UOD – Buxton 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 in…
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Top award for Buxton Sportability
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Students Join Fashion Revolution at Foxlowe
CATWALK creations inspired by all cultures will be paraded on the catwalk at Foxlowe Arts Centre in Leek when students from UOD – Buxton show off their talent at the Fashion Revolution Show. A group of 23 students from the Extended Diploma in Art and Design are busy creating garments and accessories based on the…
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Apprentices needed to make their names in world of catering
CATERING apprenticeships are hot news at UOD – Buxton this spring as kitchens all over the district are lining up to take on new trainees. No less than 14 local pubs, restaurants and hotels have contacted the college to try and fill vacancies in their kitchens with another four wanting front of house staff to…
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Joiner Joe puts his skills to the test in competition
APPRENTICE joiner Joe Salt is honing his skills in readiness for the biggest multi-trade competition in the country. The nineteen-year-old, from Checkley, will represent UOD – Buxton at the Skill Build Competition being run by the Construction Industry Training Board at Stockport College on May 10. He will have six hours in which to manufacture…
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UOD – Buxton players top the football league
YOUNG soccer players at UOD – Buxton have ended the season on a high after being placed at the top of their league run by the AOC (Association of Colleges). Playing against teams from the Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire area, the Buxton & Leek team won six of their eight matches, drew one and lost…
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Spa sparkles as best in the country
BEAUTY students at UOD – Buxton are training at one of the best facilities in the business. Buxton’s Devonshire Spa at the University of Derby’s Buxton Campus has been named the best day spa in the country, beating luxurious facilities including The Urban Retreat at Harrods, in a nationwide competition run by Professional Beauty magazine.…
