Author: Richard Gamble

Plans are underway for a series of Wednesday Evening Night Training activities. As usual we will have a mix of training activities using real SI controls, interspersed with a few MapRuns. Pencil these in! You will see on he image below, we have a number locations already chosen – these are the ones where we will be using SI timing and controls. Philip Baxter is heading these activities up – if you would like to plan a fun training activity, he would be very happy for you to do so. WENTs are great for those new to planning, as they Read More …

Orienteering during a partial solar eclipse will a unique experience for many of us this Wednesday evening! At the maximum, approximately 93% of the sun will be covered, and for most of the evening the light will be greatly effected, making reading the map and terrain more challenging. Additional Safety 🔦With this information it will be necessary to wear a head torch. If you do not have a head torch, there will be some available to borrow at registration, but not enough for everyone. 👚Bright/hi-vis clothing is also recommended to help avoid collisions. 👩‍👦Primary school age children should be accompanied Read More …

Over 60 of us had a great time at the first WEE Lite of August. Thank you to the National Trust for allowing us to run around the stunning grounds of Mount Stewart. The weather was kind to us, allowing us to stay and catch up after our runs, enjoy some refreshments and ponder over the best route choices Ric had planned for us. Thanks also to Peter, who helped set up and take down and Jack and JP who helped collect in controls. Our next Wednesday evening adventure is at Ward Park, Bangor on 12 Aug. Entries are now Read More …

This evening’s WEE at Campbell College is still planned to take place. We will keep an eye on proceedings and if there are protests planned or ongoing this afternoon/evening, we may have to cancel the event at short notice. Check the event page on the LVO website for any updates. If you feel it unsafe for you to make your journey, please stay at home. Due to last night’s civil unrest, the Newtownards Road (A20) has been closed near the city from Bryson Street to the Albert Bridge Road. I am unsure when this will open, but I suggest you Read More …

Junior Takeover – Club Scatter Please come along on Saturday the 18th April and support the club Juniors who are putting on a scatter event in Belvoir Forest. The event is planned and run by the Next Generation Orienteers, in aid of… Coaching, Competing and Travelling as a Team Please consider making a donation to squad funds which you can do so via SI Entries when signing up. Or support the kit resale stall by buying or donating O-kit or other outdoor kit; And you can indulge in some home made cake and buns from our Tea / Coffee stall – please Read More …

☀ Fine weather and being the final WEE in June, brought a strong field of runners out last night – about 80 participants (and a fox) enjoyed the challenge of navigating round Belvoir Park Forest and all the craic afterwards. 👏Firstly we need to thank all those involved in putting on the event, especially Fred Hammond who planned some challenging legs for us to talk about for a while and organiser, Mark Earnshaw. Others who supported the great evening were, Dan on registration/IT, Ric on downloads, Daphne on starts, mapper Bill with all the recent storm updates, control collectors Joe, Read More …

With 3 events and 187 competitive runs is was a busy weekend of Orienteering at LVO’s annual Tollymore Festival of Orienteering. For a second consecutive year, the weekend kicked off in Warrenpoint for the Urban race, which counted in the NI Urban League. This is such a great area for route choice and scenery and local planner, George Savell, made the most of it. A hot evening with a few long legs sapped the energy levels before dipping into tricky intricate housing and footpaths. Big thanks to the other event officials Sarah Knight (Organiser) and Greg McCann (Controller) for making Read More …

🏃‍♀️It is great to see the WEE series continue to attract around 70 participants, with us all enjoying another warm and sunny evening running around lovely parkland. 🗺Thank you to the planner this week Denis Murphy and to Aine McCann who helped on the day set out controls, possibly with Mark Earnshaw (sorry if I have got this wrong!) who was also coordinator for this evening. 👏Again thanks to all who made the evening so enjoyable – Dan Earnshaw on the (registration, timing, IT), Mark and Aine (starts), Alan Gartside (map printing), James Earnshaw, Fred Hamond and Aine (control collection), Read More …

🏃‍♀️It was again great to see about 70 participants travel to Hillsborough and enjoy a stunning evening in this great forest park. 🗺The planner this week was Emma Graham. Mentored by Ric Gamble, this was Emma’s first time planning and she did a fantastic job on a map that needed a lot of updates due to recent windfall. Those who managed to stay on a good line enjoyed nice open forest running, mixed in with the path and track network. Thank you to Geoffrey and Stephen who made the temporary map updates. 👏A big thank you again to all who Read More …