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December

Coleg Menai dance lecturer Lucy Hawken talking to students at the new Bangor campus

Dance lecturer Lucy giving back to Coleg Menai

Lucy Hawken studied Performing Arts and is now helping students make the right moves at the new Bangor campus

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Multiply learners with personal trainer Costa Yianni during a weightlifting class in The Barn, Parc Eirias

Multiply events elevate men’s mental and physical health

Carpentry courses and weight training classes helped break down social isolation while also developing learners’ numeracy and practical skills

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Skills for Life and Work students behind a stall at the annual Christmas market at Coleg Llandrillo’s Rhos-on-Sea campus

Grŵp raises more than £600 during Charity Week

Charity activities across Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s campuses raised vital funds for Conwy Mind, Vale of Clwyd Mind and St David’s Hospice

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Bryn Williams talking to school students and teachers at his Porth Eirias restaurant

Bryn Williams hosts exclusive Chef’s Table experience for local school students

The celebrity chef and Coleg Llandrillo alumnus held a gourmet three-course meal and Q&A session at Porth Eirias as part of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s Tourism Talent Pathfinder project

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Coleg Glynllifon students in front of a 780 Lexion combine harvester at the Claas agricultural machinery factory in Germany

Glynllifon students visit leading livestock trade fair EuroTier

Agriculture and engineering learners travelled to Germany to see the latest developments in the sector, also taking in some of the country’s historic landmarks

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Marius Jones with engineering students Cai Jones, Math Hughes, Guto Roberts, Isabella Greenway and Jack Harte

Engineering students have the tools for success

Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor learners were presented with tool kits from Carl Kammerling International after the Pwllheli’s company’s sponsorship of last year’s F1 in Schools UK finalists

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Multiply tutor Anthony Harrison helping a learner with her work

Multiply exceeds ambitious aims across Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd and Môn

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s Multiply department has helped nearly 2,000 people across the four counties with more than 700 numeracy courses - surpassing its three-year targets in just 15 months

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Glynllifon’s Oxford Sandy and Black pigs

Glynllifon pigs win Traditional Reserve Champion at Royal Welsh Winter Fair

Students and staff in the Animal Studies department have been raising the rare pigs, which were nearly extinct just two decades ago

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Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s girls’ rugby academy team with coaches Andrew Williams and Lucy Brown

Girls’ rugby academy finishes third in inaugural season

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s girls’ team narrowly missed out on a place in the Welsh Schools and Colleges National Conference final

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Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor lecturer Iestyn Worth

Iestyn’s new role as Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol subject specialist

The Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor lecturer will carry out vital research into Welsh-language education provision in the construction sector in Wales

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Coleg Cymraeg ambassador Lora Jên Pritchard

The Coleg Cymraeg appoints four Ambassadors at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai has announced Lora Jên Pritchard as a National Further Education Ambassador, along with three new Further Education Ambassadors for the 2024-25 academic year

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Harry Sutherland holding his trophy after winning the SkillBuild2024 plastering competition, with Mark Allen, Steven Ellis and Wayne Taylor

Harry wins plastering gold in SkillBuild National Final

Derwen Llyn apprentice Harry Sutherland was representing Grŵp Llandrillo Menai and Busnes@Llandrillo Menai against the best young plasterers from across the UK

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Bryn Williams with Paul Flanagan, Coleg Llandrillo Principal, and Samantha McIlvogue, Coleg Llandrillo Assistant Principal, at Porth Eirias

Bryn Williams and Coleg Llandrillo launch Ambassador Programme to mentor young talent in hospitality

The Bryn Williams Ambassador Programme@Coleg Llandrillo will provide an invaluable opportunity for students and boost the local hospitality industry

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Jack Williams with James Borley and Alex Dunham holding their trophy for third place in YYY2024 in Singapore

Jack wins bronze in World Young Waiter competition

The former Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor student was part of the Wales team which finished third in the World Young Chef/Waiter/Mixologist contest in Singapore

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Welsh colleges players Morgan Davies and Osian Morris with manager and Coleg Menai lecturer Marc Lloyd Williams

Morgan and Osian help Welsh Colleges beat England 6-1

The Grŵp Llandrillo Menai students both played as Marc Lloyd Williams’ team recorded their best ever win against English Colleges Football Association

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The Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor Dolgellau team with their medals and trophy after winning the North Wales Ability Counts football tournament

Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor wins North Wales Ability Counts football tournament

ILS and pre-vocational learners from across Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s campuses took part in the competition in Colwyn Bay, with the winners and runners-up Glynllifon progressing to the national finals

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