Windrushers Gliding Club

Bicester Airfield OX26 5HA Bicester (Oxfordshire)

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Learn to Glide at Bicester Airfield!

Based at Bicester Airfield, just north of Oxford, Windrushers is the premier gliding centre in Oxfordshire. The club is open to anyone interested in learning to glide.

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The Windrushers Gliding Club is based at Bicester Airfield, which is located on the north east edge of Bicester - a prosperous and expanding north Oxfordshire commuter town. The airfield was established in 1917 as an RAF station and apart from a short break between 1920 and 1928 has been in continuous operation ever since. It is a remarkable grass-surfaced airfield - one of the largest remaining in Europe, which bears testament to the military history of the twentieth century with well preserved 1920s and 1930s hangars, a unique 'Fort' type control tower and a pre-World War Two bomb store - all English Heritage listed buildings.

As the largest open space in Bicester, it is home to a variety of wildlife and bird species, it was also designated a conservation area by Cherwell District Council in 2002.

The aims of the Windrushers Gliding Club are:

    * To promote and encourage in those of all ages, a practical interest in gliding and to provide an opportunity to participate in this exhilarating and satisfying sport.
    * To promote and encourage participation in gliding, by junior, local community and student members.
    * To provide an opportunity for qualified glider pilots of all standards to improve their experience and skills, under the guidance of highly experienced instructors and competition pilots.
    * To foster an environment that encourages teamwork, mutual support and co-operation among its members.
    * To maintain the centre of excellence philosophy that has long been associated with Bicester Airfield, by encouraging the continuation of coaching and training courses at the site.
    * To promote a positive public image and to work in harmony with the local community and authorities to provide a leisure facility that will be of benefit to all local residents.
    * Above all, to provide the safest and most enjoyable gliding and flying opportunities, at an ideal mid-country location and to continue with the rigorous safety practices of the RAFGSA.


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