75-677: WCG (formerly Warwickshire College Group and Warwickshire College ) is the managing body that administers several colleges of further education in the English West Midlands , namely in the counties of Warwickshire and Worcestershire . Its most recent acquisition concerned its August 2016 merger with South Worcestershire College of which the two campuses then reverted to their historical names of Evesham College in Evesham and Malvern Hills College in Great Malvern . The merger makes it
150-644: A grammar school established by the monastery and was re-founded by Henry VIII after the Dissolution. The Vale of Evesham School , operated by Worcestershire County Council, caters for children from the area aged 2 – 19 with special needs, and learning disabilities. Further education is provided by Evesham College, part of the Warwickshire College Group following the merger with South Worcestershire College (previously known as Evesham and Malvern Hills College) which caters mainly for students studying at
225-562: A raked 312-seat auditorium , full technical facilities and film projection and a 60-seat studio space for smaller productions. The centre's foyer it is an exhibition space for local artists. The centre was managed by the Evesham Arts Association until 2020. The Henrician Evesham is now managed by Prince Henry's Evesham Arts Theatre Trust a registered charity . The Regal Cinema reopened in December 2009. Its Grade II listed building
300-409: A 345-hectare commercial farm with a large dairy herd, beef and sheep, wildlife habitats including woodlands, grasslands and wetlands. The college also has equine facilities, with stabling for over 100 horses, an indoor school, a covered school and large outdoor riding arenas. There are 3 forges, purpose-built centres for horticulture and veterinary nursing, as well as a large animal welfare centre housing
375-516: A 97-bed community hospital in Waterside, outside the town centre, used mainly by the elderly and for convalescence, although consultants from major Worcester NHS hospitals hold clinics there. The hospital maintains a Minor Injuries Unit (open from 9 am to 9 pm 7 days a week). The town has three health centres, providing general practitioner first care services, and a dental centre. Evesham also has several nursing and retirement homes for
450-456: A March 2015 inspection, an Ofsted report accorded the college an overall Grade 2 (Good) for its performance. The college is a member of the Collab Group of high performing schools. The Henley-in-Arden centre focused on sports-related studies, health and beauty, fashion and textiles and offered courses from further education right through to postgraduate qualifications. After a reassessment of
525-537: A broad range of subjects to students aged 16 and over. It was formed in 1996 with the merger of Mid-Warwickshire College in Leamington Spa and Warwickshire College for Agriculture, Horticulture, Equine & Related Studies (formerly Warwickshire College of Agriculture) in Moreton Morrell and became Warwickshire College. In a further expansion, the college merged with Rugby College in 2003, followed shortly by
600-626: A change at Worcester. Schools in Evesham follow the three-tier education model of first school (ages 5–10), middle school (ages 10–13), and high school (ages 13–18) adopted by Wychavon District Council 1974 and completed by 1977. Twelve first (primary) schools which include state non-denominational schools as well as Church of England Bengeworth Academy and Roman Catholic school feed four middle schools which in turn send their pupils to complete their secondary education at The De Montfort School and Prince Henry's High School which originated as
675-613: A children's nursery. The Leamington Spa centre is also the current home to Warwickshire School of Arts. The school of arts offers foundation diploma in art and design and extended/national diploma in fashion and clothing. Located in the Warwickshire countryside, the Moreton Morrell centre offers courses in equine, farriery and blacksmithing, agriculture, countryside, arboriculture, environment, horticulture, construction, floristry, animal welfare and veterinary nursing. The resources include
750-510: A climbing wall, a 100-station fitness room and a health & beauty salon. Football in Evesham is represented by Evesham United F.C. , who play in the Southern Football League Division One South & West. Evesham Utd also run over 20 youth teams, several girls and women’s teams, several Disability teams and a Walking Football team. In Rugby Union , there are senior and youth sections at Evesham Rugby Club. There
825-462: A distant view of the town as seen from Greenhill, site of the battle of Evesham. More local views by George Willis-Pryce are on show in the town hall. Dating from the 1890s, they include the gateway to Market Square, the entrance to the town across Workman's Bridge, and the former Hampton Ferry across the Avon. Elsewhere there is an Avon-side painting by Edward Stott in the style of Bastien-Lepage . This
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#1733107076674900-401: A framework for an insolvency regime for further education colleges known as "Education Administration". This is a form of corporate administration adapted to the needs of further education, to be used "where a further education body is unable to pay its debts or is likely to become unable to pay its debts" and intended "to avoid or minimise disruption to the studies of the existing students of
975-631: A large service provider for apprenticeships where most of the training takes place at the apprentices' workplace, supplemented with day release into college. FE in the United Kingdom is usually a means to attain an intermediate, advanced or follow-up qualification necessary to progress into HE, or to begin a specific career path outside of university education. Further Education is offered to students aged over 16 at colleges of Further Education, through work-based learning, or adult and community learning institutions. Provision for further education colleges
1050-531: A merger between WCG and South Worcestershire College took place, adding two further campus' in Worcestershire at Evesham and Malvern . At this point, it was decided that the college would trade as WCG to avoid conflicts between Warwickshire in the name, and three campus being in Worcestershire. The college has Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) awards in engineering, equine, farriery, maintenance and construction, and leadership and management. Following
1125-479: A mobile library. The Almonry Museum and Heritage Centre is a local museum that was opened in 1957 and is funded by the council. The museum and the Tourist Information Centre are housed together in a 14th-century half timbered building that was the home of the almoner of Evesham Abbey. Exhibits include many items of local interest including an exhibition themed on the battle of Evesham. Evesham has
1200-580: A new campus opening in Warwick called the Trident Centre . It then merged with a fifth site at Henley-in-Arden . In August 2007, WCG merged with Pershore College, Centre of Horticultural Excellence , in Worcestershire, spreading Warwickshire College across the two counties. In 2014, each college was given an individual identity in that Warwickshire College Royal Leamington Spa Centre became Royal Leamington Spa College, part of Warwickshire College Group. In 2016
1275-512: A riverside caravan site broke up and became wedged in its arches. In July 2007 Evesham had its heaviest rainfall for 200 years, reaching more than 320% the average in some areas. In the Severn catchment, it caused some of the heaviest floods recorded, and in Evesham the flooding was the worst in its recorded history. At the 2001 UK census , Evesham had a total population of 22,304. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. The average household size
1350-534: A vocational route after the end of compulsory education at age 16. They offer a wide range of vocational qualifications to young people and older adults, including vocational, competency-based qualifications (previously known as SVQs ), Higher National Certificates and Higher National Diplomas . Frequently, the first two years of higher education – usually in the form of an HND – are taken in an FE college, followed by attendance at university. Further education in Wales
1425-646: A wide range of animals and facilities. Pershore College is situated on a 60-hectare (150-acre) site near Evesham , Worcestershire (though close to the Warwickshire border) and offers courses in Horticulture, Arboriculture, Animal Welfare, Veterinary Nursing, Agritech, Health & Social Care, Counselling and Sport. The resources include a commercial plant nursery , retail garden centre, fruit unit with fruit juice and cider production, amenity grounds, commercial glasshouses and vertical farm/agri-tech facilities. The college also manages 2 Plant Heritage National Collections in
1500-479: Is a large workshop area for the Motor Vehicle courses with vehicles donated by manufacturers for use by the college and students to repair and maintain. There is a traditional engineering workshop, equipped with lathes, milling machines and grinding machines. There is also a materials lab along with electrical/electronic and pneumatics labs. The courses studied here are mainly engineering and motor vehicle based. There
1575-414: Is a relatively new building. It houses a conference suite on the top floor with catering facilities. There is also a Learning Resource Centre with an open learning area and internet enabled PC's. There are also a number of computer suites for classes around the building. Many companies, including Alstom, Cable and Wireless, Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls-Royce and Telent, send their apprentices to this centre. There
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#17331070766741650-478: Is also a cricket ground . The town also has a pétanque team and a cycling club, Evesham & District Wheelers, which was founded in 1947. The town is home to various watersports, due to its location on the river, including Evesham Rowing Club, Kayaking & Canoeing provided by the Evesham Paddle Monsters club and Evesham Sailing Club. The town has two golf courses: Evesham Golf Club, which
1725-494: Is also a 3D design area which has facilities for model making. In 2015, Trident 2 opened, a specialist engineering building with workshops and labs tailored to the high demands of the colleges customers. The Evesham campus has facilities including motor vehicle workshops, a hair & beauty training salon and energy training centre. It merged with Warwickshire College Group in August 2016 whilst part of South Worcestershire College and
1800-463: Is derived from the Old English homme or ham , and Eof , the name of a swineherd in the service of Egwin, third Bishop of Worcester . It was originally named Homme or Haum and recorded as Eveshomme in 709 and Evesham in 1086. The second part of the name ( homme or ham ) typically only signifies a home or dwelling, but in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire was commonly applied to land on
1875-531: Is located in Leamington Spa. It lies to the west of the town centre, in the Milverton area of town. It offers courses including A Levels, business, health care, hair and beauty, construction, travel and tourism and supported learning programmes. The centre has a range of facilities, including a learning centre and library, a lecture theatre, hair and beauty salon, sports hall and gym, a travel centre, college shop and
1950-560: Is now known as Evesham College, part of WCG. Malvern Hills College began as Malvern School of Art in 1886 and has continued this tradition since, being at the present site at the foot of the Malvern Hills in Great Malvern since the 1900s. Other facilities include the Malvern Community Learning Centre and dedicated hair and beauty salons. It merged with WCG in August 2016 whilst part of South Worcestershire College and
2025-465: Is now known as Malvern Hills College, part of WCG. In 2020, WCG announced Malvern College would close in spring 2021 saying the campus had not been financially viable for a number of years, and blamed reduced adult education funding and shrinking student numbers. A local campaign to save the college has been formed, including civic leaders, local businesses and academics. Colleges of further education Further education (often abbreviated FE ) in
2100-416: Is provided through seven multi-campus colleges. Northern Ireland's Department for Employment and Learning has the responsibility for providing FE in the province. Most secondary schools also provide a sixth form scheme whereby a student can choose to attend for two additional years to complete their AS and A-levels. Scotland's further education colleges provide education for those young people who follow
2175-882: Is provided through: Further education in Wales comes under the remit of the Welsh Assembly Government . Funding came from Education and Learning Wales from 2000 until 2006, when that organisation was merged with the Assembly. Further education in the Republic of Ireland is similar to that offered in the UK. Typical areas include apprenticeships and other vocational qualifications in many disciplines, such as childcare, farming, retail, and tourism. The many types of further education awards are known as Post Leaving Certificates . Further education has expanded immensely in recent years, helped by
2250-457: Is situated on a horseshoe-shaped peninsula almost completely surrounded by water in a meander of the River Avon between Stratford-upon-Avon and Tewkesbury . The modern town encompasses Bengeworth and Greater and Little Hampton , which were originally independent villages on the opposite bank of the river. Evesham is linked to Bengeworth by Workman Bridge and Hampton by Abbey Bridge, or New Bridge
2325-563: Is situated outside Fladbury , and Twyford Golf Club, which is situated just outside Lenchwick . Evesham Vale Running Club hold their 10K race event annually. The Evesham Library, managed by Worcestershire Libraries & Learning division of Worcestershire County Council , is located in the town centre and was completely modernised following a closure for refurbishment in January 2011. It offers community services that include an online catalogue, Wi-Fi internet access, public internet terminals and
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2400-629: Is titled "Feeding the Ducks" and dates from 1884, when Stott shared a cottage in North Littleton with fellow painters Walter Osborne and Nathaniel Hill . Evesham local news has been served since 1860 by the Evesham Journal , which is now part of the Newsquest (Midlands South) Ltd., a subsidiary of Gannett ; it is predominantly a weekly free newspaper that is distributed over four counties. In 2007,
2475-459: Is well documented from the 13th century. In May 1924 floods at Evesham ranked 5th in the annual flood list 1848 to 1935. In May 1998, Evesham was one of the towns worst hit by record flooding along the River Avon . The river rose 19 feet (5.8 m) in just a few hours, sinking tethered narrowboats , flooding areas of Bengeworth , and threatening the 19th-century Workman Bridge as static homes from
2550-567: The Almonry Museum and Heritage Centre , which is housed in the old almonry of the abbey and also displays artefacts from excavations there. Following the Battle of Lewes a year earlier, where Simon de Montfort had gained control of parliament, the Battle of Evesham in August 1265 was the second of two main battles of the Second Barons' War . It marked the victory of Prince Edward , who led
2625-512: The Evesham Custom , still regulates market garden tenancies in the area. A decline in the second half of the 20th century resulted in the closing of Evesham's Smithfield Market while the Central Market stopped being used for produce auctions. Between 1983 and 2008, Evesham was home to computer manufacturer Evesham Micros, later renamed Evesham Technology . It was a significant contributor to
2700-658: The Further and Higher Education Act 1992 , which removed further education colleges from local government control. Types of college include: Policies relating to colleges are primarily the responsibility of the Department for Education (DfE). Until July 2016, colleges were also covered by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS); on the abolition of BIS and formation of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), responsibility for FE colleges moved to DfE. The regulatory body for sixth form colleges
2775-643: The NVQ and BTEC level or undertaking practical vocational courses. The nearest higher education providers are the University of Worcester and the University of Gloucestershire . A University of the Third Age was established in 2003 and in 2010 had 600 members. It is possible that the 8th-century Anglo-Saxon Minster Church of Evesham Abbey was founded on the site of an even older church. The medieval town had two parish churches, All Saints and St Lawrence built within
2850-716: The United Kingdom and Ireland is additional education to that received at secondary school that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions. It may be at any level in compulsory secondary education, from entry to higher level qualifications such as awards, certificates, diplomas and other vocational, competency-based qualifications (including those previously known as NVQ/SVQs ) through awarding organisations including City and Guilds , Edexcel ( BTEC ) and OCR . FE colleges may also offer HE qualifications such as HNC , HND , foundation degree or PGCE . The colleges are also
2925-545: The West Midlands region of England. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester , Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon . It lies within the Vale of Evesham, an area comprising the flood plain of the River Avon , which has been renowned for market gardening . The town centre, situated within a meander of the river, is subjected regularly to flooding. The 2007 floods were the most severe in recorded history . The town
3000-530: The Wychavon District of the County of Worcestershire. Residents in the eight council electoral wards are represented by 24 elected members. The wards, based on streets, are represented by elected councillors: Abbey (1), Avon (2), Bengeworth (5), Fairfield (1), Great Hampton (3), Little Hampton (5), South (5), Twyford (2). The council is chaired by a mayor, and has a Town Clerk who acts as chief officer. Evesham
3075-510: The 40 units being occupied as of May 2024. Evesham is home to several out-of-town retail parks that draw shoppers away from the centre; these include Four Pools Lane Retail Park, Evesham Shopping Park, the Sinclair Retail Park, Charity Crescent Retail Park, and The Valley. The Valley (formerly Evesham Country Park), is a large retail and leisure park located out of town with a diversity of stores, restaurants and cafés. The Vale includes
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3150-459: The 8,000 strong army of his father Henry III , over the 6,000 men of de Montfort, and the beginning of the end of the rebellion. The battle was a massacre; de Montfort's army were trapped in the horseshoe bend of the river, Although Simon de Montfort and his son were killed, Prince Edward's victory was not decisive towards the King's hold on the country, and the struggle continued until 1267, after which
3225-817: The Abbey Bridge and was completed in March 2014. The River Avon is a navigable waterway linking the River Severn at Tewkesbury to the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal at Stratford-upon-Avon . The river between the town and Stratford is managed by the Upper Avon Navigation Trust and below by the Lower Avon Navigation Trust, reflecting the administration of the river since the Restoration , when
3300-545: The Evesham Poor Law Union which took responsibility for the administration and funding of the Poor Law , and built a workhouse for that area. Evesham Borough Council, which was based at Evesham Town Hall , administered the town until 1974 when Wychavon District Council became the local authority. Evesham is now a town and civil parish governed at the lowest tier of local government by Evesham Town Council, part of
3375-757: The Evesham Vale Light Railway miniature railway . In 1728, the London to Worcester road through Evesham was turnpiked , as was the Evesham to Alcester road in 1778, improving communications in the area. Evesham is at the junction of the A46 and A44 trunk roads – the 4-mile (6 km) £7 million, A46 single-carriageway bypass to the east of the town opened in July 1987 as the A435. Work began in September 2013 to replace
3450-565: The Lichfield Bell Tower. The abbey remains are a Scheduled Ancient Monument (No. WT253), and parts of the abbey complex, Abbot Reginald's Wall (registered monument) and the ruins of Abbot Chryton's Wall (Grade II), are English Heritage listed buildings . The abbey's coat of arms is used as the crest of Prince Henry's High School . Two surviving buildings with links to the abbey are the Middle Littleton Tythe Barn and
3525-485: The United Kingdom's domestic computer and digital television market. At its peak, the company employed up to 300 people with a chain of 19 retail stores in towns and cities throughout the UK. It went into liquidation in 2008. Evesham's town centre provides a number of food outlets and some retail along its traditional high street and the Riverside Shopping Centre, though the latter is struggling with only 9 of
3600-574: The Wizard of Evesham , takes place largely in Evesham, and two of the main characters visit the local sights, with descriptions. Local folklore is provided for by the Legend of Evesham surrounding the life of Eof, an 8th-century swineherd credited with the founding of the town, and St Egwin the Bishop of Worcester who founded the abbey and who whose feet had been fettered and the key thrown in the River Avon. According to
3675-569: The abbey precinct. Religious establishments in Evesham include All Saints Church, Evesham Baptist Church, Evesham Evangelical Church, Evesham Methodist Church, St Andrew's C of E Church, St Mary & Saint Egwin 's Church, St Peter's Church, Vale Of Evesham Christian Centre, the Unitarian Chapel in Oat Street and a Quaker meeting place. Evesham had a distinctive dialect, which locals called "Asum Grammar", or "Asum Grammer". The editor of
3750-558: The college's resources and the students demographic and locality, Henley-in-Arden College courses are now run at Moreton Morrell College and Royal Leamington Spa College in 2016, but gymnasium facilities still exist. On 23 October 2019 both WCG and Wasps RFC jointly announced that the centre would be sold to Wasps for use as a new training ground as it did not own one since moving into the region in December 2014. "Wasps Rugby to purchase Henley-in-Arden Sport Centre - WCG" . wcg.ac.uk . Retrieved 23 October 2019 . The main campus for WCG
3825-411: The dialect was already being noted, attributed at that time to standardisation of English schooling, something noted also by later writers on English dialects. The dialect continues to decline, but is stronger in older generations. More recent factors in its decline are attributed to changes in the market gardening scene, where the dialect was to be heard at its fullest, and the impact of television. In
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#17331070766743900-568: The first completely structural concrete bridge in the country. The Cotswold hills stretch from the east to the south-west, while to the west the area is bounded by the Malvern Hills . To the north the land is flat with gentle undulations. The Avon, a tributary of the River Severn , is navigable but mainly used by leisure traffic and there is a marina providing moorings. The River Avon at Evesham has always been susceptible to heavy flooding which
3975-585: The further education body as a whole". Education administrators were appointed to run Hadlow College and West Kent College in 2019. All colleges and FE providers are subject to inspection by Ofsted , which monitors the quality of provision in publicly funded institutions in England. Membership organisations for providers include the Association of Colleges and the Sixth Form Colleges' Association . In 2020,
4050-705: The government allocated £200 million for repairs and upgrades of FE college buildings, subject to a degree of matched funding by the colleges, and the Department for Education is allocating this to colleges via the Further Education Capital Transformation Fund (FECTF). Sixteen colleges with sites in poor condition have been selected, and detailed proposals were invited for submission before October 2021, for projects which can be completed by December 2024. Further education in Northern Ireland
4125-504: The institutions and their relationships with their communities. Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), which was established in November 2012, is the regulator for FE qualifications. Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Evesham Evesham ( / ˈ iː v ( ɪ ) ʃ ə m , ˈ iː s ə m / ) is a market town and parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire , in
4200-639: The kingdom returned to a period of unity and progress that was to last until the early 1290s. During the battle the royal army wore the Saint George's Cross as their distinguishing mark. It is believed that the Battle was one of the first times that the cross was used to officially represent England. According to the chronicler William Rishanger , when de Montfort saw the advance of the royal troops, he exclaimed that "They have not learned that for themselves, but were taught it by me." The medieval town developed within
4275-570: The largest group of further and adult education institutions in the country and one of the five colleges in the United Kingdom empowered by the Privy Council with the authority to award Foundation Degrees As of June 2018 the group manages seven colleges with a faculty of around 1,500 staff for approximately 15,000 students. The group offers more than 1,000 courses over 20 areas of discipline with an A-Level pass rate of 98%. The group provides National Curriculum courses and vocational education in
4350-570: The legend, the key turned up in Rome inside a fish. On returning to Evesham, Egwin declared that a monastery be built on the spot where the key had been cast in the river. A major landmark is the statue of Eof by the Scottish sculptor John McKenna that was funded by the townsfolk and unveiled in the market place in June 2008. The Almonry Museum has an 1825 oil painting by William Robert Earl (1806–1880) which shows
4425-535: The local dialect, "Asum" is a contraction of the town's name. Asum was an ale produced by the now defunct Evesham Brewery. "Eve-shum" is the more common phonetic pronunciation, but "Eve-uh-shum" is not uncommon. The Henrician Evesham was built in 1979 and is staffed and operated by volunteers and managed by The Prince Henry's Evesham Arts Theatre Trust. It provides a venue for professional and amateur performance. Events hosted include drama, stand-up comedy, brass bands, orchestras, pantomime to ballet. The centre has
4500-479: The local newspaper quoted extracts from a fictitious dictionary of the language. In 1891, a glossary was published of words and phrases in South-East Worcestershire, comprising the district around Evesham and Pershore. This publication itself built on that of an 1882 author identified only as "Mrs Chamberlain". Prior to the 1882 book, little attention had been paid to the dialect of "the old Worcestershire folks", despite it being "interesting and peculiar". A decline in
4575-631: The lower Avon required only modest repairs, but significant investment was required above the town. The ancient Hampton Ferry links the town to Hampton . In 1845, an Act of Parliament was passed for the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway to be built; Evesham railway station was subsequently opened between Honeybourne and Pershore . The station is on the Cotswold Line from Oxford to Worcester , Great Malvern and Hereford . There are trains every 45–55 minutes to London Paddington that take approximately 1 hour 45 minutes and trains to Birmingham take around 90 minutes, including
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#17331070766744650-400: The meander of the River Avon, while Bengeworth developed to the east on the opposite bank of the river. In 1055 a market was granted to the Saxon town by King Edward. In the 11th century Leofric, Earl of Mercia , had a hunting lodge at Bengeworth. Leofric founded Holy Trinity Church with his wife Godifu ( Lady Godiva ). Godifu, who died in around 1067, is possibly buried at the abbey. During
4725-410: The people of the civil parish was 38.2. 69.9% of residents described their health as "good", similar to the average of 69.1% for the wider district. Due to its exceptionally fertile soil, market gardening is carried out on a commercial scale in the surrounding area, known as the Vale of Evesham, which is known for its production of fruit and vegetables. A distinctive form of leasehold tenure, known as
4800-435: The popular and much visited College gardens. The college was home to the Royal Horticultural Society Regional Centre until 2019, and the site currently is the headquarters of the Alpine Garden Society . There is also a specialist animal unit. Pershore College was originally an independent institution founded in 1954 to train horticultural workers in the Vale of Evesham . It began offering higher education courses in 1993 and
4875-423: The reign of King Stephen , William de Beauchamp erected an adulterine castle at Bengeworth, whose occupants vied for control of the town and abbey. When Abbot William had the castle destroyed between 1149 and 1159, he consecrated the site as a graveyard to prevent the castle being rebuilt. Evesham was a borough and market town in the hundred of Blackenhurst in county of Worcestershire and after 1837 head of
4950-779: The sides of a river, generally in bends of a river, which were liable to flood. Evesham Abbey , which became possibly the third largest in England, was founded by Saint Egwin , the third Bishop of Worcester , in around 701 AD, following the vision of the Virgin Mary to a local swineherd or shepherd named Eof . An entry in the Great Domesday Book of 1086 lists Evesham, mentioning "Two free men; Two radmen; Abbey of St Mary of Evesham; Abbey of St Mary of Pershore; Edmund, Abbot of St Mary of Pershore; Walter, Abbot of St Mary of Evesham; Aethelwig, Abbot of St Mary of Evesham; King William as donor; Odo, Bishop of Bayeux; Ranulph; Turstin, Abbot of St Mary of Pershore; Walter Ponther; Westminster, Gilbert Crispin, Abbot of St Peter." The abbey
5025-404: The town is the former Plough, which replaced an 18th century public house on the Market Place in 1936. Since then it became a bar and grill under a variety of different names and has been recently refurbished. Medieval Evesham, and the Earl of Evesham, inspired a novel Winning His Spurs by historical fiction author G. A. Henty . A more recent novel by M. C. Beaton entitled Agatha Raisin and
5100-649: The weekly free newspaper Evesham Observer was launched by Midlands-based Observer-Standard series of newspapers, now the family-owned Bullivant Media . Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC West Midlands and ITV Central . Television signals can be received from either the Sutton Coldfield or Lark Stoke TV transmitters. BBC Hereford & Worcester broadcasts on 104 FM and 94.7, while commercial radio stations include Hits Radio Herefordshire & Worcestershire on 96.7 FM and Greatest Hits Radio Herefordshire & Worcestershire on 107.2 FM. The Evesham Leisure Centre comprises two swimming pools,
5175-403: Was 2.3. Of those aged 16–74 in Evesham, 57.5% had no academic qualifications or one General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE), above the figures for all of the Wychavon district (44.2%) and England (45.5%). According to the census, 2.4% were unemployed and 9.4% were economically inactive. 20.1% of the population were under the age of 16 and 7.7% were aged 75 and over; the mean age of
5250-710: Was already DfE prior to the 2016 changes. Following the merger of the Education Funding Agency and the Skills Funding Agency in 2017, funding for colleges is provided through the Education and Skills Funding Agency for all further education students.In 2018/19, colleges' income totalled £6.5 billion, of which £5.1 billion (78%) was public funding. Most college funding follows the learner. Colleges must attract students, competing with each other and with other types of education and training provider. Colleges can borrow commercially, own assets, employ staff and enter into contracts, and they may make financial surpluses or deficits. The Technical and Further Education Act 2017 laid out
5325-429: Was designed in 1932 by architect Hurley Robinson . who was responsible for several public buildings in classical and Art Deco styles, including 55 other cinemas. The Regal is the most important surviving example. In 2009 the cinema signed a contract to show all Universal Studios films. It also serves as a community arts centre, offering a programme of music and stand-up comedy. The other public Art Deco building in
5400-574: Was founded around an 8th-century abbey , one of the largest in Europe, which was destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries , with only Abbot Lichfield's Bell Tower remaining. During the 13th century, one of the two main battles of England's Second Barons' War took place near the town, marking the victory of Prince Edward, who later became King Edward I ; this was the Battle of Evesham . Evesham
5475-553: Was laid out in sections 41 to 47 of the Education Act 1944 ; their role was to offer "full-time and part-time education" and "leisure-time occupation" for persons over compulsory school age. In the 1960s, A-level students predominantly studied at school rather than colleges (often referred to as "techs" at that time). More types of colleges were introduced over the next decades, and by 1990 colleges took in almost half of A-level students. Colleges in England are corporate bodies under
5550-680: Was merged into WCG in August 2007. Rugby College of Further Education operated until 31 July 2003. It was dissolved by statutory instrument on 1 August 2003. The Rugby centre's new building opened in 2010. It houses the Power Academy, to train people in power generation manufacture. The centre also includes a Learning Resource Centre, sports hall and gym, astroturf pitch, meeting and conference facilities, purpose-built art, design and craft workshops, hair and beauty salons, theatre and college nursery. The Trident Business and Technology Centre in Warwick
5625-471: Was redeveloped and extended after the Norman Conquest , employing many tradesmen and significantly contributing to the growth of Evesham. Income for the abbey came from pilgrims to the abbey to celebrate the vision and visitors to the tomb of Simon de Montfort. As a result of Henry VIII 's dissolution of the monasteries , Evesham Abbey was dismantled in 1540 and sold as building stone, leaving little but
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