Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
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]) invite you to join a virtual meeting on Tuesday 12th January 2021 at 10:00. The meeting will provide an update on outdoor sector accreditation – current and future. There will be … Read more
This ‘call for evidence’ on the financial impact of the Coronavirus will to help identify gaps in the support packages to date. They are starting to look at the evidence on the 14th December, so time is tight. Details of how to respond are available at: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/224/economic-impact-of-coronavirus/
Save Outdoor Education – Petition Please support the petition to the UK Government seeking financial support for Outdoor Residential Centres during closure as a result of Covid: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/552754. Support Needs for Outdoor Residential Businesses / Organisations – Survey “This survey [by UK Outdoors] is designed to identify the immediate and future support requirements of the … Read more
Many thanks to those of our Members who contributed to our recent membership survey. A summary of the results are attached, which will help the Directors and Steering Group to plan our activity over the coming months:
The minutes of SWOAPG’s AGM held via Zoom on 19 Nov are attached below – thanks to all of you who took the time to join us and contribute to discussions:
Llanelli Rural Council has published a new information page for Swiss Valley (Lower Cwm Lliedi) Reservoir, saying that “here you will see latest updates, progress pictures, have your say area, frequently asked questions and further information regarding our plans for accessing the water for angling and paddle sports.” View the English language page here… https://www.llanelli-rural.gov.uk/your-community/swiss-valley-reservoir/ … Read more
We have received the following from IOL, which some of our Members may wish to contribute to: “As you [may] know, employers for across the sector along with IOL have been writing a new Outdoor Learning Specialist Apprenticeship. We are at an exciting stage in its development and the next step is to get input … Read more
Many thanks to those of you who have already completed SWOAPG’s short questionnaire to help us plan our future operations: if you haven’t already, please click here to complete the survey by 30 November.
The Institute for Outdoor learning has released the following update, with some slightly encouraging news for the future of school residential visits: “After considerable work with the Department for Education, support from MPs and tireless campaigning from centres, providers, schools and others across the country, we have received news of the Secretary of State’s decision … Read more
SWOAPG has received the following advice from Storey Arms Outdoor Education Centre: “Warning for anyone using Edelrid Conecto devices. “We had a near miss this week and immediately took them out of service. “It was the same point of failure as per this 2018 warning note, except this time with a failure of the new stronger … Read more