Rugby Scholarship programme produces first professional contract

Posted by Bishop Burton College Press Office 20th August 2010

The Bishop Burton College rugby scholarship programme, which only started in September 2009, has seen one of its first cohort of players sign professional forms with Hull FC.

Laurence Pearce, who weighs in at over 20 stone and stands at 6'4" tall, has opted to make the switch to rugby league with Hull FC, following a highly successful year with Bishop Burton College, Hull RUFC and the Yorkshire Under 20s.

Rugby Union: The All Stars come to Bishop Burton College

Posted by Bishop Burton College Press Office 23rd Jult 2010

As part of Bishop Burton College's week-long European Pony Championships event, the College will host a rugby union match between Hull RUFC, the College's official rugby union partner, and an East Riding All Stars XV.

The match will take place on Friday 30th July, kick off 7.30pm.

Bishop Burton College learners help children in India

Posted by Bishop Burton College Press Office 15th July 2010

A group of childcare learners have put together a range of educational materials for underprivileged children in the Rajasthan area of Northern India.

The materials, which included basic literacy and numeracy aids, were given to Platform2 volunteer Andrew Black, who took them with him on a 10-week visit to the village of Chama Ram Ki Dhani, where residents live without basic amenities or education.

Rugby hero celebrates the achievements of students at prizegiving ceremony

Posted by Bishop Burton College Press Office 25th June 2010

World cup-winning rugby hero Will Greenwood paid a visit to East Yorkshire on Friday 25th June to join in the celebrations at Bishop Burton College’s annual Further Education Prizegiving Ceremony.

More than 500 learners gathered with their families and friends to mark the end of their courses and to receive their awards and Will was invited to share their special day.

College to welcome rugby hero for prizegiving celebrations

Posted by Bishop Burton College Press Office 23rd June 2010

Staff and learners at Bishop Burton are looking forward to welcoming World Cup rugby hero Will Greenwood MBE onto campus when he visits to hand out awards at the College’s annual Further Education Presentation Ceremony, which will be held on Friday 25th June.

Will, who gained an impressive 55 England rugby union caps, started his professional career in 1996 with Leicester, before moving to Harlequins in 2000.

Principal awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours List

Posted by Bishop Burton College Press Office 15th June 2010

Bishop Burton College principal Jeanette Dawson has been awarded an OBE for Services to Land-Based Further and Higher Education.

Mrs Dawson, who has been principal of Bishop Burton College for seven years, has enjoyed a long career in land-based education. She was previously Vice Principal of Brooksby Melton College in Leicestershire.

‘Green engineering' encourages trout numbers in North Yorkshire Waterway

Posted by Bishop Burton College Press Office 11th June 2010

A group of fisheries management learners from Bishop Burton College have been praised by an angling club from North Yorkshire for the work they have done to encourage trout populations in a North Yorkshire waterway.

The group, who are taught by Paul Coulson, were asked by the Pickering Fisheries Association to survey Pickering Beck and the Duchy Water, which is situated upstream of Pickering , with view to encouraging trout numbers and improve the quality of the environment.

Innovative diagnostic equipment to aid engineering learners at Bishop Burton

Posted by Bishop Burton COllege Press Office 11th June 2010

Bishop Burton College has invested in an innovative diagnostic system that will help engineering and agriculture students prepare themselves for the world of work.

The TEXA TXT Fault Diagnosis system is unusual as it is compatible with all agricultural vehicle makes and is the only system of its kind in Yorkshire.

Anglers set to benefit from improvements at Lincolnshire Country Park

Posted by Bishop Burton College Press Office 21st May 2010

A country park near Horncastle in South Lincolnshire will see visits from keen anglers increase after making improvements to its fishing lakes in a joint project with the fisheries department at Bishop Burton College.

Tattershall Country Park, which is situated on the A153 between Horncastle and Sleaford, boasts over 100 acres of fishing lakes as well as a holiday complex.

Learners have designs on Humberside Police HQ

Posted by Bishop Burton College Press Office 5th May 2010

A group of landscape design students from Bishop Burton College have been working closely with Chief Constable Tim Hollis and the Director of Estates Martin Knapp, of Humberside Police, on a raft of new designs for the force’s headquarters on Priory Road in Hull.

At the end of last year the College was approached by Mr Hollis who was looking for ideas on how to improve the outside spaces at the site for the benefit of his employees

“There is limited space for users to relax outdoors at present,” said Mr Hollis. “It’s an interesting site – it’s quite remote and quiet with a lot of potential and it will be a nice tranquil area for the staff to use, which is important in a job like this.”

The force’s estates director Martin Knapp explained the idea behind the project.

“We are in the process of redesigning the landscape at the site as part of the rationalisation of the police estate,” he said. “This work gives the students the opportunity to consider the design possibilities in a live project and understand the financial constraints we have to consider.

“The students have had some excellent ideas; for example the use of year-round colour and the use of public art as seats and planters and how this can be incorporated into a working site such as this.

“We were also pleased to see the use of planting which would increase the biodiversity of the site.”

Mr Hollis continued: “I actually felt quite humbled when I realised what we’d triggered.

“The students have given us some terrific ideas without being too expensive to construct or maintain. It’s been a very interesting journey and we’ve been given some great ideas.”