Coombe Hill Wood
Permanent course, temporary closure
For anyone thinking of venturing up there, due to forestry work commencing week beginning 7 October the majority of the Combe Hill Wood permanent course will be closed. The White course will still be available though.
Club clothing
Wear your club colours with pride in the forest with a club top, only £16 for children and £20 for adult.
Before and after your run, be seen in your club soft shell jacket, available in bottle green or black. Available now at a subsidised price.
The early days of QO
Recollections by David Parkin
One of QO's first members recalls happenings for him and the club in the formative years.
First dibs
Newcomer finds lost SI card
Like finding a needle in a haystack...no, we're not talking about "that" control on your last course. Rather, what happens when those neat little timing chips we attach to our index fingers go missing during competition (and hopefully not into a pile of brashings)
News round up
on TV
- Our sport was the subject of some serious coverage on BBC's the Adventure show recently
- QO has a new membership secretary
- Events round-up
Publicity attempt
at Combe Hill
Publicity is difficult enough to obtain for minority sports like ours, which lie largely off the media's radar. The patience of club president Mike Crockett was tested while seeking a mention for the club on Radio Bristol and BBC Somerset recently. Mike reports...
Tamar Triple
& news round up
It's just like catching buses...you don't see one for a while then two come along at once...opportunities to run at Braunton Burrows have been rare over the years but this Bank Holiday you can run there twice. Also featured:
- Brislington urban event
- AGM agenda
Retr-O event
St Audries 1970
To show how far orienteering has developed, Gavin Clegg takes a peak down memory lane to his first ever orienteering event at the same venue we used on Sunday but nearly half a century later
Taster session
for newcomers, 7 October
Quantock Orienteers are hosting a 'Come and Try It' afternoon at Silk Mills park 'n' ride, Taunton on Saturday 7 October. There'll be plenty of time for our experienced orienteers to take you round a course and show you the ropes. Flyer, Further details
History of the sport
A collection of links to articles on the subject
The early days of orienteering, by Berkshire OC, with illustrations of some of the rather spartan maps and control descriptions that were used