Eastern Region Balloons

06/06/2026

Looking forward to attending this in two weeks time

🚨 ONLY 2 WEEKS TO GO! 🚨

The countdown is officially on for the Festival of Flight at Tibenham Airfield and Priory Farm! ✈️🔥🎶

Join us from 19 to 21 June for an unforgettable weekend packed with aviation, entertainment and family fun.

🎈 Hot Air Balloons
🛩️ Gliding & Visiting Aircraft
🔎 Aircraft Treasure Hunt
✈️ Jet Modellers
🏕️ Camping
🎶 Live Music
🐖 Hog Roast
☕ Onsite Café
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Friendly Atmosphere

PPR is NOW OPEN for visiting pilots!

Start your weekend at Tibenham Airfield on Friday and Saturday, then head over to Priory Farm on Sunday for even more Festival of Flight excitement.

Book your arrival here:
https://www.norfolkglidingclub.com/ppr-visiting-pilots

Who's coming? Tag your aviation-loving friends below! 👇

30/04/2026

Good clarification from Altitude. Thanks guys 👍🏻

22/04/2026

22/04/2026

Just five days to go until the 2026 British Balloon Museum and Library Inflation Day!

We are really excited to welcome balloonists from all over the UK and Europe to The Manor, Pidley, for what we hope will be a really memorable day of ballooning!

The event will follow the format of previous events, all subject to the weather, of course, with provisional timings of:

07:30 Catering available and serving food & drinks!

08:00 Briefing

08:30 Inflations begin!

All day – Balloons are inflated by numerous teams during the day, with their own timings!

Late Afternoon – Prize Giving will take place at a time to be announced!

For more information about our 2026 Inflation Day, and the registration form, please follow this link: https://www.bbml.org.uk/inflation-day-2026-registration-form/

19/03/2026

Our chairman Jon has just spent the last 2 days at the Cameron Balloons Factory on their excellent maintenance course.

17/02/2026

Happy Lunar New Year to all who are celebrating 🧧

With the arrival of the Year of the Fire Horse, it felt fitting to revisit this fantastic Dalarna horse special shape, built by Cameron Balloons in 1993. 🐎

Now preserved by Team For Old Balloons and operated by Pluijm Ballooning, it remains a firm favourite wherever it appears.

🏮 Wishing you a joyful and prosperous year ahead!

11/02/2026

Technical Update - February 2026

The following technical updates are now available :
🎈 Maintenance Manual Supplement 7.52 Periodic Inspection of Fuel Cylinders
🎈 Service Letter 21 Unapproved Balloon Fabric Recoating
🎈 Flight Manual Supplement 8.36 Pilot and Passenger Restraint Harness
🎈 Flight Manual Supplement 8.28 Night Flying

To view the updates, click here :
https://www.cameronballoons.co.uk/technical-documents

If you would like to subscribe to our Technical Update service and receive these notifications directly to your inbox, please email:

[email protected]

06/02/2026

🔧 Due to overwhelming demand, we have added a mid-year date to our 2026 Maintenance Course calendar.

Want to improve or refresh your practical ballooning knowledge and maintenance skills?

📅 Join us at the factory Tuesday 16th – Weds 17th June 2026.

Register your place now by emailing Amanda Buckland on our Sales team :
📧 [email protected]

28/11/2025

WOW what a road trip this turned out to be 13 mass launches across 5 weekends left me with LOADS of footage, you can join me for a detailed BEHIND the SCENES tour, or drop in on any one of the launches over on the Channel via the link in the description

21/11/2025

🎈Happy Montgolfier Day! 🎈
242 years since the first intrepid humans took to the air with a fire fuelled by straw to sustain the flight. Much happier with our modern burners!

https://www.bbml.org.uk/today-is-montgolfier-day/