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1st May 2001

Latest Foot & Mouth News From the BMFA - UPDATED 1st May 2001

May 27th
Now that the F/F Nats has been postponed, there will be a special one day Free Flight Convention, held in Grantham and hosted by John O'Donnell More details:
http://www.bmfa.org/news/freeflight_convention.html

June 10th
BMFA C/L Speed / Team Race Centralised F2A, F2C, F2C Nationale.
VENUE CHANGED FROM Barkston Heath TO Oakington, Nr Cambridge.
Contact Pete Halman on 01582 424398 or Chris Barker on 01420 543905

July 15th
BMFA C/L Team Racing Centralised F2C, F2C Nationale, British Goodyear. Barkston Heath, Nr Grantham.
Contact Pete Halman on 01582 424398 or Chris Barker on 01420
NOTE – If this venue is cancelled due to F&M then the event will be held at Oakington, Nr Cambridge

May 19-20 Oxford MFC Free Flight Rally 2001 run by Andy Crisp at Port Meadow is POSTPONED DUE TO F&M RESTRICTIONS.

From Gordon Warburton
of the BMFA Northern Area. Would everyone concerned please note that the Scale competition due to be held at Pontefract on the 20th May has now been cancelled - a victim of F & M.

Raptor Air, who fly at Skelbrook, near Doncaster are offering flying facilities for postponed or cancelled events in the area.
Contact Richard on 07966 160017 for more details.


The BMFA will be monitoring the situation very closely and will notify members of any further developments. When further information is available it will be on the website and in the BMFA News. Many model flying events in the UK will be postponed or cancelled and we recommend that you double check with event organisers before travelling anywhere.

Click here for a full list of events which are already affected.

When further information is available it will be on the BMFA web site and in the BMFA News.