Our AGM will be held on the 17th October – more details in this link. Many Committee members have been in post for a number of years and would love to hand over their roles to fresh faces. There are brief job outlines on the Who’s Who page. Our WMOA representative, Membership Secretary, General Secretary and Chair are all particularly in need of a break from their roles. Please do contact any committee member if you would like to offer…
The Orienteering Foundation is pleased to announce support for another coaching day in the Lakes, on Saturday 23rd November 2024. They are particularly keen to promote coaching of adult orienteers, who are often under-served, but also welcome groups including juniors. There will be a number of HOC members taking part as individuals; if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity then contact Derek Allison to register your interest as an individual too. More information including his contact details…
The HOC juniors braved unseasonal wet and cold weather, and slippy conditions underfoot, at Bathpool Park in Kidsgrove on Sunday 15h September to compete in the West Midlands Orienteering Championships, which were hosted this year by POTOC from the pavilion of Kidsgrove Cricket Club. And congratulations are due all round as they all came back with great results and several mantlepieces will be filling up with trophies as four of our juniors won their events and are WM junior champions…
We hope you all enjoyed visiting the sights of Worcester City. Many thanks are due to all the officials and volunteers, including Dave Aldridge (Planner), Ant Clerici (Permissions), Richard Cronin (Controller), John Leeson (Mapper) and Chris McCartney (Organiser).
The Annual General Meeting of Harlequins Orienteering Club will be held on Thursday 17th October 2024. Time: 7pm for a prompt start at 7.30pm Venue: Somers Sports and Social Club, 2 Grange Hill, Halesowen B62 0JH.Draft AGM Agenda 2024Draft Minutes of AGM 2023 Please note that, in addition to core business, members will be asked to vote on amendments to the club’s constitution to reflect areas that have been identified by the committee as meriting change following the merger of COBOC…
The final event in this year’s Summer Series gives you a flavour of the infamous Barkley Marathons but with slightly less climb, fewer thorns and more books!
An exciting new area for orienteering including historical landmarks, the main city centre, canals and the University. This event forms part of the UK Urban League. The full range of urban courses will be on offer including two explorer courses for newcomers or those wanting a less competitive run are available, as well as an accessibility course. The Explorer course visits some of the city’s points of interest in a loop of around 5km. The Family Explorer is shorter and suitable…
The penultimate event in our Summer Series: