Charities Join Forces For A Waggy Walk For Wellbeing

Charities Join Forces For A Waggy Walk For Wellbeing
October 1, 2019

Local charities Hull and East Yorkshire Mind and RSPCA Hull and East Riding have joined forces to launch a new family fun event to benefit each of their causes.

The ‘Waggy Walk for Wellbeing’ event, which will take place on Sunday 6 October 2019 between 11am and 2pm, will be a fun day out for all the family, including their dogs.

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Bishop Burton College Students To Benefit From Investment In Campus

Bishop Burton College Students To Benfit From Investment In Campus
September 9, 2019

Students and employers from across Yorkshire are set to benefit from a significant investment in the digital infrastructure at Bishop Burton College.

The college has recently completed a £650,000 project to upgrade its ICT systems, which will provide the platform to train current and future generations of highly skilled workers and provide a valuable contribution to the agriculture sector, in particular.

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DIY SOS’s Mark Millar Returning To East Yorkshire’s Biggest Construction Event

DIY SOS’s Mark Millar Returning To East Yorkshire’s Biggest Construction Event
September 7, 2019

The region’s biggest co-located construction trade and careers event will be returning to Bishop Burton College in October, backed by BBC DIY SOS’s Mark Millar.

Foundations Live, a networking trade show combined with an interactive careers event for people of all ages, will return to Bishop Burton College’s Equine Arena on Wednesday, October 2nd, hosting construction professionals and students from across the Humber region and beyond. Created and hosted by Hobson & Porter, the event is now in its fourth year and continues to grow in popularity and size.

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Bishop Burton Student Named Best In The Country

Bishop Burton Student Named Best In The Country
July 8, 2019

A student at Bishop Burton College has been named the best in her subject area in the country.

Animal management student, Chloe Rochester has beaten off tough competition from hundreds of other hopefuls to be named ‘BTEC Land-Based Student of the Year’ at a prestigious awards ceremony held by accrediting body Pearson.

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Television Stars To Help Celebrate Students’ Successes

Television Stars To Help Celebrate Students’ Successes
June 12, 2019

Two television stars will be handing out the awards to students at Bishop Burton College’s traditional end of year celebrations.

Presenters Helen Skelton and Jenni Falconer will be the special guests at the college’s Presentation Day events later this month. The event will see around 1,000 students celebrate the successful completion of their studies.

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Api Bavadra Of Bishop Burton College Called Up For England

Api Bavadra Of Bishop Burton College Called Up For England
May 30, 2019

A talented young rugby scholarship student at Bishop Burton Colleg has been called up to represent England.

Student Api Bavadra, 18, has been drafted into the England Sevens squad to compete in the HSBC World Sevens Series in Paris. The competition which he will be playing in will also be shown live on Sky Sports.

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New Academy Launched To Train Future Farmers

New Academy Launched To Train Future Farmers At Bishop Burton College
May 21, 2019

One of the country’s largest family-owned farming business has teamed up with a leading agricultural college to launch a new academy which will train the industry’s future workforce.

JSR Farms will run its new academy in partnership with Bishop Burton College to give aspiring young farmers the opportunity to launch an exciting career in the sector.

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Bishop Burton College Win National Rugby Championships

Bishop Burton College Win National Rugby Championships
May 11, 2019

The first national rugby sevens title win in Bishop Burton College’s history will provide a platform for students to go onto even greater success.

That’s the view of further education rugby coach Tomasi Tanumi, who saw his side win the Association of Colleges (AoC) Rugby Sevens Championship for the first time after an intense schedule of nine games in just three days.

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