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On Wednesday night we saw the second instalment of the May WEE Series. Around 60 orienteers navigated their way round the grounds of UUJ. How is it the accommodation block always trips me up? – A large part down to the good planning of Billy Reed. The previous Wednesday, first time planner Henry Montgomery also had about 60 of us darting about Ormeau. Great courses to enjoy on another wonderful evening. So these two sets of results allow us to have the first look at how things are shaping up in the WEE May league! Yes that’s right the WEE Read More …

Entries are now open for WEE 3 in Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park! https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=13622

The usual tables are available at “STANDINGS>hCALF2024”. The hCOW table shows the points (place points so the lower the better) for being closest to your handicap (once the allowance for the terrain speed has been factored in), the Handicap table shows your history of handicap variation and the Regatta table shows your points (again place points) for beating your handicap. This week saw almost a doubling of participants and congratulations to Sharon Dickenson – it’s not often a handicap can be improved by more than a minute!. The UUJ terrain – urban – raises the issue of measuring course length. Read More …

Passionate about orienteering and keen to welcome newcomers into the sport? Interested in working with young people and their parents/guardians so they join and actively participate in our club? Then this opportunity could be perfect for you. Lagan Valley Orienteers (LVO), based in Northern Ireland, is seeking a part-time Juniors and Families Officer. The role is centred around providing consistent monthly orienteering coaching to a group of newcomer families and juniors with the purpose of encouraging them to join the club and participate at events. It also involves promoting the club to newcomers via social media content and posts. Such content Read More …

Entries close tomorrow 19:00 Enter online to make sure you don’t miss out. https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=13621 Entry on the day is possible, but subject map availability!

There is a lot going in in May and June – the WEE Series has just kicked off this week. As well as looking forward to what all is on offer here we have the NI Sprint and Middle Championships on Saturday 1 June. To find out more information on this double header championship day and to enter click on the links below: NI Sprint Championships – Ballymena – (lvo.org.uk) NI Middle Championships – Carnearney – (lvo.org.uk)

We are extremely excited to announce that Orienteering Foundation will be supporting us with a new grant to fund an orienteering officer who supports the club to attract and welcome juniors and new families. We will soon advertise for this position, so keep your eyes peeling for this exciting opportunity! Full details of the grant can be found on OF’s webpage: https://www.orienteeringfoundation.org.uk/lvo-junior-and-families-officer

With the first WEE event of the summer taking place last Wednesday, the hCOW spreadsheets have been dusted down to cover the 8-event WEE series. The “hCALF2024” tables will be available via the “STANDINGS” section of the website. At the moment the only entry shows the intial handicap settings for those members who finished the Long course at Ormeau. Nice to see James Ewart celebrating his selection for Lagganlia by beating all the bad guys round Ormeau! With 7 scoring events in the series it will be the best 4 results to count in both the hCOW (handicap regularity) and Read More …

Entries are open for our second WEE of the year, taking place in University of Ulster Jordanstown on Wednesday 15 May – https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=13621 All ages and abilities welcome, with courses available to suit everyone. Legend has it that the only way to guarantee a long and pleasant summer is to attend the WEE series 

A huge congratulations to LVO’s James Ewart for being only one of twenty-four athletes who have been selected to go to the JROS Lagganlia training camp this coming August 2024. The camp is for M/W14s through the UK who show considerable orienteering talent and who have met the required high standards at selection races. The camps develop all aspects of their orienteering skills; technical, physical, tactical and mental. The camps also have a strong social aspect, meaning that some of these orienteers will become lifelong friends. James has excelled in recent years at the JK, Irish Orienteering Championships (IOC) and Read More …