Easter Egg Raffle 2013

This year’s Easter egg raffle was won by Plumbing tutor Ian Wileman, with a runner-up prize going to Dale Greenwell from Plastering. Ian’s lucky ticket was drawn by Barry Dolan from the hundreds of tickets sold, and awarded Ian the prize of 5 large Easter eggs.
 

The raffle was a great success, with over £75 being raised for the bowel cancer unit at Barnsley Hospital.

The department would like to thank all staff and students who took part in the raffle for contributing to the funds raised for this great cause.

 

Professional Studies Football Match

Here are some of the students who took part in the Professional Studies football match at the Honeywell Sports Centre on the 19th of March 2013.

 

The final score was 9-6 to the second year team, who now have bragging rights over the first years until the next match. Well done!

 

Winner team- the 2nd Year Professional Studies Students.

The 1st Year side- hoping for better luck next term.

Construction at the Progression Fair 2013

The Progression Fair is an annual event in the Atrium that encourages current Barnsley College students to explore their options for the next academic year.

All departments have a stall to advertise the courses they have on offer and this year our Construction stand was represented by Wall and Floor Tiling staff and students doing a mosaic activity.

Here are a few photos from the event:

 

Joinery Apprentice Ryan Fowler tries his hand at Mosaicing



Learning for Living & Work students help make the elephant



Beth Smith & Alex Davies volunteered to help out at the fair



The clown taking shape



The elephant design



The activity attracts students from other areas



This student enjoyed taking part

 

The clown is nearly finished, with student Sarah Watson and staff.

 

 

Jason Whitehead wins the E & R Fuller Award for Bricklaying

Bricklaying student Jason Whitehead has won another award for his excellent work!

 

On Monday he was awarded the E & R Fuller Award for Bricklaying by The Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers.

 

The award acknowledges Jason's success in 2012 as the national winner of the Skillbuild competition. In the same year he was named the Hanson Young Bricklayer of the Year and also won a Barnsley College Excellence award and a Proud of Barnsley award.

 

Here he is with his award and Bricklaying tutor Keith Parr.

Receiving his award from The Master

With other award winners from Colleges & Military establishments

Jason has seen tremendous success during his time at Barnsley College and we hope he will continue to achieve great things in the future.

 

Primary school children visit Barugh Green site

Pupils from Barugh Green primary school were invited to the Construction at Barnsley College's Barugh Green site to meet Father Christmas and see demonstrations on brick arches, plaster moulding and tile mosaic.

Here is a short video of the things they got up to during their visit:

Festive Football Event

The Festive Football event was a Construction-wide tournament to reward our students for their hard work this term & also to unwind on the run up to the Christmas break. Leigh Mackie, the Sports Development Officer at the Sports Academy, kindly offered us the opportunity and organised the event along with her team of referees & linesmen. 

The winning team was 'Boggy's AFC', which was made up of students from Plastering, Wall and Floor Tiling & Brickwork, with the runner up team being 'Top Joiners FC'. There were 9 teams in the tournament, so reaching the final was an achievement in itself, with both teams being so well matched that the final had to be decided by penalties.

Here are a few photographs of the trophy giving ceremony:

The final was decided by penalty shoot out



Cameron accepts the runner-up trophy for Top Joiner FC

Top Joiners FC with runner-up trophy

Jordan receives winning trophy for Boggy's AFC

Holding the trophy aloft

Winning side: Boggy's AFC

Construction Christmas Creations

Here are a few pictures of the festive themed work that has been created by Construction students from across the trade areas.

Plastering, Wall & Floor Tiling and Brickwork's Santa's Grotto:

The plastering & Tiling students who helped to create the grotto.

 

Reindeers: 2 plaster cast, 2 tile mosaic

Sleigh

Chimney & roof display

Santa

Mosaic Reindeer

Tutor Mark Whitham with Santa

 

Brickwork's Brick Christmas Tree

 

Brickwork Christmas Tree

Jack, Jack & Will with tree.
 

 

Painting & Decorating's Christmas Murals

 

North Pole Santa created by Alison H.

With Christmas Tree mural created by Dan A



 

If you would like to see how these pieces were created, then please see our Construction at Barnsley College Facebook page for further photographs.