New Partner for Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Visitor Centre
The Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority announced today that Aramark Limited have been selected through an open tender to run the café and tea rooms at the National Park Visitor Centre from 1 April 2017. All the existing staff will be employed by the new provider, which will ensure that…
Black Mountains Land Use Partnership successfully through to stage 2 with a new approach to upland commons management
A local group - The Black Mountains Land Use Partnership - announced today that its application has been successful in getting through to stage 2 of the Welsh Government’s bidding process for its Sustainable Management Scheme. The partnership are chasing funding for a million pound project which, if successful will…
Bannau Brycheiniog Volunteers celebrating double win at UK National Parks Volunteer Awards
The winners of the UK National Parks Volunteer Awards have been announced and for the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park it’s a double celebration. Volunteer Jo Minihane won the Individual award category and the Nepalese Community Footpath Group were Group category award winners. The annual awards give recognition and thanks to…
Eluned Morgan AM impressed by her visit to the Bannau Brycheiniog Visitor Centre
Eluned Morgan Assembly Member visited the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Visitor Centre - sometimes known as the Mountain Centre - to see changes underway at the National Park Visitor Centre for herself. The Regional Assembly Member for Mid and West Wales was met by the Authority’s Chief Executive John Cook…
Weatherman Walking heads for the hills
The new series of BBC1 Wales’, Weatherman Walking, will feature two of the Bannau Brycheiniog’ hidden gems: Bwlch and Llangorse. The episode which will broadcast at 7.30pm, this Friday 20th January, follows Derek Brockway as he walks Bwlch with Solitude; a route created especially for the programme, with Emma Harrison,…
Volunteers wanted to help mend mountains
The Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Upland Volunteers’ are looking for new recruits to join their hard working team. More help is needed as the new year will see the group take on important conservation work and further footpath repairs in the Black Mountains. Each year, thousands of people visit the…