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Weston celebrates success
WESTON College is the best in the west for the second year running, according to the results of a new poll funded by the Skills Funding Agency. The Framework for Excellence survey saw ‘learner satisfaction’ at Weston College ahead of students in Bath, Bristol, Strode, Bridgwater, Wiltshire and Exeter colleges. Executive lead, – Quality and Learning, Claire Bushell, said: “This is a fantastic achievement for Weston College for the second year running with nearly 3,000 students participating. Our overall score for learner satisfaction at Weston was 85 per cent and our highest accolade was 83 per cent for the respect students received from staff. “This is an excellent result and shows just how highly our students think of their College.” Principal Dr Paul Phillips, OBE, added: “I am very proud of our team at Weston College and the fact that their tremendous hard work has been appreciated by so many learners and now recognised by the Government.” The Skills Funding Agency is a partner organisation of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which invests over £3 billion annually in colleges and training organisations, to fund training for adults in England.
Family business TONY Hynam started his fencing business in 1965. In the 1980s he used to make dog kennels for Avon and Somerset Police. He also made them a field shelter for a donkey they had and was told it was used to keep the horses company. He even had an order for kennels from a Naval Base at Coulport, Helensburgh in Scotland. His son, Andrew,
Dovecotes & Poultry Arks
We make Dovecotes and Poultry Arks Installation Service available Supply and fix all types of Fencing, also repairs Established since 1965
TONY HYNAM Tel: 01275 463525
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then joined the business in the 1980s and they decided to make some poultry arks and dovecotes, selling all they made. As the fencing side got busy they stopped making them. Tony gave his son the business five years ago, but still helps him occasionally, and they have decided to make some more poultry arks and dovecotes.