Events

SO success at SE night champs

Held on a chilly, starry November night in St Leonard's Forest near Horsham this event saw four Southdowners come away with gold medals. Congratulations to Pete Chapman (M45-50), Neil Crickmore (M55-60), Alan Williamson (M65-75) and Roger Maher (M80+) who together dominated the Men's veteran classes.

SO success at SE long distance champs

We had a very successful day at the South East Long Champs at Holmbury Hill on 11 Nov 2018.

Undulating woodland on the Surrey Hills (with the summer vegetation still prominent) made for enjoyable, if physical, courses. SO recipients were dominant at the prize giving with 23 medalists.

Cheers to the White Rose

For some Southdowners, August Bank Holiday weekend means travelling to the North York Moors for the annual White Rose weekend of Orienteering. The event is a great social occasion and is always based around a central event campsite with most events only walking distance away. The prestigious prize that everyone pursues is the White Rose Mug!

Trail running sessions on a Tuesday night

The main Sussex Orienteering season takes a break until September, but keep an eye out for our trail running sessions on a Tuesday night.

Come and join a relaxed group of like-minded runners on trails of 4km to 13km. All abilities take part.

Preston Park Prizegiving and Picnic

This Sunday, at Preston Park is your last chance to improve your league position at the end of the Summer Sprint Series.

The event will be followed by a presentation of medals for the Sprint Series as well as prizes for the juniors who took part. All are invited to bring a picnic and catch up with others before the Summer break.

Southdowners bring home the Handicap Trophy at the SE Relays

In June 2018, Southdowns fielded 11 teams at the SE Relays at Holmbush. Juniors (and some seniors) donned their war paint and got ready to do battle with the terrain.

Ultimate success went to our Handicap team of Chris Hooker, Tommy Heap and Will Heap winning the Handicap Trophy, our Women's Open Team of Bryony Crickmore, Maddie Bartlett and Anna Chapman winning the silver medal and Paul Luttman, John Morris and Neil Crickmore with a bronze in the Men's Open.

Southdowners sprint to medal positions

A small group of Southdowners took to the train to run in the South East Sprint Champs at the Olympic Park.

Congratulations to gold medalists Jack Kosky and Scarlet Heap, silver medalists Ffion Jones, Paul Luttman and Robin Smith and bronze medalist Anna Chapman.

Last event of the Spring 2018 league

This Saturday, at Rewell is your last chance to improve your league position at the end of the Spring 2018 league, as well as compete for the Chasing Start Championship Trophy.

The Chasing Start trophy will be awarded at the end of the event.

The league certificates will be awarded at the AGM. Read more to find out about league certificates.

South East Middle Distance medals to collect

The South East Middle Distance Championships were held at Rivers Wood on Saturday 12th May. There were a number of people who were not around to collect their medals.

Please read more to see who needs to collect a medal and to make arrangements to collect.

Lost property from Sunny Sussex

A number of items of clothing were left at our Sunny Sussex event. Please take a look at the attached picture to see if any belongs to you.

There were a pair of Nike trousers, a Craghoppers fleece, a padded jacket, a Mallorca hat and a black zipped band.

CompassSport Cup Team

This year's regional heat on Sun March 11th is nice and local for SO - at Balcombe. We have manged to put together a team of 80 club members so it should be great social event for the club. As well as competing for team SO we are also helping out the organising club (DFOK) by taking on car parking and control collection roles. We will also be running a cake stall on behalf of the club's junior squad.

2018 Spring League ResultsSouthdowns Gallopen

2018 Spring SOG current league standings

Xmas Score event

This annual event was convincingly won by GB athlete Jonny Crickmore. The Elizabeth Brown trophy was won by M60 Pete Jones from SN who managed to visit all the controls in 57 minutes.

Event Types

Orienteers attend a wide range of events from local club events to huge national events and from urban sprints to long forest relays. Many travel overseas to events in Europe and beyond. We're a dedicated bunch!

Lost property and medals - Brighton City Race

Please contact the organiser if you wish to claim: an Energiser LED headtorch; JK 2017 Buff; Magnifying spectacles; or a medal for finishing in the top 3.