🎅🎄The LVO HO HO is back for 2021 🎅🎄 📍Back at a favourite spot, Tollymore National Outdoor Centre 🌛Fun Night-O 4.30pm start, 45 min score. Torch, whistle and full body cover including a waterproof jacket is mandatory. Under MW16s need to be accompanied by an adult. Registration, Start and finish will be down at the Lower Ground Level of the Tollymore NOC. Hire dibbers available for free (£30 replacement fee if lost). Those with own dibbers can collect a map and go straight to the start. Changing area and showers available at lower ground level. 🍴 2 course Christmas dinner Read More …

Just a few reminders regarding the Night Champs event tomorrow evening: Registration, download: Registration and download will be based from a car in the car park. If you are ‘hiring’ a dibber or have any other requirements please report to registration. Starts: Start and finish are adjacent to the car park. Please arrive at the start area at your allotted start window. Competitors will start at 1 minute intervals. There is a warm up area next to the start and car park. Clothing and equipment: Arms and legs should be fully covered and a whistle is mandatory. Ensure your torch Read More …

This Wednesday sees the return of urban score training. For those who remember Sporteering way back before Covid, it will be a similar format but using the Maprun6 App. If you enjoyed it before come along to Tim Hortons, Connswater Shopping Centre, 7:10pm for a 7:30pm start. Go to the fixtures list page for more details. If you havent tried it come and see what you missed.

The hCOW tables have now been updated with the Rostrevor results – “Resources>OneDrive Public>hCOW>hCOW2021”. Despite the precipitous climbs and descents all but 2 of the 37 scorers were under handicap, presumably due to the legs everyone had on the open mountainside. This is reinforced by the fact that courses 1 & 2 (Brown and Blue) had smaller improvements than 3 & 4 (the Greens) due to the fact that they included a section of very physical forest. The Series Table shows the current place points standings. The asterisks indicate those who have achieved the necessary 4 results, the exclamation marks Read More …

Events and activities are happening thick and fast, so we don’t want you to miss anything! The NI Colour Series is proving very popular and North West Orienteering Club are hosting the next one at Drumnaph Wood on Saturday 13 November. Check out the info on the NWOC page: NI Colour Series 5 2021 – Drumnaph | NWOC Entries along with the NI Night Champs which will be held later in the day (night) at Portglenone Forest Park are open on SIEntries here. Discount if you enter both events. The closing date for NICS entries is this Sunday 7 November. Read More …

The colour standards table has been updated with the results from Rostrevor. The list is returning to something like pre-pandemic levels as more Brown and Blue courses become available to allow folk to reach their true potential. The colour standard achievement shown on the results uses different criteria from the NIOA standards so , although you may have shown up as missing your standard you might find a pleasant surprise in the table at “Resources>OneDrive Public>Colour Standards”. Today also marks the opening of membership renewals for 2022 so the table has been adjusted to turn the current membership into a Read More …

⏰Now that the clocks have changed and darkness comes earlier, Wednesday Evening Night Training starts this week with WENT 1 in Ormeau Park. Congregate in the main car park at 7.10pm for a 7.30pm mass start. There is a 45 min time limit so we should be comfortably clear by 8.30pm with controls in. There is something for everyone – from novice to experienced orienteers. ⌚🔦🧭All you need is a watch, head torch, compass (we can lend you one), SI card if you have one (we will supply for others), full body cover and suitable footwear that you don’t mind Read More …

The tables have been updated following the mountaineering event at Kilbroney. They have been sent to NIOA for official publication but a copy is available at “Resources>OneDrive Public>NI Series”. A number of folk have switched colour so you need to be careful; to be considered at any colour you need four counting results at least so with two events to go check which course would be best for you.

👍It is great to see 110 entries for this Saturday’s colour event, if you are still interested, hurry – entries close on Thursday! ☔The weather forecast this week is changeable so remember to wear full leg covering and bring along a waterproof jacket and whistle. 👋Thank you to all the volunteers who have kindly offered to help. We could still do with a few people to help collect in controls at the end, if that is something you could maybe help with get in touch with Ric (rgamble@britishorienteering.org.uk)

Armagh Palace Demesne Sunday 7th November 2021 Starts anytime between 1:30 and 3pm (courses close at 4pm) ALL WELCOME 4 courses on offer: FootO – Yellow, Orange and Light Green TrailO – Accessible Orienteering for all, wheelchair friendly course £3 per map To book a map email rdo@niorienteering.org.uk with the following details: Name, Course and Group size (Club Members who are willing to lend a hand on the day, please include this when you email Juls. Thanks!)