Business students received a visit from guest speaker Anthony Fleming on 17th April 2012.
Mr Fleming, from Thatcham based coaching mentoring company Passion 4Life, believes that it is "a pleasure to share experience with young minds. They have so much potential and in reality they could accomplish so much if they just believe in themselves."
On the 26th April 2012, Uniformed Public Services took part in a combined map reading and navigation exercise at Combe Gibbet.
The gibbet was erected in 1676 for the purpose of hanging the bodies of George Broomham and Dorothy Newman who were hanged for murdering George's wife Martha, and their son Robert after they discovered the truth of the couple's affair.
Placed in such a prominent location as a warning, to deter others from committing crimes, nowadays it is a popular local tourist attraction with good views of the surrounding area.
The weather was very windy and rainy on the day the students visited but the trip allowed the courses an opportunity to get out in the fresh air and put some of the theory learned in class and in the college ground to practice.
The group walked along the Combe Gibbet ridge for a few kilometres and were put to the test by orientating their maps to the ground and pointing out certain features on the ground using grid references.
X marks the spot at Newbury College as the Geocaching craze continues to sweep across the world.
The global game of high-tech hide and seek involves over 1.7 million caches, or "treasures", hidden at various locations all over the planet and are located using GPS devices or smartphones.
Caches are typically small waterproof containers that contain a logbook for adventurers to record their visit and swappable trinkets such as small toys and tags.
Newbury College Communications Officer Shaun Daubney said "The College site on Monks lane is a beautiful place to stroll, relax, refresh and remind yourself that life is about exploration and learning. Since moving to the Monks Lane site 10 years ago, we encourage local residents to come and visit us and see what Newbury College and our beautiful grounds have to offer . Getting involved with the Geocaching phenomenon is a great way for us to encourage even more people to get out in the fresh air and discover some of Berkshire's beautiful landscapes whilst learning new skills and engaging with the latest technology."
There are currently over 5 million geocachers worldwide, from families and scout groups to hikers and mountaineers. More information, including a brief introduction video can be found at www.geocaching.com
As part of a project for his Foundation Diploma in Art, creative student Angelo Wadge-Berrospi filled a small room on The Bridge at Newbury College full of blue balloons on Thursday 03 May 2012.
Angelo, 21, said "I've been mostly focusing on photography and 2D work this year so it was exciting to experiment with a contemporary installation like this and see people's reactions."
The contemporary art installation was visible from The Street, the College's main thoroughfare and was inspired by Martin Creed's "Half the air in a given space".
The Foundation Dimploma in Art students will be exhibiting work at Newbury Town Hall this Saturday (05 May 2012) between 10 - 4pm, under the name 'Chapter 2'. They will be showing work created on the course so far and everyone is welcome.