West Anglian Orienteering Club

On-line Quiz followed by AGM7:30 pm on Wednesday 24th March

Online social quiz with a difference – all the questions will be orienteering or ‘orienteeringish’ themed.

Our AGM will follow after the quiz. All members are welcome to take part in either or both of these activities.

Planning a MapRun7.30 p.m. on Wednesday 17th March 2021

A short webinar on how to plan your own MapRun.

The session is designed both for those that are planning their first MapRun and for those that want tips on how to avoid any MapRun planning pitfalls. There will plenty of opportunities to ask questions.

Turf Challenge continues Up to 11.00 a.m. on Sunday 7th March

Our challenge continues - Can we collectively turn all of the West of Anglia red by individually taking the zones close to our homes by 11.00 a.m. on 7th March 2021?

Anywhere smartphone score orienteering but fellow runners can ‘capture’ your controls (they call them zones) so you may have to go back!

Turf, a Scandinavian app, can be downloaded to your smartphone easily – search Turf in your app store, download, open, choose a user name and password, open the map and go. At each control (sorry zone) wait for a short while instead of punching, and when the green bar is 100% your phone will tell you that you have taken the zone.

Armchair Course Planning Challenge

Whilst we await a return to the forest, I thought it would be fun to have an armchair course planning competition for club members. This will also give those who attended the Zoom Introduction to Planning a chance to have a go at planning.

The details of the competition are as follows.

Introduction to Planning 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday 17th February 2021

A short webinar on how to plan.

Ideal for those that are interest in planning an orienteering activity or event in the future, as well as those that are just interested in entering the planning competition. Aimed at anyone that has not attended a planning course.

Best Practice Planning 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday 24th February 2021

Refresher and best practice session on improving your planning skills. Suitable for anyone that has previously attended the official British Orienteering planning course.

Christmas 2020 eventIt's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

We have created a family-friendly Christmas event combining orienteering and a quiz for you to run at your leisure at Lammas Land in Cambridge.

JabberWAOC magazineThe Newsletter of WAOC

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!