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Brand new Foundation Degree set to train a new generation of Creative Metalworkers
04/05/2015

Brand new Foundation Degree set to train a new generation of Creative Metalworkers

Plumpton College, set in the heart of the South Downs National Park, has recently launched a Foundation Degree unique to the U.K. The new FdA in Creative Metalworking offers students two years of specialist metalworking training, both small and large scale.

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Work-based Learning Floristry student wins Young Employee of the Year
27/04/2015

Work-based Learning Floristry student wins Young Employee of the Year

Kaidee Adams one of the College Work-based Learning Floristry students has won the Young Employee of the Year and Best Overall Business Competition in the Selsey Business Partnership Awards 

 

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Plumpton equine students at You Horse Live (Total Confidence) over the weekend at Ardingley Show grounds
27/04/2015

Plumpton equine students at You Horse Live (Total Confidence) over the weekend at Ardingley Show grounds

This weekend the equine students were at the new Equine event ‘Your Horse Live (Total confidence)’ which took place at Ardingley show grounds. The Plumpton Equine students helped in the stewarding of all the clinics and also with...

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Plumpton College launches the UK’s first Wine Business Degree
23/04/2015

Plumpton College launches the UK’s first Wine Business Degree

Plumpton College launches the first Wine Business honours degree in the United Kingdom, for those seeking a high-level career in the wine trade.

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Plumpton shire at the London Harness Horse parade on Easter Monday
20/04/2015

Plumpton shire at the London Harness Horse parade on Easter Monday

The college shire horses started their showing season with Deighton Dick driven by the Head of Equine Michelle Johnston taking part in the London harness horse parade at Ardingley show grounds on Eater Monday in glorious sunshine....

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12/04/2015

MAY HORSE SHOW SCHEDULE

 

Download May Horse Show Schedule 16th May 2015 (pdf, 6mb)

Download Entry Form (pdf, 290kb)

 

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Shooting Competition
12/04/2015

Shooting Competition

On Sunday 29th March at Garlands Shooting Ground Hannah Gibson a member of the Admissions Team took part in the English Open Compac Championships and came 2nd in the ladies category and finished 26th overall out of 140...

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Cragside
24/03/2015

Cragside

From Monday 16th March 10 students from the College’s Forestry and Arboriculture department spent a week at the Cragside Estate in Northumberland.

Cragside is run and owned by the National Trust and covers over  1000 acres, with...

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“Make a Sussex Trug” Course
20/03/2015

“Make a Sussex Trug” Course

Dominic Parrette of sussexwillow.co.uk a regular tutor at Plumpton College at Flimwell, once more presented his excellent and popular “make a Sussex Trug” course. The course takes learners through the whole process from cutting,...

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20/03/2015

Trouble Free Winemaking Posters

Every year, our 2nd year viticulture and oenology students prepare posters examining common and not-so-common winemaking problems.  They then present these posters to their peers and industry experts at the annual “Trouble-Free...

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