BGA Sporting Conference, Exhibition and Awards Dinner 2025
What and when?
BGA Sporting conference, exhibition and evening awards dinner on the 22nd February 2025
Where?
The conference and exhibition will be returning to Holywell Park Conference Centre, Loughborough University followed by an awards dinner at Burleigh Court Hotel, Loughborough University.
Both venues are a short walk or a 2-minute drive apart on the University Campus.
Who can attend?
Everyone is very welcome to attend! The conference and exhibition does not require a booking and is free to attend. The evening awards dinner event has limited table places and so we recommend booking as early as possible.
More detail..
The conference and exhibition is free to attend – just turn up alone or with a group of likeminded friends. Spend time catching up with fellow glider pilots whilst attending the presentations by guest speakers, perusing the latest technology, ideas, and news our exhibitors have to offer, and (if you’ve booked!) staying on for the evening awards dinner.
If you would like lunch at the conference day venue, you will need to purchase a lunch ticket here.
The programme for the day conference is shaping up nicely. We’re delighted to have confirmation from the following speakers:
Michael Foale – British-American astrophysicist & astronaut
Jon Gatfield – award winning mountain competition pilot and adventurer
Joshua Rieger – from WeGlide
Exhibitor information and the full programme will be updated on this page when confirmed.
The evening awards dinner, which is a formal but definitely not stuffy event at which various BGA awards are presented that recognise amazing achievements and performance in gliding, is popular and has limited table places – we recommend booking as early as possible. The closing date for ticket bookings is the 14th February.
If you are attending the evening awards dinner, you will need to purchase an evening awards dinner ticket here.
Thanks to Forbes Insurance for sponsoring the evening entertainment.
Accommodation at the hotel for the Friday and Saturday night
Please call the Hotel reservations team on 01509 633033 quoting ‘British Gliding Association dinner’ to book your rooms. You will receive a 10% discount which will already be applied to the rates given on booking.
Alternative accommodation in the area:
The Link Hotel https://www.linkhotelloughborough.co.uk/
