Reaseheath News

Reaseheath College was a headline sponsor of the hugely successful Nantwich Food Festival which attracted record crowds to the town earlier this month.

One of the country’s most successful independent specialist land-based colleges, Reaseheath College continues to notch up impressive student enrolments and achievements.

Year 6 pupils from Wistaston Academy took a tour around the state-of-the-art vertical farming centre, glasshouses and working farm at Reaseheath College and University Centre Reaseheath, as part of a work experience project led by Cheshire and Warrington Pledge.

Reaseheath’s action packed stand won the Best Speciality Stand in the Rural Life Area at the Royal Cheshire Show.

Representatives from our Student Association (SA) earned praise after handing over a cheque for £17,206 to this year’s chosen charity, The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust.

Alan Woodward, who is a Zookeeper at Reaseheath’s Mini Zoo, shares his incredible career journey within the Animal Management sector.

Thousands of visitors enjoyed a day of family focused fun on Sunday when Reaseheath College open its Nantwich campus for its annual Family Festival.

Reaseheath horticulture students have planted a cherry blossom tree outside St Mary’s Church, Nantwich, to mark the coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Students who have gone the further mile in demonstrating Reaseheath’s PRIDE values or made extra effort leading to achievement or progress were recognised at our latest ‘Student of the Term’ awards.

Ways of creating a more positive public image of horses in sport were explored at a groundbreaking seminar on Equine Performance and Safeguarding which began its national tour at Reaseheath College in Nantwich.

Leading Assessors of the British Horse Society (BHS) inspired Reaseheath College’s Equine students while explaining the benefits of achieving additional BHS qualifications alongside their diplomas.

Ways in which local businesses, organisations and individuals can take action for a more sustainable future were highlighted at a conference run jointly by Reaseheath College and Cheshire East Council.

Industry partners joined Reaseheath College’s Apprenticeship and Business Hub teams at an awards ceremony to celebrate the success of their companies’ apprenticeship programmes.

A bigger and even better experience will be on offer to visitors to Reaseheath College when it opens for its popular Lambing Weekends next month.

A porcupine bred at Reaseheath’s Mini Zoo in Nantwich has fathered two adorable newborns which have just gone on display at London Zoo.

Reaseheath College is among leading educational institutions to benefit from a 10% funding boost to support T Level roll out, announced by the government today.

Reaseheath College is offering unemployed people the chance to receive free training leading to careers in the food industry.

A packed congregation of local parishioners and members of the agricultural community celebrated the new farming year at a Plough Sunday service held at Reaseheath College in Nantwich.

Students who have gone the further mile in demonstrating Reaseheath’s PRIDE values or made extra effort leading to achievement or progress were recognised at our latest ‘Student of the Term’ awards.

Caring students and staff from Reaseheath College and University Centre in Nantwich have pulled together to help local people in need over the festive period.

Reaseheath College has raised its standards of education still further by joining the WorldSkills UK’s Centre of Excellence and benefitting from its world class teacher training programme.

Our ‘Field to Fork’ project with a local school has been recognised as an exceptional collaborative initiative delivering both environmental and social benefits.

Our 100th birthday celebrations closed with a fantastic Centenary Dinner for 300 guests, all linked by a shared experience of Reaseheath.

Talented student bricklayer Jack Boffey has won a commendation at Youthbuild UK’s Young Builder of the Year awards for the exceptional standards of his work and his determination to aim high within his trade.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester has officially opened two sustainability projects in ceremonies marking the end of Reaseheath College’s centenary year.

Reaseheath College are one of the first providers across the country to offer the brand new T Level. Reaseheath College celebrates T Levels Week with 60 new students and the […]

An exceptional Reaseheath mentor has been recognised at a glittering awards night to celebrate dyslexic people and those who support them.

We were privileged to host the Harvest Torch – the farming community’s answer to the Olympic Torch – on Saturday as it made its last stop on its tour of Cheshire.

Our Environmental Conservation department helped families to get closer to local nature by sharing its skills at Chester Zoo’s vibrant annual Wildlife Connections Festival.

Reaseheath College was a major sponsor of last weekend’s hugely successful Nantwich Food Festival, a three-day event which attracted a 40,000-plus record crowd, raised the profile of local businesses and delivered a substantial boost to the local economy.

One of the country’s most successful independent specialist land-based colleges, Reaseheath College continues to notch up record student enrolments and achievements.

Students and staff from Reaseheath College and University Centre in Nantwich have continued to raise an impressive amount of money for local charities despite the ongoing challenges posed by Covid-19.

Agriculture student and first time sheep flock owner Ashlee Jones enjoyed a very fruitful visit to the Royal Cheshire Show this week, taking home a fistful of rosettes with her show team of Greyface Dartmoor sheep.

Reaseheath’s five talented football teams have ended their best season to date by winning or being highly placed in all their league tables.

Record breaking crowds thronged to Reaseheath College’s Family Festival, making the event the best and biggest since its launch 26 years ago.

University Centre Reaseheath graduates from the academic year 2019 / 2020 have belatedly celebrated their success at a spectacular graduation ceremony in Chester Cathedral.

Five of Reaseheath’s talented young construction students proved they have outstanding skills by impressing judges at a new Cheshire inter-college competition.

Pupils from Wrenbury Primary School learned more about sustainable food production and healthy eating by making their second nutritious meal as part of a ‘Field to Fork’ initiative run by Reaseheath.

Motivated conservation students have been celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee plus our own 100th birthday by planting a new wood of carbon busting trees.

Families flocked from far afield to enjoy Reaseheath College’s Lambing and Zoo event in Nantwich over the weekend.

A powerful campaign emphasising violence against women and girls will not be tolerated has been launched at Reaseheath College and University Centre Reaseheath and across the sites of our academic partner, the University of Chester.

Nantwich’s 38th South West Cheshire Scout Group has a new temporary home at Reaseheath College while the group prepares for the demolition and rebuild of its headquarters.

Nantwich’s Community Orchard has been spruced up by Reaseheath College horticulture students and Nantwich in Bloom volunteers in readiness for spring.

BSc (Hons) Landscape Architecture graduate Nathan Webster has been recognised as one of the most promising young stars of the UK’s landscaping industry.

Acting on behalf of Carlton Holdings, Chartered Surveyors and Commercial Estate Agents Legat Owen has relet Hurleston Business Park in Nantwich, Cheshire, to Reaseheath College and another major occupier.

Reaseheath College and its University Centre are among high performing local colleges to benefit from the latest round of government investment to boost higher level technical skills and innovation through newly formed Institutes of Technology.

Pupils from Wrenbury Primary School have continued to learn first hand about sustainable food production and healthy eating by making a nutritious meal as part of a ‘Field to Fork’ initiative being run by Reaseheath College in Nantwich.

Reaseheath trained butchery apprentice Jason Edwards has proved he is the nation’s best by winning a gold medal at the WorldSkills UK Butchery national finals.

Famous freestyle footballer and influencer Kieran Brown went head to head with the England Amputee Football Association (EAFA) national team goalkeeper Thomas Atkinson at Reaseheath last week.

Pupils from Wrenbury Primary School learned first hand about sustainable food production and healthy eating during a visit to Reaseheath College.

Reaseheath College and industry partner First Bus have established the UK’s first bus and coach engineering academy and are training apprentices in green technology.

The International Cheese and Dairy Awards – the world’s largest cheese and dairy show – gave us the opportunity to celebrate 100 years of cheese making in our centenary year.

Talented Level 3 Diploma in Floristry student Daisy Annandale has been recognised with a prestigious industry award. Despite being the youngest contestant in The Florist Magazine and Good Florist Guide’s ‘Thirty under Thirty Awards’, 17 year-old Daisy was selected as the ‘One to Watch’, with judges agreeing that she is showing enormous promise and has a great future ahead.

Inspirational former student Morgan Tudor will be flying the flag for young farmers at the finals of the prestigious BBC Food and Farming Awards in November 2021.

There’ll be a double celebration at the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) this week when we mark the first major activity in our centenary year and also celebrate the […]

An outstanding Reaseheath construction plant apprentice who remained focus despite serious illness has been recognised with a national accolade.

The conference aims to support and guide businesses and organisations across all sectors to successfully meet regional, national and global net zero carbon targets.

NFU Cheshire County Chairman Richard Blackburn and Cheshire County Advisor Helen Wainwright learned about the latest technical innovations at Reaseheath College and University Centre during a campus tour aimed at strengthening partnerships between the leading land based college and the region’s farmers and food producers.

A commemorative flower bed celebrating Reaseheath College’s 100th birthday has taken centre stage in Nantwich Town Square.

Reaseheath College’s Equine Department has teamed up with Rookery Equine to offer a unique training course specifically dedicated to equine hydrotherapy.

Our Game and Wildlife Management students have been praised for their professionalism and efficiency after they supported a prestigious clay shooting competition.

Two highly committed students who have returned to learning at Reaseheath have had their academic achievements recognised with prestigious regional awards.

Our student arena party has helped organisers at Kelsall Hill Equestrian Centre to run its inaugural international British Eventing (BE) Horse Trials.

“Living and working in one of the most remote places on earth wouldn’t suit everyone – but I love it. I’ve always enjoyed being out of doors and I feel so lucky that I’m having this incredible experience. It’s a great adventure with the added incentive that you’re doing something which could help to solve the planet’s climate crisis.”

Local volunteers have received a surprise ‘thank you’ for their invaluable assistance in supporting our Covid lateral flow test centre, helping us to ensure a safe return to campus.

Students and essential visitors to Reaseheath College and its University Centre have praised the extent of measures put in place to ensure a safe return to campus following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions.

Two Reaseheath agriculture apprentices are being supported by supermarket chain Morrisons through its Apprenticeship Transfer Levy funding. Chloe Cooper and Nick Hartland both work on Cheshire farms and are studying […]

Reaseheath College’s elite engineering department has welcomed a new partnership which will provide career ready construction plant service engineers for SMT GB, the UK’s only distributor for Volvo Construction Equipment.

Reaseheath’s continuing efforts to ensure our campus remains Covid secure have been recognised as a template for best practice.

A project by Reaseheath College equine students to identify safe off road routes for horse riders has been recognised with a British Horse Society (BHS) national award.

Our florists have been decking the halls to make sure one of Cheshire’s most notable stately homes has a truly florally festive Christmas.

Reaseheath College’s motor vehicle technicians are learning their trade on the latest road cars thanks to the generosity of salvage and vehicle recycling company SYNETIQ.

Reaseheath College united to mark Remembrance Day despite the disruption posed by Covid-19.

Writing postcards for care home residents, celebrating the role of animals in war and taking part in a virtual global tea party have been some of the good deeds carried out by Level 3 Diploma in Animal Management students as part of their ‘Classroom Kindness’ Challenge.

Lecturer in maths James Maloney has shared best practice from Reaseheath with peers at a national maths festival delivered by the Advanced Maths Support Programme.

Talented Reaseheath trained engineer Alisha Giles has carried off two top awards in a competition aimed at finding the nation’s best construction plant apprentices.

Ground-breaking Reaseheath-led trials on the impact of feeding biochar to cattle and its potential to reduce methane will form part of a powerful climate crisis event being held on Sunday October 11.

A bespoke apprenticeship for crop technicians has proved so successful for the APS Group that the company is keen to share its benefits across the commercial growing industry.

Reaseheath College revisits its links with World War II to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day on Friday May 8. Photos from Reaseheath’s archives recall the outbreak of war in 1939 when the college, then named the Cheshire School of Agriculture, closed its doors to students and became a training centre for the Women’s Land Army and the base for the War Agricultural Committee.

Applications are being encouraged for this year’s John Platt Travel Scholarship, run by Reaseheath College in partnership with Cheshire Agricultural Society.

An animal science alumnus has launched a dramatic appeal for cash donations to help feed the animals at the Lake District zoo where he works.

Students, undergraduates and apprentices at Reaseheath College and its University Centre will move to distance and online learning from next Monday (March 23) in a move to combat the corona virus.

The fourth cohort of specialist engineers and allied professionals from the milking parlour industry has graduated from Parlour Safe, the Milking Equipment Association’s (MEA) training scheme.