ORIENTEERING FOUNDATION

Projects Funded

The following is a summary of projects and people successfully funded by the Orienteering Foundation in recent years.

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Date Awarded to Purpose Articles
2024Glasgow University Orienteering Club (GUOC)Attending BUCS competitionAward
2023Freddie CarcasAttending European Championships knock-out sprintAward and report
2023Stirling University Orienteering Club (STUOC)Club coach and planning workshopAward
2023

Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS)

Minibus driving lessons and testAward
2023South East Lancashire Orienteering Club (SELOC)Adult "Map 5" and family project managersAward
2023Alasdair PedleyAttendance at IOF Young Leaders AcademyAward and report
2023British OrienteeringElite coach development programAward and report
2023British OrienteeringHigh altitude training campsReport
2023Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS)Level 2 coaching couresAward and report
2023Moravian Orienteers (MOR)New club development officer roleAward and report
2023Derwent Valley Orienteers (DVO)New club development officer roleAward and report
2023Swansea Bay Orienteering Club (SBOC)Extension of club development officer into second yearAward
2023Cleveland Orienteering Klub (CLOK)Extension of club development officer into third yearAward
2023Yardleys School, BirminghamLaunch school orienteering projectAward
2022 British Orienteering / JWOC team Subsidise personal contributions to the rescheduled JWOC in Portugal Award and report
2022 Iris MacMillan Support to represent GBR at EYOC and JWOC Award and report
2022 Laggan Valley Orienteers (LVO) Coach development Award
2022 Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) New Czech Republic junior training camp Award and report
2022 Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) Coach expenses at Lagganlia junior training camp Award and report
2022 Lakeland Orienteering Club (LOC) Family O Challenge (club development officer) Award and report and report
2022 Roxburgh Reivers Orienteering Club (RR) Club Development project with communities and schools Award
2022 Swansea Bay Orienteering Club (SBOC) Club Development Officer Award and report
2021 HH and SMOC Medals and prizes for British Schools Orienteering Champs Award and report
2021 KFO Map Devilla for new O hub Award and report
2021 AYROC Isle of Arran orienteering initiative Award and report
2021 British Orienteering Aspiring Elites program Project announcement
2021 British Orienteering TrailO Development Steering Group Production of a promotional TrailO video Award and video
2021 Forth Valley Orienteers (FVO) Club Development Officer extension Award and appointment
2020 Lakeland Orienteering Club (LOC) Coaching education courses Award and report
2020 Cleveland Orienteering Klub (CLOK) Club Development Officer Award and appointment
2020 Scottish Orienteering Association Developing orienteering in Lochaber Award and report

2020

Neil Bricknell App store license costs for Event-O app Award
2020 The Run In podcast Server and music costs Award and report
2020 Edinburgh Southern Orienteering Club (ESOC) MapRun series for disabled users Award
2020 Katherine Bett Production of a video promoting Permanent Orienteering Courses Report and press release
2020

Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS)

Junior coach development at Lagganlia (carried over to 2021)

Award and report
2020UK Elite Orienteering League (UKEOL)GPS tracking at British and JKAward and report
2019 Neil Bricknell App store license costs for Event-O app  Award and report
2019

Charlotte Ward

Cecilie Andersen

Support with expenses for competing for GBR at the World Cup Final 2019 in China Award, Charlotte's report and Cecilie's report
2019 Lawrence Jones Prototype of an Open Design Orienteering Timing System Award and report
2019 WOC 2019 campaign Crowd-sourced funding for WOC 2019 athletes Campaign and report
2019 Lagan Valley Orienterers Ceildph and mementoes to enhance the Junior Home Internationals Award and report
2019 Steve Rush photography Hosting costs for orienteering event photography Award
2019 Masterplan adventure Mapping for events in Fife to stimulate orienteering development in the area Award
2019 Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) Junior coach development at Lagganlia Awardadditional award and report
2018 Scottish Schools Orienteering Association Three training days in preparation for the World Schools Champs 2019 in Estonia Competition report and Training camp report
2018 Orienteering club of Exeter University (OROX) Startup of new university orienteering club Award and report
2018 Tayside Orienteers Strathearn Schools Development Project Award and report
2018 British Schools Orienteering Association (BSOA) English schools participation in World Schools Champs 2019 in Estonia Report
2018 WOC 2018 campaign

Crowd-sourced funding for WOC 2018 athletes

Campaign and report
2018 Scottish Orienteering Association Launch event and roll out of the Scottish Orienteering Youth Leader (SOYL) programme Launch report
2018 Chloe Potter Support with expenses for competing for GBR at the Junior World Orienteering Championships 2018 in Hungary  
2018

Alice Leake

Jessica Tullie

Peter Hodkinson

Sasha Chepelin

Will Gardner

Support with expenses for competing for GBR at the European Orienteering Championships 2018 in Switzerland Award and Report
2018 Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) Development of junior coaches at Lagganlia camp in July 2018 Video
2017 Mar Orienteering Club Support MAROC Talent Squad Inspiration Camp Report
2017 Aberdeen University Orienteering Club Developing the club further and getting more students interested  
2017 Glasgow University Orienteering Club Increasing the scope of the annual training weekend   
2017 WOC 2017 campaign Crowd-sourced funding for WOC 2017 athletes Campaign
2017 Graham Gristwood Map areas around Stirling for elite training  
2017 Oliver O'Brien Enhancements to Open Orienteering Map v3 Report
2017 Scottish Schools Orienteering Association Pre-competition training and additional coach for World Schools Champs 2017 in Sicily, Italy  
2017 Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) Training camp for the development of junior coaches at Lagganlia in July 2017  
2017 Yorkshire and Humberside Orienteering Association (YHOA) Junior squad coaches working towards their formal level 2 coaching qualification  
2017 British Orienteering Squad

Touch-free SIAC cards for the squad to enhance their practice

 
2017 Kris Jones Extension of Dundee urban map, to enhance WOC 2017 sprint training and benefit the local orienteering club  
2016 Chris Smithard Development of a website to help orienteers analyse and evaluate their technique  
2016 British Schools Orienteering Association (BSOA) English schools participation in World Schools Champs 2017 in Sicily, Italy Report
2016 Harrison McCartney Junior World Orienteering Championships  
2016 Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) Summer training camp in Scotland Report
2016 Tom Dobra European Trail-O championships Report
2015 Scottish Schools Orienteering Association Training camp for the World Schools championships Report
2015 Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) Coach development at summer training camp in Scotland Report
2014 British Schools Orienteering Association (BSOA) English schools participation in World Schools Champs 2015 in Turkey Report
2014 West Midlands Junior Squad (WMJS) Training tour to Sweden  
2014 Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) Coach development at summer training camp at Lagganlia Report
2013 Scottish Schools Orienteering Association Participation at World Schools Champs in Portual  
2013 British Schools Orienteering Association (BSOA)

Participation at World Schools Champs in Portual

 
2013 Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) Summer coaching camp in Scotland  
2013 Welsh Juniors Assistance with staging the Ward Junior Home Internationals  
2012 North West Junior Squad (NWJS) Training camp in Norway  
2012 South East Orienteering Association (SEOA)

Assistance with staging the Ward Junior Home Internationals

 
2012 Welsh Juniors Training camp in Stirling  
2011 Scottish Orienteering Association World Schools Champs in Italy  
2011 Fermanagh Orienteering Club Enhancement of the Ward Junior Home International Report
2011 Welsh Juniors Training camp in Sweden Report
Last updated: Wed 21 Feb 2024