Henry Morgan is holding two courses – a Level C Organisers Course in the morning and an Event Safety and Welfare Workshop in the afternoon. They will take place on Saturday 4th March, at the Sea Ranger hut in Sutton Park. Full details are here, including contact details to book a place with the organiser. They are free to attend for WMOA members.
Lesley Ross is standing down from this role after many years of sterling work; we are very grateful for all her hard work.
Could you volunteer to take this on? Lesley is happy put together some instructions and / or talk to potential volunteers. You will need a computer with MS Office available, including MS Access. For example, Microsoft 365.
The basic tasks are:
Please contact Carol Dredge (WMOA Secretary) if you would like to offer or to be put in touch with Lesley. Email addresses for all committee members are here.
Wrekin have managed to overcome the map printing and delivery contraints and are therefore able to extend the deadline to 28th December.
Entries should be made via Fabian4, and full details are on the Wrekin web site (https://wrekinorienteers.co.uk)
Please note that Wrekin now have the use of the Telford Hornets Rugby Club as the event centre, which will provide free parking, toilets, bar and a warm dry place for presentations!
The West Midlands League page has been updated with the seven events so far identified; hopefully more will be planned for later in the year:
| Event | Date | Club | Venue | Details |
| 1 | 15 January | HOC | Longdon, Wyre Forest | Details |
| 2 | 26 February | WRE | Wrockwardine Wood | Club site |
| 3 | 19 March | WCH | Wyrley Common Yvette Baker heat | Club site |
| 4 | 2 April | OD | Bentley Wood South inc WM Champs | Club site |
| 5 | 3 September | OD | Burton Dassett | Club site |
| 6 | 8 October | HOC | Sutton Park (inc JHIs) | Club site |
| 7 | 10 December | OD | Sutton Park south | Club site |
POTOC has a new website under development: http://www.potoc.org.uk/
Their next event is on Saturday 21st January at Whitfield Valley (North); it is a 45 minute night score event and full details are on the attached here: flyer
Octavian Droobers retained the lead after the penultimate event, and are hosting the last one at Brandon Wood on 4th December – but Harlequins are in a very strong second place….
The League points have been updated after event five at Sutton Park. This time it was Octavian Droobers with home advantage, and they now lead the club competition by less than 50 points from Walton Chasers. However Harlequins are only 40 points futher back, with home advantage for the penultimate event on the 20th November at Wyche Ridge. And with Wrekin close behind in fourth place the competition is very far from over.
Congratulations to all the age category winners at Sunday’s championships in Sutton Park – you can see the podium places here and the full results on the Octavian Droobers website here.
Many thanks to the event officials and all the volunteers.
Unfortunately, POTOC’s website is not operational at the moment, so details are hosted here:
Location: Car parking at the ‘World of Wedgwood’. Post code: ST12 9ER. Follow brown signs for Wedgwood. Park on main visitor carpark. The orienteering event will be adjacent to the coach park. Look out for the POTOC feather banner.
Entries: Enter on the day. Starts from 10.00 to 12.00
Terrain notes: Potteries Orienteering club’s first event at this area. Hem Heath is entirely wooded but courses will also cross the adjoining Wedgwood Park (a quiet residential area). It is managed by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. The forest comprises of a good mix of ancient broadleaf and coniferous plantation areas. Tree species include 400 year old oaks, ash, cherry, sycamore and beech. The area is dotted with holly thickets and there is a network of ditches, earth walls and gullies. These combine to create a genuine orienteering challenge. Undergrowth varies across the map, courses have been designed to avoid the more brambly areas.
Facilities: World of Wedgwood contains the Wedgwood factory, visitor centre, museum shop and a range of cafes / restaurants. Why not take a look around the Wedgwood museum after your run (free entry).
Map scale: 1:7,500
Available courses: Long Hard: 5.8km; Short Hard: 4.5km; Moderate: 3.5km; Easy 2.1km; Limited climb on all courses
Organiser: Gordon Witte; Planner: Robert Holdway
The minutes of the AGM held 24 October 2022 are now on the website. These are subject to ratification at the 2023 AGM on the 2nd October – a date for you new diary!