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NEXT MEETING Date to be announced shortly. Watch this space. [more info] CROCK VENDOR CROCK LINKS		PLEASE TRY AND AVOID DRIVING ON THE CUT GRASS AS THIS IS FARMED GRASSLAND. USE THE TRACKS, FIELD BORDERS OR AREAS IN WHICH THE GRASS TURF HAS BEEN REMOVED (DURING THE SUMMER AND AUTUMN SEASONS). LAUNCH PADS CAN BE SETUP ON THE CUT GRASS BUT CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO GUARD THE GRASS FROM BEEING BURNT OR DISCOLOURED (BLACK SMOKE PROPELLANTS SUCH AS SMOKEY SAM AND BLACK JACK) FROM HIGH POWER MOTORS. WALLAND MARSH (NORTH) INFORMATION TOWN / COUNTY Rye / Kent COUNTRY United Kingdom GPS N50:58:46 E00:47:53 LAND TYPE Turf Farm ALTITUDE CEILING 5500 feet SITE AREA approx. 400 acres Walland Marsh is located between Rye (East Sussex) and Brenzett (Kent), near Ashford in the South-East. The area is known as the Marshes as it is reclaimed land and currently lies just below sea level. The advantage of this is that the area is vast with minimal amounts of trees. One would normally think this kind of land would be prone to flooding and boggy land but due to farming dykes have been placed all around the area creating very good drainage. PANORAMA VIEW: Walland Marsh (North)  AERIAL VIEW: WALLAND MARSH (NORTH) The site is approximately 400acres of turf grass land with an overflow on this with crop and cattle farm land surrounding and therefore provides an ideal site for high power rocketry. The site is split between a Winter and Summer side. The Winter side is located South of the A259 which is easily reached via a gravel track and provides a good size launch site. The summer side is located North of the A259 and is reached via a dirt track which is unusable in the Winter due to vast tyre tracks and surface water. The summer site provides a slightly bigger area then the Winter (South) side. The only dissadvantage to the site is the susceptibility to the wind but this is usual to vast areas of flat and open space. This generally doesn't cause a problem due to the large downrange recovery area. The second dissadvantage with the site is the limited altitude due to within main flight paths and is therefore restricted to 5500-feet. Even with these dissadvantages the amount of space makes this site extremely usable all year round. It is probably the only launch site in the UK that provides cut grass for miles around therefore it is like launching in your own back garden. This means you can see your rocket landing miles away and not have to worry about using a bleeper. ROADMAP: WALLAND MARSH (NORTH) Walland Marsh is located approximately midway between Rye (East Sussex) and Brenzett (Kent) on the A259. Click on the roadmap image to familiarise yourself with the road directions using www.streetmap.co.uk or follow the descriptive directions below: - Directions from M20 towards Ashford (Kent) Heading south, exit the M20 at junction-10. At roundabout, take the fourth exit (right) onto A2070 [2.0-miles]. Take ramp signposted towards Brenzett that remains on the A2070 [0.3-miles]. At roundabout, take the second exit (right) remaining on the A2070 towards Brenzett [9.0-miles]. At the Brenzett roundabout, take the second exit (straight-on) onto the A259 [1.3-miles]. At roundabout, take the second exit (straight-on) remaining on the A259 [1.2-miles]. Follow the road around the sharp 90-degree right-hand bend in which you will see the Woolpack Inn set back on the left. Follow the A259 for approximately [0.5-miles]. You will now be surrounded by very flat reclaimed land dominantly grass (dependant on crop rotation) in which you will pass a small gravel layby on the right used for farm machinery. Follow the A259 for approximately [0.3-miles]. Look for the next hedgerow on the right-hand-side, this runs perpendicular from the road in to the fields and has a gravel track running parallel. Turn right off the A259 at this hedgerow on to the gravel track. Depending on wind directions on the day the launch pads will be set up partly along the gravel track or continue down this gravel track approximately 300-yards across a small bridge over a dyke in to the next field. Directions from Winchelsea (East Sussex) A259 From Winchelsea drive North on the A259 towards Rye [2.9-miles]. Arriving in Rye, at the roundabout, take the second exit (right) following the harbour on your right [0.6-miles]. At the second roundabout in Rye, take the second exit (right) exiting the town and remaining on the A259 [4.2-miles]. You will now be surrounded by very flat reclaimed land dominantly farmland. You will arrive at a very sharp 90-degree left-hand bend with a small house on the right [0.5-miles]. After you pass under the large overhead pylons you will see a hedgerow on the left-hand-side, this runs perpendicular from the road in to the fields and has a gravel track running parallel. Turn left off the A259 at this hedgerow on to the gravel track. Depending on wind directions on the day the launch pads will be set up partly along the gravel track or continue down this gravel track approximately 300-yards across a small bridge over a dyke in to the next field. Below is a list of CROCK launch sites past (the sites listed may not have permission from the owners to fly rockets - please read the important information provided within the launch site information sections) and present: - STALISFIELD Stalisfield is located roughly between Catnerbury and Charing in Kent and is located a few miles off the main road amongst deep farm land. The site and the surrounding farm land is owned and farmed by a local family and the site itself is set aside for model flying of all kinds. The surrounding fields to the launch site is farmed for various crops. CHARING Charing is located near Ashford and Canterbury in Kent and located within reasonable driving distance of the M25 which makes the site very accessable. The site is located on Charing race course which is a point-to-point horse racing course. The site is easy to find and supported by major roads from Ashford, Canterbury and Miadstone. WALLAND MARSH (SOUTH) Walland Marsh is located between Rye (East Sussex) and Brenzett (Kent), near Ashford in the South-East. The area is known as the Marshes as it is reclaimed land and currently lies just below sea level. The advantage of this is that the area is vast with minimal amounts of trees. One would normally think this kind of land would be prone to flooding and boggy land but due to farming dykes have been placed all around the area creating very good drainage.
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