Happy #NationalPuzzleDay. Here’s a tiny selection of the many jigsaw puzzles we have in our collection. An interesting fact: John Spilsbury ( 1739 – 1769) was aBritish cartographer and engraver. He is credited as the inventor of the jigsaw puzzle. Spilsbury created them for educational purposes, and called them “Dissected Maps”.
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Since the announcement back in November we now have more information for you : The all – important registration form can be found HERE. Please complete and return to us. The Inflation Day pilot guidelines can be found HERE. Please read and inwardly digest. Unless things change, it will be a cash – only event
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The December Trailrope is out now and is a bumper issue of 20 pages full of interesting history. Editor Jenni always manages to fill the magazine but relies on all of us to send in stories of balloon history, so please feel free to contribute! Meanwhile all of us at the BBM&L wish you a
Terry Adams was a long-term friend of the BBM&L and this morning breathed his last after a spell in a care home in South Africa where he made his home for may years. You can read about one of his finest hours when he flew Bristol Belle from the deck of HMS Ark Royal. Story
The Dante balloon group can proudly call themselves ‘the oldest balloon group still active’. It was formed on 5 December in 1971 by a group of enthusiasts including Pete Bish, John Baker, Phil Dunnington … to be continued The original ‘DANTE’ Balloon. Registered G-AZIP, a Cameron AX-7 O-65, c/n 29. (65,000 cu ft. volume) First
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All over the world, 21st November is the day balloonists celebrate the anniversary of the first free flight with human beings. In 1783 in Paris, France, the famous Montgolfier balloon took off from the garden of the Château de la Muette in the Bois de Boulogne in the presence of the King. The balloon was
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The weekend of October 8/9 saw a veritable feast of ballooning in Britain starting with the launch of The Queen’s Cup Balloon Race in Taunton, Somerset. The BBAC were invited to lay on an event where pilots would compete for the Queen’s Cup, the oldest and most prestigious sporting trophy in the UK,
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British Transatlantic Balloon couple, Mike and Deborah Scholes, have now safely retrieved their balloon, G-Z0Z0 from its remote landing site in central south Newfoundland and it is its way back to the UK. A combination of issues during the flight, sadly led to a forced early landing and the premature ending of the attempt for
Mike and Debbie Scholes land early on Atlantic flight. Read More »
We are delighted to announce that the National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded the British Balloon Museum & Library a grant to redesign our website and create the UK’s first online balloon museum! Watch this space for updates as we take our website to new levels.
