The evening event was staged at the giant hangars at Cardington, home of airships since the early 1900s. The event gave exclusive access to the giant Airlander aircraft to VIP guests from the business community.
Bedford has a proud history in manufacturing, previously being a national and WW2 centre for engineering with companies such as WH Allen, Rolls-Royce and Texas Instruments operating in the town until the 1970s. This legacy of engineering is still reflected in the businesses which successfully operate across the county today.
Bedford College is linked to this legacy. Today it has a dedicated apprenticeship engineering centre and offers extensive ‘built environment’ and civil engineering facilities at its award-winning eco designed Brundtland Building at its Cauldwell Street campus.
Bedford College has won funding for the Centre via SEMLEP (South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership) which recognised how the further education college is leading the way and working with international names such as Cranfield University as well as already providing a BSc in Engineering with the University of Northampton.
