Sal Chaffey looks at the Derbyshire author’s roots Bow Woods and Lea Woods have been used on and off for orienteering events between 1970 and 2012 (photos from 2012 here), and many of us visit in April to check...
DVO has 15 top 3 places in the EM terrain league Yesterday was the first event of the 2026 East Midlands League at LEI’s Grace Dieu & Cademan event, and therefore the certificate presentation for 2025’s...
A happy and injury-free 2026 to you all! The prize giving for 2025 East Midlands Urban League took place before the Matlock Urban Race, which opened the 2026 League. Your best 4 races out of 8 count, so get those...
Presentations at Strawberry Hill by our Chair, Jane Kayley-Burgess Club Championships trophies First of all some thank yous. Thank you to NOC, especially Kevin, Robert, Ant and Hilary, for allowing us to use this...
This November I ran Quid Games II: Storm the Castle in Kendal, an event in partnership between British Orienteering and SportsShoes (British Orienteering members get 15% off). It was part race, part festival showpiece...
Smartphone orienteering in and around Derby What: Keen to improve your navigation and meet new people? We have planned a new series of evening events which we hope will be as successful and as popular as the last two...
From Rex Bleakman: Carol Peach (Terrys wife) rang to ask me to let you all know that Terry had passed away on Sunday 21st September. Terry joined DVO about 1980 and during his years with the club did some Organising and...
EMOA Chair Ann-Marie Duckworth reports on this year’s Development Conference John Hurley (coordinator for day and EM Development Officer) summarised the day by saying that the Development Conference, held at...
Our neighbours Nottinghamshire Orienteering Club are allowing us to hold our Club Championships on this fascinating area, just east of Mansfield When I ran at Strawberry Hill in January 2020, I was struck with the...
The DVO Club Championships will be at NOC’s Strawberry Hill & Ransom Wood EML event on Sunday 21 December As well as the five trophies for good runs, Club awards for improvement and contribution will be...
