Representing providers of Outdoor Adventurous Activities in South Wales and the Brecon Beacons
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
This is just a quick reminder that the access lane between Pontneddfechan Village Hall and Loonies’ Leap is still CLOSED TO GORGE-WALKING GROUPS since the owner withdrew permission for gorge-walkers to use this route. Some Providers still appear to be using the lane, which means they are (a) trespassing and (b) risking the reputation of … Read more
Melanie Wallace of Pendarren House left her HF weasel throw bag on a belt on the bench by the changing shelters at Dinas on Friday 16 Aug. If anyone picked it up, please could they contact her through SWOAPG or Pendarren House – thanks!
Thanks to Want To Canoe? for alerting us to this large oak tree down below Hay bridge, right over the navigational channel:
Thanks to WanttoCanoe? for providing these pictures of a hazardous tree in the flow that has recently appeared at Llowes on the Glasbury-Hay stretch of the Wye (here). Take care out there, folks!
SWOAPG is an active voice of your outdoor activity industry and it liaises regularly with landowners, government, NRW and the National Parks authority to help maintain access and shape policy for all our members. The group currently meets approx. 4 times a year (with video conferencing facilities) and discusses more urgent issues by email. It … Read more