SWOAPG AGM Minutes and Outdoor Partnership Presentation
Thanks again to those SWOAPG Members who attended our AGM on 23 November. The minutes and a copy of the presentation by The Outdoor Partnership are available here:
Thanks again to those SWOAPG Members who attended our AGM on 23 November. The minutes and a copy of the presentation by The Outdoor Partnership are available here:
SkillsActive invites you to support the review of the Active Leisure National Occupational Standards! “Over the past few months, we have been working with teams of experts to develop the draft National Occupational Standards for the Active Leisure sector, creating a robust and coherent set of new standards to reflect the needs of the industry. … Read more
SWOAPG has played an important role over the last 10 years in enabling continued access for groups in the Waterfall Country gorges as well as representing the interests of the outdoor sector in South Wales in a myriad of ways through our influence in a range of local and national forums. We want to be … Read more
SWOAPG Members may be interested in the attached report summarising the findings and recommendations of a project conducted by SWOAPG’s partners over the last year:
We have received the following from BBNPA, which some SWOAPG Members might like to respond to (we will also be aiming to send a formal ‘SWOAPG’ response in due course): “We are writing to you to seek your views on Future Beacons: The Management Plan for the Brecon Beacons National Park 2022-2027. “The documents are … Read more
Audit Wales wants to hear from tourism businesses in and around Wales’ National Parks about the challenge of managing sustainable tourism. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE SURVEY Our National Parks are internationally important examples of how working landscapes can be protected. The concept of a protected landscape – a protected area within which people live … Read more
The Qualifications Wales Travel, Tourism, Hospitality and Catering sector review team has published three online questionnaires targeted at learners, learners providers and employers – SWOAPG Members might be interested in completing the appropriate questionnaire at this link: Qualifications Wales / Travel, tourism, hospitality and catering sector review: Online Questionnaires.
The West Wales Nature-based Health Service Network (which generally covers Hywel Dda Health Board area) is hosting a zoom event with members on 16th November 10.00-12:30 . The working title for the event is “Outdoor Education /Adventure Providers and their role in Community Health and Wellbeing”. The focus will be on how this sector draw … Read more
We’ve received this update from AHOEC/OEAP: “A quick update from our (AHOEC/OEAP) last meeting with the WG education team regarding outdoor learning and visits. “Schools are now operating on the slightly revised infection control framework document they’ve had previously with no change to advice on visits. Overseas visits are still a challenge, but this probably … Read more
SWOAPG Members met ‘online’ on Mon 23 August to consider the Group’s future role with Glasbury-Hay canoeing access. The meeting concluded that: the proposed new “Wye Alliance” might in future be well placed to take the lead in trying to secure sustainable canoeing access from Glasbury-Hay, with SWOAPG representing the broad views of our Members … Read more