Author: M O'Sullivan

🏆 Northern Ireland Long Distance Orienteering Champs 2025 📍 Carntogher – Saturday 1st November ⛰️ Ready to take on some of the best contour-rich open hill terrain in Northern Ireland? North West Orienteering Club is welcoming us back to Carntogher, Maghera for an epic day of orienteering you won’t want to miss! 🎯 Whether you’re chasing titles or just love a good challenge, this is a must-do event for any NI orienteer. 📍 Just 1 hour from Belfast – no excuses! 🕙 ENTRY DEADLINE: 10PM, Sunday 26th October ⏳ Spots are filling fast – don’t leave it too late! 💻 Read More …

 Terrified of teamwork? Baffled by the gaffles? Flustered by very-close-together flags? Then come along to our last Club Meet of the year, where it’s all about relays, teamwork, and having fun! 📍 Lady Dixon Park📅 Saturday 15 November🕙 10am–2pm It’s the perfect chance to learn, laugh, and maybe even be part of the winning team! 😄 Sign up directly via the QR Code or this link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/neEn1uBVpV Full details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/club-meet-nov-25/ 💰 Free for members of LVO, NIOA, and Orienteering Ireland, and for under 10s. £5 for non-members. Bring your team spirit and let’s wrap up the season in style! 🏅

We’re really excited to be welcoming a fantastic group of new juniors—and their parents—at our Autumn Trophy event in Donard Forest this Saturday! These families are all brand-new members of LVO for 2025, and we’d love for everyone to help make them feel at home. If you’d like to see who’s coming, check out the entry list—we’ve got five M/W10s and eight M/W12s and 14s competing on the yellow and orange courses, along with their parents cheering them on: https://www.sientries.co.uk/list.php?event_id=16473 We haven’t appointed a specific “Meet & Greet” person, because welcoming new faces is something we can all do! So if you spot them on Read More …

 The dates are set! Once the clocks go back, get ready for our series of 7 annual WENTs (Wednesday Evening Night Training)! 🌙 Join us mid-week through the colder, darker months of November and December for some after-dark navigation fun. 🧭✨ Bring your head torches, wrap up warm, and get ready to test your skills under the stars. 🌌 💡 Free for members💷 £5 for non-members #NightTraining #WENTs #WinterNavigation #Orienteering #OutdoorAdventure #WednesdayEvenings

Entries Close Monday 20 October at midnight for LVO’s Autumn Trophy in Donard Forest, Newcastle on Saturday 25 October. ⏰ Starts: Between 11:00am – 12:30pm📍 Location: Donard Forest, Newcastle Courses on offer:🟡 Yellow | 🟠 Orange | 🟢 Short Green | 🔵 Short Blue 👉 Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/lvo-autumn-trophy-25/ 👉Enter directly here: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=16473 Entry On Day is possible but at non-member rates and maps are not guaranteed: https://lvo.org.uk/blog/2024/03/27/event-entry-closing-and-entry-on-day-update/

Join us for Running Wild on the last Sundays of the month – fun, family-friendly orienteering sessions! Whether you’re completely new or already love a forest adventure, it’s the perfect way to jump in. Next session: 📅 Sunday 26 October 🕚 11:00am – 12:30pm 📍 Tollymore Forest, Main Carpark ✨No experience needed – just bring your curiosity, energy and love for the outdoors! ✨ 🔗 Sign up here or scan the QR Code before Wednesday 22/10: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/VTEFgh44HR Free for LVO members and only £3 per non-member child. #RunningWildLVO #Orienteering #LifelongAdventure #LaganValleyOrienteers

Our official LVO club kit is now available to order — including t-shirts, singlets and windbreakers in our iconic red, black and white. Order by 24 October to guarantee delivery in time for Christmas. Just fill out the form below and we’ll have you looking the part in no time! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5pFWtJqIXwmrwllilQWjGglTvV5XI9gpvXF_cNRNgzk_PCg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Join us for LVO’s Autumn Trophy in Donard Forest, Newcastle on Saturday 25 October! ⏰ Starts: Between 11:00am – 12:30pm📍 Location: Donard Forest, NewcastleCourses on offer: 🟡 Yellow | 🟠 Orange | 🟢 Short Green | 🔵 Short Blue Whether you’re new to orienteering or a seasoned competitor, come along and test your navigation skills on the scenic slopes of Donard! 👉 Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/lvo-autumn-trophy-25/ 👉Enter directly here: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=16473 #Orienteering #LVO #DonardForest #AutumnTrophy #GetOutside #ExploreNI

Don’t forget to sign up for LVO’s Club Meet this coming Saturday 11 October, 10am–2pm at the Mary Peters Track, Belfast. Activities Include: Pilates – indoor session. Professional instruction focusing on core strength training. There will be differentiated exercises for all abilities. Hill training – exercises and techniques to help our climbing and descending technique. Training O courses – 4 courses to choose from to practice your skills and work on your fitness. Register by midnight, Tuesday 7 October Sign up here or scan the QR code – https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/W4UE8tCvsC Full details: lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/club-meet-oct-25 Free for all LVO, NIOA & Orienteering Ireland Read More …

Training The annual inter-regional competition for juniors aged 14 to 18 was hosted this year by NWOA and our tiny squad was as enthusiastic as always. Once again all of the team were members of LVO and they worked hard coming up to the event participating in coaching  sessions on Slievenagore and Carnawaddy;  and Euan, Ewan and Cillian also attended the Czech O Camp over the summer. Once again James qualified for the JROS summer tour, this time to Deeside, so the team was as well prepared as they could be.  Competition The individual race was on Torver Back Common a mixed Read More …