Scheduled for the 4th December 2024 is the launch of the Newtown Fashion & Textiles Academy. Fashion-Enter Ltd has been working collaboratively with NPTC Group of Colleges to support with staff training, course modules and skills development. Senior Tutor Ana Cover (pictured below) spent two-weeks at the Academy’s home, the Pryce Jones Building, to teach tutors and the first intake of students.
The official launch will include guest speakers, including FEL’s CEO and Founder Jenny Holloway, as well as Mark Dacey, Dianne Reynolds from Powys County Council and Cllr David Selby. The early evening event will be presented by Gabriella Jukes and will also include a Laura Ashley exhibition and catwalk show.
Jenny and the FEL team are thrilled that the Academy has now become a reality and will continue to provide the latest industry skills to build on the region’s long established fashion and textile heritage. Thanks to Powys County Council, UK Shared Prosperity Fund and NPTC Group of Colleges, FEL looks forward to a continued relationship. More from the launch soon.