Origins of British Orienteering
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Origins of British Orienteering
I have just been asked if any record exists of the early days - Brasher, Pirie, Disley et al. Bringing the sport over from Scandinavia and getting established amongst the runners of the early 1960s. We were raised on the tales but I am M60 and the era will pass from living memory. Is there any kind of record out there?
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Re: Origins of British Orienteering
Disley, J. (1967). Orienteering. London. Faber and Faber. p.16.
Liddell, L; Chapman, H; Macfadyen, J. (1965). Know The Game Series, Orienteering. Educational Productions Ltd.
Liddell, L; Chapman, H; Macfadyen, J. (1965). Know The Game Series, Orienteering. Educational Productions Ltd.
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Re: Origins of British Orienteering
BKO's newsletter from January 2015 contains a little about an event the club (then called Reading Orienteering Club) held in 1969: http://www.bko.org.uk/sites/default/files/basicpage/Newsletter-Jan15.pdf
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Re: Origins of British Orienteering
Peter Palmer's autobiography.
https://www.orienteeringfoundation.org.uk/peter-palmers-autobiography
Not all about orienteering but a great read nevertheless and includes his personal first hand view of the early days.
https://www.orienteeringfoundation.org.uk/peter-palmers-autobiography
Not all about orienteering but a great read nevertheless and includes his personal first hand view of the early days.
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Re: Origins of British Orienteering
Alan Rosen has published the early years of HH.
https://www.herts-orienteering.club/mem ... ion/about/
https://www.herts-orienteering.club/mem ... ion/about/
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Re: Origins of British Orienteering
Last year I copied a longish article about the origins of Orienteering in Britain, but I'm embarrased to admit that I can't remember where I got it.
If anyone wants to pm me I can send it as an attachment.
The article does credit these sources:
With acknowledgements to Chris Brasher, Bob Climie and his 'History of the SOA', John Disley, Terry Dooris, and Peter Palmer and his 'Complete Orienteering Manual'.
The SOA stuff will be interesting.
And as you all probably know, the BO archive is at Sheffield Uni, but that's as much as I know about it. https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/a ... 5eb1e7a9f8
Focus magazine did a big 50th anniversary article in Sept 2017.
I've got that on a pdf. so can send it to anyone.
If anyone wants to pm me I can send it as an attachment.
The article does credit these sources:
With acknowledgements to Chris Brasher, Bob Climie and his 'History of the SOA', John Disley, Terry Dooris, and Peter Palmer and his 'Complete Orienteering Manual'.
The SOA stuff will be interesting.
And as you all probably know, the BO archive is at Sheffield Uni, but that's as much as I know about it. https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/a ... 5eb1e7a9f8
Focus magazine did a big 50th anniversary article in Sept 2017.
I've got that on a pdf. so can send it to anyone.
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Re: Origins of British Orienteering
drobin wrote:Disley, J. (1967). Orienteering. London. Faber and Faber. p.16.
Much more than just page 16 as the history section covering orienteering in Britain runs through to page 25.
Another good source is Roger Smith's The Penguin Book of Orienteering, first published in 1982. Chapter 14, History and Development devotes 25+ pages to the early days in Scandinavia, then moves to Britain from 1962, covers the formation of BOF and ends with a full report of the 1976 WOC in Scotland.
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Re: Origins of British Orienteering
ryeland of doom wrote:I have just been asked if any record exists of the early days - Brasher, Pirie, Disley et al. Bringing the sport over from Scandinavia and getting established amongst the runners of the early 1960s. We were raised on the tales but I am M60 and the era will pass from living memory. Is there any kind of record out there?
Well, there is an archive....
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/special/borient
Sheffield University library wrote:Title: British Orienteering Federation Archive
Dates: 1961-2012
Extent: 175 boxes, 45 files and c.105 volumes
Martin Ward, SYO (Chair) & SPOOK.
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Re: Origins of British Orienteering
Does anyone know if SOA have an archive tucked away somewhere?
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Re: Origins of British Orienteering
Karen wrote:Does anyone know if SOA have an archive tucked away somewhere?
I don't know about an archive but I do have a 90 page booklet called 'History of the Scottish Orienteering Association' written by Bob Climie in 1990.
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Re: Origins of British Orienteering
Thank you everyone - a lot of interesting reading ahead. I came to the sport in the early 1970s and all the talk was of the bad old days of provisional OS 1:25k photocopies and the important distinctions between. THE stream junction and A stream junction. Good to hear so much has been documented.
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Re: Origins of British Orienteering
I have all The Orienteers and CompassSports from the first edition in February 1968 to the present day. BTW, Guinness sponsored the first 5 British Champs, 1968-72. I seem to remember everyone got a pint foc at the Finish! (It was the Senior Champs only - Junior Champs were a separate event)
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Re: Origins of British Orienteering
There is quite a lot of information about the early history of HOC and orienteering in the WM here: https://harlequins.org.uk/wp/history/
It includes the history of the first 40 years written for the club's 40th anniversary in 2008.
Chris Schaanning played a large part in the early days. He learnt his navigation skills avoiding the Germans in the mountains of Norway during the Second World War.
It includes the history of the first 40 years written for the club's 40th anniversary in 2008.
Chris Schaanning played a large part in the early days. He learnt his navigation skills avoiding the Germans in the mountains of Norway during the Second World War.
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