EVENTS

NEWS

31 March 2012 (Saturday) Sprint Event

Venue: tbc

Sprint event

Details to follow

[updated 28 January 2012]

26 April 2012 (Thursday) Mole Night

Venue: Leatherhead Leisure Centre

Open to all with a Mole social afterwards 

Details to follow

[Added 1 January 2012]

10 May 2012 (Thursday) Mole Night

Venue: Bookham

Open to all with a Mole social afterwards 

Details to follow

[Added 1 January 2012]

24 May 2012 (Thursday) Mole Night

Venue: Betchworth

Moles only. Details will be circulated to Moles prior to the event

[Added 1 January 2012]

27 May 2012 (Sunday) Try Orienteering and limited courses event

Venue: The Nower

This orienteering event accompanies the Surrey Hill Races organised by SLOW. More information on the Races at the SLOW web site.

Details to follow

[Added 1 January 2012]

5 June 2012 (Tuesday) Jubilee Orienteering Festival Score Event

Venue: Balcombe

MV is coordinating the Jubilee Orienteering Festival comprising four events run by SE clubs between 2-5 June.

MV is putting on the final event, a Score event.

After you've run round off the Jubilee extended weekend by joining us in a mass picnic.

Look here for links and general info about the Jubilee Orienteering Festival or visit individual club web sites.

More details to follow

[Added 1 January 2012]

7 June 2012 (Thursday) Mole Night

Venue: Redhill/Reigate

Moles only. Details will be circulated to Moles prior to the event

[Added 1 January 2012]

21 June 2012 (Thursday) Mole Night

Venue: Horsell Common, Woking

Moles only. Details will be circulated to Moles prior to the event

[Added 1 January 2012]

5 July 2012 (Thursday) Mole Night

Venue: Reigate

Open to all with a Mole social afterwards 

Details to follow

[Added 1 January 2012]

8 July 2012 (Sunday) Frolic with Try Orienteering

Venue: Nonsuch Park

Details to follow

[Added 1 January 2012]

19 July 2012 (Thursday) Mole Night and Park Race

Venue: Morden Hall Park

Details to follow

MV joins the popular Park Race series with an event in Morden Hall Park

[Added 1 January 2012]

11 August (Saturday) Mole Club Picnic

Venue: Reigate/Redhill area

Moles only. Details will be circulated to Moles prior to the event

[Added 1 January 2012]

16 August 2012 (Thursday) Mole Night

Venue: Leatherhead

Open to all with a Mole social afterwards 

Details to follow

[Added 1 January 2012]

30 August 2012 (Thursday) Mole Night

Venue: Mitcham

Moles only. Details will be circulated to Moles prior to the event

[Added 1 January 2012]

13 September 2012 (Thursday) Mole Night - an introduction to Night Orienteering

Venue: The Nower

Moles only. Details will be circulated to Moles prior to the event

[Added 1 January 2012]

More details about each of these events will be posted at the Web site as they become available. If you want more information, contact the webmistress

A fuller list of national orienteering fixtures can be found at the British Orienteering Federation home pages

As you may know, the Mole News is circulated in two ways by email and by post. Up to date email addresses are vital for this process to be successful and efficient. So please: 

- If your email address changes, as a matter of courtesy, let the Membership Secretary know.

- If you receive the Mole News by post and would like to do so by email instead, notify the Membership Secretary. 
 

ABOUT MOLE VALLEY ORIENTEERING CLUB

Mole Valley Orienteering Club covers parts of South London and Surrey and the River Mole lies at its heart. Our members cluster around the towns of Reigate, Epsom, Dorking, Sutton, Leatherhead and their surroundings. However we also have members that live further afield. 

Our official name is Mole Valley Map and Compass Foot Racing Society - we abbreviate to MV for easy reference!

We take the swallow as our symbol as it represents the swallow holes in the River Mole. These are holes in the river bed that mean the river disappears underground during dry periods. We also like to think that because swallows are fast and accurate navigators, they suit us well as an emblem. 

Do you have any comments on this web site? 

Is there anything you would like to see here?

Anything you particularly like or dislike?

Send comments to the webmistress

  Results Of the South East League event at Holmbush and Buchan Country Park are now available.

Controller's comments added 16 January. Planner's comments added 17 January.
South East colour standard times added 22 January.

That completes the uploads for this event.

[Updated 22 January 2012]

  Results of the SE Veterans, SuperVeterans and Families Competitions held on Ranmore on 18 December are now ratified as final.

The uploads for this event are now complete.

LOST PROPERTY: A pair of grey woolen Thinsulate gloves found near the field entrance, and a blue woollen hat (November Classic 2007 40th) left at the clothing dump. contact pgristwood AT btinternet DOT com to claim.

[Updated 20 December 2011]

  This year's Club Championships were held at the GO Event on Puttenham Common on 4 December.

The Molasses Trophy, awarded to first woman home on the Green goes to Sandra Vogel. Caz Moon came second, Nicky Masson third.

The Velvet Flyer trophy, awarded to first man home on the Blue goes to to Ian Ditchfield. Nigel Bush came second, Keith Masson third.

The trophies were both retained by last year's holders. You can see a full list of past winners at the Mole Roll of Honour.

The full event results are here.

[Updated 5 December 2011]

  Are you interested in trying orienteering for the first time?

Why not contact Mole Zach Carter who is running a weekly series of activities with an Orienteering theme based at Leatherhead Leisure Centre.

Keep an eye on the dedicated web site to see what's coming up.

Alternatively drop us an email at info@mvoc.org and we'll point you in the right direction!

[Updated 3 December 2011]

  Results of the South East Night Championships held on 26 November are now available.

These results are now final.

Comments from the planner, organiser and controller have also been added.

[Updated 1 December 2011]

  Results of the Nonsuch Park Try Orienteering event on 22 October are now available.

we hope you enjoyed the series of four Try Orienteering events. If you would like to know more about orienteering and how to get involved, look around this web site or email info@mvoc.org and we'll be happy to help.

[Added 22 October 2011]

A list of medal winners has now been added here.

[Added 18 Oct 2011]

Results of the Nonsuch Park Try Orienteering event on 8 October are now available.

If you enjoyed this event, then we hope to see you again. Our final event at Nonsuch Park is on 22 October and we will have different courses for you to try. 

[Added 8 October 2011]

Results of the Nonsuch Park Try Orienteering event on 24 September are now available.

If you enjoyed this event, then we hope to see you again. Why not come back on 8 October and try a different course? 

[Added 24 September 2011]

Moley has found a new home for a year with Caz Moon, winner of this year's picnic event.

The event had an unusual format, with competitors placing and collecting controls as well as doing a score event type run. Expect a full write up in a Mole Journal soon.

[Added 29 August 2011]

Results are now here.

Reports from the Planner and Organiser added 23 August

Lost Property: One Thumb Compass. email: massonsATtalktalk.net

[Updated 23 August 2011]

Frolic 10 July 2011

Full results of the Frolic are here.

[Updated 12 July 2011]

Well done to everyone who took part in the City of London Freemens School orienteering event. The results are here.

[Added 28 June 2011]

At the Try Orienteering event on 4 June in Morden Hall Park Mole Valley opened its ninth Permanent Orienteering Course.

Pictured below are, left to right, Tony Burton from MV, Chris Heels, Park Ranger and Zoe Colbeck, Property Manager from Morden Hall Park.

Click the picture to see a larger version.

Maps for this Permanent Orienteering Course are available for £1 from the National Trust shop and the second hand book shop in the park.

Information on other POCs is here.

[Added 10 June 2011]