Our annual Concorde Chase is over for another year. Well done and our thanks to the main officials – Jane Courtier as Organiser and Mike Pemberton and Peter Wilson as joint planners. However we must not forget the contribution of Fiona Clough (BKO Event Secretary) who spent a lot of time in preliminary work sorting out access and related permissions. And of course, thanks to the volunteers who supported the main team and helped in many different ways. If you missed the event, photographs taken in the later part of the event are available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/103669960@N03/albums/72157663454875709
BKO Events
Friday 12th February – AGM and Annual Dinner
Numbers and choices for the Annual Dinner have been submitted to the restaurant. If you really would like to join us, e-mail me urgently and we will see if we can get you added.
Saturday 20th February – Winter Series/Youth League
February’s Winter Series & Youth League Event will be at Swinley East to the East of Bracknell. Registration will be at 10:00am - 11:00am with Starts available from 10:30am - 11:30am. Courses available are expected to be Short Blue, Light Green, Orange, Yellow and White. For further details, see the website at: http://www.bko.org.uk/event/swinley-east-20-feb-16
Tuesday 15th March – Opening of the South Hill Park Permanent Orienteering Course, Bracknell.
If you are someone with flexible or no work commitments, please put this date in your diary. More details will be provided nearer the time but we want to provide a welcome to various school groups who are expected to attend in the early afternoon.
Other Clubs’ Events
Sunday 7th February – Mole Valley Level B Event
This coming Sunday, Mole Valley OC have an event on Netley Heath (and, for the longer courses, White Downs) which is on the North Downs to the East of Guildford. Pre-entry is open until tomorrow night – Wednesday 3rd – so you still have time to pre-enter. In fact 21 BKO members are already on the entry list. For more details see: MVOC Event – Final Details
Sunday 14th February – SCOA League Event – Christmas Common
The following weekend sees Thames Valley OC staging the next regional SCOA League event at Christmas Common, to the North of Nettlebed in the Chilterns. Pre-entries for this close this Sunday (7th). Courses available are from White to Brown. For details see: TVOC Event – Details
Easter Weekend – 25th-28th March – Yorkshire
The JK Festival over the Easter Weekend will be on varied terrain. The rain is causing the organisers difficulties with car parking arrangements but back-up plans are available. The reason for mentioning this now is that prices increase on the 11th February so if you are considering going then perhaps now is the time to reach a decision. For details, see: http://www.thejk.org.uk/
