by Joe Alexander | Feb 21, 2026 | News
Well, an unbelievable amount of the wet stuff has incessantly fallen over much of the U.K., really since 2026 started !!! We’ve had only a few decent, dry days, here in mid Wales, and in all honesty, I think I can count them on one hand …. Pretty grim. And, as we...
by Joe Alexander | Jan 14, 2026 | News
As we gently slide into a rather changeable 2026, we’ve had it all over the last two weeks, from heavy persistent rain, through to Storm Goretti, her snow fall and associated hazards that come with it. Lots of trees across roads, from heavy snow on the branches of...
by Joe Alexander | Dec 19, 2025 | News
Rain, rain, rain, and yet more rain !!! A serious amount has been dumped on our green and pleasant land, and it’s caused a lot of flooding issues, particularly down in South Wales. My heart goes out to those families, it’s a logistical nightmare and one that is all to...
by Joe Alexander | Nov 11, 2025 | News
Surprsie, surprise, it’s raining today ……. Again !!!!! A serious amount over the last week or so has been dumped on poor old Wales …. I think there are several flood warnings out in place, which is a huge concern for home owners, shops and businesses. I feel for them,...
by Joe Alexander | Oct 19, 2025 | News
WOW, what a season …… Fun, sublime, varied, hectic and tiring , with the synonymous banter, craic and guiding bliss all thrown in to the mix !!! Tis certainly time to take a breather, before my work up at Bettws Hall Sporting Club begins, along with the clearing and...
by Joe Alexander | Sep 28, 2025 | News
Well, what a complete turn around weather wise. A week ago, huge floods and a deluge of rain last Saturday. Yet, this week, we’ve been accustomed to very cold nights here in the Cambrian Mountains, with night time temperatures dipping to minus three in the depths of...
by Joe Alexander | Sep 21, 2025 | News
Rain, rain , rain !!!!! That’s been the weather routine, on and off, over the last five or six days . A real autumnal feel is blanketed over the Elan Valley, where I have been doing most of my guiding, over the past ten days or so. A hugely satisfying week and a half...
by Joe Alexander | Aug 31, 2025 | News
I thank you Taylor Swift for those “stolen” lyrics, that actually sum up August very well. Tricky, frustrating and also fun, all rolled into one succulent, juicy, tantalisingly moreish treat !!!! If I’ve not been creeping up incredibly low rivers, I’ve been up in the...
by Joe Alexander | Aug 17, 2025 | News
….. Ha ha , the title is one that in my youth, often lead me astray, and probably fishing a little stream or river that I shouldn’t be on !!! As mum used to say to me, what the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve over !!!! I stick by that adage to this day, and,...
by Joe Alexander | Aug 3, 2025 | News
Another hugely satisfying week and a half bites, the proverbial dust, again !!! Clients, organising, and booking more, for next seasons sorties out into the Elenydd, and of course, Rhayader has been hosting the Enduro GP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS moto cross. This is stage 4...
