2 - Scarborough Review, March- Issue 31
Scarborough UTC Filey Ladies club together for 50 years tackles the skills gap
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From left, Jacqui Walker, Brenda Stothard, Christine Imeson, Beth Clegg, Judy Dukes, Ann Truelove, Ann Thomson, Brenda Tootle, Margaret Hunter and Brenda Sweeney
Chairlady Brenda Sweeney addresses the audience
Words & pictures by Pete Spence pete@thescarboroughreview.co.uk
FILEY Ladies Monday Club celebrated their 50 year anniversary with a hugely successful reunion lunch. The event was held in the Concert Hall at the Evron Centre in Filey and over 90 attended. The group's chairlady Brenda Sweeney said: “It was a wonderful occasion and we enjoyed it very much. “We sent letters out in October last year and January this year to try and let both current and former members know what we were doing and the response was superb. “The Mayor of Filey Jon Shackleton presented us with a Long Service Award on behalf of Filey Town Council which was a lovely gesture. “I would like to thank everyone who got involved on the day and to Tracy Flynn of Tesco for helping out too. “”Hopefully there are many more years to come for this wonderful group.”
Enjoying the reunion Filey Ladies Monday club started on 7 Feb 1966 by eight local ladies who wanted somewhere to go to meet other young wives ( it was called young wives then) and there was nothing in Filey. So these eight ladies formed the group. Membership quickly rose over the next few meetings and it has been thriving ever since. There are currently 60 members and two of the original ladies are still active members, one of them is President, Margaret Hunter and the other lady is Hilary Johnson. The club meets every two weeks on a Monday evening and usually have a guest speaker and then tea and cakes and a chit chat. For more details on the group contact Brenda on 01723 518280. n If you would like to order prints of these or any other pictures taken by Pete Spence in the Scarborough Review then please email: pete@ thescarboroughreview.co.uk or ring 07815290457. All prints provided by Infocus Photographic.
SCARBOROUGH UTC is a new industryorientated school opening in September for 14-18 year olds that will deliver GCSE’s and A Levels and will combine both academic and vocational learning. The strength of Scarborough UTC is its close working relationship with employer partners and The University of Hull. Scarborough UTC will lay the foundations in engineering design, manufacturing, computer science, electronics and control systems helping to tackle the current skills gap. The school will also guide toward a clear onward learning or employment path through further education, University or the workplace. Furthermore, encouraging more females to enter into STEM careers is a primary objective of Scarborough UTC. By exposing our most ambitious young people to the full scale of engineering disciplines and opportunities, Scarborough UTC will provide a unique learning experience and strongly reflect the commitment of the employers to ensure the best educational offering in North Yorkshire.
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The North East is the fastest growing region in the UK, with an estimated 28% employment growth in recent years. Locally 15,000 people in over 250 companies are employed in engineering and manufacturing. In addition, by 2020 there will be an anticipated additional 2,000 jobs in the Scarborough area alone. Scarborough UTC aims to provide the next generation of work-ready technicians and engineers to satisfy market demand. The region faces a real skills deficit with companies experiencing double digit growth. Therefore, employment opportunity is set to significantly increase. For example, York Potash’s new mine will generate around £1 billion annually and a further 1,000 jobs. Local businesses will ensure our place in the future of engineering in the UK. The Yorkshire Coast Business Gateway is aiming to create 50 new businesses and support 170 existing companies, offering opportunities for which UTC graduates will be able to compete confidently.
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