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Welcome to the web pages of Tayside Orienteers, the orienteering club for Perth & Kinross, Angus and the City of Dundee.
What can you find here?
Club News
Latest:
- November 16th, Results from Crombie Event: Results from the event at Crombie Country Park, 15th November are now available.
- November 11th, Christmas Score Event details available: Details are now available for the 2009 version of the club's annual Christmas Score Event at Muirward Wood, Scone, 13th December.
- October 27th, Autumn event at Crombie and Glenalmond: Two late additions to the club's fixture list - Local Events at Crombie Country Park on Sunday 15th November and Glenalmond on Sunday 29th November. More details on the fixture list. All welcome!
- October 19th, 2009 Club AGM: A reminder that the Club's AGM takes place on Thursday 22nd October at the Mountaineering Council of Scotland offices in Perth, with a social to follow. All club members are welcome, and encouraged to attend!
- October 18th, Pippa Weir, Scottish Sprint Champion: Belated congratulations to Pippa Weir, who won the W45 class at the Scottish Sprint Championships held recently at Lossiemouth.
- September 7th, 11 person relay team: Good luck to Liz, Elaine S, Paul, Fiona, Allan, John A, John O, Mel, Dave P, Duncan and Angela - our team for the Scottish 11-person relay event at Faskally on Saturday September 19th.
- September 7th, Kinnoull Hill results: Results from our Kinnoull event are now available.
- August 27th, Clatto and Templeton results; details of Kinnoull event on 6th Sept: Results from our Clatto and Templeton event are now available; the next event will be at Kinnoull Hill, Perth, on Sunday 6th September - start times from 1030 to 1230.
- August 20th, St Magdalene Hill event results A small turnout at the St Mags event - but Sacha Parkin did the white course, Catriona and Finlay McIntosh went round the yellow course together and Davie Frame and Robert Thornton went round the light green course. Next event is at Clatto Country Park, Dundee, on Tuesday 25th August - start times from 1730 to 1900.
- August 20th, Post-Scottish 6 Days orienteering: After a very successful Scottish 6 Day 2009 event, The club is holding a series of events for people interested in trying out orienteering, or developing their skills. These events are at St Magdalene Hill, Perth, 18th August, and Clatto Country Park, Dundee, 25th August. More details of forthcoming fixtures.
- July 22nd, Training for the Scottish 6 days, July 26th and 28th: In the run-up to Tay 2009, various training opportunities will be available: including two sessions at the Hermitage, Dunkeld. More details of training opportunities.
- July 21st, Sprint Orienteering at Scone Palace, August 5th: As part of Tay 2009, Tayside Orienteers are holding a Sprint Orienteering event at Scone Palace. Forth Valley Orienteers are holding a Mountain Bike Orienteering event earlier the same day, at Blairadam, Kelty. Entries for both are still open! Details of Tay 2009 Sprint Orienteering and Mountain Bike Orienteering events.
- July 21st, Tay 2009 less than two weeks away! With less than 2 weeks until the Scottish 6 Days Tay 2009 event, a reminder that courses suitable for all abilities will still be available to people who want to turn up on the day. See the fixture list for more details.
- July 21st, Autumn Fixtures updated: To follow up Tay 2009, we'll be holding two Tuesday evening events on 18th and 25th August, and a Sunday morning event on 6th September. Outline details on the fixture list; more details will follow.
- June 16th, Results for Ochils Long O: Long O results, plus organiser's comments now available.
For a full list of news items, visit the Club News page.
Forthcoming Fixtures
Our 2009 fixture list is available at Fixture List for details of forthcoming events being held by Tayside Orienteers, and other opportunities for orienteering in Tayside and beyond.
Next event: Local Event, Glenalmond, 29th November. Choice of 4 courses - ideal for newcomers and for training for more experienced orienteers.
Also coming up: Christmas Score, Muirward Wood, Scone, 13th December. Mass start, find as many controls as you can in an hour! There will be the usual festive twist to the orienteering challenge! Christmas meal to be arranged afterwards; all welcome! Christmas Score Event 2009 - more details.
Results
Results of events held by Tayside Orienteers since 1999, and links to other event results.
Latest results - Crombie Country Park, 15th November; Kinnoull Hill, 6th September; Clatto and Templeton, 25th August; Ochils Long O results.
This year, the Club was also one of the organising clubs of the Scottish 6 Days - Tay 2009. Held biennially, this is Scotland's largest orienteering event, and this year attracted 3000+ competitors from all over the world.
Get in Touch!
Contact Us! if you would like more information about the club or orienteering in general, find all the contact information you need here.
New to the Club, or new to the sport?
- About the Club
- Find out the essential information about Tayside Orienteers, including how to join the club
- A brief introduction to Orienteering
- This section will give you an outline of what orienteering is all about, and point you to some useful on-line resources where you can find out more.
If you have any problems or queries regarding this page or its contents, contact David Sloan - email: dsloan @computing.dundee.ac.uk
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