A potted history of who we are…………
Mike Lloyd-Wood
- Centre Manager and Principal Guide of M. W. Guiding Services,
Mike has over 35 years experience of mountaineering in the British
Isles, French 
and Swiss Alps and high altitude trekking in the Himalayas.
He has extensive knowledge of the Brecon Beacons
National Park, which has built up over a long period working as
a Warden in the area. He is a licensed provider of outdoor activities
within the National Park, being registered with the Adventure Activities
Licensing Authority and Activity Wales (Outdoor Activities Centres
approved by the Wales Tourist Board).
Together with his wife Dawn and as an Approved
Activity Provider recognised by the Award at Windsor, they manage
and run their own ’Open Award Centre’ in the Brecon
Beacons National Park organising and supervising expeditions for
candidates undertaking their D. of E. Award
M. W. Guiding Services is also an authorised provider
of the National Navigation Award and the British Sports Trust BEL
Award, which provides training for future expedition leaders for
the outdoors.
Dawn Lloyd-Wood - Business
Partner, Senior Administrator and Qualified Instructor in M. W.
Guiding Services. Dawn joined the family run business full time
in 2002 after a career in L.E.A.
 She
is a qualified teacher and former Senior Youth Worker with Caerphilly
County Borough Council. Her initial involvement with the outdoors
started in 1992 as a Youth Worker with the British Red Cross Association
when she successfully completed the Vierdaagse Nijmegan Four Day
Endurance March in the Netherlands, leading a team of young adults.
Since this time she has had 15 years experience of outdoor activities,
including tutoring the D. of E. Award at L.E.A. evening classes.
Dawn has vast experience of mountaineering in the British Isles
as well as in Italy, Ireland and France. She also has experience
of high altitude trekking in Nepal.
A Grandmother for the second time, she is now in the process of
introducing the third generation of the family to the pleasure of
walking in the mountains.
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