Author: Richard Gamble

👋Everyone welcome again to this months Club Meet, meeting this Saturday at 10.30am at Hillsborough Parish Church!  To register CLICK HERE or use the QR Code below: 💻All information can be found here: Club Meet – Feb 2024 Hillsborough Forest – Lagan Valley Orienteers (lvo.org.uk) A few specific reminders: 🚗 Parking at the Church is limited, so please car share if possible – you can do this by putting a message on the LVO Chat fb page or members click here to join the NEW Carshare Whatsapp group 🧥👖 Weather forecast is cold but dry – Full body cover is mandatory – Read More …

🏃‍♀️ Hurry, only three places left but there is still time to book yourself onto a Rescue Emergency first aid course. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Join 9 other club members on an action packed practical first aid course, specifically tailored to the needs of the orienteer and our events. 🚑 Choose to do either the 1-day REC1 course (which covers caring for an casualty in a park environment) or the 2-day REC2 course which teaches additional skills needed to care for a casualty in a more remote environment. 📞 Get in touch with Ric Gamble on 07717297676 or rdo@niorienteering.org.uk

👍There are two more online development sessions on offer in this the final week of the Development Conference. Take a look below 👀 and get yourself registered! All sessions start at 7pm and will finish at 8.30pm at the latest. Session 1 – Coaching – What it Takes to Perform – Tuesday 30th January Register here The aim of this session is to provide an understanding of what it takes to build a well-rounded athlete. British Orienteering’s Tom Bray will discuss: Session 2 – The British Orienteering Insurance Policy  – Thursday 1st February Register Here This session will be provide an overview of the insurance cover Read More …

⏰ We will be holding the LVO AGM in person this year on the afternoon Saturday 9th March. 📍 It will take place in the education room at Gosford Forest Park, immediately after the Club Meet. 📑 Before we meet, we plan to send out the Financial report (thanks to Harry Bell our Treasurer and Alan Gartside who is doing the auditing of the accounts) and my Chairperson’s report. This will allow you time to reflect and maybe prompt questions. 🤸‍♀️There has been lots happening over the past year to report on. The 5-year Club Strategy has now kicked off, Read More …

👍Congratulations to the first LVO Club Champions of 2024 and thank you to everyone who came along, had a great run and supported the event. 👏 Before celebrating the winners, we first need to applaud all those who helped put the event together, allowing us to have a fun and safe run. Planners and organisers – Richard Hetherington and Paul Daniels. Controller – Ric Gamble. Mapper – Bill Simpson. Map Printer – Alan Gartside. SI Entries – Sharon Dickenson. Control Collectors – Olivia and Philip Baxter, Aileen McCarron, Geoffrey and Alison Collins. Richard McCourt and Steph Pruzina who helped with Read More …

Just a couple of reminders for those attending tomorrow’s event: 🚗 There is a birthday party in the church hall on Saturday so we are sharing the car park – on entry, please park to the left hand, away from the church building. 💻 A registration desk will either be set up in the car park or in a small room behind the main hall. If you have registered online and have your own dibber there is no need to go to register on the day. 🚽 Toilets are located in the church hall building, from the hall entrance door Read More …

🏃‍♀️ Courses for all ages and abilities If you are fairly new to orienteering, don’t let the sound of club championship put you off – there are 3 different courses to choose from and you are welcome to run round as a pair or family/friendship group (although to be deemed competitive you need to enter as an individual). ⏰ A score event is different to a normal cross country orienteering event in that, there are a number of controls which you can visit in any order you wish within a set time. Controls may be worth different values and it Read More …

Again there is a real range of sessions to attend. Have a look to see if there is something of interest or value to you. Monday 22nd January – Safeguarding  Register Here This is an opportunity for clubs to look at this area of their governance to ensure there is a sure foundation for the club to be a safe place for its members. Liza Ware from the CPSU will be talking about our orienteering events and safeguarding considers to support making them as safe as possible. There will also be updates provided by Peter Brooke, Lead Safeguarding Officer.   Tuesday 23rd January Read More …

🏃‍♀️ Hurry – get entered and don’t miss out in taking part in the first Championship event of the year. 💻 Online entry and all the event information can be found here: 🏆LVO Club Score Champs – Lagan Valley Orienteers

❗ I have 7 places left for anyone who wishes to attend either the 1 day or the 2 day Rescue and Emergency Care courses coming up. 💰 These two courses are free to any member of a NI Orienteering club. 🩹🚑 It could be vital for a participant in an orienteering event, who becomes unwell or suffers an injury, to receive first aid and quality care before the emergency services arrive. We would love a few more first aiders to join our volunteer team and ensure our programme of events and activities are safely covered. It is also such Read More …