#Reaseheath100 is a legacy podcast that delves into the archives of Reaseheath College, Cheshire’s leading land-based education establishment set in acres of beautiful countryside on the edge of Nantwich. Each episode a member of the student or staff alumni will be interviewed about their memories of life at Reaseheath. If you would like to be feature, please contact alumni@reaseheath.ac.uk
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A podcast all things RPC Authority since there are already too many SCP Podcasts. What this podcast will be about: As previously stated all things RPC. Just like some of you might be I'm fairly new to the Authority myself. So let us explore this anomalous world together while drawing comparisons to the older universes of weirdness.
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Colin Baxter Part 2 of 2 - As a Governor
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Colin Baxter began his career at Reaseheath College in the 1980's as a farm vet lecturer before returning as a Governor.Af Reaseheath College
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Colin Baxter Part 1 of 2 - as a teacher at Reaseheath College
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Colin Baxter is now a Governor at Reaseheath College having arrived in Nantwich as a student farm vet qualifying in 1979. Colin found himself being invited in to cover various agricultural lessons in 1980 and went on become a regular tutor of vet studies with Pat Cullen and Peter Green over about 10 years. Part 2 of Colin's podcast follows as he be…
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Finance Director and Vice Principal Graeme Lavery
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Graeme Lavery speaks to Lizzy Parkin about his role as Vice Principal and Finance Director at Reaseheath College.Af Reaseheath College
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Phil Marsden - Past agriculture engineering student
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Phil Marsden spoke to Lizzy Parkin during an open day at Reaseheath College. Phil spoke of his fond memories of life at Reaseheath and in Nantwich in the 90s and his hopes for his son joining the family business in the futureAf Reaseheath College
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Adam Taylor - Landscape Architecture degree graduate
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Adam Taylor recently graduated from University Centre Reaseheath with a degree in Landscape Architecture. Listen to his memories and experiences to date.Af Reaseheath College
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Andy Gibson - Landscape Architecture degree Graduate
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Andy Gibson talks to Lizzy Parkin during a visit to Reaseheath to share his experiences of Landscape Architecture with potential studentsAf Reaseheath College
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Kirsty Howarth - Landscape Architecture degree graduate
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Kirsty Howarth chats to Lizzy Parkin about her experience at Reaseheath University Centre following her exciting career change into Landscape Architecture.Af Reaseheath College
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Ferelith Smith talks to Lizzy Parkin about her memories of ReaseheathAf Reaseheath College
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Eddie Andrew talks to Lizzy ParkinAf Reaseheath College
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Sam Walton chats to Lizzy Parkin at the Cheshire Show about his life as a Reaseheath student and member of staff.Af Reaseheath College
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Past student Daniel Kemp chats to Lizzy ParkinAf Reaseheath College
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Young Farmer Tom Oulton talks to Lizzy Parkin at Cheshire ShowAf Reaseheath College
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Past student Christopher Goldby chats to Lizzy Parkin about his memories of ReaseheathAf Reaseheath College
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Lyndsey Hunter: Past student and business owner
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Lyndsey Hunter spoke to Lizzy Parkin at the Cheshire Show about her experiences of Animal Management at Reaseheath College and progressing onto a degree in Animal Behaviour and Welfare. Lynsdey now runs an animal handling workshop taking animals into schools with her business Animals Take Over.Af Reaseheath College
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Jackie McMillan: Past RHS Horticulture student and local business owner
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Jackie talks about her RHS course at Reaseheath and how it set her on a new pathway to her dream of running her own business. Jackie owns Canalside Nursery in Wrenbury and enjoys putting all her horticultural knowledge to good use with her customers.Af Reaseheath College
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Student Ambassador and graduate Rebecca Thornton talks about her Reaseheath experience and support she received from Wellbeing.Af Reaseheath College
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Felix Rowan-Young: Past student and guest speaker
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To wrap up our series talking to students at Presentation of Awards, Liz talked to Felix Rowan-Young about his inspirational journey through Reaseheath College and University Centre. Felix is now a freelance outdoor educator and volunteers on the Chester Zoo Youth Board.Af Reaseheath College
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Charles Ganley talks about his Countryside Course
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Initially Liz spoke to Charles' tutor Heather Hulse who shares her delight at Charles' distinction. Charles is on the Autistic spectrum and talks confidently how he has managed his condition and enjoyed improving his confidence by being Student Rep and interacting with his peers.Af Reaseheath College
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Lexi Dean talks about her graduation from Access to HE
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Closely following on from episode 38, Liz speaks to Lexi, daughter of Jill who graduated from the Access to Higher Education course in 2022. Lexi talks about how happy she was to receive the Outstanding Student of the Year award at the Reaseheath College Presentation of Awards service. Lexi and her mum Jill talk about how beneficial the course has …
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Declan Byrne talks about his Skills for Working Life course
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Liz Parkin continues her interviews at the 2022 Presentation of Awards at Reaseheath College. Declan's tutor Cath Pilsbury starts by telling Liz how wonderful it has been to teach Declan who has been at Reaseheath for three years and began as a very shy teenager. Hear about Declan's fantastic story about how he has overcome some huge challenges in …
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Equine student Hallie Binyon at Presentation of Awards 2022
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Liz Parkin spoke to Equine student Hallie Binyon at the Reaseheath College Presentation of Awards 2022Af Reaseheath College
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Jill Falmer-Dean remembers her time as an Access to HE student
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Liz Parkin met mother and daughter who did the same Access to Higher Education course 12 years apart. Jill talks about how the course helped her to meet lots of new people, improve her skills and re-learn how to study again. Liz also spoke to Jayne, course leader who remembers teaching Jill, and more recently her daughter Lexi who is featured in th…
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Equine student Hannah Leighton at at Presentation of Awards
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Liz Parkin enjoyed speaking to students at the 2022 Presentation of Awards held at Reaseheath College in June. Hannah completed her Technical Baccalaureate in Equine which is equivalent to 4.5 A Levels which includes maths and business so she is set for an exciting career in the equine industry.Af Reaseheath College
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Liz Parkin spoke to Equine student Chloe Ball at the Reaseheath College Presentation of Awards 2022 about her awardAf Reaseheath College
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Student Tommy-Joe Woodward on completing his course
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Liz Parkin spoke to Tommy-Joe at the Reaseheath College Presentation of Awards 2022Af Reaseheath College
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Student Daniel Burgoyne, Presentation of Awards winner 2022
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Liz Parkin spoke to Daniel Burgoyne at the Reaseheath College Presentation of Awards 2022Af Reaseheath College
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Ian Bulkeley at his daughters graduation from Reaseheath
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Following on from Level 3 Business graduate Libby Bulkeley, Liz Parkin speaks with her Dad Ian about his memories of life as an agric student at Reaseheath in the 1980s and the big changes he has witnessed since. Ian also talks about his lifelong involvement in Cheshire Young Farmers and the Nantwich club. In April 2022 Ian and two friends Garry Wa…
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Student Libby Bulkeley on her last day as a Business Student
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Dee Sling, course leader for business, has nominated Libby Bulkeley for an award as she is an “all round fantastic student”. Libby speaks about her experience with staff at Reaseheath over the last two years. Amazingly, Libby has secured an apprenticeship with Aldi (something that is hard to come by). Well done! Libby's father studied at Reaseheath…
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Phil Dale - Agriculture student shares memories of Reaseheath 59 years later
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Phil Dale chats to Lynne Lomax about his experience at Reaseheath . After leaving school with no qualifications at 15, Phil joined Reaseheath when he was 18. This led him to complete his A-Levels and go to Aberystwyth University when he was 21. During this time, Phil met his wife at Reaseheath! Since then, Phil has had a varied career but based upo…
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Abi Donaldson and Georgina Nixon - Bakery Graduates from UCR
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Abi Donaldson and Georgina Nixon speak to Lizzy Parkin at their graduation from University Centre Reaseheath. Wanting a very specific based course, Abi from Bolton chose Reaseheath and studied bakery. With no real interest in academic subjects, Georgina from Crewe wanted to study a more focused course at college. Since graduating in 2021, Abi and G…
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Peter Clark's memorabilia gift to Reaseheath College
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Peter Clark visited Reaseheath with his family and shared his memories of his mother's time at Reaseheath. Peter’s mother, who lived in Nantwich, studied cheese making and his father, who lived in Yorkshire, studied Poultry. They met each other whilst studying at Reaseheath in 1935. Peter, who has had an interest in cows from an early age, shares h…
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Abbie Starsmeare - celebrating her graduation from University
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Abbie Starsmeare shares memories of life at UCR with Lizzy Parkin during her graduation at Chester Cathedral. Abbie graduated from a foundation degree in Animal Management Behaviour and Welfare followed by a BSC (hons) in Animal Management Behaviour and welfare via a top-up degree. The University Centre Reaseheath offered Abbie great land-based fac…
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Danny Newton: milking the cows, then delivering the milk!
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Liz Parkin enjoyed a very informative and inspirational conference called Cultivate hosted by Hillsgreen Marketing at Heaton House Wedding venue between Macclesfield and Congleton. In this episode, Liz speaks to past student Danny Newton and his middle-year placement host Mick Heath, owner of Heaton House Farm. In 2003 Danny started the 3-year Dipl…
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Charlotte Lawler - 4 year journey with Reaseheath
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Charlotte started with a Level 2 course in baking, progressed into Level 3 and onto her Foundation Degree at University Centre Reaseheath. Since graduation Charlotte has opened a business called Cakology Co and now has her own shop on a busy high street in Bolton. Charlotte and Sam share their fond memories of times at Reaseheath, including some lo…
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Welcoming back past Principal Meredydd David
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Meredydd David was Principal at Reaseheath from 2004 – 2018. Before this, he had worked on a farm in Aberystwyth until his early forties. During this time, Meredydd had been a lecturer in the county agricultural college where he progressed to be head of the land-based department. From there, Meredydd was appointed Vice Principal of Sparsholt colleg…
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Sam Copeland - Student then Tutor at Reasheath
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Sam Copeland started her Reaseheath journey as a student and is now a very popular lecturer on the Bakery and Patisserie course. Sam has been with Reaseheath as a full-time member of staff for nine years. Sam says that teaching allows her to make a difference to young people’s lives whilst doing a hobby that she loves! Sam graduated from her founda…
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Peter Brand speaks of 30 Years of Service at Reaseheath
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Peter Brand joined Reaseheath on 1 January 1965 and look early retirement in 2002 and talks to Lizzy Parkin about his teaching journey that began in Berkshire. Peter was an Extra Mural coordinator visiting "Extra Mural" students which literally means "Outside the Wall" in Latin. He has lots of memories of colleagues and course delivery and consider…
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Doggy Day Care business for past student Laura Senior
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Laura graduated from Animal Management at Reaseheath in 2011 having just moved back to the UK from Canada. She wasn't completely sure what way her career would take her, but she knew her passions of animals and photography needed to be featured. Laura spent five years feeling unfulfilled in her office job when an opportunity arose for her to join h…
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Pat Cullen's fond memories of being both a student and lecturer at Reaseheath
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Pat Cullen's joined Reaseheath in the 1960s on day release. From his early career as a pig farmer, he moved into teaching and found himself at Reaseheath College as a pig lecturer in 1983. Pat shares his memories of Principal George England who interviewed Pat both as a student in 1968 and also for his job nearly 20 years later. He was here during …
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This interview with John Parkin, father in-law to the presenter Lizzy Parkin, was recorded back in April 21, long before the first ever episode of this Reaseheath100 Podcast series. Lizzy used John as a guinea-pig for her demo podcast which formed part of her interview to become the Marketing & Communications Manager. Thankfully she got the job! Jo…
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Retired Horticulture Lecturer Harry Delaney gives a flora and fauna tour of Reaseheath
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Harry Delaney, retired horticultural lecturer was invited to join a staff alumni afternoon tea earlier in the year. During this chat with Lizzy, he takes us on a tour of the campus highlighting some particularly special plants. Harry joined Reaseheath in 1995 and retired when he was 71 but he makes regular visits back to assist students and current…
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Love Birds Rachel and James Yuill return to Reaseheath
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Every now and then, you meet a couple who radiate love and fondness for each other. Rachel and James Yuill are one of those couples. As winners in our Valentines "Did you find love at Reaseheath" competition, Rachel and James were invited back to enjoy afternoon tea with us. Listen to their lovely story...…
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Past students Sam & Erin Thompson find love at Reaseheath
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To mark Valentines Day, Reaseheath launched a competition to find the most romantic stories from our alumni network. Couples were invited to share their memories of how they met, or what their Reaseheath wedding was like - did you know we host weddings here?! We caught up with soon to be Mr & Mrs Thompson who speak fondly of their time at Reaseheat…
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Graeme Smith - last day of Reaseheath
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Lynne Lomax chats to Graeme Smith on his last day working at Reaseheath CollegeAf Reaseheath College
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Meet a past Principal - Vic Croxson part 2 - Life at Reaseheath post Cheshire County Council control
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Vic Croxson was Principal of Reaseheath from 1987 until 2004. He was only the fourth principal following in footsteps of Lambert, W.B Mercer and George England. As the last principal to be appointed by Cheshire County Council who considered Reaseheath College as a jewel in their crown, Vic talks about the changes post-1993 when Reaseheath moved fro…
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Meet a past principal - Vic Croxson part 1 – life under Cheshire County Council
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Vic Croxson was Principal of Reaseheath from 1987 until 2004. He was only the fourth principal following in footsteps of Lambert, W.B Mercer and George England. As the last principal to be appointed by Cheshire County Council who considered Reaseheath College as a jewel in their crown, Vic talks about the changes pre-1993 when Reaseheath moved from…
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How a tutor helped turn students life around - Phill Gibbon and Ben Nicholson
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Phil Gibbon has been an Agriculture tutor for over 20 years and talks fondly of his memories teaching self-confessed naughty boy "Little Ben" Nicholson in 2005. Ben also shares his experience of Reaseheath and how, after a year of doing animal care, he wanted to move into agriculture and now has his dream job of being a dairy herd manager. It's a h…
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1967 Agricultural student Tony Lavelle remembers studying during Foot and Mouth
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Tony Lavelle was confined to Reaseheath College in 1967 due to Foot & Mouth and he wasn't allowed to return to his family farm in the Wirral. He shares memories of life at Reaseheath during that time with moving tributes to friends who farms lost hundreds of cattle. Tony also shares lovely memories of fun times of student life, accommodation and ho…
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Dairy farmer Jillian Pugh-Elkier shares her favourite Reaseheath tutor
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Dairy farming is in the blood of Jillian Pugh-Elkier, one of Reaseheath College's most recent Agricultural graduates. Jillian talks about her "energetic" life as a student, referring to student nights as "something else" with a twinkle in her eye. Jillian certainly enjoyed her time at Reaseheath, with a special mention of favourite tutor Mark Walto…
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Memories of 30 years teaching at Reaseheath with Geoff Briggs
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Geoff Briggs chatted to Lizzy Parkin about his long career at Reaseheath College spanning 30 years. Geoff, originally from Lancashire, planned to qualify, and work in, agriculture and during his training years he heard a lot about Reaseheath from his peers. Never planning to actually teach, an opportunity presented itself to Geoff and he started hi…
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