Picture by Roger Bamber: 30 July 2003: Spokeswoman... Southern Water apprentice Caroline Gardiner examines the Fly Wheel of the 99 year old Tangye 420hp steam driven water pumping engine at Brede waterworks, near Battle, East Sussex. After a government White Paper has recently identified skill gaps and plans to raise them, Southern Water is boosting its apprenticeship scheme with 10 apprentices on its books at the moment with a further 6 a year planned as it seeks to cover the future gap. Girl apprentice