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September Social 2026Tuesday 22nd September, King's Buildings
For the orienteers, Heidi organised telephone-O. Telephone-O is where one person is at a central base directing their partner over the phone on where to go to find the control. Concurrently a Turf event took place catering for those on foot or bike. Both events enjoying a warm still evening as we tr
VHI competition 2026Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September
The VHIs were held just outside Sheffield at Cowms Rock for the individual races and Hagg Side near Derwent Reservoir for the relays. Fran Daley, W50, and Alison and Kevin Harding, W65 and M65 from the club represented Scotland.
Coast & Islands 2026Isle of Coll, 14-18 September
This was a brilliant week of orienteering, with good terrain, maps and courses, although the weather was less than ideal.
INVOC's Eagle Weekend 2026Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th September
There were 3 events in 2 days with SOUL 5 in Inverness and a Middle distance near the coast by Fort George on Saturday and SOL 3 in Glen Affric on the Sunday. Over the weekend, Kirsten, Sally, Ewart and Alison all posted 1st places, while Ben, Richard, Les and Kevin all came in the top 10.
Lakes 5 Days 2026Sunday 2nd to Friday 7th August
The Lakes 5 Days is an event held every 4 years in various locations across the Lake District. This edition covered Askham Common (NE), Bessyboot (central), Yewdale Fell (W), Bigland (S) and Hampsfell (S). A small number of ESOC members attended, with Sarah, Margaret and Mary competing very well, bu
July Social 2026Wednesday 1st July, Musselburgh Lagoons
July’s social took place at Musselburgh lagoons, for the ESOC canoe-o world championships! Organised expertly, well apart from the weather perhaps ;-) ... by Hanne and David for the third time the courses were set, the controls were dunked into the water and hung from the overhanging trees.
Jamie Stevenson Trophy 2026Hermitage Woods, Stirling University, Sunday 21st June
The ESOC juniors finished in an amazing 3rd place at this years JST, with 3 podium places for Ingrid, Hamish and Emma. ESOC also won Best Supporters prize, with drumming led by Helena and Catriona for the run in.
June Social 2026Monday 15th June, Pentland Skyline Run
The annual Pentland Hills Skyline Run took place in great conditions this year, dry overhead (okay - just the odd spot at the very end) and dry underfoot, with pleasant temperatures. Club members ran in small groups and did a number of different routes to match arrival times and ability over the tes
Borders Urban Weekend 2026Berwick-upon-Tweed/Eyemouth, 6/7 June
This weekend featured two events in the UK Urban League, and Sunday’s event was also the fourth in the 2026 Scottish Orienteering Urban League. There was a modest turnout from ESOC, but some good results nonetheless.
SCOnanza 2026Glasgow, 5 - 7 June
Some enthusiastic ESOC turfers took part in SCOnanza 2026, which had a similar format to previous open events in Scotland. It was a great weekend of events and socials, with plenty of competitors from other parts of the UK and also Sweden.
Scottish Schools Orienteering Festival 2026Beecraigs Country Park, Thursday 4th June
The ESOC juniors made the club proud with 10 podium positions for Ingrid, Brooke*, Seb, Emma, Jonny*, Calum, Maria, Matthew*, Rohan and new member Michael.
Cumbernauld SOUL 3 2026Sunday 31st May
Urban race 3 of the weekend was also SOUL 3. Hannah claimed 1st place in the WV, whilst Luke (MYJ), Alison (WUV) and Ewart (MHV) all came in 2nd in their respective age categories. Luke, Hannah, Alison and Ewart are now also leading the tables for the urban league.