Lucy Hawken studied Performing Arts and is now helping students make the right moves at the new Bangor campus
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December
![Coleg Menai dance lecturer Lucy Hawken talking to students at the new Bangor campus](/imager/images/736423/LucyHawken_76b3e65eecd15cbc2936580aeb1c0d5d.jpeg)
![Multiply learners with personal trainer Costa Yianni during a weightlifting class in The Barn, Parc Eirias](/imager/images/736595/Multiplyweightlifting_0359718e7a0c1622066dcac7e427a692.jpeg)
Carpentry courses and weight training classes helped break down social isolation while also developing learners’ numeracy and practical skills
![Skills for Life and Work students behind a stall at the annual Christmas market at Coleg Llandrillo’s Rhos-on-Sea campus](/imager/images/736540/SkillsforLifeandWorkChristmasmarketRhos5_8799e413fedd64081dd0e8e9f37c617d.jpeg)
Charity activities across Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s campuses raised vital funds for Conwy Mind, Vale of Clwyd Mind and St David’s Hospice
![Bryn Williams talking to school students and teachers at his Porth Eirias restaurant](/imager/images/736054/Bryntalkingtostudents_2024-12-18-154337_nubk_da60870011aef325e78b72eb8f901b0e.jpeg)
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
![Coleg Glynllifon students in front of a 780 Lexion combine harvester at the Claas agricultural machinery factory in Germany](/imager/images/735697/StudentsatClaasfactory3_8799e413fedd64081dd0e8e9f37c617d.jpeg)
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
![Marius Jones with engineering students Cai Jones, Math Hughes, Guto Roberts, Isabella Greenway and Jack Harte](/imager/images/735494/ToolpresentationGrouppic_16dbce6cfebf80934215a45bafa1e910.jpeg)
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
![Multiply tutor Anthony Harrison helping a learner with her work](/imager/images/735131/MultiplyPRtutorandlearner_8799e413fedd64081dd0e8e9f37c617d.jpeg)
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
![Glynllifon’s Oxford Sandy and Black pigs](/imager/images/734675/GlynllifonOxfordSandyandBlackpigs_8799e413fedd64081dd0e8e9f37c617d.jpeg)
Students and staff in the Animal Studies department have been raising the rare pigs, which were nearly extinct just two decades ago
![Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s girls’ rugby academy team with coaches Andrew Williams and Lucy Brown](/imager/images/733343/LlandrilloMenai_8799e413fedd64081dd0e8e9f37c617d.jpeg)
Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s girls’ team narrowly missed out on a place in the Welsh Schools and Colleges National Conference final
![Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor lecturer Iestyn Worth](/imager/images/732771/IestynWorth_39505ed068bd4e7474ee47912f82cd6b.jpeg)
The Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor lecturer will carry out vital research into Welsh-language education provision in the construction sector in Wales
![Coleg Cymraeg ambassador Lora Jên Pritchard](/imager/images/731453/Coleg-Cymraeg-ambassador-Lora-Jên_afa70f15a772b11fe7d18830c6de52ff.jpeg)
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
![Harry Sutherland holding his trophy after winning the SkillBuild2024 plastering competition, with Mark Allen, Steven Ellis and Wayne Taylor](/imager/images/731796/SkillBuildHarrywithMarkStevenWayne_8f317eb72ee3bc761f7a408cf79ff71b.jpeg)
Derwen Llyn apprentice Harry Sutherland was representing Grŵp Llandrillo Menai and Busnes@Llandrillo Menai against the best young plasterers from across the UK
![Bryn Williams with Paul Flanagan, Coleg Llandrillo Principal, and Samantha McIlvogue, Coleg Llandrillo Assistant Principal, at Porth Eirias](/imager/images/731323/BrynPaulandSamAmbassadorProgramme_5ba1c8d316cdee8ca5aa7b20d723d9f3.jpeg)
The Bryn Williams Ambassador Programme@Coleg Llandrillo will provide an invaluable opportunity for students and boost the local hospitality industry
![Jack Williams with James Borley and Alex Dunham holding their trophy for third place in YYY2024 in Singapore](/imager/images/731278/JackSingapore_5234930ab3581e598652c013417de688.jpeg)
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
![Welsh colleges players Morgan Davies and Osian Morris with manager and Coleg Menai lecturer Marc Lloyd Williams](/imager/images/731073/MorganMarcandOsian_541686a76efa8c117b3ca99159b19d9b.jpeg)
The Grŵp Llandrillo Menai students both played as Marc Lloyd Williams’ team recorded their best ever win against English Colleges Football Association
![The Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor Dolgellau team with their medals and trophy after winning the North Wales Ability Counts football tournament](/imager/images/730975/AbilityCountsCMDwinners_8799e413fedd64081dd0e8e9f37c617d.jpeg)
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