NULC students become basketball stars

Budding basketball stars at Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) have been given a huge boost after they have been entered into the England Basketball League (EBL).

NULC's Basketball Club, ‘NULC Knights’ has been approved to enter division four of the EBL and will be representing the West Midlands region in college sports competitions during the 2011-2012 season.

Trevor Humphreys, Academy of Sport Manager and Lecturer at NULC said: “We're overjoyed that NULC Knights, which is part of the College’s Academy of Sport programme, will be representing the West Midlands in the EBL – it is recognition of the College’s commitment to developing and enhancing its sports programme for students.”

Todd Stuart from the EBL said: “We welcome Newcastle-Under-Lyme College Knights and I’m sure they’ll be ready to impress in their rookie EBL year! Good luck to the team and the club.”

The season will begin in October, with the first match being held in the College’s new £5million Gordon Banks Sports Centre.

Team members of NULC Knights are students at the College and the general public, who have a talent and passion for the sport.

To find out more about the Academy of Sport at Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) visit www.nulc.ac.uk/sport, call 01782 254212, or email info@nulc.ac.uk

Picture: Members of the NULC Knights in action.

NULC hold first annual athletics championships

The Academy of Sport at Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) will be holding the first annual college Athletics Championships on Wednesday 25^th May.

The venue is Northwood stadium and the event begins at 1.00pm and will finish at around 4.00pm.

All NULC students aged 16-19 are free to enter any event and transport will be provided.

The Championships also acts a trial for the West Midlands Regional College Championships and a college Athletics Squad will be chosen from this event.

The events are as follows:

100m, 200m , 400m, 800m, 1500m, Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump, Javelin, Discuss, Shot Put, 4 x 100m relay

If you are interested in entering any of these events then please drop into the Academy of Sport Office in the Gordon Banks Sports Centre to pick up a registration form.

Student medal haul at national championships

Students from Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) came away with a haul of medals at the British Colleges Sport (BCS) National Championships.

The BCS National Championships were held at Bath University on the weekend of Friday 8th – 10th April, with 10 students from NULC chosen to represent the West Midlands region following trials at the Lilleshall National Sports Centre.

Lauren Harrison, aged 17 from Lightwood, won Bronze for Trampoline, Roxanna Keshavarz, aged 17 from Adderely Green, won Bronze in Squash, Natalie Slater, aged 17 from Kidsgrove, won Silver for Table Tennis, and Tom Guy, aged 17 from Millhill, won Silver in the Cross Country.  

The other NULC students to compete included Hannah Jones aged 17 from Basford, Marie Oakley, aged 18 from Fenton, Paige Machin, aged 17 from Bucknall, Kerri Welsh, aged 18 from Silverdale, Naomi Yates, aged 17 from Chesterton, Amanda Allerton, agaed 18 from Fenton.

The BCS National Championships take place once a year during the spring term and are one of biggest annual multi-sport events in the UK. Each year more than 2500 students and staff from all over the UK meet up for sporting competition in 15 different sports.

Trevor Humphreys, Academy of Sport Manager at the College, said: ” The students have worked extremely hard to get physically fit for the national championships and this success is testament to their hard work and dedication.”

Roxanna Keshavarz, a member of NULC’s Elite Sports Performance Programme, said: “I am delighted to have won Bronze at the national championships. The College has supported me every step of the way from fitness training to funding for my sport kit!”

The Elite Sports Performance Programme (ESPP) was introduced by the College as part of the NULC Academy of Sport to allow talented athletes to continue with their academic studies, while training and competing to the highest level. The ESPP is open to students who have represented the county or above in a chosen sport within the last academic year.

Well Done to all the students that took part in the BCS National Championships.

To find out more about the NULC Sports Academy click here.

Success for Ladies Football Team

The NULC Ladies Football Team have won the Staffs FA Ladies Football competition.

The team faced various local colleges and universities throughout the competition, including Stoke Sixth Form and Staffordshire University before beating Stafford College 3-2 in the final.

The NULC team put in a fantastic effort throughout the competition, with Sian Watts, Chantelle Green and Kerry Welsh scoring the winning goals against Stafford College.

Well done ladies and good luck in your final league game against Thomas Telford College.

NULC need your ideas

Would you like to get involved with the design of the new NULC 2012-2013 full-time prospectus?  Would you like to see your ideas to come to life?  We need your help to find out what worked and what didn’t, what you liked and what you didn’t!  As we start to research design and content for the new prospectus we would love to hear your views, because you are the people that matter.

If you haven’t already had a look at the current NULC full-time prospectus then take a look by clicking this link and then downloading the ‘Full-time prospectus 11-12’... http://www.nulc.ac.uk/pages/global/downloads.aspx

Then once you've had a flick through it, simply follow the link below and fill in the survey to share your views with us...http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LGN3YNP

NULC do 'something funny for money'

If there's one thing that NULC staff and students like to do its ‘something funny for money’ in aid of Comic Relief.  NULC was a hub of activity on Friday 18 March with fancy dress, bake sales, waxing and the most talked about event of the day, the NULC FlashMob.

Dance Lecturer Faye Matthews rounded up her troupes which included students, staff and even a member of the senior management team.  Then headed to the new Sainsbury’s store in Newcastle-under-Lyme, where they wowed the crowds and are now rapidly becoming an online phenomenon.

Other activities taking place throughout the day included a fancy dress competition which resulted in a monkey and pirates roaming the corridors!  A yummy bake sale organised by Early Years students, Fun Run by Sports Performance and Excellence students, leg waxing in the Transform Salon.  As well as various fund raising efforts by Learner Services, Starbucks staff and the Students’ Union.

The money is still being counted but so far NULC have managed to raise over £500.00, which is a fantastic amount.  Thank you to everyone who took part and did ‘something funny for money’.

To see all the photos and videos from the day visit our Facebook gallery at www.facebook.com/NewcastleULymeCol and give us a ‘Like’.

Fancy joining the NULC/MMU Football Academy?

Fancy the opportunity to join the NULC/MMU Football Academy?  Well now is your chance!  The NULC/MMU Football Academy is holding an Open Day to recruit talented young footballers to start in the Academy this September.

The open day will take place at the Crewe campus of MMU on Thursday 14 April from 11am.  You need to be school leavers, male, aged between 16 and 18 and of good footballing ability to form part of an under-19 team based at MMU’s Crewe campus and play at a high level in the Football Conference Youth League.

For further details about the MMU/NULC Football Academy click here.  For more information about the Open Day and to register your attendance please contact Melvyn Wilkes on 0161 247 5298 or m.wilkes@mmu.ac.uk or Nigel Deeley on 0161 247 5295 or n.j.deeley@mmu.ac.uk