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Congratulations to six students on our Level 1 Animal Care course who excelled during their work placement week, achieving 100% attendance. To celebrate their success, students ' Alicia Maggs, Christopher Mobbs, Lewis Baily, Holly Hibberd, Mark Williams and Shane Parkin ' were presented with certificates from the principal, Dr Anne Murdoch.


Animal care tutor, Ria Poliquin, said: It was wonderful to celebrate the achievement of our students who worked very hard during their work placement week and gained valuable experience in the industry.

Newbury College was proud to host Theale C. of E. Primary School's Summer Showcase Extravaganza at its open air amphitheatre on the evening of Tuesday 21st June. Pupils, aged seven to eleven, performed a range of delightful acts to an audience of family and friends.

Performances included the school's gifted and talented steel pan, drama and dance groups, singing from two of the school's choirs, music from the string and clarinet ensembles and brass quartet, acrobatics from the gymnastic squad and more.

Newbury College and Theale Primary School are working closely together as joint sponsors of a new primary school due to open in September 2017. The new school is being built to help meet the high demand for primary school places in Newbury. 

Newbury College Principal, Dr Anne Murdoch OBE, said: It was an absolute pleasure hosting Theale Primary School's evening showcase event again this year, we are so pleased they were able to make use of our wonderful outside space. When the new school opens next year, we look forward to hosting many more events.

Deputy Head Teacher, Tristan Whiteman, said: It was with great pride that we saw our pupils performing so confidently on the stage. They have such a vast array of talents and gifts that they have had the chance to develop, extend and refine through our broad curriculum. We were equally delighted to see so many parents and family supporting their children and the school. We continue to look forward to working further with Newbury College in a productive continued partnership together.

 

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Results of the student EU referendum poll carried out at Newbury College are similar to the final vote declared in West Berkshire.  52% of students, many of whom are not yet of voting age, backed the remain' campaign.

The sports hall at Newbury College was the location for West Berkshire's counting office, where the result was declared at around 4:20am in the morning.

On Friday 10th June, Newbury College students took part in an U19 Beach Rugby Tournament held on West Wittering Beach near Chichester. Fully supported by the RFU, this national competition involved schools and colleges playing games of five-a-side touch rugby on the beach.


Course Leader for Sport, James Ross, said: Despite never playing this game together before, our team did very well. We won three games, lost three games and drew once ' a testament to some excellent teamwork and individual brilliance. With good camaraderie displayed throughout the tournament, an excellent day was had by all.