Wye Local Issue 112 February 2016 by Cariads Local Ltd

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February 2016 • Issue 112 The community magazine covering Hay, Talgarth and the surrounding villages

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local landscapes photography competition Are you a keen photographer who has a passion for our local surroundings? Then this competition is right for you . . .

1st prize: £50 2nd prize: £25 3rd prize: £10 12 of the images will appear in the 2017 Local Landscapes Calendar

Rules are simple: High resolution images of local landscapes in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Images need to be A4 landscape.

Closing date: 31st March 2016 Email your entries to lisamarie@cariadslocal.co.uk • Title each photo • Give details of when and where the photo was taken • Include your name, address and contact number

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Welcome to February issue.

The community magazine encouraging local residents to use what’s on their doorstep Brilley • Bronllys • Bronydd • Clifford • Clyro Cusop • Eardisley • Erwood • Glasbury • Hay Letton • Llandefalle • Llanigon • Llowes • Llyswen Pengenfford • Pontithel • Talgarth • Three Cocks Trefecca • Velindre • Whitney • Winforton Address: Goosepool Cottage • Winforton Herefordshire • HR3 6EB Telephone: 01544 327716 • 07971 446632 Email: lisamarie@wyelocal.co.uk Website: www.wyelocal.co.uk Wye Local is published by:

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Competition Winner of January competition: Lucy Dray, Talgarth

Clare has certainly been busy as this month seems a popular one with new advertisers. Forever Living Products, page 2. Blissland Pizza, page 4. Marcher Apple Network, page 6. Penning’s Creative Gardens, page 6. O Sims Architectural Designs, page 8. Painting and Drawing Workshops run by Thomasin Toohie, also page 8. I’d also like to welcome back Baskerville Arms. A long standing advertiser from the early days, they’ve had a little break from advertising but are now back. Over the coming months we’d like you to get to really know the team of Cariads Local Ltd. We all live local, shop local where possible and have a love for the area. We introduce Clare first. She is the first point of call when it comes to anything Wye Local. Clare was first to join the team back in 2008, it was no longer just me, our team consisted of two! Over the years her role has made her ‘The Wye Local Lady’ and we have become great friends. I couldn’t be without her. See feature on page 22. We are running a similar feature in our sister publication Local Beacon, this month it’s Sales lady Lynda Like. Don’t forget you can view all our issues online. On page 37 you will find a new angle to our ‘Local Talent’ feature. Our aim is to exhibit as much young talent as possible throughout the year. We start this issue with a student attending Fairfield High School, Fiona Reynolds, studying Fine Art. Next issue we hope to present a pupil from Gwernyfed High School. If you have a family member enrolled in either of these schools who would like to participate, please ask them to speak with the Head of Art Department. Don’t forget to enter our Local Landscapes Photo Competition, details to the left. Enjoy, Lisa Marie x Photo: Lisa Marie Badham

PLUS This month’s prize up for grabs... a Gift Pack from Castello de Haia (see article on page 38) to be collected from The Thoughtful Gardener on Backfold in Hay. Please complete the word search on page 47 and send to us by 16 January 2016.

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HIGHLIGHTS

We also produce a similar publication for the town of Brecon and the surrounding villages – Local Beacon. Just like this magazine the aim is to support local businesses and services. The good news is, if you are unable to pick up your copy of the Local Beacon in the local catchment area, you can view it on our website from the beginning of each month. Some of the many topics included in Local Beacon, February issue: - McCartneys Estate Agents - Brecon Canoe Club - New Eye Service in Brecon Hospital - Caledonian Market and much more! Just go to www.localbeacon.co.uk and click on the small image of the front cover...

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LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER LOOKING FOR FIVE KEY PEOPLE Are you: Passionate, Entrepreneurial, Agile, Creative, Adventurous, Courageous, Positive? Are you prepared to do whatever it takes to get it done? Would you like to be your own boss – working on your own terms? Do you put others first? Would a full time income for part time work help you and your family? Can you answer yes to ANY of these questions? Contact me now. NO QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED – JUST THE DESIRE TO CHANGE YOU CAN’T CHANGE YOUR LIFE IF YOU DON’T CHANGE YOUR THINKING If you’d like to receive free coaching and mentoring, plus award-winning training and all the tools you need to help you succeed, contact me now. Amanda Davies 01982 560 240. Forever Living Products, Longbridge Manor, Warwick, CV34 6RB. Members of the Direct Selling Association.

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News from Talgarth by William Powell AM, Powys County Councillor for Talgarth This month we have been experiencing another spate of wet, windy weather, but with the first ice and snowfall of winter in prospect soon. Ground conditions for our farmers have been pretty difficult for months now, especially in the run up to early lambing. Also the weather has had a serious impact on the sports calendar locally – and I know at least one youngster who is very keen to get back on the pitch sometime soon!

sourced food and a friendly chat. In both cases, it is really good to see the lights back on in two more shops on The Square.

Mercifully, however, our experience is nothing to compare with the storms that battered North Wales and the North of England over the Christmas and New Year period. I have been impressed by the solidarity of local people in assisting our Northern cousins with the aftermath of the floods. Particular respect to Steve Smith of Trefecca Road, who spent several days in Cumbria in the run up to Christmas with Western Power Distribution colleagues, helping to restore power supplies to residents in the affected communities. It is natural for some local householders to feel more than a little anxious about flood risk here in Talgarth, especially given the protracted delays in delivering the next phase of our Flood Alleviation Scheme. In this context, I have recently written to Welsh Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant AM asking him to focus urgently on resolving the current objection to the next phase of the scheme, so that it can be expedited. I will update residents and business people of any developments. For Talgarth 2016 has started on a positive note, especially with the reopening of two longstanding businesses. It is really great to see Sun City Chinese Takeaway open for business once again, after a period of closure due to family illness. Similarly, the regular patrons of Coronation Café are delighted to see Belinda and the team back after a brief hiatus, with their winning formula of high quality, locally

As the calendar moves to February, Talgarth Town Hall will be playing host once again to Talgarth Luncheon Club, which many of our senior citizens look forward to with anticipation each week. No wonder the team was recently nominated for the Age Cymru Community Award 2015. In partnership with Dial a Ride, both sets of volunteers add hugely to our community – and their sterling efforts should be celebrated. The New Year has brought special news to one particular senior citizen. Bill Speake of Glanenig, Bronllys Road, has been awarded l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur by the French Président, François Hollande, for exceptional bravery as a veteran of the Normandy Landings. In the last 24 hours, Mme Marie Brousseau Navarro, Honorary French Consul here in Wales, has accepted my invitation to present the medal to him in a ceremony in Cardiff Bay. The Légion d’Honneur was originally created by Napoléon Bonaparte in 1802 in recognition of services to France. It will indeed be a proud day for Mr Speake, his family and friends – and I look forward to discussing plans for this historic event with him in the coming days. In the meantime, if you have any feedback or issue of concern,please do not hesitate to contact me by email: william.powell@assembly.wales, by phone on: 07703 112113, on Facebook: William Powell AM or Twitter: @WilliamPowellAM. My next advice surgery is on Monday 1st February from 4pm at Talgarth Tourist Information and Resource Centre. No appointment is necessary – but advanced notice can be useful if the issues you raise are complex. Best wishes William

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Are you mature, reliable, careful CHRIS DAVIES MP and trustworthy?

News from Chris Davies -Your local MP

Hello from Westminster! What a busy time we have had over the Christmas period and into the New Year. The spectre of local bank and school closures still looms large over us here in Brecon and Radnorshire. Over Christmas I met with local people to discuss the closure of the HSBC banks in Builth Wells and Rhayader, and would like to thank all of those who met with me and signed my letter to oppose the closures. I hope the bank will now review their decision and ensure that adequate provision is provided in our towns. On school closures, Powys County Council are threatening to close a number of local schools across our area. I will be fighting these plans as hard as I can but that is where I need your help. I believe that the reason Powys CC are so intent on closing the schools and slashing services is because of budget cuts being imposed upon them by the outrageous local government settlement handed down by the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff. This settlement has been cut each year for a total of 10 years in a row in Powys. This is unacceptable. I, like you, have no vote to oppose the cuts as the settlement comes from the Welsh Assembly and does not fall under my remit.Therefore, in order to save our services I would encourage you to co-sign my letter to our local AMs in the Assembly and implore them to vote against the settlement until we get fair funding for Powys. For the last few years, our AMs have abstained from voting on the settlement handed down to us by the Assembly, so this year it is time to call for action. That is why I will be writing to them to ask them to stand up for the interests of the people of Brecon and Radnorshire and vote against this harmful settlement. And I want you to join me and co-sign my letter to show our AMs and the Assembly how much we support and rely upon our vital local services. If you would like to join my call to ‘save our services’ and co-sign my letter do get in touch with me at chris.davies.mp@parliament.uk or call 01982 559180 and add your name to my letter.You can see a copy of it on my website www.chrisdavies.org.uk. Working together, we can see action and get fair funding for our area. I hope you join my call to ‘save our services’.

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Gardening Column

Apple Grafting Course The Marcher Apple Network – www.marcherapple.net – is running an apple grafting course at Glasbury Village Hall on Saturday 27th February, 10am–3pm. It will be led by Paul Davis – www.applewise.co.uk.

THE DAFFODIL (NARCISSUS) ‘Daffodils, that come before the swallow dares and take the winds of March with Beauty’ – Shakespeare. Is there anything better for Spring than the cheerful blooms of the Daffodil working their magic in so many parts of the garden? Easy to grow and flowering year

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after year, Daffodils come in all sizes, several colours and different varieties, flowering over a long period from January to April. Dwarf varieties such as the multi-headed ‘Tete a Tete’ work really well in pots, baskets, in a rockery or under trees and shrubs. Larger varieties make a bold statement in beds and borders. Daffodils will grow in most soils and thrive best in sun or shade. If you missed out on planting your bulbs last autumn your local garden centre will have pot grown plants for planting out now. They should be allowed to die down naturally and fed as the flowers finish so they build up energy for flowering the following year. So transform your garden with a much needed fanfare of colour in the early part of the gardening season and don’t forget that Daffodils also work brilliantly with other spring bulbs, Primroses, Wood Anemones and flowering shrubs such as Forsythia. Article supplied by The Old Railway Line Garden Centre, Three Cocks

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Painting and Drawing Workshops The Old Electric Shop, Hay Start 10 February, 10.30amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12.30pm. ÂŁ5 per session. Beginners to advanced. Watercolour and acrylic techniques. Ring 07955 344 958 for materials and info. Tutor: Thomasin Toohie (MA), Exhibiting artist.

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News from Kirsty Williams Welsh Liberal Democrat AM for Brecon & Radnorshire I am very grateful for all the work by Powys County Council employees to keep our roads clear and people safe during the incredibly wet December. The team from the Boughrood highways depot were very quick to respond to residents’ concerns about water-related problems on roads and in culverts. Whilst I frequently disagree with the independent cabinet on Powys County Council, its employees work incredibly hard year-round to provide us with vital public services. Local concerns have been raised over the Draft Local Government Settlement for Powys – cutting Powys’ budget by over 4%, which would be a huge blow to the council and the services it delivers. Powys Council has asked the Welsh Government for a “Rural Stabilisation Grant” which would help mitigate the impact of the cuts and I have had several meetings with the Finance Minister where I have told her in no uncertain terms that the Welsh Liberal Democrats will not support any settlement that treats Powys so badly.

I have been criticised by my Conservative opponents for the Welsh Labour Government’s treatment of Powys. I am not in the Welsh Labour Government so had no part in its decision on the funding formula for rural areas. However, I know what the Conservatives have done to Local Government budgets in England, so I think local people will see through this criticism as cynical and unfounded. Taken together, the amount English councils will receive from the Conservative government in Westminster under the Revenue Support Grant and other grants is set to fall by 60% over the next 4 years. These cuts will inevitably have an impact on the amount of money we receive here in Wales. I have always stood up for rural Wales and will continue to do so. We need a fair funding formula for rural areas so that Powys is not disadvantaged year on year and so that our councils can continue to provide the vital local services that we rely on.

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News from Glasbury Ward

by County Councillor James Gibson-Watt Mid-January brought the first nearly-dry, cold spell of this topsy-turvy winter. It allowed us some respite after the long-lasting deluge which, despite everything, our local Highways staff generally coped with admirably in dealing with the numerous flooding problems that cropped up on the vast network of minor roads that link our dispersed rural communities. As a local county councillor, I feel it only right to record my thanks to them for their efforts. Despite continued uncertainty over the future of Gwernyfed High School and Community Sports Centre, the plans for the creation of a new primary school in Clyro have been further firmed-up, with tenders now issued by the Council for the design of the five new schools in the Gwernyfed catchment area. A new school in Clyro will go at least some way to compensate local communities for the loss of Glasbury, Fynnon Gynydd and Rhosgoch schools in recent years; and will help further improve its already-high standards to give the children of this area the best possible start to their lives. My determination to see improved mobile â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;phone coverage in this area remains undimmed. To that end I am working with our local AM Kirsty Williams, who is enlisting the support of the regulator, Ofcom. Our local MP has stated that most, if not all, of this area should be able to receive good 4G coverage by 2017. Although I am sceptical about whether that can be achieved I am determined to see at least significant improvement â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the penny, if not the whole bun! Please contact me at any time on 01497 820 434, 07971 048 737 or cllrjgw@powys.gov.uk.

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The Thoughts of a Greengrocer Here we go again. We’ve wished everybody a Happy New Year, we’ve tidied Christmas out of the way, winter has arrived and all the bills have landed on the mat. Fortunately for those who look on February with such a gloomy outlook it is the shortest month of the year, and sometime in February it suddenly becomes noticeable that spring is not necessarily that far round the corner. Certainly the evenings are getting lighter by then.

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The start of February is usually the end of the Seville orange season so the cooks and preservers amongst us can relax a little and enjoy all the lovely things in various pots and jars that were made last year. I have already mentioned the problems with cauliflowers and the price really is rising (also Romanescue, the Italian green cauliflower which is well worth trying even at today’s price). I had some spring greens the other day and was surprised at how rich in flavour they were, but if you are not that fond of cabbage use a Hispi which has a much softer and sweeter flavour. This last autumn has been difficult with the potatoes. The unusually warm, wet weather has had the potatoes spritting as early as November. They are still eating OK. For a change the Italian scraping new potatoes are in the shops and are very nice. I am delighted to see that we are gradually getting more customers for dirty carrots and parsnips – the taste is far superior to the washed and polished stuff. The problem some people find is lack of time to prepare them after a day at work. I suggest you do as I do and pop them in a sink or bowl of water as soon as you get in and leave them to soak whilst you change out of working clothes and do other little things around the house. Look out this year – Easter is very early and will be on us faster than you think. In the meantime, enjoy February and let’s hope the weather is not too bad.

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The essence of life My Weight & See course (Nutritional/lifestyle and Health), started last night and we discussed what new habits they are going to form (baby steps as always). Week 1 is always tricky as there are so many principles they need to know – it’s tempting to tell them too much too soon! So I start with the ‘worst baddies’, and the ‘best goodies’, in other words, the food groups that will make the most impact on their health and fat loss. Because if we can get this right, they’ll get FAST results. And when you get results they’ll definitely be listening to the remaining 4 weeks and what I have to impart! So sugar comes in early, as dropping this or reducing it right down yields: improved energy levels, plumped skin tone, and a myriad of other improvements. (Google: 146 reasons to quit sugar). If you’re then convinced to give it a go (and that list might well do it!) – whatever you do, don’t go looking for products with aspartame, saccharin, or corn syrups to replace it! Your taste buds will adjust but you have to give them the chance to get used to less sweet tastes. Many of these substances have dubious reputations anyway (in terms of medical research). My ladies are also advised to wean off caffeine, (one lady started this early last

week, and all her daily headaches have disappeared!), and to start drinking lots of herbal tea, water with lemon or cucumber slices, or (best of all) WATER! A huge proportion of our population are chronically dehydrated, and you’ll be amazed at the impact it can have on your health: Get it right – your entire body flushes through, so you’ll help to avoid constipation, back aches often disappear as even our bones can dehydrate, and you’ll find your muscles are less fatigued. Kidneys are able to function better (and less chance of kidney stones). Headaches are often caused by a lack of water AND fat also starts to shift because we often mistake thirst for hunger (so we eat when really your body’s crying out for the stuff!). I have two books here on my desk written by a doctor who spent his life researching what water can cure, but this is not the place to disclose them and I’ve used up my word allowance! However if you’d like my information sheet on this subject, which also advises you what to add to make this essence of life even more effective (I need to ask you a medical question first), just email me: mizzfit@mail.com. Article supplied by Cat Lawford, Personal Trainer, Gym & Tonic Health Club

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Jokes of the month by father & son (Colan & James Badham) A boy asks his father, “Dad, are bugs good to eat?” “That’s disgusting. Don’t talk about things like that over dinner,” the dad replies. After dinner the father asks, “Now, son, what did you want to ask me?” “Oh, nothing,” the boy says. “There was a bug in your soup, but now it’s gone.” One day Jimmy got home early from school and his mom asked, “Why are you home so early?” He answered, “Because I was the only one that answered a question in my class.” She said,“Wow, my son is a genius. What was the question?” Jimmy replied, “The question was ‘Who threw the trash can at the principal’s head?’”

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Non Dingle is a 16-year-old Canoe Slalom competitor. Peter Mayall from PSM Outdoors first met and coached Non and her family at the local canoe club on the River Wye at Glasbury. Non was a very enthusiastic youngster and soon became a skilled paddler on white water. With her family’s encouragement and support, her dad Rob ferried Non and her kayak to training sessions and competitions around the country. Peter has followed Non’s progress through the sport and has been excited to be able to assist her by providing some top quality gear from Palm Equipment to help her progress. Peter says: ‘I am so pleased to have introduced Non to Paddlesports and wish her well for the 2016 season – GO NON!’ The Paddler’s Perspective Last year I was selected for the junior Great Britain team. I was ecstatic after my hard winter training paid off and I was the 3rd C1 women’s boat selected to race at the Junior Europeans. In June I headed out to Europe with the Welsh team for an unforgettable road trip. I trained and raced at many different sites including Bratislava, coming 4th U16 in the Young Danubia Cup, and Ivrea in Italy; one of the most respected courses in the world, where I came 4th in my first senior world ranking. I travelled out to Kraków, Poland, with the GB team in August to race at the junior Europeans. I had some awesome days training followed up by my biggest race yet! I came 23rd in my singles category and with my two team mates from Scotland we placed 7th in the team race. Thanks to PSM Outdoors for some great new kit over the year which has seen me through freezing mornings and hot days and helped make 2015 the best year so far. I am now training the the Welsh team in preparation for what I hope will be another great year full of paddling! Article supplied by Peter Mayall of PSM Outdoors and Non Dingle

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Glasbury Arts spring activities Saturday 13 February 2016 Glasbury Village Hall and Gwernyfed High School A Hoofer’s Odyssey A journey through dance with Lee Payne and guest, jazz harpist Harriet Earis. Old-school tap-dance workshops at Glasbury Village Hall for young people, 11am–12.30pm, and for adults, 1.45pm– 3.15pm. For workshops wear ordinary shoes with a solid sole unless you own tap shoes. Tickets: Young people – £8 (with performance £12) Adults – £12 (with performance £21/£19). Evening dance performance at Gwernyfed High School at 7.30pm. Tickets: £11/£9. Special Glasbury Arts pre-event meal at River Café – book direct on 01497 847 007. Free wheelchair accessible transport from Hay, Glasbury and surrounding villages – book on 07583 544 110.

Sunday 28 February 2016 Glasbury Village Hall, 10.30am–4pm One-day Book Art Workshop with Aine Venables and Marion Elliot for young people (8–16 years) A chance to construct your own book using paper, collage and graphic design. Tickets: £12. Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 March 2016 Glasbury Village Hall, 10.30am–4pm One-day Wire Sculpture Workshops with Gail Stokes Hayward for adults (two individual days) A chance to learn from the experience of an inspirational sculptor and teacher. Tickets: £55 full price, £40 concessions (unwaged, students, over60s). 10% member’s discount applies to all events. Tickets for all events available via Ticket Source 0333 666 3366 or online at www.glasburyarts.co.uk.

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The Big Clean-up Day: 13th March

This winter there has been a considerable amount of flooding on the Wye, which tends to bring a lot of rubbish and debris downstream, spoiling the natural beauty of the river.

Hire a Canoe, based at Whitney Toll Bridge, are going to provide boats, equipment and transport to anyone who wishes to join in a day of cleaning up the river. As a huge thank you to volunteers they have booked the swimming pool and sauna at the Baskerville Hall Hotel for everyone who helps out! Meet at Whitney Toll Bridge at 10am on Sunday 13th March. Picnic lunches are included for all who come along. Help to keep the river tidy! Cost: the day is 100% free of charge. Visit www.hireacanoe.com for more info and to book your space on the day.

Heat Logs Eco-friendly, long burning briquettes. Made with clean sawdust from local sources. Minimal ash, no sparking, clean to handle. Available in packs of 10kg or pallets up to 1000kg (Pallet delivery available) Contact: Nino - 01432 352 776 or http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/twowsw2books

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Get to really know... Name: Clare Williams Job role within this magazine? Advert and article bookings within the magazine. Proof reading. Arranging and undertaking deliveries. Rather varied so I’m just known as ‘The Wye Local Lady’. Start date? October 2008. What was your favourite childhood television programme? Daktari. Are you a collector of anything? My family will tell you that I’m a collector of hats. My last hat purchase was at Ludlow Races just before Christmas and luckily none of the family were there to put the blinkers on me! I also have a good collection of Hop (Mathon) Royal Worcester Porcelain. If you could be any animal, what would you be and why? A classic winning racehorse. What is usually your first thought when you wake up? Now, what day is it and what do I have to do? What do you usually think about right before falling asleep? I’m going to be really good on my diet tomorrow! Most exciting thing you’ve won? The Newmarket Town Plate, in 1987 – a flat race for amateur riders run over 3 miles, 6 furlongs on the Newmarket Round Course which is used only once a year for this particular race. Two lessons life has taught you? 1) Don’t leave till tomorrow what can be done today. 2) Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion.Today is special. What annoys you? Lots! I’m annoyed by intrusive background music on TV. Sniffing. Over-use of the word ‘impact’. Hubby putting dirty dishes/cutlery into the sink instead of the dishwasher. Unpunctuality. Impatient trainers/stable lads when I’m photographing the racehorses. Predictive text. People who say their telephone numbers too fast on my answerphone so that I have to listen again, and again! You’re given one million pounds, what do you spend it on? Move to a larger house in a village or into Hay. It would be nice to be able to walk to the shops and the pub and have all the family to stay at the same time. Have any bad habits? If the job isn’t done after about 6 asks, I’m accused of nagging!

What book would you recommend to others? Clare Balding: My Family and Other Animals. A lovely read. Best present ever received? 1) Both our children, Hannah and Emily – and 6-month-old grandson Archie! 2) Cubic Zirconia, given to me by a jeweller who no longer wanted to pay training fees for him. I’m talking about the broken down nag that won the Newmarket Town Plate for me.That horse was no fake – he was a diamond! If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go? India. List five goals on your life’s to-do list: To enjoy my children and grandchildren as much as possible, travel, get rich, read more and own a cream Morgan sports car. What’s your favourite song of the moment? ‘I Wasn’t Expecting That’ – Jamie Lawson. What’s your favourite song of all time? One of them is ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)’ – Eurythmics. What’s your favourite thing to do on a Saturday night? Supper and theatre would be nice. What’s your favourite thing to do on a Sunday afternoon? A nap after a very good Sunday lunch. Have any hidden talents? Sally (my twin sister) and I speak to each other in a secret ‘language’ which not many can understand.We picked it up from our parents but didn’t let on for ages! The only other person I’ve met who can also speak this ‘language’ is Andrew, the 15th Duke of Bedford (he was Andrew Howland when I knew him). What would be your dream job? I really like my job with Wye Local. Lisa Marie is the greatest boss and we are a great team. Failing that, a deck-chair attendant and Pina Colada tester in Barbados! What have you done today to make you feel proud? Finished my Tax Return figures. Sum yourself up in five words: Organised, humorous, trustworthy, sensitive and loyal. What would you like to see in a future issue of this magazine? I think it’s fine as it is, but am always looking forward to suggestions...

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Friday, 12pm–2pm Fish & Chips £6 Steak Night 30th January Last Saturday of the month The fantastic £1/oz steak offer Booking is essential to avoid disappointment Vegetarian options available

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Recipe: Individual Chocolate Sponge Recipe from: The Tram Inn, Eardisley.

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Kitchen tips that’ll save you a fortune: descale your kettle with a lemon... Banish cooking odours Is there a smell of fish, curry or something you’ve burnt? You can banish unwanted cooking smells from the kitchen by boiling a cup of distilled white vinegar and a couple of cloves in an uncovered saucepan for a few minutes. Get your saucepans sparkling Remove burnt-on stains from pans with cheap own-brand cola. Pour just enough into your pan to cover the burnt area. Boil, stir, then remove from the heat. Pour away the hot cola and the burnt residue should go with it. Finish off with a rinse and a quick wipe with a clean cloth. Descale a kettle Cut a lemon into large chunks and place in your kettle. Fill the kettle with water, allow to boil, and then leave the lemon and water mixture to stand overnight. Discard the fruit and water the next day and rinse thoroughly before using your limescale-free kettle to make a cup of tea. Clean a microwave Place a cup of boiling water mixed with half a cup of lemon juice in a bowl in your microwave and ‘cook’ on high for 30 seconds. Remove the bowl carefully and wipe the inside of the microwave with a clean, damp cloth. All food deposits should come away easily. Degrease a glass oven door To get rid of burned-on grime on a glass oven door, mix a thick paste of bicarbonate of soda with a tiny amount of water. Lay some old newspaper on the floor underneath the oven door and, wearing rubber gloves, use a cloth to rub the paste on the inside of the door. Leave it for about 15 minutes and then wash it off.This magic paste should also remove the remains of burnt food from a hob. Remove stains from china Wipe stains from china with a dab of bicarbonate of soda and a wet cloth. If the stains are really persistent, dissolve a denturecleaning tablet in a bowl of water and soak the china in it (avoid doing this with very expensive or highly decorated china – denture cleaner contains bleach which could

damage patterns). Once the stains have gone, rinse well with clean water. Create a surface cleaner Mix together one part distilled white vinegar with two parts water and a good squeeze of lemon juice. Applied with a cloth this fluid will cut through grime on most surfaces, from bath to floor and kitchen cupboards.Try adding a couple of tablespoons of distilled white vinegar to soapy washing-up water, too, if you have a stack of dirty, greasy dishes to wash – it will cut through the grease like magic. Boost your freezer Scrunch up pieces of newspaper and pop them into any gaps between the packets and bags of food in your freezer. This stops the freezer cooling empty spaces and makes it much more efficient. Freshen a smelly fridge Halve a lemon and scoop out the flesh. Fill your empty lemon shell with salt and pop it in a back corner of the fridge for a cheap but effective natural deodoriser. Save on scourers Keep two of the net bags that lemons and oranges come in. Put one inside the other and scrunch up to make a very efficient scouring pad. Polish your chrome A dab of baby oil buffed over a chrome surface with a soft cloth will give a mirror-like shine. Unblock a sink... Cut a tennis ball in half. Put one half over the plug hole, dome up, and give it a good pump. The ball will act like a plunger. ...and flush away odours Pour half a cup of bicarbonate of soda down the plughole, followed by one or two cups of white wine vinegar. Leave for ten minutes, then rinse through with a kettle full of boiling water. The foam and froth will work its way down the pipes and flush out any trapped gunk and bad smells. Bathroom and Sitting Room tips to follow in a future issue...

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Talgarth School was built in 1870, the year legislation was passed to establish a national system of funded Elementary Boards or National Schools in England and Wales and Talgarth School was one of only ten such schools in Wales, being non-denominational and teaching a British/English curriculum in English. Many voluntary Church schools existed but they were not funded by the Elementary Boards. The Bethlehem, Bethania, andTabernacle Congregational and Methodist churches in Talgarth operated such a school, but this closed in 1875. Both before and during WW1 conditions in many C19th schools were poor, including fireplaces for heating (if there was coal available), gas or oil lighting, and outside toilets with no flushing system. In January 1910 the temperatures in the classrooms in Talgarth School were recorded as low as 27 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees below freezing), the lowest on record. Electricity was not installed at the school until 1921. Notwithstanding attendance at school being a legal requirement, the months of September and October were particularly challenging ones for the school.This is the season of harvests, from the obvious cereal crops through to acorns, potatoes and whimberries. Pupils were prone to take time off from school, either to be involved in harvesting on farms or in woods, earning money in the process. Alternatively, lack of attendance was sometimes ascribed to children ‘beating at local shoots’. Interestingly, during WW1, a number of these activities were seen as permissible. On a number of occasions during WW1 the headmaster wrote to the local District Committee to enquire as to whether a particular pupil’s absence due to working at harvest time, or beating at a shoot, was allowable.The responses of The District Committee were never recorded, but this committee appears to have been the arbiter of what was and what was not an allowable absence. Article supplied by Alan Lovell,Talgarth & District Historical Society

Wye Valley Firewood

We are an authorised BSL supplier and pride ourselves on selling premium quality wood chip, kiln-dried and seasoned firewood with excellent customer service, which is at the heart of our business. Our product is of the highest quality and comprises mixed kiln-dried and seasoned hardwood, typically Oak, Ash, Beech and Sycamore. We also offer kiln-dried and seasoned softwood such as Larch, Spruce and Douglas Fir. We undertake all aspects of timber work such as wood processing, timber felling and hedge cutting. • wood chip for biomass boilers • half-metre lengths for large wood burners • log sizes tailored to suit individual needs • kiln-dried kindling in convenient net bags, ideal for easy fire lighting • kiln-dried and seasoned logs in manageable bags • available for delivery or collection. Contact Ioan at Wye Valley Firewood on 07789 256 510 or 01874 754 517 ioan@wyevalleyfirewood.co.uk www.wyevalleyfirewood.co.uk We offer a free delivery service 7 days a week within our local area. A charge will be made for deliveries outside of the local area.

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News from... Erwood, Llyswen, Bronllys and the wider area Hello, I personally have missed the News from our area enjoyed in past years. So with residents’ and organisations’ support I would like to rekindle our Area News in Wye Local. As a starter, I have taken the liberty to share with you the recent good news from Erwood. Please, for future issues, if you have any news to share, could you contact me on 01982 560 624 / 07760 848 882 or email me on brynmelys@yahoo.com, so that I can produce our Area News for Wye Local. Any suggestions would also be welcome. Erwood Pit Stop Saves Closure of Public Conveniences Erwood is said by some to be the ‘Gateway to Mid Wales’, and has been for approximately a century a pit stop for travellers and locals. Not many realise but prior to the building of the Public Conveniences in the 1960s, there was a similar stone building and a wooden shed alongside on the same site.

Resident Tony Lloyd recalls when his grandmother owned the former Erwood Inn, which at that time had an open front garage where the lounge/bar was in later years. His grandfather, used to garage and run the Local Service Bus, on behalf of Sergeant Motors originally from Builth Wells. On the other side of the former Erwood Inn was another wooden shed with fresh produce being sold by local people. Thursday, in the earlier and mid last century, was Market Day in Erwood and all the farmers and other trades people used to come to Erwood to trade. In the Market Hall would be Harold Williams the Butcher, local farmers having brought in rabbits, poultry and farm produce including homemade butter, eggs, etc. In the then stone building and shed, on Thursdays Bradleys Hardware would trade, together with Jack Evans Shoe Repairs, and West Brecs & Co. Feed and Agriculture Merchants. Two Huxters, as they were called then, travelled to Erwood’s Thursday Market to take produce back to South Wales. A doctor even used to visit the village on a Thursday and hold a Surgery in the former Post Office.

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When the Thursday Market discontinued, Erwood Inn bought the brick building and shed opposite the Inn from the former Bradleys Hardware, so that it could be used as a store. Later on the Council wanted to build a Public Convenience in Erwood and initially were going to build at the top of Duck Lane but Erwood Inn offered to sell the present site to the Council. The rest is history. Now with the Public Convenience under threat of closure, residents feared that to stay open meant that their Council Tax would have to be increased to benefit others. Some asked, ‘why wasn’t the Council Tax increased for residents and businesses throughout Powys so that all Public Conveniences could remain for everyone to use?’ Some determined residents, with support from our AM Kirsty Williams and MP Chris Davies, formed a constituted Trust, aptly named Erwood Pit Stop, to manage this public facility, without increasing the Community’s Council Tax. Setting up the Trust has been made possible by tremendous advice and guidance from Claire Sterry (PAVO), Sally and Committee members from Love Glasbury and Powys County Council. It is planned

to have Tourism/Public Information available in the Bus Shelter, in the near future. Tourism and Agriculture are fundamental to the Mid Wales Economy and Erwood Pit Stop feels they are contributing to that economy by meeting the general public and businesses’ personal and information needs. Karen Laurie-Parry, Resident. Fairtrade Hay Our favourite two weeks of the year are coming up… Fairtrade Fortnight! This year’s theme is breakfasts. As Martin Luther King famously said, “before you finish eating breakfast in the morning, you’ve depended on more than half the world”. Despite our dependence on farmers and workers for the foods, drinks and products that we love, about 795 million people are undernourished globally. It’s a scandal that the people who grow the food we take for granted can’t always feed their own families. We can support farmers and workers to put food on the table for their families by harnessing the power of a Fairtrade breakfast. Come and

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join Fairtrade Hay at the Old Electric Shop for a Fairtrade breakfast on Thursday 3rd and Thursday 10th March. You can check our Facebook page for more details (search Fairtrade Hay). You can get a Fairtrade morning coffee from many of Hay’s cafes, just look for the Fairtrade sign in the window (or ask them!). And if you’re looking for a Fairtrade gift for your loved one this Valentine’s Day there is plenty of beautiful ethical jewellery on offer at Eighteen Rabbit. Glasbury Get-Together Club Hello from Glasbury Get-Together Club. Twentythree members and guests enjoyed getting together for our annual Christmas lunch in December, held this year at The Old Barn in Three Cocks. Our next club meeting will be Wednesday 24th February, 2.30pm–4.30pm in Glasbury Village Hall. Raffle and tea and biscuits etc. Small items donated for the raffle are always appreciated. If you have been thinking about joining a sociable club, try us out. You will be very welcome. All being well, we hope to have our first outing of the year in April.

For further information call: Gloria on 01497 847 726 or Judith on 01497 847 274. Gwernyfed High School Gwernyfed High School held their annual prizegiving ceremony. The trophies were presented by the Chairman of Governors Rev. Ian Charlesworth. The following prizes were awarded to pupils in Years 8 to 11: Academic Award – Amelie Williams, Bailey Jones, Eirwen Abberley-Watton and Isabelle Goodridge. Sports Award – Gracie Jenkins, Ellie Price, Brychan Price-Davies and Joe Winfield. Role Model Award – Logan Jones, Harvey Draper, Griff Thomas and Ieuan Philips. Contribution to School Life – Katie Powell, Amy Argent, Kristupas Radzvila and Megan Griffiths. Most Improved Pupil – Charlie Price, Archie Hodges, Noah Cripps and Emily Guinane. Performing Arts Award – Vanya Kotadoo, Cynog

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Davies, Thea Harrhy, Fred Hayward and Luci Prendergast. The new Year 7 pupils also had their own category with the Year 7 Boy Role Model being awarded to Owain Davies and the Year 7 Girl Role Model being awarded to Ellie Platt. Sixth Formers were all recognised for their contributions, and the Academic Award went to Scott Dunster; Sports Award to Meg Thompson; Contribution to School Life to Megan Jones; Performing Arts Award to Hannah Coles; Leadership Award to Miles Finch and the Endeavour Award to Tom Lewis. See photo for the Gwernyfed High School Annual Award Winners from Year 13. Congratulations to all our prize winners!

MHOL Support: NHS Direct Wales provides first line support to patients who are having problems registering or using the My Health On Line Service. The practice cannot resolve technical problems. Patients encountering problems should contact NHS Direct Wales on 0845 4647 or by email: amb_myhealthonline@wales.nhs.uk. An email link is available on the My Health Online home page link under FAQs (top right hand corner). NHS Direct Wales – MHOL Support Helpdesk hours are Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm. Common problems NHS Direct Wales deal with include: • Sign up/Registration • No confirmation code • Error.map messages

Haygarth Medical Centre My Health On Line Service: This service enables registered patients to book routine doctor appointments or order repeat medications. It is accessible via the Haygarth Doctors website at www.hay-garth.co.uk. Contact your usual surgery to register for this service which is also available when your surgery is closed.

• Logging in • Practice unavailable (this is normally due to site maintenance late at night when the system may be down for 1–2 hours and will clear afterwards). Forgotten log-in details: Patients who have forgotten their log-in details (username/password) should

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contact reception at their surgery to request a new log-in. Hay Town Council Happy New Year from Hay Town Council! As it’s that time of year when we celebrate the New Year’s Honours list, and the achievements of the many wonderful people from our country, we thought we would draw your attention to the Honours system. Anyone can nominate someone they know. The Honours system recognises people who have made a significant, positive difference to the lives of other people or are outstanding in what they do. When a person is nominated their details are put before the Honours committee, whose decisions are then presented to the Prime Minister and finally to HM the Queen, who awards the Honours. Nominations are now being sought for 2017 and if you would like to nominate someone you feel deserves recognition, visit www.gov.uk/honours/nominatesomeone-in-the-uk for details about how to write a nomination and the Honours nomination form. The form can be completed and returned to david. gardiner@wales.gsi.gov.uk (for those of you without access to the internet please contact Hay Town

Council at the Council Offices). U3A Hay It’s going to be a day of local interest at our next U3A Hay meeting at Glasbury Village Hall on Tuesday 16th February 2016. Beginning at 10.30am, our own Martin Wibberley will take us through ‘The Landscape, Geology and Industrial Archaeology of Cusop Dingle’, an area with a rich and varied history. In the afternoon, we will be having our first update from last year’s Farm Challenges Day, and will visit a local dairy farm to see and discuss the effects of the huge drop in milk prices. Bring your wellies! Don’t forget our new venue: Glasbury Village Hall. The entrance fee is £3 for members and £5 for non-members. Coffee from 10am. A car-share scheme will be available. For further information, phone Tricia Wordley on 01497 821 595. Our website is currently under reconstruction: www.u3ahay.org.uk.

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Local Talent: Fiona Reynolds

Fiona Reynolds is currently studying GCSEs at Fairfield High School. She is taking Fine Art as her option in Art. What is your favourite piece of artwork that you have created? My favourite piece I have painted was one of a scene in a jungle which was my final piece for a project on animals. I used vibrant acrylic colours and paid attention to detail as I like realistic paintings and I tried to bring it to life as much as possible.

books which were my favourite at the time and I painted it in watercolour. It is the first painting I remember and is still on my wall! I also liked to do lots of ‘painting by numbers’, and I often chose animal ones, but I’ve moved on from those now! What’s your favourite thing about art? The best thing about art is the freedom you have with pencils and paints.You can be creative and it doesn’t matter about the outcome because there isn’t really a right or wrong, just your own interpretation.

What inspires you? Pictures and things around me inspire me to paint. I love to travel to places and discover things and I find art is a way of showing it, so my paintings often reflect the things I like. How would you describe your style/type of art? I would describe my style as quite realistic, as I like to paint things as they are or could be. I often focus on animals because there are so many different ideas that can come from them. Is there something you can’t live without in the art studio/classroom? Whenever I am working on a piece I like to have music to listen to so I don’t get distracted and can focus. Can you remember one of the first things you created? What makes it memorable? When I was younger my mum (who also enjoys art in her free time) drew me a scene from the Winnie the Witch

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Melt my heart The rose has been a symbol of love and beauty for centuries. In the language of flowers rose has come to represent love, faith, passion, intrigue, devotion and sensuality. It is the ‘Flower of Flowers’, revered for its loveliness, its fragrance and the many healing powers of its rose oil. Dante has compared Paradise to a pure white rose, fragrant throughout all eternity, with Mary Queen of Heaven sitting on the highest petal. It is used in skincare as it promotes cell renewal & skin healing. It is also used in perfume because of its exquisite scent. With strong rejuvenating skin properties (because of the high proportion of gammalinolenic acid) which helps the healing of skin tissue, wrinkles and broken capillaries.

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Rose petal water, rose oil and beeswax were used in the first cold cream; so called because of the soothing effects on the skin. Galen (an ancient Greek physician) is credited with inventing it in the 2nd Century. This sensual and comforting bath bom combines rose petals and rose geranium essential oils which will soothe your spirit and cleanse your body. The bath melts are little parcels of heaven which include cocoa butter to moisturize your body from head to toe. Article by Jacqueline Kennett. Sources: Daniele Ryman

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the competition is not open to staff of the publication or Theatr Brycheiniog and full contact details (name, address and telephone number) are required to process the prize. Winning tickets to be picked up at the theatre on the day of the performance. Please send your answer to Wye Local by email or post (details on page 1) by 10th February. We will notify winners by the following day. Tickets cost £12.00 (£10.00 concs, £40.00 Family Ticket) and are available from Box Office on 01874 611622 or online at theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk.

Theatr Brycheiniog is offering you the chance to win a Family Ticket of 4 (worth £40.00) to see The Chris & Pui Show (CBeebies’ favourite double act) on Wednesday 17th February. The prize is for either the 11.00am or 2.00pm performance and all you have to do to win is answer the following question: Q. On which popular children’s television channel does Chris & Pui appear?

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Protecting wildlife for the future

Wild in February

furry hoof but they soon get too large to be a colt’s foot at all. Other animals associated in names from around the country in the past included “Ass”, “Calf” and “Foal”. But an old Somerset name does reference the flowers – “Yellow Stars”. Other old names suggest smoking as in “Poor Man’s Baccy” and the plant was, indeed, once used as a source of herbal tobacco. It has also been used as a cough remedy and, in the days before matches, the down from the young leaves was treated with saltpetre, dried and transformed into easy-to-light tinder. Look out for the flowers near the river shores of the Usk and Wye and other damp stony places. Tussilago farfara “Coltsfoot” is one of those wild flowers with a wide variety of common names, many of which include “foot”, apparently from the leaves which will not be seen until later in the spring, whereas the flowers will be emerging now. The sight of the unfolding leaf is reminiscent of a

There are Reserve working parties throughout the month. See bit.ly/bwtevents for more information. Most of the information in this article is from “The Englishman’s Flora” by Geoffrey Grigson. John Crellin

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Come Valentine’s Day my wife and I will have been together for 25 years! To celebrate, the first 25 people to book for an MOT and service* will get the MOT test FREE!

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POETRY CORNER

A love letter to Talgarth by Alan Lovell We have known one another this past nine year, and I know I am home, I will stay with you here. I feel a sense of calm whenever you draw near. You have the charm of a cherished yesteryear. A famous past, the capital of your Hundred, your economic heart was then ravaged and plundered. Lean years did follow and it was as if you slumbered, but pride remained strong, your caring heart unencumbered. Your town square welcomes all, your town hall stands assured. The Ennig gently flows, but at times it has roared. Your mountains are majestic, celebrated and adored. Nature lovers eulogise and the gliders they have soared. Pwll y Wrach is a treasure - a magical space, where otters and dormice sometimes leave their trace. In a world stressed and torn with so little left of grace, you are a precious haven, sanityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resting place. THE BRIDGE INN MICHAELCHURCH ESCLEY & BRIDGE FARMHOUSE B&B Only closed Monday Lunchtime except bank holidays Riverside campsite available all year round Recommended by: - Alistair Sawdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s - The Independent - The Telegraph www.thebridgeinnmichaelchurch.co.uk 01981510646 / HR2 0JW thebridgeinn@hotmail.com

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What’s on: during the week MONDAY Clyro Primary School Parent and Toddler Group: 9 - 10.30am. For play, fun activities, songs and stories. 0 – 5 years. Just turn up and join in! £1 per session. Contact 01497 820860. Beginners Freestyle Fitness Yoga: 9.15 - 10 Welcome to your fitness week with a gentle wake up Yoga mobiliser. This has no sanscrit terms or spirituality - it’s pure fitness! Invigorating! At the Gym & Tonic Health Club 01497 822995 £6. Stay & Play Playgroup: 9.15 – 11.15am (Term time only). Bronllys. £1 per session. 50p additional child. Refreshment included. Bumps, Babies & Toddlers all welcome. Hay Spanish: 10 – 11.30am. In Hay. Beginners and advance beginners only. Contact Mely 01497 820991. Life Drawing: 10am - 4pm at Clyro Village Hall. Beginners welcome. Contact 01497 831550. MODELS WANTED. Story Time at Hay Library: 11 – 11.30am. Come join in the fun. Contact 01497 820847. Make to Measure: 12.30 – 2.30pm. Eardisley Village Hall. Dressmaking and sewing class. Contact Mel 07972 502087 or maketomeasure@gmail.com. HayDay Café: (first Monday of the month). 2 – 4pm. Cusop Village Hall. A new cafe for people living with dementia. Transport can be arranged. Contact Trish Richardson 01497 821381.

of the month) 2.30 - 4pm at Llanigon Village Hall. Tea, cakes and chat. Contact Ann Pritchard 01497 847221. Teen Boxing Circuits: 4.15 – 5pm. 5 weeks courses at Gym & Tonic. Max 10. Call 01497 822995 to book on to the next course. Ages 11 - 15 girls and boys all welcome. £30. Boxing Circuits: Wow! Everyone loves this class.You each have your own station so no competition. All welcome! At the Gym & Tonic Health Club 01497 822995 £6. Spinning: 6pm and 7pm. Gwernyfed Sports Centre. Contact Jo Lord 07831 609889. Make to Measure: 6 8pm. Glasbury Village Hall. Dressmaking and sewing class. Contact Mel 07972 502087 or maketomeasure@gmail.com.

St.Peter’s Church, Glasbury. New ringers are always most welcome. TUESDAY Llyswen Parent & Toddler Group: 9.10 - 11am. Term time only. Llyswen Village Hall. Everyone welcome, lots of fun and good company. Children from 0 School age. Beginners Boxing Circuits: 9.15 - 10am at the Gym and Tonic Health club. Suitable for everyone. £6 call G&T’s on 01497 822995. Yoga Active and Stretching: 9.15 – 11am at Cusop Village Hall. Come and join in our friendly group, Beginners and all levels welcome. £5 per session. Contact Emma Phillpotts on 01497 831704.

Craft Class: 7 - 9pm. Dolls House Fun, Hay. Contact Mrs Abel 01497 821913.

Painscastle and Rhosgoch Parent and Tots: 9.30 – 11.30am. Painscastle Village Hall. A craft activity every week, a baking and soft play session once a month. £1 per child, snack for the child and tea/coffee for parent. A new friendly group and everyone is welcome.

Alive & Kickin’ Community Choir: The Old Museum, Glamorgan St, Brecon. £5 per session for Coleg Powys Staff & Students. Everyone from age 12 upwards is very welcome. Please don’t worry about needing any past singing experience. It’s open to everyone! Contact Tanya Walker 07723 016837.

Muddy Puddles Playgroup: 9.30 – 11.30am (Term time only). Escleyside Hall (behind Michaelchurch Escley Primary School). Join the weekly themed activities, spacious indoor play and outdoor adventures in our beautiful surroundings (bring wellies). £1.50 per family. Contact Kirsty 01981 240225.

Whist Drive: 6.30pm for 7.30pm start. Talgarth Church Hall.

Llanigon YFC Meeting: 7 - 9.30pm at Llanigon Village Hall. Contact Philip Price 01497 847342.

Hay Bridge Club: 2pm. The Swan Hotel, Hay. Friendly Bridge - all standards welcome. Contact Jenny Martin 01497 831287.

Short Mat Bowls: 7.30 – 9.30pm. Clyro Village Hall. All ages and levels of experience welcome! Contact David James 01497 820227.

Friendship Club: (third Monday

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Make to Measure: 9.30 – 11.30am. Clyro Village Hall. Dressmaking and sewing class. Contact Mel 07972 502087 or maketomeasure@gmail.com. Dorstone Dormice Baby & Toddler Group: 10am – 12 noon (term-time only). Dorstone Village Hall. £1.50 per family

What’s on: during the week which includes snacks and tea/ coffee. Please come along and say hello! Contact Bridie 01981 550836. Craft Class run by South Powys Parkinson’s branch: 10am - 1pm at Talgarth Church Hall. Make your own greetings cards with a tutor. Knit, sew, tapestry, rag rug making etc. Art Class (any medium): 10.30am - 12.30pm at the Dolls House Fun, Hay. Contact Mrs Abel 01497 821913.

Glasbury Paddlers: Canoe club meets at 6.30pm at Glasbury. For more information call in at PSM Outdoors in Hay and ask for Peter. Hay Film Makers: 6.30 to 8pm. The Globe, Hay. Free entry. Come and learn how to make films. Open to all. Contact Janine 07733 055430. Circuits with Cat: Tough. But do it anyway! 6.45 - 7.30 At the Gym & Tonic Health Club 01497 822995 £6.

Shakespeare Play Readings: (Alternate Tuesdays) 2 - 5pm. Glasbury Village Hall. With the Willow Globe Theatre Company. Contact 01597 811487.

Death Café: (Second Tuesday of the month). 7pm. The Globe, Hay. Tea and cake and talk of death. Free entry. Contact mlord10@ btinternet.com.

Slimming World: 5pm and 7pm. County Primary School, Oxford Street, Hay. Contact Helen 01497 822881 or 07939 114452.

Gwernyfed Hockey Club Training: 7 – 8pm Brecon Leisure Centre’s Astro. All abilities welcome. Contact Nicola Drew 07812691345.

Boughrood Cycle Club: 6pm. Regular evening road rides,depending on weather. Pub & café breaks. All welcome. Meet at bus stop nr. Boughrood Village Shop. Contact Sarah 01874 754031. Bowling: Arrive at 6pm to commence play at 6.30pm at Brecon Road, Hay. All welcome. Athletic Pilates: 6 - 6.45 Suitable for those who’ve done Pilates but want more. A superb class always popular. At the Gym & Tonic Health Club 01497 822995 £6. Ladies Running Club: 6.15pm. The Main Car Park, Hay. Contact Jo Lord 07831 609889. Whist Drive: 6.30 for 7.30pm start. Talgarth Church Hall. Talgarth Bowling Club (Practice Night): 6.30pm, Talgarth. New bowlers welcome. Contact 01874 711458.

Talgarth YFC Meeting: 7 – 8.30pm. Talgarth Town Hall. Contact Heather Summerfield 01874 711093. 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. If you would like to come along (beginners are more than welcome – no previous experience necessary) we would love to see you! If you’re interested in joining us or for more information contact Sue 07792 165481 or Gill 01497 821631. Gwent & Powys Army Cadet Force: 7 – 9pm. The Cadet Centre, Gypsy Castle, Hay. Contact CSM Dave Johnson 07411 248344.

Heart Healing Meditation Group: (First Tuesday of the month): 7.15pm. Health Matters in Hay, Broad Street, Hay. Contact 01497 851764 or 07749 391714. Hay Camera Club: 7.30pm at Llanigon Village Hall. Contact Christine Starnes 01981550589 or 07932716035 or Colin Laurence 01981 550069. Hay Neighbourhood Policing Team public PACT Meeting: (last Tuesday of the month) 7.30 8.30pm at the Hay Town Council Offices, all are welcome. Contact on 08453302000. Zumba: 7.30 – 8.30pm. Hay Parish Hall, Lion Street. All ages and dance abilities welcome. Introductory class £3, then £4 per session. Visit www.melaniebarker. zumba.com. Open Mic Night: The Globe@ Hay. Contact 01497 821762. WEDNESDAY Bee Busy Playgroup: 9 – 11am. Clifford Community Centre. Creative play, making and baking for 0-4 years. £2 per child, includes snacks and coffee. Cari or Lizzie 01497 831056. Stay & Play Playgroup: 9.15 – 11.15am (Term time only). Bronllys. £1 per session 50p additional child. Refreshment included. Bumps, Babies & Toddlers all welcome. Back to Basics – Group Personal Training: Core & Stretching: 9.30am. The Old Electric Shop, Hay. Contact Jo Lord 07831 609889. Health Surgery: 10 – 10.45am Discuss YOUR health, take readings, chat about nutrition. No two sessions will ever be the

What’s on: during the week same as this is client lead! Drop in. FREE! (term time only). Gym & Tonic, Hay. Contact 01497 822995.

Contact Sophie 01497 822620.

Hay Spanish: 10 – 11.30am. In Hay. Beginners and advance beginners only. Contact Mely 01497 820991.

Velo Hay Cycle Club: 6pm. Drover Cycles, Forest Road, Hay. All welcome. Contact 01497 822419 or visit Drover Cycles Facebook page for details of rides.

Coffee morning:10.30am - 12 at Royston Hall, Bronllys. Coffee or tea and cake £1. Proceeds to the hall. Everyone welcome. Art Class (Any Medium): 11am – 1pm. Dolls House Fun, Hay. Contact Mrs Abel 01497 821913. Hay Luncheon Club: 12pm2.30pm (third Wednesday of the month) at The Masonic Hall, Hay. We have a delicious roast dinner and a speaker or activity afterwards, a very pleasant, sociable time together after our meal and raffle. Contact Trish Kiddle 01497 821276. Make to Measure: 12.45– 2.45pm. The Mill, Peterchurch. Dressmaking and sewing class. Contact Mel 07972 502087 or maketomeasure@gmail.com. “Looking Good in the Walled Garden” – A Walk around the Walled Garden: 2pm and 3pm. The Walled Garden, Treberfydd. A walk to see and discuss what is looking good and what we are doing next, followed by tea and cake. No need to book. Contact 01874 730169. Wednesday Lunch Club: (third Wednesday of the month) Rhosgoch Golf Club. Nothing formal, just lots of happy chatter over a good lunch. Why not come along and join us? Contact Wendy King 01497 851229. The Scribblers: 4.15 - 5.30pm at The Drill Hall, 25 Lion Street, Hay.

Relaunch of Kettlercise: 6pm. Gwernyfed. Contact 07866 692710.

Freestyle Fitness Yoga: 6 - 6.45pm at the Gym & Tonic Health Club Contemporary and sociable - the’ East has been taken out’, leaving us to simply explore the poses. £6. 01497 822995. Tennis Club: 6.30pm onwards at the Tennis Courts Hay. Contact Alun Smith 07967914123. Relaunch of Circuit: Gwernyfed. Contact 692710.

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Slimming World: 7pm. Gwernyfed Rugby Club, Talgarth. Contact Helen Furnell 07939 114452. Griots Arts Poetry: 7pm–9pm (Last Wednesday of the month). Tomatitos, Hay HR3 5AA. Contact 07961 589616. Talgarth Short Mat Bowls: 7 – 9pm. The Church Hall, Talgarth. Come along to our friendly club. Beginners welcome. Contact Dulce 01874 711734 or Jill 01874 711700. Live Music @ Baskerville HallOpen Mic Acoustic Night: doors open 7pm. Music 8.30pm. Food available 7 – 9.30pm. Baskerville Hall Hotel, Clyro Court. Free admission, all welcome. Contact 01497 820033. Llanigon WI: (first Wednesday of the month) meet 7pm at Llanigon Village Hall. New members are always welcome come and join us. Contact 01497 822523. Gwent & Powys Army Cadet

Force: 7 - 9pm at Old School Bldg, Church Lane, Talgarth. Ages 12 (Yr8 High School) -18yrs looking for a new exciting, fun and challenging activity. Contact: 01873 813756. Website:www. armycadets.com. Hay on WI: (2nd Wednesday of the month). 7.30pm. Cusop Village Hall. New members welcome. Contact 01497 822523. The Brecon Singers – Rehearsals: (Term time only) 7.30 – 9.30pm. Neuadd Goffa, Christ College Brecon. We are now rehearsing Ahoy! Sing for the Mary Rose! by Alexander le Strange for the Christ College Centenary concert in Cardiff on 22nd April and Faure’s Requiem for our concert in Brecon Cathedral on 21st May. Visit www.breconsingers.com. Contact 01874 658332. Black Mountains Lions Club: (first & third Wednesday of the month) meets 7.45/8pm. Contact David James 01497 820227. Three Cocks WI: (second Wednesday of the month) meets 7pm in St. Peter’s Church Hall, Glasbury. Contact Anne Collins 01497 847370. THURSDAY Jolly Tots Stay and Play: 9 - 11am. Hay Primary School. £2 a session £1 for additional children. Come along for creative activities, play and fun! Everyone welcome. Term time only. Contact Katy 07896 361453. Free Weights Blitz: 9.15 - 10am at Gym and Tonic Health Club. All welcome - this is a great session. MELTS body fat! £6. Contact 01497 822995. Talgarth Baby and Toddler Group: 9.15 – 11am (Term time

What’s on: during the week only). Talgarth Primary School (Main Hall). 50p donation for refreshments. Contact Wendy 07989 946241. Brecon and District Credit Union Collection Point: Open10am 12noon at Youth and Community Centre, Oxford Rd, Hay. Make to Measure: 10am – 12noon (Commencing 8th October). The Subud Centre, Brecon. Dressmaking and sewing class. Contact Mel 07972 502087 or maketomeasure@gmail.com. Amazing Weights: 10.15 – 11am. Gym & Tonic, Hay. For absolute beginners, for those of autumnal years or newbies to weights. Aids posture, anti-osteoporosis, strengthening and anti-injury. Drop in sessions. £6. Contact 01497 822995. Clyro Primary School Parent and Toddler Group: 2 - 3.30pm. For play, fun activities, songs and stories. 0 – 5years. Just turn up and join in! £1per session. Contact 01497 820860. Bell Bank Club (For the blind and partially sighted): 2 – 4pm. Conservative Club (the small room), Lion St, Hay. Anyone who is blind or has restricted vision is very welcome to join us for a chat, speakers, outings etc. Contact Eileen Bufton 01497 820897. Brilley Patches: 2 – 4pm (every 2nd and 4th Thursday in the month). Brilley & Michaelchurch Village Hall. A patchwork and quilting group open to all abilities. Help will be available for beginners. £3 per session. Contact Phyllis Jones 01497 831535 or Trish Gilbert 01497 831735. Clyro Rainbows and Brownies: 3.45 – 5.15pm (term time only). Clyro Village Hall. Contact Ros

Murphy 01497 831007. 1st Eardisley Rainbows (girls aged 5-7): 4.30 - 5.30pm. Term time only. Contact eardisleyrainbows@ hotmail.co.uk. Gwernyfed Ladies RFC Training: 6pm (U15’s girls) 6.30pm (U 18’s) 6.45pm (Ladies).Gwernyfed Rugby Club, Talgarth. Contact Delyth Thomas 07891 371458. Bowling: Arrive any time between 6 and 8.30pm at Brecon Road Hay. All welcome. Trigger Point Pilates OR Weight & See: 6-7pm please call the Gym & Tonic Health Club 01497 822995 for details of start dates. Stitch ‘n’ Bitch: (First Thursday of the month) 6 – 8pm. The Three Tuns, Hay. Surprise Exercise: 6.30pm. Talgarth Church Hall. Contact 07866 692710. Table Tennis: 6.30 - 8.30pm at Glasbury Village Hall. Over 18s only. Please ring to check availability. Contact Malcolm Bradley 01497 831633. Talgarth WI: (first Thursday of the month) 7pm. Talgarth Library. New members always welcome! Contact Heather Summerfield 01874 711093. Ladies Netball: 7 - 8.30pm at Gwernyfed Sports Hall. Just turn up on the night for a fun, relaxed game of netball. £2 on the night. New ladies very welcome. For more details, contact Lisa Marie 01544 327716. Hay Adult Theatre Studies: 7.30 – 9.30pm. Hay Primary School, Oxford Road, HR3 5BT. Action packed, practical, professionally led theatre workshops. All welcome, no experience needed. Sessions £7. Contact Janine Sharp, by email

on haytheatreco@gmail.com or call 07733 055430. Art Class (any medium): 7 - 9pm at Dolls House Fun, Hay. Contact Mrs Abel 01497 821913. Qi Gong: 7 - 8.30pm at Cusop Village Hall. Small friendly group practising Qi Gong. Contact Sandy Sandaver 01497 821625. Hay-on-Wye Amnesty Group: (fourth Thursday of the month) 7-8pm,The Globe at Hay. Contact Sean O ’Donoghue 01497 821153. Talgarth and District Historical Society: (last Thursday of the month) 7.30pm at Gwernyfed Rugby Club. See local posters. Hay Community Choir: 7.30 – 9pm. Hay Parish Hall. Open to everyone who enjoys singing and wants to have fun! Cost £5. Contact Fiona Evans 01982 560344. Shortmat Bowls: 7.30 - 9.30pm at Llanigon VIllage Hall. Contact Rob Williams 01497 820692. Hay Choir: 8pm. The Parish Hall, Lion Street, Hay. Singing for everyone! Visit www.haychoir. co.uk. Three Cocks Vintage Society: (second Thursday of the month) 8pm. The Harp Inn, Glasbury. Contact Margaret James 01874 711110. Hay Community Choir: 8 9.30pm. Term time only. Hay Parish Hall. Open to everyone who enjoys singing and wants to have fun! Cost: £4. Contact 01497 822952. Charity Quiz Night: 8.30pm at The Harp Inn, Glasbury. Contact 01497 847373.

What’s on: during the week / month FRIDAY Beginner Pilates: 9.15 - 10am at the Gym & Tonic Health Club. Get stronger, longer, posturally correct with an expert in this field. Suitable for everyone. £6. Contact 01497 822995. Ladies Running Club: 9.30am. The Main Car Park, Hay. Contact Jo Lord 07831 609889. “Committee Meeting” for Gym & Tonic: (Last Friday of the month) 10.30am. Gym & Tonic, Hay. Come and join us to help have a say in our vibrant future. Refreshments provided. All welcome. Contact 01497 822995. Brecon & District Credit Union Collection Point: 11am – 1pm. Talgarth Library. Support your community bank with a savings account or a low interest loan. Contact Jan 01874 711665. Fish & Chip Friday at The Baskerville Arms, Clyro: 12pm – 2pm. Contact 01497 820670. Parent & Child Yoga: 1.15 2.30pm. Booth’s Bookshop Studio, Brook St, Hay. Relax into parenthood with confidence & energy. Little ones enjoy playful yoga & gentle massage, parents stretch, relax & gain strength. Contact Georgie 07807 550653. Hay Theatre CIC - Reminiscence Workshop: 1.30 – 3.30pm. The Globe at Hay. A reminiscence group for over 65s. Contact Janine Sharp 07733 055430. Cllr.William Powell’s Advice Surgery: (first Friday of the month) 5 - 7pm at Talgarth Information and Resource Centre. Contact 07703112113 or email:william.powell@wales. gov.uk. Spinning: 6pm. Gwernyfed Sports

Centre. Contact Jo Lord 07831 609889.

Tennis Courts, Hay. Contact Alun Smith 07967914123.

GIGO: 6 - 6.30. ‘Get in get out’. Metabolic quickies ready for the weekend. Call 01497 822995 drop in. Check the web site for this class we sometimes have to cancel if Cat is on a weekend course. Gym and Tonic Health Club.

Services at Penyrheol Baptist Church: (fourth Sunday of the month) 3pm. Contact 01874711061.

Black Lion Jazz: 8.30pm.The Old Black Lion, Lion Street, Hay. A Special guest jazz musician will join our regular performers on the last Friday of the month. Entry is free and all welcome. Contact 01497 820841. SATURDAY

Table Sale: 8am – 1pm (First Saturday in the month). Talgarth Church Hall. Hay Junior Youth Theatre Club: 10.30am – 12.30pm. Cusop Village Hall, Lower Mead HR3 5RW. Professional performance skill training for kids aged 7–11 years. £7. Contact Janine Sharp, email: haytheatreco@gmail.com or 07733 055430. Hay Senior Youth Theatre: 1pm – 3pm. Cusop Village Hall, Lower Mead HR3 5RW. Fun and laughs. Professional performance skill training for ages 12-17 years. £7. Contact Janine Sharp, email: haytheatreco@gmail.com or 07733 055430. SUNDAY

Talgarth Country Market: (first Sunday of the month) from 10am - 1pm in theTown Hall. Sunday Lego Club: 11am – 12.30pm. The Globe @ Hay. Free. Play for children of all ages (and Duplo for the smallies). Cafe open for coffee and cake! Tennis Club: 11am - 1pm at the

‘Sound of the Baskervilles’–Open Mic Session: 4pm. Baskerville Arms Hotel, Clyro. Contact 01497 820670. DURING THE MONTH Thursday 4th February

Royal Opera House – La Traviata: 6.45pm. Richard Booth’s Bookshop Cinema, Hay. Contact 01497 820322. See advert on page 56. Flicks in the Sticks presents – “Mr Holmes”: 7.30pm. Brilley Village Hall. Ian McKellen stars as the world famous sleuth. Cabaret seating. Bring your own refreshments. Tickets £4. Contact 01544 327227. Friday 5th February Ipad Workshop: 1st class – Apps: 2.30 – 4pm, 2nd class – Build on the Basics: 4.15 – 5.15pm. Cusop Village Hall. 1st class £7, 2nd class £5. Visit www.wyepads.com. Contact Alison 01497 820152. Friday Live – Let’s Get Quizzical: 8pm. The Globe@Hay. Contact 01497 821762. See advert on page 15. Saturday 6th February Fundraising Concert: 7pm. Clyro Village Hall. Fundraising concert for Rhiannon McNamara London marathon sponsorship - Save the Children. Talented local musicians Fred Hayward & George Keylock and Hay Community Choir. Bar and raffle. Tickets £5 from Shepherds or Bartrums in Hay, Clyro Garage and PO,

What’s on: during the month or River Café, Glasbury. Visit www.justgiving.com/RhiannonMcNamara/. Tuesday 9th February “Duo Concertante”: 7.30pm. St Mary’s Church, Hay. This superb Canadian violin & piano duo play works by Bach, Beethoven, Smetana, Murray, Schafer and Schubert. Tickets £12 from Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay, visit www.boothbooks.co.uk,or on the door. Contact 01497 822010 or 01497 820322. Friday 12th February Ipad Workshop: 1st class – Skype: 2.30 – 4pm, 2nd class – Build on the Basics: 4.15 – 5.15pm. Cusop Village Hall. 1st class £7, 2nd class £5. Visit www.wyepads.com. Contact Alison 01497 820152. Hay Dial-a-Ride Evening Meal: Conservative Club, Hay. Diala-Ride members only. Booking essential. Contact 01497 821616 (9am – 12noon Monday to Friday only). Salsa, Supper & Sangria: 7 – 11pm. Talgarth Town Hall. Includes a salsa class at 7:15pm, a delicious bowl of supper and a glass of sangria. Bring your friends and partners along for an enjoyable salsa social. Tickets £10 in advance (£12 on door) from Baker’s Table, Talgarth. Contact Rachel 01874 713101 or Pip 01874 711890. Friday Live Folk – Jakey Boy Hughes, Tim Walsh and Alex Valentine: 8pm. The Globe@ Hay. Contact 01497 821762. See advert on page 15. Saturday 13th February Brecknock Farmers Market: 9.30am – 2pm. Brecon Market Hall. Contact 07926 196714. Visit www.brecknockfarmersmarket.

co.uk. See advert on page 40. Glasbury Village Hall and Gwernyfed High School present: “A Hoofer’s Odyssey”. A journey through dance with Lee Payne and guest, jazz harpist Harriet Earis. Old-school tap-dance workshops at Glasbury Village Hall for young people, 11am–12.30pm, and for adults, 1.45pm–3.15pm. For workshops wear ordinary shoes with a solid sole unless you own tap shoes. Tickets: Young people – £8 (with performance £12) Adults – £12 (with performance £21/£19). Evening dance performance at Gwernyfed High School at 7.30pm. Tickets: £11/£9. Contact Ticket Source 0333 666 3366 or visit www.glasburyarts. co.uk. See article on page 19. Shenanigans – “Not Valentines Ball”: 8pm. The Globe@Hay. Contact 01497 821762. See advert on page 15. Sunday 14th February RSPB Visit from Wildlife Expert: 11am – 3pm. The Old Railway Line Garden Centre,Three Cocks, LD3 0SG. Learn how you can help local wildlife. Contact 01497 847055. See advert on page 7. Tuesday 16th February U3A Hay – Glasbury Village Hall (NB. NEW VENUE): 10.30am – Morning session: Martin Wibberley will take us through ‘The Landscape, Geology and Industrial Archaeology of Cusop Dingle’, an area with a rich and varied history. In the afternoon, we will be having our first update from last year’s Farm Challenges Day, and will visit a local dairy farm to see and discuss the effects of the huge drop in milk prices. Bring your wellies! The entrance fee is £3 for members and £5 for

non-members. New members always welcome. Contact Tricia Wordley 01497 821595. See article on page 34. Dark Skies Evening - Family Friendly Planetarium: 6 – 9pm. Buckland Hall, Bwlch, LD3 7JJ. Lectures plus star gazing (if clear). Event by Discover Llangorse & Bwlch. Booking essential. Tickets Adults £10 Children & Senior Citizens £6 available on line. Visit www.aroundllangorselake.co.uk/ tickets or from The Welsh Venison Centre, Bwlch - Contact 01874 730929. Wednesday 17th February Wild Wednesday –“Feathered Friends”: The Old Railway Line Garden Centre,Three Cocks, LD3 0SG. Booking Advisable. Contact 01497 847055. See advert on page 7. Thursday 18th February

Quiz Night: 8pm. The Baskerville Arms, Clyro. £2pp, max 5 people per team. Proceeds to MacMillan Cancer Research. Contact 01497 820670. See advert on page 24. Friday 19th February

Friday Live – Speak Brother: 8pm. The Globe@Hay. Contact 01497 821762. See advert on page 15. Saturday 20th February Winter Warmer – Entertainment by Mambo Jambo: 7pm. Brilley Village Hall. Acoustic Roots duo, bringing together sounds from world, roots, folk and jazz, plus their own compositions. Pate and ploughman’s supper. Licensed bar. Tickets £10. Advance booking essential. In aid of Brilley Village Hall. Contact 01544 327227. Shenanigans – DJ Mr B: 8pm. The Globe@Hay. Contact 01497 821762. See advert on page 15.

What’s on: during the month / next month Sunday 21st February

Pruning workshop: 10.30am. Cusop Village Hall. (NB. In the event of unsuitable weather this event will be held on Sunday 28th February). Learn the principles of pruning and/or see the results of the ‘cut backs’ of previous years. It is a free event and will last for approximately 1.5 hours. All welcome! Bring secateurs if you have them! Contact Jim 01497 82705 to give an idea of the numbers who will be attending and to check for possible postponement if weather unsuitable. Wednesday 24th February Hay Dial-a-Ride Lunch & Shopping at Oakchurch: Diala-Ride members only. Booking essential. Contact 01497 821616 (9am – 12noon Monday to Friday only). Glasbury Get-Together Club: 2.30 – 4.30pm. Glasbury Village Hall. Raffle and tea & biscuits. New members welcome. Contact Gloria 01497 847726 or Judith 01497 847274. See article on page 32. Thursday 25th February

NT Live – As You Like It: 7pm. Richard Booth’s Bookshop Cinema, Hay. Contact 01497 820322. See advert on page 56. Friday 26th February Friday Live – Desert Island Picks – Sam Barcroft: 8pm. The Globe@Hay. Contact 01497 821762. See advert on page 15. Saturday 27th February The Marcher Apple Network – Apple Grafting Course: 10am – 3pm. Glasbury Village Hall. Tickets £30 (Members), £40 (Non Members). Contact Mrs Ward

01497 847847. See advert on page 6. Pizza & Flix in the Stix – The Lady in the Van. From 6pm. Talgarth Mill, The Square, Talgarth, LD3 0BW. £11 per person. Booking essential. Contact 01874 711125. See advert on page 13. Sunday 28th February Sourdough Baking Class: 10am – 4pm. Talgarth Mill, The Square, Talgarth, LD3 0BW. £125 per person. Booking essential. Contact 01874 711125. See advert on page 13. Glasbury Arts - One-day Book Art Workshop with Aine Venables and Marion Elliot for young people (8–16 years): 10.30am – 4pm. A chance to construct your own book using paper, collage and graphic design. Tickets: £12. Contact Ticket Source 0333 666 3366 or visit www.glasburyarts.co.uk. See article on page 19. Thursday 3rd March Flicks in the Sticks presents – “Suffragette”: 7.30pm. Brilley Village Hall. The story of Maud, a foot soldier of the early feminist movement. Cabaret seating. Bring your own refreshments. Tickets £4.50 Contact 01544 327227. Saturday 5th March Drumming Workshop: 10 – 12noon. Hay Parish Hall. SambaBrecon is a friendly community band and we are running a free taster Samba drumming workshop open to anyone who wants to give it a go! (Beginners are more than welcome - no previous drumming experience necessary). Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided. If you are interested in coming

contact Gill 01497 821631. Flicks in the Sticks presents – “45 Years”: 7.30pm. Brilley Village Hall. Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay’s powerhouse perfomances as a couple on the edge will chill you to the bone. Cabaret seating. Bring your own refreshments. Tickets £4.50 Contact 01544 327227. Saturday 5th March and Sunday 6th March Glasbury Arts - One-day Wire Sculpture Workshops with Gail Stokes Hayward for adults (two individual days). 10.30am – 4pm. Glasbury Village Hall. A chance to learn from the experience of an inspirational sculptor and teacher.Tickets: £55 full price, £40 concessions (unwaged, students, over-60s). Contact Ticket Source 0333 666 3366 or visit www. glasburyarts.co.uk. Sunday 6th March Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea with Live Music: 3 – 5pm. Talgarth Mill, The Square, Talgarth, LD3 0BW. £32.50 Family Ticket. Booking essential. Contact 01874 711125. See advert on page 13. Sunday 13th March “Big Clean-up Day”: 10am. Whitney Toll Bridge. Help to clean up the river of debris etc. See article on page 20. Visit www. hireacanoe.com. Thursday 17th March “Gardens in Spring” – Workshop with Noel Kingsbury: Walled Garden, Treberfydd, Llangasty, Brecon, LD3 7PX. Contact 01874 730169. See advert on front cover.

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