Heather Ratnage Black
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Flight Lieutenant Heather Ratnage-Black

Heather Ratnage-Black (born 1973) is a prominent member of the RAF Skeleton Association
She currently holds 3 prominent roles:
  • Coach for the RAF Skeleton Association
  • Senior Skeleton Athlete
  • Chairman of the Combined Services Skeleton Association


Heather grew up in the North East of England, in Norton-on-Tees; attending Bede College
Bede College
Bede College is a sixth form college located off Marsh House Avenue in Billingham, County Durham. It merged with Stockton Riverside College in May 2008 and has recently started the new year in a brand new 12 million pound building.-Admissions:...

 in Billingham
Billingham
Billingham is a town in the unitary authority of Stockton on Tees, in north east England, with a population of 35,765 . It was founded circa 650 by a group of Saxons known as Billa's people, which is where the name Billingham is thought to have originated...

; before studying Geography at the University of Wales, Lampeter
University of Wales, Lampeter
University of Wales, Lampeter is a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822 by royal charter, it is the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales and may be the third oldest in England and Wales after Oxford and Cambridge...

.

Heather has been in the RAF since graduating from Lampeter, where she became involved in the Skeleton
Skeleton (sport)
Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...

 sport. In more recent years she has been studying at The Open University for a degree in Childhood & Youth Studies.

She is married with two young children.

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