The scores have been updated after 6 of the 7 events, and with the BEST FOUR events counting it is a very close competition going into the final event – Brandon Woods on 5th December.

Just 300 points separate the top three clubs – Octavian Droobers, Harlequins and Wrekin, and there is tight battle betwwen Walton Chasers and Potteries OC too.

Congratulations to all the worthy class winners from Sunday’s event at Worcester Beacon. The results are on the Harelequins website and the list of Champions is here.

Junior Trophies and certificates for Seniors will be distributed at the Laurie Bradley New Year’s Day Score.

The points have been calculated after the first four events, and it’s looking like a close competition this year. Just 50 points separate Octavian Droobers and Harlequins at the top, and Wrekin, Potteries OC and Walton Chasers are separated by just 300 points.

You next chance to score points for your club is on 14th November at Worcestershire Beacon – which is also the WM Championships.

Many thanks to Lesley Ross for shoehorning the results from three events earlier this year into the league; the detailed scores are available from the League page.

Your next opportunity to earn points is this Sunday at Bathpool – entries close at midnight today.

Potteries Orienteering Club invite you to this West Midlands League Event; full details are on their website. Pre-entry via Fabian4 closes on the 20th October. Later entries are available after this date, subject to map availability, but there will be no entry on the day.

The latest edition of the West Midlander magazine can be downloaded here.

You are cordially invited to the West Midlands Orienteering Association AGM on Monday 11th October at 7-30pm at The Great Barr Hotel, B43 6HS. The agenda and minutes of the 2020 meeting have been distributed via clubs to all members.

If you would like to be nominated for a position on the committee please contact Carol Dredge (Secretary) using the email address here. Likewise any matters to be raised under AOB should be submitted at least 7 days prior to the meeting.

The Midland Championships for 2021 were held as part of the SinS event at Rorrington and Stapeley, staged by Harlequins and Wrekin Orienteers on May 30th.

Members of any club belonging to the West Midlands, East Midlands or East Anglia Orienteering Associations are eligible to become Midland Champion.

The champions are:

M10	Marcus Richardson	NOR	W10	Alys Powell	WAOC
M12	Max Straube-Roth	OD	W12	Harriet Allinson	WRE
M14	Henry Jeffries	OD	W14	Hebe Darwin	WAOC
M16	Jake O’Donnell	DVO	W16	Hannah Mather	LOG
M18	Barney Steventon- Barnes	SUFFOC	W18	Not contested
M20	Not contested		W20	Not contested
M21	Axel Weatherall	WAOC	W21	Nadine Wright	OD
M35	Robert Holdway	POTOC	W35	Kirsten Strain	OD
M40	Anthony Squire	NOC	W40	Emma Jarrett	WAOC
M45	Andrew Rowe	POTOC	W45	Anne Straube	OD
M50	Alistair Landels	OD	W50	Juliette Soulard	OD
M55	John Duckworth	DVO	W55	Jill Emmerson	OD
M60	Mark Pearson	WRE	W60	Mary Adams	WCH
M65	Barry Elkington	OD	W65	Carol Dredge	WCH
M70	Andy Hemsted	HOC	W70	Judith Holt	DVO
M75	Derek Gale	DVO	W75	Sheila Carey	OD
M80	Mike Callow	WRE	W80	Carol Roscoe	WRE
M85	Not contested		W85	Alison Sloman	HOC

Congratulations to all the winners!

Full results can be found on the SinS web site

The 55th Sutton Park Gates Run will be organised by City of Birmingham Orienteers from 17:30 to 19:30 on Wednesday 7th July. Links to more details and to the entry form can be found on the COBOC home page.

Entries close tomorrow; details are available via Harlequin’s Summer Series page.