Beat The Street Sundays continue – this Sunday 24th Sept it’s East Belfast.  We’re meeting at JACK Coffee Bar which is on the ground floor of Eastside Visitor Centre , beside CS Lewis Square on the Newtownards Road (beside box 25).  There is nearby parking at the health centre car park, or at Connswater Shopping Centre. Bring map 2 plus your card or fob if you have them – and if you don’t have them yet then we’ve got plenty to give out as well. Turn up 2:30 to 2:45, ready for a 3:00 mass start score training; time limit 45 minutes.  Explore Read More …

Hi everyone, With just 4 LVO events left in 2017 (but lots of other non-event stuff happening, hooray!) it’s time to fill in the blanks on the volunteer roster.  Remaining fixtures are: 14th October – Donard Forest 28th October – Crawfordsburn 11th November – Tyrella 18th November – Carnfunnock You can volunteer for a Key Official role (planner/controller/organiser) or an on-the-day role.  Maybe a nice cosy MOO role now it’s getting autumnal out there???  Email volunteer@lvo.org.uk Full fixture list (including all the non-LVO events too) is here.  Look each individual event on the LVO fixtures list here to check out the roles available.

Just a reminder that the Ballymena urban event has been POSTPONED.  It was originally scheduled for this Saturday 23rd.  Next O adventures are this Wednesday (training at Lady Dixon, see Andrew’s post) & this Sunday (Beat the Street East Belfast, keep an eye for info coming soon). On a brighter note, CONGRATULATIONS to all the LVO runners at last weekend’s Mourne Mountain Marathon.  Orienteers galore, including Declan & Trevor 4th in B class, Alan & Andrew 2nd in C class, Greg & Aine 3rd plus Stephen & Colin 4th in the new One-Day Score, and finally Paul with (non-LVO) Matthew Read More …

There will be another training event this Wednesday (20th) in Lady Dixon Park. Starts from 1:30 in the upper car park (the one close to Belfast- not the one with the café).  2 courses: Long (Lt Green) approx. 4km Short (Orange) approx. 2km Cost £3.50.  If you can let me know if you are wanting to attend lenny_68@hotmail.com

Guess what?!? It’s Tuesday and that can only mean one thing: Orienteering in Edenvilla Park, Craigavon. Courses are designed: Newcomer :     1.5 km                                                 Junior / Intermediate :    2.5km                 Senior :    3.6km  ( optimal route )                         and if that’s not enough for you there is a full blown Snooker-O. See if you can get Read More …

Our friends at the Mourne Mountain Marathon have created a course specially for orienteers. It’s a One Day Score Course on Saturday 16 September. Entries are for a team of 2 but we only have a few teams of orienteers already entered. and entries close this Saturday 9 September.  If you are keen to run but haven’t someone to run with of a similar ability, please do email Stephen immediately and by midnight on Tues 5 September, who will create a list of those interested with suggested pairings.

For anyone with Wednesday afternoons free: I am running a small series of training events over the winter, similar in format to the WEE, just on a much smaller scale. The first event is this Wednesday (6th Sep) in Hillsbrough Forrest. Starts from 1.30 – 2.30 and cost £3.50. 2 courses: Long- lt green, 3.7k Short- yellow, 2.5k If anyone would like to come please can you let me know to help with map printing. (lenny_68@hotmail.com) Thanks

Please note: Sadly, Meelmore this afternoon has been CANCELLED. We have looked at the hillside and it is too wet. These things occasionally happen but don’t worry the event will be rescheduled for a drier Sunday.

Yes sadly the WEE series has finished for another year, but if you’re bored and missing your weekly fix of orienteering already we still have one more Tuesday event in Craigavon! There will be plenty on offer to cater for all standards from novice to regular with a maze for practice at thumbing the map, a normal course designed to give you a challenge, and a score event or two. If you are thinking of coming along all I would ask is that you get in touch or post a comment to say so, so that i know how many maps to print, Read More …