Posts from 2018

Sarum Southern Champions Report

Sarum Orienteers Shine at Day and Night The  Southern Night Orienteering Championships were held on the heathland of Puttenham Common and Britty Wood near Guildford in Surrey and Sarum claimed one champion with Charlotte Thornton continuing her long record of success by winning the W70 race. Pat Hart took a good second place in the…

SOUTHERN CHAMPIONS

A brilliant result at the weekend for Lucy Butt and Will White – THEY BECAME SOUTHERN  CHAMPIONS!!!! We are really proud of both of you – well done!!!!!!

SWOA GALOPPEN & SCOA LEAGUE

A big thank you to Dave and Denise Mullins who, against the odds delivered a magnificent orienteering event at Hamptworth – now called Franchises Wood – last Sunday; which attracted over 300 runners – a 100 of which turned up on the day! Dave had found an ideal assembly and parking area in the middle…

Compass Sport Trophy 2018

Oh well, you can’t win them all. After the cancellation of our regional qualifying heat due to the bad weather, the final was always going to be a busy affair and so it proved when Walton Chasers hosted the CSC and CST finals at Hayward Warren on Cannock Chase. Some 1061 orienteers from 26 clubs…

British Schools Score Championships

Sarum Score Successes The British Schools Score Championships were held this year at Moors Valley Country Park which made it practical to try to put in a team of our new youngsters. As this is a schools event there were just three small teams representing Harnham, St. Marks  and Grateley House junior schools but all…

Caddihoe Chase 2018: Perham Down and Sidbury Hill

Thanks to the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Sarum had permission to use Ministry of Defence land near Tidworth to host this year’s Caddihoe Chase. Despite the rather unpleasant weather forecasts over 320 Orienteers braved the inclement conditions to compete in the two day event. The first day turned out to be rather more popular, possibly because…

Club Championships 2018: Tinney’s Firs

Club Championships 2018: Tinney’s Firs and beyond. Despite inclement weather there was a good turn out for the Sarum event at Tinney’s Firs. As last year’s club champions, Alice Butt and Adam Walker planned a score course that included not only the woodland of Tinney’s Firs but the adjacent urban area, giving a nice mix…

Hardy Sarum Seniors have mixed success

Wessex Hardy Relays 2018 Just to prove that an accumulation of birthdays is no barrier to success, Sarum seniors put in good performances at the Wessex Hardy Relays at the weekend. The event, held at Upton Country Park near Poole, was in the form of a Harris Relay in which teams of three had to…

Raking the Moon in Broad Daylight

Raking the Moon in Broad Daylight Sarum Orienteers’ annual Moonraker Relay Trophy event took place on a baking hot day in the beautiful open landscape of Dinton Park by kind permission of The National Trust. The event was organised by Liz Yeadon and the courses were planned by Charlotte Thornton, both of Sarum. As ever…