Author: Richard Gamble

⏰ 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 …

☕Tomorrow is Brew Monday, 15 January. LVO is joining Samaritans in reminding everyone to reach out for a cuppa and a catch-up with the people you care about. 😀So, get the kettle on, log on to a Zoom call and chat all things O and any other nonsense with your LVO club mates. Details here: 7.30pm Join Zoom Meeting ❓Why ‘Brew Monday’? The third Monday in January is sometimes referred to as ‘the most difficult day of the year’ but this is a myth, there’s no such thing as ‘Blue Monday’ – we all have our good days and our 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 …

👍There is something for everyone in Week 2 of the Development Conference – to see what’s on offer, take a look below 👀 and get yourself registered! Session 1 – Promoting your club – Monday 15th January, 7pm Register Here This session will be delivered by Alex Welch from British Orienteering. It’s an opportunity to learn more on: Session 2 – How to Engage Newcomers – and get them hooked! – Tuesday 16th January, 7pm Register Here This session, delivered by Hilary Palmer will take you through the successful delivery of NOC ‘s MapActive courses for newcomers and discuss how your club could adapt it Read More …