On Wednesday 5th September 2018, the MPCT Sports Academy launched its first Inter-Centre Competition. The event was aimed at providing an opportunity for students to take part in a purposeful sports competition, develop sportsmanship and continue to develop relationships between centres. The event also allowed outside agencies and partners to officially visit the Cardiff Sports
On Sunday 16th September 2018, MPCT held it’s last ever St’ David’s Day Run after 18 years of the hugely successful event. The event was a re-scheduled one, with the “Beast from the East” forcing us to postpone the original race from March to September. Despite the weather still not displaying its best, the rain
Military Preparation College Bridgend are running a 50km challenge next week on the 17th-21st of September. The students will run 10km a day raising money for our very own Motivation & Learning Trust, as well as another charity called Dreams and Wishes which supports seriously ill children and their families. Tony Curtis MBE and Sarah
In support of World Mental Health Day on Wednesday 10th October 2018 young learners from around South Wales will take part in a charity 24-hour log carry of Pen Y Fan Mountain, the highest peak in south Wales, situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park. At 886 metres above sea-level, learners will support in continually
This year we ran our 5th MLT Golf Fundraising Event and our 2nd in Partnership with the Army Benevolent Fund and we are delighted to say that it was a resounding success raising much needed funds for both charities. Particular thanks go to all the team who worked hard to make the day successful. A
Manny Manfred, Chair of the Motivation and Learning Trust had this to say about the fantastic fundraising event… Physical training is an important part of Learner activity throughout the Military Preparation Courses. Making training challenging and fun at the same time has been shown to improve performance. Add the sense of “making a difference”
On Saturday 28th April the charity held its first formal function for 2 years in the Ricoh Suite at Cardiff City Football Stadium. Over 80 attendees dined and danced the evening away in grand style. The main focus of the evening was to raise additional funds to allow 80 MPCT learners and staff to undertake
In May of this year 85 MPCT Learners and staff from a variety of colleges in England and Wales took part in this excellent battlefield tour to France and Belgium to visit the scene of the fighting on “The Western Front” of World War one. Fierce fighting took place in this area between the outbreak
On the 14th June MPC Croydon learners will undertake a 10 mile log run at Wandle Park in Croydon. This event is to raise money for the Motivation and Learning Trust who support our learners. More information about the trust can be found here – https://sports.mpct.co.uk/motivation-learning-trust/ We welcome all friends and family of MPC Croydon
The Motivation & Learning Trust are hosting their annual golf day on the 23rd August at Celtic Manor, Newport. The vision of The Motivation and Learning Trust is to support, develop and enhance life opportunities for MPCT learners past, present and future. We raise and administer funding in order to offer young people support in