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Awareness to Wellness Day
UCS Lowestoft’s Holistic Therapies Foundation degree students organised an Awareness to Wellness Day designed to give people the chance to sample some of the treatments available...
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Dermalogica Institute Visit
Level 3 Beauty Therapy students from Lowestoft College had an insight into the industry when they spent time at the Dermalogica Institute in Cambridgeshire...
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Heats Send Sparks Flying
Sparks flew at the Eastern region heats of the Skillweld competition held at Lowestoft College...
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Students Make Their Vote Count
Students and staff have been making their vote count by helping to pick Lowestoft College’s entries for a national hairdressing competition...
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Student Says Goodbye to His Hair
A 23-year-old Lowestoft College student said goodbye to his hair on Tuesday when he has his head shaved for charity and is set to raise over £750 in sponsorship...
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College Helps Haiti Fund
Lowestoft College has donated just over £400 to help those affected by the earthquake in Haiti...
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2010 the Year to Stay Fit and Healthy
Students and staff from Lowestoft College determined to make 2010 the year to stay fit and healthy were given a bit of a boost last week with a special roadshow...
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Fashionable Trip
Lowestoft College’s Air Cabin Crew students had a taste the high life with a short visit to one of the world’s fashion capitals - Milan...
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M & H Plastics Visit
Beccles company M & H Plastics opened its doors to a group of local students, including a number from Lowestoft College, giving them a glimpse in to the manufacturing industry...
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Wii Fitness
Foundation Studies students from Lowestoft College are using the latest technology to help improve their fitness, co-ordination and IT skills...
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Hair-raising Fund Raising
Students from the North Suffolk Skills Centre have been using their creativity to raise over £600 for a children’s charity...
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Autosport 2010
Motor Vehicle students from Lowestoft College had a break from the workshop when they spent the day at the Autosport show in Birmingham’s NEC...
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Principal’s Retirement Plans
Lowestoft College’s principal Gwen Parsons has officially announced she is to retire in August 2010. Mrs Parsons joined Lowestoft College in 2002 making the move from Wolverhampton where she was Vice Principal at the city’s College...
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Laura Scoops a Medal for Excellence
A former Lowestoft College student has scooped a prestigious award in recognition of her work and contribution to college life...
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Paralympian Visits College
Mel Clarke, Bronze medallist at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, visited Lowestoft College to share her experiences as an athlete with Sport and Leisure Level 3 students...
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In at the Deep End
Learners on the new Energy Skills Foundation Programme were in for a surprise this week when they were thrown in at the deep end of Lowestoft College’s environmental sea survival training tank…
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Students Pushed to the Limit
Uniformed Services students from Lowestoft College were pushed to their limit by the Royal Marines…
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Can They Stand The Heat?
Welding apprentices and students are being asked if they can stand the heat by signing up to take part in the Skillweld 2010…
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College Week
Students from Lowestoft College are being given the chance to take part in a number of special space-themed activities to mark National Colleges’ Week from 9 and 15 November...
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Dragons Consider Design Pitch in the Den
A Lowestoft College student and his tutor teamed up to take part in Lowestoft’s very own version of the BBC’s ‘Dragon’s Den’...
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Question Time
Within just a few days of starting their course, a group of Lowestoft College students has been given a taste of working to deadlines...
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GCSE Success
Students from Lowestoft College have impressed with their GCSE results and the college has this year seen an improvement in its results.
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Lowestoft College Achieves Customer Service Excellence Standard
On 27 May 2009, following a successful assessment by SGS United Kingdom Ltd, Lowestoft College achieved Customer Service Excellence. This Government standard helps those delivering public services put their customers at the core of what they do. The success follows the college’s achievement of Charter Mark in 2006…
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Standards Design Winner
A series of posters to raise awareness of the ten general principles that govern public life has been designed for Waveney District Council by Lowestoft College student Arran North...
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Top Travel Students
Working in Travel 3 student Laura Morgan has beaten off competition from around the county to receive the Adult Learner Award at The Big Skill Awards for Suffolk…
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Prince's Trust go to Church
Part of a church belonging to the Kirkley Run Mission has been transformed by the Lowestoft Prince’s Trust Team 38…
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Healthy Education
A member of staff at Lowestoft College is trying to encourage students to leave the sofa in favour of a more active lifestyle...
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Suffolk Colleges’ Construction Competition
The skills of brickwork, carpentry and joinery and painting and decorating students from Lowestoft College were showcased at the annual Suffolk Colleges’ Construction Competition...
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Award from the National Federation of Builders
A painting and decorating student from Lowestoft College has gained acclaim for his skills with an Award from the National Federation of Builders...
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Holistics in Italy
The internet has helped one woman to land the opportunity of a lifetime; working in a yoga and holistic therapies retreat in Italy...
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Apprentices in Action
The skills of apprentices from across the region will be put to the test in the annual Norfolk and Waveney Building Apprentices’ Competition on Thursday, June 18...
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Painting and Decorating Success
Painting and decorating students from Lowestoft College proved their skills in the trade when they took part in the Dulux Apprentice of the Year 2009 competition...
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Sparks Fly in Welding Challenge
Apprentices may be battling it out in front of Alan Sugar – but it’s at Lowestoft College where the sparks are really flying...
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Homemade Home
While TV’s Kirstie Allsopp has been trying her hand at traditional craft techniques, a number of degree students from University Campus Suffolk Lowestoft have been rediscovering some skills for themselves...
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Welding Demonstrations
Welding and engineering students from Lowestoft College found out about technical side of the industry with a series of demonstrations...
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Charity Dog Show – 2nd May 20009
The sixth charity dog show, organised by students from the Advanced National Certificate in Animal Management from Lowestoft College, raised over £1000 for charity...
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Wild Meat
Catering students from Lowestoft College improved their butchery skills when they visited game specialists The Wild Meat Company Ltd…
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Holocaust Survivor Visit
On Wednesday 6 May over 100 students and staff from Lowestoft College heard testimony from a Holocaust survivor, Eva Clarke, as part of a visit organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET)...
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Bradford Textile Society Student Awards
Two BA (Hons) Design (Design Crafts) students from University Campus Suffolk Lowestoft have impressed with their creativity in the prestigious national Bradford Textile Society Student Awards...
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Graduate Success
A BA (Hons) Design Crafts graduate who has made an impression on a leading British fashion designer has been inspiring budding designers by talking to those currently on the degree course.
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Students Meet Their MP
Students from Lowestoft College had the chance make their opinions heard by Waveney MP Bob Blizzard who held a surgery at the St Peter’s Street campus...
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Adrenaline Pumping Experience
The adrenaline was pumping for Lowestoft College’s Uniform Services students when they spent a day with the Royal Marines Commando display team at the Royal Hospital School in Ipswich...
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Navy Trip
Uniformed Services students from Lowestoft College were tested mentally and physically with a visit to the Royal Navy’s Training Centre HMS Collingwood in Portsmouth...
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Students Sport New T-Shirts
Students from Lowestoft College’s Uniform Services Level 3 will be sporting new T-shirts this year thanks to a donation from the RAF...
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Chinese New Year Fundraising
Students selling fortune cookies at Lowestoft College have raised in excess of £175 to benefit a local children’s home…
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Chinese New Year
Students and staff from Lowestoft College have been marking the start of Chinese New Year – the Year of the Ox - with different activities and displays. ..
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A Look At The Fast Lane
Motor Vehicle students from Lowestoft College had a glimpse into life in the fast lane when they visited the annual Autosport International Racing Car Show…
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Powerboating
A passion for boats has led to one man to take on a new challenge; joining the Boat Construction and Maintenance course at Lowestoft College…
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Prize-winning Poster
18-year-old Sarah Burden has shown she has a flair for design by winning £100 for a poster she created for a health and safety campaign…
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Football Coaching Course
A former Ipswich Town footballer and Masters Graduate are hoping their combined skills and experience will give students the edge on the latest course being offered at University Campus Suffolk Lowestoft.
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Air Ambulance Fundraising Day
Health and Social Care students from Lowestoft College held a charity fundraising day in aid of The East Anglian Air Ambulance.
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Art Students Highlight Health and Safety Message
Art and design students from Lowestoft College have been designing awareness posters to support health and safety in the workplace…
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Irish Travel
Students from Lowestoft College’s Travel and Tourism department left the classroom to get a first-hand experience of the industry they’re hoping to work in…
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Students Put Police Through their Paces
Students from Lowestoft College have been helping to put police officers through their paces by taking part in Public Disorder Training exercises…
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Dog Handler Demonstration
Uniformed Services students from Lowestoft College were given an insight into the prison service with a special demonstration by Dog Handlers from Whitemoor Prison…
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Running to Raise
Students from the Level 2 Uniformed Services course at Lowestoft College put their best foot forward for charity by taking part in a sponsored run.
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The Hindu Festival of Light - Diwali
Students and staff from Lowestoft College have been learning more about different cultures by taking part in a range of activities to celebrate Diwali…
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Roles Reversed for College Lecturers
The roles were reversed for two Lowestoft College catering lecturers when they were shown the ropes at Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons by a former student…
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Newsons' New Apprentice
Newsons has taken on its first apprentice - he's Jordon Jenner, who is studying at Lowestoft College for the next two years doing 3 days a week at the college and the rest of the time at the yard…
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Solar, so good
Lowestoft College has trained over 40 people to install, set-up and maintain solar thermal domestic hot water systems.The two day course, which is open to qualified plumbers and heating engineers, is fully accredited by BPEC and takes place in the College’s purpose built Sustainable Energy Centre…
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Fish Traders
Catering students from Lowestoft College have been learning more about the food they cook by visiting Coles Fish Merchants…
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Travel & Tourism Awards
The Travel and Tourism department of Lowestoft College held its annual Award Ceremony at the Sir Christopher Cockerell Centre to celebrate the success of the last academic year…
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Chef’s Challenge
A catering and hospitality lecturer and assessor from Lowestoft College travelled to Switzerland to lead a team of chefs as they prepared an English themed menu at a luxury five star hotel…
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Skyhigh Catering
While many students are enjoying their summer holidays, one group of caterers from Lowestoft College have been gaining valuable work experience at the Farnborough and Lowestoft Airshows…
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Training Testing Students
Air Cabin Crew students from Lowestoft College found out how disorientating it can be to enter a smoke filled plane when they spent the day at the easyJet Training Academy in Luton…
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Designs Set to Impress at BA (Hons) Show
BA (Hons) Design students are putting the finishing touches to their Degree Show which takes place from July 10 to 17 in Lowestoft College’s Sir Christopher Cockerell Centre…
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Lowestoft College’s Celebration of Student Achievement 2008
Lowestoft College’s Celebration of Student Achievement is an annual awards ceremony to pay tribute to some remarkable people.
Read the full story to see details of this year's nominees…
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Students’ Sustainable Space
A sustainable garden has been created from a patch of waste land on Lowestoft College’s campus. Students and staff from the Foundation Studies courses are hoping they have green fingers as they have been given the task of looking after it…
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Spanish Spa Beckons
A new life in Spain beckons for five Lowestoft College students who are hoping to get their careers off to a great start by working in the exclusive spa of the Hyatt Regency La Manga in Murcia…
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Students Live the High Life
Catering students from Lowestoft College have been living the high life by enjoying lunch at one of the country’s top restaurants…
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Students Claim Top Title
Two female Uniformed Services students from Lowestoft College have been proving they have what it takes for life in the army after being named as Best Students during residential courses with the Army…
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Waveney Learners Become an Inspiration
The benefits of learning were highlighted during a special awards ceremony hosted by the Waveney Learning Community to coincide with Adult Learners’ Week…
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Students Tested in Snowdonia
A week packed with activities was enjoyed by Level 3 Uniformed Services students from Lowestoft College…
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A Little Bit of Luxury
Students and tutors from Lowestoft College’s Travel and Tourism department have been learning about life at sea by going on board the five star luxury Italian cruise ship, Costa Atlantica. ..
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Students Team up with MIND
Holistic Therapy Students from Lowestoft College have been learning about the benefits of treatments for mental health by teaming up with MIND…
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Team Africa
A series of events organised by Working in Travel Students from Lowestoft College has raised over £450 for CAMFED, a charity which aims to eradicate poverty and AIDS in rural Africa. ..
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Sponsored Scuba Dive
Members of the Prince’s Trust volunteer’s team successfully dived 2 miles to raise money for charity, quite a feat when none of them have ever dived before…
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