Joint Success

Ex-HCC Carpentry and Joinery students Anthony Feltham and Patrick Martin have both won prestigious industry awards.

Anthony (pictured top) was awarded the City and Guilds Medal for Excellence in the Processing and Manufacturing sector for his exceptional standard of work. He had to contend with over a million other learners nationally for this prize.

Anthony successfully achieved Advanced Construction certificates in Bench Joinery and Site Carpentry, plus a NVQ Level 3 in Bench Joinery while he was at HCC.

He is now using his outstanding skills to make high quality furniture for a prominent furniture specialist company.

Patrick Martin, who also successfully completed Bench Joinery and Site Carpentry at HCC, scooped first prize in the Carpenters’ Craft competition awarded by the Institute of Carpenters, for his amazing work.

John Cotter, Carpentry and Joinery tutor said: “Anthony and Patrick had to compete at a national level for their awards and so it is a true measure of excellence.”

Both men have proven to be amongst the best in the country at their trade - and we are very proud of their achievements.

Fashion student sells collection to London boutique

HCC Fashion student Rhiannon Jones shows that success can be achieved through hard work and determination.

Rhiannon moved to London from her family home in Yorkshire, set up her own clothing label and has recently sold her latest collection to an exclusive fashion boutique – all this at just seventeen!

Rhiannon admits that when she first enrolled at HCC she did not even know how to use a sewing machine. She credits the College, especially her tutor, for teaching her the skills that have allowed her to launch her successful label called Bolshie.

She said: “I was always determined to make it big and am really happy the way things are progressing so far. I knew what I wanted to achieve and focussed on my goals and now it is paying off."

She was recently snapped up by the media at London Fashion Week and appeared on BBC News wearing one of her flamboyant designs.

With this recent deal under her belt, she is well on her way to becoming a household name in the fashion world. We are confident that she will go on to bigger things and fulfil her dream of putting on her own show at London Fashion Week, plus conquering Europe with her own high-end fashion boutique.

To find out more about Fashion courses at HCC call 020 7613 9123 or email info@hackney.ac.uk