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Map Ref	Club	Address	Contact	Contact Info	No. of Launches		Duration	Days offered	Seasons	Max Class Size	Notes
Map Ref	Club	Address	Contact	Contact Info	Aerotow	Winch	Duration	Days offered	Seasons	Max Class Size	Notes
1	Banbury	Hinton in the Hedges Airfield, Steane, Brackley, Northants NN13 5NS www.banburygliding.co.uk	Andrew Preston	01296 720415	3		1/2 day	Sa,Su	All year	3	1
2	Glidesport	Long Marston Airfield, Campden Road, Stratford uon Avon, Warks www.glidesportuk.co.uk	Office	01789 772606 EMail link	3		Full day	7 days	Apr-Sept	3
3	Black Mountains	The Airfield, Talgarth, Powys LD3 0EJ www.blackmountainsgliding.co.uk	Office Administrator	01874 711463 EMail link	3		1/2-full day	7 days	Feb-Nov	3
4	Booker	Wycombe Air Park, Marlow, Bucks www.bookergliding.co.uk	The Office	01494 442501 EMail link	3		1/2 day	7 days	All year	4	6
	Bidford Gliding & Flying	See entry 44 below
5	Bristol & Glos	Nympsfield, near Stonehouse, Glos. www.bggc.co.uk	Daphne Malfiggiani	01453 860342 EMail link	2 +2 winch		Full day	M-F	All year	3	18
6	Buckminster	Saltby Airfield, Sproxton Road, Skillington, Grantham, Lincs NG33 5HL www.buckminstergc.co.uk	Angie Cunningham	01476 860385 EMail	3 or	6	1/2 - full day	7 days	All year	3
7	Cairngorm	Blackmill Airstrip, Feshiebridge, Kincraig, Inverness-Shire, PH21 1NG www.gliding.org	Chris Fiorentini	07952 047743 EMail link	3		1/2 day	Sa,Su	All year	1	16
8	Cambridge	Gransden Lodge Airfield, Lodge Farm, Longstowe Road, Little Gransden, Sandy, Beds. SG19 3EB www.glide.co.uk	Joanne Presland	01767 677077 EMail link	3 or	6	Full day	M,W,F Tu,Th	All year High season	2
9	Channel	Waldershare Park, Nr. Whitfield, Dover, Kent CT15 5NH www.channelglidingclub.com	Liz Waters	01304 824888 EMail link		6	1/2 day	Sa,Su	All year	4
10	Cotswold	Aston Down Airfield, . Minchinhampton, Stroud, Glos. GL6 8HR www.cotswoldgliding.co.uk	Gill Hayward	01285 760 415 Email link		6	Full day	M-Sa Sa only	May-Sept Oct-Apr	2
11	Darlton	Tuxford Road , Darlton,Newark Nottinghamshire, NG22 0TQ www.darltonglidingclub.co.uk	Geoff Homan	07812 180521 EMail link		6	Full day	W,Sa,Su	All year	2
12	Dartmoor	Burnford Common, Brentor, TAVISTOCK, Devon www.dartmoorgliding.co.uk	Ged Nevisky	07873 483001 EMail link		6	Full day	W, Sa, Su	All year	2
13	Derbyshire & Lancashire	Camphill, Gt Hucklow, Tideswell, Buxton, Derbys SK17 8RQ www.dlgc.org.uk	Shirley Johnston EMail link	01298871270 EMail link		6	1/2-full day	M-F	May-Sept	1
14	East Sussex	Kitson Field, The Broyle, Ringmer, East Sussex BN8 5AP www.sussexgliding.co.uk	Val Phillips	01825 840764 EMail link	3		Full day	W,Sa,Su	Mar-Oct	3	4
15	Essex	Ridgewell Airfield,Ashen, Sudbury, Essex CO10 8JU www.essexgliding.com	Vee Harrington	01440 785103 EMail link		6	Full day	Sa	May-Sept	1
16	Essex & Sulffolk	Wormingford Airfield, Fordham Road, Wormingford, Colchester, Essex. CO6 3AQ www.esgc.co.uk	Lyn Bone Email link	01206 710991 EMail link		6	Full day	W,F,Sa,Su	Mar-Oct	2	5
17	Four Counties	RAF Wittering, Peterborough, PE8 6HN www.fourcountiesgc.co.uk	Mark Tolson	07527 865386 EMail link	3 or	6	Full day	Sa, Su	All year	5
	Glidesport	See entry 2 above
18	Herefordshire	Shobdon Airfield, Herefordshire www.shobdongliding.co.uk	Leslie J Kaye	01568 708908	3		Full day	Sa	All year	2	15
19	Kent	Squids Gate, Challock, Kent TN25 4DR www.kent-gliding-club.co.uk	Julie Bullock	01233 740274 EMail link	3		Full day	M-F	Apr-Sept	3
20	Lasham	Lasham Airfield, Alton, Hants GU34 5SS www.lashamgliding.co.uk	The Office	01256 384900 EMail link	3		2 hours	7 days	All year	1
21	Lincolnshire	Strubby Airfield, Alford, Lincs LN13 0LP www.lincsglidingclub.co.uk	R Skerry EMail link	01507 607922 EMail link		8	Full day	W,Sa	All year	2
22	London	Dunstable Downs, Tring Road, Dunstable, Beds www.londonglidingclub.co.uk	Kay or Amanda	01582 663419 EMail link	3		Full day	M-F	All year	3
23	Mendip	Halesland Airfield, New Road, Draycott, nr Cheddar, Somerset BA5 3BX www.mendipglidingclub.co.uk	Terry Hatton	07979 962434 EMail link	3 or	6	1/2-full day	Sa,Su	All year	2
24	Midland	The Long Mynd, Church Stretton, Shropshire SY6 6TA www.longmynd.com	Martin McCurdie	01588 650206 Email link		6	Full day	M-F	Mar-Oct	4
25	Norfolk	Tibenham Airfield, Norfolk, NR16 1NT www.norfolkglidingclub.com	George	EMail link	3		Full day	Varies	All year	2
26	North Devon	Eaglescott Airfield, Burrington, Umberleigh, North Devon EX37 9LH www.eaglescott-airfield.com	Barry Pearson	01769 520404 EMail link	3		1/2 day	7 days	Easter-October	3	8
27	Sackville	Sackville Lodge Farm, Risely, Beds MK44 1BS www.sackvilleflyingclub.co.uk	Amanda Wallace	01908 584110/07789 976095 EMail link	3 or	6	1/2 day	Sa,Su	Mar-Sept	2	9
28	Scottish	Portmoak Airfied, Scotlandwell, by Kinross KY13 9JJ www.scottishglidingcentre.com	The Office	01592 840543 EMail link		6	Full day	M-F	All year	3	21
29	Shalbourne	Rivar Hill Airfield, Henley, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 3RJ www.shalbournegliding.co.uk	Steve Barber	01962 883581 EMail link		6	Full day	Sa,Su	All year	1
30	Shenington	Shenington Airfield, Shenington, Oxon OX15 6NY www.shenington-gliding.co.uk	Eric Lown	01295 680008 EMail link		8	Full day	M-F	All year	4
31	Southdown	No longer participating.
32	South Wales	The Airfield, Gwernesney, Usk, Gwent NP15 1HF www.uskgc.co.uk	Geoff Williams	01633 882862 EMail link	3		1/2 day	Th	May-Oct	2
33	Staffordshire	Seighford Airfield, Seighford, Stafford ST18 9QE www.staffordshiregliding.co.uk	The Office	01785 282575 EMail link	3		1/2-Full day	F,Sa,Su	All year	3	10
34	Stratford on Avon	Snitterfield Airfield, Bearley Road Snitterfield, Stratford-on-Avon www.stratfordgliding.co.uk	Ian Kennedy	01676 540320 EMail link		6	Full day	M-F	Jun-Aug	2	21
35	Surrey Hills	Kenley Aerodrome, Victor Beamish Ave Caterham, Surrey CR3 5FX www.southlondongliding.co.uk	The Office	020� 8763 0091 EMail link		6	1/2 day	M-F	All year	1
36	The Gliding Centre	Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Lutterworth, Leicestershire LE17 6JJ www.theglidingcentre.co.uk	John Olds	01858 880521 EMail link	3		Full day	7 days	All year	3	11
37	Trent Valley	The Airfield, Kirton In Lindsey, Gainsborough, Lincs www.tvgc.org.uk	Barry Rendall	01472 852442 EMail link	3 or	6	1/2 day	W,Sa,Su	All year	3
38	Ulster	Bellarena, Seacoast Road, Nr Limavady, County Londonderry BT49 0LA www.ulsterglidingclub.org	Ralph Erskine	07709 808276 EMail link	3		Full day	Sa,Su	Apr-Sept	2
39	Upward Bound Trust	The Airfield, Haddenham, Bucks MK19 6JS www.ubt.org.uk	Gary Newbrook	01884 213839 EMail link		6	Full day	Sa, Su	All year	3	2
40	Vale of the White Horse	Sandhill Farm, Shrivenham, Swindon, Wilts SN7 7AX www.swindongliding.co.uk	Peter Berridge	01367 252706 EMail link	3		1/2 day	Sa,Su	All year	1	12
41	Welland	Lyveden Airfield, Harley Way, Brigstock, Northants NN14 3JD www.wellandgc.co.uk	Mark Rushton	07789 881077 EMail link	3 or	6	Full day	Sa,Su	Mar-Sept	2
42	York	Rufforth Aerodrome, Rufforth, York YO23 3NA www.yorkglidingcentre.co.uk	The Office (0900-1730)	01904 738694 EMail link	3		1/2-full day	W,Sa,Su	All year	1
43	Yorkshire	Sutton Bank, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 2EY www.ygc.co.uk	Josephine Runciman	01845 597237 EMail link	3 or	6	Full day	7 days	All year	2
44	Bidford Flying & Gliding	Bidford Airfield, Honeybourne Rd, Bidford on Avon, Warks B50 4PD www.bidfordglidingandflyingclub.co.uk	The Office	01789 778807 EMail link	3		Full day	W, Saa, Su	All year	3

Notes

Also available bank holidays
Saturday courses only available during the sumer months
Selected weekends only - please phone club for availability
May provide 2 aerotow + 2 winches as alternative, depending on operating conditions
Additionally Mon, Tue, Thurs may be available in July & August
Club is closed Monday and Tuesaday during winter months.
Courses scheduled throughout summer - please contact club for exact dates
Course runs from 1200-1700
This is a vintage glider club. If you fly here, you will fly in a vintage glider.
Winch launching also available on request
Only available on We, Sat, Sun from Oct-Mar
Instead of 3x2,000ft aerotows, the student can opt for 2x3,000 aerotows.
Sundays, by special arrangement also available
2 aerotow flights plus one 30 min motor glider flight may be available
Sundays by special arrangement
Please arrange by phone. Advance warning of a week or more appreciated
Courses by arrangement with club and subject to minimum numbers
Course provides 2 air two and 2 winch launches. This combination may vary depending on conditions.
A combination of launch methods may be available if preferred.
2007 Course dates – 14 April, 12 May, 9 June, 14 July. Pre-booking essential.
The number of launches may be reduced if extended soaring flight is possible in order to take best advantage of local conditions.

Please note that, in many cases, the telephone number listed may be a private home telephone.� If you are unable to make contact during the working day, you may need to call in the evening or at the weekend.