To celebrate the rebrand to Central Bedfordshire College we held a special launch event on Thursday 14th January involving students, staff and members of the local community.
Events on the day were split into two parts with students enjoying celebrations in the hall hosted by Heart Radio’s Babs and Adam who really got everyone in the party mood. The headline act Exit Avenue, who appeared at Download 2009 and have been played on Radio One and Kerrang, kept the celebrations going with their own brand of energetic pop, rock, dance and R&B combinations. Two student bands, Inacore and Debasser also had the chance to get on stage and warm up for Exit Avenue.
VIP Guests including the Mayors of Dunstable and Houghton Regis, representatives from the University of Bedfordshire, local schools and the media were invited to attend the Principals Reception in the College Bistro, catered for by Hospitality & Catering students and hosted by Cabin Crew students. The Principal, Chris Vesey, cut a special Central Bedfordshire College Cake made by Sugarcraft tutor, Denise Connor, to commemorate the event.
Students were heavily involved in the whole launch event and many were key to its success. Media students in particular played an important part, being responsible for setting up, sound engineering for the bands, filming and photographing the whole event. Without them and tutors, Brendan, Jonathan and Luke, the event would not have been possible.
Students and staff from the Health & Social Care Department were fantastic in collecting money throughout the day in aid of Keech Hospice Care and the Pathways department made Central Beds branded cupcakes and flower arrangements.
The full programme of events at all three campuses is listed below.
Particular thanks to:
Heart Radio
Dunstable Gigs
Mankind Photography & Ex-student Martin Bou-Mansour
Holmes Wild LLP
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