CREATING a few sparks in temperatures of minus 40 Celsius is all in a day's work for Bolton soldier Signaller Jenny Goulding.

Trained electrician, Jenny is playing a vital role in the Army's biggest annual repair programme in Canada.

Each year 900 vehicles from trucks to tanks plus thousands of other technical items undergo repair and maintenance in preparation for the summer season of battlegroup exercises.

The Winter Repair Programme (WRP) takes place at the British Army Training Unit Suffield, in Southern Alberta, which covers 1,000 square miles of the Canadian prairie and is the UK's largest overseas training area.

Jenny, aged 27, is serving as radio operator with the Royal Signals and is part of the 1st Battalion, Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME) group that is working on the programme.

She said: "This is the busiest I've ever been we have all the radio kit to check and service - the workload is colossal but its good experience.

"I did my electricians apprenticeship with Bolton Council and worked for them before taking some time out and joining the Army, which was something I'd always wanted to do.

"The great advantage of being here is the opportunities that are arranged for us, like dog sledding and skiing, and then there are the shops in Calgary - wonderful."

Jenny attended Little Lever High School and joined the Army three years ago. Her parents Gary and Barbara live in Little Lever.