Little Gransden Charity Air & Car Show
Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300S 004 G-IIUI at Little Gransden Charity Air and Car show. Photo by Bob Franklin
Little Gransden Air show held in the late summer by kind permission of John and Mark Jefferies and organised by Dave Poile MBE, goes from strength to strength year after year. Representative aircraft include Hurricane, Lancaster, Mustang, Spitfire and Tiger Moth to name a few. A fantastic day out for all the family with various stalls and exhibits, air displays, classic cars and tractors.
Raising funds for Children in Need.
Little Gransden Charity Air & Car Show Website
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Little Gransden Air show 2008/2009 DVD
Supporting Children in Need
Little Gransden Airfield, situated on the Cambridgeshire-Bedfordshire border hosts the Children in Need annual Air show. The family orientated show has a mix of both vintage and modern Aircraft, Classic Cars, Tractors, Motorcycles, stalls and amusements. Approx 60 minutes duration. Free P+P.
Little Gransden Air show 2006/2007 DVD
Supporting Children in Need
An action packed DVD. Flying displays, Aircrew interviews and a whole lot more. Highlights from the 2006 and the 2007 shows. Featuring both modern and Vintage Aircraft including Lancaster, Spitfire, Hurricane, Tigermoths, Chipmunks, Extra 300, Jet Provost and many more. With the occasional Classic Car, Tractors and Motorcycles. Plus some interviews with the Pilots. Approx 60 minutes duration. Free P+P.
The Little Gransden DVD is stocked by the following outlets -
Fenstanton - Mo's Motors
Histon - Post Office
Huntingdon - Sports and Fashion
Potton - Camerons News
St.Ives - Whateleys Newsagents (Next to Rainbow)
St.Neots - Barrets Department Store
Warboys - Stewards Hardware Store
Little Gransden Air show 2009 - Sunday 30th August 2009
Photo - Beccy Turner (left), Dave Poile MBE (centre) and Chris Cannon (right). Photo by Ross Cannon
The East Anglian Children's Hospice at Milton in Cambridge had an early Christmas present on Monday 14th December, when Dave Poile MBE (the organizer of the Little Gransden Air show) and Chris Cannon (who films and produces the Little Gransden Air show DVD) presented Beccy Turner, Fund raising assistant with a cheque for £500 from sales of the Air show DVD.
The Little Gransden show with a fantastic crowd of over 5,000 people raising a mind boggling £51,000 before the final bills are paid. A super line-up of Aircraft as usual, unfortunately the Battle of Britain Flight Lancaster was unable to attend due to a strong crosswind at RAF Coningsby.
The standard of flying and diversity of Aircraft more than made up for the overcast skies and freshening wind. Some of the usual participants gave their support such as Tracy Martin in the Bell 47 Sioux, the Turbo Team and Captain Dennis Neville's flying circus with their flower bombing and balloon bursting displays. Also Peter Holloway with his Aircraft from Old Warden and Mark Jefferies in his new Extra 330SC gave a flawless display. An added bonus for this year was Nigel Pickards pair of Spartans, unique to this flying display, flown by Ian Austin and Mark Jefferies.
New for this year Peter Teichman in his newly restored Hurribomber and John Elliot in the 2 seat Autogyro. The Bulldog, Chipmunk pair took us back to the yesteryear of RAF flying training. A vintage Yak 18 flown over from Belgium. Maurice Hammond and Dave Evans brought over Maurice's pair of immaculate Mustangs and in a moving tribute to the late Ian Davis, who was tragically killed last October in a flying accident Clive Denney performed a polished flying display in the Chipmunk.
Images courtesy of Bob Franklin
Finally the Vampire from North Weald being the only Jet display at Little Gransden finished off the show. A big thank you to some of the people who make Little Gransden possible, Mike Woods, Ken Ellis, the Fire and Ambulance cover, the hardworking Aircraft Marshallers and many more people behind the scenes who we haven't got time to name. Finally Mark and John Jefferies who without their Airfield there wouldn't be an Air show and Dave Poile MBE the organiser.
Little Gransden Air show 2009 - Sunday 30th August 2009 - Gallery 2
Images courtesy of Ross Cannon
Captain Neville's Flying Circus
Little Gransden press day 2009 - Tuesday 11th August 2009
In near perfect conditions Little Gransden held it's small but exciting press day. Anglia TV's Cameraman attended the event, along with various Newspaper Reporters and Photographers. As usual Mark Jefferies put on a stunning display in his, new for this season Extra 300SC. Dave Poile MBE was on hand for interviews. Several classic Cars arrived for a photo shoot with the Spartan, and an added bonus was Dennis Neville and his wife who dropped in with their Aircraft.
Images courtesy of Ross Cannon
Little Gransden Air show 2008 - Sunday 31st August 2008
Little Gransden the home to the charity Car and Air show. For the last sixteen years supporting the BBC Children in Need appeal. Bringing together pilots and Aircraft and thousands of visitors from all around the Country. Once again organised by Dave Poile and Mark and John Jefferies, with their fantastic team of volunteers, not forgetting our resident commentator Flypast editor Ken Ellis.
The displays this year included a Bell 47 (G-MASH) flown by Tracy Martin, the Spartan flying with the Pilatus PC-12, through to Warbirds including Peter Vacher's Hurricane Mk I, Peter Teichman in the P-40 Kitty Hawk and Maurice Hammond in his P-51 Mustang Janie.
Another fantastic day out for the family with the added bonus of vintage Cars, Motorcycles and Tractors, joined together with large exhibitions in the hangars, plenty of good food and camaraderie of the great British public.
Images courtesy of Matt Buddle
Little Gransden Air show 2006 - Sunday 27th August 2006
Images courtesy of Bob Franklin