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Join us for a fun morning of orienteering on the beautiful Meelmore Mountain! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or new to the sport, this event is perfect for all skill levels. 📅 Date: Saturday 12th April 2025 🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM 📍 Location: Meelmore Mountain Full details can be found here or via the QR Code: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/club-meet-apr-25/ Or sign up via directly here: https://forms.office.com/r/tJ7dXu0DHM Don’t miss out on this exciting chance to level up your orienteering game in time for the Irish Orienteering Championships in May. See you there!

The WEE Series commences on Wednesday 7 May, but on Thursday 1 May be sure to enter the Urban Event at Ballymena. The event is part of the Irish 5 Day including the Irish Orienteering Championships. All the details are here with full details of the weekend a the IOC website. Early bird entries on SI Entries close on 31 March so be sure to get your entry in. Sometimes on

Bring on the JK Relays this Easter weekend! Olivia is your Relay Person for the weekend; she’ll be collecting the bibs n all. Good luck everyone, be awesome and have heaps of fun! With lots of good wishes from your Relay Department, Susan & Olivia 🙂

Save the Date! The OOcup is coming to Killarney, Ireland in 26-30 July 2026. Mark your calendars, folks, and let’s make this a club summer trip! The races will take place in some absolutely EPIC terrain —from technical mountains and coastal sand dunes to the stunning Muckross Gardens in Killarney National Park for the final stage. It’s going to be something truly special! Follow OOcup for more details and let’s get planning…

Want to take your event planning skills to the next level? Join us for a Level C Controllers Course and become an official controller for orienteering events! 🗓 Date: Sat 31 May 2025🕘 Time: 9am – 3:30pm📍 Location: Hillsborough Village Centre (indoor sessions) & Hillsborough Forest (practical outdoor sessions) We’re thrilled to have Barry Elkington from England leading this course. Barry is a seasoned controller and has worked with national teams, bringing a wealth of experience to share with you! This course is perfect for any planner who wants to support the sport by becoming a controller for Level C Read More …

The Hill and Dale Series by Newcastle AC is now open for registration, and it’s a fantastic opportunity to get involved in some great mountain running! 🏔️ A quick reminder: LVO is not affiliated with Athletics NI, so if you’re a member of an athletics club, please represent them during the series. If you’re not part of a club and don’t know which team to enter, no worries! You can still use the “free text” option on SIEntries to enter Lagan Valley Orienteers (LVO) as your team name. Just a heads-up – if you choose to represent LVO, there’s a Read More …

Hi everyone, we are pulling together club JK relay teams and it looks like we’re going to have at least 8 teams of 3 runners 🙂 Are you going to the JK and looking for a relay run? If you haven’t heard from either of us yet, please contact myself or Olivia by tomorrow evening Friday 21st March and we’ll get you onto a team, email < olivia at lvo.org.uk > Susan & Olivia

The Orienteering Foundation has just launched a survey into volunteering in orienteering. This survey aims to gather data and inform future actions to help recruit, train, and develop our volunteers and make their jobs easier and more enjoyable. The survey has the full support of British Orienteering and all UK orienteers (whether currently volunteering or not) are being encouraged to complete it.  The deadline to complete the survey is Monday 28 April 2025 and one lucky respondent will secure themselves a £200 voucher for outdoor kit to be used at www.sportsshoes.com. There are also six other randomly awarded prizes of Kickback coffee bags. As you will well know, Read More …

Running Wild is heading back into the forest! Join us on Sunday 23 March for an unforgettable orienteering experience among the trees! Get ready to race through the underbrush, climb over fallen logs, and navigate through the forest floor—it’s going to be wild! Who’s up for an adventure? Full details can be found here or via the QR Code above: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/running-wild-mar-25/ Sign-up directly here: https://forms.office.com/r/YjKBb7yWE7