Snowdonia valley gets fastest UK broadband
in V – The Ultimate Variety Show at the V1 Theatre in Planet Hollywood on Wednesday. The academy is taking 21 girls aged eight to 15 to the US and will be joined by dance companies from Liverpool and St Helens.
Principal Helen Barton said: “We were asked about 12 months ago. We did a show in Liverpool with a company called Smile Productions and, after seeing us dance, they invited us to Vegas to dance with them there. We’ve been rehearsing every Sunday since Christmas.
“We’re really pleased to be representing Wales. We performed in New York two years ago and we’ve performed at Disneyland Paris and Disneyworld in Florida, but that was a different group of girls.They’re really excited. They can’t wait. Some of them haven’t been to America before.”
The girls will perform four dances choreographed specially for the occasion: a Robbie Williams medley, A REMOTE community in the middle of Snowdonia is set to get the UK’s fastest broadband.
Nant Gwynant in the foothills of Snowdon may seem a surprising location for the latest internet tech.
But more than 35 premises are set for an ultrafast broadband boost – thanks to Openreach’s Community Fibre Partnership (CFP).
Engineers from Openreach, the business responsible for Britain’s phone and broadband network, are due to install the new network using Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) technology.
That will see each property connected with fibre direct from the exchange, capable of providing ultrafast speeds of up to 1Gbps (gigabits per second).
This is 24 times the UK average speed and enough to stream 200 HD Netflix movies simultaneously.
It matches the city of York, which was revealed as the place with the fastest UK broadband earlier this year. Caffi Gwynant is among those that will see a major increase to their broadband speeds when the work to build the infrastructure is completed next month.
Paula Williams, co-owner of Caffi Gwynant, said: “We’re incredibly excited about the prospect of getting ultrafast broadband at the café.
“People automatically assume that they’ll be able to enjoy fast broadband speeds wherever they are in the country – no matter how remote or isolated. With a fast internet connection as a result of this new infrastructure we’ll be able to provide our customers with what they expect.
“With ultrafast speeds our customers will be able to instantly upload pics on social media or research the area online rather than relying on a patchy service that can be frustrating. It’s great for our business, customers and community.” a Greatest Showman medley, an Abba medley and a Wizard of Oz dance.
The dances will showcase a range of styles including hip hop, tap, ballet, modern and lyrical.
Last week, the group had a dress rehearsal for the show, inviting any family members who can’t make it to Las Vegas.
The Community Fibre Partnerships scheme is designed to help people in places not included in any current roll-out plans to bring fibre broadband to their local area, working with Openreach to co-fund the installation.
The cost of the Nant Gwynant CFP will be covered by a combination of investment from Openreach and the residents themselves who were able to access Welsh Government ABC vouchers and a BT grant.
Under the CFP programme, communities can apply for a grant of up to £30,000 towards the cost of getting superfast or ultrafast broadband with Openreach if the new technology will also benefit a local school or learning establishment, or a registered UK charity.
Ceri Fitzpatrick, senior community fibre partnerships manager for Openreach, said: “It shows what can be achieved when people work together towards a common goal, and we’re proud to be part of that.”