Llysfasi College
Coordinates: 53°03′43″N 3°16′26″W / 53.062°N 3.274°W
| part of Deeside College | |
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 Coleg Llysfasi logo |
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| Motto | Committed to Excellence |
| Established | 1911 |
| Type | Further Education College |
| Principal | David B Jones |
| Admin. staff | 1000 |
| Students | 22,000 |
| Location | North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Former names | Llysfasi Manor Farm School, Valley Farm, Llysfasi College of Agriculture |
| Website | http://www.deeside.ac.uk/llysfasi/ |
Coleg Llysfasi is a college in Pentrecelyn, Ruthin, North Wales. Following Welsh Assembly Government approval Deeside College and Coleg Llysfasi merged on 1st August 2010. The new institution which is one of the largest in Wales and the UK, provides courses for almost 22,000 students each year, employs over 1000 staff, and has an annual income approaching £40million.
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[edit] History
Llysfasi College was founded as an Educational establishment in 1911 as a centre of excellence for agricultural training. Since then it has developed into many other areas and now provides bilingual vocational training in Care, Hairdressing, Beauty Therapy, Holistic Therapy, Business & Management, Information Technology, Small Animal Care, Languages, Warehousing, Engineering and Forestry. It also continues to nurture strong links with Agriculture and to provide Agricultural Training.
The Manor was built during the late 16th Century and the original name, Llys Llannerch, was changed to Llys Masi (Massey’s Court) at that time.
The Estate was owned by the Myddelton family of Chirk and their descendants from 1633 to 1909 and it was purchased by Charles William Sandles of Cheshire in 1909. He had plans to establish it as an Agricultural College, but in 1911, due to financial difficulties he had to sell it to a cotton broker (Mr R.W. Brown), from Birkenhead. Mr Brown continued to develop the farm as an Agricultural College and did so until 1919, when it was purchased by Denbighshire County Council.
The first principal was Mr Isaac Jones who was appointed in 1919 and took up office on St David's Day 1920. He was followed by Mr D.S. Edwards (1943-1967), Mr Maldwyn Fisher (1967-1983) The last principal of the college as an independent establishment was Mr Fred Cunningham (1983 - 2010) before it became part of the Deeside College Group on 1 August, 2010.
Further information and verification for this document can be found in a book written by D.Gwynne Morris–Coleg Llysfasi College 1921–1996 (W.O. Jones (Printers) Ltd) and can also be found on the Official College website.
[edit] Location
Coleg Llysfasi is located at the foot of the Nant Y Garth Pass and the College farm extends across about 300 hectares of lowland and upland in Pentrecelyn, near Ruthin, Denbighshire.
[edit] The Deeside College Group of Colleges
The Deeside College Group of Colleges encompasses four colleges across North Wales; Deeside College, Coleg Llysfasi, Northop College and Wrexham Training.
They also have an learning facility with internet access and café at the Futures@Holywell centre, and over 20 learning centres across the local communities of Flintshire, Denbighshire and Wrexham.
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