Phliptop
4th Dec 2014, 14:29
Lasham Gliding Society winter talks programme is now pretty much set in place. Visitors are welcome and you do not need to be a member at Lasham if you want to come along. Non-members are most welcome. The events are free of charge but there will be a retiring collection for the Lasham trust, or in some cases for the subject of the event itself.
Lasham's address is
Lasham Gliding Society
Lasham Airfield
Avenue Road
Basingstoke
Hants
GU34 5SS
Telephone 01256 384900
The talks will take place in the briefing room on Saturday evenings at 6pm. The on-site bar and restaurant are also open to non-members. Those who wish to have dinner afterwards will need to book. This can be done by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone on 01256 384910.
The current schedule is as follows:
10th January
Ray Thompson tells of his trekking to Everest base camp in the Himalayas.
17th January
Talk by Keith Conradi of the Air Accidents Investigation board.
24th January
Alex Conboy tells of her exploits in the BT Global Challenge yacht race. Alex captained one of the boats competing.
31st January
Allan Melmore is a member at Lasham as well as being the commanding officer of the local 618 Air Cadet volunteer gliding squadron at Odiham. He will tell us about Air Cadet gliding, past present and future. Many of us started our gliding careers with the Air Cadets and it will be interesting to hear of what happens nowadays and what is in store for the future.
7th February
A return visit to the WW2 Battle of Britain bunker at Uxbridge. This is repeat of the visit that was organised a couple of years ago. It will be followed by a curry for those who wish to partake at a local restaurant in Uxbridge. Numbers are limited to 50 and the list is now open in the office. Telephone number is 01256 384900. If you want to go on this trip, please put your name on the list in the office. If numbers exceed 50, as they did last time, we may have to split the group into two and have an early visit and a later one. At present the time set for this visit is 7pm and it will last around an hour to an hour and a half. There is no charge made by the bunker people but voluntary donations towards upkeep of the bunker will be invited. The optional curry afterwards will be 'an adventure in curry'. The restaurant will just bring dish after dish to the table. Cost for the curry is fixed at £13.50 per head plus drinks. The reports from two years ago were very positive.
14th February
Steve Grant will play a classical guitar recital for us. Steve is a non-gliding friend who lives locally in Mortimer.
21st February
An evening with ............ Derek Piggott. A chance for you to ask Derek about his exploits in his long and distinguished flying career. Please have your questions ready and any submitted beforehand will be especially welcome. I already know what I want to ask him about!
28th February
A talk by Russell Carpenter on the English Electric Lightning that he owns.
7th March
Michael Bird - better known as Platypus will tell about Platypus' travels. Mike has flown in very many different parts of the world. He is an engaging speaker and it will be very interesting to hear of his experiences. The talk will be entitled "Travels of Platypus: gliding across USA, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Austria, Poland and Spain – with glancing blows at Mexico, Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy"
14th March
Vintage gliding Club presentation. Glyn Bradney tells the history of British Gliding before and including World War 2.
21st March
Chris Marren will tell some interesting facts and insights about the Zulu conflict. This is subject to his work commitments.
As ever, we are keen to welcome visitors to the airfield but flying in by GA aircraft is generally discouraged. This is because of the winch cable hazard caused to those who are unfamiliar with the procedures at Lasham. If you plan to come, please come by road.
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Lasham's address is
Lasham Gliding Society
Lasham Airfield
Avenue Road
Basingstoke
Hants
GU34 5SS
Telephone 01256 384900
The talks will take place in the briefing room on Saturday evenings at 6pm. The on-site bar and restaurant are also open to non-members. Those who wish to have dinner afterwards will need to book. This can be done by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone on 01256 384910.
The current schedule is as follows:
10th January
Ray Thompson tells of his trekking to Everest base camp in the Himalayas.
17th January
Talk by Keith Conradi of the Air Accidents Investigation board.
24th January
Alex Conboy tells of her exploits in the BT Global Challenge yacht race. Alex captained one of the boats competing.
31st January
Allan Melmore is a member at Lasham as well as being the commanding officer of the local 618 Air Cadet volunteer gliding squadron at Odiham. He will tell us about Air Cadet gliding, past present and future. Many of us started our gliding careers with the Air Cadets and it will be interesting to hear of what happens nowadays and what is in store for the future.
7th February
A return visit to the WW2 Battle of Britain bunker at Uxbridge. This is repeat of the visit that was organised a couple of years ago. It will be followed by a curry for those who wish to partake at a local restaurant in Uxbridge. Numbers are limited to 50 and the list is now open in the office. Telephone number is 01256 384900. If you want to go on this trip, please put your name on the list in the office. If numbers exceed 50, as they did last time, we may have to split the group into two and have an early visit and a later one. At present the time set for this visit is 7pm and it will last around an hour to an hour and a half. There is no charge made by the bunker people but voluntary donations towards upkeep of the bunker will be invited. The optional curry afterwards will be 'an adventure in curry'. The restaurant will just bring dish after dish to the table. Cost for the curry is fixed at £13.50 per head plus drinks. The reports from two years ago were very positive.
14th February
Steve Grant will play a classical guitar recital for us. Steve is a non-gliding friend who lives locally in Mortimer.
21st February
An evening with ............ Derek Piggott. A chance for you to ask Derek about his exploits in his long and distinguished flying career. Please have your questions ready and any submitted beforehand will be especially welcome. I already know what I want to ask him about!
28th February
A talk by Russell Carpenter on the English Electric Lightning that he owns.
7th March
Michael Bird - better known as Platypus will tell about Platypus' travels. Mike has flown in very many different parts of the world. He is an engaging speaker and it will be very interesting to hear of his experiences. The talk will be entitled "Travels of Platypus: gliding across USA, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Austria, Poland and Spain – with glancing blows at Mexico, Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy"
14th March
Vintage gliding Club presentation. Glyn Bradney tells the history of British Gliding before and including World War 2.
21st March
Chris Marren will tell some interesting facts and insights about the Zulu conflict. This is subject to his work commitments.
As ever, we are keen to welcome visitors to the airfield but flying in by GA aircraft is generally discouraged. This is because of the winch cable hazard caused to those who are unfamiliar with the procedures at Lasham. If you plan to come, please come by road.
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