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Chairman:Stephen Robson
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Air Events Aug 2010

Date Event Time Location Comments Organiser Contact
Sun 1st Aug 2010 Mudeford Lifeboat Funday All day Mudeford Quay Free entrance.  All proceeds to Mudeford Lifeboat Station.  Includes Coastguard Helicopter rescue demonstration and air display organised by AB Autos & Bournemouth Helicopters. www.mudefordlifeboatfunday.org
Sat 7th and Sun 8th Aug "Bygone Days" is a charity fund raising Fair run over the first weekend of August every year since 1991 at Brooklands Farm. Charities supported include the Salisbury Hospice, Salisbury Altzheimer’s Society and the Royal British Legion. 10.30am Brooklands Farm, South Gorley, Fordingbridge, Hants Entrance £3.00 children under 12 free. Evening concert £7.00.  Event organiser Elaine Micklewright 
    Tel 01425 652499
Flying from 11.30am 20th anniversary of the event held on a domestic site of former RAF Ibsley includes local crafts, Salisbury Militaria, historic cars, evening concert on Saturday and aircraft displays including:   
    Flying Display organiser Phil Holt 
  Sat 7th Tel 01202 875863 or e-mail flyholt@flyholt.freeserve.co.uk
  Red Arrows Flypast Opening  
  Piper Cub Duo  
  Tiger Moth & Bucker Jungmann Duo  
  Yakovlevs Aerobatic Team  
  Spitfire Mk9  
     
  Sun 8th  
  Piper Cub Duo  
  Percival Pembroke  
  Harvard  
  Gipsy Moth  
  P51 Mustang  
  BBMF (Dak/Hurri/Spit) flypast to close.  
     
Sunday 8th August Charity Plane Pull   BIA   www.planepull.co.uk
Sunday 15th August FONFA Education Centre open day at Merryfield Park. 10:30 –15:30 Merryfield Park Also Wessex Fire and Rescue services open day at the Park. John Levesley tel 01425 674516
Bransgore levesley@winkton.net
BH23 8AU  
Weds 18th August Weymouth Carnival   Weymouth seafront Includes the Red Arrows www.weymouthcarnival.co.uk
Weds 18th August FONFA Education Centre open day at Merryfield Park. 10:30 –15:30 Merryfield Park New Forest Historical and Archaeological Group will also have a stand. John Levesley tel 01425 674516
(pre Air Festival) Bransgore levesley@winkton.net
  BH23 8AU  
Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd August Bournemouth Air Festival 2010.  By the sea and completely free! Daily air display including Red Arrows on 3 days plus 1.5 miles of stalls to visit between the Piers. Daily Bournemouth Sea Front Poole Flying Boats Celebration (PFBC) will have a stall where you can also find the Royal Aeronautical Society Christchurch Branch. www.bournemouthair.co.uk
   
The Red Arrow displays are sponsored by Bournemouth International Airport – display times: Tel: 0845 051 1700
  Jennifer Impett – Event Manager
Fri 5pm jennifer.impett@bournemouth.gov.uk
Sat 12.30pm  
Sun 4.30pm  
   
Thurs 26th Aug Solent Aviation Society meeting Dubai – Miami by Paul Chandler. 7:30pm for 8:00pm The Railway Institute Romsey Road, Eastleigh Entrance fee of £1  Vice Chairman Graham Spiller
graham.spiller2@ntlworld.com
Sunday 29th Aug South Hampshire Historical Aviation Society (SHHAS) Fly-in and BBQ. All day Barton Ashes, South Wonston at Crawley Down Wood just off the A272 North of Winchester. Around 16 aircraft fly-in and all of the aircraft based at the airfield are outside for a photo call.  Visitors welcome. Phil Wiltshire e-mail
  philccbw@hotmail.co.uk
Aircraft on show include:  
·         Christavia G-MRED  
·         Tipsy Nipper G-ASXI  
·         Condor G-RELL  
   
30th August Bank Holiday Mon Bournemouth Aviation Museum Aero-jumble and Enthusiasts Day 10am-5pm Merritown Lane, Hurn, Christchurch, BH23 6BA Museum is a registered charity operated entirely by volunteers www.aviation-museum.co.uk