Sarum Summer Series #1 Sarum’s first summer evening event was held at St. Edmund’s Arts Centre in Salisbury using a small part of the Salisbury City map including The Greencroft and Bourne Hill. On a beautiful sunny evening a small group of club members first honed their basic control picking skills with several short routes…
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Warminster’s first ever urban orienteering event, run by Sarum Orienteers, saw 135 runners tackle one of eight different courses around the streets, shopping centres and open land in the historic west Wiltshire town. Planner Carolyn Dent, supported by the experience of Controller Chris Branford, provided some interesting challenges for competitors on a sunny Spring Sunday.…
Sarum Orienteering Club has planned a series of Club Nights for the next few months, at various venues around Salisbury – usually on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. The first evening will be at Salisbury Arts Centre on Tuesday 19th April. There are some training and fun events for the Juniors and beginners and a…
Old Fonthill Abbey grounds will be open on Sundays 1st & 15th May – to wander about & see the Bluebells and Rhododendrons; browse books and sample barbequed sausages, soup & cake – all in aid of Parkinsons UK plus local charities. Fonthill Abbey May 2016 Flyer
240 orienteers travelled from as far away as Cornwall and Ayr to take part in the Sarum Saunter in Grovely Wood. Although the woodland looks to be open the thick undergrowth makes some parts of the wood very difficult to run through at speed making route choice important. Mark White wrestled with the terrain and…
In glorious spring sunshine over 550 orienteers from as far away as Cornwall and Surrey competed at Hollands Wood near Brockenhurst in the regional qualifying heat of the National Compass Sport Cup and Trophy competitions. The open deciduous forest offered fast, if not technical, running. The lack of highly technical ground was offset to some…
Sarum Orienteers annual dinner was held again at the Hamptworth Golf and Country Club. Nearly 40 members enjoyed good food and conversation in one of those rare occasions when we manage to get together without all the hassles of helping to run an event. This all would never take place without the hard work of…
The 2015/16 Wessex Night League has just ended with Sarum’s own Charlotte Thornton glowing in the darkness to win the Women’s Handicap class. This is Charlotte’s third win on four years confirming her consistency in this challenging format. For the first time there was a prize for the competitor who completed the most races. This…
Harris Attracts Military and Civilian Hordes to Sidbury! Glorious winter sunshine brought many military and civilian orienteers to Sidbury Hill, Tidworth to run in the Military League South (MLS) Team Harris Orienteering Championships Tidworth on Wed. 24th Feb. The event was organised by Cpt. Jason Patt and a small team from 19 Regiment RA, with…
NO BUTTS ABOUT IT Over 220 orienteers competed in Wimborne Orienteers’ Winter Warmer event at Turf Hill and Millersford near Redlynch in the New Forest. The area is largely open and runable, despite the marshes and plentiful surface water, not to mention the gorse and bracken and Tom Butt had a fine run (43min 38…