News Archive - 2011
HCT Training Good Enough for the Colonel!
Since completing their training at HCT, former Hospitality and Catering students Rupert Davis and Dorian Kirk have worked together in top restaurants around the world , building a reputation as chefs with both considerable flair and ambition...
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Flavours of Herefordshire
Les Brown, Catering and Hospitality Lecturer, offers an insight in to last month’s Flavours of Herefordshire event which involved our young chefs testing out their skills in the ‘Young Chef in Education’ category...
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Brickwork Students Celebrate a Job Well Done
Two HCT students who gave up their holiday time this summer to work on a community heritage project in Ludlow, have been celebrating the project’s completion...
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Furniture Studies, Design & Making Exhibition
Hereford charity 'art360' is currently displaying work from HCT Furniture Studies students...
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HCT Rugby Team Battle Bravely
HCT’s rugby team played their game this week taking on their local rivals Hereford Sixth Form College...
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Children in Need 2011
Health and Social Care students decided to do their bit for the Children in Need Appeal by arranging to come to college today wearing their 'onesies'!...
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Straw Bale Cafe Wins National Award
The Straw Bale Cafe at our Holme Lacy campus has won the 'Technical Innovation' category at the LABC National Awards...
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High Hopes for Apprentices
Two HCT apprentices employed by Amey, one of the UK’s leading public services providers, were praised this week for the level of skills they’d developed during their apprenticeship framework...
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Royal Forestry Society Awards HCT Apprentice
Forestry apprentice Ben Binnian receives George Clive Memorial Prize...
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Close Encounters of the Bird Kind
Countryside Management students at HCT’s Holme Lacy Campus thoroughly enjoyed a hands-on falconry experience...
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A Day of Natural History
HCT’s Animal Care Level 2 and Level 3 Animal Management students had an exciting day at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History...
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Satisfaction Guarenteed at HCT!
This year’s National Student Survey has provided a massive vote of confidence for HCT’s higher education provision, with students reporting a 91 per cent satisfaction rate...
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Students Make Good Use of Summer Holidays
Two HCT students gave up their holiday time this summer to work on a community heritage project in Ludlow...
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Academic Success in Outdoor Learning
Three graduates are celebrating this week after they all achieved first-class degrees in BSc (Hons) Outdoor Adventure Leadership and Management...
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Top Marks at HCT
Herefordshire College of Technology is celebrating with many of its students who achieved fantastic grades for Level 3 courses...
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LLDD Awards 2011
On July 6th, students, families, friends, carers and staff gathered at HCT’s Holme Lacy Campus to celebrate the achievements of learners with learning difficulties, disabilities and special educational needs...
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Faculty of Technology Awards 2011
More than 200 people attended HTC’s Faculty of Technology awards on July 4th...
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Faculty of Community Studies Awards 2011
Almost 200 people turned up to HCT’s Faculty of Community Studies awards on July 5th...
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Faculty of Land-Based Studies Awards 2011
On July 7th the stylish marquee at HCT's Holme Lacy Campus was bustling with people in attendance for the Faculty of Land-based Studies awards...
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Creative Crafts Exhibition 2011
HCT presented the annual Creative Crafts Exhibition on 30th June and 1st July...
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Holme Lacy Open Day 2011
Every year HCT’s Holme Lacy Campus opens its gates to the public for an informative, fun and action packed day out...
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More Accolades for the Straw Bale Cafe
Straw Bale Cafe wins the 2011 LABC 'Technical Innovation' Award...
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It's Official!
Herefordshire College of Technology are proud to announce that their highly successful Football Academy has linked up with Cheltenham Town Football Club...
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English Heritage Support First Trainees of Heritage Blacksmithing
The National Heritage Ironwork Group’s (NHIG) first eight trainees, selected from applicants from all over the UK, are now commencing on their Heritage Blacksmiths Bursary training programme...
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Generous Donations to Greenhouse Project
Ryefield Centre learners thrilled with recent donations after the Ross Gazette featured a story requesting donations for greenhouse glass...
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'Majiq' Success at Worcester
HCT Young Enterprise Team, ‘Majiq’ have won ‘Best Tradestand’ and second place overall in the Hereford and Worcester round of the Young Enterprise Competition...
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Health & Social Care Foundation Degree Research Conference 2011
HCT’s Health and Social Care students hosted a conference this week at the Hereford Campus as part of their research module for their Foundation Degree...
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ICT Jobs Market 'Bucks the Trend'
The latest ICT employment figures will be great news for students who have made ICT their career choice...
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Building Bridges - HCT and Broadlands Primary
HCT’s second year Brickwork students have got stuck in with demonstrating their skills to Year Four pupils from Broadland’s Primary school...
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Magic Moment for 'Majiq' Young Enterprise Team
HCT’s Level 3, Advanced Diploma in Business students have had great success in the first round of the Herefordshire region stage of the international Young Enterprise competition...
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Straw Bale Cafe Nominated for RIBA Awards
The Straw Bale Cafe at HCT’s Holme Lacy Campus has made the shortlist for the prestigious 2011 RIBA Awards...
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Katinka Takes Bronze
Level 2 Sport Student, Katinka Ernst, came third last week at the Swedish Open International Karate Tournament...
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Show Jumping Event Great Success
Equine students from the Holme Lacy Campus were thrilled with the turn out for their recent Spring Show Jumping Event...
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Kyle McCarthy Selected for Welsh Under-19 Squad
Sport tutors had some exciting news last week when Hereford United Football Club was notified that HCT BTEC Sport - Performance and Excellence level 3 student, Kyle McCarthy, has been selected for the Welsh Under-19 Squad’s Training Camp in Spain...
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'Ability Counts' Football League Update
Herefordshire College of Technology recently hosted the latest round of the British College’s ‘Sports Ability Counts’ Football fixtures...
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Safety Day for Farmers
Over 300 farmers attended HCT’s Holme Lacy campus last week to attend an event run by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) which raised awareness of health and safety on British farms...
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Equine Students Jumping for Joy
Local company Ryeford Rosettes and supermarket chain Tesco have helped out HCT Equine students by sponsoring their Show Jumping Competition coming up on Sunday 25th March...
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Cross Campus Learning
Engineering Lecturer Chris Thompson from HCT's Hereford campus joined forces this week with Agricultural Engineering Lecturer and Rural Crafts Team Leader Ian Coleman from the Holme Lacy campus...
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Inspired Furniture Students Prepare for University
At a time when many young people are sceptical about what the future will hold in terms of further development and higher education, in the furniture workshops, the future is looking bright...
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Equestrian Centre Passes BHS Inspection with 'Flying Colours'
HCT's land based campus at Holme Lacy was inspected as part of the British Horse Society’s ‘Approved Trainers and Riding Centres’ scheme...
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Partnership with Herefordshire Headway Goes From Strength to Strength
The College has built a successful partnership with Herefordshire Headway and is proud of both the relationship and the weekly craft courses that are held at the centre...
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West Midlands Badminton Tournament
HCT students, Elin Lancett & Alistair Jones recently played in the prestigious British Colleges Sport, West Midlands Badminton Tournament in Telford which involved over 75 players from colleges throughout the region...
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First Steps of the Dream Team
Herefordshire College of Technology’s Basketball Team was the epitome of solidarity last week as players geared up for the first inter-college game...
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Local Company Helps Grow New Talent
Leominster based business Carpenter Goodwin, one of the UK's largest independent agricultural and industrial parts companies, visited HCT’s Holme Lacy Campus...
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How Many Trees Would a Woodchuck Chuck?
Forestry, Countryside Management and Horticulture students had no time for tongue twisters last week as the ‘Charity Christmas Tree Chipping’ got underway...
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Young Artist Makes her Mark for WWF
Second year Animal Management student Eleanor Jones utilises her illustration skills for charity...
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