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Teachers strike to hit town and village schools across Nantwich

Teachers strike to hit town and village schools across Nantwich

Schools across Nantwich and surrounding villages will be hit by the national teachers strike this week. Several primary schools in the town are having to close some year group classes on Thursday (June 27), while others remain open.

June 24, 2013
SkoolsFest 2013 celebration set to take over Nantwich

SkoolsFest 2013 celebration set to take over Nantwich

Schools across Nantwich are preparing for a one-off special festival to celebrate their talented pupils. SkoolsFest 2013 is being organised by the Nantwich Education Partnership (NEP) to show off the artistic side of pupils in primary and secondary schools.

June 12, 2013
Nantwich dancer AJ Pritchard’s delight at Britain’s Got Talent semis

Nantwich dancer AJ Pritchard’s delight at Britain’s Got Talent semis

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.

May 27, 2013
Malbank School in Nantwich scoops “Dragon’s Den” food contest trophy

Malbank School in Nantwich scoops “Dragon’s Den” food contest trophy

Teenagers from a Nantwich school beat their rivals to win a coveted “Dragon’s Den” style competition. The Malbank School team of Ella-Jade Harris, Meg Wild and Alex Sutton came out on top in the Busch “Make It Enterprising Challenge”.

March 27, 2013
Nantwich schools closed by blizzard conditions

Nantwich schools closed by blizzard conditions

The two secondary schools in Nantwich have been closed because of the weather today (March 22). Headteachers at Brine Leas High School and Malbank School and Sixth Form College both decided to close for the day.

March 22, 2013
New 31-homes plan in pipeline near Brine Leas School, Nantwich

New 31-homes plan in pipeline near Brine Leas School, Nantwich

A developer wants to build 31 new homes on land off Audlem Road at the back of Brine Leas School in Nantwich. Initial proposals have been sent to Nantwich Town Council to ask for their views on the plans.

March 12, 2013
Brine Leas students in Nantwich scoop Keele Shield Maths award

Brine Leas students in Nantwich scoop Keele Shield Maths award

Four pupils from Brine Leas Sixth Form in Nantwich have scooped a top Maths award. The BL6 team won the Keele Shield following their performance at the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust Senior Maths Team Challenge.

March 7, 2013
Nantwich Museum given grant for website project with Brine Leas

Nantwich Museum given grant for website project with Brine Leas

Nantwich Museum has won a Sustainable Improvement Fund grant to help pay for a new website. The site, “Nantwich Museum Online”, will help the Pillory Street venue reach a wider audience through digital media.

February 11, 2013
Latest school tables show how Brine Leas and Malbank performed

Latest school tables show how Brine Leas and Malbank performed

Brine Leas High School in Nantwich has emerged as one of the best in Cheshire East, according to latest secondary league tables. The Audlem Road academy’s “value added” score of 1,024 is the third highest in the region.

January 25, 2013
Heavy snow causes problems for Nantwich schools and roads

Heavy snow causes problems for Nantwich schools and roads

Heavy snow is causing disruption and chaos across South Cheshire. Dozens of schools have closed or are closing early and many minor roads are barely passable.

January 18, 2013
Nantwich primary schools celebrate Sportshall Athletics success

Nantwich primary schools celebrate Sportshall Athletics success

Nantwich primary schools are celebrating sporting success after winning through to the final of the Sportshall Athletics Competition. Teams of year 5 and 6 pupils from Crewe and Nantwich schools battled it out in a series of heats.

December 1, 2012
Pilates and Zumba classes to launch in Nantwich and Wistaston

Pilates and Zumba classes to launch in Nantwich and Wistaston

New Pilates and Zumba Fitness classes are opening in Nantwich. A daytime Zumba keep fit session is being launched in January on Thursdays from 10.15am in Nantwich parish rooms.

November 19, 2012
Former Brine Leas pupil takes on 500-mile ride for Leukaemia

Former Brine Leas pupil takes on 500-mile ride for Leukaemia

A former Brine Leas student from Nantwich is gearing up to take part in a 500-mile cycle ride for charity. Lee Comerford is set to clock up the miles on a cycling challenge from Lands End in Cornwall to Windermere in the Lake District.

September 6, 2012