Gala Hill 9th October 2010
Gala Hill is a much maligned area possibly due to its proximity to Gala where some of the inhabitants manage to litter lovely woodland with burnt-out cars and remnants of boozy barbecues. Continue reading
Tweedbank – Come and Try, and training
Event information
| What: | Come and Try It event and Training |
| Where: | Tweedbank |
| When: | 11:00, Saturday 4 December 2010 |
| Parking: | Scottish Executive Rural Affairs Department, Cotgreen Road, Tweedbank. From Galashiels take the first entrance into Tweedbank, go past the loch and the shop, take the next left into Cotgreen Road, then first left. Link here |
| Courses: | Yellow (suitable for newcomers and family groups) Orange (next step up) Orange with twisty bits (a longer and more twisty Orange, lots of changes of direction, good training for decision-making) We’re excited to be planning an Urban/Parkland event on a specially prepared map, many years after we last orienteered at Tweedbank. |
| Start time: | Starts from 11:00 to 12:00 |
| Entry fees: | Seniors: £3 Juniors: £1 Families: £5 |
| More information: | Robin Sloan Tel: 01896 822548
email: robin_sloan AT roseisle.demon.co.uk |
Resume of September
It’s been a busy few weeks so here’s a resume of what’s been happening. Apologies in advance for everything that I’m going to miss out. Continue reading
Urban League
5 Roxburgh Reivers (the Maxwell family and Douglas Henderson) decided to go south to the smooth streets of Sheffield and Lincoln rather than the rough Grampian forests last weekend and produced some good results on both days. Continue reading
O Ringen report from Fiona Forrest
O-Ringen 2010
This annual event was held in mid July in the central Swedish town of Orebro. Lying on the shores of Lake Hjalmaren, Orebro is located on the banks of the River Svatan and has a fortified castle forming a magnificent backdrop. Continue reading
WMOC – verse 1
The Masters terrain was Alp, crag and grot
Five Reivers had entered – gave it all that they’d got,
Lindsey was best, her finals two “A”s
Jim, Rob and Robin had up and down days
And Doug(las)’s French was a winner, but (malheuresement) his “O”ing was not!