BOK News feed moving to new site

With the launch of the new BOK website at www.bristolorienteering.org.uk, the posting of News items can be delegated to other Klub members. To avoid duplication of effort, the BOK Blog (http://bristolorienteering.blogspot.com/) will be wound down and items will be posted directly on to main site. Contact John Simmons for detailed instructions.

For people who use the Blog to receive RSS feeds of updated items by email, please change your feed reader to use http://www.bristolorienteering.org.uk/rss.xml. The feed will include both News items and Results.

Compass Sport Cup Final 16th October - Entries Needed Now

The date of this is approaching fast and we need your event entries now even if you don't want to take advantage of coach and youth hostel accommodation. But there are still a few places left, so if you'd like to join us on the coach and/or at the youth hostel, please let Chris or Helen Kelsey know. Note that this event is pre-entry only via Captains. Entry form on BOK website.

Ashton Court Results

Preliminary results from Sunday's BOK Local and ASO League event at Ashton Court are now available on the website.

Dorset Coast Path Relay

A strong BOK team took second place in last Saturday's Dorset Coast Path Relay competition. Pipped by just 5 mins (over 7 hours 46 mins and 101 Km) by a much larger Wessex team. BOK comfortably won the handicap competition (based on team size, age and gender). A full report will be available in BOK News.

Committee Meeting 14th July - summary

Items of interest from the committee meeting on 14th July 2011 have been published on the website Klub page.

BOK AGM Treasurer's Report

The Treasurer's report for the AGM, which includes a summary of event income and expenditure, has been put up on the BOK website in the AGM area on the Klub page.

Details of the username and password needed to access the area can be found on the back page of BOK News.

Compass Sport Cup Final 16th October - Entries Needed Now

The date is approaching fast and we now need event entries even if you don't want to take advantage of coach and youth hostel accommodation. But there are still a few places left, so if you want to join us on the coach and/or at the youth hostel, please contact Chris or Helen Kelsey now. Note that this event is pre-entry only via Captains. The entry form is available via the Hot Links.

Compass Sport Cup Final - entries now needed

Entries are now needed for the Compass Sport Cup Final - 16th October at Longshaw, Sheffield. A coach and overnight accommodation at Eyam Youth Hostel has been booked. It is intended that the coach will depart from Bristol around midday on Saturday 15th October, returning Sunday evening. Please return forms as soon as possible to Chris & Helen Kelsey. The youth hostel will be asking us for firm numbers and payment on 20th August, so we risk losing places if you do not return your form by then.

BOK AGM and skittles night - 14th Sept

The AGM and social evening (buffet and skittles) is on Wednesday 14th September at the Ring O'Bells, Nailsea, starting at 7.30pm. There is a booking form on the website - please return to David Palmer by 1st September.

Mountain Bike O - Score Event 21st August

This Mountain Bike Orienteering (MBO) event attracted quite a few BOK members last year. This years event is being organised by Offroad Cycling and being held on the 21st August - starting at Leigh & Bransford Village Hall, Leigh Sinton, Malvern Worcestershire.

Event details are here Suckley Hills 4 Hour MBO Score...

New BOK website

The current BOK website has done sterling service but is in need of a revamp and a new platform to make it easier to maintain and enhance. Scott Bailey has made great strides with the design of our new site and we are now at the point of asking for 'user feedback'. Please try out the site at http://www.bristolorienteering.org.uk/test/drupal/

The intention replace the existing site with the new one in the middle of September. So please email 'webmaster@bristolorienteering.org.uk' with comments and suggestions.

NT Forest Adventure day and CATI, Leigh Woods

The Klub is supporting the NT Adventure Day on Sunday 24th July by putting on 2 courses and providing tuition. If you can help either for the whole or part of the event (10.00 to 15.00) please contact Dave Urch by email or phone on 01275 857330. Details of the event are on the website.

Upcoming Event Safety Workshop

Katy Dyer writes: "All organisers, planners and controllers are invited to attend an orienteering Event Safety Workshop in Bristol. Date now confirmed as Tuesday 20th September. Further details here on the website."

Dorset Coast Path Relay

Tim Britton writes "Please can I have a show of hands of who's keen to run for BOK in this year's Dorset Coast Path Relay on Saturday 3rd September?
Last year I hoped that a small but fast team would challenge Wessex's dominance. We managed it, for a while, but the sheer number of runners that WSX can put out meant that they got away from us. We did however win the handicap trophy with our small number and fast time.
This year if possible I'd like as many of our 'fast' runners as we can muster and to have a supporting team to help out on the shorter legs and the hilly changeover points.
So please let me know as soon as possible if you're keen to join the team.
The race starts in Lyme Regis at 0800 and ends at Sandbanks, Poole usually about eight hours later. Full details here: http://web.mac.com/richardsonjx/DorsetCoastPathRelay/Home.html.
I look forward to hearing from you (tim.g.britton[@]blueyonder.co.uk)."

Adams Avery & ASO Relays - Results

Results for today's Adams Avery & ASO Relays at Dyrham Park are available on the website.

Committee Meeting - 12th May summary

Items of interest from the committee meeting on 12th May 2011 have been published on the website Klub page.

Adams Avery and ASO Relays

The final details for the Adams Avery and ASO Relays on Sunday 3rd July are now available on the website.

Leigh Woods Informal - Wednesday 29th June

This week's summer informal is at Leigh Woods. Registration and the start/finish is on North Road (ST559730) at the entrance of this road into Leigh Woods. We will be using SI, so please can people bring their dibbers. Dibbers will also be available to hire for £1 (free for children). Jim Hayward will be on hand to provide training. Starts will be from 6pm - 7pm.

Whole Sport Plan for Orienteering

Have your say in British Orienteering's Whole Sport Plan.

There is less than two years to run of our current Whole Sport Plan. With this in mind BOF needs to start thinking about the plan for the next period and are seeking your views early in this process. It's worth noting that this plan for orienteering is nothing to do with sports councils and is everything to do with understanding the needs and priorities of orienteers and orienteering clubs.

The following link is to a questionnaire which is aimed at getting an initial sampling of members’ views towards the work done as part of the current Whole Sport Plan. There will be a more in-depth consultation period based on the ideas expressed at a later stage.

Whole Sport Plan Questionnare

BOF are keen for as many club members as possible to have their say.

A great weekend on the Gower

Tony Lloyd reports...

Having returned from my first CampO weekend with BOK/SBOC I would like to thank all involved in planning and setting it up. Being new to orienteering the different terrains were first times for me on both days and the BBQ social was a good opportunity to meet more of you (not always easy on a Sunday event). Cheers for a great experience, am looking forward to next time. Word got round that I took part in the early morning extra curricular activity on the beach at Llangennith. Many of you asked, with interest, how it was. I should have not been surprised given that orienteers are not slow at undressing in open spaces, a trait shared by surfers and other outdoor sports. ..... "The Skinny Dip was brilliant, great atmosphere, cold defeated by a massive adrenalin rush, you must have seen it in all the papers. We raised £14000+ for Marie Curie Cancer care -- see my perspective on http:www.justgiving.com/tony-lloyd0 " ............ I have not reached my target sponsorship yet so feel free!

Purdown Informal - Wednesday 22nd June

The next Summer Informal will offer a HYBRID SCORE and a standard yellow course. The SI system will be used so please bring along your dibbers. The hybrid score (45mins) is something a little different. You take controls in order, but you can miss out controls, but you are not allowed to go back.

Registration, near start, at junction of Jellicoe Ave and Parnell Rd. Enter the estate via Wright Way. Suggest road-side parking near by, or in lay-by on Coldharbour Rd next to Filton Cemetery (between junction with Wright Way and UWE roundabout). Route
to Registration/Start marked from lay-by (5 mins). Starts 1730-1900. More details on the website.

Ashton Hill Informal - Wednesday 15th June

This weeks informal is at Ashton Hill Plantation near Failand, planned and organised by the University of Bristol Orienteering Club. There are three courses on offer - short (1.4k), medium (3.1k) and long (4.1k) ; roughly yellow, orange and light green standard. All are planned to keep bramble bashing to a minimum. Ticks are common and full leg cover is compulsory. Parking is limited in the Forestry Commission car park so we recommend road-side parking in Failand village and walking a few hundred meters to the 'assembly area'. Cost - £3/£1

Cranes blaze to double victory in Blaise race

The Bristol Evening Post reports on the performance of BOK members in the Blaise Blazer running race.

SINS

The May 2011 issue of SINS is now posted on the SWOA website.

New Webmaster - Scott Bailey

With Alan Honey bowing out as webmaster we have a new volunteer to take over his duties. Scott Bailey takes on the mantle and will be looking after the site with John Simmons. Please continue to send items for the site to webmaster@bristolorienteering.org.uk - so no change needed on your part.

Cafe O

Katy Dyer says she will be running her popular Cafe O again on 20/21 August at Ashton Court. It is suitable for both newcomers and experienced orienteers. Details are in the website diary.

Klub Weekend - Midsummer on Gower

Once again we will be combining our Klub Weekend with the Midsummer on Gower weekend to be hosted by SBOC on 17th-19th June. This is always a relaxed and sociable occasion, combining good orienteering with the opportunity to gather for a barbecue on Saturday evening. There are 3 events on offer, starting with an informal event at Whiteford Burrows on Friday evening and followed by a Welsh League event on the challenging dunes of Broughton Burrows on the Saturday. The popular 2x2 relay event, which aims to match courses to age class so that any pair can win, is at Cefn Bryn on Sunday. Pre-entry via Fabian4 (by Sunday 12th June) is required for Saturday and Sunday; Friday is entry on the day. Camping will be at Kennoxstone Camping & Touring Park, Gower. Please book direct with the park on 01792 386790, mentioning orienteering as they will be setting aside space for us. Further details of the weekend can be found on the SBOC website.

40th Anniversary Results

The results from the Club Handicap Championships are on the website.

40th Anniversary Event and Party Final Details

The final details for the 40th Anniversary Event and Party are on the website.

Summer Informal plus coaching - The Downs

A reminder that there is a Summer Informal event on Wednesday 1st June - starts between 6pm and 7pm.
There will be an optional coaching session. Topic: "Want to improve your compass work but think the Downs too easy - try out the windows exercise". See Jackie Hallett for a map and advice.

Permanent Orienteering Course - Warmley

BOK and South Gloucestershire Council have established a new permanent orienteering course at Warmley Forest Park and Siston Common. Maps are available on-line. Details of all permanent orienteering courses in the Bristol and Bath area are on the website.

Warmley Urban League Results

The results of the Urban League event at Warmley are on the website.

New BOK British Champions

Congratulations to our two new British Champions - Alice Bedwell W50 and Anne Donnell W80. Alice won her class by a remarkable 7 minutes. BOK also achieved a number of 2nd places, including last year's M21E British Champion Matt Crane and two of our very promising young juniors, Zac and Joe Hudd in M12A and M10A. In the relays, the BOK Hornets team of Mark Bown, Matt Franklin and Matt Crane took 3rd place in the Men's Premier, as did the BOK Fireflies W50 team of Alice Bedwell, Jo Foster and Alison Simmons.

Found at BOC Relays

A blue ConCurve goretex top was left in the BOK tent after the BOC relays. If it's yours, please contact Chris or Helen Kelsey to arrange its return.

Could you make a cake for BOK's 40th Birthday Anniverary?

Tricia Walker says 'To mark this important occasion, BOK members would like to have a special celebratory cake as a centrepiece for the day, 5th June, at King Edward's School sports pavilion, Bathampton, when BOK will be holding a score event and barbecue (see BOK website for details). You will be reimbursed for all your costs. Please do volunteer ASAP by contacting Tricia Walker either by email on the BOK website or in the BOK membership list, or by telephone: 01275 462879.'

Cotswold Relay - runners needed

Phil Warry writes - As an update to my earlier article (posted on 28 March) about organising a BOK team for this year’s Cotswold Way Relay, I still need 2 more people to make up a team. Last year the entries were full by the end of May, so if you would like to take part, please could let me know either by e-mail or on 0117 9654287 - as soon as possible. 
Details of the event are here

Job Vacancy - Webmaster

Alan Honey is giving up his role as one of the Club's webmasters. John Simmons, the other webmaster, is continuing. If you are interested in replacing Alan, please contact him or John for further information.
Over the last few months a new club website has been developed by a student at City of Bath College, based on a content management system. This should make the website easier to maintain. The webmasters need to test and populate this new site over the next couple of months, if it is to go live in the autumn. The new webmaster does not need to be an expert, but needs to be comfortable working with computers and willing to learn.

British Champs - lost property

Pete Foster writes:
"It appears someone has inadvertently picked up my BOK top after the relays on Sunday. It will have been very soggy as a result of the stupendous effort expended by its owner during the event! It is a large top, with most of the letters that make up BRISTOL on the back, having been worn away. Has anyone picked it up in error? Thanks "

Urban League Event 4 at Horfield & Henleaze - Results

The results for Urban League event 4 are on the website.

BOK News - errata

Mark Blackstone writes:

"The Editors apologise for 2 mistakes in BOK NEWS (posted out Tuesday 17th May). Firstly, pages 5 and 6 have been transposed, and secondly the advert for the KLUB's 40th birthday event was printed wrongly, so a substitute page 28 is included.
The relatively imminent closing date for the pre entries and the delay in finalising BOK NEWS was the reason for getting the magazines out without further delay."

BOC Relay Teams

Relay teams for the British Championships are on the website.

Summer Informals

A flyer for the summer informals is available on the website. Why not print a copy and put it up in your school or workplace?

Cannop Ponds Results

The results from Cannop Ponds are available on the website.

40th Anniversary Party and Event

Join the club in celebrating its 40th Anniversary at an event and party on 5th June 2011.

Urban League Event 3 at Stoke Bishop - Results

The results for Urban League event 3 are on the website.

Committee Meeting Notes

Items of interest from the committee meeting on 17th March 2011 have been published on the website Klub page.

Urban League Event 2 at UWE - Results

The results for Urban League event 2 are on the website.

More Results Urban League 1

The splits of Tuesday urban event have been uploaded to Winsplit and Splitsbrowser. The courses have been uploaded to RouteGadget.

Results Urban League 1

The results for Urban League event 1 are on the website.

British Sprint & Middle Distance Results

Congratulations to our BOK runners who made it into the top 3 at the British Sprint and Middle Distance Chamionships: Sprint - Rachel Potter 1st W10; Chloe Potter 1st w14; Adam Potter 1st M16; Mark Saunders 2nd M50; Alice Bedwell 3rd W5o Middle Distance - Rachel Potter 1st W10; Clive Hallett 1st M45; Eddie Narbett 2nd M12; Grace Crane 2nd W21; Mark Saunders 2nd M50; Chloe Potter 3rd W14; Alice Bedwell 3rd W50

British Relays - entries still open

Entries are still open for the British Relays to be held on Sunday 15th May near Sheffield. If you haven't yet entered but would like to run, please let Chris or Helen Kelsey know by Friday 29th April.

BOK Dinner 6th May 2011

The deadline is approaching for booking a seat at the Klub dinner so please return your form now. Matt Crane will be speaking and presenting this year's awards. Details are in BOK News and on the website.

007 Results

Results for the 007 South West Middle Distance Championships at Stockhill on Saturday are available on the website. Results for Sunday's BOKTrot and ASOA Championships are also now available.

SW Middle Distance Championships at Stockhill and postcode for parking

A site plan for the SW Middle Distance Championships at Stockhill is available on the website.

For those navigating by satnav, note that the post code reference for parking is BA5 3AS (not BS40 7XP as previously mentioned in the final details).

Cotswold Way Relay Run

Phil Warry says 'Once again I shall be organising a BOK team (teams?) for this year's Cotswold Way Relay, which takes place on Saturday 25 June. The relay runs from Chipping Campden through to Bath Abbey using the waymarked route of the Cotswold Way. The race comprises 10 back-to-back races starting each stage with a mass start at the expected arrival time of the 1st runner from the previous stage (or considerably earlier than some of us finish the previous stage!) The route is over 90% off-road, taking in many hills, woodlands, fields and tracks, all offering spectacular views of the countryside around. The stages vary in length (from between 7 to 13 miles) and ascent to offer a differing flavour for each runner in the team. There are no marshals on the route, so route finding is all part of the spirit of the event. We only managed one BOK team last year but in previous years we have had 2 teams, so hopefully we can do so again this year. Further details about the race are given at www.cotswoldwayrelay.co.uk. So if you would like to take part, put the date in your diary and let me know.

JK Entries Close on 31 March 2011

Entries for the first ever JK in Northern Ireland close on 31 March 2011.

007 Week-end - 2/3 April 2011

Final details for the OO7 week-end are now available. Your attention is drawn to the change of map scale for Day 1 (Stockhill) - all maps are now 1:7500 with 2.5m contours. Entries are available until midnight Sunday 27 March 2011 on the Fabian4 website and start times will be displayed there by Monday evening. If you miss the pre entry dead line but want to enter on the day please contact the Entries Secretary to check on map availability. For each days' event details see: Saturday / Sunday

Sport England Satisfaction Survey

Club members may be contacted by IPSOS-MORI who are conducting an annual Satisfaction Survey for Sport England. British Orienteering says 'This is a really important piece of work as it forms the research on which much of our work to promote our vision, ‘more people, more places, more podiums’ is based.' They encourage us all to take part.

Annual Dinner - 6th May

The flyer and booking form for this year's Annual Dinner is now available on the website. The wine list (with discounts) is also available.

Nav Racing - The Urban Series

An updated flyer for the 'Nav Racing' Urban Series with confirmed events is now available.

Spectacular BOK Success at 2011 Southern Championship

Howard Thomas says 'BOK returned from TVOC’s event on the undulating but very runnable terrain of the Hambleden estate with a haul of 7 individual Southern Championship titles. Adam Potter led the way with a clear victory over his rivals at M16A level followed by a rash of titles from BOK’s very strong veteran women with Alison Simmons -W55, Katy Dyer -W60 , Sally Thomas -W65 , and Ann Donnell -W80. And in the blue riband categories of M and W21E there were titles for Grace and Matt Crane in very strongly contested fields. In M21E BOK runners achieved a clean sweep in the Southern Champs with SC podium places with Matt Franklin in 2nd and Mark Bown in 3rd place.

Elsewhere there were excellent performances throughout the age spectrum with a plethora of podium places, top ten finishes and championship standards achieved. Many congratulations to all our athletes who took part on Sunday and who contributed to such a successful day.

Our other podium finishers were:
M10A – Joe Hudd 3rd
M12A - Eddie Narbett 2nd
Zac Hudd 3rd
M14A – Michael Hallett 3rd
M18E – Ben Maliphant 3rd
M20E – David Maliphant 2nd
M40L – Ifor Powell 2nd
M45L - Clive Hallett 2nd
W50L – Alice Bedwell 2nd
W80 – Pat Grenfell 2nd

Full results available from: www.emituk.com/results/index.htm
'

Worlebury RouteGadget

The map and courses of the Worlebury saturday winter league event have been uploaded to RouteGadget.

Worlebury Results

The results for the Saturday Winter League event at Worlebury are available on the website. Congratulations to the league winners (best 3 events), Mark Burley (Green), Eddie Narbett (Orange) and Zac Hudd (Yellow).

SWOA Event Safety Workshop Sat 19 Mar 11

SWOA have posted an update to the details of their event safety workshop on Saturday 19 March 2011. It can be seen on their website.

Training Opportunities

The club's coaches are providing training for everyone from Orange to elite standard over the next couple of months. See the diary on the club website for details.

Welsh Champs 6 March 2011

SBOC are organising the Welsh Championships on the Gower on 6 March 2011. The deadline for entries is 22 February and there is no entry on the day.

Event Officials Required

Clare Fletcher says 'We need people to volunteer for the events listed here.'

Quantocks Fell Race

The Quantocks Fell Race (7 miles + 1700 feet of climb) is on Saturday 19th February starting at 1100 from Holford Green, Nether Stowey ST154411.

Matt Crane wins British Night Championships

Matt has added the Night Champs to his collection of British championship wins. And done with one shoe missing! See the details on the BOF site.

Ian Cawley

The Chairman says 'It is with great sadness that we report the death of our BOK colleague and past Chairman Ian Cawley. As many of you will know, Ian had been very ill but was undergoing therapy. Those of us who saw him helping with First Aid so recently at Tyntesfield will have been shocked at such a precipitous and tragic outcome. Ian will be greatly missed.'

Ian's funeral will be held at St Mary Redcliffe on Friday 25th February at 1.00 followed by drinks at the Bordeaux Quay in Canons Road.

Tyntesfield Routegadget

Routegadget is now available for the Tyntesfield event.

Committee Meeting Notes

Notes from the last committee meeting are available on the website.

Photos

Photos of the Compass Sport Cup first round at Longleat and the local/ASO event at Tyntesfield are on the website.

BOK 007 entries

Why not have a splurge of entering Orienteering events this weekend?

BOK 007 Weekend (2nd&3rd April) entries are open on the Fabian site.

Also, Scottish 6-days entries are at a lower rate until Monday night, and JK entries are at a lower rate until Friday 4th Feb.

Tyntesfield event - Sunday 23rd - results update

We hope all who turned up for the Tyntesfield event had good runs. Apologies for the long queues - we were somewhat overwhelmed by the number of entries.

Provisional results for the event are now available on the website.

Having had to recycle some dibbers, there may be a few missing entries in the results. Please get back in touch with the webmaster with any queries or problems.

Silkwood results

The results from Silkwood on Saturday 15th January 2011 are on the website.

SWJS Shop at Tyntesfield

Pete Maliphant says 'The SW Junior Squad shop will be at Tyntesfield this Sunday, with cakes, drinks etc. as well as wide range of secondhand orienteering / running clothing. This includes Control Description holders, as well as O trousers in a variety of sizes, trainers and O shoes.'

BOK Through To Compass Sport Cup Final

BOK is once again through to the Compass Sport Cup Final after winning its qualifying round at Longleat. Congratulations and thanks to all those who turned out to achieve this result. The Final will be held on Sunday 16th October.

Level 3 Planner's Course - 5 Februrary 2011

David May is offering places on a Level 3 Planner's Course at Margam Park on 5 February 2011 to BOK members. Details are on the Welsh Orienteering News Board.

BOK Army Says Goodbye to Dave

Twenty-five members of the BOK Army turned out to say farewell to Dave Parkin, one of the founders, at the Army orienteering event at Longmoor on 12 January 2011.

CSC event - Longleat Sunday 16th Jan

Start list for BOK entrants to the Compass Sport Cup qualifier at Longleat is available on the BOK website.

Please check the SARUM website for final details in advance of travelling to Longleat on Sunday. The parking arrangements have changed and now involve minibus transfer of drivers.

Event Safety Workshop

An Event Safety Workshop for event organisers will be held on Saturday 19th March at Ilchester. Preliminary information on it is available here.

Orienteering 2050

SWOA are holding a workshop about the future of the sport, aimed specifically at younger orienteers. It will be held on Saturday 26th February in Taunton. More information is available here.

SWOA Website

SWOA have a new website which is accessible from the Links page of the BOK website. Amongst other things it includes Galoppen scoring.

Reminder - Compass Sport Cup Qualifier

Entries for the Compass Sport Cup qualifying round at Longleat on 16th January need to be received by your Klub Captains by Friday 7th January. BOK needs a good turnout to ensure qualification for the Final, so if you haven't yet entered please contact Chris or Helen Kelsey now. An entry form is available via the Hot Links.