The Upward Bound Trust gliding club based at Haddenham airfield is ceasing operations this month after 53 years due to long term development plans by the site owners. The club members will be joining the Banbury gliding club at Hinton in the Hedges airfield. The Upward Bound Trust will continue…

The BGA marketing webpage has been updated and includes resources that are designed to assist gliding clubs with marketing, communications and promotional support to encourage participation and grow club membership. View the marketing webpage here.

The Sport and Recreation Alliance has provided a useful facility where clubs can advertise the type of volunteers they are looking for. Details are available here. If you’re reading this and want to volunteer in gliding, why not start the journey by taking a look at our volunteering webpage!

Why re-invent the wheel? Clubs are often willing to share and help each other with ideas and mutual support. The BGA club innovation and best practice award scheme aims to support that process and to bring your ideas to the attention of other clubs that may not otherwise be aware…

The Sport & Recreation Alliance (S&RA), has recently showcased Glide Britain as a great case study in how to highlight sport among the local community. You can view the S&RA article here. Learn more about the S&RA here.  

WomenGlide are running a Spring Soaring Weekend at the Yorkshire Gliding Club (Sutton Bank) on the weekend of the 3rd and 4th of March. Everyone is welcome (male and female) from ab-initio to international pilot. We will fly if weather permits, and spaces in between will be filled with ground…

BGA Airworthiness courses have been updated at https://members.gliding.co.uk/courses/courses/

The BGA Child Protection Policy and Procedures document/template has been updated as the Jan 18 version. The update includes Child Protection Officer’s responsibilities to check the DBS’s and to take appropriate action. The document is available at on the BGA members website here.  

8.33 Implementation As previously reported, aircraft that need to use 8.33 kHz frequencies must be equipped with 8.33 kHz capable radio equipment by 31 Dec 2017. UK airfields are to re-equip with 8.33 kHz radios by 31 Dec 2018. So during 2018, a large number of frequencies will change. The…

BGA Training Standards Manager, Mike Fox, explains in 50 seconds how the BGA modular instructor course is structured. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSdME8XOtu4&feature=youtu.be