… who somewhat belatedly received his award for winning M35 category in the 2025 UK Orienteering League at Tullochroisk on JK Relays day. The series provides competition in a variety of terrain types, across the United Kingdom; the British Middles hosted by Harlequins is round 9 of the 2026 season. Photo: Steve Blackmore
The HOC League is designed to provide a chance for all Harlequins to compete in different age groups across all events where Members are representing HOC in a calendar year. Now that we have had 6 out of the 11 events expected to be part of the HOC League this season, the current positions are as follows, with thanks to Paul Hammond.
“Our juniors travelled to Stoke on Sunday (many laden down with cakes for the WMJS stall) optimistic that they could qualify for the Yvette Baker finals weekend again. They were relatively relaxed despite being light on numbers (thanks to some poorly timed jet-setting from the younger Blackmores), and DEE deciding to enter our qualifier and bringing good numbers. That confidence was well placed – four wins (Craig, Sam, Joey and Danny) and three second places (Peter, Gina and Jake) meant…
Photo credit: Orienteering England England have retained the Interland Cup after a weekend of orienteering in Northern France on 14th-15th March. The six way competition pits teams from England, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, as well as French (FRSO) and Dutch (OV) speaking teams from Belgium against one another. Sunday’s race followed training activities on the Saturday, with a very close battle for top spot between England and OV. While the Belgian team had the biggest points haul in the Senior categories,…
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Series co-ordinator John Leeson shares his reflections on the season; scroll down for the final league table.
Photos: Adrian Bailey