Heart of Birmingham Vocational College

The Nick Taylor Memorial Gala Day

On 06/06/24 the whole college attended our annual Gala Day at Redditch United Football Club's Valley Stadium. This year the day was held in memory of Nick Taylor, a much loved and dearly missed member of our college family who sadly passed away suddenly in July 2023.

Students, staff, visiting colleges and invited guests enjoyed a football tournament with 3 other SEND colleges; QAC, Wolverhampton College and Walsall College; as well as a staff versus students match, and fun activities including a Tombola, inflatable velcro dart football, beat the goalie, velcro golf, a coconut shy, beat the clown, and inflatable connect 4!

Congratulations to Walsall College, who won the tournament and the inaugural Nick Taylor Memorial Winners Trophy this year!

The Staff vs. Students match was a tense and thrilling game, ending in a 2-2 draw! Well done to all involved!

We were fundraising on the day for a charity close to Nick's heart, Zoe's Place Baby Hospital in Liverpool. We would like to extend a massive thanks to all who took part and donated, together we raised an amazing £480! You can see our donation and more photos and videos on the memorial page here: https://nick-taylor.muchloved.com/

It was lovely to see so many people smiling and enjoying the day and the various activities and experiences. Thank you to Redditch United Football Club for being such wonderful hosts again this year, to our guest colleges and visitors for coming and joining in the fun, to our wonderful staff team who all worked incredibly hard on the day, and to the organising staff team for the hard work you all put in to making it such a wonderful day for everyone, and most importantly, thank you to our students for taking part, having fun, celebrating and remembering our wonderful Nick.

Check out our gallery to see pictures and videos from the day!

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