The Welsh Government has spent £4.25m on a Brecon Beacons farm in an attempt to secure the future of Green Man. But the festival has said it will keep its event in Crickhowell prompting questions over the deal.
Economy minister Vaughan Gething said the government bought the 240-acre Gilestone Farm to ensure Green Man has a "permanent home" in Wales, though he added that a deal to lease the site is still being negotiated. Green Man has not confirmed its intentions for the land in Talybont-on-Usk, which is currently used as 'glamping' holiday accommodation and a farm – but the music and arts festival has said it does not plan to move from its Glanusk Park site near Crickhowell, the BBC reports.
James Evans, Tory MS for Brecon and Radnorshire, said taxpayers' money should be spent elsewhere amid the cost of living crisis while Plaid Cymru has queried why the land was bought without a business plan from the festival being in place. The BBC has reported that Green Man intends to run the site as a farm for its health and sustainability work with Cardiff University.
