Crickhowell Open Studios - released 16 May 2014
Art in many an unexpected place has annually become a feature of the Spring Bank Holiday weekend in Crickhowell and surrounding area as 38 venues open their doors to welcome visitors during the Crickhowell Open Studios. Businesses in Crickhowell embrace the event by offering window display space for artists making…
Shoppers set to bag a bargain in Crickhowell ‘Tenner Trail’ - released 15 May 2014
This month will see the launch of a ‘Tenner Trail’ in Crickhowell with £10 offers and deals from a range of local businesses up for grabs from May 23 to June 6. The initiative has grown out of the town’s Totally Locally campaign which aims to promote the benefits of…
Welsh boys win silver gilt at Chelsea for dark skies inspired garden - released 23 May 2014
Two Welsh brothers, Harry and David Rich have won a silver gilt medal at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show for their garden Vital Earth: The Night Sky Garden, inspired by the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park’s dark skies – one of only five International Dark Sky Reserves in the world. …
‘Deadly Duo’ bring home gold at Bwlch with Altitude Challenge
Nobody said it was going to be easy but three Llangynidr locals scooped the winning prize at last week’s Bwlch with Altitude challenge walking over 12 miles and solving a series of puzzles along the way. ‘The Deadly Duo’ beat off stiff competitions from 10 other teams walking away with…
One ticket from Paddington to Brecon - released 28 May 2014
A new short film has been launched today to publicise a special ‘through ticket’ which has been created for passengers to travel from London Paddington, Reading, Swindon or Bristol Parkway to Brecon – the heart of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. From today (28th May 2014) passengers travelling from…
Welsh boys inspired by National Park ‘Dark Skies’ for Chelsea Flower Show (released 8th May 2014)
Inspired by the clear dark skies and star constellations that can be seen from their home in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, a star shaped cobblestone path is just one of the beautiful features that the Rich Brothers will be creating when they present Vital Earth: The Night Sky Garden…
New traineeships in the Park - released 16 May 2014
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded funding to Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority to provide 12 year-long salaried conservation traineeships a year, for the next three years. A grant of £908,500 has been awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund ‘Skills for the Future’ towards the ‘Skills in Action’ partnership which…