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Janice Nesbit awarded the Service to Orienteering Award
It was announced by Jonathan Molloy at the SOA 2026 Annual General Meeting that the Service to Orienteering Award was being awarded to Janice Nesbit of Edinburgh Southern Orienteering Association (ESOC). The Service to Orienteering Award was previously known as the President’s Award but following the re-organisation of the SOA Board and there being no current President, it has been renamed as the Service to Orienteering Award.
(more…)22nd September, 2026 Read more...
Scotland overwhelmed by Wales at the Veteran Home Internationals
The 2026 Veteran Home Internationals took place down in the Peak District last weekend (19th/20th September) and saw Scotland finishing in third position despite being a very close run thing overnight after the individuals. The date of the VHIs was brought forward to the end of September this year from its normal late October position. This meant that it clashed with Coast and Islands, children starting university and the London City Race among other things.
(more…)22nd September, 2026 Read more...
Permanent Orienteering Courses: What Came out of September’s Community Conversation
Our September Community Conversation had a theme of using Permanent Orienteering Courses (‘POCs’) to encourage and widen participation, and saw good cross-club discussion with members on experience and ideas. POCs have loads of potential as means of offering easy taster courses, quick-to-set-up training courses for club sessions), and self-serve ways for individuals to practice skills and progress. What can help clubs make best use of them to support orienteering development work?
(more…)17th September, 2026 Read more...
What happened at the SOA AGM?
Thank you to all of those who took time out of their Monday evening to attend the SOA Annual General Meeting. A small group but essential for our governance joined the Board to hear our chair Jonathan Molloy summarise the SOA actions in the last year and have the opportunity to raise queries about the reports contained in the AGM Booklet.
(more…)17th September, 2026 Read more...
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⭐ Weekend Round Up ⭐![]()
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This weekend AYROC - Ayrshire's Orienteering Club CForth Valley OrienteersteersMoravian Orienteering Club Club held events. There was a great mix of events with AYROC holding soSOL5, MOR had a score event and FVO held relays. ![]()
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Thanks to FVO, MOREdinburgh Southern Orienteering Club Club for the photos
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Best of luck to everyone travelling down to Yorkshire for the VHIs. Best of luck to Team Scotland! ![]()
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It is busy across Scotland this weekend with Forth Valley Orienteers, AYROC - Ayrshire's Orienteering Club ClubMoravian Orienteering Club Club holding events.
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Fantastic to see so many families "Try Orienteering" for the first time this weekend as part of the Summer of Sport initiative with sessions taking place in East Lothian, Aberdeen, Aboyne and Inverness. Huge thanks to everyone involved and we look forward to welcoming these families to local orienteering events over the coming weeks.