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

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.

Worlebury RouteGadget

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.