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:0-844@lvo.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260517T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260517T103000 DTSTAMP:20260427T142531Z URL:https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/teens-tweens-orienteer-course-2-6/ SUMMARY:Teens &\; Tweens Learn to Orienteer Course - Week 2/6 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nDate\nSunday 17 May 2026\n\n\nVenue\n📍Tollymore Forest Park Main Carpark\n\n\nEvent Format\n\nLagan Valley Orienteers invites yo u to a 6-week training course for 9s and over who want to learn how to nav igate and orienteer!\n\n\nThis course will run weekly from Sunday 10 May t o Sunday 14 June. Places are limited\, so please only sign up if your chil d will be able to attend the majority of the sessions.\n\nAll children mus t be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the coaching\, up to a ma ximum of four children per adult. This is not a drop-off service!\n\nSess ions are primarily for children who are aged 9 upwards. If children are yo unger\, please check out Running Wild or get in contact with us (email jun iors_families@lvo.org.uk) to find out other exciting orienteering opportun ities for them.\n\nWe'll meet at either at Tollymore Forest Park's Main Ca rpark or Meelmore Lodge\, depending on the session.\n\n\nEntry/Registratio n\nFULLY BOOKED.\n\nIf you are interested in your child attending a future Teens and Tweens course\, please CONTACT US with your details.\n\n\nRegis tration closes\nMidnight\, Wednesday 6 May 2026\n\n\nStart Times\nCoaching takes place 9.30am to 10.30am.\n\n\nPrice\n💰 Training is free for memb ers of LVO\, NIOA and Orienteering Ireland. Non-members must join a club s o they are insured. For 2026 membership\, JOIN HERE via the British Orient eering website\, selecting LVO as your club. Cost after 1 May is reduced\, so please wait until the course starts to become a LVO member.\n\n\nTerra in Summary\nTollymore forest is a great place to discover the sport of ori enteering. It has a network of paths and tracks to help navigate\, as well as runnable forest with a variety of features. The forest is popular with hikers\, runners\, dog walkers\, horse riders and mountain bikers\, so ta ke care and treat others with courtesy.\n\n\nPrevious Maps/Routegadget\nTo llymore was last used for a club Autumn Trophy in 2022. Routegadget can be found here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#480\n\n\nNotes/Courses \nThis week we will learning all about compasses. We will look at the diff erent 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 a nd what to do when there are obstacles in the way.\n\nFinally we learn how to fold your map so that your compass fits neatly on top of it.\n\n\nKit requirements\n🧥👖 Full body cover is mandatory. If the weather is col d or wet – a waterproof jacket will be mandatory. As well as times of ex ercise 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 comfor table. 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 valu ables in the car.\n\nAll should carry whistles.\n\nBring a compass if you have one.\n\n\nParking\n£5 at entrance\; free if you have annual pass (co st of £40).\n\n\n\nToilets\nBeside main carpark.\n\n\n LOCATION:Tollymore Forest Park\, Main Carpark\, Newcastle\, BT33 0PW\, Nort hern Ireland GEO:54.22063546586094;-5.920328035534681 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Main Carpark\, Newcastle\, BT33 0PW\, Northern Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Tollymore Forest Pa rk:geo:54.22063546586094,-5.920328035534681 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR