Saturday 11th April is the first of our low-key Saturday Series events, running once a month through to August. There will be three courses on offer, varying in length and difficulty, primarily targeting beginners. Club members will be on hand to help those who are just getting started or want some guidance on improving their skills. For those looking for a bit of extra distance, why not combine it with the parkrun beforehand?

There will be entry on the day, subject to map availability, or enter in advance via Racesignup.

MapRun is a form of 'virtual' orienteering, where a mobile phone app provides the correct location for each control. For this summer's league, there will be a new course available at the start of each month, and you can complete it any time during that month. For April, the venue is Chandler's Ford. If you want to be more sociable, come along on the evening of Thursday 23rd for a mass start, and stay for a drink afterwards.

There will be six events in the league, and you can enter as many or as few as you like, but the league scoring will be based on your best four results. See the league page for more details, enter on Racesignup, or buy a Golden Ticket, and get all six events for the price of five!

A final reminder of the details for Southampton Orienteering Club's  Annual General Meeting (AGM).

DATE & TIME: Friday 13 March 2026 at 7.15pm

VENUE: Main Hall at Valley Park Community Centre, Pilgrims Close, Chandlers Ford, SO53 4ST. 

The evening will also be the opportunity for our annual prize giving. If you are a current trophy holder, please return it at the start of the evening (or contact secretary [at] socweb.org (secretary[at]socweb[dot]org) to arrange to return it in advance if you are unable to attend on 13 March). Any nominations for the winner of the 2025 'Pits' award for most amusing or embarrassing 'fail' at an orienteering event in 2025 are welcome.

All Officers (Chair, Secretary and Treasurer) and general Committee members are (re)elected every year. We specifically require a Treasurer as Steve Sutch has reached the end of his three year term and must step down. The current Chair and Secretary and four members of the current committee are standing for re-election, and we have vacancies for up to 4 additional general committee members to be elected at the AGM.  If you are interested in standing for Treasurer, either of the other Officer posts or as a general Committee member, or would like to know more about what is involved, please contact secretary [at] socweb.org (secretary[at]socweb[dot]org). Please also send apologies for absence to  secretary [at] socweb.org (secretary[at]socweb[dot]org)  .

After the AGM business has been completed, food and the opportunity to chat with other Club members will be provided as in previous years. Any offers of help with the refreshments will be gratefully received!