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Festive Cheer Arrives at New College Worcester

This morning, the festive cheer and Christmas spirit filled New College Worcester! Each year, Mrs Connor leads our annual Christmas Shoebox Collection, encouraging students, staff, parents and carers to donate toys, personal care items, school supplies and fun gifts for Operation Christmas Child. These boxes bring joy to children around the world who are less

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NCW Students Shine at British Blind Sport Swim Gala

Student cheering whilst wrapped in towels post swimming, there are parents cheering in the background too. Photo credit: British Blind Sport Earlier this month, a group of NCW students proudly took part in the British Blind Sport Swim Gala in Birmingham. This annual event is always a highlight of the NCW calendar, but this year

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Community comes together for Sound Bath at New College Worcester

We recently held a transformative and inclusive Sound Bath event to help raise funds for essential student resources and equipment at New College Worcester. The event, hosted on campus, welcomed members of the local community for a unique evening of healing sound therapy. Participants were guided into a deeply relaxing meditative experience through the soothing

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Vinchel Lodge Refurbishment Phase 2 Complete

We are delighted to report that we have now completed phase 2 of the refurbishment work on our Sixth Form accommodation, Vinchel Lodge. This latest phase focused on transforming the central part of the building, continuing our commitment to creating bright, accessible and inclusive living spaces for students who are blind or vision impaired. The

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Eveson Trust helps drive independence at NCW with vehicle grant

New College Worcester (NCW), a national residential school and college for young people who are blind or visually impaired, is thrilled to announce the generous support of £20,000 from The Eveson Trust to help fund a new NCW vehicle. The new vehicle will play a vital role in enabling students to attend essential educational, sporting,

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NCW runners take on the Worcester City Run!

A group of 5 runners smiling for a group photo. They are wearing orange NCW running vests. On Sunday 14th September, a fantastic team of runners took to the streets of Worcester to take part in the Worcester City Run – all in support of New College Worcester. Cheered on by family, friends, and supporters

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Ian Fell Library Benefits from £1,000 Donation from Its Namesake

We are delighted that our students are enjoying a significant boost to the library’s collection, thanks to a generous £1,000 donation from college alumnus Mr Ian Fell. More than 80 new fiction and non-fiction titles in standard print have been delivered in time for the start of the academic year. Mr Fell attended the college

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