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From 10-12 May 2024, St Andrew's Glasgow Orienteering Club kicked off the European City Race Tour. We spoke to the Club to find out more about the planning process and how the event went for them this year!

It's Volunteers Week 2024! This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Week, however we know that volunteering has been the beating heart of our sport since the inception of British Orienteering back in 1967.

Last weekend the British Middle Championships took place at Danefield, Otley. In this blog, organiser Chris Burden tells us more about the planning process for this year's event.

Following the British Middle Championships on Saturday 27 April, CLARO organised the Northern Championships which took place at Kilnsey South. Here, organiser Mike Cope and Planner Vicky Bailey give their insights into the area where the event was hosted and how the event went.

Next week the selected eleven members of the Great Britain Trail Orienteering team will make their way to the European Trail Orienteering Championships in Finland.

Following this weekend's British Orienteering Championships 2024, we spoke to Weekend Coordinator Duncan Archer (Lakeland Orienteering Club) to learn more about the planning process for this year's event and his highlights from the weekend.

We caught up with Andy Yeates at Day 1 of JK 2024 and after the event to chat about the planning process for this year’s event, how the team overcame obstacles and what his highlights were from the weekend!

The Hill End Outdoor Education Centre is a beautiful and special place that has been a part of childhood for generations of Oxfordshire children who visit for day trips and residentials. Run by local authorities for decades, Hill End is now a charitable trust determined to offer the best possible experience to the thousands of people who visit every year, and ensure the outdoor education they enjoy is of the very highest quality.

Today, Friday 8 March marks International Women's Day 2024! This year's theme invites us to celebrate and #InspireInclusion. In honour of the Day, we reached out to some of our female orienteers to find out more about what inspired them to start orienteering, what advice they would give to girls and women considering starting out in the sport, and what motivates them to continue their journey. Here is what they told us.

Sean Harrington was the organiser of this years East Midlands Championships at Chambers Wood that was hosted by Lincoln Orienteering Group. Here he gives his insight into his planning and coordination of the event.