News Archive: 2019
FVO = Top Rank
As the dust settles on another great year for FVO athletes in competitions across the UK, there are 53 club members (exactly half of those with ranking points) who are placed in the top ten of their class in the Scottish standings.
All Change at the Top Cop Shop
There was a changing of the guard in the 2019 FVO Club Championships, run in the woods behind the headquarters of Scottish Police at Tulliallan, Fife, with no fewer than eight of the twelve class winners being first-time champions.
2019 Club Award Presentations
Photographs from this year's annual dinner dance and club award presentations are now available to view in the Photos section of this website. Please contact the secretary if you'd like to obtain an original high-resolution copy of any image featuring yourself or a family member.
FVO is Up for the Cup
FVO turned in a fantastic team performance to win the Compass Sport Cup for the third time in five years, at Pippingford Park, East Sussex.
SWAT Flies
One of the great things about orienteering is that there is always more to learn, regardless of how long you've been doing it, or how "good" you are. Coaching - at all levels - is a fine way to learn new skills, hone existing skills, and even unlearn bad habits. Over the past couple of years FVO has
Smashing September
With the arrival of September comes the return of a packed orienteering calendar, including major competitions in the form of the Senior and the Veteran Home Internationals, the Junior Inter-Regional Champs, the Junior European Cup and round 3 of the World Cup. All of these prestigious events saw FV
Strathearn has Six Appeal
Strathearn 2019 was a fantastic addition to the long and glorious history of the Scottish 6 Days Orienteering Festival, and no fewer than 14 FVO athletes were on the podium at the end of the competition.
Life for Grace
The traditional FVO 6-Day Afternoon tea - this year ably arranged by Beccy Osborn and hosted by the Glen Devon Hotel in Auchterarder on Thursday 2nd - saw roughly 90 club members (plus some friends) enjoy a fine spread of refreshments and even finer socialising. In addition to the serious business o
Grace is GB's Golden Girl
Forth Valley orienteering star Grace Molloy smashed her way onto the world stage with three medals, including an unprecedented Gold at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Denmark.
Masterclass in Latvia
A group of six FVO athletes were in Latvia for the World Masters Championships, and performed with distinction against the cream of the world's veterans, with several top 20 placings.
Pigs in the Park
There was significant local success in the 2019 JOK Chasing Sprint at Callendar Park, with a number of Forth Valley-based athletes producing fine performances to get on the winners' rostrum and claim the coveted Flying Pig trophy.
Bo'ness Bullets
A number of FVO athletes were well placed in the UK Orienteering League races run as part of the 2019 Sprint Scotland Festival, in Bo'ness, after some frantic navigation around the streets of the town.
Juniors Soak Up the Festival Atmosphere
There was significant success for local orienteers in the Scottish Schools Festival at Hopetoun House, including several from new athletes.
Major Award for FVO Junior
Following up from our fine efforts in the forest at the Scottish Championships, there was more success as one of our junior stars was this week honoured with one of the biggest prizes in the sport.
Scottish Relay Championships - Return of the Magnificent Seven
There were a magnificent seven medals for the FVO teams at the Scottish Relays in Dumfries-shire, to round off a splendid championship weekend.
Scottish Championships - FVO is Top Club
A massive haul of 29 Scottish Championship medals helped FVO to retain the Scottish Inter-Club Championship trophy for a fourth consecutive year, on a tough day's running at Dalbeattie.