2022 scholarships launched today As pilots past, present and future celebrate World Pilots’ Day, today we open applications for our 2022 scholarships, to support women in achieving their flying [...]
Catching up with our 2021 scholarship winners In 2021, we awarded 19 scholarships to our members. A year on, as we look forward to launching the 2022 scholarships, we caught up with some of last [...]
Remembering Naomi Christy… Part II Following on from a recent article looking back on the life of Naomi Christy, I wanted to share more of my findings on the life of this remarkable aviatrix. The [...]
After winning the Naomi Christy Cup in 2020, I wanted to find out more about the lady it was named after. Today, Tuesday 22 February 2022, marks the 21st anniversary of Naomi’s passing; a timely [...]
The BWPA is a key partner in the Attagirls Molly Rose Pilot Scholarship (AMRPS), providing £2,500 to cover accommodation, subsistence and travel for the winning applicant. We will also assist [...]
Members in the north east can join a new regional group. BWPA member and proud Geordie, Lara Greggs, has taken on the role of leading the new North East Regional Group. Realising there was a gap [...]
Today is International Volunteer Day and, as an entirely volunteer-led organisation, we wanted to highlight some of the people we have within our team, and the opportunities available to anyone [...]
One of our 2021 scholarship winners, Katie Stokes, was awarded the BWPA Flying High Scholarship to support her gliding; covering competition entry and launch costs. We caught up with her, to find [...]
We have been partners with the Flight Deck Wingman team since last year, and have been catching up with their founder and director, Andrew, on what led him to become involved with us and why he [...]
