3rd October 2017

At 16 years old, Huw Lewis wanted to join the Royal Marines. Focused on his mission, he set off from his parents’ house in North Wales for his army medical examination in Liverpool. Within 30 seconds of meeting the doctor, his dream was over, his application rejected because he had hay fever. Unshaken, he got...

26th September 2017

Over 150 students from the Military Preparation College visited Cardiff Castle on Friday 22nd September to take part in an action-packed insight day with the Royal Marines The ‘Meet the Marines’ day took place in the grounds of Cardiff Castle, it gave those students attending the College a unique opportunity to gain practical experience of what a career...

8th September 2017

Staff and students from Bridgend Military Preparation College are set to take on a 50K running challenge to raise funds for two charities that are close to the hearts of the staff and students at the College. The students will run 10K every day for the week commencing Monday 11th September The challenge is being supported...

29th August 2017

Staff from the MPCT hosted a fantastic charity golf day at the Celtic Manor Resort in aid of the Motivation and Learning Trust (MLT) and ABF The Soldiers Charity. The MLT helps 16-23-year-old students studying at Military Preparation Colleges across the UK who need some additional financial support and resource assistance to reach their full...

23rd August 2017

Six ex-students from the Military Preparation College have started exciting and rewarding careers with the UK’s largest galvanizing organisation, Wedge Group Galvanizing in Newport. Alex Upton, Jacob Burnett, Ieuan Gittings, Joel Williams, Josh Wall and Kurtis Adams have all been students at the Newport Military Preparation College, a free-to-attend college for 16-19 year olds designed...