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Girls get fixed up for career in
mechanics.
Young women from Marsh Green have been busy
fixing up cars and breaking down stereotypes after completing a course
in basic car maintenance.
Marsh Green Girls Group have completed the course at the Fix It project,
learning everything from changing tyres and fixing break pads to
aligning car wheels and basic engine maintenance.
Fix It is a Spring View-based charity helping young people learn car
maintenance skills and putting them on the road to work in the motoring
industry.
Operations Manager Jayne Kelly said: ”The course has given the girls
confidence around cars and breaks down the stereotypes that only boys
can be good at mechanics.
“This group have worked so hard and in many ways have done better
because they are all female. They have been more meticulous in their
work and have been eager to take direction.
“It's amazing that they have come every week after school and have never
missed a session. It just goes to show the commitment young people can
have - If there is something there for young people to get involved with
then they will do it.”
Meagan Glynn, 15, has been inspired to enrol to study mechanics at Wigan
and Leigh College from September.
She said: “When our youth worker first suggested doing this project I
instantly thought: ‘Let’s go!’
“I was really excited about it, and now I really like knowing how
different parts of a car work and how easy it is to fix them.”
The project was funded and co-ordinated by Wigan Council’s Youth Service
and the Positive Activities for Young People team.
The work will also contribute to the girls completing their Duke of
Edinburgh's Silver Award.
Youth worker Carmel Parr said: “The project was all about raising their
aspirations and proving to them they can do anything they set their
minds to.
“Some of them have just started driving lessons so when they pass their
tests this will help them with car maintenance. "They’ll also be able to
recognise what is a fair quote if they ever need work doing at a
garage.”
For more information on Fix It call 01942 864936.
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Notes to editors.
For more information contact Angela Kirk, Young People’s Press
Officer for the Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust, on 01942 486924.
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