Up Ben Nevis

Willmott Dixon/SATRO 3 Peaks challenge well underway now - all teams departed up Ben Nevis by 3.30pm Saturday.  First teams expected back down at 7.30pm.  Not bad going!

3 Peaks Teams ready to go!

Well they 49 team members made it up to Scotland despite the weather!  This mornings report from Richard is: "We all arrived safely last night in Glasgow.  The weather is light showers.  We will leave the hotel by 10am .  The challenge starts at 3pm"
So, the final countdown is beginning........Keep checking in for more news.

AND THEY'RE OFF! 3 PEAKS HERE THEY COME

49 enthusiastic employees of Willmott Dixon Construction in Cobham set of this morning for the long drive up to Ben Nevis to begin the SATRO/Willmott Dixon 3 Peaks Challenge this weekend.

Looking forward to hearing how they do!

3 PEAKS LOOMING!

Counting down to tomorrow's send off of 49 intrepid employees of Cobham Construction firm, Willmott Dixon to the 3 Peaks - Ben Nevis, Scafell and Snowden - to raise money for SATRO, their nominated charity.  Minibuses will be revved and ready to go at 9.45 on Friday 29th June, and one of SATRO's Construction Buses and several members of staff will be on hand to wave them off ( and be grateful they aren't having to make the climbs)!

Aiming to raise £50,000  - we will keep in touch as they progress over the weekend.

SUCCESSFUL SCIENCE FESTIVAL WINNERS!

Yesterdays hugely successful Science & Engineering Festival at Brooklands produced some wonderful projects by students and some great winners of prizes.

The winners were:

Blenheim High School – the Young Innovator Award for their Head On app (which also won the NDS Red Button Challenge earlier in the year),

Team Achievement Award – Reading Girl’s School with Nanobite.

The Personal Achievement Award went to Andy Salmon of St Bede’s School for his Outdoor Interactive Music Activity.

Best KS3 Exhibit to Colet Court. Best Engineering Project went to The Royal Grammar School for the racing car simulator pedals; Farnham 6^th Form College took Best Chemistry Project. 

Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 is Max Capel of Farnborough 6^th Form College. 

 And the unexpected star of the day was STEM Teacher of the Year, Ruth Hopkins of Howard of Effingham School who had no idea she had even been nominated!

   WELL DONE!

THE 15TH SATRO SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FESTIVAL IS ON!

Brooklands Museum in Weybridge is buzzing with the arrivals of science and technology companies setting up their interactive exhibits and 500 students from around the county and beyond.  Marquees, exhibits, an Eco Bus, the Army and satellites - just a few of the things on offer!

Schools Exhibition

Working World Marquee

COUNTDOWN TO SCIENCE FESTIVAL AND 3 PEAKS CHALLENGE

What a week this is going to be.  Not only will we be having our biggest and best Science & Engineering Festival at Brooklands Museum in Weybridge on Tuesday 26th , but the 49 intrepid Willmott Dixon employees will be setting off on Friday 29th to tackle the 3 Peaks Challenge to raise money for SATRO.

All this in addition to another packed week of schools' activities with 6 events in schools around the county:
St Albans Primary - Sports Stadium Challenge
Chandlers Field primary - Sports Stadium Challenge
St Johns & King Athelstan primaries - SATRO Junior Business Game
Heathside School - SATRO Business Game over 2 days.

Lots of news, photographs to come!