Facilities

Teaching & Learning

The College has excellent facilities for teaching and learning, with well-equipped learning environments in vocational areas such as Beauty Therapy, Engineering, Art & Design, Motor Vehicle, Construction and Catering. IT facilities are excellent with very high ratios of computers to students.

Sport and Recreation

The College has well resourced ‘Rec Zones' at each campus which are the hub of student out-of-class activity. Each is equipped with pool and video music entertainment. Lunchtime recreation activities are also available at Hartford and Winsford. The Rec Zone at Hartford also provides the venue for special exhibitions, meetings, plays and concerts.

Students have free access to College Fitness Centres Monday to Friday lunchtimes at Hartford and Monday to Wednesday at Winsford. Students undergo an induction programme before using the facilities, and have access to personal fitness advice. Opportunities are also available to participate in sport.

Library Services

You’ll find the College libraries and the Learning Zone helpful places to study outside normal class times. There are books and other resources to support your course and help you get the best marks. You will also find helpful staff to support you in finding and using the information that you need. All college students and staff, no matter where they study or teach, are welcome to use any of the college’s libraries.

Search the library catalogue: http://library.midchesh.ac.uk

Contact details
Email: library@midchesh.ac.uk

Phone:    Hartford   01606 720646
              Winsford   01606 720652

Opening Times

Hartford Campus  Library – Term time
Monday and Tuesday  8.30am – 4.45pm
Wednesday and Thursday 8.30am - 7.00 pm
Friday 8.30am – 4.15pm

Hartford Campus Library - Holiday time
Monday – Thursday 9.15am -12.15pm and 1.15pm – 4.45pm
Friday    9.15am -12.15pm and 1.15pm – 4.15pm
Closed staff development days, Christmas fortnight, bank holidays and weekends

Winsford Campus Library – Term time only
Monday, Thursday and Friday 9.00am – 4pm
Tuesday - Wednesday Open from 9:00am - 7:00pm

(No holiday opening)

London Road Campus Library – Term time only
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday  9.00am – 3pm (closed for lunch)
Tuesday   9.00am – 1pm
(No holiday opening)

All users are asked to respect the quiet working atmosphere expected in all the college libraries.

IT Facilities

The libraries each have computers that you can use to work on assignments, search for information in the eLibrary, the high quality online resources that the college subscribes to, or on the Web.

We also have a Virtual Learning Environment (or VLE) called Blackboard, that your teachers use to enhance your learning experience by including computers and the Internet in the learning process. Different teachers use the VLE in different ways including storing course information and assignments; online quizzes; interactive tools such as discussions or wikis; displays of student work; and Internet links to outside curriculum resources.

You will also be given your own password protected space on the student network to save files etc, which you can access from outside the college, and your own student email address. For more information on the topics listed in this section of the guide you will be able to go to the student intranet where new information is continually updated (see link at the bottom of your screen).

Learning Zone, Hartford Campus

Staffed term-time only at the following times:
Monday - Thursday 9.00am – 4.45pm
Friday 9.00am - 4.15pm

At other times, including holidays, computers are available in Hartford Library.

Computers are also available in Winsford Campus Library and London Road Library during term time.