📣Entry Deadline for Castle Ward is today!

With Spring Cup 1 at Slieve Garron just about tidied away were already gearing up for this Saturdays event at Castle Ward. 🏃‍♀️Hurry, entries close this evening (Monday 27th March) at 7pm! Please read all info on the link below🔽, especially the bit about bring evidence of being a BOF member as it allows entry to NT grounds for only £3 as oppose to £12! Spring Cup 2 – Castleward – Lagan Valley Orienteers (lvo.org.uk)

Table Update after Slieve Garron

You can find the various updated tables as follows:- go to “Resources>OneDrive Public” then: “Club Colour Series>2023SpringCup.pdf” to see your Spring Cup points. Remember it’s the best 2 from 3 to count so make sure not miss Castleward or Hillsborough. The event organising team will be assigned their best points from the other rounds. “Colour Standards>Colour Standards.pdf” to see your colour standard achievements. It’s the last 12 month’s best 3 results which determine your current standard so have a look back to see when good performances may be getting dropped (they’re in capitals).. “hCOW>hCOW2023” to see what came about from Read More …

LVO AGM info and Club Volunteer Awards 👏

The club AGM is being held online again this year on Thursday 30 March at 7.30pm. At the time of the meeting, please click on the Zoom link below. 💻 📝This is an important meeting not only for you to hear about the successes, development and direction of the club but also to provide you with the opportunity to contribute your thoughts and ideas. Here is a link to the Chairperson’s Report which sits in the AGM folder of the Public LVO OneDrive. 🏃‍♂️As Chair I promise to keep things running along swiftly and to get through the itinerary as Read More …

SPRING CUP 2 – You’d be a FOOL to miss it!

What else would you want to do but make a fool of yourself on an orienteering course on April 1st. Venue: Castle Ward Estate – National Trust Date: Saturday, 1st April 2023 Starts: 11:30 to 13:00 HURRY ONLINE ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY 27th MARCH @ 19.00 Four courses are available: YELLOW – 2.4km – for younger children & family groups, as well as more cautious new adults. There will be a road crossing which will be marshalled. ORANGE ~3.0 km– for children & family groups moving on from yellow, as well as more adventurous new adults SHORT GREEN ~4.0 km – as difficult Read More …

Table Update after Woodburn

The various tables have been updated with the Woodburn results. Go “Resources>OneDrive Public” then “”NI Series>NISeries2023.pdf” to see the NI Series league tables after 2 events. Remember it’s 4 to count. then “Colour Standards>Colouir Standards .pdf” to see the current colour standard position. With one event coming on but two dropping off there have been quite a few changes to colour standards held. If your name is highlighted in red or yellow remeber to get your 2023 membership submitted asap! then “hCOW>hCOW2023” for the various hCOW tables: “Event2.pdf” shows the point scoring. The event variance shows that Woodburn was slow Read More …

JK Relay Teams

Thanks so much everyone for putting your hand up for a JK Relay run at Easter time. We have loads of teams. Please take a look at your new friends (below) and make sure you know what they look like in person!! We also have James Ewart running for an Irish Junior Squad team, as well as Orla Lynch & Dave Ewart ably occupying the substitutes bench. Olivia Baxter will be looking after the teams (collecting bibs, last minute subs etc) on the JK weekend. Don’t come looking for me as I’ll be in Co Clare with no phone reception Read More …

NICS2 Woodburn Race Report

🐴🏃‍♀️🏉 Sandwiched between Cheltenham and the final day of the six nations, on an exciting St Patrick’s weekend, was our very own great sporting event at Woodburn! There were 73 runs over 9 courses with participants enjoying great conditions, if you like rain, wind and the cold (not the Metoffice forecast I looked at 12 hours earlier!) 🌧🌬❄ Provisional results can be found here. I’ve noticed a few errors with the spelling of a few peoples names, not sure why, sorry. 🌲Although this forest is a favourite venue which we return to regularly, thanks to the clever planning and controlling Read More …

NICS 2 Woodburn Final Instructions

Please note, some controls have not been able to be set as SIAC enabled. So to be on safe side dib all controls! Full leg cover. Forecast dry but ground wet. Looking forward to seeing you there!

New Date for Slieve Garron

We are delighted to announce that our Slieve Garron event has been rescheduled for Saturday 25th March All the info is on our event page, and entries will re-open soon. If you’ve already signed up, your entry will carry over, and you should have received an email already. Please tell your friends and clubmates about the new date, and we look forward to welcoming you to Slieve Garron ⤵️ https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/spring-cup-1-slieve-garron/

📣3️⃣days before entries close for Woodburn, NI Colour Series 2

❄So, snow says no to tomorrow’s O at Slieve Garron. Whilst our organiser, planner and controller do their best to reschedule this event 👍 here are three ideas you can do to get over your disappointment: 1️⃣ Lie down in your back garden (or even better your neighbours) and make a snow angel 🧚‍♂️ 2️⃣ Sit down at your window with a cup of hot chocolate in your hands and watch some eejit make a snow angel ☕ 3️⃣ Enter the next Orienteering event on the calendar: Woodburn, next Saturday (18 March). 🏃‍♂️ ⏰ Don’t take too long over making Read More …