Over 100 children fromÌý³Û²õ²µ´Ç±ôÌý±Ê·É±ô±ôÌý°ä´Ç³¦³óÌýin Cardiff enjoyed a trip to the Celtic Manor Christmas Kingdom thanks to the support ofÌýBarclaysÌýand Wales leading training provider Ó£ÌÒ¸£ÀûÊÓƵ.
The children aged from 9 to 11 enjoyed a range of festivities and refreshments including ice skating and a chance to meet Santa and hisÌýreindeers.
Jason Llewellyn fromÌýBarclaysÌýsaid: “We happened to be talking with our customers Celtic Manor and Ó£ÌÒ¸£ÀûÊÓƵ and mentioned how it would be nice to give a Christmas treat to a local school. Ó£ÌÒ¸£ÀûÊÓƵ already had a relationship withÌý³Û²õ²µ´Ç±ôÌý±Ê·É±ô±ôÌý°ä´Ç³¦³óÌýso were delighted to offer the opportunity.ÌýBarclaysÌýhas recently launched a major new programme ‘LifeSkills‘, a curriculum linked education programme which aims to equip one million young people with the skills they need for work by 2015, so any new relationships we can build with local schools is most welcome.”
Jan Jones, Head Teacher atÌý³Û²õ²µ´Ç±ôÌý±Ê·É±ô±ôÌý°ä´Ç³¦³óÌýsaid: “The children had a fantastic time meeting Santa and speeding around the splendid ice rink. I am very grateful toÌýBarclays, Ó£ÌÒ¸£ÀûÊÓƵ and Celtic Manor for their support and for volunteering their time and resources. It was a wonderful and fitting way of recognizing all the hard work of the children throughout the year.”Ìý