PAST and present Eastleigh College staff are set to wander down memory lane.

They are holding a reunion to mark the college's 40th anniversary on Friday April 26.

It will be a chance for all those who have been or are still involved in the college to celebrate their contribution to its success.

The campus opened with 14 full-time staff and has changed dramatically over the years growing in size and stature. Today it has more than 500 staff. Preparations for the reunion are well under way and so far more than 150 people are planning to take part, including Eastleigh Mayor Councillor Maureen Sollitt who was among the first students to attend the college.

A feature of the reunion will be an exhibition of the history of the college which has been researched by John Harrison.

He was a founder staff member setting up the college's business and general studies department and served as head of department for 25 years.