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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

The group that is currently working to bring back into use (for hire by groups) the former Pen y Cae outdoor centre in the Grwyne Fawr valley would welcome views from potential users. Please see attached documents and return the survey by 20 March to ian.mabberley@btconnect.com. Pen Y Cae Information & Survey (pdf) Pen y … Read more

SWOAPG occasionally gets asked to recommend Technical Advisers. We avoid doing this, because we can’t be seen to favour any one of our Members over another. However, we would like to be able to point enquirers to a list of Technical Advisers for them to choose, so will be including the option in our 2020 … Read more

SWOAPG will be sending out membership renewal requests next week. If you wish to maintain continuity in your Membership (and avoid receiving lots of reminders!), please respond to these and arrange payment by 31 March. If you are a gorge user, we will only send this season’s ID cards (which will be pale blue) once … Read more

The AALA licence application process and providers will be changing from 1 Apr 2020 – see attached details:

See the message below from the IOL: Dear Outdoor Sector Colleagues, Following the successful design and approval of the Outdoor Activity Instructor Apprenticeship Standard, IOL and employers have been working together to develop a proposal for a new apprenticeship – Outdoor Learning Specialist. We would like to up-date you about both and seek input/involvement from you as … Read more