Author: Richard Gamble

🏃‍➡️🏃‍♀️‍➡️Last night in Barnett’s Demesne saw 33 orienteers, ranging from very experienced to first timers at night. 🕺💃 Participants enjoyed the very first edition of ‘ Strictly Orienteering’ on a clear, warm evening. The theme this week was waltzing, so collecting controls in a 1,2,3 sequence while having to select which of the 1s, 2s and 3s to string together. 👏A couple of the very experienced runners managed to complete all 5 sequences (although taking a minute or so more than the 45 minute time limit) and every one attending managed to collect more than 2, so well done to Read More …

The WENT Series is kicking off next week, on Wednesday 28 October – over the next 8 Wednesday evenings there will be 7 x Night Training Sessions and 1 x NI Night Championship. Fun night nav training in urban parks or streets. Friendly coach led with activities for all levels of experience. Come and run/walk round as a pair, group or individual. For more info on next Wednesday’s WENT: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/went1-26/ Or Sign-up directly here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=TgiNCC4s50uEUTV3mi0mfL2cz9tkyL1CpL4vsr2zT7VUN0ZROVVSTFdBOVRZM1JUWEZCSzZKUzFNOS4u

🌃The WENT series (Wednesday Evening Night Training) is coming to a street or park near you! 📆 Starting on Wed 28 October, over the next couple of months, LVO will be delivering 7️⃣training sessions plus 1️⃣ Night Championship. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Everyone welcome! There will be activities for all levels, so whether you are a novice navigator or an experienced orienteer you will have the chance to practice your night nav in a fun and social environment. 🏃‍♀️‍➡️Run or walk as a pair, group or individual – whatever you are comfortable with. 💰Members free, £5 for non members. Includes map and dibber. Read More …

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 …