the 1900s. Other facilities include the Malvern Community Learning Centre and dedicated hair and beauty salons. It merged with WCG in August 2016 whilst part of South Worcestershire College and is now known as Malvern Hills College, part of WCG. In 2020, WCG announced Malvern College would close in spring 2021 saying the campus had not been financially viable for a number of years, and blamed reduced adult education funding and shrinking student numbers. A local campaign to save the college has been formed, including civic leaders, local businesses and academics. Alumni Broadcaster Chris Beardshaw, garden designer, author and broadcaster, attended Pershore College David Domony, TV gardener and broadcaster, attended Pershore College Michael Burston (Würzel), guitarist of the group Motörhead, attended Pershore College in the mid-1990s Hussein Chalayan and Luella Bartley both studied for a National Diploma in Fashion and Clothing at WCG. Both went on to study at Central Saint Martins, and both have won British Fashion Designer of the year. Trina Gulliver, ten-time World Professional Darts champion, taught carpentry and joinery at the college until 2005 Julie White, British businesswoman References External links Official Website of WCG Further education colleges in Worcestershire Further education colleges in Warwickshire Further education colleges in the Collab Group Learning and Skills Beacons Agricultural universities and colleges in the United Kingdom Educational institutions established in 1996 1996 establishments in the United Kingdom