News Archive
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Annual General Meeting 2025: Summary of Proceedings
World Cup Round 1: GB Team Announcement
The Next Generation: Protecting and supporting young athletes during Clean Sport Week, 19–23 May
Deadline to express interest for WTOC 2025 approaching
JWOC 2025: GB Team Announcement
Success at the final KOL for DFOK
The final KOL of the season took place on Saturday 17th May at Milton Creek Country Park in Sittingbourne. There was still a lot to play for in the league and this was the last chance to improve your standing. The area is a mixture of some relatively flat rough open with plenty of paths, some lakes and even a level crossing! It was going to be an exciting final event especially suited to the faster runners!
There were some great results by DFOK members on the day especially on the blue, green, yellow and score courses with Antoine Pesenti finishing 2nd on blue, Ian Catchpole finishing 4th on green, Joseph Embleton finishing 2nd on yellow and Sam Embleton and Elaine Eyers finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively on the Score course.
The league standings were then announced and DFOK had eleven top three finishers, with two finishing 1st. Adam Davidson won the junior league for the green course and Sam Embleton won the Score course!! Congratulations to everyone who competed in the KOL this season, especially all the medal winners, and we look forward to seeing you all back in October.
The final results for the series are here.
Kent Orienteering League 2024-25
The final event of the KOL season takes place at Milton Creek Country Park, Sittingbourne on Saturday 17th May. Many members are in contention for medal places so there is everything to play for on the day. The up to date results are available via a link on this page.
Kent Schools Orienteering Newsletter May 2025
The latest edition of the Kent Schools Orienteering Newsletter is available now. It contains details of upcoming events, orienteering teaching activities, and a report of the recent JK competition held in Yorkshire.
South East League 2025/26
There are 8 events planned for the new South East League season as follows:
| Date | Venue | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 23/11/2025 | Hindleap | SAX |
| 30/11/2025 | Frith and Windmill Hill | SN |
| 4/1/2026 | Epping North | CHIG |
| 18/1/2026 | South Ashdown | DFOK |
| 8/2/2026 | Egypt Woods | HH |
| 15/2/2026 | Whitedowns and West Ranmore | MV |
| 4/5/2026 (Bank Holiday Monday) | Winterfold | SLOW |
| 10/5/2026 | Sunny Sussex Weekend - venue tbc | SO |
See here to find out where we finished the 2024/25 season.
Success at the Southern Champs
The weather was warm and sunny at Great Ridge in Wiltshire for the Sarum Saunter and Southern Championships. Only a small DFOK contingent made the journey, but 3 of the 7 found themselves on the podium. Congratulations to M35 Southern Champion, Andrew Pitcher, as well as Isla Findlay (2nd on W12) and Jake Bennett (3rd on M14), who received a jar of local honey as runners up. Also, well done to Keith Bennett for 1st place on the M50 Short course.