2007 Night Series

Starts Wednesday 31st October, and fortnightly thereafter. Mass start at 6.30pm. One course ~6km with a cut off. Cost £2.00 adult / £1.00 juniour Contact organiser by [time] Monday No Contact No Map. Bring headtorch.

Resources for Planning Events

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Getting Started

If you are just getting started, our Wednesday Evening Series is a great place to begin. Additionally, we may help with a couple of "Come and Try It" events. Look back here later to see what's planned. Have a look at our getting started pages to see what's involved

Moving on

There are a couple of series of events that are run throughout the year which are of interest.

The South of Scotland O League - SoSOL

These are run on Sundays in the South of Scotland. No pre-entry needed. Full details in the SOA listings.

Scottish O League (SOL)

Again run on Sundays. Pre-entry needed for the main courses, but there is usually some limited availability on the day for "colour coded" courses

Full details in SOA listings, and have a look at the FAQ to event descriptions.

Scottish Six Days

Run every two years - have a look at the link for details

Furth of Scotland

The big events in Britain are the JK and the British Championships - which are both held annually around Easter. In Europe there are now a number of multi-day events. Good for planning an orienteering family holiday around. Check out the links for details.

If you are looking for other local events - you will also find them run by other Scottish clubs - in Perth, Fife, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Complete listing are available under the SOA events

Events

 Results

Find out where to go orienteering in 2008, and find results of previous FVO events.

 

Scottish Sprint Champs/SOL Double Header

Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th May 2008

A weekend of two major events in central Scotland, comprising the Scottish sprint championships on the Saturrday and a Scottish O League event on the Sunday - all based around the historic City of Stirling. Online entry for both events is now closed.

There will be EOD for both events subject to map availability. Any entry queries by email to David Nicol on

  • email

There will be a late entry surcharge. There will be no more entry list updates published.

Scottish Sprint Champs

10th May 2008

Start times from 14.00 to 16.00

Start times have been extended to fully allow for the field - and entry times will be seeded.

Newly mapped for this event - a classic urban event based round the historic top of the town in Stirling. All the usual championship classes available M18-, MOpen, M40+, M55+, W18-, WOpen, MW0+ and W55+. All part of the urban league series.

Entries: £5 for Seniors, £3 for Juniors.

SOL2

11th May 2008

Start times from 11.00 to 13.00

Touch near Stirling. This area has been remapped for the event - and comprises open moor, plantation and natural wood with complex contour detail. We have the usual age classes and White to Red colour coded.

 

Entries

SOL

C.Coded

Senior – Non BOF

£11

£6

Senior – BOF Member

£9

£6

Junior

£4

£3

 

FVO Club Championships - Sauchie Crags (North Third)

Saturday 24th November 2007
  • Start times 11.00 am to 12.30 pm
  • Open to club members + invited guests
  • Cost : Free

Start is beside the bridge over the Bannockburn. No allocated start times - start when you wish. For those wanting split starts, arrive early for the first person to go, and then we will keep start times going until those waiting for partners to return are ready to go.

Maps, descriptions, punches etc

Pre marked maps on waterproof paper, scale 1:7500. Descriptions on the map. Control cards and punches.

Courses

  • Orange (2.7 Km / 110 m climb) – Junior Girls (W10/12/14) and Junior Boys (M10/12/14)
  • Light Green (3.1 Km / 115 m climb) – Senior Girls (W16/18)
  • Green (3.4 Km / 130 m climb) – Senior Boys (M16/18) and Veteran Women (W40+)
  • Blue (4.1 Km / 165 m climb) - Women (W20/21/35) and Veteran Men (M40+)
  • Brown (5.0 Km / 225 m climb) – Men (M20/21/35)
  • Also a White course

Meet and park on road beside the ford at Grid Ref NS 771907 (see map left)

To get there take the Cambusbarron road from St Ninians (beside Somerfield's) or the Torbrex road from King's Park, the event will be signposted from the bridge over the M9, where the Cambusbarron road turns south from this road just east of Torbrex ( Grid Ref NS 785920).After crossing the motorway turn left, follow this road around the east edge of Polmaise estate, and go right at the T junction at the top of the hill at the SE corner of Polmaise.  Go past the farm, down the hill, and parking is beside the road next to a bridge over the Bannock Burn   

There will be hot soup at the finish

Could last years holders please return trophies to Gareth in advance or on the day.

SOL 6 at Dumyat, near Stirling

Sunday 30th September

Lost Property

Yellow sweatshirt with Livingston and District AAC on it. Contact Gary Longhurst, contact details below

Planners comments.

Thanks to everyone who came and ran at Dumyat. The courses were physically challenging, but I hope that everyone enjoyed the more technically difficult parts of the area. The remote start and finish helped to reduce the amount of climb on the courses, but the shorter TD5 courses were steeper and less technically difficult than I would have liked. Talking to competitors afterwards, the route choice legs did produce a range of options and I look forward to seeing the routes on Routegadget. More people ran over Dumyat summit than I expected. The TD1-3 courses produced good times and competitors seem to have enjoyed the woods and the steep descents. The success of the event owes a lot to Gary and his team of efficient helpers, and to Peter for welcome guidance on the courses. Of course, the weather ensured that everyone went home smiling, if a little sore, and the wonders of OCAD and Stirling Surveys fast turn-around allowed me to update the map until a few days before the event.

We plan to run a mid-week night event with SI punching using some of the same control sites in the next few weeks. Keep checking the FVO website for confirmation of the date.

Officials

  • Organiser: Gary Longhurst (FVO)
    email phone: 01786 823295
  • Planner: Trevor Hoey (FVO)
  • Controller: Peter Halling

Club Champs - North Third

Saturday 25th November

This is a new area being mapped by Gareth, who has also offered to organise the event.

SOSOL 2008

Saturday 25th November

The club is currently down to organise a SOSOL in early 2008

Scottish Sprint Champs/SOL Double Header

Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th May 2008

We will be organising the Spring Champs on the Saturday and the SOL on the Sunday

 

 

SOSOL 2007 at Callendar Park

Sunday 11 February 2007

Callendar Park is a mix of open parkland and mixed woodland with a good path network. It is mapped at 10:000 and resurveyed in Jan. 2006

From the M9, junctions 5 or 6 follow signs for Falkirk and Callendar Park. Parking signed from A803. Parking in public carpark at NS894795

  • Registration (in car park) 10:30 to 12:30
  • Start (1km from parking) 11:00 to 13:00
  • Public toilets en route to the start

Courses

  • Colour Coded, White to Brown and red
  • String Course (en route to start)

Entry Fee

  • Senior £7 (£2 reduction for BOF members)
  • Junior £2.50
  • SportIdent punching will be used, 50p SI Hire

There will be hot soup and home baking for sale in aid of Victoria Longhurst’s BSES expedition to Greenland

Officials

  • Organiser: Louise Longhurst (FVO)
    email phone: 01786 823295
  • Planner: Maureen Brown (FVO)
  • Controller: David Kershaw (ESOC)

FVO Club Champs and Annual Dinner Dance

Saturday, 18th November 2006

Club Champs will be held at Barr Wood - Barr Wood - NS 796 865. Start times from 11.00am - 12.30pm. Cost - free

    Courses:
  • Orange - Junior Girls (W10/12/14) and Junior Boys (M10/12/14)
  • Light Green - Senior Girls (W16/18)
  • Green - Senior Boys (M16/18) and Veteran Women (W40+)
  • Blue - Women (W20/21/35) and Veteran Men (M40+)
  • Brown - Men (M20/21/35)

Please pre enter (by Tuesday, 14th November) by informing Martin Dean

  • on email: or
  • phone 01786 825123
of your intention to run, detailing which course. This will ensure you get a pre marked map. Bring your own map case and SI card - hope to have electronic punching!

Trophies - Could last years holders return trophies to Martin Dean in advance or on the day.

Dinner Dance

Join us for an evening of fun at the Stirling Management Centre 7.00pm for 7.30. Carriages at 12.30

Seniors - £27, Juniors very welcome at £13.50 per head. Phone Louise on 01786 823295 for your last minute place

October Training Weekend

Join FVO for our October training weekend from Fri 27th October - Sun 29th October

We shall be staying at the School House, Ballater. The programme of events is

  • Saturday - training at a local area
  • Saturday Evening - optional Night Champs
  • Sunday - SOL 7at Cambus O May

Steve Barrett has again offerred to work out some training exercises for the club. Those of you who went to Tenstmuir last year will testify to how good they were. The price for the two nights is £30/person and includes the training. Bookings to me ASAP, by phone or by email. Places will go fast at this excellent hostel.

David Nicol

Wednesday Evening Events 2006

Our Wednesday Evening Event programme is now on line. Click here for more details, and for an interactive map of locations and dates

FCC Middle Distance Event

  • The sun shone - at least until all the competitors were home,
  • Ewan Purves was in charge of litter control,
  • No-one mentioned the climb,
  • and a good time was had by all

Final Results can be found here, and
splits can be found at WinSplits Online, and
splitsbowser can be found at Splits browser

Thanks from the organiser to Graeme, Marcus and all our helpers on the day.

A Weekend in Oban

6th-7th May Future Champions Cup Weekend & JWOC Selection

Saturday 6th, FVO runs the middle distance races at Ganavan near Oban NM866315. Link to map on left. Note the revised assembly area

Revised Start times on your left .... Yellow remains a punching start from 14.20 - 15.30..

This is a new area, which has just been mapped by Stirling Surveys, for ECKO

Sunday 7th, ECKO runs SOL 4 and FCC Final (Long) at Creag Mhic Chailein, Oban. NM948333

FVO will run the FCC Final at 13.00, followed by public open races (short middle, long middle, and yellow) at 14.30

Our base for the day will be Dunollie Beg farm.

Organiser and entries to: David Nicol, 16 Upper Glen Road, Bridge of Allan, FK9 4PX, 01786 832123. entry@fvo.org.uk CD: 22/04/06.

Fees: FCC Final - £6.00. Public races £6/£3. Chq: FVO.

SI hire £0.50. Car parking £1 cars/£3 mini buses.

Details of the Sunday racing at www.ecko.org.uk