Missing your fix of O? Well don’t worry, we haven’t finished for the year yet. Out here amongst the orchards we still have 2 events left before the Xmas break, and next up is this Sunday afternoon in Portadown where we have a Middle Distance Urban on offer. A new map and a new area to almost all. Enjoyed the Craigavon WEE? Or couldn’t make that event but heard how enjoyable it was? Well this will be right up your street ( sorry 🙂 ). For those of you who like urban events you can even treat this as a Read More …

#BeatTheForestPlanner workshop this evening 19:00 – hosted by Wilbert & Fin. These fine gentlemen know a thing or two or three about forest orienteering 🌲 It’s being hosted at the Junction Centre in Dungannon (not Antrim!!) This modern building is on the right side (as you drive in) of the Tesco car park, opposite the bus station. Here’s their website https://www.thejunctionni.org/ And here’s details of the workshop https://www.niorienteering.org.uk/workshop-invitations/

Following Saturday’s final colour event of the year, at Tyrella, the colour standards have been updated and your entry showing under “2018 standard” will go into the historical record.  The final event of 2017, at Carnfunnock, could still contributing to your “current standard” as its within the one year window but it will be discarded at the turn of the year when the table is reset for 2019 so there may be some folk whose standard is yet to change for the worse – the bad news is that you can do nothing about that!

Results are now up on the LVO website for Colour Series 6 at Tyrella. Well done all, especially planner, organiser, other helpers and cake stall!

The WENT schedule has changed: WENT 4 on 21 Nov will now use the Botanic Gardens and Queen’s campus map and WENT 5 on 28 Nov will be in Barnett Demesne BUT ONLY IF …. Someone volunteers to set out the controls and run the evening. The O’Boggle will be planned, control sites taped and maps printed in time to be picked up with the controls immediately after next week’s WENT at Queen’s. The Baxters won’t be available for WENT 5 so, if there is to be a WENT, we need a volunteer! Let me know (philip@niorienteering.org.uk) if you can take Read More …

After last week’s training in Ormeau Park WENT 3 this week will be in Musgrave Park. Meet in the main car park (entrance off the road to the hospital) at 7.00pm for a 7.30 mass start. We will have another go at playing O”Boggle so there will be something for everyone. As usual there is a 45 min time limit once we start so we should be finished by 9.00pm having collected in all the controls. The words are different this week so brains will be exercised! Note that there is a meeting at the bowling pavilion starting at about 7.00pm Read More …

The more observant may have noticed fixtures for 2019 starting to appear on the BOF (British Orienteering Federation) and LVO websites.  At club level this is a work in progress but for all the major events dates and venues are all confirmed, so get those diaries out. We are still working on venues for club events, so if there’s somewhere you’d really like to get a run out on (or somewhere you want to avoid!!) drop a comment below. Also note at a club level the Spring Cup and Autumn Trophy are provisional dates that may change once venues are Read More …

After last week’s epic tricks, WENT 2 moves to Ormeau Park this week for a new variation. Meet at the main Ormeau Park car park at 7.00 pm for a 7.30 pm mass start. As usual, the planner has come up with a new game to play called O’Boggle and there will be something for all standards. All are welcome although novice juniors will have to be accompanied by an adult. The format remains: mass start, 45 minute time limit, controls collected. Although the weather forecast is not great, don’t be put off coming. Orienteering is an outdoor sport and skin Read More …

NIOA have posted information here about pre-registration for NI Colour Series 6 – cut-off for registration is Tuesday 6th November.

The colour standards list, updated with the Divis results, is available at “Resources>LVO Public Folders>Colour Standards”.  With one colour event to go (Tyrella) have a look to see if you can improve your colour standing for the historical list.  It’s your 3 best results in a 12-month window – they appear on the list as capital letters.