News - 10 June 2010
TATTERSHALL
News - 26 May 2010
festival
Bedford festival is on 5-6th june
Shefford visit 6th June cancelled, not enough support given
Dunstable downs is on 18th July 11am
News - 21 March 2010
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I hope that by now you will have received the new Highlines……and read it ! Congratulations go out to Christine who has designed and edited this edition. It’s really worth a look.
There have been many positive comments about the style and format…it’s definitely come to stay. One marginally negative comment from a few members concerns the small size of some text. Your choice here is either to print it off (I have done, it reads fine,…. and I rather like to carry it with me and show it off), or to enlarge/zoom-in on screen. I know that Christine will take these comments in hand when the next issue arrives by email or post in early May.
Meanwhile, if you would like to contribute, send your text/articles to Christine by let’s say 25th April at the latest. Keep the articles shortish, kite related, if you can please, and photographs are obviously accepted if the first issue is anything to go by.
With the email system now firmly in place, at least for the majority of members, Highlines can now be used to keep you really well informed about what is going on….and at a much reduced cost than that of Royal Mailing, together with printing, to all members. Remember, emails are a two way thing, so let’s hear from you. I look at my email daily and have even been known to access it whilst away at friends or relatives….I draw the line at using internet cafes!…………..and Christine will be waiting to receive your "input" (I hate that word).
Highlines is the GOKF voice,
Pete West
News - 9 February 2010
VOYAGER
Two invitations, two chances to fly and two new sites. I am in negotiation with the Voyager School and the National Trust respectively to have GOKF appear at these two events this summer.
The Voyager School, Peterborough is hosting a community day on 21st August 2010 and have invited GOKF to attend along with many other clubs and societies…..this will be an opportunity to meet the general public and hopefully find some interest and some new members.
I am aiming to obtain an outdoor pitch on the very large playing field in front of the school where we can hold a children’s kite making workshop and have some demonstration flying to attract "customers". The more of us there for an excellent chance to gain publicity, the better.
Tattershall Castle, owned by the National Trust, is in Lincolnshire and very close to RAF Coningsby where the Memorial Flight is based. The Trust is holding a Father’s Day special….on Father’s Day ….which is 20th June 2010 and intends to have a variety of father and son based activities (I did point out that many kite flyers are female!).
Again, a children’s kite making workshop should go down well and will give the children a chance to fly at a unique location in front of the Tattershall Castle Tower (130ft)!!! For anyone who wants more space, there is ready access to a large open area outside the castle walls……..in case you are wondering, I have cleared it with RAF Coningsby and we are OK to fly but only to 200ft please. The base is within a mile and there is a good chance of seeing the Memorial Flight passing near the castle.
Details of both events will follow nearer the time. Pete West
News - 31 January 2010
BURTON
PLEASE NOTE…………hand held kites only, no mecahnical winches, no PA system. These factors are governed by Health and Safety issues, and by site Byelaws put in place by Warwickshire County Council. This event is being arranged by Steven Neal, NOT by GOKF, but Steven extends his warmest invitation for you to come along and fly kites.
Steven Neal is arranging permission for a fly-in on 20th June , not the 13th as previously arranged, at Burton Dassett Hills Country Park for all GOKF members to attend. He is now also offering another fly-in date at the Hills on 18th July
Steven’s idea is to have an informal fly-in at the site, perhaps an altitude sprint or two, and for those of you who are inclined to think big, to fly kites up to a 2,500 ft ceiling! Yes, there are loos at the place and apparently you can take a BBQ. Burton Dassett Country Park does have a web site…easy to find by a "search".
The site is off the B4100 and about halfway between Warwick and Banbury. It does show on road maps, but if you want directions just ask Pete West……he knows some devious ways a driving there! So, if you don’t fancy Ferry Meadows that day…..go to Burton Dassett, but be prepared to leave a little more time for travelling.
For further information you can contact Steven on 01926 497551 but you may not wish to "expose" your telephone number and prefer to come through me (Pete West). He has also invited you to look at his website www.countrysidekitefliers.com which is mainly photos and Blog pages.