She is one of four women being sent to Antarctica for some of the most remote jobs in the world Lincolnshire
A team of four women, including an Oxford graduate from Lincolnshire, have been selected from over 4,000 applicants to travel 9,000 miles to reopen and manage an historic Antarctica site – featuring the world’s most remote post office – for five months.
Natalie Corbett , Lucy Bruzzone and Mairi Hilton will be the other three taking part in the mission. | Photo: UK Antarctic Heritage Trust Port Lockroy is home to the world’s most remote post office, as well as a museum, gift shop, and a whole load of penguins. | Photo: UK Antarctic Heritage Trust Clare Ballantyne, 23 and from Lincolnshire, completed a Master’s Degree at Oxford University earlier this year. | Photo: UK Antarctic Heritage Trust
The mission will help serve the charity’s role of protecting and preserving British Antarctic heritage sites on the Peninsula for generations to come, as well as monitoring the impact it has on wildlife in the area.
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