Coleg Cambria listed in UK top 4 at this year’s WorldSkills finals
COLEG CAMBRIA excelled in finishing among the top four FE institutions in the UK at this year’s WorldSkills competition. The college achieved 18 points with three golds and two silver medals. Categories were hosted by different locations across the country – including Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham. Among those to receive medals were: Aircraft…
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Apprentices Make UK impression with victory at national manufacturing awards
AIRBUS and Coleg Cambria apprentices Victoria Searle and Jamie Roles picked up top prizes at the Make UK Manufacturing Awards Wales. The organisation, which represents industry across the UK, held the Welsh heat in Cardiff to recognise the achievements of companies across Wales, with the winners now going on to the UK Finals in London next month. Victoria Searle, an…
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Coleg Cambria Christmas markets return to north east Wales this December
COLEG CAMBRIA’S popular Christmas markets return to Deeside and Wrexham this winter. Following the success of last year’s inaugural events, the markets will be held from December 6-8 at Yale in Wrexham, and December 13-15 at Deeside. Up to 25 vendors will be in attendance, including Rhug Organic Farm Estate, Pizza Cake, Purple Petals, Emily…
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Coleg Cambria powers ahead with multi-million pound green vision
COLEG CAMBRIA Llysfasi is powering ahead with its multi-million pound green vision. The land-based college is making progress with plans for a carbon neutral farm and this year unveiled a raft of net-zero initiatives, including a revolutionary biofactory that will support Welsh farmers in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The anaerobic digestion system was unveiled by…
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Coleg Cambria to unite cream of metalwork sector for competition finals
COLEG CAMBRIA is to host a competition which inspires metalworkers of the future Showcasing the skills of talented young metalworkers from across the UK, the college – which has recently been awarded World Skills UK Centre of Excellence status – will hold the Engineering Skills Competitions Sheet Metalwork Technology National Final. The annual competition is…
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Cambria students on hand with massages and haircuts for hard-working hospital staff
SKILLED students were on hand to give hard-working health staff some much needed respite. A group of learners from Coleg Cambria Yale provided complementary wellbeing treatments for clinicians, medical students, and administrative workers in the Medical and Dental Education Department at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, including haircuts and back and scalp massages. Cambria’s Hair and Beauty…
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Coleg Cambria to host sensory sessions and open events in November
A SERIES of open events – including accessible sessions for neurodiverse people – will be held at Coleg Cambria throughout November. Open events will take place in person at the following sites: Deeside and Deeside Sixth – Wednesday November 9 from 5.30pm- 8.30pm. Llysfasi – Saturday November 12 from 10am-1pm. Yale and Yale Sixth Wrexham…
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Abi recovers from accident and pandemic delays to appear in WorldSkills final
AN ENGINEERING whiz was finally able to compete on the world stage following a series of delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic and a hard-hitting motorbike accident. Abi Stansfield, from Ribble Valley, Lancashire, had trained at Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham for almost two years before heading to Germany for the WorldSkills 2022…
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Coleg Cambria aims to become most proactive in Wales for inclusion
COLEG CAMBRIA is aiming to become the most proactive college in Wales for inclusion by 2024. New Equality and Diversity Coordinator Alice Churm unveiled a two-year action plan focused on further improving community links, engaging learners and staff, and to campaign for a more equal and inclusive college for all. Supporting all sites but based…
Read MoreDandy’s donation lays ground for improvements at Cambria Deeside garden
A PROMINENT landscape supply firm laid the ground for improvements at a blooming wildlife garden. Organised by Alyn and Deeside MS Jack Sargeant, Sealand-based Dandy’s Topsoil and Landscape Supplies kindly donated bark mulch to the ‘wildlife corridor’ and wellbeing garden at Coleg Cambria Deeside. CEO Adam Dandy said: “We’re so glad our donation will help transform…
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