Author: M O'Sullivan

LVO are delighted to be organising the Senior Home International (SHI) on the weekend of 3rd/4th October — the annual competition between England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, featuring teams of 24 athletes across M/W20, M/W21 and M/W35. This year’s relays take place on Sunday 4th October at Slievenagore Mountain in the Mournes. We’re looking for volunteers to help on the day with tasks such as:🚗 Car parking📟 Dibber checking⛺ Moving gazebos and general event support If you can lend a hand, please get in touch or contact Gavin Cairns (organiser) directly. Many hands make light work — thanks in advance Read More …

Sign up today for our September Club Meet on Slieve Croob, Slievenisky Mountain.  🗓 Saturday 5 September ⏰ 10am–2pm ⏳ Sign-up closes Tuesday 1 September at midnight 💰Free for members of LVO / NIOA / Orienteering Ireland Clubs.  Perfect to jump start us all back into ‘proper’ orienteering with tricky contours and physical mountain terrain. Many thanks to Paddy Higgins for allowing us use of his land. 👉 Don’t miss it — get signed up now: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/NbNCS6LM4X Full details here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/club-meet-sep-26/

We’re delighted to announce that, for the next year, Fionne Austin will be our LVO Juniors & Families Officer. 🧭 In this role, she’ll support our ever-growing juniors programme while also helping to welcome new families to our club and introduce them to the exciting sport of orienteering. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🌿 This position has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Orienteering Foundation and Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council. 🙏 If you have any questions, ideas, or would like to get involved, please get in touch with Fionne at secretary@lvo.org.uk

🏆 Congratulations to all our newly crowned LVO Club Champions, who conquered Slieve Croob at Saturday’s Northern Ireland Colour Series. Our winners were: M10 Arthur PerrinW10 Charlotte KerrM12 Dylan KennedyM14 Aran PowerW14 Chloé CampbellM16 Ewan EwartM18 James EwartW20 Emma GrahamM21 Moire O’SullivanW21 Áine ColwellM35 George KnightW35 Olivia BaxterM40 Ryan McDonaldM45 Glynn JohnstonW45 Norma ReaM50 Brian JohnstonM55 Joe McClureW55 Carol BlackM60 Mark PruzinaW60 Heather CairnsW70 Ann SavageM75+ Wilbert HollingerW75+ Barbara Foley-Fisher Some genuinely fantastic prizes were handed out at the evening BBQ during the Tollymore Festival of Orienteering Weekend. But let’s be honest – no award could ever match the satisfaction Read More …

Entries close TOMORROW (23/06) for WEE8 at Stormont Estate! Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/wee-8-26/ Follow the link or scan the QR Code to go straight to SIEntries: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=17852 Remember you can bring non-member friends for free! Sign them up: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/F6MDBKthn2

Entries are now open for WEE8 at Stormont Estate! Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/wee-8-26/ Follow the link or scan the QR Code to go straight to SIEntries: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=17852 Remember you can bring non-member friends for free! Sign them up: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/F6MDBKthn2

🌹Entries close TOMORROW (Tues 16 Jun) for WEE7 at Lady Dixon Park! Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/wee-7-26/ Follow the link or scan the QR Code to go straight to SIEntries: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=17851 Remember you can bring non-member friends for free! Sign them up: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Vw8JnVX63y

On Saturday 8 August, Lagan Valley Orienteers is hosting The Original Mourne Seven Sevens Challenge Walk and Race – our biggest fundraiser of the year. As you may know, the Seven Sevens is no ordinary challenge – it’s an 18-mile trek across all seven Mourne peaks over 700 metres, with over 2,500 metres of climbing. Alongside the walkers, we team up with BARF to host the 7x7s Mountain Race, a highlight of the NI mountain running calendar. It’s a fantastic day out with a buzzing atmosphere, and we’d love you to be part of it. But here’s the reality: we Read More …

Entries are now open for WEE7 at Lady Dixon Park! Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/wee-7-26/ Follow the link or scan the QR Code to go straight to SIEntries: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=17851 Remember you can bring non-member friends for free! Sign them up: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Vw8JnVX63y

😌 When arriving to set up, the calmness of the Campbell College grounds was very welcome after the craziness on Belfast streets the previous evening. That calmness was short lived, however, when over 100 participants arrived with smiles and welcomes to all, ready for some fast and furious running whilst trying not to get lost around this stunning school venue. 🧭 So what about the courses? Big thanks to our planner, David Wilson, for setting us the challenge – his excellent knowledge made great use of the area and had us exploring every nook and cranny. 💗 Share the love, Read More …