Newcomers to Orienteering are again invited to try out the sport. Following the successful event on Beverley Westwood in October, HALO, the orienteering club for Humberside and Lincolnshire are holding another event to attract newcomers, this time at Hull University. The event will be held on Saturday November 19th from 1pm to 3pm. Registration will take place in the University’s Sports Centre on Inglemire Lane. This event will also be…
The local orienteering club HALO (Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers) held it’s annual championships on Saturday October 15th on Beverley Westwood amidst glorious sunshine. The event is a handicap and allowances are made for age and gender. Skidby’s Helena Crutchley, after a string of top three performances in recent years, finally secured top spot to become the 2011 HALO Champion. Beverley Junior, Zac Field who was the fastest runner on the…
Over fifty people were attracted to Beverley Westwood on Saturday to try out orienteering. The Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteering club (HALO) had organised seven courses of differing lengths and levels of difficulty. The courses covered all parts of The Westwood and all featured electronic timing. The good turn out was helped by a warm sunny day in addition to articles in HU17.net and posters and banners around The Westwood. Coaching…
Newcomers to the sport of Orienteering have an opportunity to try out their skills on Saturday October 15th on Beverley Westwood. The event, organised by the Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteering Club (HALO), will have a range of courses to suit all abilities, ranging from the novice to the more experienced navigator. The fee is £2 for adults, £1 for juniors and £5 for family groups, participants can take part on…
The heat on Sunday didn’t stop runners posting some very fast times through the streets and alleyways of Beverley. Over 100 competitors took part, with experienced Orienteers travelling from as far afield as Coventry, Middlesborough and Manchester, for this the second running of the Beverley Urban Orienteering Race. The event which was organised by Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers (HALO), started and finished in the Market Square and also attracted interest…
Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers are holding their second Beverley Urban Orienteering Event on Sunday June 26th 2011. The first event in February 2010 was decimated by the snow storm that day, although the event did still go ahead. The event this year will start and finish from the Market Cross in Saturday Market. Competitors will be given a specially prepared map indicating the control sites in and around Beverley Town…
The second round of Orienteering’s East Yorkshire Short Race Series took place on Saturday (21st May). Organised by Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers (HALO), the event consisted of two races of 3km with a handicapped start calculated for the second race. Local knowledge seemed to have been a big advantage in the event on Beverley Westwood. The technically demanding Newbegin Pits area of the Beverley Westwood caught many a runner unawares…
Only seconds separated the leaders in the first race in this year’s East Yorkshire Short Race Orienteering Series. In what could be the closest competition yet for the series, the top two in the Men’s race were separated by 28 seconds and in the Women’s by 37 seconds. This, after two 3km Orienteering courses. The Londesborough Park Estate, in glorious sunshine, hosted the first round of Orienteering’s East Yorkshire Short…
Last week (April 12th) saw nearly 200 pupils from 29 primary schools come together at Burton Constable Hall near Sproatley for the final of this year’s East Riding Schools Orienteering Championships . The event was the culmination of a joint project between the two School Sport Partnerships that cover all the East Riding schools and the local orienteering club HALO (Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers). Over 500 pupils from 45 schools,…
Despite the promise of pretty miserable weather, over sixty people enjoyed the latest orienteering event, organised by HALO (Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers) on Beverley Westwood on Saturday afternoon. The majority had never orienteered before. The good turn out was helped by announcements by the local media and in addition to posters and banners around The Westwood. There were many family groups having fun running backwards and forwards searching for the…
Saturday afternoon on February 5th, sees an Orienteering Event on Beverley Westwood. The event, which will start and finish near to the Walkington / Westwood Road entrance, will feature four separate orienteering courses, catering for the absolute beginner up to the more experienced competitor. This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to test their map reading ability. There will also be a “fun” MAZE-type Orienteering course on a…
Local phone and broadband provider KC has joined forces with SportsAid to support two future Olympians from Hull and the East Riding. Seventeen year old judo champion Holly Harrison from Hull and fifteen year old orienteering star Zachary Field from Beverley have each received £500 from KC to help them with their training and competition costs. SportsAid helps promising young athletes prepare for competitions by matching them with businesses that…
Three member from the same family all achieved medals in the recent British Schools Score Championships. The annual event, which this year was held near Blackburn, at Witton Country Park took place on Saturday October 9th and attracts individuals from schools all over Britain. Competitors compete within their own school year groups and the winners are those who navigate to more orienteering controls than their competitors in the time allowed….
Last month saw some 170 pupils from 27 primary schools come together at Longcroft School in Beverley for the final of this year’s East Riding Schools Orienteering Championships . The event was the culmination of a joint project between the two School Sport Partnerships that cover all the East Riding schools and the local orienteering club HALO (Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers). Over 700 pupils from 57 schools, many of whom…
The fourth and final event in the East Yorkshire Short Race Series took place on Saturday (April 10) in glorious sunshine at Londesborough Park, Market Weighton. Organised by Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers (HALO), the event consisted of two races of three kilometres with a handicapped start calculated for the second race. The warm weather and steep wooded slopes tested the competitor’s strength and stamina. But every competitor (bar one) completed…
Beverley hosted the first event in the new Yorkshire Urban Orienteering League last Sunday. Organised by Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers (HALO) the event attracted 48 competitors some of whom had travelled considerable distances. Local teenager and HALO member Charlotte Ward won the open women’s event and Steve Watkins of Airedale won the men’s. With a choice of routes and distances ranging from 7.2 km to 3.4 km the event was…
Beverley Leisure Centre is running various fun activities for children aged five to 12 throughout the February school half-term (15 to 19 February). These sessions, which are pay and play ones, run daily 2pm – 4pm from Tuesday to Friday of half-term, and cost £3.40 per session. Tuesday Bouncy castle and dodgeball Wednesday Urban street dance class Thursday Bouncy castle, parachute games and Frisbee fun Friday Roller…
The summer holidays are fast approaching and Beverley Leisure Complex has organised a variety of activities as part of the summer programme. A couple of new things starting this year are the adventure activity days, which are happening on three separate Mondays and the weekly sports camps. The adventure activity days will be a fun-filled day of adventure, problem solving, alternative fun activities, treasure hunts and orienteering. There will be…
