Leeds Technology Tournament
Tue, Mar 11th 2025 at 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
This is an annual event challenging Leeds Secondary School to compete in creating a solution for a project which is different every year
LEEDS TECHNOLOGY TOURNAMENT TRIUMPHS
Held at the John Charles Centre sixteen Leeds Secondary Schools entered 44 teams of 4 individuals in three Categories: Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced. Different every year this year’s Technology Tournament challenge gave them five hours to devise and build their solution. For taking part every student received their own individual Certificate.
Aireborough Rotary encouraged three local schools, Benton Park, Guiseley and Horsforth to participate, eventually seeing eight enthusiastic teams arrive on the day. To their credit they took home three of the day’s prizes with Benton Park winning the Advanced category and Horsforth both the Intermediate as well as the Teamwork accolade. Prize presentations were happily performed by the Lord Mayor of Leeds Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung who was full of praise for the contributory efforts of every student and their accompanying teachers.
Aireborough member Andrew Wilson chaired the organising committee and the Club provided an additional eight volunteers as Judges and Stewards. Photographs were taken by Isobel Kamiya.
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The Rotary Club of Aireborough owes a great debt to the fine efforts of this committee. Traditionally recruitment begins via personal contact with a member and with meetings now held on both Tuesday lunchtime and Thursday evening there are more options.
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The Community Leader organises events some yearly including Dictionaries4 Life, Easter Egg Hunt, Jakethon and the Halloween Trail as well as the Social Interactive Quiz. It also supports the Friends of Guiseley Cemetery and the Beer Festival.
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This Committee supports activities financially and through hands-on help, with Aquaboxes for disaster areas, micro-loans for budding entrepreneurs, partnering the Bambisanani project and providing menstrual care kits for pupils.
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