Front page picture: Megan! Sarum member, Megan Ashton, made the front page of the Guardian recently, working with some of the veterans as part of the VE Day celebrations – doesn’t she look smart! Megan has been very involved in many of the Anniversary events over the past year as part of her job with…
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Ben Chesters winner of 2-15 Sarum Gallopen holds the Ron Ley Trophy After many years of consistently high performance for Sarum Ben Chesters finally wins the Sarum Galoppen. Joan Hambleton (Sarum Statistician) presented Ben with the Ron Ley Trophy at the JK 2015 relays at Graythwaite…
24 Sarum Orienteers joined 3500 orienteers from countries around the globe to compete in the Jan Kjellstrom 2015 Orienteering festival held on four days over Easter in the Lake District. This is a major international competition that draws many of the world’s top orienteers including this year Frenchman Thierry Gueorgiou, the most successful orienteer ever…
The second evening training session held at the Hub Club in Salisbury enabled club members to brush up on their pace counting – with a few surprises for many. There were also options to run line courses and locate the barely visible control sites. A good time was had by all, including a random ginger…
The start at the Sarum Saunter on Sidbury Hill Tidworth. Over 340 runners competed in the event which incorporated the SCOA Championships. Apart from Army vehicle movements, trail bikers, gun fire and two dead EMIT bricks, all seemed to go smoothly. Thanks to all the cheerful competitors for making it all seem worthwhile.
On Feb. 21st 2015 74 orienteers from South Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon and Somerset competed in an event organised by Sarum Orienteers in Vernditch Wood near Martin on behalf of the Dorset Schools League. The day started damp & chilly and spades were needed to patch up the road, where Forestry vehicles had gouged out a…
A lovely sunny, chilly day in February! Some well wrapped up Sarum helpers at Vernditch on Saturday, including Ian Peirce (Planner); Charlotte Thornton (Organiser) & Liz Yeadon (Controller) A Dorset Schools League & limited Colour coded event was held on Saturday in Vernditch Wood, run by a small Sarum team. A muddy time was had by…
The next Military League South is in the New Forest MLS Events will no longer appear on BOF Fixture List All civilian runners should be aware that Military League events will no longer appear on the BOF website as they are no longer registered with BOF. This is because BOF requires all events to be…
A few Sarum stalwarts journeyed to Cooper’s Hill near Prinknash Monastery for the NGOC galoppen on Sunday. Drivers and pedestrians alike enjoyed some black ice skating in the Car Park but a long climb up to the start made you warm enough, just, on a cold and sunny day. Despite the freezing temperatures the wood…
The Sarum New Years Day Score event will now be held at Drayton Barracks, Barton Stacey, near Andover. Unfortunately there will no longer be an MTBO course. Please see the event page for more details and the updated flyer.