Frampton on Severn Sailing Club has been sailing on Townfield Lake for over 30 years.

It was formed from an idea by Mr Peter Clifford Estate Owner and Mr Frank Hazlewood, Local Postmaster to encourage the local children to enjoy the sailing experience.

Forty Years later the club has an active membership of over 200, runs Sail Training courses each year for around 70 people ranging in age from 8 to 65. These are run mainly in the clubs fleet of training boats.

The main classes of boats sailed are

Laser, Solo, Enterprise, Mirror, Topper and Optimist plus a Handicap fleet.

There is also a Sailability group within the club that caters for disabled sailors and presently these number around 24 with disabilities ranging from Deaf-Blind to Learning Difficulties. This group sails from April to October.

The club has an excellent informative web site and this can be reached by clicking on the picture above.

Winter Talks at the Sailing Club

 7.30 pm unless otherwise notified

Members free Visitors £ 2.00

September 24^th

 Between Two Rivers

 Bruce Hall Cotswold Canal Trust

December 10^th

 The Barrage

• The parameters for building the Barrage

•  Emma Harding BERR Renewable Energy and Innovation Unit

January 14th

 Brian Draper  The Upper Severn

Part 1 A great talk on the Severn from its head to Bridgnorth

February 11^th

 The Barrage

• The Wildlife and Wetlands Trust view

March 18^th

• Piloting in the Bristol Channel
• Nairn Lawson.