Motorsports students at Myerscough College this week presented the Meningitis Trust with money raised from their successful ‘MUK’ modified car show event.
Christine Hughes, Community Development Officer for the Meningitis Trust in the North West, came to Myerscough College to collect a cheque for £1300 from the students. They raised £2600 all together which will be split between Cancer Research UK and the Meningitis Trust.
Students Ross Clements and Graeme Day were part of a group of students that organised the event for their course last year, on the National Diploma in Motorsports. They have now completed their course and progressed onto the Foundation Degree in Motorsports at the College. The event, called MUK 3, was the third time this annual event has been held at the College and is a chance for car cruising and racing enthusiasts to get together for a custom car show. MUK has quickly gathered momentum with around 3000 turning up to last year’s event.
Christine Hughes of the Meningitis Trust said:
“This is a great way of raising money and all the students and people who supported this event should be really proud with the amount of money they have raised. The Meningitis Trust is extremely grateful for the money they have donated, and the money will be used to support people in the North West who have had an experience of meningitis through services such as our 24 hour free phone helpline 0800 028 1828, and our counselling service. We also are able to fund a range of meningitis awareness literature such as our signs and symptom cards, which allows people to recognise the disease and in turn can lead to lives being saved. So I’d like to give a big thank you to all involved in the MUK 3 event"
Myerscough College offers a selection of Further and Higher Education courses and is excellently equipped with 7 motorsport workshops and a fleet of racing cars with the latest motor vehicle technology. Students regularly take part in rallying events and develop a firm foundation of practical skills and the relevant technical knowledge in motor vehicles to enable them to progress in the industry. Employment prospects are superb with many students progressing on to exciting careers as Technicians and Mechanics, or in data analysis and logistics roles, with the many motorsport teams based in the UK.
The photo shows (top left to right) students Graeme Day, Ross Clements, and Pat Masters, Lecturer in Motorsports at Myerscough College with (bottom left to right) Myerscough College Chief Executive Ann Turner and Christine Hughes of the Meningitis Trust.
