Venue Meelmore
Date Sat, 3rd Oct 26
Starts 11:00 to 15:30
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Event Description
| Date | Saturday 3 October 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Meelmore Mountain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event Format | Senior Home International (SHI) Individual and Northern Ireland Long Distance Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Online Entry | .![]() |
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| SI Entries | ![]() |
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| Online Entry closes | Midnight, Sunday 27th 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 – one entry = one map. There is no fee to hire an SI card if required, but lost cards are charged at £30. *Orienteering club members only. Avail of our reduced event rates by joining our club today: https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/join_online **A family charge is for two seniors and one junior. Additional juniors go free. ***If you are entering a family of individual runners and it comes to more than £25 (£30 for non-members) then please contact the organiser after you have paid for the individual Senior, or Junior/Student entries and we will arrange refund of the difference. Parents accompanying children go free. Please note: Participants who are not members of British Orienteering or of another orienteering federation are not covered by British Orienteering’s public liability insurance. You are welcome to enter this event, but please understand that you are taking part at your own risk. For example, if you were to accidentally injure a member of the public or damage property during the event, you would not be covered. Members of Orienteering Ireland are covered by British Orienteering insurance. |
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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.

