Local Beacon Issue 106 June 2018

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June 2018 • Issue 106

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“ Here at Brecon Town Open Studios we choose to advertise our art trail in the Local Beacon as it’s a very readable magazine and reaches local people. Also its editorial and design team are always helpful and easy to work with.”

Competition: (Winner of May Competition: Mrs J Davies, Ystradgynlais)

Welcome to our June issue.

New advertisers join us this month: Royal Welsh Show, front cover; Peak Planters, page 2; and Wyeside Cleaning, page 39. Please support them if you can, as well as our ongoing advertisers. Our motto: support the local businesses who support the area you live, work and play in.

Turn to page 27 to hear about the new Visit Brecon Office in Lion Yard. Well done to all involved in getting this open. Brecon is the hub of the Brecon Beacons, shutting the Tourist Information Centre was pure madness.

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If you haven’t already seen the results of this year’s photographic competition, see page 33. The standard of entries was very high again. We’ve been really busy, and the 2019 Local Landscapes Calendar is out in local outlets. Our aim is for visitors to our area to buy a copy, then return when they are reminded what a beautiful spot we live in.

Those who know me, know I like a good pint. Make it a cold cider, in a lush beer garden, sun shining and out with friends - I am there! Turn to page 24 to see local establishments that offer the garden. You choose your tipple and let’s hope the sun is out.

Enjoy, Lisa Marie x (Photo: Lisa Marie, Cariad and Otis at their first colour run!)

For the chance to win A copy of Betty Maura-Cooper’s (aka Marigold West) novel Leon’s Island... please complete the word search on page 31 and send to us by 16th June 2018. The winner will be picked at random.

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Get to really know... Richard Slaney Richard grew up in Warwickshire and first came to live in Wales when he was 17. Richard studied languages and after teaching in Somerset and Yorkshire, came to Christ College Brecon in 1987.

He retired in 2010, since then he has supported the musical life of the area through Brecknock Sinfonia, the Brecon Baroque Festival and the South Powys Youth Orchestra.

Place of birth? Stratford on Avon.

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Which bad habits drive you crazy? Not taking food seriously.

Do you believe in the afterlife? We live on in the minds of those we love.

What have you done in your life that would surprise someone meeting you for the first time?

Worked in an amusement arcade.

Where do you live now? Merthyr Cynog.

Best present ever received? My first model railway!

Marital status? 43 years to Dorcas.

List one thing you wish you could change about yourself: I wish I could understand science.

Occupation? Retired (hooray!) schoolmaster.

If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go? Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Children? 3. Sophie, Edward, Benedict.

Pets? No, but I like other people’s dogs.

List five goals on your life’s to-do list:

What was your favourite childhood television programme? Railway Roundabout.

Are you a collector of anything? Books, CDs and wine bottles seem to appear.

If you could be any animal, what would you be and why? Sheepdog - interesting work, nice place to live, regular food.

1. visit Africa 2. pass a Diploma on the bassoon 3. finish my model railway 4. learn Italian 5. live for as long as possible in Merthyr Cynog.

Name one regret you have: Not learning music when young.

Name one thing you miss about being a kid: The freedom to play football and cricket dawn to dusk.

If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Perfect pitch.

Name one thing you love about being an adult: The maturity to understand great music and literature.

What is usually your first thought when you wake up? I don’t have to go to work!

What’s your favourite song of the moment? None; pop music seems particularly dire at present.

What do you usually think about right before falling asleep? I’ll have to watch this programme again on iplayer!

What’s your favourite song of all time? Schumann’s Liederkreis.

Most exciting thing you’ve won? I once came second in the male teachers Beauty Contest!

Two lessons life has taught you? Living and working in a beautiful place makes life so much more rewarding; wherever you are, engage in your community and you’ll find good and decent people.

What makes you grumpy? Broadcasters who use English sloppily.

You’re given one million pounds, what do you spend it on? Buy the Yscir Valley to keep it beautiful forever.

Have any bad habits? Procrastination (especially

What’s your favourite thing to do on a Saturday night? Match of the Day! What’s your favourite thing to do on a Sunday afternoon? Walk in the Yscir valley or round the Epynt.

What would be your dream job? I had it - working in or out of the classroom with young people.

What have you done today to make you feel proud? Worked to help Brecknock Sinfonia and the Brecon Baroque Festival, two fantastic institutions which enrich the life of the area.

Sum yourself up in five words: Family; Music; Birds; Trains; Sport.

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Music for a Summer Evening Brecknock Sinfonia’s summer concert presents classics just right for the season. The main work is Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony. When the composer was overwhelmed by personal problems he took to the Austrian countryside, and the symphony expresses the joy he felt there.

Rippling brooks, bird song, peasant dances and a thunderstorm and the calm after it are all portrayed in an endless stream of melody. The concert opens with Rossini’s exciting overture to his comic masterpiece ‘The Barber of Seville’, and Schubert’s best known work, the ‘Unfinished’ Symphony, provides more reflective moments. The concert is conducted by Michael Bell, recently awarded the MBE for his services to music.

Details of the programme for the orchestra’s 2018-19 season are available on the website.

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Brecon Town Open Studios Brecon Town Open Studios 2018 is a walking art trail taking in the studios of several of the artists who live and work in Brecon Town. Artists taking part this year are; Sue Hiley Harris, Christine Lewis, Hilda Benham, Sean Crawford, Roy Powell, Sylwia Mucha, Veronica Gibson, Tessa Waite, Phil Luffman and five artists from The Vaults Art Studios - Velvet Cole, Karin Mear, Gemma Schiebe, Angharad Pickering and Sarah Powell.

The trail is in its third year and studios are open between 11am - 6pm on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th June (apart from Sean Crawford’s studio which will be open on Sunday 24th June only). Visitors can expect to see painting, photography, sculpture, pottery, weaving, textiles,

pinhole photography and mixed media art while gaining a glimpse into the working environments of the artists.

Entry is free to all studios and artists’ works will be for sale.

Refreshments are available at the majority of the studios for a donation to local charity, Friends of Brecon Mind.

More information about the artists is available on www. brecontownopenstudios.co.uk or look out for a copy of the leaflet which will be available from various places including Visit Brecon in Lion’s Yard, Brecon, The Hours Café & Bookshop, Brecon Library, and participating artists.

Oil painting by Gemma Schiebe

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Opening for the new season!

The Farm Shop at Penpont is opening on Wednesday 13th June and will be open every Monday to Saturday.

The shop sells freshly picked organic vegetables, herbs, fruit and flowers grown in the historic walled gardens of Penpont, as well as meat and organic eggs supplied by Aberhyddnant Farm.

The gardens have been certified organic with the Soil Association for the past 18 years and customers are very welcome to take a short walk from the shop over the bridge to see where all the produce comes from and to meet Pete – the grower.

Buying from Penpont supports a small horticultural enterprise as well as providing an outlet for independent producers.

Penpont lies approximately 4 miles west of Brecon on the A40. Look out for the hanging sign on the road.

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Sam Garratt, Shoemaker and Artist (1864-1946) Leicestershire born, Sam Garratt, a trained and experienced Boot and Shoe maker, moved to Brecon in his early twenties. He bought a boot and shoe shop at 30 High Street and premises in Free Street which he ran as a boot and shoe repairing and manufacturing business.

Once living in Brecon, he began painting local street scenes, places of interest and views of the Beacons.

His shop and factory became “show-cases” for his work. His paintings lined the walls of the shop, and there was always one hanging in the factory window.

Locals and tourists quickly snapped them up.

Towards the end of World War 1, he started to do etchings, and in the 1920s was helped in the processing of the plates by his young assistant, Mr Bert Price, who would also go out on painting expeditions with him.

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As well as local views, Garratt also painted scenes on visits to England and Europe. His Mediterranean visits inspired him to design his own flat roofed house [now has a pitched roof], which was built for him in Belle View Gardens. He named it “The Studio”.

Garratt’s work is still collectable and examples which come for sale in local Galleries and Auctions fetch 100s of pounds. www.blfhs.co.uk

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Gardening Column

THE ROSE Since before Roman times gardeners have revered the rose as the queen of flowering plants for the extraordinary beauty and scent of its blooms. The rose family offers an enormous range of colour, shape and perfume from the simple purity of the wild dog rose, the soft, pastel charm of the old garden rose or the jewel-like brilliance of the modern hybrids.

Whether grown alone in the splendour of a formal garden or enhancing the quality of a mixed planting it is hard to imagine a garden without roses heightening the glory of a summer’s day.

There literally is a rose for every part of the garden ranging from the low growing ground cover and patio roses, through the larger bush and shrub roses to the climbers and ramblers for growing up walls, arches, pergolas and even through trees.

They all generally prefer an open, sunny site and a fertile soil. When planting, and each year as a surface mulch, it is important to add organic matter such as compost or well-rotted manure. For your roses to perform at their best, it is also vital to feed them, preferably twice a year in April and June, with a special rose fertilizer.

This done they will reward you with beautiful flowers from June to well into the autumn year after year.

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Protecting wildlife for the future

Wild in June

else. It feeds the sheep and gives a dark honey to the bees. Highland settlers in North America took their heather beds with them, and so introduced Heather to the New World. Heather was also one of the plants used for flavouring ale.” - The Englishman’s Flora, Geoffrey Grigson 1958.

Erica cinerea Bell Heather “In the upland zone of Great Britain Heather has been a necessity of life time out of mind. It makes a springy bed, besoms for the house and the hearth, thatch for the roof, fuel, baskets, rope, an orange dye, and much

Despite the title of the book, he does tell us that, in Wales, heather has been known as ‘Grig’ for some time along with other thoroughly English counties.

The flower I have chosen to illustrate is our least common species of heather, Bell Heather or Grug y mêl (taken just south of the Elan reservoirs). The Welsh name implies it is good for honey. This is only found in the north west of Brecknock and is found again to the south east almost as soon as you leave the county. Its close relative, Cross-leaved Heath, is common throughout though and the smallerflowered Ling may be found on most of our uplands.

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New mortgage offers a lifeline to pensioners stuck with interestonly debts that they can’t pay off Pensioners stuck with interest-only mortgages have been offered a lifeline by challenger bank Aldermore. It has launched the first deal allowing retired borrowers to re-mortgage their interestonly loan when it comes to an end - using the sale of their property as a means of repaying the debt.

The Aldermore deal is available to borrowers aged between 55 and 85 but the term must end by the time they are 99.

It is the first of what is expected to be a new wave of home loans that let older borrowers take out interest-only mortgages to release equity from their property to boost their finances, pass money on to kids or grandchildren, or re-mortgage existing debt they cannot repay.

Crucially, they can use the sale of their home as their repayment strategy, meaning it will be possible for them to have an interest-only mortgage until they die or go into full-time care and the property is sold.

Retirement interest-only mortgages were stamped out several years ago following the introduction of strict new mortgage rules by the financial watchdog.

These stopped borrowers from getting an interest-only mortgage if they planned to use their property to repay it when they died or moved out into care. But in late March, the regulator relaxed this rule meaning lenders can now accept borrowers who want to do this.

Aldermore are offering a 10-year fixed rate at 3.98 per cent for borrowers with a 40 per cent deposit for their new product. Although lower interest rates are available to younger borrowers it’s likely that interest rates will come down when other banks enter this segment of the market.

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Small Claims

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Who amongst us could afford not to pursue a debt of £10,000? That is the question every business is asking themselves along with every individual who has ever loaned money to an acquaintance or who has been on the receiving end of a poor commercial transaction.

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The Small Claims limit in the County Court has been set at £10,000 for a number of years now but it is remains a bitter pill to swallow for both businesses and private individuals owed less than that amount. This is because legal costs are almost entirely non-recoverable in such claims. Usually the “loser” pays but in the Small Claims Track, the “winner” can only recover very limited fixed costs that invariably do not cover the cost of legal advice or even the sending of a Pre-Action Protocol letter which, if not sent, can send you back to square one before you have even begun.

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5. Ask what a solicitor can do on a fixed fee and take advantage of it. The more you can get done professionally, the better.

If you genuinely cannot afford to pay for legal advice, there are some solicitors who offer pro bono work in limited circumstances; check the Law Society Pro Bono Charter for signatories.

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A list of 10... Books

65 Years Experience in the Building Trade

Alan Jevons

After a couple of decades working as a vicar in the Church of England Alan moved over the border to Wales ten years ago. He originally came as vicar of Llyn Safaddan and now works as Archdeacon of Brecon.

Brian Keenan: An Evil Cradling - An autobiographical book by Keenan about his four years as a hostage in Beirut. It is a journey of the soul as well as a description of events and conditions.

Wilfred Owen: Collected Poems - Owen was killed in action one week before the armistice was signed. His poems live on as a haunting testimony to our stupidity.

Kenneth Graham: The Wind in the Willows - A children’s novel which reflects a pastoral version of Edwardian England. It has themes - friendship, camaraderie, loyalty - which are equally important for adults.

John Taylor: The Go Between God - Written by a former Bishop of Winchester, Bishop Taylor’s view is that every encounter and conversation, if touched by the Holy Spirit, can become a sacred moment.

Harper Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird - The book is set in Alabama and deals with issues of racism, class, courage, compassion, and gender roles in the American Deep South.

Louis de Bernières: Birds without Wings - The setting for the story is Eskibahçe on Turkey’s southwest coast in 1900. Peace and tranquility cannot last and war and national consciousness spirals into tragedy.

John Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wrath - Set during the Great Depression. Abject poverty has no silver lining.

William Shakespeare: King Lear - A play about all sorts of things - loyalty, honesty, self-awareness, love.

Nelson Mandella: Long Walk to Freedom - South African President Nelson Mandella tells the story of his life, but above all his struggle against apartheid.

Graham Green: The Power and the Glory - The novel tells the story of a “whisky priest” living in Mexico during the 1930s during a period when the government was trying to suppress the Roman Catholic Church.

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Royal Welsh Show 2018

The pinnacle event in the British agricultural calendar, the Royal Welsh Show, will be held on 23 - 26 July at the showground in Llanelwedd, Builth Wells.

Every year, the livestock classes attract thousands of entries from far and wide promising a popular and exciting four-days of competitions.

Along with the fantastic livestock and great shopping, the show provides something to interest everyone through its wide range of activities including forestry, horticulture, crafts, countryside sports, food and drink and a 12-hour programme each day of exciting entertainment, attractions and displays.

The big attractions in the main ring will be the incredible Kings Troop, Royal Horse Artillery - the Queen’s ceremonial Saluting Battery of superb equestrian soldiers trained to drive a team of six horses pulling the First World War ‘thirteen pounder’ state saluting guns at high speeds.

In recognition of the RAF centenary celebrations we will also have amazing aerial displays from RAF Parachute Display Teams. All taking time out of their busy active duties, the teams will be jumping into the main ring each day of the show.

Returning to entertain the crowds will be the spectacular Black Mountains Falconry, Tristar Carriage Driving, Meirion Owen and the Quack Pack, Inter Hunt Relay and much more.

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The Castle Inn, situated in the village of Llangorse, is a small family run pub offering drinks and food.

Their menu is traditional as well as different, offering game meats in their delicious homemade pies, burgers topped with pulled meats and veggie options too.

These are all locally sourced.

The Castle Inn has a warm and friendly atmosphere that is buzzing at the weekends, and their outside seating area becomes full up of locals and visitors when sun shines.

It’s a good idea to ring and book a table at these times!

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New Visit Brecon Office

Brecon Town Council is pleased to announce that it will be opening a new Visit Brecon Office in Lion Yard.

Brecon Town Council has recruited Alison Meacham as the Visit Brecon Office Manager.The aim of the post is to develop a face to face visitor presence along with the development of a volunteers programme to assist in the marketing of Brecon as a visitor destination.

The Visit Brecon Manager will also ensure that visitors to the office receive key information to enable visitors and residents to enjoy Brecon and the surrounding community from such activities as arts & crafts, entertainments, localised walks and the Town’s history.

Brecon Town Council through this initiative is committed to supporting the local economy, businesses, and the Chamber of Trade in making Brecon an exciting visitor destination.

Brecon Town Council welcomes the support offered from various groups including the Brecknock History Society & Brecon Beacons Tourism. The Council also looks forward to working with all stakeholders including localised business, Powys County Council, other Town & Community Councils and interest groups to make Visit Brecon a success.

A volunteers recruitment event was held on the 21st May at the Guildhall Brecon.

If anyone is interested in volunteering at Visit Brecon, contact the office on 01874 620860 or email office@visitbrecon.org.uk Cllr Chris Walsh - On behalf of Brecon Town Council

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Here at The Coach House we have a stylish range of oil cloth to beautify your garden table ready for your summer BBQ’s and entertaining.

We also have a lovely selection of fabrics to make into cushions for your outdoor furniture and a beautiful selection of gifts for any Summer Event.

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How it works If you are looking for companionship or romance and would like to appear in a future issue of Wye Local and Local Beacon (covering Hay, Talgarth, Brecon and all the surrounding villages), please complete the info on the slip below and post to us.

Only the descriptive details will be printed or shared; the contact details are just so we can contact you ourselves.

To respond to any of our lonely hearts listings,

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place your reply in a stamped envelope marked with their unique Box Number and send to: Companionship, Cariads Local Ltd (see address on Page 1). Your envelope will then be forwarded on to the advertiser. All submissions and replies will remain confidential.

Remember to include your contact details (e.g. phone number) in the envelope. Cariads Local’s advice is to wait until you have met and feel confident with the person you’re contacting before swapping addresses.

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BOX NO: 04.18.01 Male | Widowed Ex-teacher, a lover of the arts, sport and history.

A good listener. WLTM a lady interested in the arts, quirky sense of humour, young at heart.

BOX NO: 03.18.01 Female | Widowed Slim, kind, 70 years, young at heart. Enjoys rural life, happy to meet a gent 68–73 years. WLTM a happy, kind, romantic male to enjoy most things in life.

Where are you all?! If you are looking for good fun I am the lady!

BOX NO: 02.18.02 Male | Single Handsome gentleman, 55, smart, articulate, funny, warm nature, respectful and considerate, WLTM pleasant lady to share country walks, good conversation and enjoyable company, and just maybe make 2018 the best year yet.

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Brecon Foodbank’s latest shopping list Urgently needed: Long life fruit juice Shaving gel/foam Washing/laundry powder Shampoo Also needed: Tinned fruit Fruit squash Cup-a-soup Tinned potatoes

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Results of this year’s Local Landscapes Photography Competition Thank you again to all of the entries which were sent in. There is so much photographic talent in our area.

We had a hard time narrowing it down to the final 12, let alone the final 3! Here are the results:

1st: ‘Light Beams over Llangorse’ by Karl McCarthy

3rd: ‘Talybont Woods’ by Edward Lancaster

2nd: ‘Sugar Loaf in the Snow’ by Claire Young

These, plus 9 other images have now been chosen for our 2019 Local Landscapes Calendar. Out now in local retailers.

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News from Chris Davies

D B Electrics ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS

-Your local MP

• Domestic, Commercial, Agricultural

In recent months Powys County Council have been hit by two extremely poor reports on how they run both Children and Adults services.These reports came as a big shock to many and the current council have had to work extremely hard to resolve the situation.

I have ensured that I meet regularly with the senior executive at Powys County Council, and just last week I met with them to receive my latest update on the improvements being made to Children and Adult services.

I was assured that services have improved and that the most recent reports highlighted the improvements being made by the new Conservative/Independent Council.

With all of this going on in the local press it is easy for most of us to think that Powys County Council are doing a poor job. But this could not be further from the truth. Over the last year we have seen recycling facilities re-open and more recently, we have seen a number of new primary schools open right across Brecon and Radnorshire in Llyswen, Hay and Llangorse.The new facilities are second to none and will benefit our youth for generations to come.

It’s been a busy month in both Westminster and Brecon and Radnorshire, here is a little flavour of what I have been up to.

Continuing with positive news for our area. In April I, along with the Department for Work and Pensions, organised two events, in Brecon and Llandrindod Wells.

The aim of these events was to link local employers with third sector organisations who help marginalised unemployed groups to get back into the workplace.

The event also updated employers and third sector organisations on the benefit changes with Universal Credit, which comes to Brecon and Radnorshire in October.

Employment is a vital part of a healthy and prosperous economy and in Brecon and Radnorshire we have extremely high levels of employment. Last month I visited various businesses across the constituency.

From hotels, restaurants, farms and manufacturing firms who employ large numbers of local people. I see a large part of my job in Westminster as working to put Brecon and Radnorshire on the map. We live in a beautiful part of the world and it’s an area I want

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Exciting times... and we need your help!

We at Cariads Local are setting up another magazine in Ludlow.

It will be very similar to Local Beacon, just with Ludlow related businesses, services, news and information.

Do you have any connections to this area? Maybe you deal with a local business that would benefit from being included. We’d love you to promote us if you can. If you advertise with us we’ll happily give you some discount on your next advert for your kind words.

Thank you from Team Local Beacon

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Welsh food - I recently had the great pleasure of attending an event in the Senedd called a “Celebration of Welsh Food” and there is much to celebrate. We are lucky to produce some of the best food in the world here in Wales, and that is especially true here in Brecon and Radnorshire.

It is important we try to support our local food producers wherever possible. Eating local means fewer food miles, an improved rural economy, and the knowledge that the food will be produced with some of the highest animal welfare standards anywhere in the world. So please, wherever possible, buy Welsh.

Plastic waste - Eating local also means less waste. A few months ago I wrote a column in the Brecon and Radnor Express about reducing the amount of plastic that enters our oceans and environment. Since that column I have visited two fantastic shops in the constituency that are helping to reduce the amount of waste we produce.

La Vida Verde on Park Crescent in Llandrindod and Natural Weigh in the Old Corn Exchange, Crickhowell are, potentially, showing us the future of plastic free shopping. So please go along (with your own containers) and support them. Last week I invited the Welsh Government Minister for Environment to Natural Weigh and she was very impressed by what she saw.

New schools - Following on from the excitement of breaking the turf at the site of the new Brecon High School, in the last few weeks, I have had the good fortune to attend the official openings of four of the new primary schools in the Gwernyfed catchment area.The opening of a new school is always one of the highlights of my job as Cabinet Secretary for Education.The excitement on the faces of the pupils, teachers, and the wider community were on show for all to see and I wish them well in their new surroundings.

Get in touch - I hold regular advice surgeries in my office in Brecon and right around the constituency. If you would like to come along to one, do not hesitate to get in touch. You can write to me at 4 Watergate, Brecon, LD3 9AN, email me at Kirsty.williams@ assembly.wales, or call my office on 01874 625 739.

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Microtopping can be used on both internal and external surfaces and can be applied to almost any substrate with the correct primer. We apply the product to floors, staircases and feature walls, wetrooms and worktops and even furniture.

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News from William Powell

Llangynidr Farmers’ & Producers’ Market

Welsh Liberal Democrat County Councillor for Talgarth As I draw together my thoughts for the June edition of Local Beacon, I am struggling to believe that we will soon have reached the mid point of another year. Football and rugby are giving way to cricket and tennis and the meadows are being shut up for another year’s crop of hay.

The May Day Bank Holiday weekend is now just a memory – but it provided a glorious backdrop to several community events, including the Talgarth Walking Festival, the Mill Race and the Talgarth Charity Boat Race. Sincere thanks are due both to the respective organisers and to everyone who leant their support and helped to ensure their success.

Following the opening of Ysgol y Mynydd Du, the new primary school for my area, one issue which now has to have priority is the fate of the site, including the former school, youth and community centre and school sports field. It is a significant public asset and I am calling for it to be subject to a comprehensive development brief, involving the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority, Powys County Council, Talgarth Town Council and crucially the local community. It was my privilege to help scrutinise the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act as it was piloted through the National Assembly for Wales in 2015/16 by the late Natural Resources Minister, Carl Sargeant AM.The decisions that lie ahead in terms of this key site must be informed by the principles of the Act. The recent public meeting on the potential Black Mountains College proposals attracted over 100 people to Talgarth Town Hall and the presentation was widely praised for its inspiration and vision. Kirsty Williams AM introduced project promoters Owen Sheers and Ben Rawlence, who both spoke with conviction about the potential benefits of the College. It was good to be joined also by my friend and fellow County Councillor, Emily Durrant, who represents Llangors Ward for the Green Party.The coming weeks and months will be crucial to determining the project’s viability.

If you have any issues of concern, please don’t hesitate to contact me by email: president@welshlibdems.org.uk or via Twitter @WmPowell2016 Best wishes, William

Local fresh produce and homemade arts & craft Last Sunday of each month* 10am - 1pm at Llangynidr Village Hall NP8 1LS Free entry - Free Parking - Refreshments available Tables available to sellers Follow us on Facebook & Instagram - @LlangynidrFarmersMarket Email - llangynidrshow@gmail.com *December 16th Christmas Market

Come join us for our first annual Convivium Festival

23rd June Guided Walk • Talk by Nick Hunt • BBQ • Kids Activities • Live Music

Space is limited. To get free tickets, visit us at: www.convivium-brecon.com/festival/ like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter

Every Tuesday at 6.00pm BRECON, Bishop Bevan Hall

Every Wednesday at 6.00pm GLANGRWYNEY, Glangrwyney Village Hall, Crickhowell Rd.

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Your bright blue eyes are my happy place in the restlessness of time and space But that’s all dead and gone! An empty king remains after the other king has fallen “Erik why did you made that mess?”

“Charles cause you never gave in and let me win chess!”

Contributions from local poets are invited. These should be no more than 24 lines in length and accompanied by two or three succinct sentences about the poet. They should please be emailed to breconpoets@yahoo.com and not directly to the Local Beacon.

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What’s on: during the week MONDAY Drumming Together: 10.30am – 12 noon. Theatr Brycheiniog.

Free dementia friendly sessions in conjunction with Beat It Percussion, for older adults looking for something creative and social to join. People with all levels of ability welcome. Visit www.brycheiniog.co.uk. Contact 01874 611622.

ITC ‘Happy Hour’: 11am – 12noon. Brecon Library. First time online? Whether its help with Basic Computing or ICT queries, eBooks or audiobooks, eMagazines, or even just renewing your books – Brecon Library can help. Free drop in session. Contact 01874 623346.

Sewing Group: 1 – 3pm.

Llanddew Village Hall. An informal group meeting each week for a chat and cup of tea while sewing.

2nd Rainbows (girls aged 5-7): (Term time only). 5.30 - 6.30pm. www.girlguiding.org.uk.

Brecon Chamber of Trade Meeting: (First Monday of the month). 6pm. The Castle Hotel, Brecon. Contact Sarah Lewis, email: chamberoftradebrecon@ gmail.com.

Brownies: 6 – 7.30pm. Age 7 to 10. www.girlguiding.org.uk/ brownies.

Brecon Athletics Club: 6 – 8pm.

Brecon Leisure Centre. Contact Kath Crane 01874 623677.

Charity Cash Bingo: 7.30pm. The Gremlin Hotel, Brecon.

Brecon Rotary Club: 7.30pm.

The Castle Hotel, Brecon. New members welcome. Contact 01874 636390.

Crafty Ladies: (Every third Monday in the month).

7.30pm. Llyswen & Boughrood Community Hall.

We do something different each month so if you would like to join in the fun, contact Carol by e-mail: carolbrown42@hotmail.com.

Brecon Bellringers: 7.30 - 9pm.

Brecon Cathedral (1st & 3rd), St Mary’s Church (2nd & 4th). All welcome. Contact Paul Johnson 01874 658670.

TUESDAY Brecon Indoor Market: 9.30am - 5pm. Brecon Market Hall. Visit www.breconmarket.co.uk.

Crick Howlers: 10am. The Parish Hall, Church Lane, Crickhowell. The Crick Howlers are a natural voice group led

by Helen Vincent, where all songs are taught by ear so you don’t need to be able to read music. Contact 01873 832795.

Badminton: 10am. Brecon Leisure Centre. Friendly group. All ages and abilities welcome. Equipment provided. £2 per session. Contact Rose 07531 459134.

Cheeky Cherubs Playgroup: 10am – 12noon. Bishop Bevan Hall, Brecon. Join us for a cuppa and a natter whilst the kids play! £2 per child, 50p for each additional child. Snacks and tea & coffee included in the price.

– 12 noon. Kensington Baptist Church Hall, Watergate, Brecon LD3 9AR. A popular and friendly group for people whose lives are affected by dementia. Contact Enid Edwards (Dementia Support Worker) 01874 712083.

Hard of Hearing Support Group: (Third Tuesday in the month).

10.30am – 12.30pm. Brecon Library. New members welcome.

Speakers and discussions and advice plus a cup of tea and meet like minded people. Contact Wales Council for the Deaf 01443 485687 or e-mail: mail@ wcdeaf.org.uk.

Story Time: 11 – 11.30am.

Brecon Library. Free & all ages welcome.

Rob’s No Worries Yoga – “Stretch & Release”: 12 noon – 1pm. The Well-Being Centre, St Mary’s St. Brecon. £5 or £25 for a 6 week course. Contact 01874 625358.

Dementia Matters: 12.30-3pm.

Kensington Church Hall. Are you a carer looking for more support?

Are you forgetting things more often? Are you spending too much time on your own? Then why not come along! Contact 01874 611723.

Free help with NHS hearingaids: (1st Tuesday of the month) 2 – 4pm. St Mary’s, Brecon. Contact 02920 333034.

Action on Hearing Loss: 2 - 4pm. Brecon Library. We provide support to hearing aid Alive & Kickin’ Community users, enabling people to make Choir: 7 – 9pm.The Old Museum, the most of their hearing aid Brecon. Everyone aged 10+ who and manage their hearing loss effectively. Just come along to our wants to sing is most welcome. £5 per session. Contact Tanya Alzheimer’s Society – Tea, Chat free walk-in hearing aid support To advertise in the Local Beacon tel. 07775 email. advertising@localbeacon.co.uk session. Contact 01874 623346. & Activities in 898432 Brecon: 10.30am Walker 07723 016837.

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What’s on: during the week DAI y Bannau: 4pm. Theatre Brycheiniog, Brecon.

A Multimedia Theatre group that aims to develop & enhance the skills of young people in relation to performing arts & multimedia theatre. Ages 7+. Contact 07846 446268.

Samba Brecon: 6 – 8pm. A lively, friendly community percussion band who play Afro-Brazilian rhythms. No previous experience needed. 1st taster session is free. £4 per session. Contact Glenn 07971 398727 / Catherine 01874 625422.

South Powys Community Football Hub – Football for Girls (Term time only): 4.30 - 5.15pm Caterpillars (new to football.)

5.15 - 6pm Butterflies (have played before or are confident.)

Brecon High School Sports Hall.

For girls aged from 5 -11 years.

Each session £2. Contact Tony, e-mail southpowysfootballhub@ gmail.com or 07854 012841.

Slimming World: 6pm. Bishop Bevan Hall, Lion St., Brecon.

Contact Joan 01873 561526 or 07796 628419.

Brecon Library Book Club: (2nd Tuesday of the month) 5 - 6.30pm.

Brecon Library. Call the Library to check what we’re reading this month! Visitors welcome.

Contact 01874 623346.

Silent Sitting Meditation: 5.30 6.30pm. The Muse, Glamorgan Street, Brecon. Simple practice, instruction will be given if needed.

Contact Ruth 07747 088842.

Brecon Tennis Club: 5.30 – 7.30pm at Brecon Leisure Centre.

Free to members, £2 to nonmembers. All levels welcome.

Contact Bryan 07817 002318.

Brownies: 5.45 – 7.15pm. Age 7 to 10. www.girlguiding.org.uk/ brownies.

South Powys Community Football Hub - Boy and Girls Goal Keeping Sessions (Term time only): 6 – 7pm for Junior school age. 7 – 8pm for High school age. Brecon High School Sports Hall. Contact Tony, e-mail southpowysfootballhub@gmail.

Please mention com or 07854 012841.

Brecon Bridge Club: 6.45pm.

Brecon Rugby Club, Watton, Brecon. New members and visitors always welcome.

Gwernyfed Hockey Club – Training: 7 – 8pm Brecon Leisure Centre’s Astro. All abilities welcome. Contact Nicola Drew 07812 691345.

SambaBrecon: 7 9pm.

Harley’s Night Club, 8 Bell Lane, Brecon. (Close to the library).

SambaBrecon is a friendly community band which meets each week to practice drumming together and have fun. Contact Sue 07792 165481 or Gill 01497 821631.

Scottish Dancing: 7 – 9.30pm.

Subud Hall, nr. Watton Villa, Brecon. Beginners welcome.

Contact Peter Brock 01874 622889.

Brecon Youth Club: (Term time) 7 – 9.30pm. Brecon Youth Ctr., Cradoc Rd., Brecon. Age Group: 11 – 25. Contact Rhodri Jones 01874 622658.

Table Tennis Social Club: 7.30pm.

Trallong Church Hall. Beginners, enthusiasts & veterans welcome.

Contact Trevor Lee 01874 638995.

The Regimental Association of the Royal Welsh: (First Tuesday of the month). 7.30pm. Brecon RAFA Club, Concorde House, 101 The Struet, Brecon.

Brecknock Gardening Association: (Every 2nd Tuesday in the month). 7.30pm. The Castle of Brecon Hotel (Unless otherwise stated.) Membership fees are £11 per individual and £17 per family. Visit www. bgamyfreesites.net. Contact by email: brecongardening@gmail. com.

The Royal British Legion: (Second Tuesday of the month).

8pm. Brecon RAFA Club, Concorde House, 101 The Struet, Brecon.

Brecon Basketball Club: 8 – 9pm.

Brecon Leisure Centre. Contact Roger Norris 01874 623677.

WEDNESDAY Disturbed by someone else’s drinking? Living with alcoholism can be a lonely life. You need not be alone. To speak to someone who understands and for details of an Al-Anon meeting near you contact: 020 7403 0888 or visit: www.al-anonuk.org.uk.

Aberhonddu Angels (A young WI group): (First Weds of the month) Plough Chapel. Follow on Facebook for updates.

Shukokan Karate: 7.15 – 8pm beginners, 8 – 9pm intermediates, Myddfai Country Farmers 9 – 10pm seniors & adults. Market: (Last Wednesday of Brecon Leisure Centre. Contact the month). 9am - 1pm. Myddfai the when responding to adverts Community Hall & Visitor Centre, PaulLocal Jones Beacon 01874 623677.

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What’s on: during the week Myddfai, near Llandovery, SA20 0JD. Lots of quality local produce on sale. Contact 01550 720449.

Dwylo Bach – “Signing for Little Hands”: (Term time only). 10 – 11.30am. The Muse, Brecon.

0 – 3 years. Followed by coffee, chat & play. Contact meithrin. aberhonddu@gmail.com.

English Country Dancing: 10am – 12 noon. St. Peter’s Church Hall, Glasbury.Taught by Margaret Gill. £3 per session. Just turn up for a free session or for more information contact Stephanie 01497 820694 or Susan 01544 327337. See article on page 28.

6pm. The Clarence Inn, Brecon.

The meetings give opportunity to network with each other and “showcase” their businesses.

Key note speakers are invited to share their expertise. Contact www.breconbusinessclub.org.

Rob’s No Worries Yoga – “Stretch & Release”: 6 – 7.30pm. £7 or £35 for a six week course.

The Well-Being Centre, St Mary’s Street, Brecon. Contact 01874 625358.

Slimming World: 6pm.

Glangrwyney Village Hall, Crickhowell Rd. Contact Joan 01873 561526 or 07796 628419.

Stitch Together: (Every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month): 10am – 5pm. The Muse, Brecon.

A Community Sewing group. Tea, coffee & cake as well as a chance to sew, knit & chat in a friendly environment. Contact Charlie 07967343619.

Daisy Birthing Antenatal Class: New 6 week courses starting regularly. 6.30 - 8pm.

Bishop Bevan Hall, Brecon. A combination of active antenatal education, yoga, breathing, relaxation, & community. Contact Jo 07736 280877.

Visual Impairment Breconshire: (Every 2nd & 4th Weds in the month) 1.30 – 3.30pm. Watton Presbyterian Schoolroom.

Contact 01874 624949.

Brecon Camera Club: (Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month). 7pm. The Muse, Brecon.

Contact michaelknee@tiscali. co.uk.

The Mothers Union: (1st Weds in the month) 2pm.The Diocesan Centre, Cathedral Close, Brecon Although called a “Mothers Union” you do not have to be a mother to join; single, married or divorced, all are welcome.

Contact 01874 636390.

Board Games Night: 7pm. The Brecon Tap. Everyone welcome.

Beacons Netball Club: 4 – 5.30pm years 7, 8 & 9. 5.30 – 7pm. Yr 10 & older. Brecon Leisure Centre. £3 on the night or reduced fee for the term. 1st training session free. Contact 01597 840420.

Brecon Business Club: (2nd Wednesday of each month)

Gwent & Powys Army Cadet Force: 7 – 9pm. The ACF Ctr, Conway St, Brecon. Ages 12 – 18yrs. We aim to inspire young people to achieve success in life, make the most of their abilities & develop the qualities to be a good citizen. Contact 01873 813756.

Aberhonddu Women’s Institute: (1st Wednesday of the month).

7.30pm.

Watton Church Schoolroom. A friendly group of ladies who have an interesting

programme planned for the current year. Contact 01874 623820.

Bujinkan Brecon Dojo: 7.30 – 9pm. Subud Hall, Canal Bank, Brecon LD3 7PF. Study the Japanese martial art of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu (Ninjutsu) for selfdefence and personal protection.

Visit www.bujinkan-brecon.co.uk.

The Brecon Singers – Rehearsals: (Term time only).

7.30 – 9.30pm. Neuadd Goffa, Christ College, Brecon. We are now rehearsing Bach’s Magnificat for our November concert in Brecon Cathedral. New members welcome – particularly tenors. No auditions. Visit www. breconsingers.com.

Rob’s No Worries Yoga – “Meditation”: 7.45 – 8.15pm.

The Well-Being Centre, 1st Floor, Old Post Office, St Mary’s Street, Brecon. Contact 01874 625358.

Brecon Racketeers (badminton): 8 – 10pm. Brecon Leisure Centre.

Contact 01874 623677.

THURSDAY Probus Club of Brecon: 10am.

The Castle of Brecon Hotel.

Brecon Breastfeeding Support – BIBs: 10am – 12pm. The Muse, Brecon.

Brecon U3A: (Term time only) Morning session 10.30am.

After-noon sessions at 1.15pm & 2.30pm, each 1 hour.

Studio, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

Coffee available from 10am. Lectures on any one of a wide variety of topics. Contact: Richard Walker 01874 712292.

Knit and Natter: 11 - 12noon.

Brecon Library. All ages and

What’s on: during the week abilities welcome to our friendly knitting & crochet group. Contact 01874 623346.

Rob’s No Worries Yoga – “Stretch & Release”: 12.30 – 1.30pm. £5 or £25 for a six week course. The Well-Being Centre, St Mary’s Street, Brecon. Contact 01874 625358.

Dementia Matters: 12.30-3pm.

Kensington Church Hall. Are you a carer looking for more support?

Are you forgetting things more often? Are you spending too much time on your own? Then why not come along! Contact 01874 611723.

Rob’s No Worries Yoga – “Stretch & Release”: 1.30 – 3pm. £7 or £35 for a six week course.The Well-Being Centre, St Mary’s St. Brecon. Contact 01874 625358.

Slimming World: 5pm & 7pm.

St David’s Hall, Bailihelig Rd, Llanfaes, Brecon.

Contact Shelley 01874 622846 / 07980 259638.

Brownies: 5.30 – 7pm. Age 7 to 10. www.girlguiding.org.uk/ brownies.

Ladies Bowling: 6pm (until September). Brecon Bowling Club. No previous experience needed, coaches available. Visit www.breconbowlingclub.org.uk.

Contact Elaine 01874 622960 or 07976 486206.

Social Bowling: (April until October). 6pm. Brecon Bowling Club. All ages and abilities, no experience necessary, coaching available. Bowls provided, just wear flat bottom shoes. E-mail: elaine60sweet@aol.com. Contact Elaine Sweet 07976 486206.

Gwernyfed Ladies Rugby Training: 6pm (U15’s girls), 6.30pm (U18’s), 6.45 (Ladies).

Gwernyfed Rugby Club, Talgarth.

Fun, challenging & exciting. Delyth Thomas 07891 371458.

Aerobics with Annette: 6 – 7pm.

Kensington Church Hall, Brecon. £5.

Rob’s No Worries Yoga – “Stretch & Release”: 6 – 7.30pm.

The Well-Being Centre, 1st Floor, Old Post Office, St Mary’s Street, Brecon. Contact 01874 625358.

Brecon Youth Club: (Term time) 6.30 – 9pm Tuesday & Friday.

Brecon Youth Centre, Cradoc Road. Age Group: 11-25. Contact 01874 622658.

Short Mat Bowls: 7pm. Trallong Hall. Come & join a small, friendly group playing Short Mat Bowls on an informal basis. Contact 01874 611602.

Brecon & Glanusk Explorer Scouts: (Term time) 7.45 – 9pm. We provide scouting for 14 – 18 yrs, meeting either Crickhowell / Brecon. A friendly group. Visit our website www.breconexplorers.co.uk.

FRIDAY Brecon Country Market: 8.30am - 1.30pm. Brecon Market Hall.

Everything we sell is home-made or home-produced.

Brecon Canoe Club – Laid Back Launchers (Relaxed canoe paddling): 9.30am. Brecon Canoe Club, Sports Association Fields Car Park, Brecon. (Behind Morrison’s Garage). Adults only. £3.50 per session. Booking essential. Contact Fran 07745 641873.

Brecon Indoor Market: 9.30am - 5pm. Brecon Market Hall. Visit www.breconmarket.co.uk.

Brecon Walking Group: 10am.

Meeting point changes, use contact details below. Free local walk up to an hour long. Improve your health and enjoy a cuppa and a chat after. Contact Martin Bevan 07791 620482.

Bookworm Boogie: 10 – 11am. Waterfront Bar, Theatr Brycheiniog. For babies and toddlers. Run by author Sarah KilBride, featuring a mixture of drama, stories, music, movement and art. £4.50 per parent and child, £3 per additional child. Visit www.brycheiniog.co.uk. Contact 01874 611622.

Siop Siarad: 10.30am – 12noon.

The White Hart, Talybont-onUsk. Practice your Welsh outside the classroom over a cup of tea or coffee. Bydd croeso cynnes Cymreig i chi. Contact Maureen Probert 01874 676204 Poetry Group: (Every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month) 11 – 12noon. Brecon Library. Join our friendly group for informal discussion of poetry and sharing of writing. Contact 01874 623346.

Cathedral Lunchtime Recital: 1pm. Brecon Cathedral, Priory Hill, Brecon.

Chatterbooks: Every 2nd Friday in the month): Brecon Library.

Brecon Library’s book group for 7-11 year olds! Contact 01874 623346.

Brecon Bouncers: 4.15 – 5.45pm. Brecon Leisure Centre.

Trampoline activities. Contact 01874 623677.

What’s on: during the week / month South Powys Community Football Hub – Football for Girls: (Term time only). 4.30 - 5.15pm Caterpillars (new to football.) 5.15 6pm Butterflies (have played before or are confident.) Gwernyfed High School Sport’s Hall. For girls aged from 5 -11 years. Each session £2.

Contact Tony on 07854 012841 / southpowysfootballhub@gmail.com.

Social Bowling: (April until October). 6pm. Brecon Bowling Club. All ages and abilities, no experience necessary, coaching available. Bowls provided, just wear flat bottom shoes. E-mail: elaine60sweet@aol.com. Contact Elaine Sweet 07976 486206.

Pub Quiz in support of the Brecon Volunteer Bureau: (Every third Friday in the month).

7.30pm. The Three Horseshoes, Llanfaes. Entry fee £1 per person.

All invited. Contact 01874 622874.

SATURDAY Brecon Farmers Market: (Every 2nd Saturday in the month): 9.30am – 2pm. Brecon Market Hall. Contact 07926 196714.

Rob’s No Worries Yoga – “Stretch & Release”: 10 – 11.30am. £7 or £35 for a 6 week course. The Well-Being Centre, St Mary’s Street, Brecon. Contact 01874 625358.

The Breconshire Local & Family History Society Drop In: (Every 3rd Saturday in the month) 11am – 12noon. Brecon Library.

Visit the library for help with any family or local history enquiries!

Brecon Repair Café: (Last Saturday in the month except August & December). 11am 2pm. Brecon Volunteer Bureau,

99, The Struet, Brecon, LD3 7LS. Bring a small broken item and have help to repair it over a cuppa!

Donations requested.Visit www. facebook.com/BreconRepairCafe.

Contact 01874 623136.

Rob’s No Worries Yoga – “Kid’s Yoga”: 12noon - 1pm. The WellBeing Centre, 1st Floor, Old Post Office, St Mary’s Street, Brecon.

Contact 01874 625358.

SUNDAY Plan Brecon - Litter Picking Brecon: (First Sunday of the month). 10am – 12noon. Meet at Watergate Car Park, Brecon.

Litter picking around Brecon. Join us for a social stroll and help keep Brecon beautiful. We have all the kit, just bring yourself, maybe a friend, the kids, and help us keep our town tidy!

Llangynidr Farmers’ & Producers’ Market: (Last Sunday of the month). 10am – 1pm.

Llangynidr Village Hall, NP8 1LS. Local fresh produce and homemade arts & craft. Free entry, free parking, refreshments available. See advert and article on page 20.

Plan Brecon - Litter Picking Llanfaes: (Third Sunday of the month). 6pm. Meet at Duckham’s Yard Car Park, Llanfaes. Litter picking around Llanfaes. Join us for a social stroll and help keep Llanfaes beautiful. We have all the kit, just bring your-self, maybe a friend, the kids, and help us keep our town tidy!

DURING THE MONTH Now - Saturday 2nd June Urdd Eisteddfod: Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells. Tickets available from website or at the

entrance. For full programme of events visit www.urdd.cymru.

Now - Sunday 3rd June Hay Festival: Visit www. hayfestival.org or contact 01497 822629.

Sunday 3rd June Songs and Praise Evening: 5.30 – 6.30pm. Watergate Baptist Chapel. Open to everyone. Live Band “Open Door”. Followed by refreshments. Join us to sing praises and celebrate Our Lord.

Monday 4th June Brecon Film Society presents – ‘Queen of Katwe’: (PG). 7.30pm.

Brecon Coliseum Cinema. A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.

Contact 01874 623166.

Tuesday 5th June The Arts Society Brecknock – ‘Russian Painting in the 19th Century – The Silver Age and Ballet Russes’: 2.30pm. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, LD3 7EW. Talk by Jane Angellini. Visitors welcome. Tickets £8 on the door or available in advance from Theatr Brycheiniog Box Office or on the door. Contact 01874 611622.

Saturday 9th June Summer Fair & Coffee Morning: 10am – 12 noon. Talgarth Church Hall. Lots of bargains! All proceeds to Usk House and St David’s Hospice Care.

Brecknock Sinfonia Concert: 7.30pm.

Brecon Cathedral.

Tickets £13 (under 16 free) available on the door. See advert and article on page 5.

What’s on: during the month / next month Wednesday 13th June Brecon Political & Theological Discussion Group - Revd.

Richard Podger on ‘Music and Christian Worship’: 7.30pm.

Three Horseshoes, Llanfaes, Brecon.

Friday 15th June Llandovery Folk Dancing – Midsummer Twmpath with ‘Crannog’: 7.30pm until late.

Myddfai Community Hall, SA20 0JD. £8/£6 concs. Please bring a plate of food to share. Come on your own or with partner/family.

Visit www.llandoveryfolkdancing. co.uk. Contact Jean 01550 720483.

Saturday 16th June 2018 Rose Festival – Talk by RNRS Rose Advisor & Judge Gareth Davies: 11am & 1pm.The Old Railway Line Garden Centre, Three Cocks, LD3 0SG. Free. No booking required. Contact 01497 847055. See advert on page 11.

Theatr Brycheiniog presents – Welsh National Opera’s ‘Rhondda Rips It Up’: 7.30pm.

Theatre Brycheiniog. Contact 01874 611622.

Saturday 16th June Sunday 17th June Crickhowell Open Gardens: 11am – 5pm. Tickets from Crickhowell Market Hall on the weekend. Contact 01873 811625.

Contact 01497 847055. See advert on page 11.

David’s Hospice Care “Hospice at Home” service in Powys.

Sunday 17th June

The Gurkha Wing (Mandalay) Annual Freedom Parade: 2pm.

The Bulwark, Brecon. Contact Brecon Town Council 01874 622884 mornings only. See advert on page 31.

2018 Rose Festival – Talk by David Austen Rose Specialist, Diana Perry: 11am & 2pm. The Old Railway Line Garden Centre, Three Cocks, LD3 0SG. £5 per ticket. Booking required. Contact 01497 847055. See advert on page 11.

Saturday 23rd June The First Annual Convivium Festival: Brecon. In support of sustainability, conservation, and local heritage. Guided Walk, talk

by Nick Hunt, BBQ, kids’ activities and live music. Visit www. convivium-brecon.com/festival.

See advert on page 38.

Saturday 23rd June Sunday 24th June Brecon Town Open Studios: 11am – 6pm. Brecon. Walking art trail taking in the studios of several of the artists who live and work in Brecon Town. Free entry to all studios. See advert and article on page 7.

Sunday 24th June Llangynidr Farmers’ & Producers’ Market: 10am – 1pm. Llangynidr Village Hall, NP8 1LS. Local fresh produce and homemade arts & craft. Free entry, free parking, refreshments available. See advert on page 38.

Tuesday 26th June Brecon Political & Theological Discussion Group – ‘Syria and the Kurds’: 7.30pm. Three Horseshoes, Llanfaes, Brecon.

Saturday 30th June 2018 Rose Festival – ‘Great Oaks’ – Rose Talk with Keith Cowley: 9.30am.The Old Railway Line Garden Centre,Three Cocks, LD3 0SG. £5 per ticket. Free. No booking required. Contact 01497 847055. See advert on page 11.

Theatr Brycheiniog presents – Show of Hands: 7.30pm. Theatre Brycheiniog. Contact 01874 611622.

Wednesday 11th July Brecon Political & Theological Discussion Group – Gareth Pearson on ‘Importance of Philosophy & Character Education in Modern Society’: 7.30pm. Three Horseshoes, Llanfaes, Brecon.

If you have a local class or Open Garden: 11am – 5pm. event, please email Glanusk, Llanfrynach. LD3 7UY. events@cariadslocal.co.uk.

A two acre garden on the Non-profit or community 2018 Rose Festival: The Old banks of the River Usk, open by clubs/organisations will be Railway Line Garden Centre, kind permission of Lorraine & Three Cocks, LD3 0SG. Big Mike Lewis. Plants for sale, and included for free. savings on rose plants and a refreshments available. Entry £5, Businesses will be asked to mention the Localfree.

Beacon when responding to adverts pay a small charge. series of talks fromPlease rose experts. children All proceeds to St Saturday 16th June – Sunday 1st July

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