Ryan Davidson wins a Proud of Barnsley Award

Here is an extract from the Barnsley Chronicle's Proud of Barnsley 2013 supplement, showing Ryan Davidson with his award. He won the apprentice of the year award for 2013 and is currently studying Painting and Decorating with us on day release from his job at Berneslai Homes.

 

Further details can be found at: http://www.barnsley-chronicle.co.uk/proudofbarnsley

 

Well done Ryan!

Open Evening: 27th of November 2013

Barnsley college has regular open evenings throughout the year to allow potential new students to get a taste of the courses we have available.

At the latest open evening the Construction trades had a competition to see who could create the most interactive and enjoyable stand.

Here are a few photographs from the event:

Craig, Josh, Bradley and Tutor Chris

Wall and Floor Tiling

Wallpapering demonstration

Contemplating his options

Stencilling with Al

Making pan stands with Joinery

The impossible task

Super Mario tile mosaic

Ryan is Bob the Builder

Stencilling demonstration

Inter-trade team work

Sponge work

Josh & Brad with completed wallpapering task

Craig tries out Bob

 

The department would like to give special thanks to the students who helped out at the trade stands, because they gave up their own time to ensure that all the visitors had an informative time.

Shoot to Score Competition

The Shoot to Score competition was a fund raising activity run by the Bricklayers to raise money for a local bowel cancer charity.

Students were asked to pay 50p to take five shots at the goalie model, where if they shot the ball through the big circle they were awarded 10 points and they were given 20 points if they scored in the small circle.

Students from both brickwork and plastering took part and we managed to raise £31.

There was a prize for the highest scorer, who was brickwork apprentice Jordan Bray. He scored 80 points with 5 shots and was awarded a Stabila level for his efforts.

Craig Brook achieves success in the Dulux Pitch2Win competition

Painting and Decorating student Craig Brook took part in this year's Pitch2Win competition, which is an annual contest run by Dulux to find the next new Dulux Select decorators.

Craig had to create a business plan for the competition and was one of only five chosen to pitch his ideas to the Dulux panel in a 'Dragon's Den' style contest.

Craig was awarded 3rd place for his efforts and his prizes include funds, equipment and advice to help his business, Brook Decor, get off the ground.

Here he is with tutor Chris Styan receiving his award:

 

Well done Craig!

Thank You letter from Barnsley College

Earlier this year the Plumbers made a donation to Barnsley Hospice after raising funds from the sale of pens. Here is a letter of thanks that we have received from the charity:

 

Thanks to all who contributed!

Joinery & Carpentry at Skillbuild 2013

The Joinery and Carpentry competitions were set to challenge and stretch the young wood workers taking part.

Barnsley College had 6 students involved: Jordan Rolfe, Alex Palmer and Josh Marlow took part in the Joinery competition and Danny Wright, Reece Wilson & Alex Squires competed in the Carpentry competition.

Here are the photographs from the day:

Plastering at Skillbuild 2013

The Plastering department has seen great success at this year's Skillbuild regional heats with Mark Sefton and Craig Perry both being awarded 1st place in their categories. Michael Gordon Taylor also came 2nd in the Senior category, meaning that Barnsley College secured the top spots in both competitions.

Here are the photographs: