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Latest League Results

By Webmaster , 9 July, 2025

Many thanks to Marcus White (Organiser) and Lisa James (Planner) for the fourth of our Summer Series events. Telegraph Woods certainly proved to be a greater challenge than its size might suggest! Thanks also go to Barry, who has successfully untangled the results, where you can also find comments from Marcus.

Our league coordinator, Bill Davidson, has been crunching the numbers to update the league standings. David, Claire, and Georgia are currently topping the tables, but watch this space for more details of the final event of the league, taking place at Fleming Park on Saturday, 2nd August.

 

Telegraph Woods Results

By Barry Sowerbutts , 6 July, 2025
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Marcus White

8 months 1 week ago

I hope everyone enjoyed Lisa's brilliant courses, including a testing Short Green, as well as the rare pleasure of rain later on. Special thanks to her - and to Barry for sterling work preparing the IT and sorting out some teething problems. Hopefully the results show the correct names and courses now!

I also want to thank competitors for coming along to what is one of our more technical city areas. If it was your first time or the first after a break from orienteering, come again soon! And thanks to the helpers without whom the event would not be possible - Bernie, Christine, David, Duncan, Helen, Ian, Julia, Kevin, Norman, Rachel, Simon and Vicki.

Marcus

Event
Summer Series #4 - Telegraph Woods

SOC Summer Series - Saturday morning - 5th July - Telegraph Woods, Southampton

By LMJ , 22 June, 2025

The next event in the series is taking place at Telegraph Woods; a small but technical area that lends itself to courses for both beginners and more experienced orienteers.  

The area is comprised of deciduous woodland and heathland, interspersed with a mix of footpaths and intricate paths. The hill-top of Telegraph Woods is the site of an iron-age fort, offering steep slopes with intricate landforms. There is likely to be high bracken in the area but courses have been planned to avoid the worst (full leg cover is recommended).

Three courses are on offer and we've got use of the local Hilldene Community Centre, with car parking and toilet / changing facilities.  

Offers of help are most welcome!