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Parachute Association Limited company registration information
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Storm
go Gold
-
they're World
Champs
Team
Storm lift the World Championship Trophy for 4-way
women's FS in Maubeuge,
France, on 14 August 2008. Click on image to
increase size. Pictured left to right are team
members Hannah Betts, Claire 'Sparky' Scott, Kate
Stephens, Sarah Smith, freefall videographer Gary
'Swoop' Wainwright, coach Dan BC. Photo by Stijn Janssens.
A proud and
emotional moment for British Skydiving - see story, next column,
and visit Storm's own website, click on their logo
above.
15-22
August 2008 - Click
here for link to a BBC Points West Report
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AGM
venue
The
next BPA AGM will be held at the Hinckley Island
Hotel, Leicestershire, on Saturday 10 January
2009. For the AGM in January 2010, the venue
is likely to be the Blackpool Hilton.
New
BPA Media Co-ordinators
Rebecca
Armstrong and Rich Rust (pictured) are the new
volunteer BPA Media Co-ordinators. They will
be pleased to help Members in liaising with the
media. Click here for
more.
RAeC
Trust bursaries to BPA Members
The
Royal Aero Club Trust recently awarded 16 bursaries
to assist aviators in their chosen disciplines.
Of the 16 successful applicants, 7 were BPA
members. Click
here for more on some of the winners.
Considering
the large number of applicants and the variety of
airsports from which to choose, it is a credit to
the BPA that its members won 7 out of 16 bursaries.
ESL 2008
The
European Skydiving League (ESL) Finals will be held
from Fri
5 - Sun 7 September in Texel, Netherlands. Who will be the
next European FS Champions - you? Chris
Hollis, BPA FS Rep, says "AAA teams are what
we need, so let's start our campaign now!"
BPA
Membership 08/09
Please
print off a renewal form (BPA Form 101) for
the Membership year from 1 April 2008 to 31
March 2009 from the link below (in Word or pdf),
complete the form and return it by post or fax
to the BPA Office
Please
note that the processing and receipt of
membership certificates may take up to ten
days. Renewal forms will only be
accepted by post, fax or hand, we regret we
are unable to accept renewals over the 'phone
or by e-mail.
New!airsports.tv
is a new Internet TV channel featuring all the
best action from the world of competitive air
sports – including the official World
Championships and World Cups. It's the only site
in the world which has exclusive access to the top
events in air sports. airsports.tv is owned
and operated out of London by Flying
Aces Ltd media partner of the FAI, the
World Air Sports Federation.
Volairkix
take Bronze in Freefly
Team
Volairkix (celebrating above, click on image to
increase size)
took World Bronze in Freefly - congratulations
to (left to right) Andy Newell, Adam 'Killa' Mattacola & Andy
Newell.
From
Lesley Gale, BPA Editor, in Maubeuge, France -
filed on Thursday 14 August at 0916
"They
won! British women's 4-way FS Team Storm took Gold by one point 120 after 6 rounds (20
average) to 119 USA and 115 France. Nail biting
stuff to the end.
Congratulations
too to Team Volairkix who won Bronze in Freefly.
The
whole Delegation really is a credit to the UK,
performing superbly, being great sports and adding
to the vibe.
Roving
reporter over and out! - Lesley"
Click
herefor
the BPA's media report on Team Storm's fantastic world
win
Click
here for all our team lists of all teams taking part in WPC 2008
For
results, scores and more visit the official WPC FS
& Artistics website http://maubeuge2008.org/
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Plan
for Action
Here
is the BPA's
2008/9 Action Plan matrix
and explanatory text
Council
minutes
Minutes of the Council meeting held on 25 June
2008 are available on the Minutes
page.
British
skydivers make history with live tv ad
British
skydivers have made television history. The first ever live
advertisement on British tv featured a live skydive
in which the letters H-O-N-D-A were spelt
out in formation. The ad ran on Channel 4 at
2010 on Thursday 29 May. Click
here to see the ad on the Honda website.
Its part of the campaign for the new Honda Accord,
which has the theme 'Difficult
is worth doing'
Message
of congratulationto
the team from
John Smyth, BPA Chairman
Absolutely
superb!
My warmest congratulations to all
involved. This is a magnificent
achievement especially when you consider the
immense pressure the Team were under knowing it
was being videoed and broadcast live across a
continent, notwithstanding the fact they had
already achieved the formations in
practice jumps.
Outstanding
I spoke to Andy
Scott about an hour before take off and a few minutes after landing. They were all absolutely
elated and really encouraged in the knowledge that
the whole of the BPA were behind them. This is particularly
important as all the skydivers in this ad were
British BPA Members. I believe it will be linked
into BJ Worth's ads for Honda with US
jumpers.
Let's all take a
little time to reflect on the fact that this was a
live transmission, Air to Air, that was watched by
an estimated 2.5m viewers on Ch 4. I
believe it shows the potential for promoting our
sport in competition if we can just find the right
format. Twenty years ago no-one would ever
believe snooker could attract such vast live
audiences, but look at it now. It is certainly
something I shall be taking forward at IPC to seek
to develop a strategy over the next 5 years using
this ground-breaking TV ad, made by Brits, as a
prime example.
In the meantime, on
behalf of the Council and the whole Membership, we
send all the team our heartiest
congratulations. We are so proud of
them for making this ground-breaking achievement.
John Smyth
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BPA
Credit Card
Have you heard about the BPA Credit Card? As our only
official credit card, it has been carefully designed to both
promote BPA and provide great value with attractive rates and
benefits:
·
0% p.a. on balance transfers for twelve months from the
date the account is opened (3% handling fee), and
·
0% p.a. on card purchases for three months from the date
the account is opened
·
Typical rate 15.9% APR
(variable)
Click
here for more information and
to apply for the BPA Credit Card
today.
BPA
acknowledges UKS
The
BPA has
acknowledged www.UKSkydiver.co.uk
as an unofficial, independent, external online forum
for skydivers in the UK. The BPA is not
responsible for the content of external websites.
Adrian
Bond, BPA Communication Chairman, said “There is
no doubt that the UKS website is an exceptional
boost to communication in our sport, one which the
BPA – and our Communications Committee in
particular – heartily applauds.” The UKS
website is run by BPA Members Stu Ferguson and Paul
McCormick.
Team
Contact page
Are
you a jumper looking to find or make a team? Or a
team looking to fill a vacancy? Then we've got just
the thing. The Team
Contact
page here on the BPA website enables you to
advertise. Try it today- there's no charge - it's
all part of the service to members
Membership
Survey
Click
here for the results of the BPA's first online
Membership Survey. Thanks to the 372 respondents. The
survey will help the
Council and its Committees to plan for
the sport. Members have said it's time to update the BPA website with a
facility for online renewals. The Council
plans to launch a new website later this year, and
to phase in more online services including renewals in a four-stage
programme.
