Adidas design guru Gary Aspden gives talk to students at Blackburn College University Centre lancashiretelegraph.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lancashiretelegraph.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Scott Knowles plays a starring role in Blackburn University Centre’s new Reinvent Yourself television advert.
Scott was in a rock band and worked as a media and arts technician but when the school he was working at lost funding, he was made redundant.
After meeting with Blackburn University Centre tutors, Scott decided to retrain and study BA (Hons) Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy. He now works as a psychotherapist and owns his own practice.
Graduate Scott Knowles plays a leading role in a TV ad for a university
An inspiration for his choice was the loss of a close family member for which he received counselling. This made him wonder what it would be like to provide this support for someone else. He shared his positive experience and journey at Blackburn University Centre to encourage potential students to retrain at the higher education provider and ‘reinvent themselves.
A group of children and care home residents came together for a virtual friendship day as part of a community arts project. Children from Blackburn Children’s University and residents from Eachstep Care Home took part in the online friendship event earlier this year which included the children being treated to a spontaneous rendition of ‘We’ll Meet Again’ and ‘It’s a Long Way to Tipperary’ by some of the residents. This is the third online activity that the children and residents have taken part in since lockdown curtailed face-to-face activities which had been planned as part of the Heritage Lottery Funded Project, East Lancashire Childhoods: Sharing Stories, Making Memories.
Children and care home residents come together in virtual friendship event lancashiretelegraph.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lancashiretelegraph.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.