PLAID CYMRU leader Rhun ap Iorwerth MS visited Llysfasi this week to see first-hand the impact of major multi-million pound investment in agricultural education and rural skills.
He was joined at the land-based campus by Llyr Gruffydd MS, Plaid Cymru spokesperson for Rural Affairs. The visit showcased the college’s £10 million Hwb Arloesi (Innovation Hub), a state-of-the-art agricultural centre supporting innovation, sustainability and skills development across the sector. Building on this investment, work is also underway on a new 50-bedroom student accommodation […]
Llysfasi is celebrating national recognition for its £10m Hwb Arloesi (Innovation Hub) development as construction gets underway on a new 50-bedroom student accommodation development, marking another major investment in the college’s future
The state-of-the-art hub has been named Best Public or Community Building at the LABC Building Excellence Awards, recognising outstanding achievement in design, sustainability and construction quality. Backed by more than £5.9m from the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme, the two-storey, carbon-neutral complex was built by Wrexham-based Read Construction and designed to support advances in land-based […]
Work has officially begun on a new 50-bedroom student accommodation development at our Llysfasi site
Following planning approval and the completion of all environmental assessments, construction teams are now on site laying the foundations for the multi-million-pound project, which will further enhance the college’s growing reputation as one of the UK’s leading land-based education providers. The development – designed by TACP Architects and being built by fellow Wrexham firm Read […]
BRANCHING out in partnership with a carbon removals producer has created a sustainable method of maximising woodland usage and improving soil quality at our Llysfasi site
Coleg Cambria Llysfasi and Llangollen-based BionerG have embarked on a “groundbreaking collaboration” to explore whether tree brash can become a critical resource for carbon removal in Wales. The college has supplied the ‘brash’ – typically discarded branches and foliage resulting from forestry operations and stormy weather – which BionerG is processing using a cutting-edge approach […]
Our £10M agriculture innovation centre launched with a prestigious prizegiving for our land-based learners
State-of-the-art Hwb Arloesi at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi was backed with more than £5.9m from the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme. The two-storey carbon-neutral complex was built by Wrexham-based Read Construction and includes a library, classrooms, laboratories, a coffee shop, climbing wall, meeting spaces, atrium, a HE (Higher Education) centre and wellbeing hub. Head of Llysfasi […]
REVOLUTIONARY new 3D video monitoring technology is delivering economic and environmental benefits and supporting animal welfare at our Llysfasi site
Coleg Cambria Llysfasi has installed HerdVision at its working farm and is already reaping the benefits. As well having a positive financial and sustainability impact the Smart Agriculture system – which uses 2D and 3D infared camera technology, combined with smart algorithms and edge processing, to capture data which is sent to a server to […]
NEW qualifications from Cambria University Centre at Llysfasi will support the future of farming in Wales
Coleg Cambria unveiled Higher National Certificate (HNC) and Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes aimed at the next generation of farm managers, shepherds, farmers, and leaders in the sector. Based at the college’s Llysfasi site, near Ruthin – which recently unveiled the £10m Hwb Arloesi (Innovation Hub) and submitted plans for a 50-bedroom student accommodation building […]
New Facilities, New Opportunities: How We’re Meeting Student Demand at Llysfasi with a £10m Hub
Coleg Cambria Llysfasi unveiled the state-of-the-art Hwb Arloesi (Innovation Hub) – backed with more than £5.9m from the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme – over the Christmas period. The 1,095 square metre, two-storey carbon-neutral complex was built by Wrexham-based Read Construction and includes a library, classrooms, laboratories, a coffee shop, climbing wall, meeting […]
PROPOSALS have been submitted for a 50-bedroom student accommodation building at a leading land-based college
Coleg Cambria plans to further develop its Llysfasi campus following the completion of a £10m agriculture and education centre, featuring a library, classrooms, a climbing wall, laboratories, a coffee shop, meeting spaces, atrium, and wellbeing and HE hubs. Designed by TACP Architects, the new development would be built by Read Construction – both companies are […]
Top performing Tilhill Forestry Diploma student celebrated with award
Armon Edwards has won the ‘Top Performing Student’ award on the Tilhill Forestry Level 3 Extended Diploma in Forestry and Arboriculture at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi. for best project report of the year which looked at the potential to power forest machinery by batteries, and other alternative fuels. Since starting the course, award winner Armon has […]