BRIGHT Cheltenham teenager Thomas Broadbent has won a top engineering prize.
The Balcarras School pupil came out tops at a prestigious awards ceremony at the Institution of Engineering and Technology in London.
Thomas, 17, was awarded an Arkwright Scholarship by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), which will enable him to gain fast-tracked experience from top companies in the industry.
Thomas said: "I am over the moon to have been awarded this scholarship.
"It's amazing. I'm going to use the money I've won towards paying for a couple of engineering courses run by the Smallpeice Trust."
Nigel Spencer, spokesman for the ECITB, added: "Thomas is a fantastic example of the type of young person we are hoping to attract into the engineering construction industry."
