Issue 85 | Spring 2022
News from BKHS Bablake
Back to
the Future!
I
n September 2021, Mr Parsons approached the Headmaster with a crazy idea:
“What if we put together a team of pupils to raise money to buy a DeLorean and turn it into a replica time machine from the Back to the Future movies?”
The aim is to have a screen accurate time machine which will have working time circuits and flux capacitor and for the pupils to manufacture as many parts as possible in school.
Incredibly, after just a few further discussions, the project was given the green light. And so, Mr Parsons started networking and out of the blue he received an email from a movie car collector called Kevin Hubbard, who also owns the tool company ITS.
We were also incredibly fortunate to have had a recent talk delivered by Mike Loasby. Mike worked for DeLorean in the late 1970s and was responsible for getting the car into production. He spent the afternoon with our A level Design Technology students and delivered a highly inspiring talk to the DeLorean team. Mike has spent time with the DT Department before and his
Kevin has very kindly donated his car to Bablake for two years and is also funding the project.
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grandchildren attended the school many years ago. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for all of those involved and there is certainly excitement in the air. To have one of the most iconic cars ever made on site is truly remarkable. We are documenting our journey and have a social media account dedicated to our progress. Please follow @bablakedelorean on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok if you would like to see what we are doing and look out for our soon-to-be launched blog - www.bablakedelorean.com - which will be going live in a matter of weeks.