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Representatives of SWOAPG, AHOEC and Canoe Wales met with Powys County Council last week to discuss the Habitat Regulations Assessment which the Council is being required to undertake. Once again, the council confirmed that this is likely to take months and that they are open to ideas from Providers for measures that they would be … Read more

No specific news this week, but SWOAPG is trying to arrange meetings over the next week or two with both Powys County Council (regarding launching at Glasbury Bont) and Hay Town Council (regarding traffic congestion at the public launch site). We’ll let you know as soon as we have any further news on either of … Read more

Alongside the various guidance affecting tourism and residential visits, the Welsh Government issued on 10 May an update to the guidance for our sector, titled “Sport, recreation and leisure: guidance for a safe return”, available here.

The Welsh Government has established a fund to support the residential outdoor education sector in Wales with an initial allocation of £2 million. This fund will provide eligible centres across Wales with support to cover essential operating costs during the period June to September 2021. The fund will have a capped maximum grant of £45,000 … Read more

We have received the following update from OEAP Cymru and AHOEC: “We met with the team from WG education on 12 May (outdoor ed policy lead and the lead on schools’ guidance), and what follows are the messages coming from that meeting. Apologies for the slight delay in getting this out to you, there were … Read more

Apologies if this doesn’t apply to you – it’s simpler (cheaper!) for us to send as a mailshot to all Members than to risk missing anyone through a more targeted mailshot… Once again, we’ve just completed this week’s update of our membership and training records and gorge ID card issue. The latest list of paid-up … Read more

Apologies for sending this as a one-off mailshot to all SWOAPG Subscribers, but the closing date for these jobs is before the date of our next scheduled Jobs Listing e-mail… Dwr Cymru Welsh Water is looking for seasonal watersport activity instructors and assistants to work at Llys y Fran Reservoir in Pembrokeshire and is currently … Read more

Welsh Government updated their guidance on 30 April regarding educational visits. Below is a summary of the update which is available in full on the WG website: https://gov.wales/operational-guidance-schools-and-settings “High quality educational visits play an important role in enriching teaching and learning as well as support learner wellbeing. In line with the relaxation of other restrictions, … Read more

We have received the following update from OEAP / AHOEC following a meeting they held with the Welsh Government education team on 28 April: “Our liaison has been handed over to a new team from the education department so we are now dealing with the senior policy lead on outdoor education and the lead for … Read more

Wales Adventure Tourism Organisation has received a statement from Welsh Government – none of which, unfortunately, offers much in the way of definite answers or cause for optimism in the short-term. In summary: Schools in England may be able to restart trips from 17 May At present in Wales, only residential stays by a single … Read more