The sun teased out a number of folks from hibernation.  Beany hats dusted off and out for an airing.  The sky promised much but delivered...

The plan to avoid the rain and have a firm (enough) airfield worked by moving midweek flying to Thursday.  However, the challenge was...

Where was everyone?  For weekenders this was the first flying day for 4 weeks (for mid-weekers 2.5 weeks).  The forecast had been pretty...

A rather splendid day (in the midst of a run of non-flying days) with Bob B setting the expectations on the second launch with 30...

No that’s not the duty instructor and strictly speaking this photo was taken on 17th March – the second outbreak of snow.  here are the...

Last launch at 17:27 was completing Steve B’s annual checks – the previous flights being done in December.  After packing the toys away...

The snow may have put paid to flying on the last day of February (and first weekend of March) but February turned out to be the best...

Word of the day was “murky”, so not great urgency to start flying and it was midday before the first glider took to the air.  A gentle NE...

A weekend and flying on both days!  Saturday was particularly busy with 13 members needing the services of the Duty Instructor, Richard...

Before flying you need to familiarise yourself with site. The club is within the flood plain and the hanger is just the other side of ...

Not quite enough wind to keep the ridge working reliably but there were thermals to be used.  Ken R demonstrated how to stay airborne...

Sadly not a good record – this January we flew the least we have done in any calendar month.  Even less than February last year.  To put...

“We (Nick and Alex) took the mighty Sports Vega for a trip to the Juniors last weekend. As our first trip with a glider it was simply...

About ten years ago the clubhouse resembled an auction sales room, full of old sofas and armchairs which were discovered to have become...

An hour later the sky had cleared but after 3 more launches misting stopped lay. Another frustrating day when not everyone got to fly but...

Sunday – Was cold which was made even colder by the cutting north easterly so cold in fact that Tim kept his jacket on…. albeit unzipped...

Unfortunately Stephen was unavailable to cover flying on Thursday so I managed to tear myself away from the list of jobs that my wife...

Unusually Wednesday got moved 2 days this week.  Wet Wednesday and a promise of NNWly wind on Friday clinched the deal.  So often moving...

Running into unexpected rain on the A4 on my way to the club didn’t bode well.  Arrived at the club to find folks sheltering in the club...