July has been great – with this weekend looking fab too!!

What a fanstastic month for flying!!  We have been enjoying some great ballooning conditions this week and have done some fantastic flights from our Launch sites in Worcester and Walton.  In fact this month has generally been good for balloon flying and we have successfully flown  many of our passengers.   Availability is good right now and we are having a Summer Sale at the moment with some truly excellent value offers on.   If you are not yet booked on to fly with us – there has never been a better time to come flying so get in touch and book your flights!

We are always thrilled to hear back from our customers and Lucasz sent in this email following a flight we did earlier this week on which he had booked Edyta to fly.

“Hi  - I am writing just to say “THANK YOU “ for the flight. Edyta was very excited after and before the flight. The service you provided was perfect – we are very happy Edyta was a part of your flight.  I can’t describe what Edyta felt after. Thank you one more time.

Best regards,

Lukasz”

We at High Road Balloons wish  to say “THANK YOU” to Lucasz and Edita too.  To have such feedback is always rewarding and it brings us great pleasure to be able to do something that has such a good effect on the people we fly :0)

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She said yes!

High Road Balloons would like to congratulate Paul and Rebecca, who’s flight over Worcester turned out to be a great success when rebecca said yes to Paul’s proposal.  We are so pleased for the happy couple and wish you every happiness for the future.

If you would like to book a VIP balloon flight for your special occasion please visit our website and book online.

Balloon flight proposal

The happy couple

 

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What a pleasing start to the season !

It has been fantastic to get lots of balloon flights up and away early this year and for so many of our passengers to enjoy fine flights over the great British countryside.  Hopefully we will have some more glorious weather soon to carry on the fun and High Road Ballooning.  Visit our balloon flight gallery to see some great photos.

Walton Hall is a fantastic place to launch from, with glorious views over Stratford Upon Avon, Warwick, Leamington Spa, Coventry and the beautiful towns and villages in between.

Worcester Racecourse is situated in the City along side the river, launching from there gives some spectacular views of Worcester, the River Servern, The Malvern Hills and south towards Gloucester, the Northern Cotswolds and Bristol on  a clear day.

Evesham balloon Fiesta is a great place to fly from, with a mass launch of about 20 balloons flying dawn and dusk on 4th and 5th June 2011.  If you would like to fly from the fiesta visit our website book your flight.


 

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Cross Channel Balloon Flight 2011

At dawn on Thursday 50 balloons made their epic journey across the English Channel and flew over the port of Calais.  The event had been long in the planning with us all being on standby since mid-summer 2010.  We made our journey to Dover in the early hours of Thursday morning to prepare for the great adventure – not to mention World record Attempt!

The air was fresh, the sea calm and a couple of thousand feet above 50 balloons serenely flew over the busy shipping channel.  With crew wrapped up in immersion suits the flight had a somewhat different air about it.  The challenge had been a life-long ambition for Pilot Russell Collins who says, “It was a truly exhilarating and awesome experience.”

The event made national news, with the BBC airing every 30 mins with the morning weather.  We are just amazed at the wonderful organisation and preperation that has taken place for this to happen.  High Road Balloons are thrilled to have been part of the mass accent: which has been a magnificent way to head this beautiful weather we are basking in.

Well done High Road Balloons’ Team, another very successful achievement.

BBC footage

Daily Mail

ITV

high road balloons cross channel flight

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Video footage

Cheers Olly for sending us these videos.  What a stunning flight fom Walton Hall – we hope for many more this season.

Balloon Flight with High Road Balloons

Balloon Flight more footage

 

 

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Spring is here!

Spring is here and we at High Road Balloons are looking forward to a fantastic ballooning season – we hope you will book to come flying with us.

These last weeks we have seen some fantastic weather and have enjoyed some early season flying: it’s good to be up in the air again in our beautful part of the world.  Don’t delay – book today!

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2011 Vale of Evesham Balloon Fiesta

High Road Balloons are pleased to announce we will be doing balloon flights  from this year’s Evesham Balloon Fiesta, which will take place on 3rd – 5th June 2011.

We have a limited number of spaces available if you would like to join in the fun and fly from the balloon fiesta in a hot air balloon with us.  If you are interested to book please contact either Emily or Russell on 01386 593614.  For more info you can visit:  http//:www.eveshamhotairfest.com

You can purchase flight vouchers for the fiesta securely on line, please buy your flight vouchers here.

The event usually has a turn out of about 20 or so balloons with a spectacular night glow on Saturday night with music and fireworks.  The night glow starts after dark when the balloons are lit up like lanterns!  There is lots of additional entertainment and fun for the family and the entrance to the balloon fiesta is usually free – so why not put the date on your calendar and come along.

balloon flight night glow

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Nice things our passengers say

We recieve some really nice things from our passengers – it reminds us how worthwhile the job is. Thanks guys for the efforts.

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A passenger’s video

A happy passenger kindly emailed us this video, following his fantastic balloon flight over Stratford-Upon-Avon recently.
Peter's testimonial“Thank you very much for a wonderful experience flying across Stratford on Avon on my 50th Bday! It was a complete surprise to me, and what luck to have such beautiful weather on my birthday. I have told many people about the experience and I appreciated the professional and efficient way that you operated the flight – fantastic!” Peter Billingham
Thank you Peter, it's a wonderful video, we are glad you enjoyed your balloon flight.

50th Birthday Balloon Flight from CVCIS on Vimeo.

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Testimonials

The weather has been fantastic this week!

We really have had a great week so far, having done plenty of flights and having many many happy passengers fullfilling their dreams. We hope this weather is here to stay for September, could this be the summer we have been waiting for?

″At all times you were relaxed and in control, which made us feel at ease″

″Dear Russell & Emily, We would like to thank you for our first Balloon ride and experience, which was carried out in a relaxing but professional manner.
At all times you were relaxed and in control, which made us feel at ease. The weather conditions of the day made it very tranquil, breath taking overviews and related knowledge of the balloon controls and area's we were passing over. Health and safety from our first meeting were simple to understand and fun right the way through to the preparation for landing position. We felt we were involved in the details of unloading and loading, which gave us an insight into the many ropes, controls, clips and essential tidiness which make the complicated issues look simple.
Thank you for a wonderful flight and experience of our lives which we will never forget. Have a good day, George & Heather″

″My wife Geraldine was over the moon about her flight″

″I would just like to say a big thank you for a lovely balloon flight this morning. It really was the best, a really good morning….My wife Geraldine was over the moon about the flight so you have flown very happy people.″

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