College Photography Students Score with Manchester United

Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) photography students, with the help of Holdcroft Chevrolet, score with Manchester United’s Captain Nemanja Vidić.


Three students studying Photography & Digital Imaging at NULC landed a location shoot with Manchester United. This was for the Young Creative Chevrolet competition project brief they had been set as part of their course.

NULC students Bethany Morris, Joshua Platt and Toni Langdridge approached Holdcroft Chevrolet in Hanley in the hope that they might be able to give them access to a car for a few hours to shoot for the Young Creative Chevrolet competition project brief.

NULC Students (from L-R) Joshua Platt, Bethany Morris and Toni Langdridge with Manchester United player Nemanja Vidic.

Mike Shotbolt, General Manager of the Leek Road dealership loaned the College a car for twenty four hours and helped the students land the amazing opportunity of a location shoot with Manchester United and Serbian international Nemanja Vidić at the Premiership club’s Carrington training ground in Manchester.

Mike Shotbolt said, “The students displayed initiative, enthusiasm and good organisational skills and as a local employer its fantastic to see this level of motivation and positive attitude from young people and so Holdcroft Chevrolet were glad to support them with their project and help all we could”

Alex Williams, Course Leader said, “As part of the Extended Diploma course we try to impress on students that being a successful photographer is not just about the technical skills we teach but equally important is initiative and interpersonal skills and Bethany, Josh and Toni have clearly displayed shown they possess these and that they can take ownership of a project and work independently”

The three budding David Baileys complete their studies in June and Bethany has been offered a place on a Business Apprenticeship whilst Josh has accepted a place at Staffordshire University to study Photojournalism and Toni is progressing on to NULC’s Foundation degree (Fd) in Contemporary Art Practice.

To find out more information about Photography courses at Newcastle-under-Lyme College call 01782 254254, email info@nulc.ac.uk or visit www.nulc.ac.uk.