We were delighted to welcome Viscount Brookeborough to Banbridge Academy on Friday 21st February, 2023. The visit was organised through the Learn with the Lords programme in the House of Lords and Viscount Brookeborough spoke to those Year 13 and 14 pupils who are studying Government and Politics.

Viscount Brookeborough is one of 92 hereditary peers in the House of Lords, he is also a member of the Royal Household as a Personal Lord in Waiting to the Monarch as well as serving as the Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh where he also presides over the family ancestral home of Colebrook Estate.

Viscount Brookeborough delivered a very interesting presentation on the House of Lords which was both informative and useful to the Politics students present. He then participated in a question and answer session with the students where he was willing to talk about all aspects of his work, including life in the House of Lords, his work as both an hereditary peer and a crossbencher, the reform of the House of Lords and his experience as a Personal Lord in Waiting.

The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the visit as it gave them a real insight into the House of Lords. They were fascinated by Viscount Brookeborough’s stories and anecdotes and the range of people he has met through his work. We really appreciated Viscount Brookeborough’s honesty and openness and his willingness to give of his time to the students.