They’re the awards you’ve all been waiting for… Yes, it’s time for the LVO Event Officials of the Year Awards! Vote for the team that brought you your favourite Club/NIOA event, the WEE you thought was the best (brought to you by experienced and novice planners) and who you thought were the most efficient novice organisers. Register your vote NOW. Prizes will be awarded at our annual Christmas Social on Saturday 30 November at Tollymore National Outdoor Centre. Come along and see if you’ve won! Full details here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/lvo-christmas-social-24/

Our WENTs are back! What a better way to spend dark, cold, wet nights than to get out with a map, compass and head-torch and do some orienteering with fellow club members? We’ve a full calendar throughout November and December, every Wednesday evening at 7.30pm. For full details, including how to register, check out our website: https://lvo.org.uk/events/ Free for members (£3 for non-members), so one more great reason to join LVO in preparation for the 2025 season.

With only one event to go (Todd’s Leap) winners and final battles are starting to appear all over the place (and one champion has emerged!). The NISeries tables have gone for publication on the NIOA website but a copy can be found at “Resources>OneDrive Public>NISeries>NISeries2024.pdf”. Congratulations to Alan Elwood, Olivia Baxter, Helen Baxter, Paul Graham and Joanne Graham for joining the band of LVO class winners. That leaves just 3 classes still to be decided, with LVOers in the mix in two of them. The Colour Standards table can be found at “STANDINGS>Colour Standards>Colour Standards.pdf”. With only one event dropping Read More …

The fifth and final TempO cluster of the 2024 TrailO Champs will be set up alongside the NI Colour Series event at Glengariff Forest tomorrow. It is intended that you come along to make decisions after your run; the location is close to the car park on the path to the café/toilets. 17 folk have so far attempted the mandatory 2 clusters and another 27, with a single cluster to date, could come into contention for the TrailO title. Even if you can’t make the 2 do come and have a go and don’t be concerned about making mistakes; of Read More …

Registration is now open for our next Club Meet on Saturday 9 November at Tyrella Dunes / Ballykinler Training Camp. This time it will be complex contours on dunes, a chance to practice on this type of map before next year’s Irish Orienteering Championships. As always, there’ll be a chance to catch up afterwards over tea and packed lunch. Registration strictly closes early on Sunday 3 November, so that we can provide participant information for entry in advance. PLEASE BOOK IN TIME! Full details are on our website: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/club-meet-nov-24-tyrella/ Registration form can be found here: https://forms.office.com/r/8uU5C05mfp Note that on registering Read More …

LIMITED PLACES LEFT! We’re nearly fully booked for our first Running Wild session, a family-friendly way for kids P4 and up and their parents to learn about orienteering and our club, Lagan Valley Orienteers. For more information, check out LVO’s website: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/juniors-families-coaching-oct-24/ Sign up for a space on our Sunday 27 October session here: https://forms.office.com/r/1nPxMR54Cs Spread the word!

Get ready to jingle and mingle at the annual LVO Christmas social, a festive gathering with holiday cheer! Taking place on Saturday 30 November from 5.30pm until late at Tollymore National Outdoor Centre, it’s a cracker of a night. Only £15 per adult and £10 per primary school kid for dinner. Bring Your Own Drinks. Table quiz and prizes for afters. A Night O course as starters for the brave. Full details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/lvo-christmas-social-24/ Book now – only 60 places available! https://shorturl.at/dA5g4

The final episode of the 2024 Club TrailO Champs takes place alongside NISeries6 at Glenariff next Saturday (for which entries close on Monday at 11p.m. – no entry fee for the TrailO). As previously it takes the form of a TempO cluster (6 kites, 6 decisions against the clock, time penalties for wrong decisions). The TempO viewpoint is close to parking, part way to the café/toilets and will be set up for action after your run. A look at the standings will show that, of the 17 folk with the necessary 2 results, Wilbert Hollinger holds a substantial lead over Read More …

⏰ Online entries for NI Colour Series Glenariff Forest close TOMORROW – Monday 14 October – at 2300. ❗️Secure your place now on SI Entries: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=14388 Full details, including the courses available, can be found on our website: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/ni-colour-series-6-glenariff-forest-park/

Best of luck to LVO’s James Ewart who is travelling to East Anglia this weekend as part of the Irish squad to take part in this year’s Junior Home International (JHI) in the M14 class. The JHI is an annual competition between teams from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The JHI is always in the autumn and consists of an individual on the Saturday and a relay on Sunday. Full details can be found here: http://www.eaoa.org.uk/JHI.php