Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
We really hope that all Glasbury-Hay operators will be able to join us for next Monday evening’s online meeting (details below). We really need all your inputs to ensure that we’re truly representing the views of our Members who use the river. Please let us know if you plan to attend (if you haven’t already) … Read more
The British Caving Association is now running update workshops as normal for award holders. If you award is due to run out soon or has already expired please book on an update workshop ASAP. Details of workshops are on the qualification management system GoMembership. If you have not registered with the new system please contact BCA … Read more
Further to our recent ‘advance warning’, SWOAPG intends to hold an (online) Extraordinary General Meeting of its Members on Monday 23 August 2021 at 7-8pm 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
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