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We are intending to run a Code of Conduct Training Session for both Sychryd and Mellte gorges on Sun 23 Feb, starting at 1pm, for any providers who need this. For details and to book places, please visit the SWOAPG website https://swoapg.com/event/23-feb-2020-dinas-sychryd-mellte-code-of-conduct-training.

Education OfficerGrade 6  – £23,836 – £26,317 per annum pro rata0.6 Full Time EquivalentCore working days are: Tue, Wed, Thu but additional flexibility required at busy times for Monday and Friday (Fixed term contract until 31st July 2020) Welsh Language Requirements:The Officer can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes interaction with … Read more

SWOAPG has recently updated its ‘new’ website https://swoapg.com (which has had restricted content for the last year) to include all the information from its ‘old’ site (swoapg.org, which has now been closed). The site now contains all of SWOAPG’s online resources as well as news items, events and membership information.

Mountain Training has published this useful resource on ‘Surviving a Career in Adventure Activities’:

The minutes of SWOAPG’s 2019 AGM are now available here. One of the important topics of discussion was the Welsh Government’s new programme for access reform, which will see a number of changes to Open Access Land, Public Rights of Way and the way recreational access is managed in Wales. Members at the AGM agreed … Read more

Building on the success of our last two ‘Residents Activity Days’, SWOAPG will be working with Brecon Beacons National Park Authority this year to provide a free ‘community day’ for residents of Waterfall Country, with activities to suit people of all abilities. This will take place on Sat 15 March, before the start of the … Read more

Checkout the series of films produced by AdventureSmartUK to help Providers communicate Adventure Smart safety messages to customers – the latest film is called The right gear’s a good idea:

Brecon Beacons National Park Authority has recently appointed Eleanor Flaherty (who many Providers will know as an outdoor instructor herself) as their new Community Development Officer for ‘Waterfall Country’. They have also published the first edition of a ‘Waterfall Country Update Newsletter‘, which Eleanor will be producing quarterly as a way of communicating the developments … Read more

Just a reminder that the SWOAPG AGM is tomorrow (Wed 27 Nov), 6.30pm at Pontneddfechan Village Hall. As well as the usual AGM formalities and presentations from NRW and BBNPA, we will be asking for Members’ views on how we should respond to three current access issues: the lane to Loonies’ Leap; the Welsh Government’s … Read more

Following an invitation to tender exercise for the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority (AALA) contract, HSE have confirmed that Adventure Risk Management Services (Adventure-RMS) are the preferred bidder. The current contract, held by TQS, will expire on 31st March 2020 and HSE are in the process of beginning the transition process. A full communications plan will … Read more