| January - December |
Charles Rolls exhibition at Nelson Museum, Monmouth. Mon to Sat (incl. Bank Holidays) 10.00-13.00, 14:00-17:00; Sun 14:00-17:00. Closed Christmas and New Year. Free admission. Further details at Rolls 100 website. |
| 19 February |
Official launch of BAC 100. Coverage in local media. |
| 9 March |
RAES/IMECHE lecture 'From Boxkite to A380' by Neil Scott at Messier-Dowty Cheltenham Rd. East, Gloucester GL2 9QH. Lecture starts 19.30; audience advised to be seated by 19:15 at latest. See the map for how to reach Messier-Dowty. Ask for directions for the lecture room at the security gatehouse. Contact Gary Murden for further details. |
| 11 March |
Talk on Bristol's aero-engines at 19:30 in Frenchay Quaker Meeting House, Beckspool Rd., Frenchay. Contact Alan Freke for further details frenchaymuseum@hotmail.com |
| 13 March |
Olveston Parish Historical Society BAC exhibition, illustrated talk and book launch. Olveston Parish Hall, Tockington. 10:00-16:00. Free admission. See poster (PDF). For further details contact Les Harper tel 01454 612304 lesnjanet@hawlane.freeserve.co.uk |
| April - May |
Olveston Parish Historical Society BAC exhibition at Thornbury & District Museum. Opening times: Tues to Fri 13.00-16.00 and Sat 10.00-16.00. Closed Bank Holidays. Further details including specific dates will be available at Thornbury Museum website. |
10 April -
20 July |
Exhibition on Bristol Aeroplane Company and its legacy at Frenchay Village Museum, Entrance B of Frenchay Hospital Free admission. Further details will be available at the Frenchay Village Museum website or contact John Norton on 0117 9574531. |
| 12-14 April |
25th Bristol International Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems Conference. Registration fee includes the technical papers, lunches and refreshments, the University Reception and the Conference Banquet for the delegates. Further details at University of Bristol website. |
| 15 April |
Royal Aeronautical Society Gloucester & Cheltenham Branch 14th Sir George Dowty Lecture & Dinner at The Cheltenham Park Hotel. Starts 18:45. Tickets £24.50 per person. Booking deadline 26 March. See further details on order form. |
| 16 April |
Concert at Gloucester Cathedral. 'A Time to Reflect' Featuring the Band of the Royal Air Force College. Part of the RAF in Concert Cathedral Tour 2010. Performance commences 19:30. Tickets £10 and £15 available from the Cathedral shop, airtattoo.com and 0800 107 1940. For further information visit the Air Tattoo website. |
| May |
Bristol International Airport Exhibition celebrating the 80th anniversary of the airport's founding. Further details to follow including opening date. |
May -
21 November |
Fasten your seat belts ready for At-Bristol's brand new show about the science of flight. How does something as heavy as an aeroplane or a helicopter manage to stay in the sky? Would you know how to fly a plane if you found yourself in the cockpit? Explore these questions and more with this exciting family show packed full of bangs and very strong gusts of air. Chocks away! Sponsored by AugustaWestland and supported by Rolls Royce and Airbus. Usually 12.30 and 3.30 weekends and holidays (subject to availability). Included in the entrance price to Explore. Go to At-Bristol's What's On page to check dates and for further details. |
| 7 May |
RAES Bristol Branch Barnwell Lecture 'Bristol Aerospace – Filton's Past, Present and Future'. Speakers to include Jeff Jupp, Tom Williams and Richard Oldfield. Rosalind Franklin Room, At-Bristol, Harbourside. Doors open 17:45, lecture 18:15-20:00. Free admission but places limited. See poster for further details. If you are planning to attend, please use this link. Please note that indicating attendance to this lecture will not guarantee entry as places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. |
| 17 May |
Nailsea & District Local History Society event at Backwell Parish Hall. Two talks: "Memories of a Fighter Pilot" by Brian Buckley and "Wings over Filton, History of Bristol Aircraft" by Chris Bigg. Event starts 19:30. Members free. Visitors £2. Refreshments available. Contact enquiries@ndlhs.org.uk for further details. |
| 18 May |
Yate & District Heritage Centre. Lecture on 'The History of the Bristol Blenheim' by Patrick Hassell. Starts 19:30. £2 entry. Free for Friends of the Heritage Centre. Pre-booking essential. Contact David Hardill 01454 862200 david.hardill@southglos.gov.uk |
29 May -
7 June |
Extended opening hours at Bristol Aero Collection, Kemble with special events over the ten days. Admission charge. Further details at the Bristol Aero Collection website. |
June -
18 September |
The Weston-super-Mare Story', an exhibition at The Helicopter Museum explaining the role that the Bristol Aeroplane Company has played in Weston-super-Mare over the last one hundred years. For further details read the Press Release and visit the Helicopter Museum website. |
| 4 June |
Children's half-term creative writing workshop at Downend Library. Suitable for 8-11 year olds. 10.00-12.00. Contact library on 01454 868006 or downend.library@southglos.gov.uk for further details and to book a place. |
5 June -
21 July |
History of Flight exhibition at Bristol Central Library using items from the Local History & Reference Library Collections and accompanying artefacts. |
| 13 June |
A gathering of the greatest collection of Bristol cars, lorries, buses, aero-engines and aircraft memorabilia in a static display at the Rolls-Royce site at Filton. ENTRY IS FREE FOR VISITORS. Display open 10.30am-5.00pm. Some of the vehicles will also take part in the parade in honour of Sir George White. Depart Rolls-Royce 1.30pm. Estimated return 3.00pm. See map of route. Further details from event organiser Tony Blake. |
| 17 June |
Clevedon Civic Society talk by retired BAC employee Greville Beale. There will also be a display relating to designer Leslie George Frise. St Andrews Church Centre, Clevedon. Starts 19:30, finishes approx 21:30. Admission charge to non Civic Society members £2. Pre-booking not necessary. Further details from Rob Campbell on: 01275 877038 or email: rob.g.campbell@btinternet.com |
| 19 June |
Evening flight of vintage Bristol aircraft, weather permitting, at the Shuttleworth Collection. Inclusive ticket covering entrance, guided tour of collection and coach travel from Bristol on board a classic Bristol-built Greyhound on sale at £44 (£26 under 16s) from City Sightseeing. Departure from Bristol 10.30am. Contact Nicola Padden, Corporate Sales Executive, at City Sightseeing 0117 367 0208 nicola.citysightseeing@yahoo.com for further details and to book. See press release and poster for further details. |
| 19-20 June |
Cotswold Air Show. Admission charge. Further details at Kemble website. |
| 26 June |
Armed Forces Day, South Gloucestershire. Exhibits in Kingswood Park 10.00-16.00. Parade starts from the Shopping Precinct 12:00. Fly past circa 13:00. Further details to follow. |
| 10 July |
The BAC 100 service will take place at Bristol Cathedral from 11am to 12.15pm on Saturday, July 10 and will include performances from the RAF Central Band and the Bristol Male Voice Choir. Admission will be by ticket only. Bristol Evening Post has 500 available which will be distributed via a special offer that runs the week beginning Monday 7 June. Readers need to collect special tokens printed during the week and submit an order form to the Post. |
| 10 July |
Symposium on Eilmer of Malmesbury organised by the Athelstan Museum as part of the Eilmer Millenia celebrations. Speakers will be: David Keen from the RAF museum, Tim Porter, a local historian and Paul Chapman, an aeronautical engineer who will discuss the feasibility of Eilmer's flight. There will be model flying near the abbey earlier that day. Further details of this and other activities are on the museum website. Read news of other events taking place in this flyer. |
| 12 July |
Activities in Llangattock-Vibon-Avel and Monmouth marking the centenary of the death of Charles Rolls this day in 1910, including service of celebration and fly past. Further details at Rolls 100 website. |
| 17-18 July |
Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. Tributes marking the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain will form the centrepiece attraction. Tickets are on sale now from 0800 107 1940 or airtattoo.com Tickets must be purchased in advance as no tickets will be available on the gate. Further details at the Air Tattoo website. |
| 17 July |
Bristol Boxkite Centenary Celebration. One hundred box kites made and decorated by primary school pupils from Bristol and South Gloucestershire will be flown by the children on Clifton Downs in a mass ascent to celebrate the first public viewing in 1910 of a Bristol Boxkite aircraft flying over the city whose name throughout the world has become synonymous with all that is best in British aviation. 11.00am to 12.30pm. Event organised by Bristol Aero Collection with the support of Bristol International Kite Festival. |
| 17 July |
Vintage Vehicle Extravaganza featuring Bristol Cars – it's their Golden Jubilee – and Bristol Busses giving free rides from Frenchay Village Museum to Frenchay Flower Show. 14:00-17:00. Further details will be available at the Frenchay Village Museum website. |
| 24-25 July |
Farnborough International Air Show public opening. Admission charge. Further details at Farnborough website. |
| 25 July |
Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts Club European Rally at the Monmouth Festival on the Monmouth Show Ground. Approximately 200 cars expected to join carnival procession from the show ground to the former Rolls' family home, the Hendre. Further details at Rolls 100 website. |
| 27-28 July |
Royal Aeronautical Society Aerodynamics Conference at University of Bristol. See Call for Papers for further details. |
| 30 July |
Celebrate the centenary of the first Boxkite flight at Larkhill with a guided tour. Walk begins from the old British & Colonial hangars at 11.00, now part of Larkhill Garrison, which will be opened especially for this occasion. Estimated length of walk: two hours. Wear sturdy shoes as terrain may be rough underfoot in places. Also likely to be cold in exposed spots, even in July! It is hoped that there will be an aerial display from a scale-model Boxkite, if weather permits. Cost: £3 National Trust members, £5 non-members. Pay on the day. To reserve a place and for further details contact
Lucy.Evershed@nationaltrust.org.uk. It may be possible to book a table at the George in Amesbury for lunch for the group – let Lucy know if you would be interested in staying for this. |
| 12-15 August |
Bristol International Balloon Fiesta at Ashton Court. Visit the Fiesta website for full programme details including times of nightglows and mass ascents. Free entry. |
| 15 August |
Bristol Vintage Bus Group rally and running day at Brislington Park and Ride. Free vintage bus services to numerous locations around the city, out into the surrounding countryside and to Bath. Also free shuttle bus service to the Avon Valley Railway and free connecting services to and from Bristol Temple Meads, Keynsham, and Bath Spa stations. |
| 26 August |
Tribute to Charles Rolls at Monmouthshire Show. Further details at Rolls 100 website. |
| 31 August - December |
History of Flight exhibition at Bristol Central Library using items from the Local History & Reference Library
Collections and accompanying artefacts. |
| 4-5 September |
Bristol International Kite Festival at Ashton Court. Public events 12.00 noon to 17:30. Free entry (parking charges apply). Read Press Release for further details. |
| 18 September - 28 November |
BAC 100 exhibition at Bristol's City Museum and Art Gallery. Exhibition open daily 10:00-17:00. Free exhibition entry. Look out for details of special events including linked aviation-themed bus tour tickets on sale from City Sightseeing. Further details Bristol's City Museum and Art Gallery website. |
| 18 September |
Hangar Dance at The Helicopter Museum. Doors open 7.30pm. Guests will be able to dance the evening away in an authentic aviation hangar surrounded by real historic aircraft to the live music of Swing Fever, recreating the sounds of the 1940's and 1950's. Further details from helimuseum@btconnect.com. Download poster for further details. |
| 25 September |
The 54th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett 2010 International Gas Balloon Race starts at dusk from a site near Bristol. Visit the Race website for further details. |
| October - December |
BAC 100 Concorde Exhibition highlighting the importance of the Concorde project to British Aircraft Corporation Filton/Rolls Royce Patchway and the Bristol community. Held at Thornbury & District Museum. Further details at the Concorde Collection website and on this poster. |
| 21 November |
The Royal Air Force in Concert Tour 2010 comes to Colston Hall, Bristol. A memorable evening of popular classics from the stage and screen, rousing military music plus big band numbers performed by the legendary swing band The Squadronaires. Further details at the Air Tattoo website. |
