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South Nottinghamshire College is looking to relocate its Bingham Centre as part of an overhaul of its facilities.

The review was sparked by the college’s merger with Castle College Nottingham in July.

Vice-principal Mr David Drury said: “The merger saw the college inherit a curriculum plan and a series of delivery locations requiring significant review and large-scale re-organisation.

“Over the last six months the college has been considering its property options in relation to what creates the best offer for curriculum delivery, learners and our communities.

“The Bingham Centre is operated on a leasehold basis. The current lease runs until 2016.

“Once the lease has run its term it is likely that we will not seek to renew it. Until this time the college has a legal obligation to maintain the building and we are weighing up a number of options for how we might use the centre in the future.”

Bingham town councillor Mr Alan Harvey, a college governor, said it was unfortunate it had decided to withdraw from Bingham at a time when the town faced increasing expansion.

He said the centre represented an important aspect of the town’s infrastructure and the decision was short-sighted.

“I understand the decision takes effect from the end of the current college term, which means there are four years of the lease to run on what could be yet another empty building in the centre of Bingham,” he said.

“I would hope that the college looks to expedite the use of this facility, if not directly for educational use, then at least for business or business-related support activity.

“We do not need further blight on our town centre.”

The Bingham Centre offers IT learning as well as full- and part-time hair and beauty courses.

It is hoped its provisions would be relocated to the South Nottinghamshire Academy, Radcliffe.

“The move to Radcliffe fits with our future strategy of investing resources where they will have the most impact and creating world- class education, learning and training facilities,” said Mr Drury.

“This is a decision that has been backed by the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, who announced last week that South Nottinghamshire Academy will receive funding for a state-of-the-art rebuild.”



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