Get ready for the new season and the Year of Adventure at the Tourism in the Park 2016 event
2016 is here and it’s going to be epic. As Visit Wales launches its Year of Adventure campaign to make Wales the place to visit, tourism businesses across the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park are invited to the ‘Tourism in the Park’ event on Thursday 11 February. Everyone who engages with…
National Park Upland Paths Volunteers celebrate their second birthday
On Saturday, the Upland Paths Volunteers met to celebrate the second birthday of their scheme. Attendees from the 40 strong group of volunteers who help to look after the vital network of footpaths that cover the Central Beacons and Black Mountains, spent the morning on the snow covered Blorenge overlooking…
Crickhowell pupil wins National Park Photography Competition
A pupil from Crickhowell Community Primary School has won an iPad mini in a photo competition run by the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority in partnership with the Waun Fach Nature Fund project and the Black Mountains Graziers Association. Rhianna Haworth, age 9 took the winning image of the Grwyne…
Gurkha’s thank National Park Authority for help with Nepal Earthquake appeal
Captain Dhalindra KC of the Gurkha Wing (Mandalay) from the Infantry Battle School in Brecon came to the National Park Authority meeting to present a certificate and a Gurkha Khukuri, (a Ceremonial Nepali knife). The presentation was made to recognise the Authority’s help with the Nepal Earthquake appeal in 2015. …
National Awards highly commend local Volunteer group
The Discover Llangorse and Bwlch Alliance group were recently highly commended in the group category of the 2015 National Park Volunteer Awards. The awards are presented to individuals, projects, and groups that have gone above and beyond the expectations of volunteers. Each year thousands of hours are given by volunteers…