Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
Following its earlier “Post Covid-19 Recovery Plan for the Outdoor Sector in Wales“, the Outdoor Alliance Wales (led largely by WATO Members with contributions from SWOAPG) has now produced: The aim of this new document, which has been designed specifically for use by Outdoor Activity Providers, is to provide an ‘at a glance’ guide to … Read more
SWOAPG Members Tom Partridge and Gary Evans, working with WATO Chair Paul Donovan and colleagues from North Wales, have produced the attached guidance for activity providers delivering Gorge Walking and Canyoning during and after the Coronavirus pandemic. The aim of this document is to enable organisations and their leaders to support the safeenjoyment of Gorge … Read more
Here is the latest statement from the National Park Authority: “Following the Welsh Government’s announcement on Friday May 29th of specific minor relaxations to movement restrictions in Wales and taking recent sector specific guidance from Natural Resources Wales into account, the Authority has been reviewing its approach to closures. We are using the NRW guidance, … Read more
Natural Resources Wales has just published the attached guidance for site managers considering reopening natural and outdoor cultural sites for recreation in Wales. While it doesn’t provide any answers on when and how individual sites might re-open, it does explain the thought-processes that will be involved, so might be useful for outdoor providers to understand … Read more
SWOAPG has received the following advice from HSE, following questions raised by Members about AALA licensing during lockdown. The key point is that licence applicants (both new and renewing) may delay licence issue during lockdown but may in the meantime continue to claim that they have the licence and use the logo. You asked whether … Read more
Another week and another update to the new CPD page. The following free PDF book is now available if you are interested. Paediatrics for Paramedics – Dolphin Please share any resources you find. treasurer@swoapg.com. Cheers.. Ieuan
Hi SWOAPG members, I’m excited to launch a new members page with CPD ideas to help us stay enthused over our extended Welsh Shut Down. Access the page here. Since the Covid-19 outbreak, we (SWOAPG directors) have prioritised representing you at a national level (which we will continue to do), but are now pleased to … Read more
Here is another survey of Covid-19 impacts which SWOAPG Members might like to complete, to keep feeding-in the impact that the crisis is having on our sector and the support we will need to survive: “The Regional Learning and Skills Partnership South West and Mid Wales is currently working across the six Local Authority areas … Read more
It’s taken us a while to get our act together, but just like buses you wait ages then several turn up at once… Since we can’t run any face-to-face events for Members at the moment, SWOAPG will be launching some new online events and resources next week, which we hope our Members will find valuable: … Read more
The Outdoor Alliance Wales (which was set up two years ago to bring together a wide range of organisations with an interest in outdoor activity) has today submitted to the Welsh Government a “Post Covid-19 Recovery Plan for the outdoor sector in Wales”, which the Government will be considering as it decides how to move … Read more