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Thumb Compass found at Tilquhillie
A thumb compass was found at Wednesday's event at Tilquhillie. If this is yours, please reply to and we will re-unite you.
JD2C Stop Press
MAROC committee are proposing that the level D event at Coull this Sunday 30th April count as a JD2C event. This is contrary to the note on 15th April that Tyrebagger would be the next JD2C event.
Although Coull is a Level D event, there is a good range of courses and any beginners can be shadowed on the white.
WOUDS Series - Coming soon to a forest near you in May / June 2017!
Wednesday Orienteering in Upper Dee/Donside Series
We have a truly exciting 4 weeks of Wed evening events lined up starting on World Orienteering Day on the 24th May 2017. The series includes 3 stunning brand new orienteering areas and another just as stunning which has been rarely used...
AUOC Beerienteering event 29th April
AUOC have asked us to advertise the following event, which is on Saturday 29th April at Balmedie at 11am. An end of year celebration event for the students...
PLEASE NOTE: this event is for over 18s only, no juniors as drinking alcohol is involved. AUOC wish to stress that they do not promote drinking. Also please think about how you are getting home afterwards - no drink driving please.
There will be a limited number of extra maps, AUOC request that you contact via facebook if you intend to go along. Poster was too big to attach, so I suggest you check the AUOC facebook page if you want to see it.
April Holiday Orienteering Camp
We are planning on holding an orienteering camp during the second week of the April holidays, on Tues 11th, Wed 12th, Thu 13th. The camp will cater for all standards up to light green and will be suitable for anyone age 9+.
Further information and an application form are available here
New After-School Club in Ballater, Mar 2017
As part of the COPE project we will be running a 4-week block of After-School Club in Ballater on a Tues, 3:30-4:30 pm, starting on 7th March. This club is targeted primarily at beginners in P5-7 and will build on the sessions introduced last autumn in the school. The club will meet at the Primary School but will normally walk over to Craigendarroch Woods to train in the forest.
Further information and application form for the Ballater club is available here
After the Easter holidays there will be a similar 4-week block held in Braemar.
After-School Clubs Re-starting March 2017
We will shortly be re-starting After-School Orienteering clubs in Banchory and Aboyne, suitable for beginners and youngsters with some experience in P5-7. The Banchory club will run on a Tues 3:45-4:45 pm starting on 21st March and the Aboyne club will run on a Thu 5:00-6:00 pm starting on 9th March.
Further information and application form for the Banchory club is available here
Further information and application form for the Aboyne club is available here
Jon Duncan Junior Deeside Cup 2017
Rules and events list for the 2017 JD2C. On the events list there are a few things to confirm, so look out for further updates.
GRAMP event at Balmedie 5th February
The next Sunday event from GRAMP is a middle distance race at Balmedie with yellow, light green, green and blue courses.
On the blue and green courses, they've added a twist: two or three of the controls will have no control code provided, so you’ll have to find the correct control unit purely from the map and control description. There will be several false controls placed nearby to try to confuse you! … and each time you punch a wrong control, a 3 minute time penalty will be applied.
Full details on the GRAMP website.
Maroc Glen Affric Camp Report 12-15th Nov 2016
Maroc Talent Squad and World Schools juniors recently spent a long weekend training in Glen Affric, running in the footsteps of the world’s best orienteers from WOC 2015. The aims of the camp were; to inspire the youngsters to commit to orienteering, to foster team spirit and provide support in preparation for the Worlds Schools 2017, and at the same time to get some quality technical and physical training under their belts.