Events are free to Members, unless otherwise stated. Members only may also reserve seats in advance – all Members will be emailed with details of the booking arrangements before each event.
Non-Members are welcome. There is again no charge for attendance but a suggested donation of £5 is requested to go towards the Society’s charitable work. There will be a donation box available at the exit.
Note that for popular events places may be limited for those Members, who have not reserved a place, and Non-Members arriving on the night.
ILLUSTRATED TALK:
Brecon Mountain Rescue
Date: Wednesday 5th September
Time: 7.30pm
Place: Bear Hotel, Crickhowell
Speaker: Duncan Forbes
Contact: Janet Callear
01874 636116
Duncan Forbes has been a member of the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team for 25 years and is currently the Chair of the Team and one of the team’s duty coordinators. He will talk about the history of the team, how they work with the public, other teams and the emergency services, what it does, how its funded and how to call out the team should the need arise. Duncan will illustrate all this by taking you through how a real incident unfolded, giving a true flavour of their work.
ILLUSTRATED TALK:
Buen Camino! Hiking the Pilgrims’ Way to Santiago
Date: Wednesday 17th October
Time: 7.30pm
Place: Bear Hotel, Crickhowell
Speaker: Roger White
Contact: Janet Callear
01874 636116
Roger has kindly agreed to return to give again his illustrated talk of the remarkable people and places he encountered when he hiked through Spain for 500 miles to Santiago de Compostela, and then a little further to Cape Finisterre. He takes us over mountains, hills and plains, and through cities, towns and villages, all with their own living heritage from the Camino de Santiago.