About Accrington

Welcome to Accrington.  Accrington is derived from the Old English “aecer” and “tun” meaning oak and town, respectively.   Accrington is an exceptional place to study in.  Nestled among beautiful rolling hillsides.  Accrington provides stunning countryside views right at your doorstep.  On top of the natural beauty, the town is steeped in grand history dating back to the medieval period.

Accrington is also within the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire and has easy access to neighbouring towns such as Blackburn and Burnley and is only 20 miles away from the nearest City Centre – Manchester, making it a great town for commuters due to its motorway links. Accrington is also historically renowned, for its cotton and textile industry and the famous Accrington Nori Brick as well as Accrington Stanley Football Club

Accrington benefits from a busy town centre as well as having more rural neighbouring areas also available to visit. Within the bustling centre there’s a large range of shops with plenty of choice with both high street shops and local independent stores, as well as a great number of convenient spots where you can grab a quick bite to eat.

Away from the busy centre there are some great green spaces in and around Accrington. For example, you can enjoy a relaxing trip around Oak Hill or Bullough Park, enjoy a spot of fishing at Devine Fisheries or a round of golf at Baxenden & District Golf Club. Oak Hill Park is even home to a yearly music festival in August which has proved to be a firm favourite within the local community! Peel Park is also situated at the foot of The Coppice providing great nature walks and has amazing views over the whole of the local area.

Accommodation

Home sweet home!

For those students that don’t live in Accrington we do understand how difficult it can be if you need to find good accommodation. Home sweet home! That’s what you will find with one of the most trusting letting agents in Accrington. We have spoken to the agents below who will help you find accommodation that is affordable as well as well maintained. All the agents have both breadth and depth of the local market and can help you find a home so you’ll feel as though you never left home!

Health and well being

Registration with Local GP

As you may well know, you are also eligible to use the National Health Service (NHS), free of charge, during your studies. You should book an appointment with your local GP first, and then you need to take a letter from the Institution addressed to the GP. Remember, you will not be able to get free treatment, unless you are registered with your local GP. Rewire 360 Admin Office can help you with this.

Additional Support

Support is arranged depending on your individual needs. It is your support and you will be involved in regular discussions to talk about your support. We will signpost you to Lancashire and South Cumbria, NHS Foundation Trust who will create a support plan for you. You can ask for changes to be made to your support at any time. At the beginning of the course you will be asked to agree a Support Plan. This explains the types of support we will give you to you, the levels of that support and over what period.

Personal Tutorial

As a student you will be allocated with a weekly personal tutorial session . Your course tutor will assist you to retain an interest in your personal and academic development throughout your studies with us. You can consult her/him for any of your academic matters. In cases where personal difficulties are affecting your work, the Course Tutor may consider initiating appropriate consultation with you and/or the CEO.

General Counselling

Rewire 360 provides counselling services to those students who fall back in their studies. This is assistance to those students who have ability to follow the course but for some reasons they have failed to perform well. Rewire 360 staff usually hold meetings with the students and try to understand as to why the students have failed to maintain required level of progress. Once reason has been detected the course tutor then provides advice and necessary support.

Transport Links

• 2 mins walk – Accrington Train Station
• 2 mins walk – Accrington Bus Station
• 40 mins car- Manchester Airport

If you apply on or after 2 January 2025, you’ll need £1,136 per month outside London.

The cost of living expenses is dependent on so many factors. As a rough guide, we have calculated what it could cost you for the major items you will need when you are in the UK, especially if you are an international student that is applying.

Accommodation

May cost you £50 to £120 per week.

Bills

If you live in a house or apartment you will need to calculate water, heating and electricity into your budget – this can be anything from £10/week for all bills depending on the time of year.

Food

If you buy your own food, try and budget in about £25 to £30 per week to purchase food supplies. You can of course be smart about this and save much more.

Travel

If you live away from Rewire 360 you will need to include travel expenses in your budget. Travel expenses may cost you £10 or more a week.

Study Materials

In addition, you will need to account for stationery costs such as notepads, paper, pens etc, you will need and you should budget about £10 a month for this.

Telephone (landline)

BT has a base rate of £10/ month for just line rental so calls are charged on top of this so that would be £2.50 per week.

Telephone (mobile)

the cost of mobiles varies depending on the provider and tariff you are on. Prepaid is generally cheaper to control costs, but if you make a lot of calls a contract may start at £5 a week (£20 a month).

Internet

Most companies charge a base of £15 to £20 a month for standard Internet in the UK.

Fun

It’s not all study when you come to the UK, there will be time for some fun, so you need to think about the cost of this. A cinema ticket in the UK costs around £8, a DVD rental around £3. These are costs you will need to budget. So set aside what you’ll need for fun!