Wye Local Issue 132 October 2017 by Cariads Local Ltd

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Hello Welcome to our October issue of Wye Local.

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

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Competition Winner of November September competition: Lynn Glasbury NorahKeylock, Morgan, Bronllys

Recruitment adverts are popular this month. Turn to pages 2 and 5. New advertisers Charlotte of Hay (page 4), McCarthy Kitchens (page 13), the Filling Station (page 25), the Poetry Bookshop (page 27), Fire-drake (page 40, in our Christmas Shopping feature) and Caledonian Market (back cover) join us this month. Please show them your support. Our ‘Focus on’ articles continue on pages 9 & 10. It really is a pleasure to showcase these amateur photographers who have contributed to our 2018 Local Landscapes Calendar. Lastly, I know it’s only autumn but it’s time to think about that all-important Christmas office party or annual family gathering. We hope our Christmas Party feature on pages 29–35 will help. If you’re an early bird (which I am not) and are keen to start the Christmas shopping, check out the local high streets first. You may not find everything you need, but what you will find is unique gifts for friends and loved ones as well as a great choice of seasonal food and drinks, all while supporting local businesses. Pages 36–41 will help you plan your shopping trip. There are lots of events planned this month and at the beginning of November. Check out the What’s On listings and many of the adverts. Enjoy, Lisa Marie x Photo: Mr B, Lisa Marie, Cariad and Otis Badham.

This month’s prize up for grabs... A £10 Hay Voucher goes to the winner For the chance to win a competition. voucher to the £15 will to spend of this month’s Wordsearch The value lucky of winner be ablewith to Fire-drake hand-made (seelocal advert page 40), please spend their voucher in any jewellery of the great shopsonand businesses that complete the word search page 57 send to us on by 16th accept Hay Vouchers. Please on complete theand word search page October 64 and 2017. will be picked send to usThe by winner 16 December 2015. at random.

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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, October issue: – New in Town: the UK Loose Leaf Tea Company – Christmas card shop opens in Brecon – Get to really know... Rob Broadbridge – Review: the Waterfront Bistro, Theatr Brycheiniog. Just go to www.localbeacon.co.uk and click on the small image of the front cover...

Job Opportunity C.Arden (Bookseller), Hay-on-Wye is looking to appoint: An Assistant to a Bookseller

c.20 hours per week over 4 days. Some flexibility will be required. Are you interested in assisting a bookseller in the buying and selling of new, second-hand and antiquarian books? With training provided, this varied job with great opportunities for personal development might be just the right role for you.

We Are Hiring We are looking for front of house staff for Bar and Restaurant work. Preferably experienced but not essential as training will be given. To work as a team in a busy pub. Hours can be part time or full time to include day shifts, night shifts and weekends. Very competitive wages. If you are interested please call Carol on 01497 831 554.

Requirements: An interest in natural history books would be an advantage. Confident in using computers. Great organisational skills, reliability, being happy to work independently and getting stuck in. A good telephone manner and confident when dealing with customers face to face.

The Castlefields Country Pub & Restaurant Clifford HR3 5HB Tel: 01497 831 554

If you think this is the job for you, email Darren at ardenbooks@btinternet.com, or call on 01497 820 471 for further details. Closing date for CV and covering letters is Saturday 14th October.

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Get to really know... Katie Eckley Katie Eckley works full time in the family business at The Old Railway Line Garden Centre in Three Cocks. She has been working there for 20 years this year, after starting with sweeping the floors and litter picking on weekends to save up money to buy Christmas presents. Katie is currently enjoying being a new mum, and also teaching herself to bake when she finds a spare five minutes! Place of birth? Brecon. Where do you live now? Glasbury. Marital status? Married. Occupation? Garden Centre Manager at The Old Railway Line Garden Centre. Children? One beautiful step daughter and one bouncing baby boy. Pets? Two lively springers. What was your favourite childhood television programme? Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Are you a collector of anything? Not really – just hundreds of baby photos on my phone! If you could be any animal, what would you be and why? A spider, so maybe I could understand why they are so terrifying. If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Time travel. What is usually your first thought when you wake up? How quickly can Mike bring me a cup of tea? What do you usually think about right before falling asleep? What time and how many times will Tommy (the bouncing baby boy) wake me up for feeding? Do you believe in ghosts? I try not to think too much about it so I don’t freak out when I’m on my own at night. Most exciting thing you’ve won? Shopping trolley full of booze at Glee Trade Fair in Birmingham. Two lessons life has taught you? Always try to find the positive in everything, as being negative will drag you down and getting in a fret won’t get you anywhere. What makes you grumpy? Not getting tea in the morning. Teenage crush? Heath Ledger.

You’re given one million pounds, what do you spend it on? Family and friends. Have any bad habits? Nail biting. Which bad habits drive you crazy? Chewing with your mouth open. Do you believe in the afterlife? Don’t know, keeping my fingers crossed. What book would you recommend to others? Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book – a big hit in our house. Best present ever received? A lush Kettler furniture set for the garden. List one thing you wish you could change about yourself: Be able to speak another language – it’s on the ‘to-do’ list. If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go? I have a long list… but Vietnam is pretty near the top. List five goals on your life’s to-do list: Keep my family feeling happy and loved, travel to as many places as possible, continue to enjoy life at The Old Railway Line, learn another language, keep having fun. Name one regret you have: Buying that old red Renault Megane in 2005 – I have never seen so much smoke from one engine. Name one thing you miss about being a kid: Climbing trees. Name one thing you love about being an adult: Doing chores when I want to do them rather than being told to do them. What’s your favourite song of the moment? ‘Wheels On The Bus’ is about as cultured as it gets in our house at the moment. What’s your favourite song of all time? The Proclaimers, ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’ is always a good dancefloor filler. What’s your favourite thing to do on a Saturday night? Depends if I’m working Sunday… What’s your favourite thing to do on a Sunday afternoon? If I have a day off, learning to bake. Have any hidden talents? Excel spreadsheets, love them. Sum yourself up in five words: Loving life as a Mummy.

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New in Town Charlotte of Hay is a family-run business that has just opened in Hay-on-Wye. Run by mother and daughter team Debbie and Charlotte Landymore, local residents who specialise in fairtrade and ethically sourced products, the shop is a treasure trove of beautiful clothing, fabulous home fragrance, essential oils, bath bombs and hand cut soaps. Where are you based? 4 Market Street, Hay. Why Hay? Because I live in Hay and I wanted to bring something new to the town and also because I didn’t like to see the empty shops. Why did you decide to open this shop? I retired from working in the NHS after 30 years and wanted to get more involved in the local community and build a business that my daughter Charlotte can take over. What are some of the challenges you’ve encountered? Just my computer dying during the writing of this article! What do you wish you had known before you started? Instead of having 6 months off after I retired I wish that I had started the business even earlier. Is this the first business you have launched? Previously I had had two shops over the last 30 years, both in Lincolnshire, and I have also been a business partner in a doctor’s surgery for about 30 years. How is this different from the others you have launched? This is purely my sense of style, my personality to a tee, being able to source ethical and fair-trade products. What type of experience helped you open/run/ manage this business? For the last 35 years of my life I have been involved in business, including setting up business plans and finance. Describe a typical day in your business: Turning up an hour or so before the shop opens to make sure it’s spick and span for when trading starts and just generally helping customers with choices of aromatherapy products, clothing, crystals and just about everything else! Any advice to new businesses in the area? Be brave and take the plunge. Hay needs full shops and a thriving business community.

Charlotte of Hay We sell: Joe Browns d Dr Martens Hell Bunny (vintage type wear) Gringo fair-trade clothing & gift ware Sass & Belle ethically sourced giftware & decorations Ancient wisdom home fragrance, essential oils, bath bombs, soaps by the slice, incense, burners, candles Crystal Magick, silver & gemstone jewellery Angel healing jewellery, crystal & more. We also run a gift service – give us a ring and we will make a gift basket to your specifications and deliver the same day locally or first class elsewhere. Open 7 days a week: Mon to Sat, 9.30am–5.30pm Sun 10.30am–4.30pm Late night shopping in the run-up to Christmas.

www.charlotte-of-hay.co.uk 01497 821 028 | 07413 745 874 deborah.landymore@btinternet.com 4 Market Street, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5DF

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REVIEW

Sugar and spice and all things nice at the Honey Café, Bronllys

Emma de Bretton Gordon, joint-owner with her cousin Lucy Hurn, run a fabulous eco-friendly place where you can eat both spicy Mexican food or something with no spice in it at all. Emma showed us to our corner table in the cosy restaurant with Phil Thompson’s marvellous original artwork on the walls. Having only eaten Mexican food once before, at Wahaca in Covent Garden, I was rather overwhelmed by such a magnificent choice on the menu. Lots of Tex-Mex including wraps, classic Cajun dishes, chilli con carne, fajitas, tacos, taquitos, tostadas, chimichangas, enchiladas and burritos, etc. Tommy, who is an ‘absolute honey’, brought us a jug of water and we were also looked after by lovely waitresses Hattie and Beth. All the staff are polite and not intrusive at all. Proper people. Robert and I shared a half-pitcher of Margarita @ £8.95. Cheaper than two glasses of wine! And very nice it was too and brought back those dim and distant memories of the Caribbean. We later ordered a bottle of Alto Pampas des sur Malbec @ £15.95 which was also very good but as I was driving that night – what’s new? – I went rather steady. My starter was a king prawn taco @ £4.95. A skewer of prawns cooked in authentic Cajun spices and served on a coleslaw filled corn taco shell with a sour cream and chive dip on the side. Rather nice with just the right amount of spice. I’m a poet, ha ha. Robert’s Halloumi Tostadas @ £4.55 tasted as good as it looked. Crisp tortillas topped with grilled halloumi

cheese and chef’s smoky pepper relish. Robert’s main course, Chimichangas @ £8.95, was very spicy, which of course he loved! Chilli beef & beans (you can have veggie & beans if you like, or one of each), parcelled up in two flour tortillas, deep fried and topped with salsa and melted HC cheese blend. That’s their own blend of Monterey Jack and Wyke Farm cheddar. To add even more spice he ordered a side dish of hot and spicy Jalapeño peppers! My South West Sizzler @ £7.45 was a wrap of freshly cooked Cajun chicken strips nestling among crisp lettuce, sweetcorn and red peppers with cheese and black pepper dressing. Quite spicy and rather good. Many side dishes are available, from salads through to chef Stu’s hot sauce. They also cater for the little Amigos. A fabulous selection of burgers is on offer too, priced from £7.25 to £9.45 for The Malthouse Monster. One of those is definitely on our agenda. I’ve been wanting to come to the Honey Café for ages and am so glad we did. Everyone I know who has eaten here tells me how good the food is. We are already looking forward to the next time, and it was music to my ears to know that they offer a take-away service! Amazingly Robert didn’t want a pudding, but I found a little bit of space for the homemade blueberry & vanilla cheesecake. So good! Emma, Lucy and Stu the chef try to buy as much as they can from local sources.Their meat, bread and milk is all sourced from within two miles. Fresh bread and milk is delivered every day from Ashburnham Bakery and John the milk. We should all try their Sunday

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the local area. I bet that was a lot of fun and mischief… In 1994 they introduced the Tex-Mex menu which is still proving hugely successful. They aim to keep the business well maintained and stay faithful to their roots. And, what’s more, the views of the Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons from here are magical. Don’t take my word for it though, check out the website www.honeycafe.co.uk or, even better, check out their advert here and just visit. The Honey Café reviewed by Clare Williams roasts with delicious meat from WJ George Butchers in Talgarth. When they can, they use seasonal produce from their own back garden. Lucy’s daughter Isobel makes all the gluten free cakes. The menu is vegan and gluten free friendly (separate menu). All tortillas can be made gluten free too. Honey Café has an amazing history. Did you know that the café was established in 1933 by Emma and Lucy’s grandmother Glynwen in what was originally a malt house and brewery? And in the 1960s the cellar was home to the Honey Cavern, a live music night club for

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Sunset at Skirrid Fawr by Karl McCarthy

Photographer name: Karl McCarthy.

photography where I purchased my first DSLR

Where do you live? I live in the small town of Tredegar.

about 3 years ago.

Occupation? I am self employed. My wife and myself run a day nursury.

couple and they were so happy with the results, they

I am also a volunteer photographer for The Hospice of the Valleys.

At a wedding; as a guest; I photographed the happy and other friends urged me to take photography more seriously. Three years later it has become a huge passion of mine.

Amateur or professional photographer? I am an Amateur.

What is your favourite local point of beauty? This

How and when did you get into photography? I initially got into photography at the age of 16 at school where I studied it at O Level.

diverse range of climatic conditions, beautiful sunsets

has to be the summit of Pen-Y-Fan. With such a and fantastic sunrises, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a photographers dream.

This was working with black & white film, from taking photos, developing the film to producing the prints.

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I lost interest for many years until I got into digital

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matter what equipment you have, just get out as much as you can in as many different locations as

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Cariads Local Ltd. has put together this spectacular calendar to celebrate the beauty and diversity of the Brecon Beacons National Park. An amazing array of scenes are included, locations such as Brecon and Monmouthshire Canal, Llangorse Lake, Llanstephan Church, Elan Valley, Camarthen Fans and Pen y Fan to name just a handful.

This area continues to be loved by visitors from near and far who come for the green freshness of the landscape, for the walks, various outdoor activities and market towns.

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Photographer name: Brian Newman. Where do you live? Brecon. Occupation? I am retired. Amateur or Professional photographer? Amateur. I have always had an interest in photography since I was a teenager. I used to develop my own photographs. Now I use a Canon PowerShot D30, which enables me to take photographs both above and below water. What is your favourite local point of beauty? Brecon Beacons National Park Visitor Centre, where there are many walks over Mynydd Illtud Common and surrounding area. Here you have 360 degrees of views, which includes the Brecon Beacons, (Pen y Fan and Corn Du), the Black Mountains (Hay Bluff to Sugar Loaf ), and the Black Mountain in the far west. Top tip to other local photographers? Always take your camera with you when out and about, as you

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Craftsmen and their signatures Robert Thompson of Kilburn in Yorkshire is regarded by many as one of the finest craftsman of English oak furniture of the 20th century. He was born in 1876 and is particularly noted for his work in churches. Intriguingly, he would leave his trademark ‘signature’ around the churches in which he worked; on pews, lecterns and sometimes on the reredos. His signature was a mouse, hence he became known as Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson. It is a favourite game for children to find the mice in a ‘Robert Thompson church’. The family company bearing his name is still based in Kilburn. Robert Thompson is not the only craftsman to leave his signature for the initiated to find and recognise the craftsman’s handiwork. Other craftsmen used other animals or symbols to announce that they were the craftsman responsible for a particular item of furniture, very often in churches. Not to be outdone, Talgarth has its own example of a craftsman leaving his signature to announce his craftsmanship, if you know what to look for and where. Study the walls around the area known as Top Town in Talgarth (the roads around and leading up to St Gwendoline’s Church) and look out for a stone in the shape of a diamond included in the wall. These ‘diamonds’ are the signature of Peter Havard, a local builder who also owned Talgarth Mill. When you are next in Talgarth look out for the ‘diamonds in the walls’ and see how many you can find. Article supplied by Alan Lovell, Talgarth and District Historical Society.

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Tips for Gardeners Flower Garden 2 Plant spring flowering bulbs. 2 Replace summer bedding as it comes to the end with winter bedding. 2 Plant trees and shrubs. Kitchen Garden

2 Finish picking apples and pears â&#x20AC;&#x201C; only store undamaged fruit.. 2 Sow overwintering onions and garlic. 2 Plant spring cabbage plants. Greenhouse 2 Remove greenhouse shading and install bubble insulation. 2 Plant early spring bulbs in pots. 2 Bring in tender plants to overwinter. The Lawn 2 Apply autumn lawn feed. 2 Keep removing dead leaves from the lawn.

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2 Give a final, light thinning of oxygenating plants. 2 Net your pond to prevent falling leaves going in and decomposing in the water. Article supplied by The Old Railway Line Garden Centre, Three Cocks.

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Protecting wildlife for the future

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may well be native at Pwyll y Wrach Reserve. There is much to do in October with Volunteer work parties throughout the month and several special events. There will be support for “National Moth Night” which covers the nights of 12th to 14th.The theme will be Ivy which flowers now and is important to moths. Leaf Miner day is at the Elan Valley Visitor Centre on Sunday 15th. I went on this last year and leaf miners are fascinating, if usually overlooked. The Fungi Walk this year is on Saturday 21st – with expert guidance by David Mitchell.

Euonymus Europaeus Spindle Fruits Spindle is named for its wood which was used to make spindles, skewers and pegs. The flowers are tiny little gems that are easily overlooked in the spring but the fruit announces itself as if the tree was flowering. It’s found mainly in the west of our county, probably usually planted, in hedgerows. It

The 23rd to the 27th is “Wild About Gardens Week” and the trust will be supporting this with events, talks and demonstrations about bees and bee keeping around Ystradgynlais. And on the 30th there will be a Spindle Fruits guided Bat Walk at Ystradfawr Nature Reserve. For full details: bit.ly/BWTdiary John Crellin

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Body love! Do you feel a disconnect from your body? It can actually be very convenient! When we gorge, drink too much or ignore it and let it slide – we’re disconnecting! Then – we RUSH, we get busy, we raise kids… no time to think about how we treat it! Or we may just be sad, so we beat it up further with alcohol or other blockers. Yet our bodies, properly looked after, AND allowing for fun, can see us through to the rest of our days, and in good fettle if we nurture it. The following exercise can be really powerful but TAKE TIME over it! Many women relate to this exercise and get huge benefit from it. We take stock of what our bodies have been through, and how we’ve recovered, despite everything we chuck at it. Deep down I suspect we know we’re ‘pushing our luck’ a lot of the time. Our bodies are complex, incredible: capable of huge adaption and flexibility! New capillaries are grown in the lungs when you exercise them. Muscles atrophy when you stop using them but gain mass as you start to re-use them.You can get stronger, more flexible, mobile, or cardio fit WHATEVER age you start to train. The liver can repair as this organ is

capable of regenerating itself! We ARE what we eat. It’s true! SO: draw a ‘time line’: the beginning is your birth, the end your current age. Divide that up into decades. Start to plot in along that line every ‘event’ you can recall that would have affected your body. Good and bad! FROM BIRTH! Bottle or breast fed? Sickly or easy baby? Childhood illnesses, falls, broken bones, ops, sporting achievements. Teens: periods, acne, illness, eating disorders, self-confidence issues, stress over exams, drug taking, sporting achievements. Adulthood: Hormonal issues, giving birth, Peri menopause, menopause.Yo-Yo dieting, drinking too much. Smoking. Cancer and the other major traumas we tend to go through in this stage of our lives, and how you coped and recovered. Once done can you now write to your body as if it was your best friend and THANK IT for pulling you through everything you’ve done and been through (as well as put it through!). Because you’re still here to tell the tale! Isn’t that fantastic?! Try it! Article supplied by Cat Lawford, Personal Trainer, Gym & Tonic Health Club

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Brecon Baroque Festival - Bigger and better! The Brecon Baroque Festival, which celebrates Vivaldi and the music of Venice this year, runs from 26th - 30th October at venues in and around Brecon.

Now in its 12th year, the Festival is bigger and better than ever before with more venues, more musicians, more music, walks, talks, tours and dancing. There are five concerts given by the acclaimed international baroque violinist Rachel Podger and her award-winning group Brecon Baroque; the vocal ensemble ‘I Fagiolini’ directed by Robert Hollingworth who make their Festival debut; Ensemble Diderot; and a brass group from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.These world-class concerts, which include a performance by Rachel and Brecon Baroque of Vivaldi’s landmark work, The Four Seasons, on Saturday night, frame a long weekend of music-making. Other events include a pop-up café - Caffe Florian - with live chamber music, Festival Evensong and Eucharist at Brecon Cathedral, plus a lovely guided walk in the Beacons which includes a tour of Penpont House in the Usk Valley as well as the Festival’s annual Baroque tea dance at Theatr Brycheiniog. For more information about the Festival, visit www. breconbaroquefestival.com and for bookings visit www.theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk or call 01877 611622. Following a complete sell-out last year, visitors are advised to book early to avoid disappointment. Photo: Rachel Podger. Credit: Jonas Sacks

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Let’s talk about heat pumps

I am constantly asked: “what is the best way to heat my building?” Sometimes there are small details about the nitty gritty of using radiators, underfloor heating or fan coil heaters, but without fail the answer is inevitable – use a heat pump. There are many enduring myths that surround heat pumps, unfortunately caused by installers doing a poor job many years ago – I’m glad to say that there has been much improvement since those times (though there are still many making mistakes). So why are heat pumps so good? We can judge quality in different ways… On running costs, a well installed heat pump will beat every other technology hands down. It will reduce running costs even when compared to natural town gas – it beats oil, LPG and direct electric heating into a cocked hat. In terms of emissions, heat pumps beat all other forms of heating other than locally felled wood. Unfortunately, wood chips and logs are far worse than a heat pump in terms of sooty pollution, and wood pellets are both more polluting and worse for emissions too. The very best heat pumps have a lifespan of over 25 years – approximately double compared to an average boiler, with lower maintenance costs as well. So if you are renovating or building, don’t go for anything else – there are still generous tariffs available for installations until 2020. Government representatives have stated that whilst there is currently a ‘carrot’ for sustainable heating choices, after 2020 there will be a ‘stick’ for fossil fuels instead. Article supplied by Ben Whittle of Specialist Energy

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Glasbury Arts AGM & Music by Students from Gwernyfed High School (open to non-members)

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Saturday 7 October, 7.30pm, Glasbury Village Hall Central to Glasbury Arts’ aims is the encouragement of participation in the performing and visual arts by people of all ages including young people in full time education. This year the main event following the AGM is a performance by music students from our local state school and is an opportunity to support our local pupils and the school as well as listening to an entertaining music programme. Tickets: Members free but please call to confirm you are coming. Adult non-members £7 / under 18s free. Booking for adult non-members: online at glasburyarts.co.uk. If you have difficulty with booking online contact Glasbury Arts on 07583 544 110. Pre-event meal at River Café, Glasbury, at special Glasbury Arts price of £12.50 Booking essential on 01497 847 007.

Introduction to the Art of Sugar Craft with Margaret Marles Sunday 15 October, Gwernyfed High School Margaret is a qualified home economist who uses her artistic flair to produce beautiful cakes for all occasions. This introductory course will look at cake decorating techniques using royal and fondant icing, as well as the crystallization of fresh flowers. All ingredients/equipment will be available to hone techniques taught, but should participants wish to take home a decorated cake at the end of the session, a small pre-cooked cake should be brought along – no bigger than 6” diameter. Ticket prices: £65 full price / £55 concessions (unwaged, students, over 60s). 10% members’ discount applies. Tickets online at glasburyarts. co.uk. If you are unable to book online please contact 07583 544 110.

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The Filling Station

The original sandwiches on sale at Glasbury Service Station were sadly the bought-in variety, but very soon steps were taken to save local people from eating these disappointing offerings that lacked freshness, flavour and, yes, filling! In April 2013 The Filling Station was established within the Service Station. Now there is a superb variety of breakfast rolls and, sandwiches, filled rolls, baguettes and wraps oozing with freshness, flavour and fillings. Serveyourself hot drinks are available, plus a fantastic range of freshly-made cakes, brownies, flapjacks, sponges, bread pudding and Mars Bar Cake! A daily stream of customers are able to satisfy their hunger on their way to and from work, school, shopping, the local river and the nearby mountains. The Filling Station has proved to be a welcome stopover for ‘filling up’ with food, be it hot or cold, savoury or sweet, to eat in, pre-ordered, or take away. Glasbury Service Station is open 7am–7pm;The Filling Station is open 8am–4pm.

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Baskerville Hall Hotel Clyro Court Nr Hay-on-Wye

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The Poetry Bookshop is on the move Dedicated to poetry since 1979, the Poetry Bookshop in Hay-on-Wye offers the most comprehensive selection of secondhand and antiquarian poetry available for sale in the UK. Being in a roomful is so rare that collectors and poetry lovers from all over the world visit Hay specifically to browse their shelves. Now there’ll be room for events and some new books too. In fact, the shop sold mostly new poetry when it was first opened in spring 1979 by the poets Anne Stevenson and Michael Farley in an outbuilding of Frank Lewis House in the early days of Richard Booth’s Booktown. That same year they moved the business to 22 Broad Street. In 1981 Alan Halsey bought the shop from them; concentrating entirely on secondhand poetry until he left for Sheffield in 1998.

In the summer of that year Chris Prince arrived in Hay to buy books, stayed, found work, and a few months later almost inadvertently took over the Poetry Bookshop. He met Melanie the following year and in spring 2000 together they moved the shop into the ground floor of Ice House in Brook Street. This autumn the shop moves once more to the foot of the Pavement by the clock tower. Chris and Melanie invite you to join them on Saturday 7th October as they open the door for the first time with free readings during the day, and at The Globe later a ticketed party with the original ‘People’s Poet’ John Cooper Clarke.

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The Future of our Hills

The Future of our Hills Powys Uplands, Policy & Brexit

The Powys uplands have been shaped by traditional upland farming. Our hills are the backdrop to life in rural Powys and a magnet for walkers, riders and others. As well as being the upland farmers’ livelihood, they play a critical environmental role. Brecon and Radnor CPRW is holding a day seminar, open to all, to discuss the future of our uplands, on Saturday 21st October, 10am to 4pm, at the Knighton Hotel, Knighton, LD7 1BL. Speakers include Professor David Austin, landscape archaeologist and Professor of Archaeology at Lampeter; Justin Hanson from Natural Resources Wales; Julian Jones, Director of the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust; Sorcha Lewis, high nature value farmer; Liz Lewis-Reddy, Head of Living Landscapes, Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust; Professor Michael Woods, rural geographer, Aberystwyth. This event is being organised by the Brecon & Radnor Branch of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales (CPRW). CPRW was established in 1928 and is Wales’ foremost countryside charity. Through its work as an environmental watchdog it aims to secure the protection and improvement of the rural landscape, environment and the well-being of those living in the rural areas of Wales. £5 per person for CPRW members, £10 for non-members. Cost includes refreshment and buffet lunch. For further information and to book telephone 01497 821668.

An open meeting to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing our upland areas. Saturday 21st October, 10am to 4pm Knighton Hotel, Knighton LD7 1BL Speakers include: Professor David Austin – Professor of Archaeology, Lampeter Justin Hanson – Natural Resources Wales Julian Jones – Director of Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Sorcha Lewis – High Nature Value Farmer Liz Lewis-Reddy – Head of Living Landscapes, Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust Professor Michael Woods – Professor of Human Geography, Aberystwyth Nick Myhill – Farmer and wildlife consultant Event organised by Brecon & Radnor Branch of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales. £5 per person for CPRW members, £10 for non-members. Cost includes refreshment and buffet lunch. For further information and to book telephone 01497 821668 Registered charity number 239899

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THE TRAM INN Traditional Country Freehouse Real Ales, Home Cooked Meals & Wood Burning Stoves

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THE BRIDGE INN @ MICHAELCHURCH ESCLEY Best pub in Herefordshire National Pub & Bar awards 2017 Dine in one of our cosy dining rooms or sit by the wood burner in the bar on a chilly Autumn night! Winter romantic yurt accommodation available in addition to our farmhouse B&B. www.thebridgeinnmichaelchurch.co.uk 01981 510 646 / HR2 0JW thebridgeinn@hotmail.com

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New Salon Opening in October! CND Luxury Spa Manicures & Pedicures CND Shellac Gel Polish k CND Acrylic Extensions Microblading k Professional Make-up Application Full Body Massage Facials k Threading k Waxing Spray Tans k Facial Aesthetics And much much more! Call Shelley today on 07387 319 094 to book your appointment. 25% off your first treatment with this advert (T&Cs apply). Find us alongside Glasbury Service Station. PARTY TIME! • PARTY TIME! • PARTY TIME! • PARTY TIME! • PARTY TIME! Wye Local October 2017 Issue 132.indd 31

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hills and Herefordshire countryside. and catch up with friends old and new. Our homemade menu offers the best of country fare using the finest locally sourced produce and fresh ingredients. Relax on warm summer days in the large streamside garden. Food is served in the bar every day, all freshly cooked in house. Our refurbished Restaurant is open every day. Opening times: Lunch 12pm–3pm Dinner 6pm–9pm

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Book now for Christmas Please contact us for a copy of our festive menu. Please note we will be closed from 24 December and reopen on 28 December. We are open 7 days a week. Please phone ahead to book a table. Glasbury-on-Wye, Hereford HR3 5NP 01497 847 007 info@wyevalleycanoes.co.uk www.wyevalleycanoes.co.uk

Foyles of Glasbury Glasbury-on-Wye Powys HR3 5LH

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Christmas Party Nights Meet up at 7pm for a glass of fizz on arrival, followed by a 3-course sit-down meal, then dance the night away with entertainment provided by a local DJ. Join us on either 16th or 21st December for a Christmas party night to remember in our Coach House Function Room for just £29.50 per person.

We have a range of drinks packages available to compliment your meal. Package 1 – Half bottle of House Wine £8 per person Package 2 – Half a bottle of Prosecco £12 per person Package 3 – Glass of Prosecco & large glass of House Wine £12 per person Package 4 – Glass of Prosecco & half bottle of House Wine £14 per person To take advantage of these special drinks packages, they must be booked 1 week in advance. To reserve a space at either of our Party Nights, please call 01497 821 188. A £10 per person deposit will be required within 10 days of booking, with full payment required 2 weeks in advance of the event.

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Flix in the Stix Saturday 21st October

‘Hidden Figures’ 7.30pm for 8pm Fantastic meal deal at The Strand – Fish & chips and film ticket £11. Phone 01874 711 195 to book.

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Saturday 18th November ‘Beauty and the Beast’ 3.30pm. £2. One for the children. Adult supervision required.

Christmas Market

Don’t miss our Christmas Market on Sat 2nd December, 10am–4pm. New traders welcome. Please phone 01497 842 777 or email for details: talgarthruralmarket@gmail.com.

Book Club

Next meeting is Tues 10th October at 6.30pm. Venue TBC. Please phone 01497 842 777 or email for details: carolwheeler2014@btinternet.com. New members very welcome. See all the details on our new website: www.talgarthdistrictregeneration.org

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Beef and Lamb reared on our farms at Lower Pothamal and Ciliau, or bought locally Our beef is hung for 21 days before being prepared for the shop. Rib and Sirloin on the bone a speciality Free range pork from Builth wells and our poultry is either organic or free range We have a small deli counter selling organic butter, cheese, milk and eggs plus Bernie’s pasties. We also stock award winning Trealy farm charcuterie.

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News from Talgarth by William Powell, Powys County Councillor for Talgarth Recent weeks have been an emotional time for many in our community. As summer returned just in time to give Talgarth Festival of the Black Mountains a real boost, many families were getting ready to walk a junior member to school for the first time, while the final Year Six pupils of Talgarth School prepared for their transition to Gwernyfed. I still recall vividly the mix of anticipation and anxiety that accompanied me there on that Williams Coach, after the scorching summer of 1976. Maybe some of you recall it too. Many established pupils also returned to school or progressed to college this autumn with a sheaf of GCSEs to their credit – and they, their parents and teachers can be justly proud of their achievements. I mentioned the last cohort of Talgarth School pupils, because, as most Wye Local readers know, the former Talgarth and Bronllys schools are now sites of the newly founded area primary school, Ysgol y Mynydd Du, whose new governing body meets for the first time on Thursday 19th October. Just last week, I had the pleasure of joining staff and fellow governors at the building site of Ysgol y Mynydd Du on Hay Road. Staff and pupils are looking forward with some excitement to the move next February, as our new school takes shape from week to week. The building manager Marc Clague and the Willmott Dixon team have been exceptionally patient and accommodating to visitors from both existing sites and the wider community. Ysgol y Mynydd Du promises to be a significant community hub for our area. Last week, Brecon High School played host to a packed meeting organised by Welsh Government’s Farming Connect team, and many farmers from Talgarth and its hinterland were in attendance. The event was chaired by former principal of Harper Adams University, Professor Wynne Jones, who now heads up Farming Connect, which aims to drive improvement, resilience and profitability in

Welsh farming. High on the agenda was the new Farm Business Grant (FBG) Scheme, introduced by Welsh Government, to enable farmers across Wales to benefit from financial support to make their businesses more competitive, delivering benefits in terms of animal health, enabling amongst other things safer handling of stock for monitoring and veterinary treatments. I am glad to have played my part, along with FUW and NFU Cymru, in calling for such an accessible, modest scale scheme, funded jointly by Welsh Government and the European Union. Kirsty Williams, our Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member, has been able to secure the delivery of this scheme, as part of her progressive agreement with Welsh First Minister, the Rt Hon Carwyn Jones AM. Over the coming October half term, I am delighted that a number of Talgarth families are travelling to our Italian twin town of Pizzoferrato, as part of the Talgarth Twinning link. At a time when our national life is so riven with division and confusion with regard to Europe, following the Brexit vote, it has been inspirational to witness the openness and friendship shown by people of all ages in our community – and the reciprocal response from our Italian friends. I am increasingly confident that this link will continue to flourish in the months and years to come. In the meantime, if you have any feedback or issue of concern, please don’t hesitate to contact me by phone on 07703 112113, by email on Cllr.William.Powell@powys.gov.uk, or via Facebook @WilliamPowellLD or Twitter @WmPowell2016. Alternatively, you can come to my next Advice Surgery at Talgarth Tourist Information and Resource Centre on Friday 6th October from 5pm, to discuss any issue that is troubling you. Best wishes William

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Throughout my time in the assembly, increasing jobs in Brecon and Radnorshire has been one of my top priorities. I recognise that small business are the driving force behind the economy here in Mid Wales. In fact, 93% of the businesses in Brecon and Radnorshire have fewer than 10 employees. So it is vital we support and nurture these small businesses. When I speak to business people in the constituency, one of the top issues that keeps coming up are the business rates they have to pay. According to figures I have obtained from the Valuations Office Agency, the total number of businesses in Breconshire and Radnorshire who have been subject to a business rates valuation is 3,813. So it will interest many of you that the Welsh Government is currently consulting the public on proposals for a new permanent small business rates relief (SBRR) scheme for Wales. The new policy will be in place for April next year. It will be a permanent scheme which aims to more effectively target support for small businesses. The consultation proposals include: limiting relief for businesses qualifying for SBRR across multiple properties, reviewing current and future exceptions from SBRR, increasing support for eligible small businesses, providing additional relief for certain sectors which support wider government objectives and what are the longer term considerations for the scheme. You have until October 13th to submit your views. It would be great if as many people from mid Wales as possible took part, so that the views of people in rural areas are heard loud and clear. If you would like more details of how to take part in the consultation, please contact my National Assembly office on 0300 200 7349 or email me at Kirsty.Williams@assembly.wales.

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News from Chris Davies -Your local MP

This week in Westminster has been one of the busiest I have experienced since initially being elected in 2015. As well as other smaller pieces of legislation, MPs voted on the extremely important EU Withdrawal Bill.This is probably the most important constitutional piece of legislation since the European Communities Act of 1972 and the point of the bill is to transfer all EU Law that affects the UK into UK law. Giving our Parliament the power to be able to rid ourselves of the regulations and laws we believe are unnecessary for the country and to keep the regulations and laws that help our nation prosper.

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I am utterly dismayed that almost every single Labour, Plaid Cymru and Liberal Democrat MPs opposed the bill. We all know that the vast majority of Liberal and Labour MPs support staying in the European Union and wish we had never held this referendum in the first place. They need to wake up and realise that they can’t stop Brexit and that the democratic will of the British people must be respected. If they refuse to respect the referendum result, then they would be undermining the very fabric of our precious parliamentary democracy. A number of Labour MPs defied their whips and voted in favour of this bill as they realised the electoral significance of this vote. Many of their constituencies voted in favour of Brexit and they must represent the views of their constituents in the aftermath of a referendum result. It’s sad to see Jeremy Corbyn, who privately supports Brexit, being pushed to reject the bill by his pro-EU MPs. He should stand by his beliefs no matter how unpopular they may be in his own party. However, the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru voted on mass against the bill in a cynical attempt to delay Brexit. I hope to see the Assembly Member for Brecon and Radnorshire condemn her party’s attempt at disrupting and delaying Brexit.

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Companionship for the 50+ 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 by the 14th of the month prior to publication. 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 an 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.

BOX NO: 10.17.02 Female | Widowed I am a 70-year-old fit and active widow with a positive outlook. I enjoy gardening, pub lunches, and socialising. Would like to meet up with a genuine gentleman, 66–74 years, with similar interests, for good times together. BOX NO: 10.17.01 Female | Widowed I am a very young 73-year-old, looking for companionship – just a friend to call now and again. There must be a gentleman in his seventies looking for the same companionship. Please don’t be shy, and answer my advertisement to see if we match in a good way. BOX NO: 09.17.02 Male | Single 6 ft, slim, young at heart, 58-year-old. Fun-loving, kind, down-to-earth. Enjoys the countryside, cooking, visiting places of interest and country pubs. New to the area so looking for someone to spend time with.

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Slim, attractive blue eyes, bubbly, intelligent, mid-50s. I love walking, cooking, cinema, eating out. Looking for similar age male to share the good things in life and to laugh with. BOX NO: 08.17.02 Male | Divorced 5’8”, strong, 56 years old. Enjoys clay pigeon shooting, cutting grass, fun, splitting firewood, dog lover. Would like to meet someone of a similar age, very active, and someone who likes meals at home in front of the TV. BOX NO: 08.17.01 Male | Single Slim 56 year old, enjoys outdoors, DIY, a bit of a homebird, quiet lifestyle. Would like to meet lady for friendship, compatible age, for meals or days out.

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No, it is not Scottish! The name Caledonian comes from the Islington Cattle and General Market established in 1855, which closed at the end of World War II in 1945. It was especially noted for miscellaneous secondhand goods, and was much frequented by bargain hunters. This is a pretty good description of what will happen on the 4th November in the Market Hall, star ting at 11am. (Admission £1). By going there on this date, you can see why Brecon has a market with that title. It is run by the Rotary Club of Brecon. When it was started well over 30 years ago, the Caledonian Market was a small scale affair and yielded £1282 for charity. Last year, it raised nearly £11000 for charity, and it was a matter of all Rotarian hands and their friends

on deck, with the weeks preceding the event being the time when all manner of saleable items were collected from donors from all over the locality. This year, there is one telephone number to ring for collection arrangements to be settled, and apart from beds, large scale furniture and old TVs, videos and tapes, anything else which might have a sale value, however small, is acceptable.The last day for collections to be made will be Wednesday 1st November. The telephone number to use is 01874 636246. People say that Brecon’s Caledonian Market is the best opportunity to dispose of useable but unwanted items, and pick up at a pittance something that you wanted but they didn’t!

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News from... News from Black Mountains Lions Club The Hay-on-Wye Vintage Steam Rally draws everyone from miles around as well as visitors holidaying in the Brecon and Black Mountains area. The Black Mountains Lions always have a couple of stalls with a Tombola and Lions and we are delighted to say that the sun shone. We sported our new banners and gazebo which could probably be seen from the mountain tops.

It drew lots of people anxious to ‘have a go’ at winning a little lion as they seem to have become a collectable item in the area. The Tombola was packed with people trying to win anything from a bottle of wine to a dishcloth! Everyone knows that Lions collect spectacles – but what do we do with the cases? Sell them! At £2 a time they went like hotcakes. We raised just under £500 which wasn’t bad at 50p for a Lion ticket, or £1 for 4 tickets at the Tombola – all had to end with a 5. We all but sold out. We all had a great time, refreshed occasionally with coffees and beefburgers. Looking forward to next year already. News from Drover Cycles Are you put off cycling by hills, headwinds or lack of fitness? It can be daunting to get started and feel like really hard work! Electric bikes offer a brilliant solution – virtually all the benefits of regular cycling but without the strain on lungs and legs. E-bikes are perfect as part of a strategy to get fit, lose weight or regain strength and fitness after an operation or

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illness. Regular cyclists getting on in years will find they can still complete their favourite routes thanks to battery-assisted pedalling. Riding an e-bike isn’t ‘cheating’ and in fact our experience is that e-bike owners use their bike more often for the simple reason that electric bikes are really, really fun to ride! On a modern e-bike you can easily ride 25 miles – with some models up to 100 miles – on a single charge. This means an e-bike is a practical, lowcarbon alternative to a car whether for shopping, commuting or an active school run. At Drover Cycles we stock a range of e-bike brands including Batribike, Merida, Moustache, Ridgeback and Saracen with everything from leisure bikes to full-suspension MTBs. Pop in for a chat and a no-obligation test ride and keep an eye on our Facebook page for the latest arrivals, news and demo days! Remember, buying from your local bike shop means you get back-up, servicing and after-sales care, especially important for electric bikes. Our workshop is equipped with the relevant diagnostic systems to fully support and look after our e-bike customers.

News from Fairtrade Hay Diary date! Join Fairtrade Hay and lots of wonderful Fair Traders at our annual Christmas market on Sunday 26th November in Hay’s butter market. There will be plenty of festive fun and you’ll know that your Christmas shopping benefits vulnerable people in developing countries, as well as providing special gifts for your loved ones. Amongst others, we’ll have beautiful African crafts from Love Zimbabwe; Tools for Self Reliance for all your garden tool needs; Zaytoun’s delicious olive oil and more; Jump4Timbuktu’s stunning jewellery from Hay’s twin town; Dragon’s Garden’s snug Nepalese woollens and Eachday’s exciting new products from Swaziland. Our small group of Fair Trade supporters are reeling from the news that our founder and long-standing chair, Jo Eliot, is leaving us for sunnier climes. Jo has been instrumental in Hay’s status as a Fairtrade town, and for the ongoing promotion of fair trade issues. We’re all hugely grateful for her hard work and will be very sorry to see her go. Jo isn’t leaving until next year, so we have another Wye Local

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column to say goodbye properly (200 words just isn’t enough)! So, needless to say, we’re looking for some new energy and input into our group. Our next informal meeting is on Wednesday 11th October, 7.30pm, at the back of the Blue Boar. Do come along if you’re interested in supporting fair trade. You can also visit our Facebook page @FairtradeHay for updates.

Reminder:The visit to The Royal Mint is on Thursday 5th October, leaving from Glasbury Village Hall at 9.30am. Entrance: senior citizens £11.50 plus travel cost. If anyone has ideas or knows of interesting speakers for our club events we would like to hear from you. Thanks. For further info please ring Gloria 01497 847 726 or Judith 01497 847 274.

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News from Gwernyfed High School

Our thanks to Lyn Trowbridge, our speaker in August, for introducing her two books to us, written with much humour and feeling of her long life experiences. Very enjoyable to listen to, and Lyn gave encouragement to anyone thinking about writing themselves.

Gwernyfed High School prides itself on giving the young people at the school a passport to a brighter future, by offering students the chance to complete

The club meeting for Wednesday 25th October will be at Glasbury Village Hall, 2.30–4.30pm, when we welcome our speaker Mr John Price who will be talking about Old Hay-on-Wye. We will be pleased to see current members and new members. Guests welcome. Raffle and tea later. As always, small items for raffle prizes appreciated.

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the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award and the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. Mrs McGorrin and Mrs Schofield, our D of E leaders, organise the scheme which provides students with this life-changing opportunity. Demand remains high for the D of E Awards with increasing numbers of students in the school wanting to take part in the world’s leading youth achievement award. The D of E awards provide challenging, fun and rewarding experiences and are highly valued by employers and universities alike. This is only one of the many extra-curricular opportunities available to our students. For more information see our half-termly newsletters which are published on our website: www.gwernyfed-hs.com. News from Hay Castle Trust Rural Funding for Hay Castle Hay Castle received good news recently as The Big Lottery Rural Programme awarded a grant of £76,160 under their community grants scheme. This funding will help support the creation of a culturally and economically vibrant centre for the arts and

learning in our community. The area around Hay is quite rural, public transport by bus is limited, and isolation can be a serious social issue. Access to arts, culture and creative learning facilities is also limited. The Hay Town Plan notes that there is a need for a community hub within the town: “There was an almost unanimous feeling (99% of respondents) that Hay did not have anywhere that could be called ‘the centre of the community’. More than half of you felt that the community was more fragmented than it used to be”. Hay Castle is located at the very heart of Hay and will serve as a

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natural gathering place for the community to come together. Our aim is to develop a programme of activities to engage all sectors of the community, from toddlers to young farmers, families and older people. A gallery of high conservation and environmental standards will enable works of national importance to be borrowed from galleries and museums. We have a rich resource of talent in the area and workshops in the Castle over the past few years have shown the viability and benefit of knowledge and skill sharing. There will be space for music and performing arts, writing workshops, bookbinding, printmaking, calligraphy, and arts and crafts that have to do with the written word. The Big Lottery Rural Communities grant brings the project ever closer to reaching its funding goal. Building work is expected to start towards the end of the year once lead contractors have been appointed. News from Hay Cheese Market/Hay Markets Summer is over and what a lovely lot of visitors to Hay Market we’ve had. Now our thoughts turn

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to autumn, and the great fruit and veg, much of it seasonal, from Primrose Farm, 100% Hay and Roxy, not forgetting the delicious warming pies from Pie Creator and Bernie. As the colder evenings draw in it’s time to hunker down with a casserole or stew, with meats from C.George Butchers or Weobley Ash, perhaps with an added kick from Parva Spices chilli sauces. Of course all meals should have bread, and most definitely cakes, from Alex Gooch, Kate’s Bakery, Jean Phillippe or Lucretia. Whilst you rest from shopping, a coffee from Method, a soup from Hay Broth or a falafel from Bill will help revive you before your amble around the rest of the stalls, with thoughts turning to Christmas (only 3 months to go!)… In our next update, we will highlight more shopping ideas for Christmas presents from our amazing traders. News from U3A Hay Here in the Welsh Marches, we are surrounded by beautiful old buildings which hold a wealth of history, but what do we really know about them? Don’t miss the next meeting of U3A Hay on Tuesday 17th October at 10.30am, when Duncan James will explain the detective work that is required to unlock the past and understand historic buildings in his presentation of Researching TimberFramed Buildings. With his own history of over 20 years of unearthing the secrets of these buildings and their occupants, this will be a fascinating insight into what is often hidden behind a façade, and how much buildings change over the years, but do not always disappear. At 1.30pm, after lunch, by popular request, John Price will return to show Part II of his wonderful collection of Local Interest Media, which promises to be just as entertaining and engaging as the first part, which everyone thoroughly enjoyed! We do hope that you will join us and we look forward to seeing you in the Music Room at the Baskerville Hall Hotel, Clyro. Coffee is served from 10am, and lunch from 12.15pm. The entrance fee is £5 for members and £7 for non-members. For further information, phone Tricia Wordley on 01497 821 595.

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Sudoko Place the numbers so that each row, column and box contains the numbers 1-9...good luck. 7

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from left to right?

4. People buy me to eat, but never eat me. What

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POETRY PAGE

Food Festivals By a visitor to the HayDay Café

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I Sizzling sausages on a grill Smoking, popping, ready at will. Samples, tastes, varieties of all kinds. All sorts of flavours – make up your mind. II Many sausages sizzling in a pan. Some went pop. Some went bang. Pork or beef, whilst queuing in the rain. Drop it on the floor, and join the queue again! III Veggie burgers are great fun. Add some onions in a bun. Add some ketchup, a dollop or two, a taste of cider, or local brew homemade ice-cream a cake and tea. Too many choices for you, but not me.

Wye Local would like to thank the volunteers at The HayDay Café for everything they do to help people living with dementia throughout the year. Visitors to the cafés are being encouraged by a poet from Hereford Courtyard to write their own poetry, and some of them will appear in Poem Corner quite regularly. A huge thank you from us all at Wye Local.

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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. Little Stars Pre-school (Term time only – mornings): Clyro School. Free play and learn session. Offering 3+ funding for children born on or before 31/8/2014. Email: littlestarsclyro@gmail.com. Freestyle Fitness Yoga: 9.15 10am. £7. Welcome to your fitness week with a gentle wake up Yoga mobiliser. Pure fitness! At the Gym & Tonic Health Club 01497 822995. Life Drawing: 10am – 4pm. Llanigon Village Hall. Beginners welcome. Models wanted. Contact 01497 831550. Story Time at Hay Library: 11 – 11.30am. Come join in the fun. Contact 01497 820847. HayDay Café: (first Monday of the month). 2 – 4pm. Cusop Village Hall. A café for people living with dementia. Transport can be arranged. Contact Trish Richardson 01497 821381. Boxing Circuits: 6 – 6.45pm. Gym & Tonic Health Club, Hay. Wow! Everyone loves this class. You each have your own station so no competition. All welcome. £7. Contact 01497 822955. Whist Drive: 6.30pm for 7.30pm start.Talgarth Church Hall. Short Mat Bowls: 7.30 – 9.30pm. Clyro Village Hall. All ages and levels of experience welcome! Contact David James 01497 820227. Crafty Ladies (Every third Monday in the month): 7.30pm. Llyswen & Boughrood Community Hall.

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We do something different each month so if you would like to join in the fun, contact Carol by email: carolbrown42@hotmail.com. Hay Mindfulness Group: 7.30 - 9pm. An informal, supportive group, aimed primarily at those with some meditation experience, although basic instructions can be given. Free admission. Contact Steve or Sarah on 01497 820488. Talgarth Male Choir Practice: 8 10pm. Gwernyfed Rugby Football Club, Talgarth. All welcome no matter what your level. Contact Pete Rowson 07971 840786. 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. Little Stars Pre-school (Term time only – mornings): Clyro School. Free play and learn session. Offering 3+ funding for children born on or before 31/8/2014. Email: littlestarsclyro@gmail.com. Yoga – Active & Stretching: 9.15am. Cusop Village Hall. Yoga essentially in the traditional Hatha method. Come and join in our small friendly group, give it a try and see if you like it! Beginners and all levels welcome. £5 a session. Contact Emma Phillpotts 01497 831704 or email: emmaphillpotts@ gmail.com. Boxing Circuits: 9.15 - 10am at the Gym and Tonic Health club. Suitable for everyone. £7. Call G&T’s on 01497 822995. 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. Dorstone Dormice Baby & Toddler Group: 10am – 12 noon (term-time only). Dorstone Village Hall. £1.50 per family to include 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. Shakespeare Play Readings: (Alternate Tuesdays) 2 - 5pm. Glasbury Village Hall. With the Willow Globe Theatre Company. Contact 01597 811487. Erwood Community Chorus (Alternate Tuesdays): 2.15 - 4pm Erwood Market Hall. Come and sing for fun - no musical experience necessary, every kind of voice, male and female, welcome. £5 per session. Contact Pam 01982 560675. Slimming World: 5 and 7pm. Hay Primary School. Contact Helen Furnell 07939 114452. Globe Makers: 6pm. The Globe@ Hay. Contact 01497 821762. Bowling: Arrive at 6pm to commence play at 6.30pm at Brecon Road, Hay. All welcome. Athletic Pilates: 6 - 6.45pm. Gym & Tonic Health Club, Hay. Suitable for those who’ve done pilates but want more. A superb class – always popular. £7. Contact 01497 822995. Ddraig Wern Fencing Club: 6 - 7pm (Juniors - U13), 7 - 9pm

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What’s on: during the week (Seniors). Gwernyfed Community Sports Hall. Contact Patrick Leighton 07588 489030. Bowling - Club Night Triples: 6.15pm. The Bowling Club, Brecon Road, Hay. Friendly games with visiting clubs. Whist Drive: 6.30 for 7.30pm start. Talgarth Church Hall. 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. Cat’s Circuits: 6.45 - 7.30pm. Gym and Tonic Health Club. TOUGH! But do it anyway! The best workout if you’re dedicated to the cause! £7. Contact 01497 822995. Science Café (Every 4th Tuesday in the month): 7pm. The Globe @ Hay. Informal group discussing scientific topics. All welcome. Contact by email: sciencecafe@ outlook.com. Gwernyfed Hockey Club Training: 7 – 8pm Brecon Leisure Centre’s Astro. All abilities welcome. Contact Nicola Drew 07812691345. Gwent & Powys Army Cadet Force: 7 – 9pm.The Cadet Centre, Gypsy Castle, Hay. Contact 01873 813756. Erwood WI (Second Tuesday in the month): 7.15pm. Erwood Market Hall. Hay Camera Club: 7.30pm at Llanigon Village Hall. Contact Christine Starnes 01981550589 or 07932716035 or Colin Laurence 01981 550069. Hay St Mary’s Ladies Football

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Training: 7.30 - 8.30pm. Brecon Leisure Centre Astro. 15yrs and upwards. £1 on the night. New ladies always welcome. Ccontact 07530 718230. Adult Jazz Dance Class (Term time only): 7.30 – 8.45pm. Clifford Community Hall. A mix of jazz/ ballet and contemporary.Taught by Veronica Guest. E-mail vs.guest@ btinternet.com. Contact 01497 820256. Bell Ringing Practice: 7.30 – 9pm. St. Peter’s Church, Glasbury. Come and join us for bell ringing practice at the church and afterwards for some convivial fun at The Harp Inn, Glasbury. New ringers always welcome. Open Mic: 8pm. The Globe @ Hay. Our open mic nights attract a wealth of talent. We see a variety of performances, including spoken word, poetry, comedy and all types of music. Come along to enjoy the night as an audience member or sign up with Chris to perform on the night! Contact 01497 821762. WEDNESDAY Clifford Explorers: 9 – 11am. Clifford Community Centre. Contact Sam 07786 064089. Little Stars Pre-school (Term time only – mornings): Clyro School. Free play and learn session. Offering 3+ funding for children born on or before 31/8/2014. Email: littlestarsclyro@gmail.com. Barre Fusion: 9.15 – 10am. Gym & Tonic Health Club, Hay. A brand new ballet barre workout combining ballet moves with functional fitness and yoga. £7. Contact 01497 822995. Stay & Play Playgroup: 9.15 – 11.15am (Term time only). Bronllys. £1 per session 50p additional child.

Refreshment included. Bumps, Babies & Toddlers all welcome. Facebook Stay & Play Playgroup Bronllys. 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. Glasbury Residents Coffee Morning: 10.30am – 11.30am. The River Café, Glasbury. A “get to know your neighbour coffee morning.” 50p from each coffee sold will be donated by the River Café to Macmillan Nurses. Contact 01497 847007. Coffee morning:10.30am - 12 at Royston Hall, Bronllys. Coffee or tea and cake £1. Proceeds to the hall. Everyone welcome. 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 sociable time together after our meal and raffle. Contact Trish Kiddle 01497 821276. HayDay Café: (Last Wednesday in the month): 12.30 – 3.30pm. Clyro Village Hall. A café for people living with dementia. A light lunch will be offered, some fun activities, a cup of tea and a chat.Transport can be arranged. Contact Trish Richardson 01497 821381. Wednesday Lunch Club: (third Wednesday of the month) Rhosgoch Golf Club. Nothing formal, just lots of happy chatter over a good lunch. Contact Wendy King 01497 851229.

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What’s on: during the week Slimming World: 5 and 7pm. Gwernyfed Rugby Club, Talgarth. Contact Helen Furnell 07939 114452. 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. £7. 01497 822995. Talgarth Short Mat Bowls: 7 – 9pm. The Church Hall, Talgarth. Come along to our friendly club. Beginners welcome. Contact Dulce 01874 711734 or Jill 01497 847910. 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 Polly Bishop 01497 821248. Three Cocks WI: (second Wednesday of the month) meets 7pm in St. Peter’s Church Hall, Glasbury. Contact Anne Collins 01497 847370. 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. Now rehearsing Brahms’ Requiem for a ‘Come and Sing’ performance in Brecon Cathedral on 11th November. New singers welcome – particularly tenors. No auditions. For info re. Brahms Requiem Come and Sing and a Brahms Requiem

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Workshop in October 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. 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. THURSDAY Hay Market Day: 9am-4pm. Memorial Square, Buttermarket & Clock Tower, Hay. 40 stalls of local produce, hot food, crafts, vintage & more. Visit www.haymarkets.co.uk. Contact 07989 980601. 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. Little Stars Pre-school (Term time only – mornings): Clyro School. Free play and learn session. Offering 3+ funding for children born on or before 31/8/2014. Email: littlestarsclyro@gmail.com. Body Blitz: 9.15 – 10am. Gym & Tonic Health Club, Hay. A sizzling weights to music class. “Sweat is your fat crying!” Suitable for all - simply go lighter! £7. Contact 01497 822995. Talgarth Baby and Toddler Group: 9.15 – 11am (Term time only). Talgarth Primary School (Main Hall). 50p donation for refreshments. Contact Wendy 07989 946241. Slimming World: 10am, 5.30 & 7.30pm.The Burton Hotel, Kington.

Contact Helen Furnell 07939 114452. Crickhowell Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers: 10am – 3pm. Artsalive, Crickhowell, NP8 1DG. A vibrant Guild meeting. Beginners Spinning Course 21st and 22nd October and following 6 Thursdays. Visit: crickhowellguildwsd. wordpress.com. Contact godwincarey@gmail.com. Babies & Toddlers @ Bethesda (Term time only): 1.15pm. Bethesda Evangelical Church, Oxford Road, Hay. Everyone welcome. Contact Rev Gordon Bingham by email: gjbingham@me.com or 01497 820685. 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 John Price 01497 820464. Brilley Patches: 2 – 4.30pm (fortnightly). 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 Guides: 4 – 5pm (Term time only) Girls aged 5–7 years: Enquiries to Ros Murphy 01497 847102. To register your daughter and to add her to the waiting list please go to https:// enquiryym.girlguiding.org.uk. 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

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What’s on: during the week Club, Talgarth. Contact Delyth Thomas 07891 371458. Crush It Lifestyle Seminars (Every third Thursday - term times only): 6 – 7.15pm. Gym & Tonic Health Club, Hay. Powerpoint presentations with Q&A and refreshments. £10 or members £7. Visit: www.crushitlifestyle.club for topic this month! Booking essential. Contact 01497 822995. Bowling: Arrive any time between 6 and 8.30pm at Brecon Road Hay. Table Tennis: 6.30 - 8.30pm at Glasbury Village Hall. Over 18s only. Please ring to check availability. Contact Malcolm Bradley 01497 831633. Curry & Quiz Night: (Every 3rd Thursday of the month). The Baskerville Arms, Clyro. £10pp, max 5 people per team. Proceeds to Macmillan Cancer Research. Contact 01497 820670. Philosophy Café (every other Thursday): 7pm. The Globe @ Hay. Philosophy Cafe is an informal group which offers the chance to discuss philosophical issues. Whether you’re an expert on Cartesian dualism or you simply have a new found interest in philosophical thought, come along! Community event. Email: philosophycafe@outlook.com or contact 01497 821762.

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. Doorstop Youth Club: 7 – 9pm. Dorstone Village Hall. £2 entry. Free for newcomers on their first night. Pool, table tennis, Wii, computers, board games, craft and tuck shop. Contact 01981 550325. Talgarth and District Historical Society: (last Thursday of the month) 7.30pm at Gwernyfed Rugby Club. See local posters. Quiz Night (First Thursday in the month): 7.30pm. The Three Horseshoes, Felindre, LD3 0SU. Contact 01497 847304. Three Cocks Vintage Society: (second Thursday of the month) 8pm. The Harp Inn, Glasbury. Contact Margaret James 01874 711110. Charity Quiz Night: 8.30pm at The Harp Inn, Glasbury. Contact 01497 847373. FRIDAY Flea Market: The Butter Market, Hay. Visit www.haymarkets.co.uk. Contact 07989 980601.

Fitsteps with Carolyn Keown: 10 - 11am. Erwood Market Hall. Fitness that’s ‘Strictly Fun’! Learn ballroom and Latin dance steps and improve your fitness; no partner or experience necessary. All abilities, men and women, welcome. £5 per session. Contact Pam 01982 560675. The BrainFit Workout (TM): (The last Friday of the month) 10.15 – 11am. Gym & Tonic Health Club, Hay. Mindful movement, music, and meditation for this pioneering, brand new concept (only 30 instructors in the UK as we stand right now).You’ll be amazed at what this does for you and your mental well-being! £7 per session. Contact 01497 822995. Fish & Chip Friday: At The Baskerville Arms, Clyro. 12pm – 2pm. Contact 01497 820670. 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, e-mail southpowyscommunityhub@gmail. com or 07854 012841.

Talgarth WI: (first Thursday of the month) 7pm. Talgarth Library. New members always welcome! Contact Heather Summerfield 01874 711093.

Little Stars Pre-school (Term time only – mornings): Clyro School. Free play and learn session. Offering 3+ funding for children born on or before 31/8/2014. Email: littlestarsclyro@gmail.com.

Kids @ Bethesda Club (Term time only – aged 4 – 11 years): 5.30pm. Bethesda Evangelical Church, Oxford Road, Hay. Everyone welcome. Contact Rev Gordon Bingham by email: gjbingham@ me.com or 01497 820685.

Ladies Netball: 7 - 8pm 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 01544 327169.

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. £7. Contact 01497 822995.

Barre Fusion: 6 – 6.45pm. Gym & Tonic Health Club, Hay. A brand new Ballet Conditioning workout. Fantastic if you did ballet as a kid and miss it! £7. Contact 01497 822995.

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What’s on: during the week / month Freespirit Country and Western Club – Live Music (First Friday in the month): 7pm. Talgarth Town Hall. Bar and food available. Contact Marcus 07724 806608 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 Flea Market: The Butter Market, Hay. Visit www.haymarkets.co.uk. Contact 07989 980601. Local Produce Market: The Cheese Market Hall, Hay. Visit www.haymarkets.co.uk. Contact 07989 980601. Table Sale: 8am – 1pm (First Saturday in the month). Talgarth Church Hall. The BrainFitWorkout (TM) (Every 2nd Saturday in the month): 10 – 10.45am. Gym & Tonic Health Club, Hay. Mindful movement, music, and meditation for this pioneering, brand new concept (only 30 instructors in the UK as we stand right now).You’ll be amazed at what this does for you and your mental well-being! £7 per session. Contact 01497 822995. Steak Night: (Last Saturday of the month). The Baskerville Arms, Clyro. The fantastic £1/oz steak offer. Booking essential. Contact 01497 820670. SUNDAY Morning Service with Sunday School: 10.30am. Bethesda Evangelical Church, Oxford Road, Hay. Everyone welcome. Contact Rev Gordon Bingham by email: gjbingham@me.com or 01497 820685.

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Lego Club: 11am – 12.30pm. The Globe @ Hay. Bring your kids and let them run wild with our famous in house Lego. A great time for your young ones to get creative whilst you can relax and have brunch. Email: eleanor.adams@globeathay. co.uk or contact 01497 821762.

All profits go to The Cart Shed, a charity working with people with mental health issues through coppicing and green wood work. Visit www.outofnature.org.uk for a list of artists and of talks and workshops.

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

The Arts Society Brecknock – ‘Behind the London Livery Companies’: 2.30pm. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, LD3 7EW.Talk by Joanna Mabutt.Visitors welcome. Tickets £8 on the door or available in advance from Theatr Brycheiniog Box Office. Contact 01874 611622.

Glasbury Methodist Church Service: 6pm. All welcome. Contact M Lawrence 07867 784681. Evening Service: 6pm. Bethesda Evangelical Church, Oxford Road, Hay. Everyone welcome. Contact Rev Gordon Bingham by email: gjbingham@me.com or by phone 01497 820685. DURING THE MONTH

Now until Saturday 18th November Hay Makers Autumn Exhibition: Hay Makers Gallery, St. John’s Place, Hay, HR3 5BN. See advert in our Christmas shopping section. Now until Tuesday 21st November Photo Competition – ‘The Magic of Trees’. Photographs within a 10 mile radius of Brilley. Free to enter. Open to all. Visit www.brilley.co.uk/ environment/photo-competitionthe-magic-of-trees/. Sunday 1st – Sunday 22nd October Out of Nature Sculpture Show: Newport House, Kington, Herefordshire. In the formal and walled gardens there will be about 200 sculptures displayed. By over 40 artists from all over the UK, expressing their response to the theme of our link with nature, using all materials, shapes and sizes.

Tuesday 3rd October

Thursday 5th October Glasbury Get-Together Club – Royal Mint Visit: Meet 9.30am. Glasbury Village Hall. Entrance senior citizens £11.50 plus travel cost. See article on page 53. Flicks in the Sticks presents – “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” (cert 12a): 7.30pm. Brilley Village Hall. Two rebels. One million hectares of untamed wilderness. The hunt is on. Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive in this hilarious and heartfelt adventure. Cabaret seating. Bring your own refreshments. Tickets £5. Contact 01544 327227. Charity Quiz Night: 8pm. The Baskerville Arms, Clyro. £2pp. Proceeds to Bryngwyn Church. Contact 01497 820670. See advert in our party time section. Friday 6th October William Powell Advice Surgery: 5pm. Talgarth Tourist Information & Resource Centre. Appointments

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What’s on: during the month are not essential – but getting in touch in advance may be useful if the issues are complex. Contact 07703 112113. See article on page 42. Saturday 7th October The Poetry Bookshop – Day of Celebrations: 10am – 5pm. The Poetry Bookshop, The Pavement, Hay, HR3 5BU. Contact 01497 821812. See advert and article on page 27. The Poetry Bookshop presents Dr John Cooper Clarke & Special Guests: 7pm. The Globe @ Hay. Earlybird tickets £15. See advert on page 26 and advert and article on page 27. Glasbury Arts AGM & Music by Students from Gwernyfed High School (open to non-members): 7.30pm. Glasbury Village Hall. Tickets: Members free but please call to confirm you are coming.Adult non-members £7 / under 18s free. Booking for adult non-members: online at www.glasburyarts.co.uk. Contact 07583 544110. See article on page 24. ‘Cost a Livin 30th + 1 Anniversary Reunion Gig’: 8pm – late. Baskerville Hall Hotel (Clyro Court). Tickets £10. Proceeds to various charities. Tuesday 10th October

Talgarth Book Club: 6.30pm.Venue TBC. New members welcome. Email carolwheeler2014@ btinternet.com. Contact 01497 842777. See advert in our Christmas shopping section. Wednesday 11th October Fairtrade Hay Informal Meeting: 7.30pm. Back of the Blue Boar. Do come along if you’re interested in supporting fair trade. See article on pages 52 & 53. Thursday 12th October

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Brecon U3A - Rosemary Maling Day Lectures: 10am – 4pm.Theatre Brycheiniog, Brecon. ‘Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine’ Prof Alistair Sloan, University of Cardiff, and ‘The Large Hadron Collider,A marvel of Technology’ Prof Lyn Evans, CERN & Imperial College, London. £8 (non Brecon U3A members). Tickets available on the door subject to availability or reserve by telephone. Contact 01874 711484. Saturday 14th October Live Theatre - Uchenna Dance present ‘The Head Wrap Diaries’: 7.30pm. Brilley Village Hall. A funny and uplifting dance theatre performance, set in a hair salon. It’s an interactive show about people, and their ongoing relationship with hair. Mixing dance, theatre and storytelling with a good dose of humour, join us as Brilley Village Hall is transformed into a Be-U-Tiful hair salon. Stylists Linda and Riyah who will take you on a hair journey that will have you laughing out loud, thinking about your own (and everyone else’s!) hair. This exciting dance experience features a sizzling soundtrack of sounds from 90s R’n’B to traditional Ghanaian pop music. Intrigued? Book your tickets now. £10 adult/£5 child. Contact 01497 831327. Horse Racing night at Llanigon Village Hall: 7.30 pm. Lots of fun. In aid of Hall refurbishment. Contact 01497 847 479. Sunday 15th October Glasbury Arts - Introduction to the Art of Sugar Craft with Margaret Marles: Gwernyfed High School. Ticket prices: £65 full price / £55 concessions (unwaged, students, over 60s). 10% members’ discount. Tickets online at www.

glasburyarts.co.uk. Contact 07583 544110. See article on page 24. Brecknock Wildlife Trust – Leaf Miner Day: Elan Valley Visitor Centre. See article on page 17. Tuesday 17th October U3A Hay: Music Room of Baskerville Hall Hotel, Clyro. 10.30am – Morning Session: Researching Timber-Framed Buildings – Talk by Duncan James. 1.30pm – Afternoon Session: John Price returns to show part two of his wonderful collection of Local Interest Media. The entrance fee is £5 for members and £7 for nonmembers. See article on page 55. Wednesday 18th October Powys Moorland: Talk on the Wildside: The Globe @ Hay. See advert on page 26. Thursday 19th October Charity Quiz Night: 8pm. The Baskerville Arms, Clyro. £2pp. Proceeds to Macmillan Cancer Support. Contact 01497 820670. See advert in our party time section. Friday 20th October Charity Quiz & Curry Night: 6.30pm. The Old Railway Line Garden Centre, Three Cocks, LD3 0SG. Booking required. See advert on page 15. Hickman & Cassidy: The Globe @ Hay. See advert on page 26. Saturday 21st October The Future of our Hills - Powys Uplands, Policy and Brexit: 10am – 4pm. The Knighton Hotel, Knighton, LD7 1BL. Brecon and Radnor CPRW one day seminar, open to all, to discuss the future of our uplands. £5 per person for CPRW members, £10 for non-members, to include refreshment and buffet lunch. For further information visit

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What’s on: during the month / next month www.brecon-and-radnor-cprw. wales. Contact 01497 821668. See advert and article on page 28.

Wye. Guests and new members welcome. See article on page 53.

Brecknock Wildlife Trust – Fungi Walk with David Mitchell. See article on page 17.

Prize Bingo: 6.30 for 7.15pm. Baskerville Hall, Clyro. Free local transport can be arranged by Diala-Ride. Free entry. Bar open for refreshments. Fun night. Raffle and cash bingo. All monies raised are for local charities. All welcome. Contact 01497 820033.

Bronllys Hospital Autumn Fair: 2pm.Talgarth Church Hall. Dancing Floor Myth: The Globe @ Hay. See advert on page 26. Wood-fired Pizza & Quiz Night: The Bakers’ Table, Talgarth Mill, The Square,Talgarth, LD3 0BW. Booking essential. Contact 01874 711125. See advert in our party time section. Talgarth Flix in the Stix presents – ‘Hidden Figures’ 7.30pm for 8pm. Meal deal at The Strand – Fish & chips and film ticket £11. Contact 01874 711195. See advert in our Christmas shopping section. Sunday 22nd October Harvest Family Fun Time: 3 – 5pm. Bethlehem Chapel, Talgarth (next to Talgarth School). Apple bobbing, carrot relay, crafts, snacks, songs and more. All welcome. Children must be accompanied. Contact pmh.38@hotmail.com. Monday 23rd to Friday 27th October Brecknock Wildlife Trust – “Wild About Gardens Week”. Events, talks and demonstrations about bees and bee keeping around Ystradgynlais. See article on page 17. Tuesday 24th October Macmillan Afternoon Tea: 2.30 5pm.Town Hall,Talgarth. In memory of Brian Kite. Teas £4. Raffle and cake stall. Wednesday 25th October Glasbury Get-Together Club: 2.30 – 4.30pm. Glasbury Village Hall. John Price talks about Old Hay on

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Thursday 26th October

Thursday 26th – Monday 30th October The Brecon Baroque Festival: Venues in and around Brecon. Celebrating Vivaldi and the music of Venice. Visit www. breconbaroquefestival.com and for bookings visit www. theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk or contact 01877 611622. See advert and article on pages 20 & 21. Saturday 28th October Halloween Disco: 8.30pm until late. The Baskerville Arms, Clyro. Proceeds to Keith Leighton Neuro Fund. Contact 01497 820670. See advert in our party time section. Saturday 28th and Monday 30th October Spooky Afternoon Tea: The Old Railway Line Garden Centre, Three Cocks, LD3 0SG. Booking required. See advert on page 15. Monday 30th October Brecknock Wildlife Trust – Spindle Fruits guided Bat Walk: Ystradfawr Nature Reserve. See article on page 17. Thursday 2nd November Flicks in the Sticks presents – “Hidden Figures” (cert PG): 7.30pm. Brilley Village Hall. As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent

in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, known as “human computers”. Cabaret seating. Bring your own refreshments. Tickets £5. Contact 01544 327227. Saturday 4th November Brecon Rotary Club – Caledonian Market: 11am. Market Hall, Brecon. Admission £1. Donations of items to sell gratefully received.To arrange collection contact 01874 636246. See advert on back cover. Tuesday 7th November The Arts Society Brecknock ‘Children’s Book Illustrations’: 2.30pm.Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, LD3 7EW. Talk by John Ericson. Visitors welcome.Tickets £8 on the door or available in advance from Theatr Brycheiniog Box Office. Contact 01874 611622. Saturday 18th November Talgarth Flix in the Stix presents – ‘Beauty and the Beast’: 3.30pm. One for the children. Adult supervision required. Contact 01874 711195. See advert in our Christmas shopping section. Sunday 26th November Fairtrade Hay Christmas Market: Hay Butter Market. See article on pages 52 & 53. If you have a local class or event, please email events@cariadslocal.co.uk. Non-profit or community clubs and organisations will be included for free. Businesses will be asked to pay a small charge.

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FOR SALE

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CANON DSLR CAMERA AND LENS. All in pristine condition and in original packaging. Canon EOS 760D DSLR Camera - £395. Canon EF 50mm F1.4 USM Lens - £185. Canon EF F2.8 STM Lens £95. 07891 689 957.

WANTED: ROOM / SMALL OFFICE TO RENT. In or near Hay-on-Wye Psychotherapist seeks quiet, self-contained room or small office for long-term rent, 3 days per week (Tue/Wed/Thu). Contact Sarah: 07899 894337 / sjhamilton89@gmail.com.

PHIL & TEDS RED SPORT PUSHCHAIR. With rain cover and blackout cover. £70. 07891 689957.

USEFUL NUMBERS NUMBERS USEFUL

VINTAGE FRENCH ZINC-TOPPED WOODEN TABLE. Length 130cm, width 70cm, height 73cm. £65. 07891 689957. MANY ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS AND PRINTS BY LOCAL ARTIST. Available for quick sale. Due to bereavement. From £15. 01874 610049. MINKY ROTARY LINE. Auto-tension locking. Large capacity drying space (212cm diameter = 40metres line length). New in pack. £15. 01874 409200. JOHN LEWIS DAB RADIO & CD PLAYER. With iPod/iPhone dock. Used once (discovered no local DAB!). Boxed. Bought £149.99, sell £75. 01874 409200.

Brecon Medical Group Practice...... 01874 622121 Dyfed-Powys Police ......................................................... 101 Brecon Advice Centre............................ 01874 624595 Hay Medical Centre ............................... 01497 822100 Dyfed-Powys Police ......................................................... 101 National Grid Gas (Gas Leaks) .......... 0800 111999 National Grid Gas (Gas Leaks) ........... 0800 111999 Powys Citizens’ Advice Bureau ...... 0345 601 8421 Powys Citizens’ Advice Bureau....... 0345 601 8421 RSPCA ........................................................... 0300 1234 999 Powys County Council ......................... 01597 827 460 Samaritans National Helpline.......Free Call1234 116 999 123 RSPCA ............................................................ 0300

Scottish Power .......................................... 722424 Samaritans National Helpline .... Free08452 Call 116 123 Talgarth Medical.............................................08452 Centre ...................... 01874 713000 Scottish Power 722424 Welsh Water..................................................08000 520130 Distribution ...............08000 Western Power Distribution. .............08000 520400

SCHREIBER STOOL. 48cm high, oak legs, seat 43x39cm. Upholstered in plain textured fabric. New. £35. 01874 409200. IKEA STOOL. Grey metal legs, black seat. In excellent condition. £5. 01874 409200. M&S MEN’S OUTFIT. Tweed type jacket (42” chest) with coordinating shirt & tie. Worn once, new £174.99, sell £50 ono. 01874 409200. LOGIC 24” FLAT SCREEN TELEVISION. Great condition. Comes with manual remote etc. It also has a usb port on back - ideal for showing photos or music you may have on a flash drive. £100.00. 07966 254274. SOLID TEAK BOOKCASE. Good condition. Made by G Plan. Solid. Teak. 48” high x 35” wide x 10.5” deep. £40 ono. 01497 820102 / 07487 733311. DUCK EGG TRADITIONAL PATTERNED RUG. Excellent condition. 7.5 feet x 5 feet. £50 ono. 01497 820102 / 07487 733311.

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01874 636246 and leave a message Collections can be arranged from Monday 9th October to Wednesday 1st November. No items accepted on the Friday evening 3rd November. Only Saleable items will be collected.

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