BOC Long Distance Championships For anyone at the British Long Distance Championships who had run at the Sarum Saunter the previous Sunday, Fonthill must have seemed like perfect preparation for Golden Valley and Cognor Wood. There was the same plethora of windblown trees and brashings but with added steep slopes and boggy bits. It was…
Posts from March 2022
What a glorious Spring day it was. Fonthill Abbey Woods looked to be at their best with bright sunshine streaming through the trees seeming to welcome orienteers to a great day’s navigational challenge. What a glorious Spring day it was. Fonthill Abbey Woods looked to be at their best with bright sunshine streaming through…
After achieving success as winner of the SWOA Galoppen Yellow course in the previous year, Max followed this up by taking the Orange Course honours in the 2021/22 competition. The photo shows Max being presented with a commemorative medal for his 20/22 triumph by Sarum Vice-Chair, Mark White. Here we see max with his 1920/21…
Written by Ian Peirce SARUM competed at Rushall Woods, hosted by BKO. “Large clubs” compete for the Compass Sport Cup and “small clubs” compete for the Compass Sport Trophy. As a “small club” SARUM were up against BKO, SOC, NWO and BADO in these heats. Rushall Woods is a mixed woodland with a path network…