Get involved in this year’s Schools Marine Challenge
Following the success of the first ever South East Schools Marine Challenge last year, we are looking for companies to help with sponsorship and prizes for the three categories of entries at this year’s event.
This year’s Schools Marine Challenge is now well underway with fifteen schools taking part.
These include::
Rainham School for Girls Gillingham, Kent
Newstead Woods School for Girls Kent
Dane Court Grammar School Kent
The Westgate School Hampshire
Quilley School of Engineering Hampshire
Midhurst Intermediate School West Sussex
Seaford College West Sussex
Bishop Luffa Church of England School West Sussex
Oaklands Community School Southampton
Applemore College Southampton
Springfield Technology College Portsmouth
Manhood Community College Chichester, West Sussex
St Lawrence College Kent
Isle of Wight College Isle of Wight
Leigh CTC Dartford, Kent
The event proved extremely popular last year with excellent media interest from television, radio and print and the organisers are looking to capitalize on last year’s achievements.
This year Rainham School for Girls is expanding its entries, by taking part in the solar category as well as electric. They will not be the only girls’ school taking part in 2007 as Newstead Woods in Kent has joined the challenge for the first time.
Schools taking part will have to use a great deal of skill and innovation to beat the success of the Isle of Wight College (last year’s overall winners) and Quilley School of engineering who last year used the event to build up great links with industry.
Companies can support the event in a number of ways, either by providing technical support and advice to schools designing and constructing their petrol, electric and solar-powered boats or by providing sponsorship for individual prizes or overall sponsorship of the Challenge itself.
If you are looking for a way to improve access to young people interested in a career in the marine industry or would like to raise your profile in the local media by supporting this event we would like to hear from you.
All enquiries should be made the Sarah Dhanda at the British Marine Federation on 01784 223630 or email sdhanda@britishmarine.co.uk
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