Sarum’s last training evening of the summer took place on the small but perfectly formed Victoria Park.  Though not blessed by the bright sun of previous club evenings the rain did clear up in time for everyone to enjoy the exercise and the amazing sunset.  We were delighted to welcome newcomers Orla and Esma with…

Captain Charlotte and Ricky show how important it is to have a healthy diet in order to be a successful orienteer.  When asked about how he felt about ‘Five a Day’ Ricky said ‘I don’t think I could eat five of these!’.

Club Captain Ian Peirce showed that he is fully recovered from his broken ankle by rounding off the Summer with two great overall M70 wins at the White Rose and the Caddihoe Chase.  Over the last weekend of August Windy travelled ‘up north’ to Pickering Forest  and won both the long and middle distance races…

24 Sarum Orienteers travelled to the Scottish Highlands to join over 6000 orienteers from all over Europe and beyond to compete in the biennial Scottish 6 Days orienteering festival. This year the event was held in conjunction with the Orienteering World Championships and most of the Sarum contingent worked hard in helping the team of…

Emily Benham has had a busy week competing in the Mountain Bike Orienteering World Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic. Britain’s top woman MTBO rider won bronze in the Middle Distance Race in. Emily gained her medal thanks to a strong finish that left her just 10 seconds off Silver and 34 seconds from Gold. In…

Charlotte, Ian and Denise regained the Sarum Trophy at this year’s Wessex Hardy Relays and earned the club another good report in The Salisbury Journal (23/07/2015), together with another of Shane Wilkinson’s fine photos.  The report also covers the previous day’s results from the Marlborough urban race.  All in all we have had excellent coverage…

Sarum’s Club Championship event at Downton Moot made headlines in The Salisbury Journal.  Shane Wilkinson’s great shot of Alex Buck leaving the Start headed a comprehensive account of the Moot event together with Sarum’s good results in the Moonraker and Furrow Hoppers Relays.  It’s good to see orienteering reported alongside the more usual sports.