Uncategorized

SWOAPG Members may be aware of the ‘Outdoors for All’ manifesto launched recently by a coalition of 36 partners calling for new legislation to open up more countryside for public enjoyment, including waterways, woodland, riversides and downland (see e.g. the BMC announcement at Outdoors For All: A manifesto for the outdoor sector). Although presented as … Read more

We have added a new workshop: Mon 4 Mar 2024 CPD Workshop: Learn about…Clydach Gorge and formal booking is now open for: 19 Mar 2024 CPD Workshop: Learn about…Porth yr Ogof Click on the links to book ‘tickets’…

If you’re planning to attend our online AGM tomorrow (for SWOAPG Members only, 6.30-8.00pm via Teams), please RSVP NOW using the button on the event listing at 24 Jan 2024 SWOAPG Annual General Meeting (or by e-mail to coordinator@swoapg.com), so that we can send you the meeting link and the background papers. Thanks!

Please register as soon as possible your intention to attend our online AGM next Wednesday, 6.30-8.00pm, using the RSVP button on the event listing at 24 Jan 2024 SWOAPG Annual General Meeting (or by e-mail to coordinator@swoapg.com). The agenda, minutes of last year’s meeting; and this year’s annual report and accounts are all now available … Read more

We have now rescheduled our AGM (postponed from 5 Dec) for Wed 24 Jan 6.30-8pm. This will once again be via Teams video-conference and will will include the usual ‘formalities’ and discussion / decisions around Glasbury-Hay Concordat Arrangements and future Membership Fees. More detail at: 24 Jan 2024 SWOAPG Annual General Meeting (online) Please let us know in advance (RSVP … Read more

We’re arranging a CPD workshop on 19 March for instructors who’d like to learn more about Porth yr Ogof. We’ve secured the support of several Cave Instructors as well as Alan Bowring of BBNPA and, depending on the level of interest, we’re hoping to offer three separate sessions (10am-1pm, 2-5pm and 6-9pm) with a range … Read more

Around a dozen SWOAPG members joined Alan Bowring of BBPA and Mike James of NRW for a ‘geological and ecological tour’ of Craig Cerrig Gleisiad and Fan Frynich on Wed 6 Dec. Alan reported that “all went well, feedback seemed positive, weather was kind to us, cloud stayed away, even had a burst of warm … Read more

Lee Garbett reported that the networking evening facilitated by SWOAPG at the Central Beacons MR centre on 4 Dec was “a fantastic event, we had a full capacity with around 20 members in attendance. Superb presentation by MR as well as interactive discussion and networking with all group members. The interaction between all members was … Read more

Due to a bereavement in our Coordinator’s family, we will be postponing our AGM, originally scheduled for 5 Dec, until the New Year. We’ll publish a revised date in due course. Apologies for any inconvenience to those of you who’d planned to attend. 

The Institute for Outdoor Learning, which provides the Secretariat to the UK Parliament based All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Outdoor Learning on behalf of the outdoor learning sector, has asked for as many outdoor practitioners as possible to invite their MPs to a ‘launch event’:  Robin Millar MP, who chairs the APPG, is hosting … Read more