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Head of Plumpton College Wine Department Leads Academics in South Africa
Chris Foss, Head of the Wine Department, who led an international team of academics...
Southwater Sprint Relay, 7th September 2014
This unique triathlon consists of three team members who swim, bike, and run, and then tag their team mates; the accumulated team time is taken for the overall results. I managed to recruit my brother-in-law and a friend for the...
Plumpton College study tour of Barcelona, 2014
Cataluña – Cava country
By Juanita Rogers, 1st Year Wine production
La Sinal, or Sinyera, the Flag of Cataluña
Cataluña’s modern history starts in 1258 with the Treaty of Corbeil between Louis IX of France and James I of...
Plumpton College Students at Greenkeeper of the Year Award Final
Plumpton are pleased to announce that 2 of Plumpton’s current Sports Turf Apprentices: Tom Woolf and Dean Buckley along with Wesley Lenihan our Work-based Learning student have been selected for the regional finals of the Toro...
International Blacksmithing Festival
Jake Souch and Joel Robertson-Robinson, two level 3 blacksmithing students have had their final pieces selected for an international Blacksmithing exhibition being held in August.
Healthy Environment, Healthy Lives Conference Report
The inaugural Healthy Environment, Healthy Lives student conference was held on the 9th July 2014 at the South Downs Centre in Midhurst. The conference was organised by the South Downs National Park (SDNP) Research Hub, which was...
NSA student winner
Plumpton College student Gussie Harmer was recently judged first prize winner at the Student Shepherd of the Future competition at South Sheep 2014, sponsored by Volac/Lammlac.
Grahame Moss – member of staff – latest Triathlon report
Worthing Triathlon 6th July 2014
When the alarm went off at 4am to leave I was not best pleased; but as they say “time and tide waits for no man”- and indeed it would not, as this was a sea swim.
I entered the water at 6am as the...
New course: BSc Animal Behaviour and Welfare
This is a Level 6 top-up year for those students who have successfully completed a FdSc in Animal Science or equivalent...
Learn more about our history
Since the original 400-acre College farm was bought back in 1919, Plumpton College has certainly seen a lot of changes.

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