Clubs

Clubs

The association comprises the six clubs in the following table – note that in practice there is considerable overlap between the clubs’ catchment areas and boundaries are not rigidly fixed:

City of Birmingham OrienteeringCOBOC merged with neighbours Harlequins on the 31st July 2023.
Harlequins Orienteering Club (HOC)Most members are in Birmingham, the Black Country, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and parts of south-west Staffordshire and south Shropshire
Octavian Droobers (OD)Most members are in Coventry and Warwickshire
Potteries Orienteering Club (POTOC)Most members are in the Potteries and the north of Staffordshire
Walton Chasers Orienteering Club (WCH)Most members are in Stafford, Lichfield and the east, south-east and south of Staffordshire
Wrekin Orienteers (WRE)Most members are in Telford, Shrewsbury and rural Shropshire

For students moving into the area, you may wish to check with your Student Union or University Athletic Union to see if there is an active club at your university.