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Shannon’s Aiming High

Blackburn College netball team captain Shannon Hughes has high hopes for next year’s sharp shooters after a season of team bonding and communication. Shannon, 17, from Oswaldtwistle, is studying an Extended NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Sport and A Level PE and said she was thrilled  when she was asked to be team captain, having [...]

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Skate star Rebecca Smethurst is Turning the Heat Up

The Blackburn College student will have five days of intense training under the watchful eyes of two former Olympians in August. It will help the 16-year-old pass her Level 1 Figure Coaching exams which are part of her BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport. “I have been skating since I was eight years old. [...]

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Sarah Fosters the Carer’s Spirit

Sarah Clark’s dissertation into foster children is being used to promote Foster Care Fortnight. The University Centre at Blackburn College student investigated how becoming a foster parent can affect birth children during her studies – and she will now talk about it on various radio stations. “It’s an area that has been neglected,” said mother-of-two [...]

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Harry Brings Driving Horrors to Life

A young Clitheroe fire fighter in the making staged a graphic road accident to help show the impact of dangerous driving and raise awareness of road safety. Harry Quigley, 22, of Standen Road, who is studying for his Foundation Degree in Fire and Rescue Service Management at the University Centre at Blackburn College, set up [...]

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Iain has the Bottle for Success

One of Blackburn College’s recent success stories is student Iain Lakeland. Iain, now 27, was working in insurance and wasn’t quite sure where his future lay. Iain decided on a Business Studies degree course at University Centre at Blackburn College, while still working, and collected a First Class Honours degree in 2011. Since then he [...]

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Blackburn College Took a Tour Through the Ages to Celebrate its 125th Anniversary.

Students and lecturers past and present got into the swing of the historic event as they remembered the College’s beginnings from 1888 through to the present day. To kick off the celebrations, guests were treated to policemen dressed in 19th Century costumes on penny farthings, a Thwaites horse and cart, a painted Queen Victoria and [...]

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No Place Like Rome

A group of Blackburn College students found there was no place like Rome after their three-day trip to the Italian capital. Twenty-eight students, who were studying A-Level Classics, History and Religious Studies, saw the historical sights of the Colosseum, the Vatican and Pompeii as well as sampling the Italian cuisine. Many were there to study [...]

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Matt’s out to Keep Students Active

Matthew Hinchley is in charge of making sure Blackburn College students stay active whilst in education. The 27-year-old has joined as a College Sports Maker which is a role part-funded by Sport England, his job is to make sure all the students are as active as possible during their time at the College. Matthew comes [...]

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Alex is Aberystwyth Bound

Alex Keppie is proving an inspiration after overcoming his battle with dyslexia and dyspraxia to win a coveted place and scholarship at Aberystwyth University. The Blackburn College student passed a competitive entrance examination at the Welsh universityand will study a history and politics degree this year. “I have only mild dyslexia and dyspraxia as I [...]

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Loans are the way to go

Former Haslingden High School pupil Laura Beach is backing the new 24+ Learning Loan initiative which she says will help fulfil her dream of becoming a beauty therapist. The Advanced Learning Loan is a new Government initiative for students aged over 24 to help to pay for Level 3 and 4 courses beginning in September. [...]

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Shannon’s Aiming High

Blackburn College netball team captain Shannon Hughes has high hopes for next year’s sharp shooters after a season of team bonding and communication. Shannon, 17, from Oswaldtwistle, is studying an Extended NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Sport and A Level PE and said she was thrilled  when she was asked to be team captain, having [...]

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Skate star Rebecca Smethurst is Turning the Heat Up

The Blackburn College student will have five days of intense training under the watchful eyes of two former Olympians in August. It will help the 16-year-old pass her Level 1 Figure Coaching exams which are part of her BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport. “I have been skating since I was eight years old. [...]

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Sarah Fosters the Carer’s Spirit

Sarah Clark’s dissertation into foster children is being used to promote Foster Care Fortnight. The University Centre at Blackburn College student investigated how becoming a foster parent can affect birth children during her studies – and she will now talk about it on various radio stations. “It’s an area that has been neglected,” said mother-of-two [...]

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