Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has now advised us that the works at Usk Reservoir, which will see the northern launch site closed (as advised in our recent post Usk Reservoir works at ‘slipway’ launch – starting April 2025), will start on 7 April and last until August next year. This means there will be no … Read more
Not for the first time, we’ve recently received from one of our members a report of poor water quality in the Sychryd gorge: “The pool was distinctly cloudy and had a bluey green tinge. On those levels it should have been completely clear with our favourite peaty brown tinge. Visibility was zero. Conversely we could … Read more
We’ve printed off the first few of this year’s ‘new blue’ gorge ID cards and they’ll be winging their way in the mail shortly to the lucky recipients! Just to remind you, you’ll only be covered to use the Waterfall Country gorges after 31 March if you’ve completed the sign-up process, which requires you to … Read more
As agreed at our recent AGM, SWOAPG is introducing a monitoring form so that we can gain information about significant ‘incidents’ that may be occurring with our members – particularly in the Waterfall Country gorges but also in other areas we use. The types of ‘incidents’ we’d like to monitor include: serious accidents to member(s) … Read more
SWOAPG Members may now complete the 2025 Gorges Signup (after first logging-in to our website with your ‘business’ account), after which we’ll issue new gorge ID cards as soon as possible. NB the former ‘Concordat’ has now been replaced with a revised Memorandum of Understanding; this is largely an administrative exercise by NRW and doesn’t … Read more
We’re still working on the 2025 sign-up form for Waterfall Country Gorge users, but can confirm that: Providers will need to have paid full membership before they’ll be able to sign-up (see SWOAPG Membership and Reservoir Passport Renewals now available). Providers using the gorges will be required to confirm that they have adopted all the … Read more
PS please make sure you login to the correct SWOAPG account when renewing your membership – for corporate members this will be your ‘business’ account, not your personal one used for training courses. If in doubt, drop us an email… SWOAPG Members can now renew their membership for 2025/6 (due on 1 April): Login to … Read more
SWOAPG Members can now renew their membership for 2025/6 (due on 1 April): Login to our website (opens in new tab); check and if necessary update your existing Membership Profile; then Apply for Membership – select the appropriate membership category, select your ‘payment gateway’ then press ‘submit’ and proceed to payment: the ‘PayPal’ gateway allows … Read more
Following our recent Waterfall Country Update regarding the Sgwd y Pannwr path, we have received the following additional information from NRW: “Following successful helicopter operations last week, the plateau by Sgwd y Pannwr Waterfall (marked in blue on map below) is now covered with helicopter bags full of block sandstone for upcoming path works commencing … Read more
One of our members has reported “a polite conversation with a farmer with a pick-up and trailer going through the gate at the top of the track down towards the Torpantau tunnel. He, and others in the past, have had difficulty opening the gate due to there being buses parked on the downhill side of … Read more