Aerobility
was invited to attend a UK Youth in Aviation reception at the House of Lords to
highlight the role that charitable aviation organisations are playing in
nurturing tomorrow’s talent.
Gail Barkes
Aerobility service development and volunteer coordinator attended along with
volunteers Nicola Saunders, Andrea Lowndes and Stephen Pearson.
The
reception was hosted by the RT Hon Baroness Sue Garden of Frognal in
association with the Air League of which she is a member of the council, she
spoke of how important the work of all the organisations and charities are in
promoting aviation as a career path for young people and encouraging and
inspiring those that enter the variety of professions from being a pilot or
engineering and development, also to the charities and organisations that are
championing accessibility to experience aviation for those with disability or
life limiting conditions.
This was
followed by short presentations from young people that had benefited from the
support of the following organisations:
The Air
League
Youth in
Aviation
Aviation
Skills Partnership
Royal Air
force Air Cadets
Royal Air
Force museum
They all
spoke of how they have been inspired by different sectors of aviation and were
passionate and eloquent in their delivery of their own individual experiences.
The closing
speech was given by Matt Hancock Minister of State for Digital and Culture who
again emphasised the role that digital development plays in aviation, especially
when you look at the huge advances in technology , and how
inspiring young people to take up careers in aviation is vital to our country’s
prosperity and standing in the global economy.
