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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]

18 April 2020: January and March Newsletters now available on-line

After a slight delay, both the January 2020 and the March 2020 issues of the Berkshire Orienteers Newsletter have now been uploaded onto the site. These can be found by following the menu link to Newsletters where you can browse issues back to January 2010. Alternatively, just use …. [Click on title to continue reading]

17 March 2020: All Orienteering events suspended due to COVID-19

It is with regret that Berkshire Orienteers has had to suspend all current plans for future events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In line with government advice and forthcoming legislative controls, British Orienteering (BOF) has today announced that "all orienteering activities in the UK have to be suspended with immediate effect." As a result, BKO …. [Click on title to continue reading]

9 March 2020: BKO Juniors win through to Yvette Baker Final

If the club had ever entered the Yvette Baker Trophy competition for juniors, it must have been a long time ago. But yesterday, under the supervision of Club Captain, Martin Wilson, a small but enthusiastic team of 7 juniors travelled …. [click title to continue reading]

6 March 2020 - International TrailO Selection for Club Member

We are delighted to note that club member David Jukes has been selected to be a member of the Great Britain team to participate at the European TrailO Championships in Finland in May. Having only competed at TrailO events for 12 months …. [Click title to continue reading]

1 March 2020: Club Junior Competes for England

Today an international competition saw a team representing England take on teams from Belgium and France in the annual Interland event.  Each national team includes representatives from across the full age range from 14 up to 60.  BKO club junior Adam Methven gained his first international selection and competed in the M17 age category. Congratulations to him!  This year’s event was held in England and was actually almost local for Adam.  Burnham Beeches, near Slough was the event location.  And the result? A win for England.

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