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Many thanks to the great team that turned up today to help clear timber from Porth yr Ogof. With two BBNPA wardens wielding chainsaws and a chain of BBNPA volunteers outside the cave, we were able to shift much of the debris (see pictures). However, there are still a lot of large logs (too big … Read more

Please book your ‘tickets’ for our forthcoming AGM at 2 Dec 2025 SWOAPG Annual General Meeting (face-to-face / hybrid) so we know who to expect; we look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible! This year’s SWOAPG AGM will be hosted by Up and Under in Cardiff, although we hope (technology permitting) … Read more

Visit Wales is offering funding to help small tourism and hospitality businesses provide a warm welcome to visitors, whatever the weather. Apply before the closing date: 1pm 27 October, 2025. Details at Year of Croeso weather-proofing fund | Industry.

We’ve received this message from the researchers: “We are getting steady stream of organisations of all sizes, residential, expedition and non-residential, signing up BUT we are not quite there yet!  We need YOU!  In an ideal world we will have 100 outdoor learning ‘units’ submitting data.  “The actual reporting process is quite straightforward and is … Read more

A caving bag from Storey Arms Centre apparently made it’s way onto the wrong group’s vehicle at the end of the day today. Since it had phones in, the owner would particularly like it back! If you’ve found it, please either return it to the staff at Cwm Porth or contact Storey Arms OEC to … Read more

Just in case you haven’t already seen this from Adventure RMS:  this summer AALA revoked three licences. The circumstances for each were slightly different, however in every case the provider had failed to comply with the conditions on the licence. Don’t get caught out!! Read more

Many thanks to those who’ve already responded to this call; so far 17 have expressed interest but we’d really like a few more to justify asking Up and Under to host this for us. Please let us know by 5pm Wed 15 Oct if you’d be interested in attending this, so we can make a … Read more

We’re considering holding the SWOAPG AGM as a hybrid event this year, hosted in-person by Up and Under in Cardiff (who’ve already offered raffle prizes!) but also with an online Teams hook-up (if we can make the technology work!). The provisional date is 2 December, but before we ask them to commit to supporting a … Read more

Following last year’s workshops where we visited Pontsticill Reservoir and water treatment works, SWOAPG is looking to put together another ‘learning event’ with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water this winter. The aim this time will be to engage with a range of DCWW staff so we can learn more about the reservoirs themselves and how they’re … Read more

See the attached flier and ‘quick summary’ for more details of how to get involved in this UK-wide ‘Collective Knowledge’ project.