Congratulations to Charlotte Thornton who put in a great run at 2025 The British Middle Distance Championships at Holmbush and Buchan Country Park to win the W80 Class and be crowned Champion. Well done also Marc Balston (M50), Lizzie Balston (W16), Paul Lane (M65) and Ian Peirce (M80) who each reached Silver Championship standard. A…

Sarum Saunter at Great Ridge The Sarum Saunter was held at Great Ridge this year with the kind permission of Lord Margadale and the Fonthill Estate. The event hosted the Southern Championships resulting in a large turnout. Great weather, a great team of helpers and great courses meant that some 470 orienteers from 47 clubs…

Back in 2014 (I think) was last time Sarum fielded a CST team at Long Valley, when we competed in the CST Final, coming third – winning several large green umbrellas. This time round a blessed dry interval meant that the Compass Sport Cup and Trophy regional qualifying heat at Long Valley was run in…

Another small, but perfectly formed, Wessex Region Night League Event from Sarum, this time held on Martin Down. Parking is sometimes a problem here but the team managed to squeeze in 28 cars with potential to squeeze for another 5 – an impressive achievement. The 31 runners all seemed to appreciate Mark White’s planning of…

Star Posts/Swinley This event had been postponed by three weeks because of bad weather – what a surprise! Nevertheless, five Sarum stalwarts turned out on the night to navigate the complexities of the Star Posts/Swinley map along with 118 other keen night owls. The area is a favourite one for trail bikes and some excellent…