Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
SWOAPG is proposing to increase the size of its Steering Group from 12 to 16 members at our forthcoming AGM; and we have vacancies for several Directors – so we are interested in receiving nominations from enthusiastic instructors or business owners who would like to help steer and direct what we do! We are especially … Read more
The SWOAPG Annual General Meeting will be held at Pontneddfechan Village Hall on 27 Nov at 6.30pm. The full agenda and papers will be published nearer the time, but we expect to include: An overview of SWOAPG’s recent and planned activity Our Annual Report and Accounts Amendment to Terms to Reference to increase size of … Read more
The IOL has published a new web-page which may be of interest to SWOAPG Members, offering essential links for meeting your responsibilities as Outdoor Learning Professionals relating to: Safeguarding and Duty of Care Disclosure and Barring Service First Aid courses; and Insurance NB while our membership of IOL allows SWOAPG Members to attend IOL events … Read more
SWOAPG is changing its weekly e-newsletter this week so that our paid-up Members will only receive ‘new’ items of news (and newly-added events) each week , instead of receiving copies week-after-week of the same ‘old’ news. At the same time, we will add a bi-weekly ‘events update’ which will list all our events (and our … Read more
SWOAPG is an active voice of your outdoor activity industry and it liaises regularly with landowners, government, NRW and the National Parks authority to help maintain access and shape policy for all our members. The group currently meets approx. 4 times a year (with video conferencing facilities) and discusses more urgent issues by email. It … Read more
Cardiff Council has produced a Draft ROWIP 2020-30 for public consultation and would welcome views or comments from individuals or on behalf of groups/organisations, by e-mail to rowip@cardiff.gov.uk. Please note that whilst this document is not at final design stage, the Council is seeking views or comments about the overall content and flow of the … Read more
A reminder that the IOL Conference takes place on 16 Nov at Atlantic College and SWOAPG Members are entitled to attend at a discounted rate – see our event listing at https://swoapg.com/event/institute-for-outdoor-learning-conference
We will be running a Code of Conduct training session for Dinas / Sychryd and Mellte gorges in the evening on 30 July (previously advertised as 1 August), for new gorge users and anyone who needs a refresher. NB we are trialling a new (simpler?!) booking system for our events so there may be some … Read more
Thanks to those of you who have already booked for this free event – spaces are still available – NB we’ve updated the event information to include the need to bring your own lunch! Once you’ve booked, you should receive an e-ticket to confirm your place, which will be the only confirmation you’ll receive. Full … Read more
Welsh Government plans to lead discussions on access to Inland Waters: Canoe Wales welcomes the Government’s willingness to lead discussions, but will continue to make the case that legislation to clarify public rights offers the best long-term solution – for more detail see: http://clearaccessclearwaters.wales/welsh-government-plans-to-lead-discussions-on-access-to-inland-waters