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<div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We are a group of eight apprentices working for Balfour Beatty Engineering Services based at the Sellafield site. We have accepted the Brathay Apprentice Challenge delivered in partnership with the National Apprenticeship Service www.brathay.org.uk. The challenge is made up of 3 elements,</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></span></div>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1. Charity Fundraiser - Help For Heroes is are chosen charity we all feel very strongly about this charity as we all have friends and family that are out there protecting us. We realise how difficult and important this job is and would like to show are support for the wounded by raising as much money as possible.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2. Raising the profile of Apprenticeships.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3. Adventure challenge.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Charity Fundraiser will consist of 8 apprentice’s competing to complete 150 miles on a treadmill, cross trainer and bike. Although the challenge is not a competition I believe they will personally be competing with each other to complete their miles in the fastest possible time.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On behalf of the apprentices Thomas Hyland says “All eight of us are very grateful for this excellent opportunity to take part in this great event and would all like to thank our contracts manager Carl McNicholas, project engineer Kevin Williamson and especially Balfour Beatty Engineering Services. <span class="messageBody"></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed">Quote from Jamie Reed<br> <br> “There are so many ways that apprenticeships add value: for the employer, they deliver well trained staff who can contribute to future growth; for learners, apprenticeships offer an excellent way to earn and learn and move up the career ladder; and for the UK economy, apprenticeships are vital for filling current skills gaps and helping businesses compete in a global environ<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">ment.<br> <br> It is fantastic that the Balfour Beatty Engineering Services apprentices have taken up this challenge; they are great ambassadors’ not only for the scheme but also to the community in which they live. I wish them the very best of luck in this venture.” Jamie Reed, Member of Parliament for Copeland.</span></div>
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