British Championships weekend
Sat/Sun 10/11 May
Nearly 30 SN members will be in Cumbria for the British Long Distance individual championships on Sat 10 May, with seven SN teams in the forest Relay championships on Sun 11 May. It promises to be a demanding weekend, both physically and navigationally, on some top quality Lake District terrain.
Follow the event via www.theboc.org.uk where there should be links to results and photos in due course. Good luck to all who are taking part!
Hogmoor results
Apologies for delay
We hope you all enjoyed the event at Hogmoor on Saturday. Results will be posted soon. We were without some of our usual expertise this weekend due to multiple prior commitments among our regular volunteers.
Congratulations to all of the prize winners from the 2024/5 Junior League and a big thank you to Gill for coordinating and administering both the scoring and the trophies.
There will be a few informal events during the summer months, including some as part of our midweek "training" evenings, and the Saturday Series featuring the 2025/6 Junior League will return in September.
SN successes at JK2025
... and not only in the forest!
Medals are hard earned at any JK and 2025 was no exception. Few competitors had winning runs on all days as the different disciplines tested all our skills. SN's only overall individual winner was Sarah in W45, with victory in both sprint and middle distance and second in the long race. Ruth and Tommy got 2nd places in the Sheffield city centre sprint.
In the relays near Leeds we achieved a 2nd place in Senior Women (Katherine, Mel, Sarah) and a 3rd place in Veteran Women (Carol, Lucy, Sue).
In the UK's first biathlon medal competition there was a 2nd for Jake in Junior Men (16-) and a 3rd for Paul in Veteran Men (50+). The combination of orienteering and electronic rifle shooting was a very popular ancillary activity at JK25 and will hopefully be repeated at some future events.
It's Easter, it's JK 2025!
Yorkshire beckons
This weekend more than 40 SN members will be heading to Yorkshire to attend the UK's largest annual orienteering gathering: the JK Festival. You can absorb the scale and atmosphere of the weekend's activities by visiting www.thejk.org.uk , including links to the start lists and results in due course. With a city sprint on Friday, middle and long distance races at the weekend, and relays on Monday there should be plenty to follow on the live results pages. Look out for your favourite SN colleagues and cheer them on from afar!
SEOA AGM to be held on June 12th
The SEOA AGM will be open to all SEOA members, access via Zoom. details to follow nearer the time.
Any proposed amendments to the constitution or nominations for election as officers of the SEAO should be sent to the secretary by Thursday 15 May (4 weeks before the meeting). Matters for inclusion on the AGM agenda can be submitted until 29 May (2 weeks before the AGM).
SN Junior Training – Southwood
Mon 7 – Wed 9 April 2025
SN will host 3 afternoons of junior orienteering training in the Easter Holidays. Sessions will run from 1.30pm to 3.30pm each afternoon. There will be different activities each day to aid progression and juniors can choose to attend any one, two or all three.
The sessions are aimed at those running white / yellow / orange courses and aged 8-15. Older or more experienced juniors are very welcome to join us as role models and assistant coaches. Under-10’s must have an adult accompanying them, age 10+ may attend unaccompanied. Any junior who competes at the SN Saturday league events is welcome. Juniors from other clubs are also welcome subject to availability of places. There is no charge to SN juniors for the training sessions; for others the cost is £3 per session to cover printing costs.
If you wish to attend the training, please email Carol Lovegrove (carol.lovegrove@btinternet.com) by Mon 31 March 2025, with your junior’s name, age and which course they usually run (as an individual or pair), so that appropriate maps can be printed. Final details will be provided just before the session.
If you have questions, please contact Carol.
SN qualify for 2025 Cup final
Redcar here we come!
SN hosted the SCOA heat of the CompassSport Cup and Trophy competitions at Long Valley North on 23 February. In addition to staging a very well delivered event for nearly 300 people, the team also put on a strong showing in the forest.
SN beat TVOC in the Cup (larger clubs) competition and will be heading to the dunes at South Gare, Redcar for the final on Sun 14 September. Thanks to all those who ran and/or helped on the day. See the results pages for full details.
Schools League Standings updated after event 5
Following the Frensham Heights courses the league standings have been updated and available here. The next event will be at Alice Holt, for more details visit the events pages