The IOC is now only 4 weeks away. Â It’s time to get your entry in and volunteer to assist on the day. Â We still need more help at all of the events but especially on Monday 4th May. Â Let me know at the Divis Event on Saturday or email me at annsavage@ballyhayroad.co.uk Many thanks Ann
Welcome all to the new look Lagan Valley Orienteers website. Please come on in and have a look around. You can read about what’s going on here on the home page. View upcoming events in the fixtures section and view how you well you did in the results section. The Juniors blog has been brought into the main site. Have a look at the technical section under the Juniors menu for some great skills and techniques tips. Interested in joining? You will find that under the Contact Us menu. To all members. This is your website and will only be Read More …
Congratulations to Alan Gartside who will be awarded a Torch Trophy on Tuesday 24 February in London by the Countess of Wessex. The Torch Trophy Trust is a charity that recognises and rewards volunteers in sport and recreation, committed to recognising the unsung heroes of sport through bursaries to enable individuals to develop their skills, and by commemorating some of their achievements at the annual Torch Trophy Trust Awards. Alan’s trophy is in recognition of the many years of service to orienteering in Northern Ireland, particularly for his key role in developing Trail Orienteering and map printing.
The Club is hosting the Irish Championships that includes an IOF World Ranking Event over the weekend of 1 to 4 May and with six events we need a good number of officials to stage them. Ann Savage has taken on the job of volunteer recruitment and will be keen to talk to all club members on Saturday at Crawfordsburn and in subsequent weeks. Otherwise you could contact her at annsavage@ballyhayroad.co.uk. We will try as best as possible to let all officials have a run. Please volunteer and support your Club in staging this major event. Harold White Event Coordinator
There will be a PreO course available on Saturday next, before the start of the NIScore Champs, which will count towards the 2015 PreO Champs. It will consist of 4 controls packed into a 160m course from the Scout camp gate to the Score start area. It will be removed once the Score event is under way so make sure you give it time in order to meet the 14:30 Score start time. If you haven’t entered the Score Champs yet get in contact with Ann Savage as soon as possible – I have my finger poised over the printer Read More …
The equipment check at Kilwee has been postponed for a week. It will now take place at 11:00 on 14th February. Show your love of the sport on St Valentines day and come and lend a hand.
The junior squad, as well as a number of adults, took to the hills at Meelmore to practice the use of contours as a navigation aid. It was a great sunny day but snow still lay on the ground as well as a lot of ice. The rivers were cold as well if you fell in!!. This was an excellent opportunity to get those cobwebs blown away after the festive season. It was also ideal training for the Lisburn O Festival in May as the races there will include Slieve Croob.
Dear Club Secretary, I am circulating information on the wonderful week of orienteering in Briancon, in the Hautes Alpes of SE France and in Sestriere in neighbouring Piemont, Italy, which will take place during the last week of August 2015.  I would be grateful if you could circulate this to your club members. The competitions will consist of two x three day events, all in alpine terrain, with wonderful scenery, excellent maps and courses to beat everyone. If you read the Tale of Two Sprints, published in the December 2014 edition of CompassSport, then you will know that an adventure awaits you, Read More …
The list of Junior Training events for 2015 are now available. Get them in your diary soon to avoid disappointment.