Students cement good ties with the community
Furness College construction students took their skills out into the local community to help support a local sports club. The learners took up the challenge of creating a new concrete boundary wall for Lindal Cricket Club. The team of eight students, led by Brickwork tutor, Darran(Correct) Curtis, completed the project over two days last week. They also built a store shed for the village club. Mr Curtis said: “The students were very enthusiastic about the project. It was the first time some of the students have been out in the work place. It was a very good experience for the group to work outdoors on a real project. They have ...
Catering Students praised for their professionalism
Congratulations to our full-time catering and hospitality diploma students who pulled out all the stops this week by catering for over 250 people at ...
International Barber’s demonstration a great success
Furness College played host to the European Artistic Director for Wahl UK, Simon Shaw who travels extensively around the world acting as a brand ...
IT students to build super computer for the latest gaming programmes
Information technology students who are building their own computer are looking for some support from local companies. The Furness College students have come up ...
Bridget to build on love of architecture
Furness College Art & Design student, Bridget Pattinson, who has ambitions to run her own architectural business, was delighted to get a hand-written university ...
Two Furness heavyweights traded their suits for car overhauls to help celebrate National Apprenticeship Week.
North-West Evening Mail editor and publisher, Jonathan Lee, went head to head with Barrow and Furness MP John Woodcock to see who could change ...
Nail designs outstanding
Furness College is delighted to announce that two of its Level 3 Nail Students were successful at this year’s Scottish Nail Technician of the ...
IMechE President visits Furness College
Furness College was proud to entertain the president of The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Professor Roderick A Smith FREng FIMechE, to find out ...
Students design remote controlled parrot
Furness College students are helping a musical theatre group bring animal magic to the stage. Abbey Musical Society will present the heart-warming show of ...
Engineering students impressed with Olympic whitewater rafting course
Engineering diploma students from Furness College were given a look at a 10:1 scale model of a £30m, Olympic-standard, whitewater rafting course set to ...
Love Barrow Awards finalists revealed
After sifting through piles of nominations the three finalists in the eight categories for the Love Barrow Awards have been published. The winners will ...