Quentin Harding, 47, and his two daughters Katrin, 16, and Zoe, 15, headed out to Belgium this week to compete in the Interland orienteering competition, which sees them taking on teams from France, Germany, Holland and Belgium.

Although all three have represented England together in the past, it's the first time they've competed in the same team together.

Quentin first found his passion for orienteering when at school in St Albans, after being encouraged to give it a try by teachers.

"If you got on with it, you did well, but if you got lost, chances are you wouldn't be invited back.

"I seemed to have a natural ability.

"I got into the Great Britain junior squad, and I carried on until I was a student, then gave it a break and later developed an interest in fell running.

"There was an orienteering event in Scotland every two years, where we got together as a family, and the children have driven us to take it back up again."

Quentin, along with Katrin and Zoe, who are both pupils at Lancaster Girls' Grammar School, are members of South Ribble Orienteering Club (SROC), and the two girls have also started a lunchtime club at their school.

"To be good at orienteering, you need to be fairly good at cross country or fell running, and the other side is the ability to read a map on the run and make quick decisions based on that," added Quentin.
"The SROC welcomes people to all their events, and we have members aged between eight and 80 years old."

For more information vist www.sroc.org.