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Brooklands College is a further education college in Weybridge and Ashford, England.
| Brooklands College | |
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| Location | |
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United Kingdom | |
| Information | |
| Motto | Outstanding Every Day |
| Established | 1951[1] |
| Principal | Christine Ricketts |
| Staff | Over 500 |
| Enrollment | 5,000+ |
| Website | brooklands.ac.uk |
In August 2007 Brooklands merged with Spelthorne College in Ashford.[2] In 2016 the Ashford Campus moved to a new building and the former Spelthorne College site was demolished. The Weybridge campus is in the grounds of Hugh F. Locke King's historic mansion at Brooklands;[3] the Ashford campus is adjacent to Thomas Knyvett College, Ashford.
The college provides courses for those leaving school after GCSEs, vocational subjects, A-levels, apprenticeships, and professional courses for adults including foundation degrees.[citation needed]
There are approximately 5,000 students attending the college; of these about 2,500 are full-time.[citation needed]
Alumni
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- Tom Chilton, racing driver[4]
- Martin Freeman, actor[5]
- Gary Numan, musician[6]
- Arthur Palmer, Labour MP 1945-50 for Wimbledon; 1952-9 for Cleveland; 1964-74 for Bristol Central; 1974-83 for Bristol North East[citation needed]
- Lucie Silvas, singer-songwriter[citation needed]
- Wendy Smith-Sly, athlete who competed mainly in the 3,000 metres; silver medallist at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles; 1983 World Champion in the World 10 km road race championship[citation needed]
- Irene Thomas[citation needed]
- Norman Willis, General Secretary of the TUC, 1984–93[citation needed]
- Sean Lock, Stand-up comedian & TV panel show regular.[citation needed]
- James Purefoy, actor.
In popular culture
edit- The 2007 film, I Want Candy, starring Carmen Electra, was filmed at Brooklands College.[7]
- Four members of the pop punk band You Me at Six attended Brooklands College.[8][9]
- A 2018 Waitrose Christmas advert was filmed at Brooklands College
References
edit- ^ "About". Brooklands College. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Brooklands and Spelthorne colleges merger is complete". Surrey Live. 3 July 2013 [22 August 2007]. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Camden, Billy (11 October 2019). "Brooklands College may be forced to sell historic building". FEWeek. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Tom and Max Chilton - Reigate's motor racing brothers". Great British Life. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Hobbit and Sherlock star Martin Freeman recounts first brush with fame in Surrey Comet". Sutton & Croydon Guardian. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (4 August 2022). "Gary Numan: 'I thought my comeback would take four years – not 41!'". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ Macnab, Geoffrey (May 2007). "I want Candy". Sight and Sound. Vol. 17, no. 5. London. p. 66.
- ^ Proto, Laura (7 February 2014). "Album-topping success for Brooklands College students – You Me at Six". Sutton & Croydon Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Smurthwaite, Tom (3 November 2015). "You Me At Six go back to college to discuss old times". Surrey Live. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.