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The BWPA now has its own closed group on Facebook. For those of you who are familiar with Facebook I probably don't need to explain any more. For those who aren't, in the near future you will receive an invitation to join the BWPA Facebook Group. It is by invitation only and everyone will have to be approved by Pauline Vahey, as administrator, before they can join. We intend to keep details of forthcoming events on the page and it will also be a forum for members to contact each other, either to arrange to fly together or just to organise a lift to the next event. Members will also be able to share pictures and comments about events or anything worth sharing. You can use it as much, or as little as you like.

I also appreciate that some of you wouldn't be seen dead on Facebook and that's OK too, there is no compunction to join. However, by keeping it a closed group we will avoid the aspects of Facebook that members may be uncomfortable with. Have a look and see.

The BWPA and the Air League may be able to help. Every year the BWPA gives a Scholarship to a young British woman between the ages of 17-26 years old to pay for between 12 to 15 hours of flying training towards the initial grant of a National Pilots Licence or Private Pilots Licence.

If you are interested you have until the 30th January 2010 to contact the Air League and complete your application. Email scholarships@airleague.co.uk, call 020 7222 8463 or download an application form from www.airleague.co.uk. They also administer another 100 scholarships so you may qualify to apply for others.

If you already have a PPL then you can apply for a Bursary. The flying Bursaries offer between 5 and 8 hours of advance flying training. Recent winners have used them to help fund twin, instructors, aerobatics and IMC ratings. Again the application forms are available from the Air League, details as above, however the deadline for applications is 27th February 2010.

The closing date for your nominations for THE BRITISH WOMEN PILOT'S AWARDS has been extended to the 22 October 2009, so if you know of a woman in your club or airfield who has this year (2009), accomplished a record breaking or personal achievement, either in engineering, PPL, commercial or flying instructing using Power fixed Wing, Rotor aircraft, Gliding, Microlight, Hang Gliding, Parachuting or any other aspect of flying, do let us know. It is such an honour to receive these awards. Click here for more info on our awards.

Message from Gordon Reid of NATS: -The Heathrow Flight Briefing Unit has moved to the new tower and therefore has new contact numbers. The new numbers may be re-routed, but the new ones are the official and most reliable contact method.

They have been promulgated by NOTAM, NOTAM reads:

B0729/07 NOTAMN

A) EGTT B) 0704210001 C) PERM

E) REF UK AIP ENR 1-10-3, SECTION 1.9.5 PARENT UNIT LONDON HEATHROW.

AMEND TEL +44-(0)20-8745 3111 / 3163 TO READ +44-(0)20-8750 2615 / 2616.

AMEND FAX +44-(0)20-8745 3491 / 3492 TO READ +44-(0)20-8750 2617 / 2618.)

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If you think you have received an unsolicited or offensive email from us at bwpa.co.uk, let us assure you that it was not us! Malicious spammers are forging email addresses on our domain name to deliver their messages, simply so we get the complaints and not them.

We only send emails in reply to ones you have sent us or to our members who have given us their email addresses to receive news flashes and event information. In both cases you will receive emails from a named individual and, if you are a member, that individual will be known to you. We do not send emails from “xyz@bwpa.co.uk”

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Congratularions to Tricia Nelmes and Christine Collyer, who were clothed as Liverymen of the Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators (GAPAN) at the Guild's annual Trophies and Awards Banquet at the Guildhall. There are currently 17 female Liverymen in the Guild out of a total of over 500.