Hope you’re all set for a great Saturday night! Wilbert has done a fine job in organising the orienteering and dinner venues; Stephen has planned some devious courses for us to get our heads scrambled on; The Brother’s Restaurant will treat us to some great food; And if your still up for some more craic, Ric has a fun table quiz/challenge for us to enjoy. A few prizes thrown in too! Please go to Indoor O and Annual Club Social – Lagan Valley Orienteers (lvo.org.uk) for final instructions.

⭐Wed 1 Feb, Si Timing Training, online webinar. 1-hour webinar to help manage the likes of entries and downloads on the club laptop using the Si Timing system. ⭐Sat 4 Feb, Club dinner/social and Indoor-O, Ballyclare. Not many spaces left for the dinner and after dinner quiz/games. Don’t miss out on a great evening’s craic. Numbers are not restricted for the Indoor-O if you are planning on just the run – but why not stay for the food and fun afterwards! ⭐Wed 8 + 22 Feb, Planning Course for Beginners and Improvers, Hillsborough. Two progressive evening workshops – hands on Read More …

Can we all please have a rummage through our garages, spare rooms and car boots to see if we can turn up any wayward LVO equipment? You’ll get brownie points for the miniprinter in its blue box, padlock keys, strops, kites or anything else you can find if you bring them along to the Score Training at Crawfordsburn or the Indoor O / Annual Social at Ballyclare.

📣Shout out to all those who won club trophies and cups last year to hand them over, preferably this Sunday at Score Training 2 – Crawfordsburn – there is still time to enter! Gordon will be organising their collection, engraving and redistribution to the 2022 winners in time for the AGM in March/April – date to be confirmed. So get your grubby mits off your prized article, give it a good shine and pass it on to Gordon this Sunday or the following Saturday at the Annual Dinner/Club social and Indoor-O – still some places left but be quick.

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Final details for next Sunday’s Score Training is available here: Score Training 2 – Crawfordsburn Country Park – Lagan Valley Orienteers (lvo.org.uk) Registration and pay on the day but please can you let Ric Gamble know you are going before midnight on Thursday (26 Jan) to ensure you get a map, email: chairperson@lvo.org.uk We had 59 last week at Barnett’s – lets see if we can break 60! LVO Club kit We are also hoping to put a club kit order in soon. Estimated Prices: O-Top £30 Adult/£20 Kids. Vest/Singlet £22. Lightweight Jacket £38. Hooded windbreaker £50. Payment on delivery Read More …

2023 has only just started and there is already so much happening in the O world! On Sunday we had 59 people navigating round Barnett’s on the first of our Score Training sessions. Thanks Cecil for organising, Fred for planning and helping with some coaching tips (see his Facebook post on LVO Chat) and all those who helped out. 👍 There was also a great club community vibe going on as we hung about to catch up afterwards. Want to have more great racing and banter? Keep the vibe alive in 5️⃣ 1️⃣ Annual Dinner – Sat 4 February. Go Read More …

Amazing food in the award winning Gastro Pub, Brothers Restaurant, awaits us after our indoor O run-around in Ballyclare High School on Saturday 4 February. The restaurant and the school are on the same road only 2 minutes drive apart, so super convenient! Great value – the two course Adult menu is £20 and the Kids (Primary School age and under) is only £8.50. (The price of the run is covered within this cost, so it is really three courses. The first one creates the appetite for the next two) 😉 With five mains and three dessert options we are Read More …

👍 54 people have registered to come along on Sunday which is great! ⏰ Please arrive by 1:30pm to register and pay on the day. 😀 Members please renew your membership to get the reduced membership rate. Newcomers if you sign up now, you will enjoy the full year of member benefits. Join Us – Lagan Valley Orienteers (lvo.org.uk) ☕🧁 Tea, coffee and buns afterwards – bring some change for an honesty box – donations will go to the juniors programme 👨‍👧‍👦 Juniors/parents of juniors, if you can help and bring some buns that would be great! ♻ Sorry, we Read More …

So far, 34 people have let me know they are coming to Barnett’s on Sunday – good stuff! 🗺 Anyone else interested needs to let me know by Thursday (if not registered, no map guaranteed) – email me chairperson@lvo.org.uk 👀Please take a look at the full info here: Score Training 1 – Barnett Demesne – Lagan Valley Orienteers (lvo.org.uk) Pay on the day Cost Senior £4 (Non-Members £6), Juniors £2. Before the 45 minute course (30 mins for 14 years and under), there will be a short coaching session available for anyone who wants it – experienced/newcomer or junior. Briefing/coaching Read More …