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Yvette Baker Final
QO were represented at the Yvette Baker Final at Westonbirt last Sunday.
Because of the success of the Junior Section over the last few years the Club has been designated a ‘Large’ club and competed in the Major Trophy competition.
Seven of our Juniors made the journey to the Cotswolds to compete in the complex network of paths, rides, and public spaces.
QOFL 2021-2
We're hoping that government guidance and landowner permissions are going to come together and allow us to put on a good season.
JOG Autumn 2021
OK, so our plans have gone a bit out of the window because Forestry England has raised its fees and now treats juniors as full adults in their pricing structure. This happening so late in the permissions process has meant that we have had to make some difficult decisions.
We fundamentally believe that JOG events should be run as cheaply as possibly, and have always subsidised them from income from bigger events. We cannot achieve that under the new charging regime so have done our best to restructure the already-planned series to enable it to go ahead.
Some events will have physical controls as usual. Some will have to be conducted using GPS controls as we did during COVID restrictions. And some might have some courses one and some the other.
Street Series 2021-2
The fixtures for the next series, starting in the autumn, are starting to come together.
Volunteer Profiles
As it is national Volunteers Week, we are shining a light on what our volunteers do and why. We hope to update this page every day with a little profile of someone who gives up their time to help.
We need more people to share about their volunteering. Please drop a few lines to chair@ ...
Thank You to our Volunteers
At the start of National Volunteers Week, we would like to say thank you to everyone who helps put on orienteering events.
South West Relay Series
The South West Relays are starting on 20 June with the Wessex Team Score. Our club captain will be in touch shortly to arrange teams, but have a look and see if you can fit things into your diaries.
Beat the Street Taunton
A new way to explore the town between 16th June and 14th July 2021. Navigate to find the boxes and get your card 'punched'. See how far you can walk, cycle and run in just 4 weeks. There are great challenges to enjoy and prizes up for grabs.
Anyone interested in joining a QO/JOG team, contact membership@
Yvette Baker Result
QO Juniors entered a team of 12 juniors into the Preliminary Round of the Yvette Baker Trophy competition on Sunday at the Mike Nelson BOKTROT Regional Event in the Mendips. Their score of 878 points compared to the winners, Bristol Orienteering Klub, of 898 points reflect an excellent set of results in all the age groups. Many thanks to our Club Captain, Pete Shirvington for putting the team together and to the Juniors for their individual performances after such a long period without events.
Roger Craddock
Club President
Adrian Edwards
Dear QO Members,
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Adrian Edwards, who has died aged 44 after a relatively short battle with cancer.
Adrian was not a frequent participant in Orienteering, instead preferring ultra-marathons to our ‘shorter’ events, but he enjoyed the camaraderie and banter, particularly of the summer relays.
His biggest contribution to QO perhaps came as editor for the club magazine, the QuOnicle. Adrian could effortlessly coerce event participants to write an event review or contribute technical training tips, often adding articles of his own and then collating the whole to create a rather magnificent and award-winning periodical.
Our thoughts are with his wife Alison and daughter Evie at this difficult time.
Roger Craddock (President)
Chris Hasler (Previous Club Captain)
My MapRun Experiences
Our President shares some of his tips and tricks...
During lockdowns (and trying to keep to guidance to exercise from home) I have used the many opportunities to ‘virtual’ orienteer in Taunton, Somerset.
I use the latest version of the app MapRun6 with smartphone and either GPS or QR code punching, or a Garmin watch with GPS punching, to vary my options.
Sun Blazing, Amazing at Blaise Castle
The run of glorious weather continued this Sunday with blue sky across Bristol. Seven members of Quantock Orienteers travelled the short distance beyond the boundary of Somerset to compete in this local BOK event. It was well supported with over two-hundred competitors.