Events and Air Smiles Days - 2010
Dylan - Air Smiles Day 6th November 2010
On a sunny and cold Saturday morning Dylan arrived with his Mum Shel, Dad Warren, Brother Dexter, Granddads Tony and Rob, Aunt Jen and his Nana Tracy at Cotswold Airport in anticipation of an Air Smiles Day. Dylan was preparing to have a major operation in a few days hence, after 5 years of suffering severe health problems, so the family wanted Dylan to enjoy a day full of adventure to help him cope with the days ahead. Read the full story
Adam - Air Smiles Day 30th October 2010
On a sunny October late morning, a very special boy called Adam arrived with his Mum (Jackie) and Dad (Simon) and sister (Rebeka) to experience an Air Smiles Day at Cotswold Airport. Adam and his family had already visited Cotswold Airport one week previously, where they had a fabulous hanger tour to see close hand classic jets and even a wonderful Spitfire Mk1 from 1940. Read the full story
Vicky - Air Smiles Day 24th October 2010
On a still morning, full of blue sky and autumn sunshine, the Redding Family arrived at Cotswold airport to have a much needed exciting day out all together. Mum Vicky, who has been seriously ill for several years and is awaiting a major operation, was nominated by her friend Sharon for an adventure with fly2help. Read the full story
Air Smiles Day at Broughton - 2nd October 2010
On 2nd October 2010, the day dawned with calm clear weather following the previous day of torrential heavy rain and gales! A great sense of relief filled the early morning air as the combined charities volunteers from Aviation Without Borders, Aerobility and fly2help gathered in preparation for a promised day full of adventure and flying for various groups of beneficiaries. Read the full story
Aiden - Air Smiles Day 19th September 2010
The weekend of 18th/19th September saw the 70th year commemoration of the Battle of Britain. At Cotswold Airport a special weekend event was held to mark this special time in history with the Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) present all weekend. At 9am on the Sunday, Aiden and his family received a surprise, when a stretched limousine called at the family home to take them in style to Cotswold Airport for a unique Air Smiles Day. Read the full story
Lucas - Air Smiles Day 17th August 2010
Ten year old Lucas has spent much of his life attending hospital appointments so, to give him a much needed day away from the medical environment, his Dad secretly arranged with fly2help a thrilling day out for him at Cotswold Airport in the company of his family and best friend Jake. Read the full story
Air Smiles Day 5th August 2010
On Thurs 5th August two families came to Cotswold Airport to enjoy the flight of a lifetime with their 25yr old sons who, despite their learning difficulties, are greatly encouraged to experience new activities. The Mottram and Greaves families assembled at the AV8 restaurant to start their exciting day with a warm welcome from the fly2help volunteers. The pilots, Martin and Gill, had kindly volunteered to fly everyone together in their beautiful Kingair aeroplane. Read the full story
Air Smiles Day 27th July 2010
Four very special children, three of whom had been patients at Bristol Childrens' Hospital, came to Cotswold Airport with their families for a day of adventure with fly2help. Read the full story
The Doherty Family - Air Smiles Day 21st June 2010
The Midsummer Solstice dawned bright and clear, promising perfect flying conditions for the Air Smiles Day ahead. The Doherty family arrived in time to see 'their' helicopter arrive at Cotswold Airport. This thrilled their son who had apparently been excitedly Googling helicopters on the internet for several days beforehand! Read the full story
The Squire Family - Air Smiles Day 2nd June 2010
The day dawned rather overcast and misty but we were all confident that blue skies and sun would break through. The Squire family arrived on time and after meeting the fly2help team and enjoying some refreshments we followed with a brief of the day and important safety information. We had a phone call from David, the Helicopter pilot, to say he would be arriving at 11am as the sunshine began to shine. Read the full story
Emily - Air Smiles Day 23rd May 2010
Emily and her parents arrived at Cotswold Airport on a beautiful warm sunny day setting the scene for the day to come. After introductions to the fly2help team in the AV8 Restaurant, a cool welcomed drink and the formalities of paper work and safety brief, we all headed over to the static Bristol Britannia aircraft. We were met by the Britannia volunteers Jim and Mervyn, who conducted a thorough, highly amusing and knowledgeable tour of the Britannia. Their enthusiasm for their work is infectious! Read the full story
Air Smiles Day 27th April 2010
On a perfect spring morning 11 very special boys came to Cotswold Airport , with 9 of their carers, to have an experience of a lifetime. These youngsters had all suffered severe trauma and deprivation in their lives, so fly2help was determined to give them all a chance to fly in a helicopter and feel like VIPs for the day. Read the full story
Air Smiles at Filton - 17th April 2010
On a beautiful sunlit morning a very special group of children, and their families, met up at Filton airport to enjoy a fun packed day as guests of Airbus, and three aviation charities, as part of the celebrations of 100 years of aviation at Filton. Read the full story
Scholars Reach New Heights in 2010
The class of 2010 has graduated with "high-flying" colours from Cotswold Airport's annual Aviation Scholarship programme, of which fly2help is a key partner. Ten young people, aged between 14 and 18, were selected from a record number of applications and embarked on two weeks of practical and class-based lessons covering areas including flying, engineering and air traffic control. Read the full story
Cameron - Air Smiles Day 12th April 2010
On the morning of Monday 12th April Cameron and his family arrived at Cotswold Airport in anticipation of a truly wonderful day out. This family had been through some extremely tough times in the last few years so the chance to be treated like VIPs for a day, in such a unique setting, provided them with the perfect opportunity to really relax and have fun. Read the full story
Peter and Ivan - Air Smiles Day 12th March 2010
Wendy, a long term carer for Peter who is a gentleman with severe learning difficulties, knew how much he loved anything to do with aircraft so she wrote to fly2help to see if we could make his dream of flying in a small plane come true. Peter came to Cotswold Airport with Wendy and a good friend from his care home called Ivan, who also has severe learning difficulties. Read the full story