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Nantwich equine students stage Christmas show at Reaseheath

Nantwich equine students stage Christmas show at Reaseheath

Equine students from Nantwich were caught horsing around at their popular annual Christmas show! The students from Reaseheath College organised a show to make sure that the term finished with some Yuletide cheer.

December 18, 2012
Nantwich student’s hospital plea sparks college donor campaign

Nantwich student’s hospital plea sparks college donor campaign

Youngsters in Nantwich have joined a recruitment drive to find life-saving bone marrow donors. They acted after fellow Reaseheath College student Hannah Roberts, battling a rare form of leukaemia, issued a plea from her hospital bed.

December 7, 2012
Mountaineer and author Nigel Vardy thrills Nantwich students

Mountaineer and author Nigel Vardy thrills Nantwich students

Top mountaineer Nigel Vardy gave Nantwich students tips on succeeding against the odds at a Reaseheath College “Adventure Day”. Known as ‘Mr Frostbite’, he told how he was plucked from the summit of Alaska’s highest mountain with two fellow climbers after being injured in a fall.

December 6, 2012
New “Farmer’s Apprentice” TV show set in Nantwich

New “Farmer’s Apprentice” TV show set in Nantwich

Nantwich is hosting a new The Apprentice style TV show – to find the next star of the farming world! Reaseheath College is the location for “Farmers Apprentice“, an Alan Sugar-style boot camp searching for farming’s brightest new things.

December 4, 2012
Reaseheath College animal students visit zoos across the UK

Reaseheath College animal students visit zoos across the UK

More than 500 animal management students in Nantwich were roaring to go during career visits to zoos, museums or educational centres. Behind-the-scenes trips by Reaseheath College encouraged students to think about their future careers.

November 29, 2012
Two dairy workers scoop awards at Nantwich’s Reaseheath College

Two dairy workers scoop awards at Nantwich’s Reaseheath College

Two dairy technologists in Nantwich are the cream of the crop after completing a second year of their Reaseheath College foundation degree. Kirsty MacDonald, of Robert Wiseman Dairies, was selected as best practical student while Kelly Dearn, a Dairy Crest employee, was chosen as best academic student.

November 28, 2012
Nantwich adventure students lay on activity day for primary school

Nantwich adventure students lay on activity day for primary school

Adventure sports students in Nantwich gave young pupils the chance to get closer to nature during an action-packed day. The 45 pupils, aged 9 to 11 years, were coached in a variety of outdoor activities at Reaseheath College’s gardens and classrooms.

November 15, 2012
Famous horse expert Monty Roberts wows Nantwich crowds at Reaseheath event

Famous horse expert Monty Roberts wows Nantwich crowds at Reaseheath event

Famous horse behavourist Monty Roberts packed out Reaseheath College in Nantwich when he gave a masterclass on equine training. More than 1,000 spectators watched as “the man who listens to horses” worked his magic on five untrained or problematic horses.

November 13, 2012
Nantwich college students go extra mile for Poppy Appeal

Nantwich college students go extra mile for Poppy Appeal

Nantwich students have joined forces with the Royal British Legion to help raise funds through this year’s Poppy Appeal. Members of Reaseheath College’s Students Association hope to raise £3,500 by selling poppies at Crewe Railway Station until Remembrance Sunday on November 11.

November 7, 2012
Wildlife hedge at Nantwich college campus wins regional award

Wildlife hedge at Nantwich college campus wins regional award

A hedge on Reaseheath College’s Nantwich campus has won a regional award because of its benefits to wildlife. The hedge took the 2012 Hedgerow and Tree Award in a Cheshire Landscape Trust annual competition awarded by the Campaign to Protect Rural England.

November 6, 2012
Nantwich students help fix rotary club’s Father Christmas float

Nantwich students help fix rotary club’s Father Christmas float

Nantwich students have been giving Santa a helping hand with his trusty transport. Joinery and carpentry students from Reaseheath College pooled their talents to restore a Christmas float for a local rotary club.

November 1, 2012
Farming Minister praises Reaseheath College food production role

Farming Minister praises Reaseheath College food production role

Reaseheath College’s role in the UK’s food production industry has been applauded by Farming Minister David Heath. The MP visited the Nantwich campus as part of a fact-finding tour of rural communities and businesses in the north west.

October 24, 2012
Nantwich equine students display talents at Horse of the Year Show

Nantwich equine students display talents at Horse of the Year Show

Reaseheath College equine students involved in the Horse of the Year Show, also showed their acting talents in front of a royal audience. Fifteen of the 36 students who worked at the show in Birmingham had a crash course in acting so they could appear as extras in “The Final Charge”.

October 18, 2012