Members of the Women’s Challenge Club, a Devon-based women’s activity club, recently enjoyed a balloon ride with Aerosaurus Balloons. Here’s one member’s account of the experience…

On the evening of Sunday 21st August six members of the club took a balloon ride from Cornwood, near Plymouth, to a field somewhere in the South Hams (!).

For everyone it was a first and, I must say, thoroughly enjoyable experience. I thought I’d be nervous but Arthur and his team were so relaxed and got us helping to set up the balloon, so that when it came to actually boarding the

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