News Archive: Social
October Social 2023Silverknowes, Tuesday 10 October
Everyone enjoyed this social, which offered a choice of orienteering or turfing, with drinks and chat afterwards.
September Social 2023Stockbridge, Tuesday 12 September
This social featured an unusual format for the orienteering, with multiple maps, as well as a Turf event, with zones named after well-known games.
June Social 2023Monday 19th June, Pentland Skyline Run
The run was followed by a meal at the Steading
May Social 2023Tuesday 30th May, Musselburgh Lagoons
Canoe orienteering, possibly a first for ESOC!
April social 2023Currie, Tuesday 18 April
Another well-attended social, with MapRun orienteering courses and a spice-themed Turf event.
March Social 2023Loanhead, Tuesday 21 March
This well-attended social featured orienteering or turfing, with drinks afterwards.
February Social 2023Cramond foreshore, Tuesday 21 February
Another enjoyable social - a MapRun score event on a brand new map, followed by refreshments.
Burns Night Social - 2023Monday 23 January
Mark Rowe reports on ESOC’s Burns Night festivities.
Hair of the Dog social - 2023Monday 2 January
Mark Rowe (ESOC's Social Co-ordinator) reports from the New Year social.
November Social 2022Portobello, Tuesday 8 November
This social offered a choice of orienteering or turfing, with a chance to catch up over drinks afterwards.
October Social 2022Penicuik, Tuesday 11 October
The October social took place on a fine evening and was well-attended, with a street score event or a foot turf event, followed by drinks.
September Social 2022Peebles, Tuesday 27 September
Martin Quirke reports on another enjoyable social.
August Social 2022Roseburn, Tuesday 23 August
This ESOC social included an old-fashioned lamp-post-O or a foot Turf event (the 5th ESOC Foot Turf Tuesday), plus refreshments afterwards.
June Social 2022Tuesday 21 June
The June social was centred on Pilrig Park and offered a choice of an urban orienteering event or foot Turf event, followed by refreshments at a local hostelry.
May Social 2022Liberton & Alnwickhill, Tuesday 17 May
The May social featured an urban orienteering event, plus foot Turf event, followed by a social with World Orienteering Day cake. Mark Rowe recounts the story of the evening, including results.