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- See our current vacancy for a Chair of the Board
- Join us at a coaching day in the Forest of Dean (Sat 21st Nov) or Lake District (Sat 28th Nov)
We are the Orienteering Foundation, a charity that promotes and supports orienteering, to bring all the benefits this amazing sport has to offer the people of the UK, and to ensure that our sport is here for the enjoyment of generations to come. Important areas of focus (but by no means the only ones!) include:
Club development | Volunteer effort project | Newcomer Retention | Technology innovation | Coaching Days | Legacy Program
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We are governed by a Chair and a Board of Trustees, and supported by Ambassadors to reach the orienteering community. See Meet the Board, Meet our Ambassadors and Get in Touch to find your nearest Ambassador or Trustee.
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JROS Summer Camp appeal results
Leading into the summer we ran an appeal to raise funds for the Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS).
MDOC "Run Wild" project award
We are to make an award to Manchester & District Orienteering Club (MDOC) to support its ambitious "Run Wild - Release your Spirit of Adventure" project. The initiative aims to attract more newcomers into the sport, particularly young adults and families, while creating lasting pathways into club membership and regular participation.
Belvoir Education and Sports Trust report
In 2024, the Orienteering Foundation provided the Belvoir Cricket & Countryside Trust (now named the Belvoir Education & Sports Trust - BEST), with a grant to support putting on an Orienteering Festival. See their original award and previous interim report. Here we bring you their report.
Junior European Cup 2026 report
Earlier this year we made an award to support the GBR team attend the Junior European Cup in Switzerland. Here we bring you a report from the competition.
Sheffield Training Group year 1 report
We previously awarded a grant to Sheffield Training Group to help purchase headlamps to lend out for their training sessions (see award). A year down the line we bring you their year 1 report in numbers.
Lakes Coaching Day 28th November 2026
There will be another Orienteering Foundation coaching day on Saturday 2t8th November, provisionally at Simpson Ground, Lake District. Registration now open - come as an individual or as part of a group.
Forest of Dean Coaching Day 21st November 2026
North Gloucestershire Orienteering Club will be holding a coaching day in the Forest of Dean on Saturday 21st November 2026, in a similar format to ones held in recent years in the Lake District and last year in South Wales.