Spring 2018 Update

13/05/2018By AndyGeneral, Site Development, Site Status

The eagle eyed amongst you will notice that previous blogs have generally been designated by month, whereas this offering goes under the much vaguer title of spring, it’s been a busy start to the year hence the delay in producing the current update but there have been regular Facebook updates as well as the usual … Read More

December 2017 Blog

30/12/2017By AndyGeneral, Site Development

Site In order to produce the December2017 Blog I had a quick look back at the same month in 2016. Reading the update from 12 months ago really highlighted how much progress has been made at Buckminster and how much has changed in a relatively short space of time (it feels like the year has … Read More

September – October Blog

10/11/2017By AndySite Development

Buckminster Blog September/October We are overdue a Blog for the National Centre so this one is a snapshot for September and October. It has been a full on Autumn at BMFA Buckminster and it is pleasing how late into the year the facility is remaining busy. So, a quick overview of whats been going on … Read More

Buckminster Blog – August 2017

11/09/2017By AndyGeneral, Site Development

General It has been yet another busy month at the National Centre with a steady increase in day to day activity as well as regular event bookings at weekends. The season ticket holders are making good use of the site and the facilities and we now have over 40 season tickets (against the first year … Read More

July Blog – 25/7/2017

25/07/2017By AndyGeneral, Site Development

General It continues to be fairly busy at the National Centre with an increasing number of regular flyers making use of the facilities as well as a good stream of first timers coming to take a look at the site. Season ticket sales are still going fairly well and we have comfortably exceeded the (very … Read More

June Blog 21-6-2017

21/06/2017By AndyGeneral, Site Development

Events It has been a busy few weeks at the National Centre with the BARCS Radioglide event taking place over the late May Bank Holiday followed by the BMFA University and Schools Payload Challenge over the first weekend in June plus a couple of turn up and fly weekends. Radioglide saw two good competition days … Read More

Summer Airshow Postponed

24/05/2017By AndyGeneral, Site Development

We have taken the decision to postpone the summer Airshow set to take place over the weekend 29th/30th of July, this decision has not been taken lightly and has been based on a number of factors but we feel it is better to make an early decision than stage an unsuccessful (and potentially expensive) event. … Read More

Buckminster Blog, Late May update 23/5/2017

23/05/2017By AndySite Development

Late May update Events Things have been getting busier at Buckminster and as well as a fair bit of flying from season ticket holders we have had a couple of events. Friday the 19th saw us host the Cloud Tramp International event for members of the Peterborough Model Flying Club.  Around a dozen members turned … Read More

Buckminster Blog – 17/5/2017

17/05/2017By AndySite Development

Well we are at last benefiting from the required rain to get the runway seed started which is great news, of course on the downside it hasn’t really been flying weather so it has been a bit quiet at Buckminster over the last few days. We are still locked in battle with the local mole … Read More