Nottinghamshire Orienteering Club

17/05/2026

17/05/2026

Try Orienteering this summer in Nottinghamshire.
Monthly events between May and August.
Courses to suit all ages at every event with help and advice available for newcomers.

09/05/2026

A new local event is being held at Holme Pierrepont Country Park on the 24th May. Suitable for all ages and abilities. £6 for adults and £3 for juniors. Parking fees apply. See the Fixtures page on the NOC website for more details. Sign-up using Thestartkite.uk/noc

18/04/2026

Richard Robinson and Hilary Palmer crowned British Middle Distance class champions 2026.

See results at:

https://harlequins.org.uk/live_results/bmc_20260418_live_results.html

05/04/2026

Congratulations to Richard Robinson

Overall winner of the M45 class over the last two days at the JK international orienteering weekend with great runs in the middle distance yesterday and the long distance today on tough areas in Scotland.
Richard was 2nd in his class in the sprint in Perth on Friday.

29/03/2026

Map reading and Orienteering is all about solving puzzles on the move!

27/03/2026

The Spring 2026 series of MapActive begins again on the 11th April. See our MapActive and Newcomers Group area on Facebook for more information.

22/03/2026

Bow & Lea Woods

Orienteers taking part in the Bow & Lea Woods event on the 22nd March enjoyed mild and dry conditions. The team at DVO did a great job in putting on this event and designing courses that were suitably challenging.

Some thirty NOC members took part which saw wins for Richard Robinson (Brown) and Bodie Milsom (Light Green). Elodie Booker (W10) also finished first on the White course and Lily Robinson secured a podium position on the Yellow course. There were top ten finishes too for Neil and Emilie Milsom.

It was great to see so many new members take on this event and doing so well on the Light Green and Yellow courses.

Take a look at RouteGadget to study the different courses and the tracks taken by those who have uploaded their GPS files.

18/03/2026

Results from Watchwood & Calverton:

Participants in the EM League event hosted by NOC at Watchwood & Calverton were welcomed by a strong and very cold wind as they entered the car park at Patchings Art Centre. The walk to the Start represented a welcome warm-up!

Early starters set-off in sunshine but later competitors had to endure some squally showers. Course Planner Anthony Squire had set some challenging legs and made great use of the terrain available.

Almost 50 NOC members took part with wins for Paul Morris (Green) and Bodie Milsom (Light Green). There were second place finishes for Jan Ellis (Very Short Green), Sam Clements (Orange) and Elodie Booker (Yellow).

A further eleven members finished in the top ten of their courses: Tim Booker, Jane Booker and David Booker, Hilary Palmer, Tricia Neal, Neil Milsom, Emma Donson, Peter Brookes, Alan Blackwell, Tina Brindley and new member Thomasina Copcutt.

A big “thank you” goes to Ant Squire for planning, David Sissons (Organiser), Mick Lucking (on the day Controller) along with Richard Robinson. David Olivant and Andrew Ridgeway undertook various map updates and Dave Cooke secured landowner permissions. The thanks is also extended to all the on-the-day helpers on car parking, enquiries & download, start and finish, and control collection.

A special mention and thanks must also go to the teams at The Mining Remediation Authority and Patching Art Centre who offered their facilities to make this event successful. Not only did the team at Patchings allow us to park in a dedicated field, but they prepared the field in advance to accommodate all the vehicles and the NOC tent, and even offered a special rate for refreshments in the cafe. Super hosts. We are very grateful indeed for the support from both organisations.

07/03/2026

Entry Date Information:

Please note that we are using a new print company for the maps and so the final entry date to ensure your map is earlier than before; please enter by midnight tomorrow (8th March) to guarantee your map. Later entries will depend on map availability - map numbers are in the entry system - when they're gone; they're gone. Still a few places on all courses.

Also, the map has been updated since 2023 to show areas of improved maturity and runnability. Courses may utilise areas not used before. See event details on the Fixtures page of the NOC website.

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