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Ysgol Penglais School
Ysgol Penglais School ( cy, Ysgol Penglais) is an 1118 comprehensive school situated in the town of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, West Wales. It offers education to approximately 1,100 pupils aged 11 to 18. The school was established in 1973 and teaches mainly through the medium of English. Estyn Reports An Estyn report following an inspection in March 2019 stated "Ysgol Penglais is judged to have made sufficient progress in relation to the recommendations following the most recent core inspection." "As a result, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales is removing the school from the list of schools requiring significant improvement." The previous Estyn report in 2018 had judged the school to be "in need of significant improvement". Around 14% of pupils speak Welsh as the predominant language at home, and 21% speak Welsh fluently. Charity events Penglais School has supported many charities in the past, long standing support has been made for the Suda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waunfawr
Waunfawr (''gwaun'' + ''mawr'', en, large moorland/meadow) is a village and community, SE of Caernarfon, near the Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, in Wales. Description Waunfawr is in the Gwyrfai valley, on the A4085 road from Caernarfon to Beddgelert. Waunfawr railway station on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog adjoins the Snowdonia Park Brewpub and Campsite at the southern end of the village. The brewpub is a recent winner of the Campaign for Real Ale award for a number of its beers and voted best pub in the region for 2012; and has also won the CAMRA Gwynedd a Mon Pub of the Year, in 2012,13,14 & 15. The name Waunfawr was previously spelled ''Waenfawr'', a garbled version corrected by common consent in 1994 consistent with the aims of the Welsh Language Society to maintain the Welsh language in its proper form throughout public signage and usage. The community had a population of 1,427 at the 2011 census. According to the United Kingdom Cens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taron Egerton
Taron Egerton ( ; born 10 November 1989) is a Welsh actor. He is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, and has received nominations for a Grammy Award and two British Academy Film Awards. Born in Birkenhead, England, Egerton began acting at age 15 and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2012. He gained recognition for his starring role as spy recruit Gary "Eggsy" Unwin in the action comedy film '' Kingsman: The Secret Service'' (2014) and its sequel '' Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' (2017). He has also starred in several biographical films, portraying military officer Edward Brittain in the drama '' Testament of Youth'' (2014), the titular ski-jumper in the sports film ''Eddie the Eagle'' (2016), and singer Elton John in the musical '' Rocketman'' (2019), the lattermost of which earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. In 2022, Egerton starred in the miniseries '' Black Bird''. Early life Egerton was born on 10 Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buildings And Structures In Aberystwyth
A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory (although there's also portable buildings). Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term ''building'' compare the list of nonbuilding structures. Buildings serve several societal needs – primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) and the ''outside'' (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful). Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasses of much artistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secondary Schools In Ceredigion
Secondary may refer to: Science and nature * Secondary emission, of particles ** Secondary electrons, electrons generated as ionization products * The secondary winding, or the electrical or electronic circuit connected to the secondary winding in a transformer * Secondary (chemistry), a term used in organic chemistry to classify various types of compounds * Secondary color, color made from mixing primary colors * Secondary mirror, second mirror element/focusing surface in a reflecting telescope * Secondary craters, often called "secondaries" * Secondary consumer, in ecology * An obsolete name for the Mesozoic in geosciences * Secondary feathers, flight feathers attached to the ulna on the wings of birds Society and culture * Secondary (football), a position in American football and Canadian football * Secondary dominant in music * Secondary education, education which typically takes place after six years of primary education ** Secondary school, the type of school at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Stanness
Jane Allison Stanness is a Welsh actress, writer, and singer-songwriter, best known for starring as Deborah in the BAFTA winning comedy series ''Sally4Ever'', as Matron in the 2018 film '' Slaughterhouse Rulez'', and as Mary in the 2020 Sky TV comedy series ''Intelligence''. Early years Jane Allison Stanness was born Jane Alison Sherman in Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales; later the family moved to Elysian Grove, Aberystwyth. Jane attended Plascrug primary school followed by Ardwyn Grammar school, finishing her A-levels at Ysgol Penglais School in its inaugural year. Stanness's first experience of acting was at the age of 15, playing the role of Sheila in '' An Inspector Calls'' while part of the Wardens drama group. During her teens she also worked backstage at Theatr y Werin at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre meeting many famous actors. Stanness trained at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London. In 1983, while working with the North Dyfed Dance Project, she gav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Pryce
Malcolm Pryce (born 1960) is a British author, mostly known for his Hardboiled, ''noir'' detective novels. Biography Born in Shrewsbury, England, Pryce moved at the age of nine to Aberystwyth, where he later attended Penglais Comprehensive School before leaving to do some travelling. After working in a variety of jobs, including BMW assembly-line worker in Germany, hotel washer-up, "the world's worst aluminium salesman" and deckhand on a yacht in Polynesia, Pryce became an advertising copywriter in London and Singapore. He is currently resident in Oxford. Writing career Pryce writes in the style of Raymond Chandler and has been labelled "the king of Welsh noir". His ''Aberystwyth Noir'' novels are incongruously set on the rainswept streets of an Parallel universe (fiction), alternate universe version of the Welsh seaside resort and university town of Aberystwyth. The hero of these novels is Louie Knight, the best private detective in Aberystwyth (also the only private detective i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhys Norrington-Davies
Rhys Llewelyn Norrington-Davies (born 22 April 1999) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Sheffield United and the Wales national team. Early life Norrington-Davies was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Welsh parents from Aberystwyth. His father, Patrick, was working in Saudi Arabia with the British Army. Due to the nature of his father's job, Norrington-Davies' family moved frequently during his childhood, spending time in Kenya, London, and in Aberystwyth, where he was educated at Ysgol Penglais, and Royal Russell School in Croydon, South London. Club career Norrington-Davies played at youth level for Bow Street, Aberystwyth Town, and Merstham. He played for Swansea City, before joining Sheffield United's academy in 2017. He joined Barrow on a one-month loan in September 2018, before the loan was extended to the end of the season in October. He moved on loan to Rochdale in July 2019 on a season-long loan. Norrington-Davies joined Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Bangor
The Bishop of Bangor is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor. The see is based in the city of Bangor where the bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is at Cathedral Church of Saint Deiniol. The ''Report of the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty to inquire into the Ecclesiastical Revenues of England and Wales'' (1835) found the see had an annual net income of £4,464.''The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge'' Vol.III, (1847) London, Charles Knight, p.362 This made it the second wealthiest diocese in Wales, after St Asaph. The incumbent is Andy John, who was consecrated on 29 November 2008 and enthroned on 24 January 2009. The bishop's residence is ("Bishop's House") in Bangor. List of Bishops of Bangor Pre-Reformation bishops Bishops during the Reformation Post-Reformation bishops Bishops of the Church of England Bishops of the disestablished Church in Wales The Church in Wales ( cy, Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru) is an Anglican church in Wales, compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy John
Andrew Thomas Griffith John (called Andy; born 9 January 1964) is the current Archbishop of Wales, of the Church in Wales. He became the Bishop of Bangor in 2008 and was appointed archbishop in 2021. Early life A native of Aberystwyth, John attended Ysgol Penglais before studying law at the University of Wales, Cardiff. After graduating in 1986, he studied theology at the University of Nottingham, graduating in 1988, followed by a diploma in pastoral studies at St John's College, Nottingham in 1989. Ordained ministry He was ordained deacon in the Diocese of St David's and a priest in 1990. Until his election as Bishop of Bangor, all his ministry was in the Diocese of St David's. Initially he was curate for Cardigan, Y Ferwig and Mwnt from 1989 to 1991 and then in Aberystwyth from 1991 to 1992. He was a vicar in the Rectorial Benefice of Aberystwyth from 1992 to 1999. From 1999 he was vicar of Henfynyw with Aberaeron and Llanddewi Aberarth, to which was added Llanbadarn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Bradshaw (footballer, Born 1992)
Thomas William Bradshaw (born 27 July 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Millwall. He has previously played for Aberystwyth Town, Shrewsbury Town, Walsall and Barnsley. Born in England, he represented Wales at under−19 and under−21 level before making his senior Wales debut in March 2016. Club career Shrewsbury Town Bradshaw started his career at Aberystwyth Town and was signed by Shrewsbury Town in May 2009 (Aberystwyth later received a retrospective fee of £30,000 under the FIFA training compensation scheme). He made his debut in a League Two match against Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road on 10 April 2010, replacing Jamie Cureton for the final 15 minutes and scoring two goals in a 3–0 win. At the end of the 2009–10 season he signed a two-year professional contract. Despite scoring six goals in the 2010–11 season, Bradshaw found first team opportunities more limited in 2011–12, making only 8 appearances and scoring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth () is a university and seaside town as well as a community in Ceredigion, Wales. Located in the historic county of Cardiganshire, means "the mouth of the Ystwyth". Aberystwyth University has been a major educational location in Wales since the establishment of University College Wales in 1872. The town is situated on Cardigan Bay on the west coast of Wales, near the confluence of the River Ystwyth and Afon Rheidol. Following the reconstruction of the harbour, the Ystwyth skirts the town. The Rheidol passes through the town. The seafront, with a pier, stretches from Constitution Hill at the north end of the Promenade to the harbour at the south. The beach is divided by the castle. The town is divided into five areas: Aberystwyth Town; Llanbadarn Fawr; Waunfawr; Llanbadarn; Trefechan; and the most populous, Penparcau. In 2011 the population of the town was 13,040. This rises to nearly 19,000 for the larger conurbation of Aberystwyth and Llanbadarn Fawr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Commission On The Ancient And Historical Monuments Of Wales
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW; cy, Comisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru; ), established in 1908, is a Welsh Government sponsored body concerned with some aspects of the archaeological, architectural and historic environment of Wales. It is based in Aberystwyth. The RCAHMW maintains and curates the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW), an archive with an online platform called Coflein. Professor Nancy Edwards is Chair of the Commissioners. Mission statement The Royal Commission has a national role in the management of the archaeological, built and maritime heritage of Wales, as an originator, curator and supplier of information for individual, corporate and governmental decision-makers, researchers and the general public. To this end it: * Surveys, interprets and records the man-made environment of Wales * Compiles, maintains and curates the National Monuments Record of Wales * Promotes an understanding of this information ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
