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Map Ref	Club	Address	Contact	Contact Tel	No. of Launches		Duration	Days offered	Seasons	Max Class Size	Notes
Map Ref	Club	Address	Contact	Contact Tel	Aerotow	Winch	Duration	Days offered	Seasons	Max Class Size	Notes
1	Aquila	Hinton in the Hedges Airfield, Steane, Brackley, Northants www.aquilagliding.com	Andrew Preston	01296 720415	3		1/2 day	Sa,Su	All year	3	1
2	Bidford	Bidford Airfield, Bidford on Avon, Warks www.bidfordgliding.co.uk	Office	01789 772606	3		Full day	7 days	Apr-Sept	3
3	Black Mountains	The Airfield, Talgarth, Powys www.talgarthgc.co.uk	The Office	01874 711463	3		1/2-full day	7 days	Feb-Nov	3
34	Booker	(see entry 34 below)
36	Bristol & Glos	(see entry 36 below)
4	Buckminster	Saltby Airfield, Sproxton Road, Skillington, Grantham, Lincs www.buckminstergc.co.uk	John Stanley	07005 801311	3		Full day	7 days	All year	3
5	Cairngorm	Blackmill Airstrip, Feshiebridge, Kincraig, Inverness-Shire, PH21 1NG www.gliding.org	Bill Longstaff	Club (weekends) 01540 651317 Bill Longstaff - 01540 661098 (leave message if neccessary)	3		1/2 day	Sa,Su	All year	1	16
6	Cambridge	Gransden Lodge Airfield, Lodge Farm, Longstowe Road, Little Gransden, Sandy, Beds. www.glide.co.uk	Office	01767 677077	3 or	6	Full day	7 days	Apr-Sept	2	3
7	Channel	Waldershare Park, Nr. Whitfield, Dover, Kent www.channelglidingclub.com	Heather Ellis	01843 821117		6	1/2 day	Sa,Su	Mar-Nov	3	2
8	Derby & Lancs	Camphill, Gt Hucklow, Tideswell, Buxton, Derbys www.dlgc.org.uk	Shirley Johnston	01298871270		6	1/2-full day	M-F	May-Spet	1
9	Dukeries	Gamston Airfield, Gamston, East Retford, Notts	Adele Swannack	01909 731436		6	Full day	Sa,Su	All year	3
10	East Sussex	Kitson Field, The Broyle, Ringmer, East Sussex www.sussexgliding.co.uk	Val Phillips	01825 840764	3		Full day	W,Sa,Su	Mar-Oct	3	4
11	Essex – 1	Ridgewell Airfield, Pannels Ash,Ashen, Sudbury, Essex www.essexgliding.org	G Martin	01992 522222		6	Full day	M,Tu,Th,F	May-Sept	3
12	Essex & Sulffolk	Wormingford Airfield, Fordham Road, Wormingford, Colchester, Essex. www.esgc.co.uk	Lyn Bone	01206 710991		6	Full day	7 days	Mar-Oct	2	5
35	Herefordshire	(see entry 35 below)
13	Highland	Easterton Airfield, Birnie, ELGIN, Morayshire www.highglide.co.uk	Helen Chalmers	01542 882179	3 or	6	1/2-full day	7 days	All year	3	17
14	Kent	Squids Gate, Challock, Kent www.kent-gliding-club.co.uk	Julie Bullock	01233 740274	3		Full day	M-F	Apr-Sept	3
15	Lasham	Lasham Airfield, Alton, Hants www.lasham.org.uk	The Office	01256 384900	3		2 hours	7 days	All year	1
16	Lincolnshire	Strubby Airfield, Alford, Lincs www.lincsglidingclub.co.uk	R Skerry	01507 607922		6	Full day	W,Sa,Su	All year	3
32	London	(see entry 32 below)
17	Mendip	Halesland Airfield, New Road, Draycott, nr Cheddar, Somerset www.mendipglidingclub.co.uk	Terry Hatton	07979 962434	3 or	6	Full day	Varies	May-Sept	3	7
18	North Devon	Eaglescott Airfield, Burrington, Umberleigh, North Devon www.eaglescott-airfield.com	Barry Pearson	01769 520404	3		1/2 day	F,Sa,Su	Easter-October	3	8
19	Sackville	Sackville Lodge Farm, Risely, Beds www.sackvilleflyingclub.co.uk	Amanda Wallace	01908 584110/07789 976095	3 or	6	1/2 day	Sa,Su	Mar-Sept	2	9
20	Scottish	Portmoak Airfied, Scotlandwell, by Kinross www.scottishglidingcentre.co.uk	The Office	01592 840543 ext. 11		6	1/2 day	M-F	All year	3
21	Shalbourne	Rivar Hill Airfield, Henley, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 3RJ www.shalbournegliding.co.uk	Club Secretary/Treasurer	01264 731204		6	1/2 day	Sa,Su	Apr-Sept	2
22	Shenington	Shenington Airfield, Shenington, Oxon www.shenington-gliding.co.uk	Veronika Lamb	01295 680008		8	Full day	M-F	Apr-Sept	2
23	Staffordshire	Seighford Airfield, Seighford, Stafford www.staffordshiregliding.co.uk	Pauline Goodwin	01782 657586	3		1/2-Full day	F,Sa,Su	All year	3	10
33	Stratford on Avon	(see entry 33 below)
24	Surrey Hills	Kenley Airfield, Kenley, Surrey, CR8 5YG www.southlondongliding.co.uk	The Office	020 8763 0091		6	1/2 day	M-F	All year	1
25	The Gliding Centre	Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Lutterworth, Leicestershire www.theglidingcentre.co.uk	Roy Spreckley/ Pat Connor	01858 880521	3 or	6	Full day	7 days	All year	3	11
26	Trent Valley	The Airfield, Kirton In Lindsey, Gainsborough, Lincs www.tvgc.org.uk	Barry Rendall	01472 852442	3 or	6	1/2 day	W,Sa,Su	All year	3
27	Ulster	Bellarena, Seacoast Road, Nr Limavady, County Londonderry www.gliding.utvinternet.com	Ralph Erskine	07709 808276	3		Full day	F,Sa,Su	All year	3	12
28	Vale of the White Horse	Sandhill Farm, Shrivenham, Swindon, Wilts www.swindongliding.co.uk	Peter Berridge	01367 252706	3		1/2 day	Sa,Su	All year	2
29	Welland	Lyveden Airfield, Harley Way, Brigstock, Northants www.wellandgc.co.uk	Mark Rushton	01933 313312	3 or	6	Full day	Sa,Su	Mar-Sept	2
30	York	Rufforth Aerodrome, Rufforth, York www.yorkglidingcentre.co.uk	The Office (0900-1730)	01904 738694	3		1/2-full day	Tu-Sa	All year	1	13,14
31	Yorkshire	Sutton Bank, Thirsk, North Yorkshire www.ygc.co.uk	The Office	01845 597237	3 or	6	Full day	Varies	Apr-Sept	3	7
32	London	Dunstable Downs, Tring Road, Dunstable, Beds www.londonglidingclub.com	Valerie	01582 663419	3		Full day	M-F	All year	3
33	Stratford on Avon	Snitterfield Airfield, Bearley Road Snitterfield, Stratford-on-Avon www.stratfordgliding.co.uk	David Ireland	01789 266502 (9am–7pm only)		6	Full day	M-F	Jun-Aug	2
34	Booker	Wycombe Air Park, Marlow, Bucks www.bookergliding.co.uk	The Office	01494 442501	3		1/2 day	7 days	All year	2
35	Hereforsshire	Shobdon Airfield, Herefordshire www.shobdon.com	Leslie J Kaye	01568 708908	3		Full day	Sa	All year	2	15
36	Bristol & Glos	Nympsfield, near Stonehouse, Glos. www.bggc.co.uk	Daphne Malfiggiani	01453 860342	2 +2 winch		Full day	M-F	All year	3	18
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Notes

Also available bank holidays
Mid week by arrangement
Selected weekends only - please phone club for availability
May provide 2 aerotow + 2 winches as alternative, depending on operating conditions
Mon, Tue, Thurs are only available in July & August
Other days by arrangement
Courses scheduled throughout summer - please contact club for exact dates
Course begins at 11am on Sat/Sun, 2pm on Friday
This is a vintage glider club. If you fly here, you will fly in a vintage glider.
Winch launching also available on request
We, Sat, Sun only Oct-Mar
Friday is only available May-Sept subject to demand
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.

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.