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Lift off for new UK Civil Aviation Authority partnership
The Jon Egging Trust (JET) is delighted to announce a new partnership with the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) which will allow an additional...
Winning UK schools set to ‘JET to Space’ this summer
Schools in Bristol, Bradford, Greater London and Cornwall have taken the top spots in a national space competition linked to the UK’s first...
JET and BAE Systems partnership to benefit young people across UK
Up to 6,000 young people across the UK will benefit from inspirational STEM-inspired youth programmes as part of a new £50,000 partnership between...
April Fools Club welcomes JET into the fold
The Jon Egging Trust is delighted to have been selected as one of three charity partners of the April Fools Club (AFC); a charitable fellowship...
Falcons drop in for first JET graduation since pre-Covid
Oxfordshire’s Blue Skies 1 and 2 students were treated to an awe-inspiring display from the RAF Falcons last Thursday 18th May, in what was JET’s...
Desert marathon triumph for JET fundraiser
Jane Mason has raised almost £1,700 for JET by completed the gruelling Marathon des Sables; six marathons in six days across the Sahara Desert....
CEO takes to the skies in last of ten epic challenges
Youth charity CEO, Dr Emma Egging OBE, will embark on her final JET10 challenge on 19th May, taking to the Northamptonshire skies in a classic...
JET to Space competition engages vulnerable youngsters in the UK’s first ever satellite launch
Mon 9th May 2022: The Jon Egging Trust today launches a national schools’ competition – JET to Space – to help engage vulnerable youngsters in the...
Tech to the future
Few JET days come more inspiring than Team Wiltshire’s recent visit to our partners at QinetiQ in Farnborough. From piloting helicopters (virtually,...
JETting off to the toughest footrace on earth
It’s dubbed the toughest footrace on earth, 250 km over six days across the ever-shifting moonscape of the Sahara Desert, battling extreme...
Spring 2022 update from Emma
I cannot write about the first quarter of 2022 without first reflecting on wider global events. As a youth charity, we are deeply troubled by the...
Into the woods
Step out of your comfort zone and into the woods! Read all about our Regional Manager Chloe’s latest Blue Skies adventure in Norfolk: You might...