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 Orienteering | COBOC 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.