Vectis Gliding Club - Aerotow launches from Bembridge, a grass airfield on the Isle of Wight. Operates on weekends, Wednesdays and public holidays. Borders Gliding Club - Based at Milfield Airfield, Northumberland. Weekend club with some midweek flying. Wave and ridge soaring. Features a webcam on the airfield. Lakes Gliding Club - Based at Walney airfield near Barrow-in-Furness in the Lake District. Launching is by aerotow from tarmac runways. Wave and ridge soaring conditions are common. Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club - Located at Nympsfield near Stroud, the site is renowned for thermal, ridge and wave soaring. Equipment status, weather and latest news and events are displayed. Staffordshire Gliding Club - Seighford Airfield, Stafford. Details of fleet, costs, cadet scheme, member information and pictures. Channel Gliding Club - Located close to Whitfield, near Dover. Operate at weekends and, by arrangement, on summer evenings. Launching is by winch. Access to airfield via farm track. Kent Gliding Club (KGC) - Reputedly the first BGA gliding club in the UK, KGC is located at Challock near Charing, on a soarable ridge. Launching is by aerotow and winch. The club operates every day in the summer and on Wednesdays and weekends in the winter. The Herefordshire Gliding Club Ltd - Based at Shobdon Airfield, with newsletter, events listings, details of courses and other gliding links. Peterborough and Spalding Gliding Club - Situated at Crowland airfield close to Market Deeping, launching is by aerotow only. The club operates at weekends and Bank Holidays. Buckminster Gliding Club - Operates 7 days a week from Saltby airfield, near Stamford. Aerotow and winch launching. Variety of courses offered, including cross country and aerobatics. Booker Gliding Centre - Wycombe Air Park is situated close to Marlow. Operates every day with a variety of courses available. Launch by aerotow. Upward Bound Trust - A charity offering gliding/sailplane lessons for young people. News and History of the trust along with information on available courses, list of gliders and instructors, photo gallery and means of contact. Dartmoor Gliding Society - Also known as Brentor. Small gliding club based between Bren Tor and Tavistock in South Devon. Operates Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and most Bank Holidays. Essex & Suffolk Gliding Club - Based at Wormingford near Colchester, the club operates every Sat, Sun, Wed and Fri, and on other days in July and August by arrangement. Launching is by winch. Dorset Gliding Club - Located at Eyres Field near Wareham, the club flies every weekend and in the summer on some weekdays. Features club information, articles and a useful set of links. Burn Gliding Club - Situated a mile from Selby in Yorkshire, the club offers winch and aerotow launches. Flying is on weekends and Thursdays, with regular wave soaring opportunities. Bowland Forest Gliding Club - The club-owned airfield is located at Chipping near Preston. Offers ridge soaring and occasional wave. Operates Sat, Sun, Wed and Fri with launching by winch. Oxford Gliding Club - Weston-on-the-Green airfield is located near Bicester. The club operates on weekends and Bank Holidays, with launching by winch. A Cadet Training Scheme offers cheaper flying for younger people. Vale of White Horse Gliding Club - Based at Sandhill Farm around 2.5 miles north east of Swindon. Operates mainly at the weekends. Nene Valley Gliding Club - Upwood, Cambridgeshire. Information on gliding, the club fleet and flying lessons. East Sussex Gliding Club - Also known as Ringmer, the club provides aerotow and winch launches. The airfield is located a few miles from Lewes. Operates at weekends, Wednesdays and Bank Holidays. North Wales Gliding Club - North Wales (Llantysilio) Gliding Club is just north of Llangollen in North Wales. South Wales Gliding Club - Includes club newsletter, prices and club information. Black Mountains Gliding Club - Based at Talgarth, near Brecon in Wales, the club launches by aerotow and operates mainly at weekends. Ridge and wave lift in most wind directions. Website features a Members Forum. The Scottish Gliding Centre - Based at Portmoak near Kinross, the Centre is the largest gliding club in Scotland and operates all year round. The comprehensive site includes a members area, webcam and live local weather. Cairngorm Gliding Club - Small club located in the Scottish Highlands by Feshiebridge, Kincraig. Operates weekends only. Offers wave, ridge and thermal soaring. Ulster Gliding Club - Located at Bellarena, Co. Londonderry, Ireland. Operate at weekends and public holidays with some midweek flying. Yorkshire Gliding Club - Situated at Sutton Bank 6 miles from Thirsk, with opportunities for wave and ridge lift. Aerotow or winch launch from grass runways, the site is open 364 days a year. Highland Gliding Club - Gliding for pilots of all experience levels in the N.E. of Scotland. New members and visitors welcome. Located at Easterton Airfield, Birnie, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland. Cotswold Gliding Club - Operates from Aston Down airfield near Cirencester on weekends and Wednesdays. Launching is by winch, with occasional aerotows, usually to contact ridge and wave lift. Needwood Forest Gliding Club - Operates at weekends, Wednesdays and Bank Holidays from Cross Hayes airfield, near Lichfield. Includes general information and gift vouchers. Launching is by winch. Bath, Wilts & North Dorset Gliding Club - A weekend club just south of Warminster. Aerotow and winch launching, with aerotow tug status displayed. Shenington Gliding Club - Includes photos, newsletters and membership information as well as details of trial lessons, gift vouchers and holiday courses. Located in Oxfordshire. Windrushers Gliding Club - Based at the famous RAF Bicester site, this new civilian club welcomes everyone interested in learning to glide. Bannerdown Gliding Club - RAFGSA club at Keevil airfield, near Devizes. Weekend, bank holidays and some mid-week flying. Also open to civilians. Winch and aerotow launches. Devon & Somerset Gliding Club - Also known as North Hill. Located near Honiton, Devon. Operates weekends and Bank Holidays with some midweek flying. Portsmouth Naval Gliding Club - Located on the former Naval base, HMS Daedalus, alongside the Solent at Lee on Solent. Operates mainly at the weekends. London Gliding Club - Based at Dunstable Downs, the club operates 364 days a year. The airfield is located close to a soarable ridge and launching is by aerotow and winch. Essex Gliding Club - Based at Ridgewell from April to October, otherwise at Wattisham. Discounts for younger members. Members area, airfield history and FAQs. Darlton Gliding Club - Formerly Newark & Notts GC & Dukeries GC. Club news, events, duty rota and calendar shown. Operates from Darlton in Notts every Wed, Sat and Sun. Launching is by winch. York Gliding Centre - Located at Rufforth Airfield, 4 miles west of York. Aero-tow and winch launching. Operate mainly at weekends with some mid-week flying. Shalbourne Gliding Club - Situated near Shalbourne Wiltshire near the Hampshire, Berkshire border, the club is open weekends and most Wednesdays. Grass field site is winch launch only and offers a soarable ridge. Trial lessons and gift vouchers available. Welland Gliding Club - A small club located at Lyveden near Corby. Operates at weekends and, in summer, on Wednesdays. Winch and aerotow launching. Special rules for winter flying. Norfolk Gliding Club - Located at Tibenham airfield near Long Stratton, offering large areas of unrestricted airspace. A Cadet scheme provides free flying to young persons. The Gliding Centre - A professionally run club based at Husbands Bosworth near Market Harborough. Operates full time all year round with winch and aerotow launching. Formerly known as the Soaring Centre. Edensoaring - Located at Skelling Farm near Penrith, next to 45km long Cross Fell Ridge. Launching is by winch, and prior arrangement must be made before visiting. Website has a Forum. Anglia Gliding Club - An Army Gliding Association club based at Wattisham in Suffolk, with launching by winch and aerotow. Membership limited mainly to service personnel. Wrekin Gliding Club - An RAFGSA club based at RAF Cosford near Wolverhampton, with winch and aerotow launching. Site features video clips, members area, latest news and online booking. Kestrel Gliding Club - The RAFGSA club is located at RAF Odiham in Hampshire, the club operates at weekends and Public Holidays. Launching is by winch. Oxfordshire Sportflying Club - Operates Enstone aerodrome 7 days a week. Specialises in motor glider flying and training in a club atmosphere and welcomes visitors. Features an airfield webcam and Q&A page. Four Counties Gliding Club - An RAFGSA club based at RAF Wittering near Stamford, Lincs. Launching by aerotow and winch, the club operates at weekends and Bank Holidays. Contains members area and news. Sackville Flying Club - The club operates with microlight and powered aircraft at Sackville Farm Airfield near Riseley on the Northamptonshire-Bedfordshire border. Surrey Hills Gliding Club (South London Gliding Centre) - The Club also runs the South London Gliding Centre. Based at Kenley near Caterham, launching is by winch. Website contains a number of movies and a gliding simulator. Wolds Gliding Club - Located at Pocklington in the Yorkshire Wolds, 10 miles East of York. Details of flying, holidays, photos and competitions. Operates mid-week and weekends. Banbury Gliding Club - Located in central England at Hinton in the Hedges, Northamptonshire. Launching is by aerotow. The club was formerly known as Aquila GC, and operates at weekends and bank holidays. Bidford Gliding Centre - Bidford airfield is located 9 miles from Stratford-upon-Avon. The club operates mid-week as well as at weekends. Launching is by aerotow. Rattlesden Gliding Club - The club operates from Rattlesden airfield, near Bury St Edmunds, which has a tarmac runway. Launching is by aerotow and winch. Events, rostas and evening flying times are displayed. Fenland Gliding Club - An RAFGSA club based at Marham in Norfolk, also open to civilian members. Operates at weekends and public holidays, with launching by winch. Lincolnshire Gliding Club - Based at Strubby airfield near Alford, the club operates mainly on Wednesdays and weekends. Launching is by winch and there is a members area on the website. Cambridge Gliding Centre - Based at Gransden Lodge airfield. Aircraft, airfield and weather status are shown, with airfield webcams. Aerotow and winch launching. Operates year round. Midland Gliding Club - One of the oldest UK gliding sites, and located on top of the 1400' Long Mynd ridge. Ridge, thermal and wave soaring is possible. Operates at weekends and, from March to November every day, with launching by winch and bungee. Derbyshire & Lancashire Gliding Club - Located at Camphill in the Peak District, a hilltop site noted for ridge and wave soaring. Flies all week in summer by winch launch, and has a glider simulator. FAQs, videos and courses displayed. Northumbria Gliding Club - Club information and photo gallery. On-line members newsletter. Currock, North East England. Trent Valley Gliding Club - Operates from Kirton-in-Lindsey near Scunthorpe at weekends and on Wednesday afternoons. Runs a bi-annual club gliding competition.