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4 Meet Megan, our Graphic Inspirational Students (continued) Design notebook cover competition winner! Earlier this year, the Media and Graphic Design department organised a competition asking for students to come up with a new notebook cover design, which would be printed and handed out to all students on the graphic design and creative media courses. Impressing the tutors with her eye for design, Megan Norton was the lucky winner! The Level 3 Graphic Design student says she was surprised but very pleased to have been picked. Asked what her inspiration for the design was, Megan says, “I like the vintage 80s style which has become very on-trend and popular recently.” Graphic Design tutor Ellie Strowger says, “We had lots of entries from both new students and those who have been with us for a few years. It was a tough decision for me and colleagues from the Graphics and Media departments. We chose Megan’s design due to its funky, bold, colourful, and simplistic composition; we really liked the use of the old school analogue cassette tapes and could easily envisage the notebooks being used by our cohort of students to take down notes in class, or for doodling!” Former Winsford Academy student Megan studied graphic design at school and knew she wanted to pursue this subject as a career. Megan says her favourite part about the course is learning how to use different software and equipment and says she is, “thoroughly enjoying studying at college.” Ellie says, “Megan has a really good work ethic; she has always taken her studies seriously and has worked hard to develop her creative design skills. They have really flourished with each assignment brief. She is quick to learn from her mistakes and doesn’t dwell on them - it’s these attributes that have helped her progress into a great designer.” Art students create imaginative ‘salt’ exhibition at Cheshire’s Lion Salt Works Museum HND Fine and Applied Arts students from our Winsford campus have produced pieces for an art exhibition at the Lion Salt Works Museum in Northwich. The exhibition runs from 2nd December until 11th January 2021. The exhibition is inspired by the Lion Salt Works Museum and salt’s legacy on the people, industry and landscape of Cheshire. This imaginative exhibition is the culmination of months of extensive research and design, using different artistic processes. The display includes ceramics, glass, mixed media works and paintings. Of the artwork, tutor Chris Malins said, “The students have taken inspiration for this exhibition from a variety of sources, including landscape, the daily lives of salt-workers, geology and the industrial buildings at the Lion Salt Works Museum. Our students have worked hard on their designs, which has involved them mastering different techniques, including mould-making, firing, glazing and fusing glass. They have really embraced the topic and their work gives new insights about salt in an imaginative and professional interpretation.” HND student Kerry Porter-Jones, from Grappenhall, was inspired by the geology of the area. Using moulded stoneware clay, she produced a selection of inter-linking bowls that she has layered with oxides and stains to produce striking and beautiful representations of salt crystals and the geological layers beneath the Cheshire Plain. She said, “Cheshire is one of the few places in the country with deep layers of salt and it is amazing to think that for centuries this resource has been so key to the area. Geology is the starting point for all of this and it inspired me to base my work on it.” To find out more or arrange a visit, please call Lion Salt Works Museum on 01606 275066 or visit www.westcheshiremuseums.co.uk Student Elaine Bass, from Grappenhall, said, “My work is mixed media and I have taken inspiration from the flashes, regenerated former industrial wastelands, orchids and the stark beauty of nearby birch trees.” “My work is made up of five glass panels that feature representations of salt crystals that I will display on specially-made clay bowls. I have really enjoyed researching the history of salt and seeing its impact on the landscape.” 01925 494 494 Campuses in Warrington and Winsford Warrington & Vale Royal College wvr.ac.uk
5 Students help create insulated blankets for the homeless Dedicated students at Warrington & Vale Royal College’s Winsford campus have been busy collecting empty crisp packets for the Crisp Packet Project. The charity uses crisp packets to create insulating blankets for the homeless, an endeavour that is especially important throughout the cold winter months. The Level 3 Health & Social Care students have spent the past two weeks collecting the crisp packets from friends and family as well as college staff and students. They set up several drop-off points around the campus along with a poster campaign to advertise the collection and raise awareness on social media. Student Harry Buckley was delighted to take part in the collection saying, “I feel so proud to be part of the incredible group who helped with this. I hope that the homeless feel safer and warmer with the insulating blankets we’re helping to make.” Tutor Alison Hetherington, who teaches the group, says, “I’m really proud of how they have all worked together and contributed to such a worthwhile cause.” College Enrichment Co-ordinator Megan Nadin added, “It’s amazing how many packets the students have gathered in such a short space of time.” Following their collection, the students will carefully wash and cut the crisp packets, ready to be sent on to the Crisp Packet Project. The students have surpassed their target of 440 crisp packets, which will enable the charity to produce 10 survival sheets and comfort those in need. To find out more about the work of the Crisp Packet Project, head to crisppacketproject.com WVR Community Christmas jumper day! Staff at Warrington & Vale Royal College got into the Christmas spirit this year by taking part in Save the Children’s annual Christmas Jumper Day. The proceeds will be used to help young children both in the U.K and overseas. We think everyone looks merry and bright! Toy Appeal sees a fantastic response from the college community We are proud to support the Toy Appeal 2020 again this year and what a response we have had! The collection of toys and gifts will go to two charities: The Warrington Toy Appeal and The Salvation Army Northwich, who support families in need in the local area and aim to ensure every child can look forward to a gift at Christmas. Fantastic effort! Thoughtful Health & Social Care students team up to support care homes during the pandemic Caring Health & Social Care students and staff have recently been working together to support local care homes during the pandemic. As well as organising a collection amongst college staff to create care packages for both residents and care home staff, the students plan to set up regular contact with residents through a pen-pal scheme and video calls. Employer Engagement Officer Lisa Murrell reached out to care homes the college work in partnership with and said the response has been overwhelming. “One of my employers who I have established a good working relationship with had rang me in floods of tears - she couldn’t thank the college enough for the thoughtful gesture. She said that the residents would be absolutely thrilled with the contact from our college students.” The students hope to establish a great ongoing relationship with residents, via regular letters and virtual face-to-face calls. A select few students will deliver the care packages by hand, in full PPE and adhering to social distancing rules. Lisa comments, “This is also a great opportunity for our students at a time where they’re unable to go out on work placement. “ 01925 494 494 Campuses in Warrington and Winsford Warrington & Vale Royal College wvr.ac.uk
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