00:00That's it, you've got it, like that, that's it, okay, and then you can turn it off, that's
00:28it, and then you can start filling it in whenever you want.
00:32Can I have a bit of flat, please?
00:34Yeah, a good horizontal, that's fine.
00:36That's it, that's perfect.
00:42Ooh, you've got lots of fill.
00:44You've got to be hearing that one, mate.
00:52Fabulous.
01:01I'm here with Chris Ferdin, he is the member of cabinet for, remind me again Chris, what
01:07you do?
01:08City Development, Jobs and Skills.
01:10And you're here today to obviously see the time capsule go into the ground, the official
01:15start for it.
01:16Tell me a bit about being here today, what it means for you and the council to be here.
01:20Yeah, I mean this is an amazing thing to be at because we're genuinely seeing the fabric
01:24of our city transformed, this is the whole city, not just the college, it's adult learning,
01:28it's the library as well, the library being renewed, a whole new college being built,
01:32and there's going to be thousands more people in the city centre every day once it opens.
01:35And as well as that, there's also the significant exposure of the historical document being
01:39brought here.
01:40Exactly, it's part of where we are in the city at the moment, so there's a letter from
01:43me and they're talking about actually where we are, where we want to get to in the next
01:4650, 100 years, let's see if we've got to those places.
01:48No spoilers, obviously.
01:51We want jobs and skills for the future, we want kids from here to go into high-level
01:55learning, high-level jobs, and track those jobs to the city as well.
01:59I'm here with Louise Thorpe, she's the Principal Achievement Executive of Wolverhampton College,
02:03standing inside the new surroundings, how are you?
02:06That's fabulous, really excited, we can see what's going to be coming in the near future,
02:11September 25 for our new students.
02:14And obviously you've put the new additions in today.
02:16Tell me a bit about the capsule, tell me about the idea behind it.
02:19It's just to really create memories about Paddock Road, it's been in the community
02:23for a long time, a lot of staff have been there a long time, a lot of students have
02:27come and gone, so we've captured college life, so perspectives are in there, staff
02:32pictures, newspaper articles, ID badges, so hopefully it will give people a feel of what
02:38college life was when it was opened.
02:40And obviously that's the past, and we're obviously celebrating the past, but we're
02:44inside the future, how excited are you about this new building?
02:47Absolutely thrilled, our other campus, ATAC, is now being opened, that's Phase 1, the
02:52City Learning Quarter, this is Phase 2, can't wait for it to open.
02:57We can now see it, students will start coming on tours here so they can see it through their
03:02open days, and we're just thrilled it's happening.
03:05And as Chris said, it's all about obviously the students, the college, but also about
03:08the reputation of the city as well, isn't it?
03:11Absolutely, being in the city centre can really serve lots more residents, lots more students,
03:16and actually staff can come into the city and get involved in other facilities around here.
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