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    Alison Uttley and Bow Woods

    Sal Chaffey looks at the Derbyshire author’s roots Bow Woods and Lea Woods have been used on and off for orienteering events between 1970 and 2012 (photos from 2012 here), and many of us visit in April to check...

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    2025 East Midlands League Successes!

    DVO has 15 top 3 places in the EM terrain league Yesterday was the first event of the 2026 East Midlands League at LEI’s Grace Dieu & Cademan event, and therefore the certificate presentation for 2025’s...

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    January 2026 Club News

      A happy and injury-free 2026 to you all! The prize giving for 2025 East Midlands Urban League took place before the Matlock Urban Race, which opened the 2026 League. Your best 4 races out of 8 count, so get those...

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    Winter MapRuns 2026

    Smartphone orienteering in and around Derby  What: Keen to improve your navigation and meet new people? We have planned a new series of evening events which we hope will be as successful and as popular as the last two...