Leicester Members of Parliament Patricia Hewitt and Peter Soulsby had the opportunity to look round the new multi-million pound Leicester College Abbey Park Campus which is due to open this September.
 
Both the Leicester MP’s were given a guided tour of the new building by the College Principal and the Project Director who gave a detailed presentation as to what will be going where and explaining what facilities will be available once the building is complete in a few weeks time.

The new building which is the final part of Leicester Colleges £44 million accommodation project, has five floors and boasts an impressive array of state of the art facilities as well as stunning architecture to create one of the best learning environments’ in the East Midlands.

The tour continued around the building taking in areas such as the science labs, drama studio, library, refectory as well as some of the more specialist facilities such as music recording studios, mock office environment and the mock dental surgery. The tour concluded on the roof of the building, which gives a breathtaking view across the city and will be the location of the new buildings wind turbine, which will generate some of the electricity needed by the College.

Patricia said: “The new Abbey Park Campus is great news for Leicester, it is really setting the standard for sustainable development in further education. I welcome the Government’s £2.3bn investment over the next three years and I hope that it will help provide excellent facilities for local people, creating more jobs and training opportunities in the process.”

Peter Soulsby MP said: “The new campus already looks fantastic, combining excellent and imaginative design with high levels of sustainability. This development is a major milestone for Leicester College and will provide an excellent facility for students and staff. Developments like this inspire learning and raise achievement and aspirations. I know that everyone at the College is looking forward to the new campus opening in September, and it’s down to their hard work that this new campus has been possible.”