Back together again To misquote Samual Pepys, it’s good to see how dinner and feasting reunite everybody. It is nearly two years since the Club held its last Dinner and Trophy Presentation so it was good to get together again at the historic White Hart in Salisbury and have the opportunity to catch up with…

Report by Ian Peirce and Peter Hambleton Easter brings us around to Chocolate eggs and, for orienteers, our biggest annual event, the JK. This year the 4 days of competition were held in the Midlands. The opening day’s sprint took runners around the campus of Loughborough University. The individual middle and long distance cross country…

Compass Sport Trophy, Bere Wood. The Compass Sport Trophy is a nationwide competition for small orienteering clubs. In the past Sarum has done well, winning the trophy or gaining a podium place, but perhaps less so in recent years. Last weekend regional qualifying rounds for the 2024 competition were held with five clubs from Wiltshire,…

Hawse End, Derwentwater Peirces procure podium places Based on a report by Ian Peirce Sarum’s sole representatives at this event were Ian and Freda Peirce who travelled all the way up to The Lakes to find their way at night time around the woods of Hawse End on the western side of Derwentwater. The weather…

Report from Ian Peirce This year’s Southern Championship races were held at Redlands and Bury Hill, near Dorking, an area that turned out to be an excellent venue for mountain goats. Much of the woods were free of undergrowth and Tom Edelsten planned some excellent courses with plenty of navigational challenges. There were some proper…