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EDITION 13 May - June 2013 Aspiring chefs cook up culinary awards


COLEG Sir Gâr’s catering and hospitality section is celebrating three all-Wales awards won by its students, two of which were gold. Merlin’s Restaurant based in


Carmarthen is the college’s training restaurant where the public enjoy Haute d cuisine food cooked and served by students studying a range of cookery and hospitality. The quality of their work has impressed judges in three recent Skills Competition Wales events where they won two golds and a bronze. Leon Lane took the top spot in


Wales for the Professional Cookery category, Menna Williams, Leon Lane and Sarah Hammond were a strong team who won gold at the Cook and Serve category, and Sarah Hammond impressed the judges


with her keen eye for a sweet dish as she took bronze in the Patisserie category. The judges at the Cook and Serve


said:


competition included Stewart Williams, head chef at the Stradey Park Hotel and Mark Mason, proprietor of Y Polyn. They required students to prepare and serve in either a silver or table theatre service, a number of dishes including tuna nicoise and a hot soufflé pudding with crème Anglaise. Catering lecturer Linda Thomas, “Backed by the Welsh


Government, the competitions are designed to showcase excellence in vocational training and promote the importance of a highly skilled workforce.”


Education at the heart of green day at university


Please Choose Well


RECENTLY emergency attendances increased significantly in hospitals throughout Wales. The Choose Well campaign will help you decide if you need medical attention if you get sick. It explains what each NHS service does, and when it should be used. Choosing Well means that you and your family will get the treatment you need as quickly as possible. For more information or to download the app go to www.hywelddahb.wales.nhs.uk/ChooseWell. If you don’t know which option to choose, please call NHS Direct Wales on 0845 46 47.


News in brief


Volunteers


DO you have time to spare to support


families in


Carmarthenshire? Would you like to learn new skills


and access FREE training? We are particularly interested in


people who have experience of working in education or if your chosen career pathway is education, we are also very interested in you! Exciting opportunities for volunteer


case workers in Llanelli. Expenses paid. Please call Deborah Boughey 01554 777566. More info: www.snapcymru.org


Action board


THE Carmarthenshire Dementia Action Board will be officially launched


during Dementia


Awareness Week, May 20-25. The Board, chaired by Cllr Jane


Tremlett, includes representatives of Carmarthenshire County Council, Hywel Dda Health Board, and the Independent Sector joined by carers and cared-for people, to develop and improve services for people with dementia in Carmarthenshire.


New zones


DYFED Powys Police are working with Trading Standards to identify and establish no cold-calling zones. They are set up where the majority


of residents don’t want cold callers knocking on their doors. Zones can range from just a few houses to several hundred, and should meet three criteria: • a history of doorstep crime or distraction burglary


• a vulnerable population • a defined geographical area


Jane Davidson, Jonathon Porritt and Professor Medwin Hughes, Vice-Chancellor


ONE of the world’s leading environmentalists Jonathon Porritt delivered the annual lecture at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David -


Jane Davidson, ‘Sustainable Futures:


Education at the Heart’. Jonathon said: “The university is a


leading institution in promoting the cause of sustainability in Wales and is leading the way in the UK’s higher education sector.” He told a packed audience of the vital role that Higher Education institutions play in addressing the challenges faced by climate change. Jonathon was invited to speak by


a former


Environment & Sustainability Minister for Wales and Director of the University’s INSPIRE (Institute of Sustainable Practice, Innovation and Resource Effectiveness). Through INSPIRE, which recently won the Guardian University Award for the best sustainability project,


through To find out more call 101. Safer roads


EVERY summer the council is busy carrying out works to make our roads safer. It includes essential resurfacing


University aims to embed sustainable development


the the


curriculum, campus, community and culture in order to place graduates in a unique position of strength in the international market for jobs.


works and more than 6,000km of grass verges are cut so as not to obstruct drivers. Motorists are asked to heed the


warning signs and speed limits to avoid accidents or damage. Pedestrians are also advised to take care walking near any newly treated surfaces.


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