We marked the occasion by having a 40th Anniversary Celebration in the College grounds this week - a sort of garden party! Strawberries and cream, canapés and cupcakes were the order of the day as current staff mingled with many ex members of staff to celebrate 4 decades of offering outstanding teaching and learning in Solihull.
It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces, with lots of retired staff returning to wish the College well and catch up with old friends. Current Principal Paul Ashdown welcomed the Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Kate Wild, as well as ex-Principals David Jackson, John Korzeniewski and Colleen Chater. The four Principals were on hand to do a ceremonial cutting of the ribbon to officially unveil the new look to Hampton building, as this building has had significant refurbishments this year.
Existing students were on hand to offer tours of the campus, which were particularly interesting for former staff who left ten or more years previously. In the last decade, the College has added an Art & Design School and a Dance Studio, as well as refurbishing the Refectory, Science labs, Music and Drama studios, lecture theatres and all classrooms in the College main (and largest) building. The exterior of the main building has also had a ‘face-lift’ in the last year too.
We are so grateful to everybody who came along to help us celebrate the College's birthday. The sun was shining (thank goodness!) and a good time was had by all.
To see more photos from this event, visit the College's Facebook page.
