CAMPAIGNERS hoping to keep an agricultural college open have called on the Government to take action to prevent land or assets from being sold.
A strategic review co-ordinated by the government’s further education commissioner, which began in June, turned down two bids to save Newton Rigg College at Penrith from closure.
Owner Askham Bryan College had received two bids to take over the site, including a multi-million pound bid from a cross-industry group, known as Newton Rigg Ltd.
But the commissioner concluded that neither of the bidding parties met the criteria to secure the long-term success of a potential new college, and it has recommended that the site should close in July 2021, as planned.