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Member News
A very warm welcome to new members Janet Grantham, Leo Atkins, Helen Boyle, Sally Elliott, Jacob Long, Will Mackie, Thomas Milton, Ellie Murray, Liam Overett, Ned, Miles & Ben Plowman, Hugo Reynolds, Jake Tedstill, Sarah Tipple and Adrian Garratt We are also delighted to welcome back Ronan, Yesim and Aiden Sahni as members.
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Relay Entry Deadlines Approaching
There are two fantastic opportunities to run for SYO at big national relays coming up! Relays are fun, fast and exciting to participate in and there is a relay for you no matter your speed or ability. Younger juniors need to be able to complete a yellow course to take part. We are particularly keen for those who have never competed in a relay before to give it a go. There is even a mini relay for under 12s. Entries are subsidised by the club.
The JK Relays are to be held very locally at Stanton Moor, near Bakewell so it would be incredible to have a huge SYO participation. The event is Easter Monday 1st April. Information on the JK relays can be found here. Please sign up by 4th March. Entry is £16 for adults and £8 for juniors.
The British Relay Champs are being held near Whitby on the 14th April, the day after the British Long Distance Champs. Information on the British Relays can be found here. Please sign up by 17th March. Entry is also £16 for adults and £8 for juniors.
Enter for both events on SYO Teams, via this link. Any questions, please contact club captain, Chris Williamson
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Kelham Island Urban O - Tues 12th Mar
Our annual orienteering event around the streets of Kelham Island is on the 12th March. More info here. Choice of long, medium and short courses. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Post race social and hopefully food in the Fat Cat. Entries must be made in advance via SYO Entries - entries open on Sunday 3rd March and close Sunday 10th March.
Offers of help to Tim, much appreciated. Volunteers get a free run.
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WEE - Redmires - Wed 20th Mar
Our next WEE is a dusk event at Redmires. We have the normal 4 courses on offer - yellow, orange, green & blue. More details available here.
You need to enter in advance for this event via SYO Entries - there's no entry on the day. Entries open on Wed 13th March and close Tuesday 19th March.
Please email Pauline if you can help. We need a couple of people on start and some control collectors. No experience is required and volunteers get a free run.
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Sat Series 6 - Norfolk Park - 23rd Mar
Our next Saturday Series event is at Norfolk Park on 23rd March. Longer courses extend to the surrounding urban areas. More info here.
We will be holding one of our hugely popular 2nd hand kit sales at this event. Please give kit donations to Jacky.
As usual we require lots of helpers. Please email Pauline if you can help for an hour or so. No experience is required and volunteers get a free run.
The schools' league results have been uploaded here and the results from the adults' league are here.
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Event Officials
We are so grateful to all those that take on the main event official roles (organiser, planner & controller) at our events. Please take a look at the programme of events here and email Susan if you can fulfil one of the roles.
Upcoming positions that we particularly need to fill soon are:
Wed 20th Mar - Redmires - organiser
Wed 1st May - Hesley - planner & organiser
Wed 5th June - Scholes Coppice (new area!) - Organiser & Planner
Wed 3rd July - Whitwell Woods - Organiser & Planner
Sun 10th Nov - Blacka Moor Regional event - Organiser
Wednesday and Saturday events are ideal for first time planners and help and mentoring will be provided. Wednesday event organisers are required mainly "on the day" as most of the "in advance" jobs are done for you - risk assessment, entries, website details, finding helpers etc so this is an easy way to get involved in organising.
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Fabian4 Administrator required
SYO require a new Fabian4 administrator. The person will be responsible for setting up entries on Fabian4 for our regional and national events. This is normally for no more than 5-6 events per year as entries for all our other events are done via the SYO entry syste. Full training will be given. Many thanks to Peter Gorvett, who has fulfilled this role for the past few years. Please email Peter if you would be willing to take over.
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2024 Major Events
We are rapidly approaching the 2024 major event season. Major events are held on the best terrain and are normally quite social affairs. All events are fairly accessible from South Yorkshire.
JK - 29/3-1/4. Midlands. Biggest annual UK competition with a sprint, middle & long plus relays. Individual entries close 3rd March. You can enter as many days as you like. 124 members are entered. More info here.
British Long Champs & relays - 14/15th April - Whitby. Indivdual entries close 17th March. 92 members are entered so far. More info here.
British Middle & Northern Champs - 27/28 April - Yorkshire. Entries close 14th April.
If you are thinking of attending for the first time and aren't sure what to enter or have any questions, contact Pauline
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Yorkshire Schools Champs - Sun 21st April
The 2024 Yorkshire Schools Champs will be held at Sandall Beat, Doncaster (location of the YBT final) in conjunction with our spring regional event. Sandall Beat is a fabulous runnable area and has been newly extended. There will be indvidual, team & school prizes for Y3/4 -Y13. Tell your classmates and save the date. More info shortly.
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YBT Heat - Sun 19th May
We will be attending the Derbyshire heat of the Yvette Baker trophy on 19th May at Hardwick Hall. We need as many juniors to run as possible to ensure we qualify for the final. Put the date in your diary.
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Event Thank yous
Since our last newsletter we have held a number of very successful events and it is so important to acknowledge the contribution of our wonderful event officials and mappers, without whom the events wouldn’t have gone ahead. So here’s a huge thank you for a job well done to:
Organiser Planner Controller
| Rivelin |
ShUOC |
ShUOC |
Andy Preston |
| Owler Car |
Karl Marshall |
Richard Morris |
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| Bolehills |
Pauline & Pete |
Colin Drury |
Colin Best |
| EIS |
Pauline & Pete |
Ryan Elliott |
Colin Best |
| Silver Hill |
Pauline Tryner |
Paul Bradbury |
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| Ecclesall |
Dave Todd |
Todd Woods |
Ian Cooper |
| Botanical Gardens |
Pauline & Pete |
James Bryant |
Colin Best |
| Baslow Edge |
Paul Johnson |
Oli Johnson |
Lucy Wiegand |
| Burbage West |
Bronwen Doyle |
Charlie Adams |
Mark Chapman |
| Crookes |
Pauline Tryner |
Kris & Maxwell |
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| Lees Hall |
Alex Forrest |
Karl Marshall |
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| Ecclesall |
Pauline & Pete |
Kim Baxter |
Colin Best |
| Loxley |
Martin & Lesley |
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Chris Williamson |
| Loxley |
Dave Howsam |
Colin Drury |
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An extra special thanks also to Ian Cooper for the numerous map updates of all these areas before each event. Also thank you to Dave & Jenny Peel for organsing the Lakes training weekend.
Your vouchers and lottery scratchcards are on their way!
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Club Night
Club Night sessions are proving very popular with around 90-100 participants each week. Priority is given to club members, so if you are interested in giving it a go, please email Pauline. The provisional programme up until May half term is:
| Wed 6 Mar |
Heatherdene 6.45-8pm |
| Wed 13 Mar |
High Storrs 7.10-8.30pm |
| Wed 20 Mar |
Wed Evening Event - Redmires (see website for details) |
| Wed 27 Mar |
Limb Valley |
| Wed 17 Apr |
Loxley 6.45-8pm |
| Wed 24 Apr |
Coneygree 6.45-8pm |
| Wed 1 May |
Wed Evening Event, Hesley (see website for details) |
| Wed 8 May |
Little Matlock Woods 6.45-8pm |
| Wed 15 May |
Bowden Housteads, 6.45-8pm |
| Wed 22 May |
Wed Evening Event - Rother Valley (see website for details) |
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Lift whatsapp
We have a well-used whatsapp group so members can arrange lift-shares to events. If you require lifts or are happy to offer lifts, please email or message Pauline with your mobile number and we'll add you to the group.
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Kit
We have a great array of club branded kit and have good range of stock items. Pictures can be seen here.
Pricing is as follows - adult top £27, adult mesh £24, adult jacket £48, buff £6, adult vest £23, adult hoody £26, kids top £22, kids jacket £43, kids hoody £22, Long sleeved top £30, Mena hooded jacket £67.
We can also order the limited edition Junior tops, which are £32 (kids sizes) and £42 (adults sizes).
Please email Pauline if you would like to order any kit.
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Children's University
South Yorkshire Orienteers are signed up to the Children's University scheme. Children can earn points competing at orienteering events and by attending club night. Please email Susan if you would like claim points for attending SYO sessions.
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Interland Selections
Congratulations to the 12 SYO athletes selected for Interland 2024, which will take place on 24th March in Southern Belgium:
M14 Maxwell Groom
M16 Oscar Peel
W14 Lucy Walwyn & Hannah Chapman
M40 Andy Preston
M50 Nick Barrable & Charlie Adams
W50 Lucy Wiegand
Travelling Reserves: Nathan Peel, Caspar Reynolds & Charlotte Chapman.
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CSC Heat Report
A large contingent of SYO members travelled to Gilling Wood in North Yorkshire today to take part in the Yorkshire & North East Compass Sport Cup heat. The area was super tough and very muddy but the sun shone and there were many excellent runs, ensuring we beat AIRE to qualify for the final.
Congratulations to our counters: Oli Johnson, Hannah Chapman, Oskar Woods, Andy Preston, Jenny Johnson, Cat Taylor, Charlotte Chapman, Tim Tett, Martin Ward, Lesley Ward, Chloe Potter, Hannah Woods, Paul Bradbury, Peter Gorvett, Lawrence Hodgson, Mark Chapman, Ash Field, Dan Hartmann, Pauline Tryner, Dave Todd, Ian Cooper, Will Preston, Alice Pieters, Lucy Holt and Pauline Rosser.
The final is on 20th October in Lancashire - put the date in your diary!
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2023 Club Champs & Awards Report
The 2023 annual club champs were held in the gloriously Autumnal Ecclesall Woods on Saturday 16th December. There was a mass start score event for experienced orienteers and a yellow and orange course for younger juniors and newcomers. Oli Johnson was first back with maximum points, while Imogen Pieters was highest scoring female. However, once Peter G's fiendish handicapping system had been applied to the results, the club champs prizes went to Alex J (first male junior), Hannah (1st female junior), Susan (1st senior woman), Joe Thomas (1st senior man), Arun (1st vet man) and Jackie B (1st vet woman).
On the orange course, first male junior was Louis and first female junior Eliza Jones; while on the yellow first female was Martha and first male Jacob.
Post-race members adjourned to Lees Hall to enjoy a delicious buffet. Lunch was followed by the very brief AGM before it was time for the annual awards ceremony, which honoured our members' best achievements:
Best male performance at the CSC: Brian Shaw
Best female performance at the CSC: Charlotte Chapman
Best YBT performance: Zak Garratt
Best Junior Relay Team: Junior Mixed Sprint Relay Team - Robbie Lightfoot, Freya Tryner & James Bryant & JK Junior Relay team - Sophie Howsam, Will Preston & Maxwell Groom
Best Senior Relay Team: W40 British Relay Team - Jenny Johnson, Lucy Wiegand & Louise Reynolds
Best Male Junior Performances: Oscar Peel & Lawrence Hodgson
Best Female Junior Performances: Ella Baxter & Hannah Chapman
Best Senior International Performance: Peter Gorvett
Best Junior International Performance: Imogen Pieters & Euan Tryner
Best Senior Male Performances: Oli Johnson
Best Senior Female Performances: Kim Baxter
Best Veteran Male Performances: Martin Ward
Best Veteran Female Performances: Jenny Peel
Most improved junior: Jack Walwyn
Most improved senior: Emily Pieters
Wooden Spoon Award: Julian Pieters
Special Spatula Award: Andy Preston
The final part of the day concentrated on thanking the club's volunteers for the hundreds of hours they dedicate to orienteering. All the major officials, mappers, SI managers and coaches received a small prize. Ian Cooper received a special thank you for his mapping work. The Junior volunteer of the year award went to Caspar Reynolds, while Judith Cudden won 'Senior Volunteer of the year'.
Colin Drury was awarded the trophy for the 'outstanding contribution to orienteering’ for his proflific plannning of events over many years. Finally thanks were given to the planning, organising and controlling team of Todd Woods, Dave Todd, Rosie Walwyn, Ian Cooper and Peter Gorvett for the fabulous job on this year’s club champs.
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Social Media
Social Media is an important marketing and advertising tool and SYO are keen to use it for publicising the club, sport and our events. We also regularly report on events and celebrate members' achievements. Please like our page , join the SYO group and follow us on Twitter. The more likes we get on our posts, the more people see our page, so please try to engage regularly.
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