Controller Sal Chaffey takes an Art Tour on the new Chesterfield map Over the last decade or so, most of our urbans in Chesterfield have used the ‘curvy and confusing’ estates of Holmebrook Valley, to the...
Derby University student Phoebe Sheldon created this video featuring both new orienteers and regular club members in action and in interviews filmed at Markeaton Park on April 18th in one of our MapRun series. Keep a...
Welcome to our latest Newstrack! We’ve just about recovered from staging the JK Relays on Easter Monday at Stanton Moor, with 1100 runners from 7 countries. A full write-up will follow, but it’s one of the...
Congratulations to John and Liz, who placed 3rd in their age classes Spring is the crazily busy season for competitive orienteers, this year with the JK, British Classic Distance and British Middles falling in a 4-week...
“And here comes Simon Brister of DVO into the finish … he takes the lead in the M75’s by four seconds …” To my great shock and disbelief, this is what I heard blaring from the loudspeakers as I crossed the...
Hunting controls? Creatures more ancient than the dinosaurs are hunting you! New members may not be aware of the hazards of Lyme disease, which (in part due to climate change) is becoming more prevalent in the UK. Lyme...
Sally comes 2nd in W45, a Harris Relay and Andy meets Aphrodite! Motivated by our enjoyment of the Gran Canaria O Meet at Christmas, we decided to seek out some more sunny orienteering for the spring! A quick look at...
Smartphone orienteering events around Derby (including two daylight evening events in April) What: Based on the success of our first series of smartphone-based events before Christmas, we have planned more events for...
Learn orienteering techniques for hill walking, fell running or mountain marathons Join our two-part MapActive course in May and June to become a more confident map reader and explore new trails, woods or urban areas...
Welcome to our February Newstrack magazine. It was nice to hear that Newstrack won a CompassSport Newsletter of the Year Award in 2023, despite the transition to online only – so a HUGE thank you for all your...
