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Nantwich Foodbank volunteers announce next collection day

Nantwich Foodbank volunteers announce next collection day

Nantwich Foodbank volunteers are arranging another vital collection at Brine Leas School.

Previous collections at the school on Audlem Road – organised with social distancing – have helped collect more than a ton of food.

June 17, 2020
Food Festival organisers arrange Nantwich Foodbank collection

Food Festival organisers arrange Nantwich Foodbank collection

A second “drop off and go” food collection in aid of Nantwich Foodbank will be held on Monday May 11.

The initiative, organised by Nantwich Food Festival, will be staged for a second time at Brine Leas School in Nantwich.

May 8, 2020
Brine Leas student from Wistaston through to national song competition

Brine Leas student from Wistaston through to national song competition

A Brine Leas School student is one of the top ten finalists in the national song academy 2020 Young Songwriters Competition.

Cathy Jain, from Wistaston, has made it through from hundreds entries in her category across the UK in the contest run by The Song Academy.

May 7, 2020
Nantwich mum to run 10k every day in April for NHS Charities

Nantwich mum to run 10k every day in April for NHS Charities

Nantwich mum Isabel Cundy is hitting the treadmill hard this month – to raise vital funds for NHS during the Coronavirus crisis.

Isabel will be running 10k every day in April as part of her fund-raising efforts to “give a little back”.

April 1, 2020
Nantwich secondary schools scale back as staffing hit by Coronavirus crisis

Nantwich secondary schools scale back as staffing hit by Coronavirus crisis

Secondary schools in Nantwich are being forced to scale back teaching and ask pupils to study at home as they are hit by staffing problems caused by the Coronavirus crisis.

March 17, 2020
Pupils and staff to return to Brine Leas amid latest Coronavirus guidance

Pupils and staff to return to Brine Leas amid latest Coronavirus guidance

Pupils and staff from Brine Leas School in Nantwich showing no flu-like symptoms after a ski trip to Northern Italy can return to school, latest guidance has said.

A number of teachers and around 95 students were sent home today by headteacher David Cole as a precaution against potential Coronavirus after they had spent a week on their ski trip in Northern Italy.

February 25, 2020
Brine Leas closes Sixth Form over Coronavirus fears after Italy ski trip

Brine Leas closes Sixth Form over Coronavirus fears after Italy ski trip

A Nantiwch sixth form has been closed due to staff shortages after teachers who returned from ski trip in Italy were told to self-quarantine over Coronavirus fears.

It’s believed up to 12 teachers and 100 students who were on the week-long trip to Folgaria in Northern Italy have been told to stay at home for 14 days.

February 25, 2020
Businesses help Brine Leas students at Careers Convention

Businesses help Brine Leas students at Careers Convention

Scores of Brine Leas students in Nantwich were given a helping hand with their future job aspirations at a Careers Convention.

Local businesses attended the event as Brine Leas opened its doors to national employers, training and apprenticeship providers, and Further and Higher Education organisations.

February 16, 2020
Nantwich school warning after pupils approached by bogus modelling agency

Nantwich school warning after pupils approached by bogus modelling agency

Nantwich parents have been warned about a bogus modelling agency approaching secondary school students in South Cheshire and pressuring them to send inappropriate images.

January 23, 2020
Norovirus bug forces Brine Leas school in Nantwich to close

Norovirus bug forces Brine Leas school in Nantwich to close

The norovirus winter sickness bug is sweeping through a Nantwich school, forcing it to close.

Brine Leas Academy headteacher David Cole made the rare decision to shut the school tomorrow (December 13) after consulting with health chiefs.

December 12, 2019
Parents angry after Animal Aid talk in Nantwich school

Parents angry after Animal Aid talk in Nantwich school

Parents blasted what they labelled Animal Aid “anti-farming propaganda” delivered to young pupils at a Nantwich school.

They say year 8 youngsters at Brine Leas were handed leaflets which “misinformed” children about farming methods in a bid to turn them against eating meat.

October 29, 2019
Brine Leas in Nantwich opens doors for primary pupil “Activity Day”

Brine Leas in Nantwich opens doors for primary pupil “Activity Day”

Brine Leas School in Nantwich opened its doors to 200 primary school pupils across Crewe and Nantwich for its annual ‘Activity Day’.

Year 5 and 6 youngsters opted to become actively involved in a wide range of practical activities.

October 13, 2019
Brine Leas students in Nantwich celebrate GSCE results

Brine Leas students in Nantwich celebrate GSCE results

Students at Brine Leas in Nantwich are celebrating another excellent set of GCSE results.

Over 60% of Brine Leas students attained a strong pass (Grade 5 or higher) in both English and Mathematics.

August 22, 2019