balloon festivals and shows I will be attending in 2011

starting off in 2011 will be:

8-9 Jan 2011 - Icicle Balloon Meet (already attended) - http://www.icicle.org.uk/

29th April 2011 Royal Wedding Fly-out (already attended)  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WRBBAC/message/5608

Monday 2nd May 2011 - North Somerset Show - (attended)  http://www.nsas.org.uk/

20-22 May 2011 - Tiverton balloon festival, devon, uk - http://www.tivertonballoonfestival.co.uk/ - (Attended)

1-4 June 2011 - Uk Royal Bath and West Show - http://www.bathandwest.com/ - (Attended)

3-5 June 2011 - Uk Evesham Balloon Fiesta - http://www.eveshamhotairfest.com/ - (Attended)
10/12 June 2011 - the exclusive cup 2011 - http://www.exclusivecup.com/ - (Attended)

18th June 2011 pucklechurch fly-out  - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158950354158058 - (Cancelled)

18-19 June 2011 - Uk Kemble Air Show - http://www.cotswoldairshow.com/ (was somewhere else)

16-17 July 2011 - Uk Royal International Air Tatoo, Fairford (RIAT) - http://www.airtattoo.com/  - (Still to attend)
22 - 25 July Silverstone Classic Balloon Meet, northampton

22-31 July 2011 - (not now going, ive pulled out of going due to costs and money, i will go next time around for sure...I hope!) France Metz - Lorraine 2011 - http://www.pilatre-de-rozier.com/

11-14 August 2011 - Bristol Balloon Fiesta - http://www.bristolballoonfiesta.co.uk/

18-21 August 2011 - Northampton Balloon Fiesta - http://www.northamptonballoonfestival.co.uk/

2-4 Sept 2011 - Uk Tavistock Balloon Fiesta - http://www.westcountryballoons.com/

9-11 Sept 2011 Uk Grassroots (Sackville) Balloon Meet - http://www.grassrootsballooning.org.uk/

1-9 Oct 2011 - (want to go) USA Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta - http://www.balloonfiesta.com/

too see all these dates go to http://www.ballooncalendar.com/ or http://www.flyingadverts.co.uk/balloonevents.htm

NEW FOLLOW UP TO FIRE IN THE SKY HOT AIR BALLOONING, ALSO OLD FOOTAGE OF THE ORIGINAL FIRE IN THE SKY!!!

HOT AIR BALLOON - FIRE IN THE SKY

PART 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAc2M4HCr78

PART 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyrAG-9W1AA&feature=related

FOLLOW UP TO FIRE IN THE SKY!!!

RISING STARS - BALLOONING DOCUMENTARY

PART 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVKuGY2woaQ&feature=related

PART 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFl-kW08w8I&feature=related

Also added on is recent ballooning activities of March and April 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFl-kW08w8I&feature=related

this was inflation the panasonic battery and flown from the maize field, near bath, march 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3ncKdeCFXs&feature=related

Blue Square bet shape balloon inflated at Cheltenham races March 2011 for the day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moEcEaxOgaA&feature=related

Avenue Q hot air balloon inflated and flown during march 2011!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-CB5J5PgqE&feature=related

A speeded up video(time lapse) of Phil hooper's balloon being inflated and flown somewhere in Corston April 2011

cross channel hot air balloon crossing Thurs AM 7th April 2011 - CRACKED IT!!!!

This years hot air balloon crossing over the English channel was completed this morning on Thursday 7th April 2011 they lifted off from lydden hill race circuit at around 7am Thurs 7th April 2011. here are some news/pics/vids

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6930000/newsid_6938900/6938928.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1
A paraglider has attempted to break the British altitude record by flying to a height of 10,000ft in a hot air balloon.
this web address is about a balloonist who jumped out of a balloon at 10,000ft and para-glided back down to earth in a world record attempt!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHiGXRe_WOc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHiGXRe_WOc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9_uAXkwJHI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9_uAXkwJHI

Another video from the cross channel crossing
this video is released by ExclusiveBallooning 
http://twitter.com/XBallooning
http://www.exclusiveballooning.co.uk/news
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUpqxE4infI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUpqxE4infI
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Exclusive-Ballooning/196620164777

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqupdSqF5WM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqupdSqF5WM

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2011/apr/07/hot-air-balloons-channel-record-bid#/?picture=373412441&index=5

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2011/apr/07/hot-air-balloons-channel-record-bid







http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12997822


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8434158/Up-and-away-hot-air-balloons-take-off-on-record-breaking-Channel-crossing.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1374332/Up-away-51-hot-air-balloons-cross-English-Channel-world-record-attempt.html

 This is the world record that 51 hot air balloonists set during Thurs 7th April 2011 in the morning launch from lydden hill race circuit in Kent at around 7am and to fly all way to France (Calais). they arrived yesterday evening after setting off from all over the place and descending on the lydden hill race circuit ready for a dawn morning launch.