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
Chair Guy Anderson GuyAnderson
Vice Chair & Sponsorship Charles Norwood charlesnorwood
Treasurer Brett Janaway BrettJanaway
Safety Officer Mike Coupe Mike Coup
Rules Advisor Richard Bungay RichardBungay
CIVL Representative Adrian Thomas AdrianThomas
BPRA Representative Malin Lobb MalinLobb
BAPA Representative Jack Pimblett JackPimblett
Media Representative Harry Bloxham HarryBloxham
Team Manager Burkitt Rudd BurkittRudd
Webmistress and Team Treasurer Kirsty Cameron KirstyCameron
XC League Representative John Stevenson JohnStevenson
Panel Member Idris Birch IdrisBirch
Vice Chair / Pilot development Barney Woodhead BarneyWoodhead
British Paragliding Cup Representative Gareth Aston GarethAston
British Club Challenge Representative Matthew Tandy MatthewTandy