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CARMARTHENSHIRE NEWS • EDITION 11 JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2013 Lampeter campus opens it’s doors


THE Lampeter campus of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David will be open to potential students, their families and friends, on February 2, and the Carmarthen campus on February 9. There will be tours of lecture rooms


and facilities, and visitors will be able to meet students and lecturers, and attend presentations on a wide range of courses. Exciting projects are under way


across the University campuses, creating first class facilities, buildings and environment for our students, both now and in the future. Cen Powell, Head of Estates, said:


“The Lampeter campus has seen major work with a newly refurbished arts hall, sports hall and library as well as the university’s new flagship Student Services Hub as a striking new feature of the campus. The new Canterbury Building offers new dedicated facilities for all student


Students CO2 challenge


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Have you thought about a career in the health service?


HYWEL Dda Health Board and the Prince’s Trust Cymru’s ‘inspiring’ and ‘empowering’ Get Into Health programme continues to go from strength to strength. Hywel Dda began working with the


Prince’s Trust Cymru in early 2011 and has since delivered five highly successful Get


Into Health


support services along with meeting space and wireless access to on-line services. “Meanwhile the new Learning and


Teaching Centre on the Carmarthen campus will offer a wealth of resources as well as a student centred experience. The modern 2,500m2 teaching facility will consist of a number of flexible


teaching spaces designed to enhance the student experience. Residential accommodation on the campus has also been upgraded with new windows and external facades.” For further information and to book a place, contact the Open Day team at openday@trinitysaintdavid.ac.uk or call 01570 422351.


Going the extra mile


programmes for nearly 100 young people across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. Hywel Dda Health Board Chief


Executive Trevor Purt said anyone with an interest in finding out more about NHS careers available should


apply: “At Hywel Dda we want everyone who participates in Get Into Health to leave knowing that they have not only improved their confidence and CV but that they believe in their abilities and know they will be highly valued members of staff, should we have the pleasure of welcoming them back in the future.” If you are aged 18-25, and currently not in employment, education or training, details of upcoming Get Into courses can be found at www.princes-trust.org.uk.


Valentine’s pamper


STAFF and students at Coleg Sir Gâr’s Pibwrlwyd campus have organised a special valentine event for the public which is taking place on February 5. The Beautiful Valentine event is offering an indulgent


full-body


massage with a relaxing camomile tea and fresh fruit to detoxify the body. “At only £7, this is an affordable treat for someone special,” said beauty therapy lecturer Jemma Parsons. “It would be ideal for a person who needs to take time to relax their body and mind to get rid of stress-related tension.” Beautiful Valentine takes place at Pibwrlwyd campus from 5-8pm. To book or make further enquiries about other treatments or future events such as Spring


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COLEG Sir Gâr IT diploma students have tapped into Stanford University’s carbon footprint calculator to see if their carbon footprints measure up. The activity is part of a world-wide


project at Stanford University in the USA and as is part of students’ Welsh Bac module in sustainability – they are the first college in Wales and the UK to have taken the challenge.


HYWEL Dda Health Board has extended its congratulations to Carmarthenshire MND Support Group who received the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association’s prestigious Extra Mile Award in recognition of their continued commitment to providing quality care for people living with MND. John Prosser the Chair of the South West Wales branch of the MND


Association and the event organiser nominated the team: "As a former carer for my wife who died of MND in 2009 after an 18 month battle with the disease, I believe it is important to give due credit to those that make every effort to support those affected by this terrible disease.”


Spring, please jemma.parsons@colegsirgar.ac.uk Young Dragons project


MWWFRS has taken an active role alongside other uniformed youth organisations in Carmarthenshire to raise the profile of the Young Dragons project. The project aims to increase opportunities for young people to engage in


structured activities that benefit local communities and involves collaboration so that they can better share information and resources.


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