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A Revised BHPA AGM Pack, that includes the directors reports due to be presented at the meeting, is now available for download in the documents section of this website.
The British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association's 2026 AGM will be held at 8 Merus Court, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, Le19 1RJ on Saturday 28th February commencing at 11.00am.
Marc Asquith and Steve Young will be standing for re-election to Exec, and James Allcock, Mike Chilvers, Guy Richardson and Mark Schaefer will be standing for election to Exec. As there are six vacancies and six candidates, the election will be uncontested.
Nevertheless, the AGM offers an opportunity to quiz Exec members on their achievements, and on the future direction of the Association; all are welcome to attend.
For those who are unable to attend the AGM in person, there will be an opportunity to observe the meeting and participate in discussions by joining the meeting using your computer, tablet or smartphone. Further details will be made available in due course.
Posted: 13 February 2026
By: Paul Dancey
The BHPA digital membership card web app, suspended in August, has returned with several new features.
Members can now upload a suitable photograph for inclusion on their 'card'. This can be replaced at a later date if desired, by tapping the account setup link on the login page..
There is an option for a member to share their membership card details with a competition organiser. Personal contact details can also be included in the shared information if required.
Once logged in, all BHPA membership details, qualifications, and the name of your club, are displayed on one page. Where appropriate, IPPI card and FAI licence details are included.
It's also possible to start your membership renewal process from within the app, making renewal quicker and easier.
The account setup procedure is initiated by tapping the create account link on the login page.
You will then be asked to enter and submit your registered email address. The resultant email will contain a unique link that will allow you to set up your account. All data and photographs are securely hosted on the BHPA web server.
Members with an existing digital membership sign-in will need to start over using the above sequence.
When intially setting up your account, or renewing your BHPA membership from within the app, please try to ensure you have a stable internet connection.
The new digital membership card app can be found at https://members.bhpa-membership.org.
Posted: 4 February 2026
By: Paul Dancey
The British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association's 2026 AGM will be held at 8 Merus Court, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, Le19 1RJ on Saturday 28th February commencing at 11.00am.
Marc Asquith and Steve Young will be standing for re-election to Exec, and James Allcock, Mike Chilvers, Guy Richardson and Mark Schaefer will be standing for election to Exec. As there are six vacancies and six candidates, the election will be uncontested.
Nevertheless, the AGM offers an opportunity to quiz Exec members on their achievements, and on the future direction of the Association; all are welcome to attend.
For those who are unable to attend the AGM in person, there will be an opportunity to observe the meeting and participate in discussions by joining the meeting using your computer, tablet or smartphone. Further details will be made available in due course.
The 2026 AGM Voting Pack is available in the documents section of this web site. The pack includes formal notice of the meeting, details of members standing for election, and a proxy voting form.
Voting can only be in person, or by completing the proxy voting form in the AGM Voting Pack, and posting it to the BHPA Office or emailing a scanned copy to office@bhpa.co.uk.
Completed proxy voting forms must be received at the office by 11.00am on Thursday 26 February 2026.
Posted: 4 February 2026
By: Paul Dancey
The old EHPU incident database has now closed down and the new FIDA database brought online.
As a result our "report an incident" page is now back on line and can be found at it's new home report.bhpa-incidents.org.
Appropriate re-directs have also been put in place on bhpa.co.uk to allow for a smooth transition to the new page.
Posted: 31 January 2026
By: Paul Dancey
The EHPU Safety Network pan Europe incident reporting system is being replace by FIDA the Flight Sport Incident Data Base.
As a result the incident report form on our website has been taken offline while the necessary work is undertaken to ensure no new incident reports are lost during the transition.
We hope to have this back online by the weekend or early next week, and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Unfortunately we have become aware that the status of the option to publish a report on our website has been lost during the move from the old database to the new one. As a result each of the BHPA incident report in the FIDA database will now need to be reviewed, and where appropriate marked for publication on our website.
Given the number of reports involved, this work is likely to take some time to complete. We have therefore taken the decision to freeze the number of reports available on our website until such time as this work is complete, and we can safely resume adding new reports.
Posted: 28 January 2026
By: Paul Dancey
John McIntyre, designer of Airglow, will outline its design and construction. Since Airglow first flew in 1990 the technology of human-powered flight has changed surprisingly little.
If you're interested in how CFRP tubes are made, or the design of joints for cantilever wings, book now. John will also cover Japan's DMG Mori/Birdman House aircraft, considered to represent the current state of the art, which flew 69km non-stop in 2023.
Airglow is now in the care of Barney Townsend at LSBU.
Royal Aeronautical Society HQ, 4 Hamilton Place, London W1J 7BQ. February 9th at 6pm. Entrance is free but booking is essential (see above).
Posted: 5 January 2026
By: J. Schofield
The military low flying cell will be closed for the Christmas/New Year break from 3pm on 19 Dec 25 until 5 Jan 26.
CANPs will therefore not be processed over this period so there is no point in submitting them.
Martin Baxter
Posted: 11 December 2025
By: Paul Dancey
The BHPA Office will close for Christmas at noon on Tuesday the 23 December 2025, and re-open on Friday 2 January 2026.
As a result, any shop orders placed during that period will not be processed until the 2 January 2026 at the earliest.
Similarly, we will be unable to process any membership applications or renewals submitted during that period until the 2 January 2026.
Posted: 11 December 2025
By: Paul Dancey
last updated: 13 February 2026
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