Harlequins Orienteering Club

A thirteen strong HOC contingent decided to spend last Saturday evening running around in the dark in Egypt Wood, Slough for the 2026 British Night Championships, hosted by Happy Herts. Congratulations are due to Seb Blackmore, for getting onto the podium in his first year as an M16 with an excellent 3rd place. Other standout results were bagged by Peter Langmaid (1st M55S), Andy Hemsted (4th M75L), Kerstin Mitchell (4th W60L) and Steve Blackmore (4th M45L). All the detail is…

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“The winter SMApp series has just passed its half way mark with 20 runners braving the cold and sheeting rain to explore some very complex parts of Droitwich in the sixth event of the series. So far we seem to have had the wettest weather of any night series that I can remember so the tenacity of those who have taken part so far is impressive. I certainly hope that you’re all enjoying the experience- it was definitely Type 2…

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After the fourth event at a somewhat soggy Castlemorton Common, Mandy Mackereth heads up the women’s table while David Williams, the league co-ordinator, leads the men’s standings.

HOC have won the West Midlands League for the first time since 2006. The season ended with another strong performance at Octavian Droobers’ Brandon Wood event last Sunday. All of the detail is available on the league’s own page. With seven of our runners making a maximum scoring contribution of 600 points to the club total, tie-break rules were needed to decide the winner of the club’s own HOC Galoppen Trophy for the highest scorer. Jake Fox will receive the…

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The 2025 HOC League concluded at the last West Midlands League event of the year at Brandon Wood, with the champions confirmed as follows: Links to the final tables below, with thanks to Paul Hammond. TD1, TD2 and TD3 (White, Yellow, Orange) results table. TD4 and TD5 (Light Green, Green, Blue, Brown) results table.

The Thompson family have been busy preparing to host the Club Championships on Saturday December 6th for the second year in a row: 2025 Club Champs final details It would help them to get everyone registered if members could please pre-enter on Fabian4: Thanks also to Paul Hammond who has been calculating the all-important handicaps for the Bert Pardoe Trophy; which Harlequins do you have to beat and by how much, to be in with a shout for best performance…

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Paul Hammond has updated the HOC League standings following Harlequins’ West Midlands League event at British Camp on 16th November. There are still 2 events left but the Blackmores have a firm grip in the TD4/5 Leagues whilst the Fox juniors are fighting over the TD1/2/3 League. TD1, TD2 and TD3 (White, Yellow, Orange) scores after 11 events. TD4 and TD5 (Light Green, Green, Blue, Brown) scores after 11 events. A strong HOC points haul in our ‘home’ event sees…

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Wrekin Orienteers hosted the 2025 West Midlands Championships last Sunday 2nd November on the steep slopes of Severn Valley Country Park, and Harlequins members bagged a total of thirteen championship titles. Event results are here, and the full list of winners is on the WMOA website along with the list of past champions, which would indicate this to be HOC’s most successful ever year at this event. Congratulations to our new champions: W10 – Ada AtkinsM10 – Jake FoxW12 –…

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