Entries are now open for the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s Community Sport and Recreation Awards. They are free and easy to enter and have been championing grassroots work on a national scale for over twenty years.  To enter, just tell them about projects and initiatives at your gliding club that…

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

After a long period of constructive discussion and sharing of information, the BGA and the Air Cadets 2 FTS have signed a memorandum of understanding. While the two organisations have different roles and aims, as both support gliding there are numerous commonalities. The sharing of information, particularly around safety issues,…

The UK Department for Transport is seeking views on proposals ‘to harness the positive benefits of drones for public and commercial services and the benefits to the UK economy’. The consultation closes on 15th March 2017 and can be viewed here.