NULC students raise over £2000 for charity

A huge well done must go to all the BTEC Public Services students that took part in Charity Week and raised over £2000.

The astonishing amount was raised through various events organised by the students as part of their BTEC Public Services course.  Events that the students organised included a rowathon, car wash, raffle, music gig and a mammoth climb to the summit of Snowdon.

Various charities including Help For Heroes, the Firefighters Charity and S.E.N.D.S will all benefit from the hard work and dedication of the NULC Public Services students.

Superhero students raise £1000 for charity

On Friday 6 May 2011, class 1c BTEC Public Service students undertook a climb of Snowdon. The venture was in aid of charity and the route took them from the car park at Pen-y-Pass, then via the Miners track to the summit.  Following days of wonderful weather the students emerged from their tents to face heavy rain, strong winds and poor visibility, but all being Super Hero’s they were not deterred. The group made their way slowly to the summit. It was not without risk as the gusts of wind were unpredictable and the rock slippery. The students were not complete novices in the outdoor environment; their BTEC Public Service course includes outdoor skills and navigation but it was their first venture onto a 3500 feet mountain.

The charity is based in Leek and is involved in developing educational facilities in the village of Sandally in the Gambia. The founder Mr Bob Hadnum, the father of Rob Hadnum Curriculum Leader in Public Services, met the students at the summit (Mr Hadnum had made his way up the mountain via the Snowdon Mountain Railway from Llanberis). The students were pleased to tell Mr Hadnum that they had raised in excess of £1000 pounds for the project. In true super hero style the students packed away their super hero suits and disappeared into the mist their task completed.

Pictured: Public Services students at the summit of Snowdon

NULC student success at regional competition

Well Done to the 9 BTEC Public Services students who took part in a regional college competition at Shrewbury Army Baracks.  They competed against 8 other colleges in competitions such as a vehicle pull, assault course and mental agility.

The NULC team worked very hard and a came a very respectable second in the competition.

 

 

Pictured: The 9 BTEC Public Services at Shrewbury Army Baracks.

Students join forces with Staffordshire Fire and Rescue

Public Services students from Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) today assisted Staffordshire Fire and Rescue in a terrorism decontamination drill. 

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue will undertook the practical ‘drill’ exercise, with the students’ assistance on today, in order to provide its officers with up-to-date training and realistic experience in using decontamination equipment.

The College’s visitor car park was transformed and used as the dummy setting for a public place where a terrorist contamination incident has occurred. The exercise will gave the BTEC Public Services students first-hand experience of the complex work undertaken by the Uniformed Services as they play the role of members of the public affected.

Once the drill commenced at approximately 10.30am, students were contaminated with talcum powder then required to get changed into orange robes and pass through a warm shower in a decontamination tent, before eventually being returned with their belongings.

Jill Salt, Public Services Lecturer at the College said “The students are very excited about participating in the event and they'll gain valuable first hand experience of the work of the firefighters in situations like these. The College have outstanding links with Staffordshire Fire and Rescue and I’m very grateful to for their continued support."

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To find out more about studying the BTEC in Public Services at NULC, visit www.nulc.ac.uk or call the Information Centre on 01782 254254.

Good luck to super hero students

Everyone at NULC are sending a message of Good Luck to the group of first year BTEC Public Service students who are facing the greatest challenge of their lives.

As part of their latest module the students have been tasked with organising charity events, resulting in them climbing to the 3,560ft summit of Snowdon on Friday 6 May.

As if facing the daunting climb wasn’t enough, the energetic students decided that both themselves and lecturers should attempt the climb dressed as superheroes!  Lecturers Ron Morley and Rob Hadnum have elected themselves as Batman and Robin and a whole host of superheroes turned up today in their outfits.

The group are raising money for the leek based Sandally Education and Development Scheme (S.E.N.D.S), who help the lives of children in a tiny village in The Gambia. The charity assists with and provides school equipment, building of toilet blocks and library equipment. The latest project, which the students are raising money for is building accommodation blocks for the teachers. The teachers are essential in providing an education for the children of Sandally.

To find out more about Public Services courses or to donate to the charity please contact Public Services Lecturer Rob Hadnum at Newcastle-under-Lyme College on 01782 254223 or email Robert.Hadnum@nulc.ac.uk.

Pictured: The team of staff and students as they prepare to leave for their Snowdon climb.