Archive

February

Former College A-level Student Working on £139m Bypass

A former Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor A-level student is now working as an engineer on a new £139 million bypass.

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Coleg Menai Students Double Up on National Student Drawing Awards

The quality of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s Art departments was further cemented recently, after the two winners of the ‘Sir Kyffin Williams Drawing Prize’ student competition – which garnered dozens of entries from across Wales, England and abroad – were both announced as Coleg Menai Bangor students!

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Coleg Menai Student Lifts National Weightlifting Crown

A Coleg Menai Construction student has come away with the gold medal after excelling at the Welsh Weightlifting Championships.

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College Library Encourages Positive Mental Health During Well-being Week

Hundreds of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai students took the chance to increase their levels of physical and mental well-being during the college’s recent Health and Well-being Week initiative.

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Bangor Engineer named North Wales Apprentice of the Year

Engineer Eva Voma from Bangor, was recently named ‘North Wales Overall Apprentice of the Year 2022’ in the Grŵp Llandrillo Menai Work-based Learning Consortium’s Apprenticeship Awards.

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Performing Arts Students Celebrate Triumphant Return to the Stage!

Coleg Llandrillo’s Performing Arts students are celebrating after their latest production came to a triumphant close, the first since the start of the pandemic.

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First Electric Telehandler of its Kind in the UK Arrives at Coleg Glynllifon

As part of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai's Hydrogen strategy, Coleg Glynllifon has been loaned a Merlo all-electric telehandler from GNH Agri.

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College Open Events Announced for March!

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s colleges are delighted to announce their latest suite of on-site Open Events across their campuses for March 2022.

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Looking Forward to the First Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor Intercollegiate Rugby Competition

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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New Student Exhibition Opens at Dolgellau Arts Centre

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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Grŵp Llandrillo Menai Secures Funding to Develop New Welsh-Medium Courses

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai has once again been successful in securing the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol’s Developments Grant fund for the post-16 sector.

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Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor Life and Work Skills Student Competes in Skills Wales Competition

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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Engineering Students Make National Robotics Skills Final

Coleg Menai is delighted to announce that four of its learners who are studying Engineering at its Llangefni campus have made it to the first ever Industrial Robotics’ final at Skills Competition Wales.

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Llandrillo Rugby Academy Coaches Lead the Way

Andrew Williams makes 200th appearance for RGC alongside his work colleague and friend, RGC captain Afon Bagshaw

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Inspiring Skills Excellence at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai welcomed the Inspiring Skills Wales Excellence team to its Llangefni campus during a Skills Competition Wales heat last week.

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Dolgellau Construction students compete in Skills Wales competition for the first time in two years

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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Our Grŵp: Meet the Staff (February 2022)

Welcome to ‘Our Grŵp’, the staff profile feature for Grŵp Llandrillo Menai.

‘Our Grŵp’ will feature a staff member every month: where you can get to know our Team a little better, hear about their roles, and the fantastic experiences they have had with the Grŵp.

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The Grŵp ensures the digital entitlement of learners and staff during the pandemic

The Grŵp has made huge strides in supporting learners with their digital needs. We have worked tirelessly over the past two years to ensure the online learning environment and remote support services for students is as engaging and accessible as possible.

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Welsh International Culinary Championships set to return in 2022

The three-day Welsh International Culinary Championships (WICC) is set to return later this month.

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Grŵp Llandrillo Menai alumni and staff contribute to Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol's online Technology conference

Several members of staff from Grŵp Llandrillo Menai were recently chosen to join the subject panel of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol's online technology conference.

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Students Organise Travel & Tourism Careers Conference

Coleg Llandrillo’s Travel & Tourism students recently organised a careers conference, which included seminars, showcase areas, interactive stands and workshops from a wide range of renowned travel and tourism organisations...all under stringent COVID-19 controls.

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