Registered Charity Number 507694

Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team operates in the Brecon Beacons National Park incorporating Pen y Fan the highest point in southern Britain as well as the beautiful waterfalls of Ystradfellte, and Cardiff, Caerphilly and Newport. We have been supporting the communities of Mid and South Wales since 1963 

Our emergency vehicles and equipment have been destroyed or severely damaged after a fire broke out in our rescue centre in Merthyr Tydfil on the evening of Saturday 25th November 2017. Read full story…

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Latest News…

Mary’s Marathon Triumph

Mary’s Marathon Triumph

May 5, 2019

Thank you Mary! A huge thank you to Mary Eggins who took part in the 2019 London Marathon to raise funds for us. We rely on fundraising to carry out our work so we are extremely grateful for the money Mary has raised. Mary has raised over £3000 and is doing one last...

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Freemasons of South Wales

Freemasons of South Wales

Apr 24, 2019 | 0 Comments

Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team is pleased to announce the commissioning of a brand new response vehicle. A gift from the Freemasons of South Wales. On Friday 12 April Team Leader Penny Brockman, accompanied by other members of CBMRT, were honoured to be invited...

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CBMRT Celebrate International Women’s Day 2019

CBMRT Celebrate International Women’s Day 2019

Mar 8, 2019 | 0 Comments

We support International Women's Day 2019 #BalanceforBetter a call-to-action for driving gender balance across the world. Central Beacons is 1 of 5 teams in Mountain rescue England and Wales to have a female Team Leader. Central Beacons recognise our Team is stronger...

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Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team covers South, Mid and West Wales, Central area of the Brecon Beacons, incorporating Pen y Fan, and the Ystradfellte waterfalls, Cardiff, Caerphilly, the Valleys and Newport.