Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
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We have been asked by Powys County Council to circulate the following message to SWOAPG Members – please reply by midday 3 July direct to Sian Barnes sian.barnes@powys.gov.uk copied to Lucy Bevan lucy.bevan@powys.gov.uk: “The Council has been offered the opportunity to bid for funding, to build a programme of summer holiday activities for vulnerable children, … Read more
With apologies for the short notice, this would be a useful workshop for SWOAPG Members to attend and share ‘best practice’ for delivering activities during Covid-19 recovery. Pembrokeshire Outdoor Charter Group is hosting a Zoom workshop on Thursday 2 July, 10am-12pm for adventure activity sector businesses and instructors to learn about the most current guidance … Read more
First Minister Mark Drakeford announced on Friday a Start-Up Grant to support new small / micro businesses dealing with the severe impact of Coronavirus – which may be of value to outdoor providers who have not been eligible for other schemes to date. The fund will be worth £5m initially with flexibility for the future. … Read more
Natural Resource Wales has produced a revised version of the Countryside Code for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic to strengthen responsible behaviour messages in Wales: If you would like to use the Code on your website etc. you will find a host of pictures, animations and videos here.
Following the First Minister’s announcement last week that travel restrictions may be lifted on 6 July, SWOAPG has sent the attached letter asking for more certainty around this as well as clarification on whether the 2m social distancing and two-household restrictions will be relaxed anytime soon – and for reassurance that our sector will continue … Read more
Following announcements by the Welsh First Minister on 19 June, the majority of the Brecon Beacons National Park (but not the Central Beacons, eastern Fforest Fawr or Waterfall Country) is now open for safe local use (within 5 miles of your home). The sites that remain closed (see map and list below and here) are closed … Read more
WATO (Wales Adventure Tourism Association) has issued the following statement containing additional clarification from Welsh Government, applicable until 6 July when more changes are anticipated for adventure tourism. This clarifies that professional instructors may travel more than 5 miles to work, so might enable some of you to do more with individuals or single households … Read more
A short survey (closing on 12 July) asks Powys businesses how they are coping during the pandemic and what additional support they might need. The feedback will provide a clearer picture of the current outlook from within the business community and will help the council respond to the needs of local businesses.
This is the second in a series of FREE webinars taking the place of our usual workshop programme – watch this space for more events coming soon. Join the Usk Astrological Society as they use a full-screen planetarium with the Zoom platform to help us understand and be able to to pass on to clients the wonders … Read more
Following the First Minister’s gloomy prognosis last week for re-opening the tourism sector in Wales, SWOAPG has written to him and other Ministers and Assembly Members asking for the Welsh Government to “rapidly review their strategy for the wider tourism and outdoor sector in particular in Wales, with a view to making an announcement at … Read more