| 2025 CARRIER DECK MEETING CALENDAR v3.0 – as at 12th April 2025 | |||
| NOTE: Events in RED text are to be confirmed, |
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| DATE | EVENT | Location | Classes to Enter, Contacts and Directions |
| 12-13 April | SAM35 Spring Gala | BMFA Centre Buckminster |
BCD, Class 1 postal, many other C/L events too: CD Andy Housden 020 8541 0186/07551 924220.
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| 10-11 May | Barton Bash | Barton MFC Manchester UK |
BCD, Class 1 postal, many other C/L events too: CD Andy Housden 020 8541 0186/07551 924220.
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17-18 May
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BCD Karel Doorman Cup | Ypenburg (NL) |
Location: www.scoutingvwp.nl/info/locatie Adress clubhuis: ILSY-plantsoen 9, 2497 GA Den Haag Information and registration – email: p.rietbergen@ziggo.nl |
| 23-25 May | BCD and Fun classes | Hammersbach (Germany) |
Contact:Robert Schulze: vajler.schulze@koeln.de Details: modellbauclub-hammersbach.de |
| 13-15th June | Sam35 Retro-Fest | Buckminster UK | BMFA Centre Buckminster – BCD, Class 1 postal, many other C/L events too: CD Andy Housden 020 8541 0186/07551 924220. |
| 19-22 June | BMFA CL Festival of Flight & Carrier Deck Weekend Workshop | Buckminster UK |
Apologies for late notice of this new event! BMFA Centre Buckminster. For the purposes of contest placings, this event is, unusually, to be combined with the previous weekend’s Carrier contest at the SAM Retrofest – so attendees have a greater selection of days (and therefore of weather) and may also fly on any or all of the 6 days! Festival of Flight on Thu 19 & Fri 20 is for basic training in many CL classes including Carrier. BCD & Class 1 postal contests will ALSO take place during these first two days, interleaving with training requirements as necessary. Sat 21 & Sun 22 Weekend Workshop is for BCD & Class 1 Postal contests, with Carrier training interleaving during these latter two days. CD Andy Housden 020 8541 0186/07551 924220. |
| 28-29 June NOTE CHANGED DATE! | BCD, F2B, Fun classes | Karken (Germany) |
Contact: wschm1569@aol.com |
| 05-06 July | BCD | Herenthals Belgium | Details: CLICK HERE! |
| 10-13 July | All FAI Classes and BCD | Landres France | Details – Click Here! |
| 26 July (Sat only) | Cameley Carrier Contest | Cameley, near Bristol |
New event, replacing the Marlborough MFC contest! Hosts Ollie & Paul Harris have a property with several fields, the most suitable of which they have kindly offered for a BCD Carrier contest. Flight circle is next to the house, parking is next to the flight circle and has direct access to a toilet in the house. Avoid Bristol city centre Clean Air Zone if your car uncompliant; check this on Bristol.gov.uk. Site location is at Woodview, Cameley, Temple Cloud, Bristol BS39 5AQ – 14m south of Bristol, just to the west of the A37 at Temple Cloud. Postcode is good for location, though Woodview is on north side of road, not south. What Three Words location of house is additives.frock.showdown; OS grid ref. is ST 616576. CD Andy Housden 020 8541 0186/07551 924220. |
| 9-10 August | Leicester MAC Gala Day Carrier & Scale contests | Leicester MAC club site |
New event! Carrier and Scale are returning to the club-owned Leicester site with its two excellent CL circles! Contests are BCD, Class 1 postal and Profile Scale; CL parking is permitted beyond the main car park, up by the circles. Site has toilets and clubhouse; Sunday is also LMAC Gala day with free BBQ. Note that all motors must comply with LMAC’s maximum noise limit of 82db at 7m, measured at right angles to thrustline. All motors WILL be checked, though most will already be compliant. Get yours checked at a previous Carrier contest to prevent embarrassment! During British Summer Time, 1300-1400 is the ‘Quiet Hour’ where no i.c. powered models may be flown. Post codes are not reliable for this rural location! Travel east from M1 J20 on the A4304 to Market Harborough. Pass through Theddingworth and ½m later, turn left onto the unsigned single track Bunkers Hill Road in a northerly direction. Pass under a disused railway bridge (after ⅓m), over a canal bridge (a further ¾m) and go straight across a crossroad junction signed to Gumley shortly afterwards. After a further ¼m the LMAC gated private road is on the left, just after a minor road on the right. What Three Words location of LMAC private road gate is lamp, cheerily, estimate; OS grid ref. of same is SP 682887 No camping, caravans or motorhomes are allowed on the LMAC site as a planning consent condition. Nearest caravan/motorhome/camp site is Valley View Campsite, Mowsley Road, Saddington, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE8 0QP; tel. 07702 807490 for bookings. My last visit showed that it not only has toilets and showers, but also a large common room with tables and worktops that might just be suitable for overnight model repairs! Valley View Escapes operate accommodation as part of the campsite, but as neither business has a website, the Escapes side appears to be bookable only through Trip Advisor. The campsite is 4½m away from the LMAC club site. The postcode isn’t perfect: it lands on Barford House, which is about ⅔m north of Valley View Farm where the campsite is located. Alternatives are the What Three Words of respect.eggs.encroach or the OS grid ref. of SP 655904. CD Andy Housden 020 8541 0186/07551 924220. |
| 29-31 August | Carrier Nationals – Class 1 and BCD | Buckminster UK | BCD, Class 1 – CD Andy Housden 020 8541 0186/07551 924220. |
| 13-14 September | Yorkshire Carrier Weekend Workshop | Pontefract Park UK | Pontefract Racecourse WF8 4QD, gate on A639 (Park Rd), ½m south of M62 J32, Yorks. CD David Cowburn 01482 565847 (home), 07599 769941 (mobile). Courtesy of PANDAS club, free camping, caravan and motorhome pitches next to flying circles. Portaloo present, but no water or other utilities. Nearby supermarket & fast-food outlets. Gate locked? David has key and will respond to a mobile phone call! |
| 19-21 September | BCD, F2B, Fun Classes | Wurselen (Aachen, Germany) |
Contact: vajler.schulze@koeln.de Location: Home | modellflugcondor.de |
| 27-28 September | Leicester MAC Carrier & Scale contests | Leicester MAC club site |
New event! Classes and location are exactly the same as the Aug 9-10 contest, except that the Sunday is not a club gala day, just a normal club Sunday. CD Andy Housden 020 8541 0186/07551 924220. |
| 11-12 October | SAM35 Autumn Gala – Carrier flying BCD, Class 1 Postal | BMFA Centre Buckminster | Contact is Andy Housden 0208 541 0186/07551 924220. |