Written by Administrator
The Eastern Province Gliding Club started life in 1964 as the Eastern Province Sailplane Club, the only gliding club in the country calling itself a "Sailplane" club, until it was changed to the present name in 1994.
In about 1954, some ten years before our club was established, a small group of enthusiasts in Port Elizabeth had tried to get a gliding club going and they had raised a small amount of money through their own contributions, and donations. However they were not successful in locating an affordable two-seat basic trainer, so they disbanded. They all agreed however, as did the donors, that the funds be retained in trust by one of their number in the hope that at some future time a club would be formed, and the money could then be given to that club.