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Spring plants at Plumpton College Despite the cold weather students studying horticulture at Plumpton College are busy preparing Spring planting as part of their studies... Despite the cold weather…

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…

London Harness Horse Parade On cold Easter Monday the College's heavy horses attended their first event for 2013... On cold Easter Monday the College’s heavy horses attended their first event for…

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…

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 11th April, 2013 - Plumpton…

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. Study Tour…

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

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. The Dean…

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. Tomato 'Plumpton…

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…