Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00Red kites are fed daily at Nanteraryan. The spectacle attracts many people to a
00:04place which also has outdoor play areas, walking and mountain bike trails. The
00:09indoor visitor centre with its shop, cafe and toilets is also part of the
00:13attraction but there's uncertainty about the future of this one and two others.
00:17Summit Cycles was involved very closely with the building. Summit Cycles built trails at
00:22two of the sites. NRW says the walking and bike trails will stay but the
00:27company is worried that the sites could attract fewer people if there are
00:30changes. We're sure that there will be a number of dedicated mountain bikers
00:35who will continue to use the trails at these centres but for many people the
00:39visitor centres help to facilitate access to the outdoors and they
00:44give a quality to people to be able to enjoy the outdoors for the benefit of
00:49their health and well-being. NRW is aiming to make savings of 13 million
00:53pounds with a loss of 265 jobs. It's reviewing what it does. Tackling the
00:59climate emergency and pollution are priorities so it's proposing no longer
01:04running cafes and shops at the visitor centres, two of which are in Ceredigion.
01:09The local MS says NRW should either continue to support them or pass them on
01:14quickly. The visitor centre here in Nanteraryan, all three of them, are really
01:18important centres both for people in the locality but also for visitors to the
01:23area. Invest in its future NRW or transfer it as a full asset to somebody
01:29with experience who can run it as a full centre and see the potential. I know that
01:33there are interested parties out there but we need to move quickly. The future
01:37use of visitor centres at Coed y Brenin, an iconic place for mountain bikers, and
01:42Ynys Las with its walks along the Dyfi estuary are also uncertain. The mountain
01:47biking sector is calling on Welsh Government to intervene while supporters
01:51of Ynys Las say the visitor centre and its staff are vital. It really draws
01:56visitors in from from the Midlands in England as well as all around the area
02:02in Wales. The visitor centre is at the heart of the site so it's not a
02:06quanterum, it is an educational visitor centre. 13,000 people signed a petition
02:12in support of the centres. Today the Senedd's petitions committee said it
02:16will write to NRW and ask for a debate on the issue. NRW's board will meet next
02:22month to approve final plans which could determine the future of the popular
02:27centres.