Level of event: Regional
Type of event: Race, Schools
Airienteers are proud to host the YHOA Schools Championships at Temple Newsam on the afternoon of Sunday 7th June, 2026.
Short white to Green courses; non-school competitors can enter too.
Within 100m of assembly - watch this space.
To be announced
Prices: £2 juniors; £6 seniors (£7 for non BOF Seniors)
Entry procedure
Schools should enter their teams via the spreadsheet which will be forwarded to school contacts by the organiser.
Individual students who want to enter the competition but are not entering via their school can enter via Fabian 4. To be competitive please enter by the year you are in not on the colour coded course. E.G if you are a girl in year 3 enter in G3, a boy in year 11 would be B11. Also in the special circumstances box please put the name of your school.
Any other entries please enter the actual colour coded course and not the year category.
Fabian 4 link will be live soon.
Year 3 (short white) to Year 13 (green) courses.
Non-school competitors will be allowed to enter this event too.
The information below may change (subject to final controlling).
| Course | Length (km) | Climb (m) | Category | Controls |
| Short White | 0.7 | 30 | G3, B3, G4, B4 | tba |
| White | 1.3 | 30 | G5, B5, G6, B6 | tba |
| Yellow | 1.6 | 55 | G7, B7, G8, B8 | tba |
| Orange | 2.3 | 85 | G9, B9, G10, B10 | tba |
| Light Green | 2.7 | 80 | G11, B11, G12, B12 | tba |
| Green | 3.1 | 95 | G13, B13 | tba |
School competitors will be able to run another course (depending on map availability) on a non-competitive basis if they wish - no extra cost.
Parkland: areas of forest; dense path network; wide grassy areas.
On a tight lead around competitors please.
Organiser: David Alcock 7989 then 563588 secretary at aire.org.uk
Planner: Chris Gibbins
Controller: David Williams permissions at aire.org.uk
Safety and Risk: A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.
Insurance: Everyone is welcome to take part in this event. However, from 1st January 2026, participants who are not members of British Orienteering will no longer be covered by British Orienteering’s public liability insurance. For example, if you were to accidentally injure a member of the public or damage property during the event, you would not be covered by our insurance. By entering any event from 1st January 2026, you acknowledge that you are taking part at your own risk. British Orienteering’s public liability insurance used to cover non-members at events before this date.
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