Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
This is just a gentle reminder… …that all gorge-walking leaders (not just one person from each provider organisation) must have completed SWOAPG’s online Concordat training before leading groups in the Waterfall Country gorges this year. The training can be accessed at: Courses – South Wales Outdoor Activity Providers Group (start with the ‘Introduction’ course before undertaking … Read more
We all appreciate how busy it gets sometimes… …but please, please, please could providers and their clients avoid parking in or blocking the disabled bays in Dinas Rock car park (or any other activity site car parks, for that matter) – unless you’re disabled, of course! If there are no non-disabled spaces left when you … Read more
Just in case you haven’t already seen this, here’s the information from Welsh Government relevant to tourism businesses for tomorrow’s move to Alert Level Zero: “As confirmed in the First Minster’s announcement (5 August), Wales will move to alert level zero at 6am on 7 August. “At alert level zero, many of the legal requirements in … Read more
As soon as we can find a suitable date, SWOAPG intends to hold an (online) Extraordinary General Meeting of its Members in the near future to discuss SWOAPG’s role with Glasbury-Hay canoeing access. Before we proceed much further in discussions with Powys County Council, Hay Town Council and other groups dealing with this issue, we … Read more
SWOAPG has received the following request from Barbara Lloyd, Chair of Glasbury and District Community Council – please contact her if you have ‘lost’ or surplus equipment that might be of value to charities: “I have been collecting lost property to sort out/launder and give to charities- Huggard for homeless people, Care for Calais for … Read more
The landlady of the Angel Inn has politely requested that we remind activity providers that they and their clients must vacate the pub car park by 1030 hrs, strict. These are very busy times for her, and car parking for her customers takes priority. Thank You!
Thanks to Mark Tiernan of Woodlands OEC for the following alert: “Last Friday, noticed that there had been a rock fall on to the Sychryd footpath, just past great wall above the cascades on the narrow section of the path past the rusting remains of the old tram carts before the ivy pool. A large … Read more
SWOAPG has received the following message from Hay Town Council. Providers launching at “The Gliss” (the public launch site river-right below Hay bridge) should particularly note their comments that “canoes are only to be launched and recovered at the designated launch site and not anywhere else on the area” and “any company found still not … Read more
Latest news from Brecon Beacons National Park re the landslide on the footpath river-right from Loonies’ Leap – not very encouraging, unfortunately: “We have engineers engaged and they will be coming up with a mitigation plan. It really depends on what they advise and how quickly we can get all the relevant permissions etc. Sorry … Read more
Beal have issued information and a recall for the ‘Tract Up’ manufactured by them. More details are available at the Adventure RMS website.