Ten more teenagers will be spending their half term week at Gloucestershire Airport next week as part of the charity, fly2help's, Aim High Programme.

The lucky students were selected from a record number of applications to spend an action-packed week with visits to aerospace businesses, behind-the-scenes insights to airport operations and air traffic control, sessions with industry experts, pilots and engineers - and their first flying lesson.

Fly2help's Aim High co-ordinator, Kim Davenport, said: "Having begun my own aviation career at the age of 16, I really enjoy these weeks with the students.

"Their enthusiasm shone through at the interview stage and we are keen to show them the wide range of aviation and aerospace careers available in the future.

"As a charity, we rely on, and are very grateful for the generous support we receive from all the companies and individuals who offer their services to us."

Fly2help is a county-based charity that uses the power of flight to raise the spirits of people, young and old, living in difficult personal situations and to inspire young people as they consider their careers.

Previous Aim High students are already reaping the rewards of the free-to-enter scheme. Two have been accepted at the Welbeck Defence Sixth Form college to study technical and engineering careers as armed forces officers, one has successfully completed his private pilot's licence, having been awarded a scholarship from the Honourable Company of Air Pilots and another has recently begun commercial pilot training with Aeros at Gloucestershire Airport.

The airport's operations director, Darren Lewington, said: - "This is the sixth Aim High' week that we have hosted since 2014 and we are excited to hear about success stories from previous students and very pleased to be able to inspire the next generation of aerospace professionals.

"As the UK's busiest general aviation airport, at the heart of the UK's aerospace hub, we are perfectly placed to offer our facilities to fly2help."

Picture caption: (above) the 10 teenagers who are spending a week at Gloucestershire Airport as part of the Aim High project, with (below) an aeriel view of the airport and the runway.