We’re delighted to introduce Chris Millard, our new Club Development Officer (CDO)! Earlier this year, the Orienteering Foundation awarded us funding for this post, to introduce new people to orienteering and...
Twenty-one Club members took part in the British Championships weekend, consisting of an individual race at Cold Ash, Berkshire, followed by a Relay at Hambleden on the Sunday. DVO’s Rachel Duckworth won the W20...
This first event in our Derby Parks Series 2023 has inspired a new urban orienteering map! Each park has been previously mapped at the very detailed scale of 1:2000, with a Permanent Course at Normanton Park since 2005...
The Club Development Group are excited to announce we have received a grant from the Orienteering Foundation that will enable us to employ a part-time a Club Development Officer (CDO). We are hoping this person will...
Congratulations to the 2023 DVO East Midlands Champions! All winners are here we think, apart from Val, Jake and Sally. Thanks to Nottinghamshire Orienteering Club for a great event We came very close to winning the...
Please check parking instructions for our heat of the Compass Sport Cup will be on Sunday February 12th at Beacon Hill, Leicestershire. We have a large team signed-up to attend. Please check the final details which have...
At a packed AGM, Marcus shared how getting lost in running ultra marathons and getting lost during races helped him navigate personal trials, build resilience, and discover the pure joy running can bring to our lives...
Ranald and Viv’s account of their campervan trip to the Bavarian 5 days … We had originally planned to go to the World Masters Orienteering Championships 2022 in Italy in early July, but a number of things...
In August, eight DVO members took part in the Swedish ORingen, the world’s largest orienteering event staged annually in Sweden. Helen Chiswell was lucky enough to be able to take part in an unusual rest-day...
Jane Kayley Burgess reports on WMOC 2022 What a week! Italy was my second WMOC. For Denmark in 2018 we were totally prepared; all events booked, taking the campervan so we were in charge of our destinies, transport and...