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2007 news items from the club.

15th November - Christmas Score 2007 final details: Final details now available for the club's annual Christmas Score Event. This year's event takes on a Harry Potter theme, set in the Hogwarts-style Glenalmond College. Christmas Score 2007 final information.
29th October - SoSOL 1 Organiser's Comments and Feedback added: Comments from the Organiser Dave Prentice, including a review of the event quality feedback survey, are now available, along with String Course results, from the Culteuchar Results Page.
21st October - Club Champions 2007: At Culteuchar today, the provisional results of the 2007 Club Championships are: Men - David Weir; Women - Pippa Weir; Vet (50+) Men - Phil Smithard, Women - Katharine Melville; Junior (u-16) Girls - Evie Aitken, Boys - Chris Bendall. Congratulations to our new Club Champions!
21st October - SoSOL 1 Results: Provisional results for SoSOL 1 at Culteuchar on 21st Oct are now available, courtesy of Robin Strain. There were some excellent performances from Tay members, including class wins for Isla Bendall (White), Steve Clelland (Red) and Evie Aitken (Light Green), plus 2nd place for Chris Bendall (Yellow) and several other top 10 placings. Well done everyone!
18th October - Updated final Details for SoSOL 1 at Culteuchar on 21st Oct - with more news on improved parking access arrangements. See final details for SoSOL1 at Culteuchar on 21st October.
1st October - EUOC wins the 11 Person Relay! Results from the Scottish 11 Person Relay held by Tayside Orienteers at Kinnoull Hill are now available. Congratulations to the winners EUOC Legends (Edinburgh University); and Clyde Destroyers who won the Handicap trophy.
24th September - 11 Person Relay, Kinnoull Hill, Saturday 29th September - Final Details now available online.
18th September - Scottish 11 Person Relay. On Saturday 29th September, Tayside Orienteers hosts the 11 Person Relay at Kinnoull Hill, Perth. Mass start at 1pm. Club entries only, through club secretaries. Full final details will be published here in the next couple of days, but in the meantime, for more information, contact the organiser Steven Clelland: tel 07903 682553 or email stevenclelland @ hotmail.com.
3rd September - Sunday September 2nd Local event at Dalguise and Sophia Wood - Dalguise results now available.
20th August - Hermitage Time Trial and Trail Race Forth valley's Martin Dean set the fastest time on the Trail Race with Marianne Young first woman home. Steve Clelland of Tayside Orienteers won the 5km Time Trial, with Tayside junior Abigail Williams fastest woman of the day. Hermitage results.
14th August - Details confirmed of Tuesday evening event at St Magdalene Hill on 21st August. Sorry for the short notice - more details are now available of next Tuesday's evening event at St Magdalene Hill. See the Forthcoming events details on this page...
23rd July - Results available from Tentsmuir, 22nd July. Despite the initially very wet weather, and the last day of The Open taking place across the Tay at Carnoustie, our Tentsmuir event attracted a healthy turnout - so thanks to all who came along! Tentsmuir results.
20th July - Scottish 6-Day 2009 Web site launched. The biennial Scottish 6-Day Orienteering Competition will take place in Tayside in 2009, with the event centre at Perth Racecourse. More details are available on the Scottish 6 Day - Tay 2009 web site.
21st June - Details announced of two exciting summer events. For something a little bit different over the summer, see details on this page of our Long Orienteering Event taking place on the 15th July in the Ochil Hills, and the Hermitage 5km Race and Time Trial, on the 18th August at Dunkeld.
18th June - club success at Scottish Championships. Congratulations to club chairman Bill Melville who became M65 Scottish Champion at Loch Doon on Saturday! He keeps the trophy in the club, won last year by David Combe.
18th May - Perth and Kinross Schools Championships 2007 final. Congratulations to Flaming Fire Bandits from Luncarty Primary, 2007 Perth and Kinross Primary Champions! Report and Results from 2007 schools final.
16th May - Tayside Orienteers' Evie Aitken selected for British Junior Squad tour. Evie Aitken has been selected by British Orienteering for a place on a summer training camp on Speyside - a great recognition of her recent performances and potential. Well done Evie!
27th April - Perth and Kinross Primary Schools Orienteering Championships. "Fast and Furious" from Dunning Primary win the South Area Championships and "Sharks" from Rattray Primary win the North East Area Championships.
24th April - Perth and Kinross Primary Schools Orienteering Championships. "RSJPCA" from St Madoes Primary win the Central Area Championships.
22nd April - TAY's first club event of 2007 attracts a high turnout Our first event of 2007, at Mill of Fortune, attracted a healthy turnout, including a strong Army presence. Thanks to Fran Loots for organising...Mill of Fortune results now available.
27th March - Perth and Kinross Primary Schools Orienteering Championships. "The Road Runners" from Pitlochry Primary win the North Area Championships.
26th March - Tayside Orienteers crowned East of Scotland Orienteering Association Club Champions for 2007. Despite falling short in our attempt to qualify for the final of the Compass Sport Trophy, we did do enough at the Pitmedden event to win the ESOA club championship. Chairman Bill Melville was presented with the award at Scottish Orienteering League Event 2 at Gullane. Well done to everyone who contributed!
26th March - Perth and Kinross Primary Schools Orienteering Championships. Teams from Comrie Primary and Oakbank Primary win the West Area Championships and Perth Area Championships. See results for a full review of all the championships so far.
18th March - Compass Sport Trophy: The club just missed out on qualification for the UK final, despite a valiant effort at the Scottish final of the Compass Sport Trophy held at Pitmedden forest, and several fine individual performances. Congratulations to FVO, ESOC and RR who did qualify. Full results, see Compass Sport Trophy results - Pitmedden 18.03.07.

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