Seven Reivers travelled down to Devon to compete in this years Jan Kjellström International Festival of Orienteering held over Easter weekend and in fact pleasingly none of them admitted to being lost for any length of time. Continue reading
Come and Try – Selkirk Hill
Event information
| What: | Come and Try Orienteering plus training event |
| Where: | Selkirk Hill, Selkirk. Link here |
| When: | Saturday 22 May 2010 |
| Getting there: | Off the Selkirk to Hawick road, signposted just past Selkirk High School.
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| Parking | Parking at the Argus Centre. |
| Terrain | Open and mixed Woodland with a vast network of paths plus tricky bits for the experienced orienteer. |
| Start times: | Starts from 11:00 to 12 noon |
| Courses | Yellow (easy) Orange (a little bit more difficult) Orange twist (training for the experienced) |
| Entry fees: | Seniors: £3. Juniors and students: £1. Familes/Groups: maximum £5. |
| Organiser: | Lindsey Knox Tel: 01450 377383. email: Lindsey AT LKnox.me.uk |
Come and Try – Bowhill Estate
Event information
| What: | Come and Try orienteering plus training event |
| Where: | Bowhill Estate, near Selkirk Link here |
| When: | Saturday 8 May 2010 |
| Getting there: | On the Selkirk to Moffat road, signposted about 2 miles west of Selkirk.
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| Parking | Parking is in the car park behind Bowhill House. The grounds will be open for visitors by this date and there is a charge for car parking. We have negotiated a special price of £2.50 per car which gains you entry for the day, including access to the Adventure Playground (what a bargain!). Tell the kiosk gentleman that you are orienteering and he will charge the reduced fee. |
| Terrain | Woodland with a network of paths |
| Start times: | Starts from 11:00 to 12 noon |
| Courses | Yellow (easy) Orange (a little bit more difficult) Orange twist (training for the experienced) |
| Entry fees: | To partly off-set the car parking charge we have a special once-in-a-lifetime half-price bargain offer on entry fees for single competitors ! Seniors: £1.50. Juniors and students: £0.50. Familes/Groups: maximum £5. |
| Organisers: | Maxwell family Tel: 01835 863268. email: Ian.C.Maxwell AT btinternet.com |
Come and Try- Gordon Community Woodland
Event information
| What: | Come and Try Orienteering plus training event |
| Where: | Gordon Community Woodland, Gordon, Berwickshire. Link here |
| When: | Saturday 24 April 2010 |
| Getting there: | Signposted from the A6105 at East Gordon.
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| Parking | Parking is in the car park on the minor road between East Gordon and Macks Mill. The Start will be at the Community hut. |
| Terrain | Community woodland with a network of paths |
| Start times: | Starts from 11:00 to 12 noon |
| Courses | Yellow (easy) Orange (a little bit more difficult) Orange twist (training for the experienced) |
| Entry fees: | Seniors: £3. Juniors and students: £1. Familes/Groups: £5. |
| Organiser: | Carol Boyd. Tel: 07964 262893. email: boyd_carol AT hotmail.com |
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The rain in Spain
Last week Jim and I made our annual trip to Murcia in Spain for the Trofeo Costa Calida, this time centred on Cehegin which is about 1.5 hours drive from my parents house. Continue reading