PANDAS 50th Anniversary Year & Club Updates
PANDAS 50th Anniversary Year & Club Updates
PANDAS 50 Years Old in 2024
For those that did not know the PANDAS club will be 50 years old next year.
PANDAS (as we now know it), was formed on Tuesday 19th March 1974. Model flyers had been using Pontefract Park as a flying site since the second world war.
The club at that time was called ‘Pontefract & Castleford Aeromodellers’ and was originally a free flight club.
We are looking to celebrate this anniversary with a few special events next year and are looking to getting some anniversary clothing items that members can purchase.
Club Events 2024
We are already planning for 2024. The details are below and on the club website.
http://pandas.bmfa.org/events-2
Provisional Date – Saturday 11th May 2024 BMFA Northern Area Achievement Scheme Event
Provisional Date – 8th & 9th June BMFA Weekend Fly-In / SWAPMEET & PANDAS 50th Anniversary Event
Saturday 29th June Wakefield Armed Forces Day
Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st July PANDAS Electric Fly-In & 12th Single-Channel Retro RC Event Weekend
Sunday 4th August Chairman’s Fun Fly Day
Sunday 6th October BMFA Scale Event
Provisional Date – Saturday 19th October BMFA Northern Area Achievement Scheme Event
Club Meetings
The next PANDAS club meeting & joining night is on Tuesday 5th December 2023.
http://pandas.bmfa.org/club-meetings
We already have the below meeting events planned for 2024 including some talks / demonstrations and a SWAPMEET.
Club Nights 2024
| Tuesday 2nd April 2024 | Club Meeting & Foam Wing Cutting Talk / Demo – John Mosley |
| Tuesday 7th May 2024 | Club Meeting & Paint Spraying Talk – Terry Lee |
| Tuesday 4th June 2024 | Club Meeting |
| Tuesday 2nd July 2024 | Club Meeting |
| Tuesday 6th August 2024 | Club Meeting |
| Tuesday 3rd September 2024 | Club Meeting |
| Tuesday 1st October 2024 | Club Meeting |
| Tuesday 12th November 2024 | Club Meeting & AGM |
| Tuesday 3rd December 2024 | Club Meeting & Joining Night |
| Tuesday 7th January 2025 | Club Meeting |
| Tuesday 4th February 2025 | Club Meeting |
| Tuesday 4th March 2025 | Club Meeting |
| Tuesday 1st April 2025 | Club Meeting |
Club Calendar
We try to keep the club calendar up to date with all the club events including no fly days and anything else that is going on in the park. The calendar is displayed on the left hand side of website home page and there is a link below.
http://pandas.bmfa.org/calendar
If anyone has any questions feel free to call or email me.
Martin Lynn,
PANDAS Chairman.
Email: martinlynn59@gmail.com
Mobile: 07802 725 231
