By Steph Pruzina As an intrepid band of juniors packed their bags carefully and prepared for an early flight to Birmingham the team leader was making last minute arrangements…..spare dibber- check; control description holders – check; whistles – check; driving license – Panic.. Apparently DVLA do NOT inform you when your license expires and it is theoretically possible to continue driving in blissful ignorance for an unspecified period of time, but not possible to hire a car with the same expire license! A plan was hatched. If we just get the 9-seater advertised at the next hire place then Steph Read More …

👍Coaching is open to all NI Orienteering club members age 16+ Join us for 4️⃣ exciting evenings of Night Nav Coaching!The first session will take place at Lady Dixon Park, BT17 9LA on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 19:30. ❗Booking covers all the progressive sessions – please attend all 4.📝To register click on this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/night-nav-coaching-tickets-728150025327?aff=oddtdtcreator🏃‍♀️Hurry, there are limited spaces, booking closes 10 November.

🧠It is this time of year that we want members to think about how they would like to develop as an athlete, coach or volunteer. 👍Whatever you are involved with, we feel it is important to reflect and improve your skills, so there is development money available to cover training – just let Ric know if you what courses you are interested in attending (chairperson@lvo.org.uk). 🚑We will also be arranging First Aid Training early in the new year. This opportunity will be open to those who haven’t done Rescue and Emergency Care training before and would be happy to support Read More …

🌳 The first of 3 Autumn Adventures is exactly 1 month away – so start making arrangements! 🗺 Where? At the wonderful Gosford Forest Park 📆 When? Sunday 22 October, starts from 2pm until 3.30pm 💻 Online entry is now open! More info here. ✏Pencil in the 2 NI Colour Series events now too. Further information to follow along with online entry.

The various tables have been updated with the Portstewart and Cairn Wood results. With just 3 colour events left in the year (the Autumn Trophy 3 event has been changed to a training event) it’s time to look at what is needed to achieve 2023 goals. There’s the NISeries (4 to count, 2 events left), your colour standard (3 to count in 12 months, 3 events left), the Autumn Trophy (2 to count, 1 event left) and the hCOW and Regatta tables (7 to count, 3 events left). You can get to all of the tables via “Resources>OneDrive Public” or Read More …

🍂AT1 Cain Wood – Sat 9 September 👏Thank you to all those who volunteered to put on an excellent event on Saturday. Special thanks to Organiser, Dan Earnshaw, Planner Alison Collins and Controller Geoffrey Collins. There were others who also helped out in smaller ways such as results download, control collection, setting up and packing away, I saw Colin and Mark involved on the day but maybe others too. Beforehand Alan helped with printing maps and Mark/Sharon with setting up SiEntries too. 🌞All the above efforts and the fantastic weather allowed for a fantastic day exploring the forest for the Read More …

🍂Autumn Trophy 1 – is at Cairn Wood, in the Craigantlet Hills of North Down. 🗺 4 different courses to choose from – Short Blue, Short Green, Orange and Yellow 💰Seniors £8 (Non-member £10) and Juniors £4 (non-member £5) ⏱Starts from 11am 💻For more info and online entry click here

❗Next Event – This Saturday, 9th September – Cairn Wood (Autumn Trophy 1) – Online entry closes on Thursday. There will be 4 courses to choose from and suitable for all abilities, novice navigators and experienced orienteers will be well catered for. For info and entries click here. ❗Please note the NI Long Distance Champs scheduled for Sat, 14th Oct 23 at Slieve Croob has been postponed. More info to follow. 🌞Many of us ‘had a great time enjoyed and endured the sunshine up on the North coast on Saturday. North West Orienteering Club put on a brilliant event with challenging Read More …

Did you know that all our activities and events require a qualified first aider? There are lots of volunteering opportunities within our sport and club and this is one of them. This Emergency Outdoor First Aid Course is certified for three years and assessed by continuous assessment over the 2 days. Both days must be attended to complete the course. So, if you are a member who regularly attends more remote events (forests and open hill) and would like to be part of our first aid team, please get in touch and the club will happily cover costs for this Read More …

The final tables are now available – go to the “STANDINGS” section of the website and click on “hCalf 2023”. No apologies for the delay; two weeks in West Cork beats an evening’s wrestling with a 129-column spreadshheet every time! Congratulations to Chris Colwell for topping the hCOW table (regularity). It was a close finish – if it had been best of 5 instead of 4 to count Olivia Baxter would have taken the metronomic crown. A look at the handicap table shows how Antrim favoured the higher handicappers while Barnett’s the lower – demonstration of how difficult it is Read More …