Wednesday Training

Just a quick reminder for the short training event tomorrow afternoon in Hillsborough.  Please see the events page for more details.

LVO 2018 AGM draft Minutes

The Minutes from the 2018 AGM in Woodburn last Saturday are available on the website by using the Menu Further Info | Documents | Public Documents and then choosing AGMs. The file is called LVO AGM 2018 Minutes Draft.docx Alternatively you should be able to get the file directly by clicking on this link https://1drv.ms/w/s!AmRviA_IewvevXqp35rfy4pviCo_ Many thanks to Geoffrey Collins for producing these minutes. He has an amazing ability to listen, understand and record simultaneously! Any errors or omissions please let secretary@lvo.org.uk know. Cecil

Spring Cup 3 – 24th March 2018 – Results

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Travel funding for 2018

LVO may be able to help with the cost of you going to events to represent the club. Check out the Junior and Senior travel funding policies (under Further Info > Documents) to see what’s covered.

Steve McGibbon Trophy

Don’t forget, send your nominations for the Steve McGibbon Trophy to me personally or by email to secretary@lvo.org.uk before the AGM tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon. If you’ve noticed somebody who you think has made a valuable contribution to the life of the club, give them a nomination as a thank you! The Steve McGibbon Trophy The Steve McGibbon Trophy is named in memory of a hugely respected orienteer and stalwart of Lagan Valley Orienteers, who unfortunately died in 2006 aged only 51. The trophy is not focussed on competition performance, rather the award is considered as recognition of the person or Read More …

LVO’s AGM at Woodburn

Please do come along to LVO’s Annual General Meeting straight after Saturday’s event at Woodburn. We’re meeting in the Hall after our runs to enjoy Ursula’s wonderful soup, toasties, tea/coffee and sticky buns ahead of the AGM, which will start at 2pm, unless everyone is still lost in the forest. Ursula’s catering is normally only available at Colour Series events but she is making a special guest appearance at our modest Spring Cup on Saturday. Please support her initiative, which generates much appreciated income for the NI Juniors. Just as importantly, come along to the AGM: find out what the Read More …

New Fixtures List – and a new home for the Volunteer Roster

There’s been much behind-the-scenes magic from webmaster Jeff to unify the fixtures list – it’s here and it’s rather marvellous! If you’re an organiser and baffled about how to update the info, you need to edit the event info on Facebook.  Contact Jeff (website@lvo.org.uk) or Susan (volunteer@lvo.org.uk) and we can guide you through it. This all means the Volunteer Roster has a new home here (scroll down the page).  Check it out!  Thanks largely to Stephanie for much arm-twisting on Saturday, the Event Officials side is looking healthier than it has in a good while.  Still lots of opportunities though, either for Officials or Read More …

Spring Cup 2 – Results

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WEE News!

The popular WEE series returns in 2018 to the competitive format of Long and Short courses with handicapped results and league tables.  The first of which will be in Ormeau Park.  Monthly prizes for league winners and runners up. As well as a midweek leg stretch and bit of craic we like to use the WEEs to introduce, train and bring on new organisers and planners. These events will not take place if we do not get the event officials in place. If you have never organised before then do not worry as each month has a co-ordinator that will Read More …

Trophy Return & Steve McGibbon Trophy Nominations

In preparation for the prize giving at the AGM on 24th March could you please return your club trophies to Gordon Simpson at Hillsborough this weekend. Steve McGibbon Trophy Nominations The Steve McGibbon Trophy is named in memory of a hugely respected orienteer and stalwart of Lagan Valley Orienteers, who unfortunately died in 2006 aged only 51.   The trophy is not focussed on competition performance, rather the award is considered as recognition of the person or group thought to have provided the most outstanding contribution to the club’s affairs in the previous year.  Nominations should be sent to the Secretary, Cecil Armstrong, secretary@lvo.org.uk Read More …