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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.