Strut Calendar

Please contact your local Strut to check the details before attending the calendar events.

Andover Strut: Spitfire Club, Popham Airfield, SO21 3BD. 1930. 9 June – Bums-on-Seats Evening followed by Fish & Chip Supper, 1700 start. Contact Bob Howarth email:bobhowarth99@ btinternet.com Phone no. 01980 611124

Bristol Strut: BAWA Club, Filton, 1930. BAWA Club, Filton, 1930. 7 June – National Police Air Service. Contact: chairman@bristolstrut.uk www.bristolstrut.uk

Cornwall Strut: The Clubhouse, Bodmin Airfield. 11 June – Grasshopper Gathering; 19 June – Fly UK Microlights; 23/24 July – VAC and LAA Fly-In; 31 July – Lundy Sunday. Contact Pete White pete@aeronca.co.uk 01752 406660

Devon Strut: 18 June Fly-In to Farway Common; 16 July – Farway Common; 30 July – MiddleZoy. The Exeter Court Hotel, Kennford, Exeter. 1930. Contact: david.millin@sea-sea.com

East of Scotland Strut: 18/19 June

– Easter Airfield Summer Solstice Fly-In; 9/10 July – Lamb Holm; 30 July – Kilkeel, Northern Ireland. Harrow Hotel, Dalkeith. 2000. Contact: inrgibson001@btinternet. com 0131 339 2351.

East Midlands Strut: The Plough, Normanton on Soar. 13 June – AGM. Contact: tonyrazzell2@gmail.com We also have a Facebook group and upload recordings of some meetings where we have speakers.

Gloster Strut: Summer venue Croft Farm, Defford, WR8 9BN. If flying in PPR phone 07767 606172. Contact: Harry Hopkins phone 07902 650619 harry. hopkins@talktalk.net

Highlands & Islands: 9/10 July – Lamb Holm; 30/31 July – Easter Airfield, Strut Fly-In. Highland Aviation, Inverness Airport. Contact: b.w.spence@btinternet. com 01381 620535.

Kent Strut: 30 June – Strut BBQ at Ripple. Cobtree Manor Golf Club, Maidstone, Kent. 2000. Contact: Steve Hoskins hoskinsltd@outlook.com 07768 984507.

LiNSY Trent Valley Strut: Trent Valley Gliding Club, Kirton Lindsey. pilotbarry1951@gmail. com http:// linsystrut.wixsite.com/website

North East Strut: Fishburn Airfield. Brunch the third Sunday of each month. 1130-1330 at Fishburn Aviator Cafe. Contact: alannixon297@btinternet.com

North Western Strut: Veterans Lounge, Barton, Manchester, 1930 for 2000. Contact: cliffmort@btinternet.com 07813 497427.

North Wales Strut: Caernarfon Airport, Dinas Dinlle. First Sunday of the month –HEMS Bistro Café. 1300. Contact: Gareth Roberts gtrwales@gmail.com 07876 483414.

Oxford Group: Sturdy’s Castle Country Inn, Banbury Road, Kidlington, OX5 3EP. Second Wednesday each month. June: TBC; 13 July – Strut BBQ TBA. Contact: LAAOxford@gmail.com www.oxfordlaa. co.uk

Redhill Strut: The Dog and Duck, Outwood, Surrey, RH1 5QU. Third Tuesday of each month at 1930. Contact: david@milstead.me.uk

Shobdon Strut: Hotspur Café, Shobdon Airfield, Hereford HR6 9NR. 1930. 14 July – Travis Ludlow, the youngest pilot to fly around the world. Contact: Keith Taylor bushebiggles@sky.com

Southern Strut: The Swiss Cottage, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5TD. First Wednesday of the month 2000. 6 July

– GASCo Safety Evening. Contact: palmersfarm@sky.com

Strathtay Strut: Scottish Aero Club, Perth Airport, Scone. Scone Clubhouse. Contact: keith.boardman@peopleserve. co.uk 07785 244146.

Suffolk Coastal Strut: Earl Stonham Village Hall, IP14 5HJ – 19.30. 10 June – Gliding Evening at Tibenham (from mid/ late-afternoon) 9 July – Annual Strut

Fly-in at Monewden Airfield – PPR at www.suffolkcoastalstrut.org.uk/flyin 10 July – Strut Day at Monewden, including Aerial Treasure Hunt. Contact: Martyn Steggalls events@suffolkcoastalstrut.org. uk / 07790 925142

The Joystick Club: 5 June and 3 July – @Shuttleworth Air Show with pedal planes and simulator. Contact Mike Clews, m.clews@sky.com. 07775 847914. www.joystickclub.co.uk

Vale of York Strut: Chocks Away Café, Rufforth East Airfield.1900. Contact: Chris Holliday 07860 787801 valeofyorkstrutlaa@gmail.com www. valeofyorkstrutlaa.wordpress.com

Wessex Strut: Henstridge Airfield Clubhouse. Check Wessex Strut website. 9 July – Strut BBQ at MiddleZoy (Wessex Strut members and friends). Contact: neil. wilson@laa.uk.com

West Midlands Strut: Navigator Café, Halfpenny Green Aerodrome 1930. Contact: Graham Wiley westmidlandslaastrut@googlegroups. com Stuart Darby stuartdarby134@ hotmail.com wmstrut.co.uk

West of Scotland Strut: Bowfield Country Club, Howwood, PA9 1DZ. 1900. Contact: Neil Geddes barnbethnkg@ gmail.com 01505 612493.

Youth & Education Support (YES)

– YES stand at Shuttleworth Air Shows. Contact Stewart Luck. captainluck@ hotmail.com

NB: Thank you to all Struts and clubs for getting in touch.

If you have any stories, items you wish to share or updates for the calendar, please contact me at struts@laa.uk.com