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

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/

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: