You are warmly invited to the club’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 28th October at 7.30pm, Church in the Peak, Matlock, DE4 3EJ. We will have pizza and hot drinks. Please let Nicky know if you’re coming so...
The third in a series of safety tips by Jane Kayley-Burgess So now we are running with a whistle (always) and, if we have a medical condition, ensuring we have something about our person or at Download, that tells...
Do you want to improve your technique and feel more in control when you run? Our 12 month Coaching Programme could be what you need! Sessions are on the last Saturday of every month, starting 26 September at Belper...
See our Facebook or Insta for the latest, videos and other updates Next up, Spondon, Monday 9th, November, see Future Events for details. Chaddesden, 15th October Our last before we take a break, this event featured a...
John Hawkins dips into some Pythagoras Theorem ahead of our event at Longstone Moor! I was looking at a map of Longstone Moor on Route Gadget (as below) and pondered what would be the best route to control 1. Is it...
John Hurley remembers Daphne Parsons who passed away 27 July 2026, aged 100 Daphne and Terry Parsons and sons Ed and Jim, from Farnah Green near Belper, joined DVO in 1970. The boys were very keen with Ed winning the...
Rachel Duckworth competes for GBR At the end of July, I headed out to Vila Real in northern Portugal to compete at the FISU World University Orienteering Championships as part of the GBR team. The championships bring...
Our new POC at Swadlincote Woodlands was launched yesterday at a small but fun event, with three challenges to complete. The permanent course has 20 controls, which take the form of small plaques with an orienteering...
Twenty Club members took part in the quadrennial event with stages across the Lake District Sal Calland has written recently about the Swedish O-ringen, an annual 5-day event in Sweden that began in 1965. The UK has its...
The second in a series of safety tips by Jane Kayley-Burgess Last time we considered the (very obvious) item of recommended/mandated equipment, a whistle. The reasons were pretty compelling. On to something a bit more...
