HEALTH and social care students from Buxton & Leek College are aiming to extend their learning beyond the classroom and gain some real world experience on a medical mission in Uganda. Course tutor Helena Brown, a registered nurse from Chapel-en-le-Frith, is hoping to accompany a second group of her students to the African country to…
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Healthcare students fundraise to bring hope to Africa
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Sporty students trained to take the lead
INTREPID outdoor sports students from Buxton & Leek College are qualified to take the lead after gaining their Basic Expedition Leaders Awards from Sports Leaders UK. A group of 12 second year students from the college’s Buxton campus completed a sixty mile hike of the Sandstone Trail from Frodsham to Whitchurch in March, camping overnight…
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Students lead show of community pride
MORE than 300 schoolchildren from the Buxton area braved this week’s cold weather and rolled up their sleeves to help clean up their local park in a community pride event led by Buxton & Leek College students. The Big Railings Clean, which has now become an annual event in Buxton, saw students and primary school…
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Ex-student Katie pedals her way to glory
A FORMER Buxton & Leek College student has her sights set on the Paralympics after becoming a national champion in para-cycling. Katie Toft, 23, from Chinley, who was born with Cerebral Palsy, rode to glory in the British National C3 Time Trial in Nottinghamshire this April then followed it up with a win in the…
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Hair and beauty students showcase skills at Buxton’s Dome
SUNDAY May 8 promises a visual feast for visitors to Buxton’s famous Devonshire Dome when trainee hairdressers and beauty and spa therapists from Buxton & Leek College battle it out in their annual show of talent. More than 150 learners of all ages will show off their skills to produce a catwalk show using their…
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Top award for Buxton Sportability
BUXTON & Leek College students have bagged a top award for putting the ability into disability sport. Their Sportability Club – part of the Athletic Union of the University of Derby Students’ Union – has more than 40 members drawn from the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales area and was named Club of the Year…
