It was a somewhat difficult start to the year at the National Centre due to the extensive wet weather, reports indicate we experienced the wettest March in over 40 years and we certainly saw the effects at the Centre in terms of ground conditions. In the six years we have now been operational it was … Read More
It’s that time of year when we take the opportunity to look back at the last years activity at the National Centre and also of course to look forward to the coming year. 2021 has been another challenging year nationally and also for model flying, however I am pleased to say that the National Centre … Read More
Since the releasing of the wider lockdown measures and the return to the majority of outdoor activity it has been extremely busy at the Centre which is great news. Since the first pylon race meeting in April there has been an event taking place every weekend and this is set to continue right through to … Read More
It’s all action This Blog is something of an interim edition as I hadn’t intended to produce another one until June, however, given the pace of current projects and the arrival at my PC of some rather good images I felt it was worth a further update. Control Line Hard Circle The major project of … Read More
Return to Open As we move towards the release of lockdown we are of course turning our thoughts to reopening the National Centre. As previously we will be taking a cautious and phased approach in accordance with the national measures as set out in the current Government roadmap. The first phase from the 29th of … Read More
It was all going so well……. I suspect many of us had been expecting a return to full lockdown for some time based on the rapidly rising case numbers and here we are again; as of November the 5th the country is back in lockdown measures very similar to earlier in the year, with one … Read More
Strange times A fair bit has happened since I wrote the previous update and of course the big news in general terms has been the relaxation of lockdown measures from the British Government. In terms of impact on activities at the Centre, we have of course been completely closed for a number of weeks with … Read More
The first Blog of the year was initially started in January with the intent to publish in mid-March, of course, things have moved on somewhat, and the Coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdown has changed all of our lives significantly, and has of course meant that the Centre is very much placed into “hold mode”. However, … Read More
Further to our statement last week, it is clear that the COVID-19 situation has developed very rapidly in the UK and we must now update our advice to reflect this. Members should continue to keep themselves updated on current government and NHS advice. Please see https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response for the latest information. Members are advised to follow the … Read More
Recent Events Autumn has been somewhat of a mixed bag due to variable weather, the September Jet Modellers Association scale competition and fly-in didn’t benefit from the best weather conditions, however, all competition rounds were completed on the Friday and those who turned up achieved almost two full days of flying on the Saturday and … Read More
