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Kemble flying another successful day


The 25th July 2010 has seen another successful flying day for Flight Horizons.

Residents cared for by the Brandon trust took the controls of a cessna 152 at The Flying club, in Kemle, we had some great feedback, includin this from one flyer:

"It was wonderful flying and I had a great time. I felt totally in control. I got to fun things like imitate a rollercoaster"

 

 

Date set for next flying date now at Kemble airfield
Over time the members of the committee have changed, the group is now run by Shane and Zoe Touhey who live in Gloucestershire and with recent changes in licensing meaning Flight Horizons needed to find a new home Gloucestershire made a lot of sense. The next flying day for Flight Horizons will be 25 July 2010.

 

 

Sponsored Mountain climb complete

On Saturday the 27th June 2009 Shane Touhey and John Russell climbed Ben Nevis to raise money for Flight Horizons. Ben Nevis is the tallest mountain in Britain at 4,409 feet tall. The climb up took 3 1/2 hours and involved climbing through snow, fog and high winds. Around £400 was raised for Flight Horizons which will help us to continue to provide flights to people who live in care.


Sponsored mountain climb (Ben Nevis)

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Documents updated

Not the most thrilling news but I thought you may be interested to know that you can now view the accounts for the financial year April 2008 - April 2009 along with our minutes from the last committee meeting and our updated versions of the Flight Horizons policies - these can all be found in the 'Documents' section which is a sub menu of the 'About us' section which can be found on the left hand side of this page. Alternatively click here.

 

 

Flight horizons Flights 2009

 

 This year Flight Horizons provided flights for 8 adults living in care, the weather was beautiful and there were lots of smiles - a thoroughly good and successful day for Flight Horizons and all who attended. Thanks to everyone who helped make the day possible. There are photos in the photo section of this site.

 

Flight Horizons flying day 25th April '09

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Flight Horizons flying day moved to April 24th.

 

 The date for the flights this year has been postponed in order to meet the needs of the people flying. A slight alteration and we are back on track for another excitement filled day!

 

 

Flight horizons on track for 2009 Flights.

 

Work is currently underway to prepare for providing flights in March of 2009 and we are currently on track for another successful year. Flight horizons has undergone a few changes over the last year. Prominently the governing committee has changed and is now made up of Shane Touhey and his sister Zoe Touhey. We are seeking a third member to give their time to help organise these events. If you are interested please contact us.

 

 

Flight horizons flying day a soaring success.

Flight horizons provides flights for 11 people with learning disabilities and their carers with lots of smiles all round. Many thanks to everybody involved who made this a very special day. The people who flew in the light aircraft had an opportunity to fly over a nearby location over their choice, view beautiful Kent scenery by air and for some to handle the controls! Each person who flew also received a certificate as a souvenir of their experience.

Flight Horizons flying day 15th March '08

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Flight horizons flying day: 15th March 2008. 

The committee announces date for flight horizons FREE flights is to be the 15th March 2008, held at Manston airfield, Kent, Click here to apply
 
Governing committee meets.
 
The Governing committee met on the 12th of May to discuss the running of Flight Horizons, Those present were: Shane Touhey and Eleanor Morley Souter. topics discussed included becoming a charity, what will happen when service users don't arrive and fund raising. The full meeting minutes are available in the downloads section.
 
 
Flight horizons first day.
 
Flight horizons first day of operations saw a lot of smiles this weekend. Unfortunately the cloud base was too low for flight but the service users enjoyed a look around the site and the aircraft and a discussion about how planes fly.
 
Here are some pictures of our first operational day.

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TG aviation licensing information now available on this site.

 

In response to requests from care homes TG aviation licensing information is now available on this site for your peace of mind, find it in the 'downloads' section. We are grateful to TG aviation for providing this information. If you would line any additional information please e-mail: admin@flighthorizons.org and we will be happy to help.
 
Flight horizons has been offered a grant of £1000 From Kent council's sports development team and the Kent reliance building society.

Flight horizons is very pleased to have been offered this money and it will be a great help. The Kent reliance building society encourages members of the sporting community to invest their savings in the sportsaver account. For every £100 saved the Kent reliance building society provides £1 for sport.

There are currently over 2000 account holders generating approximately £3000 per quarter.
 
 
The Flight horizons 2007 raffle has now be drawn, the winners are:

A years subscription the the Met office GA briefing service: John Lynn
A met office and Oxford aviation meterology CD-rom: Stephanie Martin
DVD of choice: Angela Byrne
Wine: Angela Beale
Siesta donated wooden elephant: Sarah Cranstone
Silver plated salad servers: Jo Hughes
£10 Marks&Spensers voucher: Sarah Johnson

Many thanks to everyone who bought a ticket.

 

 

Sponsored Tree hug


Here are some pictures from our sponsored tree hug on the 9th of December where we raised around £300 for Flight Horizons by hugging trees in Hyde park, London.           


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