1967 saw the first Jan Kjellström International Orienteering

Orienteering

Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...

 Festival or "JK", held in memory of Jan Kjellström

Jan Kjellström

Jan Kjellström was an orienteer from Sweden who played an important role in the development of the sport of orienteering in Great Britain. Kjellström, a son of Silva compass founder Alvar Kjellström, travelled to Great Britain to promote the sport. There, he helped to accelerate developments in...

. The annual JK moved to Easter in 1969, and now regularly attracts a field of four thousand or more. The 1974 JK was the first British event to attract more than one thousand entrants.
The JK Trophy is awarded to the winning team in the Men's Premier relay class.

Events

			Saturday	Sunday
	Region		Individual	Relay
1967		First event
1967	SEOA		Hindhead	?
1968	SEOA		Haselmere
1969	NEOA		Kielder Forest Kielder Forest Kielder Forest is a large forestry plantation in Northumberland, England, surrounding the reservoir Kielder Water. It is the largest man-made woodland in Europe...	Kielder Forest Kielder Forest Kielder Forest is a large forestry plantation in Northumberland, England, surrounding the reservoir Kielder Water. It is the largest man-made woodland in Europe... , Lewisburn Area
1970	EMOA		Clumber Park	Shining Cliff
		Combined Harvesters Event added to make four days
		Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
	Region	Training event	Relay	Individual	Combined Harvesters Event
1971	SEOA	?	Holmbury Hill	Leith Hill
		Format reverted to three days
		Friday	Saturday	Sunday
	Region	Training event	Individual	Relay
1972	WMOA	Staffordshire Staffordshire Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...	Beaudesert Park	Cannock Chase Cannock Chase Cannock Chase is a mixed area of countryside in the county of Staffordshire, England. The area has been designated as the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Chase gives its name to the Cannock Chase local government district....
		Format changed to four days
		Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
	Region	Warm-up event	Individual	Relay	Run-down Event
1973	SOA	Loch Ard Loch Ard Loch Ard is a body of fresh water in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park of the Stirling District in Scotland. -Overview:...	South Achray	North Achray	Balmaha Balmaha Balmaha is a hamlet on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond in the council area of Stirling, Scotland.The name Balmaha comes from the Gaelic for St Maha's Place which suggests the village may have ancient origins, perhaps as a hermit's residence...
1974	SWOA	Speech House, Forest of Dean Forest of Dean The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. The forest is a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east.The...	Speech House, Forest of Dean Forest of Dean The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. The forest is a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east.The...	Brierley South, Forest of Dean Forest of Dean The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. The forest is a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east.The...	Forest of Dean Forest of Dean The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. The forest is a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east.The...
1975	SCOA	N.W. Surrey	Star Posts	Hawley and Hornley	Star Posts
1976	NWOA	Western Lake District	Dalegarth, Eskdale Eskdale, Cumbria Eskdale is a glacial valley and civil parish in the western Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It forms part of the Borough of Copeland, and has a population of 264....	Dalegarth West, Eskdale Eskdale, Cumbria Eskdale is a glacial valley and civil parish in the western Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It forms part of the Borough of Copeland, and has a population of 264....	Dalegarth West, Eskdale Eskdale, Cumbria Eskdale is a glacial valley and civil parish in the western Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It forms part of the Borough of Copeland, and has a population of 264....
1977	SEOA	Lower Bourne Forest	Leith Hill	Eartham Wood	Mytchett Common
1978	YHOA	Rivelin	Wharncliffe and Grenoside	Strines	Hope Woodlands
1979	SWOA	Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor	Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor	Bramble Brook	?
		Format changed to four days with individual event decided over two days
		Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
	Region	Training event	Individual (day 1)	Individual (day 2)	Relay
1980	SOA	Mark Hill	Dalbeattie	Laurieston	Mabie Forest
	Region	Training event	Individual (day 1)	Relay	Individual (day 2)
1981	WMOA	Lizard Hill and the Gallops, Lickey Hills (2 available)	Beaudesert Park, Cannock Chase Cannock Chase Cannock Chase is a mixed area of countryside in the county of Staffordshire, England. The area has been designated as the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Chase gives its name to the Cannock Chase local government district....	Bishop's Wood	Beaudesert Park, Cannock Chase Cannock Chase Cannock Chase is a mixed area of countryside in the county of Staffordshire, England. The area has been designated as the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Chase gives its name to the Cannock Chase local government district....
	Region	Training event	Individual (day 1)	Individual (day 2)	Relay
1982	SCOA		Star Posts	Star Posts	Yateley Heath
1983	NWOA		Rusland & Finsthwaite Heights	Finsthwaite & Stott Park Heights	Ulpha Park
1984	WOA	Hafod Gwenllian	Moel y Dyniewyd	Braich Bryn	Clogwyn Mawr
1985	NEOA	Beanley Beanley  Beanley is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the north-west of Alnwick, near Eglingham.- Governance :Beanley is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....	Kyloe Kyloe Kyloe is a civil parish in the county of Northumberland, situated about south-east of Berwick-on-Tweed.The former church in Kyloe was built in the eighteenth century, replacing a medieval building, and is now a private house....	Kyloe Kyloe Kyloe is a civil parish in the county of Northumberland, situated about south-east of Berwick-on-Tweed.The former church in Kyloe was built in the eighteenth century, replacing a medieval building, and is now a private house....	Callaly Callaly  Callaly is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about to the west of Alnwick. The main A697 road is away.- Governance :Callaly is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.- Landmarks :...
1986	EAOA	?	Brandon Park, Thetford Thetford Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. It is on the A11 road between Norwich and London, just south of Thetford Forest. The civil parish, covering an area of , has a population of 21,588.-History:...	Pretty Corner	Brandon Park, Thetford Thetford Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. It is on the A11 road between Norwich and London, just south of Thetford Forest. The civil parish, covering an area of , has a population of 21,588.-History:...
1987	YHOA	Raincliffe Woods	Newtondale	Barns Cliff	Cawthorne Banks
1988	SEOA	Selhurst Park	Charlton Forest	Charlton Forest	Longmoor
1989	SWOA	Gare Hill	Longleat Longleat Longleat is an English stately home, currently the seat of the Marquesses of Bath, adjacent to the village of Horningsham and near the towns of Warminster in Wiltshire and Frome in Somerset. It is noted for its Elizabethan country house, maze, landscaped parkland and safari park. The house is set...	Stourhead Stourhead Stourhead is a 2,650 acre estate at the source of the River Stour near Mere, Wiltshire, England. The estate includes a Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, gardens, farmland, and woodland...	Stock Hill
1990	SOA		Creag Vinean	Craig a' Barns	Devilla Forest
1991	EMOA	Cromford Moor and Black Rock	Clumber Park Clumber Park Clumber Park is a country park in the Dukeries near Worksop in Nottinghamshire, England. It was the seat of the Pelham-Clintons, Dukes of Newcastle.It is owned by the National Trust and open to the public.-History:...	Shining Cliff Shining Cliff Woods, Derbyshire Shining Cliff Woods are on the west bank of the River Derwent near to Ambergate Derbyshire.In medieval times "Schymynde-cliffe" was one of the seven royal parks within Duffield Frith and, as such, belonged to Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster...	Clumber Park Clumber Park Clumber Park is a country park in the Dukeries near Worksop in Nottinghamshire, England. It was the seat of the Pelham-Clintons, Dukes of Newcastle.It is owned by the National Trust and open to the public.-History:...
1992	NWOA		Bigland Tarn	Bigland & Backbarrow	Bigland Tarn
1993	SCOA	Burghfield Common	Woolmer & Longmoor	Long Valley	High Clere
1994	WMOA	Garway	Garnstone & Foxley	Pyon and Dinmore	Big Wood
1995	YHOA	Guisecliffe Wood	Wass Forest	Kilnsey Moor	Gilling Woods
1996	NEOA		Coate Moor	Mulgrave Woods	Snotterdale
1997	SWOA	The Towans South, and Killerton Park	Penhale Sands	Penhale Sands	Lanhydrock
1998	WOA	Planta Fawr & Foel Offrwm	Dolgledr	Tir Stent	Garthwyllt
1999	SEOA	Redlands, Dorking	Leith Hill Leith Hill Leith Hill to the south west of Dorking, Surrey, England, reaches above sea level, the highest point on the Greensand Ridge, and is the second highest point in south-east England, after Walbury Hill near Hungerford, West Berkshire, high....	Winterfold Hill	Hawley & Homley
2000	SOA		Drumbuie and Craig a'Barns	Loch Rannoch	Tullochroisk
2001		Event cancelled due to outbreak of foot and mouth disease Foot-and-mouth disease Foot-and-mouth disease or hoof-and-mouth disease is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic and wild bovids...
2002	SWOA	Sallowvallets	Lydney Park, Lydney	Moseley Green, Blakeney	Lydney Park, Lydney
2003	SCOA		Hambledon	Star Posts	Bloom and Horton Wood
2004	NWOA/EMOA	Simpson Ground	Graythwaite, Ulverston	Graythwaite, Ulverston	Graythwaite, Ulverston
2005	WMOA	Tackeroo	Brown Clee	Abraham's Valley	Hopwas
		Format changed - sprint event introduced
	Region	Sprint event	Individual (day 1)	Individual (day 2)	Relay
2006	YHOA	Temple Newsam Temple Newsam Temple Newsam is a Tudor-Jacobean house with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...	Ilkley Moor Ilkley Moor Ilkley Moor is part of Rombalds Moor, the moorland between Ilkley and Keighley in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. The peat bogs rise to 402 m above sea level...	Keldy (formerly known as Cropton & Cawthorne)	Bramham Park
2007	BOF	University of West of England, Bristol	Speech House West, Forest of Dean Forest of Dean The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. The forest is a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east.The...	Speech House East, Forest of Dean Forest of Dean The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. The forest is a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east.The...	Caerwent Army Camp, Chepstow
2008	SEOA	University of Surrey University of Surrey The University of Surrey is a university located within the county town of Guildford, Surrey in the South East of England. It received its charter on 9 September 1966, and was previously situated near Battersea Park in south-west London. The institution was known as Battersea College of Technology... , Guildford	Leith Hill Leith Hill Leith Hill to the south west of Dorking, Surrey, England, reaches above sea level, the highest point on the Greensand Ridge, and is the second highest point in south-east England, after Walbury Hill near Hungerford, West Berkshire, high....	Ashdown Forest Ashdown Forest Ashdown Forest is an ancient area of tranquil open heathland occupying the highest sandy ridge-top of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is situated some south of London in the county of East Sussex, England...	Eridge Old Park
2009	NEOA	Newcastle City Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...	Kyloe Woods Kyloe Kyloe is a civil parish in the county of Northumberland, situated about south-east of Berwick-on-Tweed.The former church in Kyloe was built in the eighteenth century, replacing a medieval building, and is now a private house....	Detchant, Shiellow, Greensheen Hill & Cockenhaugh	Dipton Woods
2010	SWOA	Bicton / Exeter University	Cookworthy	Braunton	Braunton
2011	NIOA	Stranmillis University and Queens Elm Village	Tyrella	Slieve Croob	Tyrella
2012	SOA

Event footnotes

• JK69. The event was held in NEOA but organised by NWOA.

• JK69. The Relay was to have been held at Slaley but had to be cancelled due to snow. The event was moved to Kielder Forest
  Kielder Forest
  Kielder Forest is a large forestry plantation in Northumberland, England, surrounding the reservoir Kielder Water. It is the largest man-made woodland in Europe...
  
  , Lewisburn Area.

• JK74. This event was the first British event to attract more than one thousand competitors.

• JK81. For this year only, the Relay was held on the Sunday i.e. between the two individual days.

• JK89. At this event there were two deaths. On the Saturday Swedish visitor Stig Gorman (58) of Mariestad died within sight of the finishing line; and on the Sunday Martin Cochrane (81) of Sarum Orienteers died shortly after starting the Orange colour coded course.

• JK98. On the Sunday the courses using the Red start were cancelled due to snow. This decision led to a controversy which was discussed in Compass Sport & The Orienteer and also at British Orienteering Federation
  British Orienteering Federation
  The British Orienteering Federation, sometimes branded 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...
  
   (BOF) National Office.

• JK2001. The whole weekend of events was cancelled due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease
  Foot-and-mouth disease
  Foot-and-mouth disease or hoof-and-mouth disease is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic and wild bovids...
  
  .

• JK2006. A sprint event was introduced at this event on the Friday, in addition to the usual Training event. This was an attempt to make the sport more 'spectator friendly' and was part of the International Orienteering Federation
  International Orienteering Federation
  The International Orienteering Federation is the international governing body of the sport of orienteering. The IOF head office is located in Helsinki, Finland....
  
  ’s proposal to make the sport an Olympic sport.

External links

• The Official JK Site for 2008
• The Official JK Site for 2009
• The Official JK Site for 2010
• The Official JK Site for 2011
• British Orienteering Historical Championship Results