Alerts

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.

Paddlers beware: there is currently a tree blocking the Honddu, full width, in Brecon. Thanks to Paul Lilygreen for this information and photo.

Paddlers beware: the wooden walkways installed by anglers on river right above Llanspyddid Rapids (on the Usk between Aberbran and Brecon) have washed away leaving large bolts and bits of metal exposed at low water. Thanks to Tim Pustka and Soldier Development Wing for these photos:  

We have received the following message from Dwr Cymru Welsh Water which might affect water levels in the Crai & Usk: “On the morning of the 23rd January we will be carrying out our normal Scour operation at Crai Reservoir, we will be releasing a small amount of water during this operation in a controlled manner … Read more