News
Race reports, club news and the occasional triumph.
What members have been up to, alongside the bigger announcements from PFO and British Orienteering. Newest first.
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A big week of results across the UK and Europe
Vertical kilometres in the Canaries, a classic Pendle fell round, four races over three days in Warsaw, and nine more members out at SROC, SELOC and DEE events.
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North West Urban League
The NWUL was re-started last year (2017) after lapsing for a few years. Read on for previous years results, details of this year's events and how to nominate areas for the future series.
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Permanent Orienteering Courses across East Lancashire
PFO maintains permanent orienteering courses (POCs) at sites throughout East Lancashire — try one at a time and place that suits you, no event entry needed.
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PFO 60th birthday celebration
A belated 60th birthday meal on Friday — Danny ran the quiz, the Chair organised, a proper PFO cake appeared, and George brought along decades of orienteering maps. Ginny presented with the PFO Broom for her 2025 contributions.
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Two PFO titles at the 2025 City Race Euro Tour
Kay and Emma defended their category wins at the final round in Toledo, Spain — nine European cities across the year, best five results count, and both kept the trophies they took in 2024.
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A brilliant weekend at the CompassSport Cup Final
The PFO crew travelled to Cleveland for the final, with the whole team based at the Watson Scout Centre. Orienteering, Parkruns, quizzes, birthday celebrations and plenty of laughs.
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SportsShoes Quid Games
SportsShoes-sponsored event featuring elite fell-runners and orienteers alongside a handful of club orienteers. A fantastic evening enjoyed by competitors and helpers alike.
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MapRun version 7 is now available
The new MapRun is published to Google Play and the App Store. It replaces MapRun6 and brings the app naming back to its roots.
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Whole World O-Map
Preview O-terrain anywhere in the world before you travel. The Swiss-made o-map.ch is an automatically generated orienteering map of the whole world.
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Start Orienteering — A Newcomer's Guide
An introductory video for anyone curious about taking up the sport, presented by Forth Valley Orienteers' Graham Gristwood.
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CAPRICORN History
List of CAPRICORN events from 1980 to 2019 — can anyone help fill in the blanks?
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PFO Orienteering Tops
We still have some PFO orienteering shirts available — £30 for adults, £20 for juniors. Tight to size. Contact Judith to try one on.
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Urban Orienteering Leagues
There are a number of Orienteering leagues that run throughout the year which are well worth participating in.
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New Map Standards — ISOM 2017 Mapping info
What's new in mapping standards for 2018. Includes new symbols to improve map clarity and route-choice decisions.