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Now in its fifth year, the Junior Inter Club competition was won by NOC juniors, to complete their hat-trick. Since its inaugeration in 1997 NOC has finished joint 1st, 2nd, 1st, 1st and 1st.

Unconfirmed scores are: NOC 777 SO 762 WCH 756 OD 756

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On a chilly wet windswept Kinver Edge NOC managed only two winners.
Congratulations to Peter Hodkinson (M10) winning M12, and Tony Buckland winning M65.

NOC managed a respectable 5th place with 632 points. The top ten clubs were:
DEE 681 WCH 676 MDOC 647.5 SYO 637.5 NOC 632 LOC 569 SROC 560 EPOC 535 AIRE 533 LEI 494
Details on SYO website

These are the splits: where marked with ~ it means that not all runners were timed, so no certain leg placing is available.
Loop 1 1. 11:37 (5) Tony Donaldson 2.6km +70m -50m 2. 19:11 (11) Stephen Robinson 3.5 +85 -5 3. 36:16 (5) Richard Robinson 7.0 +105 -145 4. 32:35 (3) Simon Elliot 7.1 +150 -110 5. 25:55 (1) Simon Elliot 5.7 +5 -110 1:55:11 (1) Hallamshire 2:05:34 (2) NOC 2:07:18 (3) WCH 2:10:42 (4) SYO 2:14:06 (5) Holmepierrepont Loop 2 6. 4:38 (~1) Colin Olivant 1.3 +0 -170 7. 15:22 (~2) David Olivant 3.5 +10 -0 8. 25:32 (7) Hilary Palmer 4.0 +10 -0 9. 44:05 (5) Mick Lucking 8.7 +360 -130 10. 29:51 (3) Robert Palmer 6.6 +225 -305 3:48:00 (1) Hallamshire 4:05:02 (2) NOC 4:12:50 (3) SYO 4:14:06 (4) WCH 4:14:19 (5) Holmepierrepont Loop 3 11. 25:31 (10) Ray Barnes 4.1 +120 -185 12. 14:48 (~4) Tony Donaldson 3.0 +125 -85 13. 27:12 (~5) Alan Beardsley 4.6 +230 -120 14. 30:11 (4) Phil Pittson 6.6 +95 -310 15. 27:44 (5) Derek Mill 4.7 +200 -25 5:44:41 (1) Hallamshire 6:05:07 (2) SYO 6:10:28 (3) NOC 6:10:51 (4) Holmepierrepont 6:17:38 (5) WCH Loop 4 16. 25:24 (7) John Dalton 4.8 +95 -70 17. 18:50 (3) Gary Drew 4.0 +55 -60 18. 15:06 (3) Gary Drew 3.2 +90 -100 19. 56:50 (7) Michael Napier 11.3 +460 -365 20. 10:10 (5) Tony Donaldson 2.7 +20 -90 7:48:10 (1) Hallamshire 8:00:57 (2) Holmepierrepont 8:16:48 (3) NOC 8:22:10 (4) SYO 8:32:17 (5) WCH 8:43:11 (6) DVO 1 8:53:59 (7) South Wolds 9:07:16 (8) DVO 2 10:06:53 (9) Sandhurst dnf Hallamshire IS dnf Holmepierrepont B

Minutes of AGM 2000
Code of Ethics and Conduct (draft - to be adopted at AGM)

Nottingham University OC are looking for transport to events each weekend, usually in the East Midlands, but sometimes further away. Anyone who would be willing to provide transport for any number of students, however few, to any orienteering events would be most appreciated.
Ian Coe, NUOC president 08700 124094 Link no longer available

The Annual General Meeting of Nottinghamshire Orienteering Club will take place on Tuesday 6th November 2001. It will be held at Rushcliffe Leisure Centre, Boundary Road, West Bridgford The start time this year will be at 7.30 p.m. prompt.)

The Agenda and a copy of last year's minutes will be available at the meeting or available 7 days before the AGM on request to the Secretary. The Agenda will be posted on the NOC website by 30th October 2001.

Items on the agenda will include:

1. A proposal that NOC membership fees should be introduced to take effect for the year 2003.
2. A proposal that NOC adopt a Code of Ethics: a draft version will be published on the NOC website together with the Agenda by 30th October 2001.

The following committee positions are due for renewal this year:
Chairperson Junior Representative Team Manager Secretary
Any nominations for committee positions, resolutions, amendments to the constitution or items requiring a vote, to be sent to the Secretary, 47 Dale Road, Stanton by Dale, Derbys DE7 4QF by 23rd October 2001.

Please make every effort to attend and have your say in the running of your club.

Helen O'Neil (Secretary)

For clarity, it must be pointed out that all events comprising the British Schools Championships weekend are CLOSED.
The Sherwood Pines event must be entered via Schools and only those entering this event (and their teachers) may come to Thieves Wood.
The Harlow Woods event must be entered via the Special Qualification Race form through your school.

Of course members of all EMOA clubs are invited to help at all these events, and there will be opportunities for some helpers to have runs on Saturday.

NOC retained the Peter Palmer Trophy for the fourth successive year.

NOC led for the whole race, Thomas Billam gaining a 2 minute lead at the first leg spectator control when the others with him in the leading bunch failed to notice the direction of the final loop. Nick James found the going tough on his route choice and was briefly overtaken, but still returned in the lead. David Hodkinson in a steady run extended the lead, and was followed by steady runs by Sarah O'Neil and Stephen Robinson who was able to run without headlight.

By now there were only two teams on the same lap, NOC and a non-competitive team made up of runners from many clubs, but the lead was about seven minutes. Alison O'Neil and Dominic Langley extended this to 10 minutes giving Colin Olivant a chance of staying in front of the older Mark Nixon on the final leg. Colin's lead was only four minutes at the spectator control, and Mark Nixon caught him with about a kilometer to go, but a supreme effort in the last 200 hundred metres saw NOC home by just 2 metres on the line.

The second competitive team were about half an hour behind NOC.

(more details to follow when official results available)

click for large image Tom concentrates at the start	click for large image David hands over to Sarah
click for large image Alison on the run in	click for large image David/Nick/Tom/Steven/Dom/Col/Sarah/Alison

Anyone wishing to share transport to BOC'01 on Anglesey, please Link no longer available whether you are requesting a lift, offering a lift, or just trying to be green.

Unofficial Results:
1 Hallamshire A 7h48m 2 Holmepierrepoint A 8h01m N/C Hallamshire B 8h08m 3 NOC 8h16m 4 SYO 8h22m 5 WCH 8h32m 6 DVO 1 8h43m 7 South Wolds 8h55m 8 DVO 2 9h07m 9 Sandhurst Joggers 10h06m Holmepierrepoint B incomplete Dark Peak dns

As well as being Bastille day the 14th July is the HSBC Notts Youth Games, and for the first time orienteering is one of the participating sports. This is the county final for the District teams (years 5 and below) who will run a 'White' course in pairs at Bramcote Hills Park. There will be 98 pairs competing, representing 7 of the 8 Notts Districts - many of them in 'viable' school teams which we hope will also compete in November at BSOC.

Many of you have already 'volunteered' to help, but Pauline and I would like a few more, especially to 'watch' over the electronic boxes out in the woods. Starts are from 12.15 for 98 minutes, so if any of you are free and could help we'd be very grateful.

Many thanks - Hilary Palmer Link no longer available

Some NOC 'O' tops, a pair of gaiters, and a coaching manual were left in Mick and Anglela's porch. Does anybody know who and why? Are they donations to the club? Please call if you can explain.

This years Peak District Long Distance Footpath Relay will be taking place on Saturday 15th September starting and finishing at the Grouse Inn. The overall distance will be 60 miles and there'll be 20 legs (minimum of 12 runners per team). It is most probable that NOC will pay the entry fee (TBC by the committee). If you'd like to take part please email Link no longer available

There are now seven events on the calendar and three TBA dates plus three Derbyshire activities.

Now the club now URGENTLY needs an organiser/planner for each of the events.
Courses at each event will be White/Yellow/LightGreen and a 'Summer League' course.

There will be out-going phone calls shortly - but why not take your pick and volunteer first?

With it being Easter Sunday, and a number of the Sunday regulars having departed abroad, I won't pick a venue unless more than two separate eMails arrive requesting one! Ray

The popular Circuit Training at Sport Nottingham, Meadow Lane, will take a one week break on Easter Monday. Some of us will be relieved to hear

10am prompt, Bulwell Hall Park. Assemble at car park immediately after entrance gateway off Norwich Gardens SK537462. The park is 1.5k by 1k with 20m variation in height. There is an embedded golf course. There are patches of woodland and two lakes. Looks a bit like Allestree! Let's make the most of these blank Sundays by having an explore, (or just a run round the periphery would be 5k), and see if it could be used for a low key event.

I was selected to run for England in the Interland match against Germany, Holland, Belgium (Walloons) and Belgium (Flemish), along with Rose Hodkinson, David Hodkinson, Liz Day and Richard Robinson from NOC. Unfortunately, Liz had to pull out through illness. This year the match was situated around Cologne in Germany.

Ten hours of travelling brought us to an area reminiscent of Nottinghamshire; muddy, brambly and flat. However, we were all glad to get our O-shoes back on (scrubbed spotless the previous night by devoted mothers so as to pass the foot and mouth inspection at Dover), and with a practice race on the Saturday there was no excuse for mistakes!

The race went well, with England winning comfortably. Both of us girls had good runs, Rose winning her course outright while I won the Interland competition but remained five minutes down on the race winner. We had a great time, and look forward to the next opportunity to get out into the forest!
Alison O'Neil

(Alison modestly omits to mention she was running up a class)

10am prompt, Attenborough Nature Reserve. Assemble at 6 Long Lane, Attenborough. SK517346. A flat 30 min run, a flat 45 min run, and a flat 50 min run, or whatever Mick and Angela think up!

Some of the woods in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire have been reopened to the public by the Forestry Commission.

We have checked with FC precisely what 'reopened' means. You are allowed to go for a walk, run or a cycle, but should stay away from the forest edge where that adjoins livestock farmland. Some parts of woods are taped off (eg near the pigs at Harlow Wood). You can ride a horse, but only if you ride it there from nearby - you may not bring it 'boxed'.

Explicitly, we are not allowed to hold any events, even a club training run, no matter how informal. But mappers, planners and controllers can walk around inside the woods away from the edges.

Regrettably, Byron's Walk, has now also been cancelled.

10am prompt, Nottingham Waterways. Park on Musters Road, assemble at 4 Bridge Grove, West Bridgford. SK583378. A flat 30 min run, a flat 45 min run, and a one-big-hill 50 min run, each with an in-terrain section.

10am prompt, Nottingham University, opposite Arts Centre, SK546381, East Drive, turn north at traffic lights at east end of dual carriageway University Boulevard A6005. A run and a map checking exercise.

This will be ideal for beginners. There is not the pressure of being an actual event, and there will be people there who will be only too pleased to show you the ropes. Oh, and it won't cost a penny!

There will some activity this Sunday, 11th March at Bramcote Hills. Come at 10am prompt. SK499384 A6007/A6002 car park. Please don't expect an event, but there will be maps.

Compass Sport Cup rescheduled for March 10th 2002. No competition for 2001. Still at Thetford, not Brown Clee !! Catherine will destroy cheques in her possession for any events entered via Team Manager.

NOC have cancelled their events at Sansom and Bestwood on 24th and 25th March. The Compass Sport Cup match at Thetford on 18th March has also been lost.

The next NOC event at Byron's Walk, April 22nd, is still seven weeks away, and a decision will be taken in early April.

As you may have noted elsewhere, major events are already being lost, notably the JK. The BOF website gives the latest details.

Liz Day, one of our new recruits, is looking for a lift back from BOC01 to Nottingham immediately after the relays. She has a compulsory practical exam at Nottingham University on Tuesday at 11am.

If there were two places in a car it would be ideal as Andrew Powell, another student (from NUOC), is also in need of a return journey.

Training by running alone builds up stamina and speed, but these are not the only requirements for successful Orienteering. Strength and flexibility can be improved by other training, and one of the best ways is by regular Circuit Training.

Sport Nottingham will be putting on weekly sessions with Orienteers in mind, at their Leisure Centre at Notts County's Meadow Lane stadium on Monday evenings from 18:00 to 19:00. The fee is £2.50 / £1.50 for the one hour session, and if you bring along your map from Sunday, there will an opportunity to share your foibles afterwards.
Children welcome. No need to book - just come along!

One of NOC's best juniors, Brendan Mackrill, was in the team of three representing Great Britain last week at Trentino.

He finished 42nd of 72 in the short distance race, and 45th of 72 in the classic race. The GBR team was 11th of 22 in the relay.

Derek Mill is interested in sharing a hired car in NI.

Link no longer available of OD is arranging a coach party complete with accommodation. May 4th pm to May 8th am.

Compass Sport Cup. Entry fees are £6/£2. Please post your entries to me by 21st Feb, using the proforma on the web site.

It'd help me if you could indicate whether you would prefer to travel by coach. Last year we had to heavily subsidise the cost, so I'd like to know numbers to help me decide on the best option.

JK Relays at Lydney Park, Forest of Dean on 16th April Courses available:

A JK Trophy (Open, four legs), B Women's Trophy, C Men's Short Open, D Women's Short, E Men Total age 120+, F Women Total age 120+, G Men Total Age 165+

H Women Total Age 165+, J Men Total Age 48-, K Women Total Age 48-, L M/W Total Age 40-, M Mini relay M/W12-, N Mixed Ad Hoc.

All except the JK Trophy are three legs. Fees for courses A to H plus N are £8 per runner and fees for courses J to M are £4 per junior. When you send me your BOF and SI number, please state the courses in order of preference. If there are insufficient people to make up a team that qualifies for the age courses then I will make up some ad-hoc teams. Please say if you do not wish to run course N in those circumstances. (Cheques to be made payable to NOC).

Closing date for the organisers is 3rd March, so please get your entries to me by 21st Feb so that I can plan the teams.

BOC Relays at Baronscourt Estate, Omagh on 7th May Courses available

A Men's Premier, B Women's Premier, C M35, D M40, E M45, F M50, G W35, H W40, I W45, J W50 K M/W55

L M/W60, M Short Open, N Women's Short, O M/W12-, P M14-, Q W14-, R M18-, S W18-, T Ad Hoc, U Junior Ad Hoc.

All classes are for teams of three runners. Please send your BOF and SI numbers along with preferred course to be run. Entry fees are £8 per runner for courses A to N and T and £4 for courses O-S and U.

Closing date for the organisers is 22nd March, please make sure that I receive them by 10th Mar.

Any queries, call me on 0115 8774089 or eMail link deleted: no longer valid. Post entries to 29 Mason Road, Ilkeston, DE7 9JP.

Harvester on 19th May. I don't have details yet; however, I'd expect the format to be the same as previous years. I'll post the information on the NOC web site as soon as I receive it.

Catherine Hughes      Proforma

Both the LEI and DVO web sites have moved recently. See links section.

Hilary Palmer reminds club members of the coaching weekend in the Lakes on 21st April. Please contact her if you want to attend.

If there are club members who might wish to offer or to share a lift to Northern Ireland, please Link no longer available the club, and we'll see if any matches can be made.

I've finally received details about the csc first round.

The event will take place at High Lodge Warren, in Thetford Forest, Grid Reference TL811 852. The main entrance to the forest is near the Brandon end of the B1107 Brandon-Thetford road, signposted 'Forest Centre'. The event will be based at the Forest centre, which has ample parking, toilet facilities and a shop/restaurant. The forestry commission will wish to collect parking fees at the rate of £2 per car or £10 per bus. There is a pay and display machine at the forest gate which should be used.

There will be pre-printed maps on a scale of 1:10,000. Sample control description (symbolic) will be displayed at the event centre. Maps will be collected at the finish (unmanned).

Starts are between 10.30 and 1.30 at 2 minute intervals, although 1 minute intervals will be used on some courses at certain times of the day. Courses C and E will be duplicated in order to provide sufficient capacity.

Courses are A - Open, B - Open 20-/35+, C1 - Cup Open 18-/45+, C2 - Trophy Open 18-/45+, D - Women's Open, E1 - Cup M60+/W45+, E2 - Trophy M60+/W45-, F - M16-/W18- and G - M14-/W14-. There will be white and yellow courses with pre-printed maps but will have textual control descriptions.

Pre-Entry fees will be £6 for seniors and £2 for juniors. EOD possible until pre-printed maps run out; cost will be £7/£2.50. NB Hire of SI cards will be 75p; a lost hire card will cost you £15.

To enter please send me your age class, CSC course (see above) or white/yellow, own SI number or request to hire, your preferred start time (E/M/L) and your entry fee (cheque made payable to NOC). Entries on email to eMail link deleted: no longer valid accepted, provided that your cheque reaches me by 21st February. Alternatively, there is an proforma in the Black and Green. If you would like to know you start time, either ring me, send an email or post a SAE with your entry. Please also indicate whether you would prefer to travel by coach.

Catherine Hughes      Proforma

Start Times will also be posted to this news page. Ray

Keith Streb is no longer offering, or wanting a lift. (see posting of 21st Jan).

NOC won three of the categories at the award ceremony held at County Hall tonight:

click for large image Alison O'Neil - Junior Sports Person of the Year	NOC Juniors - Junior Team of the Year click for large image	click for large image Hilary Palmer - Coach of the Year

An outstanding achievement for the club - well done everybody!

Jennifer Beverley has created a web site just for the juniors.

I am seeking passengers to the British Champs in NI during May this year. The current SuperApex price for a car and one passenger is £130 rising to £156 for two persons etc etc, so you must be able to share costs . As yet I have no accommodation sorted.

Of course if someone else is going by car and requires a passenger then obviously I am willing to go as an additional driver whatever.

Please E-mail me on Link no longer available

Keith Streb

I've added Catherine Hughes to the results. I apologise for the omission.
I note that there are a few seconds difference in the official Gold times which eventually arrived. I don't think these are enough to have any real effect, so I've left everything else as it was.

To complete NOC's quota of two events for the EMOA night league, the postponed event from 21st Oct will be held at Sansom Woods on Saturday 24th March. Parking at Longdale Lane car park. More details (to follow) on fixtures.