Sal Chaffey in praise of Portugal! POM, as it is known, is a 5-day event that finishes on Shrove Tuesday – a day of national celebration in Portugal. Dave and I have been three times now: the first by train in 2020...

Judith Holt takes us through her medal-winning run The 2026 BNOC took place at Egypt Woods in Hertfordshire last Saturday. Five DVO members trained and made the trip, Judith coming in 3rd in W75 and John 1st in M60L...

Parkrun has been a phenomenon for some 20 years now, and every Saturday morning when I scroll Strava, I see where fellow DVO members have been running. Will it be Australia (Markeaton) or the girl with the long hair...

Dave Nevell – our statistician, now based in north Wales – looks back on last year’s events 2025 saw the DVO fixture list settling into what is perhaps a new paradigm for orienteering, namely a small number of...