| Education
2018 set to be exciting Coleg Cambria Llysfasi
year as colleges agree
merger
Llysfasi is located in the beautiful Vale of Clwyd, near
Ruthin, and is within short travelling distances of
Shropshire, Powys, Cheshire, and the Wirral.
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North Shropshire College
(NSC) and Herefordshire
and Ludlow College have
agreed to seek a merger.
he proposed
merger will enable
students in both
communities to
benefit from good
quality education,
availability of a broader range of
courses and facilities, and it will
secure a sustainable and
prosperous future. The merged
college will maximise the
opportunities of being a major
regional educational provider.
Gillian Richards, Chair of
Governors at NSC, comments,
‘NSC’s governors are unanimous
in the decision to join
Herefordshire and Ludlow College.
The merged organisation will offer
more for all our students,
communities, businesses and
other key stakeholders. I look
forward to the exciting
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lysfasi has 4
departments,
Agriculture,
Agricultural
Engineering,
Animal Care and
Countryside: Wildlife
Conservation, Forestry &
Arboriculture, and a large
commercial farming business. An
exciting range of courses on offer
from Level 1 to degree.
We offer catered
accommodation at Llysfasi which
caters for both male and female
full-time students and is located on
the main campus. The rooms are
extremely spacious and of a high
quality with free Wifi internet
access available throughout the
facility. Each block has fully
equipped kitchen facilities. There
is also a games room which
includes a large screen television,
DVD player, pool table and table
tennis table. For younger
residential students, there are
hostel wardens in place, providing
friendly support to help them
through the year. Trips to the
cinema, leisure centre and other
developments ahead.’
Igor Andronov, Chair of
Governors at Herefordshire and
Ludlow College comments, ‘This is
very good news. I am looking
forward to working in close
partnership with North Shropshire
College to secure a bright future
for the students, who I believe will
stand to benefit from this merger.
My personal involvement in
previous successful mergers with
Herefordshire and Ludlow College
convinces me that we have much
to offer to the future of North
Shropshire College.’
Both colleges will now work
together, with the support of the
Government’s Treasury
Transaction Unit, towards
achieving the merger, aiming to
complete in 2018.
requested activities can be
organised by residential staff.
We offer catered
accommodation at Llysfasi
which caters for both male and
female full-time students and is
located on the main campus.
Come and see what we are all
about at our live lambing open day
on Saturday 3rd March 2018 and
see our newly born lambs and
proud mums. If you are lucky
enough you may see a lamb being
born. Be a part of our busy
farming calendar and enjoy a great
family farm experience. Food and
refreshments will be available and
our small animal centre will also
be open where you can visit all of
our animals. This event is not
suitable for expectant mothers and
unfortunately dogs are not allowed
on site.
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