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Included in this issue is a summary of 2 proposals by Andrew Kelly (the BOF English Orienteering Development officer) that, if accepted, will affect all orienteers, especially juniors. It is the proposed change to the junior classes at Badge events that is the most radical with their classes being replaced with a Colour Coded structure. For more details please read the article on pages 6 & 7 and let us know what you think of them (whether for or against). If you don't let us know we can only assume that you agree with them, we already have some comments but we are always interested in getting as many as possible. If you wish to discuss this with members of the committee then why not come along to the AGM on 4 March (further details on page 5) and also find out more about what goes on in your club.
The views expressed in Jabberwaoc do not necessarily represent those of the Committee Members or the Editors
March is Club month for WAOC
First, on 4 March is the AGM. Please make a date now for the evening of Saturday, 4 March in Cambridge (travel instructions elsewhere in JabberWaoc). Why? Because it will be fun and there will be lots and lots of prizes, and mulled wine and......
You can start off with Street-O; but you will have to rush back to try out the special WAOC O- and not-so-O games, suitable for ALL ages (definitely) and abilities and strictly non-competitive (if you believe that you'll believe anything!). Then before you have time to turn round there will be the AGM itself, with reports from Anne Duncumb on membership, Alan Milne on our finances and me on the general 'state of the nation'. There will be lots of opportunities for you to quiz us and tell us what you think - that is really what an AGM is about and there are spaces on the committee and jobs on offer for anyone who would like one. The meeting will end with the handing out of prizes - there will be a bumper crop this year, including perhaps some unexpected ones. Then comes the food (largely provided by you!) and the mulled wine and Coke (anything else to drink? - just let me know and it will be there). We'll keep things moving along at a good pace so we shall be finished in good time. I hope to see lots of new faces, so come along and see what we are like when we are not rushing round the forest like headless chickens (speak for yourself, Madame Chairman!).
Then two weeks later, on 19 March, is the regional round of the CompassSport Cup, and this is the other date for your diary. This is the first stage of a national inter-club competition and is to be held this year at Wakerley Great Wood, near Stamford. Clubs compete against one another on 6 courses, from Brown down to Orange. There will be 8 clubs competing, and some of them are very strong. We can make a really good showing (why not win for a change?) IF we get everyone out. Our first three runners count on the Senior courses and our first two on the Junior ones, so everyone, get training so you can go that bit faster. Ian Jones, WAOC captain, is still away in foreign parts, but he will be back soon. He will be co-ordinating the club effort and will be able to pre-book start times for you. Don't wait for him to call you, but drop him a line at [address removed from online edition]
Parking space is limited and expensive at £2.00 per car, so try to double up. For the old hands, the mapper (who first mapped Wakerley in 1973 producing one of the very first coloured maps as we emerged from the black and white dark ages) tells me that Wakerley is much more runnable than it used to be and, for everyone, that the worst brambles are on the way from the parking to the start, so don't get discouraged!
We had no Midland Night Champions this year, but congratulations to our East Anglian Champions: Philip Humphries (M10), Simon Gardner (M12), Neil Northrop (M18), Graham Watson (M21), Neil Humphries (M40), Chris Morley (M60), Maurice Capper (M75), Helen Gardner (W14), Viki Pap (W20), Ursula Oxburgh (W65). Because we were the club with the most EA Champions we won the Icenian Trophy, beating SOS into second place, with NOR third.
So well done WAOC - now let's do ourselves justice in the CompassSport Cup!
Ursula Oxburgh
Category Pos Name Points
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Junior Male 1 Peter Gardner 4173
2 Steven Lawson 4055
3 Martin Humphries 3940
Junior Female 1 Helen Gardner 4182
2 Blanka Sengerova 3993
3 Stephanie Gash 3931
Senior Male 1 Neil Humphries 4303
2 Rolf Crook 4198
3 Ian Jones 4188
Senior Female 1 Julia Carpenter 4016
2 Penny Bickle 3033
3 Viki Pap 2063
Veteran Male 1 Chris Morley 4206
2 Peter Ryall 4052
3 Jan Saxl 4043
Veteran Female 1 Nicola Gardner 4062
2 Sue Woods 3973
3 Maria Marshall 3944
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A full list the WAGAL 99 is printed later in this Jabberwaoc.
Philip Humphries M10 Chris Morley M60 Simon Gardner M12 Maurice Capper M75 Neil Northrop M18 Helen Gardner W14 Graham Watson M21 Viki Pap W20 Neil Humphries M40 Ursula Oxburgh W65 |
Congratulations to all our club and regional champions.
Class Posn Name Points Class Posn Name Points ----- ---- ------------ ------ ----- ---- ----------- ------ M21 =105 G Watson 3098 M55 36 C Morley 3364 M21 109 I Jones 3087 M55 51 D Peregrine 3219 M21 116 I Renfrew 3037 M55 56 T Bishop 3190 M21 136 R Crook 2903 M55 124 H Hardie 2702 M35 47 N Humphries 3223 M65 38 C Curtis 3317 M35 59 D Wotton 3072 M65 73 R Oxburgh 2516 M35 80 S Hinshelwood 2915 W20 27 P Bickle 3082 M35 81 M Capper 2902 W21 31 A Weeds 3213 M35 96 M Wadeson 2828 W40 72 N Gardner 2725 M40 =140 M Gardner 2825 W45 11 L Freeman 3463 M40 159 M Capper 2723 W45 21 J Ryall 3227 M40 =169 A Wadeson 2681 W45 27 N Ives 3144 M45 25 R Beard 3524 W45 30 M Weldon 3129 M45 =84 C Brown 3085 W45 58 O Brown 2856 M45 147 S Thomas 2878 W45 65 A Jones 2773 M45 199 D Jones 2645 W55 39 S Peregrine 3092 M50 88 M Mann 3157 W60 38 M Palmer 2579 M50 116 M Bickle 3022 W65 16 U Oxburgh 3168 M50 228 P Ryall 2547 |
West Anglian Orienteering Club |
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This is your opportunity to influence the activities of the club, make suggestions, ask questions and perhaps even put yourself forward as a committee member.
As well as being the annual formal meeting of the club, it's also a good social get-together and an opportunity to meet other club members in a rather more congenial environment than a cold, wind-swept assembly area.
To help the social side along a bit, there'll also be a finger buffet. Please bring a contribution, either sweet or savoury (e.g. quiche, crisps, nuts, sausages-on-sticks, cake, etc.). There'll also be games and quizzes and, if the weather's suitable, some Street-Orienteering, so bring along your trainers and suitable clothes for a half-hour walk/run around the streets of Cambridge.
There will also be an opportunity to purchase WAOC O-gear (O-tops, sweatshirts etc.).
Directions to the church hall:
If coming from the south and heading north along East Road, just past the Warner cinema at the traffic lights (left at these lights take you into the Grafton Centre car park) turn right into St Matthews Street.
If coming from the north and heading south along Elizabeth Way, go straight across at the Newmarket Road roundabout and turn left at the next set of traffic lights into St Matthews Street.
Once in St Matthews Street, at the mini roundabout go straight on. At this point you should see the church and church hall next door ahead of you.
Parking available at the Grafton Centre car park on East Road or on St Matthews street by the church hall (there is also a small car park just behind the church hall off Petworth Street).
Andrew Kelly, the BOF English Orienteering Development officer has been reviewing the competition structure in the UK, especially with regard to how it provides incentives to juniors to improve their skills or even just to remain in the sport. He has now made a series of proposals that he is asking clubs to consider, and which will then be presented to BOF technical committee as recommendations for change.
Clubs are being asked to comment on these proposals. Although the proposals are intended to have greatest impact on juniors, they also affect the provision of courses at events for all age groups, and so concern everyone.
The WAOC committee would like your views on the proposals. Neil Northrop (M18) has already commented on the proposals. We would especially like to hear the views of our junior members, and not just those who regularly achieve Gold standard and better, but all juniors: the proposals are intended to provide greater incentive to those who don't do so well under the current system.
Andy Kelly's proposals are quite long and detailed, so I can only summarise them here. I've put a copy of Andy's original document on the WAOC website, in the orienteering links page, which you can read online or download. It's an .rtf file so should be readable by most PCs.
The problems, as Andy sees them:
Andy's proposals:
Colour Current range (kms) Proposed colour Proposed range (km)
Orange 2.5-3.5 Orange 3.0 +/- 15%
LtGreen 2.5-3.5 Green 3.5 +/- 15%
Green 3.5-5.0 Blue 4.0 +/- 15%*
Blue 5.0-7.5 Brown 6.0 +/- 15%
Brown 7.5-10.0 Black >7.5k
Black 10.0+
*recommend < 4k on TD5 terrain
The problems, as Andy sees them:
Andy's recommendations are:
(Note: this was a bit confused in Andy's document. This is what I think he's proposing. I think it only applies to juniors - I'm not sure.)
Integrate the colour coded and badge schemes together for juniors as follows:
Although the WAOC committee understands Andy's point of view, we're not convinced that all these proposals are necessary. Andy sometimes comments that planners not following the existing guidelines cause many of the problems. Surely, instead of changing the system, existing guidelines should be enforced by the controllers? If the current guidelines are not being followed, what likelihood is there that new guidelines will be followed?
Julia comments that it's confusing to abandon Light Green and shift down all the other colours. Why not simply rename Light Green (to Turquoise, say) and leave the other colours alone?
Neil Northrop commented that shortening the junior courses, or allowing juniors to remain at one level will eventually cause a big jump when they finally move into M/W21. OK, we might lose one or two each year now, but this will simply be replaced by losing a lot when they move to senior competition. Also, (my comment), existing guidelines already state that, at Badge events, the "B" course of one age class should be exactly the same course as the "A" class of the next level down, so that competitors can, even now, continue running on a course of a level they are comfortable with by switching to the "B" class when they move up an age group.
Replies can be emailed, or phoned, to the Jabberwaoc editors or any other committee member. Or contact Andy Kelly direct.
Let's hear from you.
Dave Wotton
A new year, a new century and debatably a new millennium. So it's time to make a new resolution to get fit and do better at orienteering. This year I intend to put on another series of training events to help you practise those techniques I described in last years Jabberwaoc (and which are on the training web page). Hopefully they will be lots of fun too.
The first event is on 4 March at the AGM I am putting on a street-O, which although somewhat different from normal orienteering will get you thinking while you are running.
In January I attended a first aid course which was excellent and organised by Dick Towler of NOR. Steve Williams also attended, so now you can feel confident that if you do have the misfortune to hurt yourself while orienteering, there are at least 2 WAOC members who should be able to take care of you.
Having made contact with Dick Towler (who happens to be the NOR club coach), I spoke to him about doing joint training events with WAOC and am happy to say he has agreed to invite WAOC to his next training in an interesting part of Norfolk on 16 April. For more details contact Dick or myself nearer the time.
Following the success of last year's Radio-O event, I will be putting on another at Rowney in the early summer. At this event I also hope to have maps of the colour coded courses from the last WAOC event there so you can re-run a course or try a different one, perhaps thinking about a particular technique you feel you need practice at.
I am also trying to organise a training weekend in the Lake District. This will hopefully be in July, but July and August are already getting busy.
Any suggestions for training events or techniques you'd like to practise are gratefully received.
At training events I put on in areas where we have had WAOC colour coded/badge events, I hope to provide maps of the courses from these events as well as providing the specific training exercise mentioned below. This will allow you to re-run your course perhaps thinking about a particular technique, or simply try a different course.
The cost of training events will typically be £1.00 for adults and 50p for juniors, except where I need to cover extra costs such as where extra equipment is needed (e.g. radios for radio-O).
| Date/time | Location | Techniques |
| 4th March | AGM, Cambridge | Street O, plus indoor exercises |
| 16th April, 10am | Pretty Corner, Sheringham | Training Day provided by NOR |
| 28th May (TBC), 10am | Rowney Warren | Radio-O, relay |
| Summer Gallopen | Therfield Heath | Brown only, line event |
| July/August (TBD) | Lake District | Training Weekend |
| October (TBD) | Bush Heath | Map memory, control hanging |
Please note, this schedule is only correct as of the date Jabberwaoc was published (Feb 2000) and may become out of date. For an up-to-date version of the training schedule, refer to the training schedule web-page.
I am hoping to organise a training weekend again this year, where similar to last year we will stay in an outdoor centre and have exercises on different areas on Saturday and Sunday.
Cheers
Julia
This is a list of the WAOC events and officials for 2000. If you would like to volunteer for any of the 'vacancies' then contact the Events Convenor, Bruce Marshall.
The Organiser always requires help to run an event, so if you have an hour to spare on the day why not make the Organisers day with a phone call to volunteer your services.
26 March 2000 Thetford Warren Organiser(s): Bickle Family
Colour Coded Planner: Fred Northrop
7 May 2000 Chicksands Wood Organiser: Neil Humphries
Ltd Colour Coded Planner: Jeff Green
2 July 2000 Brandon Park Organiser: Steve Hinshelwood
Junior Inter- Planner: Neil Humphries
Regional Relays
10 Sept 2000 Priory Park Organiser(s): VACANT
Try-O Planner(s): VACANT
8 Oct 2000 Rowney Warren Organiser(s): VACANT
Colour Coded Planner: Peter Woods
26 Nov 2000 Maulden Wood Organiser(s): VACANT
Colour Coded Planner(s): VACANT
17 Dec 2000 Therfield heath Organiser(s): VACANT
Ltd Colour Coded Planner: Graham Louth
Event Organiser(s) Planner(s) Controller(s) String
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Bush Heath Woods Anne Duncumb Tim Mulcahy Garry Moore Linda Gash
Therfield Heath Richard Gibbens Chris & Leonie Bruce Marshall
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Please note, the fixtures shown on this page are the same as the ones in the printed edition of Jabberwaoc, but they have been extracted from the official BOF fixture list on 29th February 2000, rather than being a straight copy from the printed Jabberwaoc. This means there may be some minor changes in format or content. Where changes in content occur, it is likely that this version is more accurate than the printed version, as it will be slightly more up to date.
Warning: This page is not updated, so the information in it is only correct as of 29th February. For up to the minute information try the following pages:
Colour Coded events normally have registration from 10:00 to 12:00 with
starts from 10:30 to 12:30. Full Colour Coded events include courses from Yellow
to Brown and will normally have a White
Badge events provide age related courses and normally require pre-entry. If entry on the day (EOD) is possible it will normally be restricted. A limited range of Colour Coded courses may also be available; this will normally be entry on the day. Club members are welcome at Badge events although they are expected to become BOF members after attending 3 events outside their region. SEF indicates that a standard BOF entry form is acceptable.
National events are only open to BOF members. Details of BOF membership can
be obtained from the membership secretary, Anne Duncumb
Night event details vary considerably; it would be advisable to check with the event organiser.
Due to WAOC and SOS being involved with the Junior Inter Club Championship final at Shipley the numbers were significantly lower than could be expected at this event.
The main comments from competitors appeared to be about the map needing to be revised, especially the vegetation.
It is hoped that the map will be completely revised before the next event in November 2000. If anybody would like to volunteer to help with the re-mapping then please contact the committee.
Name Class Time min/km Course min/km Points -------------- ----- ------- ------ ------ ------ ------ M Bickle M50 0:55:06 08:29 Blue 06:59 1060 C Morley M55 0:35:21 08:50 Green 07:02 1058 Mike Capper M40 1:06:55 08:04 Brown 07:11 1054 C Curtis M65 0:44:41 11:10 Green 07:12 1053 J Ryall W45 1:36:44 11:39 Brown 07:14 1053 S Hinshelwood M35 1:06:50 08:03 Brown 07:29 1045 N Ives W45 1:16:19 11:44 Blue 07:35 1042 R Crook M21 1:04:30 07:46 Brown 07:46 1036 R Oxburgh M65 0:48:40 12:10 Green 07:51 1034 S Woods W40 0:44:50 11:13 Green 08:04 1027 M Bradley W55 0:56:55 14:14 Green 08:07 1026 I Smith M40 0:58:34 09:01 Blue 08:21 1019 B Hill M40 0:58:56 09:04 Blue 08:24 1017 T Wilson M50 1:06:38 10:15 Blue 08:26 1016 S Gash W16 0:46:56 11:44 Green 08:27 1016 J Saxl M50 1:09:55 10:45 Blue 08:51 1004 P Ryall M50 1:11:01 10:56 Blue 08:59 999 B Marshall M45 1:07:32 10:23 Blue 09:05 996 A Duncumb W65 1:17:11 19:18 Green 09:08 995 R Saxl W50 1:03:03 15:46 Green 09:40 979 L Gash W40 0:56:12 14:03 Green 10:07 965 M Marshall W45 1:01:42 15:26 Green 10:17 960 C Woods W12 0:46:22 14:03 Orange 10:37 950 B Newton M45 0:47:07 11:47 Green 10:38 950 Helen Bickle W18 1:01:22 15:20 Green 11:33 922 A Wright M14 0:40:30 12:16 Orange 11:58 909 I Lawson M45 1:29:22 13:45 Blue 12:02 908 Hazel Bickle W45 1:12:19 18:05 Green 12:03 907 P Pennington M50 1:00:48 15:12 Green 12:55 881 C Bell M50 0:49:31 15:58 Lt Grn 14:01 848 M Collins M21 0:40:39 13:07 Lt Grn 14:34 831 G Cole M50 1:09:48 17:27 Green 14:49 824 A Harries M50 0:59:46 18:07 Orange 17:27 744 J Lawson M12 0:35:25 18:38 Yellow 18:38 708 S Bickle W16 0:54:26 28:39 Yellow 25:36 499 Mean Points: 988 Mean Time: 09:02 Std Dev: 01:39 Ideal Mean Time: 08:58 |
Pos Name Class Ev Total Thet Ampt Chick Rown Mild Mauld --- --------------- ----- -- ----- ---- ---- ----- ---- ---- ----- 1 N Humphries M35 4 4303 1083(*) 0 1056 1081 1083 0 2 C Morley M55 4 4206 1060 0 0 1060(*) 1028 1058 3 R Crook M21 6 4198 1016 976 1037 1058 1067 1036 4 I Jones M21 4 4188 1034 1066 1024 1064 0 0 5 H Gardner W14 4 4182 1078 1078(*) 1008 1018 0 0 6 P Gardner M14 4 4173 1024 1059(*) 0 1031 1059 0 7 D Wotton M35 6 4158 1041 903 1001 1023 1047 1047(*) 8 S Williams M35 4 4110 1001 1042 1012 1055 0 0 9 N Gardner W40 5 4062 997 1027(*) 989 1011 1027 0 10 Steven Lawson M18 4 4055 993 1021 1027 0 1014 0 11 P Ryall M50 5 4052 920 1023 1026 1004 0 999 12 J Saxl M50 5 4043 1005 972 1030 0 1004 1004 13 B Marshall M45 5 4042 973 0 11019 1008 1019 996 14 T Wilson M45 5 4035 1003 0 991 988 1025 1016 15 J Carpenter W21 5 4016 962 1033 0 983 967 1033(*) 16 B Sengerova W16 4 3993 0 1022 1020 974 977 0 17 I Smith M40 4 3986 976 0 0 993 998 1019 18 S Woods W40 6 3973 987 973 984 975 952 1027 19 M Marshall W45 5 3944 1002 0 1002(*) 902 980 960 20 A Duncumb W65 4 3941 1023 0 951 0 972 995 21 M Humphries M12 5 3940 872 955 940 1023 1022 0 22 S Gash W14 4 3931 985 988 0 942 0 1016 23 L Gash W40 4 3865 932 966 0 1002 0 965 24 S Gardner M12 4 3847 949 973(*) 0 952 973 0 25 Maurice Capper M75 4 3800 1032 0 938 885 945 0 26 Helen Bickle W16 6 3684 926 925 908 911 906 922 27 Hazel Bickle W45 4 3683 947 955 874 0 0 907 28 T Wilkinson M45 4 3673 0 953 884 901 935 0 29 M Gardner M40 4 3593 952 952(*) 0 788 901 0 30 I Lawson M45 5 3592 881 852 0 871 932 908 31 C Woods W12 5 3585 894 823 853 888 0 950 32 P Humphries M10 4 3472 800 758 0 844 1070 0 33 C Bell M45 4 3461 830 0 851 932 0 848 34 N Northrop M18 3 3161 1036 0 0 1064 1061 0 35 Mike Capper M40 3 3154 1046 0 0 0 1054(*) 1054 36 M Bickle M50 3 3153 1044 1049 0 0 0 1060 37 C Curtis M60 3 3152 1049 0 0 0 1050 1053 38 J Ryall W45 3 3149 1015 0 1081 0 0 1053 39 I Wadeson M18 3 3094 1034 0 1065 995 0 0 40 S Hinshelwood M35 3 3049 0 0 928 0 1076 1045 41 B Hill M40 3 3045 0 0 0 1021 1007 1017 42 P Bickle W20 3 3033 994 1034 1005 0 0 0 43 D Jones M45 3 3017 0 0 971 1027 1019 0 44 Tweedledum M40 3 3016 1003 994 0 1019 0 0 45 Tweedledee M35 3 3008 1027 951 0 1030 0 0 46 P Woods M40 3 2944 959 0 971 0 1014 0 47 G Louth M35 3 2938 970 0 0 977 991 0 48 R Saxl W50 3 2875 0 986 0 0 910 979 49 A Harries M45 4 2769 0 657 523 0 845 744 50 P Pennington M50 3 2609 0 0 839 889 0 881 51 G Cole M50 3 2568 0 893 0 851 0 824 52 I Scott M21 3 2496 773 888 0 835 0 0 53 J Lawson M12 3 2348 0 0 672 0 968 708 54 M Collins M21 3 2226 0 0 0 607 788 831 55 G Watson M21 2 2159 0 0 0 1073 1086 0 56 S Hardy M45 2 2127 0 1070 0 1057 0 0 57 J Green M21 2 2096 0 0 0 1047 1049 0 58 M Bright W60 2 2089 1031 0 0 0 1058 0 59 A Jones W45 2 2067 0 1039 0 1028 0 0 60 V Pap W20 2 2063 0 0 0 1026 1037 0 61 F Northrop M50 2 2049 0 0 0 1054 995 0 62 N Ives W45 2 2034 992 0 0 0 0 1042 63 E Louth M10 2 2025 0 0 0 946 1079 0 64 M Bradley W55 2 2021 0 0 0 0 995 1026 65 J Beadle M50 2 1968 999 0 0 969 0 0 66 R Oxburgh M60 2 1962 0 0 928 0 0 1034 67 P Kovari M21 2 1935 0 0 0 926 1009 0 68 H Christopher W21 2 1895 0 0 0 958 937 0 69 C Pennington W45 2 1893 957 0 0 936 0 0 70 L Andrews M65 2 1859 0 981 878 0 0 0 71 S Matthews W21 2 1838 849 989 0 0 0 0 72 B Newton M45 2 1833 0 0 0 0 883 950 73 M Senger M45 2 1802 0 905 0 897 0 0 74 P Firman M45 2 1778 0 895 883 0 0 0 75 J Byford M40 2 1721 0 0 0 873 848 0 76 B Bailey W35 2 1616 0 0 0 794 822 0 77 M Liston M45 1 1090 0 0 0 1090 0 0 78 M Mann M50 1 1075 1075 0 0 0 0 0 79 M Weldon W45 1 1064 1064 0 0 0 0 0 80 I Renfrew M21 1 1063 0 0 0 1063 0 0 81 L Freeman W45 1 1061 1061 0 0 0 0 0 82 A Bishop M55 1 1060 1060 0 0 0 0 0 83 U Oxburgh W65 1 1058 1058 0 0 0 0 0 84 P Watson M45 1 1037 0 0 0 0 1037 0 85 S Thomas M45 1 1034 1034 0 0 0 0 0 86 T Dansie M55 1 1030 0 0 0 0 1030 0 87 R Harrison M50 1 1024 1024 0 0 0 0 0 88 A Palmer M60 1 1008 1008 0 0 0 0 0 89 D Buck M12 1 1008 0 0 0 0 1008 0 90 R Horton M50 1 1007 1007 0 0 0 0 0 91 D Green M45 1 1006 1006 0 0 0 0 0 92 O Rees M12 1 992 0 0 0 0 992 0 93 M Scutt M45 1 982 982 0 0 0 0 0 94 M Brackpool M50 1 977 0 0 977 0 0 0 95 E Verdegem W10 1 972 0 0 972 0 0 0 96 T Howie M35 1 969 0 0 0 969 0 0 97 P Howsam M45 1 966 0 0 0 966 0 0 98 D Staines M18 1 942 942 0 0 0 0 0 99 L Minshall M21 1 926 0 0 0 0 926 0 100 K Douglas M35 1 922 922 0 0 0 0 0 101 M Hadland M10 1 921 0 0 921 0 0 0 102 J Howie W40 1 912 0 0 0 912 0 0 103 A Wright M14 1 909 0 0 0 0 0 909 104 J Verdegem M12 1 902 0 0 902 0 0 0 105 M Pride M35 1 902 0 0 0 0 902 0 106 R Gibbens M35 1 889 0 0 0 0 889 0 107 A Eves M35 1 874 0 0 874 0 0 0 108 C Scutt W45 1 868 868 0 0 0 0 0 109 E Stephenson M12 1 850 0 850 0 0 0 0 110 J Burgin W10 1 848 0 0 0 848 0 0 111 J Burgin M12 1 848 0 0 0 848 0 0 112 P Hill M45 1 847 0 0 0 847 0 0 113 S Wood M14 1 840 0 840 0 0 0 0 114 R Milne M35 1 839 839 0 0 0 0 0 115 C Page M45 1 833 833 0 0 0 0 0 116 C Louth W35 1 831 0 0 0 831 0 0 117 J Batten M50 1 826 0 0 0 826 0 0 118 A Smith M10 1 800 0 0 800 0 0 0 119 D Carter M40 1 788 0 0 0 788 0 0 120 L Firman W18 1 779 0 779 0 0 0 0 121 D Staines M14 1 769 769 0 0 0 0 0 122 J Nolan W16 1 767 767 0 0 0 0 0 123 P Matheson W21 1 767 0 767 0 0 0 0 124 C Hill W45 1 754 0 0 0 754 0 0 125 P Sanger M10 1 737 0 737 0 0 0 0 126 J Garner M21 1 724 724 0 0 0 0 0 127 Stuart Lawson M14 1 718 0 0 718 0 0 0 128 M Cockram M35 1 675 0 675 0 0 0 0 129 L Verdegem M45 1 660 0 0 660 0 0 0 130 P Carne M40 1 611 0 0 611 0 0 0 131 S Gregson M10 1 564 564 0 0 0 0 0 132 S Staines W40 1 527 527 0 0 0 0 0 133 S Bickle W16 1 499 0 0 0 0 0 499 134 S Orpin W21 1 481 0 0 0 0 481 0 135 D Snow M40 1 209 0 0 0 209 0 0 136 P Snow M12 1 90 0 0 0 90 0 0
(*) Planner or Controller at the specified event. Planners and controllers are awarded a score equal to their maximum score at other events throughout the year for the event which they plan or control.
WAOC Club merchandise for saleWAOC Club O-tops are now available @ £14.00 (p&p 40p extra). A complete range of sizes (1 - 7) is now available. Club sweatshirts @ £12.00 (p&p £1.00 extra) are plain black with a 7.5cm sq. WAOC motif. Sizes: S,M,L,XL. To order your WAOC garments just send your cheque and size requirements to Anne Duncumb. If you require further information about sizes etc. you can contact Anne by email: Duncumb@Compuserve.com Anne Duncumb (membership secretary) |
There are six new WAOC members since the last issue of Jabberwaoc.
Welcome to:
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Also welcome to Jon Garner and the Greenway family, who have rejoined the Club after a break.
We wish you all a warm welcome to WAOC and hope you enjoy your orienteering with us.
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From: Steve Williams Something good out of BOF Just a few words about the recent BOF First Aid course I attended at Hilltop, Sheringham this month. I would recommend this course to any orienteer, planners and organisers would find it especially useful as they spend more time at each event than individual competitors. The course is run by the Red Cross on behalf of BOF who heavily subsidise the course, the cost to the member is £50, BOF pay that and some more on top. In my opinion BOF money well spent. The instruction on the course is clear, in plain english and relevant to our sport, concentrating on giving first aid with minimal equipment (two hands and maybe a bandage if you're lucky). We as Orienteers run over mountain, moor and forest. Often far from help wearing the lightest of clothing carrying no equipment other than map, compass and whistle. This will never change but perhaps its time we thought about where help will come from should we be injured or fall ill out in the forest. None of us will ever carry a full first aid kit nor would I want to (it's hard enough trying to beat Ian Jones and Neil Humphries as it is without being weighed down with kit) but a suggestion from the Red Cross seems a fair compromise. If every orienteer carried one bandage stuffed behind sock or gaiter, by pooling resources a substantial first aid kit could soon be assembled on the course where and when its needed. Those who say 'not me mate' would do well to remember that it could be them by the side of the path with a gashed leg or broken bone. Food for thought? |
The EAOA is intending to put on another first aid course later this year. Further details will follow when known.
If you wish to remain a member of WAOC and have not yet paid your subscription, please do it right away. BOF members renew through BOF, club only members pay their subs direct to Anne Duncumb.
This is a list of the events that will make up the Schools League this year:
Individual events
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3 May Kempston River Meadows, Bedford WAOC
10 May Ouzel Valley, Milton Keynes SMOC
17 May Stanborough Park, Welwyn Garden City HH
24 May Stockgrove Park SMOC
7 June Rowney Warren, Shefford WAOC
Relay
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14 June Whippendell Wood, Watford HH
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Registration begins at 17:30 with starts from 18:00-19:00.
These events have Yellow, Orange and Light Green courses and are open to all school children. To enter just turn up and register in the same way as for a Colour Coded event. The course you run is dependent on the school year that you are in. Details will be available at registration.
Planners are required for the 2 WAOC events at Kempston River Meadows (3 May) and at Rowney Warren (7 June). Preference will be given to junior members (assistance will be provided if required).
Also helpers are required to assist in the running of these events. It is normally possible to get a run yourself if you wish.
If you are able to assist in any way please contact: Steve Williams.
If anybody would like to comment on any of these issues or has any other issues that they would like to bring to the committee's attention then please contact us. A list of committee members is on page 2.
A treasurer and an equipment office are still urgently needed. If you would like to volunteer for either of these post or would like more information then please contact one of the committee members (contact details on page 2).
AGM 2000
This years AGM and prizegiving will be held on Saturday, 4 March 2000 at 19:30 at St Matthews Church, St Matthews Street, Cambridge.
Event Fees
It is intended to charge non-club/BOF members a surcharge of £1.00 at WAOC events.
The EA committee, following representation by club representatives, has asked the Chairman to raise concerns at the BOF Council on the effects on small local based Colour Coded events because a levy increase will significantly raise entry fees.
(At the WAOC Bush Heath event the proposed BOF levy change would have meant an increase of approx £70.00 which would have mean't the event running at a loss at the current entry fees!)
EAOA AGM
The date has been changed to 4 June 2000 at High Lodge.
EA Coaching
Phil Watson has stepped down as the regions coaching representative. His replacement will be Heather Sears (NOR).
JIRC 2000
Overnight accommodation for the juniors in the Brandon/Thetford area is still required.
Courses
It is intended to run another planners course at High Lodge probably in April. It is also intended to run another first aid course and a mapping course this year.
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