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 …

Sport England has recently launched the application process for a new funding stream- Active Colleges. They recognise that Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges play a significant role in maintaining and growing their students’ interest in sport and physical activity, as well as providing opportunities for them to try out new sports. As a result Sport England has developed Active Colleges within their new …

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 travel …

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 …