About Us

The British Paragliding Competitions Panel is run under the auspices of the British Hang-gliding and Paragliding Association (BHPA) and its purpose is to:

  • Organise the British Paragliding Championships.
  • Select the British Paragliding Team for international (FAI CAT1) competitions.
  • Liaise with other governing/sporting bodies, e.g. CIVL, PWCA, etc.
  • Liaise with the organisers of the British Paragliding Cup and UK XC League.

Click here to contact the Panel. Your email will be forwarded to all Panel members and you will receive a response from the Panel within 14 days maximum; obviously we will respond quicker than this whenever possible.

The Panel
Chairman Brett Janaway BrettJanaway
Vice Chairman Emile Van Wyk EmileVanWyk
Treasurer Toby Colombe TobyColombe
Safety Officer Tony Blacker TobyColombe
Rules Advisor Richard Bungay RichardBungay
CIVL Representative Adrian Thomas AdrianThomas
Sponsorship and Funding Guy Anderson GuyAnderson
Team Manager Burkitt Rudd BurkittRudd
Webmistress and Team Treasurer Kirsty Cameron KirstyCameron
XC League Representative John Stevenson JohnStevenson
British Paragliding Cup Representative Laurie Gavaghan LaurieGavaghan
British Club Challenge Representative Matthew Tandy MatthewTandy