College students on news plinth

THE skills of Oldham College students were in the national spotlight this morning, as film crews from BBC Breakfast News show rolled into town.

The talented students in holistic therapies were beamed into millions of front rooms as part of the BBC Breakfast News Plinth, which has been travelling around the country all week.

The BBC plinth was unveiled to coincide with the opening of Anthony Gormley’s living monument on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square.

The living monument allows individuals to stand on the plinth for an hour and use it as they wish.

But to make it on to the BBC Breakfast News plinth you have to show that you have worked with others for one hour and given something back to the community — and the students at Oldham College proved just the ticket.

During the show, BBC reporter Tim Muffett spoke to course tutor Rachel Irving about why massage is so important and how it is important in the workplace in helping people deal with stress.

Tamsyn Kent, a senior journalist at BBC Breakfast News, said: “Working with staff and students at the college has been really inspirational.

“It’s great to see the passion in the students for their chosen career and working with the people of Oldham.”

A spokesman for the college said: “The college’s involvement in this interesting feature further demonstrates the wide range of services the college provides and how it plays an integral part in the local community.”