New year - new sport?
Try orienteering in 2025
IT COULD BE YOU!
SN welcomes new members of all ages and abilities to start finding their way (literally!) into the sport of orienteering. Whether you just want a regular excuse for some easy-paced fresh air and exercise close to home, or aspire to be our next international star, we have something for everyone in our friendly club.
Could 2025 mark the start of YOUR route into a new activity? Explore the links in the "New to Orienteering" sidebar, click on "Newcomers", or check out "Future Events", and give it a try. 'Read more' below for the real story of one family in SN who never imagined where orienteering would take them ...
2024 Club Champions!
Congratulations to Heidi (Juniors), and then Ruth (Women) and Tim (Men) - our Club Champions for 2024, and a first senior family double since 1995.
Read more below for further details.
AI reviews SN!
In a recent exercise we pointed an AI-powered research assistant at the SN website and asked it to create a deep dive podcast of our contents. The results were both enlightening and entertaining, with link here. Please not this is completely AI generated, and has not been in any way changed by the team.
The last mile of summer training
The 2024 midweek summer activity/training programme concluded with the traditional mile race around the abandoned cinder track at Hawley.
Thanks to Iain for coordinating this year's activities and to all the volunteers who helped to stage them. Mile results are listed below (click on Read More).
SN 2024 British Sprint champions
Congratulations to Sarah W45, Mel W55 and Jake M14 - our three individual champions. There were also silvers for Laura W20 and Axel M70, and a couple of sprint relay bronzes for the Junior 16- and Vet 40+ teams. Full results here for Relays and here for the Individual event.
Dave takes first place
In a well attended 2024 Handicap race 40 runners battled for this years title with Sarah Darley pipped to first place by Dave Ryder ... full results to follow
International selection for SN members
Congratulations to Peter Taylor-Bray, Jocie Hilton and Tommy Rollins who have all been selected for GBR teams at this summer's major international events. Details here for Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) and the European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC) teams and here for European Orienteering Championships senior teams.
British Championships Success for SN
Congratulations to our 2024 British Long Distance champions, Tom Bray (M35) retaining his title from 2023 by a margin of over 15 mins, and Jake Hilton (M14) winning his first national crown. See all the event results and photos at www.theboc.org.uk . Read more below for details of our other medallists.