Hot Air Ballooning Around Bath and the Cotswolds
14th May 2018 Over the bank holiday weekend, our big blue hot air balloon was seen in the skies of Bath and Cirencester. We carried out flights across the weekend with the absolutely stunning weather allowing for back to back flying. Hot air ballooning is a fantastic tool for both advertising and corporate hospitality. Imagine […]
Hot Air Balloon Event in Oswestry
6th December 2017 Bloon were delighted to be in attendance at the first-ever Oswestry Hot Air Balloon Festival. The hot air balloon event took place over the August Bank Holiday weekend at the famous British Ironworks Centre. The event drew huge crowds to the 3-day event in aid of local charity. We had our unbranded 6 […]
Blooning in France at Mondial Air Balloon Event
16th November 2017 Bloon took part in the biennial hot air Balloon event near Metz, France is one of the largest gatherings of hot air balloons in the world. Our 5 person balloon G-BVBL was there providing crew training for both pilots and ground crew. The 10 day event is the highlight of the ballooning calendar with teams from around the globe attending. We were also delighted to have taken part in the Grand Line. This is the record to have the most balloons in the air at any one time. This record was easily broken with over 700 aircraft in the air within 15 minutes of each other and made for quite the spectacle. Our larger balloon is ideal for using as a camera platform or other filming work, being unbranded but with the ability to take banners makes it incredibly versatile. If you would like to hire us to provide aerial filming work or be part of your event, contact a Bloonist today!!
MFest Tethered Flight and Night Glow
4th August 2017 What a weekend! We had the opportunity and was invited to do a tethered flight and night glow at the Free Masons 300th anniversary celebrations, a festival they held called Mfest. The event was being held at Weston Park on the grounds, there was a stage for music, a funfair, food and drink […]
Red Hot Air Ship for Coca Cola
6th March 2017 This Giant hot airship has been flying around Mexico over the last week re-inforcing brand awareness for Coca-Cola. Hot Airships are a stunning marketing tool that is guaranteed to get you noticed! Bloon as one of the global leaders in all things inflatable and aerial marketing can work with you on producing […]
Pigs Might Fly – Balloon Replica
3rd January 2017 This fantastic looking hot air balloon replica inflatable from Bloon is for Utility Warehouse. To celebrate the launch of their very own branded hot air balloon, Utility Warehouse also commissioned this fantastic advertising inflatable version of their hot air balloon G-PIGZ. The inflatable is based on one of our unique preformed bases, […]
Aerial Marketing in a Social Media Age
3rd October 2016 Hot Air Ballooning is one of the oldest forms of aviation. Very little has changed in ballooning since the ’70s. The basic systems although more up to date still work on the very same principles One thing that has changed is the new age of Social Media. There are millions of Camera Phone […]
Hot Air Balloons back in Llangollen
20th September 2016 The Bloonists were in north wales at the weekend for the Wales International Balloon Festival. Bringing hot air balloons back to Llangollen after a 6-year absence. The event which was held in support of local hospice Nightingale House was held at the Llangollen Pavillion, as it had been in previous years. With hot […]
Unbranded Hot Air Balloon Gets Its Inspection
13th September 2016 The special unbranded hot air balloon from Bloon, had its annual inspection last week with our friends at Lindstrand Technologies. The balloon was thoroughly inspected panel by panel to ensure that it was safe to operate in the skies. This annual inspection of the hot air balloon, also covers the burners, basket, […]
Unbranded Balloon to Hire
6th September 2016 Bloon now has a new hot air balloon available for when a new fully branded balloon may be slightly out of budget. The balloon is the UK manufactured Lindstrand hot air balloon and features large banner areas, allowing the balloon to carry various messages. It also has the capability of flying up […]
