JabberWAOC magazineThe Newsletter of WAOC

Last Updated: Thu 28 May 2026

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

Until 2024 our club magazine, JabberWAOC, was issued about 3 times a year. It was awarded Orienteering Newsletter of the Year by CompassSport magazine.

Since mid-2024 the post of editor has been vacant. We would love to hear from anyone interested in taking on this role so that we can once again publish a periodical club magazine. In the meantime we will publish individual articles on the club website, so please continue to send your contributions to editor@waoc.org.uk. (Even though there is no editor as such, they will get through to someone who can review and publish on our website).

All published editions of JabberWAOC, from 1997 to 2024, can be viewed by selecting an entry from the list below.

2024	Spring	Jabberwaoc
2023	Winter	Jabberwaoc
	Summer	Jabberwaoc
	Spring	Jabberwaoc
2022	October	Jabberwaoc
	June	Jabberwaoc
	February	Jabberwaoc
2021	October	Jabberwaoc
	July	Jabberwaoc
	April	Jabberwaoc
2020	December	Jabberwaoc
	May	Jabberwaoc
2019	December	Jabberwaoc
	September	Jabberwaoc
	June	Jabberwaoc
	April	Jabberwaoc
2018	December	Jabberwaoc
	August	Jabberwaoc
	April	Jabberwaoc
	February	Jabberwaoc
2017	October	Jabberwaoc
	July	Jabberwaoc
	April	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
2016	December	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	September	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	April	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
2015	December	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	September	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	June	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	March	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
2014	December	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	September	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	June	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	March	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
2013	December	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	October	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	July	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	April	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
2012	December	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	October	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	July	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	April	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
2011	December	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	October	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	July	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	April	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	January	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
2010	November	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	August	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	April	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	February	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
2009	December	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	September	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	June	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	April	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	January	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
2008	November	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	September	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	June	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	April	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	January	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
2007	November	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	September	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	June	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	April	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	February	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
2006	December	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	October	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	August	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	June	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	April	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	February	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
2005	December	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	October	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	August	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	May	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	February	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
2004	December	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	October	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	August	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	June	Jabberwaoc [missing] (pdf)
	April	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
	February	Jabberwaoc (pdf)
2003	December	Jabberwaoc
	November	Junior Jabber (pdf)
	October	Jabberwaoc [missing] (pdf)
	August	Jabberwaoc (pdf) Junior Jabber (pdf)
	June	Jabberwaoc (pdf) Junior Jabber (pdf)
April 2003	Contents Editorial Congratulations New Club Members WAOC O Tops Unused Maps Captains Corner WAOC AGM 2003 Recent Events		Puzzle Corner WAOC - And in the beginning... Bragginses and Birkinshaws Training The Second Savers Report from the Grizzly Summer Galloppen 2003 Event Officials WAOC Committee
February 2003	Contents Editorial WAOC Membership Information New Club Members Membership Renewal Lakes 5-Days Thankyou Chairman's Chat Club O Tops Hally Hardie Puzzle Corner Training Boxing Day Event Report		WAGAL Winners Ranking List Captains Corner - Entry for CompassSport Cup & JK Dates For Your Diary - WAOC AGM Wanted - Events Convenor Summer Galloppen Organisers and Planners for 2003 WAOC Committee Next Copy Date Junior Jabber
December 2002	Contents Editorial Congratulations! New Club Members WAOC Membership For 2003 Chairman's Chat Orienteering at King's College School Plimsole Hall		Puzzle Corner KIMM 2002 Training Dates For Your Diary... Organisers and planners for 2003 WAOC Committee Next Copy Date Junior Jabber
October 2002	Contents Editorial New Club Member Chairman's Chat Punt-O BOF Ranking List Personality Profile - Anne Duncumb Experiences in Nepal - Part 2 An Orienteering Fairy Tale		Training for the Scottish 6-Days 2003 The Round Norfolk Relay 2002 Swedish O-Ringen An Experience of Greenland Organisers and Planners for 2003 On the Day Helpers Join the WAOC Email List STOP PRESS Junior Jabber
August 2002	Contents Editorial World Class New Members Chairman's Chat Midweek Summer Galloppen Punto Open Country Mountain Marathon Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon Tree Memorial to Dave Wotton		Personal Profile Family Outings in Nepal 2003 Events On The Day Helpers Excerpts from the July Committee Meeting Puzzle Wedding Invitation Junior Jabber Race Analysis
June 2002	Contents Editorial Chairman's Chat New Club Members Club Captain's Confab Personality Profiles ...From Rolf, our Roving Reporter		Mid-Week Summer Galloppen Antartica - the End of the Story ACE Racing in Thetford Basil Carey Trophy Map Fragment Puzzle WAOC Club Merchandise Junior Jabber
April 2002	Contents Editorial Chairman's Chat WAOC Membership for 2002 New Club Members Minutes of the WAOC AGM Popular Personality Profiles Training Weekend in Scotland Mid-Week Summer Galloppen From Your Former Chairman		Prize Puzzle Running in Memory of Dave at the 2002 Grizzly ...Continuing with Antartica Jan Kjellstrom 2002 Memorial Dedication and Road Run Next Events WAOC Club Merchandise Junior Jabber
November 2001	Contents Editorial WAOC committee members WAOC Membership 2002 New club members Open Country Mountain Marathon How I Survived the 2001 KIMM KIMM 2001, a different experience CompassSport Cup 2001 Fixture List		Stepping up Further British Orienteering Championships 2001 Events 2002 Events SI Training SportIdent, A Cautionary Tale WAGAL 2001 WAOC's next event Junior Jabber
September 2001	Contents Editorial WAOC committee members Chairman's Chat (Ursula's Utterings) New club members The SOS relays 2001 Bohemia 2001 - the Czech 5-days BSES Expeditions Stepping up Compass Sport Cup		Fixture list Training Summer Galoppen 2001 Jabberwaoc online 2002 events 2001 events Scottish 6-days results WAOC's next event Copy date for next edition Junior Jabber
June 2001	Contents Editorial Chairman's Chat (Ursula's Utterings) Captains Report WAOC AGM - a new member's view The Art of Mapping WAOC AGM - Minutes WAOC AGM - Chairman's report WAGAL 2000 - Final results EAGAL Champions		New club members Fixture list Births, Marriages and Deaths WAOC email list Park-O results WAOC Summer Galoppen 2001 Midsummer Madness and club barbeque Junior Jabber
April 2000	Editorial Chairman's Chat (Ursula's Utterings) Captains Report Training Proposed changes to Colour-coded and Badge events. Chicksands Wood Schools League 2000 A Grizzly Experience - How I Survived WAOC Summer Galoppen 2000		Fixture list WAOC Events and Officials 2000 Fixtures and Fittings Congratulations ..... WAOC email list WAOC Club merchandise for sale New club members WAGAL 2000 Committee: WAOC & EAOA For Sale Next Events
February 2000	Editorial Chairman's Chat (Ursula's Utterings) First Officers Report (in the absence of the Captain) WAOC Annual General Meeting 2000 Proposed changes to Badge and colour-coded events Training WAOC Events and Officials 2000		Fixture list WAGAL 1999: Maulden Woods, 12 December 99 WAOC Club merchandise for sale New club members Letters WAOC membership renewal 2000 Schools League 2000 Committee News
May 1999	Editorial Chairman's Chat (Ursula's Utterings) Captains Corner Colour Coded Badges WAOC Events 1999/2000 2000		Events so far 1999 OCAD for Beginners WAOC Summer Gallopen 1999 Training Committee news: WAOC & EAOA WAGAL 1999
March 1999	Chairman's Chat (Dave's Drivel) Thanks CompassSport Cup Regional Round WAOC membership renewal 1999 Club O-tops and sweatshirts. Longest, wettest, highest Training Provisional Training Programme Junior Inter Club Competition Committee news: WAOC & EAOA		RADI'O' WAOC Events 1999 Annual General Meeting JK and BOC relay entries WAGAL 1998 Champions WAGAL 1999 WAOC/NOR win the Peddars Way Relay (again) EAGAL 1998 WAOC Summer Gallopen 1999
December 1998	Editorial Chairman's Chat (Dave's Drivel) CompassSport Cup Regional Round WAOC membership renewal WAOC Annual General Meeting 1999 WAOC Badge Event - Rishbeth Warren Equipment storage Training		WAOC Summer Galoppen 1999 Planners/Organisers course - 27 February 99 BOF Membership/Restructuring Junior Inter Club Competition Committee Turnover Electronic Punching Trail-O WAOC Gallopen (WAGAL)
October 1998	Editorial Chairmans Chat (Daves Drivel) Training Change of Address/Telephone Badge Event: Rishbeth Warren - Sat, 30 January 1999 WAOC Gallopen (WAGAL)		WAOC 1998 Summer Galloppen Woodland Trust Have you ever wondered what 'Technical Difficulty' means? Committee News: WAOC & EAOA Next WAOC event: Wine Tasting Evening
August 1998	Editorial Chairman's Chat (Dave's Drivel) WAOC Badge Event - Rishbeth Warren White Rose Relays Schools League 1999 Congratulations Mapping		Training Courses Chairman's Challenge Committee: WAOC & EAOA Read all about it Try-O at Fairlands Valley Wine Tasting Evening
June 1998	Editorial Chairmans Chat (Daves Drivel) Equipment WANTED: Planner and Organiser for Badge event. Captains Corner Does Orienteering Need "Fixing"		Training WAOC Championship Galoppen (WAGAL) You must be JKing The Data Protection Act Committee News: WAOC & EAOA
March 1998	Editorial Dave's Drivel World Orienteering Championships / Scottish 6-days 1999 Captain's Corner Training Mapping Morsels (Fred's Fermentations) WAOC Summer Galoppen		Harvester Trophy Relays '98 WAOC Championship Gallopen (WAGAL) Mildenhall Results - Correction Peddars Way Relay Minutes of WAOC AGM Chairman's Challenge CUOC Street-O
January 1998	Dave's Drivel Inter-Regional Junior Championships WAOC on the International stage Going for Gold - An introduction to Badge events Going to try the Icenian? .... Other badge events		WAOC Championship Gallopen Stop Press ... WAOC/NOR team wins Peddars Way Relay Annual General Meeting AGM agenda. Election of Officers/Vacancies
November 1997	Dave's Drivel Knockout the Championships?
September 1997	Chairman's chat ( Dave's Drivel ) Abi is Top Brit at JWOC! Ruth Watson is running round in circles ... Harvester curse strikes again Harvester 1998		Peter Palmer Junior Team Relays Junior Inter-Regional Competition EAOA is giving away money. EAOA needs a vice!