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Christmas Social Tickets will be on sale again tomorrow at the Autumn Trophy event at Carnfunnock (from the man in the silly hat!) Adults £17, Under 18’s £15. To confirm your reservation a full payment must be made by Wednesday 29th November. Catering limits tickets to a maximum of 60, so early payment advised. Alternatively an online payment can be made to sort code 07-00-40 and account number 31806575. Please ensure you use your name as a reference. Full details can be found on previous post by clicking on Older posts below.

LVO offers help with the cost of Juniors participating in representative events but you’ll need to get your claims for any 2017 trips in now! The end of November is the strict deadline. Visit the Juniors section of the LVO website to see what you can claim for. If you’ve any queries please contact me at treasurer@lvo.org.uk or see me at the Carnfunnock event. Harry Bell

The PreO event at Crawfordsburn 2 weeks ago produced many ties in the results.  To resolve these there will be a timed control at Carnfunnock tomorrow.  This is not confined to the PreO competitors – everyone is free to enter, and it is FREE to enter.  Come along to get your brain cells warmed up before your run, it will only take 5 minutes of your time.  It’s in the walled garden; enter by the gate off the lower car park and follow the signs.  It’s open from 11:30 until 12:45.  I’ll be in the vicinity of the MOO with Read More …

NIOA will be holding a Coaching Ideas Workshop on Monday 20th November in the Royal School Dungannon, starting at 7.30pm. If you are already a coach, thinking about becoming a coach, an athlete with ideas about what coaching should provide or just generally interested in how to improve orienteering training then this workshop is for you. All we ask is that, if you are already a coach, you bring an example or 2 of coaching exercises or drills that you have developed and that you are happy that other coaches can ‘re-invent’. If you are an athlete that has been Read More …

Well done to all 33 who took part, running to gain points for LVO. Today the club received £500 in Decathlon vouchers, plus a trophy, for finishing in second place on average points score.    Andrew, Angela, Mandy, Wilbert and Trevor represented LVO at the awards ceremony. Andrew, one of our newest members, amassed a massive 13,810 points cycling, and visiting all the beat boxes and in numerical order.   He visited all 373 boxes, covering a distance  of some 630 miles.  Susan, I hear,  visited all the boxes on foot.   Impressive indeed. It is hoped that the Sunday urban events Read More …

After last week’s splash experience in Musgrave Park (27 participants – keep it up) this week we are in Botanic Gardens and the QUB Campus. Meet outside the QUB library (beside the main car park) at 7.00pm for a 7.30 mass start as usual. No SnookerO this week – proper courses to take advantage of the urban terrain, but feet may yet get wet in the park. You should also get a great view of the Ulster Museum poppy cascade – brilliant.

 Looking for something to do on Sunday again? Don’t worry it’s time for another Craigavon outing if you wish, to an area not used in years: Gosford Forest Park. Ok, the map may need a bit of work but I’ve planned the courses so that you can enjoy the conditions underfoot and run free, well mostly. As usual, there will be something on offer for everyone, whether complete beginner or seasoned pro. All I would ask is that if you are thinking of coming, please let me know for map numbers. Courses on offer: Yellow, Orange, Light Green and Green. Starts Read More …

WENT 1 this Wednesday (1 Nov) is ON at Ormeau Park. Meet in the main car park from 7.00pm onwards, ready for a 7.30pm mass start. You will need a head torch and shoes suitable for the somewhat damp park grass surface conditions. We will have SI cards and compasses for those who need them. Don’t forget that Beat the Street finishes at 7.00pm on Wednesday, so if you come a bit early you will have time to score a few last minute points for the LVO team using the Ormeau Park boxes! Bring £2 (members) £4 (non members) to Read More …

These will be held in conjunction with the Tyrella event on November 11th. Details of age classes linked to colour courses will be published.