Fylde College

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Fylde College, Lancaster University


College name	Fylde College
Named after	The Fylde peninsula
Established	1969
JCR President	Tim Roca
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Fylde College is a college of Lancaster University, in Lancashire, United Kingdom. Fylde College was "college 6", built from 1968 and was accepting students in 1969. Traditionally, Fylde was the socialist college; its original second and third year students were inspired by the events of May 1968 to seize the opportunity to make a socialist commune.

In 1969 the Queen came to open County College. Fylde JCR President at the time reacted by dubbing his pet toad 'Archduke Albert of Lancaster'. Over-eager press coverage saw this as a scandal.

On the day that Fylde college building was to be opened in 1971 by the minister for education, students planned to demonstrate. Hence, the opening never took place.

The College, which has a reputation for being the sportiest on campus, has lost the Carter shield - the competition shield for sport - only once in 14 years.

In 2005 Fylde became the first college to be located on two separate sites, and offered on-suite residences in Alexandra Park, at the south west of the campus. Fylde will become one of the smaller Colleges at Lancaster University in 2006/7.

Past JCR Presidents

2006: Tim Roca
2005: Tim 'Perky' Perkins
2004: Jason Elliott and Howard Mustoe
2003: Laura Cruickshank and Lamaar Hamme

Fylde College Quadrangle

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