Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
SWOAPG_admin No specific news this week, but SWOAPG is trying to arrange meetings over the next week or two with both Powys County Council (regarding launching at Glasbury Bont) and Hay Town Council (regarding traffic congestion at the public launch site). We’ll let you know as soon as we have any further news on either of … Read more
The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority and Ystradfellte and Pontneddfechan Community Council are asking anyone who has visited, are visiting or are a resident of Waterfall Country to complete a new visitor survey. The survey, being undertaken over the next year through on-site interviews and online, will look at building on current work to alleviate … Read more
NB the message below reflects a change to the advice currently presented in SWOAPG’s Code of Conduct training regarding access to the ‘waterfall jump’ on the Sychryd. We’ll be updating our training to reflect this new advice in due course. As we have advised previously, there has been recent tension regarding use of the top … Read more
We have received the message below from Powys County Council – which confirms what we already knew about the process that the Council must go through before it is able to permit the re-launch of canoeing at Glasbury. The Council is asking for ideas or evidence that would help in informing the Habitat Regulations Assessment, … Read more
We have received the following clarification from Welsh Government: From 7 June (subject to the health conditions at that date) [we expect a change to Alert Level 1 when] 6 people from any household (excluding any children under the age of 11, or carers) OR members of the same extended household (and well-being household) can … Read more
Alongside the various guidance affecting tourism and residential visits, the Welsh Government issued on 10 May an update to the guidance for our sector, titled “Sport, recreation and leisure: guidance for a safe return”, available here.
The Welsh Government has established a fund to support the residential outdoor education sector in Wales with an initial allocation of £2 million. This fund will provide eligible centres across Wales with support to cover essential operating costs during the period June to September 2021. The fund will have a capped maximum grant of £45,000 … Read more
We have received the following update from OEAP Cymru and AHOEC: “We met with the team from WG education on 12 May (outdoor ed policy lead and the lead on schools’ guidance), and what follows are the messages coming from that meeting. Apologies for the slight delay in getting this out to you, there were … Read more
The SWOAPG Steering Group has discussed the evolving situation regarding canoeing from Glasbury-Hay and has agreed that our best course of action to support our Members at the moment is to assist Powys County Council in completing its Habitat Regulation Assessment as quickly as possible. We therefore intend to gather and submit information and advice … Read more
Thanks to Andy Lewington of Pendarren House OEC for this update – I believe this refers to the passage from ‘entrance M’ marked on the UBSS & CDG Survey 1977: “Near the resurgence is a short passage that used to be dry with the occasional puddle becoming a wet crawl leading through debris to the … Read more