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    “Leuven It”

    Graham & Val kick off their Summer Tour in Belgium This was our fifth time competing in the Belgian Urban ASOM competition (‘A’ stands for Antwerp), held at varying times of the year in a Belgian city and comprising...

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    The Golden Rose Weekend

    Our once-only August Bank Holiday White Rose substitute, by Sal Chaffey The White Rose is a 3-day event hosted by our sister Yorkshire orienteering clubs on August Bank Holiday, but this year it couldn’t take...

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    Autumn MapRuns 2024

    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 last year. See...

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    Club News July 2024

    Summer is finally here and we have O news from Sweden and Edinburgh in this issue, with a number of you poised to go to Croeso, the 5-day event in Wales as we go to press! Welcome to new members Jan Oldham W45, Becky...

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    Mike & Liz’s Multiple-choice Sendoff!

    The Godfrees’ sendoff at Rex’s postponed urban event, John Port Spencer Academy in Etwall A relocation can be something of a moveable feast, especially when you’re selling in England and buying in...

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    Let’s WOC!

    Sally Calland tells us about her experiences as a volunteer at the World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Sprint Championships took place in Edinburgh this year where 330 athletes from 45 countries took...

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    Help Your Local Download Team

    Mike Gardner our new Download Lead has some tips for smoother entries and results This is not necessarily an appeal for new members of the Download Team, though if you are computer literate and want to help out then let...

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    DVO’s Wednesday Runs

    John Hawkins reviews almost 40 years of weekly DVO training runs, tea, pints and gossip … When I joined DVO back in February 1987 I was most impressed to find that there was a weekly training run.  This alternated...

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    What we run in …

    A compilation of clubmates’ shoe preferences Our shoes take a lot of hammering and play a key role in keeping us safe in the forest and on the streets, so I thought it would be good to kick off a  bit of a review...