Roxburgh Reivers’ hosted this year’s East of Scotland Orienteering Association Championships at Bowhill and Fauldshope, near Selkirk, on 22 October 2006.
Full results and comments, together with a list of the new ESOA champions are available from the Results page.
Roxburgh Reivers’ next event is a come and try it event at Selkirk Hill on Saturday 4 November. This event is ideal for newcomers to the orienteering, or those looking for a training run.
| What: | East of Scotland Orienteering Championships 2006 – also suitable for beginners and newcomers |
| Where: | Bowhill and Fauldshope, Selkirk (NT432281) |
| When: | 22 October 2006 |
| Getting there: | Signed from the Selkirk to Moffat road at Generals Bridge. |
| Terrain: | Open hillside and woodland. |
| Map: | 1:10,000/1:15,000 (Brown only) |
| Courses: | Full range of colour-coded courses |
| Starts: | 11:00 to 12:30 (10 to 15 minutes walk from car parking) | Punching: | Sport Ident (punch hire 50p) |
| Other information: | Competitors should run the appropriate colour for their age class to be eligible for the ESOA Championships. EOD, but if possible please email entry details in advance to Lindsey Knox (lknox46426@aol.com): Brown M20,M21,M35,M40 Blue W20,W21,W35,W40,M18,M45,M50,M55 Green W16,W18,W45,W50,W55,M16,M60,M65 Short Green W60,W65,W70,M70 Light Green W14,M14 Orange W12,M12 Yellow W10,M10 No dogs please. |
| Entry Fees: | Seniors: £6.00 Juniors: £3.00 Parking: £1.00 |
| Organiser: | Ian Maxwell E-mail: ian.c.maxwell@btinternet.com Telephone: 01835 863268 |
| Planner: | Robert Cranston |
| Controller: | John Biggar (LINOC) |
| What: | Come and try it/local event – the first in a short series of Saturday morning events which are ideal for beginners and newcomers to the sport |
| Where: | Selkirk Hill, Selkirk (NT475286) |
| When: | 4 November 2006 |
| Getting there: | Park at the Argus Centre, turning off the A7 to Hawick just south of Selkirk High School. |
| Terrain: | Open hillside. |
| Map: | 1:15,000 |
| Courses: | Yellow, Long Yellow and Orange |
| Starts: | 10:30 to 12:00 | Punching: | pin punches |
| Other information: | N/A |
| Entry Fees: | Seniors: £2.00 Juniors: £1.00 |
| Organiser: | Lindsey Knox E-mail: LKnox46426@aol.com Telephone: 01450 377383 |
Roxburgh Reivers’ has a series of events coming up over the next six weeks, suitable for both regular club members and newcomers wishing to try the sport for the first time.
First up is a Come and Try It/training event at Gala Hill on 7 October. Starts are from 10:30am until middday, with a range of courses for beginners.
Next is the East of Scotland Orienteering Association Championships 2006 at Bowhill on 22 October. Roxburgh Reivers will be offering a full range of colour coded courses.
Finally, a second Come and Try It/training event will be held at Selkirk Hill” on 4 November, following the same format as the event on 7 October.
For more information, see the event pages or email robin_sloan@roseisle.demon.co.uk:
| What: | Come and try it/local event – the first in a short series of Saturday morning events which are ideal for beginners and newcomers to the sport |
| Where: | Gala Hill, Galashiels (NT492357) |
| When: | 7 October 2006 |
| Getting there: | Signed from the entrance to Gala Academy in Elm Row. |
| Terrain: | Park and woodland. |
| Map: | 1:15,000 |
| Courses: | Yellow, Long Yellow and Orange |
| Starts: | 10:30 to 12:00 | Punching: | pin punches |
| Other information: | N/A |
| Entry Fees: | Seniors: £2.00 Juniors: £1.00 |
| Organiser: | Judy and Alan McNeilly E-mail: fixtures@roxburghreivers.org.uk Telephone: 01578 730209 |
Two RR members have done well in the recently announced GB junior team selections. Douglas Tullie moves up from the GB Start Squad to the full GB Junior Team and Kirstin Maxwell joins the GB Start Squad as one of only 4 girls (all Scots!) in the W14 age group. Well done both!
Douglas gets his first competitive outing running at the Junior European champs in Switzerland on 13th-15th Oct.