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| Editorial AGM news Compass Sport Trophy Committee news Compass Sport 2003 JK & British relays | New year score Wenallt Colour Calendar Rankings Night 16 March Ragley details |
Compass Sport TrophyCongratulations to everyone who made the journey to Titterstone Clee and to John Mills for organising the entries. It was a superb effort to win the Trophy for the third year running. Keep March 16th free in your diaries for the 1st round of this years event. |
Club Captain's Notes |
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CompassSport Cup 2003Although its only 2 months since the 2002 final, the 2003 event starts shortly. SWOC have been drawn in the West Midlands heat against COBOC, SPLOT, and SMOC. The heat takes place on 16th March 03 at Ragley Hall near Alcester. Should we win the heat, the final is on 1st June, probably near Kings Lynn. Please keep these dates free if possible. The two junior courses now have 2 counters each instead of one, so getting the juniors to these events will be very important. I will be contacting club members shortly to check availability, but please let me know asap by email whether you will be available. |
JK and British RelaysJK relays are at Bloom and Horton Woods near High Wycombe on Monday 21st April and the British Relays are at Greno Woods, Sheffield on Sunday 18th May. I havn't got any details of courses for either relays yet, but please let me know as soon as possible if you want to run for SWOC. I expect most of the teams will run the short open or women's short courses, but we may be able to enter some junior and senior age class teams as well. | |
| John Mills tel: 01633 680159 email:
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New Year Score EventDespite torrential rain there were people mad enough to turn up for Nyall's Score event. Tesco shoppers had never seen anything like it, unable to return their trolleys because of the mass of bodies sheltering. Everyone enjoyed running off some of the Christmas excesses and they couldn't have been the only ones out in the park as two controls disappeared! |
FOR SALE A Bell cycling helmet, size small to medium, white, £20 A pair of addidas O shoes, size 7, used twice, cost £40, sell for £20 Alan MacKenzie,tel 01873 855781 | |
Wenallt Colour Coded |
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| For a change the awful weather forecast didn't materialise and apart from almost running out of maps and SI cards ( we were only expecting 80 max but got nearly 100) most things ran smoothly. Clem did a good job planning and taping controls but couldn't be there on the day. | John Mills was left with the unenviable task of placing and checking
the controls in the rain. The use of SI units certainly makes this job
more difficult but fortunately none of them disappeared. It was
interesting to meet several non members from the area who access the web
site and enjoy supporting local events. Top |
Night Score Event-Llangynidyr in the dark (and wind and rain) | |
| I don't know how Jill was talked into organising this
event, I don't think she will be rushing to do another one. I remember
thinking that a gentle jog placing a few controls in the afternoon would
be quite pleasant, it was. However as darkness fell the horizontal rain
started and the clouds came down. 33 hardy (and mad) competitors turned up
and the majority said they had enjoyed it, even though some of them only
managed to find one control. Sat in the car waiting at the finish we were counting down the competitors, anxious to get to the pub. It was reassuring as lights flickered into view and people who were 30 minutes late appeared. Some people were enjoying it so much they stayed out over the hour! Unfortunately one person was 45 minutes overdue when the last man to start was in. Concern was mounting in the car but Jill was still out so we were hoping that she might have seen him. | When he was an hour late the decision was made to alert Mountain Rescue, given that the he wasn't overdressed for the conditions and that it might take some time for the Unit to arrive. As it happened it took half an hour to get through to the correct person. In the mean time Nick had set out with the emergency sack to check the ravine where someone thought they may have seen a light. Much to everyone's relief the missing person finally appeared having wandered a long way off the area to Trefil Village where he had had to knock on a door to find someone to give him a lift back to the start . Although he was cold and shaken he seemed non the worse for his experience. Mountain rescue was cancelled (fortunately before they had actually done anything) athough Jill did have to explain the attractions of Night O to the 2 policemen who turned up. |
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CALENDAR : (close events only)
February
1st NGOC Local Robinswood Hill Glos, SO836148 Carol Stewart 01242514988
8th WM HOC Night Score Event Old Hills, Malvern. SO/829487 http://www.harlequins.org.uk/
9th MV National event Box Hill Dorking TQ171506 Simon Ling 01372 813047
12th SBOC Local Night Event Cefn Bryn, Swansea, SS527886, Pete Seward 01792 204643.
15th NGOC Col Coded Soudley& Blakney FOD SO667067 Alan Richards 01249713542
16th HH Badge event Egypt Woods Slough GR950860 Simon Errington 01727 842883
16th BOK Col Coded Event & ASO League. Lords Wood, Bath. ST/625615. Donald Hinks, 0117 970 6925 White to Blue only.
22nd NGOC Night Score Symonds Yat, Coleford FOD SO573118 Robert Teed 01291625048
23rd SWOC Local Cosmeston Frank Ince
March
2nd SBOC Badge event & Welsh Champs Pembrey SN410006 Roger Stein 01792296122 CD 14/2.
5th SBOC Local Night Event, Craig Gwladys, Neath, SS767996, Roger Stein 01792 296122.
8th NGOC Local Sallowvalletts SO608116 John FALLOWS 01684 297743 W,O,G,B courses only.
9th WCH Badge event Cannock Chase SK995210 John Wilkock 01785 258979
9th SW BOK Col coded . Greyfield Wood, Bath. ST/639586. Jonathan Hurford, 0117 973 5931
15th NGOC Local Soudley SO667067 Alan Richards
15th BOK Night Score Purdown Bristol ST613773 Mark Blackstons 01179623288
16th Compass Sport Cup 1st round
23rd SWOC Welsh League Cwmdare Pete Colbert
April
5th SBOC Challenge v The Rest of Wales, Dolaucothi, Pumpsaint, SN 663403, Pete Seward 01792 204643.
5th BOK British Sprint Championships, Ham Hill, Somerset.
6th BOK National event Gare Hill, Frome GR377138 Peter Downe 01179673160
12th NGOC Local Symonds Yat SO573118 Andy Stott 01291 689471 W,O,G,B Courses only
13th NGOC Badge Event Caerwent, Chepstow Steve Williams 01242571589
19th-21st JAN KJELLSTROM ORIENTEERING FESTIVAL
May
4th NGOC Colour coded Bixslade SO608116 Ros Taunton 01594 529455 no O or Lt G
11th SBOC Cymer Forest, Welsh League ????
15th SWOC Summer Score Pontcanna, Cardiff
17th, 18th British Orienteering Championships Sheffield
17th SW NGOC Local Event. Ninewells, Coleford. SO/594132. C5 Alan Brown, 01242 580096.
18th SW BOK Colour Coded Event. Leigh Woods, Bristol. ST/555741.David Pairaudeau, 01275 852130.
29th SWOC Summer Score St Julians Wood
June
1st Compas Sport Cup Final 12th SWOC Summer Score Cwm Lickey
15th SWOC Local event Cwmdare Y,O G only
21st NGOC Spanish Score Parkend SO608079 Robert Teed 01291 625048 Mass start 11am
26th SWOC Summer Score Mynydd y Gaer Frank Ince
29th SW BOK Adams Avery Relays. Stock Hill, Mendips. ST/555513. Pat Benjamin, 01761 472672.
July
10th SWOC Summer Score Wenallt
20th SWOC Score Relay Wenallt