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Gwaun Hepste Car Park closed until March 2027 – may have knock-on effects at Cwm Porth

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We’ve received the following message from BBNPA: “Gwaun Hepste car park will be closed from Monday 2nd November to March 2027 [while NRW are undertaking improvements to the parking facilities there]. This will obviously put a lot of strain on the limited parking available at Cwm Porth during this period, especially at weekends. We will … Read more

Announcement on SWOAPG finances

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Back in July our Chair wrote to all our Members and our key stakeholders to explain that SWOAPG was facing a serious financial challenge (simply put, we were approximately £2,500 short of breaking even for our financial year) and that our Board of Directors was actively exploring avenues to reduce costs and find alternative funding … Read more

Why Water Matters

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An introduction to SWOAPG’s new ‘WaterSource’ initiative in partnership with Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water. Water. The source of life. A precious resource. As people who work in ‘the great outdoors’, we have a more intimate relationship with it than most. We drink it. We wash with it. We scramble and swim in it. We float … Read more

Minibus break-in at Ogof Clogwyn – beware!

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One of our Members had their minibus broken into yesterday while caving at Ogof Clogwyn. This follows a couple of incidents of ropes and equipment being ‘interfered with’ outside the cave in recent months; providers using this area should consider taking extra care not to leave valuable kit accessible or unattended when using the cave…

Blaen y Glyn rock fall – top waterfall slide

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Thanks to Storey Arms for the following message and photos: “Recent rock fall on the approach to the top waterfall slide at Blaen y Glyn – just after you duck under the tree on river right when approaching the waterfall. There’s also a slat missing from the footbridge” Take care out there!