MAROC awarded Bronze Club Accreditation
Congratulations to Mar Orienteering Club who were presented their Bronze Club Accreditation Award today at Bogendreip! Read More…
Category: News
Over 100 competitors take part in Junior Inter Area Competition 2018
More than 100 junior competitors gathered in Grant Park, Forres on the weekend of 27 October to contest the 2018 inter area relay competition. The crisp Autumnal sunshine at the start of the day soon gave way to driving sleet, but this didn’t prevent the juniors from racing hard for victory.
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Outdoor Health initiative promotes safe practice in outdoor activity
The Scottish Government is keen to promote messages about risks to health but not in a way that deters occasional or regular outdoor activities. Following feedback from the workshop expect a campaign some time in the future.
Some video links of relevance can be seen here (Dan Bell, Vlogger and Outdoor Expert):
Interløpers claim CompassSport Cup and Trophy 2018
Congratulations to Edinburgh-based Interløpers who retained their CompassSport Trophy title at Cannock Chase over the weekend.
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SOA/Scottish Capercaillie Group Agreement revised for 2019-2020
A revised Agreement between the Scottish Orienteering Association and the Scottish Capercaillie Group on the use of forests for orienteering competitions and training where capercaillie are present is now available.
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Communication Changes in SOA
As you will be aware there have been a number of changes to the staffing team within the SOA office in the recent weeks. Today we say goodbye to Sarah Hobbs after two years as our communications and marketing guru. Read More…
Scottish team wins Junior Home Internationals 2018
Many congratulations to the Scottish team who won the Junior Home International by a significant margin.
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SOA launches Silver Accreditation for orienteering clubs
The Silver level of the Scottish Orienteering Accreditation Scheme builds on what’s been achieved in Bronze and adds in a few new elements to further develop as a club. The criteria is available below this article and you can see more information on the accreditation scheme in our launch news item here.
Scottish orienteers claim wins in Veteran Home Internationals 2018
Thanks go to all the Scottish “Veterans” (M/W 35-65) who made the long journey to Pwdd Du and Clydach to compete in the annual Home International.
Scottish Juniors win Junior Inter Regional Championships 2018
Congratulations to the Scottish Juniors (M/W 14-18) who travelled to Chatsworth and Carsington Pastures to comfortably win the JIRC, beating NWOA and YHOA and other squads from across the country.