Octavian Droobers

Octavian Droobers, often abbreviated to OD, is an Orienteering club in the United Kingdom. The membership area of the club is Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull including the Warwickshire towns of Atherstone, Nuneaton, Bedworth, Rugby, Royal Leamington Spa, Kenilworth, Warwick, Alcester, Henley in Arden, Southam, Wellesbourne and Stratford Upon Avon. The club is a member of the West Midlands Orienteering Association (WMOA) and the British Orienteering Federation (BOF).

Octavian Droobers
Founded 1965
Type Orienteering club
Area served
Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull (United Kingdom)
Website Octavian Droobers club website

The club has been Clubmark accredited.[1] and currently has around 250 members, ranging from complete novices to international level orienteers.

Origins

The club came into being on the evening of Sunday October 24, 1965 courtesy of Ted Norrish, the then classics master at King Henry VIII School, Coventry. Initially as a school only club, but soon extending to take in members from outside the school, leading the way to the club becoming what it is today.[2]

Club colours and kit

Octavian Droobers club banner

The club colours are the red, yellow and black of King Henry VIII School, and the distinctive club banner is to be seen at many events. The club also has a variety of distinctive O tops based on these colours.

Governance

The club is run by Committee, which is elected each year at the AGM in October.[3] It is governed by a formal constitution which states the official club name and affiliations and also the voting rights at the AGM.

Club magazine

The club publishes a newsletter called 'The Droober' six times a year.

Events

The club stages a wide variety of events throughout the year.[4]

Mapped areas

The club has mapped a large number of areas over the years, probably just about every park and wooded area suitable for an orienteering event within its geographic boundary.[5] The club's best areas are Bentley Woods (venue for past Midlands Championships and British Night Championships) and Sutton Park (venue for 2008 Compass Sport Cup Final). Other nationally acclaimed venues are the University of Warwick campus (2008 British Sprint Championships) and Warwick town centre and castle (2010 nopesport urban league final). At the other end of the spectrum are the numerous small areas used for local events such as Abbey Fields in Kenilworth and Wainbody Wood in Coventry.

Permanent courses

A number of the areas mapped by the club now have permanent courses on them:

Club competitions

Club awards

The Club awards three trophies annually:

Club honours board

In recent years the club has won a number of prestigious national competitions:[10]

References

  1. "Clubmark accredited clubs". 2010-10-31.
  2. "Club History". 2011-09-26.
  3. "Committee". 2011-09-27.
  4. "Events". 2011-09-27.
  5. "Mapped Areas". 2011-09-27.
  6. "Tony Haw Memorial Cup". 2011-09-27.
  7. "The Ted Norrish trophy". 2011-09-27.
  8. "Bob's Dad's Trophy". 2011-09-27.
  9. "The Jennifer Haw Trophy". 2011-09-27.
  10. "The Trophy Room". 2011-09-27.

External links

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