A local apprentice has clinched the gold medal in a national construction competition.
Jordan Richards (20) from Awsworth is an apprentice at GF Tomlinson – completing his qualifications at Derby College. He represented the College in the Guild of Bricklayers national competition held recently in North Devon and after a gruelling six hours of work – came top out of eight other regional winners.
The “Banksy of the photography world”, Peak District wildlife photographer Villager Jim has been chosen to help market Barbour International for 2016 around the world. Barnaby the labrador is the main star of the show however sporting his Barbour coat on the website blog : http://www.barbour.com/blog
Derby Cathedral has launched its search for a second apprentice verger following the resounding success of its first appointment.
With the closing date for entering the Jenson Button Trust Triathlon fast approaching - seven teams made up of Derby College students, staff and representatives from businesses involved in the College’s Employer Academy programme have signed up for the Smith Cooper Team Challenge at the triathlon which will be held in Derby’s Markeaton Park on Sunday July 17.
A wide range of jobs and apprenticeships will be on offer at an information day on Monday July 11 at Derby College’s Roundhouse campus in Pride Park between 12 noon and 2pm.
The free event includes information about a wide range of full and part time jobs as well as apprenticeships available to start in the coming weeks and several employers with vacancies will be attending to meet applicants including Delaware North, the NHS and the Army.
Family-owned funeral directors G. Wathall and Son Ltd, based in Derby and Ashbourne, are inviting members of the public and staff from care providers to take part in a training experience that gives a unique insight into the challenges facing people living with dementia.
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has praised the partnership working between Derby College and regional employers to better prepare young people for the world of work.
The Archbishop visited Derby College’s Roundhouse campus as part of a three-day tour of the city and county, accompanied by the Bishop of Derby Alastair Redfern. He met a wide range of businesses and students who are part of a pioneering Employer Academy programme which is designed to bridge the gap between education and the workplace.
More than 50 youngsters have signed up for the free Be More Bailey family triathlon challenge which will take place in Markeaton Park on Sunday July 17 as part of the Jenson Button Trust Triathlon.
Comedians are like you normals; we get old! (If we are lucky).
Getting old is weird and sudden. One minute you’re young and the next you aren’t.
If our cells are completely replaced lots of times over our lifetime, what about our personalities?
Are we the same people we started out as?
If we could conjure them up, what would our former child selves think of us now?
Impressed? Or appalled?
Did we break their promises? Fulfil our dreams?
Would we even recognise each other?
Two Derby College Art & Design students have won bursaries from Derby Decorative and Fine Arts Society to support their move into Higher Education.