⏳ Entries close Saturday 26 September at midnight for the Northern Ireland Long Distance Orienteering Championships 2026! 🎉  ⛰️ Meelmore Mountain📅 Saturday 3 October 2026⏰ Starts between 11:30am–1:00pm 📋 Full event details:https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/shi-ni-champs-26/ 📝 Enter directly here:https://www.sientries.co.uk/event/ni-long-distance-champs-2026 Don’t miss your chance to race alongside some of the best at the SHI and be part of a fantastic day of long-distance orienteering. 🏃‍♂️🌲🔥

As part of our Chair transition plan, LVO is looking for four volunteers to take on key roles within the club. These are great opportunities to get more involved, meet other club members and help keep our club activities running smoothly. We’re looking for volunteers for: You don’t need to be an expert! A willingness to help, some organisation and a bit of time are the main requirements. Full handover and support will be provided. If you’d like to get involved, or simply want to find out more about any of the roles, please get in touch with the committee.  👉 Come and be Read More …

The NISeries, the Colour Standards and the hCOW tables have been updated with the results of the NI Colour Series event at Gortalughany. The official NISeries tables can be found on the NIOA website but a copy is also available here. The colour standards and hCOW tables are accessible via the “STANDINGS” section of the club website but if, like me, you have trouble activating the links you can go back to basics and go from the “Resources” link as follows: click on “OneDrive Public” then: for NISeries – “[1] League & Series Tables>NISeries>NISeries2026.pdf” for Colour Standards – “[2} Club Read More …

Organiser Chris Colwell is in search of volunteers during the SHI / NI long Champs on Saturday 3 October at Meelmore Mountain. If anyone is available to help out before or after their run it would be great if you could get in touch! He is looking in particular for car-parking marshalls, starts from 11.30-13.00 and an IT person on last shift (see image above).

After three glorious years, I’ve decided that it’s time to hand over the Chair role to another LVO member. I will step down at the next AGM, which will be held before 31 March 2027. I’m letting you know now so there is plenty of time to identify and welcome a new Chair and ensure a proper handover. Over the past three years, I’ve probably done more than is normally required of a Chair, largely to help establish and deliver LVO’s new strategy. The strategic pillars are now in place, so the incoming Chair can focus on the normal Chair Read More …

Plans are underway for a series of Wednesday Evening Night Training activities. As usual we will have a mix of training activities using real SI controls, interspersed with a few MapRuns. Pencil these in! You will see on he image below, we have a number locations already chosen – these are the ones where we will be using SI timing and controls. Philip Baxter is heading these activities up – if you would like to plan a fun training activity, he would be very happy for you to do so. WENTs are great for those new to planning, as they Read More …

Get ready for the Northern Ireland Long Distance Orienteering Championships 2026! 🎉 This is one event you don’t want to miss, with some of the UK & Ireland’s top athletes taking part as part of the Senior Home International. ⛰️ Meelmore Mountain📅 Saturday 3 October 2026⏰ Starts between 11:30am–1:00pm 📋 Full event details:https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/shi-ni-champs-26/ 📝 Enter directly here:https://www.sientries.co.uk/event/ni-long-distance-champs-2026 ⏳ Entries close Saturday 26 September! Don’t miss your chance to race alongside some of the best and be part of a fantastic day of long-distance orienteering. 🏃‍♂️🌲🔥

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that James Ewart (M16), Ewan Ewart (M14) and Emily Kerr (W14) have been selected to represent Team Ireland at this year’s Junior Home Internationals (JHIs) in Scotland, 9–11 October. Congratulations too to Chloé Campbell (W14) and Jack Wilkins (M18), who have been named as non-travelling reserves. With selection incredibly competitive this year, this is a fantastic achievement for all five juniors and reflects their hard work and commitment throughout the season. A huge thank you also to Norma and Dave, Angela and Graeme, Brenda and Ali, and Avril and JP. Your unwavering support — getting Read More …

Join us for a fun-filled morning of family orienteering and games, perfect for those new to the sport. 🌳Sunday 4th October🌳10am🌳Gosford Forest🌳Only £3 (Free for club members) Sign up here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/QAPamJpjwz Registration closes at midnight, Wed 30th Sept For more info: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/running-wild-family-orienteering-fun-oct-26/ Spread the word 🙏

LVO events are run entirely by volunteers. And because we put on such an extensive programme of events, we need a large team of people to cover all the roles of planner, organiser and controller. For the past three years, I’ve sat down in September and started calling, emailing, WhatsApp-ing the nearly 60 individuals required to run the following year’s calendar. The vast majority agree to taking up a role, with those unable to having legitimate personal reasons why. Much as I love getting in touch with all these members, it’s a huge undertaking for me to have to reach Read More …