Club memberships for 2004 are now due for club members who are members of Roxburgh Reivers and the Scottish Orienteering Association only. Please send a cheque (£8 per adult, £3 per child, £13 per family) to John Tullie at:
John Tullie
Bowanhill
Teviothead
Hawick
TD9 0LG
or see John at SoSOL 8 at Elibank.
Roxburgh Reivers have entered this year’s Compass Sport Cup competition, which is being held locally at Glentress near Peebles on 14 March 2004. If you are able to take part, please contact John Tullie (email: john@bowanhill.demon.co.uk) as soon as possible.
The rules have changed from previous years and you can find out what course you would be eligible to run in at the BOF website.
A miserable and thoroughly wet day did not deter a hardy band of local orienteers from competing in Roxburgh Reivers annual Boxing Day competition around Wilton Park, Hawick. The continuous rain saw competitor’s maps and the organiser’s time sheet gradually turn to soggy mush but the conditions did offer a chance for some to try out the new waterproof jackets that Santa had brought the day before. The event involved competitors visiting as many check points as possible within a time limit of 30 minutes. Penalty points were deducted for every minute over the half hour.
Much to his surprise, Andrew Tullie of Teviothead emerged the overall winner, collecting near to the maximum number of points available and taking the ‘scalps’ of his older brothers and his dad. Close behind in joint second were Ian Maxwell from Jedburgh and Andrew’s brother James. In the ladies competition Fiona Forrest of Darnick collected the highest number of points but was heavily penalised for being late back to the finish. This enabled Hawick’s Lindsey Knox to leap-frog into first place. Kirsten Maxwell of Jedburgh was awarded a special prize for the soggiest check sheet. After the event competitors enjoyed refreshments and a presentation of prizes in the dry environs of Hawick Cycling Club, thank you to the Cycling club for the use of this facility.
Results:
For details of forthecoming Roxburgh Reivers’ events, please see the Fixtures pages.
Final details for Roxburgh Reivers’ South of Scotland Orienteering League event at Elibank on 8 February can now be downloaded: Elibank flyer (MS Word format. 33k).
If any club members are available to help out on the day but have not already been contacted, please contact event organiser John Tullie, email:john@bowanhill.demon.co.uk or telephone: 01450 850217.
Roxburgh Reivers will be holding a new series of Saturday morning runs at Bowmont Forest near Kelso. The events will be held on 10 January, 21 February and 13 March and are aimed at families who have done some schools orienteering and adult runners or newcomers keen to try a new sport. Reviers members are also welcome. There will be two easy courses, short (Yellow) and long (Orange). Times are from 10:30am to 12pm. For more information contact Robin Sloan (email: robin_sloan@roseisle.demon.co.uk or telephone: 01896 822548.
Reivers will also be holding a round of the renamed South of Scotland O League (formerly the East of Scotland O League) at Elibank Forest near Walkerburn on 8 February. Club members are requested to keep this Sunday free and organiser John Tullie will no doubt be in touch soon.
This year’s annual Boxing Day event will be held on Boxing Day for a change. Meet at the changing rooms next to the Walled Garden at Wilton Park, Hawick, at 11am. After the fun event, there will be the usual mince pies and tea in the Hawick Cycle Club clubrooms.