Author: Richard Gamble

O coaching for novice-but-want-to-learn-more adults (age 18+) Sunday 24th April 9-5pm, Meelmore £10 each, includes parking + all maps.  BYO map bag. Coaches  – Susan Lambe and Steph Pruzina Have you been orienteering for a little while?  But still (whisper it) a bit unsure how to get the best out of your compass?  Bit baffled by the wiggly brown contour lines?  Basically, is your control-finding a bit of a treasure hunt for orange & white flags?   A bit “sure it’s over there somewhere, I’ll figure it out when I get there”. You’re maybe quite good at Orange courses, but Read More …

👏Well done and thank you to North West Orienteering Club for putting on a great Colour Series event yesterday at Drum Manor. there was an encouraging turn out with 55 of the 97 participants from LVO. I am sure you all enjoyed your run, well worth the trip! ⛰The next event is our third and final Spring Cup, at Divis Mountain this coming Saturday (9 April). Entries close on Thursday evening. Click here for more info. Be sure to book on as this will be the last club orienteering event in NI for 4 weeks, before the much awaited WEE Read More …

🎉Congratulations to Steph Pruzina, Mark Pruzina and Stephen Gilmore who have all been nominated for a British Orienteering Annual Award. 👏Mark has been nominated for the Development and Innovation award – this award is new this year and celebrates the efforts an individual, group or club has put into delivering a new programme or initiative which supports the growth of orienteering. Some of you may not know the work Mark and others do in the background with regard to setting up the on-line entries and payment systems which allows for the smooth running of events. He has also invented a clever radio control Read More …

Are you looking for some nice new O kit? Those of you who were about at Woodburn on Saturday will have noticed a clothes line which had various tops for you to try on for size along with details of kit and an order (expression of interest) form . There was good interest, so it looks like we will be putting our first order in soon. We plan to hang out the clothes, details and order form again, this Saturday at Meelmore and again at Gosford the following week, so have a good look at what you would like. The Read More …

Hi LVO friends I can’t believe it has been a year since I was ‘trusted’ to hold the reins as LVO Chair. As always it has been a busy 12 months within the club. There are many moments to celebrate but I am especially proud of the speed and the positive way we have managed to bounce back after all the Covid restrictions. This success is down to your support – thank you for participating in and volunteering your services, helping put on a great club programme. Special thanks to all the event officials and the club committee for their Read More …

🏆The British Orienteering Volunteer and Mapping Awards are open for nominations. Why not nominate someone you know has made a significant effort within the club in 2021. 👏There are 11 awards which are awarded to celebrate the amazing work, we as volunteers do. There is a great range of awards and I am sure you know someone who deserves to be nominated. There are two new awards which may be of interest – New for 2021 are the Development and Innovation Award and the Continued Contribution to Orienteering Award. 👍This year nomination has been made simple by moving it online Read More …

Our friends at Tollymore Orienteers will be out in the forest this Sunday and you are very welcome to join them. 🧭 EXPLORE WITH US! 🌲 📍 Tollymore Forest Park, main car park   🗓 Sunday 27th February ⏰ Start anytime from 11-12:30 All welcome! 🤗 Run, jog, walk – your time, your pace! Complete beginners very welcome, we will be able to help you get started 👍🏼 There will be a long course (~4km) and a short course (~2km) on offer, the entry to the forest park is £5 per car and the orienteering is free 😃 This is Read More …

👍Thank you to all who travelled the length and breadth of the country (and beyond) to compete in the NI Score and Night Champs yesterday. The two events were timed perfectly between storms Eunice and Franklin, and 100 runs were enjoyed/endured in relatively good conditions, a bit nippy and damp in the evening. 👏Thank you to all the volunteers who set up the events for us, especially Richard Vasey who had his hands full planning and setting out controls before and between the events, Organiser, Olivia Baxter and all who helped with the MOO and collecting controls. NI Score Champs Read More …

Great to see lots of last minute entries for the NI Champs events this Saturday – that’s the sort of timing needed for the Score event! We don’t want anyone to miss out so the entries are staying open past last nights deadline for a few more hours today if there are any others still interested – no penalty points for being late. A reminder of what you need: 🏃‍♀️Full leg and body cover for both events. 🧥Waterproof jacket and whistle. ⌚Watch. 🔦Head torch and packed lunch/dinner if you are staying for the night event. 🏆The minor hall in the Read More …

🏆This Saturday (19 February) LVO are hosting the NI Score Champs at Belvoir Park Forest followed by the NI Night Champs.🌒 🌳In the score course adults (16+) will have the choice of controls within forest, park land and urban areas, so a nice varied choice of terrain to explore. Juniors will not venture into the urban area. Belvoir Activity Centre will be used as a base between the two events where we will have space to relax, rest up, have something to eat & drink and enjoy the annual NIOA prizegiving.🥇 🖐If you are fairly new to orienteering there is Read More …