#PlanDiscoverProtect – Planning for the 2021 season

Since the end of last summer, SNPA have been planning accordingly and have been developing plans to manage the predicted challenges facing the National Park this season. This involves a two-pronged approach of operational and communication activities. Operational activities – in co-ordination with SNPA partners. Additional overflow park and ride parking in Llanberis to service Pen y Pass.New customer friendly pre-booking at Pen y Pass following the successful pilot last year.Community master-planning sessions with gateway communities as part of the long term plans to transform the area into one known internationally for it’s sustainable tourism approach.Discussions with our partners, Gwynedd Council and Conwy County Borough Council on providing additional park […]

Town Centres across Wales to receive over ÂŁ24 million

Welsh Government Ministers have announced an additional ÂŁ24 million package of support to revitalise Wales’ town centres. ÂŁ18.4 million of Transforming Towns loan funding will breathe new life into old and empty properties.ÂŁ3.34 million will help high street businesses grow and embrace innovative digital technology that will help their business thrive as part of the Year of SMART Towns.An additional ÂŁ3 million will be used to incentivise more North Wales businesses to locate in town centres. A separate ÂŁ3 million North Wales town centres entrepreneurial fund will incentivise new entrepreneurs to locate their businesses within the town centres of Wrexham, Rhyl, Colwyn Bay and Bangor. The fund comprises grant and […]

Cultural Recovery Fund (CRF2)

Up to £30 million to support Wales’ diverse culture sector through the ongoing pandemic has been announced by Welsh Government. An eligibility checker will go live from midday Wednesday 24 March 2021 via the Business Wales website. The Fund will be open for applications from the week beginning 6 April and will close on the 20 April. Please direct any queries via email to WalesCulturalRecoveryFund@gov.wales and the CRF Team will aim to respond as soon as possible. https://gov.wales/written-statement-cultural-recovery-fund-2021-22

Next Tourism Generation Competition

The Next Tourism Generation in collaboration with Tourism Society Cymru and Planed is giving tourism and hospitality students and 16–25-year-olds working in the tourism sector a chance to win ÂŁ250.  The competition is open to students enrolled in Wales on courses that have a component relating to tourism or hospitality AND to young people who work in the industry including 16-25 year olds who have been furloughed or recently been made redundant.  English-A4-Next-Tourism-Generation-Competition-2021-posterDownload Full information is available on the website:  https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/ntgwales2021/ https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/ntg2021-cymraeg/ Deadline to apply is midnight Friday 30 April 2021