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20th - 22nd May 2011
ALDI SONSORS THE FLYING MAN FESTIVAL AHEAD OF ITS NEW STORE OPENING IN POCKLINGTON
Ahead of the eargerly awaited new store opening in Pocklington, Aldi are already becoming a part of the local community sponsoring the Pocklington Air Show and the 7th Annual Flying Man Festival from 20th to 22nd may.
The store on Robertson Close will be officially opened on 7th July and work on the new 900 square metre store is well underway.
Pocklington's new store brings with it ten new jobs and will be served by 70 customer parking spaces. Shoppers will find an extensive range of over 1,250 product lines at Aldi's famous affordable prices.
Aldi prides itself on the high quality of its produce, so shoppers can expect fresh food at lower prices. They will also find a high quality range of electrical goods, often available as one of Aldi's 'Specialbuys', on sale every Thursday and Sunday.
The Flying Man Committee are absolutely delighted that Aldi have agreed to help and support All Saints' Church by sponsoring the Air Show for this event. They have agreed to sponsor £2,000 for the Air Show which is a fantastic amount and a great talking point for the local community.
Pocklington's very own real show hosted by The Real Aeroplane Company from Breighton will be heading to Pocklington on Sunday 22nd May at approximately 2.00pm with some famously spectacular historic aeroplanes such as Bucker Jungmeister, Miles Magister, Ryan and a Triplane.
16th July 2010
The Guild of Fine Food awarded me a Gold Star for my Caramelised Red Onion Chutney.
7th - 9th May 2010
6th Flying Man Festival - The day those magnificent men in their flying machines flew into Pocklington!
A weekend of aerial antics and other flying related activities took place at Pocklington's 6th annual Flying Man Festival.
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The main highlight was the Air Show on Sunday 9th May when four vintage aircraft flew into Pocklington. The four aircraft Miles M14 Magister, Harvard, Ryan and Bucker Jungmeister were all flown by local pilots all from the Real Aeroplane Company in Breighton.
The eye-catching Bucker Jungmeister was the first to break away from the group. The Luftwaffe secretly used the Bucker Jungmeister to train its pilots prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.
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Geoff Cline in the Miles Magister and Les Clark in the Ryan circled the airfield many times flying in syncronisation and everyone was clearly impressed by their outstanding display of airbourne expertise.
Simon Ducker flying the Harvard performed some amazing aerobatics comprising of loops and rolls and the distinctive howl, which was not from the exhaust noise but in fact the shock waves from the propellor breaking the sound barrier at maximum rpm, could be heard for miles around Pocklington.
It was an airbourne extravaganza!
For more information about The Real Aeroplane Club at Breighton please go to
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17th February 2010
Market Kitchen Good Food Channel Weekdays at 7.00 pm are featuring a segment called "Top 5" where they take five quality products and get members of an audience to taste them and state which they liked the best. The Flying Man Lemon Curd is going to be featured on that programme and this will go out at the end of March. Watch this space!
18th August 2010
Message from Andrew Gale (Batsman) - Yorkshire County Cricket Club
“There is no better start to the day than a slice of toast with The Flying Man Blackcurrant Jam on top. I first came across the products a couple of months ago and now love them all. Great taste, home made and from YORKSHIRE, what more can you ask for!”
7th - 11th August, 2009 The Ashes
The Yorkshire County Cricket requested lots of gift packs of all of my products to hand out to the press, journalists and photographers. Listen out for a mention of The Flying Man jam from one of the Sky Commentators!
4th August 2009
Message from Joe Sayers - Batsman from Yorkshire County Cricket Club
"Ahead of a day on the field, there's nothing better than a slice of toast covered with lashings of The Flying Man Lemon Curd to kick start my day. Tasting this good, it could only come from Yorkshire!"
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10th July
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The Guild of Fine Food awarded me a Gold Star for my Lemon Curd.
This is great news for all lemon curd fans out there!
Jams and chutneys inspired by a Yorkshire festival will soon be appearing in Emmerdale.
The Dingles could be tucking into tasty treats from the Flying Man as its products will shortly be on the set of the famous Yorkshire soap. Originally produced to raise funds for Pocklington’s annual Flying Man festival, they will feature in the new shop run by Mark and Natasha Wylde which will be on our screens from 6 July.
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As part of the Pocklington-based Flying Man committee Rosie Guenzel started a range of jams, marmalades, curd and chutneys last year to raise money for her local church, All Saints', which is the centre of the Flying Man Festival in Pocklington. The mouth-watering range was soon picked up by local delis and farmshops.
A production buyer from Emmerdale spotted the Flying Man produce and contacted Rosie, who is no stranger to mixing food and entertainment having previously worked with Ainsley Harriott. “This is such a unique opportunity for a brand” commented Rosie, “Emmerdale called up and requested the full Flying Man range to fill the new shop. Also, it’s top secret, but I hear the shop will be the focus of a dramatic story line soon which is even better news for us.”
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Gary Verity, Chief Executive of Welcome to Yorkshire added, “The Flying Man range is a perfect example of a great grass roots Yorkshire business. Already stocked in over 20 regional venues, it’s now soared to success on our screens and, with Emmerdale’s viewing figures of over 6 million, Rosie’s produce will fly into the homes of millions of UK viewers. Rosie has worked hard to make Flying Man a business triumph whilst also promoting and raising funds for the historic Flying Man Festival in Pocklington.”
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Emmerdale are featuring the new Home Farm Shop on TV. Emmerdale is viewed by 6-8 million viewers every night so this is a great opportunity for my products to be seen.
6th May 2009,
Radio York, Bootham, York 10.00a.m. I have been invited by Radio York to come and advertise The Flying Man Festival and talk about my range of jams and preserves. This will be good publicity for the Festival on the 8th, 9th and 10th May.
6th May 2009,
Radio Humberside invited me to come and chat on the Lara King Show at 10.30 a.m. This will be another great opportunity to talk about my jams and The Flying Man Festival.
30th April 2009, Pocklington Post
That’s a jammy deal for Rosie
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Zak Dingle could soon by tucking into Flying Man Jam – as products inspired by Pocklington’s annual festival will soon be on the set of Emmerdale.
Rosie Guenzel, from the Flying Man committee, started a range of products to help raise funds for All Saints’ Church last year and has seen the preserves go from strength to strength.
The Flying Man range includes jams, marmalades, lemon curd and chutneys.
Rosie said: “I thought the name Flying Man sounded a quirky name for a brand and it has brought a lot of attention of my products.
“I was even approached by Emmerdale and you will see the Flying Man jams and chutneys on TV on the shelves in the Emmerdale shop soon.”
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Rosie said it would be great exposure for the festival because the soap is watched by six to eight million viewers every night.
The lemon curd has also been chosen as a contender for an award at the Guild of Fine Food.
Rosie said there was a mystery behind both the production and the recipes.
She said: “It’s all a bit of a secret but I can say it’s made in a Yorkshire village!”
The products are stocked at The Deli and will be on sale during the festival, with all proceeds from festival sales going to the church.
30th April 2009, Pocklington Post
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Spitfire parade at flying festival
The Battle of Britain will be re-enacted with a Spitfire Display by the RAF in the skies above Pocklington next month.
The display will be part of Pocklington’s fifth annual Flying Man Festival – name in honour of showman Thomas Pelling who fell to his death while attempting to ‘fly’ from the tower of All Saints’ Church in 1733.
The festival starts with a hog roast and music by Pocklington School Swing Band in Burnby Hall Gardens on Friday 8 May.
Weekend events start with hot air balloons at Woldgate College from 6am, manned by the West Pennine Hot Air Balloon Club.
Festival events include abseiling down All Saints’ churchtower on Saturday, organisers are still looking for more volunteers. Call (01759) 303418 for more information.
The festival will also be hosting a special memorial abseil in memory of Amy Hardy who died last year in a car accident.
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Amy was the Captain designate of Pocklington Rugby Club and her family have agreed that it is a fitting tribute for Tim Bolton, who is a member of Pocklington Rugby Club to abseil in memory of Amy.
Tim will be abseiling on the Saturday at 2.15pm, which is the time that Amy abseiled for charity last year.
Any money raised will be donated to a children’s charity chosen by the family.
The Battle of Britain Memorial Spitfire display will take place on the Sunday from 1.30pm
A festival spokesman said: “Normally it takes five years to get clearance from the RAF for such a display, but I managed it in just a couple of weeks by knocking hard on a number of doors.”
Organisers hope this year’s fundraising will top last year’s total of £7,000.
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The festival originally started as a fundraising event for All Saints’ Church’s restoration appeal and now raise funds for the upkeep of the church.
Thomas Pelling’s daredevil attempt involved using a tightrope tethered between the church tower and the roof of the Star Inn, now Footloose shoe shop. But the rope unexpectedly slackened and he fell to the ground. He is buried where he died, at the south-east end of the church.
Thomas Pelling’s antics will be re-enacted – in a less hazardous way – by teddy bears rope-sliding from the church tower. Children can take their bears along and will get a certificate for taking part.
