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BKO summer maprun series after 5 events

 

The BKO summer 2021 maprun series has now completed 5 events  with interim results here.   Well done to David Dwyer, a new member of BKO who is leading the series. 

Club Zoom call- Orienteering on Sand Dunes/ Braunton Burrows map notes

 

Club Zoom session - 28th September

15 August 2021 - BKO teams compete in the NWO Relays

A small group of enthusiasts travelled to Swindon today to take part in a relay event organised by North Wiltshire Orienteers. It is an annual fixture and this year was based at Lydiard Park on the outskirts of Swindon. There were three BKO teams taking part .... [Click on title to view]

Berkshire maprun series 2021 continues

The Berkshire maprun series got off to a quiet start in July and is now contnuing with a last chance to run Maidenhead North this week and and a new maprun on Crown Woods Bracknell until mid August. 

 See the series page for more information.

http://www.bko.org.uk/berkshire-maprun-series-2021

 

5 July 2021: BKO Juniors Win Yvette Baker Shield!

The Yvette Baker competition is an annual national team event for juniors open to all British orienteering clubs. It consists of two sections - the 'Trophy' for clubs with large numbers of junior members and the 'Shield' for clubs with a smaller number. Berkshire Orienteers comes within the 'Shield' section. Regional heats were staged in May with the BKO Juniors winning a place in this year's Final. Our Club Captain, Martin Wilson, has provided the following report: .... [Click on title to view]

Orienteering Fixtures in the BKO area (BKOfix)

Orienteering Fixtures in the BKO area (BKOfix) page has been updated.

Click to see all the events in our local area, as well as National Events.

16 May 2021: Regional Event at Bloom Wood, near High Wycombe

RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE - Today the club staged its first regional event for over a year at Bloom Wood, near High Wycombe. It was a lovely morning with some sun - luckily the rain held off! There was a good turn-out of competitors .....

24 April 2021: Updates to the BKO Maprun provision

Details of all BKO Mapruns have now ben added to a new webpage.  You can access maps and information on how to access all courses from this page.

This includes the  latest BKO maprun course centered on Twyford and Ruscombe. This is a 60 minute street score event. 

Many thanks to Simon Turton for planning the course. 

Details can also be found on the maprun UK site here. 

 

10 April 2021: Orienteering returns to Berkshire

Our first event for over a year saw Berkshire Orienteers stage a limited entry Saturday event at Bucklebury Common this morning. The additional COVID-19 restrictions did not seem to diminish the enthusiasm of club members who ....

10 December 2020: Two BKO Newsletters now available on-line

It has been some time since we have reported any BKO news on this website - but things are about to change. First, today, BKO members have received the December issue of our Newsletter. This follows .... [Click on title to continue reading]

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