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Save the Date! AGM Bluebell Inn 7.30 26th Sept
Save the Date 26th September 7.30 pm Bluebell Inn! Come and join us for an exCEPtionally wild night out planning next years Orienteering adventures...
All members are really welcome to come and join us for the AGM at the Bluebell Inn in Llangurig - we lift share to travel to the meeting which is a central point for the club.
It is a great opportunity to find out what has been happening over the year and any exciting news and developments. We are really keen for everyone to
join in with ideas and feedback for planning next years activities for the club.
Food and drink available at the Bluebell Inn as usual - a good evening of quaffing, scoffing and laughing to be enjoyed along with orienteering matters
of course. Please do send me any other ideas for discussion for the post AGM part.
Many thanks for taking part in another great year of Mid Wales Orienteering.
MWOC AGM 26th September 2017 Bluebell Inn 7.30pm
26th Sep 17 
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Hafren Happy Hour
A big thankyou to Robert for planning the event at Hafren Forest today! Results are up on the MWOC website. Well done all - some challenging terrain out there...and the deepest moss that nearly swallowed Alice!! Thanks to Steve and Ieuan on download and registration and to Kate, Daniel, Michael, Gabriella, Terry, Bev, Mark, Alice, Mike, Clive & Robert for making short work of collecting controls and everyone else who helped out today! The travellers rest in Llanidloes was a great place to compare splits and discuss plans for our next event - a Welsh League event at Gwanas on Saturday afternoon 7th Oct. We are also organising the Junior Home Internationals between Scotland Ireland England & Wales over that weekend with the Individual races on the morning of Sat 7th Oct and the JHI relay races on the morning of Sun 8th Oct. Hope we will see you at the Welsh League event! If anyone would like to help out at the JHI events and join in the excitement we would love to hear from you too!
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Inter-Counties Primary School Orienteering Championships
Inter-Counties Primary School Orienteering 16th June 2017
This year the event will be centred on Hafren Forest, 11 am onwards
Rhyd Y Benwch Car Park and Picnic Area (Grid Reference: SN 857869).
The event is for pupils in Years 5 & 6 who will compete on a Yellow course (Technical Difficulty 2) and pupils in Years 3 & 4 who will compete on a White course (Technical Difficulty 1) Children will complete the course in teams of either 2 or 3. Competition will be between schools in Ceredigion, Gwynedd and Powys
Schools need to enter by Friday 9th June. Schools can bring more than one team if they wish. To enter please complete the spreadsheet and return to Bill by 9th June.
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South Powys Schools Championships
Following another successful series of schools cluster events last Autumn, the winners of each of the cluster competitions went on to compete in the respective South and North Powys Championships, which were held in February 2017.
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Nash Woods
Many thanks to Terry ably assisted by Bev and Al for planning and organising todays great event at Nash Woods. A big thankyou to David Pal for controlling, Bill Marlow on download, Fay on the near start, the scouts for providing a great catering service. And a huge thankyou to Di and the army of helpers from Wrekin who helped out in a myriad of ways from carparking, starts, registration, control collecting - really appreciated all your help. The western MWOCcies set off in rain and mist so the dry weather was particularly appreciated! Welcome to the Aber Uni team, and good to see many new faces - hope to see you at the Welsh Championships weekend 4th&5th March at Merthyr Mawr organised by Swansea Bay Orienteering Club and the South Wales Orienteering Club event at Cwm Lickey which is the first round of the Compass Sport cup on 12th Mar. Our next MWOC event is at Brynbras on 2nd April.
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Aberystwyth - introductory orienteering sessions
Come and try orienteering in Aberystwyth!
Mid Wales Orienteering Club are running introductory sessions on Friday from 4.00-5.30pm at the Merched y Wawr Hall on Vulcan Street and in the Aberystwyth Castle Grounds 17th Feb, 24th Feb, 3rd March, 10th March 2017
Please bring comfortable clothing and trainers for indoor and outdoor activity. £2.00 per session. Please contact Gabriella Walsh for further information.
chairperson@mid-wales-orienteers.org.uk 01970828863
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Garri Owen (1936-2017)
A brief history of Garri's life and tributes from fellow Orienteers.
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A-maze-ing Penglais
Well done to everyone who faced the Penglais challenge today with two orienteering courses to complete with the mini maze in the middle. A big welcome to all newcomers including our youngest event attendee yet Liv and Josh's 7 week old daughter.
Thanks to the Maze maestros Steve and Ieuan for setting up and manning the maze, Zoe on download and results, Kate & Anne for cake making (Anne's fresh baked apple cake disappeared in record time...!) Pete, Mike, Kate and Zoe for collecting controls, and Catrin, Ieuan, Terry, Alistair, Zoe, Steve, Kate, Mike, Pete for striking camp! Thanks to everyone else who helped out in any way much appreciated - a record clear up time today.
Results are up on the website now!
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Great start to 2017 for the King family
Clive King had a great start to the year - thumbs up to British Orienteering for excellent customer service when he renewed his British Orienteering family membership - seamless and hassle free (in great contrast to his next phone call to a well known Utility company who were singularly unhelpful!) Entry fees for orienteering events now great value for the family - the lovely glossy British Orienteering magazine to look forward to and discounts at lots of major outdoor retail...ers and activities - Membership renewal is easy via the MWOC website or British Orienteering - £15 for adults and £5.30 for juniors. When you first join MWOC you will also receive a free copy of Carol McNeil's excellent book giving an introduction to orienteering techniques. Please contact Gabriella if you havent had yours yet!
Congratulations to Rowen and Andrew King who are pictured here with their bronze and silver trophies from the MWOC 2016 League Orange course.
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Penglais Woods Aberystwyth 2017
Come along and enjoy the delights of Penglais Woods, Aberystwyth for our first orienteering event of 2017 and the start of the club league. Penglais woods are on the north edge of Aberystwyth with great views over the town and out to sea. They are a mixture of open areas with intricate detail from old quarrying and mature broadleaved woodland with a great maze of paths. The courses planned are great fun with one loop followed by a mini maze in the middle then turn over your map for the second loop all as part of your course!. The courses are a little shorter than usual with more controls. There are a range of courses from shorter and easier to longer and more challenging. Kick off 2017 with the Penglais Challenge for your mind and body!
08th Jan 17 Read more...
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