Lightning XR724 – The story continues, kind of
So much for quarterly updates on the progress made on XR724! Like very much the rest of the world, our ambitions and plans for the renovation ground to a halt back in March. For an elderly aircraft who lives...
Read moreLife at the Lottie
Steve Holmes (Sherlock) is one of our most technical credible and capable members of staff. As team leader of our systems team they manage, maintain and develop some extremely complex environments for our customers. On top of this he...
Read moreThe Simple Things
What did you do in lockdown? I wish I had a pound for every time someone asked me “how have you been affected by COVID-19” or even “have you been affected by COVID-19?” I am not an avid news...
Read moreWork Hard, Play Harder… Lockdown Style
Day 77 – 11 weeks in and the new ‘normal’ has started to evolve. Roads are busier, non-essential shops are starting to open and some schools are welcoming back children on limited timetables in smaller class sizes. Over the...
Read moreApprenticeships offer amazing opportunities, just ask Nathan Lee
National Apprenticeship Week 2020 – Nathan Lee Today sees the start of National Apprenticeship Week and there are almost 400 events celebrating apprenticeships around England. These include: open days, award presentations and engagements with schools and colleges. I started...
Read moreTime to hear the Lightning roar
I am one of life’s fortunate few, by that I mean I got to do the thing I always wanted to do and for me that was to work on fast jets. Once it was pointed out to me...
Read moreThe Clipper Race
Yesterday I spent the day in Gosport at The Clipper Race head office receiving a talk about the detail of the race and then having an interview for a place on the 2021/2022 Round the World Race. For...
Read moreMy first experience of Camp Cando
Last week, I tried something different compared to my usual PA role. I decided that I would take part in something that Astro participates in every year – Camp Cando. Camp Cando is a voluntary organisation that gives a...
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Social Mobility, Digital Inclusion – linked and vitally important
Social Mobility has featured very highly for many years in the pro-bono work I am involved with through my Livery Company – the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists’ (WCIT). I have had the privilege of meeting people who have...
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