Venue Meelmore
Date Sun, 2nd Mar 25
Starts 11:00 to 12:30
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Event Description
Date | Sunday 2 March 2025 (Rescheduled from 23 February 2025 due to bad weather) | |
Venue | 📍Meelmore Lodge (for access to Meelmore Mountain) | |
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. |
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Entry/Registration | Register via this ONLINE FORM. | |
Registration closes | Midnight, Tuesday 25 February 2025 | |
Start Times | Arrive 10.45am for registration. Coaching takes place 11am to 12pm, 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. For 2025 membership, JOIN HERE via the British Orienteering website, selecting LVO as your club. Annual prices are:
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Terrain Summary | Meelmore is open mountain side with few paths, many rock features and intricate contour details. | |
Previous Maps/Routegadget | Meelmore was last used for a colour series event in June 2023. A copy of the map and courses can be found here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#507 | |
Notes/Courses | 👨👩👧👦 Groups will be organised into children with the same level of technical ability, each having a dedicated coach. | |
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 an extra jumper, 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. | |
Parking | 🚗 Please park at Meelmore Lodge in the overflow carpark beside the campsite. Pay for parking in the Lodge (£4, cash or card). | |
Toilets | Toliets are located on the side of Meelmore Lodge building. |
Location
Meelmore
Trassey Road
Newcastle
BT33 0QB
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.