Don’t miss out on the photos!
Not on Facebook? Never fear you can view the photos uploaded to our Facebook page on this site. No Facebook sign up required! Just go to the photos link under the About Us menu.
Spring Cup 1 – Meelmore – Sunday 28th January
[fbfullevent https://www.facebook.com/events/141411803243618/]
Score Training – Hillsborough Forest – Sunday 21st January
Our third Score training session. We’re meeting in the main forest car park, £2 a map, register from 1:30pm ready for a 2:00pm start. Newcomers and beginners are very welcome, and coaches will be there to keep you right too. There is an area of the park that is Out Of Bounds. If you are seen in this area it is -150 points, we will have people checking. Another area has matting down for ground works please stay off this area, you can go round it. Also the toilets were observed to be closed when the area was checked last Read More …
Event Safety Course Wed 17 Jan 18
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
Map Note for Sunday’s Score
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).
Planning Course 13 Jan 18 Postponed
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
Develop Your Planning Skills – Sat 13 Jan 2018
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 …
Irish Orienteering Junior Selection Criteria 2018
Copies of the Irish Orienteering Junior Selection Criteria for 2018 may be found here.
Training news
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 …