BKO Articles

11 August 2018 - Birch Hill Event and Summer Picnic

The club staged a relaxed summer urban event around South Hill Park, Bracknell, and the adjoining Birch Hill estate today. Club members then enjoyed an opportunity to socialise with a summer picnic. ….

27 June 2018 - Orienteering at the Berkshire School Games

Bisham Abbey was the location for the finals of the 2018 Berkshire School Games which included orienteering. Teams from primary schools across the six district council areas ….

12 May 2018 - Wildridings Event cancelled !

Unfortunately we have have to cancel the first of our Park Series events.

20 April 2018: Berkshire Schools' Orienteering

With the start of the Summer Term in schools, BKO are once again organising a series of competitions across Berkshire for the local primary schools. The first event was yesterday and provided compeition for the schools in the Reading area ....

21 April 2018: Event Cancelled - Rushall Woods

Unfortunately, the field that we use for car parking at Rushall is waterlogged. Following discussions with the landowner, we have agreed that it will not be possible to use it even if next week is dry. ....

3 April 2018 - Summer Training - New Schedule for 2018

Now that summer's here, it's time to get out and enjoy the lighter evenings. Evening training activities are a chance for you to  practice your orienteering skills and techniques. They also provide a good opportunity to meet up with other club members. ....

2 April 2018: JK 2018 - Day 4 - Relays

There was mud, slush and rain. The temperature was 2 degrees. There were 18 BKO competitors in 6 teams. They were all champions for coping with the conditions. They will all be able to say 'I competed in the JK2018 Relays!' It was fantastic that today’s Relays at the JK International Festival of Orienteering went ahead on time this morning .....

1 April 2018: JK 2018 - Day 3 - Long

The outstanding BKO result from today's third day of the JK International Festival of Orienteering has to be Ian Cooper's superb run on the M75 Long course. Held in difficult conditions with wet tracks and marshy ground on Cannock Chase, .....

31 March 2018: JK 2018 - Day 2 - Middle

Today's report of BKO members from the JK International Orienteering Festival in the West Midlands is unfortunately not as positive as yesterday's. The 'Middle' event was held at Brereton Spurs - a small wooded area near Rugeley. .....

30 March 2018: JK 2018 - Day 1 - Sprint

It has been Day 1 of this year's JK International Festival of Orienteering being staged by the West Midlands Orienteering Association. The Festival weekend starts with a 'Sprint' event which this year was staged on the M.O.D. Stafford campus. BKO was delighted to have two medallists - ....

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