Cheshire College student sets comedic sights on Edinburgh Fringe performance
A Cheshire College – South and West student is raising money to perform a stand-up comedy set at the Edinburgh Fringe; the celebrated festival which welcomes performers from all over the world, from big names in the entertainment industry to unknown artists looking to build their careers. Caitlin Jones (who uses they/them pronouns) is a […]
Cheshire College Technical Theatre students selected for Eurovision roles
Two Technical Theatre students at Cheshire College – South & West have been given an incredible opportunity to work behind-the-scenes as Follow-spot Operators at the 67th annual Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. Production Arts Practice students Megan Parry and Ben Whitaker were selected for the role earlier this year following some exclusive expert training at […]
Brick by brick, Cheshire College students amaze judges at skills competition
Cheshire College – South & West performed exceptionally well in the bricklaying category at the Cheshire & Warrington Skills Competition, hosted by Warrington & Vale Royal College. Apprentice Chris Haseler from Cheshire College’s Crewe Campus was entered for the senior category, and Ellesmere Port’s Trent Dauda was entered in the beginner’s category. Chris won first […]
Cheshire College champion is ready to shine at Special Olympics World Games
A Cheshire College – South & West student will be competing in the rhythmic gymnastics category at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin this summer. Poppy Wood-Wright from Haslington, who is studying towards a Living Independently Certificate (Entry 3) at Crewe Campus, was one of only four athletes to be selected from the UK, […]
Cheshire College Campus makes significant move to cut carbon emissions
Cheshire College South & West’s Chester Campus will get an environmentally friendly upgrade as their existing gas boilers are replaced with air source heat pumps and an electric hot water boiler. This has been made possible due to the College securing almost £2m in funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. The […]
Former Cheshire College student stars in gripping documentary film
A former Higher Education student from Cheshire College – South & West has a starring role in the new documentary “Sidelined.” The emotionally charged film by Ben Marlow and Jack Tompkins gives insight into the individual accounts of football player’s mental health, after being released from academies or clubs due to deselection, injury or retirement. […]
Cheshire College stages “The Laramie Project” at Ellesmere Port Campus
Students at Cheshire College – South & West’s Ellesmere Port Campus put their acting and production arts skills to the test, in an ambitious performance of Moisés Kaufman’s “The Laramie Project” on 21st and 22nd March. An example of verbatim theatre, “The Laramie Project” draws on hundreds of real interviews following the 1998 murder of […]
Cheshire College welcomes all at Open Evening
Cheshire College – South and West welcomed hundreds of visitors to its three Campuses in Crewe, Ellesmere Port and Chester for Open Evening. Prospective students could speak to staff, student ambassadors and engage in a host of exciting activities. Various events at the Campuses included live music, cooking demonstrations and purchasable baked goods, art exhibitions, […]
Cheshire College dominates at Professional Beauty Nail Competition
Cheshire College – South & West students performed spectacularly at The Professional Beauty Nail Competition 2023 in London. This year’s competition saw a record-breaking 170 nail enthusiasts put their skills to the test, making the winners some of the most talented nail technicians to watch in the industry. Competitors from Cheshire College, who studying toward […]
Industry leading training lights up Cheshire College
Higher Education Technical Theatre students at Cheshire College were provided with exclusive expert training from the highly established NRG Programme. Taking place at Ellesmere Port Campus in the College’s purpose-built theatre, the training was delivered to Higher Education students who have hopes to secure full-time employment in theatre or stage production. The NRG programme has […]