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Every day the Trident Park Energy Recovery Facility transforms non-recycled waste from nine local councils into vital renewable energy and part of the facility is dedicated to welcoming the local community and school children from across SouthWales to learn about how unwanted waste can become a resource and now over 2,000 people have been through the doors. The £223m Energy Recovery Facility process 350,000 t of unwanted material each year and the educational facil now been awarded the nationally recognised Learning Outside the Classroom certification, for displaying excellence in offering an alternative forum for educating students away from the school environment alongside a world-class facility that generates 30MWof electricity for the national grid, that is enough to power around 50,000 households.
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Based at Newhampton Arts Centre, the free-to-attendMilitary Preparation College is helping to prepare teens for careers in the Armed Forces, civilian workplaces or further education.
Cllr Bob Derbyshire CabinetMember for Cardiff and Chair of Prosiect Gwyrdd Joint Committee said: “We congratulate Viridor staff at Trident Park’s education and visitor centre on their award and we greatly value the role they play in educating residents about renewable energy. As the lead authority in Prosiect Gwyrdd we facilitated the development of this plant which converts non-recyclable waste into thirty megawatts of renewable energy every year and allows 5 local authorities to reduce to almost ze ro what they send to landfill.We full y recommend residents visit this education centre and learn about the importance of energy recovery.”
Ross Clifford, Trident Park’s Education and Visitor Centre Manager added: “Since we opened the Visitor Centre we have welcomed nearly 2,000 people through the door and have received very positive feedback with the over-riding view that they find the experience informative, enjoyable and engaging. It is amazing to see children develop their understanding of how things that they put in their bin can be transformed into energy. It’s also worth pointing out that the outreach
sessions we offer are also very well-received, and in 2015/16 we engaged with just under 2,000 participants.”
www.viridor.co.uk University of Roehampton celebrates 175th anniversary University
This year marks the 175th anniversary of the foundation ofWhitelands, the University of Roehampton’s oldest college. As part of a series of events to recognise this milestone, a service of thanksgiving was held atWestminster Abbey on 24May.
The service, led by Roehampton Pro-Chancellor and Dean ofWestminster the Very Reverend John Hall, was attended by staff, alumni, students and honorary alumni including Sister Dorothy Bell OBE, Dr Priscilla Chadwick, Dr DaleepMukarj Julian Filochowski CMG OBE. Also attending were the Chancellor Professor Dame JacquelineWilson, Chair of Council Sir David Bell, Vice Chancellor Professor Paul O’Prey and other senior staff. Roehampton’sWhitelands College was
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founded in 1841 as a teacher training college for women by the Church of England’s National Society, and by the early twentieth century it came to be regarded as one of the foremost
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women’s teacher training colleges in the country. Today, the University of Roehampton is the UK’s longest running provider of higher education to women in the country and continues to be one of the biggest providers of teacher education. The service atWestminster Abbey provided an opportunity to reflect and celebrate the origins of what is now considered London’s best modern university.
Vice Chancellor, Paul O’Prey comments, “These celebrations are about recognising our rich heritage, but they also provide an opportunity to l ook forwards to the future.We are p roud that, throughWhitelands College, we have providing higher education to women
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than any other university in the country. But we are also pleased that the values of our four Colleges continue to inform what we do today, and will do so for very many years to come.” In the 175 years since its foundation, the
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events taking place across the year to pay tribute to the University’s heritage.
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University of Roehampton has been committed to its key values of providing education to people from all backgrounds. Today, half of its students are the first in their family to attend university. The thanksgiving service is one of several
A specialist training college dedicated to helping 16-19 year olds in Wolverhampton get fit and ready for employment has celebrated its first anniversary in the city.
Since opening last year, theWolverhamptonMilitary Preparation College, based at Newhampton Arts Centre, has helped nearly 90 young people from the local area to develop their fitness, functional skills and self-confidence.
Through its unique ‘active learning’ curriculum, the College helps prepare teens for careers in the Armed Forces, civilian workplaces or further education. Since its launch, nearly 30 College students have progressed into full-time employment o r further education.
Among these young people is 18-year-old Edward Griffin fromWednesfield. Edward left school at 16 with disappointing academic results, having failed to pass both his English andMaths GCSE exams. Determined to pursue his dream of joining the Army, he signed up for the College last August.
He comments: “WolverhamptonMilitary Preparation College has helped me in so many ways. I didn’t do very well in school as I found the lessons boring, so I quickly lost interest. The College has helped me to refocus and given me new direction. The instructors really help to motivate you and I’m now a much more confident and independent person than I was before.”
After only 10 months at the College, he has now passed the Army’s tough selection process and will be starting his military career later this year. He adds: “I would never have been able to join the Army without the support of the Military Preparation College. Before I started there I was so unfit it took me 22 minutes to run a mile and a half. I’ve now halved that time. The College has also given me a second chance to gain both myMaths and English qualifications.”
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