Schools & Colleges

Reaseheath College celebrates new Weaver Centre opening

Reaseheath College celebrates new Weaver Centre opening

A custom built centre for young people and adults who need help has been opened at Reaseheath College in Nantwich. The Weaver Centre, which caters for 160 students, was described by Cheshire East Council as a blueprint for the future.

November 26, 2011
Santa to visit Stapeley Broad Lane School Christmas Fair

Santa to visit Stapeley Broad Lane School Christmas Fair

A Nantwich primary school will be hosting Santa and a ‘Secrets Room’ at their Christmas Fair on December 9. Stapeley Broad Lane school’s fair will feature a range of games and stalls during the event between 5pm and 7pm.

November 24, 2011
Cheshire food producers wowed by new Reaseheath College centre

Cheshire food producers wowed by new Reaseheath College centre

Food producers were given a flavour of how Reaseheath College in Nantwich can help them expand their businesses. Businesses in Cheshire and surrounding counties were on the first public tour of the new Food Innovation Centre.

November 23, 2011
Nantwich boss helps pupils succeed in business enterprise

Nantwich boss helps pupils succeed in business enterprise

The boss of a Nantwich firm helped youngsters have their cake and eat it at a business enterprise day. Martyn Kinch, Vice President International Sales for the ILX Group based in Nantwich, was invited in to bid for cakes produced by school pupils during the day.

November 22, 2011
Nantwich pupils take part in college’s Sports Inclusion Day

Nantwich pupils take part in college’s Sports Inclusion Day

School children from Nantwich joined forces to take part in a multi-sport inclusion day at South Cheshire College. The event was co-ordinated by the Crewe and Nantwich School Sport Partnership and gave youngsters a chance to try activities and learn new skills.

November 21, 2011
Crewe and Nantwich schools and colleges raise Children in Need funds

Crewe and Nantwich schools and colleges raise Children in Need funds

Kind-hearted fundraisers across Nantwich and Crewe have raised bucket-loads of cash for the BBC Children in Need. The annual event, which has a “Show Your Spots, Let’s Raise Lots” theme this year, has kept hundreds busy collecting vital donations.

November 18, 2011
Police dog Will entertains South Cheshire College students

Police dog Will entertains South Cheshire College students

Staff and students at South Cheshire College were given a glimpse of life as a police dog at a special talk. PC Jason Lennox and dog Will, of the Cheshire Police Dog Unit, gave students from the Humanities and Applied Social Science (HASS) faculty an insight into their work.

November 17, 2011
Puppies dumped in cemetery saved by Nantwich team

Puppies dumped in cemetery saved by Nantwich team

Eight puppies dumped and left for dead in a cemetery have been hand-reared back to health by a team of Nantwich staff and students. The newborn pups were less than a day old when they were found abandoned in a cardboard box in Stoke-on-Trent.

November 16, 2011
Reaseheath College scoops national food award

Reaseheath College scoops national food award

Reaseheath College has scooped a major industry award in the face of competition from multi-national businesses. The Nantwich college’s contribution towards a degree level qualification in dairy technology was recognised at the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) Food Industry Awards in London.

November 14, 2011
Reaseheath College horse students learn the bare bones!

Reaseheath College horse students learn the bare bones!

Reaseheath College equine students got down to the bare bones of the horse’s skeleton thanks to a pot of paint and a bit of expert help. Gillian Higgins, of ‘Horses Inside Out’, showed how the horse’s body dictates its movement by drawing bones, muscles and tendons in luminous, washable paint on chestnut mare Montana and showjumper Bing.

November 10, 2011
Reaseheath College students display their flower power

Reaseheath College students display their flower power

Ghosts and ghouls crept into floristry workshops at Reaseheath College when junior florists made spooky Halloween designs. Eleven students on a new floristry course made individual designs combining flowers and foliage, pumpkins and ghostly accessories.

November 8, 2011
Nantwich student wins day with Hollywood film star

Nantwich student wins day with Hollywood film star

A Nantwich student was left star-struck when she met up with a Hollywood actor in London. Alice Thompson, 21, was given the chance to meet Australian actor Hugh Jackman and see the film premiere of his latest movie Real Steel at the Empire Leicester Square.

November 3, 2011
Nantwich nursery worker is 100th apprentice

Nantwich nursery worker is 100th apprentice

A young Nantwich nursery worker has been celebrated as South Cheshire College’s 100th apprentice. Sandeep Singh, 18, signed up for a Level 3 Child Care apprenticeship she hopes will lead to full time employment.

September 25, 2011