Brentwood School’s growing cohort of orienteers were out in force at the Birchanger Woods event.

The students were putting in a string of pleasing performances in Bishops Stortford on Sunday.

The young navigators traversed a challenging course which unusually went through an urban area meaning the competitors had to plot a route through residential streets.

Emma Bowie-Britton returned home in first position on the Orange (2.7km) route in a time of 24 minutes 26 seconds with Jessica Mills taking second spot in 32 minutes. Sarah Prior was fifth in 41 minutes 17 seconds and Kate Bowie-Britton was seventh in 48 minutes 29 seconds.

For the Yellow (1.7km) route Heather Trevelyan took the honors in a time of 15 minutes 40 seconds and Mayukha Rodrigo was third in 17 minutes 50 seconds.

The orienteers’ next outing is at Langdon Hills, Basildon, on November 5.