Announcements
Seven intrepid SARUM juniors headed to the Surrey Hills on May 17th to take part in the SCOA/SEOA heat of the Yvette Baker competition (a national, inter-club competition specifically for junior orienteers). Guildford Orienteers hosted the competition and put on an excellent event at Farley Heath. It was a perfect venue for such an event,…
Many of our SARUM members have very fond memories of ‘Jo’ Belza, who, with her perpetual smile, supported and helped the club over many years. Thirteen SARUM members attended her funeral on Friday 10th April to show our love and respect for this remarkable lady. Jo began her love of the great outdoors while she…
WORTHLODGE FORESTSaturday 22nd NovemberHosted by Southdowns OrienteersA second use of this newly mapped area following the National Event in March. Only 3 SARUM orienteers were foolhardy enough to confront the rain and wind that had persisted all day and into the evening. Charlotte Thornton, Freda Peirce and Ian Peirce are all 80+ class and entered…
Nine regular SARUM members took the trip to Dartmoor for Devon Orienteer’s Caddihoe weekend on the 18-19 October. Both days were held on Holne Moor. Day 1 was a classic long distance and Day 2 was the South-West middle distance championships. Both days were UK Orienteering League (UKOL). The individual times for Day 1 and…
This year’s final was held on the complex sand dunes of South Gare, just west of Redcar on the NE coast of England. An interesting area created from the slag from blast furnaces over many years and now covered in sand and Marram grass. The ground therefore was very technical with numerous small hills, knolls,…
Peter was a very likeable character and very helpful to so many people. In spite of his academic and sporting abilities, he was always very modest and often attributed his orienteering successes to luck or that a main competitor had not been available to compete. His academic ability led him to become editor of scientific…
It is with much regret that we have to advise of the passing of Peter Hambleton. Our thoughts and condolences go to his wife Joan and to all his family. Peter was one of the original members of SARUM in 1984 and has been an active supporter throughout his 41 years of membership. He was…
The Spring Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May saw the enjoyable annual ‘SINS’ – Springtime in Shropshire event. SARUM was represented by 9 “athletes” who took the journey to Shropshire to compete in the 3 days of events in the vicinity of Ludlow. Report below from Ian Peirce. Day 1 was an urban…
Congratulations to our Chairman, Ian Pierce, who ran into second place in M80, just 15 seconds behind Lakeland local, Dave Mcquillan. Ian was one of just four Sarum members who travelled the long 300 miles plus to compete, so well deserves his place on the podium. Ian’s account of his run is below. The Lake…
No, that isn’t a missplelling. Sarum’s Cameron Jacobs gained a Guiness World Record by becoming the fastest 18 year old runner to complete the London Marathon running barefoot. Cam, along with Mum Polly completed the course in 4 hours 31 minutes on a very warm day. Very much an amazing feat. Cam was raising money…