The following e-mail was sent to all club chairmen and secretaries today
Darlington Amazon drone delivery trials
You may have seen the BBC News article about Amazon drone deliveries in Darlington. This is a trial that has been ongoing for while with a 7.5nm exclusion zone from ground level to 700ft. The BMFA are fully aware of this and ongoing work with the CAA should ensure that model flyers are not impacted if/when these activities spread.
In addition a couple of clubs that are within the Darlington area are carrying on completely unaffected. The general message is that BMFA clubs should not be adversely affected by things like this or the upcoming Remote ID rules from 2028 onwards. Please tell your members not to panic!!
Link to BBC article / video ‘We had people come just to see it’: Amazon delivers its first UK parcels by drone – BBC News
Country Shows
The Clacton Club were invited to attend one of these events to showcase aeromodelling. We think these would be free to attend and have a stall, so if you are interested, please contact the organiser gemma@quintessentiallybritishevents.co.uk and also let us know. The shows are listed below.
Regards
Alan
Area Delegate
2026 Event Dates
24th-25th May – British Country Show Berkshire, Farley Estate, RG7 1UL
8th–9th August – Cambridge Country Show, Stow Cum Quy Park, CB25 9AJ
22nd–23rd August – Framlingham Country Show, Framlingham College, IP13 9EY
22nd–23rd August – Northants Country Show, Deene Park, NN17 3EW
29th–30th August – Suffolk Summerfest, Framlingham College, IP13 9EY
30th–31st August – Kent Country Show, Quex Park, CT7 0HR
