内容摘要：Work to refurbish the venue then began in February 2025, supported by funding including £324,000 from the grassroots Open the Doors crowdfunding campaign, £1.5m from the UK government, and donations from other sources.

Work to refurbish the venue then began in February 2025, supported by funding including £324,000 from the grassroots Open the Doors crowdfunding campaign, £1.5m from the UK government, and donations from other sources.

It was galling for Mr Varvill "because we were turning it around with an improved engine. Just as we were getting close to succeeding we failed. That's a uniquely British characteristic."Did they follow the traditional path after a mass lay-off and head to the nearest pub? "We had a very large party at my house. Otherwise it would have been pretty awful to have put all that effort into the company and not mark it in some way."

His former colleague Kathryn Evans headed up the space effort, the work around hypersonic flight for the Ministry of Defence and opportunities to apply the technology in any other commercial areas.When did she know the game was up? "It's tricky to say when I knew it was going wrong, I was very hopeful to the end. While there was a lot of uncertainty there was a strong pipeline of opportunities."She remembers the moment the axe fell and she joined 200 colleagues in the HQ's auditorium.

"It was the 31st of October, a Thursday, I knew it was bad news but when you're made redundant with immediate effect there's no time to think about it. We'd all been fighting right to the end so then my adrenalin crashed."And those final hours were recorded. One of her colleagues brought in a Polaroid camera. Portrait photos were taken and stuck on a board with message expressing what Reaction Engines meant to individuals.

What did Ms Evans write? "I will very much miss working with brilliant minds in a kind, supportive culture."

Since then she's been reflecting "on an unfinished mission and the technology's potential".Volunteers must be over the age of 16 and they will support Cotswold Archaeology staff at the Archaeology Centre in Eastgate Shopping Centre.

Between April and November 2024 visitors to Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire were invited to stitch names of women they felt should be celebrated on to a textile display called Virtuous Woman.During this time, a participant stitched over the Harry Potter author's name. Last week, this covering

The National Trust, who manage the property, said: "The artwork was open to contributions for eight months and closed in November when the piece was finished and put on public display.""We ask visitors not to tamper with any art on display," they added.