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Hi! I’m Finola, a first-year student at Homefield diagnosed with social anxiety, so I know exactly what it’s like to feel anxious over things that everybody else wouldn’t even find scary! I’m writing this blog post for you all to help shed some light on a topic that’s often avoided or seen as shameful to talk openly about – anxiety.

It’s Trustees’ Week 2021, an annual event showcasing the great work volunteer trustees do. We caught up with two of our current Trustees – Jane Parr & David Jackson – to find out more about them and their vital role in helping shape the future of Homefield.

Tuesday 25th – Friday 29th October was our Health & Safety Focus Week, where our students and residents learnt all about keeping safe at college, at home, in the work place and out in the community.

Over lockdown, Nuneaton student Oliver K told staff his dream of working with watches. Determined to make it a reality, staff set out looking for career opportunities.

Breward’s Coffee Shop, the latest community enterprise ran by Homefield College, is now open to dine-in customers.

Find out how we’ve been supporting Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 across the college, and some top tips for boosting your mental health.

Students Janvee and Ethan collaborated with sports tutor Tom to develop the walk of freedom challenge. They want to help students keep healthy, fit and motivated to do more exercise, whether at home or at college, especially during the pandemic.

We celebrated Safer Internet Day today! This year’s overarching theme was reliability online. The internet has an amazing range of information and opportunities online, but how do we separate fact from fiction?

Six students are campaigning to become Homefield’s Student Council President. Having made a campaign video and poster, candidates are rallying support ready for the voting period.

Each year we run a Christmas Card Competition amongst our student cohort. This year the competition was particularly strong with over 25 entries, and so we narrowed down to 5 winning designs to be produced for sale and an additional design for the corporate Christmas card.

As part of the social history session for Day Services, members have been trying their hand at metal-detecting. Read more about their latest finds.

We are delighted to introduce our latest enterprise, coffee shop & bakery Breward’s in the heart of Mountsorrel.

After 10 years on Loughborough’s busy high street, it’s time for us to close our doors to our internet cafe and print shop Sip & Surf permanently.

Learn more about the amazing discovery our Day Service members found whilst out on their first metal-detecting session!