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	<description>News from the British Model Flying Association</description>
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		<title>Royal Aero Club Trust Bursaries for 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Royal Aero Club Trust, as part of its Flying for Youth program administers a Bursary Scheme for young people.
In 2010, the Trust intends to award one bursary to the value of up to £1000 (The Peter Cruddas Foundation Scholarship), two bursaries to the value of up to £750 and a number of further bursaries [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bmfa.org/news/2010/03/12/royal-aero-club-trust-bursaries-for-2010/</link>
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		<title>CIAM Aeromodelling Scholarship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Aeromodelling Commission (CIAM) of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) the world –wide governing body for airsports, has recently established an Aeromodelling Scholarship worth 2,000 € that it will award annually.  This will be awarded for the first time at the 2011 CIAM Plenary Meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The Scholarship is a one-off payment and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bmfa.org/news/2010/03/10/ciam-aeromodelling-scholarship/</link>
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		<title>Jack Williams 1940 &#8211; 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is with great sadness that we report to the model flying fraternity of the last take off, by one of our most vibrant club members, Jack Williams who sadly passed away in the early hours of Saturday 27th February 2010.
Jack was a lifelong aero-modeller, having flown his first model at the tender age of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bmfa.org/news/2010/03/04/jack-williams-1940-2010/</link>
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		<title>Notice to event organisers and club officials &#8211; RCHA insurance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following the recent formation of the Radio Control Helicopter Association we have been contacted by a number of BMFA club committees and event organisers enquiring whether they should accept RCHA membership for insurance purposes at their club or event.
Following investigation into this matter we advise that at this time RCHA insurance is not recognised due [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bmfa.org/news/2010/02/12/notice-to-event-organisers-and-club-officials-rcha-insurance/</link>
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		<title>CLTC 2010 Contest Calendar REV 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dowload the revised CLTC 2010 Contest Calendar here:
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		<link>http://www.bmfa.org/news/2010/02/09/cltc-2010-contest-calendar-rev-1/</link>
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		<title>Keith Williams 1944 &#8211; 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is with great sadness that we report the death of our good friend and fellow aeromodeller, Keith Williams who passed away in the early hours of Sunday 20th December.
Keith, a lifelong aeromodeller, had been a member of the Bromsgrove Model Club and was a club instructor and BMFA fixed wing examiner. He became quite [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bmfa.org/news/2010/02/04/keith-williams-1944-2009/</link>
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		<title>Ivan Mottershaw 1933 &#8211; 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is with great regret that we find ourselves mourning the passing of one of our founder members after a long battle with his health. Ivan had been a member of Wirral Radio Control Flying Society (WRCFS) since its inception in 1963. As such a long term member of the Society, he is much missed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bmfa.org/news/2010/01/28/ivan-mottershaw-1933-2009/</link>
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		<title>Mike Goldby</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you of the death of Mike Goldby on Friday December 4th.  Mike had been fighting cancer for the past twelve months and passed away peacefully at home with his family around him.
Mike had spent some thirty years in the Royal Air Force entering [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bmfa.org/news/2009/12/08/mike-goldby/</link>
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		<title>Courtney (Jack) Corner 1916 &#8211; 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is with regret that I have to report the passing of Courtney Corner, Jack to most of the members of Portsmouth and District MAC. He was a long time modeller and held the position of Honorary President to our club for many years.
Jack had a full life, he spent time in Burma during WW2 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bmfa.org/news/2009/11/30/courtney-jack-corner-1916-2009/</link>
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		<title>Harry Browne</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is with deep regret that we mourn the passing of one of the clubs founding members, Harry Browne. Harry passed away suddenly in hospital.
Harry was a modeller for many years, first at the Ulster Model Aircraft Club, then later became a member of Langford Model Aviation when the club was formed in 1995.
Harry was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bmfa.org/news/2009/11/10/harry-browne/</link>
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