WEE Finale This Week – Be There

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The Grand Finale of the 2017 WEE Series takes place this Wednesday at a new East Belfast venue for LVO. There will be courses, races, results, prizes and, we hope, hotdogs for all. The new venue is the Councillor Thomas Patton Memorial Park, with the usual offering of long and short courses. In addition there will be a special course for the under 16s who would normally run the long course. As the long course will venture into the adjacent Inverary estate, with a mix of park and urban orienteering, it will have to be restricted to the over 16s. Read More …

**Volunteering Update**

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We have just 7 LVO events till the end of 2017 (time to get your Santa wish-list written?).  Can I encourage you all to check out the fixture list and volunteer for a role of your choice.  If you’re really keen, there are still spots available for tonight’s WEE at Botanic.  Conor is a first-time planner so please support him to make the event a success. Each fixture has a list of volunteer roles still available (click here to see the fixture list), and you can check out what each role involves here. Let’s finish the year on a high!  Email volunteer@lvo.org.uk Thank Read More …

Botanic Gardens WEE – Volunteers still needed

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We still need volunteers for Wednesday evening, particularly to man(/woman) the start and tow the MOO (although we can get by without it if needed). Please let me know before Wednesday if you can help. Thanks, Conor

Edenvilla Park, Portadown Tuesday evening

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Tyre-d of the mundane? Feel deflated as another weekend draws to a close? Or stumped at how to keeps the kids amused. Don’t fret. If your Tuesday evening isn’t spoke-n for, I have the perfect remedy: Join us for more fun on the run around Edenvilla Park. You’ll never tyre of orienteering as there is always somewhere else to see and explore. As usual, we’ll be at the main Park Car Park off Batchelor’s Walk. Coordinates 54 25 37.5N 6 25 46.0W Starts from 6:30 – 7:30. Cost £2.50 per map.

WEE 13 – Wednesday 23rd August – Botanic Gardens

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This years penultimate WEE is at Botanic Gardens / Queen’s. Registration and the start will be to the rear of QUB, towards the south end of College Park East.   Registration starts at 1800, courses open at 1830 and will close at 2030 sharp (Botanic Gardens gates are locked at 2100). We still have some volunteer roles that need filled, so please reply here or on facebook if you can help: Towing MOO to event Registration (x2) Starts (x2) Downloads Control collection Towing MOO away from event  

Beat the Street is Coming!

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You may have heard of Beat the Street which came to the greater Belfast area last autumn. It’s coming back again this year and LVO have formed a partnership with Beat the Street to encourage active participation with a grant from Active Belfast. So what exactly is Beat the Street? It could be best described to an orienteer as a gigantic semi-permanent urban score course with electronic punching. Gigantic and Urban – The game area covers most of Belfast and stretches out to Lisburn, Newtownabbey and Holywood. Semi-permanent – As the controls are out for a 7 week period between Read More …

Edenvilla Park, Portadown – Tonight at 6:30

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And so to our 2nd installment in the rebirth of Orienteering in Craigavon. The courses are planned, the maps printed and the sun’s out! What more can you want! Whether you’ll be snookered in the park or a-maze-d at how much fun you can have with a few posts and a bit of tape, there will be plenty on offer for everyone, whether you are a newcomer, novice, or need a run out. So why not come and join us tonight. We’re at the main Park Car Park off Batchelor’s Walk. Coordinates 54 25 37.5N    6 25 46.0W Starts from Read More …

LVO in action at the Scottish Six Days

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Click on the links to see LVO in action in the testing Royal Deeside terrain! Wilbert   Frazer   Gordon    Gavin    Alison    Rachel     Wilbert again   Philip  Richard    Frazer again   Declan   Gordon again   Wilbert yet again  

Clarendon Dock WEE

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I’m terribly sorry, but you should know that the Clarendon Dock WEE tomorrow evening is at severe risk. The Harbour Commission requirements for indemnity assurance appear to be more than our BOF Insurance will cover. I have asked the BOF insurers for a last minute review tomorrow morning. I will attempt to provide you with an update, but if there is no further news by 1 pm then I’m afraid we will have to cancel. Richard McCourt has put a huge effort into planning (and organizing) the event and is naturally gutted. Further news when I have it. Cecil

Clarendon Dock WEE

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The WEE next week, August 9th, will be in the Harbour Estate around the historic Belfast Harbour Commissioners Office. Registration will be in the Corporation Square car park across the road from the Harbour Office. There is no charge in this car park after 6pm. Access the car park from Westlink via Corporation Street like this or from the Albert Clock like this More details to follow. Cecil Armstrong 078 1587 2010