Orienteering weekend 3rd & 4th November

See this flyer for details of the events at Chorley and Haslingden Grane which together are shaping up to make a fantastic weekend of orienteering.

Sporting Lights

The Sporting Lights event will take place at Coronation Park, Coronation Road, Crosby on 30th October (6pm-8pm). Sporting Lights is a multi-agency initiative arranged by Parks & Greenspaces Community Parks Officers working in conjunction with Merseyside Police, Sefton MBC Communities & Environment, Sefton MBC Positive Futures, Canoe England, Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre, Friends of Coronation Park, Sefton Youth Services, Phil Rose Par Sports Group, Ben Saunders Tennis Academy, Stephen McLean British Orienteering and Chesterfield High School.

Yvette Baker Trophy start times

Start times for entrants in the Yvette Baker Trophy, part of the Simpson Ground event this Sunday 21st October, are available here.

Simpson Ground, Sunday 21st October

Our next event is the level C on Simpson Ground next Sunday. More details on the flier. Thanks to Quentin Harding for some photos of the area to whet your appetite.

England win at the Ward Junior Home Internationals

The official team placings have yet to be announced but it seems clear that England will have won the JHI held over the weekend at Headley Heath and Wisley Common. SROC's Zoe Harding triumphed in the W18 individual event, finishing just 2 seconds clear of her England team mate Florence Haines. Results are here.

UK Cup success for Heather

SROC’s Heather Gardner finished 3rd in last Sunday's final event of the Women's UK Cup at Hameldon, securing 3rd place overall. First place in the overall standings went to Sarah Rollins, second to Rachael Rothman with Heather edging out Tess Hill and Claire Ward, both British Champions and in the British WOC Squad. Heather now starts her winter training, in preparation for next year's racing season.

Talent Development Squad selections

Congratulations to Katrin and Zoe Harding who have both been selected as members of the 2012-2013 BOF Talent Development Squad, announced today on the BOF website.

Chorley Urban event 3rd November

Preliminary details for the Chorley event are available on the event's web page.