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Are you ready to improve your skills and take your orienteering to the next level? Whether you’re a seasoned runner or just starting out, our club coaching sessions are designed to help you achieve your goals in a fun and supportive way. Come along to our next Club Meet session at Stranmillis University on Saturday 8 February, from 10am to 2pm. Join our expert coaches and meet our friendly community, as we hone our sprint skills in preparation for the Irish Orienteering Championships in May. Full details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/club-meet-feb-25/ Or sign-up straightaway here: https://forms.office.com/r/UGXZmq6mxw

Enter now for our first orienteering event of the year, the LVO Club Score Championships! Taking place at 11.30am on Saturday 25 January in Cairn Wood, come along and try to get as many points as you can within the given time. Great for all ages and abilities. You can enter directly here: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=14938. Entires close this coming Monday 20/01. Remember, you must be a member of LVO to win a prize and to avail of our super-low entry rates. You can renew or join online here. Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/lvo-club-score-25/

Registration is now open for our first Running Wild session of the year on Sunday 26 January (11am-12.30pm), a chance for like-minded families to learn about orienteering and to find out how to get involved in our exciting club and sport. We’d love to see you there! For more information, check out LVO’s website: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/running-wild-jan-25/ And to register for the session at Tollymore Forest Main Carpark, sign-up here: https://forms.office.com/r/WFYYNsiiDK

Entries are now open for our first orienteering event of the year, the LVO Club Score Championships! Taking place on at 11.30am on Saturday 25 January in Cairn Wood, come along and try to get as many points as you can within the given time. Great for all ages and abilities. You can enter directly here: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=14938. Remember, you must be a member of LVO to win a prize and to avail of our super-low entry rates. You can renew or join online here. Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/lvo-club-score-25/

To help you see in the New Year the Colour Standards and Colour History tables have been reset, allowing you to consider how to manage/improve your colour event performance in 2025. You can see them by going “STANDARDS>Colour Standards” from the web site home page. The Colour Standards table has been reset in a number of ways:- Your 2024 achievement has been transferred to the Colour History table, and cleared ready for your 2025 heroics. The Colour History table now stretches back over 34 years to 1990, listing all members and their standards history in that time. The 2023 results Read More …

What a better way to start 2025 than signing up for some coaching and a catch-up at our first Club Meet of the year? We’re heading to Hillsborough Forest on Saturday 11 January 2025, with a new arrival time of 10am to allow for more coaching and more fun. There’ll still be time to hang out afterwards for a cup of tea and some packed lunch at Hillsborough Parish Hall. Registration closes on Tuesday (7 January) at midnight. Full details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/club-meet-jan-25/ Register directly here: https://forms.office.com/r/Vq25Sr21zW

Our last Running Wild session of the year will be held on Sunday 29 December (11am-12.30pm) from Tollymore Forest Main Carpark. It’s a chance for like-minded families to learn about orienteering and to find out how to get involved in our exciting club and sport. “Really friendly and helpful coaches who make the morning lots of fun!” For more information, check out LVO’s website: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/juniors-and-families-coaching-dec-24/ Sign-up closes on Tuesday 24 December at midnight, to allow the elves time to print the maps, so you can register right here, right now: https://forms.office.com/r/DMuFQyS4J6 . And if you’re M/W14 and above, and can orienteer Read More …

Are you missing the WENTs already? No fear! Come along to our Club Meet on Saturday 11 January 2025 in Hillsborough Forest. We’ve heard that you want more coaching, so we’ve moved our arrival time back to 10am! There’ll still be time to hang out afterwards for a cup of tea and some packed lunch. Full details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/club-meet-jan-25/ Register directly here: https://forms.office.com/r/Vq25Sr21zW

Registration closes tomorrow (Mon 16/12) at midnight for our 7th and last WENT of the year (Wednesday Evening Night Training). Register now to secure your map! Taking place in Lady Dixon Park, Belfast on Wednesday 18 December from 7.30pm to 8.30pm, it is a great chance for newcomers as well as seasoned club members to go for a mid-week navigation run in the dark. Full details and how to sign up can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/went-7-lady-dixon-2024/ WENTs are free for members of LVO, NIOA and Orienteering Ireland. Non-members pay £3 (please bring correct change). If you’re planning on completing a Read More …

Registration is now open for our 7th and last WENT of the year (Wednesday Evening Night Training)! Taking place in Lady Dixon Park, Belfast on Wednesday 18 December from 7.30pm to 8.30pm, it is a great chance for newcomers as well as seasoned club members to go for a mid-week navigation run in the dark. Full details and how to sign up can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/went-7-lady-dixon-2024/