We have received the following request from a community group in Pontneddfechan which is looking for support from local activity businesses – if you’re able to help, please contact the SWOAPG Coordinator who will put you ion touch with the group. Thanks! “We have recently formed a community group in Pontneddfechan with the intention of … Read more

A member of Poole Harbour Canoe Club has contacted SWOAPG to ask if any Providers who came across their paddles on the Usk last week could let them know – lost just below Aberbran bridge on Sat 19 Oct, one was a beautiful wooden Freebird paddle, virtually new, and the other a Werner Nantahala, black … Read more

SWOAPG is proposing to increase the size of its Steering Group from 12 to 16 members at our forthcoming AGM; and we have vacancies for several Directors – so we are interested in receiving nominations from enthusiastic instructors or business owners who would like to help steer and direct what we do! We are especially … Read more

The SWOAPG Annual General Meeting will be held at Pontneddfechan Village Hall on 27 Nov at 6.30pm. The full agenda and papers will be published nearer the time, but we expect to include: An overview of SWOAPG’s recent and planned activity Our Annual Report and Accounts Amendment to Terms to Reference to increase size of … Read more

The IOL has published a new web-page which may be of interest to SWOAPG Members, offering essential links for meeting your responsibilities as Outdoor Learning Professionals relating to: Safeguarding and Duty of Care Disclosure and Barring Service First Aid courses; and Insurance NB while our membership of IOL allows SWOAPG Members to attend IOL events … Read more

SWOAPG is changing its weekly e-newsletter this week so that our paid-up Members will only receive ‘new’ items of news (and newly-added events) each week , instead of receiving copies week-after-week of the same ‘old’ news. At the same time, we will add a bi-weekly ‘events update’ which will list all our events (and our … Read more