In response to membership input and as part of the evolution of the SOA, the board is commissioning an SOA Competitions Calendar Review. This will be undertaken as a fixed period, paid, contracted work package.

In just over two months’ time Strathearn 2019 – the 22nd Scotttish 6 Day Event – will kick off at Auchingarrich near Comrie. So far, more than 2,000 competitors have entered each of the main days and while more than 500 entries have been received from SOA Clubs we know there are more of you still out there who are likely to enter!

Orienteering will enjoy live television coverage this summer as the JOK Chasing Sprint – which takes place at Callendar Park, Falkirk, on Friday 28 June – will be shown on TV and online, via the new BBC Scotland TV channel.

The 2019 Scottish Orienteering Association Annual General Meeting will take place at Bo’ness Academy, as part of the Sprint Scotland event on Saturday 22nd June, and you can now download minutes from the 2018 meeting plus the booklet for the 2019 meeting, which includes details on how members can vote.

The Scottish Orienteering Association is looking for nominations and applications for four key roles – a President, a Board Chair, Secretary and a Director of Performance and a secretary.

Scottish Orienteering is offering a range of courses this summer, for young and old across the country who’d like to improve their leading, coaching and first aid skills.

A week of World Orienteering Day events kicked off on 15 May and in Edinburgh school children, pre-school children, a team from Active Scotland and even MSP Joe FitzPatrick, Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing, got involved.

World Orienteering Week runs from Wednesday 15^th May to Tuesday 21^st May and schools, clubs and groups across Scotland have registered “World Orienteering Day” events with the aim of breaking a world record and getting new people into the sport.

Last week the World School Championships in Orienteering took place in Otepaa, Estonia. The team had a fantastic week, with some really solid results that bode well for the future, especially as many of the youngsters are in the younger year of the 2-year age category.

To help us continue to grow the sport, the Scottish Orienteering Association needs the opinions of Scottish orienteers of all ages to help choose the best way to increase income from the sport. If you’re an SOA member, we’re asking you to please complete this survey by Friday 10 May:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/W7RMZB6