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Fritham Coaching Activity, Saturday 10th October

By Kevin Bracher , 1 October, 2026

Saturday 10th October Coaching Activity, Fritham
A chance to practice your O techniques before the up and coming Compass Sport Cup Final on the 18th of October.
Coaching activity at Fritham. 

Parking in the FE car park SU230140. W3W : anchorman.beeline.field

Note: Parking charges to use the FE Car Parks. (You may be able to park by the Royal Oak Pub and not use the FE car park

Start 10:30 – 12:30. Please arrive by 10:15 as we have a short walk to the area being used.

Helen will be providing exercises suitable for novices including Star Exercises

Kevin has a session aimed at improving awareness and use of contours and using bearings. This will include a 'no paths' map for the more experienced orienteers.

Rachel is on the final leg of completing her Coaching Qualification. She will be running an hour-long session on 'Fine Navigation'. She needs 6 or so participants to take part in the session in which she will be assessed.

Coaching Activities are free for all SOC members.

Please sign up early so we know how many people wish to attend.

Burley West Results

By Helen Wheelwright , 21 September, 2026

Organiser's Comments

Thank you all for coming along to our event in Burley West. I hope you enjoyed your day.

Thanks must first go to Annika and Doug Greenwood, who created some interesting and at times challenging courses. The north of the competition area was affected in the summer by the fire which started on the A31 and for a time we were unsure whether the event would go ahead. As it turned out Doug and Annika had to replan some of the longer courses to the North of the map. 

Luckily by the time the day arrived the sun was shining again but the grass had had time to grow back green and luscious on the beautiful Burley Park. Many thanks to all the helpers who gave up their time to make the day a success, thanks to Julie Astin for controlling and to the computing team who spend long hours on the day sorting out results and checking that all runners get back safely.

We were also pleased to have the services of Sauce and Sizzle and hope they will be able to help us out with the catering again sometime. Finally it was Pannage Time in the New Forest, so thanks to the competitors who helped us chase the pig out of the pedestrian gate before he could get down to the oak tree for some acorns.

Event
Burley West

Entries open for Burley West

By Webmaster , 15 August, 2026

Given recent weather, it may seem premature to think of Autumn, but as we head towards September, we'll soon be able to orienteer in the New Forest again. Our next event is at Burley West, on Sunday 20th September, and entries are now open on Racesignup. This is the area used for last year's November Classic and thankfully is unaffected by the recent fire.

If you are new to orienteering, don't be put off by the fact that it is a Regional event - there will still be the full range of courses, and novices on the White, Yellow, and Orange courses benefit from reduced entry fees.

Get your entries in by the 11th to guarantee your choice of course. Entries will remain open until the 16th, but only subject to map availability.