If you think you've achieved something that everyone should know about then send me the details.  If it's going solo, flying the first leg of your bronze badge or even a 300km out and return then we all want to know about it. Please email : admin@bordersgliding.co.uk.  with the date, name and achievement. You don't have to be a member of our club but as long as your achievement was from our site then I'll record it here.
Date
Name
 Achievement
11th May 2008
Steve Newbold
First solo - well in proper aircraft - gliders!
9th May
Ken Sangster
 Silver Height flight - well done
7th May 2008
Barry Lytollis Kate Ashley Graham White and Ken Sangster
 2 hours flights for cross country endorsements
27th April 2008
Kate Ashley
First solo in the Astir followed by her second !
26th April 2008
Ian Surley
19,500' for Gold & Diamond height claims
26th April 2008
Mark Fielding
Gold Height
26th April 2008
Keith Arkley
Gold Height (sadly without a logger)
20th April 2008
Kate Ashley
 First Bronze leg with a thermal flight of over an hour
30th March 2008
Kate Ashley
Awarded Coulson Trophy for best progress
30th March 2008
Brian Brown
Awarded W. A. Urwin trophy for height gain
30th March 2008
Andy Turnbull
Awarded President's Cup for service to the Club
9th February 2008
Mike Crews
19,500' to claim Diamond height - well done !
9th February 2008
Jules Sutton
17,100' wave climb
8th February 2008
Jimmy & Eilean Hogarth
 Their Golden Weding anniversary. Congratulations !
19th January 2008
Andy Bardgett
 16,000' - 1st in the 2008 National Ladder - so far
23rd December 2007
Andy Bardgett
 14,800' to put him 4th in the 2007 National Ladder
11th November 2007
Mike Smith
 Silver Height - congratulations !
2nd November 2007
Andy Bardgett
16,000' + just going up !
2nd November 2007
Jules Sutton
11,000' + flying to Kelso & Coldstream
2nd November 2007
Derek Robson
11,000' + flying to Rothbury again.
28th October 2007
Graham White
 12,000' in a Skylark 4. "Better than going solo"
28th October 2007
Derek Robson
10,000' flying to Rothbury and Coldstream
28th October 2007
Andy Bardgett
10,000' flying to Rothbury and Coldstream
27th October 2007
Jules Sutton
Reaching FL240, the top of our wave window
27th October 2007
John Richardson
Diamond height - fantastic !
27th October 2007
Brian Brown
Diamond height - fantastic !
27th October 2007
Ian Russell
Diamond height - fantastic ! (In a Skylark 4 !)
27th October 2007
Mike Crews
Diamond height - fantastic ! (sadly his logger 'died' !)
27th October 2007
Dave Wilson
18,500' just missing Diamond height - bad luck !
24th October 2007
Kate Ashley
First solo - congratulations !
23rd October 2007
Arran Farquhar
 First power solo. Well done!
20th Octber 2007
Ema Gamlin and Colin Niel
 Re-soloed in the Alliance
20th Octber 2007
Bill Brittain and Keith Latty
 First solos in the Super Cub - congratulations
29th Sept. 2007
Craig Newbold
First solo - congratulations !
29th Sept. 2007
Arran Farquhar
First solo - congratulations !
22nd Sept. 2007
Robin Johnson
15,500' - the Autumn wave hots up !
10th Sept. 2007
Lianne Hollingsworth
First solo - congratulations !
20th August 2007
Helen Fraser
Silver duration - only the distance to do - well done !
15th July 2007
Mark Fielding
Completed BI course & accepted by CFI. Brilliant !
15th May 2007
Andy Bardgett
Completed his 2000th launch in gliders - whew !
April 2007
Daniel Hedley
PPL Solo - congratulations !
15th April 2007
Chris Francis
First (& 2nd) solo. Well done !
8th April 2007
Bob Cassidy
17,600' & a record number of near Diamonds !
8th April 2007
Andy Thornhill (Wolds)
 20,000' for his Diamond height - well done
31st March 2007
Ian Surley and Mark Fielding
 Elected to the Committee
31st March 2007
Ken Marston, Ian Lowes and Bob Borthwick
 Awarded President's Cup for servcies to the Club
31st March 2007
Jules Sutton
 Awarded Alan Urwin height trophy
31st March 2007
Brian Brown
Awarded Boomerang Trophy for best distance flight
31st March 2007
Mike Smith
Awarded Coulson Trophy for best progress
17th March 2007
Keith Latty
Appointment as a Deputy CFI. Well done !
25th Feb. 2007
Richard Abercrombie & Iain Russell
 Completion of their Basic Instructor course. Congratulations !
27th Jan. 2007
Mike Smith
Silver C 5 hours flight - Hot toddy to celebrate !
6th Jan. 2007
Andy Bardgett
 16,000' to start the New Year
December 2006
Keith Latty
Completed his NPPL !
6th January 2007
Andy Bardgett
Just under 16,000' - a good start to 2007 !
28th Oct. 2006
Alastair Mackenzie & Rob Nichols
 Diamond Heights - great ! Alastair reaching 20,000'
28th Oct. 2006
Richard Noble
Gold Height - well done !
7th Oct. 2006
Andrew Cluskey
17,000' at the end of Buckminster's week
7th Oct. 2006
Jamie Whelan
Personal best height of 12,000'
23rd Sept. 2006
Mark Williams
Silver duration. 5 hours in sunny wave !
23rd Sept. 2006
Andy Bardgett
14,200' on a wonderful day.
10th Sept. 2006
Ken Sangster
First solo - in gliders ! Well done.
W/E 9th Sept. 06
Duncan, Ian & Rod (Popham)
 First solos in gliders - congratulations !
7th Sept. 2006
Gordon Lawrie and Tim Fox
5 hour Silver duration flights. Congratulations
26th August 2006
Kevin Mitcheson
First solo. Congratulations !
12th Aug. 2006
Mike Smith
First flight in Astir & first Bronze leg less than a month from solo - very well done !
6th Aug. 2006
Gordon Lawrie
 A carefully acheived Silver Height - well done
29th July 2006
Roger Partington
 First flight of his Menestrel. Congratulations
28th July 2006
Brian Brown
270km of a 300k attempt - very well done !
15th July 2006
Mike Smith
First solo. Congratulations !
24th June 2006
Tom Hughes
Congratulations on going solo !
10th June 2006

Brian Cosgrove Graham Mitcheson Ian Surley

 5 hour Silver duration flights (without getting cold !)
29th April 2006
Eddie Stephenson
Sending first pupil solo at Milfield (see below !)
29th April 2006
Barry Lytollis
First solo. Congratulations
29th April 2006

Mark Fielding

 Silver distance flight which gives him his Silver C - Great !
24th April 2006

Derek Robson, John Greenwell and Bob Cassidy

 Good cross country flights, Derek covering nearly 300km
23rd April 2006

Malcolm Parkes and Jules Sutton

 Long flights culminating in climbs to 12,000'
23rd April 2006

Kath Maley

 2 hours flight in the Astir - well done !
25th March 2006

Alastair Mackenzie

 Reached nearly 16,900' after years of trying ! Well done !
22nd March 2006

Graham White

 First solo - Congratulations !
20 - 24th March 2006

Freddie Moffat

 Re - soloed, coverted to Astir, Bronze leg & Silver height
20 - 24th March 2006

Mike Bishop

 Re-soloed & Bronze leg
20 - 24th March 2006

Paul Marshall

 Re-soloed
20 - 24th March 2006

Tom Farquhar,

 Re-soloed
19th March 2006

Brian Cosgrove

 Completed his Bronze C. Silver distance here we come !
March 2006

Brian Cosgrove

 Awarded Cadet of the Year at the BGA AGM. Excellent !
22nd Jan. 2006
Helen Fraser
Silver Height ! Well done!
22nd Jan. 2006

Richard Abercrombie Eddie Stephenson

 Both reached around 11,000'
21st Jan. 2006
Daniel Hedley
Congratulations on going solo.
15th Jan. 2006

Richard Abercrombie Malcolm Parkes Derek Robson and Colin Sword

 All reached around 12,500'
Jan. 2006
Richard Abercrombie
 Congratulations on a confirmed Gold Height from 27th Oct.
13th Jan. 2006
Gordon Pledger
 16,500' - such a pity not to reach Diamond
13th Jan. 2006
Ian Surley
13,000' to claim Gold Height - congratulations
17th Dec. 2005
Mark Fielding
50 Hours P1 - well done
12th Dec. 2005
Derek Robson
22,000' + to claim a Diamond Height
12th Dec. 2005
Andrew Johnston
 A climb to over 22,000' for 1 of our regular visitors
12th Dec. 2005
Jules Sutton
 A climb to over 22,000'
12th Dec. 2005
Andy Bardgett
 A climb to over 23,000'
12th Dec. 2005
Bill Stephen
Took various P2s to over 9,700'
5th Nov. 2005
Mark Williams
Congratulations. A climb to over 7600' for Silver Height
5th Nov. 2005
Jules Sutton
9th in the National Ladder with a climb to over 11,700'
5th Nov. 2005
Kath Maley and Andy Bardgett
 A climb to 10,000' in the Club's latest 2 seater
28th Oct. 2005
Robert and John Maddison
 Reached 11700ft in the Janus.
27th Oct. 2005
Jules Sutton
 A climb to just under 13,000'.
27th Oct. 2005
Matt Ellis and Heather Walker
 A climb to 10,500' with an O - R to Berwick
27th Oct. 2005
Andy Bardgett
A climb to 10,500' with an O - R to Berwick
27th Oct. 2005
Ron Jubb
A climb to 14,100' for Gold height and Silver duration for one of our visitors from Newark & Notts
27th Oct. 2005
David Redfearn
 Gold height for one of our visitors from Newark & Notts
27th Oct. 2005
Richard Abercrombie
 A climb to 12,000' and possible Gold Height
Oct. 2005
Len Dent
 Still hasn't got Gold despite reaching 1666 hours in gliders !
Oct. 2005
Andy Henderson
Appointed as CFI at Booker. Congratulations Andy.
7th Oct. 2005
Bob Taplow
 Gold Height for one of our visitors from Buckminster/Newark
1st Oct. 2005
Tom Farquhar
Well done on going solo. Click here for photo
24th Sept. 2005
Richard Gamlin
 Well done on going solo. Click here for photo
26th Sept. 2005
Pete Davies
 As below but even higher ! 15,500'
26th Sept. 2005
Barney Toulson
Gold Height for one of our visitors from The Soaring Centre
Sept. 2005
Jules Sutton
Reached 22,000' @ Aboyne Click here for photo
18th Sept. 2005
Brian Cosgrove
Silver height and 2nd Bronze hour - very well done !
18th Sept. 2005
Kevin Charlton
Congratulations on Silver Duration - only the distance to go !
7th Sept. 2005
Richard Abercrombie
 Silver Distance, completing Silver C and 100k Diploma Part 1
7th Sept. 2005
Ken Marston & Ian Nash
 12,000' in the K21 (must fix the Oxygen system !!)
7th Sept. 2005
Tim Fox (Visitor)
 Silver Height - congratulations but 10,000' is overkill !
4th Sept. 2005
Helen Fraser
Bronze C completed - great news !!
18th August2005
Derek Robson
 240km flown in NE wave (Milfield - Lauder - Beadnell twice !)
7th August2005
Dave Key
5 hours Silver Leg completed - congratulations
30th July 2005
Mark Fielding
 Congratulations Bronze C completed !
30th July 2005
Ema Gamlin
Completed Bronze C exam - well done
30th June 2005
Brian Cosgrove
Congratulations ! 1st solo on his 16th birthday !
25th June 2005
Ema Gamlin
Converting to Astir
18th June 2005
Richard Abercrombie
 100 hrs P1 and first entry on National Height ladder
11th May 2005
Andy Bardgett
The first ever Diamond Goal flight from Milfield. 313km triangle, Milfield - Barnard Castle - Whiteadder Reservoir - Milfield. It also completes Andy's Gold C.
11th May 2005
Richard Abercrombie
 50km flight to Ashington - sadly without a logger ! Next time !!!
23rd April
Graham Mitcheson
 Converting to Astir & doing a 2 hr. flight for his 1st Bronze leg
10th April 2005
Jules Sutton
10,000' wave climb. Flew over Farne Islands & Jedburgh
3rd April 2005
Andy Bardgett
11,800' wave climb with only his mechanical vario working
21st Mar. 2005
Mark Fielding
 Congratulations on his 5 hour Silver duration & 11,000' climb
21st Mar. 2005
Kevin Charlton
Silver Height - well done
21st Mar. 2005
Richard Abercrombie
 Silver Height - this time with a calibrated logger. Well done
13th Mar. 2005
Richard Abercrombie
 Completed his 5 hour Silver duration. Congratulations.
11th Feb. 2005
George Brown
Completed his 5000th tow !! A big thank you from all the club.
5th Feb. 2005
Graham Mitcheson
Well done on going solo. Click here for photo and here
29th Jan. 2005
Cris Glennie
Well done on going solo. Click here for photo
15th Jan. 2005
Mark Fielding
Silver Height - well done
12th Dec. 2004
Kath Maley
Well done on going solo. Click here for photo
5th Dec. 2004
Keith Latty
Qualified as a Full Rated Instructor. Congratulations !
28th Oct. 2004
Ernie Mills
Re - soled and also got Silver height
24th Oct. 2004
Gordon Lawrie
Bronze endorsement signed off by CFI, Bill Stephen
9th Oct. 2004
Ema Gamlin
Well done on going solo. Click here for photo
1st Oct. 2004
Mark Erlund
 Gold Height. Mark, a visitor from Buckminster G.C. reached 14,200'
22nd Aug
Andy Bardgett
100km. Diploma part 2 (speed) achieving a handicapped speed of 79.6kph over the task Milfield, Duns, Rothbury, Milfield
August 2004
Alex Latty
Alex set up the Club Website and weather station software. After 4 years of hard work Alex is retiring as Webmaster. Many Thanks !
7th August
Brian Milburn
Gaining Basic Instructor rating
July/ August
Gordon Pledger George Hall Kevin Charlton
 Conversion training and acceptance flights as tug pilots
17th July 2004
Peter Hossbach
 Well done on going solo. Click here for photo
9th July 2004
Mike Bishop & Paul Marshall
 Well done to both of them on going solo. Click here for picture of Paul or here for a picture of Mike
16th May 2004
Andy Bardgett
300K attempt (Scotch Corner Duns) abandoned at Stagshaw, (near Corbridge), but flew back past Milfield, via Duns and turned Whiteadder reservoir before returning to site. Approx 315k.
3rd May 2004
Andy Henderson
210Km round various T/P's. Total flight length 293Km. A better day than expected!
24th April 2004
Mark Williams
Well done to Mark on going solo. Sent solo by Mike Charlton.
27th March 2004
Colin Neil
Sent solo by Colin Sword. Well done from all of us. Picture
6th Mar 2004
Helen Fraser
Well done to Helen Fraser on going solo Picture
23rd Nov 2003
Ian Surley
Completed his Bronze Badge after doing a marathon spinning session with Bill Stephen.
20th Oct 2003
Richard Abercrombie
Well done Richard on completing your bronze C exams and flight checks, the final handling checks conducted in a borrowed K13. and full marks for nerve on calling the CFI down from 8000ft to do the field landing checks in the Falke.
23rd Aug 2003
Keith Arkley
50km Silver cross country. Well done. Click here for picture.
16th Aug 2003
Brian Brown
100km. Diploma with an average speed of
70kph on an out-and-return to Bowhill House just beyond Selkirk.
8th Aug 2003
Jules Sutton
300km in Spain. Well done.
7th Aug 2003
Mike Crews
440Km in Spain. Well done.
19th July 2003
Andy Henderson
Won the B.G.C. task week in his ASW20FP 355. The week was organised by Derek Robson with task setting by Andy Bardgett, many thanks to both of them. Andy was closely followed only 12 points behind by Malcolm Parkes in his PIK 20.
9th July 2003
Brett Davidson
Sent solo by Ian Sim. Well done. Click here for picture.
30th May 2003
Mark Fielding
Sent solo by Keith Latty after only 25 Flights. Well done.
17th May 2003
Kevin Charlton
Completed his final handling tests for a NPPL. Well done.
8th May 2003
Bob Cassidy
CAA General Aviation Safety Awards for 2002.
Click here for details
3rd May 2003
Andy Henderson
253Km in ASW20FP 355. Wave flight round various T/P,s to avoid cloud on track. Could have gone further but for strong winds at site, 25-35kts gusting 43Kts!
27th April 2003
Iain Thompson
Iain Thompson was sent solo by instructor Andy Henderson only 3 days after his 16th birthday. Well done Iain.
23rd Feb 2003
Andy Bardgett
Achieved Diamond Height with a gain of 5520 m
23rd Feb 2003
Andy Henderson
Achieved Diamond Height with a gain of 5110 m
Nov 2002
George Brown
George Brown has finally retired from Instructing after 27 years although he will still be tugging, of course only in the Pawnee ! His work over the years and encouragement to younger pilots is appreciated by everyone. A big thank you from all the members.
20th Oct 2002
Andy Bardgett
Completed refresher training with Roy Gaunt for re-issue of restricted instructor rating. Check flight with CFI, Andy is now on our books once more as a full cat instructor with the restriction of only being able to fly with pilots who could reasonably be expected to land the glider themselves. Well done Andy from the CFI..
29th Sep 2002
George Hall
Successfully completed B.I. Rating instructor course at Portmoak.
Sep 2002
Robin Johnson
Completed 1000 Hours in Gliders. A fantastic achievement.
August 2002
Dave Wilson
Leon Adamson
Pocklington 2 Seater Comp.
On the first day eveyone landed out but Dave Wilson & Leon nearly reached the first TP in the Eagle. I think they flew around 40km which made them 5th for the day so,the only prize winners from Borders during the week.
August 2002
Paul Brookes
Andy Bardgett
Pocklington 2 Seater Comp.
Completed an 82 Km O-R, Pocklington, Scunthorpe &
return coming 10th for the day.
August 2002
Geoff Forster
Derek Robson
Pocklington 2 Seater Comp.
Completed an 86km O-R from Pocklington to
Sutton Bank & return. They came 9th (out of 32 or 33) for the day.
16th August 2002
Andy Bardgett
280km : Declared a diamond task, Milfield, Duns, Scotch Corner, Milfield.Total distance 311km. Unfortunately did not get back but landed out at a house called Knogley just alongside the A697 North of Longframlington. Returning North of the Tyne the lift was dying so I diverted East to reach more hospitable landing and retrieving fields.My longest declared flight - I'm dissapointed not to have completed the task but pleased with the total distance. Next time !!!!
28th July 2002
Andy Bardgett
125km : 12000ft in wave. The flight include a turning point 5 miles out at sea.
28th July 2002
George Hall
Flew to Northumbria Glding Club to reclaim the Hotspur trophy and complete his Silver 'C'
28th July 2002
Derek Robson
Flew to Northumbria Glding Club to reclaim the Hotspur trophy
27th July 2002
Andy Bardgett
125km : Thermal and then wave up to 8300
13th July 2002
Mike Crews
A fantastic achievement and well deserved. 300km (Spain)
13th July 2002
Keith Latty
 Flew to Northumbria Glding Club to reclaim the Hotspur trophy for 2 hours until Ailsa flew back to reclaim it.
13th July 2002
Gordon Pledger
100km triangle
13th July 2002
Brian Brown
100km triangle
13th July 2002
Robin Johnson
160km around various turning points
1st June 2002
Ian Surley