Hopwood Hall College to honour former governors by naming new buildings after them

Thursday, 9 July 2026 10:34

By David Murphy

Hopwood Hall College will name two new buildings after former governors Robert Clegg OBE and Clive Reid in recognition of their decades of voluntary service to the college.

The honours will be given to new facilities at the college’s Middleton and Rochdale campuses.

Hopwood Hall College has announced that two new buildings will be named in memory of Robert Clegg OBE and Clive Reid, who together gave almost 50 years of voluntary service as members of the college’s governing board.

The Grade II chapel, currently being redeveloped, will become The Reid Building

The Reid Building will be the name of the Grade II listed chapel at the Middleton Campus, which is being transformed into a modern learning environment. The project is due to be completed in the autumn.

The college’s new teaching block in Rochdale town centre, expected to open in 2027, will be known as The Clegg Building.

The Clegg Building opening in 2027

Clive Reid served the college from 1996 until 2024 in a number of roles including Independent Corporation Member, Deputy Chair and Chair of the Audit Committee.

Robert Clegg OBE was Chair of the Corporation from 1999 until 2018, leading the college through a period of significant change and development.

Speaking to Roch Valley Radio, Julia Heap, Principal and Chief Executive of Hopwood Hall College, said,

“I can’t overstate the contributions that both Clive and Robert made to our college community while volunteering as governors.

They served during some of the college’s most transformative years and their impact is still being felt to this day.

I speak for all who knew them and worked alongside them when I say that we miss them both deeply.

By honouring them in this way, their legacies will be remembered for many more years to come.”