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Last update 01 Jul 2009
Notices & Updates

Reminder - 02 Jul Summer Evening Event at Fibbersley NOT Haden Hill: download details to get directions - it's difficult to find from the map...

The Webmaster has finally tracked down the details for the Jul 05 event at Carneddau - here...

Correction Earlier versions of the flyer for the the Highgate Common event on 12 Jul had the wrong grid reference - the correct one is 836896

Thumbnail of Sandwell Valley Initiative poster Click on the image or here to view the full-size poster - which basically says...

Come and have a go at Orienteering!
at Sandwell Park Farm Visitor's Centre, West Bromwich B71 4BG. Map...
Everybody welcome - help and advice from Andy and Marian, no experience necessary.
Saturdays - 2.00pm - 4.00pm - £1.00
May 30th, June 6th, 13th and 27th, July 4th & 11th
For further information email savi@harlequins.org.uk

...but with more colour and pictures!

MADO Malvern Mini-League events programme

SInS logo Springtime in Shropshire - three days of orienteering over the late May Bank Holiday weekend.
The problems with the event site appear to be resolved and the results and most of the officials' reports are available. Results are also available here


Presentation of Laurie Bradley Trophy HOC Chairman Mike Farrington presents Captain-on-the-day Andy Hemsted with the prestigious Laurie Bradley Trophy at HOC's annual prizegiving dinner on 06 Feb.

 


Updates

01 Jul 2009
Updated league table after 8 events

29 Jun 2009
MADO-ers sitting in shady spot MADO-ers eagerly await Chairman Mike's announcement of the final Malvern Mini-League results. Find out for yourself here... We're hoping to get it on RouteGadget but something seems to have gone awry.
Results of Summer Evening Event 8 at Lickey Hills

24 Jun 2009
WinSplits online now available for 14 Jun Uffmoor Woods event.
Updated June Jaunter spreadsheet now available.

21 Jun 2009
2009 June Jaunter results. Updated archive spreadsheet will follow.

17 Jun 2009
02 Jul Summer Evening Event now at the BRAND NEW area of Fibbersley, Willenhall. Details...
Also details of 23 Jul SEE at Himley.

16 Jun 2009
Results and comments from Summer Evening Event 7 at Wyche Ridge, plus updated SEE league table.
Amendments to SEE programme - 02 Jul event probably not at Haden Hill, 13 Aug event not at Old Hills and may not happen at all.

14 Jun 2009
Results and splits from 14 Jun Uffmoor Woods local event.
Details of local event at Highgate Common, near Wombourne on 12 Jul.

08 Jun 2009
Results of Summer Evening Event 6 at Kingsford, plus updated SEE league table.

03 Jun 2009
Details of Summer Evening Event 10 at Arrow Valley, Redditch plus updated SEE league table.

31 May 2009
Details of Summer Evening Event 8 at Lickey Hills

28 May 2009
Results of Summer Evening Event 5 at Habberley Valley
Details of MADO Malvern Mini-League finale at Old Hills on 27 Jun
Updated Junior and Clubmark pages

19 May 2009
Results of Summer Evening Event 4 at Hartlebury Common and updated SEE League Table.
Also details of June Jaunter.

11 May 2009
Details of Summer Evening Event 6 at Kingsford Country Park on 04 Jun and updated SEE League Table

10 May 2009
Results of Summer Evening Event 3 at Pitcher Oak Woods
Details of 14 June local event at Uffmoor Woods

04 May 2009
Results and SI splits of Summer Evening Event 2 at Brockhampton
Details of Summer Evening Event 4 at Hartlebury

28 Apr 2009
Results of Summer Evening Event 1 at Callow Hill and updated League Table

27 Apr 2009
Results of 25 Apr local event at Wolverhampton West Park
Routegadget now available for Eastnor, Frith Wood and Sandwell events

22 Apr 2009
Details of Summer Evening Event 3 on 07 May at Pitcher Oak wood, Redditch

21 Apr 2009
About HOC and Contacts pages now in new format, plus new History page with links to David Williams' pages on HOC's foundation and David Nevell's history of the club

21 Apr 2009
Details of the Summer Evening Event 2 on 30 Apr at Brockhampton available - don't forget Event 1 on 23 Apr at Callow Hill

19 Apr 2009
Results of 18 Apr MADO Frith Wood event
Results of 19 Apr Sandwell Valley event

08 Apr 2009
Updated Bert Pardoe factors now available

03 Apr 2009
Details of 18 Apr Malvern Mini-league event at Frith Wood
Details of 25 Apr Come-and-try-it event at Wolverhampton West Park

31 Mar 2009
Details of 19 Apr local event at Sandwell Valley

30 Mar 2009
Corrections to Fixtures and Summer Evening Events pages - 07 May SEE at Pitcher Oak Wood

29 Mar 2009
Fixtures page updated

25 Mar 2009
Results of the H&W Schools Champs and the Eastnor Western Night League event

24 Mar 2009
Results of MADO Eastnor event
Summer's almost here! Details of opening Summer Evening Event at Callow Hill

13 Mar 2009
Provisional Summer Evening Event programme
Updated Bert Pardoe factors

12 Mar 2009
NSL long course trophy Who are the new Night Street Champions? Malvern Night Street Event results and final league table. End-of-season report and photos on the NSL page.

 

 

09 Mar 2009
Here at last! The HOC Sunday League table
Entry info for SInS helpers

06 Mar 2009
Details of Malvern Night Street event on Tuesday 10 Mar

03 Mar 2009
Results and updated league table from the Stourbridge Night Street Event
New expenses form on the documents page

23 Feb 2009
Results of Hollybed Common MADO Mini-League event

22 Feb 2009
Updated Night Street League table

20 Feb 2009
Results and Comments from yesterday's Night Street Event (Weoleys? Yes, Weoley...)

15 Feb 2009
Results of today's Lickey Hills event

13 Feb 2009
Barry H on laptop computer Winter Evening Event coordinator Barry Houghton, aided by a fortifying beverage, works out the 2008-9 final results at the post-last event social. And the winners are...

 

 

 

08 Feb 2009
Pages relating to events, leagues and (recent) results brought into the new website format. Follow the Events & Results link above

03 Feb 2009
Results of Habberley Valley Winter Evening Event and updated league table.

02 Feb 2009
We are trialling RouteGadget. Comments would be appreciated before we decide whether to adopt it.
Link added to Forthcoming Events flyer on the fixtures page

30 Jan 2009
Details of 15 Feb Lickey Hills event

26 Jan 2009
Results of 25 Jan Clent Hills event
Winter Evening Events league table updated

20 Jan 2009
Details of 19 Feb Weoleys night street event

17 Jan 2009
Results and comments of Rock Coppice Winter Evening event.
Details of Stourbridge Night Street event on 26 Feb.

12 Jan 2009
Results of Wyche Ridge MADO Mini-League and Western Night League events.
Results of Selly Park night street event and latest league table.

11 Jan 2009
Details of 21 Mar Eastnor local event incorporating West Midlands League, MADO Malvern Mini-League and more.

07 Jan 2009
Details of Winter Evening Event final, 12 Feb at Walton Hill.
Night Street Event 7 (Kidderminster South) cancelled. More...

01 Jan 2009
HOC win the Laurie Bradley New Year's Day event!

 


Previous news and updates can be found on the news page

Welcome

Harlequins Orienteering Club is based in the West Midlands of England. Our 'catchment' covers Birmingham, the Black Country, Worcestershire and parts of Shropshire and Herefordshire. We have a membership of over 200 and put on around 40-50 events a year.

What's Orienteering?
Orienteering is an activity/sport (depending how competitive you want to be) which involves navigating from point to point using a map. Most orienteering takes place in areas such as forests and country parks, but more urban-based events are becoming increasingly popular.

For free-range kids
Orienteering is very family-friendly and suitable for almost all ages. For children in particular it promotes self-reliance and independent decision-making, besides getting them out into the fresh air to burn off some energy. For teachers interested in introducing orienteering to your pupils, we can provide advice and support. We are Sport England Clubmark accredited for supporting junior members.

Fancy a go?
You don't need to be a member of any club to go orienteering. Most small-scale local events are open to all, don't require pre-booking, don't cost much to enter and will have suitable courses for beginners. You don't need to be super-fit and you don't need much in the way of equipment. Go to our events page for dates and locations of events.

Come and join us
Harlequins is an open club - we welcome new members. Membership gives you a copy of the award-winning club journal every month, access to our club forum, the opportunity to run relay events, and more. Go to our contacts page for details of our Membership Secretary.

Find out more
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