 Mrs Fiona Castle presents the Roy Castle Good Air Award to Lieutenant Colonel Iain Macfarlane, Commandant of DSTFiona Castle, widow of the late Roy Castle, the famous entertainer, visited the UK's largest driving school to present an award for their smoke-free premises.
Staff and students at the Defence School of Transport in Leconfield, East Yorkshire were given "The Roy Castle Good Air Award” for their non-smoking regime which was implemented after full consultation.
"I have been very impressed by the enthusiastic work carried out at the Defence School of Transport and hope that other military bases will follow suit," said Fiona.
The award was developed in 1993 with the support of TV and night club entertainer Roy who performed for many years in smoky atmospheres. A non-smoker, he died of lung cancer in 1994 and his widow, Fiona and family continue to support the award.
The award was presented to the Commandant of DST, Lieutenant Colonel Iain Macfarlane and April Cundy of the Humber Alliance on Tobacco was also present.
"As part of the duty of care during training we go to great lengths to ensure that our soldiers are prepared, both physically and mentally, for the various challenges that lie ahead," said Lt Col Macfarlane.
"It is only logical to ensure that we extend this Duty of Care ethic by persuading soldiers that they do harm to themselves and others by smoking and also encourage those that don't smoke not to start!"
During her visit, Mrs Castle was shown the work of the driving school and had the opportunity to get behind the wheel of some of the specialist military vehicles.
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