I am also from Devon, but uni'ed at Bristol UWE. I am also the VP of the club up there and can definitley say that its alive and kicking....! If you are a member of the NUS here's the deal:
For £30 you can join(Full year), get a Lawn/Rules book, Log book and 3 flights. If you then want to continue its a fiver a launch. Last weekend it was booming with soaring flights exceeding 4 hours and heights up to 7000ft! And aerotows have just become available as well.
In terms of PPLing, Dunkeswell Devon School of Flying is grreat. Its £11 per hour more than the cheapest 161 I have come across but all the aircraft are immaculate with one Warrior III (Brand New).
Drop me a e-mail for info about Uni gliding/PPLing..
JRSB
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