Huish Woods weekend
Senior group training
It was the club's first training weekend! So how did the senior coaching go? Sarah Pascall and Tom Hasler each give their accounts.
Plus coaching team member Richard Sansbury describes the exercises the coaches devised and got their group to try out.
Who's been where?
Glorious winter sunshine graced North Glos OC's 50th anniversary weekend and a fair number of QO's took part.
Results: Lightning Tree (Sun), Knockalls (Sat)
Also featuring: results from other events attended by QO members this year
Buddy scheme
The club has a simple scheme to help and encourage all those looking to gain confidence and improve.
To find out more, please contact Angela Modica.
Membership
How to join
Quantock Orienteers (QO) welcomes new members of all ages, from complete beginners through to experienced orienteers. The club is affiliated to British Orienteering (BOF), the sport’s national governing body, and you join the club via British Orienteering (see below for details).
What's this?
New arrival at JOG
The Toomers and Macphersons presented QO with a new mascot, made by Sue.
Elven in appearance, he could almost have emerged from the woods. He's already invested in some QO merchandise too- check out the detail on Sue's stitchwork.
Helper teams
for QOFLs
The following is a list of members for each of the three teams that will put on five forest league events (QOFLs) this season (2019/20).
Updated 22 September 2020 for new team leaders
General news
Croeso 2020 - Welsh 6 Days preliminary details available here
Report from latest committee meeting (3 Oct) now available- here
Latest monthly newsletter from the SW Orienteering Association- here
New training website (as featured in CompassSport magazine, June 2019): Better Orienteering - here
The health benefits of 'green exercise'- survey
Weekend action
Liverpool urban & New Forest
A trio were up on Merseyside for an urban double header while on Sunday seven headed down to the New Forest for Wessex OC's annual Dorset Delight race.
NEW: brief report from Martin Lewis
New member
In profile
A warm welcome to Ollie Rant, who joins us having sampled several JOG training sessions this season and last.
Membership secretary Judy Craddock said "It's great to have Ollie on board, our first M21 for a long time."
Who's been where
Results feed
Check out who's been giving themselves a sneaky headstart before the season gets going! Here is your round up of results and events for September to date, as some of the keenest get back to action after only the shortest of summer breaks.