Entries are now open for WEE5 at Orangefield! Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/wee-5-25/ Follow the link or scan the QR Code to go straight to SIEntries: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=15721 Remember you can bring friends for free! Sign them up here: https://forms.office.com/r/ZYXPph99Zz
🏃♀️A very healthy 70 participants joined in with the map madness in last nights WEE at Ballyclare. 🗺The planner this week was Lyle Fleming. His imaginative planning, using a map flip, allowed us to stay within the park making full use of this small area. Ignoring the odd nettle sting, the two courses were enjoyed by us all. 👏A big thank you again to all who made the evening so enjoyable – planner Lyle, Alan Brett (Coordinator and IT), Thomas (starts), Alan Gartside (map printing), Billy Reed (control collection), Geoffrey Collins (results). People I always forget to thank, (sorry!) are Read More …
The OOCup is coming to Killarney, Co. Kerry next year, from 26th–30th July 2026! Looking into group accommodation options and the best one found so far is Fossa Camping: 🏡 26 mobile homes🛏️ A hostel with 44 beds (rented as a full unit)⛺ Camping pitches & van spaces available Would anyone be interested in staying here as a group? If so, please email Fionne so we can decide whether to book or not.
Entries close TOMORROW (Tuesday 27 May at 19:00) for the 4th Wednesday Evening Event (WEE) of the year! Date: Wednesday 28 May Location: Six Mile Water Starts: Anytime between 6.30pm – 7.30pm Enter now or via the QR Code: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=15549 Full event details: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/wee-4-25/ Tag your crew, bring your friends for free, and let’s kick off the WEE season with a bang! Entry of the Day is still possible but it costs more and there might not be maps available: https://lvo.org.uk/blog/2024/03/27/event-entry-closing-and-entry-on-day-update/
😮An amazing 150 participants picked up a map and ran around Antrim Castle Grounds in last nights WEE (and that’s not including parents and siblings who came along with the 95 school children). We were again blessed with another beautiful sunny evening for us to enjoy the fast courses. 🗺The planner this week was, Chloe Reed, who made great use of this small area and the two courses were really well received by both novice and experienced orienteers. 👏So, a big thanks to all who made the evening so enjoyable – planner Chloe, Alan Brett (Coordinator and IT), Peter Gamble, Read More …
Entries are now open for WEE4 at Six Mile Water! Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/wee-4-25/ Follow the link or scan the QR Code to go straight to SIEntries: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=15549 Remember you can bring friends for free! Sign them up here: https://forms.office.com/r/X1ye3EUgQr
Don’t forget to sign-up for this coming Sunday’s Running Wild, fun, family-friendly orienteering session. Registration closes Midnight on Tuesday 20 May. When? Sunday 25 May (11am–12:30pm) Where? Tollymore Forest Park Event Info: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/running-wild-may-25/ Register Here or via QR Code: https://forms.office.com/r/h4nf8UpNmz
For those attending WEE3 at Antrim Castle Gardens, please park in the Castle Mall Car park. Turn off the Dublin Road (A6) onto Castle Way. You will filter off Castle Way and loop round under the road to enter the car park. Allow about 5-10 minutes to get to registration/start. Enter Antrim Castle Gardens by crossing at the pedestrian crossing at the junction between the Dublin Road and Castle Way. Children should be escorted by parents. Follow the signage/tape to the registration/start/finish. Please keep to this route to avoid out of bounds. The route is shown in the map below.
Entries close TOMORROW (Tuesday 20 May at 19:00) for the 3rd Wednesday Evening Event (WEE) of the year! Date: Wednesday 21 May Location: Antrim Castle Gardens Starts: Anytime between 6.30pm – 7.30pm Enter now or via the QR Code: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=15548 Full event details: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/wee-3-25/ Tag your crew, bring your friends for free, and let’s kick off the WEE season with a bang! Entry of the Day is still possible but it costs more and there might not be maps available: https://lvo.org.uk/blog/2024/03/27/event-entry-closing-and-entry-on-day-update/
☀Another sunny evening welcomed 70 runners to Barnett’s Demesne on Wednesday evening. 🗺Fresh from planning his first WEE last year, Brian Crothers, provided two thoroughly entertaining courses for us to enjoy. Fast parts over open land mixed with forest sections, kept us thinking (or should have, some of us switched off on leg 11-12). 👏Thanks to planner Brian, along with Matthew Crothers (setting out), Mark Earnshaw (Organiser), Chris Colwell (IT), Fred Hamond (starts), Alan Gartside (map printing), Harry (photos) and control collectors Sarah Gamble, Colin Smith, James Earnshaw and Poppy Gribben. 🥇Results can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/liveresults/ The series handicap Read More …