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 sponsorship – that’s only £1 per foot! Anyone raising...
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 –...