Brecon Beacons News
Note change to Friday’s walk
The ground conditions for the Friday walk are very poor, waterlogged fields and three swollen streams to cross. Therefore meet same time and place, however, the route will be over to Sugar Loaf from Ysgyryd Fawr. Similar mileage and grading.
Wednesday Wander cancelled
Sadly due to flooding and anticipated further rain this Wednesday Wander (19 Feb) has been cancelled.
Another Storm Dennis cancellation.
All of our weekend walks Friday, Saturday and now Sunday cancelled. Sorry, stay safe out there.
Sunday 9 Feb walk cancelled due to severe weather warning
Sunday 9 Feb walk cancelled due to severe weather warning. Sorry but need to keep you safe on walks and getting to them.
Our recent talk by Collette Mooney of the Wye and Usk Foundation
At our most recent talk, members heard of the work of the Wye and Usk Foundation when Colette Mooney, “Salmon Lady” and Head of Education for the Foundation, came with Easi-scopes and specimens for us to look at, as well as giving an inspiring talk . The Wye and Usk Foundation is a charity with a…
extra info for Crug Mawr walk on 8 Feb
Parking and toilets available at Lanbedr Village Hall ( GR 239:203) for the walk on Feb 8th at a charge of £1 per car. Meet point for the walk will be outside the church.
Society Strategic Plan
Over the last few months the Executive has been updating it’s Strategic Plan. This sets out our priorities for the next 2-3 years and defines the tasks which need to be addressed during this period. It will be used as a basis for the reports which go into our Annual Report and will be updated…
Executive Committee Minutes Secretary
We are looking for a volunteer to become Executive Committee Minutes Secretary. The Executive Committee meets every six weeks in the Bear Hotel and for 10 years we have been very fortunate to have had the services of Richard Chandler, but last year he gave up this task. We have been sharing the minute taking…
Walk Friday 27 Dec
Recce of tomorrow’s walk (Friday 27th) confirms very very wet under foot – so a bit more on quiet road substituted – and views unlikely given weather forecast but will occur.
Our celebrations of 70 years of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
Chariots of Fire concentrated on the early life and success of Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell at the Paris Olympics. Many may recall Liddell’s turn to missionary work but perhaps not Abraham’s later career and his part, as Secretary of the National Parks Commission from 1950-1963, in establishing our National Parks. This nugget of information…