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Junior Inter Regional Championships 2024

By the East Midlands juniors (in the minibus returning home) Our trip to the Junior Inter Regional Champs (JIRCs) was great fun. The minibus journey there was long, however we made the most of the time by playing card...

Peter Palmer Relays

A report by EMJOS juniors from DVO, LOG and LEI Juniors from the East Midlands (Josh, Imogen, Jessica and Cara) entered the Peter Palmer Relay 2024 “EMJOS Sprinters”– this year was hosted by WCOC on the northern hills...

Club News September 2024

Autumn is always a busy time for DVO, with our AGM and Club Championships on 9 and 19 October. We hope you can make one or both of these – the Club Champs is great fun! Everyone is given a handicap by a boffin in...

Calke Park Map Information

Sal Chaffey takes a look at some of the features on the Calke Park map Calke is a fascinating place to visit, and I’ve been round the house and the chapel. This year I’m going to visit the Ice House for the...

DVO 2024 AGM, 9th October

Join us in Matlock for our Annual General Meeting The Club’s 54th AGM will be held at the Church in the Peak Business Centre, Lime Tree Road, Matlock at 7:30pm on Wednesday October 9th. Hot drinks, sandwiches and...

A new idea for Local Events

DVO’s Saturday events become less labour-intensive with MapRun Using MapRun timing with kites on the ground could mean that we are able to re-energise our Local Events Programme, as fewer helpers are needed. There...

“Leuven It”

Graham & Val kick off their Summer Tour in Belgium This was our fifth time competing in the Belgian Urban ASOM competition (‘A’ stands for Antwerp), held at varying times of the year in a Belgian city and comprising...

The Golden Rose Weekend

Our once-only August Bank Holiday White Rose substitute, by Sal Chaffey The White Rose is a 3-day event hosted by our sister Yorkshire orienteering clubs on August Bank Holiday, but this year it couldn’t take...