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Jim Green Memorial Competition - College team wins for third year running
The above competition has been held annually at the South of England Showground since 1999 in recognition of Jim Green's lifelong interest in the education and training of young people. The competition is designed for students...
Wine Careers Talk - Matt Strugnell, Ridgeview
Matt Strugnell of Ridgeview talks vine careers:
Matt Strugnell was one of the first Plumpton wine graduates, and is now the vineyard manager at Ridgeview.
After secondary school, Matt’s obsession for the weather fuelled his...
Affiliated results from Plumpton Dressage 07.03.15
On Saturday, 7 March the college equine students held their third Dressage competition during this academic year .
Three equine second year degree students helped to run the event which is an affiliated dressage competition run...
Dressage Times for Saturday March 7th 2015
Class 1 and 1b: Preliminary 17: Judge Pauline Velten
Time Class Number for aff comps Rider Name Horse Name Q/NQ/Unaff. 8.52 1b Gemma Cole Daisy UA 9.00 1b Shavae Carter Velvet UA ...
Winter Sailing Series
Max Bell and Liah Hunter from the Plumpton College Sailing Academy managed a respectful 9th position in the last race of the winter series at Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club. They were racing one of our three perfectly tuned RS...
Wine Careers Talk - Duncan McNeill
Viticulturist and vineyard manager Duncan McNeill discussed with great enthusiasm the realities of being out amongst the vines. However, he didn’t start out in viticulture; a road accident when working as a bike courier...
Wine Careers Talk - Alison Hughes - Technical Sales at H Erben
Alison graduated from Plumpton College’s BSc Hons Viticulture & Oenology course in 2009, but then moved sideways into hospitality, including a stint at the English Wine Centre. Then, in 2012, via a job advertised by Plumpton...
Oenology Challenge
On Wednesday 18th February 2015, two of Europe’s leading wine education institutions, Plumpton College and the Burgundy School of Wine & Spirits Business, met for an intervarsity competition with a difference. Taking inspiration...
The Children’s Rural Education Centre News and Events 2015
SCHOOL VISITS 2015
SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL DAY VISITS – KS1 to KS4 Linked to a wide range of classroom topics
(New WW1 - War Horse & Farm Boy)
FARM VISITS – Food and Farming – All year round 10am–2pm
LAMBING VISITS – March 2015 -...
Plumpton College and Bowles Centre team up with Falkland’s Adventurers
A pair of Brighton based former Royal Marines set to kayak around the Falkland Islands in 2016 have been receiving expert advice and training thanks to the team at Plumpton College and the Bowles centre.
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