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Scottish 6 Days 2023
14 members of DFOK made the 1200 mile round trip to experience the forests and sand dunes of the Moray coast. The event consisted of 5 events this year with the best 4 to count towards the overall positions. There was also a sprint around the town of Forres on the rest day for those who didn't need a rest!
Street-O Activity Evening
For the final activity evening before the summer break, Geoff took us on a tour of the fire hydrants of Bexleyheath, the electricity substations of Welling and the memorial benches of Danson Park. His report follows:
Kent Orienteering League 2022/2023
The final KOL of the season took place on Saturday 27th May at Betteshanger Country Park. There was still a lot to play for in the league and this was the last chance to improve your standing. The park sits on the site of a former colliery spoil heap but has been converted to a large outdoor space with many paths and rough open areas. It was going to be fast and furious for the final event!
Shoreham Training Day
Following its postponement back in April, the training day was rescheduled for May with fifteen members now able to attend, including our youngest member, Isla. It took place in Shoreham Woods which were looking beautiful with all the bluebells out in bloom, see photos. This training day was not going to be for the faint-hearted, with a 20-25 minute steep walk in from the village followed by lots of running or walking through rough terrain.
April Activity Evening
Nine DFOK members turned up to this month’s activity evening at Shorne Woods Country Park. Following on from March’s online activity evening on contours, Shorne was chosen as a good place to check out the features we had learnt about such as re-entrants and spurs.