SCOA News

		We are delighted to welcome Sarum Orienteering Club to SCOA.  In future, Sarum members will be able to choose to affiliate to British Orienteering through either South Central or South West Orienteering Associations.  Sarum covers the south west tip of Hampshire and south Wiltshire.  Many of their members do their orienteering in South Central and their juniors frequently train already with our Junior Squad.  This strong club can only enhance SCOA and is particularly welcome as we gear up to organise the British Championships in the New Forest in 2009.

The prize-giving for the SCOA League 2006-7 season will take place at 1 pm on September 16th at the SOC Queen Elizabeth County Park District Event.  This is the first event of the new 2007-8 League season so you can start your new season at the same time.  Winners will receive a hand-crafted bespoke mug and runners-up receive a certificate.

A list of League scores is available on the SCOA League page.

The SCOA AGM will be held on Thursday 14 June 2007 at the Pavilion, Worthy
Down, Winchester, SO21 2RG. The AGM will be followed by a short Committee
meeting.

This year we will be joined by Neil Cameron, BOF Chairman, and Mike
Hamilton, BOF Chief Executive. The evening will commence at 7.30 pm sharp
with a short talk by Neil Cameron on current issues and activities at
national level. This will be followed by a session to discuss what has been
covered and/or answer questions and discuss other issues that those present
wish to raise. At their request, we have allocated the first hour of the
evening to this session. This is your opportunity to learn first-hand about
their ambitions for British Orienteering and the issues affecting National
Office. Given the range of topics that may be raised, it would be helpful
to Neil & Mike to get some idea of the topics beforehand so that they may
bring the relevant information. If you let me know by WEDNESDAY 30 MAY what
topics interest you, I will forward this information to Neil and Mike with
the AGM papers.

The SCOA Junior Squad invite you to the SCOA Score Championships 2006 on a new map at LONGMOOR, HAMPSHIRE on SUNDAY 24th September 2006 PLEASE NOTE MODIFIED LOCATION DETAILS Location: Access to the event is from the Longmoor Camp junction of the A3 and following the A325 about 800 m and turning south-west at the roundabout, pass through Greatham village and after about 1.5 km turn south-east [signpost Liss Forest]. Proceed about 1.3 km to forest entry point [parking area and gate at SU780292). The event will be signed from the A3 Longmoor Camp junction.