If you have joined the BBM&L as a Friend then you will already have access to the digital copies of TRAILROPE via the link on the home page.
As part of the work in hand thanks to the Lottery Heritage grant, we have recently uploaded many more digital back issues going back to 2005 and are in the process of scanning older issues which will be uploaded in due course.
If you want to join us as a Friend then click HERE. Friends may log in to gain access to private areas of the website. New users purchasing Membership for the first time through the website, are required to add Username and Password information on the Checkout page. You will then be able to login to the private areas of the website.
What we do
The history of hot air and gas ballooning is important and fascinating, but it is fast in danger of being lost. The BBM&L was formed in 1979 with the purpose of trying to preserve the many items associated with this very popular activity.
As a registered charity, it is run entirely by volunteers and is funded by subscriptions from Friends and donations.
We have saved about 200 historic balloons and built up a large collection of equipment such as balloon burners, baskets, instruments and a wide range of ballooning memorabilia such as stamps, posters, prints, cards, models, photographs, trophies, badges etc.
There is also a comprehensive collection of books, technical papers and magazines.
We have a display at Cameron Balloons in Bristol.