Venue Meelmore
Date Sat, 12th Sep 26
Starts 11:00 to 15:30
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Event Description
| Date | Saturday 12 September 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Meelmore Mountain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event Format | Senior Home International (SHI) Individual and Northern Ireland Long Distance Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Online Entry | . |
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| Online Entry closes | Midnight, Monday 7 September 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registration, Start and Finish | TBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Price |
Sociable group / family fee where all are going round a course together – entry fee is per required number of maps i.e. one entry = one map. *Member of BOF Clubs only. Get Annual Membership today and experience the membership benefits including the member rate! There is no fee to hire an SI card if required, but lost cards are charged at £30. |
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| Terrain Summary | TBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous Maps/Routegadget | Meelmore Mountain was last used for a NI colour series in June 2023. Routegadget maps and courses available here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#507 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Notes | Senior Home International (SHI) – Details to come
… Northern Ireland Long Distance Championships This event is open to all orienteers, but to be eligible to be NI champion you must be a current member of a NIOA club. Courses to be confirmed later.
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| First Aid and Safety | There will be a first aid and a qualified first aider available at registration. Registration is also a safe place for lost children to wait.
Please do not come to the event if you are unwell. Please bring and carry any medication you might need, especially inhalers and EpiPen’s. If you come across an injured or ill person, please stop, help and get further help. There will likely be qualified first aiders on the course who can stop to provide support. All participants must return to download, whether they complete the course or not. This is to account for all competitors, ensuring everyone’s safe return. Courses will close and controls collected in at 3pm sharp. If you are still out on the course at this time return to finish and download immediately. |
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| Kit requirements | Full body cover is mandatory.
A whistle (emergency alert is 6 loud blasts per minute) is mandatory. A waterproof jacket may also be mandatory if the organisers decide the weather requires one, so bring one along just in case. |
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| Parking | TBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toilets | TBC |
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.