Walford and North Shropshire College
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Walford & North Shropshire College is a further education college in Shropshire
, England
. Walford
and Oswestry
are where the two main campuses are based, although there are other smaller centres used throughout the county.
In 1978 Oswestry Tertiary College was created during the Tertiary re-organization. It was renamed The North Shropshire College in 1991. It had three main campuses, College Road and Upper Brook Street in Oswestry and Talbot Campus in Whitchurch
. It signed a federated college agreement with Staffordshire University
in 1997. At this time the college had a trading subsidiary called 'Mereside' to deal with the college's work with companies and a range of government-sponsored programmes, including coordinating communication for the government's "New Deal" initiative for the colleges in Shropshire.
Oswestry Campus was upgraded in a multi-million pound refit. The Technology block was replaced by a new three story block, and an extra floor was added to the main block. A new £1.3 million Business and IT Centre. including a major upgrade to the teaching kitchen and basic skills area was completed for the start of the autumn term 2008. It is now equipped with banks of wireless laptops with internet access, eight dedicated computing teaching rooms and a graphic design suite with Apple Mac computers.
Library services. It is situated in the centre of Wem, providing local learning opportunities to the people of Wem and the surrounding area.
and offers Horticulture and ICT courses.
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Walford
Walford, Shropshire
Walford is a small village in Shropshire, England.It is notable for its agricultural college . The B5067, Shrewsbury to Baschurch road, runs through the village....
and Oswestry
Oswestry
Oswestry is a town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483, and A495 roads....
are where the two main campuses are based, although there are other smaller centres used throughout the county.
Creation
In January 2001 Walford College and North Shropshire college (formerly Oswestry Tertiary College) merged, with Ron Pugh appointed principal of the merged college. After Ron Pugh retired, Andrew Tyley took over as Principal.Oswestry Campus
The King Street Institute was founded in 1921 to meet the demands of the local mining and railway industries. 1n 1958 it moved to a site in College Road and became the Oswestry College of Further Education.In 1978 Oswestry Tertiary College was created during the Tertiary re-organization. It was renamed The North Shropshire College in 1991. It had three main campuses, College Road and Upper Brook Street in Oswestry and Talbot Campus in Whitchurch
Whitchurch, Shropshire
Whitchurch is a market town in Shropshire, England on the border between England and Wales. It is the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire. According to the 2001 Census, the population of the town is 8,673, with a more recent estimate putting the population of the town at 8,934...
. It signed a federated college agreement with Staffordshire University
Staffordshire University
Staffordshire University is a university with its main campus based in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and with other campuses in Stafford, Lichfield and Shrewsbury.- History :...
in 1997. At this time the college had a trading subsidiary called 'Mereside' to deal with the college's work with companies and a range of government-sponsored programmes, including coordinating communication for the government's "New Deal" initiative for the colleges in Shropshire.
Oswestry Campus was upgraded in a multi-million pound refit. The Technology block was replaced by a new three story block, and an extra floor was added to the main block. A new £1.3 million Business and IT Centre. including a major upgrade to the teaching kitchen and basic skills area was completed for the start of the autumn term 2008. It is now equipped with banks of wireless laptops with internet access, eight dedicated computing teaching rooms and a graphic design suite with Apple Mac computers.
Walford Campus
Walford Campus is the Agricultural, Engineering and Horticultural Campus of the College. It also has the Harris Centre, state-of-the-art teaching accommodation for Small Animal Care, Veterinary Medicine and Horticulture. Opened officially by HRH Princess Royal in October 2007, this £2.7 million centre incorporates a range of 'eco-friendly' features, with over £350,000 spent on sustainable technologies, winning it the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors' regional award for Sustainability in May 2007.Wem Library and Learning Centre
The centre is operated in partnership with Shropshire CouncilShropshire Council
Shropshire Council is a unitary authority in Shropshire, United Kingdom.It replaced the former two-tier local government structure in the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire on 1 April 2009, which involved its immediate predecessor, Shropshire County Council, and five non-metropolitan districts -...
Library services. It is situated in the centre of Wem, providing local learning opportunities to the people of Wem and the surrounding area.
Shipley Centre
The centre is situated in Gardenlands, ShipleyShipley
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and offers Horticulture and ICT courses.