Fun time for families as college opens doors

FAMILIES revelled in the rain at Hopwood Hall College’s annual Summer Fun Day as hundreds passed through the Middleton gates.

The college opened up its vast array of exotic animals to the public, in an event which featured outdoor barbecues and even a dog show.

The family-based festival also had pop-culture performances by performing arts students, a children’s sensory play barn, nail treatments performed by health and beauty students, horticulture how-tos and plant sales, plus a cross bar challenge competition held by Rochdale Hornets.

Assistant principal Julia Heap declared her pride in seeing the college’s third consecutive event go off without a hitch.

She said: “We’ve had some really great feedback from many of the people who visited our third annual Summer Fun Day, I’m really proud of all our staff and students who were involved; they did a fabulous job.

“It’s fantastic for us to be able to open up our Middleton campus to the public and show off all our hard work and top facilities. I enjoy that people always leave pleasantly surprised at something they saw here, whether that be a family of Meerkats or a Technology Centre that would embarrass many professional facilities.

“I hope we see everybody who came and more at next year’s festival. Fingers crossed we get some real summer weather next year too!”