News Archive: 2020
ESOC Member on BBC Scotland website
Leonne Hutchinson is in the news!
ESOC’s December Turf ChallengeSunday 6 December
Our 5th turf competition got off to a slow start, but there were again some amazing results.
The Skåne Turf Challenge
The turfers of Scotland have accepted a challenge from the turfers of Skåne!
November Social 2020Sunday 29 November
The first social in some time was a Zoom quiz on Sunday 29 November to mark the end of the Quadruple-H Challenge.
Turf - The Art of Armpitying
Our Scotland Zone-Setter, Kingslayer, shares some advice on a special Turf technique, and some thoughts on cheating.
ESOC Christmas GiftsSanitiser, Scarf or Hat
Take your pick from this small range of ESOC-themed gifts. Great stocking fillers!
Turf - how things have changed!
Sally Lindsay looks at some Turf statistics for Edinburgh area. (This article was in the November 2020 issue of Capital-O.)
ESOC QuadrupleH Challenge, November 2020Saturday 21st November to Sunday 29th November 2020
The QuadrupleH Challenge is here!
Videos for beginners
4 short videos that introduce orienteering.
ESOC’s November Turf ChallengeSunday 1 November
ESOC turfers were not deterred by a poor weather forecast, and again achieved great things on the first day of the new round.
Saughton Park Virtual Sprint Challenge ResultsWeekend 31st October-1st November 2020
Hallowe'en brought some spooky ESOC folk to Saughton Park over last weekend
Scottish Junior Orienteering Squad 2021
Two ESOC juniors reselected for ScotJOS in 2020/21!
ESOC in CompassSport
The October issue of CompassSport magazine includes an article about some of ESOC's recent activities.
2020/21 Talent Squad
British Orienteering has just announced the 2020/21 Talent Squad selections.
Blackford Hill Challenge ResultsWeekend 10-11th October 2020
Eleanor Pyrah, Planner, reflects on how the Challenge evolved over the weekend.