A rousing cry of “Let the games begin” and a cheer from more than 250 local school children and 100 young college leaders launched today’s Flames Festival at Loughborough College. Folllowing a double win for Flames in prestigious national awards the crowd heard stirring words from Olympic medallist Tommy Godwin and from his fellow Flames ambassador and Olympic hopeful Nicola White before being joined …

South Nottingham College’s Sport Gambia project won a silver medal award at the British Council Awards for Innovative International Collaboration at the Podium Awards which took place on 3rd May. The Podium Awards are a prestigious one-off celebration recognising the vital role colleges and universities across the UK have played in delivering the London 2012 Games. The College’s Sport Gambia project saw ten students …

The time 20:12 marked a double win for Loughborough College last Thursday night when polling closed for a prestigious national award. Following a week-long public vote, Flames: Lighting the Way, launched by Loughborough College in association with the British Heart Foundation, was named as winner of Coubertin’s Olympic Vision Award. The prize was the second honour of the evening for Loughborough College after they …

With around 4,000 votes already cast and around 10 hours left to vote, there is still everything to play for in online polling which could take Loughborough College to the top for a major national honour. The public decides the winner of the prestigious Coubertin’s Olympic Vision Award so every click counts for Loughborough College until voting closes at exactly 20:12 this Thursday during …

LOUGHBOROUGH College’s Nicola White has moved a step nearer to London 2012 by being selected as part of  the Great Britain women’s hockey squad for the Olympic test event at Olympic Park starting tomorrow. The 24-year-old Slough player, who performed a key role in Great Britain reaching the final of the Champions Trophy earlier this year, is part of an 18-strong line up due …