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October Community Conversation – Safeguarding – Let’s talk about why it is important and raise its profile!
As an organisation we take our safeguarding obligations seriously. We believe that everyone should stay safe and have fun while orienteering! Safeguarding is not just about children but applies to everyone within the SOA.
(more…)29th September, 2026 Read more...
Smiles in the Sunshine with Scottish victory at the Junior Inter Regional Championships (JIRCs)
Over the weekend a full team of 24 juniors and 4 coaches travelled to East Anglia for the Junior Inter Regional Championships (JIRCs). This annual event sees teams of juniors from all twelve British Orienteering Regions compete in individual races and relays whilst having the opportunity to socialise and build friendships with other junior orienteers from all over the United Kingdom.
In very uncharacteristic weather for the Scots with clear blue skies and temperatures in the 20s, the Scottish team were victorious in the individuals, relays and overall – returning with lots of silverware. Read on to find out more about their weekend.
29th September, 2026 Read more...
Janice Nisbet awarded the Service to Orienteering Award
It was announced by Jonathan Molloy at the SOA 2026 Annual General Meeting that the Service to Orienteering Award was being awarded to Janice Nisbet of Edinburgh Southern Orienteering Association (ESOC). The Service to Orienteering Award was previously known as the President’s Award but following the re-organisation of the SOA Board and there being no current President, it has been renamed as the Service to Orienteering Award.
(more…)22nd September, 2026 Read more...
Scotland overwhelmed by Wales at the Veteran Home Internationals
The 2026 Veteran Home Internationals took place down in the Peak District last weekend (19th/20th September) and saw Scotland finishing in third position despite being a very close run thing overnight after the individuals. The date of the VHIs was brought forward to the end of September this year from its normal late October position. This meant that it clashed with Coast and Islands, children starting university and the London City Race among other things.
(more…)22nd September, 2026 Read more...
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Last weekend saw 24 Scottish Juniors head down to the Junior Inter Regional Championships (JIRCs) which were held in East Anglia. The Scottish juniors took on teams from the other 11 regions of the British Orienteering Federation and proved themselves the team to beat - bringing home the individual/ relay and overall team trophies. Read all about it in the news section of the website - link in the bio.
⭐ Weekend Round Up ⭐![]()
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Last weekend we had seven local events across Scotland. Thanks to Badenoch and Strathspey Orienteering Club, Mar Orienteering Club - MAROC, Kingdom of Fife Orienteers, Grampian Orienteering Club, Inverness Orienteering Club, East Lothian Orienteers and Solway Orienteers. Five of these events were follow up events to the Sportscotland Summer of Sport family coaching sessions. ![]()
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Down south, it was a full sweep for the Scottish Juniors at the Junior Inter-regional Championships at Writtle Forest in Chelmsford. Scottish Juniors won the womens, mens and overall trophy.
It will be a busy weekend as East Lothian Orienteers, Grampian Orienteering Club, Inverness Orienteering Club, Kingdom of Fife Orienteers and Mar Orienteering Club - MAROC will be holding follow on local event to the Sportscotland Summer of Sport family coaching sessions. Clydeside Orienteers, Tayside Orienteers and Moravian Orienteering Club have already held follow on events and it was great to see families attend from the coaching sessions! Thanks to all the clubs for putting on these events! ![]()
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From grassroots to performance level, good luck to all the juniors travelling to Writtle Forest in Chelmsford for the Junior Inter-Regional Championships (JIRCs) this weekend.
Extend your skills or explore a different volunteer role this autumn with our range of upcoming workshops and courses. ![]()
- Level C Controllers Workshop 17th October (Perth)![]()
- Club Coach 17th/18th October (Edinburgh)![]()
- Event Safety Workshop 7th October (Edinburgh)![]()
- Junior Planners Workshop (online starting November)![]()
All details on the SOA Training Calendar. ![]()
If you are interested in other training please get in touch as we are happy to arrange courses according to demand.
Last night saw the presentation of the Scottish Orienteering Service to Orienteering Award (formerly the President's Award) presented to Janice Nisbet (following the announcement at the SOA AGM) together with flowers and cards for her work as Scotland's Veteran Home International Manager for over 10 years. ![]()
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Janice was presented the award by Kirsten Strain (AROS) who along with Vicky Thornton (FVO) will be jointly assuming the VHI manager role. Last weekend also saw the Scottish Veteran Home International team travel to the Peak District to compete in the VHI competitions and were unfortunately pipped into third place.![]()
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Read all about it in the news section of on the SOA website - link in the bio