Inflation Day 2020 Early Plans Plans have been formulated for the 2020 BBM&L Inflation Day, and the date has been set to be: Saturday 25th April 2020 For an entry form, click here. We are equally pleased to say the location is once again to be Lakeside Lodge at Pidley, but now under new management. […]
November 22, 2019
September 11, 2019
BBM&L 2019 AGM and Annual Luncheon
The 38th Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday 27th October at the Donnington Grove Hotel, Newbury, Berkshire. https://www.donnington-grove.com . This will take place at 11am. The agenda can be found here Agenda AGM 2019 The Annual Luncheon follows at 12.30 and we are so lucky that Kevin Meehan has agreed to be our […]
June 23, 2019
Norman Pritchard Inducted into the Hall of Fame
NORMAN PRITCHARD 2019 CIA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE (Deceased) Volunteer – ‘A person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task’. Norman Pritchard was such a person. From the early 1970’s until he left his earthly life in October 2004 at the age of 85, Norman was active in all […]
September 6, 2018
The BBM&L AGM & Luncheon
The BBM&L AGM and the Annual Luncheon was at the Mercure Elcot Hotel on Sunday 28th October. Our speaker this year was Rob Bayly and he was brilliant. He chose the top ten ‘Balloonatics’, of which our President Robin Batchelor was one. It was amusing, enthralling and informative. A great choice. Rob qualified for his […]
May 23, 2018
GDPR and our Privacy Policy
You are aware that on the 25th May, a new GDPR Legislation is being introduced. The British Balloon Museum & Library have been hard at work and there is a link to our Privacy Policy on the home page as well as here. The British Balloon Museum & Library’s Privacy Policy. The privacy and security […]
February 20, 2018
2018 Inflation Day
Well, that’s another Inflation Day ‘put to bed’ for the next couple of years, and we got away with it – just! The weather prediction during the preceding week tried hard to upset the event with a fluctuating forecast but eventually balloo ning won. Three inflation teams took to the task straight after briefing, with […]
December 4, 2017
2018 Inflation Day 28th April
The BBM&L is pleased to announce the date for the 15th Biennial Inflation Day . It has been set for 28th April 2018 The location, for the fifth time thanks to David Hopkins inviting us back, will be: Lakeside Lodge at Pidley, Huntingdon PE28 3DF. Click ‘here.’ to get an entry form. All balloons will be […]
August 28, 2017
The BBM&L Annual Luncheon and AGM, 29th October 2017
The BBM&L AGM And Luncheon will be held on Sunday 29th October 2017 at the Mercure Elcot Hotel near Newbury, Berkshire. The AGM starts at 11.00am and all Friends are welcome. The Agenda can be downloaded here. The Luncheon starts at 12-12.30 and will cost £26 per head, but the most exciting bit will be […]
August 28, 2017
The First Gas Balloon Flight
First Gas Balloon Flight 234 years ago Did you know the first gas balloon made its flight in August 1783. Designed by Jacques Charles and Les Frères Robert, it carried no passengers or cargo. The construction was a bit hurried as news had reached Professor Jacques Charles that the Montgolfier brothers had launched a hot […]
May 26, 2017
First Balloon 1783
234 years ago, on June 4th, 1783, Etienne and Joseph Montgolfier demonstrated the first balloon heated by hot air to the nobles of Annonay in south of France. The Montgolfier family ran a large paper factory and had 16 children and they all worked there. Joseph was the 12th Child and Etienne was the 15th. […]