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BBNP visitor centre closures

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Debra Lewis
10 years ago

The visitor's centre is an essential part of the Tourist trade in the Beacons National Park . Very shortsighted proposal .

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Denise Willette
10 years ago

Please keep the information centers Open!

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Ceryn Oakes
10 years ago

Bonkers to go ahead with this plan!!

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Daphne Wilks
10 years ago

please dont close this lovely centre

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Katherine edwards
10 years ago

My family have made great use of these facilities over the years and have gone on as the children have grown to become ever more familiar with the beacons. Without the initial use of these sites and access to useful information, I dare say that our visits to the beacons would, over time have been less frequent and possibly become non-existent. Libanus and the waterfalls are great gateways into discovering what the beacons has to offer and I feel finding further ways to exploit the opportunity to introduce and educate people about the beacons would be more beneficial than losing such fantastic resources

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Catherine Fenton
10 years ago

This is extremely short sighted - the visitor centre is a great venue and a great source of information.

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Aled Davies
10 years ago

A very busy place that with a good plan can have a sustainable and cost effective future. Closing down or reducing service is rarely conducive.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

A favourite destination for thousands of people.

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Pam Davies
10 years ago

Have taken many visitors here and they havd always benn impressed and envious of the facilities in such a beautiful area.

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baz jones
10 years ago

how incredibly short sighted ! surely this is a jewel in the crown of the BBNP ! The Board of BBNP need to find a sustainable and creative way to keep this centre open - closure is not an option !

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Lyn Bugler
10 years ago

There have got to be other areas to make savings without taking away a visitors centre in a national park.

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Cherry Jones
10 years ago

The Mountain Centre at Libanus is a favourite destination for visitors and locals alike. It is a retrograde step to close it down and just have a cafe.

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Joe Minihane · petition starter
10 years ago

Well they are closing an office ( im not sure where ) and moving the office staff to the visitors centre. After tens of thousands being spent on changing it to offices ....and the essentials such as heating etc added. So in their mind it's one less office place to rent. Thats it , thats the reason . Please share to anyone you believe would be interested.

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Helen Ball
10 years ago

National Parks are an integral part of the British countryside and closing the centres is extremely short-sighted. They are essential for the education of visitors and for the local economy.

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Helen Roberts
10 years ago

This is quite ludicrous

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Richard Bingham
10 years ago

Very short-sighted idea.

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wayne evans
10 years ago

The centre fulfills a fundamental role in delivering one of the main purposes of the National Park Authority. It is understandable that difficult decisions need to be taken at a time when government sees the 'environment' and 'the arts' as dirty words and funding is cutback to the bone. It would however, be a very retrograde step to consider the centre's closure. What's needed here is inspirational leadership that explores alternative measures and not the easy route of simple closure. To keep the building just as an office complex and tea room is quite bizarre as the day to day running costs and maintenance would remain the same. Perhaps the proposal is more of a staff reduction measure?? Wayne Evans, former employee at BBNP

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Joe Minihane · petition starter
10 years ago

Hi Graham, many people and a few celebrities are helping circulate this and it hass been posted on many blogs and social media pages... but not alot of time left.......please share to those that you believe would be interested and could continue to share it.

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Anniela Taylor
10 years ago

Love visiting this centre. They also provided an amazing experience when my class visited and learned about the Cells. This closure would be a big loss.

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jackie Charlton
10 years ago

Beautiful place with people who know the area giving advice and guidance. How do you get more money into a National Park when so much is being cut elsewhere? Get the health and wellbeing agenda and recognise the difference the outdoors make to people with health issues. The Mountain Centre is so accessible to everyones needs. So important.