Sunday 17th September - Fly-in St Mildreds Bay

[ekim]

Weather permitting this coming Sunday 17th September we will be flying at St Mildreds Bay / Westbrook beside the Sunken Garden (close to Edmanson Ave), Royal Esplanade, Westbrook, Margate, Kent. Postcode CT9 5EN will get you close. Users of What3words squad.roosters.pest will get you there.

The choice of this venue over Palm Bay has been made due to the inconvenience of Conveniences at Palm Bay and guaranteed loos at St Mildreds

Mike

Coming up
Sunday 24th September - Wild about Capstone
Saturday & Sunday 30th Sept - 1st Oct Betteshanger Wind Festival
Sunday 8th October - Blackheath Society Kite Day (Also One Sky One World day)

[peter]

St Mildreds; small area with strange winds and a tree lined garden in the middle; not sure it's all that good. I might be there on Sunday or may just go to Palm Bay as usual.
Re: Palm Bay and toilets:
Palm Bay Cafe - open 08.30-16.00. Kite Flyers welcome to use the toilets. Snacks and drinks also available.

[Gareth Williams]

Might be a challenge getting there from Maidstone as all routes east out of Maidstone seem to be car parks. It took just over an hour to get up Detling Hill this afternoon. M2 is shut from 4 to 5 coast Oundle. M20 has big delays between 7 and 8 coastbound.

[Gareth Williams]

Is there a weather report for Margate?

[ekim]

All the apps differ as to when the rain is going to arrive. We are going over with fingers crossed

[ekim]

We met under threatening skies with Gareth test flying his new lifter. Joined by Peter and Steve P along with Debbie & Malcolm who popped by to say hello. We settled down for lunch as the rain began, however it wasn't as heavy as we had expected and swiftly passed. The sky cleared, the sun shone and we ended up with a lovely afternoon with a good selection of kites flown. Certainly not quite what the forecast had predicted.

Next week Capstone!

Mike

[evets]

Photos can be found HERE