North West Area Events CalendarThis is a list of North West Area events that have been notified to the webmaster. If you would like an event listed, please contact the webmaster with the following information: Date Type of Event Location Contact Information 2025 EventsNorth West Area Meetings for 2025The NW Area will hold its Ordinary General Meetings by Zoom on the following dates:
AGM -18th November 2025 There will also be a short OGM following the AGM to be held on the 18th November 2025 Meeting notifications will be sent sent to registered Chairman, Secretaries and Club Delegates. If you do not receive notifications, please ask your Secretary to check you are registered correctly as a club officer on the BMFA justgo portal (bmfa.justgo.com). Contact: Martyn Kinder <bmfa.nw@gmail.com> GPS Triangle Competition Days 2025Three GPS events for electric hand launched gliders racing around a triangular course indicated by GPS coordinates have been arranged for 2025. The dates are:-
The contact for further details on any of these events is John Minchell e-mail: j.minchell@btinternet.com
These two events will depend on the number of members expressing an interest and will commit to attend. Silent Flight test days are fairly rare so if you are interested, please register interest with John Minchell e-mail: j.minchell@btinternet.com UPDATE :- Please take some time to download the latest version and do your set up and practicing in accordance with the new booklets. For eg. the fail safe will now be tested as working and it’s an automatic fail if it doesn’t. All available on the ASRC website. https://achievements.bmfa.uk/the-tests/ … es-current 2025 Sherlowe EventsThese events are held at a private airfield near High Ercall in Shropshire. Typically weekend events, camping and facilities are available on site but attendee numbers are restricted. You must pre-register with the organiser (John Minchell) and receive confirmation of your booking. e-mail: j.minchell@btinternet.com Scale glider aerotow meetings:
A BMFA Sunday Scale Competition will take place on Sunday 28th September 2025. Contact John Minchell NEW – A GPS Triangle glider competition has been arranged for 30th and 31st August 2025. 2025 Shropshire MFC EventsThere will be a Glider Aero tow at Forton (West of Shrewsbury, just off the A5) confirmed as one of the days over Easter (18th-21st April 2025). A (weather call will be held on the preceding Thursday to determine the best day). Contact e-mail: j.minchell@btinternet.com
Indoor Flying (R/C) at St Helens 2025
Cost: £80.00 for the September to April meetings payable in advance or £13.00 per session payable on the day. There may be additional dates planned for those who wish to practice their Indoor Scale schedules in preparation for the Indoor Scale Nationals:
All meetings 1.00pm-4.00pm unless otherwise stated. Shockies not allowed, helis/quadcopters small 1S only. NOTE only 6 people allowed to fly at any one time. Any questions contact: Leisure Centre Address
Indoor Flying at Shawbury 2025 (R/C and Free Flight)Shropshire Indoor Modellers have obtained some confirmed dates to restart indoor flying for the 2024/2025 season. However, please read this post: https://northwest.bmfa.uk/shropshire-indoor-modellers-2024-25 The venue is the Sports Hanger which is down Dawson’s Rough, opposite the main RAF Shawbury station. The postal address for the RAF station is:- Royal Air Force Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4PF The confirmed dates are all Sundays and the sessions will run from 11:00am to 4:00pm with separate slots for Free Flight and Radio Controlled models:-
If you require any further information then please email John Minchell on j.minchell@btinternet.com Indoor Flying at Rochdale 2025 – 2026We have had a great indoor season again this year and I am pleased that we hope to secure the Kingsway High School Hall for Autumn and Winter 2025-26. The next series of Rochdale Indoor events will start in October and run through to Spring 2025. The dates confirmed are: Winter 2025 – Spring 2026
(Unless otherwise stated, 3rd Sunday of each month) The sessions will run from 11:00 am to 4:00pm. Depending on demand, there will be dedicated slots for each discipline (NO FPV), and all attendees will get ample opportunity to fly. Contact is Martyn Kinder: email: bmfa.nw@gmail.com Tel: 07989 025198 Location is the Rochdale (Kingsway) Sports Hall, Turf Hill Rd, Rochdale OL16 4XA Velodrome – Indoor Flying (Free Flight and R/C)David Whitehouse will be booking dates for 2025/26 events at the Manchester Velodrome Indoor events later this year: WATCH THIS SPACE! For more information, please contact David at: whitehousejdavid@googlemail.com Superfly (Poynton) Indoor 2025A new venue for Indoor sessions in the North West. This event is run by John Summerville and Neil Harrison at the Poynton Leisure Centre, Yew Tree lane, Poynton, SK12 1PU. There will be separate slots for Fixed Wing, Rotary Wing and Free Flight Session times have been extended and now run from 10:30 to 13:30 on (usually) the last Sunday of each month at a cost of £10 per session. The hall size is 6 badminton courts and well lit. The size is typical of a large sports hall. Dates for the 2025 season
Contact is John Summerville. Tel: 07470833579. Email: summervilleje@gmail.com Note: There is no longer a requirement to pre-book, just turn up and enjoy the flying. Norwind Flyers 2025 (Free Flight)Some news from David Whitehouse. We are a group of mainly indoor free flight fliers who hold regular monthly meetings in Rochdale from September to May. We need new flyers to keep our numbers at a viable level. We fly for fun but also hold regular competitions, the only place in the Northwest to do so. If you feel like having an afternoon of old fashioned aeromodelling fun, then make us part of regular flying activities. Newcomers welcome, with lots of friendly advice. 2025 dates This season’s dates are normally the first Sundays of the month: All events are from 11am to 4 pm, with competitions ending 2:30pm. There are no flying slots, flying at any time but being respectful of others flights. All Sundays 11am to 4pm. 2025 5th May New Norwind Challenge Al Backstrom Tailless model called the Persey CANCELLED Cost currently £15 per session. Location is the Rochdale (Kingsway) Sports Hall, Turf Hill Rd, Rochdale OL16 4XA See the website Norwind.org.uk for further information on the indoor free flight competitions or contact David Whitehouse on 01942 897816 or whitehousejdavid@googlemail.com If you need to contact a BMFA NW Area representative, contact information is available on the Contact Page. |