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College Students to the Rescue

A group of kind-hearted students from Cornwall College came to the rescue of disaster relief charity ShelterBox recently when they volunteered their time to put together over 300 essential aid boxes to help the worthy cause.

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Children Sign Up For College Experience

Over 1,000 year 10 students across Cornwall have started signing up to a new initiative by Cornwall College.

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Equine Winners Collect Prizes
Equine Winners Collect Prizes
Posted: 4th Feb 2010

Competition winners Aisling Farell and Jennie Humphrey recently visited Duchy College Stoke Climsland to collect prizes won at the South West Equine Christmas Fair and take a tour of the campus.

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Duchy Sports Coach Awarded National Post

Duchy College Football Coach and Sports Hall Manager, Gary Jeffrey, recently accepted an offer to become National Team Officer for the Women's England Colleges team.

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Apprenticeships Week at Duchy College

This week Duchy College highlights and celebrates the achievements of its apprentices as National Apprenticeship Week is celebrated across the United Kingdom.

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Agricultural Lecturer Joins Duchy College

Duchy College welcomed a new Agricultural lecturer, Sam Walker, to Stoke Climsland this term to teach on the Agricultural First Diploma programme.

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New Equine Course at Duchy College

A new equine course is set to be introduced at Duchy College. The Equine Sports Performance course will enable students to gain a qualification in equine studies which is the equivalent of three A-levels.

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Students Compete at Job Interviews

Students from the Watersports National Diploma and the Watersports NVQ2 courses at Falmouth Marine School have been busy preparing themselves for interviews with local businesses.

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Falmouth Marine School Marine Industry Day

The fourth annual Falmouth Marine School Marine Industry Day attracted over 200 students from local colleges and universities.

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Students Compete on the Wii
Posted: 2nd Feb 2010

Second year students on the Watersports National Diploma at Falmouth Marine School were put on the spot last week to organise an event at short notice.

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Falmouth Marine School Student Success

Falmouth Marine School student achievement rates in the last academic year were among the very best in the sector.

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Students Explore Their Future Prospects

Cornwall College Camborne attended Penryn College's World of Work Day on Wednesday 27th January to help teenagers explore what they can do next.

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Rock Showcase at the Keay
Rock Showcase at the Keay
Posted: 2nd Feb 2010

Cornwall College St Austell Performing Arts department is proud to present an evening of music by the first and second year BTEC Music students on Thursday 4th February 7.00pm at the Keay Theatre.

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Cornwall College to Provide China Fleet Country Club Training

The China Fleet Country Club in Saltash is starting a wide range of in-house and accredited training for staff and has chosen Cornwall College Business as their training partner to deliver this programme.

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Graduates Shine at Cathedral Ceremony

Several hundred students were in high spirits on Saturday (30th January) after donning the traditional mortar boards and gowns to graduate from Cornwall College in ceremonies held at Truro Cathedral.

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College Hosts Special Pampering Day

Beauty students from Cornwall College Camborne are hosting a 'Made for Life' event providing women and men diagnosed with or recovering from breast cancer with a day of luxurious treatments, refreshments, fun and support on Saturday 13th February.

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Theatre Goers Get Set for The Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin

AVID stage show fans are getting set for another Miracle Theatre classic next week (February 10) when 'The Return of Rumpelstiltskin' tour comes to The Keay Theatre at Cornwall College St Austell.

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Cornwall College Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

To help mark National Apprenticeship Week (1 Feb – 5 Feb) staff at Cornwall College St Austell are coming together with employers to celebrate the talents and skills of their apprentices.

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 College Receives Dazzling Report

Cornwall College St Austell received an excellent external moderation visit last month for its new 14-19 Diploma in Hair and Beauty Studies.

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Winners Celebrate Business Training Success

Representatives from businesses across Cornwall and Devon have been celebrating their achievements at the 2010 Excellence in Business Training Awards, hosted by Cornwall College Business.

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Help for Haiti
Help for Haiti
Posted: 29th Jan 2010

Public Services students from Cornwall College Camborne have raised more than £1,000 for the Haitian Shelterbox appeal by holding a collection on Thursday morning (28th January).

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French Students Experience Cornwall

Cornwall College has been playing host to three students from Quimper, France, as they spend a month over in England experiencing life in Cornwall for part of their Business degree.

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Saltash Offer 'Fake Bake' Treatments

Cornwall College Saltash's Beauty Salon will be offering Fake Bake self-tanning treatments this February and is looking for clients to come in for a tanning session.

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Stein to Blumenthal - Cooke's Recipe for Success

A former catering student from Cornwall College will be starting a new job at top celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal's restaurant, The Fat Duck, in Berkshire, at the end of February.

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Change Your Future with Cornwall College

Cornwall College will be holding a drop-in information evening in Falmouth next week to give prospective students of all ages the chance to discover what the Camborne and Falmouth Marine School campuses have to offer.

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Saltash Celebrates Student Promise at Awards

Cornwall College Saltash held its annual Student Promise Awards on Wednesday 20th January where students who have made significant achievements across all the curriculum areas were celebrated and presented with certificates to mark their efforts.

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St Austell Restaurant Receives Prestigious Award

The Bay Restaurant at Cornwall College St Austell has received a prestigious Gold level CHEFS Award this week (January 26) in recognition of its commitment to offering healthy menu options using locally sourced food.

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Lessons in Driver Safety
Lessons in Driver Safety
Posted: 27th Jan 2010

One hundred students aged between 17 and 25 at Duchy College Rosewarne, Camborne, attended a 'Young Driver Education Programme' at the College on Wednesday 20th January.

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Saltash Aims to Provide ShelterBox to Haiti

Cornwall College Saltash will be holding a 'Coffee and Cake' morning on Thursday 28th January to raise money for the charity ShelterBox who are helping aid get to the people stricken by the earthquake in Haiti.

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Cadets Pass the Test
Cadets Pass the Test
Posted: 26th Jan 2010

Public Services students from Cornwall College - all Army Cadets with 10 Cornwall College Platoon - were under the spotlight last week (Wednesday 20th Jan) for the platoon's annual inspection.

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Students Reap Their Rewards
Students Reap Their Rewards
Posted: 25th Jan 2010

Parents, students and staff at Duchy College Rosewarne gathered recently to celebrate the achievements of students over the academic year at the annual Student Promise Awards.

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Challenging the Best of Cornwall

The cream of local chefs are preparing for this year's 'Cornish Challenge', a culinary competition celebrating the quality and diversity of Cornish produce organised by Cornwall Catering Excellence.

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Plan Your Future with Cornwall College

Cornwall College Saltash will be throwing open its doors next Thursday 28th January to give prospective students of all ages the chance to explore the College and its resources and get the advice they need for their future career.

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Opt for a 'Taste' of College
Opt for a 'Taste' of College
Posted: 21st Jan 2010

Teenagers from across Restormel experienced a number of taster sessions at Cornwall College St Austell this week to help them decide on their Year 9 options.

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Drop-in Session a Hit
Drop-in Session a Hit
Posted: 21st Jan 2010

A drop-in information session held out Newquay Youth Centre on Tuesday 19th January proved to be the perfect opportunity for the people of Newquay to see what one of largest colleges in the country can offer the local community.

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First Cornish Language Crèche Launched

Saturday 16th January 2010 saw the launch of the UK's first pre-school Cornish language crèche - Skol dy'Sadorn Kernewek (Cornish Language Saturday School). The weekly Saturday sessions will be held at Cornwall College Camborne's Karenza Centre – a

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Plan your Future with Cornwall College St Austell

Cornwall College St Austell will be throwing open its doors next week (January 28) to give prospective students of all ages the chance to explore the College and its resources and get the advice they need for their future career.

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Students Celebrate 'Promise'
Students Celebrate 'Promise'
Posted: 15th Jan 2010

Adam Sacharczuk, 19, from Hayle is celebrating after picking up a Promise Award for Endeavour recently, along with a cheque for £25 as a reward for his efforts.

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Wooden Boatbuilding Alive in the County

The skills of wooden boatbuilding and repair are being taught at Falmouth Marine School, keeping the tradition alive in the county.

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Students Breed Coral
Students Breed Coral
Posted: 14th Jan 2010

Students on the Marine Biology & Ecology National Diploma course at Falmouth Marine School are helping global research by breeding coral as part of their course.

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Energy Saving at Saltash
Energy Saving at Saltash
Posted: 14th Jan 2010

Cornwall College Saltash is starting the New Year with an Energy Saving Month in an effort to cut back on the amount of energy that is wasted by leaving lights on and computers not being turned off when not in use.

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New Seminar Announced: End of Life Strategy – the role of Housing Support

Announcing a new series of seminars looking at how support staff can assist in achieving the Department of Health's End of Life Care strategy objectives for individual service users, equip staff to maximise their effectiveness, as well as timely

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Rosewarne Welcomes Cornwall Blind Association

Duchy College Rosewarne are proud associates of the Cornwall Blind Association's Gardening Club, regular visits are organised for the group of 20 members onsite at the Rosewarne campus.

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Rosewarne Supports Operation Christmas Child

In the week's leading up to Christmas volunteers from the charity Samaritan's Purse were hard at work at Rosewarne campus preparing the hundreds of shoeboxes donated by the local community for their Operation Christmas Child Campaign.

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Apprenticeships in Horticulture
Apprenticeships in Horticulture
Posted: 12th Jan 2010

Duchy College Rosewarne has a long and successful history of training and working with apprentices.

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College Battling Cold to Meet Demand for Adult Courses

Despite the big chill, local people are not letting the cold hamper their decision to take up an adult education class.

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New Arrivals at Duchy College Rosewarne

Duchy College Rosewarne recently welcomed some new arrivals on campus; five freshly hatched ducklings.

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College Battling Cold to Meet Demand for Adult Courses

Despite the big chill, local people are not letting the cold hamper their decision to take up an adult education class.

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College Battling Cold to Meet Demand for College Courses

Despite the big chill, local people are not letting the cold hamper their decision to take up an adult education class.

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Students Cook Up a Feast
Students Cook Up a Feast
Posted: 11th Jan 2010

Budding chefs at Cornwall College St Austell cooked up a feast fit for a king recently, when they showcased their culinary skills to parents and teachers at a special brunch held at the College.

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Professional, Leisure or Fun Learning This January at Saltash

Cornwall College Saltash is getting off to a flying start in 2010 with a massive range of leisure and qualification courses starting this month.

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Young Apprentices Build Their Way to Success

Students studying on the Construction Young Apprenticeship scheme at Cornwall College St Austell are building their way to successful careers, after showcasing their work to parents, employers and school teachers at a recent viewing held in the College's

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Learn Something New for The New Year

Cornwall College St Austell is offering a number of Qualification and Leisure courses for Adults starting this Thursday, giving people the perfect opportunity to gain a qualification, develop skills and further careers or to simply try something new.

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Calculating Fun with Figures, Theories and Statistics

A group of gifted and talented pupils from schools across Devon and Cornwall were treated to a day of figures, theories and statistics recently when they spent the day at a Mathematics conference held at Cornwall College St Austell.

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Classical Theatre Comes Alive at The Keay Theatre

Budding actors from Cornwall College St Austell treated avid theatre patrons to two classical plays recently, when they performed Dr Faustus and William Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing at The Keay Theatre, St Austell.

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'Flushed' with Success
'Flushed' with Success
Posted: 18th Dec 2009

Budding Plumber Ed Savage from Cornwall College has been recognised for his hard-work and practical skills recently, after receiving a prestigious award from the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE).

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Get arty in the New Year Ahead...

Cornwall College St Austell will be offering a number of Art and Design based short courses from January 2010, giving people the perfect opportunity to gain a new qualification, develop skills and further careers or to simply try something different.

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Performing in a 'Winter Wonderland'

Cornwall College St Austell's very own Performing Arts department showcased their talents last night at The Keay Theatre, in the wondrous seasonal dance, drama and music extravaganza, 'Winter Lights.'

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Donations for Pampering
Donations for Pampering
Posted: 18th Dec 2009

Beauty students from Cornwall College St Austell have been offering people from the local area a chance to pamper themselves in return for a charity donation this week.

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Students Make it Child's Play
Students Make it Child's Play
Posted: 17th Dec 2009

Budding Childcare students from Cornwall College St Austell have been given the opportunity to plan and run their own crèche each month for a small group of toddlers from the surrounding area.

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Ex- Craft Mason Apprentice Calls in to See His Tutor

Cornwall College Camborne had a special visitor last week (Wednesday 16th December) when ex-student and prospective Parliamentary candidate Derek Thomas dropped in to chat with his old tutors and meet current students.

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A Christmas confection!
A Christmas confection!
Posted: 17th Dec 2009

As most people prepared for time off over Christmas, the NVQ Level 3 patisserie & confectionary students at Cornwall College Camborne were adding a dusting of icing sugar to their last batch of Christmas cakes, mince pies and stollen and preparing for

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Cream of the Christmas Cards
Cream of the Christmas Cards
Posted: 17th Dec 2009

Hayle's Benjamin Stevens (17), from Cornwall College Camborne, has been lapping up praise after his design was picked as the official Christmas card for Cornish dairy leaders Rodda's.

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County's Students in Sporting Contest

Cornwall College held its annual student sporting festival this week in the run up to Christmas. Now in its second year the student games allowed 300 students from College sites to compete for the Corporate College Games trophy!

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Cornwall College Responds to Climate Change

A series of events have been held for Cornwall College students in the last month, responding to the issue of climate change, all organised by Rory MacPhee from Falmouth Marine School.

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Tea Trays in Time for Christmas
Tea Trays in Time for Christmas
Posted: 17th Dec 2009

Students on the Introduction to Joinery NOCN course at Falmouth Marine School have completed their tea trays in time for Christmas.

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Student Coaching for Championship Club

A Cornwall College St Austell Sport's student is the youngest person to work for Plymouth Argyle as a junior sports coach.

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Students Face the Dragon's Den...at Asda!

A group of students from the Restormel area took part in a dragon's den type live event recently as they pitched their marketing ideas for two festive products to Asda's Fresh Team Leader, Rick Rawle.

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60s' twist for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

Performing Arts students at Cornwall College Camborne struck a modern chord this week with their own version of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' – giving the Elizabethan literary classic a 1960s' theme.

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Christmas Cheer for Underprivileged Children

Christmas morning will be a little more cheerful for some underprivileged children across the UK and Europe this year thanks to the efforts of Natasha Jones (16), Amber Wise (15) and fellow Early Years students at Cornwall College Camborne.

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Saltash Business Students Walk for St Luke's

Students from Cornwall College Saltash have taken part in a sponsored walk this Christmas to help raise money for St Luke's Hospice.

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Educational Visit for Shadow Secretary of State

Dave Willetts, Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, dropped into Cornwall College Camborne recently to meet degree-level students as part of his tour of the county.

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New Year, New Line-Up...
New Year, New Line-Up...
Posted: 16th Dec 2009

The Keay Theatre at Cornwall College St Austell presents a new line-up of events to welcome the New Year.

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Students Show 'Promise'
Students Show 'Promise'
Posted: 16th Dec 2009

A group of students studying A-levels and Creative Arts at Cornwall College St Austell received 'Promise Awards' today for their hard work and achievements so far this current academic year.

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Saltash Students Give Hairdressing a Festive Twist

Students at Cornwall College Saltash's Hair Design Centre have entered into the festive spirit this year by holding a hairdressing competition with a Christmas feel.

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Cool Earth Campaign to Eradicate 3 Million Tonnes of CO2 Emissions in 3 Weeks

International rainforest protection charity Cool Earth, based at Cornwall College Camborne, held a day-long conference there recently to coincide with events unfolding in Copenhagen at the UN Climate Change Conference.

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Million Pound Car Launches College Challenge

Last weekend (5th December) saw a convoy of Classic Cars motoring through the gates of Cornwall College Camborne to start the first selectif - an obstacle course for cars and drivers - of 'LE JoG 2009' one of the top Classic Car reliability trials in the

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Beautify Yourself... All for Charity

CORNWALL College St Austell is offering people from the surrounding area a chance to pamper themselves, all in aid of a good cause this Thursday (17 December) when the College's Evolution Beauty Salon will be holding a charity clinic.

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At What Point Did They Turn?
At What Point Did They Turn?
Posted: 14th Dec 2009

Are you constantly searching for personal fulfilment; to achieve something and to realise your ambitions?

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Plymouth Primary Signs Up to Greenpower

A Plymouth primary school is celebrating the arrival of a new car...in a number of cardboard boxes.

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Gifted & Talented Enjoy Adventurous Weekend!

Students from Cornwall College St Austell's gifted and talented academy have enjoyed an adventurous weekend at Penhale Training Camp in Newquay as part of a team building exercise.

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Glitz and Glamour at College Beauty Awards

Beauty students from Cornwall College St Austell received honours for their hard work and dedication at The Keay Theatre during a festive glitzy award ceremony on Monday night.

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Craft Fair
Craft Fair
Posted: 10th Dec 2009

Students from Longcause School, currently on a SWITCH course at Cornwall College Saltash, are holding a Craft Fair to sell the vast range of items made by them. Proceeds will go to the Donkey Park in Ivybridge.

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Promoting Good Sexual Health on World AIDS Day

On the 1st of December students gathered in Campus Central at Cornwall College Camborne to raise awareness of the importance of good sexual health.

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Icing on the Cake for Local Apprentices

Proud students and their families from across Cornwall gathered for the Cornwall College Business (CCB) Hospitality & Catering Apprenticeship Awards 2009 at Falmouth's Greenbank Hotel recently.

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Festive Fun for all the Family at the Keay

The Keay Theatre at Cornwall College St Austell presents a variety of enjoyable evenings over the festive period to put you in the Christmas spirit.

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Hair & Beauty Students Go 'Walkabout'

A taste of Australia came to Cornwall recently as Cornwall College Camborne Hair and Beauty students - ably assisted by their counterparts in Travel & Tourism - showcased their creativity as they presented their 2009 'Go Walkabout' collections.

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Celebrating Young Engineers' Success

Genevieve Shah (19) from Redruth received recognition for her efforts and dedication to her studies on the Cartec Diploma level 1 course when she was named 'Student of the Year' at the annual engineering awards at Cornwall College Camborne.

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Falmouth Wins Two Student Stars Awards

Students from Falmouth Marine School scooped up two prestigious awards at this year's Cornwall College Student Star Awards.

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