In 2016 on merger of WCG and Evesham and Malvern Hills College, WCG CEO Angela Joyce said: “Through this merger we can expand provision in the south of Worcestershire for your people and employers.” (Evesham Observer, 17 July 2016).
Fast forward to 2021 and WCG are closing and selling off Malvern Hills College, as well as the majority of Evesham site, forcing a reduction to adult and further education provision in Evesham and elimination of provision in Malvern.
Warwickshire College Group announced in November 2020 that substantial parts of Evesham College site will be sold and the remainder “repurposed”. No further information or consultation has been forthcoming. No equality impact assessments on the effects on students, staff, or the community and local businesses have been released.
In recent press announcements, WCG management claim they are ‘investing’ in their Worcestershire campuses, while closing sites and packing provision off to Pershore! These proposals come at a time when the Government has announced £375 million investment in skills post-Covid-19. Local people who have lost their jobs because of the pandemic will need retraining and will not be able to afford to travel distances to access it! Wychavon features high on the National Deprivation Index and ranks 322 out of 324 on an index of social mobility alone – the third worst in England. This is clearly a place that needs a local education provider – not to lose one!
From Autumn 2021:
- Hair and Beauty, Engineering, Construction Motor Vehicle and Digital Courses will run from a greatly reduced Evesham campus
- Malvern Hills College will close
- Access to HE and Supported Learning be transferred to the Pershore site (7 miles away)
- Early Years courses will no longer be offered in Worcestershire campuses.
WCG management are closing campuses and shutting down local provision, while claiming they are investing in Worcestershire!
In the last decade, the access to local education in rural communities and small towns – built up over generations – has been limited and reduced thanks to FE mergers and subsequent site closures. Evesham and Malvern need local further education expanded, not reduced.
Please sign this petition: we must stop the local cull of provision and the relentless reduction of the further education sector estate.
STOP THE STEAL! STOP THE SELL OFF! SAVE THE EVESHAM AND MALVERN CAMPUS AND COURSES!
Keep FE and adult ed provision in Worcestershire!
For more information regarding the closure and out campaign, please contact us at SaveEveshamProvision@ucu.org.uk.
Signed:
1,089
Cathy Dickinson
1,088
Darren Salmons
Evesham College
1,087
Abbie jenkinson
college north east london
1,086
Liz Reece
Liz Reece Careers
1,085
Ralph Partridge
1,084
Dave Jameison
New College Swindon
1,083
Clive Jackson
Sedgeberrow
1,082
Nic G
1,081
O Hamlyn
1,080
Daniel Morris
How college
1,079
Laura Povoledo
UWE Bristol
1,078
Louise Carson
Evesham resident
1,077
Jason Rawlings
-
1,076
Steve Peace
1,075
Katie Mckay
1,074
Clair Sharpe
University of Liverpool
1,073
David Brown
Retired, Evesham
1,072
Julian Richardson
Oldham College
1,071
Helen Davenport
RSC
1,070
Gill Green
Worcestershire
1,069
Julia Collier
Retired, University of Bradford
1,068
Louise Kenyon
Loughborough University
1,067
Katherine Baxter
Northumbria University
1,066
Christopher Donaldson
Lancaster University
1,065
Andrew Differ
Worcestershire
1,064
Sol Gamsu
Durham University
1,063
Simina Dragos
University of Cambridge
1,062
Cecily Blyther
Petroc
1,061
Melanie Roxby-Mackey
University of Birmingham
1,060
Jonathan Mason
East Sussex
1,059
Katherine Fossett Fossett
Warwickshire College
1,058
Pravina Ellis
Croydon Adult Education
1,057
Simon Welsh
University of Leeds
1,056
Sara Crangle
University of Sussex
1,055
Cian Power
Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford
1,054
Stephanie Bowry
University of Leicester
1,053
Dr Carrie Etter
Bath Spa University
1,052
Anastasia Karanika
University of Leeds
1,051
sareen galbraith
leeds beckett university
1,050
Rajiv Sud
Stcg group,London
1,049
Jennet Thomas
UAL
1,048
Louise Helen Mackie
Bath College
1,047
GERGANA STOILOVA
Surrey
1,046
Kerry Hughes
Worcestershire
1,045
Elane Heffernan
Retired
1,044
godfrey brown
South & City College Birmingham
1,043
Catherine Kennedy
South Yorkshire
1,042
Chris Cumberpatch
1,041
Umberto Albarella
University of Sheffield
1,040
Sarah Williams
Bridgwater & Taunton College
1,039
Naomi Pennington
North Yorkshire
1,038
Sally Burr
Glyndwr University
1,037
Ashley Chapman
Leicester
1,036
Godfrey Jennings
Retired Member
1,035
KAREN POWER
Gloucestershire
1,034
Alex de Ruyter
Birmingham City University
1,033
Geoff Taylor
International College, St Clare's, Oxford
1,032
Sarah Dalton
North Yorkshire
1,031
Clare Law
Working Mens college
1,030
Tony Clancy
Uni of Gloucestershire
1,029
Anne O'Sullivan
UCU
1,028
Katrina Stephens
Cardiff Uni
1,027
Liam O'Hare
Open University
1,026
sean talbot
Bristol
1,025
Elaine Guilding
Formerly Newark FE College
1,024
Graham Mustin
1,023
Chantal Baxter
Malvern
1,022
James Leahy
University of Birmingham
1,021
Louise Murphy
Malvern
1,020
Charlotte O'Neill
S Yorks
1,019
Chris Allen
Gateshead College
1,018
katherine bradley
retired.
1,017
Carina Hart
University of Nottingham
1,016
Stephen Homewood
london
1,015
Matthew Evans
University of Sussex
1,014
Francesco Sticchi
Oxford Brookes University
1,013
Chris Donahue
1,012
Voirrey Hampson
County (optional)
1,011
Vicky Blake
UCU President
1,010
Michelle Howell
South and City College Birmingham
1,009
Valerie Aspin
University of Bristol
1,008
Matt Russo
Westminster Kingsway college
1,007
Joanne Stephens
1,006
John Loveridge
Retired
1,005
Kathleen Bell
Previously at De Montfort University
1,004
Susan Christie
Retired of York College
1,003
Sheila Webber
University of Sheffield
1,002
Brian Hambidge
EMRMB
1,001
John Cowley
Formerly of City University London
1,000
Molly Browne
Newman University
999
Patricia Thorpe
Bristol
998
Charis Flavell
Retired, now in Norfolk
997
Robert Amess
University of Oxford
996
Leslie Huckfield
Glasgow Caledonian University
995
Jonathan Brockbank
994
Raphael Hoermann
UCLan
993
Helen Forbes
Bradford College
992
Anna Pollert
Warwickshire
991
Peter Bradley
University of Bath
990
Lorenzo Feltrin
University of Birmingham
989
Leah Rea
988
Deena Omar
New City College, Tower Hamlets, London.
987
Helen De Witt
County (optional)
986
Di Sturdy
Coventry College
985
Anand Sengodan
Strathclyde
984
Kevin Malone
University of Manchester
983
Adrian Whittaker
Other (Non U.S.)
982
Fraser McQueen
University of Stirling
981
Jesus Martinez-Garcia
University of Essex
980
Alan Wellings
Worcester College of Technology (retired)
979
Cheron Dixon
Lambeth College
978
Daphne Hunter
BIrkbeck College, London
977
Inna Harutyunyan
Activate learning
976
Iain Farquharson
Brunel University
975
Lewis Jones
London metropolitan University
974
D M Butcher
Oxford
973
Pam Simpson
London College of Fashion
972
Graham Lee
University of Oxford
971
carole tatham
Burnley college
970
John Markussen
University of Winchester
969
Paul Bearcroft
Worcestershire
968
Carol Hatton
967
Philip Taylor
966
susan taylor
Worcestershire
965
tim mitchell
Lighting Designer
964
Amanda Webb
963
Sally Leeks
Retired
962
Steve Tamplin
Telford
961
Tom Norton
England
960
Mark Haughtey
959
Peter Daw
958
James Richards
Heriot-Watt
957
Josh Ford
East Sussex
956
TINA ILIA
955
Peter Hill
Northumbria University
954
Lee Knight
6 malin mews
953
Pete Rogers
Worcestershire
952
julie Huxley
Warwickshire
951
GWYNETH Cruickshank
N Warwickshire & S Leicestershire College
950
David Gent
949
Zarria Phillips
NES
948
Harriet Guest
Retired
947
Patrick McCarthy
WEA
946
Stephen Page
UNITED KINGDOM
945
John Gough
Shropshire, Retired
944
Robert PHILLIPS
Worcestershire
943
Nigel Barnacle
Retired
942
David McLoughlin
Newman University
941
Ruth Stacey
Worcestershire
940
Tania Manyuira
Sandwell College
939
DT Roach
Worcester
938
Dan Eastough
Worcestershire
937
Paul Golz
University of Worcester
936
Jim Clements
Halesowen
935
Olivia Joyce
Warwick University
934
Maggie Turner
West Midlands
933
Michelle Bavington
Coventry College
932
Jodie Blundred
Worcestershire
931
Stephanie Brewster
University of Wolverhampton
930
Warren Mills
WCG
929
Jamie Beeson
Evesham
928
ollie dishart
house
927
hannah gilmour
evesham
926
Ruth WERBISKI Dutton
Retired
925
Sylwia Nowak
Worcestershire
924
Paul Campion
Worcestershire
923
Elaine Chant
Evesham
922
Nichaela Summerton
Evesham
921
Amber B
Evesham
920
Emma Harrington
University of Gloucestershire
919
Chris Bates
Civil Service
918
Helen Woodburn
917
Jackie Sainsbury
Worcestershire
916
Sarah Houlston
Worcestershire
915
Simon Claxton
914
Eddie Little
Manchester (Retired)
913
Stuart Houlston
Malvern
912
Marilyn Fisher
911
Colin Taylor
Worcestershire
910
Sian Orchard
Evesham College
909
Matt Ripley
908
Andrew Faizey
907
Chris George
retired
906
Saul Bolton
905
Andrew Davies
Worcestershire
904
Neil Bevan
Malvern
903
Matthew James
Evesham
902
Robert Fisher
Evesham
901
Mike Bennett
Evesham
900
Steven Ranford
Worcestershire
899
Robert Banner
WCG
898
Andy Shaw
Wcg
897
Christine Sherry
Evesham
896
Russell Parker
Warwickshire
895
Jill Haycock
Evesham
894
Glenn Buckley
893
Christine Moon
Warwickshire
892
Rebecca Jeynes
Worcestershire Country Council Adult Learning
891
Claire Hodgetts
Self employed
890
susan adams
Worcestershire
889
Mrs Kelly Keen
Birmingham
888
Gordon Eames
887
Nicki Cother
Worcestershire
886
Alan Hodge
EVESHAM
885
Robert Collcott
NHS Worcester - Evesham College IT Graduate 2014
884
Nr Lee Fisher
883
Rebecca Wicks
Garage/Evesham
882
Arja Scarsbrook
Evesham
881
Virginia Ditchfield
Broadway
880
Christopher Bates
Chartered Safety Practitioner
879
Vikki Higgins
Worcestershire
878
Lindsay Tether
Retired WCC teacher (Home Tutor)
877
Charlotte Selleck
UWE
876
Sarah Mills
Evesham
875
Beverley Montague-Daubney-Reeves
WR12 7HY
874
Katie Hughes
873
Sarah Mccarthy
England
872
Julie Hamilton
871
Melanie Waldron
Worcestershire
870
Susan Crouch
Evesham
869
Alison Parry
Evesham College
868
Amanda Peters
867
Cynthia Brawn
Evesham
866
John O'brian
Evesham Resident WR11
865
Daniel Palmer
Evesham
864
David Hughes
Killybrack, WR12 7LW
863
Patricia Moody
Broadway
862
Laura Howie
Broadway, WR12
861
Sally Clarke
Gloscol
860
Marilyn Burgess
N/A
859
Amy Hall-Cook
Evesham
858
Heather Canavan
Broadway
857
Neil Townshend
Drs Townshend & Partners Broadway
856
Sarah Clarke
Birmingham
855
Deborah Couliou
School
854
Catherine O'Brian
853
Fiona Legge
852
Helen Peacop
Worcestershire
851
Andrei-Ionut Bila-Nicola
Evesham
850
Ann Lambsdown
West Yorkshire 0
849
Gill Carr
848
Donna Marriott
Evesham
847
June Anstey
Broadway
846
Judith Ciotti
Evesham resident
845
Nicola Heritage
Broadway
844
GEORGE GOULD
worcestershire
843
Sebastian Garner
Broadway
842
Dean Rickett
Stourport on severn
841
Mark Payne
Worcestershire
840
Sue Oxley
Inkberrow
839
Anne Heyworth
Open University
838
Dawn Green
Worcestershire
837
Pamela Peters
836
Tim McCormick
freelance
835
Shawn Ballard
834
Lynda Whitcombe
BSC hons. Hort
833
Emma Church
Evesham
832
Simon Bowes
Tutor, HMp long lartin
831
Julie Jones-Ford
830
Helen Nightingale
Nusery
829
Lynne Robinson
Care, Chipping Campden,
828
Craig Holgate
Aston University
827
Rob Thompson
Cavotec
826
Deanna Burdett
Evesham Nursery School
825
Marie Pearse
Evesham Nursery School
824
Chris Bradshaw
Coventry
823
Becky Cook
Worcestershire
822
David Smith
Warwickshire
821
Kerry Smith
Warwickshire
820
Rebecca Harker
819
Matthew Barker
Broadway
818
Kelly barker
Broadway
817
Carolyn Miles
Worcester
816
Nikita Louise
815
Chad Morrison
Broadway
814
Eddie Little
Retired
813
Sarah Watkins
Worcestershire
812
Joanna Smith
Nhs
811
Carlin Anderson
Glos
810
Joanna Aizpuru
Glos
809
Christine Jones
Parent of main stream and sen need children.
808
Sam Williams
807
Isabelle Goldie
Moreton-in-Marsh
806
Jonathan Mason
University of Brighton
805
Amie Wiberley
Warwickshire
804
Darren Moon
London School of Economics and Political Science
803
Louise Stuart
Evesham
802
Jess Barrand
Worcestershire
801
Fabienne Benoist
London South Bank University
800
Judith Baxter
799
karen woodall
Community midwife
798
Gillian Bradley
Evesham
797
Yunus Ebden
Evesham
796
Alastaire forsyth
WCG
795
Natalie Harris
Evesham leisure centre
794
Amelia Johns
Nursery nurse
793
Jasmin Minto
S Lukes CE First School
792
Ashleigh Fiander
791
Caroline Cleaver
WCG
790
Boguslawa Kucharska-Hodgkins
Worcestershire
789
Pauline Holder
Evesham
788
Rachel Tompkins
WCG
787
Ian Graham
University of Warwick & resident of Evesham
786
Rachel Watson
West Midlands
785
Elizabeth Matthews
Nottinghamshire
784
Linda Hewines
Retired
783
Wendy Burrell
Scarborough
782
Rebecca Jackson
England
781
Sue Jackson
Scarborough
780
Colin Morris
Evesham
779
Dr C.H. Bryant
UCU NW HE Sector secretary.
778
George Ball
Bretforton
777
Sally Ball
Bretforton
776
Trish Hacklett
Evesham area
775
Ann-Marie White
Evesham
774
Anita Hobday
University of Worcester
773
Tamsin Woodford
Falmouth Adult Education, Cornwall
772
Christine Lingard
Retired grandmother
771
Nigel Taylor
770
Ali O'Connor
769
Helen Haynes
768
Owain Roberts
767
Vera Judge
Evesham
766
paul kennedy
Westminster Kingsway College, London
765
Emma Stanley
Worcestershire
764
Patrycja Wawrocka
763
Jenni North
Evesham
762
Claire Withers
761
Elizabeth Adams
Bristol
760
George Adams
Warwickshire
759
Ed Adams
Taswell
758
Anna Kryska
WCG collage in Evesham ,domestic asystenc
757
Kate Zuill
UK
756
Dawn Adams
Dawn Lodge Associates Chartered Surveyors
755
Christine Robinson
Worcestershire
754
Alex Shute
Evesham
753
Laura Bayliss
Worcester
752
Penny Welch
Wolverhampton
751
Julie Allen
Evesham
750
Charlotte Beyer
Gloucestershire
749
Tamora James
Sheffield
748
Christina Holder
747
Tricia Smith
Evesham
746
Anthea Smith
745
Roxanne Grinnell
Evesham
744
Martyn Dormer
743
Dr David Kewley
Retired Engineering Director
742
Gabriella Chantry
Evesham
741
Anne Smythe
Malvern
740
Jen Gardiner
Self-employed
739
Jacqueline Banks
Evesham
738
Anne O'Hagan
Evesham, retired
737
Kitty Kavanagh
736
Elizabeth Allsop
735
Robin Lacey
734
Lynette Mantle
Past FE instructor
733
Hannah Burke
Teacher at Vale of Evesham School
732
Elizabeth Coomber
Evesham
731
Claire WITHEFORD
Evesham
730
Kate gibbons
Sedgeberrow school
729
Sarah Cullen
728
Katie Brooks
Evesham
727
Sarah Adamson
School at Ettington
726
Lucy Radbourne
Evesham
725
Andrea Arrandale
Evesham
724
Rachel Smith
Stratford upon Avon
723
Tabitha Ellis
Offenham primary school
722
Abi Attwood
Stratford upon Avon scholl
721
Jane Johnson
Worcestershire
720
Vicky Stanton
Evesham
719
Tony Neath
Retired
718
Tessa Jenkins
717
Karen Aris
716
Sue Tully
715
Alison Godber
714
Lesley Kewley
Trustee AcquiredBrain Injury Trust
713
Rachael Duggan
Evesham, Worcestershire
712
Jan Gruihn
Retired
711
Reuben Andrews
710
Erica Johnson
Evesham
709
Paul Brockbank
Self employed
708
Kathleen Barry
England - Worcestershire
707
Mick Beard
Retired
706
Tracy Clements
hmp
705
Michelle Wilson
Evesham
704
Andra Proctor
Herefordshire
703
Oprea Andreea
702
Rose Cullimore
Wr11
701
Rebecca Pritchard
WORCESTERSHIRE
700
Michael Beard
Honeybourne
699
Martin McCormqc
Evesham College
698
Lee Merrett
Evesham
697
Claire Merrett
Patoss
696
Teresa New
695
Val Mckechnie
Evesham
694
Julie Wood
Worcestershire
693
Jean McVeigh
Retired
692
Kate Pettemerides
691
Rachel Thompson
Worcestershire
690
Norman Stanley Evans
Retired
689
Duncan Day
688
Bethany Roberts
Cats protection
687
Ida Patrone
Worcestershire
686
Melissa Palfrey
Pershore
685
J Pritchard
Armed forces
684
Stacey Clarke
Worcestershire
683
Jeanette Davis
Jeanette_morris@hotmail co.uk
682
Caroline Kerr
Self employed
681
Les Plumb
Worcestershire
680
Ann Currie
Malvern
679
Anna Tice
disabled
678
Lydia Green
Retired
677
Beryl Morgans
Herefordshire
676
Phillippa Rushton
The works
675
Hilary Knox
674
Philip Roberts
Pershore
673
Claire Breward
Evesham
672
Amanda Sanders
Worcestershire
671
Claire Hughes
NEC Group
670
Caryl Mills
AL
669
Gillian Mountjoy
Evesham collage
668
Josh Chambers
Pershore
667
Fiona Wilkins
Harvington
666
Carol Green
Home
665
Carol Riley
664
Stewart Warner
Worcestershire
663
Katharine Hart
Worcestershire
662
Sharon Bowler
Evesham
661
Caroline Ballard
660
Karen Brock
Powick
659
Claire Dingley
Worcestershire
658
Wendy Camden
Worcestershire county council
657
Sharon Scott
Worcestershire
656
Paul Brockman
Retired
655
Kevin Hartwell
Evesham
654
Julie Hartwell
Evesham
653
Aline Cornish
Evesham
652
Sue Amor
Retired
651
Trudy Jarvis
Evesham
650
Emma Middleton
649
Ruth Honeywell
Eveshan
648
Samantha Williams
Gloucestershire
647
Debra Westwood
646
Tracey Hodgkins
Malvern Hills College
645
Danielle Salter
Evesham
644
Jessica Heaney
Evesham
643
Maria Pedro
Kanes Food
642
Mel Walker
Blockley school
641
Robert Tilley
Malvern
640
Wizzy Shawyer
Artist self employed
639
Rosie Bull
Evesham
638
Sue Scrivens
637
Kate Smith
Worcestershire
636
Steve Drayton
Home
635
Richard Morgan
Evesham
634
Paula Morgan
Evesham
633
Jaime Johnson
632
Emma Gordon
Evesham
631
Pete Gordon
630
Grace Agg
Nanny, Cotswolds
629
Julie Haines
628
Sasha Jelfs
627
Emily Corfield
Pinvin Community Preschool
626
Susan Haslam
Worcestershire
625
Lauren White
St Barnabas First and Middle School in Drakes Broughton
624
Bethany Radbourne
Private nanny
623
Judy Cox
Evesham
622
Kate Taylor
WCG
621
Claire Warner
Evesham
620
Samantha Dallard
619
Kirsty Kilgallen
Former college student
618
Pat Gough
Worcs
617
Pat Jones
616
Nina Shields
Herefordshire
615
Kerry Staley
NHS Evesham
614
Lisa James
Evesham
613
Matt Snape
612
Lorraine Mellor
611
Jack Peterson
Evesham
610
ann dingley
Worcestershire
609
Ros Gray
Worcestershire
608
Victoria Hildyard
Evesham
607
Michelle Maunders
Worcester
606
Alison Jeanes
Pershore
605
Christine Wade
Evesham
604
Lorraine Pearson
Tesco
603
Dianne Pilkington
Worcestershire
602
JOHN SMYTHE
Malvern
601
Stuart Bryant
600
Verity Lloyd
Riversides school, Worcester
599
Vicky Ashfield
Evesham
598
Courtney Smith
Teaching Assistant
597
Jo Dennick
Evesham
596
Karen Baikey
595
Deborah Harrison
Hft supported living
594
Jane Dunn
Retired
593
Jill Moulder
Worcestershire
592
Gill Thompson
591
Angela Ballard
Ex Evesham College Employee
590
Donna Hill