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Welcome to the BPA
BPA Membership Renewal |
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Full Members: to renew for the BPA Membership year 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, please click here for the Members page to download a renewal form. February Council minutes BPA on Facebook BPA had 885 fans on its new group on facebook at 0910 on 16 March. Join us, and let's aim to reach the magic 1000! |
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Royal Aero Club Trust Bursaries for young people |
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12 Mar - The RAeC Trust has advised us today that no parachutists have yet applied for a young people's 2010 bursary. Last year seven bursaries were awarded to parachutists. So if you are aged 16-21 and meet the other eligibility criteria, please hurry in your application - the closing date is 31 March 2010. 18 Sep 09 - The Royal Aero Club Trust has announced its bursary scheme for young people for 2010. The bursaries include the Peter Cruddas Foundation Scholarship worth up to £1,000, two bursaries each worth up to £750, and further bursaries worth up to £500 each. Young sport parachutists are eligible to apply. Click here for more from the Royal Aero Club Trust website. |
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BPA on Facebook |
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9 Mar - New! Click here for the BPA page on Facebook. We'd love you to become a fan to share all the latest news.
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RAeC Awards evening - London: Tuesday 27 April |
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10 Mar - The 2010 Royal Aero Club Awards ceremony will be held at the RAF Museum, Hendon, on Tuesday 27 April at 1830 (museum open until 1800). The awards will be presented by HRH The Duke of York. Freefly Team Volare - Mike Carpenter, Adam Mattacola and Alberto Fuertes - will receive the Royal Aero Club Gold Medal in recognition of their victory in both the World and European Freeflying Skydiving Championships. Other BPA Members due to receive awards are 22 times National Champion Chris Lynch - RAeC Bronze Medal, and Rigger for 38 years Ian 'Wobby' Robertson - RAeC Certificate of Merit. Tickets, which cost £35 each or £60 for two members of the same family, are available from the Royal Aero Club, www.royalaeroclub.org telephone 0116 244 0182. |
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Take the BPA online survey 2010 - you might win a camera! |
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12 Feb - Want to win this superb Olympus 850 SW Camera? Just click on link to complete the BPA 2010 online survey (10 minutes). Your answers will remain anonymous. To enter the free prize draw having completed the survey, simply fill in your BPA membership number and details. Your personal details will be used only to enter you in prize draw for the camera. The draw will take place at the April Council meeting and the winner will be announced next day here on the BPA website. This fabulous prize is kindly sponsored by Archant Dialogue, the new advertising sales company for Skydive the Mag. |
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Video of Review of 2009 & Awards presentations |
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8 Feb updated 9 Feb - Click for video of (a) John Smyth's BPA Chairman's Review of 2009 and (b) BPA Awards Presentation Ceremony. Both were recorded at the BPA AGM at the Blackpool Hilton on Saturday 16 January 2010. Thanks to Craig Poxon, BPA Development Chairman, for uploading the videos to the web. |
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Skydiver of the Year - Alistair Hodgson |
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28 Jan - Alistair Hodgson has won the BPA Taz Causer UK Skydiver of the Year Award 2009. It was presented at the BPA AGM in in January 2010. Alistair is a highly skilled camera flyer, freeflyer, freefly coach and organiser. What a fantastic year 2009 was for him. He and his team Airkix Freestlyle won the British Nationals in Freestyle for the second year running. They went on to 5th place at the World Cup and 4th in the European Championships. He was one of 14 who set a new British Head Down Freefly Record. He gave his time to coach on BPA Freefly Roadshows. He helped to organise and participated in numerous skydiving events in the UK and internationally. Alistair has become an incredible role model and ambassador for our sport. As a Patron of the Preston Disability Information Services Centre (now Disability Equality NW), he inspires people with physical disabilities. More than that, he inspires us all. |
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AGM Day presentations online |
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20 Jan - Craig Poxon, BPA Development Chair, recorded some of the BPA AGM Day sessions at the Blackpool Hilton on Saturday 16 January, and has streamed them online. Links below. The BPA Chairman's Review of the Year is not yet included because of network problems during the recording. We hope to add this later. Jump for the Cause Part 2 (2 parts because laptop crashed in the middle so some missing in between) Phobia – From Rookies to World Cup Environmental impact of skydiving (integrated with slides)
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BPA 2010 |
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18 Jan - The BPA AGM was held in Blackpool on Saturday 16 January. Thank you to all the members who attended and contributed to making the AGM and associated events a success. If you have any feedback, please share it with us at skydive@bpa.org.uk |
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