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Weʼre raising £5,000 to The BIBAs Foundation has been created to develop an enterprising culture in the youth of Lancashire.

The BIBAs Foundation, managed by the Community Foundation for Lancashire, has been created to develop an enterprising culture in the youth of Lancashire.

The Foundation is supported by BAE Systems, which employs more than 10,000 people in its military aircraft business in the county.


Dave Holmes, Manufacturing Operations Director at BAE Systems, chairs a panel that decides upon applications submitted to the Foundation, alongside BIBAs 2015 Lancastrian of the Year, Ian Hall, and representatives from the North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce and the Lancashire Community Foundation.

The company will also sponsors the Most Inspiring Young Person of the Year award, with nominations coming from the groups supported by grants from the Foundation.