Newbury College held its annual celebration Awards Ceremony for all Foundation Learning students last week. Newbury College Principal, Dr Anne Murdoch OBE presented all the learners from groups Connect 1 to Connect 6 with their certificates of achievement, acknowledging the success of the past year.
The event took place on the 27 June 2012 between 1pm-3pm with students, staff, parents and carers attending the event. Anne Murdoch addressed the learners with a speech congratulating them on their achievements. Special certificates were given to learners who had achieved 100% attendance.
Curriculum Manager, Alan Cracknell was very impressed with the students and said "The students showed great support to one another on collecting their certificates, and their behaviour and ability to conduct themselves well was a credit to them".
This year has been an exceptional year for the students with a large group of them receiving 100% attendance awards, and some learners having achieved paid employment. It is also pleasing to note that the Connect 6 group all have great progression plans which include attending higher courses both at Newbury College, or other providers, as well as paid employment.
Honoured guests and visitors were treated to an afternoon of innovation and inspiration when Engineering Students at Newbury College put on an impressive exhibition of their end of year projects this week.
Hair and Beauty Students at Newbury College have been putting their skills and talents to good use in order to help raise money for West Berkshire Mencap.The Hairdressing and beauty students cut, styled and sculptured a range of hair and beauty styles for the West Berkshire Mencap Fashion Show, which took place at the Chequers Hotel at the end of May. The glamorous show which featured belly-dancing and a raffle was organised in conjunction with Sainsbury's store in Newbury. The shop's staff also joined in the fashion show which featured the latest designs from Sainsbury's TU clothing range.
West Berkshire Mencap exists to provide high quality services for people with learning disabilities, their families, carers and professionals. Christine Copeland, Carers Champion from Mencap was really grateful for the students' hard work and said, "The models looked and felt beautiful and they really appreciated being pampered by the students. The show itself was a fantastic success, with everyone enjoying the occasion."
Hairdressing Lecturer for the College, Katrina Stedman was really pleased with the work of her students and said, "The charity event was a great thing for learners to be involved in and they all worked really hard. The event will also be part of the Learners' 'Team Work' unit, which goes towards their final grade".
For more information on the fundraiser or information on Newbury College's Hair and Beauty courses offered please call us on 01635 845000 or visit our website at www.newbury-college.ac.uk. The College offers a wide range of full and part time courses along with a large selection of professional courses. To find out more come along to our next Open Day on Saturday 16 June 2012; 10am to 1pm, at our Monks Lane Campus.
Newbury College Catering students have been selected to represent Berkshire in a prestigious event to mark The Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
On Monday 25 June 2012, approximately 4,000 guests will join Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh for a summer garden party, hosted by the Lords Lieutenant of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
Commencing with a river pageant to mark the role and impact of the River Thames on the Thames Valley region for more than 1,000 years, the event is part of HM The Queen's UK-wide Diamond Jubilee tour.
The Hon. Mrs Bayliss, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, said: 'We are deeply honoured that The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will attend a garden party that will be a celebration of life in the three counties, and the part Her Majesty has played over the last 60 years.'
Catering Tutor, Sue Wright, will join two other specially selected chefs from Buckingham and Oxfordshire to meet HM The Queen and create the centrepiece for the event, a large cake in the shape of the three counties with each cake displaying three edible plaques. 'We wanted the plaques to represent the history of Berkshire and our royal connections. They will feature Berkshire Pigs, Newbury Races and of course Windsor Castle.'
HM The Queen will cut each section of the cake as part the celebration that forms part of a major Jubilee fund raising appeal for the four Thames Valley Community Foundation charities (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Milton Keynes), which exist to strengthen communities and enrich local life by inspiring and supporting charitable giving.