Brecon Beacons News

A new Executive Committee was elected at the AGM on Saturday 24th June. The Officers of the Society are as below. All are Trustees of the Society. Hon. Chairman – Jim Wilson Hon Vice Chairman – Martin Buckle Hon Treasurer – Ben Sladen Hon Secretary – Vacancy The other Members of the Executive Committee are…

25th Annual General Meeting in Canolfan Cyfarthfa, Merthyr Tydfil Saturday 24th June 2017 at 10.15am You may download the revised agenda for the AGM here.

Travelling information if you are attending the Park Society AGM this coming Saturday 24 June. The A465 in the Clydach Gorge will be closed throughout next weekend which will affect some members coming to the Park Society AGM.  The road between Brynmawr and Gilwern will be closed 23-26 June from 20.30 Friday evening, to be…

Wales’ National Parks are under threat. A Welsh Government report by the Future Landscapes Working Group on the future of designated landscapes in Wales undermines the status of National Parks as Protected Landscapes. The draft Future Landscape Wales report fails to mention a basic principle of conservation (the Sandford Principle) that would be an ultimate safeguard for natural…

The Welsh Assembly and the Welsh government are considering plans to change how National Parks are looked after. But the plans are missing crucial protections that would safeguard Wales’ natural beauty for future generations. The “Sandford Principle” must be retained as an ultimate safeguard so that, when there is an unresolvable conflict of purposes, conservation…

An Urgent Message from Jim Wilson, Chairman BBPS. Hello Fellow Members of the Brecon Beacons Park Society. I am contacting you today to give you an update on the seriousness of the crisis that the Society is facing. A number of Members who are actively involved in making our Society as successful as it is…

Judith Harvey will be giving us an illustrated talk on “Projects in the Park” at The Bear Hotel in Crickhowell at 7.30pm on Wednesday 14th June. Judith has been a Warden for many years and is now Warden Manager for the Brecon Beacons National Park.  So this will be a great opportunity to learn about…

The Minutes of the 2016 AGM are available for download by clicking here. The Agenda for 2017 AGM is available by clicking here. PLEASE NOTE THAT NO NOMINATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE POSTS OF CHAIRMAN OR SECRETARY. The following nominations have been made:- Hon. Chairman –  No nomination received by 11 May 2017 Hon.…

Another date for your diaries is Sunday 15th October, when the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority will be holding its next Heritage Day at the Brecon Theatre. This is one of a number of events to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the designation of the National Park in 1957. The theme of the day will…

Professor Terry Marsden has agreed to be the new Chairman of the Alliance for National Parks (Cymru). Professor Marsden was the author of the recent report into Protected Landscapes, which was well recieved by the National Park Authorities as well as the Park Societies.

The AGM will be held in Canolfan Cyfarthfa in Cyfarthfa Park, Merthyr Tydfil, at 10.15am on Saturday 24 June 2017. The meeting will be followed by a talk about the Crawshays and Cyfarthfa Ironworks. After lunch there will be a choice of activities: an 8km (5miles) local walk with Rob Short through the Taff Fechan Nature…

On Wednesday 3rd May, Alun and Isobel Davies will be giving us an illustrated talk on “Offa’s Dyke – a summer ramble or a long muddy slog?”.  This will be at The Bear Hotel in Crickhowell at 7.30pm. Offa’s Dyke Path is the national trail which roughly follows the Wales / England border.  It takes…