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Thanks to Paul Seymour, Mike Ehlas, Steve Lewis, and Barney Hawes who compiled these all together.

Official People
These are the organising bodies in the parachuting world. They control your skydiving, your lives and even your thoughts. They are more dangerous than you can imagine. Be aware.
 

BPA

 British Parachute Association - the organising body for parachuting in Britain.
BCPA British Collegiate Parachute Association - organises competitions and events for universities' skydiving clubs.

Dropzones
Need somewhere to jump when you're not at Uni? Why not visit your local dropzone's website and see how they measure up!
Netheravon The dropzone we jump at and hence everyone's favorite. Website has recent news and a pretty photo gallery.
Dunkeswell Dunkeswell DZ near Exeter which does very cheap jumps for experienced jumpers at university.
Langar Biggest Civilian drop zone in the UK, near Nottingham
Elsinore, USA
 Elsinore in California
Eloy AZ, USA The biggest drop zone in the world in Arizona
EmpuriaBrava A great dropzone in Spain.
Gap A dropzone in France that we go to each summer during the freefly boogie.
Lapalisse Drop zone in France, home of the Espace Boogie each year.
Texel A drop zone on an island in Holland
skydiveworld.com UK DZs Skydive world have a comprehensive list of dropzones. Check there for links to dropzones we don't use.

Weather Sites
Why check the weather when everyone knows you should go every weekend just in case? Well, if you have to, these are the places to do it...
MET Office Official site is a bit ugly, but the information is there.
BBC Weather Recently revamped.
Online Weather Has the weather. Online.
Weather.co.uk Weather from The Weather Channel

Equipment Suppliers
Want to buy some sparkly new gear? These guys might be able to help you...

Skydive Jersey VAT free shopping from Jersey - dealers of pretty much everything in skydiving.
Larson and Brunsgard Makers of the Pro Dytter and Pro Track.
Point Zero Lots of kit with details and prices and descriptions of everything.
Sky Systems Makers of the Factory Diver, Oxygen and Sidewinder helmets.
Performance Designs Better known as PD, the market leading canopy manufacturer.
Sunpath Makers of the Javelin container.
Parasport Italia Makers of the Z1 full face helmet, jumpsuits and the Skytronic audible altimeter.
Paratex Another place you can get jumpsuits

University Clubs
Yes, there are other Universities. Did you know, there's even another one in Bristol! There is! And they skydive too.
Bath University   Portsmouth University
Dundee University Queens University
Edinburgh University Sheffield University
Glasgow University Southhampton University
Kent University Warwick University
Lancaster University West of England University
Leeds University York University
Manchester University

Other Sites
More miscellaneous than anything else...
 
UKSkydiver.co.uk A site all about skydiving in the UK, with a very active forum. Great for asking questions and getting info on all topics in skydiving.

Skydive Mag

 The website of "Skydive, The Mag". Past articles, information and more.
Omniskore Information about competitions - the 4 and 8 way dive pools to download, competition rules and humour too.
Dropzone.com A site with a load of information - generally related to the yanks.
Harrison Beaumont Personal accident and kit insurance - vital for those of a nervous disposition and those with skydiving equipment to insure.
 

 
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