Macclesfield News - written by local people

The first week at Macclesfield College ended on a high for 1,500 new full-time students as they enjoyed fairground rides and stalls with their newfound friends.

To mark the end of ‘Freshers’ Week’ the College worked with PA Promotions in Knutsford to set up a fun fair on the College grounds, complete with stomach churning rides, traditional games stalls and doughnut, candy floss and burger vans.

The sumo wrestling proved to be a hit!

Students enjoyed the sunshine as they got dizzy on the walzers, battled with pugel sticks and felt momentarily weightless as the ‘Miami Surf’ ride propelled them into the air.

Rachel Griffiths, Student Services Manager, who organised the event commented: ‘The fair has been an excellent way for our new students to make friends and settle into life at College and we couldn’t have planned the weather better ourselves!’   

Much fun was had on the fairground rides

Audrey Beeston of PA Promotions, who was manning the climbing wall, added: ‘We were really pleased to be approached to provide the rides and attractions. All of the students I spoke to were having a brilliant time and one student in particular told me what a fantastic welcome to College it was for him.’

Macclesfield College offers courses for young people and adults in a wide range of subjects. For more details see www.macclesfield.ac.uk or call 01625 410002. 

Students enjoyed being made dizzy on the Sizzler!