College of West Anglia
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The College of West Anglia (often shortened to CWA) is a college
of further education in Norfolk
, England
. Founded in 1894 as the King's Lynn Technical School in the port town of King's Lynn
, Norfolk. It was renamed the Norfolk College of Arts and Technology in 1973, and in 1998 joined with the Cambridgeshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture, which added the two land-based campuses in Wisbech and Cambridge,to form the College of West Anglia. The college then merged with the Isle College in Wisbech in 2006, retaining the name College of West Anglia.
to form the enlarged College of West Anglia, with the addition of the Isle Campus in Wisbech.
On , it was announced that talks are under way to save plans for a new college which is regarded as crucial to West Norfolk's regeneration. In , the College of West Anglia was informed that its £100 million redevelopment plans would not receive government funding. The plans include a new King's Lynn campus, which would form the centrepiece of the Nar Ouse Regeneration Area, and plans to re-locate the Isle campus from Wisbech to a new site in March. Whitehall said no more money would be available to fund major college schemes until at least . On , Fenland council leader Alan Melton revealed his authority had pledged £1.5m towards the moth-balled March campus as part of a £6m investment in the future of the Fens.
College
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of further education in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, England
England
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. Founded in 1894 as the King's Lynn Technical School in the port town of King's Lynn
King's Lynn
King's Lynn is a sea port and market town in the ceremonial county of Norfolk in the East of England. It is situated north of London and west of Norwich. The population of the town is 42,800....
, Norfolk. It was renamed the Norfolk College of Arts and Technology in 1973, and in 1998 joined with the Cambridgeshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture, which added the two land-based campuses in Wisbech and Cambridge,to form the College of West Anglia. The college then merged with the Isle College in Wisbech in 2006, retaining the name College of West Anglia.
History
The college was originally founded in 1894 as the King's Lynn Technical School. King Edward Vll Grammar School was amalgamated with the King’s Lynn Technical School in 1903. In 1973 it was renamed The Norfolk College of Arts and Technology, commonly abbreviated to "Norcat". In 1998 Norcat was combined with the Cambridgeshire College of Agriculture & Horticulture, which added the two land-based campuses in Wisbech and Cambridge (Milton). In April 2006, the College merged with the Isle College in WisbechWisbech
Wisbech is a market town, inland port and civil parish with a population of 20,200 in the Fens of Cambridgeshire. The tidal River Nene runs through the centre of the town and is spanned by two bridges...
to form the enlarged College of West Anglia, with the addition of the Isle Campus in Wisbech.
On , it was announced that talks are under way to save plans for a new college which is regarded as crucial to West Norfolk's regeneration. In , the College of West Anglia was informed that its £100 million redevelopment plans would not receive government funding. The plans include a new King's Lynn campus, which would form the centrepiece of the Nar Ouse Regeneration Area, and plans to re-locate the Isle campus from Wisbech to a new site in March. Whitehall said no more money would be available to fund major college schemes until at least . On , Fenland council leader Alan Melton revealed his authority had pledged £1.5m towards the moth-balled March campus as part of a £6m investment in the future of the Fens.