ONE of South Lakeland’s most renowned events has been sold by the Rotary Club of Windermere. The Windermere Airshow, which took place last weekend, has attracted thousands of visitors each year, since it was first set up ten years ago. However, the popular two-day family occasion featuring complex aerial displays by the Red Arrows and [...]

A FEAST of aerial acrobatics and neck-craning displays will draw thousands of people to the tenth Windermere Air Show on July 24 and 25. The line-up of attractions ready to draw gasps of wonder from crowds lining the shores of England’s largest lake includes the RAF Falcons parachute display team and the Aerostars Yaks. Equally [...]

The Breitling Wingwalkers will take to the skies at Windermere Airshow on 25th July 2010 to perform a breathtaking sequence of formation loops and rolls, while daring wingwalkers perform acrobatics on the wings. The World’s only formation wingwalking display team, renowned for dazzling spectators at events throughout the UK and Europe is proud to unveil [...]

BUSINESSES in Bowness and Windermere are to be given permission to grab a slice of the action at one of the Lake District’s most lucrative events. On a one-year trial basis only, traders will be allowed to set up stalls and outdoor seating on the Glebe during the two-day Windermere Airshow. Windermere town councillors voted [...]

PICTURES of the Vulcan which flew across the skies above the Lake District at the Windermere Air Show last weekend are being sought in a competition. Vulcan To The Sky, the charity which keeps the iconic aircraft flying, is holding the competition and the lucky winner will receive a prize that money can not buy. [...]

BUMPER crowds gathered in a South Lakeland town to witness a dazzling display of historical aircraft and aerobatics. The ninth annual two-day Windermere Airshow took place at the Glebe, in Bowness, at the weekend. Large crowds gathered early and perched themselves on the grassy enbankments of the Glebe in anticipation of the aerobatic displays. Organisors [...]

Here is the official photo of Nigel, Laura and Jonathan taken just before they took off from Carlisle airport for their flight over Ambleside as part of their birthday celebrations -  Nigel’s 60th and Laura and Jonathan’s 18th. Its a really nice picture, don’t you think? But the plane looks very small…….I think you were all [...]

THE last flying Vulcan Bomber is among a bumper selection of aircraft taking to the skies at the Windermere Airshow this weekend. Flying on Saturday, the newly restored cold war relic has been specially hired for the event. Famed for its earth-shaking roar, the aircraft’s huge 34-metre delta wingspan will allow it to fly at [...]