Author: Richard Gamble

Today marks the end of National Volunteer Week 2021. To celebrate, we have Jenny Lau who recently planned for LVO for the first time, Jenny is going to tell us a bit more about that experience…. Hi Jenny, thanks for joining us! So tell us, how long have you been orienteering for and when did you join LVO? Hi Juls, thanks for having me. I found my first ever control point almost exactly four years ago from today. I was visiting a friend in Surrey, and while on a walk in the Surrey Hills, I came across the then mysterious, Read More …

On behalf of the LVO committee, I just want to say a big ‘THANK YOU‘ to all our members for the fantastic support you show the club, especially this year when activities and events were disrupted. In the AGM yesterday, our outgoing Chair, Steph, commented on the tremendous work which has allowed us to get up and go as quickly as possible in a safe and sound manner. We were reminded that LVO was the first UK club to run an event when things opened up after the first lockdown. Of course this would not have happened without Steph’s leadership Read More …

🚩Just flagging up our AGM this evening! We hope to see as many members as possible join us for this year’s virtual AGM. New members and anyone connected with LVO through one of our Hubs are especially welcome. It is a chance to get a feel for what goes on behind the scenes, to meet the committee and get your views to help steer things. With things not quite open enough to hold a meeting indoors, we are again planning to hold an abbreviated Virtual AGM on Zoom on Thursday 20th May at 7:30pm. Last year’s virtual AGM worked well Read More …

🌳The lovely Parks and other green spaces across Belfast and beyond will be welcoming back Orienteers on Wednesday evenings in May, June and August. ✏️Get the May dates pencilled in: Ormeau Park 5th May, Barnetts Park 12th May, Botanic Gardens 19th May and Lady Dixon Park 26th May. (All dates/venues subject to permission – we will continue to update here and on the LVO Facebook page) 😷 Due to Covid Restrictions, May’s WEE events will be for Orienteering Club (British Orienteering) members only. If your membership has lapsed or you are new, don’t miss out! Membership info on joining up Read More …

Rescue and Emergency Care Training – Saturday 20 March Congratulations to the eight LVO club members who attended and passed their Rescue and Emergency Care First Aid training on Saturday. Also joined by two Fermo and two NWOC club members, this is the first class of LVO members to go through formal First Aid training for a few years. Many of our first aid qualifications expired during lockdown and it was challenging to arrange training – so big thanks to Raymond Shannon for providing a very professional, Covid safe, days training. With the return to Orienteering competition expected soon, we Read More …

What? REC1 is a 1 day (8 hour) First Aid course specifically designed to treat casualties in an outdoor recreational setting. You will be trained to treat casualties with various injuries including breaks and cuts as well as treating an unconscious casualty. This includes the practice of CPR and the use of an AED. The course is practical and mainly based outdoors with ongoing assessment which will provide you with certification. This qualification will cover you to administer first aid and complete Risk Assessments in all but the most remote areas which are sport uses. Who? This course is for Read More …

💻Pre-entry ONLY online via SIEntries – See LVO Fixtures for more details. 🚦Green, Orange and Yellow courses to suit all ages and abilities. 📝Numbers are limited so book now!

🔭I said to look out for things to come – and already, here is a new MapRun course for us to have a go at and on the doorstep of our Tollymore Orienteers! 📱However, things will look a little different – the forest has been replaced with an Urban course in Newcastle and the dibbers and control boxes have been replaced with the MapRunF phone app. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Once you have downloaded the MapRunF app, this course can be done at anytime you wish in the month of July. However, I suggest avoid busy times, as bumping into seasonal tourists or locals Read More …

😀We are looking forward to competitive orienteering returning again with some events due to be popping up in August. 🦠There will be a few differences to mitigate against coronovirus, including keeping social distance and minimising touching of surfaces. Therefore to reduce the need to touch controls, SI Air+ is likely to be used rather than standard SportIdent. With SI Air+ there is no need to dib; instead pass your hand over the top of the control up to 30cm away. 🥓To use SI Air+ the controls will be turned on in beacon (NOT bacon) mode and a Sport Ident ActiveCard (SIAC) is Read More …

😬If you have been holding out for a WEE all summer – The July MapRun League will come as a welcome relief!😊 📝There are numerous score courses to tick off across NI, open for the entire month of July. Do as many courses as you wish, when it suits you! How many course can you do? 🥇🥈🥉Your best 3 positions in each course will be counted, so if you do 4 courses and come 1st, 3rd and 7th and 10th your score will be 1+3+7= 11. 👍Simply download the MapRunF app onto your phone, print off a map and off Read More …