Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
Mountain Training Cymru (MTC) is recruiting for 3 Directors to replace Directors who have come to the end of their terms of office. Specifically MTC is seeking a finance director, an independent director and a director with expertise in the adventure activity sector. This is an opportunity for people with suitable skills and experience to join … Read more
SWOAPG has recently been contacted by the new owners of Pen Cae Drain Farm, which includes all the land on river-left of the Sychryd upstream of the stone bridge near the car park as far as (and beyond) the footbridge at the upper waterfalls. They have asked us to remind our Members that neither they … Read more
AdventureRMS, as part of its AALA inspectorate service, publishes safety management alerts on its website and via e-mail. You can see all these alerts and sign-up to receive updates by e-mail using the form on this webpage: Safety Management Updates | Adventure RMS.
Pembrokeshire Outdoor Charter Group hosted an Airbnb Experiences Workshop on 11 Jan, sharing information regarding the Airbnb Experiences platform and how outdoor providers may be able to use it to aid their businesses in reaching a wider audience. There was some really beneficial information discussed during the evening. For those that were unable to attend … Read more
British Caving Association award holders should have received an email recently regarding online Radon training. If you haven’t, it may be because you have not yet engaged with the BCA’s Qualification Management System (Go Membership)! All BCA award holders / trainees should have received an email from the BCA training admin email asking them to … Read more
Wales Adventure Tourism Organisation (WATO) and its core members (Pembrokeshire Outdoor Charter Group [POCG], Snowdonia-Active [S-A] & South Wales Outdoor Activity Provider Group [SWOAPG]) hosted a virtual meeting on Tuesday 12th January 2021, to explain the current status of the AALA scheme. Key points: AALA applications during lockdown: as of 6 Jan, and at the … Read more
We have received the following clarification from Brecon Beacons Tourism on the grant funding available for the hospitality sector, for which some SWOAPG Members might be eligible: “We have received a number of questions relating to the grant funding available for the hospitality and non-essential retail sector – details of the grants available along with … Read more
We have received the following information via Brecon Beacons Tourism. Eligible SWOAPG Members outside the Brecon Beacons should be able to find the necessary links to their own Local Authority application sites with a quick internet search… The ERF Restrictions Business Fund/Business Rates Grant opened Mon 4 Jan at 1pm for applications. This is targeted at … Read more
…with some light at the end of the tunnel for the beleaguered outdoor sector: vaccines on their way and the UK Government promising to review its policy on residential educational visits, so perhaps we can hope for some sort of ‘new normal’ by Easter? SWOAPG is still running a limited service at the moment – … Read more
Through their ‘Curious Cymru’ project, Snowdonia-Active (SWOAPG’s counterpart in North Wales) is working with individuals and businesses to develop unique new tourism products which showcase the wonderful landscape, people and heritage of North Wales and to launch them on the Airbnb Experiences platform. This webinar, hosted by Pembrokeshire Outdoor Charter Group (SWOAPG’s counterpart in West … Read more