Christmas Junior & Family Social - Sat 6th December
🎄Christmas Junior & Family Social - Sat 6th December 3.00pm - 5.30pm🎄
Nell Bank Centre, Denton Road, Ilkley
Invited: Junior members & families and Members with future juniors
1.00pm –3.00pm:
- toddler to 10yrs Ilkley Riverside Park intro event inc v. short courses & playground. https://www.aire.org.uk/events/riverside-2025-12-06 £1 -just turn up
- 10yrs - teens Middleton Woods coaching Nell Bank Centre - Book a free place - final details later
3pm to 5.30-6.00pm:
- EVERYONE welcome to Nell Bank Centre for a fun outdoor orienteering game in the grounds
- bring headtorches
- festive dress optional.
Followed by food & hot/cold drinks indoors. Venue and food funded by AIRE junior cake stall funds.
Book your places NOW: lindseyking49AThotmail.co.uk - please indicate coaching &/or social, and any dietary needs
We will need some parents or/& teenagers to volunteer to help with serving food/tidying up /collecting controls, please.
Junior Home Internationals 2025 - Sam Crook M14
Here is an article from Sam Crook at the Junior Home Internationals in South Wales, a competition between England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales where Sam and fellow Airienteer Katie Buckley (W18) competed.
Junior Home Internationals Oct 25
JROS Stockholm Camp 2025 - Katie Buckley W18
Here is an article from Katie Buckley at the Junior Regional Orienteering Squad's Stockholm Tour.
Junior Coaching Activities - Autumn 2025
Airienteers Junior Coaching activities - Autumn 2025
- Sunday 12th October 2pm-4pm. Hirst Wood, Saltaire, Shipley - junior coaching - yellow to green standard
- Sunday 9th November 9am-3pm. Junior trip by minibus to the EBOR event at Skipwith between Selby & York (Remembrance Sunday so check if you are needed on parade first!). Picking up Ilkley/Otley/Guiseley/Leeds. Useful training if you are attending the British Schools Event in Edinburgh the following weekend.
Junior World Orienteering Champs 2025 - Emily Gibbins
Here is an article from Emily Gibbins from August's Junior World Orienteering Championships 2025 in Italy.
Emily G's Junior World Orienteering Champs
She is also due to represent Great Britain in the sprint races at the upcoming European Orienteering Championships in Belgium in September 2025!
M/W14 Lagganlia Camp 2025 - Sam Crook
Here is an article from Sam Crook from July's Lagganlia camp in the Scottish highlands.
Junior Selections 2025
Congratulations to a record 6 AIRE juniors who have been selected for national summer camps & international competitions this summer. These huge achievements in orienteering are well deserved and reflect their discipline in training, commitment to the sport & successful results in recent races.
M/W14 Lagganlia Camp - Sam Crook
M/W16 Deeside Camp - Bethan Buckley
M/W18 camp - Stockholm Camp - Katie Buckley and Ewen Wilkinson
European Youth Orienteering Championships - Bethan Buckley W16
Junior World Orienteering Championships - Emily Gibbins W20
AIRE JUNIOR TEAM - Yvette Baker heat 2025
Read the report of our Juniors competing in the Yvette Baker heat in Bishop Wood Selby on 9th March.
Peter Palmer Junior Relays: Cockermouth
10 members of AIRE’s junior team travelled to Kelton Fell to compete in the Peter Palmer Junior Relays.
Read the report here: