HOMEGROWN FESTIVAL CANCELLED

In 2006, pilots were chomping at the bit for a UK flying festival, and the Homegrown Festival seemed to hit the spot.

However this year, there just isn’t anywhere near the same level of enthusiasm for a second Homegrown Festival. Ticket sales and trade bookings are nowhere near the level we’d expect three months away from the event, and for some reason I just don’t get the same feeling of support and energy.

So its with regret that we’ve decided to cancel the 2008 Homegrown Festival. Maybe I was being optimistic thinking the UK could hold two big festivals in one year – it seems the UK flying community just isn’t big enough to do so.

I wish Mark Leavesley all the best with the Triple-X Festival coming up on 20 June, and will definitely be there flying and having a good time myself.

For the future, who knows!

All the best

Hugh