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Two at Commons Four senior managers from the College of West Anglia’s Cambridge campus have attended important meetings in London which aim to protect and promote the needs of the landbased economy, of which it is part The campus and its Woodside Farm at Milton was able to make its concerns known at a gathering at the House of Commons, organised by Landex, Land based Colleges Aspiring to Excellence. Head of Faculty Alison Barber was joined by curriculum managers Donna Woodruff and Jenny Brandham, who were attending for the first time. Later in the same week Alison took Interim equine yard manager Jade Rouchy to London to attend the 22nd National Equine Forum, in the presence of the Princess Royal. Alison, Jenny and Donna had spent time time talking to others guests and MPs at the House of Commons, including Sir James Paice, MP for SE Cambridgeshire, who had performed the official opening of Milton’s Endeavour building when he was Agriculture Minister in 2011. The primary focus of the event was to raise the profile of the sector among politicians and gather support for Landex’s campaign to secure additional funding for the sector, which has suffered bigger cuts than other sector groups (e.g. Sixth Form colleges, General FE colleges). It hopes to do this by reinforcing the importance of the agri-food sector and the work undertaken by land based providers. Agri-Science has been identified as one of the 8 Great Technologies and its importance to the British economy has been recognised through the publication of the ‘Agri-Tech Strategy’. The average age of farmers in Britain is 58 and it is estimated that the industry will require an additional 60,000 new entrants over the next decade to replace those retiring from the workforce. Alison and Jade attended the British Equine Forum where there were more than 200 of the country’s most influential members of the equestrian industry, including NEF President HRH The Princess Royal, international equine vets, researchers, riders and trainers as well as equestrian trade business leaders.

 

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