News archive for 2010

Jason's Corner

It’s the last Jason's Corner before Christmas! So Happy Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!

  • Monday 6:15 Pilates St Marys Church Hall, Dunblane. This is the final session until 10th January. Pilates and then fun and games.

  • Tuesday 6:00 Intervals At Stirling Uni with the Ochils Gang. A Christmas parlauf …

12th Dec 10   → read more...

Good press for the Trossachs WRE

I thought some of you might be interested to see this - our World Ranking Event at the Trossachs has featured favourably in two notable reviews covering the 2010 orienteering year.

5th Dec 10   → read more...

Christmas Meal

This years Christmas meal will be held once again at the Sheriffmuir Inn on Thursday 16th December. In previous years, the hospitality has been grand, and the menu remains great value at £22.50.

If you would like to come, please email Dawn to let her know you are coming

27th Nov 10   → read more...

Thistle Awards

Congratulations to Gareth, Jan and all the FVO and Tay members of the organising team for Tay 2009. The Six Day event has just been awarded a Thistle Award for tourism. The award came in the National Events and Festivals Category.

The Thistle awards were created by Visit Scotland …

5th Nov 10   → read more...

Compass Sport Trophy

Great news from sunny Burbage Moor in the Peak District where the Compass Sport Trophy Final was held yesterday. FVO retained the trophy and are national champions once again!

18th Oct 10   → read more...

JEC 2010

Jamie Stevenson had a great run in the Sprints of the Junior European Cup held at St Andrew's on Friday - coming in second in the M18 class against some high class European competition.

27th Sep 10   → read more...

FVO Ceilidh

Tickets are now on sale for Forth Valley Orienteers' inaugural Ceilidh....

The FVO Ceilidh is being held in Victoria Hall, Dunblane on Saturday 20th November from 7pm. There will be a substantial hot buffet supper served during the evening and a licensed bar will be selling very reasonably priced drinks. …

16th Sep 10   → read more...

Park World Tour

A great run by Tom Ryan, coming in 9th at the PWT Open Prologue at Scone Palace has led to Tom qualifying for the Elite final on Saturday. Good runs also from James Tullie, just a few seconds after Tom in 16:37, but running non-competitively, and for Ross Mclennan. Ross …

12th Sep 10   → read more...

VHI Selection

Congratulations to Hazel Dean, Kirsty Bryan-Jones, Gareth Bryan-Jones, Martin Dean, Ben Stansfield and Roger Goddard for being selected for the VHIs which are taking place in South Wales on the 2nd/3rd October. Together they make up a quarter of the team! Rona Molloy, Jason Inman and Fraser Purves have also …

10th Sep 10   → read more...

Training for Juniors and Adult Beginners

Following on from 3 successful coaching sessions last winter, Rona and Jen would like to offer some more coaching to juniors and adult beginners in the club.

The coaching is aimed at White, Yellow and Orange standard. Adult beginners are most welcome, as well as juniors (minimum age 7 years …

5th Sep 10   → read more...

11 Person Relay

Martin reports that FVO have retained the Compass Sport Cup. FVO Flyers came first in just over 2 hours, some ten minutes ahead of the GrampOC team in second place. To make it a double celebration, FVO Flagchasers were first home in the eight person relay, again ahead of the …

4th Sep 10   → read more...

Pilates

Forth Valley Orienteering Club's very own Pilates & Circuits Class resumes next week!

31st Aug 10   → read more...

Run for your club

Two events coming up

24th Aug 10   → read more...

Snowdon International Race

The Snowdon International Race (from Llanberis to the top and back, 10miles with 3500ft of climb) had a strong field, particularly from the home countries although also the men's world mountain running champion from Kenya, and saw some windy wet misty conditions on the mountain (helped to keep the size of the climb hidden I guess!).

26th Jul 10   → read more...

Jukola

Congratulations to the large contingent of FVO members and friends who made the trip out to Finland this weekend for the classic Jukola night event. The best placed FVOers were Martin Dean and Steve Barrett running for Skotlandi 50. Their team came in 407th from 1112 finishers.

22nd Jun 10   → read more...

British Middle and Long Distance MTBO

On Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th May, FVO hosted the British Middle Distance and Long Distance MTBO Races at Drumlanrig and Mabie forests respectively. The events were a great success - thanks to Janine and Jason for their excellent organisation. Results for both events can be found at their website …

10th May 10   → read more...

Changes to WEE Events

Please note that the event at Hermitage Woods on 5th May has unfortunately had to be cancelled. Other events stand. The poster has been revised.

4th May 10   → read more...

Spring Weekend and results and RG now posted

Incorporating World Ranking Event, Scottish O League, UK Cup, Future Champions Cup and GBR senior and junior selection races

Well, it's all over now and we hope that had a jolly good time - and, if not, that your wounds heal quickly. Sorry to all of those of you who …

28th Mar 10   → read more...

WRE and Middle Distance Final Details

Final details for the UK Cup Middle Distance races on Saturday 27th March are here; The start List (sorted by course and start time) is here.

Final details for the World Ranking Event, Scottish O League, UK Cup and Future Champions Cup on Sunday 28th March are here …

20th Mar 10   → read more...

AGM

Draft minutes of the 2010 AGM attached

The following people were elected

19th Feb 10   → read more...