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14/05/2013

Students plant flower beds at Plumpton Racecourse

For several years students from horticultural courses, guided by their tutor Gary Jones, have planted and maintained the flower beds at Plumpton Racecourse.

13/05/2013

Tomato 'Plumpton King' Re-Introduction

Tomato 'Plumpton King' was bred at Plumpton College in the 1940s but it fell out of cultivation in the UK due to the use of modern F1 hybrids.

21/04/2013

High Praise for Plumpton Sparkling Wine

The Dean Brut, Plumpton College's own sparkling wine, gained the third highest score in the prestigious Decanter Magazine tasting of 55 English Wines.

18/04/2013

Plumpton College 'Outstanding' grade

Plumpton College's residential provision has been graded as 'Outstanding' following a recent Ofsted inspection.

14/04/2013

Helping the Wine Industry Adapt to Climate Change

E-VitiClimate is launched to support winemakers and grape growers as they respond to the challenges of climate change

14/04/2013

Plumpton College study tour to Bordeaux

Report from the Plumpton College study tour to Bordeaux, which took place over Wed 28th November – Sun 2nd December 2012.

11/04/2013

New RDPE Grant Funding Available for short courses

As the Managing Authority for the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) Defra has released the 2013-2014 round of grant funding to assist...

07/04/2013

London Harness Horse Parade

On cold Easter Monday the College's heavy horses attended their first event for 2013...

01/04/2013

A Superb Day of Challenge and Success for Rural Pathways Students!

On 13th March the College's Rural Pathways students took part in the annual South of England Agricultural Society's 'Jim Green Memorial Competition', held in The Norfolk Pavilion, at the South of England Centre at Ardingly.