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PAST EVENTS 2008 |
| JANUARY 2008 | |
1 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in, Exhibition
Centre, Grafham Water North, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire |
1 |
PAKBC
New Year fly-in & BBQ, Pontefract Park, Park Side, Pontefract,
West Yorkshire WF8 4RD |
6 |
Midlands Kite Fliers New Year fly-in,
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Country Park, Sutton Cheney,
nr. Market Bosworth, Nuneaton, Leicestershire CV13 0AD |
6 |
Apedalers fly-in, Apedale Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle
under Lyme, Staffordshire |
6 |
Kite Club of Scotland
Fly-in, North Beach, St, Andrews, East Coast of Scotland |
13 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in,
Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
13 |
Midlands Kite Fliers fly-in,
Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham,
West Midlands |
12 - 15 |
18th International
Kite Festival, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. |
20 |
Kite Club of Scotland
Fly-in, the park opposite Falkirk Golf Club (Carmuirs), Stirling Road,
Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland |
27 |
STACK
South Wales Winter League and Better Flying Day, Cowbridge Common,
Cowbridge, west of Cardiff, South Wales |
27 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
FEBRUARY
2008 |
|
3 |
Apedalers
fly-in, Apedale Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle
under Lyme, Staffordshire |
3 |
Kite Club of Scotland
Fly-in, the Seafront, Ayr, West Coast of Scotland |
10 |
Midlands Kite Fliers
fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham,
West Midlands |
10 |
Midlands Kite Fliers
STACK Winter League competition flying, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate,
Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
10 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers
fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
17 |
Kite Club of Scotland
Fly-in, North Beach, St, Andrews, East Coast of Scotland |
17 |
Northern Kite Group
fly-in, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
24 |
Midlands Kite Fliers
fly-in, Evesham Country Park, nr Evesham bypass, A46/Stratford Rd
junction, Evesham, Worcestershire |
24 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
MARCH 2008 |
|
2 |
Kite Club of Scotland
Fly-in, the park opposite Falkirk Golf Club (Carmuirs), Stirling Road,
Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland |
2 |
Apedalers
fly-in, Apedale Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle
under Lyme, Staffordshire |
9 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers
fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
9 |
Midlands Kite Fliers
Stan Lunn Memorial fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield,
near Birmingham, West Midlands |
14 |
Northern Kite Group kite fly-in
in the dark, Harewood House, near Leeds, North Yorkshire -
provisional |
16 |
Northern Kite Group fly-in, Harewood House nr Leeds, North
Yorkshire |
16 |
Kite Club of Scotland
Fly-in, the Seafront, Ayr, West Coast of Scotland |
21 - 24 |
Up, Up and Away at Easter, Leeds Castle Kite Spectacular,
Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent |
23 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
29 & 30 |
eXtreme
Kite Shop Kite Festival, Kerswell Green, between Clifton and Kempsey,
near Malvern, Worcestershire |
30 |
Kite Club of Scotland
Fly-in, North Beach, St, Andrews, East Coast of Scotland |
APRIL 2008 |
|
6 |
North East Kite Flyers fly-in, Carlton Bank, Clevedon, North York Moors,
North Yorkshire |
6 |
Berriewood
Kite Day, Berriewood Farm, Condover, south of Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
6 |
14th
Calke Abbey Kite Day, Calke Abbey, Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire |
6 |
Apedalers
fly-in, Apedale Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle
under Lyme, Staffordshire |
5
- 13 |
22nd
International Berck sur mer Kite Festival, Berck sur Mer, Normandy,
France |
11
- 13 |
Curacao
International Kite Festival, Watamula Park, Curacao, Caribbean |
13 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers
fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
13 |
11th
Streatham Common Kite Day, Streatham Common, London SW16 |
13 |
Midlands Kite Fliers
fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham,
West Midlands |
13 |
Kite Club of Scotland
Fly-in, the park opposite Falkirk Golf Club (Carmuirs), Stirling Road,
Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland |
16
- 20 |
12th
Houlgate Plein Vent, Kite Festival 2008, Houlgate, near Caen, Brittany,
France |
20 |
Flight
in the Park, Berrington Hall (NT), north of Leominster, Herefordshire |
20 |
Northern Kite Group fly-in, Pontefract
Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
25 - 4/5 |
XXVIII Cervia International Kite Festival, on the Riviera
dei Pini, Tagliata, 6 km south of Cervia, Italy |
25
- 27 |
Atmosphere
08, Westward Ho!, near Bideford, Devon |
25
- 27 |
Vulandra
International Kites Festival, Ferraro Parco, Bassini, Italy |
27 |
Midlands Kite Fliers & HEKF
5th Hatton Country World Kite Day, Hatton Country World, Dark Lane,
Hatton, near Warwick, Warwickshire |
27 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
27 |
Kite Club of Scotland
Fly-in, large
field to the rear of the Magnum Centre, Irvine, Scotland |
MAY 2008 |
|
4 |
Reach
for the Sky, Kite Flying at Stafford Castle, Newport Road, Stafford,
Staffordshire |
4 |
Apedalers fly-in, Apedale
Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme,
Staffordshire |
4
& 5 |
Beverley
Spring Kite Festival, Longcroft School, Burton Road, Beverley,
East Yorkshire - NEW VENUE |
4
& 5 |
Weymouth
International Kite Festival, Weymouth Beach, Dorset. |
4 & 5 |
1st Layer
Marney Tower Kite Festival, Layer Marney Tower, nearr Colchester,
Essex. CO5 9US |
4 & 5 |
North East Kite Flyers
Display, Seaton Carew, Co.Durham |
5 |
Alcester & Worcester
Kitefliers Grand fly-in, The Worcester Countryside Centre, Wildwood
Drive, Worcester, Worcestershire |
10
& 11 |
Swindon
International Kite Festival, Lydiard Park, Lydiard Tregoze,
Swindon, Wiltshire |
10
& 11 |
Rufford
Abbey Spring Kite Weekend (and Midlands Kite Fliers fly-in), Rufford Country Park,
near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire |
10 & 11 |
eXtreme
Kite Shop Kite Festival, Kerswell Green, between Clifton and
Kempsey, near Malvern, Worcestershire |
11 |
North East Kite Flyers
fly-in, Souter Lighthouse, South Shields, Tyne & Wear |
11 |
Kite Club of Scotland
Fly-in, North Beach, St, Andrews, East Coast of Scotland |
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, Bedfordshire |
17
& 18 |
11th Suffolk International Kite Festival, Rougham Airfield, near
Bury st Edmunds, Suffolk |
17 & 18 |
2nd Harewood
House Kite Festival and Northern Kite Group
fly-in, Harewood
House, near Leeds, North Yorkshire |
24 - 26 |
Tewkesbury
Kite Fun Weekend, Tewkesbury School Playing Fields, Tewkesbury,
Gloucestershire |
25 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in,
Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
25 |
Kite Club of Scotland
Fly-in, the park opposite Falkirk Golf Club (Carmuirs), Stirling
Road, Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland |
27 - 3/6 |
Turbulance Angels Big PInk Trip, Ras Sudr,
Egypt |
31
& 1/6 |
2nd Exmouth
Rotary Kite Festival, The Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth, East
Devon |
31 |
Kite making and flying at Ogden Water, Halifax, West Yorkshire |
31 |
|
31 |
6th
Bedford International Kite Festival, Russell Park, Bedford |
JUNE 2008 |
|
1 |
6th
Bedford International Kite Festival, Russell Park, Bedford (provisional) |
1 |
2nd
Exmouth Rotary Kite Festival, The Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth,
East Devon |
1 |
Ashdon
Kite Festival, Ashdon, nr Saffron Walden, Essex |
1 |
North East Kite Flyers
fly-in, Herrington Country Park, Tyne & Wear |
6 - 8 |
Margam
Park Kite Festival, Margam Park, near Bridgend, South Wales |
7
& 8 |
Kites over the Mersey, 6th
Wirral International kite festival, "The Dips", New Brighton,
Wirral, Cheshire |
7 & 8 |
Beacon
Park Kite Festival, Beacon Hill County Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale,
Lancashire |
7 &
8 |
Basingstoke
Kite Festival, Down Grange Sports Complex, Pack Lane, Basingstoke,
Hampshire |
8 |
Peterborough
Kite Festival, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough,
Cambridgeshire |
8 |
Balsall
Common Kite Day, Balsall
Common Park, Lavender Hall Lane, Balsall Common,
near Coventry, Warwickshire |
14 & 15 |
Blackheath
Kite Festival, Blackheath
Common, London |
14
& 15 |
Teston
Bridge family kite weekend, Teston Bridge picnic site, Teston Lane,
Teston, Maidstone, Kent |
14
& 15 |
Just Add Wind 2008, Balado, Kinross, Scotland |
15 |
Northern Kite Group
fly-in, Fleetwood Beach, Fleetwood, Lancashire |
19
- 22 |
24th
International Kitefliers Meeting, Fano, Denmark |
21 |
Kite Day, Howden Park, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland |
21
& 22 |
"A
Lark In The Park 2008", Market Bosworth Country Park, Market
Bosworth, Leicestershire |
21 & 22 |
25th
Shrewsbury Kite Festival, the (new/old venue)
Sundorne Sports Village, Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
21
& 22 |
13th
Southampton Kite Festival, Lordshill Recreation Grounds, Southampton,
Hampshire |
21 & 22 |
North East Kite Flyers
Display, Seahouses, Northumberland |
22 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in,
Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
29 |
North East Kite Flyers
Display, Druridge Bay Country Park, Northumberland |
29 |
Berriewood
Kite Day, The Edge Powerkite Club, nr Much Wenlock, Shropshire - *VENUE CHANGED* |
JULY 2008 |
|
5
& 6 |
Sunderland
International Friendship and Kite Festival, Northern Area Playing
Fields, Usworth, Washington, Tyne and Wear |
11-13 |
Skegness Kite and Xfest, including BKSA Pro
Tour, North Beach, Skegness, Lincolnshire |
12 &
13 |
Brighton
Kite Festival, Stanmer Park, Brighton, West Sussex |
12 & 13 |
Barmouth
Beach Kite Festival, on the beach opposite the new Lifeboat
Station, Barmouth, Mid Wales |
13 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers
fly-in and Everest Challenge, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham
Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
13 |
North East Kite Flyers
fly-in, Souter Lighthouse, South Shields, Tyne & Wear |
13 |
Morecambe
'Catch the Wind' Kite Festival and Northern Kite Group fly-in, The Beach, Morecambe, Lancashire |
19 &
20 |
Hereford
Kite Festival, Berrington Hall (NT), north of Leominster, Herefordshire |
20 |
Dunstable
Downs Kite Festival, Dunstable Downs, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire |
20 |
North East Kite Flyers
Display, Souter Lighthouse, South Shields, Tyne & Wear |
26 & 27 |
1st GVKF Kite Kamp, Newlands
Park, Southam Lane, Bishop’s
Cleeve, Cheltenham GL52
3PE |
26 &
27 |
Dover
2008 Festival, Tower Hamlets, Dover, Kent |
26 & 27 |
3rd Midlands Kite Fliers "Family Fun Weekend" Carnfield Hall,
South Normanton, near. Alfreton, Derbyshire |
26 & 27 |
Silloth
on Solway Kite Festival, The Green, Silloth on Solway, Cumbria |
26 & 27 |
eXtreme
Kite Shop Kite Festival, Kerswell Green, between Clifton and
Kempsey, near Malvern, Worcestershire |
27 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in,
Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
AUGUST 2008 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
17th
Royston Kite Festival, Therfield Heath, Royston, Hertfordshire |
9
& 10 |
14th
Coventry Kite Festival, Coombe Abbey Country Park, Brinklow
Road, Binley, near Coventry, Warwickshire |
9
& 10 |
Teston
Bridge family kite weekend, Teston Bridge picnic site, Teston Lane,
Teston, Maidstone, Kent |
9
& 10 |
Northern Kite Group
fly-in, Bolton le-Sands, near Morecambe, Lancashire |
9 & 10 |
Whitley
Bay Kite Festival, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear |
10 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers
fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
10 |
Berriewood
Kite Day, Berriewood Farm, Condover, south of Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
16 & 17 |
Kites
over Capstone, Capstone Farm Country Park, Capstone Road, Gillingham,
Kent |
17 |
12th
Hunstanton Kite Festival, Smithdon High School Fields, Hunstanton,
Norfolk |
23
- 25 |
Portsmouth
International Kite Festival, Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire |
23 - 25 |
North East Kite Flyers
Display, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire |
24 & 25 |
|
24 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in,
Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
25 & 26 |
Team iQuad Rev Clinic, Southsea
Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire |
30 & 31 |
Rufford
Abbey Summer Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton,
Nottinghamshire |
30 & 31 |
22nd
Bristol International Kite Festival, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset |
SEPTEMBER 2008 |
|
6
& 7 |
|
6 - 14 |
Dieppe
International Kite Festival, The Seafront, Dieppe, Normandy, France |
13 |
World Kite Flying Record Breaking Attempt, for CHICKS, Leeds Castle, Kent |
14 |
North East Kite Flyers
fly-in, Souter Lighthouse, South Shields, Tyne & Wear |
14 |
12th
Rushcliffe Kite Festival, Rushcliffe Country Park, Ruddington,
Nottinghamshire |
14 |
Berriewood
Kite Day, Berriewood Farm, Condover, south of Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
14 |
|
14 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in,
Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
19 - 21 |
Sport Kites Championship of Europe 2008, Scheveningen Beach, The Netherlands |
20 & 21 |
Chester
Kite Festival, in assoc. with Northern Kite Group, The Roodee Racecourse, Chester,
Cheshire |
20
& 21 |
|
20
& 21 |
Big Sky
International Kite Festival, Main Sands, Margate, Kent - *NEW VENUE * |
20 & 21 |
Scheveningen International Kite Festival, The Beach, Scheveningen, The Netherlands |
20 & 21 |
Hull Kite & Balloon Festival, East Park, Holderness Road, Hull, East Yorkshire |
21 |
5th Kedleston
Hall Kite Day, Kedleston
Hall, Kedleston Road, Derby, Derbyshire |
23 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in
& BBQ, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
26 - 28 |
18th International Sprintkite festival of twin-line and traction kites, Cervia, Italy |
27 & 28 |
|
OCTOBER 2008 |
|
2 - 5 |
Niagara
International Kite Festival, Reservoir State Park, Niagara,
USA |
4 |
|
5 |
ex-KITE-ment,
Apedale Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under
Lyme, Staffordshire |
5 |
Bolton
Abbey Kite Festival, Bolton Abbey, Skipton, North
Yorkshire |
5 |
North East Kite Flyers
fly-in, Druridge Bay Country Park, Northumberland |
11 & 12 |
Allendale Kite Festival,
Churchlands, Catton, near Hexham, Northumberland |
12 |
18th
Annual Midlands Kite Fliers kite display at Family Fun Day, Botanical Gardens & Glasshouses,
Edgbaston, Birmingham |
12 |
OSOW
= ONE SKY ONE WORLD - Kite flying for Peace all over the World: |
12 |
Shrewsbury OSOW,
Roden Nurseries and Garden Centre, Roden Lane, Roden, between Shrewsbury and Newport, Shropshire |
12 |
Northern
Kite Group OSOW,
near the Coast Guard Station, Burbo Bank Road North, Crosby, near Liverpool, Merseyside |
12 |
Northern
Kite Group OSOW, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
12 |
Midlands
Kite Fliers OSOW, War Memorial Park, Kenilworth
Road, Coventry, Warwickshire |
12 |
Midlands
Kite Fliers OSOW, Rufford Abbey, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton,
Nottinghamshire |
12 |
Great
Ouse Kiteflyers OSOW, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough,
Cambridgeshire |
18 |
Northern Kite Group Light
up the Sky for BBC
Children In Need Appeal, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool,
South Liverpool, Merseyside |
25 & 26 |
Cape Town International Kite Festival, Zandvlei Picnic Area, off The Row / Axminster Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa |
26 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers fly-in
& BBQ, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
NOVEMBER 2008 |
|
1 |
Autumn
Glory Event, Harewood House, Harewood, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
1 |
North Hants Buggy Club & Loddon Valley Kite Flyers Light up the Sky for BBC
Children In Need Appeal, the buggy field near
Basingstoke, Hants |
7 - 9 |
21st Fuerteventura
International Kite Festival, La Playa del Burro, Corralejo, Fuerteventura,
Canary Islands |
15 |
Midlands Kite Fliers Light
up the Sky for BBC
Children In Need Appeal, Market Bosworth Country Park, Market
Bosworth, Leicestershire |
16 |
Midlands Kite Fliers free flying day, Market Bosworth Country Park, Market
Bosworth, Leicestershire |
16 |
Northern Kite Group fly-in,
New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside |
23 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers Light
up the Sky for BBC
Children In Need Appeal, Ferry Meadows Country Park,
Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
DECEMBER 2008 |
|
6 & 7 |
Winter Blow Out, The Snowdon Inn, Cwm-y-Glo, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, North Wales |
7 |
North East Kite Flyers
fly-in, Seaton Carew, Co. Durham |
14 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
14 |
Northern Kite Group Xmas
Fly in and Lunch, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South
Liverpool, Merseyside |
14 |
STACK UK Winter league competitive flying, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South
Liverpool, Merseyside |
14 |
Northern Kite Group Xmas
Fly in and Lunch, Stainland Recreation Ground, Stainland, near
Huddersfield and Halifax, Yorkshire |
28 |
Great Ouse Kite Flyers
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |