Congratulations to Jackie Butt, Dan Cope and Charlotte Thornton for their successes in the 2021/22 Wessex Night League. and seen here proudly showing off their Trophies. Dan was first man in the Open Class and 4th in the Handicap. Jackie (on the left) and Charlotte (on the right) were 3rd and 4th placed ladies in…
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It is with great sadness that we report that our President, Ron Ley, passed away on February 19th aged 99. Ron was one of the founding members of Sarum Orienteering Club and was, for many years, our most competitive and successful runner, competing into his 90s. He will be sadly missed not just by us…
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our readers! It’s been a slightly less chaotic year and it’s been great to see so many from Sarum out orienteering again: long may it continue. Santa and his little O-elf hope you all have wonderful Christmas Day with your families. Enjoy lots of scrumptious food…
Planner Martin Goddard devised challenging Green, Score and Orange courses, plus a Yellow course, to fit into the small area of the Dur Hill map. Poor Martin was struck down with an infection just before the event and was unable to be there and Controller Ian Peirce nobly took on the task of putting out…
Congratulations to Charlotte Thornton for another impressive night run. This occasion was the Southern Night Championships held this year at Broadstone Warren, beyond Crawley. The map was divided into two areas, each having a pretty good path network. The courses initially led runners through a more open area, with lots of marshes, rough open and…
Two trophies were finally united with their worthy winners at Sarum’s Everleigh event. Joan Hambleton finally gets her hands on her medal for 3rd place in W80L British Championships – after a mere eight months. No, that isn’t Gareth Bale handing over the medal but our very own topknotted Jeff Butt. Paul Lane wasn’t able…
Sixty seven Orienteers, including 23 from Sarum, donned headlights and took to the streets of Salisbury for a Wessex Night League event. A fortunate gap in the rain gave everyone a dry and reasonably warm night out. Unfortunately for Planner Charlotte and Organiser Liz, however, a mid-afternoon downpour drenched them when putting out controls in…
Coming to a location near you! All three ’Norths’ – true, magnetic and grid – are currently lined up over the UK and the alignment point is moving slowly NNE-ish. If you haven’t already seen it this go to this link to the Ordnance Survey to read about this geospatially historic event.
A large Sarum contingent took part in this year’s November Classic located this year at New Park between Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst. The forecasts for heavy rain didn’t bode well but, in the event, the rain largely held off for the runners, apart from the occasional short, but intense, showers. An added bonus was that a…
Despite it being an extremely wet and windy night, Sarum Orienteers gathered at the famous White Hart Hotel in Salisbury for their first annual dinner and awards presentations since Covid prevented the usual get together. Staff shortages and a simultaneous rival event added a somewhat Fawlty Towers feeling to a long, but very enjoyable, evening…