Author: M O'Sullivan

What a better way to start 2025 than signing up for some coaching and a catch-up at our first Club Meet of the year? We’re heading to Hillsborough Forest on Saturday 11 January 2025, with a new arrival time of 10am to allow for more coaching and more fun. There’ll still be time to hang out afterwards for a cup of tea and some packed lunch at Hillsborough Parish Hall. Registration closes on Tuesday (7 January) at midnight. Full details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/club-meet-jan-25/ Register directly here: https://forms.office.com/r/Vq25Sr21zW

Our last Running Wild session of the year will be held on Sunday 29 December (11am-12.30pm) from Tollymore Forest Main Carpark. It’s a chance for like-minded families to learn about orienteering and to find out how to get involved in our exciting club and sport. “Really friendly and helpful coaches who make the morning lots of fun!” For more information, check out LVO’s website: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/juniors-and-families-coaching-dec-24/ Sign-up closes on Tuesday 24 December at midnight, to allow the elves time to print the maps, so you can register right here, right now: https://forms.office.com/r/DMuFQyS4J6 . And if you’re M/W14 and above, and can orienteer Read More …

Are you missing the WENTs already? No fear! Come along to our Club Meet on Saturday 11 January 2025 in Hillsborough Forest. We’ve heard that you want more coaching, so we’ve moved our arrival time back to 10am! There’ll still be time to hang out afterwards for a cup of tea and some packed lunch. Full details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/club-meet-jan-25/ Register directly here: https://forms.office.com/r/Vq25Sr21zW

Registration closes tomorrow (Mon 16/12) at midnight for our 7th and last WENT of the year (Wednesday Evening Night Training). Register now to secure your map! Taking place in Lady Dixon Park, Belfast on Wednesday 18 December from 7.30pm to 8.30pm, it is a great chance for newcomers as well as seasoned club members to go for a mid-week navigation run in the dark. Full details and how to sign up can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/went-7-lady-dixon-2024/ WENTs are free for members of LVO, NIOA and Orienteering Ireland. Non-members pay £3 (please bring correct change). If you’re planning on completing a Read More …

Registration is now open for our 7th and last WENT of the year (Wednesday Evening Night Training)! Taking place in Lady Dixon Park, Belfast on Wednesday 18 December from 7.30pm to 8.30pm, it is a great chance for newcomers as well as seasoned club members to go for a mid-week navigation run in the dark. Full details and how to sign up can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/went-7-lady-dixon-2024/

Registration closes tomorrow (Mon 9/12) at midnight for our 6th and penultimate WENT of the year (Wednesday Evening Night Training). Register now to secure your map! Taking place from Ownies Bar & Bistro, Carrickfergus on Wednesday 11 December from 7.30pm to 8.30pm, it is a great chance for newcomers as well as seasoned club members to go for a mid-week navigation run in the dark. This time is MapRun time. Full details and how to sign up can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/went-6-carrickfergus-2024/ WENTs are free for members of LVO, NIOA and Orienteering Ireland. Non-members pay £3 (please bring correct change). Read More …

Registration is now open for our last Running Wild session of the year on Sunday 29 December (11am-12.30pm), a chance for like-minded families to learn about orienteering and to find out how to get involved in our exciting club and sport. “Really friendly and helpful coaches who make the morning lots of fun!” For more information, check out LVO’s website: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/juniors-and-families-coaching-dec-24/ And to register for the session at Tollymore Forest Main Carpark, sign-up here: https://forms.office.com/r/DMuFQyS4J6 . Places fill up fast, so if you are interested or know someone who is, please register today. And if you’re M/W14 and above, and can Read More …

Registration is now open for our 6th and penultimate WENT of the year (Wednesday Evening Night Training)! Taking place from Ownies Bar & Bistro, Carrickgergus on Wednesday 11 December from 7.30pm to 8.30pm, it is a great chance for newcomers as well as seasoned club members to go for a mid-week navigation run in the dark. This time it’s MapRun time. Full details and how to sign up can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/went-6-carrickfergus-2024/

The last event of 2024 is now open for registration, an urban forage around the lovely grounds of St. Luke’s Hospital, Armagh (the site of the 2023 British Sprint Championships Finals). This event is also the last leg of this year’s NI Urban League and consequently Graeme wouldn’t want to disappoint any of you urban fans. For your delight we will be using a newly extended map (as if you need any more stress) and, as ever, Graeme is planning all the fun. What’s not to love? Merry Christmas! Full details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/ni-urban-league-armagh/ And you enter directly Read More …

Another really enjoyable evening at the LVO HO HO Christmas social. Thank you Mark Stephens for planning the Micro Night O round the Tollymore National Outdoor Centre grounds. And also to Aine and Chris for helping out on the night. We enjoyed a great Christmas dinner. Marty made us feel very welcome and cooked us another fantastic meal. Thanks also to the other TNOC staff and trainees who helped out on the night, especially Tracey and Megan. The craic continued with our traditional after dinner table quiz and games. The winners of LVO’s Event Officials of the Year vote were Read More …