Inaugural apprenticeship programme building skills and aspirations of construction workers
AN INNOVATIVE new apprenticeship programme is building the skills and aspirations of construction workers. Wales’s first fully funded Construction Degree Apprenticeship was launched in September and is already helping learners lay the foundations for their future careers. The students will spend two years at Coleg Cambria before completing a final two years at Wrexham University….
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Coleg Cambria lecturers submerge themselves in epic charity challenge
COLLEGE staff submerged themselves in a unique charity quest. The 12-strong team from Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham successfully completed the Bigger Boat Challenge. The task – referencing the 1975 movie hit, Jaws – was the toughest yet for Karl Jackson and colleagues as they kayaked around Lake Vyrnwy and Bala Lake and hiked 22-kilometres, while…
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Four metre Welsh knife dragon under construction at Coleg Cambria
A FOUR-METRE dragon constructed from thousands of weapons will breathe fire into a knife awareness campaign. The stunning metal sculpture is being built at Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site, in partnership with North Wales Police and Wrexham Council. Lecturer John Freeman and students have been safely welding and fabricated confiscated items – including samurai swords,…
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130+ girls attend Cambria event designed to attract more young women into STEM
MORE than 130 young women attended an event designed to attract females into engineering and construction. Hosted by Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham, the taster day was enjoyed by pupils aged seven to 13 years old from schools across north east Wales. They were given a tour of the £10m complex, met with…
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Coleg Cambria staff complete gruelling challenge to raise thousands for Stepping Stones
AN intrepid group of educators completed a gruelling challenge for charity. Sixteen staff from Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham took on the Welsh Three Peaks. So far they have raised more than £3,450 for Stepping Stones North Wales, an organisation providing therapeutic counselling and support services for adults who were mentally and physically…
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Bersham Wheels returns to Coleg Cambria in Wrexham this summer
WHEELS are in motion for the return of a popular family fun day. The second Bersham Wheels event takes place at Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham from 10am to 3pm on Saturday July 9. Many of the region’s top car, scooter, and motorcycle organisations will be in attendance, as well as enthusiasts displaying their…
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Cambria lecturers transform property so kind-hearted family can rehome Ukrainian refugees
UKRAINIAN refugees will be rehomed with a kind-hearted Wrexham family thanks to the generous support of Coleg Cambria. Staff from the college’s Bersham Road site stepped in to help Sarah Stickles reconfigure her property to add an extra room in preparation for the arrival of evacuees from the war-torn country. The Stickles’ are waiting to…
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Snip and tuck as Cambria students complete stunning centrepiece for Wrexham barber
IT was snip and tuck but talented students managed to complete a stunning countertop in time for the opening of a popular Wrexham barbershop. Learners from Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site constructed the wooden piece for Matt and Kat Whitfield, owners of Holdfast Barbers in Ty Pawb, Market Street. Owen Haycocks, Zoe Booth, Liam Jones,…
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Coleg Cambria building partnership with world leader in construction sector
A NEW construction and education alliance aims to improve quality and help meet demand for skilled workers in the building sector. Coleg Cambria has entered into a training partnership with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), the world’s largest and most influential body for management and leadership in the construction arena. The CIOB has been…
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Coleg Cambria to build £3m ‘knife dragon’ for awareness campaign
A KNIFE Dragon will be used as a weapon for education. Coleg Cambria, North Wales Police, Wrexham Council and other stakeholders have joined forces to construct a three-metre ‘Knife Dragon’ using weapons safely handed in at local police stations as part of regional amnesty campaigns. The sculpture is under construction at the college’s Bersham Road…
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