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Kickstarting Young Digital Entrepreneurs
A social enterprise is helping young people in Leigh to become digital entrepreneurs through designing and 3D printing products for sale. The budding manufacturers attended the Summer MakerSpace Camp at Leigh Hackspace throughout the month of August, which was run by...
STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMME GETS THE ROYAL SEAL OF APPROVAL
A STEM education programme which uses motorsport to enthuse and inspire pupils to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and digital industries has been given the Royal seal of approval by Prince Harry during his recent visit to Wigan. It was Prince...
Prince Harry Backs STEM Skills in Wigan
On Tuesday 5th July Prince Harry paid a visit to Three Sisters Racing Circuit in Wigan to see for himself how a schools motorsport initiative called The Blair Project is developing STEM skills by bringing together product design, 3D printing and go-karting. He spent...
Wigan Youth Set To Lead 3D Printing Race
School children in Wigan & Leigh with special learning needs, will become the first in the country to computer design and build their own race karts using new 3D printing and digital manufacturing technologies to boost their career prospects. This pioneering...
The UK’s first 3D Printed Karts To Be Made By Pupils in Wigan
School children in Wigan will be the first in the country to computer design and build their own race karts using new 3D printing and digital manufacturing technologies thanks to a grant award from the Big Lottery’s Awards For All Fund. The Blair Project has been...
FORMULA GIRL SHORTLISTED FOR 2015 VENTUREFEST BEST NEW BRAND
As London Fashion Week begins, a game-changing sports fashion brand, Formula Girl has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2015 Venturefest Best New Brand competition, which will be held at Lancashire Cricket Club in Manchester on Tuesday 22nd September. The winner...
BBC Get Inspired Official Partner
The Blair Project has been approved as an official partner of BBC Get Inspired - BBC Sports nationwide initiative to inspire the public to try new sports and activities. As partners, all our events and activities will now be promoted to the millions of BBC audiences....
Girls In Motorsports Gets A Major Boost
The race is on to attract girls to the male-dominated world of motor sport by joining a karting club in Ellesmere Port. Three karts, race suits and helmets have been bought for use by disadvantaged girls at Hooton Circuit Club following a grant of £10,000 from...
GIRLS SUMMER KARTING CAMP PRESS RELEASE
A new initiative to encourage more young women to take up karting will get underway this summer at Hooton Park Kart Circuit, home of the Cheshire Kart Racing Club. Starting in July, the Girls in Motorsport programme will give 50 x young women aged 14-25 years the...