Deck the Halls – Reaseheath students bring festive magic to Arley Hall
Christmas at Cheshire’s Arley Hall is always magical, and this year, its splendour reached new heights thanks to the creative talents of Reaseheath College’s floristry students.
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Christmas Fair brings festive spirit to Reaseheath
A group of events management students got into the festive spirit by hosting their first Christmas Fair at Reaseheath.
Seven first year students on our Level 3 Events Management course organised the Christmas Fair to raise money for this year’s nominated charity, British Heart Foundation.
The students held the Christmas Fair in the historic Reaseheath Hall with around 15 stalls spread across the building. Stall holders sold various festive treats and stocking fillers including chocolate, wooden toys, cupcakes and bird boxes. Visitors also had the opportunity to meet Santa and Mrs Claus in a Christmas Grotto and enjoyed refreshments generously donated by our food and catering departments
Andy Boyle, a professional photographer and former Reaseheath student kindly volunteered his time and provided a novelty photo booth for the day, adding to the festivities. Andy studied agriculture at Reaseheath in the 1970s and is also a full time Dairy Herd Manager alongside running his photography business ‘Andy Boyle Photography’.
Students raised over £400 for British Heart Foundation, which has increased our current RAG total to £3,200.
Reaseheath vehicle technicians give Santa a helping hand
Santa’s sleigh will slide more slickly round the streets of Nantwich thanks to pre-season preparation by Reaseheath’s student vehicle technicians.
Students from our Levels 2 and 3 IMI Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair courses, along with pupils on our 14 -16 years schools programme, have overhauled the sleigh in time for its festive charity trip around town with The Rotary Club of Nantwich.
For the third year running our students have carried out general maintenance including repairs to the generator, welding a new frame and a full check of the fairy lights. They have also repainted the sleigh and decorated it with new decals.
Rotary Club Membership Secretary John Crowe said: “Families look forward to a visit from Santa in the period running up to Christmas and it gives us the chance to raise money for worthy local charities.
“Reaseheath’s students do a wonderful job and we are always confident that the sleigh will be looking at its best.”
Said Level 2 student Callum Dix: “Renovating Santa’s sleigh gave us a chance to use many of the skills we’ve learned. It was also good to be involved in a project which will benefit the local community.”
The Rotary Club of Nantwich typically raises around £5,000 over the Christmas period for worthy causes. Santa and his sleigh will be in Nantwich on:
Evenings:
Monday December 8 (Queens Drive)
Tuesday December 9 (Manor Road)
Wednesday December 10 (Wellington Road)
Thursday December 11 (Shrewbridge Road)
Monday December 15 (Cronkinson East)
Tuesday December 16 (Cronkinson West)
Wednesday December 17 (Kingsley Fields)
Daytime:
Friday December 12 (Sainsbury’s)
Thursday December 18 (The Square)
Friday December 19 (Sainsbury’s)
Welcome back
Alright guys,
First of all, I hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year and welcome back!
The Winter Ball was a great success, thank you to the entire SA who stayed up late the night before to decorate the bar and dining room for the evening. We have had praise from the Principal and Vice Principal saying how impressed they were and everyone who attended seemed to really enjoy themselves. Here are some photos from the evening:
In the first week back at college the SA have been busy coming up with ideas for more fundraising events for the term ahead. These include a onesie day and social which is taking place on Thursday 23rd January and clothes donations (we are encouraging staff and students to donate any unwanted clothes to St Luke’s so they can sell them in their shops). The SA’s three peaks challenge is going to kick start our RAG week, dates to be confirmed soon; also the Principal will be joining us for the challenge.
The Valentine’s day/RAG social is on Thursday 13th February, £1 of every ticket bought will go towards this years RAG charity. In the near future we have lots more events coming up, if you would like to get involved we are always looking for volunteers.
Are you interested in being a member of the Student Association next academic year? We’re looking to get the 2014/15 SA set up by May this year so if you are interested let me know and come and get involved!
Check in next week for another update.
Sam Norfolk
SA President