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Don’t forget! The European Trail Orienteering Championships (ETOC) selection submission deadline is 11 May 2026
Has your club registered their event for World Orienteering Week?
Part-year membership fees are back! Save money and join British Orienteering for even less!
Join Southdowns Orienteers for a weekend of orienteering in Sunny Sussex
World Cup Round 1: Competition Round-up
Come and Try It Events
We are putting on a series of Come and Try It events during the spring and summer months.
The first of these is on Saturday 2nd May at Leybourne Lakes, which is easily accessible from the M20 near Maidstone.
Second Junior Passport Completed
Joseph Embleton was the second junior to complete the junior passport after competing at Shorne Woods Country Park KOL on Saturday 21st March. He has now received all the awards on offer upon completion of 25 events. He had a good day all around as he also finished 3rd overall on the orange course. Well done Joseph!!
South East Individual League for 2025
Congratulations to the following top 3 finishers in the SE League events in 2025
| 1st | Isla Findlay | W12 |
| Luke Bennett | M18 | |
| 2nd | Jake Bennett | M14 |
| Daniel Schillereff | M35 | |
| Antoine Pesenti | M55 | |
| Andrew Evans | M70 | |
| Keith Parkes | M80 | |
| Ella Pyman | W55 | |
| Julie Lobley | W60 | |
| 3rd | Elaine Eyers | W40 |
| Naomi Drewitt | W50 | |
| Allison Page | W55 |
Certificates are awarded to the first 3 in each age category providing 3 events have been successfully completed.
Certificates will be available for collection at our Event Centre at Pippingford Park on January 18th and will reach you afterwards if you are unable to attend that event.
Here is a link to the full results
DFOK on Tour - part two
Orienteering for our members doesn't stop during the summer months. There were trips to East Anglia, Stockton and Redcar and closer to home Greenwich and Rotherhithe.