Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
SWOAPG_admin WATO, through Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum, has just launched its latest ‘Outdoor Adventure Activity Barometer Survey’ to enable us to track the ongoing effects of Covid-19 on our sector. We had 67 businesses reply in the first survey and it would be great to have at least that many if not more this round – so … Read more
This year’s SWOAPG AGM will be via video-conference on 19 Nov at 6.30pm. As well as the usual formalities, we’ll have some questions for Members and you may have some for us! It would be great to have a good turnout from the outdoor activity provider sector: please let us know in advance (RSVP using … Read more
Just in case our Members haven’t seen recent information from Welsh Government on funding for businesses affected by Covid-19, here is the latest information we have received from Brecon Beacons Tourism. Although some of it relates specifically to guidance issued by Powys, other Local Authorities should have similar arrangements in place: 1. Economic Reliance Fund … Read more
WATO, through Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum, has just launched its latest ‘Outdoor Adventure Activity Barometer Survey’ to enable us to track the ongoing effects of Covid-19 on our sector. We had 67 businesses reply in the first survey and it would be great to have at least that many if not more this round – so … Read more
The latest issue of Brecon Beacons National Park Authority’s Waterfall Country newsletter is now available:
Many of you will be aware of the campaign to ‘Save Outdoor Education’ as a result of school residential trips still being prohibited by the Government under Covid-19 precautions. WATO has drafted the attached template letter for our Members to use – the more letters that are sent, the more likelihood there is of a … Read more
This year’s SWOAPG AGM will be an online affair via Zoom or Microsoft Teams on 19 Nov, 6.30-8pm – please try to come if you can! more details will appear in due course on our website event listing, where you can also RSVP if you’re planning to join us.
SWOAPG will shortly be changing e-mail providers and there is a small possibility that, during the transition process, some messages to us may not get through. We expect this to take no more than a day at the very most, but if you do receive a non-deliverable message – or don’t receive a response from … Read more
In these troubling times there may be some light at the end of the tunnel for the right person: https://www.atlanticcollege.org/discover/careers/current-vacancies They are looking for a Seafront Coordinator, someone who has the skills and experience to lead groups in their amazing seafront location and also plan and prepare for the future of seagoing from Atlantic College!
Regrettably, we have taken the decision to postpone the ‘Caving and Covid’ workshop scheduled for 1 Oct, partly to avoid people having to travel from locked-down areas and partly because we still do not understand how Covid-19 behaves in the cave environment. Apologies to those who were hoping to attend. We intend to reschedule this … Read more