A group of 32 girls from Macclesfield High, Congleton High and Dean Valley Primary School visited the Houses of Parliament recently as part of their Girls into Engineering activities.
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| The girls outside Portcullis House with Project Manager Kay Lees (second from right) and Terry Marsh (right) |
The ‘Engineering -Girls Can Do It Too’ project, run by Macclesfield College, aims to encourage girls and young women into engineering careers. As well as enjoying a tour of the Commons and Lords debating chambers, the girls met project supporter Claire Curtis-Thomas MP, the first professional female engineer to enter Parliament.
As a Chartered Engineer and a member of the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee, Claire talked to the girls about the importance of engineering and how women can work within engineering and Parliament to make a real difference.
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| Sir Nicholas Winterton with Congleton High Girls |
The girls were joined for lunch at Portcullis House by Sir Nicholas Winterton MP and Terry Marsh, Director of WISE (Women into Science, Engineering and Construction). During a lively question and answer session the girls were told about the woman who had helped to design the London Eye, which they later took a trip on to experience the technology first hand.
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| Dean Valley Girls Enjoy The London Eye With Project Manager, Kay Lees |
