{"id":86460,"date":"2019-03-04T11:49:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T11:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/?p=86460"},"modified":"2019-03-04T15:09:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T15:09:25","slug":"families-flocked-to-reaseheath-lambing-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/families-flocked-to-reaseheath-lambing-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Families flocked to Reaseheath lambing weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='avia-video av-av_video-3ef39178a77a4d77b8ead7fa979fd4b7 avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/youtu.be\/s34D_jd7X8g'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s34D_jd7X8g?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-48dd840c68c34b08a701e1ed7d6a83fe\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-48dd840c68c34b08a701e1ed7d6a83fe{\nmargin-top:-50px;\nheight:1px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-48dd840c68c34b08a701e1ed7d6a83fe hr-invisible'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   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>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/lambing\">lambing weekends<\/a> have been a major draw to the college over the past 23 years, with many visitors returning each season to meet the newborns and hopefully to experience a live birth. The college has a flock of over 500 expectant ewes which will produce around 1,000 lambs over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>During quiet times in the lambing sheds visitors watched videos of earlier action and saw experts demonstrating the special care required for the delivery and care of the lambs. There were also demonstrations of sheepdog handling.<\/p>\n<p>Reaseheath shepherd Dan Henderson said: \u201cLambing is traditionally the first sign of spring and this event is always very popular. Opening the lambing sheds gives us the chance to show what we do here. \u00a0As well as giving the public the unique experience of seeing lambs being born, it is also a great opportunity for us to tell them about the farming calendar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/zoo\/\">Reaseheath\u2019s Zoo<\/a>, which is one of the best at any educational institution in the country, was also open to the public. One of the most popular attractions was the new lemur walk through, which allows visitors the chance to get close up to the college\u2019s family of ring tailed lemurs.<\/p>\n<p>Other animals in the collection include meerkats, a tapir, otters, birds of prey, companion animals such as rabbits and guinea pigs, reptiles, amphibians and fish.\u00a0 Activities included face painting and educational talks by Reaseheath zoo keepers.<\/p>\n<p>There are several food outlets selling Reaseheath produced food and opportunities to buy the college\u2019s cheese and butter, spring flowers and planters.<\/p>\n<p>Julie Manley, who had brought daughter Amelia, four, to meet the lambs, said: \u201cWe came last year and knew that we\u2019d enjoy it just as much again. The whole day is very good value, with so many activities on offer. It\u2019s also a good opportunity for children to learn about the lambing process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Piggott aged 14, from Shavington, hopes to study agriculture at Reaseheath and is already helping out on a farm. He said: \u201cI\u2019ve really enjoyed finding out more information about sheep. It\u2019s been really interesting and it\u2019s given me more ideas about what I\u2019d like to do when I\u2019m older.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reaseheath\u2019s lambing sheds and zoo are open again on March 9th and 10th (10am \u2013 4pm).\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/lambing\">Click here to find out more and get your tickets here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='avia-slideshow av-av_slideshow-850714b432a31055e34a1d50ec8f456b avia-slideshow-featured_large av_slideshow avia-slide-slider  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  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: 42%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-av_slideshow-850714b432a31055e34a1d50ec8f456b__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Jessica-Price-finds-a-friend-crop-1030x433.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Jessica-Price-finds-a-friend-crop-1030x433.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Jessica-Price-finds-a-friend-crop-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Jessica-Price-finds-a-friend-crop-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Jessica-Price-finds-a-friend-crop.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Jessica-Price-finds-a-friend-crop-705x296.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Jessica-Price-finds-a-friend-crop-450x189.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\"  data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-86465 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-86465\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Jessica-Price-finds-a-friend-crop.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" title='Jessica Price finds a friend [crop]' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Jessica-Price-finds-a-friend-crop.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Jessica-Price-finds-a-friend-crop-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Jessica-Price-finds-a-friend-crop-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Jessica-Price-finds-a-friend-crop-1030x433.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Jessica-Price-finds-a-friend-crop-705x296.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Jessica-Price-finds-a-friend-crop-450x189.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-4474f20d2389e2e5ecf918a02da5132e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-4474f20d2389e2e5ecf918a02da5132e{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-4474f20d2389e2e5ecf918a02da5132e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_slideshow  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of local families flocked to Reaseheath College, Nantwich, over the weekend to welcome the first lambs of the season.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":86461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[468],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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