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Our 2024 Annual General Meeting will be held on 10 Dec at 6.30pm. We expect the AGM to be held online, unless there is sufficient demand from our Members for a face-to-face meeting – so please let us know ASAP if you’d like us to organise a physical venue! For details including RSVP button, please … Read more

Following our recent survey (with thanks to those of you completed it), we’re once again planning a series of CPD workshops over the winter aimed at helping instructors to better understand, appreciate and share knowledge of the areas they work in. The dates are fixed, but we’re still confirming some of the venues, although the … Read more

BBNPA is hoping to make a start on removing the mass of timber debris from inside the Porth yr Ogof main entrance; the idea is that their staff will cut the timber and an army of volunteers and staff will transport it to a deposit point at the base of the path leading down from … Read more

We’re starting to put together our programme of CPD workshops for the coming winter and would welcome input from our Members and Subscribers. Please complete this short questionnaire by midnight Sun 3 Nov. Thanks!

SWOAPG Members may be aware that the owner of the ‘overflow parking’ field opposite Clun Gwyn layby applied for planning permission to make this a permanent car park – which was refused by BBNPA for a variety of reasons (see Microsoft Word – 1106467-23.22058.FUL Refuse_FUL_with_Notes). He is considering appealing against the refusal and would welcome … Read more

In response to a suggestion from one of our members, we’ve been working with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) on a CPD workshop for reservoir users. The aim, as with our other ‘learn about…’ workshops, will be to enable instructors who use these special places to both appreciate them better and be able to educate … Read more

The regional tourism awards are open and it would be really nice to have the outdoor sector represented! DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY 18TH AUGUST 2024 Applications from the regional awards will progress through to the National Awards which will take place in 2025. The link below explains the full detail including the webpage for … Read more

The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority is currently advertising for suitable persons to apply for membership of the Brecon Beacons National Park Local Access Forum (LAF), to cover the whole of the National Park area. They will appoint between 12 and 22 members to the LAF. The role of the Local Access Forum is to advise the … Read more

SWOAPG, as one of the core members of Wales Adventure Tourism Organisation (WATO), has been asked to help assess the current skills and recruitment challenges of the adventure activity sector.  This is through WATO’s role in representing the adventure activity sector on the Wales Tourism and Hospitality Skills Partnership.  This partnership of organisations from across … Read more

AdventureRMS has announced that this year, local authorities across Great Britain are targeting unlicensed adventure activity providers that may be operating within scope, and in contravention of the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations – for more detail, see Local authorities to target unlicensed adventure activity providers | Adventure RMS