The Roxburgh Reivers AGM and 2004 Club Championships will take place at Bowhill Estate, Selkirk, on 15 February. Meet at the top car park behind Bowhill House for a massed start at 11:30am. The event will use a clever handicapping system to ensure that all club members can compete. If you wish to take part please let Rob know in advance by phoning 01450 372095.
Following the run, there will be soup and rolls and then the AGM, which will take place in the Vistor Centre.
This year’s Scottish Champs weekend takes place in Speyside over the weekend of 24 and 25 May. The Individual takes place at a new area, Glentruim, near Newtonmore, with the relays being held at Craigbui near Kingussie.
Relays teams for the Sunday need to be entered soon, so if you are going to the event and want to run in the relays please let John Tullie know a.s.a.p. Classes are as follows:
| Class | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Conditions |
| Men’s Open | Brown | Blue | Brown | All Male |
| Womens Open | Blue | Green | Blue | All Female |
| Medium Open | Blue | Blue | Blue | Blue |
| short Open | Green | Green | Green | None |
| Mixed BOF 165+ | Green | Green | Green | Total ages must be over 165, must be one female |
| Mixed BOF 48- | Green | Light Green | Green | Total ages must be less than 48 – i.e. all juniors |
| M/W40- | Yellow | Orange | Yellow | Total ages must be less than 40 – i.e. all juniors |
| Mixed Ad Hoc | Green | Light Green | Orange | None |
Please indicate if you have a preference for any particular class or colour standard or fellow members you want to run with and John will endeavour to make up teams to suit.
Email: john@bowanhill.demon.co.uk.
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 |
| 30 April | Bowmont Forest, Kelso | Judy McNeilly | Tel: 01896 822548 |
| 14 May | Eildon Hills, Melrose | Robert Cranston | Tel: 01450 372095 |
| 28 May | Elibank, walkerburn | Robin Sloan | Tel: 01896 822548 |
| 11 June | Bowhill, Selkirkk | Carol Boyd | Tel: 01434 250 342 |
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:
Results and officials’ comments are now available for Roxburgh Reivers’ recent ESOL and East of Scotland Orienteering Association Inter-Club Championships at Bowhill Estate. Results can be accessed from the Results Page.
A warm Spring day ensured a reasonable turnout and the first use of SportIdent electronic punching went relatively smoothly, despite a minor technical hitch midway through the day which prevented competitors from downloading for 10 minutes or so. Although most Reivers were involved in organising and helping, some good results were still recorded with Karen and Kirsten Maxwell coming second and first on White and Yellow respectively. James Tullie was fourth after an early run on the Brown course, with Douglas Tullie finishing seventh on the competitive Blue course.
Roxburgh Reivers’ next fixtures will be the annual Summer Series which takes place in May and June. Full details will be posted on the Web site soon.
Roxburgh Reivers will host the final ESOL of the season will take place at Bowhill Estate on 23 March. The event will also encorporate the 2003 East of Scotland Orienteering Association Inter-Club Championships. Organiser is John Tullie, with Lindsay Knox planning. The controller is John Biggar of Linoc. Starts are from 10:30 to 12:30 with registration from 10:00 to 12:00.
The event will be signed from the A708 Selkirk to Moffat road at the General’s Bridge (NT 432 281 – opens in a new window) with registration and toilets at the Estate Courtyard. The event will be Roxburgh Reivers’ first using SportIdent electronic punching and will offer the usual ESOL course selection. Download the flyer in MS Word Format.
Club members can expect to be allocated a helpers duty in the near future if they have not already been collared by John. For more details see the flyer or the Roxburgh Reivers Fixtures Page. Alternatively contact John by email:john@bowanhill.demon.co.uk or phone: 01450 850217.
Correct choice of footwear was all-important at the Roxburgh Reivers Club Championship meeting last Sunday, as recent snow had melted, then frozen hard, making the tracks and paths of Bowhill Estate into a skating rink.
The going was good under the forest canopy, and Douglas Tullie from Teviothead, caught just the right balance of hill and track, in choosing his route over the demanding terrain. Handicapper Rob Cranston had devised a classic competition, where careful choice of controls and route was more important than overall speed. John Tullie, with the lowest handicap none were off scratch – was closest to son Douglas, but still a few minutes adrift. This was a good start to the season for the young Hawick High School pupil Douglas is already a member of the Scottish Junior O Squad – and augers well for the 2003 Orienteering season about to get under way.
Runners packed in behind the Teviothead duo, with not much separating Darnicks Robin Sloan, Dick Warren from Morebattle, Jim Knox of Hawick and Chris Hall from Eshiels. First lady back was Kirstin Maxwell from Jedburgh just ahead of Hawicks Lindsey Knox.
Full results will be posted on the Results page in the next couple of days