Hope you all enjoyed the score at Belfast Castle today. Hopefully everyone took something away from the event. Getting back within the time is improving but I was surprised that so many headed north at the start. The southern route had, I felt, easier navigation and a more obvious route. I always look for a line course within the points. Another chance to get it right next Saturday! A very big thanks to all those who helped today especially to Harry and Shaun who assisted with registration and recording and Cara, Sam, Sharon, Ben and Geoffrey who collected controls. Also Read More …

Evening folks, It’s quiet on the volunteering front.  Too quiet.  We have so much great orienteering coming up!  Folks this takes volunteers.  If we all do a bit, whatever role you’d like to try, it’ll happen.  If not………….well then events can’t happen.  Simple as. Some feedback I’ve had is “no-one has asked me to help”.  Don’t worry, you can fire on ahead and volunteer without being asked!  What’s more, it’s so much more fun when that happens. The current roster is in the photos (EDIT – no it’s not – it went blurry!), on each fixture, and on Facebook (LVO Club Discussion Read More …

As you may know, several members of LVO are currently in the middle of a coaching assessment and as part of this we need to put on a Physical Training Session. So i’m looking for a few sacrificial lambs, sorry volunteers, who will still have some energy left after the NIOA Score and Night Champs to take part in an exercise I have devised around Drumgor on the Sunday morning. Don’t worry, i’m not looking to kill you and it will be entirely up to you what you want to put in to the session, but like most things the more Read More …

45 minutes to visit 24 controls and get a maximum 460 points. Can you do it at Belfast Castle on Sunday 4th February? Register and park at the Adventurous Playground CarPark ready for a mass start at 2pm. Some controls easy and close to paths , others less so! Wear suitable footwear as off path is often muddy and slippery. Cost – Seniors £5, Juniors £3.