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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 …

Book your place before Sunday 24 November at midnight for the annual LVO Christmas social, a festive gathering with holiday cheer! We’re returning to the Tollymore National Outdoor Centre near Newcastle, for another unforgettable evening’s craic! 🍴 The two course dinner will start at 6.45pm – Please Bring Your Own (BYO) drinks.🍾🥂 The menu options are as follows: Main A Turkey and HamMain B Roast Beef and Yorkshire PuddingMain C Nut Roast (Vegetarian)Dessert A PavlovaDessert B Christmas PuddingDessert C Ice cream (child option) 🏃‍♀️ For those who want to get the party started early, Mark Stephens is planning a Christmas ChaOs MicrO Course outside, Read More …

Registration for our fourth WENT (Wednesday Evening Night Training) is now open! 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. This week is MapRun week. Full details and how to sign up can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/went-4-botanic-ave-2024/

Following the final colour event of the year, at Todd’s Leap last Saturday, the year-long competitions have reached their conclusions. The NISeries tables are already available on the NIOA website, but a copy can be found here at “Resources>OneDrive Public>NI Series”. Congratulations to the class winners and a “well-done” to the numerous LVOers who achieved podium places. Of the 14 classes 2 were void due to no-one having the requisite 4 results, but LVOers won 11 of the other 12. How about a clean sweep next year? The Colour Standards table “STANDINGS>Colour Standards” now shows, in the “2024 Standard” column, Read More …

A massive congratulations to all our LVO winners of the 2024 Northern Ireland Colour Series! The Colour Series is a set of seven orienteering races held throughout the year around Northern Ireland’s best mountains and forests. All our winners collected points, with their best four races counting. It’s a huge undertaking of dedication, consistency and determination, and we’re so excited that we finished the series with so many titles. It kicks off all again next year in March 2025. Full details of the Colour Series races be already found here, so put them in the diary and we’ll see you Read More …