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Student Leadership Conference A Success

On Thursday 7th February 2013 the East Midlands held their first ever student leadership conference at Derby College. The conference was a big success with 50 students from Derby College, Bilborough College and Wyggeston QE 1 College attending. The main focus of the conference was the BCS Intra College Sport programme and how students can deliver this in their colleges. The Intra College Sport …

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Let the Flames Begin

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 …

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SNC Sport Gambia Project Wins Silver Medal

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 …

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Loughborough Celebrate Double

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 …

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Loughborough College in Race for National Award

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 …

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