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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Will you take the challenge of abseiling 140 feet from the roof of Old Trafford for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity? Join an amazing group of people raising funds to make a difficult time a little bit easier for young patients and their families. When and where? Your chance to take part is on Saturday 27 March at the North Stand of Old Trafford with slots available throughout the day. Sponsorship and registration All participants must commit to raise a minimum of £140 in...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Take a look at some of the elegant prints created by The Manchester College's BTEC Foundation Art and Design students. The prints were created following a drawing day at the Manchester Museum led by course tutor Fiona Donald and printmaking lecturer Tim Rushton. The drawings were evaluated both on the day and back at college to feed into subsequent projects, including the prints that can be seen at the Nature Manchester blog.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Broadcast and television students from The Manchester College have teamed up with schools from the region to help out with the BBC News School Report – a project designed to engage teenagers with news and bring their stories and voices to a wider audience. Foundation degree students from the college will be working with Greater Manchester high school pupils, aged 11-14, sharing their own expertise to help them run a news studio at Manchester Central during the Big Bang Science Fair on Thursday, 11th March. Pupils from three schools –...
Friday, March 5, 2010
A unique event took place at the Openshaw Campus on Friday, 26th February. Principals from the Greater Manchester Colleges Group (GMCG), involving 24 further education colleges from Greater Manchester’s ten local authorities, invited key representatives from the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA), to a presentation and discussion forum in which they aimed to reinforce the benefits of the FE sector and highlighted how it can support local authorities in achieving their ambitions. The event was attended by AGMA leaders, and...
Friday, March 5, 2010
South Africa awaits for talented football coach
Talented football mentor Wayne White, from Ardwick, is preparing his team of young footballers from Manchester to compete in the Street Child World Cup competition in South Africa this spring. In January, the 18-year-old, who is currently studying activity and leadership at The Manchester College, was one of only two coaches selected to train the UK team, which is part of the Manchester based community youth project, M13. To mark the official launch of the competition, which is running alongside a campaign to bring positive attention to...

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