Author: Graeme Francis

Missing your fix of O? Well don’t worry, we haven’t finished for the year yet. Out here amongst the orchards we still have 2 events left before the Xmas break, and next up is this Sunday afternoon in Portadown where we have a Middle Distance Urban on offer. A new map and a new area to almost all. Enjoyed the Craigavon WEE? Or couldn’t make that event but heard how enjoyable it was? Well this will be right up your street ( sorry 🙂 ). For those of you who like urban events you can even treat this as a Read More …

Looking for something to do on Sunday? Worried that the season might be coming to an end? Never fear, we still have plenty on offer. Why not come and join us on Sunday afternoon in Kilbroney Forest Park. If you came to the Autumn Trophy event you’ll know how good the park is. If you didn’t attend before now is your chance. As well as the orienteering, there is also a coaching session beforehand on route choice for any juniors or novices looking to improve. All I would ask is that if you wish to attend either or both, please Read More …

WEE 13 is heading out West for its annual trip to the sticks, so this is your chance to come and find out what we get up to out amongst the Orchards. So, to all of you looking to make the journey – Welcome to the County of Apples. If you believe all you read many of you might be expecting to see loads of cones and a maze. You may even be secretly looking forward to it. So who am I to disappoint? But that’s not what we’re about. You can expect much more than that out here, as Read More …

So what are you doing on Sunday? Nothing planned? Looking for something to do? Fancy stretching your legs? Then why not come down to Armagh and partake in the third of our series of Middle Distance Urban events. 5 and a bit km round the streets with a smidgeon of climb ( well maybe a bit more than that 😉 ). Don’t fancy the urban or too young? There’s still the choice of yellow, orange or light green around the Palace Demesne. Fancy coming? Then please let me know, either by email below or on Facebook ( Orchard County Orienteers Read More …

I’ve been thinking long and hard about this and its not a decision that fills me with glee, but as it stands with only 6 days to go to the event I have only had one offer of help. As we’ve said before, our sport is run for us, by us, and as a result if no-one volunteers then there can be no event. Most of the tasks are relatively simple and guidance will always be at hand if you’ve never volunteered before. You will always get a run if you want one, and if you’re going to go to Read More …

Orienteering Interval Sessions – or very, very, very short course orienteering round the Drumgor Estate. Better keep your wits about you as well as this will be more than physical exercise. Start time 11.30 One hours exercise followed by drinks and calories ( you have to replace the energy right? ) We’ll meet at the car park in the middle of the estate on Drumgor Heights ( by the shops and Primary School ). See you on Sunday for a little bit of fun.

Any more spring lambs? I only have a very small but distinguished group so far. As you may know, several members of LVO are currently in the middle of a coaching assessment and as part of this we need to put on a Physical Training Session. So i’m looking for a few sacrificial lambs, sorry volunteers, who will still have some energy left after the NIOA Score and Night Champs to take part in an exercise I have devised around Drumgor on the Sunday morning. Don’t worry, i’m not looking to kill you and it will be entirely up to you Read More …

As you may know, several members of LVO are currently in the middle of a coaching assessment and as part of this we need to put on a Physical Training Session. So i’m looking for a few sacrificial lambs, sorry volunteers, who will still have some energy left after the NIOA Score and Night Champs to take part in an exercise I have devised around Drumgor on the Sunday morning. Don’t worry, i’m not looking to kill you and it will be entirely up to you what you want to put in to the session, but like most things the more Read More …

And so to the last Craigavon Orienteers event of 2017. Come and join us on Sunday afternoon at Edenvilla Park for our Christmas Event and Seasonal get together. We are going to finish off the year with a Mass Start Score Event starting at 2 p.m. You pros will have 40 mins to score as many points as you can. Bonus points will be awarded for Fancy Dress and prizes awarded. I’ll even give out a prize for those who beat me round the maze. Then join us afterwards for a little bit of Christmas Cheer. ( Feel free to bring Read More …

 Our penultimate Craigavon Orienteers’ event for 2017. Come and join us for a wee jaunt around the Lake on Sunday afternoon. Courses on offer will be Yellow, Orange, Light Green, and Green. Cost as always will be £2.50 per map, but because Santa is without his little helper this week, if anyone wants to offer to help collect controls in I’ll give you a 20% discount on the entry fee. As usual, if you fancy coming along please let me know in advance as to which course you wish to do and how many of you there are. You can either Read More …