POCG Full meeting – 10 year overview Nov 19 2013

OUTDOOR CHARTER REVIEW
•PCF involvement in OC / MC since 2002
• OC developed by sector prior to this
• Significant changes in that time
•Staffing changes in past 12 months
• Michael Davies – 1 month
• Alun Richardson – 3 months
• Paul Renfro – 3 month contract
•Opportunity to review the Outdoor charter
• Changes in the sector / NT / PCNP / PCC
• Do we need an Outdoor charter?
• OC Working Group meeting last week
• OC Full Group meeting – workshop
• Review of the past – what has worked / not worked
• Current challenges of the sector
• Future needs – how the OC can meet those needs
“The projects aim to promote the sustainable
use of Pembrokeshire’s marine, coastal and
terrestrial environments for adventure, and
marine leisure activities.”
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Outdoor Activity Centres
Instructors / Freelancers
Field study centres
Wildlife Boat Trip Operators
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Authority
Natural Resources Wales
National Trust
Pembrokeshire College
Pembrokeshire County Council
The first jump
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Started by Activity Providers/PCNPA - PCF managed > 10 years – ALL wanted to
develop and carry out activities in a sustainable manner ensuring protection of
the flora and fauna and the long term future of the sector
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“through raising people’s awareness of wildlife and sensitive environments,
people can minimise the potential disturbance and impacts their activities can
cause. Group leaders and instructors in Pembrokeshire have the chance to
influence thousands of visitors each year. The POC/MC resources, COC, and
training days are invaluable for instructors, skippers and crew in passing on
these messages.” PCNPA Warden
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“The POCG is such a great partnership and so important to us in developing our
activities in a sustainable way. Not having it would be a huge loss..” Outdoor
Instructor
TYF Adventure, Farms for City Children, Haven Sports, Morfa Bay Outdoor Centre, Newsurf, Penlan Activity Centre, Pembrokeshire Climbing Club, Penquoit Centre, Heritage
Canoes, Pembrokeshire Watersports, Stackpole Centre for Outdoor Learning, Outer Reef Surf School, Princes Trust, Preseli Venture, Sealyham Activity Centre, St David’s ASC,
Manorbier YHA, MOD Castle Martin Training Camp, Pendine OEC, West Wales Windsurfing, Fresh Adventure, Big Blue Kite Surfing, Heritage Canoe Trips, Mike Mayberry
Kayaking, Newgale YMCA O.E.C, Ocean Rock, Adventure Beyond, Outposts Ltd, Pembrokeshire Footsteps, Starmans Hall, White Sands Surf School, Dale Fort Field Study Centre,
Orielton FSC, Nant Y Coy Arts, Haverfordwest Canoe Club, Pembrokeshire Paddlers Pembrokeshire Activity Centre / Princes Trust.Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority,
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Countryside
Council for Wales, National Trust, Keep Wales Tidy Campaign, Field Studies Council for Wales, West Wales Wildlife Trust, West Wales Eco Centre, Green Dragon,
Green Blue, Wise, Pembrokeshire Bird Group, RSPB, Sea Trust, Marine Conservation Society, Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, John Muir Scheme, Skomer MNR,
Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Darwin, Cardigan Bay Marine SAC, Pembrokeshire Marine Code Group.Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum, Pembrokeshire
County Council, South West Wales Tourism Partnership, Activity Wales, Pembrokeshire Tourism, Recreation Audit, British Mountaineering Council, Welsh Canoeing Association,
Pembrokeshire College, British Mountaineering Club, Adventure Activities Licensing Authority Alison Smith - WDA; Andrea McConnell - CCW; Carolyn Heeps - The Crown Estate;
Jim Embrey - Wales Tourist Board; Jonathan Hughes - NT; Nic Wheeler - PCNPA; Paul Varallo - EA; Ruth Cook - SDF; Sue Blair-Fish - crown estate; Ted Sangster; Aaron Lines;
Alun Lewis; ant_goddard@hotmail.com; Bob Farmer; Chris Jex; Cleo Brown; Denise Marriott; Emma Newsome; Gary Ford; Geraint Llyr Thomas; ifanjas@hotmail.com; Jethro
Moore; John Crook; Jon Rellie; Kate Whiffing; Katherine Canton; Kevin Griffiths; kjwilliams99@hotmail.co.uk; Libby Chivers; libby@preseliventure.com; Lou Luddington; Mark
Oakes; Martin Charlton; Martin leonard; Nick Barthorpe; Nick Clark; Pablo & Louise; Phillip Sadler; phillip.sadler@princes-trust.org.uk; Rebecca Avery; Rhian Sula; Richard Morris;
Robin Jones; Rosie Dickens; Stu McInnes; Tom Iggleden; Tom Luddington; Tommy Barthorpe; Tyler Balbwin; Alun Richardson; Chris Jex; Denise Marriott; Jethro Moore; John
Byrom; Martin Leonard; Paul Ellis; Phillip Sadler; Robert Farmer; Tom Iggleden; Tom Iggleden; Tom Luddington; Aaron Lines; Adrian Hawke; Alec Denny; Alun Lewis; Alun
Richardson and Lesley; Anne Canning; Ant Goddard; Babs Yongmans; Ben Macare; Ben Macare; Bob Farmer; Bryony Rees; Cat Pearson; cecilia di martino; Chris Jex; Chris Price;
Cleo Brown; Coll Faragher; Dave Welton; Dean Jensen; Debs Dogs; Denise Marriott; Denise Marriott; Donna Mawson; Eddie Reed; Emma Newsome; Fern Lewis; Gary Ford;
Geraint Llyr Thomas; ifanjas@hotmail.com; Jesse Nicholson; Jethro Moore; Jetska Germin; Jim Dwyer; John Byrom; John Crook; John O Boyle; Jon Rellie; Kate Whiffing; Katherine
Canton; Kevin Griffiths; kjwilliams99@hotmail.co.uk; Letters From a Nomad; Libby Chivers; libby@preseliventure.com; Lou Luddington; Marie Edwards; Mark Hicks; Mark Oakes;
Mark Wilkinson; Martin Charlton; Martin Leonard; Martin leonard; Matt Badger; Matt Lister; Matt O Brien; Michel Regelous; Nick Barthorpe; Nick Clark; Pablo; Paul Ellis; Paul
Richards; Phillip Sadler; phillip.sadler@princes-trust.org.uk; Poole Canoe Club; Rebecca Avery; Rhian Sula; Rhian Sula ; Richard Morris; Robin Jones; Rosie Dickens; Sarah Colley;
Sina Hentschel; Steven Adams; Stu McInnes; Tom Iggleden; Tom Iggleden; Tom Luddington; Tommy Barthorpe; Trevor Massiah; Tyler Balbwin; Funders; Marine Code Members;
Marine Code Working Group; A Bay to Remember - Tony Barber; Ahoy Pembrokeshire - Hester; Aquaphobia - Mark Staniforth; Big Blue Experience; Broadside Boat Charter - Andy
Truelove; Cartlet Lady- Brian Rickard; Celtic Diving - Mark Deane; Celtic Wildcat - Nick o Sullivan; Coastal and Island Cruises - Mark Hicks; Coastal and Island Cruises - Steve
Crockford; Dale Sailing - John Reynolds; Dale Sea Safari (Dale Sailing-Jane Anderton); Dive Into pembrokeshire; Dive Pembrokeshire UK; New Wave Marine (Margaret Hook);
Pembrokeshire Activity Centre; Pembrokeshire Boat Charters - John Beer; Pembrokeshire Dive Charters & Shearwater Safaris and Blue Shark Diving - Steve Lewis; Qeltik Marine;
Quadra Boats - Angharad Jones; Ramsey Island Cruises; Razorbillribs; Rudders Boats; Saundersfoot Pleasure Boats; Sea Fishing Tenby - Charlie Parker; Seal Safari - Steve
Crockford; Solva Boat Trips - Kelvin; Solva Sail Boats; Tenby Marine - Jo Bradley; Tenby Watersports; Thousand Island Expeditions; Venture Jet - Tim Brooke & Beth Swan;
Voyages of Discovery; West Wales Divers - Karen Flannery; West Wales Diving School - Jen Jones; Activity Wales; Adrian Hawke; Adventure Training Wing Castle Martin; Alan
Wood Atlantic College; Alex Edwards; Andy Williams Trinity College; Anna Sutcliffe; Anthony Goddard; Barry Scott; Bethan Cox; Big blue kite surfing; Bob Farmer; Bob Haycock;
Bret Ffitch; Celtic Haven; Celtic Trails; Charles Matheison; Chris Payne - PCC Beaches; Chris Price; Cleo Brown; Cold at Night; Coll Faragher; Daryl Walsh; Dave Harre; Dave
Miller; Dave Perry; Dave Thom; Dean Jensen; denise@newgaleymca.co.uk; Donna Mawson - Pembrokeshire Climbling Club; Eco Adventure Sports; Emma Ellis; Emma Newsome;
Fforest Outdoors; Field Studies Council; Fiona Wynne; foundryhouse@pembroke21c.org; Fresh Adventure; Gayle Lister; Gerwyn James - Military Training Pembrokeshire; Gez
Richards; Graham Lynch - BMC; Haven Sports; Hester; High on Adventure Dan Jones; Howard Griffiths; Ian Handscomb; Ian Meopham; Ian White; Ifor Jones - PCNPA;
info@newgaleymca.co.uk; Jane Boulden - WWWS; Jess Wellings; Jesse Nicholson; Jethro; John Caterer; John Deason - PCC; John Warneford; Jon kellie; Josh Brown; Julian
Orchard - TYF Adventure; Julie Rogers; Keep Wales Tidy; Keith Brecon - Bikes and Hikes; Kev; Kevin Williams; Kim Jameson Pembrokeshire Footsteps; Kim Stoddart; Leah Blok;
Libby Chivers; Libby Taylor; littlemissjo21@hotmail.com; Lynne Ferand; Mark Horner - PCC; Mark Triggs; Marten Lewis; Martin Charlton; Matt O'Brian; Mike Mayberry; Morfa Bay
Outdoor Centre; Mountain and Water; Newsurf, Michael / Owen Gale; Nige Robinson; out reef surf school; Paul Bramble; Pembrokeshire Footsteps; Penlan Activity Centre, Mark
Williams ; Phil Lees; Phil Sadler; Phillip Williams - Haverfordwest Canoe Club; philsadler74@googlemail.com ; Preseli Venture; Rich Lewis - PCC Beaches; Richard Ellis - National
Trust; Robin Jones; Robin Mogg; Rosie Dickens; Ross; Sam Ponsford; Sealyham; Sealyham; Sid Howells; Sophie Hurst; South Wales Kite Surfing; Stackpole Centre for Outdoor
Learning; Steve Drinkwater; Steve Quinton; Steven Adams; Stuart Penfold; tammy@newgaleymca.co.uk; Tessa Fudge; Tim Hunter; Tom Houkes; Tom Seward; Tom Wright; TYF;
Whitesands Surf School; YHA Broadhaven; YHA Manobier Matt Roberts; Adventure Beyond; Big Blue; Cleo Celtic Quest; Cold at Night; Discovery Walks of Pembrokeshire; Fforest
Outdoor; Fforest Outdoors; Lydstep Water Sports Centre; Masterclass Surfing; Mike Mayberry; Morfa Bay; Newgale YMCA OEC; Newsurf; Nige Robinson; Ocean Rock; Outer Reef
Surf School; Pembrokeshire Activity Centre; Pembrokeshire Activity Centre; Pembrokeshire Activity Centre; Pembrokeshire Footsteps; Pembrokeshire Paths; Penlan Activity Centre;
Preseli Venture; Sealyham; Sealyham; Stackpole Centre for Outdoor Learning; TYF Adventure; TYF Adventure; Walk A Long Way; Walk On Watersports; West Wales Wind Surfing
and Sailing; Whitesands Surf School; Andrew Tuddenham; Charles Mathieson (charlesm@pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk); Claire Carlisle; Daryl Walsh; David Jones; Gayle Lister; Gez
Richards; littlemissjo21@hotmail.com; Louise Smithson; oli@bigbluekitesurfing.com; Phil Saddler; Richard Ellis; Robin Jones; Steve Quinton (steve@pembrokeshire.ac.uk); Tonia
Forsyth; Andrea McConnell CCW; Andrew Lowe; Angus Dunlop Tenby Watersports; Bob Haycock; Charles Mathieson PCNPA; Chris Payne ; Daryl Walsh; Dave Miller MCA; DS
Gwynn Rees; Ian Bennett National Trust; Jeremy Page; Joe Owen Lydstep; Libby Taylor PCNPA; Max Jones; Myrddin Dennis; Rick Lewis PCC; Sgt Ian Guildford; Tim Jones,
Across both projects we need to update our member database
Please get in touch paul.renfro@mhpa.co.uk
462 Members
Pembrokeshire is a
Highly Protected Area
Heritage Coast
Marine Nature Reserve
Special Protection Area
Special Area of Conservation
Site of Special Scientific Interest
National Nature Reserve
Pembrokeshire Coast National
Park
Highly protected AND amazing location for a wide range of outdoor activities
What do we do?
The Pembrokeshire Marine Code and Outdoor Charter projects 2002 - 2012
A glance at some key achievements...
Training/Best practice events: Over 1,200 instructors, skippers, activity leaders and
conservationists have attended 36 environmental instructor / skipper training events
including seal walks, geology boat trips, wildlife crime training, river canoeing, rocky
shore coasteering, sea kayaking with wildlife, climbing, woodlands / estuary training
5 x Wise Courses run, 170 skippers crew and sea kayakers now accredited in
Pembrokeshire.
4 / 5 x Wildlife Sightings Events – 100’s people attended
Developed voluntary codes of conduct viewed as best practice Nationally
PASSING ON BEST PRACTICE, KNOWLEDGE AND ENTHUSIASM TO 10,000s OF VISITORS
AND LOCALS EVERY YEAR
Codes of Conduct and Best Practice
Developed Marine Code maps - 400 copies produced and distributed.
Developed MC leaflets for the general public to include the detailed maps 10,000 copies produced and distributed.
Conducted a full review of the maps and codes of conduct in 2009. Redesign,
update and reprint / distribution of 10,000 more + 600 waterproof versions
Marine Code for kayaking developed with all key stakeholders
Coasteering and Kayaking best practice videos
Chosen by NRW as 1 of 2 projects highlighting best practice/COC at recent
event launching new activity codes
Cornwall creating COCG based on Pembrokeshire model
Membership Criteria 2012 (Up for discussion)
We will avoid damage to sites and minimise any disturbance to wildlife, in accordance with
codes of conduct and wildlife legislation.
We will ensure that all activity leaders encourage visitors to develop a respect and
understanding of wildlife and the environment.
We will liaise closely with the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, landowners,
and the Activities Liaison Officer over the use of new sites and/or the development of new
activities.
We will abide to Countryside Access Legislation and local Countryside / Marine Code.
We will show consideration for the local community and other users of the area.
We will annually attend a minimum of one full members meeting.
We will annually attend a minimum of one Outdoor Charter approved training event.
We will work towards an environmental accreditation such as Green Dragon or Carbon
Neutral, and/or become an Eco centre.
We will ensure that all activity leaders are trained under the relevant governing body’s
guidelines.
We will continue to help develop the Pembrokeshire Outdoor Charter and will encourage
others to adopt it.
Agreed Access Restrictions (seals and seabirds) – Agreed Codes of Conduct
Raise public awareness of them
Wind Sports Management
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Partnership Working:
Working groups for:
Climbing / Wind Sports/ PWC/ Coasteering involved/Chair
Resolved over 40 allegations of MC and OC code breakage, resolved
numerous wildlife / recreation conflict issues
Established a bespoke Pembrokeshire Marine code breakage policy agreed on
by the majority consensus of all members
Represent the sector at high level meetings e.g. Minister/WATO
WATO – Feedback/link to Government
Integral Part of an Evidenced based Sustainable Recreation toolkit developed by PCF /
PCNPA and viewed as best practice by Government
Research - Coasteering feasibility project
Project Management:
Attracted over £245,000 of funding from 19 different funders since 2002
Held 52 ‘Core’ meetings with OC and MC members
Prepared 6 detailed business plans, 9 annual reports and 32 quarterly
progress reports – Someone needs to spend time in the office!!
Have to achieve funded outputs!
Benefits/Feedback
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Long term sustainability of outdoor activity in Pembrokeshire
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Marketing – PCNPA/POCG all actively promote the providers who follow the membership
criteria, Enjoy Pembs, Coast to Coast
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Meetings promote joint working between all stakeholders inclusive of businesses
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Provides instant access to conservation experts/landowners e.g. developing coasteering
sites
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Collaborative balanced approach to conflict resolution
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Collaborative voice to represent sector at high level meetings – Importance/Access etc
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Collaborative approach attracts funders
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PCNPA/NRW/NT activity is being carried out using best practice
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Education and awareness passed onto wider public
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Partnership approach between conservation bodies/activity providers that is continually
being strengthened
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Involved in recreation planning
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Partnership approach is possibly the only way for successful voluntary agreements/COC