Blackpool and the Fylde College has now removed the links to these board meeting minutes from the governance page of their website.
November mins:
Members were aware of the shale gas exploration currently underway on the Fylde Coast and the possibility, if extraction were to prove possible and following resolution of environmental concerns, of the creation of much needed and high value employment in the area and associated opportunities to provide training. The College wanted to be responsive to this possibility and the Principal had arranged to meet with the Chief Executive of Cuadrilla in January 2012 to discuss how the College could meet the Company’s training needs.
https://www.blackpool.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/board_mins_nov11.pdf
https://www.blackpool.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/board_mins_jan12.pdf