Roxburgh Reivers’ 2005 AGM will be held at Bowhill Estate on 5 February, following the Club Championships. More details nearer the time.
Roxburgh Reivers’ forthcoming Saturday morning events have now been added to the Fixtures page.
Boxing Day event and winter fixtures
Roxburgh Reivers will be holding a number of events over the coming months, starting with the traditional festive Boxing Day novelty event. This year’s Boxing Day event takes place at Wilton Park, Hawick, starting at 11am. The event will be followed by mince pies at the Hawick Cycle Club clubrooms. For more details, download the flyer below or contact Rob Cranston on 01450 372095.
Roxburgh Reivers will also be holding a couple of Saturday morning events in January and February. These will be added to the fixtures page shortly, but for a sneek preview, please download the Winter Events flyer (PDF format).
FVO win 11 Person Relays at Bowhill
FVO won this year’s Scottish Relay Championships at mainly sunny Bowhill today, with Interlopers coming second. FVO comfortably won with a winning time of 1:52:05, some ten minutes ahead of Interlopers. Third place was taken by Team Edinburgh from Edinburgh University Orienteering Club.
FVO also won the newly introduced handicap competition, proving that the handicap system devised to even out the competition still requires some further tweaking. As if that was not enough, FVO also managed a near clean sweep of the spot prizes for the winning times on each of planner James Tullie’s courses.
Despite organising the event, there was some success for Roxburgh Reivers, with club member Kirstin Maxwell winning the ‘Best Junior’ prize for her 19th place on the Orange course running for Tay.
Full results and official comments available through the Results page.
Scottish 11 Person Relays 2004
Roxburgh Reivers will host this year’s Scottish 11 Person Relays at Bowhill Estate on Sunday 5 September. For more information (including a downloadable entry-from) please go to the 11 Person Relay homepage. In addition to the usual competition, all competitors are invited to join Roxburgh Reivers for a BYOF (bring your own food) barbecue – we will provide the fire!
Summer Series 2004
The dates for this year’s Roxburgh Reivers Wednesday evening Summer Series can now be confirmed. These events are ideal for newcomers to the sport as well as current orienteers wanting to enjoy a midweek run. The dates and venues are as follows:
| Date | Venue | Organiser | Contact details |
| 28 April | Bowmont Forest, Kelso | Carol Boyd | Tel: 01434 250232 |
| 12 May | Elibank, Walkerburn | Robert Cranston | Tel: 01450 372095 |
| 26 May | Eildon Hills, Melrose | Robin Sloan | Tel: 01896 822548 |
| 9 June | Bowhill, Selkirkk | Lindsey Knox | Tel: 01450 377383 |
Start times are available from 17:00-18:30 hours and entry is only £1. Three different levels of courses are on offer: Yellow (very easy), Orange (some experience needed) and Light Green (needs some orienteering skills).
Start times are available from 17:00-18:30 hours and entry is only £1. Three different levels of courses are on offer: Yellow (very easy), Orange (some experience needed) and Light Green (needs some orienteering skills).Courses are suitable for all ages and experience and newcomers are particularly welcome. You should bring oldish clothes, a pen (red is best), a watch and a clear polythene bag to protect your map. If you are planning on doing the light green course you should also bring a compass if you have one.
For more information, please contact the series co-ordinator Robin Sloan (tel: 01896 822548/email: robin_sloan@roseisle.demon.co.uk) or see the Summer Series homepage. You can also download and print out the flyer for the Summer Series, which includes full details and a map showing the locations of each event:
- Summer Series 2003 Flyer in Word 97 format(110k)
Roxburgh Reivers Saturday morning events
Roxburgh Reivers will be holding a series of Saturday morning Come and Try It events aimed at both newcomers and existing orienteers. The events are at Bowmont Forest, Kelso (18 Sept), Wilton Park, Hawick (9 Ocober) and Selkirk Hill, Selkirk (13 November).
Starts will be from 10:30am until 12 noon and entry is only £1. For more information either download the flyer or visit the Fixtures page.