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September

Former Coleg Menai student Beth Elen Roberts with the model of Old Valyria she helped design for House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon role for former student Beth

Beth Elen Roberts, who studied the Art Foundation course at Coleg Menai, helped design the model of Old Valyria that appears throughout the hit Game of Thrones prequel

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Former sports science student Stacey-Anne Lawson

RGC role for former sports student Stacey

Former sports science student Stacey-Anne Lawson has returned to Coleg Llandrillo after landing a job as pathway medic for RGC.

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Lucas Williams competing in the International Powerlifting Federation World Championships in Romania

Lucas wins bronze medal in World Powerlifting Championship

Coleg Menai student Lucas Williams is the reigning British champion and made the podium in his first global competition in Romania

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Coleg Llandrillo student Seamus Thomas with his bronze medal at the British Weightlifting Age Group Championships

Weightlifter Seamus earns British Championship bronze

Coleg Llandrillo student Seamus Thomas finished an impressive third in the British Weightlifting Age Group Championships in Leeds.

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Students at the Freshers Fair at Coleg Menai’s Llangefni campus

Thousands of new students enjoy Freshers Fair events

Thousands of learners attended Freshers Fair events at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s campuses over the past 10 days.

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Former Coleg Llandrillo student Alex Snape in a recording studio at LIPA

Alex wins prestigious LIPA Scholarship

Former Coleg Llandrillo music student Alex Snape has been announced as the recipient of this year’s LIPA Sennheiser Scholarship.

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Tomos Jones working at Stansted Airport as an apprentice with Ryanair Engineering

Ryanair apprentice Tomos flying high after engineering course

Former Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor student Tomos Jones has seen his career take off after he gained an apprenticeship with Ryanair Engineering.

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Llanfairpwll players with the sign presented to the village featuring the La Liga logo

Danny and Brody help La Liga-sponsored Llanfairpwll to 5-0 win

Coleg Menai students Danny Connolly and Brody White are part of the Clwb Pêl-Droed Llanfairpwll squad who won 5-0 in their first game since announcing a groundbreaking partnership with La Liga.

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Health and Care class

Student Numbers Leap Forwards Post-Covid at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai

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Pottery class

Never Stop Learning: Part Time Courses Available at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai is celebrating Adult Learners’ Week (September 18th - 24th) by highlighting the wide range of part-time courses on offer across its’ North Wales campuses.

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Jacob designing the fast-jet cockpit of the future

Former sports student Dr Jacob Greene on his journey from Coleg Llandrillo to working for defence giant BAE Systems

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Dr Bryn Hughes Parry with Aled Jones-Griffith, Principal of Coleg Menai and Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor

Dr Bryn Hughes Parry retires after 30 years with Grŵp Llandrillo Menai

Hugely popular lecturer and assistant principal Dr Bryn Hughes Parry has retired after 30 years with Grŵp Llandrillo Menai.

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Students at the annual graduation ceremony

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai achieves Leaders in Diversity status

Grŵp Llandrillo Menai has been successful in achieving the Leaders in Diversity award.

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Students at Freshers’ Fair 2022

Freshers’ Fair events to be held across Grŵp Llandrillo Menai campuses

New students will enjoy the annual Freshers’ Fair across Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s campuses over the next two weeks.

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Michael Kitchin giving an interview from one of the media classrooms at Coleg Llandrillo

Former media student on how he landed Top Gear and Carpool Karaoke jobs

Former Coleg Llandrillo student Michael Kitchin knows the value of hard work and determination after he landed a job on Top Gear while still completing his university dissertation.

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Nick Elphick with trauma surgeon Dr Martin Griffiths and presenter Bill Bailey

Former student Nick sculpts celebrated surgeon on BBC Show Extraordinary Portraits

Former Coleg Menai student Nick Elphick brought tears to the eyes of an acclaimed inner-city trauma surgeon when he sculpted him for TV show Extraordinary Portraits.

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A salad bar at The Bistro restaurant at Coleg Llandrillo’s Rhos campus

Orme View Restaurant and Bistro to welcome customers back this month

Coleg Llandrillo’s Orme View Restaurant and Bistro will open again this month as the new academic term begins.

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Jane Parry with her book Nonconformist outside Palas Print bookshop in Caernarfon

Lecturer Jane launches new book ‘Nonconformist’

Coleg Menai art and design lecturer Jane Parry is celebrating the launch of her new book.

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