BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.4.4//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-678@lvo.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260124T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260124T130000 DTSTAMP:20260202T085914Z URL:https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/lvo-club-score-champs-2026/ SUMMARY:LVO Club Score Championships DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nDate\nSaturday 24 January 2026\n\n\nVenue\nStormont Estat e\n\n\nEvent Format\nClub Score Championship\n\nAnyone can enter and enjoy a run but only current LVO members can be classified as eligible/competit ive for the title of Club Score Champion. Note: membership renewal was due on the 1st January!\n\nIf you are fairly new to orienteering\, don’t le t the sound of club championship put you off – there are 3 different cou rses to choose from and you are welcome to run round as a pair or family/f riendship group (although to be deemed competitive you need to enter as an individual).\n\n⏰ A score event is different to a normal cross country orienteering event in that\, there are a number of controls which you can visit in any order you wish within a set time. Controls may be worth diffe rent values and it is very unlikely that you will be able to visit them al l. So\, you will need to plan your best route to get back before the set t ime. Lateness back will bring point penalties.\n\n\nOnline Entry\n.\n\n\nS I Entries\n \n\n\nOnline Entry closes\nMidnight\, Monday 19 January 2026\n \n\nRegistration\, Start and Finish\nCivil service car park where a gazebo will be erected.\n\nRegistration open from 11:15 – 11:55am. You can col lect hired dibbers\, make changes to your dibber numbers and enter on the day (subject to the limited number of available maps below).\n\nThere will be an event briefing for everyone in the car park at 11:55am sharp with a mass start for each course\, at 11:58\, 12:00 and 12:02 respectively.\n\n \nPrice\n\n\n\n\nRace Prices\nOnline Member*\nOnline Non-Member and Entry on Day\n\n\nSenior (aged 21 or over)\n8\n12\n\n\nJunior or Student\n4\n6\n \n\nMaximum charge for a family**\n20\n30\n\n\n\n\nEntry on the Day Maps A vailablity\n\nSenior Course 3 - 6 available\n\nYoung Junior Course 1 &\ ; Junior/Novice Senior Course 2 share one map - 3 available\n\n\n\nSociabl e group / family fee where all are going round a course together – entry fee is per required number of maps – one entry = one map. There is no f ee to hire an SI card if required\, but lost cards are charged at £30.\n\ n*Orienteering club members only. Avail of our reduced event rates by join ing our club today: https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/join_online\n\n **A family charge is for two seniors and one junior. Additional juniors go free.\nPlease note: Participants who are not members of British Orienteer ing or of another orienteering federation are not covered by British Orien teering’s public liability insurance. You are welcome to enter this even t\, but please understand that you are taking part at your own risk. For e xample\, if you were to accidentally injure a member of the public or dama ge property during the event\, you would not be covered. Members of Orient eering Ireland are covered by British Orienteering insurance. \n\n\n\nTer rain Summary\n\nMixture of open parkland\, wooded areas and urban area (ci vil service estate)\, with part of the map including a large hill.\n\n\nPr evious Maps/Routegadget\nThis area was last used for a WEE in May 2024. Ro utegadget map and courses can be found here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.c o.uk/rg2/#535\n\n\nCourse Notes\n\n- Map scale is 1:5000\n- Maximum score total of 800 points\n\n1️⃣ Young Junior Course 1 is suitable for Prima ry School Children – courses stick close to paths\, and the use of a com pass is not necessary (technical difficulty 2). This is the MW8/10 Champio nship course and has a time limit of 30 minutes. All competitors on this c ourse will start at 11:58.\n\n2️⃣ Junior/Novice Senior Course 2 is sui table for improving Juniors and novice adults – the ability to use compa ss and navigate away from paths is needed (technical difficulty 3/4). This is the MW12/14 Championship Course and also has a time limit of 45 minute s. All competitors on this course will start at 12:00.\n\n3️⃣ Senior C ourse 3 is suitable for competent orienteers (technical difficulty 4/5). S ome controls will be placed far away and in physically and technically cha llenging terrain. This is the Senior Championship course for MW16s and ove r only. This course has a time limit of 60 minutes. All competitors on thi s course will start at 12:02.\n\nTime penalties – for every minute/part minute you are late you will be deducted 10 points.\n\nEdible prizes will be as follows: First M and W 14 and under\; First M and W 18 and under\;  First M and W Open\; First M and W Vet (45+)\; First M and W Super Vet (5 5+)\; First M and W Ultra Vet (65+). And copious amounts of chocolate priz es for young juniors.\n\n\nFirst Aid and Safety\nThere will be a first aid and a qualified first aider available at registration. Registration is al so a safe place for lost children to wait.\n\nPlease do not come to the ev ent if you are unwell.\n\nPlease bring and carry any medication you might need\, especially inhalers and EpiPen’s.\n\nIf you come across an injure d or ill person\, please stop\, help and get further help. There will like ly be qualified first aiders on the course who can stop to provide support .\n\nAll participants must return to download\, whether they complete the course or not. This is to account for all competitors\, ensuring everyone ’s safe return.\n\nCourses will close and controls collected in at 13:05 pm sharp. If you are still out on the course at this time return to finish and download immediately.\n\n\nKit requirements\nFull leg cover is recomm ended.\n\nA whistle (emergency alert is 6 loud blasts per minute) is manda tory.\n\nA waterproof jacket may also be mandatory if the organisers decid e the weather requires one\, so bring one along just in case.\n\n\nParking \nApproach from Massey Avenue and route to the event carpark will be flagg ed with kites within the estate. Note that this is a different car park an d entrance than used for the WEE events in recent years.\n\n\nToilets\nPub lic toilets available approximately a five minute walk from registration.\ n\n\n\n\n CATEGORIES:LVO Fixtures LOCATION:Stormont Estate\, Prince of Wales Avenue\, Belfast\, BT4 3TA\, Nor thern Ireland GEO:54.601283;-5.83525 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Prince of Wales Avenue\, Be lfast\, BT4 3TA\, Northern Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Stormont Est ate:geo:54.601283,-5.83525 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR