BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.4.4//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-798@lvo.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251116T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251116T103000 DTSTAMP:20251113T082914Z URL:https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/teens-tweens-o-toolkit-training-week-8- 12/ SUMMARY:Teens &\; Tweens O Toolkit Training - Week 8/12 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nDate\nSunday 16 November 2025\n\n\nVenue\nšŸ“Meelmore Mo untain\n\n\nEvent Format\n\nLagan Valley Orienteers invites you to a 12-we ek training course for 10s and over who are already orienteering to a yell ow standard (TD2) and want to progress quickly to orange / light green (TD 3/4) standard.Ā \n\n\nThis course will run weekly from Sunday 28 September to Sunday 14 December 2025. Places are limited\, so please only sign up i f your child will be able to attend the majority of the sessions.\n\nAll c hildren must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the coaching\, up to a maximum of four children per adult.Ā This is not a drop-off servi ce!\n\nSessions are primarily for children who are aged 10 to 14. If child ren are younger\, please check out Running Wild or get in contact with us (emailĀ juniors_families@lvo.org.uk) to find out other exciting orienteeri ng opportunities for them.\n\nWe'll meet at either at Tollymore Forest Par k's Main Carpark or Meelmore Lodge\, depending on the session.\n\n\nEntry/ Registration\nRegister here!\n\nNOTE: You only need to register once for t he 12-week course.\n\n\nRegistration closes\nMidnight\, Wednesday 24 Septe mber 2025\n\n\nStart Times\nCoaching takes place 9.30am to 10.30am.\n\nOn the last Sunday of the month\, our monthly Running Wild coaching will take place as normal 11am to 12.30pm for younger orienteers.\n\n\nPrice\nšŸ’° Training is free for members of LVO\, NIOA and Orienteering Ireland.Ā Non- members must join a club so they are insured. For 2025 membership\, JOIN H ERE via the British Orienteering website\, selecting LVO as your club. Cos t after 1 September is Ā£4 per junior.\n\n\nTerrain Summary\nMeelmore is o pen mountain side with few paths\, many rock features and intricate contou r details.\n\n\nPrevious Maps/Routegadget\nMeelmore was last used for a NI Colour Series in 2023. Routegadget can be found here: https://www.lvo.rou tegadget.co.uk/rg2/#507\n\n\nNotes/Courses\nThis week we will learn all ab out contours - hills\, reentrants\, spurs\, saddles and knolls. We'll lear n about index contours\, contour intervals and form lines. A good introduc tory video can be found HERE.\n\n\nKit requirements\nšŸ§„šŸ‘– Full body co ver is mandatory.Ā This is the mountain equipment for long NIMRA races and therefore best practice to bring on mountains: https://www.nimra.org.uk/i ndex.php/nimra-race-kit-requirements/ Please try and bring these items on Sunday\, either wearing them or in a small bumbag / rucksack.\n\n1.ā  ā  Waterproof jacket\n2.ā  ā Waterproof trousers\n3.ā  ā Hat\n4.ā  ā Gl oves\n5.ā  ā Compass\n6.ā  ā Whistle\n7.ā  ā Foil blanket\n\nThe rea son why we bring this equipment is shown really well in this 10 minute vid eo of three runners with different amounts of kit. They run up a hill\, si t down and see who gets cold first. Please watch it so we all understand h ow to look after ourselves on the mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=MIFNZdSjSDo\n\nAs well as times of exercise there will be periods of coa ching when you will be stationary\, so layer up ā€“ bring along an extra j umper\, 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 i s not responsible for the safe keeping of the kit\, it is dropped off at y our own risk\, so please leave any valuables in the car.\n\n\nParking\nĀ£4 per car payable at Meelmore Lodge reception.\n\n\n\nToilets\nMeelmore Lod ge.\n\n\n LOCATION:Meelmore\, Trassey Road\, Newcastle\, BT33 0QB\, Northern Ireland GEO:54.2116658;-5.995163600000069 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trassey Road\, Newcastle\, BT33 0QB\, Northern Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Meelmore:geo:54.211 6658,-5.995163600000069 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR