Edgehill Gliding Centre

Congratulations to EGC Junior Member, Marcin, on completing his first solo flight today. He is seen here with his Instructor, Derek.

We are inviting late applications to fill 3 spots ... secure yours now!

For all the information and to find the registration form, head over to our website ⬇️

edgehillgliding.com/sheningtonregionals2026

With a full entertainment schedule, reduced entry fees for junior pilots and our famous end of competiton hangar fancy dress party why not join us for our regional competition running from the 4th to the 12th of July at Edgehill Gliding Centre! Whether you are a seasoned competition pilot or just starting out your competition flying journey, everyone is welcome to join us.

Congratulations to EGC Junior member, Eve, who completed her first solo following a 5 Day Course with her Instructor, Derek!

Congratulations to the EGC award winners for the 2025 season 🏆🎉

- CFI's Award - Gary Brightman
- Most Improved Pilot - Robert Wood
- Geoff Webster Memorial Trophy - Club Member of the Year by Membership Vote - Tim Donovan
- Highest Achiever - Most points on the BGA Ladder - Graham Paul
- Paul Gibbs Trophy - Services to EGC - Tim Donovan, Alan Langlands & Alistair Frier
- Mick Fursedon Trophy - Junior Club Member of the Year - Leo Woodforth
- Richard Cranium Award - Derek Woodforth
- Far Point Trophy - Furthest Point reached from EGC - Graham Paul
- Navigation Award - for running the first EGC XC Course - Alan Langlands & Tim Donovan
- Spring Soaring Trophy - First Badge Flight of the Year - Georgi Olentsenko
- LEXC Trophy - Last declared 100km of the year without a MOP - Rod Connors
- Safety Award - Jim Clarke

We're making the most of the recent good weather. Here are a couple of photos of last week's cross-country grid forming and one of the gliders on task in a stunning sky! ⛅

This week is our first course week of the year and our students have been making excellent progress so far!

Recently at EGC 🌤

Could this be you? Fancy learning to glide? To find out more, feel free to get in touch or head over to our website at www.edgehillgliding.com

Recently we've been busy with annual refresher flying for our qualified pilots ahead of the season, as well as training for this not yet qualified.

We also flew out first trial lessons of the year last weekend.

Could this be you? To find out how feel free to get in touch or head over to our website at www.edgehillgliding.com