News & Events

PFBC organise a number of events each year to promote our activities and raise much needed funds for the Charity.

We also organise a number of social occasions which you may wish to join in with.

Take a look at what we have been doing:

2017
27th October	Unveiling of the Blue Plaque at Poole Museum (formerly Airways House) – see the BBC South Today News item (right)
August	Installation of the 1919 Schneider Trophy Storyboard at ‘Spyglass Point’ at Alum Chine, in association with Bournemouth Borough Council – read more, with photos
5th May	“The Life and Times of Jean Batten with special reference to her time at Poole” – an evening’s presentation by David Warhurst. PFBC with the Poole Radio Society at St Osmund’s Hall, Florence Road, Parkstone

2016
March	Unveiling of the Blue Plaque at the Harbour Heights Hotel (photo below right) – read the full story here
2015
December	PFBC Christmas Lunch at the Royal Motor Yacht Club
May	Unveiling of the new PFBC Storyboard at Salterns Marina
2014
August	Bournemouth Air Festival
23rd January	PFBC and the Royal Aeronautical Society ‘The Catalina: Past, Present and Poole’ – a presentation by David Legg at Bournemouth University Talbot Campus

2013
October	Unveiling of the Blue Plaque at the former BOAC Marine Terminal, Salterns (photo right)
August	Bournemouth Air Festival

2012
November	Unveiling the 4th of our Storyboards at Sandbanks
November	PFBC and the Royal Aeronautical Society ‘RAF in Dorset WW2’ – a presentation by Colin Pomeroy, Hon.Vic President PFBC
August	Bournemouth Air Festival
May	Fish & Chip Supper at Lilliput Sailing Club
February	Spotlight Hamworthy

2011
November	RAF Hamworthy – 70th Anniversary Exhibition
October	Celebratory Dinner – Sir Alan Cobham’s Far Horizons
October	Official Opening of the new PFBC offices by the Mayor of Poole
August	Bournemouth Air Festival
May	Maia Commemoration
April	Uncle Sam Celebration

2010
September	Chicken Supper at the Roundhouse Hotel, Bournemouth
August	Bournemouth Air Festival
July	Sandbanks 70: Platinum Anniversary of RNAS Sanbanks
March	Flying Boats of Bermuda Transatlantic Celebration

2009
November	Skittles at the Coach & Horses Pub, Wimborne
September	Informal gathering at Sorridis Restaurant, Compton Acres
September	Flying Fish ‘n’ Chip Supper
August	Bournemouth Air Festival
April	Unveiling of our first Storyboard, Whitecliff
March	PFBC Display: Pride of place at Parkstone Yacht Club
February	PFBC History Weekend & Display: Lake Yard, Hamworthy

2008
September	The Centenary of British Aviation honoured by PFBC at the RMYC
June	Unveiling of the Poole Park Flower Bed
May	Salterns 60: Diamond Jubilee celebrations
2007
October	PFBC Media Launch at the Harbour Heights Hotel
September	PFBC Launch Party at the RMYC