Venue Newcastle Tennis Club
Date Sun, 5th Oct 25
Starts 09:30 to 10:30
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Event Description
| Date | Sunday 5 October 2025 | |
| Venue | đź“ŤNewcastle Tennis Club (Due to Temporary closure of Tollymore Forest Park after Storm Amy) | |
| Event Format |
Lagan Valley Orienteers invites you to a 12-week training course for 10s and over who are already orienteering to a yellow standard (TD2) and want to progress quickly to orange / light green (TD3/4) standard.Â
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! Sessions are primarily for children who are aged 10 to 14. If children are younger, please check out Running Wild or get in contact with us (email juniors_families@lvo.org.uk) to find out other exciting orienteering opportunities for them. We’ll meet at either at Tollymore Forest Park’s Main Carpark or Meelmore Lodge, depending on the session. |
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| Entry/Registration | REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED
NOTE: You only need to register once for the 12-week course. |
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| Registration closes | Wednesday 24 September 2025 | |
| Start Times | Coaching takes place 9.30am to 10.30am.
On the last Sunday of the month, our monthly Running Wild coaching will take place as normal 11am to 12.30pm for younger orienteers. |
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| Price | 💰 Training is free for members of LVO, NIOA and Orienteering Ireland. Non-members must join a club so they are insured. For 2025 membership, JOIN HERE via the British Orienteering website, selecting LVO as your club. Cost after 1 September is £4 per junior. | |
| Terrain Summary | We will be using the urban park beside Newcastle Tennis Courts. | |
| Previous Maps/Routegadget | Newcastle was last used for an urban event in June 2023. Map can be found on Routegadget here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#508 | |
| Notes/Courses | This week we will learning all about compasses. We will look at the different types of compasses there are. We will then do a series of exercises to understand how to set or orientate the map to north using a compass and how to follow a direction of travel arrow. We will look at what happens and what to do when there are obstacles in the way. Finally we learn how to fold your map so that your compass fits neatly on top of it. | |
| 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. Bring a compass if you have one. |
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| Parking | Â Newcastle Tennis Club Carpark. | |
| Toilets | N/A |
Location
Newcastle Tennis Club
54-56 Bryansford Rd
Newcastle
BT33 0DP
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.