Our Century

Dreaming of flying Concorde to Barbados


My Century, Charles Cole, Perton,
born in 1988

Charles Cole


"My ambition is to fly my own plane to Barbados.

"I'm in Year Seven at Thomas Telford High School and live. I'd like to join the RAF , or do anything with good money.

"I would love to start off by joining the air cadets. I want to do loops in the air and end up flying Concorde.

"I'd love to go back to Barbados. I first went there was I was five, on holiday.

"But next time I'd be behind the controls of the airliner.

"Flying my own Concorde to Barbados would be amazing.

"When I was there on holiday, I remember spending all my time there playing on a boogey board and watching the monkeys outside the apartment.

"Mind you, I've got a few years of school to complete before I start looking for a job.

"I hope to play in a lot of football matches, too.

"I'm a Manchester United fan. I've always wanted to play for Manchester United and my favourite player is Dwight Yorke.

"I'm quite good but I don't suppose I'm ever going to be the next Alan Shearer or David Beckham.

"I am a goalkeeper with Perton and Codsall United which are part of the Bilston Partnership Youth Football League.

"We won the league cup in 1988 but we haven't done so well this time.

"If I can't be a professional footballer, then I'd definitely settle for being a pilot."