Support Thurrock Adult Community College Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/support-thurrock-adult-community-college.html Online petition signatures en-us Wed, 8 Apr 2026 07:27 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Phil Cory [Signature #112] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10133008?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Apr 2011 02:24:33 UTC 10133008 Anonymous [Signature #111] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10129257?utm_medium=rss I have used this college many times, always friendly, nice classes. Too much paperwork why do you have to fill it all in again each time you apply each term. Stupid....

A good and unique college, do not close.

]]> Fri, 1 Apr 2011 05:09:41 UTC 10129257 Sue Dickinson [Signature #110] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10127678?utm_medium=rss This is a wonderful, community college and deserves better than being closed down.

]]> Fri, 1 Apr 2011 12:29:09 UTC 10127678 Jean Sullivan [Signature #109] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10066667?utm_medium=rss I am an ex student and Lecturer of the College. The size of the College is an advantage to people who find approaching a large venue somewhat scary. These people could be lost from adult education if it wasn't for the community college with its friendly family atmosphere.

]]> Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:38:27 UTC 10066667 Will Jackson [Signature #108] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9835315?utm_medium=rss Privatisation, and its inevitable poor quality, lack of transparency, honesty and democracy , can be stopped.

Nobody wants SERCO or any other profiteer to run this college.

Let us prove that the vulnerable and disabled, can stand up to corporate self-interest and greed.

We are not necessarily a walk-over.

]]> Fri, 4 Mar 2011 11:27:40 UTC 9835315 Debbie Archbold [Signature #107] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9059364?utm_medium=rss This college is invaluable. They offer a variety of courses suitable for all ages, levels of learning and abilities. I have attended this college since 1989 and have achieved many qualifications and am there at present. It would be a great loss to lose this college and all it offers.

]]> Tue, 7 Dec 2010 10:53:48 UTC 9059364 Robert Chinnery [Signature #106] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8976913?utm_medium=rss It would be an utter disgrace if the Thurrock Adult Education College was closed. The College provides an invaluable service for local people and is helping me gain a qualification which should improve my chances of employment.

]]> Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:38:44 UTC 8976913 Myles Cook [Signature #105] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8833664?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Nov 2010 06:56:57 UTC 8833664 Belinda Lowe [Signature #104] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8614728?utm_medium=rss Save this college.

]]> Fri, 1 Oct 2010 03:04:21 UTC 8614728 Janet Cunliffe [Signature #103] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8607270?utm_medium=rss Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:28:37 UTC 8607270 Robert Chinnery [Signature #102] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8602645?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:39:52 UTC 8602645 malcolm hartman [Signature #101] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8494081?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:42:37 UTC 8494081 Chris Atkins [Signature #100] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8492441?utm_medium=rss Sun, 12 Sep 2010 04:54:58 UTC 8492441 Richard Foulkes [Signature #99] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8492384?utm_medium=rss The Tory Government clearly doesn't want Educated adults - it's almost as if they see them as a threat!

]]> Sun, 12 Sep 2010 04:44:09 UTC 8492384 MARTA CZUBACHOWSKA [Signature #98] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8476443?utm_medium=rss Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:54:30 UTC 8476443 colin mepham [Signature #97] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8472314?utm_medium=rss I feel this college is an important part of our community, it is friendly and I feel that the community will benefit from the skilled close reationship that the staff have with their pupils,if this moves on it will become a business with no one knowing each other and will destroy the work done.we should have a college that is personal to our community this is what makes us unique. Please have a good look at this?Seriously this is more than money. Colin & thurrock.

]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:02:38 UTC 8472314 Jane Mackay [Signature #96] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8427860?utm_medium=rss This is a valuable service delivered by passionate professional dedicated people. Don't cut it.

]]> Wed, 1 Sep 2010 04:09:18 UTC 8427860 Melanie Carey [Signature #95] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8420357?utm_medium=rss Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:40:17 UTC 8420357 Gary Earley [Signature #94] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8378428?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:34:07 UTC 8378428 Amanda Mealand [Signature #93] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8354388?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:00:10 UTC 8354388 colin riches [Signature #92] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8310280?utm_medium=rss why close a needed adult education center, as i pay my taxes do i have a say in how it's spent, instead of councilors having more money for expenses

]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:28:24 UTC 8310280 Viv Wilson [Signature #91] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8304101?utm_medium=rss TACC is the most wonderful college that provides an invaluable service to the local community.

]]> Mon, 9 Aug 2010 07:50:08 UTC 8304101 fred wake [Signature #90] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8296627?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Aug 2010 09:31:56 UTC 8296627 loki wake [Signature #89] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8296625?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Aug 2010 09:31:05 UTC 8296625 david john wake [Signature #88] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8296620?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Aug 2010 09:29:44 UTC 8296620 tommy wake [Signature #87] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8296617?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Aug 2010 09:28:53 UTC 8296617 tilly wake [Signature #86] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8296615?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Aug 2010 09:27:58 UTC 8296615 Randal Bingley [Signature #85] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8278057?utm_medium=rss After the considerable investment in updating the Bridge Road site during recent years, to have the facilities boarded up would be a vast waste of ratepayers' money. The welcoming smallscale facilities of adult education should be continued.

]]> Wed, 4 Aug 2010 05:16:43 UTC 8278057 Jeanette Bohringer [Signature #84] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8265764?utm_medium=rss Mon, 2 Aug 2010 06:52:29 UTC 8265764 Ron Von Pentz [Signature #83] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8262159?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Aug 2010 04:26:33 UTC 8262159 Beryl Freeman [Signature #82] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8258472?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Aug 2010 07:24:07 UTC 8258472 Nicola Laver [Signature #81] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8252461?utm_medium=rss Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:17:42 UTC 8252461 Judy Briggs [Signature #80] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8251429?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:21:50 UTC 8251429 Graeme Briggs [Signature #79] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8251424?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:20:51 UTC 8251424 Megan pARKER [Signature #78] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8250688?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:37:08 UTC 8250688 Samantha Hook [Signature #77] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8250241?utm_medium=rss I worked at TACC for 4 years, left due to moving away. I loved working in the friendly atmosphere and very much felt part of a team that were helping various people in the local area. To many TACC really does make a difference to their lives, giving them education, skills and confidence to improve themselves and the community which they live in. Keep up the good work!!

]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:13:28 UTC 8250241 Anthony Auger [Signature #76] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8250202?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:07:07 UTC 8250202 Anonymous [Signature #75] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8249831?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:47:07 UTC 8249831 Barry Moody [Signature #74] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8249492?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:49:40 UTC 8249492 Jackie Thompson [Signature #73] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8249224?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:09:17 UTC 8249224 Viv Adegoke [Signature #72] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8248923?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:29:12 UTC 8248923 Robert Flanders [Signature #71] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8248082?utm_medium=rss Will the altenative provider be using the Thurrock Adult Education College buiding or is the college to close? This will lead to Staff and college students being relocated. If the latter applies I am strongly opposed to the college closure as the college is a vital and integral part of learning in the community.

]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:53:00 UTC 8248082 Carly Martin [Signature #70] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8246455?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:58:05 UTC 8246455 Anonymous [Signature #69] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8243487?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:36:15 UTC 8243487 stuart hudson [Signature #68] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8243293?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:57:50 UTC 8243293 Andy Laver [Signature #67] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8242169?utm_medium=rss As an ex governor of the college I know what an important service it provides within the community. It would be a disgrace to loose such a provision with its dedicated team.

]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:36:32 UTC 8242169 Chris Laver [Signature #66] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8240844?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:03:28 UTC 8240844 Tracey Ashkar [Signature #65] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8240793?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:55:53 UTC 8240793 sarah munro [Signature #64] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8239522?utm_medium=rss The college provides an excellent service for both adults and families. So much so that since my move to Canterbury I still make the journey to the college as the service is so good, nothing compares!

]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:20:08 UTC 8239522 sally read [Signature #63] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8239262?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:27:14 UTC 8239262 Julia Wright [Signature #62] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8239144?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:52:20 UTC 8239144 Janette Preston [Signature #61] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8236866?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:02:22 UTC 8236866 Anonymous [Signature #60] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8236491?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:11:16 UTC 8236491 justyna lochowska [Signature #59] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8235462?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:04:34 UTC 8235462 Aidan McIlroy [Signature #58] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8235097?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:22:08 UTC 8235097 Jacky Kettlety [Signature #57] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8234731?utm_medium=rss I am a student at TACC and enjoy learning new dressmaking skills at my evening class. It would be such a shame if it were to close as I like the informal atmosphere.

]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:40:47 UTC 8234731 Anonymous [Signature #56] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8233057?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:48:46 UTC 8233057 Stuart Archer [Signature #55] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8232797?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:27:40 UTC 8232797 Jeanette Hogan [Signature #54] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8232697?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:17:27 UTC 8232697 Anonymous [Signature #53] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8232435?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:58:03 UTC 8232435 Joan Tucker [Signature #52] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8231287?utm_medium=rss I throughly enjoyed the many courses I attended at TACC and learnt a great deal, including gaining qualifications. It will be a great loss to existing and future students if the college is not allowed to function in its present form.

]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:08:58 UTC 8231287 Maria Loft [Signature #51] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8227155?utm_medium=rss Please leave the college as it is. It is a very valuable community resource and loved by it's users.

]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:32:13 UTC 8227155 Maureen Tucker [Signature #50] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8226832?utm_medium=rss Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:50:42 UTC 8226832 Helen Hunter [Signature #49] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8226807?utm_medium=rss Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:48:02 UTC 8226807 Sandra Babbs [Signature #48] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8226196?utm_medium=rss Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:35:19 UTC 8226196 Russell F [Signature #47] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8225928?utm_medium=rss Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:02:22 UTC 8225928 Alex Mannion [Signature #46] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8222775?utm_medium=rss Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:47:48 UTC 8222775 DEBORAH O'BRIEN O'BRIEN [Signature #45] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8221971?utm_medium=rss It would be an absolute crime and shame, if this college were to close. I have completed many a course here over the years, and it has changed my life for the good. I started when my children were young and I was on Income support as a single parent. I now work, and look foward to a worthwhile career. I studied hard, and enjoyed doing so. If the college stays open - it will help many more people to discover their potential in life, socially and professionally.

]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:42:08 UTC 8221971 Henda Stocks [Signature #44] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8221110?utm_medium=rss Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:39:26 UTC 8221110 Grethe Dutton [Signature #43] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8218497?utm_medium=rss Going back into education changed my life, I have a better job more money to spend on my childern. I would have never gone to a large college, Community colleges should be saved

]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:44:41 UTC 8218497 Christian Von Pentz [Signature #42] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8218460?utm_medium=rss Community colleges bring education to the many and not only the few. Education is a force for change; ask any South African the importance of education in the local community.

]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:38:47 UTC 8218460 Troye Von Pentz [Signature #41] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8218403?utm_medium=rss In this economy, community colleges are vital," reflects a local and nationwide shift that views the community college as an entity whose primary purpose is to meet the needs of community.
Community colleges are vital in any economy -- not simply as an "economic refuge," but as institutions whose mission must include the democratic ideal of providing an education that offers all individuals the opportunity to realize their full potential as human beings.

]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:30:39 UTC 8218403 Carly Flanders [Signature #40] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8213416?utm_medium=rss As a former student of TACC I am opposed to the proposed closure of the college. This facility should be available for everyone to gain skills and learn something new.

]]> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:49:03 UTC 8213416 John Mealand [Signature #39] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8212597?utm_medium=rss I havespent time at the collegeboth as a student andas a teacher. I beleive that outsourcing of the college will be detrimental to the local community.

]]> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:47:20 UTC 8212597 Sheila Auger [Signature #38] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8209555?utm_medium=rss Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:45:22 UTC 8209555 Kate Rushbrook [Signature #37] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8209495?utm_medium=rss What happened to EDUCATION FOR ALL. Cut council topdogs wages, they get more than most. If Thurrock is anything like Barnet paidr well over the odds. Local colleges are a lifeline for many, some who could not access it @ 16 because they had to work, thus putting cash into government coffers supposedly for these amenaties. To get a job is difficult enough & we are constantly told to better ourselves, go on courses etc., They are also a boost to self confidence when unemployed & a way tonetwork

]]> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:35:36 UTC 8209495 NICOLA NORTH [Signature #36] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8208488?utm_medium=rss Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:13:32 UTC 8208488 Alan Foster [Signature #35] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8208100?utm_medium=rss Why take away an opportunity for people to better themselves in an age we are told we should be willing to retrain for new work positions

]]> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:03:20 UTC 8208100 frank last [Signature #34] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8206572?utm_medium=rss Thurrock Adult Community college is a much needed learning centre

]]> Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:33:19 UTC 8206572 Denise Wright [Signature #33] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8206028?utm_medium=rss Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:58:59 UTC 8206028 penny ellmore [Signature #32] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8205645?utm_medium=rss Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:31:13 UTC 8205645 hazel tucker [Signature #31] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8205194?utm_medium=rss Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:23:41 UTC 8205194 Stuart Luck [Signature #30] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8205186?utm_medium=rss Having experienced adult learning for many years and enjoyed the benefits gained from this, I feel that it is essential that this Adult learning facility remains available to all in the community.

]]> Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:19:51 UTC 8205186 Lynda Bridge [Signature #29] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8205072?utm_medium=rss Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:25:01 UTC 8205072 Linda Pownall [Signature #28] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8205003?utm_medium=rss The re-commissioning of Thurrock Adult Community centre will have a huge impact on the community it serves. It's excellence in serving the community should not be forgotton.

]]> Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:01:03 UTC 8205003 Susan Flanders [Signature #27] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8204944?utm_medium=rss As part of the team (as a tutor and manager) involved in delivering high standards of education and learning for a period of over 20 years, I have personally seen the positive effects that adult education has had within the local community. Men and women have been empowered by their learning experience and have found skills they never new existed, often giving them the confidence to seek employment. I am totally opposed to the closure of TACC. It would be a devastating loss to local residents

]]> Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:36:24 UTC 8204944 Ann Sadgrove [Signature #26] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8204759?utm_medium=rss I have been a tutor and student at the College for a very long time. I am horrified that it may be closed without possibility of reprieve because of all the reasons in the petition
I personally know of a number of learners who came into the College, hesitantly at first because of negative school experiences, and gained a love of learning because of how they were treated. Who will look after people like these now?
Also ALDD learners - which large college will want them? I guess, none

]]> Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:53:15 UTC 8204759 Corinne Sumun [Signature #25] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8203453?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:23:37 UTC 8203453 Janice Putt [Signature #24] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8203184?utm_medium=rss TACC provides adult community education in a friendly and welcoming environment. Many of their learners would not access education in a larger provider, they would feel intimidated. At TACC they have an identity, a voice and feel part of the learning process.
What TACC and their staff do is add an essential ingredient to local community cohesion; engage the local community, build confidence, improve basic skills, encourage citizenship and motivate people to change for the better.

]]> Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:57:33 UTC 8203184 Mark Storey [Signature #23] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8203100?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:29:06 UTC 8203100 Paul Wake [Signature #22] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8203089?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:25:47 UTC 8203089 Jenny Wake [Signature #21] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8203088?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:25:17 UTC 8203088 Lee Wake [Signature #20] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8203085?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:24:48 UTC 8203085 David Wake [Signature #19] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8203083?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:24:18 UTC 8203083 Carol Wake [Signature #18] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8203079?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:23:46 UTC 8203079 Alice Jade [Signature #17] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8203073?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:22:11 UTC 8203073 Thomas Wake [Signature #16] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8203062?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:18:54 UTC 8203062 Michelle Warburton [Signature #15] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8202421?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:15:13 UTC 8202421 Di Laver [Signature #14] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8202097?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:44:15 UTC 8202097 Linda Caudwell [Signature #13] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8201855?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:27:48 UTC 8201855