Buckminster Blog Update With so much going on at BMFA Buckminster I thought it worth adding another quick update on progress. Thursday the 11th saw the site closed for maintenance day and willing volunteers arrived on site to assist with the various tasks. Whilst we didn’t see too many volunteers for the first work party, … Read More
Congratulations to Chris Vincent who today became the first BMFA member to pass an Achievement Scheme test at the BMFA National Centre. Chris passed his Fixed Wing Power A test and is pictured receiving his pass certificate from Andy Symons the BMFA Club Support Officer and an Area Chief Examiner. Chris is a BMFA Buckminster … Read More
Buckminster Blog May 8th Opening day Just a quick update for opening day at the National Centre. We still have contractors on site tidying up the final elements of the building work but we opened the doors as planned. The weather was pretty grim with a chilly 8 degrees on the clock but with the … Read More
BMFA Buckminster May Blog The months have rolled by pretty quickly but it feels like we have made fairly spectacular progress since we took possession of the site in November and the main contractor commenced work in January. The Phase 1 building works are all but done and the contractor is carrying out the final … Read More
Site Progress Following positive progress from the main contractor the National Centre will be open for business on the 8th of May (as opposed to the 1st as previously advertised) This slight delay is to permit a small number of additional tasks to be completed that render the site safe for public access (these are … Read More
Saturday the 25th of March saw members of the Northampton MAC arrive at BMFA Buckminster for a pre opening PR day. 32 Members arrived by coach and spent the morning learning about the National Centre project and viewing the current works (hosted in the almost complete events building) members were then taken out onto the … Read More
March 2017 Work on site has continued to progress in line with the schedules set out in the initial programme of works which completes the contractors phase 1 works on or around the 28th of April. We sustained a delay of a few days due to the late arrival of doors for the house and … Read More
February 2017 Work on site has continued to progress well and largely in accordance with the schedules set out in the initial programme of works. Weather of course plays a part and to date three days of external works have been lost to severe weather (heavy rain) progress over the coming weeks will to a … Read More
January 2017 Work really kicked into gear on site during the second week of January (after the traditional construction industry long Christmas break) The Principal Contractor (Front Row Construction) moved machinery on to site, initially two excavators and one dump truck. Initial phases of works at landowners cost as targeted at protecting/preserving existing buildings and … Read More
December 2016 Work has commenced in earnest and December has been a busy month at Buckminster. We have made the most of a relatively dry month and completed the majority of the works to the flying site, this can now be left until the spring when we re-cultivate the prepared runways and set grass seed. … Read More
