POSTPONED 15 Mar 2020 Waterfall Country Community Activity Day
Pontneddfechan Village Hall Pontneddfechan, Neath, United Kingdom***This event has been postponed by the organisers - future date To Be Confirmed*** SWOAPG is joining BBNPA and others in providing another 'Community Activity Day' for residents of Waterfall Country. Providers will include: SWOAPG Mountain and River Activities – climbing and hawks Call of the Wild – gorge walking Proactive Pontneddfechan – litter picking, ... Read more
16 Mar 2020 Fostering a Connection
Woodlands OEC Glasbury, Powys, United KingdomThis course was designed for outdoor providers to help them find ways of fostering a feeling of connection between their clients and the world around them and is accepted as CPD for members of the Mountain Training Association and the Association of Mountain Instructors. Help your clients engage with their environment. Designed specifically for outdoor ... Read more
20-22 Mar 2020 Mountain Training Hill & Moorland Leader Training
Glyntawe Outdoor Centre Heol Callwen, Glyntawe, Pen-y-Cae, Swansea, United KingdomThe Hill & Moorland Leader Award is nationally accredited and developed by Mountain Training. It is suitable for a wide range of people, including Outdoor Instructors, Teachers and Youth Leaders who wish to take students on walks, or run the expedition section of the DofE Award. Terrain covered by the award is open, uncultivated, non-mountainous ... Read more
21-22 Mar 2020 British Canoeing Canoe & Kayak Coach (Sheltered Water) Training
This 2-day Discipline Specific Training course you will focus on how to coach technical and tactical skills in both Canoe and Kayak on Sheltered Water. The course will help you plan and deliver safe, enjoyable, progressive coaching sessions and you’ll explore specifics to help you coach some typical learners relevant to these craft in this ... Read more
CANCELLED 29 Mar 2020 British Canoeing Foundation Safety & Rescue Training
***CANCELLED due to Covid-19 pandemic*** The FSRTÂ course is intended for all paddlers, coaches and volunteers irrespective of craft or discipline choice, and is available in either bank-based or boat-based option (or a combined course covering both). It provides training on key skills needed to operate safely and deal with common emergencies in a sheltered water ... Read more
30-31 Mar 2020 Local Cave Mine Leader Award Level 1 (Training)
Delivered by Tom Partridge, based in South Wales For more info click here or visit the BCA: https://british-caving.org.uk/wiki3/doku.php?id=training:lcmla_courses Cost is £165pp (non residential)
POSTPONED 30-31 Mar 2020 BCA LCMLA Level 1 Training
***COURSE POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS*** This 2 Day Course is aimed at Outdoor Instructors who are ready to undertake their BCA LCMLA Level 1 Training. Candidates should have undertaken at least 10 caving trips and should have registered with the BCA for the LCMLA Scheme. The course is delivered in a practical and engaging way, ... Read more
CANCELLED 2 Apr 2020 Pontneddfechan community liaison ‘surgery’
Pontneddfechan Village Hall Pontneddfechan, Neath, United Kingdom***CANCELLED due to Covid-19 pandemic*** SWOAPG Directors will be holding drop-in 'surgery' sessions for the Pontneddfechan local community on the 1st Thursday of every month from April to October 2020. These are intended as an opportunity for local residents to bring forward their observations about activity providers working in the area and to help us ... Read more