Our two special shapes and hopper were tethered alongside each other at Ashton Court on Sunday 18th July. No fiesta, no event, just a normal evening in Bristol! Read all about the evening below.
We are excited to announce our second special shape purchase, returning to Bristol alongside G-LIPS. It was built by Cameron Balloons 33 years ago, way back in 1988...
We have another exciting and 'special' announcement on the way very soon at MJ Ballooning! What could this one be? Keep a look out...
We are excited to introduce our very own special shape balloon, which returns home to Bristol after being built and test inflated by Cameron Balloons 21 years ago...
Welcome to Part 3 of our Midlands Air Festival special shape blogs! See the latest 14 special shapes to be attending the event taking place at Ragley Hall From Friday 4th to Sunday 6th June below. Don't miss out on Europe's largest gathering of special shape hot air balloons!
Welcome to our special Easter blog! Next up in our series of special shape blogs is the Cadbury's Caramel Bunny, one of the most loved UK hot air balloons during the 1990s! Read about the design and build at Cameron Balloons, flying alongside Rupert Bear at Southampton, a charity Red Nose Day tether at Hyde Park and much more. Written by Creative Director of Virgin Airship & Balloon Company at the time, Mark Lockwood. Including original hand-drawn visuals from 1992!
Next up in our series of special shape blogs is the Philips light bulb built in 1995! Mark Lockwood, Creative Director at Virgin Airship & Balloon Company during the 90s, tells us about the complex lighting process of the 149ft tall special shape and standard add-on 90, unveiling to the Philips team in London, an impressive tether outside St Paul's Cathedral and flying from the Southampton Balloon Festival.
Welcome to the second part of our Midlands Air Festival special shape blogs for 2021. Find the latest weird and wonderful hot air balloons to be attending this year's festival at Ragley Hall below. Follow us and the official Midlands Air Festival account for special shape reveals on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!
We are back with another special shape blog - this time all about the Tesco Trolley balloon built in 1998! Creative Director of Virgin Airship & Balloon Company at the time, Mark Lockwood, tells us about digital printing of artwork, the spectacular private launch of the balloon alongside additional 90 envelope, a memorable trip to the 'Balloons across the Mersey' meet and much more... This blog also features never before seen photos of the balloon's launch at the Cardington hangars!
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