News Archive: 2019
British Championships Day 3: Mining the Silver
There were four more silver medals for FVO teams in the British Championships relays in North Yorkshire
British Championships Day 2: The Power of Ten
FVO athletes scored a perfect ten medals in the British Long Distance Championships at Arncliffe, North Yorkshire, with some new names on the podium this time.
British Championships Day 1: Youth Has Its Fling
FVO's junior athletes were to the fore as the club won four medals on the first day of the British Championships, in the Mixed Sprint Relays at Bradford University.
JK 2019 - Day 4: Three and Easy for Flyers
Forth Valley Orienteers closed out the 2019 Jan Kjellstrom International Festival with another three sets of medals in the relay competition.
JK 2019 - Day 3: Crisp Chris!
It was a day of glory for Chris Smithard, as the FVO athlete won his first Jan Kjellstrom Festival title with victory in the Long distance race at Cold Ash, Berkshire.
JK 2019 - Day 2: Pete burns it up
Pete Molloy was in red-hot form as he made it two wins in a row at the 2019 Jan Kjellstrom Festival, in Kent, on a day when FVO athletes won nine championship medals.
JK 2019 - Day 1: Magnificent Seven in Aldershot
It was a fantastic first day of the JK for FVO, with seven athletes amongst the medals, and a host of personal best performances in the Sprint at Aldershot Garrison, Hampshire.
FVO Flies in Fife
Jason Inman pounced at the death to take a dramatic victory at the Scottish Orienteering League Long race at Falkland.
With a Spring in our Step, FVO Delivers!
What a weekend!
Red Roses and "the Bluid-Red Wine"
A large FVO contingent was in the Lake District, for the Spring Weekend, with events organised by Lakeland Orienteers and South Ribble, and there was success on all fronts. Perhaps the most important of these were the GB junior selection races for the European Youth Championships in Belarus and the
Night Movers
The dust is finally settling on the 2018/19 FVO Night Series after the final race at South Achray and what a series it has been.
Off on a Mole-Hunt
FVO booked its place in the 2019 Compass Sport Cup final with an ultimately-comprehensive 68 point victory over ESOC in the Scottish qualifier at Dunrod Hill, Greenock.
March Madness - British Uni Champs, Scottish Middle Champs & SOL 2
Results for BUCS Individual and relays and Scottish Middle Distance Champs and SOL 2 can be found here
Not so Grim Up North
There was big success for FVO athletes at the weekend, as the 2019 season gets into full swing
2019 AGM report
Trevor Hoey was returned as President for a fourth consecutive term at the Forth Valley Orienteers Annual General Meeting in Cambusbarron, as the standing committee was returned for election unopposed. However, a number of key members, including President Hoey, treasurer Dawn Goddard, and Permission
Nighthawks go Nap
Forth Valley Orienteers' Graham Gristwood confirmed his status as Britain's greatest night orienteer, as he won an unprecedented sixth consecutive title at the British Night Championships on Royal Deeside.