It’s September. It’s Gordon Bennett time. So thoughts turn to long distance flights in balloons. I am still populating this new web site theme with old information, but for the time being, keep an eyeContinue reading
Gordon Bennett success
The Gordon Bennett Balloon Race started from Gruyere in Switzerland and there were 21 entries from 13 countries. The teams quickly fell into two camps – those who wanted to use the winds to takeContinue reading
And the winner is ….
By now, the winner will have been announced at the prize giving lunch so I can share the news with you here. Congratulations go to David Bareford for his flight of 8 hours 20 minutesContinue reading
The lunch
The prize giving lunch will follow the same format as previous years and I now need to count up how many are coming and what they want to eat ! Date Sunday 27 November. VenueContinue reading
Day 31 – Foggy start to Halloween Day.
The last day today, and I look out of the window at thick fog. I shall be intrigued if I discover that anyone flew today! Any fog over the south and east will be slowContinue reading
Day 30 – A mainly dry day with some sunny spells.
Dry with some sunshine for most but there will be early drizzle across central parts of England and Wales where it may stay cloudy. Outbreaks of rain will continue across parts of Scotland. Fog acrossContinue reading
Day 29 – Rather cloudy and mild this weekend. Turning fresher next week.
Most areas will have a dry but rather cloudy day. Some drizzle is possible on west facing coasts and hills. The best sunshine is expected across eastern parts of England and Scotland, northeast Wales andContinue reading
Day 28 – Settled and mild, but with thicker cloud through central areas.
Cloudy, with some patchy rain in central areas, although becoming largely dry by afternoon. Mild, with some brighter spells further south, but the best of any sunshine in the north, although with odd showers inContinue reading
Day 27 – Mostly dry, mild and settled, but with rain for Scotland.
A murky start in the south with low cloud, mist and fog slow to clear, but brightening by afternoon. Cloudier further north, with a little rain, mainly over hills, and more persistent rain and strongContinue reading
Day 26 – Foggy start across the south, windy further north, some rain.
Dense fog in southern England and Wales will slowly lift, but once cleared most will see some sunshine. Across Scotland it’ll be windier with patchy rain, slowly spreading into Northern Ireland and northern England, followedContinue reading