Category: Events
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We have gone two for two in terms of events over the last couple of weeks. We hadn’t fully recovered from an amazing weekend at Troutbeck when we were already setting off for the next event of the season. Another inaugural event too from Showtime Events, this time in Yorkshire. The ballooning side of things…
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Wow what a weekend that was! We have just got back from the very first (of hopefully many) Troutbeck Balloon Meet! This one has gone straight to being one of the best meets we have ever attended. The event was organised by Dan King, Maddie King, and Mark Stelling (along with the support of their…
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At the time of writing this the team is still recovering from an absolute nonstop weekend of ballooning! What a weekend it was too! We completed three flights in special shape balloons and inflated several envelopes at the British Balloon Museum and Library inflation day. The inflation day happens every two years and is the…
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This blog has been kindly written by team member Helen Goldring. Her and her son Liam attended the 2026 Llangollen Model Balloon Meet on the 14th of March 2026. When we think of a model we imagine a 1:24 scale replica. That’s not the case with model hot air balloons. They may be smaller than…
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We have had a fantastic year so far. 2025 has been our best year of ballooning since the team was formed in 2008. We have flown more, attended more events, and achieved more than any other year. Throughout the year we have made some incredible memories and in fairness we thought the year had peaked.…
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We were lucky enough, via a contact we had made earlier in the year, to get an invite to a local event in our hometown of Northampton. The event in question was a remembrance for the great fire of Northampton which happened 350 years ago in 1675. The event was planned with a number of…
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Team member and fellow pilot Katie Gower attended the 2025 Chatsworth House balloon meet, the below blog details her and her teams adventures over the weekend. Photo credits also to Katie and her team. At the beginning of the week the weather was looking far from perfect and not flyable at all. However, it’s Chatsworth…
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The team are now recovering from their third event in a row, this time the 2025 Silverstone Festival and wow what an event this was. Silverstone wasn’t initially on the team’s event list for the year but our friends at the Bristol Balloon Collectors contacted us earlier in the year with a unique proposition. To…
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Well, here we are again, another week and another event report. This time the breakdown of the very windy, yet very successful Northampton Balloon Festival. The Northampton Balloon Festival holds a very special place in most of the team’s heart. This is the event where most of us found our passion for ballooning in the…
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The team are now recovering from a very busy weekend at the 2025 Bristol Balloon Fiesta where we had our first collaboration with MJ Ballooning. For those who don’t know MJ Ballooning is a group ran by Bristolian Matt Joyce, a balloon enthusiast with a passion for special shape balloons. Matt has an impressive fleet…
