The current Sandown runway status thread reminded me of a near miss I had there.
Downwind right-hand for 23 in a radio-equipped Tiger Moth, we nearly had a head-on with an untalkative C150 which was downwind left-hand for the reciprocal runway 05.
I hadn't previously thought about the implications of different circuit directions for the same runway at uncontrolled airports, but I'm very aware of it now.
We were around 400ft above them and nowhere near where a glider could be towed away from..
F4TCT,
You should know that gliders are often aero-towed cross-country, particularly large, heavy two-seaters. It's often more convenient that moving them by trailer.
From the tug pilot's point of view, 400' would be lots of clearance and I suspect he had probably seen you well in advance. Towing gliders, particularly near a busy gliding field, is very much a "look out of the cockpit" business.