Featuring a roster of impressive facilities and equipment including a recently renovated theatre, dance and acting studios with sprung floors, a green-screen TV studio, a motion capture suite, digital suites, an Esports suite and specialist artistic workshops – the ACDS Centre is a hive of creative and digital excellence.
The exclusive launch event began with a networking session in the college’s award-winning Buckley’s Restaurant, where guests were welcomed with canapés and refreshments served by a team of very talented hospitality and catering students. Guests were then escorted to the Theatre for a presentation, only to be surprised with a flash-mob performance by some of the college’s talented performing arts students, who delivered a marvellous rendition of Feeling Good.
It was then back to business with college Principal & Chief Executive, Nichola Newton and ACDS Business Centre Manager, Stephanie Doyle taking the stage to tell the centre’s story so far. This was followed by a talk from Arthur Parsons, Design Director at 10:10 Games and Paul Chadwick, Director at Prism Studios as well as two heart-warming speeches from ACDS students, Riley Lambert and Dean Crimp. Then came the main event: the official opening of the ACDS Centre, delivered by Charlotte Nichols MP. Charlotte, a passionate supporter of the college, shared her enthusiasm about the centre and the amazing opportunities it will bring to the town.
