Hi Simon,
you are not too far from me as I live in South Yorkshire, Hopefully you will have some facilities to use to build your first engine, if not then speak to the guys in the paddock at the practice day (unless they have a spanner in their hand!).
I will pm a phone number and you can talk to me in the next few days as II am fairly house bound whilst I am improving from my recent accident.
I will help where possible, Welcome to Bantam Racing!
Cheers,
Alan