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The club printer has just developed a fault which leaves me unable to print event maps. Until I can resolve the problem LVO Map Printing Services will be off the air. Alan Gartside

We’re excited to be running a Junior Squad RE-RUN Kit Sale at the Spring Scatter on Saturday 18th April 2026. This is a fundraiser to support our junior squad, and we’d love your help! If you have any outgrown or unused club kit in good condition, O-tops, trousers, O-shoes, trainers, or other outdoor gear, please consider donating them. We will then sell the kit at affordable prices, with all proceeds going to the junior squad. Please give any donations to Fionne, Moire or Steph by Sunday 12th April. On the day of the Spring Scatter, come along and find our Read More …

📍 Castleward, Strangford 📅 Saturday 7 March ⏰ 11am–1pm starts 👉Enter here or via the QR Code: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=17445 Full details here, including parking fees for members: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/lvo-spring-cup-26/ Note: We have been very fortunate to agree a reduced National Trust entry fee for this event. This is available to LVO members and NIOA members at the reduced rate of £6.00 per adult person and £3.00 per under 18s. You will need to provide evidence of Club/British Orienteering Membership e.g. your membership card or renewal letter/email to avail of this discount. (The standard rate is £15 per adult and £7.50 per child). NT members will not be charged, Read More …

Congratulations to all our juniors who travelled to Dublin’s Phoenix Park today to compete in the annual Irish Juniors Time Trial. What a day it was, a true mud fest featuring tough climbs, slippery descents and a challenging 1.3km forest lap that tested everyone’s grit and determination. A special shoutout to Emily Kerr, who smashed the W14 course record previously held by Niamh Corbett since October 2009. An incredible achievement and a proud moment for the whole team. Amazing work by all — resilience, teamwork, and top-class performances all round! 👏

SIGN UP NOW for Relay Training at Lady Dixon Park on Saturday 14 March, from 10am–2pm. If you’ve got your eye on the relays at the Jan Kjellström International Festival of Orienteering (JK) and the Irish Orienteering Championships, this is the session you don’t want to miss. Philip Baxter is bringing the full relay experience to Lady Dixon Park — speed, chaos, pressure, and that all-important handover. 💥 The Plan 🔁 Long(ish) Mass Start SessionNothing like the sound of punching units beeping in unison during a stampede to the first control. Practice staying sharp when everyone’s around you. 🧩 Baffled LegsForking, pressure, decision-making. Can you stay Read More …

⏰Entries close Saturday 28/02 at 18:00 for the Castleblaney Leinster League / NI Colour Series event, courtesy of Fingal Orienteers. 📍 Location: Hope Castle, Castleblayney 🗓 Date: Sunday 1 March ⏰ Starts: 11:00am – 2:00pm 🔗 Full details and registration available here: https://www.orienteering.ie/fixtures/castleblaney-2/ Let’s show our appreciation the best way we know how — by turning up in BIG numbers and making it a fantastic day of racing! 💪🔥

Apologies for the delay, but I have now been able to add some course lengths and climbs to the details of the Spring Cup. If you did not know, Castle Ward is at the top of a big hill that goes down towards Strangford Lough- but it is worth it for the views. We have been very fortunate to agree a reduced National Trust entry fee for this event. This is available to LVO members and NIOA members at the reduced rate of £6.00 per adult person and £3.00 per under 18s. You will need to provide evidence of Club/British Orienteering Read More …

With the colour event season about to get under way you should, by now, have decided which colour you’re going to target, whether for Colour Series points or for Standards achievement. To help with the latter the Colour Standards table has been reset for 2026. The 2024 results have been removed (they are now outside the 12-month window in which your best 3 results contribute), the “current standard” column is based on that window, the “2026 standard” column will start to fill as results come in and early 2025 results drop out (it replaces the 2025 standard which is now Read More …

Next year, Lagan Valley Orienteers hits a major milestone – the big 5-0! And if ever a club deserved to celebrate properly, it’s ours. Thanks to some impressive detective work by Harold White, we now have the documentary proof: the very first official organised meeting of LVO took place in Alan’s house on 17 February 1977, with Bill Simpson elected as secretary. From a living room meeting to five decades of forest adventures — not a bad trajectory! So, how do you mark half a century of maps, mud and mispunches? 🌲 O-Ringen, Anyone? One ambitious suggestion is a club trip Read More …

📍 Castleward, Strangford 📅 Saturday 7 March ⏰ 11am–1pm starts Will your course take you inside the unique 18th-century mansion, celebrated for its striking blend of architectural styles? Or perhaps you’ll punch a control in the beautiful sunken garden, restored from the 1864 painting by Mary Ward? Maybe your decisive route choice will sweep you through the historic farmyard, known worldwide as the backdrop for Winterfell in Game of Thrones? 👉Enter here or via the QR Code: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=17445 Full details here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/lvo-spring-cup-26/ Don’t miss it — secure your entry now and be part of the Spring Cup!