NWO organises regular events of several types. There is a variety of formats including cross-country, score and night events. All of these are suitable for beginners who want to try orienteering. (See below for an explanation of the different types).
There are many events organised by other clubs that are within reach of North Wiltshire. See the British Orienteering website which provides a national list of fixtures. More fixtures can be found on the websites of local clubs listed ot the British Orienteering website.
Tell us if you plan to come. Why? The information for several of our events asks that you let the organiser know if you plan to come. It is not a commitment but it helps the organiser to estimate the likely number of maps needing to be printed. We will print enough maps to satisfy those intending to come plus just a few extra.
For more information about NWO events contact the organiser, if named, or the NWO Fixtures Secretary..
| Date | Click link for location map (or see flyer) | Type | Details |
| Sat Feb 11th - day | Copse Wood, Marlborough | Score, Yellow and Green | Flyer |
| Sat Feb 11th - night | Copse Wood, Marlborough | Western Night League | Flyer |
| Sat Mar 10th | Savernake Forest | Limited Colour - Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue | Flyer |
| Sat Mar 31st | Fyfield Down | Score, Yellow, Green | Flyer |
| Sat Apr 21st | Ashdown Park | Limited Colour - Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue | Flyer |
| Sun Jun 24 | Venue to be confirmed | Relay | More details to follow |
Try Orienteering An event especially aimed at anyone (individuals, families or groups) to try out one or two easy courses and find out what orienteering is all about. Members of NWO will be on hand to explain and get you started.
Score An informal one-hour event with about 27 controls, including 7 of Yellow standard usually with a non-competitive Green course. In a score event you have an hour to find as many controls as possible. Each control earns you a number of points.Night Event These are held just after nightfall and you will need a torch (preferably a head-torch). You have an hour to find as many controls as possible. Each control earns you a number of points. There are a number of easy controls for beginners. If you are new to orienteering you may wish to try out some day events first.
Limited Colour-Coded . Usually yellow, orange, green and blue
Full Colour-Coded (Galoppen League). All colour-coded courses (white, yellow, orange, light green, short green, green, blue and brown) are offered unless otherwise specified. There may be additional courses eg. red and there is usually a String Course for young children. The easier courses are suitable for beginners.
Informal Event NWO offer occasional informal local events suitable for experienced orienteers and beginners. These could have a variety of formats.
Summer Relay The relay is one of a series of
team relay events run in the South West. A limited number of different
colour-coded courses will be available for beginners and orienteers not
in a team. We usually have a simple "small team" format eg.;-
A team is 2 or 3 members from the
same or different clubs. There are three courses, each of about 2km
each - each team must run each of the courses twice as six consecutive
legs, but no individual can run the same course twice.