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Academy:Royal opening
March 1st 2011 The £22 million JCB Academy in
Rocester was officially opened in
February by Their Royal Highnesses
The Prince of Wales and The
Duchess of Cornwall.
The Prince of Wales was given an
insight into the hi-tech resources
available to 170 year 10 and sixth form
students. He was also given an
insight into the Academy's focus on
energy efficiency and saw an
Archimedes Screw which generates
around 80% of the power for the site.
Speaking at the opening ceremony
Sir Anthony Bamford, JCB chairman,
said: "We have high hopes for the
JCB Academy.With the support of
partners, Rolls Royce, Toyota,Network
Rail, Bentley and Bombardier for
example, we anticipate that the unique
technical education it provides to 14-
19-year-olds will be inspirational for
young people, and be of great value
to the national economy through the
skills it will provide to manufacturing
and engineering companies." |
