Brooklands College

Brooklands College is a further education college in Weybridge and Ashford, England.

In August 2007 Brooklands merged with Spelthorne College in Ashford. The Weybridge campus is in the grounds of Hugh F. Locke King's historic mansion at Brooklands; the Ashford campus is on Ashford's High Street.

The college provides courses for those leaving school after GCSEs, vocational subjects, A-levels, apprenticeships, and professional courses for adults including foundation degrees.

There are approximately 5,000 students attending the college; of these about 2,500 are full-time.

Alumni

• Robert Evans, Labour MEP for London, 1994-2009
• Martin Freeman, actor
• Gary Numan, musician
• Arthur Palmer, Labour MP 1945-50 for Wimbledon; 1952-9 for Cleveland; 1964-74 for Bristol Central,; 1974-83 for Bristol North East
• Lucie Silvas, singer-songwriter
• Wendy Smith-Sly, athlete who competed mainly in the 3,000 metres; silver medallist at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles; 1983 World Champion in the World 10km road race championship
• Irene Thomas
• Norman Willis, General Secretary of the TUC, 1984-93

In popular culture

• The 2007 film, I Want Candy, starring Carmen Electra, was filmed at Brooklands College.
• Pop punk band You Me at Six was formed from students at Brooklands College.

External links

• Brooklands College website

References