Post by viscount on Mar 18, 2011 22:10:38 GMT 1
During summer 2009 and again during 2010 in this section of the forum I listed, along with the help of members, known Air Events in the North West and North Wales (basically Merseyside, Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, Cumbria, Shropshire, Clwyd, Y Mons, Gwynedd & Powys). This year in the 'Further Afield' and 'Overseas' section there have been many posts regarding air displays and dates around the country and further afield. Uncertain if to post this so keeping airshows together in the existing air show thread, or to open up this new thread in the North West Airfields section.
I will no doubt be adding more over the next few weeks, so to make a start:
[glow=red,2,300]April[/glow]
Thurs-Sat 7th-9th: The Grand National Meeting, Aintree. The best place to see visiting helicopters from has been covered recently on another thread.
Fri 29th-Mon 2nd May: Balloon Meet, Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent.
[glow=red,2,300]May[/glow]
Sun 8th : LAA North Wales Strut Fly-in, Caernarfon. For the past two years numbers of visiting aircraft have been affacted by less than ideal weather. Nothing yet on www.caernarfonairport.co.uk
Sun 8th: 'Thundersprint', Northwich town centre, Cheshire. BBMF Spitfire display www.thundersprint.com
Sat 14th: Open Cockpit Evening, RAF Museum Cosford, Shropshire www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford There are a series of special events during the year detailed on their website.
Fri-Sun 20th-22nd: The Golding-Barrett Aerobatics Trophy Competition, Sleap. Last year best day for variety of participants was on the Saturday. www.aerobatics.org.uk
Sat&Sun 28-29th: Wales Microlight Tour. Overnight at Mona, and calling at Welshpool and Shobdon on the Sunday. www.bmaa.org/events.php
[glow=red,2,300]June[/glow]
Sat 30th May-Fri 10th: IoM TT. The "Red Arrows" scheduled to display at both Ramsey and Douglas, IoM on 7th June. The Vulcan is scheduled to appear at 1930 on Fri 10th over Douglas. www.iomtt.com
Sat&Sun 4&5th: IoM TT Races Fly-in Andreas www.manxpilots.com
Sun 12th: RAFA Air Show, DCAE Cosford, including both the "Red Arrows" and the Vulcan. www.cosfordairshow.co.uk
Sun 12th: NB the Air Show at Welshpool has already been Cancelled, although still appears on many lists.
Fri-Sun 17-19th: Model Aircraft Show at Weston Park Staffs, should include some participation by full-sized aircraft too. www.westonparkmodelairshow.co.uk
Sat&Sun 25&26th: Microlight National Competition at St. Michaels, near Blackpool www.bmaa.org/events.php
Sun 26th: Open Day & Fly-in at Kirkbride, Cumbria.
[glow=red,2,300]July[/glow]
Fri-Sun 1st-3rd: 'Grand Prix 1' Hot air balloon meet, Ludlow, Shropshire.
Sun 3rd: 'Aviation and Family Fun Day', and Fly-in, Barton from 10am. www.cityairportltd.com
Sat&Sun 9-10th: TAS Aviation and Transport Fair, Runway Visitor Park, Manchester Airport
Sat&Sun 9-10th: Model Aircraft Show, Welshpool, Powys.
Fri-Sun 15-17th: Pageant of Power, Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire - in previous years a fair line-up of visiting helicopters and participating aircraft. www.cpop.co.uk
Sun 17th: Midsummer Fly-in, Kenyon Hall Farm, Wigan. www.lancsaeroclub.co.uk Grass airfield, around a mile from M6 J22 - east of Newton-le-Willows.
Sat-Sun 23-24th: Seafront Air Display, Southport www.visitsouthport.com
Sat-Sun 23-24th: Lakeside Air Show, Bowness, Windermere www.windermere-rotary.org.uk
Sat 30th: BAeA Aerobatic's Beginers Day at Sleap www.aerobatics.org.uk/events-info.htm
[glow=red,2,300]August[/glow]
Sat-Sun 6-7th: Seafront Air Display, Rhyl - main day is the Sunday, with the "Red Arrows". www.rhylairshow.co.uk
Sat-Sun 6-7th: Model Aircraft Show, Woodvale - in 2010 featured the local Bell UH-1H Huey. www.woodvale-rally.org.uk
Sun 7th: Seafront Air Display, Blackpool, with the "Red Arrows". www.visitblackpool.co.uk
Sun 14th: Summer Picnic Fly-In. Kenyon Hall Farm, Wigan www.lancsaeroclub.co.uk
Fri-BH Mon 26-29th: Hot Air Balloon meet, Coniston, Cumbria.
BH Mon 29th: RNLI Hoylake and West Kirkby Lifeboats Open Day, Hoylake - including the "Red Arrows".
[glow=red,2,300]September[/glow]
Fri 2nd & Sun 4th: Country Fair, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire - with the "Red Arrows".
Sat 17th: Midland Game & Country Fair, Weston Park, Shropshire - includes the "Red Arrows".
Sat&Sun 24-25th: BAeA Glider v Power match at Sleap. www.aerobatics.org.uk/events-info.htm
Sun 25th: KHF Harvest Fly-in, Kenyon Hall Farm, Wigan. www.lancsaeroclub.co.uk
[glow=red,2,300]October[/glow]
Fri-Sun 14-16th: One Man's Meet, HABs, Welshpool
Not included above are appearances by replica Spitfire IX "W3644" (the Lytham St Annes Spitfire Memorial aircraft). Full list of 2011 appearances around the North West www.w3644.com/spitfire_events.htm
In addition to organisers sites provided above, with credit to airshow compilation sites:
www.royalaeroclub.org/eventuk.htm
www.bmaa.org/events.php
www.aerobatics.org.uk/events-info.htm
www.ukga.com
www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk
www.bbac.org
www.prba.org.uk
www.hotairballoonevents.co.uk
www.balloonevents.org
www.aeroflight.co.uk
www.deltaweb.co.uk
www.militaryairshows.co.uk
www.raf.mod.uk/reds/displayinfo/displaydates.cfm - full '11 season now posted
www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf - full '11 spreadsheet programme now posted
www.vulcantothesky.org/appearances.html
www.twisterduo.com/content/schedule.html (2011 season not yet posted)
www.aerosuperbatics.com - 2011 season programme now posted
Further possible events held in 2009/2010, dates yet to be published:
Fly-in at Sleap www.shropshireaeroclub.co.uk
Fly-in at St.Michael's, Fylde www.nwmac.our-info.org
Fly-in at Otherton, Staffs www.staffordshiremicrolights.co.uk
Fly-in at Ince Blundell www.wlms.co.uk
Fly-in event at Pilling Sands
Themed fly-ins at Barton www.cityairportltd.com (although poorly attended aircraft-wise in 2010)
Hot Air Balloons at Llangollen, in the past held in September
Plenty of small events to add once the BBMF publish their 2011 programme
................. and hopefully others too. The North West aviation enthusiast do seem to have less than our fair share of events, There is no 'on airfield' airshow any longer in our region (Cosford being more West Midlands than NW)
As with any display listing a warning that some events are extremely weather dependent, and any are liable to cancellation/alteration at short notice.
I will no doubt be adding more over the next few weeks, so to make a start:
[glow=red,2,300]April[/glow]
Thurs-Sat 7th-9th: The Grand National Meeting, Aintree. The best place to see visiting helicopters from has been covered recently on another thread.
Fri 29th-Mon 2nd May: Balloon Meet, Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent.
[glow=red,2,300]May[/glow]
Sun 8th : LAA North Wales Strut Fly-in, Caernarfon. For the past two years numbers of visiting aircraft have been affacted by less than ideal weather. Nothing yet on www.caernarfonairport.co.uk
Sun 8th: 'Thundersprint', Northwich town centre, Cheshire. BBMF Spitfire display www.thundersprint.com
Sat 14th: Open Cockpit Evening, RAF Museum Cosford, Shropshire www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford There are a series of special events during the year detailed on their website.
Fri-Sun 20th-22nd: The Golding-Barrett Aerobatics Trophy Competition, Sleap. Last year best day for variety of participants was on the Saturday. www.aerobatics.org.uk
Sat&Sun 28-29th: Wales Microlight Tour. Overnight at Mona, and calling at Welshpool and Shobdon on the Sunday. www.bmaa.org/events.php
[glow=red,2,300]June[/glow]
Sat 30th May-Fri 10th: IoM TT. The "Red Arrows" scheduled to display at both Ramsey and Douglas, IoM on 7th June. The Vulcan is scheduled to appear at 1930 on Fri 10th over Douglas. www.iomtt.com
Sat&Sun 4&5th: IoM TT Races Fly-in Andreas www.manxpilots.com
Sun 12th: RAFA Air Show, DCAE Cosford, including both the "Red Arrows" and the Vulcan. www.cosfordairshow.co.uk
Sun 12th: NB the Air Show at Welshpool has already been Cancelled, although still appears on many lists.
Fri-Sun 17-19th: Model Aircraft Show at Weston Park Staffs, should include some participation by full-sized aircraft too. www.westonparkmodelairshow.co.uk
Sat&Sun 25&26th: Microlight National Competition at St. Michaels, near Blackpool www.bmaa.org/events.php
Sun 26th: Open Day & Fly-in at Kirkbride, Cumbria.
[glow=red,2,300]July[/glow]
Fri-Sun 1st-3rd: 'Grand Prix 1' Hot air balloon meet, Ludlow, Shropshire.
Sun 3rd: 'Aviation and Family Fun Day', and Fly-in, Barton from 10am. www.cityairportltd.com
Sat&Sun 9-10th: TAS Aviation and Transport Fair, Runway Visitor Park, Manchester Airport
Sat&Sun 9-10th: Model Aircraft Show, Welshpool, Powys.
Fri-Sun 15-17th: Pageant of Power, Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire - in previous years a fair line-up of visiting helicopters and participating aircraft. www.cpop.co.uk
Sun 17th: Midsummer Fly-in, Kenyon Hall Farm, Wigan. www.lancsaeroclub.co.uk Grass airfield, around a mile from M6 J22 - east of Newton-le-Willows.
Sat-Sun 23-24th: Seafront Air Display, Southport www.visitsouthport.com
Sat-Sun 23-24th: Lakeside Air Show, Bowness, Windermere www.windermere-rotary.org.uk
Sat 30th: BAeA Aerobatic's Beginers Day at Sleap www.aerobatics.org.uk/events-info.htm
[glow=red,2,300]August[/glow]
Sat-Sun 6-7th: Seafront Air Display, Rhyl - main day is the Sunday, with the "Red Arrows". www.rhylairshow.co.uk
Sat-Sun 6-7th: Model Aircraft Show, Woodvale - in 2010 featured the local Bell UH-1H Huey. www.woodvale-rally.org.uk
Sun 7th: Seafront Air Display, Blackpool, with the "Red Arrows". www.visitblackpool.co.uk
Sun 14th: Summer Picnic Fly-In. Kenyon Hall Farm, Wigan www.lancsaeroclub.co.uk
Fri-BH Mon 26-29th: Hot Air Balloon meet, Coniston, Cumbria.
BH Mon 29th: RNLI Hoylake and West Kirkby Lifeboats Open Day, Hoylake - including the "Red Arrows".
[glow=red,2,300]September[/glow]
Fri 2nd & Sun 4th: Country Fair, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire - with the "Red Arrows".
Sat 17th: Midland Game & Country Fair, Weston Park, Shropshire - includes the "Red Arrows".
Sat&Sun 24-25th: BAeA Glider v Power match at Sleap. www.aerobatics.org.uk/events-info.htm
Sun 25th: KHF Harvest Fly-in, Kenyon Hall Farm, Wigan. www.lancsaeroclub.co.uk
[glow=red,2,300]October[/glow]
Fri-Sun 14-16th: One Man's Meet, HABs, Welshpool
Not included above are appearances by replica Spitfire IX "W3644" (the Lytham St Annes Spitfire Memorial aircraft). Full list of 2011 appearances around the North West www.w3644.com/spitfire_events.htm
In addition to organisers sites provided above, with credit to airshow compilation sites:
www.royalaeroclub.org/eventuk.htm
www.bmaa.org/events.php
www.aerobatics.org.uk/events-info.htm
www.ukga.com
www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk
www.bbac.org
www.prba.org.uk
www.hotairballoonevents.co.uk
www.balloonevents.org
www.aeroflight.co.uk
www.deltaweb.co.uk
www.militaryairshows.co.uk
www.raf.mod.uk/reds/displayinfo/displaydates.cfm - full '11 season now posted
www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf - full '11 spreadsheet programme now posted
www.vulcantothesky.org/appearances.html
www.twisterduo.com/content/schedule.html (2011 season not yet posted)
www.aerosuperbatics.com - 2011 season programme now posted
Further possible events held in 2009/2010, dates yet to be published:
Fly-in at Sleap www.shropshireaeroclub.co.uk
Fly-in at St.Michael's, Fylde www.nwmac.our-info.org
Fly-in at Otherton, Staffs www.staffordshiremicrolights.co.uk
Fly-in at Ince Blundell www.wlms.co.uk
Fly-in event at Pilling Sands
Themed fly-ins at Barton www.cityairportltd.com (although poorly attended aircraft-wise in 2010)
Hot Air Balloons at Llangollen, in the past held in September
Plenty of small events to add once the BBMF publish their 2011 programme
................. and hopefully others too. The North West aviation enthusiast do seem to have less than our fair share of events, There is no 'on airfield' airshow any longer in our region (Cosford being more West Midlands than NW)
As with any display listing a warning that some events are extremely weather dependent, and any are liable to cancellation/alteration at short notice.
