Schools & Colleges

Nantwich Town Fete and SkoolsFest set to be big hit, say organisers

Nantwich Town Fete and SkoolsFest set to be big hit, say organisers

Organisers of this weekend’s Nantwich Town Fete are promising a fun-packed day for all the family. The event, a revival of an old tradition, will sit alongside “SkoolsFest”, which showcases young talent from the town’s schools in singing, dancing, drama and the arts.

June 23, 2014
Nantwich Town boss’ pre-season training offer to football hopefuls

Nantwich Town boss’ pre-season training offer to football hopefuls

Nantwich Town manager Danny Johnson is looking to bring the club’s youth team closer to the first team. And now he is inviting interested school leavers or young footballers not offered a scholarship with a professional football club, a chance to join his first team squad for pre-season training.

June 23, 2014
Nantwich’s Reaseheath College wins top stand prize at Cheshire Show

Nantwich’s Reaseheath College wins top stand prize at Cheshire Show

Reaseheath College in Nantwich scooped a top award for its action-packed exhibition at this week’s Cheshire Show. The college won “Best Outside Education Stand” during the show which pulled in tens of thousands of visitors.

June 19, 2014
Phone app business idea by Nantwich students hailed by Barclays

Phone app business idea by Nantwich students hailed by Barclays

An idea for a mobile phone app earned Nantwich students second place in a national enterprise competition. Emily Bancroft and April Macleod, both 17, and 16 year-old Eve Baker presented their business plan before judges at the Barclays Bank Head Offices in Canary Wharf, London.

June 17, 2014
Nantwich pupils to sing 60s hits for 50th anniversary event

Nantwich pupils to sing 60s hits for 50th anniversary event

Millfields Primary and Nursery choir in Nantwich will sing a medley of 60s hits as part of celebrations to mark the school’s 50th birthday. The school, on Marsh Lane, first opened in January 1964 but the official opening took place later that year.

June 16, 2014
Nantwich pupils join Cheshire East Youth Theatre for Lyceum show

Nantwich pupils join Cheshire East Youth Theatre for Lyceum show

Pupils from Malbank School have teamed up with Cheshire East Youth Theatre (CEYT) to star in the production of “Coram Boy” at Crewe Lyceum on June 28. It’s the first time CEYT has formally worked with the Nantwich school.

June 13, 2014
Nantwich college staff tackle Dragon Boat race on River Dee

Nantwich college staff tackle Dragon Boat race on River Dee

Forty staff from Reaseheath College in Nantwich have signed up for the Chester Dragon Boat Festival to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Two teams of Reaseheath rowers will take on other dragon boat teams in the race on the River Dee at Chester.

June 11, 2014
Parents unhappy over headteacher “share” plan by Nantwich schools

Parents unhappy over headteacher “share” plan by Nantwich schools

Angry parents are demanding answers from Nantwich school governors amid plans to “loan out” its headteacher to another primary. As part of the deal, Stapeley Broad Lane’s headteacher could work part of the week at “struggling” Bridgemere Primary.

June 11, 2014
Nantwich duo crown 12-month rise from Malbank to London’s West End

Nantwich duo crown 12-month rise from Malbank to London’s West End

By Claire Faulkner Twelve months ago, Harry Johnson and Justin Williams were producing “Fawlty Towers” at a school in Nantwich. Now they are about to crown an amazing year when their latest show “Bouncers” opens in the West End of London.

June 10, 2014
Nantwich teachers and pupils in final preparation for SkoolsFest 2014

Nantwich teachers and pupils in final preparation for SkoolsFest 2014

Pupils and teachers across Nantwich are putting the final touches to the eagerly-anticipated SkoolsFest 2014 event later this month. The event will see all 16 schools in the Nantwich Education Partnership (NEP) take part for the second festival of its kind.

June 9, 2014
Eight-year-old goalkeeper from Nantwich signs for Liverpool

Eight-year-old goalkeeper from Nantwich signs for Liverpool

A budding goalkeeper from Nantwich has signed for Liverpool – at the age of eight! Frankie Phillips, son of former Crewe Alexandra keeper Steve Phillips, has put pen to paper for the Premier League giants.

June 9, 2014
Reaseheath College offers £85 million boost to Nantwich, says report

Reaseheath College offers £85 million boost to Nantwich, says report

Reaseheath College in Nantwich contributes £85.7 million income a year for the local business community, a new report claims. This was one of the key findings in a study of the social and economic impact of the college, by Economic Modelling Specialists International (emsi).

June 5, 2014
Highfields Primary in Nantwich to stage Fizz Fashion Show

Highfields Primary in Nantwich to stage Fizz Fashion Show

A primary school in Nantwich is to stage a Fizz Fashion Show to help raise funds. The show at Highfields Community Primary School will take place on Wednesday June 11, from 7.30pm.

June 4, 2014