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About Our Events and Dispersal of Our Charity Aims
Happy 50th Birthday to Our Partner 'The Six'
G-APSA, from fly2help
 Returned
to her original 1963 British Eagle livery, Douglas DC-6 serial
number 45497 celebrates 50 unbroken years of commercial service,
21 of them with Air Atlantique. Official birthday celebrations
will be held at Farnborough Air Show in the week 14-20 July
2008. www.thedc6.com
fly2help
are Optimist World Charity of the Week for 27 June - 03 July
2008?
fly2help
are now members of Optimist
World - a website dedicated to provide a more positive
news agenda. Read more
Kemble Air Day - A Great Success!
Sunday 15th June 2008 saw another great day for fly2help
when we had a presence at no less than four locations at Kemble
Air Day ! Read
more
Launch of Kemble Airport
Aviation Scholarships 2009
Kemble Air Day on Sunday 15th June provides the perfect opportunity
to launch the next round of scholarships. Visit the fly2help
stand to find out more and meet some of this years scholars,
or read more details here
Aviation Dreams Take Off at Kemble
Thanks to the generosity of Kemble Airport owner Mr Ronan
Harvey, fly2help
were able to offer 10 lucky local youngsters the chance to
take to the skies as part of the 2008 Kemble Airport Flying
Scholarships. Read
the full story
Exciting New Partnership for fly2help
and 'The Six'
 fly2help
are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with
'The Six' - the remarkable Douglas DC-6A Cloudmaster, an iconic
1950's airliner, owned & managed by the Air Atlantique
Classic Flight based at Coventry.
Read the full story
Pub Quiz Held on Behalf of fly2help
at The Five Bells, Woodspeen nr Newbury
A fun evening was had by all on Saturday 3rd May 2008 when
The Five Bells at Woodspeen nr Newbury kindly hosted a pub
quiz in aid of fly2help.
A total of £186.90 was raised during the course of the
evening. Read
more
Stiff Competition for Kemble Scholarships
Final selection for the 2008 Kemble Airport Flying Scholarships
took place at Kemble on March 15th and attracted an extremely
high calibre of candidates. Read the full story
TAG Aviation UK Ltd - Fleet Half Marathon
On Sunday 16th March 2008 four incredibly fit and kind members
of TAG Aviation UK Ltd braved the elements in order to take
part in the Fleet Half Marathon to raise funds in aid of the
fly2help
Foundation. Read more
£2108.00 Raised for fly2help
at AV8 Beach Party
Five tonnes of sand and a surf riding machine were installed
in a marquee at AV8 on Saturday 26th January to help a Beach
Party go with a swing. Whilst raising funds for fly2help,
over 100 guests enjoyed a beach barbecue themed meal to celebrate
one year of AV8 management under proprietor Neil Griffiths. Read the full story
The fly2help
Team Grows as the Foundation
Takes to New Heights
the Foundation
is growing at an incredible rate thanks to the support and
interest of many individuals and businesses. To match this
growth and to ensure the continuation of such success, fly2help
are pleased to announce the recruitment of two new team members.
Read their profiles using the links below...
Fundraising Success at Battle of Britain
Ball!
Friday 12th October was a great night for fly2help.
One of our committee members, Craig Penrice, organised a Battle
of Britain Ball at the Grand Hotel, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. Read the full story
What a Lucky Lady!... Mandy and the Spitfire
15th August 2007
 fly2help
is all about making dreams take flight. John Romain, Managing
Director of The Aircraft Restoration Company, Duxford, recently
gave our very own Mandy Pantall the chance to fulfill one
of her dreams, a flight in a Spitfire Tr.9.
Read the full
story
the Flight
Academy Joins Forces With Ultimate High!
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£9,000 Raised at Aviation Photographic Exhibition
On Saturday 21st July, fly2help
were proud to present a fundraising exhibition and sale of
images taken by leading aviation photographer Jamie Hunter.
Read the full
story
Kemble Air Day - 17th June 2007
Mandy and the team would like to thank everyone for supporting
the Foundation
raffle at the Air Day. We are delighted to announce that the
winner of a flight in our beautiful aircraft is Adrian
Exton of Melksham, Wiltshire. Adrian has chosen to
fly in the Chipmunk that was on display and is apparently
still smiling three days after the phone call advising him
of his win!... plenty more smiles to come yet Adrian!
Thank you also to the ambulance man that was accosted to
draw the winning ticket!
We hope you all enjoyed a great day... and without the rain... bonus!
BBMF Create Fundraising Stir at Kemble -
26th May 2007
 fly2help
would like to thank the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
for supporting the Foundation;
with particular thanks going to Sqn Ldr Ian Smith and his
ground crew for donating their valuable time!
A big 'Thank You' also goes to everyone who came along and
helped to raise a grand total of £555.00.
Now read the full story
- written by Guy Stockley
Fleet Air Arm Squadron Visit - 23rd May 2007
fly2help
were invited to share a presentation with the Fleet Air Arm
Squadron during a VIP visit to Rolls-Royce at Filton. The
Squadron very kindly supported the
Foundation and we would like to thank
them for their very generous donations totalling £600.00.
Chippie Joins the Team
 Chipmunk
G-BYSJ (RAF Registration WB569) was safely delivered from
the Aircraft Restoration Company at Duxford to her new home
at Kemble on 4th January 2007. Everyone at fly2help
was excited to welcome the newest member of the family and
she has already attracted significant attention through the
Flight Academy.
See the Chipmunk in action as part
of our latest air-to-air photo shoot
Find out more about the history
of 'Sierra Juliette'
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