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Junior Orienteer start on local TV!

Joshua Boyles is 8 years old and has been orienteering since the age of 4. His first event was a white course at Grenoside near Sheffield which he went round with his dad. Joshua fell in love with the sport and regularly attended events in and around the Leeds area.…
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On moving up to the North East in 2005, Joshua joined the Newcastle and Tyneside Orienteers and participated in events in and around Newcastle. He continued to go round courses with his dad shawdowing until 2006 and then started to go solo just after his 7th birthday. He participated in the National event in March at Whitbarrow in the Lake District and finished a respectable 2nd on his course. Joshua has recently been awarded the Yellow standard badge for his colour coded events and is now working towards moving up to orange. Joshua has linked up with the Newcastle and…

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