The festival period is rapidly closing in so don’t forget to tick one thing off your to-do list and book your place on the 2019 coaching conference. 

We know that there is an enormous amount of passion and willingness to support the reinstatement of Orienteering to the list of assessed GCSE sports, and hope that you will be able to help us to achieve this.

British Orienteering looking to appoint a number of volunteer support roles to work with the Senior Squad for 2019. Roles are available to support the squad to prepare for and at IOF World Cups and the Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships. 

British Orienteering is proud to support the Sport and Recreation Alliance #RightToBeActive campaign, which asks all of society to join the call for the government to embed the fundamental right of all children to be active into policy, regulations and legislation.

There are thousands of people who are committed to the development and delivery of orienteering within the UK each year. British Orienteering is looking for nominees for our 2018 awards and wants to recognise and reward some of the great work being done across the sport of orienteering by our clubs,...

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the 2019 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods, and Pentathlon GB wants to ensure you know all the key details before it comes into effect on 1 January.

Quick reminder! Please ensure you renew your membership by Friday 14th December 2018 if you intend to enter events online or attend events on or after the 1st January 2019.

The Scottish Orienteering 6-Day Event Co Ltd and Scottish Orienteering Association on behalf of the WOC 2022 Steering Group have appointed Graham Gristwood as Technical Director for this prestigious event. Graham takes on the role with immediate effect.

Taking place on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th January 2019, make sure you start the year with the best coaching advice going. 

At the end of each international season, the Talent and Performance Steering Group meets to review the season and ensure that future work continues to deliver against the Podium Success objectives of the strategic plan. You can find the minutes from the latest meeting here.  

19th April - 22nd April - entries now open!

The IOF is entering into a new strategic period. They have identified the need to strengthen certain IOF Commissions with new members and are requesting nominations for the IOF IT Commission.

SCOTTISH 6 DAYS ORIENTEERING 28 July to 3 August 2019

There are thousands of people who are committed to the development and delivery of orienteering within the UK each year. British Orienteering is looking for nominees for our 2018 awards and wants to recognise and reward some of the great work being done across the sport of orienteering by our clubs,...

2018 BRITISH SCHOOLS ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS, Blackburn, Lancashire Sunday 18th November 2018 Witton Country Park, Blackburn, Lancashire.

Save the date! World Orienteering Day in 2019 is being held between in May 2019, between May 15th and May 21st and any orienteering activity held can be registered as a World Orienteering Day event.

By Rita Ribeiro, PhD student, Scotland’s Rural College and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, and Dr Harriet Auty, Veterinary Epidemiologist, Scotland’s Rural College.  

There is now just one weekend left (two races) in the 2018 UK Orienteering League. The final races are the Southern Night Championships and the Southern Championships, to be held on 24th/25th November, hosted by Guildford Orienteers and Southern Navigators.

The countdown to the 2019 UK Elite Orienteering League is on, and it is set to be another cracker. 12 rounds over 5 weekends will reveal who are the best all-round orienteers in the country.