Looking for something to do on Father’s Day?Then look no further: What better way to spend the afternoon than with a spot of orienteering out in Orchard County, and with Edenvilla Park being only 5 mins from the M12 it’s easy to get to.Yes, it’s only a week now til 🏃‍♀️OCOUL 3🏃‍♂️, and this one promises to be fun for ALL the family ( as if the others weren’t!! ), and there could be more carnage than in Killing Eve 🤣As usual, 3 courses on offer with something suitable for everyone, be it kid, or ageing kid. All your precious ones get to Read More …

There is a temporary issue with the WEE 4 results and WEE series 1 league standings which I hope to fix this evening. In the meantime you can see results without the handicaps on routgegadget here. GC

Corrrection to my previous post – the fixtures are urban, colour series and score. The Tollymore Festival of Orienteering is open for entries. You can enter at https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/tollymore-festival-of-orienteering-overview/ where you will also find information about the weekend (urban, colour series and score + camping + BBQ!).

The Tollymore Festival of Orienteering is open for entries. You can enter at https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/tollymore-festival-of-orienteering-overview/ where you will also find information about the weekend (urban, colour series and score + camping + BBQ!).

Just a quick reminder to all that the venues for WEE 5 & 7 have swapped. Stormont for No.5 on the 5th June and UUJ for No.7 on the 19th. The more observant will have noticed this change was put up on the BOF (and hence master calendar) and the WEE website some time ago, but I somehow missed the LVO web page fixture list. Apologies from your Fixtures Sec 🙁

Come and enjoy the next episode of the 2019 WEE series at Barnett Demesne off the Malone Road in Belfast on Wed 22 May. Full details on the WEE website – follow the WEE 3 Link above. All are most welcome, whether or not you have orienteered before. You do not have to be a member of LVO to come and enjoy the opportunity for a fun evening.

We now have 18 LVO members entered for the Scottish Orienteering Champs for the club outing on Saturday 25 May. Entries close this Sunday 12 May so if you can join us just get you entry in! We have flexibility with 5 and 7 seater cars so we can fit you in to the car pool. Stephen will be in touch with all who have entered next week, so don’t miss a fun day out with some quality orienteeting. Just request a middle start time. Enter here: https://www.sientries.co.uk/login/login.php

Thanks very much to everyone who helped out yesterday at Parkanaur, particularly: Philip Baxter – Planner John McCullough – Controller And also everyone who I grabbed at the last minute. I’m certain I’ve forgotten at least a few people, didn’t know a few names, and didn’t see who all collected controls so apologies to them, but at least some of the list is: Helen Baxter Olivia Baxter Anne Bell Harry Bell Sharon Dickenson Raymond Finlay Theresa Finlay Graeme Francis Marie Forker Stephen Gilmore Daphne Hammond Colin Henderson Aileen McCarron Mark Pruzina Paul Pruzina Billy Reed Ann Savage

Blockers ‘Blockers’ are things which get in the way of running a successful club and its development. At the LVO Strategy Workshop, after an introduction and presentation by Mike McClure of SportNI, see here, 3 groups of us identified the top blockers. In alphabetical order they were: Funding: events barely cover their costs. Mapping is expensive and maps have a very limited life span due to initiatives like bike trails and other refurbishments of parks or forests. The club only survives because of volunteer mappers and a small group who are constantly applying for grants. The club currently enjoys rent-free Read More …