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/
Registration closes tomorrow (Mon 9/12) at midnight for our 6th and penultimate WENT of the year (Wednesday Evening Night Training). Register now to secure your map! Taking place from Ownies Bar & Bistro, Carrickfergus on Wednesday 11 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. This time is MapRun time. Full details and how to sign up can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/went-6-carrickfergus-2024/ WENTs are free for members of LVO, NIOA and Orienteering Ireland. Non-members pay £3 (please bring correct change). Read More …
Registration is now open for our last Running Wild session of the year on Sunday 29 December (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. “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/ And to register for the session at Tollymore Forest Main Carpark, sign-up here: https://forms.office.com/r/DMuFQyS4J6 . Places fill up fast, so if you are interested or know someone who is, please register today. And if you’re M/W14 and above, and can Read More …
Registration is now open for our 6th and penultimate WENT of the year (Wednesday Evening Night Training)! Taking place from Ownies Bar & Bistro, Carrickgergus on Wednesday 11 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. This time it’s MapRun time. Full details and how to sign up can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/went-6-carrickfergus-2024/
The last event of 2024 is now open for registration, an urban forage around the lovely grounds of St. Luke’s Hospital, Armagh (the site of the 2023 British Sprint Championships Finals). This event is also the last leg of this year’s NI Urban League and consequently Graeme wouldn’t want to disappoint any of you urban fans. For your delight we will be using a newly extended map (as if you need any more stress) and, as ever, Graeme is planning all the fun. What’s not to love? Merry Christmas! Full details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/ni-urban-league-armagh/ And you enter directly Read More …
Another really enjoyable evening at the LVO HO HO Christmas social. Thank you Mark Stephens for planning the Micro Night O round the Tollymore National Outdoor Centre grounds. And also to Aine and Chris for helping out on the night. We enjoyed a great Christmas dinner. Marty made us feel very welcome and cooked us another fantastic meal. Thanks also to the other TNOC staff and trainees who helped out on the night, especially Tracey and Megan. The craic continued with our traditional after dinner table quiz and games. The winners of LVO’s Event Officials of the Year vote were Read More …
Registration closes tomorrow (Mon 2/12) at midnight for our 5th WENT (Wednesday Evening Night Training). Register now to secure your map! Taking place in Botanic Gardens, Belfast on Wednesday 4 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-5-botanic-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 couple of WENTs this year, you Read More …
Registration for our 5th WENT (Wednesday Evening Night Training) is now open! Taking place in Botanic Gardens, Belfast on Wednesday 4 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-5-botanic-2024/
I admit to having been a tad apprehensive in the week leading up to the annual Junior Regional Orienteering Squad (JROS) M/W16 camp in the Lake District this year. With a yellow weather warning in place all week for cold and possibly snow, I wondered would we get there and, if we did, would the entire weekend be cancelled at the last minute? I was glad we had booked the earlier ferry – it meant a whole day off school for the juniors but taking the car means that I had space for the pop-up tent and plenty of spare Read More …
Registration closes tomorrow (Mon 25/11) at midnight for our fourth WENT (Wednesday Evening Night Training). Register now to secure your map! Taking place from Queens University, McClay Library Carpark, Botanic Avenue, Belfast on Wednesday 27 November 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-4-botanic-ave-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 couple of Read More …