What’s on?

MARCH Monday 16th Spring Racing Hereford Racecourse, Roman Rd, Hereford. Our Monday afternoon Spring racing is set to take place on the 16th of March! Why not come down to our racecourse and see what we have to offer this Spring. There is plenty of room in our Rusty Bridge Restaurant for you to treat yourself or others. You will have your table for the duration of the raceday and have your food when you please, whether it is when gates open or throughout racing, we can provide great food and service for you! Is there a special occasion coming up in the family or at work? There are lots of boxes at Hereford Racecourse and there are still some available! Tickets from £15. Friday 20th Whisky Tasting Tanners Wines, Hereford, 4 St Peters Square, Hereford. The world of whisky is a wonderful and fascinating one so let’s put a selection to the test and explain a little bit about the variations and differences that make each unique. If whisky is your drink of choice or you’d like to discover a new favourite, learning something of how it’s made along the way, this is the tasting for you. 6.30pm-9pm. Price: £25 Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd Wild Basket Making Course Moreton Wood, Ullingswick, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 3JQ. Wild basket making course is a 2 day course that takes place in Moreton Wood – a beautiful Herefordshire woodland managed for wildlife and conservation. The course involves learning about the natural materials growing wild that can be used for basket weaving. You will learn how to harvest and prepare a variety of materials and then makeyour own beautiful and unique basket with them. Price: £150 Sunday 29th Family Open Days Broomy Hill, Herefordshire, HR4 0LJ. Open day in steam: Whatever your reasons for visiting the Waterworks Museum – Hereford, there is so much more to see than just big engines and industrial heritage, we have something to offer all visitors including family groups with children. The Waterworks Museum traces the history of drinking water from the cave-dwellers up to the present day through wonderful working engines, superb display panels, guidebooks and films and the knowledge shared by the Museum’s volunteers. During family open days at The Waterworks Museum visitors can interact with full-size devices for lifting, pumping, moving and filtering water which have been used down the generations. In a totally safe environment children can have immense fun and learn at the same time the difficulties of obtaining water in days gone by. Free admission for under 16s. 12-4pm. Saturday 21st Leominster Medieval Pageant Leominster Priory Church, 24 Church St, Leominster. Leominster Medieval Pageant is based around Owain Glyndwr and the Welsh War of Independence. Leominster was seized in 1402 by Glyndwr following his success at the nearby battle of Pilleth. In 1405 his combined Welsh and French army marched across Herefordshire intending to do battle with Henry IV at Great Witley in Worcestershire. The armies took up battle positions daily and viewed each other from a mile without any major action for eight days. Glyndwr withdrew at nightfall passing through Leominster back into Wales. Inside the Priory there will be reenactors and craft stalls. There will also be a skirmish in the Priory grounds. The re-enactors will put on displays and demonstrations. There will be an opportunity to have a go at longbow archery and see replica medieval ‘hand-gonnes’ in use, weather permitting. There will be medieval dance and music. Throughout the day hot food and refreshments will be available. www.leominstertourism.co.uk

APRIL Thursday 2nd Hellens – A History in Stitches An open afternoon at Hellens Manor in Much Marcle, near Ledbury. In 2017 a team of dedicated Arts Society volunteers began a new, exciting project at Hellens. This crewelwork embroidery illustrates the story of Hellens Manor from before the Norman conquest to the present day and spans almost 10 metres. See the historic research, evolution of the design and how the project is progressing. This is part of a rich history of Heritage Volunteers conservation work and original textiles created at Hellens over the past 21 years. Tour of the Manor House available at 2pm (Adult £9.50, Conc. £8). www.hellensmanor.com Saturday 4th Ledbury Poetry Festival: Poetry Slam The Courtyard Centre for the Arts, Edgar Street, Hereford, HR4 9JR. Enjoy a head-spinning cocktail of potent poetry and spirited performances, topped off with a twist of wit and a tasty competitive edge! Bard-tenders Elvis McGonagall and Sara-Jane Arbury call the shots as a bevy of fine wordsmiths pour out vintage verse in a bid to gain prize points. Each poet is marked on three categories – the quality of their writing, the quality of their performance and the warmth of the audience response. Ecstatic cheering and Mexican waves ensures that topnotch poetry receives top scores! For a free place to take part as a slammer, please contact Sara-Jane - sjarbury@gmail.com. www.courtyard.org.uk.

Botanical Watercolour with Helen Haywood Birches Farm Nature Reserve, Nr Kington, HR5 3EY. 10.30am-4pm. A workshop with the wonderful botanical artist Helen Haywood. Helen has exhibited at the Kew Gardens Gallery and her work was included in A New Flowering: 1000 Years of Botanical Art exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum. Now living in Herefordshire, in 2017 she had a solo show at Studio 54 Gallery in Kington: The Art of Helen Haywood. Cost: £55 – booking: www.herefordshirewt.org Saturday 4th - Sunday 19th Gruffalo Easter Trail Queenswood Country Park & Arboretum, Dinmore Hill, Nr Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 0PY. 10am – 4pm. Start your journey at the Visitors Centre by buying your trail guide. This will show you how to collect your clues, spotting birds’ eggs along the way. Once you’ve answered the mystery birdrelated question you can collect your prize back at the Visitors Centre. For children aged 3+. Cost: £4 Tuesday 7th Adventure Club! Queenswood Country Park & Arboretum, Dinmore Hill, Nr Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 0PY. 9am-4pm. Seasonally inspired adventures in the woods! The day includes campfire cooking, fire lighting, den building, use of tools, games, seasonal crafts and more! For children aged 7-11 only. Booking Essential. Also taking place on Tuesday 14th Cost: £17 / £22 – booking: www.queenswoodandbodenhamlake.org Tuesday 7th – Saturday 18th (Closed 10th-13th) Children’s School Holiday Pottery Sessions are fabulous, themed, workshops that take place every school break at Eastnor Pottery. An ideal opportunity for aspiring young potters to work with professional, ceramic artists. Experience ‘hands on’ real clay with an exciting variety of making techniques. A different theme every time includes either a go on the potter’s wheel or work with coloured slips. The 1½hr sessions take place throughout the day and are designed to suit either 4-8yrs and 9-12yrs. Small friendly groups ensure maximum attention from our experienced team of potters, always on hand to guide and offer advice. Big emphasis on having fun and learning via enjoyment. Your child’s clay masterpiece will need to dry thoroughly before it can be fired. Collection times will be issued on the day of the workshop. Cost £20 per child. Price includes all materials and firing costs. Booking essential: admin@ eastnorpottery.co.uk. Tel: 01531 633886 Tuesday 21st Nature Tots! Queenswood Country Park & Arboretum, Dinmore Hill, Nr Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 0PY. 1pm-2.30pm. Outdoor nature inspired childled play and adventures for under 5’s. Come and play in the woodland, learn some fun forest crafts and explore your imagination! We’ll be finding out who lives in the woodland, making up stories, creating homes for creatures and forest folk, as well learning woodland crafts and cooking snacks on the fire. Also taking place on 28th April, 5th May, 12th May and 19th May. Cost: £20 for all 5 sessions, plus £10 for 5x parking permit. Wednesday 29th Spring Plant Fair Broxwood Court, Pembridges, HR6 9JJ. 10.30am4pm. Join us for a special day out in the beautiful Broxwood Court gardens. Specialist nurseries, plantsmen and makers of garden related products will inspire those who wish to find unusual, interesting plants early in the season. Delicious homemade refreshments all day. Demonstrations and a chance to win some great prizes in the lucky dip/raffle. Cash and cheque books will be needed for payment. All proceeds will support The Cart Shed, (Reg Charity No 1167802), that uses woodland and horticulture to work with adults and young people experiencing an emotional imbalance in their lives. The Cart Shed was awarded the Queen’s Award in 2017. Entrance: £5. www.thecartshed.co.uk/garden_fair

Three Counties Now

If you would like to advertise in our next issue please contact our sales team.

Emma Cox Tel: 01905 727902 Email: emma@pw-media.co.uk