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Plumpton College Students Receive Industry Insight at Tracmaster
A group of 12 students from the machinery and engineering department at Plumpton College visited Tracmaster in Burgess Hill today...
Plumpton Agric student continues to be successful
Alex spent three years at Plumpton College where he was awarded 'top dairy student' and 'top overall student at distinction level'
East Sussex Fire and Rescue provide a Safe Drive – Stay Alive session
Every year East Sussex Fire and Rescue provide a Safe Drive – Stay Alive session for College students.
Plumpton College Blacksmithing students wins top National student Award
Plumpton College student, Barnabas Cheeseman, was presented with the Frank Day Memorial Trophy in a recent award ceremony.
Ploughing Success 2012
Peter Hill, a Level 3 second year student at Plumpton College has gained success at local Ploughing Matches this season.
Plumpton helps the Threatened Plants Project
As the Threatened Plants Project lists and looks for all the rare cultivars in the land, we are so grateful to all the volunteers who are helping.
Heavy Horse Young Handler Success 2012
Emily Bell, a Level 3 second year student at Plumpton College; Competed at The Edenbridge & Oxted show in the Young Handler class, with one of the College’s Heavy Horses.
Plumpton College celebrate the success of their Apprentices
Plumpton College celebrated the success of their Apprentices at an Awards Evening on Wednesday 3rd October. Advanced and Intermediate Apprentices who had studied Agriculture, Horse Care, Veterinary Nursing, Horticulture and Arboriculture gathered with their employers, families and friends to recognise the achievement of the apprentices who completed their Awards during 2011/12.
Brighton based orchid expert John Haggar’s book published
This year, Brighton based orchid expert John Haggar’s work has come to fruition! The book “Growing Hardy Orchids”, for which he was a major contributor, has been published by Kew Books.
Plumpton College teaches Merseyside firemen about rescue of large animals
Plumpton College regularly provides a 4 day Large Animal Rescue Instructors course for fire brigades across the country. Last week members of the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service attended a course at the College.
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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