Three young agriculturalists will travel worldwide thanks to a Reaseheath College-backed scholarship launched at the Cheshire Show. Dairy vet Nicola Fair and dairy farmers Adam Brown and Paul Billington have been awarded £2,000 John Platt Travel Scholarships.
Specialist Reaseheath College in Nantwich has notched up a record year of student enrolments and achievements. Around 1,120 graduating FE students have achieved industry recognised qualifications and skills.
Nantwich-based students have donated more than £9,000 to raise awareness of a life-threatening condition affecting young people. Proceeds from Reaseheath College’s RAG (Raising and Giving) activities were handed to the Oliver King Foundation at the students’ summer graduation ball.
Reaseheath College is gearing up for National Insect Week with a range of family activities. The events at the Nantwich college aim to raise awareness of British invertebrates and the need to conserve them.
Two teams overcame tough challenges to raise money for a Nantwich college’s RAG (Raising and Giving) charities. Reaseheath College’s Greg Otto, Lionel Smith, Nick Kennedy, Chris Mann and Natalie Gascoyne completed their own Olympics-style triathlon.
Reaseheath College’s student charity appeal has received a boost from Crewe company ABC Digital Solutions Ltd. The company, which supplies the college’s photocopiers and printers, donated £500 to the Nantwich college’s RAG (Raising and Giving) fund.
A community bluebell wood near Nantwich has been officially opened to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. A plaque to mark the Wistaston wildlife haven, part of the Crewe to Nantwich Greenway, was unveiled by Mayor of Crewe Peggy Martin.
Reaseheath College students celebrated the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in style with a tea party on the Nantwich college’s front lawn. Organised by the Students Association, the event included patriotic face painting, a barbecue and sports such as cricket and rounders.
A promising young farmer was the best baa none in a new competition to find Reaseheath College’s Young Shepherd of the Year. Guto Jones, 17, clinched the title in a contest held during the Nantwich college’s popular Family Festival.
Nantwich Town Council leader John Lewis took a day off from politics to win the 19th Reaseheath Open Vintage Day golf tournament. John competed against 36 other players over the age of 65 in the competition run by Reaseheath College sports turf students.
Record-breaking crowds flocked to Reaseheath College in Nantwich to join in the college’s 90th birthday celebrations. The Nantwich campus was packed with thousands of visitors who enjoyed hundreds of activities and displays on offer at the Family Festival.
A gardener from Nantwich proved she is among the best in the country after coming fourth in a national competition. Rhiannon Harris, 28, Reaseheath College and National Trust trainee, shone at the Institute of Horticulture’s “Young Horticulturalist of the Year”.
Nantwich residents can look forward to a summer of flourishing flower beds thanks to an award-winning training scheme. The project, run by Cheshire East Council and delivered by Reaseheath College, has seen budding gardeners working in parks and gardens.
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