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Action from last weekend’s Itchington Holt event.
OCTAVIAN Droobers orienteers were back in action after staging their first post-lockdown event at Itchington Holt last weekend.
Droobers club members were subjected to COVID-19 guidelines throughout the course of the event, but were no doubt grateful for the opportunity to navigate and venture through the woods once again.
Three courses were contested – Short, Medium and Long – with Sue Hallett (W70) the winner of the former course, finishing in a time of 40:31.
Liz Phillips (W55) was first on the Medium course in 37:12, while Will Gardner (M21) won the Long course in 27:27, narrowly beating Nathan Lawson (M21, 27:38) and Duncan Birtwistle (M21, 31:24) in second and third place respectively.
Looking forward, the club is planning more events – with entry limited to Octavian Droobers club members.
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Action from last weekend’s Itchington Holt event.
However, there are many opportunities for the general public to experience this adventure sport at the many Country Parks in the local area – with trails of varying lengths from 1- 6km, called Permanent Orienteering Courses (POCs), being introduced in ten locations around Coventry, Warwickshire and Daventry, Northamptonshire.
For a full list of these venues, and for access to download maps for the courses, head to the Droobers’ club website at www.octavian-droobers.org, or head to a page for newcomers to the sport at www.britishorienteering.org.uk/poc