News
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SO help required at the British Middle Distance Champs
Last time this championship was in the South East SO organised it at Worth Lodge. On June 12th this year it will be at Leith Hill and jointly organised by clubs within the region.
CompassSport Cup regional heat Sun Mar 13th
We have now received confirmation that entries have to come from club captains by Feb 28th so please let us know your availability.
Constrasting training camps for SO’s top runners
Over the last couple of weekends three SO members of the British Orienteering squads have been training in Spain and the Lake District.
JK and British Relays
The early deadlines for entering the JK is approaching so it’s time to start putting together relay teams
Brighton City Race Video
The event video by Alex Lines is now on Youtube. There are also photos, and the results are here. Contact Peter Chapman for lost property.
SO Juniors help with JK preparations
Three of our older SO juniors have been hard at work in Yorkshire building paths for Easter’s Jan Kjellström International Festival of Orienteering. Photos of Kieran Marsh, Kerria Rowan and Alex Lines in action.
SO boys dominate Southern Night Champs
A clean sweep for our Junior boys with Stan Heap (M16), Ed Lines (M18) and Euan Marsh (M20) all becoming Southern Champions at Holmbury Hill.
Club Jackets
You may have seen our snazzy new club jackets around at events recently.
Stan and Ali represent England at JHIs
Stan Heap and Ali Masson ran for England in the Junior Home Internationals held in Northern Ireland over the weekend of Oct 24/25.
New Start Process for SOGs!
This SOG Autumn Series will see maps for Orange, Green and Blue being available after the start, consistent with most other orienteering events. No change for Yellow maps; they’ll be given out at entry. If you want to see your map before you start, that’s also fine!
SO Junior Squad wins Peter Palmer Trophy
It was a win this morning for the SO juniors with BOK second and LEI third. LEI’s Deep Purple team won the Joan George plate. Full results now on the results page here.
SO Success at Caddihoe Chase
SO had some good results last weekend at Devon OC’s Caddihoe Chase in Fernworthy on Dartmoor. After two days of competition, with a chasing start on day 2, we had class wins from: Alan Velecky on M40; Roger Maher on M75; and Bridget Hooper on W70. Congratulations to all!
Photos from this summer’s World Champs in Scotland
There are lots of SO members featured in photos by Will Heap. Other pics are here.
Peter Palmer Junior Relays - Bulletin 2
Southdowns Orienteers look forward to welcoming junior teams to Sussex for this year’s national night orienteering club competition which will take place on the weekend of 12-13 September 2015. Entry details are in Bulletin 2. Email the Organiser to enter.