Blessed by the weather, again (the rain stopped on the wednesday) Gordie and the bash team put on a Awesome event! Thankyou for inviting us Gordie!
Nestled by the side of the gorgeous lake buttermere, Cumbria the Buttermere Bash is unique in being such a chilled and beautiful environment
The Buttermere Bash Charity Free Flyers Festival is a legendary Lake District happening, held at the end of May beginning of June each year. Gathering together all walks of life to experience the beauty of this magnificent setting, either by land air water or dance.
Primarily a charity fund raiser now in it’s 17th year, over £14,588.00 was donated in 2023 to local charities and good causes such as Air Ambulance, Mountain Rescue Teams, or local environmental charities.
The ‘Bash’ hosts both A and B paragliding comps as well as coaching courses with pilots landing right on site (in a paddling pool if they get their landing approach right). There’s also flying for paramotors (foot launched and trikes), this year the paramotorers were flying using jet packs! As well as the flying the festival is right on the lake with loads of opportunities for paddleboarding/canoeing/swimming. There’s an evening skydiving from the Osprey display team and acro display on Friday and Saturday nights. Airship 101 were also on site with their airship (a steerable hot air balloon) along (so much fun!!). The wind was still enough for them to fly on Friday evening and fly tethered on Saturday. And to top it all off on the Friday and Saturday lots of music, drinking and dancing!
From Gordie Oliver
We are delighted to an announce that the Buttermere Bash 2024 raised an incredible £16,023.53 for charity.
We would like to take this opportunity to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone that came and supported this year’s event – from the ticket holders, competitors, volunteers, bands, vendors, pilots and the hard working Bash Crew. We really couldn’t do it without you!
This year the funds raised have been distributed as follows:
Great North Air Ambulance – £5056.80
Race Against Dementia – £1579.23
Cockermouth Mountain Rescue – £1437.50
Keswick Mountain Rescue – £1000
Calvert Trust – £1000
Yew Tree Hall, Lorton – £1000
North-West Air Ambulance – £1000
Settle Victoria Hall – £1000
Brain Tumour Research – £1000
Amy’s Care – £500
Bassenthwaite Sports Committee – £500
The Wilderness Program £500
St John’s Hospice – £250
Lake District Osprey Trust – £100
This brings the overall Bash Funds raised over the 17 years to the grand total of £94,023.53
We’d also like to thank the following for donating Prizes for the Big Bash Raffle which raised £1,750.00 towards this year’s total:
Osprey Skydive Team, UK Airports, Sick & Wrong, Fly Ozone, Bruce Goldsmith Design, Needlesports, King Kong, The Kings Arms Hotel, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick Alhambra, The Punch Bowl at Ascombe, Derwentwater Marina,Lake District Wildlife Park, Amos Doron (of KMB), Friars of Keswick, Temple Sports, Hesket Brewery and Lakeland Wellbeing.
THANK YOU!
I’ve attached one of my favourite memories of this year, two hot air balloons majestically drifting across Buttermere at dawn on Saturday.
Until we meet again in our little bit of heaven, have a great summer everyone.
Gordie & Lucy and all the Bash Crew xx
Dates for 2025 are 30/31st May