Education

Bicton College is currently training international student Joseph Mugagga as one of seven delegates funded to learn in the UK by the Bicton Overseas Agricultural Trust. Joseph, from Kampala in Uganda, works as a Rural Project Manager for Kulika Uganda, an organisation set up to promote and train individuals in sustainable agriculture.

As well as having his own family farm with his wife and brothers, Joseph has worked with farming groups across Uganda and currently reaches approximately 1800 farmers in the districts of Lira, Apac and Oyam. He promotes a holistic approach to farming...

Bicton College student Melanie Cowlan completed Level I and 2 Fibrecraft in 2012. Majoring in a wide range of felt making techniques, Melanie has subsequently established a Fibrecraft enterprise and has recently resigned from her place of work in order to expand her business.

Since 2012 she has developed a repertoire to include: wearable art, wall art, vessels, accessories, jewellery and greetings cards. Plus, she has received numerous commissions for wall art and wearables.

Melanie’s techniques include nuno felting using the finest merino fibres, silk fabrics and lustrous...

Dogs from Bicton College showed off their moves last week with agility demonstrations at the Devon County Show.

The team which included three rescue dogs, tackled obstacles including jumps, tunnels and weave poles, demonstrating speed and skill in the Lady Clinton ring.

Tutor Caz Addy says, "Agility training especially with rescue dogs is a great way to bond and build up trust. Two of our rescues were neglected and locked in flats and stables for the first years of their lives, so agility is the ideal activity for improving fitness and enjoying the outdoors together....

Leading camping and outdoor brand Vango has joined forces with Britain’s biggest outdoor learning programme, the Natural Connections Project and The Camping and Caravanning Club, to launch a campaign to create fun and informative videos encouraging children to learn how to pitch a tent.

The ‘Cheeky Little Campers’ campaign will involve ten primary schools across the South West. Each school will be gifted a Vango tent, and their pupils will be asked to create a fun video showing how they go about pitching their tent. Both Natural Connections and Vango want to encourage more...