NEW glimpses have been given of Burnley's £81million university and college campus.
The building, in Princess Way, has been under construction since the turf was cut in November.
It is now starting to take shape with the steel shell of the building adding a new sight to Burnley's skyline.
A spokesman for Burnley College said that the construction project had so far gone well with no delays and the campus was due to open as expected by September 2009.
The new artist impressions give a look at a new bridge on the campus and inside a refectory.
The university campus section will eventually host more than 1,100 students from the University of Central Lancashire.
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It will specialise in manufacturing and is being built on land formerly occupied by a council highways and depot and Burnley paper works.
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Money is being provided for the landmark building by the Higher Education Funding Council.
Bosses believe that the campus will help reverse the trend of bright students leaving East Lancashire to continue their studies and never returning after finding work elsewhere.
It will form part of a larger £70 million college develop-ment.
The college side of the initiative has been backed by the Northwest Development Agency (NWDA), to the tune of £10million, with another £40million coming from the Learning and Skills Council.
A new sixth form centre, for 16 to 19-year-olds, will also be built.
An enterprise park, featuring business start-up spaces, technology units, state-of-the-art offices and housing is also schemed into the blueprints.
[quote]Bosses believe that the campus will help reverse the trend of bright students leaving East Lancashire to continue their studies and never returning after finding work elsewhere.[/quote]
Let's be honest, if you left this dump and got a decent job somewhere else, would you want to come back?
Bosses believe that the campus will help reverse the trend of bright students leaving East Lancashire to continue their studies and never returning after finding work elsewhere.
Let's be honest, if you left this dump and got a decent job somewhere else, would you want to come back?
Posted by: bankhall, burnley on 2:07am Wed 7 May 08
manufacturing lol dont make me laugh;its just another college ;why would any one come here to this place this council is in a dream world;they are the only people who buy any land etc in burnley.We seem to own every bit of land that comes on the market
manufacturing lol dont make me laugh;its just another college ;why would any one come here to this place this council is in a dream world;they are the only people who buy any land etc in burnley.We seem to own every bit of land that comes on the market
Posted by: Burnley Taxpayer, Burnley on 1:17pm Wed 7 May 08
"We seem to own every bit of land that comes on the market"
I heard that Burnley Council GAVE the land they owned for this project. In other words they took our council taxes and gave them away.
"We seem to own every bit of land that comes on the market"
I heard that Burnley Council GAVE the land they owned for this project. In other words they took our council taxes and gave them away.
Posted by: matt, never land on 12:38pm Tue 13 May 08
It makes me laugh all people seem to do is put burnley down all the time what we need is people to get off there fat arse and either F**k off or do/say something positive about the town where they live. And stop blaiming the council for there own boring life issues. I am from burnley and I have a massive passion about it I also have a top interesting life here so If i can do it then so can everybody else!!! N**heads get a life!!
It makes me laugh all people seem to do is put burnley down all the time what we need is people to get off there fat arse and either F**k off or do/say something positive about the town where they live. And stop blaiming the council for there own boring life issues. I am from burnley and I have a massive passion about it I also have a top interesting life here so If i can do it then so can everybody else!!! N**heads get a life!!
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