Welcome to the 2021 Old Students Magazine

Welcome to the latest Newsletter

publication. Every year we try to include news of Old Students and other items of

interest. We always try to include any news items that come to our attention

concerning old students, some are amusing and alas some are sad.

It takes a great deal of time and effort from several Members to collect the news items

and stories that come together to make up the varied content. We are indebted to this

group of people. We always welcome your stories to add to the Newsletter so please do not hesitate to send something in at any time. As soon as this Newsletter is ‘put to bed’ we start collecting material for the next one, so you can never be too early to contribute.

Thank you Eric Yates who keeps us posted throughout the year sending us articles from the Eastern Daily Press.

This year we lost two people who gave a great deal to the College, Dave Valentine and Malcolm Stansfield. Dave was a

student in the 1960’s and then, with others, kept the SCA going during the troubled times the College went through in the 1990’s. Malcolm Stansfield was a legend in the Agricultural World. His story is worth a read later in the Newsletter. His

connection with Shuttleworth stems from

his work as the Industrial Assessor for the

HND course in the 1970’s and 80’s. I

remember being interviewed by him and another assessor in 1980. Their role was to

ensure that the course was relevant to

current farming techniques and that the students were sent out well prepared to work in their chosen career.

We unashamedly include two adverts. There is one for the College itself which gives a good demonstration of the myriad courses now on offer. The other is for the

Collection: The Mansion, Swiss Garden and Collection are still very much part of the Trust but are no longer directly connected to the College and are run separately.

Paddy Godwin HND 77/80