Venue Tollymore National Outdoor Centre
Date Sun, 27th Oct 24
Starts 10:30 to 12:00
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Event Description
| Date | Sunday 27 October 2024 | |
| Venue | 📍Tollymore National Outdoor Centre | |
| Event Format | Want your kids to be more active, more confident, and find friends to run about with in forests and up mountains? Would like to learn a new outdoor sport that all the family can take part in?
Taking place on the last Sunday of the month, LVO invites you to Running Wild, a chance for like-minded families to learn about orienteering together and find out about how to get involved in our exciting club and sport. Sessions are for children in Primary 4 and above. If children are younger, please get in contact with us (email chair@lvo.org.uk) to find out other exciting orienteering opportunities for them. All children must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the coaching, up to a maximum of four children per adult. This is not a drop-off service! Separate adult coaching is possible, depending on demand. |
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| Entry/Registration | Register via this online form. | |
| Registration closes | Midnight, Tuesday 22 October 2024 | |
| Start Times | Arrive 10.45am for registration. Coaching takes place 11am to 12am, with a chance to catch up with coaches and friends over tea/coffee/squash until 12.30pm. | |
| Price | 💰 Training is free for members of LVO, NIOA and Orienteering Ireland.
💰 Non-members are also welcome to attend any of our activities and events, but there is a £3 fee per child for this activity, up to a max of £10 per family. After attending three orienteering events, people must join a club so they are insured. From 1 September 2024, new members pay only £4 for juniors (up to 20 years old), £8 for young adults (up to £25), £10 for seniors and £20 for families (2 seniors + 1 or more juniors). Find out more here. From 1 November onwards, you can join for 2025 membership and get two months for free. |
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| Terrain Summary | Tollymore forest is a great place to discover the sport of orienteering. It has a network of paths and tracks to help navigate, as well as runnable forest with a variety of features. The forest is popular with hikers, runners, dog walkers, horse riders and mountain bikers, so take care and treat others with courtesy. | |
| Previous Maps/Routegadget | Tollymore was last used for a club Autumn Trophy in 2022. Routegadget can be found here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#480 | |
| Notes/Courses | 👨👩👧👦 Groups will be organised into children with the same level of orienteering ability, each having a dedicated coach.
👨👩👧👦 A separate beginner adult group will be coached, depending on demand. |
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| Kit requirements | 🧥👖 Full body cover is mandatory. If the weather is cold or wet – a waterproof jacket will be mandatory. As well as times of exercise there will be periods of coaching when you will be stationary, so layer up – bring along a hat and gloves to keep comfortable. There is likely to be a bag drop off point with a coach present or close by. NOTE: the club or coach is not responsible for the safe keeping of the kit, it is dropped off at your own risk, so please leave any valuables in the car. All should carry whistles. Bring a compass if you use and have one. Some base plate and thumb compasses will be available to borrow and try out. Dibbers are not required. | |
| Parking | Free at Tollymore National Outdoor Centre. | |
| Toilets | Inside Tollymore National Outdoor Centre. |
Location
Tollymore National Outdoor Centre
32 Hilltown Road
Bryansford
BT33 0PZ
Volunteers
To volunteer at this event please email volunteer@lvo.org.uk. You can find information on each role here as well as the current list of volunteers.
Hello
We are active adults interested in finding out if orienteering is for us. Could you please let us know if you plan to hold any adult coaching events?
Thanks very much
Richard and Stella
Hi Richard and Stella,
Thanks for getting in touch! The best way to find out if orienteering is for you is to go to an event. The next one up is in Glenariff Forest on Saturday 19 October. Full details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/ni-colour-series-6-glenariff-forest-park/ . Entries close this coming Monday. If you are new, a yellow or orange course would have the easiest navigation.
If you’re interested in adult coaching, you can come to one of our monthly Club Meets. The next one will be Tyrella on 9 November. Registration will be open soon: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/club-meet-nov-24-tyrella/
Hope that helps – will be great to see you out orienteering soon!