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Search and Rescue training

By Terry Smith , 22 August, 2025

The Club aims to hold a Search and Rescue training activity in conjunction with the SOC event at Dibden on Sat 6th September. This may be of particular interest to anyone who is, or is considering, taking on the role of Organiser or Planner of a club event in the near future. All members are welcome to join in.
Please contact Terry Smith to express interest in preparation for the training exercise via https://southampton-orienteers.org.uk/members/list 

Thursday Night Social 21st August

By Kevin Bracher , 18 August, 2025

This week we are in Barton On Sea, NOT in Winchester at the Queen as listed in the Newsletter! See below.

Thursday 21st August - SOC Social
The Cliff House, Marine Drive West, Barton-on-Sea, BH25 7QL
Tie in with MapRun social.

Summer Series League Results

By Bill Davidson , 6 August, 2025

All 3 courses were keenly contested over the 5 events with the winners not being decided until the final day.

Congratulations to our winners:

  • Hard Course, best 3 runs – 1st Paul Thwaites, 2nd David Currie.
  • Medium Course, best 2 runs – 1st Kate Gedny, 2nd Claire Thwaites.
  • Easy Course, best 2 runs – Georgia Jones, Rufus and Felix Bracher shared the honours, showing great promise for the future.

In all 113 runners competed in at least one of the events. Many thanks to all Mappers, Organisers, Planners, Download Leads and all helpers for their contribution to an enjoyable series of events. Thanks also to Pete Davis for dealing with entries for the series and also to Julian Hartwell for handling permissions throughout.

The final results can be found here.

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