
Junior News
Lagganlia 2025
This July, one of our junior orienteers, Erik, was selected to take part in the Lagganlia training camp, held annually and based near Aviemore in Scotland.
You can read Erik's report of his experience at Lagganlia on the EAOA Junior Squad web page, here.
WAOC's Midland Champions 2025
The 2025 Midland Championships were held on 6 September on Chinley Churn (DVO). The weather was horrid with thunderstorms for late starters, but nice for everybody else. There are photos of the event, including some WAOC runners here
Congratulations to WAOC's Midland Champions:
- M14A Erik Biernacki-Jablonski
- M18E Chun Yan Alistair Fu
- W10A Hana Powell
- W12A Elysia Cowe
- W14A Alys Powell
- W18E Hebe Darwin
- W45L Emma Jarrett
WAOC at the British Mixed Sprint RelaysYoung Junior Team wins Silver

WAOC were able to field 9 teams (including a Junior Alliance team with SOS) on Saturday 30 August at the Sprint Relay Championships at RAF Honington.
Many congratulations to the Young Junior Relay (12-) (Etty, Hana, Edmund), for achieving second place in the M/W12- class. They were delighted with their Silver Medals.
WAOC Juniors Win the Yvette Baker Trophy

Congratulations to our junior team of 23 who competed in the Yvette Baker Final 2025 and won the Trophy! This is the greatest result by WAOC’s Juniors in the club's 52-year history.
WAOC's Class winners at the East Anglian Champs
This year's East Anglian Championships were hosted by SOS at Writtle Forest on 22nd June. Congratulations to all the WAOC class winners:
W10 Esther Eaton
W12 Elysia Cowe
W16 Kate Jarrett
W40 Helen Bickle
W45 Emma Jarrett
W65 Sue Hartley
W70 Noreen Ives
M12 Joseph Blanchflower
M14 Erik Biernacki-Jablonski
M16 Chun Ho Andre Fu
M50 Stephen Borrill
Full results from the event can be found on the SOS website here, and a list of all the EA Champions can be viewed on the EAOA website.
Report on our Annual Prizegiving and AGM 2025
Our Annual prizegiving and AGM was held on 22nd March 2025 at the Clay Farm Centre in Trumpington.
Our new Secretary, Jonathan Ward, was voted in at this meeting, officially taking over from Jenny Hunt who is standing down after many years as club secretary.
A copy of the AGM minutes is here.
In addition, a summary report on the prizegiving, including a list of award recipients and photos from the event, can be viewed as a PDF file here.
The Captain's Report is here.