A Nantwich college is backing calls for Government action to address a skills shortage in the horticulture industry. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) presented a hard-hitting “Horticulture Matters” report to the House of Commons.
A teenage horse rider scooped a trophy for best student at Reaseheath College’s horse care course in Nantwich. Taryn Denny, pupil of Bishop Heber High School in Malpas, is one of over 100 Key Stage 4 pupils to complete vocational qualifications at the college.
Nantwich dance star AJ Pritchard told how it felt “unreal” to reach the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent. Ex Brine Leas pupil AJ and dance partner Chloe Hewitt were told by judge Alesha Dixon that they had made it through.
A Nantwich school’s young choir was in fine voice after triumphing in a Cheshire East competition. Stapeley Broad Lane’s 54-strong KS2 choir won the Cheshire East Primary Choirs contest at Clonter Opera Theatre, near Homes Chapel.
A new farm shop selling locally grown and produced food has been opened at Reaseheath College in Nantwich. The shop was unveiled by award-winning Master Chef Brian Mellor during the Nantwich college’s Family Festival.
A Nantwich headteacher who has overseen the biggest rise in attendance over the last year, has paid tribute to his staff. Andrew Ross, head at Millfields Primary on Marsh Lane, said new “Attendance Award” weeks have helped to improve figures dramatically.
A cycleway through grounds of a Nantwich college is to be closed – because of safety fears for students. Reaseheath College has been told it needs to shut the route, a link to the national Sustrans cycleway, because of “increasingly stringent” regulations.
Poor weather failed to dampen spirits at Reaseheath College’s Family Festival, which attracted around 7,000 visitors. The college opened its Nantwich gardens and grounds for the annual event with hundreds of activities.
Marks & Spencer is celebrating its new Nantwich store by calling on the town’s youngsters to enter a new competition. Children are invited to take part in a competition to mark the launch of the M&S Company Archive eLearning Hub.
Nantwich’s showpiece flower bed is being remodelled by Reaseheath College students for this year’s RHS Great Britain in Bloom. Horticulture students moved four 10-year-old yew trees from the town square which were blocking views of the town’s historic buildings.
Nantwich primary children missed more than 16,300 school sessions between them in 2011-12, figures reveal. But attendance has improved in all but two primary schools in the area in the last three years, according to statistics.
Reaseheath College students rocked, cycled, paddled and hiked to raise funds for charity during the college’s annual RAG Week. A Las Vegas RAG Ball, a 665-mile static cycle challenge, a raft race on the college lake, a tractor pull and a sponsored dog walk were among activities enjoyed by students at the Nantwich college.
Nantwich youngsters were rewarded for their creative side after impressing in a local art competition. Children from schools across the town entered the competition run by Nantwich Museum, on Pillory Street.
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