Air traffic controllers turn Tough Mudders
It is takeoff time for air traffic controllers as they launch a huge fundraising drive.
Staff at NATs Prestwick have chosen the Ayrshire Hospice as their main charity for 2018.
A 30- strong team including chief executive Martin Rolfe are expected to compete in the gruelling Tough Mudder event next year. A sponsored bike ride, grand raffle and ball are part of the other plans to raise cash.
And last week staff took part in a bleep test to check their fitness levels.
Air traffic control supervisor Alex Laughlin said: “It was a fun event conducted in really good spirit and enjoyed by all who took part.”
An ambitious training schedule is underway and Alex added: “We are rather optimistically hoping to organise our mudders training to encompass covering the distance round the world, which is approximately 25,000 miles.
“This would require us keeping a tally of all their training miles whilst using various major cities along the route to highlight and raise some money.”