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PAST EVENTS 2006 |
| JANUARY 2006 | |
| 1 | Annual fly, Chateau Tongariro (Mt Ruapehu), New Zealand |
| 2 | MKF New Year Mince Pie fly-in, Memorial Park, Kenilworth Road, Coventry, West Midlands |
| 7 | NKG Indoor fly-in, Clayton Green Sports Centre, Clayton Green Road, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, near Preston, Lancs |
| 8 | MKF fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 12 - 15 | 16th International Makar Sankranti Kite Festival, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| 15 | Makar Sankranti kite festival and Workshop, Abbey Park, Leicester |
| 21 - 22 | 15th Annual Nelson Summer Kite Festival, Neale Park, Nelson, South Island, New Zealand |
| 22 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 22 | STACK UK Precision Skills Coaching day. Lansdowne Playing Fields, Bath |
| FEBRUARY 2006 | |
| 4 & 5 | Indoor Kiteflying demos and competitions, Complexe Sportif, Belleville-sur-mer, Dieppe, France |
| 5 | MKF fly-in, Evesham Country Park, Evesham |
| 12 | MKF fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 12 | GOKF fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford |
| 14 - 19 | 11th Pasir Gudang International Kite Festival, Malaysia |
| 19 | NKG fly-in, Roundhay Park, Leeds |
| 19 | Midlands Winter Sport Kite League, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Park, nr Birmingham - DATE CHANGED |
| 26 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambs |
| MARCH 2006 | |
| 3 - 5 |
23rd Annual Kitemakers Conference, Conference Centre, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, Washington, USA |
| 5 |
KCOS fly-in, West Sands, St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 12 | MKF fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 12 | GOKF fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford |
| 19 | MKF fly-in, Hatton Country World, Hatton, near Warwick, Warwickshire |
| 19 | NKG fly-in, New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside - VENUE CHANGED |
| 19 | KCOS fly-in, Carmiurs Park, opposite Falkirk Golf Club, Stirling Road, Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland |
| 25 | MKF School Co-ordinator's Open Day and Fly-in, Oakfield Park, Hospital Lane, Blaby, Leicestershire |
| 26 | STACK UK 'Better flying' coaching day, Midlands area - location to be confirmed |
| 26 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambs |
| 31 - 2/4 | BKSA Kitesurfing Championships, Round 1, Watergate Bay, Cornwall |
| APRIL 2006 | |
| 2 | MKF fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 2 | Wellington Country Park Kite Day, Basingstoke, Hampshire |
| 2 | KCOS fly-in, the large field to the rear of the Magnum Centre, Irvine, Scotland |
| 8 & 9 | 23rd Rimini Kite Festival, Rimini, Italy |
| 9 | 12th Calke Abbey Kite Day, Calke Abbey, Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire |
| 9 | 9th Streatham Common Kite Day, Streatham Common, London SW16 |
| 8 - 17 | 20th International Berck sur mer Kite Festival, Berck sur Mer, Normandy, France |
| 16 | NKG fly-in, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, West Yorkshire |
| 16 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambs |
| 16 | KCOS fly-in, West Sands, St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 16 & 17 | Easter Egg-stravagnaza including NEKF kiteflying, Castle Howard, York, North Yorkshire |
| 19 - 23 | Plein Vent Kite Festival 2006, Houlgate, near Caen, Normandy, France |
| 22 - 1/5 | Cervia International Kite Festival, Cervia, Italy |
| 23 | |
| 23 | St George's Kite Day, Belvoir Castle, nr Grantham, Lincolnshire |
| 24 - 28 | Qingdao International kite festival, Qingdao, China |
| 29 - 4th | Guiyang International Kite Festival, Guiyang, China |
| 30 | KCOS fly-in, Carmiurs Park, opposite Falkirk Golf Club, Stirling Road, Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland |
| 30 (&1st) | 9th Beverley Kite Festival, The Racecourse, Beverley, near York, East Yorkshire |
| 30 (&1st) | Weymouth International Beach Kite Festival, Weymouth Beach, Dorset |
| MAY 2006 | |
| 1 |
9th Beverley Kite Festival, The Racecourse, Beverley, near York, East Yorkshire |
| 1 | Weymouth International Beach Kite Festival, Weymouth Beach, Dorset |
| 6 & 7 |
Peter Lynn Power Kites & Friends Demo Day @ Dunstable Kites, Unit 1 Barleyfields, Sparrow Hall Farm, Edlesborough, Bedfordshire |
| 6 & 7 |
Rufford Abbey Spring Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire |
| 6 & 7 |
Swindon International Kite Festival, Science Museum, Wroughton, near Swindon, Wiltshire |
| 6 & 7 | 12ème Festival International Convivial de Cerf-Volant d'Hardelot-Plage, France |
| 7 | Stourport Kite Event and MKF fly-in, The Riverside Park, Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire |
| 13 & 14 | 9th Cleethorpes International Kite Festival, Lower Promenade, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire |
| 13 & 14 | 20th Ostend International Kite Festival, Groot Stand, Ostend, Belgium |
| 14 | MKF fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 14 | GOKF fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford |
| 14 | KCOS fly-in, the large field to the rear of the Magnum Centre, Irvine, Scotland |
| 20 & 21 | 9th Suffolk International Kite Festival, Rougham Airfield, Bury st Edmunds, Suffolk |
| 20 & 21 | eXtremeKiteshop demo weekend, Hydro Extreme Worcester Road, Holt, Worcester |
| 21 | NKG fly-in, Otterspool, near Liverpool, Lancs |
| 23 - 25 | Rokkaku flying and fighting, Festival of Japan, Swinton Park, Masham, near Ripon, Yorkshire |
| 27 - 29 | |
| 27 - 2/6 | Hebridean Sky Jam II, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides |
| 27 - 29 | FlexiWallopTwo 2006, Middle Wallop Airfield, nr Andover, Hampshire |
| 28 | KCOS fly-in, West Sands, St. Andrews, Scotland |
| 28 | Poole Kite Picnic at Baiter Harbourside Park, Poole, Dorset |
| 28 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambs |
| JUNE 2006 | |
| 2 - 5 |
Cerf Volant Mania 2006, Stella-Plage, Department 62, France |
| 3 & 4 | Beacon Park Kite Festival, Beacon Hill County Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale, Lancashire |
| 3 & 4 | Basingstoke Kite Festival, Down Grange Sports Complex, Pack Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire |
| 3 & 4 | Skegness Kite and X-fest including BKSA boardercross and slider tour, North Beach, Skegness, Lincolnshire |
| 10 & 11 | Margam Park Kite Festival, Margam Park, near Bridgend, South Wales |
| 10 & 11 | Fylde Kite Festival, The Beach, Lytham st Anne's, near Blackpool, Lancs - CANCELLED |
| 10 & 11 | Teston Bridge family kite weekend, Teston Bridge picnic site, nr Maidstone, Kent |
| 11 | Festival of Flight, Queen Elizabeth Park Country Park, near Portmsouth, Hampshire |
| 15 - 18 |
22nd International Fano Kite Fliers meeting, Fano Beach, Fano, Denmark |
| 17 & 18 | 23rd Shrewsbury Kite & Boomerang Festival, College of Art & Technology, London Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
| 17 & 18 | 11th Southampton Kite Festival, Lordshill Recreation Ground, Redbridge Lane, Lordshill, Southampton, Hampshire |
| 24 | Family Day, including children's kite making, Ingleborough Nature Reserve, Chapel le Dale, near Settle, North Yorkshire |
| 24 & 25 | "A Lark In The Park 2006", Market Bosworth Country Park, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire |
| 24 & 25 | 3rd Wirral Kite Festival, the "Dips", next to New Brighton promenade, The Wirral, Cheshire |
| 25 | GOKF Kite Festival, Nene Park, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| JULY 2006 | |
| 1 | Braunstone Carnival, Braunstone Park, Gooding Avenue, Braunstone, Leicester |
| 1 & 2 | Sunderland International Festival of Kites, Music and Dance, Northern Area Playing Fields, Stephenson, Washington, Tyne & Wear |
| 1 & 2 | eXtremeKiteshop demo weekend, Hydro Extreme Worcester Road, Holt, Worcester |
| 3 - 10 | 7th Beirut International Kite Festival, Beirut |
| 8 & 9 | Brighton Kite Festival, Stanmer Park, Brighton, West Sussex |
| 8 & 9 | Barmouth Beach Kite Festival, on the beach opposite the new RNLI boathouse, Barmouth, Mid Wales |
| 15 & 16 | Hereford Kite Festival, Kingstone High School, Hereford |
| 16 |
GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 16 | Catch The Wind, Morecambe's 3rd Annual Kite Festival, The Promenade, Morecambe, Lancashire |
| 22 & 23 | Extreme Eastbourne, the Seafront, Eastbourne, East Sussex |
| 22 & 23 | NKG week-end fly in, Bolton le Sands, Lancashire |
| 22 & 23 | Tewkesbury Kite Festival, Tewkesbury School, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire |
| 22 & 23 | Richmond Kite Festival, Old Race Course, Richmond, Yorkshire |
| 23 | 1st Berriewood kite fly-in, Berriewood Farm, Condover, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
| 29 & 30 |
Silloth Kite Festival, The Green, Silloth, on the Solway, Cumbria |
| 29 & 30 | 1st MKF family fun weekend, Mill Hill School, Ripley, Derbyshire |
| 30 | Dunstable Downs Annual Kite Festival, Dunstable Downs, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire |
| 30 | GOKF fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
| AUGUST 2006 | |
| 5 | Kites over Kintyre 2, Kinloch Green, Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
| 6 | 15th Royston Kite Festival, Therfield Heath, Royston, Hertfordshire |
| 12 | Pembrokeshire Sky Festival, Carew Airfield, nr Tenby, Wales |
| 12 & 13 | 13th Coventry Kite Festival, Memorial Park, Kenilworth Road, Coventry, Warwickshire |
| 12 & 13 |
Teston Bridge family kite weekend at Teston Bridge picnic site, nr Maidstone, Kent |
| 12 & 13 | Whitley Bay Kite Festival, The Links, Whitley Bay, Northumberland |
| 13 | Barnoldswick Community Arts Group Kite Festival, Letcliffe Park in Barnoldswick, Lancashire |
| 13 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 18 - 20 | 16th Annual Northampton Balloon Festival, The Racecourse, Northampton |
| 19 & 20 |
High Force Kite Festival, High Force Waterfall, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Co Durham |
| 19 & 20 | Bournemouth Outdoor pursuits and kite festival, Littledown centre Bournemouth |
| 20 | Kites over Capstone, Capstone Farm Country Park, Capstone Road, Gillingham, Kent |
| 20 | NKG fly-in, Heath Common, Wakefield, South Yorkshire - NEW VENUE |
| 20 | Hunstanton Kite Festival, Smithdon High School Fields, Hunstanton, Norfolk |
| 26 - 28 | Portsmouth International Kite Festival, Southsea Common, Southsea, Hampshire |
| 27 | GOKF fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
| SEPTEMBER 2006 | |
| 1 - 3 | 18th Romo International Kitefliers Meeting, Romo, Denmark |
| 2 | Braunstone Park It Festival, Braunstone Park, Gooding Avenue, Leicester |
| 2 & 3 | 1st Summer Kite Festival, The Racecourse, Beverley, near York, East Yorkshire |
| 2 & 3 | Bristol International Kite Festival, Ashton Court, Bristol, Somerset |
| 3 | 2nd Berriewood kite fly-in, Berriewood Farm, Condover, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
| 9 - 17 | 14th Festival International de Cerf-Volant de Dieppe, The Seafront, Dieppe, France |
| 9 & 10 | Seahouses Festival, Seahouses, Northumberland |
| 9 & 10 | Great Barugh village fete and kite-fly weekend, Great Barugh, near Malton, North Yorkshire |
| 9 & 10 | Rufford Abbey Autumn Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire |
| 10 |
MKF fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 10 | Rockingham Castle Kite day, Rockingham Castle, near Corby, Northamptonshire |
| 11 - 17 | Kite Jam, various locations in Llandudno and Anglesey, North Wales |
| 16 | |
| 16 & 17 | Chester Kite Festival, in assoc. with NKG, The Roodee Racecourse, Chester, Cheshire |
| 16 - 17 | Cape Town International Kite Festival, Zandvlei, Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa |
| 17 | GOKF fly-in and BBQ, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 17 | 10th Rushcliffe Kite Festival, Rushcliffe Country Park, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire |
| 22 - 24 |
Cervia Volante 2006, Frre beach G. Deledda Cervia Italy |
| 23 & 24 | eXtremeKiteshop demo weekend, Hydro Extreme Worcester Road, Holt, Worcester |
| 24 | 'Flight in The Park', Berrington Hall, near Leominster, Herefordshire |
| 24 | 3rd Kedleston Hall Kite Day, Kedleston Hall, Kedleston Road, Derby, Derbyshire |
| 24 | Wakefield Kite Festival, Heath Common, Wakefield, Yorkshire |
| 30 & 1/10 | Bewl Water kite weekend, Bewl Water reservoir, nr Lamberhurst, Kent |
| OCTOBER 2006 | |
| 1 | Bewl Water kite weekend, Bewl Water reservoir, nr Lamberhurst, Kent |
| 6-9 | Niagara International Kite Festival, Niagara Falls, Canada & USA |
| 8 | ONE SKY ONE WORLD - KITE FLYING ALL OVER THE WORLD |
| 8 | - GOKF OSOW, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 8 | - MKF OSOW, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 8 | - Poole Kite Fliers OSOW, Baiter Harbourside Park, Poole, Dorset |
| 8 | - NKG OSOW, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 8 | - NKG OSOW, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
| 8 | - Shrewsbury OSOW at Roden Garden Centre, Roden, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
| 8 | - WHKF OSOW, Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire |
| 14 & 15 |
North West Kite Fest, various locations, Fleetwood, Lancashire |
| 15 | 16th Annual MKF display at Family Fun Day, Botanical Gardens & Glasshouses, Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 22 |
Kiteflying display by Sky Artists, North of England Organic Festival, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, Yorkshire |
| 22 | GOKF fly-in, Priory Country Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
| NOVEMBER 2006 | |
| 10 - 12 | Fuerteventura Kite Festival, La Playa del Burro beach, Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands |
| 11 | North Hants Buggy Club and Loddon Valley Kite Flyers evening fly-in for Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, Basingstoke area, Hampshire |
| 12 | MKF fly-in for Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 18 |
MKF fly-in for Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, Market Bosworth Country Park, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire |
| 18 | NKG fly-in for Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, Otterspool, Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 19 | NKG fly-in, Roundhay Park, Leeds, Yorkshire |
| 20 | GOKF fly-in for Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| DECEMBER 2006 | |
| 10 | MKF fly-in, Sutton Park, Boldmere Gate, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 10 | GOKF fly-in, Priory Country Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
| 17 | NKG Xmas Fly in and Lunch, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool , South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 17 | NKG Xmas Fly in and Lunch, Stainland Recreation Ground, Stainland, near Huddersfield and Halifax,Yorkshire |
| 17 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 27 | WHFK Christmas pudding kite-fly, Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire |
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