Couple race to the altar

Trudie Claire Bradshaw, 21, will tie the knot with Australian motor racing mechanic Timothy John Edwards, 30, at Radcliffe Parish Church in Radcliffe on Saturday.

The couple, who are both employed by the Jordan Formula One team, have been together for just over a year.

Former Coney Green High School pupil Trudie is responsible for catering and hospitality and Timothy is the team's chief mechanic.

Senior figures from the world of motor racing will be at the wedding. About 130 guests are expected at the ceremony and 150 at the reception which will follow at the Last Drop Village in Bolton.

Two buses have been laid on to transport the guests, one vintage and one open-top.

The couple will leave the church in style in a vintage 1904 Ford.

Trudie and Timothy, who is from Melbourne, have managed to squeeze a short honeymoon in between races.

The couple will steal a few days in Prague before going straight back to work.

From Prague they will travel directly on to the German grand prix.

Trudie, into her third season on the grand prix circuit, began to take an interest in motor racing during a hotel management course at the Whitefield Centre of Bury College where she was chosen as student of the year in consecutive years.

Proud mother Denise, of Bury Road, said: "The wedding has been arranged between the British grand prix and the German. A lot of Timothy's family are coming over.

"Trudie worked at motor racing events on a couple of occasions while still at college.

"The people at Jordan were impressed with her personality and the way she worked.

"As a result she received a phone call from them offering her a job. It was what she always wanted and a real lucky break.

"But she worked extremely hard at college and deserved it. She has been all around the world with Jordan and visited places such as Australia, Argentina, Brazil and Japan."

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