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The 2024 Icicle Refrozen Balloon Meet will take place
on Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th January 2024
at Donnington Grove Hotel & Country Club, Newbury.

The meet as always remains informal, un-sponsored and open to all balloonists.

THE WORLD’S LONGEST CONTINUALLY RUNNING* BALLOONING EVENT

*we even managed to hold an event during COVID Lockdown!!!!

The annual Icicle Hot Air Balloon Meet, is the longest, continually-running* balloon meet in the world.

The meet was first hosted in 1973 by David Liddiard at his Bradfords Farm, Marsh Benham and then for the next 21 years by his son, James at Warren Farm, Savernake, near Marlborough. In 2014 however the meet moved to a new flying venue at Marlborough Common, and in 2015 to Folly Dog Leg, Hungerford.

For the first 43 years the event was organised by the Dante Balloon Group.

Since 2016, the event has been run by the 3-4-40 Region BBAC and is now hosted at Donnington Grove Hotel and Golf Club near Newbury. *We even managed to hold a version of our event in 2021, when the rest of the world was locked down.

Read on……

MEET OUR TEAM

Dr Colin Butter

Colin Butter

Event Director

Colin has served as the Event Director since the 3-4-40…

Nick Bland

Nick Bland

Landowner Relations Officer

Nick is the current Chairman of the 3-4-40 Region BBAC…

Peter George

Trade Show & Website

Peter recruits and organises our trade-show exhibitors, which have always…

Georgina-Alice Arnold

Georgina-Alice Arnold

Vice-Chair, 3-4-40 Region

Georgina is Vice-Chair of the 3-4-40 Region BBAC. If you…

Jonathan Harris

Social Media & Historic Tribute

Jonathan runs all Social Media for Icicle Refrozen. He also…

Jack Reddall

Estates & Traffic Manager

Jack is responsible for the smooth flow of vehicle traffic…

Bradley Lewis

Bradley Lewis

Head of Folding Chairs

Bradley joined our team just as we were organising the…

Peter Gray

Peter Gray

Pilot Debrief Co-ordinator

Peter is responsible for on-site pilot registration and debrief. You…

Trudy Laws

Trudy Laws

Treasurer

Trudy is Treasurer for the 3-4-40 Region BBAC. We rely…