Family Movie Days at Seamus Heaney HomePlace are one of the most eagerly anticipated events in Empower’s busy calendar. Next month marks the first anniversary of the Family Movie Days initiative and to celebrate the occasion, there will be a special screening of the 2019 children’s animated film ‘Missing Link’.
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David Doone passed his A Levels with grades A, B and C but it was not enough to secure a place on the Business with ICT degree course at Queen’s University. The former Ballyclare High School pupil researched his options online and realised he could do a Foundation Degree in Business with Digital Technology at Northern Regional College’s Newtownabbey campus.
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Mature student, Sandra Streeter, who completed a Level 3 Diploma in Fashion Design at Northern Regional College was one of the Highest Achieving Students recognised at the College’s recent awards ceremonies. Originally from Colombia and now living in Broughshane, in County Antrim, Sandra, who is in her forties, admitted she was initially apprehensive about undertaking a Fashion & Design course as a mature student. A university graduate with teaching experience in her native Colombia, she met the course entry requirements but was still concerned about her artistic ability.
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Luke Nicholl, from Newtownabbey, who recently won Apprentice of the Year at Northern Regional College’s Student Awards, is pictured with (left to right) Professor Terri Scott, Principal & Chief Executive of Northern Regional College, and Deputy Mayor Councillor Anne-Marie Logue. Luke is currently studying for a Level 2 Diploma in Light Vehicle Maintenance and undertaking an apprenticeship with Cannon Motors, Carrickfergus.
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Northern Regional College’s Coleraine campus recently played host to three local men who were reliving their memories of schooldays spent there in the 1960s. Willie Aiken and Jimmy Stratton - both now 65 years old and retired – attended what was then known as Coleraine Technical College between 1965 and 1970, whilst Uel Mairs – now aged 67 and also retired – attended the College from 1962 to 1967.
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Northern Regional College Art student, Sacha McCart from Rasharkin, has been named Student Union Class Representative of the Year for the College’s Ballymena campus at its recent Student Awards. Sacha, who has just completed a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Northern Regional College, has secured a scholarship to study Fine Art at the University of Central Lancashire.
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