Two plates were left behind after the Club Picnic, each bears the words 'Garlic' and 'Asparagus'. Please contact Quentin Harding if you would like to claim them.

Peter Knott is putting on a beginners orienteering course at Beacon Fell on Wednesday August 5 from 11-3 for anyone not going to the Scottish. The course will be approximately 3Km but there will be a shorter option. There will also be a map memory norwegian master map option on the full course for any experienced orienteers who want a run round. Control cards and pin punches will be in use instead of SI. There will be other activities going on in the park at the same time.

RouteGadget is now set up for the Picnic. Let's relive the thrill of the mass start! Thanks to Mark Edwards for some more photos for the gallery. For all those who have been kind enough to ask about Becca's ankle she can happily report that it's not broken! Becca's undying gratitude goes to Karen Nash for her heroic piggy-back rescue for a kilometre to the finish.

Pictured is the mass start at the 2009 Club Picnic in Eaves Wood. Planner Mark Edwards had set a devious score course which visited every tricky part of the wood, but not so hard that it wasn't possible to clear the 20 controls within the allotted hour. The weather stayed fine for the picnic after the orienteering, and Summer Series winners were rewarded at a short prize giving ceremony. Being able to use the Guides' facilities was welcome feature. Results are available, as are some more pictures.

Tuesday 14th July will be the last session at Ripley until September. To make it special, it will be full of games and challenges. Come along and join in the the fun.
This will be the 38th session since last September when they started, the committee would be glad to hear feedback as to their format and how these sessions might develop next year.

In a joint session with Barro and LOC, Quentin Harding is running a two hour coaching session in Eggerslack Woods on Saturday 11th July. The session is aimed at those of TD5 or Green standard. Cost £2 to cover maps. Meeting in the public pay and display car park at GR SD411783 on the North side of Grange to start the session at 10am. There will be time to train and still make the Club Picnic. Contact Quentin on 01524 770637 if interested in attending.

Please remember to check for ticks after the picnic. Mark Edwards, our planner, found one on him after a recent visit.
Also please remember to bring plates, mugs, cutlery as needed as well as food to the picnic. There will be hot water and tea/ coffee but no cups etc so do bring something suitable to take a hot drink if you would like one.

Maybe there were no events in the North West, but several SROC members were active further afield. We await the full results (expected by Monday evening) for the Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon but prizewinners include Karen & Matt Nash (pictured) and Sue & Zoe Harding. Other events with SROC interest include the European Youth Orienteering Championships and GB WOC selection races.

Final results from the Summer Series, with best 3 out of 4 scores counting. Congratulations at all our worthy winners - prizes will be awarded to the winner of each class at the SROC picnic (see item below). Stand out results include: Daniel Selby winning M12 by a long way, Mark Edwards winning Mens Open with new club member Sam Southwell coming 2nd, Karen Quickfall winning Womens Open, Cherith Knott (W70) winning W55+ and Lucy Culkin plus 1 winning the pairs/novice class. A big thank you to all event organisers and planners in the series, which saw over 50 club members (plus a lot of other competitors) take part.