Students at the new Salisbury University Technical College are being given the opportunity to learn sporting skills and, at the request of the UTC, Sarum has recently been helping by putting on O-training sessions based at the Hub Club sports field on Wilton Road. Liz and Charlotte, supported by Alan, have shown groups of up…
Posts from 2015
When the nights draw in some orienteers get out their head torches and continue navigating through the forests. Sarum has several members who are afflicted with this habit and who welcome the changing of the clocks that means they can soon be heading out to participate in the dark side of our sport. In all…
Thanks to the generosity and support of the National Trust 358 Orienteers from clubs all over the South and South West were able to run on an area never previously used for our sport. Foxbury, near Wellow on the edge of the New Forest, was the location for this year’s Sarum Gallopen and the Club’s contribution…
A new illness similar to Lyme disease has been recognised, says a report in the Daily Telegraph. Spread via ticks it causes headache, fatigue and muscle aches and a recurrent fever which may return after apparent recovery. First identified in the US where 18 cases were identified in 2013, the causative bacterium Borrelia miyamotoi has…
With the multi-day summer festivals over Sarum Orienteers have turned their attention to more normal one day events for the autumn/winter seasons. A small contingent travelled down to St. Ives to compete in an Urban event round the famous Cornish town. Charlotte Thornton (W70) and Carolyn Dent (W50) won the Womens Ultra Vets and Womens…
With great sadness we have heard that Barbara Warren passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on Friday morning, October 23rd. Those of us who knew Barbara greatly admired her positive approach to life and her determination to continue orienteering despite increasing difficulties and we will miss her presence in the forests and countryside that she…
Sarum’s last training evening of the summer took place on the small but perfectly formed Victoria Park. Though not blessed by the bright sun of previous club evenings the rain did clear up in time for everyone to enjoy the exercise and the amazing sunset. We were delighted to welcome newcomers Orla and Esma with…
Captain Charlotte and Ricky show how important it is to have a healthy diet in order to be a successful orienteer. When asked about how he felt about ‘Five a Day’ Ricky said ‘I don’t think I could eat five of these!’.
Club Captain Ian Peirce showed that he is fully recovered from his broken ankle by rounding off the Summer with two great overall M70 wins at the White Rose and the Caddihoe Chase. Over the last weekend of August Windy travelled ‘up north’ to Pickering Forest and won both the long and middle distance races…
24 Sarum Orienteers travelled to the Scottish Highlands to join over 6000 orienteers from all over Europe and beyond to compete in the biennial Scottish 6 Days orienteering festival. This year the event was held in conjunction with the Orienteering World Championships and most of the Sarum contingent worked hard in helping the team of…