The Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain
Welcome Coaster Crazy Enthusiast!
You've arrived at the home of 'The Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain' - Europe's most popular coaster club*.
We are a social club that unite roller coaster enthusiasts from all over the world who like to add extra FUN into the already fun packed world of roller coasters! With over 1000 members from 15 different countries it's the club to be in if you want to meet people of all ages who, like you, have a passion for riding roller coasters.
On this site you'll find all sorts of information about the club, our upcoming trips, trip reports, back issues of our old printed club magazine AIRtime, useful links, and information to help expand your coaster knowledge.
If you're already a member, have a browse and enjoy reliving memories of the trips you have attended, look up the next club trip or checkout the latest club news. If you're not yet a member, have a look and see what fun we get up to, then if you like what you see, visit the join page and you could soon be shouting "Coaster Crazy!" with the rest of us at any of our great club trips!
Andy Hine MBE, Chairman & Founder
* based on average trip attendance
You've arrived at the home of 'The Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain' - Europe's most popular coaster club*.
We are a social club that unite roller coaster enthusiasts from all over the world who like to add extra FUN into the already fun packed world of roller coasters! With over 1000 members from 15 different countries it's the club to be in if you want to meet people of all ages who, like you, have a passion for riding roller coasters.
On this site you'll find all sorts of information about the club, our upcoming trips, trip reports, back issues of our old printed club magazine AIRtime, useful links, and information to help expand your coaster knowledge.
If you're already a member, have a browse and enjoy reliving memories of the trips you have attended, look up the next club trip or checkout the latest club news. If you're not yet a member, have a look and see what fun we get up to, then if you like what you see, visit the join page and you could soon be shouting "Coaster Crazy!" with the rest of us at any of our great club trips!
Andy Hine MBE, Chairman & Founder
* based on average trip attendance
Latest Club News and Information
Trips Calendar 2021
Following a year of truly challenging and unprecedented situations resulting in almost every amusement park in the world being closed at one time or another, finally some ‘normality’ is beginning to return – at least in the UK.
So our 2021 trip calendar actually has some dates on it this year! Obviously the situation may change but with the UK’s vaccination programme going well our events should be able to happen with as much coaster craziness as they always have.
Dates for events will be published on the Club website and in every issue of the Club magazine – AIRtime ONline. Invitations will also be emailed direct to every member.
Thank you for your patience and understanding throughout 2020 and I really hope that I can join you on a roller coaster and sometime soon.
Andy
So our 2021 trip calendar actually has some dates on it this year! Obviously the situation may change but with the UK’s vaccination programme going well our events should be able to happen with as much coaster craziness as they always have.
Dates for events will be published on the Club website and in every issue of the Club magazine – AIRtime ONline. Invitations will also be emailed direct to every member.
Thank you for your patience and understanding throughout 2020 and I really hope that I can join you on a roller coaster and sometime soon.
Andy
Ryan Rap - Charity Single
The club charity song "Ryan Rap" is now available for download on Amazon Music, iTunes, Spotify, etc.
It is a fun dance tune featuring quotes and phrases from popular Member Ryan Hackett who was completely unaware that I was going to use his voice in the song.
Please can I request that you download the song as I am going to donate all profits to PAPYRUS (Prevention of Young Suicide). Suicide is the leading cause of young deaths in the UK.
The song is only 79p and is family friendly (unlike many songs in the charts today!) and as well as having the song in your collection, you may just be saving a young persons life. To download, go to your chosen music supplier and search for either "Ryan Rap" or "MC Nev".
I thank you in advance. For more details about the charity click on the Papyrus logo below.
It is a fun dance tune featuring quotes and phrases from popular Member Ryan Hackett who was completely unaware that I was going to use his voice in the song.
Please can I request that you download the song as I am going to donate all profits to PAPYRUS (Prevention of Young Suicide). Suicide is the leading cause of young deaths in the UK.
The song is only 79p and is family friendly (unlike many songs in the charts today!) and as well as having the song in your collection, you may just be saving a young persons life. To download, go to your chosen music supplier and search for either "Ryan Rap" or "MC Nev".
I thank you in advance. For more details about the charity click on the Papyrus logo below.
Member Discounts
Once the world starts to return to normal, I will as always, speak to the parks to see what concessions and discounts our members may be entitled to. Following the pandemic of 2020, the parks will need all the support they can get, and we'll need to get out the house! So when the time comes, please support the parks as much as you can!
All existing offers have been "greyed out" on the Discounts & Offers page until they are renewed/confirmed for 2021. When ready, they will be displayed in the regular site colours.
As always, and as I've said many times, the parks monitor usage of our member discounts as it takes them time and effort to setup for us on their EPOS systems. So as always...... Use them or Lose them (when you can!).
All existing offers have been "greyed out" on the Discounts & Offers page until they are renewed/confirmed for 2021. When ready, they will be displayed in the regular site colours.
As always, and as I've said many times, the parks monitor usage of our member discounts as it takes them time and effort to setup for us on their EPOS systems. So as always...... Use them or Lose them (when you can!).
Andy Hine - Why Wood is Good (Alton Towers Article)
As part of the launch in 2018, Andy did a short interview for Alton Towers about Wooden Coasters and explains his love of them, the campaign for 20 years to get a new wooden coaster in the UK (and anyone who's been to Loopathon in the past knows the wind-ups we've been giving the management to get one).
The article also explains how wooden coasters are different to steel ones, and what people should expect as most people who regularly visit Alton Towers, Drayton Manor, and Thorpe Park etc. won't have ever ridden one, and those who have probably haven't experienced new wooden technology.
An interesting read.... Click here to read the article.
The article also explains how wooden coasters are different to steel ones, and what people should expect as most people who regularly visit Alton Towers, Drayton Manor, and Thorpe Park etc. won't have ever ridden one, and those who have probably haven't experienced new wooden technology.
An interesting read.... Click here to read the article.
Trip Report Archives
Matt has been working through getting the trip reports updated on the site from previous years, so check back from time to time to see what has been added since you last looked and relive those coaster crazy memories again. The latest report available is from our USA trip in 2018 which was added recently. You can access these from the Archives Menu or here.
Dates for your calendar....
The next club event....Fingers crossed with the pandemic situation in the UK getting better, we are hopeful that the Blackpool Bash will go ahead this year! The theme will be 'Holidays' carried over from 2020.
Date: Friday 9th to Sunday 11th July 2021 
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Events CalendarEvents for 2021/2 are listed below with more mini-events being planned all the time so keep checking back, or click the calendar below to see more detail.
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Quicklinks & Featured Pages
2021 Club Trips
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2021 Membership
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2021 Discounts
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Where have we been?
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AIRtime ONline.... Keeping you up to date....
As a club member, at the beginning of each month you'll receive the latest news via our e-magazine, AIRtime ONline, with links to full details and stories, photos, videos etc. Plus competitions, historical information, discount offers, trip details, member news and more.
AIRtime ONline is the digital version of the old discontinued printed version of AIRtime magazine. All of the old printed versions are available on the website, just select 'AIRtime Magazine' from the Archives menu.
To ensure that you receive your monthly edition of AIRtime ONline, please ensure that you have set the email address airtime@rccgb.co.uk as a safe sender within your email settings. If for some reason you do not receive the email, please also check your spam/junk folders as occasionally some email providers will still send the email to those folders.
Please note: The airtime email address above is for sending AIRtime ONline only. If you wish to get in contact with the club, use the addresses provided on the contacts page.
