SROC

The SROC Year

Welcome to the 'SROC Year'. This page aims to give you a flavour of the 'SROC Year' by describing a typical twelve months in the life of our club.

In addition to the events listed below, the Club also stages a full range of orienteering events. These include schools events for the Lancashire Schools Orienteering Association, Colour Coded events for the Red Rose Galoppen and Badge Events with a full range of classes for all ages and abilities.

Everything is organised and run entirely by volunteers, so everyone is encouraged to contribute. This can be helping once or twice a year at an event, playing a major role in the running of the club, e.g. by becoming a Committee member, organising the Club archives or contributing to the newsletter or website.

January

Bleary eyed, SROC members welcome in the New Year with an Informal Event. Mince pies for all comers !

Not long after, we stage the annual SROC Handicap, at a SROC area somewhere near you. This is followed by a social evening, including a cold buffet. There are awards aplenty . . . to the man and woman who in the eyes of the SROC Committee have been the outstanding SROC orienteers for the previous year, for the SROC Club League and Galoppen (see below) and finally, the National and Provincial Trophy is awarded for one individual's outstanding services to SROC.

The winter Night Street League is halfway through it's ten 10 or so events. See the Fixtures list for details of forthcoming events.

Alternating with the Night Street League is Wednesday Night Training. This currently takes place at Broughton High School. It is just off the A6, about 1km north of J1 of the M55. The format of the evening is a mix of circuit training, gym-based orienteering exercises, team exercises and general good fun. It takes place from 7:00 - 8:30, so if you haven't been before, please come along. All ages and abilities are very welcome. For more information, please email Mike Ormerod, or call him on 01200 429892.

February

The Night Street League and Circuit Training are in full swing. After a handful of Colour Coded events, the SROC Gallopen is taking shape.

The first SROC Newsletter of the year drops through your letterbox.

March

The Annual Club Dinner takes place in March. This normally takes the form of a sit down dinner. See the Fixtures list for more information.

Event 10 of the Night Street League brings the league to a close, followed by the prizegiving.

Round 1 of the Compass Sport Cup sees the Team Captain mobilising her squad for the first time.

April

The second team event of the year is the Jan Kjellström Relays. Well, this may have already passed, depending upon the timing of Easter holidays ! If so, you can while away a few hours with the next copy of the newsletter.

May

By now, the Team Captain has got those relay teams honed to perfection, just in time for the British Relay Championships.

June

The second big social event of the year is the Club Picnic, but first you have to earn it with a swift 3-4km !

June also sees the first of a series of informal Park Races, great training for young and old alike. Details to be found in the third newsletter of the year.

July

The final team event of the year will, or may have already been, the Harvester Relays. If you're not sure what this is, follow the link for a flavour of the event.

August

One of the quietest months of the year . . . except for the newsletter editor, preparing release number four ! Some club members will undoubtedly be pitting their wits against Europe's finest.

September

It's AGM time, normally held at Furness College in Lancaster University. The formal proceedings are followed by . . . yet more food !

October

Believe it or not, the Night Street League's starting again. Can it really be that time already ?

The nights are drawing in and that gives you time to read Newsletter number five.

November

The SROC Club League is into it's final stages. That great run in the recent LOC Badge Event could have elevated you to the top of the table ?

December

The year is almost run and planning is well under way for the New Year's Day Informal Event . . . we could get into a continuous loop here ! The last newsletter of the year coincides with the Christmas post and it's Happy Christmas from everyone at SROC.

Last Updated : 26.07.07