Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
Just in case any of you have missed the many recent announcements, we have put together a summary of the support available from Welsh and UK Governments to businesses, employees and the self-employed at this difficult time. SWOAPG would be interested to hear your experiences of using these various schemes so we can pass on … Read more
As most of you will be aware, following the irresponsible behaviour of some people last weekend, Brecon Beacons National Park Authority – working in cooperation with the local authorities and other partners – has closed areas of the National Park which are popular with visitors and which pose a risk for the transmission of coronavirus. … Read more
SWOAPG itself does not offer Technical Advice (for the likes of AALA inspections). However, we are occasionally asked to recommend Technical Advisers to our Members. Since we would not wish to favour one Technical Adviser over another, we are not able to make specific recommendations – but we are now listing on our website (https://swoapg.com/technical-advisers) … Read more
In view of the current Covid-19 restrictions, SWOAPG is cancelling all its near-term events (including ‘drop-in surgeries’ for the community in Pontneddfechan) and we can assume that our Members will also be cancelling any events they had advertised with us in the next couple of months at least. We will therefore be suspending for the … Read more
Although we have already said we don’t want to inundate SWOAPG Members’ inboxes with yet more messages on the subject, we thought it was important to let you know the action that WATO (Wales Adventure Tourism Organisation – of which SWOAPG is one of the three Core Members) is taking to support your interests – … Read more
Many thanks to the one-third of SWOAPG Members who have already paid your annual subscriptions – this will already provide us with enough income to keep our Coordinator on-hand for the time-being. We do appreciate that we are asking for subscriptions at a time when many of you may already be struggling financially as a … Read more
AdventureSmartWales has published the attached document to help tourism business (including Outdoor Providers!) in Wales to “help your guests to be Adventure Smart!”. Please download and use widely!
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 10am if you can help with some litter-picking and contribute to building positive relationships … Read more
Please find attached the spring edition of BBNPA’s Waterfall Country Update Newsletter:
This will be ‘preaching to the converted’ for Outdoor Instructors, but one of the Brecon Beacons Ambassadors, Tracy Purnell, has spent time producing the attached advice on dog walking and responsible dog owner behaviour. Tracy was inspired by the BBNPA’s Mountain & Moorland Ambassador course which has led to her to putting time and effort … Read more