Fylde College
Fylde College is a college of Lancaster University, in Lancashire, United Kingdom. Fylde College was "college 6", built from 1968 and was accepting students in 1969. Traditionally, Fylde was the socialist college, students coming mainly from the 2nd and 3rd years in the formitive years of the college, siezing the opportunity to make a socialist commune. In 1969 the Queen came to open County College. Fylde JCR President at the time reacted by dubbing his pet toad 'Archduke Albert of Lancaster'. Over-eager press coverage saw this as a scandal. On the day that Fylde college building was to be opened in 1971 by the minister for education, students planned to demonstrate. Hence, the opening never took place. The College, which has a reputation for being the sportiest on campus, has lost the carter shield - the competition shield for sport - only once in 14 years.
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