Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
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Natural Resources Wales has advised us that they will be operating fish traps on the Upper Usk (at Abercamlais on the Sennybridge-Aberbran section) during the period March-May 2023. Although we anticipate few paddlers using the river during this period, anyone contemplating a trip on this section needs to be aware of this hazard: the trap … Read more
SWOAPG has now published a new online training course comprising 2023 updates to our Gorge-Walking Code of Conduct Training for the Upper Mellte gorge; which can only be completed once the ‘main’ (2021) training courses have been completed. Representatives of all Upper Mellte Gorge-Walking Providers are required to complete this training; before they will be … Read more
SWOAPG has published a new online training course comprising 2023 updates to our Gorge-Walking Code of Conduct Training for the Dinas Area (Sychryd and Lower Mellte gorges); which can only be completed once the ‘main’ (2021) training courses have been completed. Representatives of all Gorge-Walking Providers are required to complete this training before they will … Read more
Please read on to find out how you can help BY MIDNIGHT 12 MARCH as a Welsh-based activity business both by completing a survey yourself AND by asking some of your clients to complete a survey (with a chance to win a £100 voucher!). Thanks! The adventure sector in Wales was last valued at £480 … Read more
If you’ve taken part in outdoor activity in Wales in the last year, please complete this new survey (with a chance to win a £100 voucher!) BY MIDNIGHT 12 MARCH – and feel free to pass on to your friends and colleagues. Thanks! Participant / Visitor Survey: English – https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/OATSurveyEnglish/ Welsh – https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/OATCymraeg/ The adventure … Read more
Further to our earlier e-mail, it appears that this issue has now resolved itself so payments should now work via the e-mail links sent by LoveAdmin. For those that have requested invoices, we’ll get working on these shortly. Thanks for bearing with us… ***************** We thought we’d sent out membership renewals yesterday BUT it seems … Read more
If you’ve taken part in outdoor activity in Wales in the last year, please complete this new survey (with a chance to win a £100 voucher!) BY 12 MARCH – and feel free to pass on to your friends and colleagues. Thanks! Participant / Visitor Survey: English – https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/OATSurveyEnglish/ Welsh – https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/OATCymraeg/ The adventure sector … Read more
We thought we’d sent out membership renewals yesterday BUT it seems our online membership system isn’t working properly and these haven’t been actioned – doh! Some of you may have received e-mails asking for payment, but when you click through to the membership system it shows nothing owing! We’re hoping this will be fixed ASAP … Read more
Wild Country have issued a recall of ‘Wild Country Superlight Rocks Nos. 1-6’. Immediately stop using the items affected by this recall. Full details can be viewed here.
There is a ‘new’ tree in the main fall at Clun Gwyn (Uchaf) which is likely to remain there for some time and might interfere with groups accessing the plunge pool – see photo.