LOC Events
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Lakeland Orienteering Club (LOC) has members living in the area from Barrow and Millom in the West to Kirkby Stephen in the East, and from Shap in the North to Carnforth in the South.
Tim Watkins Trophy winnersBlawith and Subberthwaite
Well done to all the LOC members who braved the Tim Watkins trophy on Sunday in very blustery conditions. Amongst the trophy winners were Anne Edwards (womens open)and Jamie Osborne (Junior men - escaped before prize giving). Also amongst the prizes were Pippa Archer and Rebekah Beadle on the Womens Open Short
LOC win 2025 Galoppen series
LOC win the 2025 Borrowdale Trophy after the final event at Wansfell
Well done everyone who competed in the series for LOC
especially to the following course winners:
Alex Hinkins YELLOW,
Finn Wilson ORANGE,
Jess Hinkins YELLOW,
Jackie Chapman L GREEN,
Amanda Ratclffe VS GREEN,
Chris Robinson S GREEN
Cumbrian Galoppen Website More details
OMM LOC successSat/Sun 25-26 Oct Shap
Well navigated
1st on A course Joe Woodley and Dane Blomquist
8th on C Score Jane Morgan and Rebekah Beadle who were also 2nd Vet and 2nd female team.
LOC Family ProjectFinal reports.... Thanks Kath
This month we reach the end of the LOC Family Project. We have had an exciting three years developing new initiatives to raise the profile of orienteering and make our events more attractive to families.
It has been a real pleasure to lead the club in this project, but strong volunteer support from club members has been absolutely essential to the delivery all these activities and initiatives and to give families a warm welcome - it’s been a real team effort.
We have introduced orienteering to literally hundreds of local families! We’ve made great progress in attracting younger members to the club and hopefully this trend will continue into the future.
Thank you to everyone who has supported the LOC Family Project in any way and to all the families who have come along and taken part.
Kath more details
New LOC Publicity OfficerJo Haslett
I'm really looking forward to picking up the publicity reins from Kath who has done an amazing job over the last few years. In fact, it's thanks to her work on the Family Project that we first became aware of LOC. Our three girls are often to be seen on junior courses while I love the challenge of trying to stay a little bit ahead of them on the navigation (if not fitness!) I hope my experience as a primary teacher, lecturer and translator will all come in useful for this role. Please come and say hello if you see me out on a course somewhere!
Coaching DaySat Nov 1 Black Beck near Newby Bridge
On Saturday 1st November there is a coaching day supported by the Orienteering Foundation at Black Beck near Newby Bridge, right in our back garden in the South Lakes! It is open to club groups from around the country (as well as individuals whose club might not be taking a group, coached by Derek). Duncan will be leading a group for LOC, assisted in the coaching by Carol McNeil. The coaching is aimed at TD4/5 which means light green standard or higher. Both adults and juniors are welcome.
If you would like to join the LOC group, please fill in the form here: Sign up for the LOC group by Saturday 11th October.
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