QO New Years Day Novelty Event

Quantocks Orienteers are running a score event on 1st January. Details on the QO website. The event was incorrectly advertised in SINS as being on 28th December.

Moseley Green Regional - Ranking Points

Ranking points for the BOK regional & gallopen at Moseley Green are now available on the BOF website. Due to the low number of competitors on the Black course, no point were attributed. If you don't have ranking point or your details are incorrect, contact the result secretary and provide your BOF number.

New Chairman for BOK

Neil Connelly has agreed to take over from Phil Fawkner-Corbett as Klub Chairman with effect from 1st January 2011. On behalf of all Klub members the Committee would like to thank both Phil, for his outstanding leadership of the Klub over the past three years, and Neil for agreeing to become our new Chairman.

Items of interest from the committee meeting on 25th November 2010 have been published on the Klub page.

Results for Headless Hill

The results for the BOK Local and ASO event on 12th December 2010 at Headless Hill are available on the BOK website.

Splitsbrowser and RouteGadget links, and comments are also available.

Saturday Winter Series, Ashton Court Results

The results from the Saturday Winter Series event on 27th November at Ashton Court are now available on the website. Points for the Series to date have now been posted.

The Splitsbrowser link for the Moseley Green event on 21st November is now also available.

Draft Development Plan, 2011 to 2013

Mark Dyer writes: "The latest version of the draft Development Plan is now available on the Klub page of the website. It is intended to be a plan for the whole club, and comments and views of any kind from all the BOK membership are cordially invited by 15 January 2011. Please send comments to David Palmer, copied to me, Mark Dyer"

Notes from September Committee Meeting

Items of interest from the committee meeting on 30th September 2010 have been published on the Klub page.

Saturday Winter Series, Greyfield Woods Results

The results from the Saturday Winter Series event on 23rd October at Greyfield Woods are now available on the website.

Blaise Castle Results

Results for Sunday's BOK Local event at Blaise Castle are available on the website.

Splitsbrowser, Winsplits and RouteGadget links, along with Comments, are now also available.

BOK 2nd in Compass Sport Cup Final

BOK finished 2nd in this year's Compass Sport Cup Final, beaten only by last year's winners and host club SYO. This is a great result for BOK, improving on last year's 3rd place and this time just ahead of OD. Congratulations and thank you to all those who travelled to Sheffield and contributed to this success. A full report will be in the next BOK News.

Klubnight Oct 13th

Don't forget Klubnight tonight - a chance to improve your skills and have some fun! See diary for full details.

CSC Final 17th October

Coach transport with overnight accommodation at Eyam youth hostel is now confirmed. There are still places available, so please contact your Klub Captains as soon as possible if you want to take advantage of this. Similarly, if you haven't yet entered the event but wish to do so, please let us know.

Leigh Woods Results

Results, comments and links to Winsplits and Splitsbrowser for today's BOK Local and ASO League event at Leigh Woods are now available on the website.

P.S. Lost property found: Pink and purple hat (found on the side of the car parking road) - please get in touch with Jo Foster (secretary@avonschoolsorienteering.org.uk) if it belongs to you.

String course results also now available.

BOF Masters UK Cup proposal

David Palmer writes: "I have received the attached Masters UK Cup Consultation Paper from British Orienteering, via SWOA. We are invited to comment. No deadline is given but I would like to send any feedback from the Klub by the middle of October. Please send me comments by the 15th October."

Long O - Winsplit and RouteGadget

The splits of the Long O at High Meadow have been added to Splitsbrowser and Winsplit Online. The map and courses have been uploaded to RouteGadget.

Highmeadow Wood Long-O Results

Results from Sunday's Long-O at Highmeadow Wood are now available here. RouteGadget and Splitsbrowser to follow.

Peter Palmer Relays

Congratulations to our two Junior teams on their performances in the Peter Palmer Relays. This night/day relay event for teams of 6 was held near Nottingham on the weekend of 4th/5th September. The ShadowBOKsters team finished 9th (Adam Potter, Jamie Hayward, Jessie Benjamin, Michael Hallett, Ella Milne & Isla Simmons), with the BOK Moonlighters not far behind in 19th (Daniel Mann, Stuart Hanstock, Jess Milne, Shona Simmons, Chloe Potter & Abi Kerr).

Lakes 5 Days

BOK was well represented at the Lakes 5 Days, enjoying some fine orienteering and mostly fine weather; shame about the cancelled Day 3. Congratulations to the following who achieved top 5 places:
W10A Rachel Potter - 4th
W12A Chloe Potter - 3rd
W55L Alison Simmons - 3rd
W60L Katy Dyer - 4th
W75 Anne Donnell - 1st
W80 Pat Grenfell - 1st
M45L Clive Hallett - 1st
M50L Mark Saunders - 4th

BOK AGM reminder

David Palmer writes: A reminder that the BOK AGM / Skittles Social is coming up soon, on Monday, 20th September at the Ring O' Bells in Nailsea. If you have yet to return your booking form, sent out with the recent BOK News, please could you do so now. Or, if you don't have the form, then by all means get in touch with me.

BOK AGM - Treasurer's report

The Treasurer's report, consolidated accounts to end July 2010, and details of event income and expenditure, have 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.

WOC Norway

Congratulations to BOK's Matt & Grace Crane for their performances at the World Orienteering Championships in Trondheim. In the Middle Distance races, Matt finished 26th and Grace (representing Australia) was 37th. Grace also finished 30th in the Sprint race and helped Australia to 13th place in the Relay.

WMOC 2010 Results

Congratulations to the following BOK members for their results at the World Masters Orienteering Championships in Switzerland:
Sprint:
Alice Bedwell 2nd W50-A
Anne Donnell 3rd W75-A
Pat Grenfell 2nd W80-A
Clive Hallett 7th M45-A
Long Distance:
Anne Donnell 7th W75-A
Pat Grenfell 5th W80-A
A good photograph of our 3 Sprint medallists (Alice, Anne and Pat) is on the SYO website.

Barnardo's Orienteering Challenge in Bradley Stoke

A charity orienteering challenge is being held on Sunday (22nd August) in Bradley Stoke's Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve. The event (which is not organised by BOK) will make use of the nature reserve's permanent orienteering course and will raise funds for Barnardo's.

BOK is staging its own "come & try it" beginners' event at the same venue on Sunday 12th September.

Summer Informals - Kingswood School, Bath

The last Summer Evening Informal event of the season is this Wednesday, 14th July at Kingswood School, Bath. Starts from 6 to 7pm. Event details here.

Klub Champs & Local Event 11th July - Final Details

Final Details are now available for Sunday's Klub Champs & Local event at Ashton Hill Woods. Start times for the Klub Champs may be viewed on the Fabian4 website. Please note that online entries have now closed and there will be no entry on the day.

Local Event on Sunday 11th July - Enter Now!

BOK's next Local Event (incorporating the 2010 Klub Champs) takes place this Sunday (11th July) at Ashton Hill Woods, near Failand, Bristol. The event is open to all - you don't need to be a member of an orienteering club to take part. Advance entry is required: enter online [help] by midnight on Friday (9th July). Map stocks are limited [check], so don't leave it to the last minute!

Klub Champs & Local Event 11th July - Update

There's still time to enter this year's Klub Champs (chasing start) but entries will have to close very soon. Online entry for the local event (queueing start, non-members very welcome) will remain open until midnight on Friday 9th July, subject to map availability [check]. Enter now at Fabian4 [help].

Adams Avery and ASO Relays - Results

Provisional results for the Adams Avery and ASO Relays are now available. Note that there have been some difficulties putting some of the relay results together. Details will be available later.

Klub Champs 11th July - Entries Closing Soon!

Entries for the Klub Champs at Ashton Hill Woods on Sunday 11th July close this Friday (2nd July). Please get your entries in as soon as possible (via Fabian4), so that we can decide how many maps to print and make a start on the handicapping.

First aid courses - Sat 2 Oct and Sat 9 Oct 2010

Katy Dyer writes: I am organising 2 one day First Aid courses, which cover basic emergency First Aid with a leaning towards orienteering and other outdoor sports. The qualification will be valid for 3 years. It is suitable for members of club First Aid teams, UKCC Level 1 coaches and any person wishing to learn about First Aid. A knowledge of basic First Aid could save someone’s life. Details here on the BOK website.

Summer Informals - Overscourt Wood

The next summer informal this Wednesday 23rd is at Overscourt Wood just south of Siston.
The car park is limited and need to be shared with the dog walkers. Please arrange to car-share if possible and park tightly on the day to maximise the capacity.

Committee Meeting Minutes

A summary of the minutes from the committee meeting on 19th May 2010 has been published on the Klub page.

Klub Champs & Local Event 11th July - Enter Now!

Online entries for the Klub Champs & Local Event at Ashton Hill Woods on Sunday 11th July are now open via Fabian4. To compete in the Klub Champs, you must enter by Friday 2nd July, to give us time to work out the handicaps for the chasing start. The local event, for which pre-entry is also required, is open to all and will have the usual queueing start.

Reminder - Klub Weekend 18th-20th June

The closing date for the Saturday Regional event and Sunday 2x2 Relay event (part of SBOC's Midsummer at Margam weekend) is Monday 14th June. Online entries and campsite bookings via Fabian4. If anyone is still looking for a partner for the 2x2 relay, please contact Chris or Helen Kelsey so that we can try to help.

SBOC 2x2 relay partner wanted

Jackie Hallett is looking for a partner for the SBOC 2x2 relay on Sunday 20th June. Please contact Jackie as soon as possible, the closing date for entries is Monday 14th June.

Cotswold Way Relay update - another runner needed

Phil Warry writes - Following my earlier articles, I have now entered a BOK team for this year's Cotswold Way Relay, but still need one more runner - of any age, gender and fitness level! So don't hold back - if you would like to take part, please let me know either by e-mail or on 0117 9654287 - as soon as possible.

Congratulations to Matt, Isla and Ben

Congratulations to Matt Crane on his selection for the Middle Distance race at the 2010 World Orienteering Championships to be held in Trondheim, Norway in August. Matt will join ex-BOK member Oli Johnson, who has been selected for the Long race.

Congratulations also to Isla Simmons and Ben Maliphant for their selection for the Talent Coaching Camp in the Cairngorms in July.

Cotswold Way Relay - update

Phil Warry writes - As an update to my earlier article (posted on 5 March) about organising a BOK team for this year’s Cotswold Way Relay, I now have 7 people who want to run, so need 3 more to make up a team. In particular, we need at least one more lady to run, as we need a minimum of 3 ladies for a mixed team, but only have 2 so far. As an added incentive, all competitors will get a free race T shirt this year! Last year the entries were full by the end of May, so if you would like to take part, please let me know either by e-mail or on 0117 9654287 - as soon as possible.

Details of the event are here-

Bathampton - RouteGadget

The map and courses of Bathampton local event have been added to RouteGadget. You can trace your route and compare it with the other competitors.

The splits times have been added to Winsplit and Splitsbrowser.

Bathampton Results

BOK Local Event preliminary results are now available. Links to RouteGadget and Splitsbrowser will follow.

Klub Weekend 18th-20th June

SBOC has once again invited us to join them for their Mid Summer weekend, which this year will use Margam Country Park as the event campsite and Merthyr Mawr for the Saturday Regional event and Sunday 2x2 relays. There will also be a Friday evening event at Graig Fawr and we plan to have a barbecue on the Saturday evening. Margam Country Park has plenty of camping space and free access to the country park and some attractions. Fees are £7.50 per unit per night (tent or van), no hook ups but shower and toilets; see www.npt.gov.uk/margampark for further details. All events are within 20 minutes of the campsite. Online entries and campsite bookings are via http://www.fabian4.co.uk/, closing date Monday 14^th June 2010. Further information is available here. This has always been a very enjoyable and sociable weekend in past years, so we would recommend you to come along. Please let Chris or Helen Kelsey know if you intend to come so that we have a rough idea of numbers.

Mike Nelson BOK Trot Photos

Photos from the Mike Nelson BOK Trot (courtesy of Trevor Crowe) may now be viewed in the BOK PicasaWeb gallery.

Reminder - BOK Annual Dinner & Awards

Please remember to book your places for BOK's Annual Dinner & Award Ceremony on May 14th. Details here. The deadline is Monday, 26th April. A wine list is now available for those who would like to order in advance (and get a discount).

Harvester Relays - Reminder

The closing date for the Harvester relays is fast approaching. If you wish to run, please let your Klub Captains know as soon as possible.

BOC Relay Teams

The BOC relay teams are now on the website. There is currently a vacancy in an M18 team, so eligible volunteers please let your Klub captains know. If you can advise us of your running orders, we may be able to declare teams online before the event. But if not, please come to the Individual day with the necessary information.

Committee Meeting Minutes

A summary of the minutes from the committee meeting on 18th March 2010 has been published on the Klub page.

JK Relay Teams

BOK teams for the JK relays are now on the website, see Hot Links. We've tried to achieve the best fit of runners to classes, but as usual not everyone can be placed in the most ideal class. Please liaise within your teams to agree a running order. Legs are run in the order Long/Short/Long for classes A-H, Green/Orange/Green for classes J & K. For the Mixed Ad Hoc, legs are Long Green/Short Green/Orange but not in a prescribed order. If you notify Klub Captains of your running order by 11pm on Wednesday 31st March, team declarations can be made online. Otherwise it will be pen and paper at the event.

Walcombe Results Update

The results page for the Walcombe event has been updated with links to RouteGadget and SplitsBrowser, along with comments from the officials.

Walcombe Results

BOK Local and ASO League 7 Event preliminary results are now available. Links to RouteGadget and Splitsbrowser will follow.

BOF AGM event levies proposals

Members input is needed to BOF AGM proposals on event levies. Please can you read the Committee's voting recommendation for the upcoming BOF AGM. Proxy voting forms need to be returned by 31st March.

For something a bit different - Mountain Bike Orienteering

There is a MBO event at Foxley in Herefordshire on Sunday 18th April organised by Harlequins Orienteering Club. Youth and "Come and Try It" courses available so no excuses for not giving it a go.

Saturday Winter League - Final Points

Points for the Saturday Winter League event at Ashton Hill Woods are now posted on the website along with the final points and positions for the season. Hope all who participated enjoyed the events - and many thanks to the organisers.

Reminder - British & JK Relays

The first closing date for the British Relays is Sunday 28th Feb and for the JK Relays Sunday 7th March. If you want to be included in the first round of entries, please contact your Klub Captains now.

NWO Silk Wood event at Westonbirt, Sunday 28th Feb

A reminder that there is a NWO local and ASO event on Sunday 28th Feb at Westonbirt Arboretum.

Pete Maliphant reports that the South West Junior Squad shop now has several types of control description holder in stock as well as ankle tape.
The bad news is that the authorities at Westonbirt have declined to give the SWJS permission to bring anything at all to the event this weekend. So no cakes on Sunday!
If you need anything for Sunday please e-mail or call the Maliphant family - the address can be found at www.swjs.co.uk/obuy.html.

BOK team entries for JK and British Relays

BOK team entries are needed for the JK relays on Monday 5th April at Braunton Burrows and for the British Orienteering Championships relays on Sunday 2nd May at Cannock Chase.

Please fill in and return the entry form to Chris&Helen Kelsey as soon as possible.

Lyncombe - Results

The results of the local event at Lyncombe are now available on the website. They have also been uploaded in Splitsbrowser and RouteGadget.

Stop Press - Lyncombe Event, Sunday 7 February 2010

Coming across from the A370 (Bristol-Weston super Mare) via Congesbury, the B3133 is CLOSED for maintenance at the Langford end. You can still use the Congesbury end of the B3133 and then bear right, using the minor road shortcut via Brinsea to Churchill Green. Click on link to map and zoom out to level 5.
Don't forget the event is NOT based at the Lyncombe Ski & Sports Centre - the parking is in the quarry at the west end of the map.

Klub Archivist

Anyone ? At Committee we have found the subject of the possibility of creating the role of Klub Archivist arising in two successive meetingsn and this has prompted me to post this Blog. We feel there would be a great service to the Klub by drawing together the history of its activities, winners, awards, maps, BOK News, etc. Ideally, this information would be converted into a digital record - but in the first instant, we would like to identify and collate the realm of information that is largely held in many an obscure garage! Might there be anyone [or more] out there who would be willing to set up this invaluable role. Please do send me an E mail or give me a ring if tempted.

BOK Qualify For Compass Sport Cup Final

BOK won the Compass Sport Cup qualifying round at Hampton Ridge on Sunday, finishing 155 points ahead of SOC with a score of 2395 points. Congratulations and thanks to the 70 BOK members who turned out for this event and ensured success for the Klub. The final will be on 17th October at Burbage Moor near Sheffield, so please put the date in your diaries now; we'll need a strong team if we're to improve on last year's 3rd place. SOC also qualify for the Cup as BOK were in last year's top three and Wimborne go through to the Trophy final after beating SARUM by just 1 point. Full results are on the Emit website.

Silkwood - RouteGadget

The map and courses of last week event at Silkwood, Westonbirt have been uploaded to RouteGadget. You can trace your route and compare it with the other orienteers.

Silkwood Results - Saturday Winter League

Results and links (Splitsbrowser&Winsplits) for the Silkwood event (Saturday 16th Jan) are now available, along with comments from the organiser/planner.

Compass Cup Start Times - Now Available

Start times are now available for this Sunday's Compass Cup event on the BOK website. Final details for the event are on the SOC website.

Junior Coaching

There are many opportunities for training both within the club and with the South West junior squad. The next training days with BOK will be a joint venture with the Welsh junior squad during February half term again based in the Forest of Dean.

This will run Wednesday February 17th through to the Friday 19th for training but with the opportunity to stay until the Sunday when the Southern Championships are being held at Lydney. Those who went last year thought this was excellent training and an opportunity to meet up with juniors from another region. You can attend for the whole 5 days or any part thereof.

Please let Jackie Hallett know if you wish to attend or require further information.

Silkwood - The event is still on

There were 3 inches of snow and ice on the ground this morning but hopefully all or most will have thawed by tomorrow. Please be careful however.

Please follow O signs to the parking area and have some evidence to show the FC attendent at the booth that you are there for orienteering. If our allocated parking are is full please use the main car park. There is a £1 parking fee per vehicle which will be collected at registration.

We will be using master maps so please bring a red pen and if possible a polythene bag.

Compass Sport Cup - Have we received your entry?

In case we've missed entries delayed by the post, these are the entries we've received. If you've entered but are not listed below, please contact Chris or Helen Kelsey immediately.
Ajderian, Bedwell, Bown, Britton, Budden, Burley, Connelly, Cranes, Daniel (Charles), Dennis (2), Donnell, Dyer (Katy), Forrest (Mike), Fosters, Franklin, Grenfells, Griffiths, Halletts, Hanstocks, Hayward (Jim), Honey, Johnson, Jones, Kerr (Abi), Kinnunen, Maliphant (Pete & Ben), Mutricy, Noott, Palmers, Parkin, Pearson, Potters, Raynsford, Saunders, Selleys, Simmons (4), Tanner, Thomas (2 plus Cameron), Urch, Walkers, Warry, Welch.

Mike Nelson BOKTrot - and dates for your diaries

The flyer for the Mike Nelson BOKTrot event at Wavering Down on 26 April is now available.

Provisional events for the rest of 2010 are now posted on the Diary page.