We’re promised a dry day with outstanding views for Spring Cup 3 on Saturday 9th. It’ll be chilly though – OK, very cold – so dress appropriately and remember the weather can do anything on Divis, no matter what the forecast.Remember there’s a 1.5k walk up to the start.Enries close tonight, Thursday, at 23:00 so don’t miss out!
O coaching for novice-but-want-to-learn-more adults (age 18+) Sunday 24th April 9-5pm, Meelmore ÂŁ10 each, includes parking + all maps. BYO map bag. Coaches – Susan Lambe and Steph Pruzina Have you been orienteering for a little while? But still (whisper it) a bit unsure how to get the best out of your compass? Bit baffled by the wiggly brown contour lines? Basically, is your control-finding a bit of a treasure hunt for orange & white flags?  A bit “sure it’s over there somewhere, I’ll figure it out when I get there”. You’re maybe quite good at Orange courses, but Read More …
đź‘ŹWell done and thank you to North West Orienteering Club for putting on a great Colour Series event yesterday at Drum Manor. there was an encouraging turn out with 55 of the 97 participants from LVO. I am sure you all enjoyed your run, well worth the trip! â›°The next event is our third and final Spring Cup, at Divis Mountain this coming Saturday (9 April). Entries close on Thursday evening. Click here for more info. Be sure to book on as this will be the last club orienteering event in NI for 4 weeks, before the much awaited WEE Read More …
The results from the first three colour events of the year have now been processed through the hCOW ringer and can be found at: “Resources>OneDrive Public>hCOW>hCOW2022” In addition to the event results an initial series table is included; it is in handicap order. The first two columns show the place points achieved (Gosford was used for setting initial handicaps); the number of events to count will be determined when the year’s colour event programme has been finalised. At the moment Ben Cairns is in pole position with a measly 8 points to his name! The last three columns show how Read More …
🎉Congratulations to Steph Pruzina, Mark Pruzina and Stephen Gilmore who have all been nominated for a British Orienteering Annual Award. đź‘ŹMark has been nominated for the Development and Innovation award – this award is new this year and celebrates the efforts an individual, group or club has put into delivering a new programme or initiative which supports the growth of orienteering. Some of you may not know the work Mark and others do in the background with regard to setting up the on-line entries and payment systems which allows for the smooth running of events. He has also invented a clever radio control Read More …
The Colour Standards table has been updated with the Gosford results. The criteria for determining colour standards varies from that used in the results publishing system so if you think you lost out have a look, you might be pleasantly surprised. The table also confirms your membership status; if you’re pink or yellow you are not currently a member so have not been assigned a colour standard or NISeries points. “Resources>OneDrive Public>Colour Standards” The NISeries table has gone for publication on the NIOA web site but you can find a copy here: “Resources>OneDrive Public>NI Series”
It’s fast approaching the JK in Wales over the Easter weekend, followed by the Irish Orienteering Championships in the Killarney area over the May bank holiday weekend. Hopefully today’s sunshine is a sign of things to come. Susan Lambe & Olivia Baxter are once again co-ordinating club relay team entries. Once again we’re disorganised!! But it’ll all come together, be graaaaannd. The relays are on the Monday of each event, always a fun way for the clubs to finish the weekend. The legs may be tired but the craic is always excellent. Except possibly if there’s snow or horizontal rain………. Read More …
The trees of Gosford have been donning their greenery for St Patrick’s weekend and to welcome you all this coming Saturday. Thanks to all those who have got your entries in so far. Early forecasts suggest the sun will be dappling Armagh’s leaves as you steady your compass along the drumlin ridges, glens and paths in search of that next control. In order to ensure the day goes smoothly, could anyone willing to spend a wee while helping with starts or registration please contact us at entries@lvo.co.uk or volunteer@lvo.org.uk. There hasn’t been too many offers so far and everyone should Read More …
The Colour Standards table has been updated with the Meelmore results. As Green is the highest standard so far achievable this year no-one has reached a higher standard under “2022 Standard” but the “Current Standard” column shows your present standard , which may have been achieved in 2021. “OneDrive Public/Colour Standards/Colour Standards.pdf” The interim tables for the Spring Cup have also been published. They are based on place points with 2 out of the 3 events to count. An innovation this year (requiring ratification by the Committee) is to allocate points to the event organising team members in a similar Read More …
So it was my pleasure to team up with Richard Williamson (Controller) and Stephen Knight (Organiser) to plan Saturday’s courses on Meelmore. Do you know, I really enjoyed myself. It’s a cracking orienteering area. We decided early on to use a small area – turns out this was a good call, as the Trassey River was fair bouncing along on the day, so at least no-one had an early bath. Well, okay, some of you might have – I hear some marshes were verging on the enthusiastic. I can see lots of you have put your adventures onto Routegadget already, Read More …