2023 Peter Palmer Junior Relay

Congratulations to our WAOC Junior Relay Team who took part in the Peter Palmer Junior Relay competition at Stowe National Trust Park in the early hours of 10 September 2023.

WAOC Juniors at the YBT Final

Many thanks to all 15 WAOC Juniors and their parents who travelled to Sandall Beat Wood, Doncaster on Sunday 9 July to take part in the National Final of the 2023 Yvette Baker Competition (and many thanks to all those who brought and shared some delicious cakes!).

WAOC's Midland Champions for 2023Good performances at the Springtime in Shropshire weekend of orienteering

A good club attendance at the Springtime in Shropshire event, held over the Bank Holiday weekend of 27-29 May 2023, resulted in some notable achievements on all 3 days. In particular, Day 2 held at Brampton Bryden was also the 2023 Midland Champs. Congratulations to the WAOC class winners in the championships:

W10 Elysia Cowe

W12 Alys Powell

M16 Chun Yan Alistair Fu

W16 Hebe Darwin

W40 Helen Bickle

W50 Camilla Darwin

WAOC at the JK

Some good results from WAOC competitors at this year's JK, held in the Southern Lake District (with the Sprint day on the Lancaster University campus), including:

WAOC at the British Champs 2023

Some good results were achieved by WAOC juniors at this year's British Championships held at Cold Ash near Newbury on the weekend of 25th March.

WAOC Juniors win Yvette Baker Trophy match at HockeringThe junior team qualify for the Final in July

Many congratulations to the WAOC Juniors for wining the East Anglian heat for the 2023 Yvette Baker Trophy competition for Junior Orienteers ( beating NOR ). We had a team of 11 Juniors that travelled to Hockering, Norfolk on Sunday 5 March - many thanks to all the parents who undertook the long drive and made sure the Juniors had a good day !

WAOC Winners at the 2023 East Anglian Champs13 Class winners from WAOC

Congratulations to the WAOC members who won their class in this year's EA Champs, held at Tangham, Rendlesham Forest on 5th February. And in particular to Jenny Carlsson who won the Womens Open class as well as her own age class.

East Anglian Championships - WAOC Winners2022 Champs were at our Bromehill event on 27th November

Congratulations to all WAOC members who won in their category at the 2022 East Anglian Championships:

Elysia Cowe (W10), Alex Darwin (M12), Chun Yan Alistair Fu (M14), Dil Wetherill (M55), Jenny Carlsson (W35), Helen Bickle (W40), Camilla Darwin (W50), Sue Hartley (W65), and Hazel Bickle (W70).

Junior European Cup 2022From our International Correspondent

Congratulations to Alex Wetherill who represented Great Britain in the 2022 Junior European Cup, which was held in Blankenburg, Germany, 1^st – 3^rd October, 2022. For full details, click here.

EA Schools Champs 2022

The first regional school champs since 2019 was held in Haughley Park on 2nd October. There were some good results from WAOC juniors representing their schools, including two category winners: Elysia in the Girls Primary class, and Alistair in the Boys Year 9-10 category.