Teens with big ideas urged to enter the Cotswold Challenge
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Tech boss urges teens to take part in Cotswold challenge
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HUNDREDS of young students across Swindon are being invited to take part in a competition with cash prizes to celebrate their talent. Four business owners from Swindon and the Cotswolds have raised thousands of pounds in sponsorship to launch the contest aimed at young people who would have been taking their GCSEs, A Levels or equivalent examinations in 2021. The Cotswold Challenge was first staged in March last year by a team of self-employed professionals Nigel Chute of Chute Design, Allison Murray of Allison Murray Design, Chris Roberts of Chris Roberts MBE PR, and Fiona Scott of Scott Media. The team believe that the past year’s Year 11, 12 and 13 students, who have been described as ‘the lost or Covid generation’ need to be able to showcase their creative talent and be rewarded for getting through this difficult time.
THE team of self-employed Wiltshire entrepreneurs behind an educational initiative welcomed a new judge ahead of this year s competition. Andy Langley, CEO of Swindon-based IT company Ntegra, joins the organisers of The Cotswold Challenge. He said: “I’m honoured to be involved. This initiative chimes with our company ethos of supporting new talent. “It s a challenging time for any young person and we’re delighted as a company to be able to embrace the creativity which we’re sure entrants will share with us when the competition goes live.” Nigel Chute of Chute Design agreed and said: “This was set up to help students in Swindon and the Cotswolds that were going to miss out on their GCSEs and A-Levels.