Handy summary of Forthcoming Events collated by Robert Vickers.
Latest version 17 Aug

Glossary & links (external links open in new window/tab):

• HOC League HOC League, new for the 2011 calendar year
• MADO Malvern Mini-league
• WML West Midlands League This competition takes place over ten nominated colour-coded events organised by WMOA clubs during the course of a calendar year. It is an INDIVIDUAL competition for each of the 32 BOF age classes and a CLUB competition based on the best 15 individual club members' scores in a prescribed range of classes. The competition is open to all members of WMOA open or closed clubs who do not compete for other clubs in major or national events. Each competitor must run in one of their designated classes.
• WNL Western Night League A popular and long established league, taking place on Saturday nights with one hour 'score' format events. Several of the races are within reach of the Midlands and there is often a joint MADO/WML/WNL event organised by Harlequins in the Malvern area.
• NSL Night Street League
• SEE Summer Evening Event
• WEE Winter Evening Event
• O Event organiser
• P Course planner
• C Event Controller
• EVO Extra Value Orienteering - other attractions on-site or nearby

Event Levels (see BOF Events Guideline A for full details):

• A: The most prestigious major competitions, with high-quality organisation and terrain. Age group competition, usually restricted to BOF members. Pre-entry required, but may be limited entry-on-the-day courses for less experienced orienteers.
• B: Less prestigious major competitions, but still on high-quality terrain. Pre-entry normally required for most courses.
• C: Smaller competitions, making use of smaller, more local areas and with fewer courses. Usually entry-on-the-day but sometimes pre-entry will be offered.
• D: Anything else, from "colour-coded" events with 5 or 6 courses down to informal training events designed to provide local competition and increase participation. Entry on the day.

Courses are often described using a colour-coding system:

In general, the darker the colour, the longer and more difficult the course. Juniors and novices can work their way up from white/yellow as they get older and more experienced, whilst the shorter hard courses are appropriate for those with lower levels of physical fitness. Short and, occasionally, long colour variants may be available if the event is large enough. Age class competition can be provided by mapping colours to age classes. Mappings vary depending on the numbers of courses available - see the details for the particular event or BOF Events Guideline B for more information.

Other event listings and nearby clubs:

• Ollie O'Brien's Fixtures Map
• British O National Fixtures
• COBOC City of Birmingham OC
• NGOC North Gloucestershire OC
• OD Octavian Droobers (Warwickshire)
• POTOC Potteries OC (North Staffs)
• MWOC Mid-Wales Orienteering Club
• WCH Walton Chasers (Cannock Chase area)
• WRE Wrekin Orienteers (North Shropshire)