43-505: Malvern Hills Arts and Community College is a non-profit company set up in April 2021 to manage the bid to save the site of the former Malvern Hills College / Malvern School of Art from being sold to developers by its current owners who received the site for free as part of a merger in 2016. Known for a short while from 2009 to 2016 as South Worcestershire College (Malvern Campus), in August 2016
86-409: A 345-hectare commercial farm with a large dairy herd, beef and sheep, wildlife habitats including woodlands, grasslands and wetlands. The college also has equine facilities, with stabling for over 100 horses, an indoor school, a covered school and large outdoor riding arenas. There are 3 forges, purpose-built centres for horticulture and veterinary nursing, as well as a large animal welfare centre housing
129-464: A March 2015 inspection, an Ofsted report accorded the college an overall Grade 2 (Good) for its performance. The college is a member of the Collab Group of high performing schools. The Henley-in-Arden centre focused on sports-related studies, health and beauty, fashion and textiles and offered courses from further education right through to postgraduate qualifications. After a reassessment of
172-551: A broad range of subjects to students aged 16 and over. It was formed in 1996 with the merger of Mid-Warwickshire College in Leamington Spa and Warwickshire College for Agriculture, Horticulture, Equine & Related Studies (formerly Warwickshire College of Agriculture) in Moreton Morrell and became Warwickshire College. In a further expansion, the college merged with Rugby College in 2003, followed shortly by
215-627: A children's nursery. The Leamington Spa centre is also the current home to Warwickshire School of Arts. The school of arts offers foundation diploma in art and design and extended/national diploma in fashion and clothing. Located in the Warwickshire countryside, the Moreton Morrell centre offers courses in equine, farriery and blacksmithing, agriculture, countryside, arboriculture, environment, horticulture, construction, floristry, animal welfare and veterinary nursing. The resources include
258-422: A home for Malvern School of Art which was formed in 1886. It was purpose-built for such a type of provision and included specialist art studios, printmaking studio, jewellery & silver-smithing workshops, ceramics and sculpture workshops, an historic arts library, catering course facilities and a textile department amongst others. It provided some full and part-time vocational education for students aged 14–18 but
301-467: A large sum of money to the project and was followed by grants totaling £800,000.00 by local authorities. As yet no deal has been reached as WCG are keen to get a protective educational covenant overturned, against the community and local authority wishes, in order to maximise sale value. No date has been set for this court date yet. The college has its beginnings when it was first constructed as Malvern Technical College and School of Art in 1928 to provide
344-539: A merger between WCG and South Worcestershire College took place, adding two further campus' in Worcestershire at Evesham and Malvern . At this point, it was decided that the college would trade as WCG to avoid conflicts between Warwickshire in the name, and three campus being in Worcestershire. The college has Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) awards in engineering, equine, farriery, maintenance and construction, and leadership and management. Following
387-592: A new campus opening in Warwick called the Trident Centre . It then merged with a fifth site at Henley-in-Arden . In August 2007, WCG merged with Pershore College, Centre of Horticultural Excellence , in Worcestershire, spreading Warwickshire College across the two counties. In 2014, each college was given an individual identity in that Warwickshire College Royal Leamington Spa Centre became Royal Leamington Spa College, part of Warwickshire College Group. In 2016
430-556: A protest and rally held in Priory Park , Malvern Hills District Council reaffirmed it commitment to uphold the covenant to continue education facilities at the Albert Road site. Following a campaign ' Save Malvern Hills College ' run by former students, staff, business leaders, councillors, educators & community representatives to save the school, a new non-profit company, Malvern Hills Arts & Community College Limited,
473-417: A shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. A shadow authority was again elected in 1997 ahead of the significant district boundary changes which came into effect on 1 April 1998. Political control of the district council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 2000 have been: Following the 2023 election the composition of
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#1732782422188516-454: A two-tier non-metropolitan county of Worcestershire. The parishes from Malvern Hills district which had been the rural districts of Bromyard and Ledbury prior to 1974 were transferred to the new Herefordshire authority, whilst the parishes which had been the old Tenbury Rural District were added to Malvern Hills District from the abolished Leominster District. As such the boundary between Worcestershire and Herefordshire as re-established in 1998
559-654: A wide range of animals and facilities. Pershore College is situated on a 60-hectare (150-acre) site near Evesham , Worcestershire (though close to the Warwickshire border) and offers courses in Horticulture, Arboriculture, Animal Welfare, Veterinary Nursing, Agritech, Health & Social Care, Counselling and Sport. The resources include a commercial plant nursery , retail garden centre, fruit unit with fruit juice and cider production, amenity grounds, commercial glasshouses and vertical farm/agri-tech facilities. The college also manages 2 Plant Heritage National Collections in
602-613: Is a local government district in Worcestershire , England . Its council is based in Malvern , the district's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Tenbury Wells and Upton-upon-Severn and a large rural area covering much of the western side of the county, including numerous villages. The district is named after the Malvern Hills , which are a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . The district
645-486: Is a large workshop area for the Motor Vehicle courses with vehicles donated by manufacturers for use by the college and students to repair and maintain. There is a traditional engineering workshop, equipped with lathes, milling machines and grinding machines. There is also a materials lab along with electrical/electronic and pneumatics labs. The courses studied here are mainly engineering and motor vehicle based. There
688-414: Is a relatively new building. It houses a conference suite on the top floor with catering facilities. There is also a Learning Resource Centre with an open learning area and internet enabled PC's. There are also a number of computer suites for classes around the building. Many companies, including Alstom, Cable and Wireless, Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls-Royce and Telent, send their apprentices to this centre. There
731-541: Is almost identical to the pre-1974 boundary, the only exception being a small area containing Park Wood which had been transferred from Mathon to West Malvern in 1986 and so went to Malvern District and Worcestershire rather than Herefordshire. Following the boundary changes in 1998, the hills after which the district is named now lie principally along its western edges. Malvern Hills District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Worcestershire County Council . The whole district
774-448: Is also a 3D design area which has facilities for model making. In 2015, Trident 2 opened, a specialist engineering building with workshops and labs tailored to the high demands of the colleges customers. The Evesham campus has facilities including motor vehicle workshops, a hair & beauty training salon and energy training centre. It merged with Warwickshire College Group in August 2016 whilst part of South Worcestershire College and
817-419: Is covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. Since 2014 the council has shared a chief executive and other staff with neighbouring Wychavon District Council . The council has been under no overall control since 2019. Since 2020 the administration has been a coalition of the independents and Greens. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as
860-591: Is famous for its fishing and runs across the northern half of the district, from Tenbury Wells , to its confluence with the River Severn near Worcester , close to the site of the Battle of Worcester . Historically, the Teme Valley was famous for its orchards and hop yards, though these declined during the second half of the 20th century, with some revival since c. 2000 . The River Severn forms
903-543: Is located in Leamington Spa. It lies to the west of the town centre, in the Milverton area of town. It offers courses including A Levels, business, health care, hair and beauty, construction, travel and tourism and supported learning programmes. The centre has a range of facilities, including a learning centre and library, a lecture theatre, hair and beauty salon, sports hall and gym, a travel centre, college shop and
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#1732782422188946-644: Is now known as Evesham College, part of WCG. Malvern Hills College began as Malvern School of Art in 1886 and has continued this tradition since, being at the present site at the foot of the Malvern Hills in Great Malvern since the 1900s. Other facilities include the Malvern Community Learning Centre and dedicated hair and beauty salons. It merged with WCG in August 2016 whilst part of South Worcestershire College and
989-432: Is now known as Malvern Hills College, part of WCG. In 2020, WCG announced Malvern College would close in spring 2021 saying the campus had not been financially viable for a number of years, and blamed reduced adult education funding and shrinking student numbers. A local campaign to save the college has been formed, including civic leaders, local businesses and academics. Malvern Hills District Council Malvern Hills
1032-565: Is the managing body that administers several colleges of further education in the English West Midlands , namely in the counties of Warwickshire and Worcestershire . Its most recent acquisition concerned its August 2016 merger with South Worcestershire College of which the two campuses then reverted to their historical names of Evesham College in Evesham and Malvern Hills College in Great Malvern . The merger makes it
1075-523: The Council House on Avenue Road in Malvern. It was built between 1874 and 1880 as a house. It later served as a school from 1909 until 1925, when it was bought by the former Malvern Urban District Council and converted to become their headquarters, passing to Malvern Hills District Council on its creation in 1974. The Malvern Hills themselves form the border between, and offer scenic views over,
1118-468: The Malvern campus for Evesham and Malvern Hills College in 2000, renamed South Worcestershire College in 2009. The college was operated by the Wyvern Trust, which was formed 1982 to manage and maintain the existence of Malvern Hills College when the site was purchased by Malvern Hills District Council following an unsuccessful attempt by the council of the former Hereford and Worcester county to sell
1161-407: The college has always been arts education, predominantly funded by the students themselves. The facilities provided at the site are a rare example A 2006 Ofsted report accorded the school, under its former name of Evesham and Malvern Hills College, a Grade 2 (good), while a 2007 follow up report disclosed the college's firm intention to purchase the Malvern site and extend the facilities. Many of
1204-407: The college merged with Warwickshire College Group (WCG) and reverted to its historical name. The school was closed down in 2020 by WCG and a campaign, 'Save Malvern Hills College' was set up by arts students, staff, business leaders, councillors, community representatives and educators to try to save the important site and provision. The campaign gained the support of The Bransford Trust who pledged
1247-615: The college's resources and the students demographic and locality, Henley-in-Arden College courses are now run at Moreton Morrell College and Royal Leamington Spa College in 2016, but gymnasium facilities still exist. On 23 October 2019 both WCG and Wasps RFC jointly announced that the centre would be sold to Wasps for use as a new training ground as it did not own one since moving into the region in December 2014. "Wasps Rugby to purchase Henley-in-Arden Sport Centre - WCG" . wcg.ac.uk . Retrieved 23 October 2019 . The main campus for WCG
1290-457: The council was: The independents all sit together as the "Democratic Independent" group, which forms the council's administration with the Greens. The next election is due in 2027. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 31 councillors representing 18 wards , each electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. The council is based at
1333-542: The counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire . The district includes approximately half of the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (prior to the 1998 alterations to its boundary, it covered most of the AONB). The district bounds onto the counties of Gloucestershire , Herefordshire and Shropshire , as well as the Worcestershire districts of Wychavon, Worcester and Wyre Forest . The River Teme
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1376-539: The eastern boundary of the district (with Wychavon ) between Stourport and Worcester, whilst to the south of Worcester the district includes parishes to the east of the Severn; the river is also popular with anglers and has public navigation rights. The area has a significant spa heritage and Malvern water is bottled and distributed commercially worldwide. The spa buildings (The Pump Rooms) survive at Tenbury Wells and many free spring water sources are available to
1419-1169: The former South Worcestrshire College, together with the outreach locations, was about 7,000 of which about 10% were students aged 16–18 pursuing full-time education. In addition to the large majority of courses which were financed by the students themselves, the college was independently financed by the Worcestershire Local Authority which in turn was partly funded by a grant from the European Social Fund (ESF) to provide level 1 recognised national qualifications in Hairdressing, Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair, Engineering, Animal Care and Construction. The college had an Acquired Brain Injury Centre and also offered students NVQs and BTEC First, National and Higher National diplomas and certificates. and access to higher education programmes. ESOL courses are provided for Migrant workers and students needing English language support. The main provision at
1462-400: The land and buildings. The trust was dissolved on the merger with Evesham College. The complex contains special teaching facilities and salons for hair and beauty therapy, art and crafts studios, workshops and the Malvern Community Learning Centre for adults. In November 2020 it was announced that Malvern Hills College would close down in the summer of 2021. A covenant on the buildings requires
1505-643: The largest group of further and adult education institutions in the country and one of the five colleges in the United Kingdom empowered by the Privy Council with the authority to award Foundation Degrees As of June 2018 the group manages seven colleges with a faculty of around 1,500 staff for approximately 15,000 students. The group offers more than 1,000 courses over 20 areas of discipline with an A-Level pass rate of 98%. The group provides National Curriculum courses and vocational education in
1548-659: The popular and much visited College gardens. The college was home to the Royal Horticultural Society Regional Centre until 2019, and the site currently is the headquarters of the Alpine Garden Society . There is also a specialist animal unit. Pershore College was originally an independent institution founded in 1954 to train horticultural workers in the Vale of Evesham . It began offering higher education courses in 1993 and
1591-659: The site so that the community in Malvern & beyond can benefit from the college. Following a ruling in favour of Warwickshire Colleges Group by a High Court judge on 14 June 2023, Malvern Hills District Council was forced to back down on the covenant which insists that the Malvern Hills College campus always be used for an educational purpose, effectively opening the possibility for the site to be sold for housing development. Download coordinates as: Warwickshire College Group WCG (formerly Warwickshire College Group and Warwickshire College )
1634-612: The site to be used for educational purposes, despite a bid from the community to save the college and Malvern Town Council appointing the college as an asset of community value, WCG continued with the closure. WCG launched Malvern Hills Centre for Digital & Cyber Technology, on the Malvern Hills Science Park specialising in a limited offer of IT courses for adults. The centre opened in September 2021 but failed to recruit and closed. In November 2021, following
1677-708: The suggestions in the 2006 report had also been addressed. The Evesham campus, now returned to its former name of Evesham College following the 2016 merger with the Warwickshire College Group and is located in Davies Road, Evesham. The Malvern campus, which returned to its former name, is located in Albert Road North, Malvern and has been known as Malvern College of Further Education, (around 1965) then Malvern Hills College, until merging with Evesham College in September 2000 to become
1720-417: Was formed in 1998 had different boundaries to the 1974–1998 district. In the 2021 census the population of the Malvern Hills district was 79,973. The neighbouring districts are Wyre Forest , Wychavon , Worcester , Tewkesbury , Forest of Dean , Herefordshire and Shropshire . On 1 April 1998 the county of Hereford and Worcester was abolished, being split into a unitary authority of Herefordshire and
1763-432: Was formed to take a bid forward to WCG . In addition to the money previously pledged by The Bransford Trust A grant of £400,000.00 from Malvern Hills District Council, was matched by a further grant of the same amount by Worcester County council. Together, the three funding partners are working with the newly created non-profit Malvern Hills Arts & Community College to try reach a deal with Warwickshire College Group to buy
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1806-695: Was merged into WCG in August 2007. Rugby College of Further Education operated until 31 July 2003. It was dissolved by statutory instrument on 1 August 2003. The Rugby centre's new building opened in 2010. It houses the Power Academy, to train people in power generation manufacture. The centre also includes a Learning Resource Centre, sports hall and gym, astroturf pitch, meeting and conference facilities, purpose-built art, design and craft workshops, hair and beauty salons, theatre and college nursery. The Trident Business and Technology Centre in Warwick
1849-484: Was predominantly an adult education college focussed on arts and skills education. The college was a lifeline to the community from Malvern and beyond enabling arts & skills learning benefitting the students in so many ways from improved mental health, giving confidence to re-enter the jobs market, launch new careers and help social isolation. The total number of enrolled students for the Evesham and Malvern campuses of
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