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FOUR-WHEELERS: F ro m In Brief left, Charlie King, Luke Berry, Steve Porritt, Liam Moverley, Ryan Smith and Brad Fash. Positive BAE progress in Pictures: Jack Harland. the battle to save jobs EAST YORKS: Hull West and Hessle MP Alan Johnson claims that good progress is being made towards saving more jobs at BAE Systems’Brough site and achieving no compulsory redundancies is a “re a s o n abl e ambition.” The Labour MP made the claim during his first visit to Brough since the company announced a stay of execution for manufacturing at the site last month. During his visit, Mr Johnson, who was accompanied by Haltemprice and Howden MP David Davis, and Unite’s national aerospace officer Ian Waddell, met Chris Boardman, managing director of BAE’s military air and information business, for a progress report on the developments at the site. Speaking after the meeting, Mr Johnson said: “David and I are determined to try and get to a situation where there will be no compulsory redundancies so we are trying to do something about the electricians and people who work in the pipe section whose jobs remain under t h re at . “It will be difficult but not impossible but with good will now on all sides it is an achievable ambition.” We’re suited, booted Motorist delay warning EAST YORKS: The Highways Agency has warned motorists of possible delays next week. Slight delays are expected on the A63 at Daltry Street in Hull due to resurfacing. The westbound exit slip road will be closed on July 2 and 3, between 8pm and 6am. a n d s c o o t e d f o r prom Moderate delays are expected on the A63 in Hull between Melton and Western Interchange due to resurfacing when the eastbound carriageway is closed on Friday, July 6, between 8pm and 6am. E YORKS: Boys make impressive entrance on mobility transport Signed diversions will be in place. Visit www.highways.gov.uk for more details. IT MAY not be the quickest way to get around, or have the glitz InShort Localised flooding and glamour of a limousine or Six former students at Hessle EAST YORKS: The fire service was called to classic car. High School made a grand But for six teenagers attending Keyingham following flooding yesterday. entrance to their school prom in TURNING The emergency service used a light portable their GCSE prom, arriving on Willerby by arriving on mobility HEADS: mobility scooters proved the pump to remove surface water along Compton scooters. Ryan Smith Drive shortly before 4pm. biggest hit of the night. shows off The now former Hessle High by Danny Longhorn his scooter. School students arrived at d.longhor [email protected] Order prints Willerby Manor to cheers and from www. l a u g h t e r. Although an American import, Among those on the scooters thisisphoto the school prom is taking centre sales. co.uk/ was Luke Berry, 16, who said: “I stage as schools across Hull and hullandeast had a good time and we got a great the East Riding mark the signi- reaction getting to the venue, ficant ending of a chapter of their riding or though we nearly went into a bus l ive s. by calling on the way. On Wednesday evening, 150 Year 08444 “Everyone we passed knew we 11 students arrived at the event in 060910 were having fun and were helping various modes of transports Throughout the evening there astic and very elegant. us out by moving out of the way to including classic cars and party were various awards, including “Having seen them for years it let us past. bu s e s. Prom King and Queen, Sports Per- was lovely seeing them all fully “The prom generally was quite Luke was joined on mobility g rown.” upsetting as some of the lads sonality and other light-hearted scooters by his friends Charlie a c c o l a d e s. The word prom was first used in a re n’t carrying on at Sixth King, Liam Moverley, Ryan Smith Year leader Amanda Crisp said: the 1890s as a shortened form of For m.” and Brad Fash and Steve Porritt. promenade, a reference to formal The six put the mobility scooters Steve, 16, said: “We were all “I’d like to thank both staff and students for such a very positive dances in which the guests would in a van and drove them from The laughing and smiling riding them display their fashions and dan- year and wish them all the best for Star pub in Willerby the short and so was everyone we went cing skills during the evening’s the future. distance to the prom. past. grand march. Luke said: “We wanted to arrive “Although we talked about the “As for the mobility scooters, I School proms were unheard of in at the prom on something dif- idea months ago, it wasn’t until a have been to several proms and this country until the 2000s, but ferent. We had talked about an ice couple of weeks ago we finally got never seen anything like it. have now become common, cream van and mobility scooters. I it sorted. “It was completely original and largely due to the influence of US thought we’d struggle to find six “We kept it quiet, though, to when they came by sounding their TV shows. mobility scooters. surprise people. horns it was fantastic. They usually take place at the “They were quite easy to ride “The prom was good and there “The night itself was really good end of compulsory secondary edu- and quite fast, but there were no were a mixture of emotions. Some and went without any hitches. cation in Year 11 and the end of proper brakes, which made stop- people were sad. It was a good way “Everyone was dancing straight- sixth form for those who have ping fun.” to finish the year.” away and everyone looked fant- continued school. L u ke ’s mother Angie, 42, of Hessle, who organised the mobil- Arriving in style for their big night ity scooters, said: “It was one of the funniest things I have ever FROM limousines Other unusual Games of seen. to milk floats, forms of transport Monkswood. “I would like to thank Shop- prom goers seem to proms includes: GMacKenzie mobility in Princes Quay for hir- to have thought of GA group of year Stevens and Cally ing them out to us. I called up a few nearly every form 11 students from Hardy from places that said no. of transport to Abbey College in Moncton, New “Proms generally are a great make a mark on C a m b r i d g e s h i re Brunswick, went idea and make a lovely farewell for their arrival. arranged to ride to to the JMA pupils. I wish they’d had them in Some choose to their prom in an Armstrong High my day.” arrive in a vintage armoured vehicle School prom in GThe Mail’s prom coverage starts London double- from Commando the bucket of a FUN OF THE FARE: Some prom attendees tomorrow with pictures from decker bus. Elite Paintball front-end loader. choose to arrive on a vintage double-decker bus. Hessle High and Driffield School Year 11