Berkshire Orienteers

The orienteering club for Berkshire and surrounding areas

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Club News

Organiser's Course - 27th July 2008

Katy Stubbs is planning to hold a one day course for novice organisers, aimed at putting on an event at District level.


Controller's Course - Sun July 20th 2008

SCOA / SEOA Controllers Courses 2008

SCOA and SEOA will be holding both a Grade 3 and a Grade 2 controllers course on Sunday 20 July 2008.

The courses are open to any BOF member, but priority will be given to SCOA and SEOA members in case of oversubscription.


Berkshire Orienteers at the Berkshire Youth Games

Berkshire Orienteers ran the schools orienteering event at the Berkshire Youth Games, held at Bulmershe School in Wokingham earlier today.


JK 2008 Relay Teams

The JK Relay teams for the event on Monday 24th March are below. Please note that these teams may change during the JK weekend due to injuries or other unforseen circumstances. If there is a problem with your relay team or if you are not entered when you think you should be, please contact Neil Frankum, who is managing the teams this year.


Club AGM and 40th Anniversary Dinner - 29th February 2008

The Club AGM will be held from 7:30 on 29th February 2008 at Hurst Village Hall.

As this the club's 40th Anniversary we are intending to have a dinner coupled with a short AGM. The dinner will be a three course sit down meal, with some choice of menu.You have to supply your own drink !!

The cost will be £14:50 per head. Juniors £7.00.

 

The (provisional) AGM agenda is
Short address from Chairman
Summary of Accounts
Club Awards
Election of officers
Members and guests welcome, but note that only BKO members can vote for any motions.

Please indicate to Reg Paker on 01189471344 or email reganne@talk21.com if you wish to attend

Club relay entries for the JK and the British Championships

We will be entering teams for the relays at both the JK and the British Championships this year.

The JK Relays will be on Monday 24th March at Eridge Old Park in north-west Kent and the British Relays will be on Sunday 20th April at Sulbin Forest in Moray, east of Inverness.


CompassSport Cup 1st Round - 13th January 2008 - Yateley

CompassSport Cup 1st Round will be held at Yateley on 13th January.

This is a pre-entry event via the club - so please contact Reg Parker if you wish to participate with BOF no., EMIT no. ( or hire).

Cost is £6.00 for Adults,  £2.00 for Juniors, EMIT hire £1.00

Closing date is Jan 7th 2008

Courses

Course 1 - Brown Men Open
Course 2 - Blue Women Open
Course 3 - Blue Men M45+, M20-
Course 4 - Green - Women W45+ W20-
Course 5 - Green - Men - M60+
Course 6 - Short Green - M75+ W60+
Course 7 - Light Green - M/W 18-
Course 8 - Orange - M/W14-

There will be White and Yellow courses available on the day.


Event changes due to foot and mouth disease

Note that due to the current foot and mouth outbreak at the eastern end of our area, some of the local events have been changed around.

The Saturday Event on 10th November has been moved to Dinton Pastures

The Saturday Event on 19th January has been moved to Swinley East - hopefully the outbreak will all be finished by then!

Those who attend the Army Events on Wednesdays also need to note that the Army Event on 24th October - organised by the SCOA Junior Squad - has been moved from Swinley to Star Posts, parking at The Lookout.


12th May - Permanent course opening - Langley Park, Slough

On Saturday 12th May, we are opening a new Permanent Course at Langley Park, Slough. Click here for details.
 
Please note that we will also be running a limited Saturday event at Dinton Pastures - note that this is a change from a few days ago
 
Please come along, run and support this new venture.

BKO at the Compass Sport Cup

Sorry that these thoughts are a little bit delayed!

Well, it was a wild and windy day, wasn't it. I was dragooned into helping WIM pitch their tent in the wind, but since they opted to put it in a large bramble patch in the forest, I declined the option to stay in it.

We didn't win though. Not as badly as we could have - our main problem is the lack of numbers in some age classes. Good performances by some - especially Ian Cooper, Alex Moore and Liz Yeadon - helped to keep our performance up. We need to recruit more fast runner in some age classes - any ideas?