Venue Carrickfergus
Date Wed, 10th Dec 25
Starts 19:30 to 20:30
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Event Description
| Date | Wednesday 10 December 2025 | |
| Venue | 📍Carrickfergus – for registration and download we will be meeting in covered beer garden at the back of Ownies Bar/Restaurant. It may be best to access the beer garden via the Shaftesbury Park arch, just to the right of the bar, shown by red arrow below.
After your run, why get something from the bar, sit down with your pals and compare your route choices.
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| Event Format | WENTs (Wednesday Evening Night Training) are mid-weekly training sessions held during the colder, darker months of November and December, and are open to both club members and those new to orienteering. Feel free to run individually or in a pair/group. Anyone who is not so confident about running alone, please request a buddy at the briefing. Coach advice/support available. Juniors welcome, but those under 16 MUST be accompanied by an adult.
This is a MapRun activity. Before you leave home you MUST have MapRun app installed on your smartphone and to have the file downloaded. The map file is now available to download on the MapRun App. Go to folders UK >Northern Ireland > Co Antrim > Carrick WENT 10 12 2025. If you select “Go to Start” you will be asked for the PIN code. Once you are at this stage you are all set. The PIN code will be provided on the night, just before we start. The PIN will not be required after the event starts. To find out about using the MapRun app and have it uploaded on your smartphone/Garmin watch go to: DIY Orienteering using MapRun – NI Orienteering Association |
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| Entry/Registration | Online registration form HERE | |
| Online Registration closes | Midnight Monday 8 December 2025. For all WENTs, entries close at midnight on the Monday before the event to allow for printing. | |
| Timings | 7pm – Registration – everyone must sign in.
7.15pm – Course and safety briefing 7.25pm – Depart Ownies as a group for a walk to the start, which is about 5 min away in the town centre. 7.30pm – Mass start 8.15pm – Finish |
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| Price | 💰 WENTs are free for members of LVO, NIOA and Orienteering Ireland. Non-members are also welcome to attend any of our activities and events but there is a £5 fee for this activity. | |
| Terrain Summary | Urban, mainly street, hard surface running with some grassy areas. | |
| Previous Maps/Routegadget | The area was last used for an UK Urban League event in 2023: 2023-05-04 UKUL Carrickfergus | |
| Notes/Courses | Score Course with a time limit is 45minutes to visit up to 41 controls.
Controls have different values ranging from 10 points to 50 points, with a maximum score of 1080 points. It is very unlikely that you will get round them all, so spending some time to think about route choice at the start is advised. The map is 1:4000 scale and A3 size. |
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| Kit requirements | Head torch – let us know beforehand if you need to borrow one
🧥👖 Hi-Viz clothing – Urban area with many road crossings so please dress brightly! Whistle is mandator – let us know beforehand if you need to borrow one. Smart phone/watch with MapRun app installed. Compass – let us know beforehand if you need to borrow one. Dibber – not required. Please come appropriately dressed for the conditions. If cold, layer up and consider a hat, gloves and buff. If weather is poor a waterproof jacket and full body cover may be mandatory. |
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| Parking | Joy Mount Car Park off the Marine Highway. Free after 6pm.
Need a ride to the event? Join our WhatsApp car share group and request a lift (LVO members only). |
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| Toilets |
Ownies Bar/Restaurant |
Event Safety Advice:
We want to ensure our events are as fun and safe as possible for all participants. Although injury and ‘stranger danger’ incidents are rare we must keep vigilant and it is important to remind you of how you can help prevent incidents and keep safe. Please follow the instructions given at the briefing and follow the following advice:
- U16s to be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the activity
- Whistles are mandatory – use in case of emergency – 6 short loud blasts every minute until help arrives. There is a duty of care on all participants to stop and help and get further help. You may also wish to carry a mobile phone.
- Carry all necessary personal medication where appropriate (inhaler, EpiPen).
- Ensure your head torch has good battery power.
- Wear bright/hi-viz clothing – this helps you be seen by other participants and park users and a deterrent to anyone who may wish to cause harm.
- If the forecast is cold/wet a waterproof jacket is mandatory, also bring a hat and gloves.
- Return to download and register your return after 45 minutes, even if you have not completed your course.
- There will be first aid available at the Start/finish.
- Traffic – be particularly careful crossing roads and around the car parks. Use marked crossing points and give way to all traffic and other pedestrians. Obey highway code.
- Please avoid shining your torch directly at cars and pedestrians.
- Terrain – the ground is slippery with steep slopes, so wear trainers with good grip and bring spare clothing to change into afterwards if needs be.
- Stranger danger – If in the unlikely event that you are approached by a stranger with ill intent, call out and blast your whistle. Please report all incidents and concerns to the organiser.
- Safeguarding – it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure participants are and feel safe. If you have a concern regarding inappropriate behaviour the NI Orienteering safeguarding officer, safeguarding@niorienteering.org.uk Alternatively you can use this online form: Incident Reporting
Location
Carrickfergus
Joymount Parking
Carrickfergus
BT38 7DQ
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.