DVO’s sustainable travellers in the Emerald Isle by John Duckworth This was the third year in a row I’ve been to the Irish Orienteering Championships (IOC), cycling there and back every time. This year I was...
DVO’s Club Captain, Christine Middleton, reflects on this year’s Relays The JK and BOC relays were only 3 weeks apart but they were in very different areas. The JK Relay was held at Middleton Park...
The 2025 British Individual Champs took place at Grizedale Forest on Saturday, followed by the Relay Champs on Sunday at Bigland, both in South Lakes. Individual Race at Grizedale Twenty-two Club members took part –...
Last Friday 11th April 2025, Brian Ward passed away. Some club members have sent in their memories: Ranald Macdonald writes: DVO members and friends will be saddened to hear that Brian died peacefully on Friday...
Easter Monday means JK Relays – just what you need after three days of hard racing! DVO entered six teams, with two runners from NOC and LEI to make up a junior team. Middleton Park is a very fast area with grassy...
Sally Calland orienteers in Turkey The festival was a 10 day event with 17 races, yes 17. 14 races were training races and then the festival culminated with 3 World Ranking Events all around the Antalya region. The...
It’s been a busy New Year, after the initial cold snap when we had to cancel our Whitworth Park Local event. Since then, many of us have enjoyed East Midlands League events or terrain or urbans further afield...
Christine Middleton (Club Captain) reports on the CompassSport Cup heat 23.2.25 at Clumber Park WELL DONE to team DVO who won their heat of the Compass Sport Cup qualifying round on Sunday February 23rd It was a close...
David Vincent (DVO’s Resident Astronomer and Puzzlemeister) sets the record straight! My local running group know that I can be a bit of a bore when we meet on clear nights. They listen good-naturedly while I...
Learn orienteering techniques for hill walking, fell running or mountain marathons Join our two-part MapActive course in May and June to become a more confident map reader and explore new trails, woods or urban areas...
