Coleg Cambria leads the way with country’s biggest WorldSkills cohort
COLEG CAMBRIA has once again produced the largest cohort of Worldskills UK competitors in Wales. The college has 24 representatives selected for the finals of the prestigious event, which will be held across multiple venues from November 9-19. Cambria’s burgeoning links with business and industry reinforced their place among the top institutions in the country…
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College to get world-class skills boost after joining new Centre of Excellence
COLEG CAMBRIA will get a world-class skills boost after being selected to join an elite training programme. The north east Wales college is one of 12 institutions to become part of the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence, in addition to 20 announced last autumn when the three-year pilot project was launched. The Centre of Excellence…
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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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Talented Cambria tutor continues to blossom with place in national floristry final
A TALENTED tutor has a Spring in her step after being nominated for a national title. Coleg Cambria lecturer Amanda Ellis is a finalist in the Floristry Tutor of the Year category of the British Florist Association (BFA) Industry Awards. And the college itself was shortlisted for Floristry Training Provider of the Year. Based at…
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North Walians urged to stay healthy after a third gain weight and exercise less in lockdown
A THIRD of people in North Wales have gained weight and exercised less since the onset of COVID-19. A report by YouGov in support of the Welsh Government’s Help Us, Help You campaign revealed more than 50% of responders in the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) region are eating less healthily than they were…
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Welsh college to hold series of pop-up vaccination clinics for students
COLEG Cambria will hold a series of pop-up vaccination clinics this week. The north east Wales college has sessions on the following dates for students aged 16 and over who have not yet had their Covid-19 jab. Deeside/Deeside Sixth Form: Monday September 13 from 10am-4pm at the Indoor Athletics Track and Sports Hall. Wrexham Yale…
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Preparations underway for £15m net zero farm centre at Coleg Cambria
THE development of a £15m ‘net zero farming centre’ in North Wales will play a key role in helping the UK meet its carbon neutral targets. As preparations continue for the revolutionary centre of excellence at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi, near Ruthin in Denbighshire, project manager George Fisher has been busy garnering the support, opinions and…
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Ben hits all the right notes by overcoming Asperger’s to achieve music first
A SKILLED student overcame the challenges of Asperger’s Syndrome to achieve a first-class degree at one of the UK’s leading music institutions. Ben Beattie, from Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrexham, will graduate from BIMM (British and Irish Modern Music) Institute in Manchester with a 1:1 in Professional Musicianship. The 26 year-old has come a long way in the…
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Friends head to Cardiff with Welsh language vision after top A Level results
FRIENDS passionate about keeping the Welsh language alive are off to the nation’s capital to begin the next chapter in their lives. Frances Bather and Ellie Worsnip will study Welsh at Cardiff University after succeeding in their A Levels at Coleg Cambria’s Yale campus in Wrexham. Frances, from Llangollen, and Mold-based Ellie both received As…
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Coleg Cambria to host GB celebration event in aid of war veterans charity
A CELEBRATION of Great Britain in aid of a national charity for war veterans will be hosted by Coleg Cambria in the coming weeks. The inaugural British International Tattoo and trade exhibition for businesses is to be held at the college’s Yale site in Wrexham over two days from Saturday October 2. Producer Gareth Butler…
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