The venue for the Event Safety Course being run by Helen on Wed 17 Jan is confirmed as the Derriaghy Room in the Lisburn Leisure Complex. Start time is 7.00 pm

The map to be used in Sunday’s Score Training will be to the new map-drawing standard of ISOM2017, obtained by using the built-in conversion facilities of OCAD.  Even the most eagle-eyed will have difficulty seeing any difference from previous maps (e.g. some slightly different symbol dimensions, some different vegetation screens) but if you spot anything untoward please let me know as I’m just at the start of the learning curve (there is an issue with some overlapping vegetation screens but it shouldn’t affect your route choice decisions).

Sadly there were not enough volunteers to make the planning course scheduled for Sat 13 Jan worth putting on. It has therefore been postponed. The Controllers Conference will still go ahead as planned. The WEE Planners Course offered by Helen on 21 Feb 18 is still on; if you want to attend please let Helen know via publicity@niorienteering.org.uk

Alongside the Controllers Course that NIOA are running over the weekend 13/14 Jan 2018 in Tollymore, I am offering a day’s worth of practical help in developing the skills used by planners of orienteering courses. I have space for a maximum of 6 willing participants who would like to understand how to move on from planning at WEE level. You don’t need to be a top class performance athlete, just someone with a small to medium amount of experience in very basic planning with the appetite to learn a bit more. The day will start at the Tollymore Mountain Centre Read More …

Helen Baxter has agreed to run a series of courses for LVO club members. They will be on Wednesday evenings from 7 – 10 pm in the Derriaghy Room of the Lagan Valley Leisureplex. The club really needs as many volunteers as possible to run all the events we put on each year. These courses are a great place to start and give you the chance to meet other club members on a relaxed basis. Wed Jan 17th Event Safety We would like as many members as possible to take this course, especially those who have any role as an Read More …

Hi everyone, The volunteer roster lives on for another year 🙂  Please help make it a success – check out the LVO fixtures list here Get in early for the event & roles of your choice.  As usual it’s a super-full calendar, so we all can work together to ensure all our events can go ahead.  It really helps to have positions filled early in the year.  Don’t delay! Email volunteer@lvo.org.uk Thank you & Happy New Orienteering Year

Hi everyone, I have set up a wee orienteering survey which I’d love you to answer. It’s about your O shopping habits. We have a potential project with a sports retailer so let’s make sure they know the kind of products we’d like to buy. Link is below, it’ll only take a minute or two, it’s totally confidential, and it’s dead easy! Survey is open till 5pm on Monday. https://goo.gl/forms/NeWIaUdvyjqFeH0P2

And so to the last Craigavon Orienteers event of 2017. Come and join us on Sunday afternoon at Edenvilla Park for our Christmas Event and Seasonal get together. We are going to finish off the year with a Mass Start Score Event starting at 2 p.m. You pros will have 40 mins to score as many points as you can. Bonus points will be awarded for Fancy Dress and prizes awarded. I’ll even give out a prize for those who beat me round the maze. Then join us afterwards for a little bit of Christmas Cheer. ( Feel free to bring Read More …

After last week’s run round the enchanted wonderland of Antrim Castle Gardens, the 2017 WENT series comes to an end this Wednesday in Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park. We will be playing SnookerO for the last time but with a few seasonal additions. Meet in the top car park as usual at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm mass start, with a 45 minute time limit. Club members £2, visitors £4. As has become tradition, there will be a few festive treats at the end of the session so plan on staying a while and enjoying hot chocolate and little eats. There will Read More …