{"id":63183,"date":"2017-03-06T15:59:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T15:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/?p=63183"},"modified":"2018-03-05T12:46:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T12:46:24","slug":"families-flock-reaseheath-lambing-weekends-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/families-flock-reaseheath-lambing-weekends-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Families flock to Reaseheath Lambing Weekends"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='avia-slideshow av-av_slideshow-ed52b0d09df49448cee98016b6499436 avia-slideshow-extra_large av_slideshow avia-slide-slider  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 66.4%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-av_slideshow-ed52b0d09df49448cee98016b6499436__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class='av-slideshow-caption av-av_slideshow-ed52b0d09df49448cee98016b6499436__0 avia-caption'><div class=\"avia-inner-caption\"><div class='avia-caption-content '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Ava McGuigan, eight months, and Mum Chloe McGuigan from Bebington, Wirral, enjoy meeting student Sophie Kirk and one of the lambs<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-63195 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-63195\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ava-McGuigan-and-mum-Chloe-McGuigan-Sophie-Kirk-student-1500x996.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"996\" title='Ava McGuigan and mum Chloe McGuigan, Sophie Kirk student' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ava-McGuigan-and-mum-Chloe-McGuigan-Sophie-Kirk-student-1500x996.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ava-McGuigan-and-mum-Chloe-McGuigan-Sophie-Kirk-student-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ava-McGuigan-and-mum-Chloe-McGuigan-Sophie-Kirk-student-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ava-McGuigan-and-mum-Chloe-McGuigan-Sophie-Kirk-student-1030x684.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ava-McGuigan-and-mum-Chloe-McGuigan-Sophie-Kirk-student-705x468.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ava-McGuigan-and-mum-Chloe-McGuigan-Sophie-Kirk-student-450x299.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Hundreds of local families flocked to Reaseheath College, Nantwich, over the weekend to welcome the first lambs of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Undeterred by wintry weather, hundreds of visitors filled the college\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/lambing\">lambing sheds<\/a> to meet the newborns and many were lucky enough to experience a live birth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/zoo\">Reaseheath\u2019s zoo<\/a> was also open to the public, offering opportunities for families to see some of the extensive collection of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. They could also watch keepers feed meerkats, capybara, lemurs and otters.<\/p>\n<p>Both attractions will be open again next weekend, March 11 and 12.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/lambing\">lambing weekends<\/a>, which have been held at Reaseheath for the for the past 21 years, are highly popular with families from Cheshire and surrounding counties and many visitors return each year.<\/p>\n<p>Nikki Lewis from Congleton, who was watching the marmosets at the zoo with daughter Hollie Tolmie, five, said: \u201cWe enjoy coming to Reaseheath\u2019s lambing weekends because they are really good value and great for younger children. There\u2019s a lot to see and do \u2013 and the arrival of the lambs means that Spring isn\u2019t far away!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-b613e26aa6000dc0530909d6f9b390bc\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-b613e26aa6000dc0530909d6f9b390bc img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-b613e26aa6000dc0530909d6f9b390bc 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https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Reaseheath-agric-students-Sophie-Kirk-and-Lauren-Bennett-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Reaseheath-agric-students-Sophie-Kirk-and-Lauren-Bennett-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Reaseheath-agric-students-Sophie-Kirk-and-Lauren-Bennett-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Reaseheath-agric-students-Sophie-Kirk-and-Lauren-Bennett-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Reaseheath-agric-students-Sophie-Kirk-and-Lauren-Bennett-450x338.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='Reaseheath agric students Sophie Kirk and Lauren Bennett'><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay\"><div class=\"av-caption-image-overlay-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-position\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-center\"><p>Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Agriculture students Sophie Kirk and Lauren Bennett on duty in the lambing sheds<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-63184 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-63184 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Reaseheath-agric-students-Sophie-Kirk-and-Lauren-Bennett-300x225.jpg\" alt='' title='Reaseheath agric students Sophie Kirk and Lauren Bennett'  height=\"225\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Reaseheath-agric-students-Sophie-Kirk-and-Lauren-Bennett-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Reaseheath-agric-students-Sophie-Kirk-and-Lauren-Bennett-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Reaseheath-agric-students-Sophie-Kirk-and-Lauren-Bennett-1030x773.jpg 1030w, 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data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-dbbb1b59fa1d178784ef11a13374e2ef\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-dbbb1b59fa1d178784ef11a13374e2ef img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-dbbb1b59fa1d178784ef11a13374e2ef .av-caption-image-overlay-bg{\nopacity:0.1;\nbackground-color:#000000;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-dbbb1b59fa1d178784ef11a13374e2ef .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\nfont-size:14px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-dbbb1b59fa1d178784ef11a13374e2ef av-styling- av-hover-grow av-img-linked avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  noHover av-overlay-on-hover'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hollie-Tolmie-5-from-Congleton-marmosets-1030x773.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hollie-Tolmie-5-from-Congleton-marmosets-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hollie-Tolmie-5-from-Congleton-marmosets-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hollie-Tolmie-5-from-Congleton-marmosets-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hollie-Tolmie-5-from-Congleton-marmosets-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hollie-Tolmie-5-from-Congleton-marmosets-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hollie-Tolmie-5-from-Congleton-marmosets-450x338.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='Hollie Tolmie, 5, from Congleton marmosets'><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay\"><div class=\"av-caption-image-overlay-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-position\"><div class=\"av-image-caption-overlay-center\"><p>Hollie Tolmie, aged five, from Congleton, enjoys her visit to Reaseheath\u2019s zoo.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-63190 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-63190 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hollie-Tolmie-5-from-Congleton-marmosets-300x225.jpg\" alt='' title='Hollie Tolmie, 5, from Congleton marmosets'  height=\"225\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hollie-Tolmie-5-from-Congleton-marmosets-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hollie-Tolmie-5-from-Congleton-marmosets-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hollie-Tolmie-5-from-Congleton-marmosets-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hollie-Tolmie-5-from-Congleton-marmosets-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hollie-Tolmie-5-from-Congleton-marmosets-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hollie-Tolmie-5-from-Congleton-marmosets-450x338.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The college has a flock of 550 expectant ewes which are due to produce around 1,200 lambs over the next month. These include six sets of quads, 208 sets of triplets, 255 sets of twins and 59 single lambs. Hundreds of births are timed to coincide with the lambing weekends, giving as many visitors as possible the opportunity to see Reaseheath <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/further-education\/courses\/agriculture\/\">agricultural<\/a> staff and students delivering and caring for the lambs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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from Nantwich, enjoy meeting one of the newborn lambs<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-63186 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-63186 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1804-300x225.jpg\" alt='' title='IMG_1804'  height=\"225\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1804-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1804-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1804-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1804-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1804-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1804-450x338.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" 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Wirral, enjoy meeting student Sophie Kirk and one of the lambs<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-63195 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-63195\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ava-McGuigan-and-mum-Chloe-McGuigan-Sophie-Kirk-student-1500x996.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"996\" title='Ava McGuigan and mum Chloe McGuigan, Sophie Kirk student' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ava-McGuigan-and-mum-Chloe-McGuigan-Sophie-Kirk-student-1500x996.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ava-McGuigan-and-mum-Chloe-McGuigan-Sophie-Kirk-student-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ava-McGuigan-and-mum-Chloe-McGuigan-Sophie-Kirk-student-768x510.jpg 768w, 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