The Nottingham Post, 13 May 2025: College Linked to Every Orchestra in UK Faces Sudden Closure as Cash Dries Up.

Prospective, current and alumni students of the Newark College School of Musical Instrument Craft have started a campaign to stop the historic institution's closure. Lincoln College ordered that the course be closed down due to declining numbers and as a result of "substantial losses" over the past three years.

As of May 7, students were informed that no new students would be admitted to the musical instrument courses at Newark. There are four distinct courses to train in the various forms of musical instrument crafting, these include violin making, guitar making, piano technician training and Woodwind specialist training.