East Anglia Area Cordially invite All Area and Club Examiners, Instructors and potential Test Candidates to a Fixed Wing ‘A’ and ‘B’ Instructor & Examiner Workshop Kindly hosted by Newmarket MFC (West Row site near RAF Mildenhall) Saturday 18th May 2019, registration from 9 am Directions to the site will be sent to all … Continue Reading
EAST ANGLIAN AREA BMFA Notice of meeting to be held on Thursday 10th January 2019 at 20:15. The Three Kings, Hengrave Road, Fornham All Saints, Bury St Edmunds. Agenda Apologies for Absence Clubs Present Minutes of the previous meeting (30th August 2018) Matter arising Chairman’s report Achievement Scheme … Continue Reading
South Norfolk MFC is pleased to announce that Club member Paul Hoey passed his Examiner’s Test this weekend. He was examined by Phil Gutteridge, an ACE and Area Achievement Scheme Coordinator. Paul joins a group of existing Examiners at the South Norfolk MFC. We wish him all the best as he starts on his new … Continue Reading
As you may have read in the BMFA News, the Achievement Scheme Review Committee has initiated the annual award of a Certificate of Merit either for service to and or promotion of the achievement scheme, or to a successful test candidate who has displayed outstanding attitude, determination, diligence and or performance in the lead up … Continue Reading
This was the first Chairmans’ Conference in the Area and all Area Clubs were invited to send up to 2 representatives to the event. We had also arranged for the Club Support Officer, Andy Symons, and the BMFA’s PR Consultant, Paul Tallett to come and speak to the Conference. The event was held in Bury … Continue Reading
Since 2014, the East Anglia Area has run 2 Achievement Scheme Workshops every year with one exception. That is a total of 9 Workshops. Thank you to the Raydon & District MAC for letting us use their field for the 2nd Workshop of 2018. Sadly, the weather failed to deliver so a total of 16 … Continue Reading
The Norwich Model Aero Club is pleased to be associated with a Group who organise a very successfully run number of Indoor Flying Events through the Autumn and Winter periods. These usually take place every two weeks in a Bright, Modern and “Heated” Sports Hall with High Ceilings and an upstairs Spectators Viewing Area at … Continue Reading
South Norfolk MFC have five dates booked for the 2018/19 winter season. If you would like to participate, please read on: 1st September 2018 17th November 2018 19th January 2019 9th March 2019 18th May 2019 Community Sports Centre, Norwich Road, Framingham Earl, Norfolk, NR14 7QP 5pm – 8pm. All model types, 100g max. Flyers £5, Junior Flyers £2, … Continue Reading
It is with great pleasure that we announce a new Area Chief Examiner (ACE) Linda Easter. Linda has the distinction of being the first lady ACE in the BMFA and the photo shows her receiving her Area Chief Examiner Certificate from the East Anglia Coordinator Phil Gutteridge at South Norfolk Model Flying Club’s site. Linda … Continue Reading
At the November AGM of the BMFA East Anglia region I was elected to succeed Peter Jenkins as regional delegate to the BMFA Council which is the governing body of the association. Quite an awesome responsibility not least because Peter had worked hard on behalf of clubs in the region to represent their views. So … Continue Reading