Free festival of music and motoring roars into North Wales this summer
THE fifth annual Bersham Wheels event roars into Wrexham this summer. A celebration of motoring and music, the free festival looks set to be bigger and better than ever. Taking place on Saturday June 21, there will be live bands, entertainment and games, trade stands, food and drink stalls and guided tours of the Bersham…
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Welsh college unveils suite of new HE programmes in parnership with UK’s largest awarding body
LEADING-EDGE new higher education programmes have been unveiled by Coleg Cambria. The college – based in Deeside, Northop, Llysfasi and Wrexham – launched a raft of courses to begin this September in partnership with Pearson learning group, the UK’s largest awarding body. They include Hospitality, Digital Marketing and Enterprise, and Esports. It comes after Cambria…
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Summer celebration of Welsh farming to return bigger and better than ever
A FUN-FILLED family farming event will return bigger and better than ever this summer. Rhug Estate’s popular Open Farm Sunday takes place from 10am to 4pm on June 8. The Estate is preparing to welcome hundreds of visitors for another series of agricultural activities and attractions. Those in attendance will have an opportunity to explore…
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Four-metre Knife Dragon unveiled… will breathe fire into Welsh weapons campaign
A WEAPONS awareness campaign roared into life following the construction of a four-metre knife dragon. After almost four years of hard work by lecturer John Freeman and students, the hand-crafted statue of a dragon protecting a small child has taken its place outside Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham. Built in partnership with Wrexham…
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Rhug Estate unveils new outdoor complex and head chef to meet demand
A TALENTED new chef and outdoor dining terrace are on the menu at one of North Wales’s most popular landmarks. Café Rhug unveiled a conservatory with glass canopy which is already proving a hit with customers, adding 15 covers to the already bustling venue. The 12,500-acre Rhug organic estate, near Corwen in Denbighshire, also welcomed…
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Robertson GEO uses new tech to capture vital data for £1.5bn hydro scheme
ROBERTSON GEO dug deep to capture vital geotechnical data for a £1.5bn hydroelectric scheme. Located on the banks of Loch Lochy, near Inverness in Scotland, Coire Glas will be the first hydro storage project of its size to be constructed in the UK since Dinorwig Power Station in the 1980s. The Conwy-based provider of borehole geophysical and…
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Holiday resort celebrating 60 years opens new craft lodge, cafe and wellbeing hub
A NEW craft lodge, café and wellbeing hub is attracting even more families to one of the country’s most popular holiday parks. Darwin Escapes’ Talacre Beach Resort – which recently celebrated its 60th anniversary – opened the child-friendly facility to meet demand from visitors and owners. The move increases the 44-acre site’s all-weather offering and is…
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St Gerard’s School £150k sports facility completed ahead of summer
A LEADING independent school completed work on a new £150,000 multi-use sports facility. Already generating interest among prospective learners and the local community, the state-of-the-art pitches at St Gerard’s School in Bangor have been completed ahead of the summer. The site includes a ‘next generation’ artificial grass surface which can be used for five-a-side football, netball,…
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Oscar winner Lol Crawley on his love for Wales and advice for next generation of college filmmakers
WALES played a major role in Lol Crawley’s journey to Oscars glory. Having been raised in Powys, the acclaimed cinematographer went on to study for a BTEC National Diploma in Audio Visual Studies at NEWI Cartrefle in Wrexham – now Coleg Cambria – and has thanked the lecturers and colleagues who played a part in…
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Artists wanted for multi-million pound sea defence mural that will symbolise Our Rhyl
AN INSPIRATIONAL art project will symbolise the regeneration journey of a beloved seaside town following the completion of multi-million-pound flood defence works. Artist and facilitator Ffion Pritchard is appealing for up to 10 creatives from across Denbighshire to come forward and produce a mural for the Ein Rhyl/Our Rhyl campaign. Supported by Rhyl Neighbourhood Board and Balfour…
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