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Welcome to the BPA
World Parachuting Championships 2010 |
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Follow our British delegations from the links to the offical event websites on our WPC 2010 page. To go straight to the official WPC Menzelinsk website, click on the event logo on the right. Support our teams through Facebook: Follow BPA on Facebook - we've over 1760 fans! 28 July - The British delegation is arriving in Menzelinsk, Russia, for the WPC in Artistics, CF & FS. Ash Kemp, Head of Delegation, says "Very good facilities at the DZ and the weather is amazing." |
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It's the Nationals! FS, VFS, Artistics & Speed Skydiving |
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Skydive Hibaldstow is hosting these Nationals during August. For more, visit the Nationals at Hibaldstow website. |
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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. |
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News |
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12 July - Liz Ashley has been appointed to succeed Lesley Gale as Editor of Skydive the Mag after the August issue. 3 July - Minutes of the Council meeting of 22 June published (pdf, 35kB). Don't forget you can find minutes of BPA Committees, and back minutes, on the minutes page. 25 June - The Skydive Starter Mag is now online! 14 June - Congratulations to Margaret (Maggie) Penny of Skydive Wild Geese in Northern Ireland who was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2010 for services to NI hockey and the British Parachute Association. |
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News |
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7 June - Following Lesley Gale's decision to stand down as Editor of Skydive the Mag, a vacancy has arisen for her successor. Click here for more. 4 June - The draw for the June rounds of the BPA FS 8-way web competition has now been posted on the competitions homepage 25 May - The 'Events' tab and links here on the BPA website now take you to the diary/events zone of the Skydive Mag website, which has a range of enhanced facilities. 18 May - Speed Skydiving Nationals rules published. 7 May - BPA Member Steve Baker is the new MP for Wycombe. 6 May - Results of online BPA Membership Survey 4 May - April Council minutes published 1 May - the May draw for the BPA 8-way FS web competition is now on the competitions homepage. 27 Apr - 2010 Nationals rules published (except CP & Speed Skydiving, to follow in due course) 23 Apr - Online BPA Membership Survey Prize Draw Congratulations to our winner, BPA Member Ben Lawford from Surrey. The Olympus 850 SW digital camera prize, courtesy of Archant Dialogue Ltd, will be coming to you, Ben. Survey results - see 6 May above. |
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Editorship of Skydive the Mag |
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16 Apr - Martin Soulsby, BPA Communications Chair, says "I am very sorry to inform the membership that Lesley Gale has resigned from the position of Editor of Skydive the Mag. After much discussion, I have have accepted her resignation. Lesley feels that after 15 years it is time for a change for her personally. I would like to thank Lesley on behalf of Council, the membership and the staff for her 15 years of great service in which time she has not only developed a World Class skydiving magazine but also given so much to the sport. I have known Lesley for over 20 years and consider her a friend. We will miss her great passion, her fantastic depth of knowledge and her professionalism. They will be very large shoes to fill. Lesley will still be involved in editing the next 2 issues of the Mag, during which time we will be undertaking the very hard job of seeking a replacement for her. I am sure you will all join me in wishing Lesley good luck in the future." |
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Streaming/video on demand of BPA meeting |
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13 Mar - As an experiment, the BPA Communications Committee meeting Tuesday 20 April at noon will - technology permitting - be streamed over the web and available for later viewing on demand. It is available only to full members who will need a password. Please register your interest here to receive your password by e-mail.
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RAeC Awards evening - London: Tuesday 27 April |
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10 Mar updated 31 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. Claire 'Sparky' Scott will also receive the prestigious FAI Sabiha Gökçen medal. 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. The latest date for bookings is 13 April. |
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BPA on Facebook |
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9 Mar - New! Click here for the BPA on Facebook. We'd love you to become a fan to share all the latest news.
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Royal Aero Club Trust Bursaries for young people |
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4 May - Congratulations to the following recipients of RAeC bursaries for sport parachuting: Tim Bacon, Daniel Guest, Ryan McCreanor, Claire Seymour, Gregory Lucas, Christopher Mayhew and Westleigh Guest. 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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Take the BPA online survey 2010 - you might win a camera! |
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This survey has now closed. Thanks to all members who took part. 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. Closing date for survey: 31 March. |
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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 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 Freestyle won the British Nationals in Freestyle for the second year running. They went on to fifth place in the World Cup and fourth in the European Championships. He was one of 14 who set a new Head Down British 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 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 2010. 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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