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Latest News
(28 July 2010)
Devon Orienteering Club Events
Devon Orienteering Club is your local club. Why not go along to one of their events. There is usually a wide selection of courses for all abilities, and there will be someone to offer advice.
The next Devon Orienteering Club event is the SW Sprints at Exeter University on Sun 12 Sep 10, followed by the Devon Champs near Princetown on Sun 19 Sep 10.
For more details visit www.devonorienteering.co.uk.
Link to Coaching Courses
The link to the British Orienteering coaching structure and programme of courses has been updated. 29 Dec 09
Link to Competitive Events
The page on Competitive Orienteering has been updated, with links to the British Orienteering website. 29 Dec 09
Link to Junior Ozone
The site is now linked to British Orienteering’s Junior Ozone, where younger orienteers can discover all sorts of useful information and ideas about orienteering. There are even some orienteering games to play.
Permanent Courses
With the aid of a grant from the Big Lottery Fund, Devon County Council have contracted the implementation of two new permanent orienteering courses (POC) in Devon, and the updating of two more. A further course at the National Trust property at Parke nr Bovey Tracey has been added with project funding.
The courses are at:
Killerton Park (10km North of Exeter) - A National Trust property with permanent courses suitable for schools, families, and experienced orienteers.
Haldon Forest Park (10km South of Exeter) - A brand new permanent course on Forestry Commission land. Part of a major overhaul of visitor facilities available to the general public and school groups. There are numerous new gravel paths. The map has been updated to show them. 28 Jul 10
Cookworthy Forest (Nr Holsworthy) - A brand new permanent course on Forestry Commission land on maps specially drawn for recent major orienteering competition.
The Forestry Commission have started harvesting operations in Cookworthy Forest. This will involve the use of heavy plant machinery and large vehicles using the forest roads. Please observe all safety notices and exclusion areas. It is anticipated that this work will go on until the Autumn 2010. 20 May 10.
Exeter Riverside Valley Park - An updating of the course based on the Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre on the banks of the River Exe and the Exeter Canal, right in the heart of Exeter. Control sites 10 and 23 have been repaired. 22 Oct 09.
Parke Estate (nr Bovey Tracey) - A National Trust estate of mainly mixed woodland with some farmland. Follows the contours of the River Bovey, and offers some attractive and sometimes strenuous courses.
Other Permanent Courses in Devon
There is also an established permanent course at:
Central Park Plymouth - The courses have been redesigned, and the Plymouth City Council Parks Dept have put in new marker posts. Maps etc are now available free of charge from the Golf Kiosk in Central Park. 25 May 10.
Work has started on the new Life Centre, and an area around the Mayflower Centre and the old Skateboard park is fenced off. The map has been updated to show these areas, and the Orange and Light Green courses have been revised to take account of this. Control Descriptions are now printed on the map unit. 28 Jul 10
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