Alerts

Members of the Outdoor Alliance (including SWOAPG) wrote on Monday to the Welsh Government expressing our concerns about the ‘blanket’ closure of footpaths and access land in Wales during the Covid-19 crisis. The letter asks the Government to provide clearer information for the public about what areas are closed and about what they regard as … Read more

Perhaps overtaken by the most recent announcements by the Prime Minister, but… …Natural Resources Wales has informed us that it is closing Car parks in waterfall country, these include Pont Melin Fach, Gwaun Hepste, Dinas Rock, Blaen Llia and we understand Cwm Porth is also closed.

SWOAPG Directors met on 23 Mar to discuss concerns that had been raised about us asking for Membership fees in these difficult times. The Directors appreciate that this is a very difficult time for all of us; that many Members may already be struggling financially; and that many of you will not now be accessing … Read more

Many SWOAPG Members will have already been – or will soon be – affected by the restrictions imposed by coronavirus. This will be a difficult time for all of us, businesses and individuals alike. We don’t feel it’s our place to add yet more advice, but SWOAPG has received through its network the following information … Read more

***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 on Sun 15 March at Pontneddfechan Village Hall – with free activities provided by some of our Members. Please come and join us from … Read more

SWOAPG annual Membership renewals are being sent out NOW from our online membership system, LoveAdmin. If you don’t receive your renewal request this week – or you want to upgrade or request offline payment, please contact us ASAP. Payments are due by 31 March (£78 for Full Members, £26 for Associate Members). If you’re only … Read more

Many of you will already have seen Facebook posts showing tress and other debris in the Sychryd gorge. Here’s the latest report from Katie Lloyd of Princes’ Trust: “We’ve been in the Sychryd today [Tue 3 Mar]. Pools are all clear with the exception of the top pool. The tree on river left is still … 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!

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.

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.