News

Warrior Battleaxe and new website

Our neighbouring club Warrior has announced their Battleaxe series for 2022.

These are Wednesday evening events in the south lakes. Starting 13th April and entries are now open.

They also have a new website and location you can see the event details...

Published: Tue 29 Mar 2022

Compass Sport Cup Results

Congratulations to LOC who take the win in the Cup and SROC who take the win in the Trophey.

Results here

Published: Sun 13 Feb 2022

CSC Heat, February 13th, START TIMES...

12/02 Update Start Times are HERE

Published: Sat 12 Feb 2022

Chase Winners...

After a great run - the 2022 Club Chase winner today was Hannah Birkinshaw and the 'first past the post' winners on each of the courses:
Brown: Jonty Goodwin
Blue: Daisy Rennie
Green: Janette McHendry
Light Green: Toby Heppell
Orange: Hiroki...

Published: Sat 08 Jan 2022

Mawbray Festive Results....

Thanks to Simon Hunter for planning the event and all those who helped, baked, and took part on New Years Day. A total of 375 was raised for junior funds. Thank you all for giving so generously.
Results are HERE

Published: Thu 06 Jan 2022

Beer Trail is open!

This years Beer Trail is now open!

You'll find details here /event/beer-trail-2022

Big thanks to the Rennies!

Published: Sun 19 Dec 2021

Slate Fell Results

Results are partially updated. I am still trying to recover the remaining runner times.

Published: Sun 07 Nov 2021

Night Series first event this week...

The Night Series starts this week. First event is on Slate Fell. Entries are now open - they close Tuesday evening. Get your head-torch batteries charged!

Published: Sun 31 Oct 2021

Spook-O payments

Many thanks to all those who came, despite the difficult weather earlier in the day, we hope you all had fun. And many thanks to Janette and all the volunters for putting on another great Spook-O and raising funds for the junior orienteers.

For...

Published: Fri 29 Oct 2021

CoronaVirus update:

Whilst we have not yet had clarification from British Orienteering, it is very unlikely that WCOC events will happen in November due to Covid19 restrictions. Certainly this Thursday’s event (Slate Fell) and the Copeland Chase planned for this...

Published: Wed 04 Nov 2020

Advert - AGM now with added GUEST SPEAKERS...

Join the WCOC AGM via Zoom on Thursday 22nd October at 7pm (details of how to join the Zoom meeting on the Agenda).  Please note NEW Zoom Code - see the Agenda - click here.

The Draft Minutes for 2019, Officers’ Reports and Agenda are all on...

Published: Wed 14 Oct 2020

New WCOC Events - Night Orienteering

Great news! From 5th Nov (at Slate Fell) WCOC will be continuing their regular Thursday orienteering night - /futureevents. Club members have been working behind the scenes to make this possible. As everyone will expect, things will...

Published: Sun 02 Aug 2020

Return to Orienteering

British Orienteering has announced that orienteering will return to England on 1st August 2020 (subject to any further restrictions that may be imposed by the government).

British Orienteering will release Return to Orienteering Guidelines...

Published: Tue 07 Jul 2020

Postponement of Committee Meeting

We have decided to postpone the meeting planned for 8th July until Wednesday 15th July to await the guidance on moving forward from BOF.

Published: Tue 07 Jul 2020

CoronaVirus info - updated 17th May

Please click here for information from BOF about the resumption of orienteering.

Please click here for information from BOF about potentially relevant webinars - next one Tues 19th May 7:30pm.

The following message was from British Orienteering...

Published: Mon 16 Mar 2020

Night Champs successes...

Congratulations to all the WCOC members who travelled to the Scottish and / or British Night Championships recently, and particularly to the following who produced good perfomances:

Scottish - (Findhorn Dunes nr Moray): There were some familiar...

Published: Mon 24 Feb 2020

Coaching for all - Sunday 1st March

Coaching (originally planned for 8th Feb) has been rearranged for Sunday 1st March. Click here for full details - please note that you will need to let Simon Hunter (Lead Coach) know you are coming.

Published: Sun 23 Feb 2020

Night orienteering this week - Loweswater (and Ambleside)

Don't miss out on the next chance for a mid-week mini adventure at the next in this winter's series of night-O events - this Thursday (6th Feb) Mosser Fell (nr Loweswater) - details here.

If you are prepared to travel a little further, LOC also...

Published: Sun 02 Feb 2020

Peter Palmer Junior Team Relays 2020 - cancelled

Unfortunately, as a consequence of C19, this year's Peter Palmer Junior Team Relays (which were due to be hosted by WCOC at Hawse End near Keswick this September) have been cancelled.

Published: Mon 27 Jan 2020

Night orienteering - Sale Fell (nr Cockermouth)

Join us at the next of this winter's Night Series events this Thursday on delightful Sale Fell - always a popular venue. These events are open to all - no need to be a member of the club- although we’d love you to join us. Just turn up and find...

Published: Mon 20 Jan 2020

Club Chase - provisional Start Times

Click here for a list of provisional Start Times for the Club Chase on Saturday 4th Jan.

Published: Fri 27 Dec 2019

Happy Christmas!

Wishing all WCOC members, friends and families a very Happy Christmas! For those wanting to keep active over the holidays there is plenty of orienteering on:

Published: Tue 24 Dec 2019

WCOC retain the galoppen trophy

Congratulations to WCOC who retained the coveted "Borrowdale Trophy" in 2019 with a clear margin over LOC in second, closely followed by BL in third.

  • For overall club points, and individual Senior and Junior course winners, click here.
  • For a full...

Published: Sun 22 Dec 2019

Beer Trail 2019 open until end of Jan 2020

For details click here

Published: Sun 22 Dec 2019

Win a Christmas Tree - this Saturday...

Come orienteering at Whinlatter VIsitors' Centre this Saturday (30th Nov) 11am to 1pm. This is the first day Whinlatter will be selling Christmas trees and they have kindly offered up a 6ft tree as a prize. Two easy courses (yellow...

Published: Tue 26 Nov 2019