Rotherham in Flight
After some deep and serious consideration I have opted to put
this page under Leisure in Rotherham. It's not my idea of Leisure in Rotherham but then, it didn't seem to be
sport either, and I couldn't think of a better place to put it.
Ballooning
I have added Ballooning here as I frequently see hot air balloons passing overhead. Their silks are usually very loudly coloured and often embellished with a sponsor's name writ very large - my favourite is Kit-Kat.
It's some years ago but a balloon passing low over Rawmarsh let out a sudden very loud dirty great whoosh and the dog and me right underneath nearly had heart attacks. I'm not sure where the balloons start from but more than one has gone down in the fields between Rawmarsh and Greasbrough. If I found out any further information I'll add it here.
Flying
Planes fly out of Netherthorpe Airfield almost every day of the year, weather permitting, so if you've got your own plane or you merely like a bit of plane-spotting this is the place. There are two grass runways 553m and 382m long but due to the proximity of roads it is not the easiest airfield at which to land.
Gliding
I've just tacked this on as it seems to go with the subject generally but I have no information as yet. In 2006 the nearest place to Rotherham I have found for paraglider training is at Barnby Dun, Doncaster - visit their website at http://axbsports.com.
Parachuting
I've just tacked this on as it seems to go with the subject generally but I have no information as yet.