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PAST EVENTS |
JANUARY
2007 |
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1 |
Annual kitefly, Chateau Tongariro (Mt Ruapehu), New Zealand |
7 |
Midlands Kite Fliers New Years fly-in, Market Bosworth Country Park, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire |
11 - 14 |
Gujarat International kite Festival, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
14 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Nene Park, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
14 |
Midlands Kite Fliers fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
26 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Nene Park, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
FEBRUARY
2007 |
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11 |
Midlands Kite Fliers fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
11 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford |
18 |
Northern Kite Group fly-in, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
22 - 25 |
24th Annual Fort Worden Kitemakers Conference, Fort Worden State Park Conference Center, Port Townsend, Washington, USA |
25 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Nene Park, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
25 |
Midlands Kite Fliers fly-in, Evesham Country Park, nr Evesham bypass, A46/Stratford Rd junction, Evesham, Worcestershire |
MARCH 2007 |
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11 |
Midlands Kite Fliers fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
11 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford |
17 & 18 |
12th Flying Circus Family Kite Festival, Zelhem, The Netherlands |
18 |
Northern Kite Group fly-in, New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside |
18 |
Midlands Kite Fliers & HEKF World Kite Day fly-in, Hatton Country World, Dark Lane, near Warwick, Warwickshire |
23 - 25 |
2nd Internacional Kite Festival of east Algarve, Barril beach, Tavira, Algarve, Portugal |
24 |
Midlands Kite Fliers fly-in and 1st Schools Championships, Oakfield Park, Hospital Lane, Blaby, Leicester |
25 |
Golden Valley Kite Fliers fly-in, Tewkesbury School Playing Fields, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire |
25 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Nene Park, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
30 - 1/4 |
British Kitesurfing Association (BKSA) 2007 Pro Tour round 1, Watergate Bay, Cornwall |
30 - 9/4 |
21st International Berck sur mer Kite Festival, Berck sur Mer, Normandy, France |
APRIL 2007 |
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1 |
13th Calke Abbey Kite Day, Calke Abbey, Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire |
8 |
Midlands Kite Fliers fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands
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9 |
Alcester & Worcester Kitefiers Grand Fly-in, Worcester Countryside Centre, Wildwood Drive, Worcester, Worcestershire |
13 - 15 |
Extreme Kite Shop Kite Festival, Kerswell Green, near Malvern, Worcestershire |
15 |
Northern Kite Group fly-in, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
20 - 23 |
24th Weifang International Kite Festival, Weifang, Shandong Province, China |
21 - 1/5 |
27th Cervia International Kite Festival, Cervia, Italy |
22 |
Golden Valley Kite Fliers fly-in, Tewkesbury School Playing Fields, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire |
22 |
10th Streatham Common Kite Day, Streatham Common, London SW16 |
22 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Nene Park, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
24 - 28 |
11th Qingdao international kite festival, Quingdao, China |
25 - 29 |
5th Houlgate Kite Festival 2007, Houlgate, near Caen, Normandy, France |
28 - 29 |
Rufford Abbey Spring Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire |
29 |
Heart of England Kite Fliers Spring Fly-in, Hatton Country World, Dark Lane, Hatton, near Warwick, Warwickshire |
MAY 2007 |
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| 6 & 7 | Weymouth International Kite Festival, Weymouth Beach, Dorset. |
| 6 & 7 | Beverley Spring Kite Festival, Beverley Racecourse, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
| 11 - 13 | British Kitesurfing Association (BKSA) 2007 Pro Tour round 2, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria |
| 12 & 13 |
22nd International Kite Festival, Ostende - the City by the Sea, Belgium |
| 12 & 13 | Swindon International Kite Festival, Science Museum, Wroughton, near Swindon, Wiltshire |
| 13 |
Midlands Kite Fliers fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 13 | Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
| 19 & 20 | 10th Suffolk International Kite Festival, Rougham Airfield, Bury st Edmunds, Suffolk |
| 20 | Northern Kite Group fly-in, Halewood Park, Halewood, Merseyside |
| 26 - 28 |
Tewkesbury Kite Fun Weekend, Tewkesbury School Playing Fields, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire |
| 26 - 28 | Blackpool Beach Kite Festival, Blackpool, Lancashire |
| 26 - 28 | Wallop 2007, Middle Wallop Airfield, nr Andover, Hampshire |
| 27 | Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Nene Park, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
JUNE 2007 |
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2 & 3 |
Beacon Park Kite Festival, Beacon Hill County Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale, Lancashire
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2 & 3 |
1st Exmouth Rotary Kite Festival, Imperial Road Recreation Ground, Exmouth, East Devon |
2 & 3 |
Basingstoke Kite Festival, Down Grange Sports Complex, Pack Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire |
2 & 3 |
10th Cleethorpes International Kite Festival, The Beach, Cleethorpes, LIncolnshire |
3 |
Love is in the Air, Bollywood comes to the Yorkshire Dales, Countryside Museum, Hawes, North Yorkshire |
3 |
Tonbridge Kite Festival, Tonbridge sportsground, Tonbridge, Kent |
9 & 10 |
Margam Park Kite Festival, Margam Park, near Bridgend, South Wales |
9 & 10 |
Teston Bridge family kite weekend at Teston Bridge picnic site, Teston Lane, Teston, Maidstone, Kent |
9 & 10 |
13th Hardelot Plage Kite Festival, Hardelot, near Boulogne, France |
10 |
Great Ouse Kite Festival, Nene Park, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
10 |
Heart of England Kite Day, Balsall Common Park, Lavender Hall Lane/Hallmeadow Road, Balsall Common, near Coventry, Warwickshire |
14 - 17 |
23rd International Kitefliers Meeting, Fano, Denmark |
15 - 17 |
British Kitesurfing Association (BKSA) 2007 Pro Tour round 3, Hunstanton, Norfolk |
16 & 17 |
24th Shrewsbury Kite & Boomerang Festival, College of Art & Technology (KSCAT), London Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
16 & 17 |
12th Southampton Kite Festival, Lordshill Recreation Grounds, Southampton, Hampshire |
22 - 24 |
Skegness Kite and XFest, including BKSA Pro Tour round 4, North Beach, Skegness, Lincolnshire |
23 & 24 |
Bedford International Kite Festival, Bedford |
23 & 24 |
"A Lark In The Park 2007", Market Bosworth Country Park, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire |
24 |
Golden Valley Kite Fliers fly-in, Tewkesbury School Playing Fields, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire |
24 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Nene Park, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
30 & 1/7 |
Sunderland International Kite Festival, Northern Area Playing Fields, Stephenson, Washington, Tyne & Wear |
30 & 1/7 |
Kites over the Mersey-Wirral International kite festival, the "Dips", New Brighton, The Wirral, Cheshire |
JULY 2007 |
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| 1 |
Sunderland International Kite Festival, Northern Area Playing Fields, Stephenson, Washington, Tyne & Wear |
| 1 |
Kites over the Mersey-Wirral international kite festival, the "Dips", New Brighton, The Wirral, Cheshire |
| 1 | Berriewood Kite Day, Berriewood Farm, Condover, south of Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
| 7 & 8 | Barmouth Beach Kite Festival, on the beach opposite the new Lifeboat Station, Barmouth, Mid Wales |
| 7 & 8 | Brighton Kite Festival, Stanmer Park, Brighton, West Sussex |
| 7 & 8 | |
| 8 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Nene Park, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 8 | Morecambe Kite Festival, Morecambe, Lancashire |
| 14 & 15 |
Hereford Kite Festival, Berrington Hall (NT), near Leominster, Herefordshire |
| 14 & 15 | Richmond Kite Festival, Old Race Course, Richmond, Yorkshire - PROVISIONAL |
| 20 - 22 | Extreme Kite Shop Kite Festival, Kerswell Green, near Malvern, Worcestershire |
| 21 & 22 | 1st Tewkesbury Kite Kamp, Tewkesbury School Playing Fields, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire |
| 21 & 22 | Northern Kite Group fly-in, Bolton le-Sands, near Morecambe, Lancashire |
| 22 |
Golden Valley Kite Fliers fly-in, Tewkesbury School Playing Fields, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire |
| 22 | Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Nene Park, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 28 & 29 | Silloth on Solway Kite Festival, The Green, Silloth on Solway, Cumbria |
| 28 & 29 | |
| 29 | Dunstable Kite Festival, Dunstable Downs, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire |
AUGUST 2007 |
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| 5 | Kite Flying (and making) Day, Letcliffe Country Park, Barnoldswick, Lancashire |
| 5 | Kite Club of Scotland Fly-in, the park opposite Falkirk Golf Club (Carmuirs), Stirling Road, Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland |
| 5 | 16th Royston Kite Festival, Therfield Heath, Royston, Hertfordshire |
| 11 & 12 |
Whitley Bay Kite Festival, The Links, Whitley Bay, Northumberland - PROVISIONAL |
| 11 & 12 | Teston Bridge family kite weekend at Teston Bridge picnic site, Teston Lane, Teston, Maidstone, Kent |
| 11 & 12 | |
| 12 |
Midlands Kite Fliers/HEKF Early Return fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 12 | Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Befordshire |
| 18 & 19 |
Kites over Capstone, Capstone Farm Country Park, Capstone Road, Gillingham, Kent |
| 18 & 19 | 2nd Kite Summer Festival, Nova Vaga Beach, Lisbon, Portugal, |
| 19 | Midlands Kite Fliers Fly-in, Carnfield Hall, Carnfield Hill, South Normanton, near Alfreton (M1 junction 28), Derbyshire |
| 19 |
Kite Club of Scotland Fly-in, large field to the rear of the Magnum Centre, Irvine, Scotland |
| 19 | Hunstanton Kite Festival, Smithdon High School Fields, Hunstanton, Norfolk |
| 19 | Northern Kite Group fly-in, Fleetwood Beach, Fleetwood, Lancashire |
| 24 - 26 | British Kitesurfing Association (BKSA) 2007 Pro Tour round 5, Gullane, Lothian, Scotland |
| 25 - 27 |
Portsmouth International Kite Festival, Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| 26 | Golden Valley Kite Fliers fly-in, Tewkesbury School Playing Fields, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire |
| 26 | Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Nene Park, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 26 & 27 |
Kite Festival and Steam Rally, Harewood House, near Leeds, North Yorkshire |
| 27 | Charlecote Park Kite Day, Charlecote Park, near Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire |
| 27 | Berriewood Kite Day, Berriewood Farm, Condover, south of Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
SEPTEMBER 2007 |
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| 1 & 2 |
Bristol International Kite Festival, Ashton Court, Bristol, Somerset |
| 1 & 2 | Rufford Abbey Autumn Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire |
| 2 | Kite Club of Scotland Fly-in, North Beach, St, Andrews, East Coast of Scotland |
| 7 - 9 | 19th Romo International Kitefliers Meeting, Romo, Denmark |
| 8 & 9 |
2nd Beverley Summer Kite Festival, Beverley Race Course, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
| 8 & 9 | The Barnoldswick Festival of Flight, Victory Park, Barnoldswick, Lancashire |
| 9 | Midlands Kite Fliers fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 9 | Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Nene Park, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 14 - 16 | British Kitesurfing Association (BKSA) 2007 Pro Tour round 6, Littlehampton, West Sussex |
| 15 & 16 |
Essex Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival, Montpeliers, Chelmsford, Essex |
| 15 & 16 |
Allendale Kite Display, Churchlands, Catton, Northumberland |
| 15 & 16 | Industrial Alliance KiteFest 2007, Milliken District Park, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| 16 | Kite Club of Scotland fly-in, the park opposite Falkirk Golf Club (Carmuirs), Stirling Road, Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland |
| 16 | 11th Rushcliffe Kite Festival, Rushcliffe Country Park, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire |
| 16 | Wakefield Kite Festival, Heath Common, Wakefield, Yorkshire |
| 21 - 23 | Extreme Kite Shop Kite Festival, Kempsey, near Worcester, Worcestershire |
| 22 & 23 |
Margate International Kite Festival, Palm Bay, Margate, Kent |
| 22 & 23 | Chester Kite Festival, in assoc. with Northern Kite Group, The Roodee Racecourse, Chester |
| 23 | Flight in the Park, Berrington Hall (NT), north of Leominster, Herefordshire |
| 23 | 4th Kedleston Hall Kite Day, Kedleston Hall, Kedleston Road, Derby, Derbyshire |
| 23 | Golden Valley Kite Fliers fly-in, Tewkesbury School Playing Fields, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire |
| 23 | Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Nene Park, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 27 - 30 | Niagara International Kite Festival, Reservoir State Park, Niagara, USA |
| 30 |
Kite Club of Scotland Fly-in, the Seafront, Ayr, West Coast of Scotland |
| 30 | Penallta Kite Festival, Penallta Park, near Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly, South Wales |
| 30 | Berriewood Kite Day, Berriewood Farm, Condover, south of Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
OCTOBER 2007 |
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| 5 - 7 |
British Kitesurfing Association (BKSA) 2007 Pro Tour round 7, Hayling Island, Hampshire |
| 6 & 7 |
Family Kite Weekend, Bewl Water, Lamberhurst, Kent |
| 7 |
ex-KITE-ment, Apedale Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire |
| 14 | OSOW = ONE SKY ONE WORLD - Kite flying for Peace all over the World: |
| 14 | Apedalers OSOW, Apedale Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire |
| 14 | Kent Kite Flyers OSOW, Kent College Flying Field, Moat Lane, Rough Common, Canterbury, Kent |
| 14 | Midlands Kite Fliers OSOW, Rufford Abbey, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire |
| 14 | Northern Kite Group OSOW, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 14 | Northern Kite Group OSOW, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
| 14 | Great Ouse Kitefliers OSOW, Nene Park, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 14 | Poole Kite Fliers OSOW, Hamworthy Park, Poole, Dorset - ** NEW VENUE ** |
| 14 | Kite Club of Scotland OSOW, North Beach, St, Andrews, East Coast of Scotland |
| 14 | Midlands Kite Fliers OSOW, Memorial Park, Kenilworth Road, Coventry, Warwickshire |
| 14 | Midlands Kite Fliers and Heart of England Kite Fliers OSOW fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 14 | Shrewsbury OSOW, Roden Garden Centre, Roden, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
| 14 | 17th Annual Midlands Kite Fliers kite display at Family Fun Day, Botanical Gardens & Glasshouses, Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 14 | |
| 20 | Hamptons Charity Kite Festival for the Princes Trust, Alexandra Palace Park, North London |
| 20 | North Hants Buggy Club & Loddon Valley Kite Flyers Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, venue to be advised, near Basingstoke, Hampshire |
| 20 | Northern Kite Group Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 25 - 28 | British Kitesurfing Association (BKSA) Wavemasters, Porthcawl, South Wales |
| 28 |
Kite Club of Scotland Fly-in, the park opposite Falkirk Golf Club (Carmuirs), Stirling Road, Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland |
| 28 | Golden Valley Kite Fliers fly-in, Tewkesbury School Playing Fields, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire |
| 28 | Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Nene Park, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 28 | Midlands Kite Fliers AGM, Mill Hill School, Pease Hill, Ripley, Derbyshire |
| 27 & 28 | Autumn Glory Event, Harewood House, Harewood, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
NOVEMBER 2007 |
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| 9 - 11 | 20th Fuerteventura International Kite Festival, La Playa del Burro, Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands |
| 11 | Kent Kite Fliers fly-in, College Playing fields, Rough Common, near Canterbury, Kent |
| 11 | Midlands Kite Fliers fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 11 | Kite Club of Scotland Fly-in, the Seafront, Ayr, West Coast of Scotland |
| 11 | Solent Kite Flyers STACK Winter League competition flying, Lordshill Recreation Grounds, Southampton, Hampshire |
| 17 | Midlands Kite Fliers Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, Market Bosworth Country Park, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire |
| 18 | Northern Kite Group fly-in, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| 24 | Sandwell Country Park Family Day, The Showground, Sandwell Valley, Salters Lane, Sandwell, West Bromwich B71 4BG |
| 25 | Northern Kite Group STACK Winter League competition flying, New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside |
| 25 | Kite Club of Scotland Fly-in, North Beach, St, Andrews, East Coast of Scotland |
| 25 | Golden Valley Kite Fliers fly-in, Tewkesbury School Playing Fields, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire |
| 25 | Great Ouse Kite Flyers Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
DECEMBER 2007 |
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| 9 | Midlands Kite Fliers fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 9 | Kite Club of Scotland Fly-in, the park opposite Falkirk Golf Club (Carmuirs), Stirling Road, Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland |
| 9 | Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
| 9 | Kent Kite Fliers fly-in, College Playing fields, Rough Common, near Canterbury, Kent |
| 16 | Northern Kite Group Xmas Fly in and Lunch, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool , South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 16 | Northern Kite Group Xmas Fly in and Lunch, Stainland Recreation Ground, Stainland, near Huddersfield and Halifax,Yorkshire |
| 23 | Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |