A Nantwich primary school is hoping to secure local sponsorship to help realise a dream of a modern ICT suite. Staff at Wyche Primary need help to raise funds for the project which will replace out-dated equipment.
A ten-year-old girl from Nantwich is going back to the future as Latin, the language of the Romans and of the Vatican, makes a comeback. Lucy Allinson is among primary school children lapping up the subject now back on the curriculum at Howell’s School, in Denbigh.
A college is calling on Nantwich families to help provide a temporary home for visiting international students. South Cheshire College will be hosting 12 students from Thailand in April for six weeks.
Former college students from Nantwich are being given the chance to return borrowed books in a fine-free month campaign. The library at South Cheshire College is waiving all fines on any items which are returned late until February half term.
A Reaseheath College manager spoke of his “thrill” at being awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours list. Geoff Oakes, who retired last year after working for the Nantwich college for 35 years, received the tribute for services to Further Education.
College students from Nantwich made a close inspection of a Premier League football pitch as part of their diploma course. The Reaseheath horticulture students were given a guided tour of Stoke City’s new multi-million pound training ground and 28,400 capacity Britannia Stadium.
Brine Leas School in Nantwich is hoping to finally ditch its old mobile classrooms with plans for a new teaching block. The proposals will see a new two-storey block containing eight classrooms built next to the sports hall at the academy’s Audlem Road site.
Shavington High School pupils were given some expert help in their archaeology studies. Experts from University of Manchester shared their knowledge with the students studying the subject for A-level.
Homeless dogs will enjoy a Christmas dinner thanks to kind-hearted Nantwich students. The animal management students at Reaseheath College were so touched by the plight of the 350 unwanted dogs and puppies they organised a collection.
A Nantwich youngster won an Olympics Christmas card competition which saw one of his creations posted to Prime Minister David Cameron. Sam Ridout, a pupil at Weaver Primary School, was the overall winner of the competition hosted by local MP Edward Timpson.
A college boss from Nantwich has highlighed the increasing challenges facing the dairy industry at a major conference. Meredydd David, Principal at Reaseheath College, urged everyone from farmers to retailers to work together to ensure the industry remained viable in the face of tough demands.
Equine students at Nantwich’s Reaseheath College enjoyed a Christmas show as a reward for their work at the Horse of the Year Show. Thirty six students and two staff provided the arena party for HOYS, which is the biggest indoor show in the British Isles and attracts thousands of competitors and spectators.
Music and performing arts students at a Crewe and Nantwich college staged a spectacular Christmas music concert. The South Cheshire College students performed a double header of festive hits and popular songs.
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