News
Oulton Park here we come
Congratulations go to Kieren Platts and Anna Dickens who have won the Junior Motor Sport Media Academy Competition that all Year 9 pupils at the College have entered. Following a presentation by Michelin Tyres and the Ginetta Car Company, the pupils had to write a... read more
England footballer visits the College
Sue Smith introduces Sky Sports Living for Sport The College have recently enrolled on the ‘Living for Sport’ initiative, sponsored by Sky Sports and were lucky enough to have a visit from England footballer Sue Smith, holder of 94 caps. Sue is a regular pundit on BBC for... read more
New Heads of School are appointed
Congratulations to Nicholas Bradley and Evie Brereton who have been appointed as Head Boy and Head Girl for the next academic year. They will be assisted in their duties by Eliot Weir and Christina Bell who are the appointed Deputy Head Boy and Girl. All 4 were chose... read more
A standing ovation for our Musical Memories
On a wet Wednesday in May, an audience of 150 guests gathered to attend this year’s Musical Memories performance. The Sports Hall had been fully transformed with tables, candles and the serene sounds of the College Jazz band ‘The Syncopators’ beautifully playing we... read more
Aldford's Collabor8- Young Enterprise Project!
After an excellent workshop on running a small business delivered by Eileen Jackson from Young Enterprise, Cheshire, the pupils of Year 5 at Aldford School, Junior Department of Abbey Gate College, embarked on an enterprise of their own. Upon securing an investment from... read more
Kate and Cheshire are through to the Finals
Aegon Under 14 County Cup Year 9 pupil Kate Merrick, and a team of 4 other girls from Cheshire, took part in the 14 and under County Cup at Wrexham this weekend. They played 3 other counties: Nottingham, Derbyshire and 'North Wales' in singles and... read more
Aldford Pupils Attend Grand Opening!
The pupils at our Junior Department at Aldford often take part in fundraising events for local charities. One such charity the children have recently helped is MedEquip 4 Kids who have been involved in building a new children's playground at the Countess of Chester Hospital.... read more
Service of Thanksgiving
Chester Cathedral once again played host to an outstanding evening of music and readings as Abbey Gate College celebrated its 35th Anniversary in a Service of Thanksgiving and they are pictured here in rehearsal. In addition to welcoming Civic Dignitaries, the pupils and... read more
Golf fun with Sir Steve Redgrave!
On Wednesday 1st May, 9 lucky pupils from our Junior Department at Aldford, got the opportunity to visit Pryors Hayes Golf Club in Oscroft for an introduction to playing golf. The event was run by SNAG (Starting New at Golf) who are sponsored by the Redgrave Institute.... read more
Fred is aiming for the top
On the 20th April Year 11 pupil Fred Davies competed at the Inter Regional Rowing Competition run by British Rowing in the Nottingham. He was in the Royal Chester Rowing Club Junior 16 men coxed 4 and as regionals winners in their category were representing the... read more