Autumn Trophy tables published

The final positions in the Autumn Trophy are now available in the “Club Colour Series” folder in the LVO Cloud.Ā  Follow “Contact us>Documents>Public documents”.Ā  The competition is based on place points, with your best (i.e. lowest) two scores to count.Ā  To be considered one has to have recorded 2 finishes in a class – shown by an asterisk against your entry.

Facebook Updates

Exciting times – we’ve gotĀ some Facebook changes today.Ā  Our Group remains, with a name change toĀ LVO Club Discussion Group.Ā  Our Page also remainsĀ – Lagan Valley OrienteersĀ – it’s a greatĀ public face for the club in the world of Facebook. It’ll shortly be cheerio to theĀ WEE Series OrienteeringĀ page (but not the WEE Series itself, very importantly it’s still here!!). Make sure you like ourĀ Lagan Valley OrienteersĀ page to keep up to date šŸ™‚Ā  It’s pretty new so not everyone is on there yet.Ā  We’d love your feedback – I’ll be at the Ormeau WENT tomorrow, send a pm to the team, or give Read More …

WENT 5 Wed 29 Nov Ormeau Park

Congratulations and commiserations to the intrepid 2 dozen who braved the weather last week in Lady Dixon Park. I hope we will be more fortunate this week as we return to Ormeau Park to continue with the SnookerO theme. The controls will not be in the same places as for WENT 1 and the challenge to get round them all may be a bit stiffer than usual. Meet in the main carpark at 7.00pm for a 7.30 mass start. Ā£2 for members, Ā£4 for guests – all are most welcome.

Irish Orienteering Sprint Championships

Just realised – entries for the Irish Orienteering Sprint Championships close this evening. The Championships are in Dublin City University. Link for information and entries isĀ here.

Sunday 26th November – Tannaghmore Gardens, Craigavon Lakes

Our latest Craigavon Community Orienteers’ event. Another newly extended map and in my mind incorporating some of the best bits of the park, previously not included on the old map. I know i’m a little late in posting but the lurgy has had the better of me for most of the week. I’ll be off out into the frosty gardens shortly to finalise the planning under the gorgeous blue skies, but courses on offer will be Yellow, Orange, and Light Green. So if you’re at a lossĀ as to what to do tomorrow and want to get out into the crisp Read More …

WENT 4 Dixon Park Wed 22 Nov

After a glorious evening in Botanic Gardens and the Queen’s campus, with a view of the spectacular poppy installation at the Ulster Museum, we return to SnookerO, this time at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park. Meet on Wednesday eveningĀ in the top car park at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm mass start as usual. Use theĀ session to prepare for the WENT Finale, also in Dixon Park; will Santa’s elves and the gremlins get involved this year? Come and find out and be prepared for damp feet.

TrailO Results

A very small (but elite!) field undertook the challenge of the timed control at Carnfunnock last Saturday.Ā  The results are: Rachel Collins 4 correct: 28secs Gordon Stephens (preO score 6) 4 correct: 43secs Frazer Howe 4 correct 43secs Richard Williamson (preO score 6) 3 correct: 44secs + 60sec penalty = 104secs Cecil Armstrong 2 correct: 86secs + 120sec penalty = 206secs Mark Pruzina (preO score 7) 4 correct: time exceeded = 360secs Three people completed both partsĀ  (Crawfordsburn and Carnfunnock) of the LVO TrailO Championship so it is my pleasure to congratulate Mark Pruzina on becoming the LVO TrailO Champion Read More …

Autumn Trophy 3 – Results

Simple Results | Winsplits | Routegadget

LVO Ho Ho! Christmas social

Christmas Social Tickets will be on sale again tomorrow at the Autumn Trophy event at Carnfunnock (from the man in the silly hat!) Adults Ā£17, Under 18’s Ā£15. To confirm your reservation a full payment must be made by Wednesday 29th November. Catering limits tickets to a maximum of 60, so early payment advised. Alternatively an online payment can be made to sort code 07-00-40 and account number 31806575. Please ensure you use your name as a reference. Full details can be found on previous post by clicking on Older posts below.

Junior Funding Claims

LVO offers help with the cost of Juniors participating in representative events but you’ll need to get your claims for any 2017 trips in now! The end of November is the strict deadline. Visit the Juniors section of the LVO website to see what you can claim for. If you’ve any queries please contact me at treasurer@lvo.org.uk or see me at the Carnfunnock event. Harry Bell