Newbury balloon meet
The 3-4-40 Club organise the balloon flights from the Royal Coutnty of Berkshire Show
Most clubs have local festivals at which their members turn out on mass
Club members will often pass on information on a good meeting to attend abroad
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Groomes balloon meet
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Basingstoke balloon meet
3-4-40 Region BBAC
The unusual name refers to the motorway systems within the club’s region (M3, M4 and M40) which covers Berkshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and parts of Buckinghamshire and Hampshire. It meets socially on the second Monday of the month at the Spotted Dog in Cold Ash near Thatcham. Monthly News Letter Flying Wires. www.3440.org

Black Horse Balloon Club
Based Black Horse Pub, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. Holds social meeting on the third Thursday in the month. Monthly news letter Quick Release www.bh-bc.co.uk

Chiltern Region
Meets last Tuesday of the month at The Bull, High Street, Onley, Bucks.. News letter Crown Lines issued bi-monthly. www.crbbac.org

Eastern Region Balloon Club
Does not hold regular meetings as the region is so large, covering Essex, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. Newsletter ‘Dump Cracker’ published bi-monthly.

East Midland Balloon Group
Caters for Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Rutland. www.embg.org.uk

London Region & Capital Balloon Club
Meets on the last Wednesday of each month at the Secforde Arms, Seckforde St. close to Farringdon station. Publishes a monthly magazine, ‘Hot Gossip’ www.londonballooning.co.uk

Mid Hants Balloon Club
Covers Hampshire and West Surrey
Meets on the second Friday of each month at Headley Park Country Club, Picketts Hill north of Bordan. www.midhantsballoonclub.org.uk

North West Balloons & Airship Club
Meets twice monthly on the first and third Tuesday at the Mill at Croston, near Chorley. Publishes a bi-monthly magazine called ‘Compass Points’. www.nwbac.com

Oswestry Balloon Club
Based, not suprisingly, in Oswestry the club publishes a bi-monthly newsletter and organises a fly-out on the last Sunday of each month (provided it is flyable).

Pennine Region
This club incorporates Yorkshire, Humberside, Durham, Northumberland and Tyne & Wear. Newsletter ‘Scoop’ is published bi-monthly. www.prba.org.uk

 Surrey and Sussex Balloon Club
Meets on the third Thursday in every month at the Punch Bowl, Oakwood Hill. News letter Whispers see www.ssbg.co.uk

Western Region
The Western Region British Balloon and Airship Club covers Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, West Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, South Wales, and areas beyond. Bi-monthly newsletter ‘Hotline’ www.wrbbac.co.uk

West Midlands Balloon Club
Newsletter ‘Basket Cases’

Windbags
Kent balloon group. Meets Second Wednesday of the month at Red Lion in Lenham just off the A20. Membership monthly email update.

Competition Club
Runs the Grand Prix’s and Nationals. News letter On Target www.bbac.org/affil/comps/website

British Balloon Museum & Library
The BBM&L was formed in 1979 with the purpose of trying to preserve the many items associated with the history of hot-air and gas ballooning. Quarterly newsletter ‘Trailrope’. www.britishballoonmuseum.org.uk

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