British Championships Well done to all the CHIG members who travelled to Wales this weekend to compete against the nation's best orienteers in the Long Championships and the Relays. We had six runners on Day 1 and two teams on Day 2. For a full report visit www.chig.org.uk/news/british...

CompassSport Trophy qualifier 2026 Congratulations to the 22 club members who competed at Brandon Country Park on Sunday. We didn’t qualify for the final but there were some outstanding individual performances, incl. Heather, Philippa, Donatas & Olly. For details see www.chig.org.uk/news/compass...

Sign up for our "Introduction to Orienteering" course CHIG are hosting a course for adults in NE London from 18th April through to 23rd May. The cost is just £60 for all 6 sessions. Places are limited, so don't delay. For details and booking see www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?el...

Southern Country Park The Permanent Orienteering Course near Bishops Stortford has now been fully renovated. You can walk, jog or run round using the free new map to discover the delights of this Green Flag park. See chig.org.uk/news/scp for details

The results are in! Visit chigdata.free.nf/.../260104-E.... to see the provisional results from yesterday's event in Epping Forest. We hope you all enjoyed your run in the glorious sunshine, and thank you for coming. Our next event is in Beckton 28/3/26: www.chig.org.uk/events/26032...

New Year, New Sport If you’re looking for a resolution that gets you outdoors, boosts your fitness, sharpens your mind & adds a spark of adventure to your weekends, then try orienteering! Walk/jog/run - there's a level for everyone. Start today: see chig.org.uk/news/new-year

Mitre event 4th January Final details for the Mitre are available here - www.chig.org.uk/events/26010... The closing date is midnight 2nd January - don't miss your chance to get the new year off to a flying start in the beautiful Epping Forest!

Newcomers Join us in Epping Forest on 4/1/26 for your first orienteering adventure! Beginners courses cost just £7 and if you enter you get free Club membership worth up to £30. Scan the QR code on the poster or visit chig.org.uk/membership-deal

Registration for our Mitre event in Epping Forest on January 4th is now open! We have courses available for all abilities - from novice, through park runner to experienced orienteer. Take advantage of our “early bird” saving and Register now at www.chig.org.uk/events/26010...

The clock is ticking... Entries for our Harlow Town Park event 19/10/25 close at 4pm Saturday. Explore one of the biggest & best urban parks in the country. We have a brand new map & courses to suit newcomers, park-runners & experienced orienteers. See www.chig.org.uk/events/25101...

Read all about Tom Elgood's orienteering adventure in Silicon Valley - www.chig.org.uk/news/letter-...

CHIG at the races Five CHIG members competed in the recent London City Race weekend. In the Mens Vets race we had Jacob Stevens (14th) & Adam Dent (42nd). In the Mens Elite race we had Donatas Tumaitis (40th) & Harold Wyber (m 24). In the Adventurers race Joanna Qui was 15th. Well done all!!

Entry is now open! Entry for our event in Harlow Town Park on 19/10/25 is now open. We've got a brand new map and a range of courses to suit everyone. Put yourself to the test. No experience necessary. For details see www.chig.org.uk/events/25101...

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park We have a North and a South orienteering course in London’s most iconic Park. Use them to explore the hundreds of acres of tranquil green spaces. There are routes for all ages & abilities - for *free* maps & maps see www.chig.org.uk/news/our-cou...

Sprint finish Great results for CHIG at this weekend's British Sprnt Championships. Harold Wyber was first in the Mens Open B Event with Donatas Tumaitis finishing 12th, while Jacob Stevens was 8th in the Mens M50A and Iain Ambler 12th in the M50B. See www.chig.org.uk/news/sprint-...

International success Congratulations to Jacob Stevens for his podium finish in the Carpathian Orienteering Trophy held in Romania 21st to 24th August. The Trophy covered three events - Sprint, Middle and Long distance - and Jacob was second in the M50 Class. A great achievement - well done Jacob!

This summer, get outside & try orienteering! Exercise your mind & body. All you need is some comfortable clothing & footwear, & an orienteering map - which you can get here: goorienteering.org.uk For more details see: www.chig.org.uk/news/this-su... Our sport really is for everyone!

Gooseberry Fool Gooseberry Fool The annual club Score & BBQ event took place in Sawbridgeworth yesterday. Competitors could choose a Town map, a Park map or both & were challenged to visit as many controls as possible within 60 minutes. For details see www.chig.org.uk/news/goosebe...

GLOSS over GLOSS for 2025 concluded last Sunday, with CHIG finishing seventh out of 12 clubs. A special shout out to Harold Wyber who came either first or second in all six events. Full details can be found here londonorienteering.co.uk/gloss-2025/

Training together Yesterday CHIG & DFOK held a joint training session in Epping Forest to practice using contour features for navigation. 25 club members took part & then retired to a nearby pub to share their experiences over a refreshing drink. See www.chig.org.uk/news/trainin...

Fairlop results Thanks to everyone who came to our event at Fairlop Waters today, and it was great to see so many families and newcomers. Results are available here www.chig.org.uk/results/2507...

Deadline extended! Entries for tomorrow's GLOSS event at Fairlop Waters are now open until 4pm today - be quick! See www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?el... There is a map limit of 10 Yellow and 62 Gloss maps: any entries above this will require recycling of maps

GLOSS finish! Congratulations to Harold Wyber for finishing 2nd out of 111 runners on the Long Course in Tuesday’s GLOSS event at Cannizaro Park. For details see www.chig.org.uk/news/gloss-f... CHIG's GLOSS event is at Fairlop Waters on 6th July - register at www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?el...

School's out! The final activity in our after-school clubs orienteering programme for this year was an inter-schools event at Fairlop Waters for 31 students from Beal & Oaks Park Schools. For more details see www.chig.org.uk/news/inter-school-orienteering-event

Beat the rush! Registration for our next event on 6 July is now open. Click here - www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?el... #orienteering

The finishing line Today was the last session of our new “Introduction to Orienteering” course. All 11 participants said they enjoyed the course, learnt a lot and were keen to progress further in the sport. Overall it was a great success! See www.chig.org.uk/news/finishing-line

Our next event Full details at www.chig.org.uk/events Come and join us...

London Park Orienteering Come & orienteer in London’s Parks on Tuesday evenings. A series of 10 weekly events across London begins 20 May at Waterflow Park, Camden. Start times 6:30pm-7:30pm, 2 courses (c. 3km & 5km), cost £6 to £9. Full details at parkrace.org #orienteering

Olympic Orienteering We are delighted to announce that our new South Permanent Course in the QE Olympic Park is now open. It is suitable for beginners, families with young children and those familiar with map reading. Full details can be found here: www.chig.org.uk/queen-elizab... #orienteering

News Ightham Four CHIG members journeyed down to the SAXON event at Ightham in Kent at the weekend. Dominique finished 26th on Green and Iain 13th on Blue, whilst Jacob came 27th and Harold 13th on Brown.

Join our club for just £23! The Adult part-year membership for 2025 is now just £23. For Young Adults (aged 21 to 25) it’s £15.50, Juniors £6 and Families £54. To join click here www.chig.org.uk/get-involved #orienteering

GLOSS 2025 The Greater London Orienteering Summer Series for 2025 has been announced. There are 2 courses at each event - about 2k and 4k. Beginners welcome. See chig.org.uk/news/2025-gl...

JK 2025 report A super experience in a great orienteering area. Best moment: standing on top of Wharncliffe Chase in the start grid anticipating what was to come, curlew & skylark singing, spring sun on our backs, competitors as petrified as the slopes below. See www.chig.org.uk/news/jk2025-...

Training in Epping Forest Today's training session was on Attack Points - using distinct features near a control to help locate the control itself. To find out more, watch this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYOx... and visit www.chig.org.uk/news/trainin... #orienteering

CHIG at SWELL 2024/25 Congratulations to Donatas Tumaitis for coming first on the Brown course (out of 124 competitors) in the South and West Essex Local League. For details see www.chig.org.uk/news/swell20... #orienteering

Looking for adventure? Watch this exciting video of the Sprint World Orienteering Championships in Edinburgh www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... email [email protected] to find out how you can get involved in orienteering #orienteering

CHIG at JK 2025 Six club members competed at this year's Jan Kjellstrom Festival of Orienteering in Sheffield - the biggest orienteering event in the UK. For details see www.chig.org.uk/news/jk-2025

Sign up for our 'Introduction to Orienteering' course, 6 Saturday morning sessions in local parks and forests around NE London. For details visit www.chig.org.uk/training-cou... It costs just £30 and starts 26th April - so get moving!

Elevate your fitness! Looking for a sport that challenges your body and your mind?Join thousands across the country and become an orienteer! You can either take part solo or get your mates on board and see who can make it to the finish first! See youtu.be/vdP3u_NpogU

Orienteering for schools Students at Beal High and Oaks Park in Redbridge have been learning about orienteering and next term they'll be trying out their skills in Valentines Park and Fairlop Waters. See www.chig.org.uk/news/oriente... To take part in the next school year email [email protected]

Chigwell & Epping Forest Orienteering club are delighted to announce that we are launching an 'Introduction to Orienteering' course, 6 Saturday morning sessions in local parks and forests around NE London. For further details, and to signup, visit www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?ev... #Orienteering