Pendle College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Lancaster. Founded in 1974, the college is named after the Pendle

Pendle

Pendle is a local government district and borough of Lancashire, England. It adjoins the Lancashire boroughs of Burnley and Ribble Valley, the North Yorkshire district of Craven and the West Yorkshire districts of Calderdale and the City of Bradford...

 region of the east of Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

, which is dominated by Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill is located in the north-east of Lancashire, England, near the towns of Burnley, Nelson, Colne, Clitheroe and Padiham, an area known as Pendleside. Its summit is above mean sea level. It gives its name to the Borough of Pendle. It is an isolated hill, separated from the Pennines to the...

. The term "Pendle" is associated with a great deal of fantasy and legend. Although named after Pendle Hill, the area is perhaps more well-known for its association with the infamous Pendle Witches.

Accommodation

With standard, en-suite and studio accommodation Pendle College has a wide choice of accommodation options. The college moved to its current location at the far south end of campus in 1993; at the same time, Grizedale College

Grizedale College

Grizedale College is a college of the University of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. The college is named after the Grizedale Forest area of Lancashire North of the Sands. When it was built it was situated at the southern extremity of the Bailrigg campus...

 incorporated the original Pendle buildings. When the university had floated proposals to build new college accommodation at what was then the southern end of campus, it was agnostic as to whether Grizedale or Pendle should take ownership of the new residences. The colleges' Senior Common Rooms were similarly unable to determine their position so the matter was decided through a drinking game conducted between students from both colleges. Grizedale won and elected to retain their existing college buildings and take over the existing Pendle buildings; Pendle would move to the new accommodation. The buildings built in 1993 surround the college quadrangle and house 402 standard residence rooms. This complex is now known as Pendle East.

Rooms situated in nearby Pendle West are subject to higher rents. With its own quadrangle, Pendle West occupies nine blocks of the Alexandra Park complex. En-suite rooms are available in blocks 24-28: Winewall; Higherford

Higherford

Higherford is a village in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England.Although it is a village in its own right and shown on maps, it is sometimes confused with its larger neighbour Barrowford. Both villages meet each other on the A682 road, which runs through them from Nelson and towards Blacko...

; Fence

Fence, Lancashire

Fence is a village in Pendle, Lancashire close to the towns of Nelson and Burnley. It lies alongside the A6068 road, known locally as the Padiham bypass...

 and Crowtrees

Roughlee, Lancashire

Roughlee is a village in Pendle, Lancashire, England, in the civil parish of Roughlee Booth. It is close to Nelson, Barrowford and Blacko. The village lies at the foot of Pendle Hill, which is well known for the Pendle Witches and includes the hamlet of Crowtrees . The village is featured in the...

. Self-contained studio accommodation is in block 29 - Barnoldswick

Barnoldswick

Barnoldswick is a town and civil parish within the West Craven area of the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town is built in the shadow of Weets Hill, and Stock Beck, a...

. Brierfield was part of Pendle until 2009 when it became part of Graduate College. Students commonly refer to Pendle West as "Posh Pendle" and Pendle East as "Ghetto Pendle".

Facilities

Pendle East houses the two-storey college bar and JCR

JCR

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 lounge, featuring a balcony overlooking the quad. Pendle bar is one of the larger bars on campus and has the best acoustics of all the bars on campus. Pendle East also houses a launderette, computer lab, secure bike sheds, college offices and the Porters' Lodge. The residential blocks in Pendle East are numbered. The two-storey bar area is called the Merriman Block, after former college principal and history lecturer Marcus Merriman

Marcus Merriman

Marcus Merriman was an historian researching Anglo-Scottish relations in the 16th centuryand their European context.-Life:Merriman was born in Baltimore on the 3rd of May 1940. Educated at Bowdoin College Maine, he spent a year at Edinburgh University, then completed his PhD at the Institute of...

.

Symbols

The college crest depicts a lion rampant standing on top of Pendle Hill with a witch's broom. The lion is taken from the arms of the Norman lords of the Pendle area, the de Lacy

De Lacy

de Lacy is the surname of an old Norman noble family originating from Lassy . The first records are about Hugh de Lacy . Descendent of Hugh de Lacy left Normandy and travelled to England along with William the Conqueror. Walter and Ilbert de Lacy fought in the battle of Hastings...

s. The Latin motto "altiora sequamor" means "seek to climb to the top". The Junior Common Room College logo is a black witch on a full moon. The Pendle JCR motto is Venue of Legends. The college colours are dark green, yellow and black.

Governance

The statutes of the university established the college. Internally, the key committee that runs the College is the College Syndicate.

College Officers

Most college officers are drawn from the Senior Common Room (SCR), although the Assistant Deans are both JCR

JCR

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 members as well as being a part of the SCR. The SCR is composed of all University staff who are also members of Pendle. The table below lists the SCR members who are involved in the day-to-day running of the College.

College Officers 20010-11
Principal- Roger Gould
Dean- Claire Povah
Senior Tutor - Anne Stubbins
Asst. Senior Tutor - Lisa Maurin
College Residence - Keith Calvert
Residence Assistant - Michelle Wood
College Administrator- Jill Harpley
College Merchandiser - Position Available
Careers Officer- Bjorg Thorn
Socials Co-ordinator - Kim Montgomery
Assistant Dean - David Lane
Assistant Dean - Poppy Mylroie
Assistant Dean - Alastair Williams
Assistant Dean - Michael Sethna
College Porter - Ian Wood
College Porter- Steve Betts
College Porter- Maurice Hubbard
College Porter- Sandra Dainty

College Officers 2009-10
Principal- Peter Scullion
Dean- Claire Povah
Senior Tutor - Anne Stubbins
Asst. Senior Tutor - Lisa Maurin
College Residence - Sue Dunkeld
Residence Assistant - Michelle Wood
College Administrator- Jill Harpley
College Merchandiser - Position Available
Careers Officer- Bjorg Thorn
Socials Co-ordinator - Kim Montgomery
Deputy Dean - Attiya Waris
Sub-Dean - David Lane
Sub-Dean - Bronia Denton
Sub-Dean - Unknown
Sub-Dean - Unknown
College Porter - Ian Wood
College Porter- Steve Betts
College Porter- Maurice Hubbard
College Porter- Sandra Dainty

College Officers 2008-09
Principal- Peter Scullion
Dean- Claire Povah
Senior Tutor - Jen Whitfield
Asst. Senior Tutor - Lisa Maurin
College Residence - Sue Dunkeld
Residence Assistant - Michelle Wood
College Administrator- Jill Harpley
College Merchandiser - Anne Stubbins
Careers Officer- Bjorg Thorn
Socials Co-ordinator - Kim Montgomery
Deputy Dean - Attiya Waris
Sub-Dean - Robin Harrison
Sub-Dean - Danni Rahilly
Sub-Dean - Laura Wilson
Sub-Dean - Michael Wimmer
College Porter - Ian Wood
College Porter- Steve Betts
College Porter- Maurice Hubbard
College Porter- Sandra Dainty

Junior Common Room

The Junior Common Room (JCR) consists of all Pendle undergraduates. The term JCR is often used in reference to elected executive committee of the JCR. The executive committee undertake a variety of tasks, ranging from organising social events to co-ordinating sports, producing publicity and offering education and welfare services.

Current JCR Executive Members

President - Samuel Crompton
Vice President - Richard Clark
General Secretary - Charlotte Wright
Treasurer - Tom Leahey
Events Co-ordinator - Matt Jones
Social Secretaries - Amy Hadley and Matt Blacker
Male Education and Welfare - Jack Williams
Female Education and Welfare - Katie Philpott
LGBTQ Officer - Aaron Spence
EDI Officer's - Chirag Mehta and Keith Bean (replaced by Tapi Nxele)
Media and Communications Officers - Kate Henderson and Laurence Pullan (previously Lewis Phillips who resigned due to personal circumstances)
Male Sports Rep. - Ben Holden (replaced by Gareth Wagstaff)
Female Sports Rep. - Susann Kern (replaced by Ruth Taylor)

Past JCR Executive Members

2010: Exec
President - Andy Barnett (previously David Kennedy who resigned due to personal health reasons)
Vice-President - Kerry Beavers
Chairperson - Carly Schult
Treasurer - Riccardo Colabella
General Secretary - Elizabeth Hallissey
Male Ed and Welfare - James Keen
Female Ed and Welfare - Kellie Robinson
Equal Opps - Aaron Percival
LGBT - Hannah O’Flanagan
Greens - Sabrina McNally
Social Sec - Varun Footring, Chris Hendrickson, James Long
Publicity - James Macdonald(replaced by Matt Berry) and James Norton
Witch Editors - Ed Treagus-Stansmore and Ben Olive(replaced by Suzanne Kane)
Female Sports - Lucie Thompson
Male Sports - Tom Guyler
Disabilities - Kitty Brown(Replaced by Sarah Evans)
International - Tapiwa Nxele

2009: Exec
President - Robin Harrison
Vice President - Dom Lawrence
Treasurer - Rose Riley
General Secretary - Alex Holley
chairperson - Ben Holden
Social Secretary's - Andy Barnett, Dave Swaysland and Jessica Walsh
Male Education and Welfare - Daniel Shoesmith
Female Education and Welfare - Alice Russell
Equal Opportunities Officer - Calry Schult
LGBT Officer - Ed Treagus-Stansmore
Greens Officer - Nik Postinger
International Officer - Ellie Ordway and Olivia Bird
Disabilities Officer - Kellie Shuttleworth
Witch Editors - Hugh Lenn and Hamzeh Scott Al-Zobaiydi
Publicity Officers - Alex Perry and Paul Haysom
Male Sports Rep. - Tom Guyler
Female Sports Rep. - Amy Hall and Lucie Thompson

2008: Exec
President - James Dodd (Brummie).
Vice President - Kerry Dawn Hetherington (Smidge).
Treasurer - Ben Staley.
General Secretary - Lee McLelland.
chairperson - Lorna Povey.
Social Secretary's - Patrick Minard, Martin Beadle and Tom Reynolds (Collectivity Known as PMT).
Male Education and Welfare - James Hick.
Female Education and Welfare - Katie Plucknett.
Equal Opportunities Officer - Alex Holley.
LGBT Officer - Dominic Paul Gallacher.
Greens Officer - Alice Russell.
International Officer - Dhruv Bhasin.
Disabilities Officer - Danni Murphy.
Witch Editors - James Trevelyan and Helen Cox.
Publicity Officers - Alice Harpley and Robin Harrison.
Male Sports Rep. - Chris Titmus and Matthew Maxwell.
Female Sports Rep. - Alanya Coop and Kate Jenner.

2007: Exec
President - Simon White.
Vice President - James Leay.
Treasurer - Robin Harrison.
General Secretary - James Dodd (Brummie).
Chairperson - Claudia Houlihan.
Social Secretary's - Kyle Burke, Lee McLelland, Sophie McDonough.
Male Education and Welfare - Carl Anthony Johnson.
Female Education and Welfare - Kerry Dawn Hetherington (Smidge).
Equal Opportunities Officer - Alice Harply.
LGBT Officer - Izzy Mosley.
Greens Officer - Natalie Walker.
International Officer - Dhruv Bhasin.
Disabilities Officer - Danni Rahilly.
Witch Editors - Joanne McTavish and Christopher Hill.
Publicity Officers - Kelly Samantha Cooper and Amy Foster.
Male Sports Rep. - Chad Barrigan.
Female Sports Rep. - Ele Kinchin-Smith.

2006: Exec
President - Fahad -ul- Haque.
Vice President - Fahim Al-Qasimi.
Treasurer - James Ashburn.
JCR Secretary - Karl Wilson (Karl With a K).
Chairperson - Rachel McManus.
Social Secretary's - Tom Sharmen, Stu Anders.
Male Education and Welfare - Ashley Fisher.
Female Education and Welfare - Jools Barsky.
Equal Opportunities Officer - Cara Jowitt.
LGBT Officer - Jen Daffin.
Greens Officer - Richard Grubb.
International Officer - Rukma Meah.
Disabilities Officer - James Leay.
Witch Editors - Cat Wright and Frankie Wall.
Publicity Officers - Joey Tickner and Louise Gittins.
Male Sports Rep. - Chad Barrigan.
Female Sports Rep. - Ele Kinchin-Smith.

Past JCR Presidents

• 2010: Andy Barnett
• 2010: Dave Kennedy
• 2009: Robin Harrison
• 2009: Ben Staley
• 2008: James "Brummie" Dodd
• 2007: Simon White
• 2006: Fahad Ul-Haque
• 1996: Kate Capernaros
• 1995: Rob Edwards
• 1994: Dave Boyle
• 1993: Steve Borley
• 1992: Vicky Bonar
• 1991: Andy Hamlyn

Notable alumni

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   and former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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• James May
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