British_Parachute_Association
British Parachute Association
UK governing body for skydiving
British Skydiving is the national governing body for skydiving in the United Kingdom.
| Sport | Skydiving |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1961 |
| Chairperson | Mary Barratt |
| CEO | Robert Gibson |
| Secretary | Lise Moore |
| Official website | |
| www | |
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British Skydiving was founded in 1960 to organise, govern and further the advancement of sport parachuting within the UK.
British Skydiving aims to encourage participation in skydiving within the UK. In 2016 there were nearly 6,000 full members and around 60,000 students, and around 30 affiliated training organisations.[1]
The association is funded by membership subscriptions and has an annually elected council which controls all aspects of skydiving on behalf of the Civil Aviation Authority. Unlike many other sports which suffer from fragmented and divided governing bodies, the British Parachute Association represents most UK skydivers, and most skydivers within the UK are members of the Association.[2]
British Skydiving is constituted as a company limited by guarantee. The association's headquarters are at Glen Parva, Leicestershire.[3]
Following the 50th anniversary of British Skydiving, an archive project was established to record and collect the history of the sport in the UK and of the Association.
The association's name was changed to British Skydiving on 27 November 2019 to bring awareness of the sport to a greater audience.
British Skydiving council consists of ten elected members, together with two independent directors from outside the sport. The council is chaired by Mary Barratt.
In 2015 there were 29 affiliated drop zones within British Skydiving.[4] These include:
- Black Knights Parachute Centre – Cockerham, Lancashire
- British Parachute Schools – RAF Langar, Nottinghamshire
- Cornish Parachute Centre – Peranporth, Cornwall
- GoSkydive – Old Sarum Airfield, Salisbury
- Hinton Skydiving Centre – Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire
- Joint Services Parachute Centre (Army Parachute Association) – Netheravon, Wiltshire
- London Parachute School – Lewknor, Oxfordshire
- North London Skydiving Centre – Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
- North West Parachute Centre – Cark, Cumbria
- Paragon Skydiving Club – Errol, Perth and Kinross
- Skydive Headcorn – Headcorn Aerodrome, Headcorn, Ashford, Kent
- Services Parachute Centre, Ballykelly, County Londonderry
- Silver Stars Parachute Team (The Royal Logistic Corps) – South Cerney, Gloucestershire
- Skyhigh Skydiving(formerly: Peterlee Parachute Centre) – Peterlee, Co. Durham
- UK Parachuting at Sibson Airfield (Peterborough Parachute Centre) – Wansford, Cambridgeshire
- Skydive GB Parachute Club, Bridlington – Grindale, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Skydive Jersey – St. Peter, Jersey
- Skydive St Andrews – Glenrothes, Fife
- Skydive St George – Darlington, Durham
- Skydive Strathallan – Strathallan, Perth and Kinross
- Skydive Swansea – Fairwood, Swansea
- Skydive UK – Dunkeswell, Devon
- Skydive Weston (Royal Air Force Sport Parachute Association) – Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire
- Skydive Hibaldstow – Hibaldstow, North Lincolnshire
- The Parachute Centre – Tilstock, Shropshire
- UK Parachuting – Beccles, Suffolk
- Wild Geese Parachute Centre – Movenis & Killykergan, County Londonderry
- "About Us". British Parachute Association. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- The British Parachute Association Archived 28 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- "Contact us". British Skydiving. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- "Where can I jump?". British Parachute Association. Retrieved 1 October 2016.