YEAR | FESTIVAL LOCATION | NOTES | MILESTONES | WORKSHOPS |
1981 | Neil and Ron first meet at Malvern Common | |||
1987 | Neil and Ron started meeting regularly | |||
1990 | Richard Everett starts producing monthly news letter. First 2 issues titled White Horse Kite Flyers News Sheet. No copies of these can be located. |
Committee formed | ||
1991 | Lydiard | Hagamans attended | 1st AGM at Barbury WHKF wind sock purchased |
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1992 | Lydiard | Don Mock attended | NP wind sock made Greenham Common Festival Dave Jones takes over as magazine editor |
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1993 | Lydiard | Poor weather | Dwarfs made | |
1994 | Lydiard |
First green sleds printed PO box registered |
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1995 | Wroughton | Long grass | The Beast | |
1996 | Wroughton | Teddy winch designed New trailer Centipeed built Albatros made by Phil Scarfe Dave Robinson makes the exploding bol |
Sam houston: Genki | |
1997 | Wroughton | Dreadful weather | Big legs made Vic Walker teddy drop record Yakko stack built |
Don Mock: Mockform Barry Poulter: Celtic Hex John Browning: Yakko bee swarm |
1998 | Wroughton | Weather OK | Donald Capewell built big Bol Haloween night fly |
John Browning: Yakko bee swarm Barry Poulter: Kite art Arthur Dibble: Parachuting bear Francesca Caton: Super Ted |
1999 | Wroughton | Teddy tower bought | Sam Houston: Roller | |
2000 | Wroughton | Good weather | ||
2001 | Pennhill School | Due to Foot and Mouth disease Dan Kurahashi attended |
Tracy Willis takes over as magazine editor Founder member Ron Gunter died Delta Conyne train |
Woolfgang Grimsel: Mosaic |
2002 | Lydiard | Easy-Up wrecked at Stowe | Cathy Goodwin: Swindon Star Phil Scarfe: Parafoil |
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2003 | Lydiard | ARD takes over as chairman at AGM | Charlie Sotich Martin Lester: Stick men |
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2004 | Wroughton | Peter Lynn, Janneka Groen attended Gibson Girl Display |
Playsail and first arch made Twin wind socks |
Sam Houston: Tri-D |
2005 | Wroughton | Stick men train BKFA formed |
Ralf Maserski: Box Tower Robert Brassington: Box |
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2006 | Wroughton | Holme Struck: Bowed Eddy Kelvin Woods: Butterfly |
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2007 | Wroughton | Rained out | AKA club of the Year Blue legs made |
Tom MacAlister: Paper box. John Freeman: Bargello Dela Porta |
2008 | Lydiard | Weather good | Karl Longbottom: Swan Phil Scarfe: Barn door flames/alien. |
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2009 | Brinkworth | BBC stole our date | Arthur Dibble takes over as magazine editor | Cliff Quinn: Modern Marconi |
2010 | Brinkworth | Red legs completed | Paul and Helene Morgan: 3do | |
2011 | Lydiard | First Fun Fly Club banners and penants. New trailer |
Paul and Helene Morgan: Sirius Box | |
2012 | Fun Fly 2, Lechlade | Dan Kurahashi attending | Ground very wet at FF | Dan Kurahashi: welded plastic/bamboo train and Miniature Cody |
2013 | Fun Fly 3, Lechlade | Linda Sanders attending | Ribbon Arch made | Linda Sanders banners |
2014 | Fun Fly 4, Lechlade | Great event. No wind. | Andrew Rumming takes over as Magazine editor. Size reduced because of postal charges. Major changes to insurance. |
Jan van Leeuwen, 5 sided twisted box. |
2015 | Fun Fly 5, Lechlade | Great social. Not much wind. | Arthur Dibble stands down as Chairman and Dave Robinson takes over dual role as Chairman/Secretary. | Linda Sanders: Individual banners. |
2016 | Fun Fly 6, Lechlade | Wind change means Arthur and Bob end up in the trees. Entertainment for all weekend trying to get them back. | Arthur Dibble returns as editor. | Ralf Maserski:Square beam and Stack 7 |
2017 | Fun Fly 7, Lechlade | Great week end. Hired marquee and cooker worked well. | Dave Thompson takes over as Chairman at the AGM. | Martin Lester Goose |
2018 | Fun Fly 8, Lechlade | Rained friday lunch until Sunday lunch. | Paul and Helene Morgan: TWIST | |
2019 | Fun Fly 9 Lechlade |
Almost got tent up in the dry. Rained on & off all weekend Road closed Saturday night. |
Ralf Maserski:Positive/Negative | |
2020 | Fun Fly 10 | CANCELLED due to COVD-19 | Committee meetings via ZOOM. | Alicja Szalska: Ciquare |
2021 | Fun Fly 10/b | Great weekend. Dry throughout. Wind very light. | The Doug Jones Memorial Fun Fly | |
2022 | Fun Fly 11 | Excellent weekend. Rained until just before Friday set-up. Saturday dry and sunny with nice breeze. Great Beef Ragout and fruit crumble evening meal.Sunday virtually no wind. | Loads of teddy dropping. | |
2023 | Fun Fly 12 Lechlade |
23/24 September |