Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
SWOAPG_admin Several SWOAPG Members have, quite understandably, been asking for updates on the access situation with Loonies’ Leap and the Wye from Glasbury-Hay. Sadly we don’t have anything positive to report just yet, however: BBNPA has received an engineer’s report for loonies’ Leap and will advise us as soon as possible on whether the site can … Read more
Paddle UK (formerly British Canoeing) has recently published new ‘Standards for Deployment’ for those involved with delivering paddlesport across the UK (see Standards For Deployment | Paddle UK). These include specific guidance for ‘commercial’ providers (see Commercial-Standards-for-Deployment-Policy-April-24-1.pdf) as well as for clubs affiliated to Paddle UK and its national associations (including Canoe Wales). The standards … Read more
We received this message a few days ago (apologies for the delay in sending) – please beware and be prepared to report repeat occurrences to the police… “I was at Dinas rock car park on Monday the 6th of May and had just finished a gorge walk with a friend when one of the instructors … Read more
Thanks to Lee Garbett of Quest Adventures for the following updates – PLEASE TAKE NOTE if using the Sychryd Gorge: There are once again Dippers nesting in the old bridge support below Bwa Maen and the ‘jacuzzi’. PLEASE AVOID THIS AREA for the time being by accessing the river above the ‘jacuzzi fall’ rather than … Read more
There has been another small landslide near the entrance to Porth yr Ogof. BBNPA will get it inspected soon, but in the meantime please take extra care in this area.
The Cwm Porth phone line is now working again, so car park bookings can be made in the usual way.
The Cwm Porth phone line is currently down, so please could caving groups etc. book parking spaces via e-mail until the line is fixed – cwmporth@beacons-npa.gov.uk. Thanks!
If you are using the Sychryd or Mellte gorges you should by now have renewed the annual sign-in process, about which we’ve sent several e-mails recently. We’ve already given you a month’s “amnesty” because of the new membership and sign-up system we’ve introduced this year, but… FROM 1 MAY you MUST have renewed and be … Read more
KitSquad assists low-income people to get into the outdoors by supplying free, pre-loved kit and equipment. It’s the only nationwide scheme that supplies donated second-hand adventure gear to low-income individuals to enable them to get outdoors wearing or using the appropriate gear. Individuals on means-tested benefits can apply for equipment via the website. Donations of … Read more
Due to changes in Meta’s policies, it is no longer possible from 22 April for us to automatically post our ‘daily alerts’ to the ‘South Wales Outdoor Instructors’ Facebook group. If you’d like to continue seeing our alerts for ‘critical’ (e.g. safety-related) issues relating to activity provision within the Brecon Beacons and South Wales, you … Read more