Venue Meelmore
Date Sun, 16th Nov 25
Starts 09:30 to 10:30
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Event Description
| Date | Sunday 16 November 2025 | |
| Venue | 📍Meelmore Mountain | |
| 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.
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 | Register here!
NOTE: You only need to register once for the 12-week course. |
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| Registration closes | Midnight, 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 | Meelmore is open mountain side with few paths, many rock features and intricate contour details. | |
| Previous Maps/Routegadget | Meelmore was last used for a NI Colour Series in 2023. Routegadget can be found here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#507 | |
| Notes/Courses | This week we will learn all about contours – hills, reentrants, spurs, saddles and knolls. We’ll learn about index contours, contour intervals and form lines. A good introductory video can be found HERE. | |
| Kit requirements | 🧥👖 Full body cover is mandatory. This is the mountain equipment for long NIMRA races and therefore best practice to bring on mountains: https://www.nimra.org.uk/index.php/nimra-race-kit-requirements/ Please try and bring these items on Sunday, either wearing them or in a small bumbag / rucksack.
1. Waterproof jacket The reason why we bring this equipment is shown really well in this 10 minute video of three runners with different amounts of kit. They run up a hill, sit down and see who gets cold first. Please watch it so we all understand how to look after ourselves on the mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIFNZdSjSDo 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. |
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| Parking | £4 per car payable at Meelmore Lodge reception. | |
| Toilets | Meelmore Lodge. |
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.