British Skydiving is the national governing body for skydiving in the United Kingdom.
Overview
British Skydiving was founded in 1960 to organise, govern and further the advancement of sport parachuting within the UK.
British Skydiving aims to encourage participation in skydiving within the UK. In 2016 there were nearly 6,000 full members and around 60,000 students, and around 30 affiliated training organisations.
The association is funded by membership subscriptions and has an annually elected council which controls all aspects of skydiving on behalf of the Civil Aviation Authority. Unlike many other sports which suffer from fragmented and divided governing bodies, the British Parachute Association represents most UK skydivers, and most skydivers within the UK are members of the Association.The British Parachute Association
British Skydiving is constituted as a company limited by guarantee. The association's headquarters are at Glen Parva, Leicestershire.
Following the 50th anniversary of British Skydiving, an archive project was established to record and collect the history of the sport in the UK and of the Association.
The association's name was changed to British Skydiving on 27 November 2019 to bring awareness of the sport to a greater audience.
Council
British Skydiving council consists of ten elected members, together with two independent directors from outside the sport. The council is chaired by Tony Crilly.
Drop zones
In 2026 there were 20 affiliated drop zones British Skydiving that are open to the public and within the UK. These include:
England Army Parachute Association – Netheravon, Wiltshire Beccles Skydivers – Beccles, Suffolk Black Knights Parachute Club Ltd – Cockerham, Lancashire Cornish Parachute Club – Perranporth Airfield, Perranporth, Cornwall Sibson Skydivers – Sibson Airfield, Wansford, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire SkyHigh Skydiving (formerly Peterlee Parachute Centre) – Shotton Airfield, Shotton Colliery, County Durham Skydive Chatteris Club Ltd – Chatteris, Cambridgeshire Skydive GB – East Leys Farm, Grindale, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire Skydive Headcorn – Headcorn Aerodrome, Ashford, Kent Skydive Hibaldstow – Hibaldstow, North Lincolnshire Skydive Hinton – Hinton Airfield, Steane, Brackley, Northamptonshire Skydive Langar – Langar Airfield, Langar, Nottinghamshire Skydive Northwest – Cark Airfield, Moor Lane, Flookburgh, Cumbria Skydive Southwest – Dunkeswell Airfield, Devon Skydive Tilstock Freefall Club – Tilstock, Whitchurch, Shropshire
Scotland Skydive St Andrews – Fife Airport, Glenrothes, Fife Skydive Strathallan – Strathallan Airfield, near Auchterarder, Perthshire
Ireland Skydive Ireland (formerly Wild Geese Parachute Centre) – Movenis Airfield, Carrowreagh Road, Garvagh, Coleraine, County Londonderry
Other UK Territories Skydive Jersey – La Route de la Haule, St. Peter, Jersey Skydive Sandown – Sandown Airfield, Scotchells Brook Lane, Sandown, Isle of Wight
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