Posted: 24th January 2017
Derwen College Walford opens
Derwen College Walford opened in September 2014. It is one of our three satellite sites based in Shropshire. Students at our Walford site, near Shrewsbury,..Read More
Posted: 9th January 2017
Dame Agnes Hunt
In 1926 Agnes became Dame Agnes Hunt. She was awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in George V’s Birthday Honours…Read More
Posted: 9th January 2017
The foundations of Derwen College and RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital are laid
Agnes undertakes nurse training at Rhyl, London and Shrewsbury. As a result of her life experiences and nurse training, the foundations of Derwen College and RJAH Orthopaedic..Read More
Posted: 9th January 2017
Agnes Hunt is born
Agnes Gwendoline Hunt was born in 1866. She was one of eleven children born to parents Rowland Hunt and Florence Marianne (nee) Humfrey. Although in..Read More
Posted: 9th January 2017
Derwen College is awarded a second Ofsted Outstanding result
In 2012 Derwen College was award a second, consecutive, Ofsted Outstanding result * Image is from 2016 – Derwen’s third Outstanding Ofsted result You can..Read More
Posted: 8th December 2016
Derwen Training College founded in 1927
In 1927, what we now know as Derwen College, was initially set up in ‘a couple of vacant huts in the grounds’ of the orthopaedic..Read More
Posted: 8th December 2016
Mr Rhaiadr Jones and his wife are appointed Manager and Matron
Mr J. Rhaiadr Jones and his wife were appointed Manager and Matron of the College in 1929. In Dame Agnes’ own words, her “prayers were..Read More
Posted: 8th December 2016
January 1932, Prince George lays Foundation Stone
Prince George visited Derwen College on 22nd January 1932. During his visit, His Royal Highness performed two ceremonies – to lay the foundation stone of..Read More
Posted: 8th December 2016
Dame Agnes Hunt dies aged 81 years old
Agnes died on 24 July 1948. She was truly a pioneering woman who left behind her an amazing legacy. Just days after the RJAH hospital had transferred..Read More
Posted: 8th December 2016
Work starts on Agnes Hunt Village
In 1952 work began on Agnes’s final dream – housing to enable students to become “wholly self-supporting”. The ‘Agnes Hunt Village’ was developed as purpose-built housing for..Read More
Posted: 8th December 2016
Swimming pool built
New swimming pool at Derwen The swimming pool was built in 1971 at a cost of £15,800. Forty-six years later, in 2017, we raised £50,000..Read More
Posted: 8th December 2016
Concert Hall destroyed in fire
A fire completely gutted the concert hall in 1982. The concert hall sat within the grounds of Derwen College, and was a place for students..Read More