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Coleg Cambria Llysfasi
Coleg Cambria Llysfasi is based in Ruthin, North East
Wales.
ourses on offer
include
Agriculture, Animal
Care, Agricultural
Engineering and
Forestry and
Conservation Management;
students come from all over the
UK to study here and reside in the
excellent catered accommodation.
Central to the learning at
Llysfasi is the 1000-acre farm and
forestry enterprise. A recent
investment by Coleg Cambria has
seen the development of a 250
cow dairy unit including a new calf
rearing shed built to ensure that
students experience the latest
technology available. In addition
to the dairy unit, the farm rears
over 200 dairy and beef
youngstock annually as well as
managing a 1000 stratified ewe
flock.
Students at Llysfasi are taught
livestock and crop production
skills as well as machinery and
farm management. These are all
essential skills for running and
working a successful farm.
The demand for food will
continue to increase in the future
inline with population growth and
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France, New Zealand. The
incredible atmosphere and the
noise from the thousands of
cheering supporters raise the roof
while the skilful shearers from
across the world battle through a
packed schedule of competitions.
12. Sports Village
Bring the kids along to enjoy
our Sports village. There will be
plenty to keep you, and them,
entertained with rugby, football,
golf, trampolining, judo, netball,
tennis, cricket and more. You
might even get the chance to meet
representatives from the Scarlets,
Cardiff Blues and Ospreys teams!
13. Horticulture
For the green-fingered amongst
us, our horticulture marquee will
be your perfect idyll. Packed to the
brim with an impressive range of
plants, vegetables and floral art
displays, competitions, trade
stands, workshops, on-stage
demonstrations and talks,
children’s gardening competitions,
the Welsh National Honey Show
and lots more!
14. Competitions
We’re an agricultural show, first
and foremost, but it’s plain to see
from thousands of competitions
held throughout the four-days that
there is something for everyone:
• Livestock
• Shearing and woolhandling
• School arts, crafts, gardening
and photography competitions
• Homecrafts, cookery, produce
and handicrafts
• Dairy Produce, cheese, butter,
yoghurt, ice-cream
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Welsh National Honey Show
Pets, rabbits and guinea pigs
Woodlands and treefelling
Woodchopping
Stickmaking
Poultry and pigeons
Horticulture and floral art
Farriery, ironwork and jewellery
Tug of war
YFC
Grassland and silage
Farm buildings
Student awards
Impressed yet? The list goes
on…
15. Join 14,000 party-goers in the
Young Peoples Village
Running alongside the Royal
Welsh Show, the Young People
Village attracts over 4,000
campers and 14,000 party-goers
as Wales YFC hosts the biggest
festival in Mid Wales.
Excited revellers can join in with
the fun from the Saturday before
the show and be entertained each
night by a host of local and
national stars, from up and coming
Welsh bands to Radio 1 DJ’s,
including Greg James. Check out
their website for more info:
www.yfc-wales.org.uk/young-
peoples-village
So, what are you waiting for?
And the best bit… if you book your
tickets online before 9 July you’ll
even get a discount! For more
details or to buy your tickets today,
visit www.rwas.wales
increasing wealth in developing
countries. This will give farmers a
challenge and an opportunity as
they will need to increase
production in a way which is also
sustainable for the environment.
With this, the role of agriculture
and related education will become
more important than ever as the
amount of technology used on
farms increases and the business
focus increases in a world where
Students at Llysfasi are taught
livestock and crop production
skills as well as machinery and
farm management. These are
all essential skills for running
and working a successful farm.
efficient production is now so
important. There is also an
important support and supply
structure that exists to ensure
farms can operate well and
produce high quality food.
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