Memorable Photos
 

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'Old Farts' day
Andy Bardgett took these photos on 2nd November

Ring of Diamonds
Robin Johnson took these photos on October 27th 2007 (5 Diamond heights)

Mist in the Valleys
Roger Fielding took these photos on 22nd October 2007

 

Rear of the Year
Richard Abercrombie took this unusual photo on January 27th 2007

 

Farewell !
The syndicate say Good-bye to the Magnificent Seven.

Cold But Happy
Left, an old photo but it sums up a Silver Duration, Alex was the creator of our website and right, Mike Smith the latest sufferer

 

Passing Storm
Jules Sutton took this dramatic picture of our tug fleet in December 2006

 

What Diamond Height looks like
Alastair Mackenzie (Burn) took these photos during his visit to Milfield

 

The End of a Wonderful Wave Day
Ema Gamlin took these shots on Saturday 23rd September

Graham White (1st & last) & Ema Gamlin (middle) took these photos in the March flying week

Winter Flying
Mark Fielding took these photos on 10th December

 

Radiant Hills
John Richardson took this spectacular photo of cloud, seemingly, streaming away from Cheviot

Gold at the end of the rainbow (Well they got close)
Ema Gamlin took these photos on Nov. 5th

Cheviot enshrouded with cloud and the loop in the Tweed at Coldstream
Ema Gamlin took these photos on the day of her 21st birthday celebrations

 

Misty Sunset
Richard Gamlin took this photo of the sun peeping through a wave gap at sunset

 

Mountain Soaring
Jules Sutton descending from 22,000' near Aboyne

 

Another Good Wave Day
Ema Gamlin took these photos on September 18th

 

George Brown
At the 2005 AGM a special presentation was made to George Brown. George retired as Secretary having been in the post for 23 years. He also advises on airspace matters and liaises with the RAF on our behalf and had previously held the post of Safety Officer (for a mere 10 years !)

 

A Good Wave Day
Bob Cassidy took these photos on April 10th just after flying stopped because of the high wind

 

A Good Wave Day
Andy Bardgett took these shots, on April 10th, of Helen Barlow wishing she was up there !
Cheviot
Bob Cassidy took this shot later in March 2005
Cheviot
Terry Greggs took this shot of a snow covered Cheviot on Friday 4th March 2005
Dawn
Ken Marston took this photo - the start of a good wave day, Friday 14th Jan. 2005

 

Misty Mountains
Bob Cassidy took these atmospheric photos on a brilliant wave day, Dec. 5th 2004
Pools of Light
Catcleugh & Kielder reservoirs with Kale Water in the foreground. Photo by Andy Bardgett
Soarer's Paradise
A spectacular lenticular cloud marking wave running South from the site. Photo by Brian Brown
At the End of the Day

Ema Gamlin took this lovely sunset shot, on Oct. 31st, of our Memorial showing the wave, which we had flown in all day, still present.

This is what a Lottery Sport England Grant brings !!
 
25th June 2004 - Official opening of the new hangar
 

 

May 2003
July 2003 Outside
July 2003 Inside
Our Hangar Project

The Borders Gliding Club gained second place in the UK Sports Club of the Year Award of 2003.

This is a prestigious award presented by the Foundation for Sport and the Arts and the Central Council for Physical Recreation.

Clubs must first compete to win the nomination from their national sports governing body as the club setting standards of best practice for their sport. The nominated clubs then compete in the "short"-list of several hundred clubs for the national title. The Borders Gliding Club was pipped at the post by a worthy winner, the Dartford Judokwai, but we were pleased to be the first gliding club to reach the finals.

 

In Memory.

This memorial was unveiled in the grounds of the Borders (Milfield) Gliding Club on Friday 24 May 2002 in memory of the 46 airmen who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force Milfield during the Second World War.

The memorial, designed and created by club member Peter Fairness, was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland, Sir John Riddell and dedicated by local vicar, the Rev Canon Brian Seaman.

Attending the very moving ceremony were several of the airmen and airwomen who served there during that time.

 

Wave.

Thanks for this picture taken on the 31st March 2002 at 8000ft by Phil Punt of Bowland Forest whilst on their club expedition to Milfield.
 

 

Is it a Bird ? Is it a plane ?.

No, it's Andy Bardgett in his LS4, above Andy Henderson (where else) who took this picture from his ASW20 at 7000ft. Never mind Andy one day you might be as good !

 

 

Size really does matter.

This picture was taken at Borders by Roger Fielding from Camphill. It shows an Ash25 with a K21 and tug at the rear. And yes there is gold (height) at the end of this rainbow.
 

 

The Soaring Season


This picture shows a flight on the 1st January 2002 proving that we fly all the year round in Northumberland.
Thanks to our club president James Hogarth BEM for this one. Taken some years ago the picture shows a near miss. A few captions that spring to mind from Jim are :

1. N.O.T.A.M.S what does that mean?
2. The committee talked about a new tug but that's ridiculous.
3. I do believe you can do multiple tows with some tugs.
4. Who said all clear above and behind !!!!
5. Could it be a ghost ship?
6. The yanks always did manage to get lost on the way back.!!!

After his experience Jim said something along the lines of "I nearly sh*? myself" or words to that effect.
Wave

Thanks to Janet Ladley (8 Ball Soaring Assoc), who took this photograph in wave while flying with our CFI Robin Johnson over North Northumberland during their September 2001 visit.