G-BYNX Rozière Special Shape
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Owners: Matt Joyce, Liam Whitelock
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C of A Status: TETHER ONLY
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We are pleased to welcome MJ Ballooning special shape no.9, Ralph the Rozière G-BYNX!
A bit of history... On 22nd April 2000 telecoms companies joined forces to reorganise the telephone numbering system for a number of different areas, named "The Big Number Change". The advert stated, "This new family of numbers will free up millions of others so we can all keep communicating. It's all part of the big number." You can watch the advert on the link below.
G-BYNX was specially built for this TV commercial, commissioned in 1999 by RSA Films in London. Filming took place in August 1999 for a week far away from home in Namibia, Africa at the Namib desert.
The symbolic cutting of wires releasing the balloon illustrated the release of the new telephone lines and numbers. Since the shoot, the balloon has been stored at the Cameron's factory in Bedminster, Bristol. That is, until now, 25 years later, joining our collection in 2024!
Read all about the balloon on our blog post "Rozière: The Rarest Hot Air Balloon in the UK..." here.
Since then, working with Cameron Balloons, we have transformed the balloon into a loveable character named Ralph the Rozière!
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2024 Events
You can see G-BYNX at the following events in 2024, weather permitting:
- Bristol Balloon Collectors Inflation Day 20 April
- Bristol International Balloon Fiesta 9-11 August
- Longleat Icons of the Sky 12-15 September
- Bath Hot Air Balloon Club Night Glow 21 September
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