WEE Series Restarts on 1st August at Victoria Park

From Dee Orwin, organiser… WEE Series starts again 01 August in Victoria Park.  Details to follow but all times are standard. As ever, volunteers are requested to help out.  In particular the management of registration and downloads. Anyone who feels they could spare some time for this critical post please get in touch with Dee Orwin at: dobox@hotmail,com. Stephen is sorting out the collection of the MOO and assisting with the course. Dee will help cover first aid and starts. Usual tasks need to be sorted, setting up, starts, collection of controls etc…

Tollymore Festival of Orienteering 2018 – Thank-you

From Gordon Stephens – Co Ordinator 2018 Tollymore Festival of Orienteering. I hope everyone enjoyed the 2018 Tollymore Festival. A huge personal thanks to everyone who contributed so willingly to what turned out to be a great weekend of orienteering in some very fine weather. Thanks to everyone who turned up and supported the weekend. A special thanks to our main officials. Stephanie Pruzina organised the Friday evening Urban event in Ballynahinch and Helen Pruzina planned some excellent courses.  This new map was created by Stephen Gilmore. Davy Lambe organised Saturdays colour series at Slievenagore (Silent Valley), having to do battle Read More …

Tollymore Weekend 2018 – Trail-O Results

The results for the Trail-O at the Tollymore Weekend 2018 are now available on the LVO website.

International Representation for LVO Junior Athletes

When you first take a map in your hand to tackle a short WEE course or a white course in a colour series you may not know where it will lead – literally or figuratively! For two of LVO’s junior athletes it has led to Bulgaria this summer. Andrew Elwood (M18) and Peter Reed (M16) will be representing Ireland against 27 other nations in the European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC) from 28th June to 1st July 2018. This is Andrew’s second time at EYOC and Peter’s first. EYOC is the third tier of representative orienteering for juniors. The first tier Read More …

LVO Tollymore Weekend Entries – Reminder

FRIDAY 22nd JUNE – UPDATE! The organisers have sufficient maps to make entry on the day available for all orienteering events. (Entries closed at midnight on Wednesday 20th June 2018 for the BBQ and camping). Note the Trail-O on Sunday will include the LVO Trail-O Championship.

Further details for LVO Tollymore Weekend

Some further details are now available here, https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/tollymore-weekend-2018/ for LVO’s Tollymore weekend (and the weather is looking fine!). The further details are marked in green.

Tollymore Weekend 2018

A great weekend looks to be in store and entries are open for the Tollymore Weekend 2018 (camping from Thursday 21st, events from Friday 22nd through to Sunday 24th June). Details of the weekend are here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/tollymore-weekend-2018/ and entries may be made here: http://www.fabian4.co.uk/default.aspx?EventID=2092.

WEE News!

The popular WEE series returns in 2018 to the competitive format of Long and Short courses with handicapped results and league tables.  The first of which will be in Ormeau Park.  Monthly prizes for league winners and runners up. As well as a midweek leg stretch and bit of craic we like to use the WEEs to introduce, train and bring on new organisers and planners. These events will not take place if we do not get the event officials in place. If you have never organised before then do not worry as each month has a co-ordinator that will Read More …

Trophy Return & Steve McGibbon Trophy Nominations

In preparation for the prize giving at the AGM on 24th March could you please return your club trophies to Gordon Simpson at Hillsborough this weekend. Steve McGibbon Trophy Nominations The Steve McGibbon Trophy is named in memory of a hugely respected orienteer and stalwart of Lagan Valley Orienteers, who unfortunately died in 2006 aged only 51.   The trophy is not focussed on competition performance, rather the award is considered as recognition of the person or group thought to have provided the most outstanding contribution to the club’s affairs in the previous year.  Nominations should be sent to the Secretary, Cecil Armstrong, secretary@lvo.org.uk Read More …