Ffion Freeman and Rebecca Fox, two Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor A-level students based at the college’s Dolgellau campus, have been helping with a landmark oral history project to commemorate how one small rural village in Meirionnydd opened its arms to refugees fleeing persecution 50 years ago.
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College students and staff from Coleg Meirion Dwyfor attended a performance of The Many Lives of Amy Dillwyn’ on Thursday 10 March 2022. The trip was supported by the Winter of Wellbeing Initiative which encourages young people to engage in social and cultural events.
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Ffion Gwyn, who works as a tutor on the A-Level Art course in Pwllheli has won the national Hearts For The Arts award.
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A former Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor A-level student is now working as an engineer on a new £139 million bypass.
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On Wednesday February 16, Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor's first ever inter-college rugby competition will take place on the fields of Porthmadog Rugby Club.
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An eclectic range of art by students from Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor’s Dolgellau campus has taken centre stage at an exhibition at Ty Siamas, the cultural and artistic centre in Dolgellau.
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A Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor student recently got the opportunity to pit his skills against some of Wales’ most talented students during a national competition.
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Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor Construction students based at the college’s Dolgellau campus eventually had the opportunity to compete at Skills Competition Wales, after a hiatus of two years due to the global pandemic.
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Brand new laboratories have been unveiled at the Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor campuses in Dolgellau and Pwllheli, as part of a £1.9m project to improve science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) facilities for college students.
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An Arts lecturer based at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor’s Pwllheli campus has been nominated for the ‘Hearts for the Arts’ national award.