Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
SWOAPG_admin The group that is currently working to bring back into use (for hire by groups) the former Pen y Cae outdoor centre in the Grwyne Fawr valley would welcome views from potential users. Please see attached documents and return the survey by 20 March to ian.mabberley@btconnect.com. Pen Y Cae Information & Survey (pdf) Pen y … Read more
Apologies to anyone who has sent messages to mail@swoapg.com recently – there has been a problem with this e-mail address which we HOPE we have fixed! If you think we may have missed an important message from you, please try re-sending, copied to coordinator@swoapg.com. Thanks!
SWOAPG occasionally gets asked to recommend Technical Advisers. We avoid doing this, because we can’t be seen to favour any one of our Members over another. However, we would like to be able to point enquirers to a list of Technical Advisers for them to choose, so will be including the option in our 2020 … Read more
SWOAPG will be sending out membership renewal requests next week. If you wish to maintain continuity in your Membership (and avoid receiving lots of reminders!), please respond to these and arrange payment by 31 March. If you are a gorge user, we will only send this season’s ID cards (which will be pale blue) once … Read more
The tree that was blocking the Honddu shifted in the floods last weekend; it’s now blocking the river-left arch of the main Usk bridge in Llanfaes. This should pose few problems, since in normal river levels, the flow normally dries under this arch. Thanks to Paul Lilygreen for this update.
The AALA licence application process and providers will be changing from 1 Apr 2020 – see attached details:
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority has informed us that there will be no Warden cover at Cwm Porth on 26 Feb 2020. The car park will still be open for use.
Paddlers beware: there is currently a tree blocking the Honddu, full width, in Brecon. Thanks to Paul Lilygreen for this information and photo.
See the message below from the IOL: Dear Outdoor Sector Colleagues, Following the successful design and approval of the Outdoor Activity Instructor Apprenticeship Standard, IOL and employers have been working together to develop a proposal for a new apprenticeship – Outdoor Learning Specialist. We would like to up-date you about both and seek input/involvement from you as … Read more
We are intending to run a Code of Conduct Training Session for both Sychryd and Mellte gorges on Sun 23 Feb, starting at 1pm, for any providers who need this. For details and to book places, please visit the SWOAPG website https://swoapg.com/event/23-feb-2020-dinas-sychryd-mellte-code-of-conduct-training.