Presenting the LMSC awards.Geoff writes: after all the events of the last week, an excellent day. It was both the day of the Long Mynd Soaring Club social, the Big Bash; and a round of the British Clubs Challenge, an inter club competition.

The PG part of the comp was at Corndon, the HG at the Malverns. Great sky at Corndon, but strongish wind. In the end, most people flew and many got away, with the best distance being around 45k, I think, by Dave Thomas. Judith and I didn’t fly, partly because we both hate the combination of strong wind and thermals; partly because it was our first day at Corndon since Sunday. However, everyone who did fly did so without incident, apart from one tree landing, and one person who got dragged onto a barbed wire fence. No injuries though, apart from to the gliders. So it was a good day for the comp. Not sure which club won at this stage.

The evening was the Bash at the Powis Arms, the event Judith and Michaela have been preparing for ages. Around 70 people turned up, which was excellent. Food, drink, prizes, music. Prize winners included Kai Coleman and Jason Smith (longest XC from Mynd site, highest placed National League pilot, PG and HG respectively), Ellie Hoskins (best new PG pilot), Andrew Donnison (weather guru and coach of the year), Richard Chaffe (unsung hero award), Judith (most improved PG pilot, highest placed female league pilot, from the Mynd, outstanding contribution to the club) and me (highest placed PG league newcomer, bent metal trophy). A full list of award winners will be on the Mynd forum.

I’m probably a bit biased, but I thought it was a really good night out, and an excellent event all round.

See photos of the flying today.

See Paul’s photos of flying today.

See Paul’s photos of tonight.

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