We have received a total of £530 in donations from members who could not attend the funeral. Many thanks to those who gave donations, most of which were were sizeable and one large! Those who did attend will have made their own donations to the collection there. As decided at the last committee meeting...
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Many thanks to all those who have already made donations to the charities selected by Micks family (Air ambulance and RNLI) via the club. At last weeks committee meeting it was decided that the club will match any donations made through the club by members. We will keep the account open for one more...
Rick Headley has organised a “Breakfast Briefing” coaching session for this coming Saturday morning. This event is free to all. If flyable, there will be a discussion of the flying options for the day, and if not, there will be a walking tour of sites in the area and a discussion of flying considerations...
I’m pleased to announce that we’ve put together yet another series of Sunday evening lectures covering the BHPA Pilot syllabus. These will each be held at 7pm in the lecture room at Camphill, and will culminate in the Pilot exam. We are very lucky to have such knowledgeable coaches willing to give their time...
18 February at 10:00–17:00 Lady Manners School Shutts Lane, DE45 1JA Bakewell, Derbyshire Due to popular demand, there will be two sessions this year. The first session will start at 10:00 and the second session at 14:00. Places will still be limited, so be sure to book a place before paying. Please help us...
Thanks to everyone who attended the funeral yesterday and especially to Ron Chipman whose words were so well chosen and appreciated by all of us. If you could not attend but wish to make a donation in Micks memory the charities chosen by the family are The Debyshire Air Ambulance sevice and the RNLI....
The following was copied from a facebook posting by Ron Chipman who has been our main contact with the family. Mick Bostocks funeral is on Friday 5th January at 2pm, Woodlands Crematorium, 1 Brumby Wood Lane, Scunthorpe. DN17 1SP. All are more than welcome. Annette (Micks wife) was only concerned about assesing the actual...
It is with immense sadness that I have to inform you of the death of Mick Bostock on Stanage yesterday. He suffered an incident in rough air and impacted the ground near the takeoff. He was later pronounced dead at the scene. The events leading up to this will be the subject of investigation...
The closing date for responses to the LBA consultation is tomorrow so not too late to send yours in if you haven’t already…thanks to all those who have! The original plan was to wait for the Official responses from the BHPA and British Gliding Associatio before writing our own. This did not come to...