Keeping children entertained over the school holidays can be difficult – but families in East Yorkshire can let their children aged 10 and over have a go at driving a real car this half term holiday, thanks to a scheme which aims to create a safer next generation of drivers.
Young Driver, the UK’s largest provider of pre-17 driving tuition, will be running an event on Tuesday 29th October at the Defence School of Transport at Leconfield, offering those aged 10-17 the opportunity to learn how to drive.
A driver training course which allows 10-year olds to get behind the wheel has launched in East Yorkshire for the first time.
Young Driver, which provides driving lessons for 10-17 year olds, is running events at The Defence School of Transport in Leconfield. The scheme will be taking over the school’s driver training area on select weekend dates across the year.
Members of the Royal Air Force based at the Defence School of Transport have safely delivered the RAF100 Baton on its final leg through Yorkshire.
The Baton, which has been designed to present the evolution of the RAF arrived in Beverley on Friday morning where local town officials were on hand to welcome them to Beverley.
Lecconfield played host to a night of boxing as The British Army Boxing Team faced the England Boxing Team in a head to head contest on an evening that saw two titles decided.
Featuring six contests, the night of boxing at the Defence School of Transport helped to raise money for the Beverley Community Lift and SSAFA.
A Major in the British Army is turning his hand to some odd jobs to raise money for a children’s charity.
Major James Hugo Marshall RLC is offering bicycle repair and servicing and mobile phone screen fixing services to raise money for a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy charity, Harrison’s Fund.
This summer the Defence School of Transport will celebrate its 80th year of operations in the East Riding of Yorkshire as part of the Armed Forces weekend.
Members of the public will be invited to Normandy Barracks on Saturday 1 July 2017 to see behind the scenes of the world’s largest military driving school.
Hull born physical training instructor, Mr Dave McCoid has been awarded a Sports Personality & Lifetime Achievement Award by Colonel Andrew Kennedy, the Commandant at the Defence School of Transport.
The ex-soldier has worked at the Defence School of Transport in Leconfield for over 7 years as a civilian specialist instructor.
Keith Reed, who has been raising money for the charity for 25 years, teamed up with family, friends and colleagues from the Defence School of Transport, Leconfield, for the challenge.
Following SSAFA’s most successful Big Brew at the Defence School of Transport, Lt Col Sundey Sunderland presented SSAFA representatives with a cheque for £722.65.
Local pensioners have been wined and dined at the Defence School of Transport. The annual event which is held at the world’s largest residential driver training school took place
The festive tradition of the youngest soldier stirring the Christmas pudding at the World’s largest driving school has fallen to a 17 year old Private from Sleaford.
Last weekend saw Colonel Rob Peacock of the Defence School of Transport in Leconfield complete his 160ft bungee jump for Cash for Kids ’Drop the Boss‘.
The Commandant from the Defence School of Transport has agreed to bungee jump 160ft in to darkness to help disabled and disadvantaged children in Hull and East Yorkshire.
