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2023 Veteran Home Internationals in Forest of Dean

The Scottish Veteran Home International Team are travelling this weekend (30th/31st September) to the Forest of Dean to test their metal against the other home nations in the 2023 Veteran Home Internationals (VHIs).

Those competing for Scotland are as follows:-

Age category		Club		Club
M35/W35	Andy Llewellyn	FVO	Kirsten Strain	AROS
M40/W40	Will Hensman	FVO	Gemma Karatay	BASOC
	Steve Feltbower	FVO	Jenny Atkinson	ELO
M45/W45	Roger Goddard	FVO	Lorna Eades	INT
	Anthony Squire	NOC	Heather Hartman	INT
M50/W50	Philip Slingsby	DRONGO	Beccy Osborn	FVO
	Jason Inman	FVO	Cathy Tilbrook	FVO
M55/W55	Andrew Campbell	MOR	Rona Molloy	FVO
	Alistair Landels	OD	Jenny Peel	SYO
M60/W60	Robin Orr	CLYDE	Pauline McAdam	KFO
	Ian Maxwell	RR	Hazel Dean	FVO
M65/W65	Donald Petrie	CLYDE	Amelia Petrie	CLYDE

Best of luck to the team! Here is hoping they get as good weather as last year and manage to wrestle the trophy back from England.

30th September, 2023 Read more...

National Inclusion Week

This week, starting from Monday 25th September, marks National Inclusion Week. National Inclusion Week aims to raise awareness of and celebrate inclusion in the workplace and also to celebrate the successes achieved through diversity and inclusion work. This year Scottish Orienteering have been working hard on our equality, diversity and inclusion projects to help widen access to the sport and increase participation. 

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27th September, 2023 Read more...

Coach CPD day

A long-awaited Coach CPD day was held at Kinnoull Hill near Perth on Saturday.  Ten coaches from 6 clubs spent a very productive day trying out exercises in the woods and exchanging ideas centred around maintaining interest at TD1 & 2. The ideas flowed thick and fast and we all learned a lot.

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26th September, 2023 Read more...

2023 Junior Competition Teams – selected!

Congratulations to the following juniors who have been selected to represent Scotland at the forthcoming Junior Home Internationals (JHIs) and the Junior Inter Regional Competition (JIRCs).

Junior Inter Regionals (JIRCs)

The Junior Inter Regionals will be held in South Wales on the weekend of 23/24 September. This competition sees teams from the 12 British Orienteering regions compete against each other with individual races on the Saturday and relays on the Sunday.

W14 Anna Howard (MOR) Esme Kelly (FVO) Hazel Cload (INVOC) Lucy Ward (INT) Reserve: Eilidh Connor (FVO)   W16 Emily Atkinson (ELO) Ruth Gooch (MAROC) Scarlett Kelly (FVO) Sophie Howard (MOR) Reserve: Iona Scott (INVOC)   W18 Catriona Chapman (MAROC) Maya Robertson (ESOC) Iris MacMillan (ECKO) Isobel Howard (MOR) Reserve: Daisy McNamara (AYROC)      Note: Reserves are non-travelling

M14 Alexander Hunt (FVO) Calum Robertson (ESOC) Douglas McDonald (INVOC) Henrik Borrowman (INVOC) Reserve: Toby Burton (INVOC)   M16 Finlay McLuckie (MOR) Finn Duguid (TAY) Laurence Ward (INT) Yann Newey (MAROC) Reserve: Ranolph Whitehead(MAROC)   M18 Adam Barrie (MAROC) Angus Laird (INVOC) James Hammond (FVO) Michael Bishenden (MOR) Reserve: Sam Hunt (FVO)

Junior Home Internationals (JHIs)

The Junior Inter Regionals will be held at Sutton Park in Birmingham on the weekend of 7^th/8^th October. This competition sees teams from the 4 home nations compete against each other with individual races on the Saturday and relays on the Sunday.

W14 Anna Howard (MOR) Eilidh Connor (FVO) Esme Kelly (FVO) Lucy Ward (INT) Reserve: Hazel Cload (INVOC) W16 Ellie Darlow (RR) Kate McLuckie (MOR) Ruth Gooch (MAROC) Scarlett Kelly (FVO) Reserve:  Emily Atkinson (ELO) W18 Alice Kemsley (BASOC) Daisy McNamara (AYROC) Iris MacMillan (ECKO) Isobel Howard (MOR) Reserve: Catriona Chapman (MAROC)     Note: Reserves are non-travelling

M14 Calum Robertson (ESOC) Douglas McDonald (INVOC) Finlay Cottier (ECKO) Matthew Inman (FVO) Reserve: Henrik Borrowman (INVOC) M16 Finlay McLuckie (MOR) Finn Duguid (TAY) Rory Black (INVOC) Ruari Cottier (ECKO) Reserve: Laurence Ward (INT) M18 Adam Barrie (MAROC) E wan Bennett (MAROC) James Hammond (FVO) Jonas Newey (MAROC) Reserve: Michael Bishenden(MOR)

Selections for the JIRCs and JHIs have undertaken to provide as many juniors as possible with the opportunity to race whilst also sending strong teams to both events.

Good luck to all the juniors!

20th September, 2023 Read more...

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