BBM&L INFLATION DAY 2022
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Well, here we go again - preparations have begun as the next Inflation Day fast approaches, and I’m pleased to announce once again David Hopkins
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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,
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It was on this day 16 November 1959 that American balloonist Joe Kittinger made the first high altitude jump. As part of the Execlsior 1
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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
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Mike and Debbie Scholes land early on Atlantic flight. British Transatlantic Balloon couple, Mike and Deborah Scholes, have now safely retrieved their balloon, G-Z0Z0
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We are delighted to announce that the National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded the British Balloon Museum & Library a grant to redesign our website
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The first successful Transatlantic balloon flight was in 1978. There have been another 11 flights since then. The list does not include transits of the
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To celebrate World Book Day we were sent a picture of our President's favourite balloon books with pictorial covers from his personal collection.
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Heads up people ... Midlands Air Festival are offering discounted tickets. Grab some while you can :-). LINK
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ABNEY PARK TRUST AND BIOGRAPHER SHARON WRIGHT JOIN FORCES TO HONOUR 19TH-CENTURY BALLOONIST MARGARET GRAHAM – THE FIRST ENGLISH WOMAN TO FLY SOLO - WITH
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Well we finally got the 16th BBM&L Inflation Day event completed - the previous days forecast was so frustrating and I must admit I 'lost
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