THE accomplishments of more than 200 Higher Education learners from across the region were celebrated at Cheshire College’s Graduation Ceremony. Graduates, their friends and family all came together virtually, along with staff and stakeholders of Cheshire’s largest provider of post-16 education to celebrate the academic milestone on Wednesday, April 21. Learners who graduated during the ceremony have all studied a Higher Education course at one of the College’s three Campuses in Crewe, Ellesmere Port and Chester, achieving a range of qualifications from full Degrees, Foundation Degrees and PGCEs to Higher National Diplomas (HNDs) and Higher National Certificates (HNCs). In total, over 500 guests tuned in live to watch the ceremony, which included an inspirational introduction from Principal and Chief Executive of Cheshire College Dhesi, as well as individual presentations from a range of the College’s Higher Education tutors and an interview with one of the recipie
THE saying goes ‘sharing is caring’ and this couldn’t be more true for visual arts learners at Cheshire College who, in their latest project, are reaching out to local communities through their art to make supportive connections during these difficult times. The college’s ‘Create, Share, Collect’ project has recently seen postcards of learners’ artwork based on local architecture sent to care homes in the area alongside personalised messages from those who created them. Inspired by the likes of Chester Cathedral and St John the Baptist s Church, learners began working on the project in December 2020 using a range of block printing and illustration techniques, before digital copies were made to be printed on to postcards which were sent out earlier this month.
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A LATENT talent for painting has reawakened in a Winsford man who’s returned to his brushes and canvases to help manage his mental health during lockdown. Garry Simpson, of Brecon Way in Winsford, has been prolific during the pandemic, producing more than 120 paintings to cope with his anxiety, depression, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. And it’s also been a way for him to feel connected to his late grandmother, Kath, the woman who encouraged his flair for art as a child and who enabled him to pursue his passion for painting once again as an adult. After suffering a breakdown in February 2017 which he says left him feeling suicidal, Garry’s life fell apart to the point where he was no longer able to work. When Kath died in 2018, Garry hadn’t been able to see her, something he found incredibly painful.