Future Events
Every Tuesday evening, 7pm
Join us for a run, a jog, a walk or just for the food afterwards! more details...
Lockdown Photo O - 2
NEW! Photo O 2
Can you work out this course on Ilkley Moor West? 20 controls? Slightly disappointing prizes for the winner/s. Rules set by the Grade A tyrant of a controller whose decision is final. This one's quite hard if you can spot it.
Control 6 (Monday)
Control 5 Control 4 Control 3 Control 2 Control 1
Results of the first AIRE photo-O: you can find the controls, the results and the course at
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vcz...
Maprun F Launch
4 Brand new 60 minute score courses available
As it may be sometime before we can gather and partake in traditional events,the club have been looking into options available to get you back out running and navigating again.
Maprun F is a Free app that uses GPS to track and record your run. It sounds at each control and provides immediate results when you finish including Split times. We have 4 new 60 minute score courses available same principles as the Autumn/Winter Leagues
Full information is on our new Map Run page https://www.aire.org.uk/info/maprun
Aire Affairs May 2020 Lockdown Issue Now Available
The May issue of Aire Affairs, containing members' stories of lockdown and an interview with award winning mapper Tony Thornley, is now available here on the website.
Update on British Orienteering Guidance
British Orienteering has issued updated guidance following the slight relaxations on outdoor exercise. The document reflects how Orienteering will be able to move forward as rules surrounding Lockdown are altered to hopefully allow us to do some Virtual/Socially Distant Orienteering. Their current views are in this document Bo Resumption Update Statement 14Th May 2020 V1 8
As a club we are currently looking at plans to be able to come forward with activities/events in line with this and Government Guidance in the near future.
At present all club event based orienteering activity remains suspended.
Tony Thornley Wins Mapper of the Year Award
Chichester Trophy for BOC 2019 Map
Many Congratulations to Tony Thornley who has won the Chichester Trophy which is awarded annually by British Orienteering for the best map by an amateur mapper. The judges recognised Tony's top quality map of Kilnsey and Arncliffe used for BOC 2019 scoring it highest overall on specification, cartography and presentation. The prestigious award should have been made at the BO AGM at the JK but obviously that had to be postponed. Tony's comments on receiving the award are on the BO website British Orienteering News Chichester Trophy 2019
A fuller story will be included in the forthcoming Aire Affairs.
Lockdown Aire Affairs
What are you doing to keep fit physically and mentally during these strange times? Do you have JK/ British memories to share? I’d like to put an electronic lockdown issue of Aire Affairs together over the next couple of weeks and I would welcome all contributions of whatever sort. Please send to me at wendy.carlyle@btinternet.com by Friday, 8th May. Keep safe and well! Wendy
Alternative orienteering activities
Whilst all orienteering fixtures have been suspended for the foreseeable future (see separate news item), you may want to try these ideas... (click read more)