Former Burnley cotton mill to be the real deal for jobs skills (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Former Burnley cotton mill to be the real deal for jobs skills
12:00pm Wednesday 6th June 2012 in News
How Victoria Mill will look after the transformation
THIS is how a historic former cotton mill will look after its imminent transformation into a £10.1million university building.
Planning permission has now been granted for the University Technical College (UTC) proposed for the Grade II-listed Victoria Mill, in Burnley.
Visions Learning Trust says it will educate 14 to 19-year-olds in a format that puts employers at its core.
Its aim is to equip youngsters with the skills levels req-uired by employers in the engineering, advanced manufacturing and construction industries.
Steve Gray, chief executive at Training 2000, lead sponsors of Visions Learning Trust, said: “Having the planning application approved means we can now make our dream of establishing Pennine Lancashire’s first UTC a reality, and I’m delighted we are able to get underway with the construction.
“It will offer an alternative to traditional education routes, and will engage young people through hands-on, vocational learning that will give them a real flavour of what life is like in the world of work.”
Mike Cook, director of economic regeneration at Burnley Borough Council, said: “After a lot of hard work, the innovative and exciting UTC development has now sec-ured planning permission.
“This is a major step forward that will enable us to very shortly start the work on site.
“The vision is to make Burnley a centre of educational excellence, and a regionally-significant centre for advanced manufacturing, dig-ital and creative industries.”
The planning application was accepted by the council last Thursday.
The conversion of the historic mill will be undertaken by Nelson-based Barnfield Construction in a joint venture with Burnley Bor-ough Council and will commence in the coming weeks.
The college is planned to be fully operational by September 2013.
Built in the 1850s, Victoria Mill was originally a Throstle cotton factory.
The buildings occupy a roughly triangular site bounded by the Leeds Liverpool Canal and Trafalgar Street.
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davidinburnley
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2:21pm Wed 6 Jun 12
sean_brfc
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2:24pm Wed 6 Jun 12
sean_brfc
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2:24pm Wed 6 Jun 12
happycyclist
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2:59pm Wed 6 Jun 12
sean_brfc wrote:I like the old and new buildings together, too.
Not keen on the two-tier system, but the picture looks great and good to see the mills finally being restored and not demolished. Hopefully it will look as good in reality when finished.
But I also think the sooner we get back to the realism of a 'two-tier' system, the better. It was a mistake to try and push everyone along an academic path, and there are plenty of people who shouldn't be let anywhere near a college or university but who have the potential to succeed in more practical subjects.
happycyclist
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3:00pm Wed 6 Jun 12
sean_brfc wrote:The 'remove quote' button doesn't work.
Not keen on the two-tier system, but the picture looks great and good to see the mills finally being restored and not demolished. Hopefully it will look as good in reality when finished.
Sorry sean_brfc, I didn't mean to quote you there.
did you smash it?
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3:28pm Wed 6 Jun 12
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As for the two tiered education system I think it is a good idea, as lets be honest at school there are people who want to learn and be educated with a view to University entry etc, and those who would prefer to develop into the manufacturing industry and have no interest in academia.
everywhere is sh1t
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3:37pm Wed 6 Jun 12
Graham Hartley
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7:23pm Wed 6 Jun 12
Very roughly; study Euclid before studying maps.
woolywords
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5:29pm Thu 7 Jun 12
Graham Hartley wrote:Triangles were more Pythagorus than Euclid. It's plane geometry.
"The buildings occupy a roughly triangular site bounded by the Leeds Liverpool Canal and Trafalgar Street."
Very roughly; study Euclid before studying maps.
Thought I'd nip over here, to the Burnley side from Blackburn and throw in some sense.
And even if the site appears a rhombus, quoting Euclid in Burnley, is as, 'pearls before swine'.
Graham Hartley
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12:15am Fri 8 Jun 12
Graham Hartley
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7:42pm Fri 8 Jun 12
Any figure can be described as 'roughly triangular' unless it is perfectly circular, perfectly square, or indeed perfectly triangular and the rest. Euclid is yer man, here; study or retreat from such positions.
bankhall says...
1:49pm Wed 6 Jun 12