Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
To all Members: Please see the message below about a Charity Abseil at Dinas Rock on Easter Monday, which will affect Providers who may have been planning to use Dinas Rock that day: This event “has been organised by Mrs Lowri Francis to raise money for a Defibrillator for the Glynneath Community and being … Read more
Thu 19 April 2018, 6.30pm, Garwnant Visitor Centre The South Wales Outdoor Activity Providers Group is holding an Emergency General Meeting at Garwnant Visitor Centre, 6.30pm Thursday 19 April to: Inform and discuss with members the latest activity news in the Brecon Beacons and South Wales (including updates on Waterfalls Country and River Wye issues); … Read more
We have received the following message from British Canoeing, following their annual meeting with River Wye Canoe Hire Operators: “I met the hire companies yesterday and also spoke to Sian Barnes from Powys CC to get an update on the situation with Mr. Maynard at Glasbury. She met with Mr. Maynard earlier this week to … Read more
Some of our members have alerted us to a significant potential hazard halfway up the Sychryd 'cascade' climb / at the entrance to Will's Hole cave, next to the obvious, upright metal girder (see photos): "We noticed that there were some loose rocks on the left directly above the big metal girder. We investigated a … Read more
To all Members: Canoe Wales has just confirmed (https://www.facebook.com/CanoeWales) that “CW members have access to legal expenses cover to…defend any civil action relating to material property, owned by a third party or for which a third party is responsible, arising out of an alleged or actual negligent act or omission or any nuisance, trespass or … Read more
To all Members: We have just been informed that the start of works at the Gunpowder Works has been delayed until 12 March (from 5 March) due to the inclement weather.
Dear all, I hope you would all agree that the South Wales Outdoor Activity Providers Group has provided a very useful function since its inception in 2010, when it was setup primarily to manage the Waterfalls Area Concordat and our Environmental Charter. Since then, the Group has gone on to provide other services to members, … Read more
To all Members: Some of you will already be aware of the proposals made yesterday by Geoff Maynard to charge for passage of canoes through his property on the Wye between Glasbury and Hay. Canoe Wales has made the following statement and (since our Coordinator and the Canoe Wales Waterways & Environment Officer are one-and-the-same … Read more
To all Members: As you should all by now be aware, work will start soon to stabilise and restore the gunpowder works near Pontneddfechan. Work will start on 5th March and will result in some access restrictions in the area until at least September: Access to the footpath on ’river right’ of the Mellte between … Read more
**NB these two news items are unconnected in any way – it's mere coincidence that we're reporting them in a single Alert!!** Torpantau Tunnel We have received a report from Storey Arms Centre (thanks, Ryan Stamp) that a new bulge on the southern wall of the tunnel was noticed two weeks ago, along with some … Read more