Announcements
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Sarum Committee would like to invite all Sarum Members to a social evening on Tuesday 16th. October at the South Wilts Sports Club. The evening will include a short AGM. We would really like to see as many members as possible as we would like to discuss how we are going to do well…
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…
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 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…
Orienteers take to the streets of Warminster In Warminster’s second urban orienteering event organised by Liz Yeadon of Sarum Orienteers, 110 runners had to navigate their way around the streets, shopping centres and open land of this ancient Wiltshire town on a sunny Spring Sunday. The event, part of the Southern England Urban Orienteering League,…
Just to confirm that there will be no meeting of Sarum Junior Club on Monday 7th May since it is a Bank Holiday. We look forward to seeing you all at Harnham Slope the following Monday (14th May)!