone can ask or offer to share transport to events. See this latest post.

JK 2012 first entry deadline is near!

2011-11-10T21:17:00.004Z

Anyone already sure they will compete at next year's JK festival, April 6th-9th, will no doubt wish to enter before 30th November, after which the fees increase. More details and entry link on the JK 2012 website.

North West Night League gains a new sponsor!

2011-11-08T20:35:00.009Z

UK importers of the popular high power (900 lumen) LED head torch Bright Bike Lights have announced their sponsorship of the North West Night League, starting again soon with the PFO event at Brun Valley Forest Park (new area) on 10th December. To encourage participation there will be head torch prizes awarded on a raffle style basis to competitors. More details on the sponsorship scheme and all the events in the league here.

Street League tables after two events

2011-11-06T22:13:00.001Z

The age adjusted and gross tables have been updated.

Flashing Arm Bands

2011-11-04T18:20:00.003Z

Do you need to be more visible when Street Leaguing or training at night? We have purchased some arm bands which can be set at either fixed or flashing LED’s. If you are interested in buying one then contact Bob Nash. The cost is £2.50 with the profits going to the Street League Prizes.

Penwortham results

2011-11-03T20:00:00.007Z

Results and comments from the Penwortham Street League are now available here.

Street League event two, Penwortham

2011-11-02T22:28:00.002Z

The light rain failed to dampen enthusiasm at the second event in the 2011-2012 season. Results will be published as soon as possible, but RouteGadget is ready for your route right now!

Spook O Found Property

2011-10-31T11:43:00.006Z

The following were found in the field after the event, obviously dropped in a nervous moment: Small Maglite torch, Small Petzl headtorch and a blue glove. Any claimants please contact Quentin Harding

Spook O 2011 Report and Results

2011-10-30T19:13:00.009Z

Unfortunately the weather forecast for this event was exactly right, and the rain started as we started to set things up, peaked at the time were meant to be starting, and had gone by the time we were clearing up. It didn't seem to dampen people's enthusiasm too much. Congratulations to all prize winners, and apologies to the Binlay Babes who didn't receive their prize due to a mix up with their team name. They and the Horney Devils were far and away the best costumes. I would love to know how the Horney Devils also managed to accrue so many points, to also be joint second in the main competition I suspect some skilllfull vamping may have been involved.
The many twists to the rules pretty much eliminate any correlation between points scored and Orienteering skill. As I haven't organised a lot of events I was grateful to have the support of several experienced club members. Particularly the Harding family, also Mark (Count Dracula) Edwards, Julian (The Finger) Lailey and the Roomes. Last but not least my big sister Ali and son Michael for putting out the road signs.

I look forward to seeing you all next year, but if you can't wait that long, why not some more conventional Orienteering, in the day time without costumes.

Prize Winners

Best Costume

Equal First The Horney Devils and The Binlay Babes

Overall Competitions

Winner Jacob Roberts

Equal second The Horney Devils and John Ockenden

Full results table.

Alex Finch 30th October 2011

The Binlay Babes

The Horney Devils

The Marlows

The Woodbridge Family

More photos in the gallery.

Street League scores

2011-10-21T11:46:00.002+01:00

Scores after the first event are now available. Click for Gross Scores or Age-adjusted Scores.

Street League event one results

2011-10-20T21:41:00.001+01:00

Results for the first event in the Night Street League are now available here.

Spook-O bulletin

2011-10-19T23:05:00.001+01:00

See the Spook-O bulletin for details of this exciting event, happening at a haunted woodland near you on Saturday 29th October.

Street League off to a great start!

2011-10-19T22:33:00.002+01:00

Almost fifty orienteers enjoyed the pleasant early season weather conditions at the first event of the new Night Street League. The newly mapped additional areas seemed to provide a suitable route choice challenge. RouteGadget is now ready for you to draw your route. This note on the message board offers help on using RG .

2012 Performance Squads Announced

2011-10-17T20:31:00.002+01:00

Congratulations to Zoe Harding of SROC who has been selected as a member of the 2012 Talent Development Squad, for athletes who have confirmed their potential to progress up the talent pathway and are ready to progress to in-depth specialisation and master the sport-specific skills necessary to become top 10 performers at WorldChampionships. See this BOF news item.

Almost time for the new Night Street League!

2011-10-14T16:06:00.002+01:00

The increasingly popular SROC Night Street League returns with the first event of the new season on Wednesday 19th October. Parts of the Carnforth and Bolton le Sands maps have been joined with newly surveyed areas so old hands are guaranteed some new bits to run on. These events are a great way to get some fun competitive running in on the dark evenings. Come along and enjoy the social side as well. All events are based in a pub or similar, with meals available. Event one uses the Royal Hotel, serving food up to 9pm but please order before your run. More details on the fixture list or via the NSL page.

VHI individual victory for England

2011-10-09T21:29:00.002+01:00

The Veteran Home Internationals were held over this weekend (8-9 October), hosted by MAROC and GRAMP in Scotland. Unfortunately an error in labelling some of the relay maps resulted in that part of the competition being voided, so no overall results could be declared. However SROC's Quentin Harding scored well to help the England team to 1st place on the individual day. Results are on the GRAMP website.

AGM minutes

2011-10-06T21:13:00.001+01:00

Minutes for the recent SROC AGM may be viewed here.

SROC girls help England win the Junior Home Internationals

2011-10-03T23:00:00.004+01:00

Helen Ockenden (W14) and Zoe Harding (W18) were part of the victorious England team at the Junior Home International competition held in Northern Ireland over last weekend 1st & 2nd October. Congratulations to them, and to all the team members! Results may be viewed here.

Follow Heather at the World Cup

2011-09-25T21:36:00.003+01:00

Results, photos etc for the Liberec World Cup event where Heather Gardner (SROC) is currently competing may be viewed on the official website.

Hyning Scout Wood RouteGadget

2011-09-25T21:35:00.002+01:00

RouteGadget for the recent event in Hyning Scout Wood is now ready to receive your routes.

Hyning Scout Wood results

2011-09-24T17:50:00.002+01:00

A small wood but with plenty of technicality! Results for the event are available here. Please note that the few runners who started on Long Technical but then changed over to Short Technical have been credited with the final control which wasn't on their part 1 map. They all had to pass it on the way to the finish anyway.

Chair of Events and Competitions Committee vacancy

2011-09-23T20:42:00.003+01:00

British Orienteering are seeking a volunteer for the above named post. Applications need to be in by 30th September and full details may be read on the BOF website.

Night Street League starts soon!

2011-09-18T20:50:00.004+01:00

The eagerly awaited 2011-2012 Night Street League kicks off on Wednesday 19th October at a new venue in Bolton-le Sands, using a newly combined Bolton-le-Sands and Carnforth map. The usual league format will be followed for this and the other nine events in the league. This season there will be an extra 11th event, separate from the league, after which the prizegiving will be held. Proving that they can run by day as well as by night, Street League regulars John Britton (MDOC) and Glenys Ferguson (SROC) are pictured collecting their prizes for winning the Men's and Women's Ultravet classes at last Saturday's London City Race. More street event information via the fixture list or by following the picture link on the left of this page.

AGM Lost Property

2011-09-16T17:10:00.001+01:00

Following our AGM last Wednesday, a pale coloured Mac was found in the room we used. If anyone wishes to claim this item of clothing they should get in touch with Quentin Harding.

Hyning Scout Wood Saturday 24th September

2011-09-16T11:51:00.003+01:00

Our next club event is in Hyning Scout Wood, parking at Leighton Hall. Parking fee £1. Registration will be open from 12.00 . There is a 15 minute walk to the start involving a short road crossing; all juniors need to be accompanied on the walk to the start. There are three courses to test all abilities in a small but technical wood. Full leg cover required. Helpers are needed for Hyning Scout Wood. Please contact Mark Edwards if you can spare some time. Our photo shows Mark Saunders at the Club Handicap earlier this year, the only other occasion when this wood has been used for orienteering.

World Cup selection

2011-09-16T10:12:00.003+01:00

Congratulations to SROC member Heather Gardner who has been selected to represent Great Britain in the final rounds of the World Cup. These will be held in the Czech Republic on 24th-25th September and Switzerland on 1st-2nd October.

SROC AGM is on Wednesday 14th September

2011-09-12T19:34:00.002+01:00

A reminder, that this is at the Tea Room, Victoria Institute, Caton starting at 7.00pm (but come at whatever time you can make it!) Afterwards, we will have a Jacobs Join of light savoury and sweet food, so please bring something along. Please also bring along maps from your holiday travels, so we can all remind/find out about where it all went wrong! A great chance to make new friends, find out whats happening at the club and have your say!

Military Orienteering League event Wednesday 14th September

2011-09-12T19:26:00.002+01:00

All orienteering club members are invited to attend the Army event at Stonyhurst College on Wednesday. Starts from 10.30 to 15.00. More details are on this flyer.

Lake District Mountain Trial

2011-09-12T19:15:00.002+01:00

The 2011 LDMT took place on Sunday 11th September at Mungrisdale , with several SROC members competing. Successful mountain marathon pair Rowena Browne and Karen Nash were running in competition with each other at this individual event and finished in 3rd and 4th place overall on the medium course, respectively 1st FV40 and 1st FV50. Quentin Harding was 3rd placed MV40 on the classic course. Results may be viewed here.

Traitor's Gill results

2011-09-11T16:12:00.003+01:00

A fine if blustery day greeted competitors at Traitor's Gill today, with the rain holding off until almost everyone had finished. Results have been uploaded and may be viewed here or via the Results index. Also available are RouteGadget, Splitsbrowser and Winsplits On-line. Colour standards are here. Lost property: one pair of underpants left in the car park. Contact Roy McGregor to claim.

Traitor's Gill district event 11th September

2011-08-31T21:01:00.005+01:00

Final preparations are in hand for the next SROC event, using Traitor's Gill (part of Caton Moor) for the first time for a daylight open event. The event is at level C so will carry ranking points, and Planner Roy McGregor (who took these photos of the area) is providing courses from Yellow to Brown, including Short Green. More details in the flyer. There is still room for a few more helpers, anyone able to offer a couple of hours on the day should contact Chris Roberts asap.

O'Festival and WOC

2011-08-25T20:05:00.003+01:00

Several club members have recently returned from competing in the French 6 days, held in conjunction with WOC 2011. Notable results were recorded by Zoe Harding (3rd D18), Katrin Harding (6th D18) and Quentin Harding (6th H45). Zoe also won one of the day's races. Results may be accessed here. Thanks to Martyn Roome for a selection of photos from the week. Pictured are "Brian Jackson and Sue Roome with Mont Blanc in the background – on the rest day (they were not lost!)." Martyn commented: "The 6 days and WOC were fantastic, the weather red hot for the last 5 days, the terrain the most technically and physically tough that we have ever been in."

2011 Tim Watkins Trophy

2011-08-18T19:56:00.003+01:00

Entries are now open on Fabian4 for the next Tim Watkins Trophy, SROC's version of the famous Blodslitet, a mass start long distance race originating Norway. This year's event will be on Silver How in the Langdales, on Sunday 27th November. More details on the flyer.

Scottish 6 Days success

2011-08-06T21:33:00.002+01:00

Congratulations to Martyn Roome who finished in first place (M55S), Lisa Quickfall who was second (W16B) and Helen Ockenden 6th (W14A) after the best 4 from 6 scores at the 2011 Scottish 6 Days had been counted. Another fourteen SROC members finished in the top twenty of their respective classes at this popular holiday event. For more details visit the Oban 2011 website.

Junior Home International selections

2011-07-31T10:47:00.002+01:00

SROC juniors Helen Ockenden (W14) and Zoe Harding (W18) have been selected to represent England in the 2011 Ward Junior Home International competition scheduled for October. Congratulations to them both! Full selections are on the Orienteering England website.

2011 Club Picnic at Barrowfield 16th July

2011-07-16T18:52:00.004+01:00

If you didn't come to the Club Picnic this year you missed a good one! The earlier rain cleared up and both the one hour score set by Rowena Browne and the later picnic took place in the dry with some sunny spells. Barrowfield offered some lovely sections and one or two tough patches, but they didn't prevent Quentin (1st) and Katrin Harding (2nd) successfully completing the odds and evens in less than the allotted time, with Ben Selby missing only one control. Corrected results, removing points for controls taken out of the odds/evens sequence, are here. Add your route to Routegadget. Our photo shows Julian Lailey leading away from the mass start.

Final University training session

2011-07-15T19:09:00.003+01:00

Following the highly successful sprint series on Tuesday evenings, we will have a final university training session next Tuesday led by Quentin. It will include some games and will be followed by a BBQ on the university campus so come along and bring some food and drink for a social get together after the session.

Summer Sprint Series final scores

2011-07-13T20:47:00.003+01:00

Final score tables for the sprint series have now been published here. There is also a table showing everyone in the same list, regardless of age. Thanks to Chris Reade we have a few photos of the final event in the gallery. Any feedback on the series including the format, venues etc should be sent to summersprints@sroc.org with the aim of making the next series event better.

Final Summer Sprint at the University of Cumbria

2011-07-12T21:32:00.005+01:00

Experienced urban racer Glenys Ferguson provided a fitting challenge with two magnificent sprint courses in the compact but tricky University of Cumbria (old St Martins) campus this evening, Tuesday 12th July, to bring the Summer Sprint Series 2011 to a close. All enjoyed the new map by Mark Edwards (pictured leaving the Prologue start). Results for the Prologue, Final and Overall are now available. RouteGadget is set up for the Prologue and Final. Final series scores to follow.

Club Picnic

2011-07-10T22:25:00.003+01:00

Come and enjoy the annual Club picnic next Saturday July 16. Mass start 1hr score event at 2pm. The event is free and followed by a jacobs join and prize giving. For more details and directions see the fixture list. Our photos show Barrowfield Wood, the event venue.

Rosens on the World stage

2011-07-09T22:52:00.003+01:00

SROC members Miriam and David Rosen have just completed a week of competition in Hungary at the World Masters Orienteering Championships. Highlight of the week was Miriam's qualification for the W60 Long A final, in which she finished a creditable 17th. Results on the WMOC website.

Summer Sprint Series update

2011-07-05T23:33:00.003+01:00

RouteGadget for the Prologue and Final at Lancaster University are now ready for your routes. The league tables after the penultimate event are here.

Summer Sprint 5 - Lancaster University

2011-07-05T21:59:00.002+01:00

Mark Saunders planned two testing courses on the new Lancaster University sprint spec. map for this evening's sprint event. Lack of familiarity with the ISSOM standard caught out a few runners who later self-disqualified. All should look closely at the legend on the map and note that features shown as impassable must not be crossed. This includes taking short cuts through buildings! Even if you can see an obvious gap in e.g. a hedge, if it is shown as continuous on the map you cannot cut through. This is often to ensure that permissions continue to be granted, or for safety reasons, but in any case it ensures fairness. The mapper and planner jointly apologise to anyone affected by the unmarked new construction zones/fences. The map was most recently updated a week ago, but those pesky builders will keep doing more work. Results may be viewed for the Prologue, Final and Overall.

Junior World Orienteering Championships

2011-07-04T19:19:00.003+01:00

This year's JWOC is currently taking place in Poland. Included in the British team is SROC's Zoe Harding. Follow the event via www.jwoc2011.pl

Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon

2011-07-04T19:14:00.002+01:00

Several SROC members were involved in the SLMM held over 2/3 July weekend. Seasoned mountain marathon pair Rowena Browne and Karen Nash were effective once more, finishing top female pair (as well as female vets) in the Bowfell class. Full results at slmm.org.uk

JIRCs relays results

2011-07-03T20:07:00.001+01:00

Results for today's relay competition are available here.

North West win the Junior Inter Regional Championships

2011-07-03T17:30:00.002+01:00

In an exciting weekend of competition on top class areas (Haverigg individuals, Simpson Ground relays) the North West Junior Squad convincingly beat Scotland with Yorkshire and Humberside in third place. South Ribble were resposible for the relay event and full results will be posted shortly. Meanwhile the team points may be viewed.

The Happening@Halton 9th July

2011-07-01T21:06:00.002+01:00

SROC is staging an orienteering taster event as part of the celebrations at the Centre@Halton near Lancaster, which has some fantastic new facilities. There will be all kinds of activities aimed at entertaining the whole family, including local radio station The Bay broadcasting from the event. SROC will have a stall and a course or two laid out in the grounds, which have been mapped for the purpose. Also a fun map orientation exercise close to the stall. We have a skeleton staff signed up so any additional volunteers to help introduce our sport to the public would be welcomed. Anyone with a little spare time to help should contact Chris Roberts.

Two more events to go in the Sprint Series

2011-07-01T20:54:00.002+01:00

After a week's lay off the Sprint Series comes back on Tuesday 5th July at Lancaster University. With a brand new map to ISSOM standards (1:4000) this is a chance to pick your way through the intricate urban terrain of this magnificent campus as you never have before! Meet on South Drive, close to Infolab21. Use the main Uni entrance, and parking is free after 6pm. Then the series finale is on another new ISSOM map on 12th July at the University of Cumbria, formerly St Martin's College, in Lancaster. More details on the fixture list.

UKCC Level 2 Orienteering Coaching course

2011-07-01T20:45:00.002+01:00

Friday 23rd, Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th September. The course will take place at South Lakeland Scout Base (Cartmel Scout Group) less than 20 minutes from Junction 36 of the M6. The course will run from 9am to 5pm on Friday and Saturday with a slightly earlier finish of 4pm on Sunday. Cost: £140 (subsidised by British Orienteering Development). Please contact Derek Allison - dereka57@gmail.com for course bookings and more information.

Summer Street League final tables

2011-07-01T13:05:00.002+01:00

The final scores after five events are now available in tabular form. Both Gross scores and Age Adjusted.

Preston Summer Street League finale

2011-07-01T09:46:00.004+01:00

An hospitable venue and a great new map marked the final event in the inaugural Preston Summer Street League yesterday evening, 30th June. The evening concluded with a vote of thanks to Bob Nash (pictured looking suitably happy) who has planned and organised all five events, as well as mapping two new areas. Thanks also went to Karen Nash who controlled, took entries and scored at all the events. Prizes and certificates were awarded to class winners and runners up; full results tables will be published shortly. Meanwhile the results for event 5 may be viewed here, you can add your route to RouteGadget, and there are some snaps of prizewinners in the gallery. This year was a precursor to the Preston Guild Series in 2012. Don't miss it!

SROC bike ride

2011-06-26T21:11:00.005+01:00

Over 20 riders of all ages turned out for the annual SROC cycle ride today from Denny Beck, near Lancaster. Martyn Roome lead the ride via the Lune cycle path and minor roads to Carnforth, where everyone joined the Lancaster Canal towpath through to Hest Bank for a cafe stop. The ride continued along Morecambe promenade with a lunch stop on Sandylands promenade, via Heysham and Middleton to Overton. A short diversion to the picturesque hamlet of Sunderland also allowed a visit to Sambo's grave. The ride was completed by a return to Halton via minor roads and cycle paths. More photos in the gallery.

Ashton Summer Street event 23rd June

2011-06-24T10:18:00.002+01:00

Last night saw a record (for this series) turnout and another very enjoyable event at the Ashton street O in Preston. Results can be viewed here and you are invited to add your route to RouteGadget. There is but one event remaining in the series, but with the best 4 out of 5 scores to count for overall places there are at least three people in with a chance of clinching the title for gross scores. However only the minor placings are in doubt in the age adjusted table, which Jane Anthony has convincingly sewn up.