Month: March 2013

A Coleg Morgannwg / Caerphilly student beat off thousands of hopefuls from across the UK to win a national hairdressing competition to style models at the London Collections Men fashion show. Jorden Bowen, 20, from Caerphilly, a level 2 hairdressing student at Coleg Morgannwg entered a competition for the chance to assist top name hairdressers at the prestigious fashion event. The three-day event, which is presented by the British Fashion Council, saw Jorden and the two other competition winners work with renowned hairdressers John Vial and Dale Ted Watkins to prepare the models for the runway. Jorden said: “I...

Coleg Morgannwg is set to become a ‘school of rock’ as pioneering students launch their very own charity music festival. Music technology students at Coleg Morgannwg’s Rhondda Campus are planning to give the summer festivals a run for their money this year, as they make final preparations for their own music event called “Valley’s Sound Fest”, bringing some of Wales’ up-and-coming bands to the Valleys. The music festival, which has been entirely organised by the student themselves, will be open to the general public between 2pm – 10pm on Friday 22 March at Coleg Morgannwg’s Rhondda campus. Valleys Sound...

The South Wales girls’ tennis team had a successful weekend (1st March) at the County Cup in Sheffield. The girls were up against teams from Gloucestershire, Leicestershire and the West of Scotland, and they were led by team captain Melissa House from Penarth. Friday’s single matches ended in a tie 3-3 against Gloucestershire, with wins by Swansea’s Alice Warren (6-0, 6-1) and Joely Lomas (6-4, 6-3), and Alex Oelmann from Cardiff (6-1, 6-3). The girls won all three of their doubles matches, with Alice Warren being joined by Llanelli’s Chloe Alpine and winning 6-4, 6-2, while Alex Oelmann played...

It is a huge thanks to all the parents and local businesses who supported the coffee morning in The Family Room of Treorchy Primary School. The Helping Hands group organised the morning and raised a staggering £229.40 for children in Wales with Cerebral Palsy. Donations to aid the event were received from:- Baileys Building Supplies, Sugar n Spice, Carpanini’s Café, Stag Café, Treorchy Pet Supplies, Davies Jewellers, Savers, Mannings, Carpets n Carpets, Shop by the Bus Stop, Top to Toe, Picture Framing Shop, Frazer Jones Chemist, Touchwood and U...