Blorenge Bash
29 Aug 2009 - 00:00
31 Aug 2009 - 23:59
UK Event - The Blorenge Bash 2009
Paragliding, music, camping (and beer and food). Daily mini buses to launch and a friendly vibe for all levels of pilot and their families.
The Blorenge Bash is returning after this year's cancelation of Cross Country Magazine's Home Grown Festival. Having cancelled their festival this year our club (SE Wales) has decided to re-instate The Blorenge Bash on the August Bank Holiday (29-31) with the final of the BP Cup also being held there.
Further details of the event, camping venue and ticket sales will be available on the club website (www.sewhgpgc.co.uk) in due course (and posted here too).
Hope to see you there! Put the 29-31 August in your diary now!
Blorenge Bash
"Paragliding, music, camping (and beer and food). Daily mini buses to launch and a friendly vibe for all levels of pilot and their families."
Will there be any hangliding? I may be able to go this year and will take my glider if H/Gs are welcome.
" It's got to be rough to be good!"
Blorenge Bash
Yes of course. There are usually a few HGs at these meetings.
Blorenge Bash
I attended the Blorenge Bash as a BPCup pilot, and it was a thoroughly enjoyable event. Looking at the weather forecast beforehand it was patently obvious that no flying would occur, but nevertheless around a couple of hundred people travelled from all over the UK to attend. The onsite camping worked really well, with the field by the river sheltering us from the worst of the Welsh weather ;-)
On Saturday night there were two bands playing, talks from top competition pilots, hog roast and local brews to sample. Mark Leavesley put on a great flying demo with one of his radio controlled planes.
Sunday saw a great talk from Tom Payne about his time in the X Alps, and the premiere of John Sylvester and Alun Hughes's latest film about the amazing flying in Pakistan. There was another live band and plenty of dodgy dancing. There was also a fantastic night flight of Bob Johnstons's radio controlled stunt helicopter (with glowsticks and LEDs to enable us to see them).
Despite the lack of flying, there was plenty of family entertainment including a trip down the local Big Pit mining museum and a visit to the climbing wall. There was also a trade show with several manufacturers displaying their latest offerings.
It was great to catch up with friends from other clubs (as well as many Southern club folk including Chris Bere enforcing etiquette as usual) and support the local flying club. A great weekend away, and it just goes to show that there's more to flying than actually flying!
Hoppy