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Kite Organisation and Club Links

Thu Dec 08, 2005 4:11 pm

Kite Organisations

There is, believe it or not, some organisation behind the many-faced sport of kiting. Here are some of the organisations responsible for the organisation.

The Kite Society Of Great Britain - - The Kite Society of Great Britain was founded in 1979 and since then, has grown to be recognised as the leading organisation for kitefliers in Great Britain with over 3500 members worldwide. Membership benefits include: four issues of The Kiteflier newsletter per year; participating retailer discount;Free or Reduced entry to selected kite festivals in the U.K.; Special Kite Festival parking where possible and a yearly kite directory.

STACK UK - Sport, Team And Competitive Kiting. STACK's mission is to promote, organise, oversee and regulate the sport of kite flying.

One Sky One World Umbrella group for kiting events to promote world peace and harmony


Kite Clubs

Mobius Flix - Essex based trick / freestyle kite club. Great bunch of people.
Solent Kite Flyers - A local club who meet regularly in west Hampshire.
Poole Kite Flyers - A site full of great info, such as flying sites throughout the UK.
Chale Kite Flyers - Isle Of Wight based kite club.
Kent Kite Flyers Regular fly-ins at various locations throughout the county.
Northern Kite Group - Based in Yorks / Lancs. Has a burgeoning sport kite scene.
Midland Kite Flyers
Loddon Valley Kite Flyers (LVKF) - Home of the International Man of Mystery
Sheffield Kite Flyers - Based in Sheffield
List of World Kite clubs - Created by Troy Gunn. Thanks Troy
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Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:53 am

All kite flyer's are welcome to attend at Lodge Moore on a Thursday evening during British summer time. There is a chance I might even be there myself.

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Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:21 pm

I'll probably be there if Dave is (don't let that put you off though :)).