Orienteering development in Fife
We are pleased to be supporting a project to help stimulate much needed development of orienteering in Fife, Scotland.
Projects Funded
Entries that have been categorised as Projects Funded
OROX first term review
Back in October we approved a grant to help get the new Orienteering Runners of Exeter (OROX) university club off the ground. After their first term we catch up with club secretary Dan Jones to hear how things are going.
Orienteering Runners of Exeter (OROX)
It is great to see a new orienteering club at Exeter University springing into life, and we are proud to be supporting their development.
Streathearn Schools Development Project
We are excited to be funding this project led by Tayside Orienteers to support orienteering development work with schools and local communities in the Strathearn area in the lead in to the Scottish 6 Days 2019.
Scottish Orienteering Youth Leader award
Today saw the launch of the Scottish Orienteering Youth Leader (SOYL) award in Perth, supported by a grant from the Orienteering Foundation
Lagganlia 2018 video report
Jonathon Hooton has created an excellent video showing what goes on at the JROS (Junior Regional Orienteering Squads) Lagganlia training camp in Scotland. You can watch the video here.
The Orienteering Foundation is proud to have supported JROS and the Lagganlia camp for many years, often with a particular focus on young coach development at the camp, and it is great to see this brought to life by the video.
WOC 2018 campaign
Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to the fundraising campaign to support the GBR team at WOC 2018 in Latvia.
Will Gardner at the European Orienteering Champs
Earlier this year the Orienteering Foundation supported Will Gardner along with four other athletes at the European Orienteering Champs in Switzerland. Will tells us about his experiences, how the support received helped his preparations, and the ups and downs of the competition itself.