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

	City of Birmingham Orienteering Club (COBOC)	Most members are in the city and suburbs of Birmingham
	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 North Staffordshire
	Walton Chasers Orienteering Club (WCH)	Most members are in South 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.