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2015 Orienteering, Laura King, World Schools Orienteering Champs

WSOC Turkey Thank you to the Jack Bloor Fund for supporting my trip to the World Schools Orienteering Championships. As you will see from my report below, the opportunity enabled me to experience running in new types of terrain and develop my orienteering skills in a warmer climate which should be very useful for theContinue reading “2015 Orienteering, Laura King, World Schools Orienteering Champs”

2015 Results

Race Organiser’s Report Jack Bloor 2015 Prize Winners Men 1st Jack Wood Ilkley Harriers 2nd Joe Baxter Pudsey & Bramley 3rd Graham Pearce Pudsey & Bramley 1st U23 Joe Woodley Skyrac AC 1st V40 Pete Darwood U/A 1st V50 Steve Webb Valley Striders 1st V60 Malcolm Pickering Ilkley Harriers 1st V70 Malcolm Coles Valley StridersContinue reading “2015 Results”

2015 – Orienteering – World Schools Champs – Pippa Dakin

Thank you very much to the Jack Bloor fund for helping towards the cost of the World Schools Orienteering Competition. I thoroughly enjoyed it and feel my orienteering has really benefited from the exposure to new terrains. Pippa World Schools 2015 Report, Pippa Dakin 18-24 April, Antalya, Turkey After spending Sunday morning training, getting usedContinue reading “2015 – Orienteering – World Schools Champs – Pippa Dakin”

2015 – Publicity – Fellrunner – Spring edition

Safety Reminder

Important – Safety Equipment Reminder Competitors must bring and expect to wear or carry the following safety equipment: • Waterproof, whole body cover • Hat • Gloves • Compass • Map • Whistle The Race Organiser may relax some of these kit requirements depending on the weather conditions This is an official FRA fell raceContinue reading “Safety Reminder”

2015 Small Trophies

Every year we select a different carving from Ilkley Moor for the small trophies. This is the carving for 2015, it is called ‘the four U rock’ and can be found in St Margaret’s Church enclosure, Ilkley. Thanks to James Fonquernie for producing these unique trophies. All class winners will receive a small trophy.

2015 Mountaineering, Mountain Leader Assessment, Sam Lee

The Jack Bloor fund has allowed me to take this award alongside my studies, and I will now be able to offer others the opportunity I had when I first came to University, to explore the mountain areas of the UK safely and confidently. We had fairly miserable weather for the first two days ofContinue reading “2015 Mountaineering, Mountain Leader Assessment, Sam Lee”

New sponsor – Outside the Box

Organisers of the Jack Bloor Races are delighted to announce that Outside the Box is to sponsor our 2015 Junior Races. Outside the Box is Ilkley’s incredibly popular and successful community café. Delicious homemade food and drinks can be enjoyed in the café’s busy and friendly atmosphere or are available to takeaway. Outside the Box isContinue reading “New sponsor – Outside the Box”

2015 Cyclocross, Ben Turner, 2014 National Series and Championships

Thank you for the £100 to help towards Ben’s cyclocross racing costs. We used the money for his entry fees at the National Championships, held in January at Abergavenny. Ben has had a good cross season which has just finished, with quite a few highlights he won numerous Yorkshire races including the Rapha Supercross atContinue reading “2015 Cyclocross, Ben Turner, 2014 National Series and Championships”

2014 Mountaineering – Himalayas – Kim Stephens

British Exploring Society-Himalayas 2014 On the 22nd of July this year I finally stepped foot on the plane bound for Delhi, the first step of an adventure I had been planning for a long time. Way back in the previous summer I applied for and was accepted on to an expedition headed for Ladakh,Continue reading “2014 Mountaineering – Himalayas – Kim Stephens”