Reaseheath: A Notable Year 1935-36 By Victor F. Dutton Included in Reaseheath Association Magazine 1961 I think it must have been the pleasant memories of happy days at Reaseheath which awakened me one hour before schedule – 1935 and 1936 in company with such colourful personalities as John Meldrum, Harold Morton, Harry Blackburn, Tom Kinsey, […]
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*Photo taken during a horticulture lesson in 1926* ‘A very old student looks back’: article written by Arthur L Barritt, who studied Horticulture at Reaseheath from 1931 – 1933. It was sent for inclusion in the Reaseheath Association 1962 edition. Since leaving Reaseheath in 1933 it may be fairly pertinent to say that a great
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Written by Mr G A Plowright (student at Reaseheath during 1921 – 22) for inclusion in the Reaseheath Association Magazine in 1958 I entered the School as a very serious and introspective young man. As far as studying agriculture was concerned, I remained serious but I soon found out that the place was full of characters,
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BSc (Hons) Equine Science alumnus Mary Lennon has been honoured for her tireless support of the British Horse Society (BHS) in the society’s latest annual awards. Mary, who is Treasurer of the BHS Greater Manchester Committee, received the BHS Volunteer of the Year Award 2020 from BHS Chief Executive Officer James Hick in a presentation
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BSc (Hons) Zoo Management alumnus Charlotte Daniels has started an exciting new chapter in her career by beginning an internship with the United Nations Environment Programme Great Ape Survival Partnership (UNEP-GRASP). The partnership is a unique alliance of governments, research institutions, United Nations agencies, conservation organisations and the private sector and was launched by the
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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. Reaseheath has been training dairy students since its launch as the Cheshire School of Agriculture in 1921 and we marked the special occasion by producing
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Written by alumni Steve Waterworth I attended Reaseheath College from 2011-13 as a very mature student enrolled on the Level 3 Countryside Management course. It was a big risk as I not only gave up a permanent job in the motor trade, but I had a family and mortgage to worry about so there was
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Article written by W A Carr (pictured) in 1971 This is Jubilee Year for Reaseheath. Members may be interested to know what the place was like in 1921. Few can have any idea of farming conditions at that time and the difficulties we experienced in founding Reaseheath 50 years ago. South Cheshire was almost entirely under permanent grass and farming
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Written by Colin Clarke who studied Dairy Technology at Reaseheath in 1968 – 70 (pictured above with his classmates) I think that 1968 was probably the time when the dairy industry in the UK was at its peak. I started working for the MMB in 1967 at their Kendal Creamery in Cumbria and at that
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Written by Gillian Butters (nee Mainwaring) in August 2020 I attended Reaseheath in 1958/59, when it was known as The Cheshire School of Agriculture. It was a two year course, the first year spent on a farm, learning the basics but also to ascertain whether you were suited to the outdoor life. I was not
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