British Orienteering Federation

Governing body of orienteering in the UK

British Orienteering Federation Limited
Official website

Sport	Orienteering
Jurisdiction	United Kingdom
Abbreviation	BOF
Founded	1967 (1967)
Affiliation	IOF
Regional affiliation	Europe
Location	United Kingdom
President	Steve Cram
Chairman	Drew Vanbeck
CEO	Peter Hart
www.britishorienteering.org.uk

The British Orienteering Federation Limited, generally known and branded as British Orienteering, is the national sports governing body for the sport of orienteering in the United Kingdom.

The federation was founded in June 1967, and is a member of the IOF.

History

History of Orienteering in UK before the BOF

Orienteering was introduced to the UK in the 1950s and was heavily supported by renowned Olympians including John Disley and Chris Brasher. The early years were helped by orienteers from Sweden: in 1962 Baron 'Rak' Largerfelt of the Stockholm Orienteering Club came to Scotland to help develop the sport. This culminated in the first championship being held in May 1962 at Dunkeld, and the formation of the Scottish Orienteering Association.

Later visitors from Sweden included Jan Kjellström, a son of Silva compass founder Alvar Kjellström. Kjellström played an important role in the development of the sport and helped to accelerate developments in orienteering competition, mapping and coaching. Kjellström died in a road accident early in the year of 1967. 1967 saw the first Jan Kjellström International Festival of Orienteering or "JK", held in memory of Kjellström. Later that year the British Orienteering Federation was formed by the amalgamation of the English and Scottish Associations leading to the first British Orienteering Championships held at Hamsterley Forest.

After the Founding of BOF

With the growth of the sport BOF was founded in 1967, and continued to develop. There were 12 national and regional associations by 1972; the British Schools Orienteering Association joining in 1995 when it was formed to promote orienteering in schools. The Federation's membership had reached around 10,000 by 1998 and the club membership had increased to more 150 clubs.

Structure

The federation is made up of thirteen constituent associations, one each for Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland; nine for the English regions; and the British Schools Orienteering Association. The nine English regions are also Members of the English Orienteering Council (EOC).

The associations are:

Abbreviation	Full name	Web address	Other notes
BSOA	British Schools Orienteering Association
EAOA	East Anglian Orienteering Association
EMOA	East Midlands Orienteering Association
NEOA	North East Orienteering Association
NIOA	Northern Ireland Orienteering Association
NWOA	North West Orienteering Association
SCOA	South Central Orienteering Association
SEOA	South East Orienteering Association
SOA	Scottish Orienteering Association
SWOA	South West Orienteering Association
WMOA	West Midlands Orienteering Association
WOA	Welsh Orienteering Association
YHOA	Yorkshire and Humberside Orienteering Association

Funding

Funding is principally from three sources:

Fees paid by individual members and clubs
Event levies paid by events registered with British Orienteering.
Grant funding from Sport England and Sport Northern Ireland.

Former grant funding from UK Sport has ceased, in common with many other non-Olympic sports.

Governance

The British Orienteering Federation is governed by a board of directors, and through a number of steering groups appointed by the Board, covering:

Coaching
Development
Events and Competitions
Talent and Performance
Trail Orienteering
Youth Advisory Board
Welfare and Safeguarding

The board of directors is chaired by Drew Vanbeck. The chief executive is Peter Hart. The board meets about four or five times a year.

References

"Steve Cram CBE Elected as British Orienteering's Fifth President".
"Steve Cram CBE Elected as British Orienteering's Fifth President". 30 April 2021.
"British Orienteering Homepage". British Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
"About British Orienteering". British Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
^ "British Orienteering Federation Record Files". archiveshub.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
^ Disley, John (1978). Orienteering. London: Faber and Faber Limited. ISBN 0-571-04930-3.
^ "How orienteering began". Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
"History and Objectives". BSOA. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
"Find a Club". British Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
"Membership Fees". Retrieved 12 November 2011.
"Steering Groups". British Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
"Board of Directors". British Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

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