Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
SWOAPG_admin We have recently received several reports of groups behaving in ways that aren’t consistent with the high standards we expect from users of the Waterfall Area gorges concordat. Please ensure all your gorge leaders are aware of the following points: Groups have been seen using (and encouraging group members to use) the river-left bank of … Read more
NRW has notified us that “in the evening after 5pm on Thursday 8th August a drone is going to be filming the main face of Dinas Rock and the hill fort area, so it would be helpful if providers were clear of the climbing area for the period of the filming to ensure the filming … Read more
Over the next few weeks you may notice some radon dosimeters in some of the popular group caves. We are undertaking a 5 year re-sample of the group caves to update the figures for the BCA Radon Underground work. Please do not fiddle or tamper with the meters. If you have any questions please get … Read more
BBNPA has informed us that, due to contractor delays in the cliff inspections taking place at Cwm Porth, access to the main cave entrance and tradesman’s entrance will now be closed from 12th-14th August (not 22nd – 24th July) to allow for work to take place safely. Apologies for any inconvenience…
The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority is currently advertising for suitable persons to apply for membership of the Brecon Beacons National Park Local Access Forum (LAF), to cover the whole of the National Park area. They will appoint between 12 and 22 members to the LAF. The role of the Local Access Forum is to advise the … Read more
Apologies for the attention-grabbing headline, please be assured there isn’t sewage in the Sychryd – but we’ve been told that there is some human excrement on the sloping path that leads down from the road to the confluence of the Sychryd and Mellte – just at the point where clients might sit down to slide … Read more
SWOAPG, as one of the core members of Wales Adventure Tourism Organisation (WATO), has been asked to help assess the current skills and recruitment challenges of the adventure activity sector. This is through WATO’s role in representing the adventure activity sector on the Wales Tourism and Hospitality Skills Partnership. This partnership of organisations from across … Read more
AdventureRMS has announced that this year, local authorities across Great Britain are targeting unlicensed adventure activity providers that may be operating within scope, and in contravention of the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations – for more detail, see Local authorities to target unlicensed adventure activity providers | Adventure RMS
The Office for Product Safety and Standards has issued the following Product Recall: Vango Folding Gas Stoves (2405-0054) – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk): Folding Gas Stove ACXSTOVE DAKZ36 and Folding Stove with Windshield and Piezo ACXSTOVE DEWZ36 present a risk of fire, explosion and burns as it has been identified that the gas hose may degrade over time, … Read more
If anyone has found a White Palm Helmet at Blaen y Glyn, one of Parkwood Outdoors’ instructors has lost theirs. If you’ve found it, please contact mike.smith@parkwoodoutdoors.co.uk or 01685 848309. Thanks!