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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.
Foundation Degree student wins prize in a national competition
Lucy Partridge is currently studying on the Foundation Degree in Agriculture. She entered the RABDF Farm Health Management Award sponsored by Metacam as part of the farm animal health and welfare module, which forms part of her programme.
Skills Olympics success!
Caite Bond, a Floristry student from Plumpton College in East Sussex, has been selected for the prestigious Squad UK for WorldSkills 2013. Caite is training this summer at Plumpton College with Steph Willoughby, (Head of...
Shear winners at Plumpton College
Three students from Plumpton College were up with the lark on 13th June, passing the first test of rising early to compete in the Young Shepherd of the Future Competition at Nugent Farm in Lambourn, Berkshire, organised by the...
Plumpton Win Gold at Hampton Court 2012
Plumpton College is very proud that a student designed garden has won a Gold medal at this year's Hampton Court flower show.
Paul Thomas wins gold in Shelby County ITU Para Cross Triathlon World Championships
On the 19th May 2012 Paul Thomas a member of our Equine staff took part in the Shelby County ITU Para Cross Triathlon World Championships in Pelham, Alabama, USA.
New Observation Hive at the Children’s Rural Education Centre
The Colleges Rural Education Centre has been working with the Unit of Apiculture at Sussex University and the country’s leading bee expert Professor Ratnieks to install a new observation hive in the Centre.
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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