A MULTI-MILLION pound renewal boost has been secured by a North Wales education establishment.

Grwp Llandrillo Menai has successfully secured £2.5 million worth of funding from the UK Government’s UK Community Renewal (UKCRF) Fund.

Dafydd Evans, chief executive officer at Grwp Llandrillo Menai, said: “Grwp Llandrillo Menai welcomes the announcement of the £220m UK Community Renewal Fund and we are delighted to be delivering over £2.5m of projects across the region.

“This announcement is a reflection of the strong reputation Grwp Llandrillo Menai has maintained in working with local authority and other partners to deliver regionally impactful projects with key private and public sector partners.

"This significant investment by the UK Government will also help us to prepare future significant projects to align with post-EU funding the ‘UK Shared Prosperity Fund’."

Among the projects led by Grwp Llandrillo Menai is Denbighshire STEM Connect, which aims to inspire and enthuse young learners into careers in science and engineering, by enriching their more formal curriculum.

It also leads on the Conwy Tourism Innovation Hub in partnership with Mostyn Estates.

This project will support innovative activities which ultimately seek to build talent and extend the tourist season.

Grwp Llandrillo Menai also leads with the Digital and Net Zero Business Academy - delivered in Gwynedd and Anglesey in order to support micro and small businesses to improve digital capability and reduce carbon output with the support of expert consultancy support.

Meanwhile, level 4 health and social care education is a project to provide high quality training for health care practice as well as leadership and management training in care homes.

The group is also a key partner in the successful Partneriaeth Net Zero Gwynedd, a Gwynedd net zero project led by housing association Adra in collaboration with Busnes@LlandrilloMenai and a range of partners across the county.

News of the funding announcement has been welcomed across the region.

Partneriaeth Net Zero Gwynedd chairman Iwan Trefor Jones said: “I welcome this announcement and am looking forward to working in partnership to deliver a number of plans what will delivery economic and environmental benefits to communities across Gwynedd.”

Dr James Davies, MP for the Vale of Clwyd, added: “I am delighted that the UK Community Renewal Fund is providing Denbighshire with £2.89m additional funding to help it prepare for the introduction of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund – which will replace EU Structural Funds.

“Grwp Llandrillo Menai has been awarded nearly £400,000 for ‘Denbighshire STEM Connect’, a project which intends to increase skill and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) industry growth.

"The project will work with key employers to develop a range of workshops and will develop a recognised local framework to provide ‘STEM ready’ certification.”