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🎉 New Instructors! 🎉 We are pleased to announce the following new British Skydiving Instructors from the recent course held at Skydive Langar! Our new Tandem instructors are: Catherine Voysey – Skydive Netheravon – Home of the Army Parachute Association Emily Cook – UK Parachuting – Sibson Airfield Paul Naismith – Skydive St Andrews Charlie […]

The British Skydiving National Championships in Artistic was held this weekend at Skydive Langar. Well done to everyone who took part in the competition, and congratulations to our National Champions! This was the final National Championships of the year, and we can now begin the selection process for the athletes who will represent Team GB […]

The results from the recent British Skydiving Accuracy Nationals 2023, hosted by Skydive GB! With glorious sun and low winds all weekend the competition completed all 10 rounds of Classic accuracy as well as completing all rounds of Sport Accuracy 🎉 Congratulations to the following! Classic Accuracy 🥇 Les Carrol 🥈 Dave Crowhurst 🥉 Pete […]

Tony Butler retired as British Skydiving’s Chief Operating Officer on the 31st of August after 40 years of working for the Association.  The staff at HQ had the pleasure of sending Tony off with a retirement lunch, including a sash, which Tony begrudgingly wore the entire time! In honour of his service, the board have nominated Tony […]

The British Skydiving Canopy Piloting & Freestyle Nationals 2023 results! This year we saw the first CP Freestyle Nationals, with our first double champion, Martin Reynolds! OVERALL 🥇 Martin Reynolds 🥈 Wez Westley 🥉 Jase Hughes DISTANCE 🥇 Martin Reynolds 🥈 Wez Westley 🥉 Luke Curnow SPEED 🥇 Martin Reynolds 🥈 Wez Westley 🥉 Steve Simpson […]

The first Skydive The Mag app is live! Download our brand-new app and jump into the world of Skydive the Mag. Download the App Cover 📸 by Andy Ford. We are so excited to share our hard work with British Skydiving members. Working with our new editor Annette O’Neil, the new Skydive the Mag is […]

British Skydiving welcomes a new addition to the safety team – Kev Dynan. Kev will be joining us in the role of Safety and Training Officer, he will be working alongside Ryan and Jeff. Kev’s joining completes the safety team at British Skydiving. Kev joins British Skydiving from a busy PTO where he was a […]

𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐒𝐊𝐘𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐋 At the STC meeting of 3rd August 2023, the following amendments were made to the British Skydiving Operations Manual: 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟒 (𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒), 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡 𝟓.𝟕 (𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚) Change to read: 𝟓.𝟕. 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 Tandem instructors wishing to jump with a […]

The results of the British Skydiving Canopy Formation Nationals 2023 are in! Thank you to Skydive Langar for hosting the event with some challenging weather! Thank you to the judges and everyone who helped run the event. 𝟐 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞 🥇 Cark Crw 🥈 Cark Screw 🥉 Winter Never Left 𝟐 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 🥇 Stack […]

British Skydiving proudly announces the appointment of Rob Gibson as its new Chief Executive Officer. The CEO position will supersede the current COO role held by Tony Butler, who formally advised of his intention to retire from the role back in May 2023. The appointment of Rob follows an extensive and robust recruitment process. He […]

The Skydive Tilstock Freefall Club Women’s Weekender ’23 recently took place with help from the British Skydiving Development Events Fund. A successful weekend with many achievements! Ailbhe and Bethan jumped again after 4 years off, Ayesha jumped after a 9 year lay off, Cheryl jumped after 1 year off, Orla did her first jumps since […]

British Skydiving welcomes a new addition to the safety team – Ryan Mancey. Ryan will be joining us in the role of Safety and Training Officer, he will be working alongside Jeff to increase the capacity of the Safety and Training Team. Ryan has over 12,600 skydives and a passion for exploring the world from […]

British Skydiving is pleased to welcome Karl Kojro as our new Director. Karl is an experienced Director, Chairperson and senior leader in the retail industry. Areas of expertise include complex organisational change, business development, income generation and strategic vision. He is focused on supporting British Skydiving’s growth, development, and financial sustainability. With a background in […]

On 1st June, Kate Lindsley advised the Board she was stepping down from her role as a Director of the Association with immediate effect. British Skydiving would like to thank her for the time she has given to the Board and the dedication and passion she has brought to serving our members over the last […]

Organisation:  British Skydiving Position: Chief Executive Officer Location:  Leicester with national and some international travel Salary: Circa £60,000 + relocation package if required Closing date for applications: 12th June 2023 British Skydiving is the national governing body for Skydiving in the UK. We were founded in 1961 and our primary role is to organise, govern, facilitate […]

British Skydiving, the National Governing Body for Skydiving/Sport Parachuting in the UK, invites applications for the post of Safety & Training Officer. This is a new post that has been created to enhance safety and instructor training. Applications are invited from experienced British Skydiving Advanced Instructors and/or British Skydiving Examiners for this key National post based […]

British Skydiving wishes to extend our congratulations to our patron, His Majesty King Charles III on his magnificent coronation as King! However you decided to celebrate the coronation, we hope you had a day fit for a king.

Online renewal for the 2023/2024 membership year is now active! Head over to the members’ section of the website and get started today! If you have any questions about your membership, you can also find a handy FAQ on our website here FAQ

It’s getting close to that time of the year again! We are working behind the scenes to prepare for the new membership year and have a few updates for everyone. On the 2nd of March from 8 am until the afternoon, the online members portal won’t be available. This is due to system maintenance on […]

British Skydiving is looking for a new Editor to lead the future of Skydive the Mag. After 12 years, Liz Ashley has stepped down as our Editor and we are looking for someone to fill her role. We are also at the end of our contract period with Warners, our publishing partner over the past three […]

British Skydiving are pleased to announce they have become the 6th organisation to join the International Affiliate program of the International Skydiving Museum and Hall of Fame. Craig Poxon, out-going chair of British Skydiving said, “We are delighted that the United Kingdom’s proud history in the sport will be further preserved and celebrated, contributing to […]

At the Council Meeting after the AGM in Nottingham on Saturday, January 28 2023, the board elected a new Chair of Council for British Skydiving, Mary Barratt Craig Poxon, out-going chair said, “Having worked closely with Mary over the past few years, she is extremely hardworking and committed to the Association. I know that she […]

The results of the 2023 British Skydiving Council Election are in! Congratulations to the following candidates who received the highest number of votes and are elected to the Council of Governors. Kate Lindsley Mary Barratt Craig Poxon Wes Guest James Round You can find a full breakdown of the election in the image below.   […]

Voting is now open for the British Skydiving Council Elections 2023. 🗳️ How to vote in the election 🗳️ 📨 Members, please check your emails today for an email from UK Engage, our election partners. Inside this email, you will find a link to the voting page, along with a 8 digit Unique Security Code […]

At the close of nominations at midday on Friday 18th November, a total of eleven nominations have been received for the five seats that will become vacant next year at the AGM. As a result of the 5 seats being contested, an election has been triggered. The nominees are, in alphabetical order Mary Barratt James […]

Nominations are open for the British Skydiving Star Awards. The British Skydiving Star Award is our way to recognise members who have gone the extra mile in helping and supporting ‘A’ licence holders and above stay and progress in the sport. Have you received customer 𝗦ervice that deserves 𝗧o 𝗔chieve 𝗥ecognition? Now’s your chance to thank that member and nominate them […]

Nominations are now open for the British Skydiving Council 2023. There are 5 seats up for election this year, an election will be triggered if there are more than 5 nominations. The closing date for receipt of nominations is Friday the 18th of November at Midday. Please go to the website linked to enter your […]

The 8-Way Formation Skydiving Nationals, VFS 2-way and 4-Way Nationals, and the Speed Skydiving Nationals were completed this weekend at @SkyHigh Skydiving Peterlee 🎉 The results 🎉 FS 8 way – Open 🥇 Microclim8 🥈 Macro Climb In 🥉 Ap8thy FS 8 way – Intermediate 🥇 Macro Climb Out 🥈 Fell8 VFS 4 way – […]

This weekend saw the Accuracy Nationals held at Skydive GB. Congratulations to everyone who competed over the weekend. Thank you to the staff and judges for helping run a smooth competition over the 3 days. We will be sharing some more photos in due course so keep an eye out! The medal results are Classic: […]

In light of recent events, we just wanted to provide our members with a short update on the nationals this coming weekend. They will still take place on Saturday and Sunday, however in respect for the Queen’s funeral on Monday, there will be no jumping that day. This means that even if uncompleted, the results […]

British Skydiving is deeply saddened at the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II after a reign of over 70 years. As we join the nation in a period of mourning, we pass our condolences on to our Patron, His Majesty King Charles III and the entire Royal Family.

What a fantastic weekend of competition at the Canopy Formation National Championships 2022 at Skydive Langar It was great to see some fierce competition for the top spots! Thank you to all the judges and the dropzone staff for helping to run a smooth operation. The full results are: 4-Way Rotation 🥇 Cark-Rash 🥈 RAFSPA Chinook […]

Fantastic weather and a great turnout – the British Skydiving CP nationals were completed at the Pink Open 2022 at Skydive Klatovy. The full results of the event are: Overall 🥇 Martin Reynolds 🥈 Wez Westley 🥉 Chris Good                   Speed 🥇 Martin Reynolds 🥈 Wez Westley […]

The 37th FAI World Freefall Style & Accuracy Landing Championships 2022 is currently taking place in Strakonice, Czech Republic. We have 6 wonderful athletes competing for Team GB in these championships. Esther Reynolds Dave Crowhurst Steve Hastings Les Carroll Peter Sizer Tony Simpson With the head of delegation Mary Barratt. We wish you the best […]

British Skydiving is pleased to welcome our new Communications Manager, Liam Domin-Goddard. Liam joined the team on the 17th May at British Skydiving HQ in Leicester. Liam has been jumping for just over 10 years and is an active instructor and parachute rigger. He brings not only his jumping knowledge but a strong background of […]

Unfortunately, at this very busy time of year, Membership services have been affected by COVID-19. If you require them to renew your membership, please be aware that it may take up to 5 working days to process. Online renewals are unaffected. You may be able to renew your membership at some drop zones, but please […]

Sadly, after three years,  Angel Fernandez, our Communications Manager has decided to stand down from his role at British Skydiving. he said, I’ve been very fortunate to have had some incredible experiences and opportunities and have made lifelong friends during my time with the association, both professionally and personally. There are many people I have […]

Consultation on new Foundation Coach qualification paperwork In early 2020 British Skydiving created a working group to develop a new structure of Coach qualifications. We will be delivering the first qualification this year- the Foundation Skills Coach. This qualification will initially be in Formation Skydiving, Freefly, Wingsuiting, Tracking and Canopy Formation. Other disciplines will be […]

Whilst none of us would want for politics to affect our sport and we all have many friends in both Ukraine and Russia, we can not ignore the horrific invasion. An emergency proposal was put to the board at our meeting on Tuesday, to call on the International Skydiving Commission to suspend Russian and Belarusian […]

British Skydiving are proud to announce the collaboration with VISIONAIRi’s #1jump1tree initiative. Members who are concerned about their environmental impact from skydiving can help mitigate the effect by donating money that will be used to plant trees to absorb carbon. 1jump1tree have chosen Trees.org as their partner, an established, globally respected charity who have been […]

British Skydiving is very pleased to be using its Development Event scheme to support the Coach the Coaches – FS Foundation event (Skydive Langar19-20 Feb). This event is aimed at those who want to become an FS Coach. Over the course of the weekend, there will be plenty of ground school training and putting things […]

We are pleased to announce the results from the online AGM vote

The British Skydiving Review of the Year 2021 has now been published, ahead of the AGM 2022 on Saturday 29 January at 10:30 at EMCC Nottingham NG7 2RJ.

Visitors to the Expo will be required comply with new legislation.

Updates at British Skydiving HQ

British Skydiving HQ Christmas Opening Times

Catch up with Craig’s Q&A

Three nominations had been received for the four seats available on Council

Four seats on the British Skydiving Council become available for elected members at the AGM on Saturday January 29 2022.

Final scores are in for the National Championships in 4-Way Formation Skydiving

British Skydiving has published further COVID advice for Members and DZ Visitors

British Skydiving’s medical advisor, Dr John Carter, publishes further covid advice for drop zones.

See the winners of our latest competition

Rob Spour has stood down from his voluntary position as a director of Britsh Skydiving.

As COVID-19 restrictions lift in England, Carex has high-fived its way into the record book

Changes to Coronavirus Legislation in England on 19 July 2021

British Skydiving has been working on updating its Skill Coaching Roadshow programme

British Skydiving is launching an exciting new photo competion.

British Skydiving Council has voted in favour of a recommendation from the EPC to withdraw from Mondial 2020

13 British Skydiving members have received a bursary for 2021.

British Skydiving is inviting applications for positions of Head of Delegation / Team Manager for the Mondial in Tanay.

Jeff Montgomery, STO, provides an introduction to the new Canopy Training System

The new Canopy Training Manual CT 3 & 4 is now available for download. Once again huge thank you to all members of the Working Group for their tremendous hard work and to Angel Fernandez and Katie Wilkinson at Warners for the polishing. If you spot any issues, please contact the chair of the working […]

Parachute Training Organisations (PTOs) are preparing once again to resume operations with revised safety measures in place to continue minimising the COVID-19 risk of transmission.

Following decisions regarding British Skydiving events made at the recent Return to Skydiving meeting, the UKSL Meet 1 scheduled for 1-2 May at Skydive Langar, has been postponed. If you had been planning to compete at the event, we hope you can appreciate the reasons for this and we will keep you updated regarding any […]

Jeff Montgomery, Safety & Technical Officer, recently wrote to all instructors and coaches offering guidance for the return to skydiving.

The new Canopy Training Manual is now available for download. A huge thanks to all of those on the Working Group for their tremendous hard work and to Angel Fernandez and Katie Wilkinson at Warners for the polishing. If you spot any issues, please contact the chair of the working group, Mark Bayada. Canopy size […]

British Skydiving is undergoing a comprehensive review of all our basic instructor, instructor & rigging courses to ensure our courses are up to date, fit for purpose and meet good governance. We understand the importance of engaging with our membership in this process and allowing our members a voice. Therefore, this anonymous survey is one […]

The website and membership portal will be offline from 8am on Tuesday the 16th of March 2021. This is to deliver changes including the ability for Joint Members to renew online. Upgrades can sometimes take the whole working day but it is hoped that it won’t take that long.

Ahead of the release of the full set of manuals and forms, a complementary mobile app for the new Canopy Training system has been produced to simplify working out minimum canopy sizes by experience. The app is available for Android from Google Play and for iOS from the App Store. Simply enter your licence, exit […]

We are working to improve the membership section of PIMS, ahead of the new membership year.

An update from the British Skydiving Safety and Training Committee.

At the STC meeting on Thursday 11 Feb, British Skydiving Chief Instructors voted to accept the recommendations of the Canopy Working Group and to implement them as of 1st April 2021.

Watch British Skydiving’s first online Annual General Meeting from 30 January 2021

2021 marks the 60th Anniversary of the Association.

British Skydiving is hosting its first online AGM on 30 January 2021

We are pleased to announce the results of the British Skydiving 2020 Council Election.

Join the British Skydiving council election candidates in a live online Q&A session on Friday 08 January at 19.00hrs.

Britsh Skydiving HQ will close at noon on Wednesday December 23 and reopen after the holiday on Monday 4 January 2021.

Nine nominations have been received for the three seats on Council becoming vacant at the virtual AGM.

We want you to tell us about the great service you’ve received from another British Skydiving member.

On government instruction for people to stay at home, British Skydiving HQ will be closed from Thursday 5th November.

Applications are being invited for the Technical Excellence Advisor roles.

Members are invited to volunteer their skills and competencies through election as a member of a British Skydiving Committee.

It is with heavy hearts and disappointment that we announce the cancellation of Skydive the Expo 2021

Three seats on British Skydiving Council become available at the AGM 2021.

British Skydiving is looking to appoint two independent non-executive Directors and is now inviting applications.

Craig Poxon, Chair of Council, explains how British Skydiving has been working with DZOs, medical professionals and aviation experts to establish a safe return to skydiving.

Jeff Montgomery, is chairing a new Working Group to review the return to skydiving protocols after the covid-19 lockdown.

Sport and recreation has an influential role to bring about meaningful change

After careful consideration and negotiation with the affected drop zones the decision has been made to cancel all remaining competitions for 2020.

STC has considered a total of 20 COVID-19 Special ‘One-Off’ Permissions/Exemptions

Dr John Carter provides an interim briefing for Covid-19 & restarting skydiving.

Council has agreed revised subscription rates.

British Skydiving sets out some of the work that it does behind the scenes to keep us in the air.

Treasurer, Tash Higman, provides a report on the finance position of British Skydiving.

Callum Kennedy from UK Parachuting has created a #StayatHome video featuring members

Chair of Council, Craig Poxon provides an update to members

Council is determined to do the right thing for our membership and our sport and has offered a financial aid package to DZs

A statement from Sam Lee, Chair of the Elite Performance Committee, on the upcoming World Championships.

Craig Poxon, Chair of Council provides an update on what has been happening at British Skydiving.

Callum Kennedy of UK Parachuting, Beccles is starting a movement to bring the whole UK Skydiving scene together

Find links to interesting and educational content whilst we can’t jump

A statement by the Treasurer of British Skydiving on the financial considerations in the skydiving sector during the coronavirus shutdown

The Council of British Skydiving held a video meeting today to consider the effect of the unprecedented government restrictions.

Update from British Skydiving’s Medical Adviser on the current Coronavirus situation.

COO of British Skydiving, Tony Butler, responds to the exceptionally difficult and challenging time facing us all.

All official British Skydiving events and activities postponed for the time being because of coronavirus

We would like to welcome our new finance manager, Lise Moore.

We are accepting applications for Heads of Delegation/Team Managers

New chair elected as Martin Soulsby steps down after 9 years.

The British Skydiving Review of the Year 2019 has now been published.

The new subscription rates with effect from 1 April 2020 have been announced.

Nick Bunting has stood down from his voluntary position as an independent non-executive director.

We are pleased to announce the results of the British Skydiving 2020 Council Election.

Voting is now open for the British Skydiving Council Election 2020.

British Parachute Association has undergone a total brand review and unveiled its new identity, logo and website.

At the close of nominations, eight nominations had been received for the five (4 x 3 year and 1 x 1 year) seats on Council becoming vacant at the AGM.

James Potts has been appointed to the part-time role of Compliance Officer.

The Royal Aero Club Trust has announced the start of the 2020 bursary awards.

Congratulations to NFTO Skydiving Team who took Silver in the FS 4-way Female category at the 2019 World Cup

Five seats on BPA Council become available for elected members at the AGM on Saturday 25th January 2020.

British Skydiving and NFTO FS 4-way team have now successfully undertaken a mediation process.

British Skydiving Council, at its meeting on Tuesday 1 October, elected Mark Bayada as Competitions Chair for the remainder of the committee year.

A new British record organised by Ally Milne with an incredible 21 BPA members performing a Head-Up formation

At the BPA Nationals in Speed, Jimmy McCarthy and Kiera Chapman both set new British Speed Records!