Minister confirms hope that visitor centres will reopen in the Spring

Watch Minister confirms hope that visitor centres will reopen in the Spring - Tindle News on Dailymotion

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00:00of much public concern the closures have been the subject of Senedd petitions and debates

00:09concerns have been expressed by members from all parties and these centres as we know play an

00:14important role in community engagement and tourism and their closure will be keenly felt

00:20the wider visitor sites may remain open of course but the visitor centres form a crucial part of the

00:27visitor offer and without which the sites may not be able to attract as many visitors as previously

00:33seen so recommendation two is that and I quote the recommendation NRW must urgently provide a

00:38credible plan to reopen all three visitor centres this must include clarity about its vision for the

00:44future of the visitor centres the service levels it wishes to see and a financially viable strategy

00:50and timetable to achieve this and all of this should be provided to the committee within three

00:55months now the government says in its response that NRW will provide the committee with more

00:59information regarding arrangements within the committee's time frame but over four months has

01:04passed and this information hasn't been provided to the committee so members across the Senedd

01:08I'm sure we'll want to hear from the minister today a clear timetable for reopening those centres

01:13three visitor centre sites are not closed and they continue to remain open and many people are using

01:19them for walking bike in access to play areas car parking toilet provision and more

01:23now the visitor centre sites provide a wonderful gateway to outdoor recreation and an important

01:28attraction for communities and tourists alike in mid Wales so I'm pleased to share with the committee a bit

01:34of an update the both community hub small grassroots charity which began in 2007 offering support and

01:42activities for local community stretching from northern Ceredigion to Machinthleth is now running a

01:47community space that is last which has proven to be a very welcome addition to the local community

01:53the invitations to tender for bulk nantar arian and quite a brain in are expected to be launched in

01:58November and it's hope that the contracts will be in place then for April 2026 and they're up and running

02:04the ongoing management of the w national nature reserve at unislaus is a core requisite of NRW statutory functions and

02:12it will continue and a long-standing approved management plan is in place for the site which

02:17details a program of conservation work overseen by NRW's land management team