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www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Thursday,Apricots' Thursday,April 23,2015 www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk CUTHEROEADVERTISER&TIMES Top apprentice Ben is


named country’s best Young manufacturing engineering apprentice is a ‘real asset’


by Julie Magee julie.magee@jpress.co.uk • Twitter:@clithadvertiser


A 20-year-old from Clitheroe is the UK’sfirst year appren­ tice of theyear.


Benjamin Farnsworth, who is a manufacturing engineer­ ing apprentice at BAE Train­ ing Centre, Preston, has been employed by Techni-Grind (Preston) Machining Ltd since September 20i3. He won the


‘ Outstanding Achievement by a FirsfYear Apprentice Award at the EEF Future Manufactur­ ing Awards last Wednesday after previously winning the North West final in February. The former pupil o f St


Michael and St John’s RC Pri­ mary School, St Augustine’s RC High School and CRGS Sixth Form Centre was nom­ inated by BAE Training Cen­ tre after he showed promise during his time training with


the company. Out of 250 nomi­ nees Benjamin was whittled down to the final six who were interviewed about their edu­ cation and apprenticeship. Benjamin beat finalists


from she other regions around" the UK to.be named the na­ tional winner out o f around 1,500 candidates who were originally nominated. “I was going to go down the


university route, ” Benjamin explained, “but I am bet­ ter suited to hands on work. This award shows that hard work pays off and it gets rec­ ognised.” At St Augustine’s Benjamin.


studied engineering for his GCSEs. “This is when I got my first


love of engineering, ” added Benjamin. “I did my work ex­ perience at Hey’s Sheet Met­ al engineering in Read. Once I left CRGS I applied for an engineering apprenticeship at BAE and landed a job at my


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led a long, happy and eventful life


AWaddington lady who leda long, happy and eventful life has died at the age of 93. Mary Hayton was born in


Clitheroe in 1921. Her moth­ er died when she was just 12 and she was brought up by her aunties, before joining the ATS and serving as an auto-electrician during the Second World War. Shortly after the war end1


Ben is presented with his national award in London, (s)


present employers.” Benjamin, who plans to


study for a degree in manu­ facturing engineering while working, has previously helped to train BAE employ­ ees on newsoftware. He is cur­ rently workingathis company as a CNC programmer produc­ ing aircraft parts for the likes of Boeing and Airbus. He believes he was nomi­


nated for the award because he became a team leader dur­


ing the end of his apprentice­ ship in which he lead a team of 16 engineers to machine and assemble a prototype engine that ran off a warm drink. The judges said: “Ben is a


passionate engineer who has a clear vision for his career progression. He has already utilised his skills to develop a machining strategy, which has delivered cost savings. He is a real asset to his company and has a bright future ahead.”


ed,MarymetBobHaytonata dance in Clitheroe and they went on to marry in 1947- Soon after they were wed, Bob was offered a job as a gamekeeper at Coulthurst Hall in Waddington. Mary took on the role o f cook and housekeeper, though she struggled to boil an egg. When her future employer enquired as to whether she could make porridge, she said yes as she knew Bob would be able to manage. Daughters Rosemary and


Dorothysoonjoinedthefam- ily, growing up at Coulthurst. Both Bob and Mary were ac­ tive, members of the Royal British Legion - Bob became presidentofthe Waddington branch and Mary was elect-


Mary Hayton. (s)


ed his successor after his death in 1992. Always an adventurous


lady, Mary embarked on a round the world trip at the age of 73, concluding with a visit to her family in Austral­ ia. During the trip, she tried her hand at white water raft­ ing and also took a helicop­ ter ride. A f t e r moving from


Coulthurst in 1992, Mary spent-many happy years as a resident at the Alms Hous­ es in Waddington. She is survived by her daughters, sons-in-law, grandchildren and great grandchildren. :


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