New Year, New Season, New Club Clothing

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Come on Sunday and check out the choices for new club orienteering clothing. We have 2 designs – one based on the current Trimtex Orienteering Top and one brand new one. We have a choice of O tops, jackets and training vests for you to look at and order. The clothing is supplied by Siven. You can look at their range here. We will offer standard, mesh sided and all mesh O tops, the Mena vest and jacket and a new softshell top. If you haven’t got a club top or you are looking for a new one, come and Read More …

NIOA Honorary Treasurer Required

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NI Orienteering are seeking an Honorary Treasurer as our esteemed Honorary Treasurer will be stepping down at the forthcoming AGM on 7 May after many years of faithful service. If interested please contact Chairman Richard McCourt or Hon Secretary Stephen Gilmore. To find out what exactly might be involved please have a chat with Susan.

Score Training #3 – Sir Thomas & Lady Dixon Park – Sunday 7th February

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Now that you have had time to dry off after Belvoir here is another one to whet you appetite! Score Training #3 – Sir Thomas & Lady Dixon Park

Score Training #2 – Belvoir Forest – Sunday 31st January

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Details of this coming Sundays score training now available: https://lvo.org.uk/fixtures/score-training-2-belvoir-forest-park

Roll of Honour 2015

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The 2015 Roll of Honour is now available in the Roll folder.  Follow the links “CONTACT US”>Documents>Public documents>Roll of Honour or use this link.  Missing are the Sprint Cup and Autumn Trophy placements – they will be added in once those competitions results have been computed.  Let me know of any errors or omissions and please don’t be shy about your own achievements – if they don’t get recorded they will be lost forever!

Score Training #1 – Barnetts Demesne – Sunday 24th January

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Full details for this Sundays score training now published: https://lvo.org.uk/fixtures/score-training/

Dates for your diary’s.

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Below is a provisional fixtures list for the year ahead.  As details are confirmed (officials, locations, timings etc) they will be added to the main fixtures calendar on this site. As always the events hosted by LVO require volunteers to plan, organise and run them.  If you wish to volunteer please email chairman@lvo.org.uk If you already are an organiser for any of the fixtures then please use the Add a Fixture form to update the details. Date Day Event Club /Co Venue 10/01/2016 Sun Long (T) NIOA Cavehill 24/01/2016 Sun Score (T) LVO Belfast 31/01/2016 Sun Score (T) LVO Belfast Read More …

WENT Finale Wed 16 Dec 15

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The finale of the WENT series will be in Lady Dixon Park (top car park) on Wed 16th December. After 6 rain free (but not entirely dry) Wednesdays, we are all set for the 7th and final WENT for 2015. After last year’s debacle, Santa has briefed his elfs (elves?) very carefully: 15 controls, bonus points available, maybe some Christmas lights and certainly refreshment and prizes afterwards. Hopefully the elfs can be trusted to carry out instructions correctly this year as Santa may be too busy to supervise; whatever the result, a good time is guaranteed for all those that Read More …

Hawkshead Junior Training Update From Steph and Sophie

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After an intrepid journey negotiating Black Friday traffic in Belfast, consulting my watch every 2 minutes on the stationary Airport Non- Express and finally paying £6 (well spent) for speedy security check, Sophie and I boarded the plane to Manchester with 2 minutes to spare. We met there with Pat ‘the Pied Piper’ McCavana and 7 M/ W16s from Dublin and divided up the kids between us. I got the boys and was treated to an eclectic musical soirée as we cruised up the M6 to the LakeDistrict and Hawkshead Youth Hostel. The forecast was appalling and after a fantastic Read More …

Colour Standards 2015

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The year’s colour standard achievement and the history of the same can be found on the web site by following the links “contact us>documents>Public documents>Colour Standards” or by clicking here .  In the history listing those folk who have gained their first colour or have improved on their previous are indicated by a capital letter in the 2015 column – congratulations to all of them – keep aiming for a “A”!