Work is set to begin on a ground-breaking £14m health and wellbeing complex at Coleg Cambria
The state-of-the-art facility will be built at the college’s Yale site in Wrexham. Bodelwyddan-based Wynne Construction – which also developed the adjoining £21m Hafod campus – is to take on the project, which includes a fully furnished industry-standard commercial spa and juice bar, simulated medical wards and virtual reality environments. Foundations are to be laid […]
A North Wales politician praised college leaders for embracing the views of staff before key decisions are made.
Deputy Minister for Social Partnership, Hannah Blythyn – MS for Delyn – paid a visit to Coleg Cambria Yale in Wrexham to meet with Chief Executive Yana Williams and discuss a Welsh Government pilot project being held at the north east Wales institution. The college – which also sites in Northop, Deeside and Llysfasi – […]
An academic collaboration between a leading college and the NHS is in good health and growing in stature after a successful first year
The Healthcare Cadets programme launched by Coleg Cambria and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is attracting interest from potential learners across north east Wales following its launch last September. Based at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, members of the debut cohort – all from the college’s Yale site – are now on placement in their second year […]
The appliance of science in Germany inspired a group of learners from Coleg Cambria
Fourteen students from the college’s Yale site in Wrexham visited Berlin on a healthcare field trip, led by Medical and Applied Science lead, Paul Phillips-Jenkins. They travelled on more than 50 trains in four days while taking in some of the capital’s leading institutes and exhibitions. Among them were students from Medical Science, Applied Science […]
Skilled students were on hand to give hard-working health staff some much needed respite
A group of learners from Coleg Cambria Yale provided complementary wellbeing treatments for clinicians, medical students, and administrative workers in the Medical and Dental Education Department at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, including haircuts and back and scalp massages. Cambria’s Hair and Beauty Commercial Manager Sarah Edwards joined the 12-strong cohort for the community event, designed to […]
Primary school children enjoyed a sporty summer with Coleg Cambria
The college’s Active Cambria programme held free sessions for youngsters across north east Wales, funded by the Welsh Government’s £7m Summer of Fun scheme and the StreetGames Fit and Fed programme. Cambria hosted six weeks of activities which included athletics, health and fitness exercises, football, arts and crafts, and dance. With nearly 200 young people attending the Yale Wrexham […]
AN INSPIRING learner battling Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is off to study at her “dream university”.
Faith Dodd will begin a degree in Classical Archaeology and Classical Civilisation at University College London (UCL) from September. It comes after the 19 year-old, from Wrexham, completed qualifications in Drama, Media, Classic Civilisation and Biology at Coleg Cambria Yale. She was also named BBC Wales Young Reporter of the Year in 2021 after she […]
A celebration of the British military raising money for war veterans returns to Coleg Cambria this autumn
Last year’s inaugural British International Tattoo and trade exhibition held at Cambria’s Yale site in Wrexham was such a success it is back again this October. This year’s show – The North Wales Military Music Pageant – A Reel of Remembrance – will play for one night only in aid of The Not Forgotten Association, a charity working to support […]
Coleg Cambria learner Rhiannon Bartley has been named Tilhill Diploma Student of the Year
Rhiannon, from Wrexham, currently studying at Llysfasi, received a specially carved wooden trophy along with £250 prize money, presented by John Ferguson, Tilhill Senior Forest Manager. The 29 year-old, who also works for Ecological Land Management in Wrexham, said: “It’s been an incredible two years at Llysfasi and I’m grateful to have spent the pandemic years […]
Students who joined a leading college as teenagers on an employment and training scheme are leaving five years later with bright futures ahead of them
Jack Morgan, 20, and 23 year-old James Griffiths started their FE journey with Coleg Cambria Yale in Wrexham on the UK Government’s Kickstart programme. After exploring different subjects, they found qualifications that suited their skillsets and interests and have now completed Level 3 qualifications that will prepare them for careers in event management and football coaching. James, a former St Joseph’s High School pupil from […]