BRISTOL, BOK & BRISTOL UNIVERSITY

[Gross]

A friend of mine has applied for a postdoc thingy at Bristol University & wants some info on the area & possibilities for orienteering.

She was a good orienteer & ran for Lithuania but has been based in Germany for the past 3 years or so & not really done anything.

[Copepod]

There's a Rat Race in Bristol 16 / 17 June 2007.

[mharky]

Aye, there is also an HMV, but that doesn't help with the orienteerin does it...

[chepls]

and here is the address of that HMV

21-23 Broadmead, Bristol, Avon, BS1 3HF

hope that helps with the orienteering

[xtophe]

As you mention there is BOK http://bristolorienteering.org.uk.
Next events are a night event on saturday and a informal/fun/Xmas event on sunday. There is a few map in or very close to Bristol (some with permanent courses). Else BOK maps are in Forest of Dean or on the Mendips.

There is possibility to Orienteer at least every other week if not every week with the events from BOK and neighbour club: NGOC, QO, NWO and SARUM.

As far as i know there is no Orienteering club at Bristol Uni or UWE.

[Becks]

PM Babybel about uni stuff - she might be interested in trying to get a club going? Or might equally kill me for saying that...

[redkite]

The other neighbouring club to BOK is SWOC.
Just a shame it costs £4.90 to cross the border.

[kedge]

Just a shame it costs £4.90 to cross the border

....but its free to get back again!

[badger]

You'd of thought that it would of been the other way around....

[ifor]

It will be £5.10 soon as well.....

[ryeland of doom]

Used to cost 12.5p each way when I lived down that way. Mind there was only the one bridge then. Lots of crossings to see family and also enjoy the brambles of Trellech, Tintern and Chepstow Park Wood.

I suppose you have to go via Gloucester to get to Dean now.. As you say, free coming back.

[FatBoy]

Trellech, Tintern and Chepstow Park Wood.

They bring back some memories!

I suppose you have to go via Gloucester to get to Dean now.. As you say, free coming back.

Unfortunately petrol is more than it once was as well. Not really worth it I don't think.

[El]

Babybel has already started (restarted?) the Bristol uni club. I believe they currently have five members and are definitely going to attend BUSA. I'm sure they'd be delighted to have a new orienteer at the uni.