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Some of our members have alerted us to a significant potential hazard halfway up the Sychryd 'cascade' climb / at the entrance to Will's Hole cave, next to the obvious, upright metal girder (see photos): "We noticed that there were some loose rocks on the left directly above the big metal girder. We investigated a … Read more

To all Members: Canoe Wales has just confirmed (https://www.facebook.com/CanoeWales) that “CW members have access to legal expenses cover to…defend any civil action relating to material property, owned by a third party or for which a third party is responsible, arising out of an alleged or actual negligent act or omission or any nuisance, trespass or … Read more

To all Members: We have just been informed that the start of works at the Gunpowder Works has been delayed until 12 March (from 5 March) due to the inclement weather.

Dear all, I hope you would all agree that the South Wales Outdoor Activity Providers Group has provided a very useful function since its inception in 2010, when it was setup primarily to manage the Waterfalls Area Concordat and our Environmental Charter. Since then, the Group has gone on to provide other services to members, … Read more

To all Members: Some of you will already be aware of the proposals made yesterday by Geoff Maynard to charge for passage of canoes through his property on the Wye between Glasbury and Hay. Canoe Wales has made the following statement and (since our Coordinator and the Canoe Wales Waterways & Environment Officer are one-and-the-same … Read more

To all Members: As you should all by now be aware, work will start soon to stabilise and restore the gunpowder works near Pontneddfechan. Work will start on 5th March and ​​will result in some access restrictions in the area until at least September: Access to the ​​footpath on ​’river right’​ of the Mellte between … Read more

**NB these two news items are unconnected in any way – it's mere coincidence that we're reporting them in a single Alert!!** Torpantau Tunnel We have received a report from Storey Arms Centre (thanks, Ryan Stamp) that a new bulge on the southern wall of the tunnel was noticed two weeks ago, along with some … Read more

To all members, observers & associates: Please note that, in future, Alerts from SWOAPG will no longer appear on our website www.swoapg.org, but will continue to to be sent by e-mail to all Members and will continue to be posted (automaticallly, and normally within 24 hours) on https://www.facebook.com/groups/southwalesoutdoorinstructors. We are introducing this change to simplify … Read more

This message has been posted on Facebook by the owner of Llanthomas Fishery (downstream of the Hollybush Inn), Geoff Maynard: “All Canoe Operators and paddlers: Please be very aware if paddling Glasbury to Hay – the recent floods have exposed fresh very large concrete rubble with steel reinforcing rods sticking out – these are akin … Read more

The National Park has informed us that work will begin in March on the long-awaited conservation project to consolidate the Gunpowder Works on the Western bank of the Mellte, followed by some forestry operations. The building contractors will come on site on 5th March and finish at the end of August. The Park Authority then plans … Read more