About the Club
The Club
•
Bowland Forest Gliding Club evolved from the Blackpool and Fylde Gliding Club which was
formed in 1950. See here for a brief history.
•
The club is established as a limited company with Companies House - company number
958855 and operates as a membership based club.
•
We are also a registered Community Amateur Sports Club with HMRC (CASC number
2246d338) and gratefully acknowledge the support that this provides.
Our Purpose
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Our purpose is:
o
to encourage and promote a practical interest in the techniques and art of gliding and
soaring, and,
o
to provide gliding and soaring instruction and flying facilities for members.
o
anyone with an interest in flying, or learning to fly, gliders is welcome.
Management Team
•
The club is entirely run by volunteers.
o
Honorary Chairman - Ian Bannister
o
Honorary Vice Chairman - currently vacant
o
Honorary Treasurer - David Price
o
Honorary Secretary - Malcolm Baldwin
o
Chief Flying Officer - Phil Punt
Committee Members:
o
Frank Gill
o
Mike Dixon
o
John Klunder
o
David Brankley
o
Nusrat Khan
o
Geoff Whittaker
Contact Us
•
For general enquiries
o
please call 01995 612 67
o
or e-mail: enquiries@bfgc.co.uk
•
To buy a voucher or book a group event, please see our ‘Have a Go’ pages.
How to find us
•
From the North (pdf)
•
From the South (pdf)
•
From the air
o
Co-ordinates: 53 53.165N 002 37.242W
o
At an altitude of 600 feet, the Bowland Forest GC site is 7 nautical miles NNE of
Preston and 12 nautical miles, SSE of Lancaster.
o
Call sign: Chipping Base’ - 118.685 MHz
About the Club
The Club
•
Bowland Forest Gliding Club evolved from the
Blackpool and Fylde Gliding Club which was
formed in 1950. See here for a brief history.
•
The club is established as a limited company with
Companies House - company number 958855
and operates as a membership based club.
•
We are also a registered Community Amateur
Sports Club with HMRC (CASC number
2246d338) and gratefully acknowledge the
support that this provides.
Our Purpose
•
Our purpose is:
o
to encourage and promote a practical interest
in the techniques and art of gliding and
soaring, and,
o
to provide gliding and soaring instruction and
flying facilities for members.
o
anyone with an interest in flying, or learning
to fly, gliders is welcome.
Management Team
•
The club is entirely run by volunteers.
o
Honorary Chairman - Ian Bannister
o
Honorary Vice Chairman - currently vacant
o
Honorary Treasurer - David Price
o
Honorary Secretary - Malcolm Baldwin
o
Chief Flying Officer - Phil Punt
Committee Members:
o
Frank Gill
o
Mike Dixon
o
John Klunder
o
David Brankley
o
Nusrat Khan
o
Geoff Whittaker
Contact Us
•
For general enquiries
o
please call 01995 612 67
o
or e-mail: enquiries@bfgc.co.uk
•
To buy a voucher or book a group event, please
see our ‘Have a Go’ pages.
How to find us
•
From the North (pdf)
•
From the South (pdf)
•
From the air
o
Co-ordinates: 53 53.165N 002 37.242W
o
At an altitude of 600 feet, the Bowland Forest
GC site is 7 nautical miles NNE of Preston
and 12 nautical miles, SSE of Lancaster.
o
Call sign: Chipping Base’ - 118.685 MHz
