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.

CORE MEMBERS (Voting Rights)
Chairman Steve Senior SteveSenior
Vice Chairman Emile Van Wyk EmileVanWyk
Treasurer Vacant
Safety Officer Toby Colombe TobyColombe
Rules Advisor Adrian Thomas AdrianThomas
Competitions Registration Emma Casanova-Senior EmmaCasanova
Website Kirsty Cameron KirstyCameron
Administration Brett Janaway
NON-CORE MEMBERS (No Voting Rights Unless Invited)
CIVL Representative/Meet Director Chris (Calvo) Burns CalvoBurns
Technical Officer Ulric Jessop UlricJessop
Senior Marshall Alan Horsfield AlanHorsfield
Technical Marshall Chris Trow ChrisTrow
Team Manager Burkitt Rudd BurkittRudd
Team Treasurer Kirsty Cameron KirstyCameron
XC League Representative John Stevenson/Richard Bungay RichardBungay
Publicity/Events Vacant