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JMA/RAF Honington Jet Meet 3-4th April, 2010
Posted by Dick on 2010-02-08 20:31:46 UTC
Courtesy of the Stn Cdr and the local club, the JMA/RAF Honington JMA Jet Meet will take place over the weekend 3-4th April, 2010.
Open to JMA members only. Pre-entry for this event is essential and the following details should be sent to Roger Kilbey at roger.kilbey@btinternet.com by no later than close of post 19th March, 2010:
Name(s) of attendees
Car make & model, colour and registration number
Attendees should be aware that RAF Honington is a no-smoking site and photo ID will be required by the RAF Police on entry to the airfield.
The postcode for RAF Honington is IP31 1EE and a map can be found at:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x... &ay=274428
Accommodation:
The Premier Lodge Hotel in Thetford (5 miles away) has about 30 rooms at £65.00 per night per room (0870 850 6320)
North View Guest House (01359 269423) has about 6 rooms at £20 - £25 per person per night. This B & B is in Honington village comes highly recommended and is within walking distance of the local pub (5 mins from RAF camp).
The Glebe, Elveden (6 miles), 01842 890027
Six Bells, Bardwell, 4 miles, 01359 250820
The three nearest camp sites are:-
The Dell Touring Park
Thurston
01359 270121 (approx 7 miles from RAF Honington)
The Dower House
East Harling
01953 717314 (10 miles)
This site has excellent facilities, swimming pool, club house, etc - ideal for families and comes highly recommended although it is reflected in the price!
The Willows
Mildenhall
01638 715963 (10 miles)
Thanks to Mark Hinton for this info.
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RNMAA / JMA Jet Meet at Merryfield - 23rd May, 2010
Posted by Dick on 2010-01-15 18:54:26 UTC
NEW EVENT!
Thanks to Jamie Cuff & Pat Barnes of the Royal Navy Model Aircraft Association, and the Ctte and members of the Ilminster RC Model Club, a jet meet will be held off RNAS Merryfield, Somerset, on Sunday 23rd May, 2010.
Merryfield is close to the village of Ilton - a map can be found at:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ (type in Ilton as Place Name)
The meeting is open to gas turbine powered models only. Noise must be kept to a minimum, so no D/F, Turboprops or Pulse Jets and there will be a limit of 3 models in the air at any one time.
There will be a max limit of 30 pilots (must be JMA members), so get your name on the list soonest, together with details of the vehicle you'll be in (Make & Model, Colour & Reg No) by emailing Roger Kilbey at: roger.kilbey@btinternet.com
Note: Helpers/spectators (whether travelling with a pilot or not) must also register with Roger.
There will be a £10 fee for pilots (collected on the day), with all proceeds going to the 'Help for Heroes' Charity.
The cut-off date for entries will be Friday 7th May, 2010 (this is set by the MOD Police and is not negotiable).
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2010 JMA AGM and Shawbury Jet Meet - 27-28th March, 2010
Posted by Dick on 2010-01-08 15:14:01 UTC
The JMA AGM will take place at a venue TBC in Telford on 27th March, 2010...soon as the venue's confirmed, I'll let you know. Thanks to Frank Fletcher and members of the RAF Shawbury MAC, we have the use of RAF Shawbury for the post JMA AGM Jet Meet on 28th March, 2010.
The Jet Meet is limited to 50 pilots max (must be JMA members), so get your name on the list soonest, together with details of the vehicle you'll be in (Make & Model, Colour & Reg No). by emailing Roger Kilbey at: roger.kilbey@btinternet.com
Spectators/helpers intending to go (whether travelling with a pilot or not) must also register with Roger.
The cut-off date for entries will be Friday 12th March, 2010 ( this is set by the MOD Police, not us! ).
Cheers,
Dick Spreadbury
for JMA Cttee
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