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PAST EVENTS 2004 |
| JANUARY 2004 | |
4 |
MKF 'Welcome to the New Year'
fly-in, Coombe Abbey Country Park, Brinklow, near Coventry, Warwickshire |
12-14 |
Ahmedabad International Kite
Festival, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
14-16 |
Hyderabad International Kite
Festival, Hyderabad, India |
18 |
Makar sankranti kite making
morning, Wanza Community Centre, Pasture Lane, Leicester, LE1 4EY |
18 |
Makar sankranti kite flying afternoon,
Abbey Park, Leicester |
18 |
Northern Kite Group fly in, Birchwood
Forest Park, Warrington, Cheshire |
| FEBRUARY 2004 | |
1 |
MKF fly-in, Evesham
Country Park, Evesham, Worcestershire |
17-22 |
Pasir Gudang International
Kite Festival, Bukit Layang-layang (Kite Hill), Taman Bandar, Pasir Gudang,
Johor, Malaysia |
22 |
MKF fly-in,
Rushcliffe Country Park, Ruddington, near Nottingham |
22 |
GOKF fly-in, Ferry
Meadows, Peterborough, Cambs |
29 |
Fly, Fly, Fly a
Kite for the Bobath
Children's Therapy Centre, including an attempt on the World Record
of 'Most Kites Flown Simultaneously', The barrage at Cardiff Bay, Cardiff,
South Wales |
| MARCH 2004 | |
7 |
MKF fly-in, Hatton
Country World, Hatton, near Warwick, Warwickshire |
7 |
7th Brighton Kite
Flyers Fly-in, Telscombe Tye, near Brighton, East Sussex |
7 - 10 |
Thailand Annual
Kite Festival, Sanam Luang, Bangkok, Thailand |
11 -
16 |
8th Thailand
International Kite Festival, Somdej Phra Suriyothai, 16th Infantry Division
Army Camp, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Thailand |
14 |
GOKF fly-in,
Priory Park, Bedford |
19 -
21 |
Fort
Worden 21st Annual Kitemakers Conference, Port Townsend, Washington,
USA |
19 -
21 |
10th
Flying Circus Kite festival, Zelhem, Netherlands |
26 -
28 |
7th Adelaide
International Kite Festival, Semaphore Foreshore and Beach, Adelaide,
Australia |
27 |
Smithsonian Kite
Festival, The National Mall, Washington, USA |
28 |
GOKF fly-in,
Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambs |
28 |
Kite Day, Campsall
Country Park, Askern, Doncaster |
| APRIL 2004 | |
4 |
MKF fly-in, Market
Bosworth Country Park, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire |
4 |
Stafford Castle
Kite Day, Stafford Castle, Newport Road, Stafford, Staffordshire |
4 |
Wellington Kite
Day, Wellington Country Park, Riseley, between Basingstoke and Reading,
Hampshire |
4 |
Brighton Kite Flyers
Fly-in, Telscombe Tye, near Brighton, East Sussex |
11 |
GOKF fly-in, Ferry
Meadows, Peterborough, Cambs |
12 |
Alcester & Worcester
Kite Fliers Easter Meet, The Worcester Countryside Centre, Spetchley Road,
Worcester |
15 -
18 |
Round 1, British
Kite Surfing Championships 2004, Celt Air Grand Prix, Porthcawl, South
Wales |
16 |
Brighton Kite Flyers
Evening Fly in, Stamner Park, Brighton, East Sussex |
17 -
25 |
Berck International
Kite Festival, Berck-sur-Mer, France |
16 -
18 |
7th International
Kite Festival, Ciudad De Valencia, Valencia, Spain |
18 |
9th Calke Abbey
Kite Day, Calke Abbey, Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire |
18 |
7th Streatham Common Kite Day, Streatham Common, London SW16 |
20 -
22 |
Weifang International
Kite Festival, Weifang, China |
23 -
27 |
8th Qingdao International
Kite Festival, Qingdao, China |
24 &
25 |
Rufford Abbey Kite
Day, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire |
24 &
25 |
|
24-2
May |
Cervia International
Kitefestival, Lungomare Grazia Deledda, Italy |
25 |
Indian Figher Kite
meeting, Hatton
Country World, Hatton, near Warwick, Warwickshire |
25 |
Children's kite
making and flying day, Dudmaston Hall, Quatt, nr Bridgnorth, Shropshire |
25 |
GOKF fly-in, Priory
Park, Bedford |
29 -
2/5 |
Round 2, British
Kite Surfing Championships 2004, Funsports Grand Prix, Rhosneiger, Angelsey |
29-4
May |
Guiyang International
Kite Festival, Guiyang, China |
| MAY 2004 | |
2 & 3 |
7th Beverley Kite Festival, The
Racecourse, Beverley, near York, East Yorkshire |
2 & 3 |
Weymouth International Beach
Kite Festival, Weymouth Beach, Dorset |
2 |
Brighton Kite Flyers Fly-in,
Telscombe Tye, near Brighton, East Sussex |
3 & 4 |
26th Japan International
Kite Fly, Uchinada Seaside, Japan |
8 |
Display by Sky Symphony Kite
Display Team, Warwickshire Gala Day, Agricultural College Grounds, Morton
Morrell, Warwickshire |
8 & 9 |
Swindon
International Kite Festival, Science Museum, Wroughton, near Swindon,
Wiltshire |
8 & 9 |
Oostduinkerke International Kite
Festival, Oostdunkerke, Belgium |
9 |
GOKF fly-in, Priory
Park, Bedford |
13 - 16 |
Round 3, British Kite Surfing
Championships 2004, White Stuff Grand Prix, Brighton, Sussex |
14 |
Brighton Kite Flyers Evening
Fly in, Stamner Park, Brighton, East Sussex |
15 & 16 |
Cleethorpes International Kite
Festival, The Beach, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire |
15 & 16 |
7th
Suffolk International Kite Festival, Rougham Airfield, Bury st Edmunds,
Suffolk |
15 & 16 |
10th Hardelot-Plage International
Kite Festival, Hardelot Plage, near Boulogne, France |
15 & 16 |
19th International Ostend
Kite Festival, Ostend, Belgium |
15 & 16 |
SPKA's Fun Buggy race and Freestyle
Kite ATB, Stevenston, N. Ayrshire, Scotland |
16 |
Balsall Common Kite day, Balsall
Common, Coventry, Warwickshire |
16 |
NKG Fly-in. Beacon Country Park,
Up Holland/Skelmersdale |
16 |
Poole
Kite Picnic, Baiter Park, Poole, Dorset |
23 |
Discussion meeting
about the possible formation of the British
Kite Flying Association, Holyhead School, Milestone Lane, Holyhead
Road, Handsworth, Birmingham |
23 |
GOKF fly-in, Ferry
Meadows, Peterborough, Cambs |
29 - 31 |
Middle Wallop Kite and Buggy Festival, Army Air Museum, Middle Wallop,
nr Andover, Hampshire |
29 - 31 |
Tewkesbury Kite Fun weekend,
Tewkesbury School, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire |
| JUNE 2004 | |
5 & 6 |
Basingstoke Kite Festival, Down
Grange Sports Complex, Basingstoke, Hants |
5 & 6 |
Bedford International Kite Festival, Russell
Park, Bedford |
5 & 6 |
Kite & Outdoor Activity Festival,
Beacon Country Park, Up Holland, near Skelmersdale, Lancashire |
6 |
Brighton Kite Flyers Fly-in,
Telscombe Tye, near Brighton, East Sussex |
6 |
Ashdon Kite Festival, Waltons
Park, nr Saffron Walden, Essex |
6 |
Edward Elgar Kiteflying Tribute
Day, Malvern Common and Hill, Malvern, Worcestershire |
6 |
2nd Annual Tonbridge Kite Festival,
Tonbridge Sport Ground, Kent |
6 |
Display by Sky Symphony Kite
Display Team, Kenilworth
Show, The Showground, Hurst Farm, Crackley Lane, Kenilworth, Warwickshire |
11 - 13 |
Skegness Windfest, The Beach,
Skegness, Lincolnshire |
12 & 13 |
Fylde
International Kite Festival, The Beach, Lytham st Anne's, near Blackpool,
Lancs |
12 & 13 |
Margam Park Kite Festival, Margam
Park, near Bridgend, South Wales |
12 & 13 |
Teston Kite Festival, Teston
Bridge Picnic Site, Teston, nr Maidstone, Kent |
13 |
Peterborough Kite Festival, Ferry
Meadows, Peterborough |
17 - 20 |
20th
International Kite Fliers meeting, Fano Beach, Fano, Denmark |
18 |
Brighton Kite Flyers Evening
Fly in, Stamner Park, Brighton, East Sussex |
19 & 20 |
2nd Market Bosworth Kite Weekend,
The Country Park, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire |
19 & 20 |
Shrewsbury Kite & Boomerang
Festival, Sundorne Playing Fields, Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
19 & 20 |
Southampton Kite Festival, Lordshill
Recreation Grounds, Redbridge Lane, Lordshill, Southampton |
20 |
2nd
Wirral Kite Festival, the "Dips", next to New Brighton promenade,
The Wirral, Cheshire |
20 |
Butser Hill Festival of Flight,
top of Butser Hill, near Queen Elizabeth Country Park, near Petersfield,
Hampshire |
20 |
Mid-summer Kite
Festival, Redburn Country Park, Holywood, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
26 &
27 |
|
27 |
GOKF fly-in, Ferry
Meadows, Peterborough, Cambs |
| JULY 2004 | |
3 & 4 |
Sunderland International Kite
Festival, Northern Area Playing Fields, Stephenson, Washington, Tyne &
Wear |
4 |
Display by Sky Symphony Kite
Display Team, Winterton Show, Winterton Showground, near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire |
4 |
Brighton Kite Flyers Fly-in,
Telscombe Tye, near Brighton, East Sussex |
9 - 11 |
5th International Kite Festival,
Lebanon |
9 - 12 |
Newport International Kite Festival,
Brenton Point State Park, Newport, Rhode Island, USA |
10 |
Display by Sky Symphony Kite
Display Team, Harthill Carnival, near Worksop, South Yorkshire |
10 & 11 |
Brighton Kite Festival, Stanmer
Park, Brighton, West Sussex |
10 & 11 |
Barmouth Kite Festival, Barmouth
Beach, Wales |
10 &
11 |
|
11 |
Catch the Wind,
2nd Morecambe Kite Festival, The Beach, Morecambe Bay, Lancs |
11 |
GOKF fly-in, Priory
Park, Bedford |
16 |
Brighton Kite Flyers Evening
Fly in, Stamner Park, Brighton, East Sussex |
17 |
Goostrey kite day for Cancer
Chariities, The Village Primary School, Goostrey, near Holmes Chapel,
J18/M6, Cheshire |
17 & 18 |
|
17 & 18 |
4th Hereford Kite Festival,
Kingstone High School, Kingstone, near Hereford |
18 |
NKG fly-in, Stainland recreation
centre, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire |
24 |
Whitley Bay Kite Festival, The
LInks, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear |
24 & 25 |
Tewkesbury International Kite
Festival, Tewkesbury School, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire |
25 |
Petworth Kite Festival,
Petworth Park, Petworth, West Sussex |
25 |
GOKF fly-in, Ferry
Meadows, Peterborough, Cambs |
25 |
Dunstable Downs
Annual Kite Festival, Dunstable Downs, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire |
31 &
1/8 |
Kite Festival, Graves
Park, Sheffield |
| AUGUST 2004 | |
1 |
Royston Kite Festival, Therfield
Heath, Royston |
1 |
Dorset Kite Festival, Canford
Arena, Poole, Dorset |
1 |
Brighton Kite Flyers Fly-in,
Telscombe Tye, near Brighton, East Sussex |
7 |
Power Kite Demo and Skegness
Carnival, North Beach, Skegness, Lincolnshire |
7 & 8 |
Middle
Wallop Kite and Buggy Festival |
8 |
Tutbury Castle Kite and Fun Day
for County Air Ambulance, Tutbury Castle, Tutbury, Derbyshire |
8 |
GOKF fly-in, Ferry
Meadows, Peterborough, Cambs |
13 |
Brighton Kite Flyers Evening
Fly in, Stamner Park, Brighton, East Sussex |
14 & 15 |
11th Coventry
Kite Festival, Memorial Park, Kenilworth Road, Coventry, Warwickshire |
14 & 15 |
Teston Kite Festival, Teston
Bridge Picnic Site, Teston, nr Maidstone, Kent |
14 & 15 |
High Force Kite Festival,
near Middleton in Teesdale, Co. Durham |
14 & 15 |
4th Pembroke Sky Festival, Carew
Airfield nr Tenby, Pembrokeshire |
15 |
Hunstanton Kite Festival, Smithdon
High School Fields, Hunstanton, Norfolk |
16 - 22 |
Washington State International Kite Festival in Long Beach, Washington,
USA |
21 &
22 |
Northern Ireland
Kite Festival, Port Stewart, Northern Ireland |
21 &
22 |
Kites over Capstone,
Capstone Farm Country Park, Capstone Road, Gillingham, Kent |
21 &
22 |
16th International
Kite Festival, Emmen, The Netherlands |
22 |
|
22 |
GOKF fly-in, Priory
Park, Bedford |
28 - 30 |
Portsmouth International Kite
Festival, Southsea Common, Hampshire |
29 & 30 |
Display by Sky Symphony Kite
Display Team, Moorgreen
Country Show, The Showground, Watnall, Nottinghamshire |
SEPTEMBER 2004 |
|
3-5 |
15th International Kitefliers
Meeting, Lakolk, Romo, Denmark |
4 & 5 |
Bristol
International Kite Festival, Ashton Court, Bristol |
5 |
1st Kedleston Hall Kite Day, Kedleston
Hall, Kedleston Road, Derby, Derbyshire |
5 |
Brighton Kite Flyers Fly-in,
Telscombe Tye. near Brighton, East Sussex |
10 - 12 |
26th Festival of the Winds, Bondi
Beach, Sydney, Australia |
11 & 12 |
Harlepool Kite Festival, The
Headlands, Hartlepool, Teeside |
11 & 12 |
Bewl Water Kite Festival,
Bewl Water reservoir, Lamberhurst, Kent |
11 - 19 |
13th
Dieppe International Kite Festival, The Promenade, Dieppe, France |
12 |
Rockingham Kite Day, Rockingham
Castle, Rockingham, Northants |
12 |
Coombe Abbey Kite
Day, Coombe Abbey Country Park, Brinklow, near Coventry, Warwickshire |
12 |
GOKF fly-in, Priory
Park, Bedford |
12 |
Sri Lanka International
Kite Festival, Galle Face Green, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
17 |
Brighton Kite Flyers
Evening Fly in, Stamner Park, Brighton, East Sussex |
18 & 19 |
1st Chester Kite Festival
in association with NKG, The Roodee Race Course, Chester |
18 & 19 |
27th Scheveningen Internationaal
Vliegerfeest, Scheveningen, Holland |
18 & 19 |
10th Toronto International
KiteFest, Milliken District Park, McCowan & Steeles, Scarborough,
Ontario, Canada |
19 |
8th Rushcliffe Kite Festival,
Rushcliffe Country Park, Mere Way, Loughborough Road, Ruddington, near
Nottingham |
25 &
26 |
Rufford Abbey Kite
Weekend, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire |
26 |
GOKF fly-in &
BBQ, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambs |
26 |
Wakefield Kite Festival, Heath
Common, Heath, Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
| OCTOBER 2004 | |
2 & 3 |
Paignton Windfest, Paignton,
Devon |
3 |
Kite Day, Apedale Country Park,
Apedale, Newcastle under Lyme, near Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire |
3 |
Brighton Kite Flyers Fly-in,
Telscombe Tye, near Brighton, East Sussex |
7 - 10 |
Round 4, British Kite Surfing
Championships 2004, White Stuff Grand Prix, Hayling Island, Sussex |
10 |
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11 - 16 |
27th Annual National AKA Convention,
Seaside, Oregon, USA |
15 |
Brighton Kite Flyers Evening
Fly in Stamner Park, Brighton, East Sussex |
16 |
Evening meeting for Light
Up the Sky, Dymchurch Beach, Kent |
16 & 17 |
15th Lunen International Kite
Festival, Lunen, Germany |
17 |
14th MKF display at Family Fun
Day, Botanical Gardens & Glasshouses, Edgebaston, Birmingham |
17 |
Inaugural Council
Meeting of the British Kite Flying Association, Cokethorpe
School, Witney, Oxfordshire |
24 |
GOKF fly-in, Priory
Park, Bedford |
30 & 31 |
8th Frejus
International Festival of the Air, Frejus, Southern France |
NOVEMBER 2004 |
|
4 - 7 |
Round 5, British Kite Surfing
Championships 2004, White Stuff Grand Prix, Extreme Academy, Watergate
Bay, Cornwall |
7 |
Brighton Kite Flyers Fly-in,
Telscombe Tye, near Brighton, East Sussex |
12 - 14 |
Fuerteventura International Kite
Festival, Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands |
13 |
Meeting for Light
Up the Sky, Idsall School, Shifnal, Shropshire |
13 |
Evening meeting for Light
Up the Sky, Walton High School, Walton-on-the-hill, Stafford |
14 |
Kitefliers Fly-in, Sutton Park,
Boldmere Gate entrance, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham |
18 |
Evening meeting for Light
up The Sky, Uphill Beach, Weston Super Mare |
19 |
Meeting for Light
Up the Sky, Rougham Airfield, Nr Bury St Edmunds |
20 |
Evening meeting for Light
Up the Sky, Otterspool Promenade, Liverpool |
21 |
Meeting for Light
Up the Sky, Ferry Meadows, Nene Park, Peterborough |
21 |
NKG fly-in, Beacon Country Park,
Skelmersdale, Lancs |
28 |
STACK coaching day and Sport
Kite League competition, Castle Farm Sports Centre, Fishponds Road, Kenilworth,
near Coventry, Warwickshire |
28 |
4th St Andrews Kite Festival,
West Sands beach, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
DECEMBER 2004 |
|
5 |
SP Kitefliers Fly-in,
Sutton Park, Streetley Gate entrance, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham |
5 |
Brighton Kite Flyers
Fly-in, Telscombe Tye, near Brighton, East Sussex |
11 |
Irish PKA Winter Series, Benone
Strand, north of Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
12 |
Boldmere Kitefliers Fly-in, Sutton
Park, Boldmere Gate entrance, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham |
12 |
GOKF fly-in, Ferry
Meadows, Peterborough, Cambs |
19 |
NKG fly-in, Otterspool promenade,
Liverpool |
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