Mike Powell Davies Shield Awarded
At the recent Summer Midweek Series event at Great Notley, Club Chairman, Eddie Banks presented the Mike Powell Davies Shield for 2024 to Chris Childs. The Shield is awarded annually for services to the Club.
Straggler becomes a Welsh Champion
Congratulations to Joshua Owen who won M18 at Welsh Championships hosted by Eryri Orienteering Club on March 2nd.
Death of former Chairman announced
Derek Ladkin passed away on February 8th aged 92. Derek was a stalwart of Essex Stragglers in the early days including a stint as Chairman. Our sympathy goes to his son, Russ also an orienteer with Stragglers.
Derek's funeral will take place on March 21st at 11:45 at Weeley Crematorium and then at The Ship, Kirby-le-Soken.
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Yvette Baker victory
Juniors from Essex Stragglers have qualified for the national final of the Yvette Baker Shield.
SOS Club Championships 2024
The 2024 SOS Club Championships was held at SUFFOC event at Tunstall on Sunday December 1st. The results are below.
Congratulations to Geraldine Russell who has regained her title of Club Champion with husband John in 2nd place narrowly ahead of Nick Pugh in 3rd place. Special mention to
defending Junior Champion, Lulu Gooding who finished in 4th place and also retained the title of Junior Club Champion with Alex Pugh in 2nd place. Well done to everyone.
The trophies will be presented at New Years Day Novelty.
Sad announcement
It is with heavy hearts we announce the death of Charlie Partridge. You may have known them as Daisy.
Annual General Meeting
The SOS Annual General Meeting will take place at 8:00pm on Monday 7thOctober at the White Hart, Newland Street, Witham, CM8 2AF
The AGM will be preceded with an Extraordinary General Meeting at 7.30pm to give club members an opportunity to express their views about the future running of the club.
ESSOL medals now available
The medals and trophies for Essex and Suffolk School Orienteering League are now available and can be collected from Enquiries at Hatfield Forest event on September 15th. The results are here
Thank you to Marc Owen for organising the purchase and engraving of the medals.
If you are not able to collect on 15th, contact Lyn West
Results from Midland and East Anglian Orienteering ChampionshipsStragglers are champions
In brilliant sunshine the event in Sandringham Royal Park on March 9th was host to both the Midland Championships and the East Anglian Championships. A good number of Stragglers made the trip to the north of the region to enjoy the glorious forest. 5 Stragglers were rewarded with 8 titles between them.
Junior Team Qualify for Yvette Baker Final 2024Congratulations to the Junior Team for a Great Result!
The juniors that participated at Ickworth Park on the 21st April achieved a fantastic 499 points out of a maximum 500.
This result means that the Junior Team is eligible to enter the finals on 7th July 2024 at Northaw Prov, Potters Bar. The event to be hosted by Hertfordshire Orienteering Club (HH) on behalf of the South East Orienteering Association (SEOA).