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Frank’s Babies

LOT of people have come up to me in the last week to rave about the Dutch band, ‘My Baby’ who came to Wales and played in The Dukes, The Vaults in Bishop’s Castle, The Builth Heart of Rock & Blues Festival and last, but not least our very own Full Circle Festival. You didn’t come ‘cos it was raining on Saturday morning? You idiots, you missed the best party of the year. Anyway the story all begins with Frank Sutherland, the crazy Dutch guitar nerd. I first met Frank in the mid 70’s in Amsterdam. He was famous for three things. 1. Coming round your house and talking for so long that you could literally go to bed for a few hours, wake up and he’d still be by your bedside chattering away. 2. Eating you out of house and home. His technique was this. He’d come to dinner, eat very slowly talking all the time and generally spraying the place with food particles, then when you’d all finished, he’d say “by the way, can I finish that pot of potatoes on the table?” “By the way can I finish that lasagne that’s on top of the stove?” etc, etc 3. Playing guitar for days and days on end. Achingly beautiful Spanish pieces, hot stomping folk blues finger picking, endless funk, James Brown style jams. All in his own immitable style. There were some great guitar players around at the time in Amsterdam - but perhaps the only one who rivalled Frank for weirdness was Ton van Bergeyk. Like Frank, he had no time for social convention or, it must be said, personal hygiene, but boy, could he play ragtime. The biggest cheese in the world of finger pickers at the time was Stephen Grossman who ran Kicking Mule records and who had invented his own guitar notation for writing down ragtime. Ton sent ‘The Great Grossman’ a Christmas card with an arrangement of one of his tunes scrawled on the back in Grossman notation. Stephan wrote back “If you can actually play this piece, I will sign you up”. Ton got a five record deal out of it! You can hear him and Stephen playing together on You Tube Stefan Grossman & Ton Van Bergeyk “Struttin’ Rag http://youtu.be/bj2xD2iFwJg In fact the whole of this editorial will be a bit more fun if you look up the various You Tube links as we go. Frank and I used to get the train to Den Hague to practice at Ton’s flat that was an Alladin’s Cave of old ragtime records, 50s musicals and weird guitars, including the one he played that was made out of ebony (a wood no one has ever used for a guitar either before or since!) The flat also contained a shower room full of cockroaches, a lot of vintage glamour magazines and a truck-load of unwashed plates and kitchen equipment that slowly took over the flat until only a tiny space by the front door was left at which point Ton moved out and that was the end of our playing together. Frank meanwhile had enlarged his sphere of influence to include Wales. I’m not sure if he’d ever been abroad before, since arriving in Holland as a child from Maluka in Indonesia. He still lived with his parents and a very disturbed brother in a small high-rise on the outskirts of Amsterdam. I once visited him there and was astonished to meet the brother who ‘Red Indian style’ walked everywhere backwards in order to throw people who might be following him off the scent. Frank actually played at the second Sheep Music in Presteigne in 1993 in the back garden of The Bull. It was one of the only times I saw him appear in Small Ads 4 public even though he was guru to a good few Dutch bands and had taught guitar to half the Sam’s page 6 players in the country. Throughout the 70s he was deeply involved with The House Band, an Amsterdam funk band. You Tube Houseband Funk it Up http://youtu.be/Uozs2kgOg88 Art 8 During that time, Frank and myself were obsessed by 70s American soul and funk James Art workshops 12 Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, Al Green, Anne Peebles and bizzarely, a Red Indian Cinema 16 band called Redbone. These were all to reappear as influences on My Baby 35 years later. The last time Frank came to Wales was in the mid-90s accompanied by a girl from New Dance 18 Zealand called Jeannie and her kid, but by that time he’d had used up all Presteigne’s Food 20 goodwill and he left in a huff. I heard later that he was teaching lots of pupils in Amsterdam, Music 22 including a whole family who all played guitar. That family were the Van Dijks who were a sort of Dutch Osmonds. Dad had been a doctor out in The Maluccas and had taught the Music workshops 35 family lots of Indonesian folk songs. You Tube van dijck band - toma http://youtu.be/08dVenues 39 qvYy7ODQ Frank became obsessed with teaching the family guitar, spurred on no doubt Band directory 40 by the fact that the two girls, one 10 years old and the other 14, turned out to be talented multi-instrumentalists and the elder brother, a great drummer. Eventually the girls split with Theatre 42 dad and became the Van Dijk Sisters and had a serious crack at country music style pop Word 46 stardom in Europe. However this was ultimately unsatisfying and they then started to drift Green pages 50 towards doing more funky stuff with an outfit called Souldiers. You Tube The Souldiers Down on Me http://youtu.be/igOCV_tUYxo This band had a guitarist called Daniel De Comp therapies 52 Vries who was surprise, surprise the son of Jeannie, the New Zealand girl who Frank had We take no brought to Wales. Eventually the funky stuff led to their suddenly remembering all those riffs responsibility for Frank had taught them when they were young. Stripped down to a three-piece, they went the veracity of the to Micky Smid’s studio in Amsterdam. Micky is the son of Peter Smid from the Houseband information herein and an old aquaintance of Franks and so the circle was complete. Pete Mustill I first heard the demos of their new stuff when Micky sent them to me a couple of years Mayfield, Stapleton, ago and I couldn’t believe my ears, it was Redbone, it was Anne Peebles, it was Sly, it was Nr Presteigne, Powys Ry Cooder all rolled into one but somehow with a very modern and delightful twist. You can LD8 2LW hear and see them in action on You Tube My Baby - Mad Mountain Thyme Tel: 01544 260051 http://youtu.be/41MimnGxIwo My Baby - Singin in Chains http://youtu.be/vf8iyWp7CGk Email: info@broadsheep.com But the only thing you can’t see on You Tube is Frank. Like the Red Indian brother, he was Website: www.broadsheep.com there, but he left no trace.

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Burning the Ricks F

OR many years now the nation’s large-scale farmers have been getting a rough shake in the press. True, they have been drawing fat subsidies to provide us with cheap food. But no wonder. Without them we would long ago have starved. After all, the u-boats cruise our shores, and the fact that few have been sunk lately merely shows that they are on the up. We are indeed lucky that we have such enormously efficient farmers. Some Jeremiahs and Moaning Minies say that the farmers are quite lucky too, what with EU subsidies. And (they further moan) while non-farmer businesses pay business rates, and ordinary citizens pay council tax, farmers pay no property taxes at all, except on their houses. Relax. Next time an eighteen-wheeler full of sheep or feed comes thundering past your house on a lane built for horses and carts, let that warm feeling rise. Certainly you are paying for the roads the farmers are using but not paying for. This is not, however, a sign that the farmers have the country over a barrel. It is proof, if proof were needed, that we and the farmers are in this together. They use our tax money and sell us their food. It is the Agricultural Contract. What could be fairer? This close relationship goes far, far beyond food, of course. You will have noticed lately that the Russians are getting a bit heavy about natural gas. Our farmers have the answer. Those Russkies shall not pass, they cry in sturdy voices, building huge anaerobic digesters. So deep is their patriotism that they are likely to be growing vast fields of maize to throw into the digesters. This will produce splendid amounts of energy, massively subsidised by taxes lesser mortals, equally patriotic, will be thrilled to pay: the Agricultural Contract again. We will all be saving the planet together, except of course those parts of the planet that might otherwise have eaten the food crops grown where the maize for the digesters now grows. Pollution of rivers? Pah! There are regulations about where the digestate, the fertile but toxic byproduct of AD, can be thrown. It is almost certain that these regulations will be observed, or at least as many of them as can be seen through the smoked-glass windows of a Range Rover Sport. And then there are wind farms. One wind farm replaces a huge amount of the money that the farmer is spending on fine wines. I beg your pardon, a huge amount of the money that the government is spending on hunter-killer submarines to keep the seaways clear for Qatari natural gas, whose energy wind farms will eventually replace, or not.... Sarcasm, your Honour? Surely not. I do here swear that I believe passionately in the Roast Beef, no, uneconomic, Roast Chicken, no, it’ll fall to bits, Chicken McNuggets of Old England. Long life and success to the farmer! Though for some reason my nostrils detect the faint aroma of burning ricks. Llywelyn ap Twhir

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Sunday 13 July, 8pm (kick off) Enjoy the big final live on the biggest screen in Ludlow. Whether or not your national football team is playing, you can be guaranteed we’ll be bringing more than a little Brazilian carnival spirit to South Shropshire!

Live Comedy @ Ludlow Assembly Rooms Friday 25 July, 8pm Catch two of comedy’s hottest prospects, Angela Barnes and Henry Paker before they hit the big-time. “Brilliantly funny” – Sarah Millican

The Simon & Garfunkel Story Saturday 26 July, 7.30pm Direct from London’s West End, award-winning actor Dean Elliott stars with a full cast and live band in this fantastic show. Enjoy timeless classics such as Mrs Robinson, Celia, Homeward Bound and many more!

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art POWYS Knighton Library, West St, Knighton 01547 528778 Until - 5 July ‘Art for Amnesty 2014’. ROGER PERCIVAL - paintings. Open Tues-Sat, closed Wed and Sat afternoons. No. 46 Wine Bar, High St, Presteigne 01544 267675 From 23 July GARRY JONES - quirky ceramics to make you smile. BLAKE & JANETTE MacKINNON - ceramic jewellery. Open wine bar times. Knighton Fine Art, 2 Broad Street. 01547 528052 July C20th art: MALCOLM ARBUTHNOT, EDWARD BAWDEN JOHN BRATBY, JOSEF HERMANN, JOHN PIPER, KEITH VAUGHAN. C21st art: GILL CROZIER, SIMON DORRELL, CIARÁ LEWIS, SARA PHILPOTT, ANTHEA STILWELL, BRONTE WOODRUFF. TONY HALL – ‘Kate Hall’ sculpture. ‘Best Exhibit’. Society of Portrait Sculptors, Sladmore Gallery, London (May 2014). Greetings Cards. Wed-Sat 10am-5pm Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown 01686 625041 Until 27 Aug ‘Creating a Scene’. Diverse works by scenographers, film-makers and set designers. Until 27 Aug ‘Painting in Another Dimension’. MEGAN WYATT. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth 01654 703355 Until 13 Sept ‘Rusty Filling Stations’. PETER MONAGHAN. Until 13 Sept WENDY MURPHY recent paintings. 12 July - 30 Aug ‘Myself’. Tabernacle Art Competition. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Shepherd’s Ice Cream Parlour, 9 High Town, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821898 Until 15 July ‘Flight’. FERGAL O’MAHONY - collographic prints. 18 July -16 Oct Exhibition of original drawings, watercolours and mixed media works by local artist CLARISSA KATE PRICE. Subjects include hares, Hay Castle and still life. Open Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm, Sun 10.30am-5.30pm Open daily, 9.30am-5.30pm.

Courtyard Antiques, High St, Presteigne, 01544 267033 July Selling exhibition of art from the last 214 years. Open Mon-Sat 10am-3pm. Facebook Courtyard Antiques, Presteigne.

Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes 01686 413467 14 July - 13 Sept ‘Turning Twenty’. Celebrating 20 years with CWILT CYMRU & SANDRA MEECH. Rhayader Museum & Gallery, East St, Rhayader, LD6 5ER 01597 810561 Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm. Old School Gallery, Bleddfa Centre, Until 26 July ‘Revisiting Elan, 110 Bleddfa 01547 550377 years on’. The history of the Elan 5 - 26 July ‘Forest Murmurs’. Valley Dams. 2 Aug - 15 Nov ‘Rhayader Remembers JO BARRY - paintings, prints and drawings. Open Wed-Sun 2-5pm. WWI’. Open Tues-Sat 10am-4pm. £4/£3, under 16s free. Hay Makers Gallery, St John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye 01497 820556 Radnorshire Museum, Temple St, Until 13 July Celtic Mythology. Llandrindod Wells 01597 824513 Until 23 July ‘Fascinating Fossils & Co’ Featuring MICHELLE COWMEADOW - ceramics. GINI WADE - printmaker. SUE PURCELL. Artworks inspired ANN FARAG & JESA MARSHALL by the museums fossil collection, and jewellery. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm, other natural objects. Featuring 2D paintings and 3D drawings using paint, Sun 11am-4pm. pencils, tinted charcoal, chalk pastels The Workhouse Studio, Presteigne and some reclaimed materials. Industrial Estate 01544 267864 Meet the artist at work: ring 01686 Interesting and unusual gifts for all. 440668. Open Tues - Sat 10am-4pm. Rare antique carpets and kilims. Cafe. Tues-Sat 10am-4pm. Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne 01544 260149 HEREFORDSHIRE 19 July NANA SHIOMI - contemporary Japanese woodcut prints. Lecture and Mike Gell, Contemporary British Jewellery, 3 East Street, Hereford. demonstration. 2.30pm, £7.50. 01432 278226 Assembly Rooms, Presteigne Jewellery, silverware and studio glass 01544 260777 by more than 80 designers. 5 July Arts & Crafts. Local artisans Open Mon - Sat 10am-5pm. working in silver, wood, wool, pottery, Stocklow Manor Farm, paintings and carvings. Free entry. Staunton-on-Arrow, Leominster, Tower House Gallery, 29 High St, HR6 9HT 01547 529244 Knighton 01547 529530 4 & 5 July ‘Renew, Reuse, Recycle’. July LEWIS KESTERTON & KATY Floral art displays, modern and HOMDEN - photography and children’s traditional. Stalls and refreshments. art. The India & China Tea Open 10.30am-4pm. Company. Homeade soups, breads Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, and cakes, Italian blend coffee and Rockfield Road, Hereford, HR1 2UA over 30 different varieties of leaf tea 01432 263937 available. Wed-Sat 9.30am-5pm. Until 26 July ‘Dimensions - Colour & Alex Allpress Ceramics, The Lion Form’. KATE DAWSON & STELLA House, Newbridge on Wye, LD1 6LN HIDDEN. Open Tues-Fri 01597 860127 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 10am-1pm. Aug Open Studio, exhibition, sales Other times by arrangement. and demonstrations. Framing also available. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells Shell House Gallery, 36 The 01982 552555 Homend, Ledbury, HR8 1BT Until 26 Sept ‘Journey: Response to 01531 632557 Place’. A mixed media exhibition of Until 19 July ‘A Group Gathering’. sculpture, photographs and drawings CATHY CULLIS, ALICE FOX, ANGIE by members of Sculpture Cymru. HUGHES, ANYA KEELEY, CHRISTINE Exhibiting artists include SIMONE KELLY, JENNY MCCABE, KATHLEEN BIZZELL-BROWNING, JANE FOX, MURPHY, NANCY NICHOLSON, VIV ANDY GRIFFITHS, JOHN HOWES, SLIWKA - textiles and mixed media. DILYS JACKSON, ALISON Until 19 July ‘Dylan’s Progress’. LOCHHEAD, LYNDON MABLY, MARTIN ROWSON - illustrations. GLENN MORRIS, GWYN PRICE, 14 - 31 July RUBEN JACK SAVAGAR SUE ROBERTS, ANTONIA mixed media. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. SPOWERS & MATTHEW TOMALIN. Open theatre times. Ivy House Gallery, Montgomery 01686 668746 July Local artists and locally produced crafts. Open daily 9am-5pm.

Lewis Kesterton, Tower House Gallery, Knighton

Mellie Lane, Clun Open Studios

Nicola Werner, Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge

Kate Dawson, Apple Store Gallery, Hereford

Tony Hall, Knighton Fine Art

Drusilla Cole, Aardvark Books, Brampton Bryan

Nana Shiomi, Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd Presteigne

Herefordshire & Ludlow College, Hereford Campus, Folly Lane 0800 032 1986 1 - 3 July Creative Crafts. Furniture making, blacksmithing, soft furnishings, fashion, textile decoration and more. Open Tues 10am-8pm, Wed 10am-4pm Thurs 10am-2pm. Weavers Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury 01531 633325 1 - 13 July ‘Cloths of Heaven’. Art textiles inspired by poetry. In association with Ledbury Poetry Festival. 28 July - 10 Aug GROUP OF FOUR paintings. Open 10am-4pm. Lion Gallery, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611898 July SARAH ROSS-THOMPSON colograph prints. Plus an eclectic mix of English arts and crafts. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Tobias James Art & Framing Gallery, St Owen St, Hereford 07760 316959 July Works by local artists and from artists further afield. Leominster Library 01432 383290 July Anyone wishing to exhibit artwork, please contact the above tel. no. Open Mon, Tues & Fri 9.30am-5.30pm, Thurs 9.30am-7pm, Sat 9.30am-1pm, closed Wed. The Castle Inn, Ford St, Wigmore 01568 770203 July SARAH DARLING - paintings using pallet knife, acrylics and mixed media, her paintings are driven by her emotions. Open for drinks Mon-Thurs 12pm-11pm Mon-Thurs, Fri & Sat 12pm-12.30am, Sun 12pm-10.30pm. All Saints Church Cafe, Hereford 01432 370414 Until 5 July RON MORRIS - glass. 10 - 12 July PREETI THAPA. Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm. Market House Heritage Centre, Ross-on-Wye 01432 260675 July Various arts and crafts from local artists. Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm. The Courtyard, Hereford 01432 340555 Until 31 Aug ANN CAMPBELL. Until 31 Aug PAUL DAVIES photographs. Open theatre times.

Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, Foregate St, Worcester 01905 25371 Until 5 July ‘Skylight Landscape’. PAUL NASH & DAVID PRENTICE. Until 1 Nov ‘Sensational Clay’ Exhibition of ceramics by JON WILLIAMS. 12 July - 13 Sept ‘Fancy Pants’. A celebration of style 1920-1945. Open Tues-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm.

Gallery 54, Ross-on-Wye 01989 567917 July JOHN MAXWELL STEEL, plus new work from JO JENKINS & SARAH PACKINGTON. A picture framing service is also available. Open Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm. Hereford Museum & Art Gallery, Broad St., Hereford 01432 260692 Until end Sept World War One exhibition. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm. Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge 01544 388842 July ‘Shadows on the Grass’. Garden sculpture exhibition which includes sculptures in a variety of media forged iron, stone resin, stainless steel, carved stone, wood, ceramic and glass. 6 July - 31 Aug ‘Twenty Five Years On’. A collection of artists and makers that have supported the gallery over 25 years. Featuring NICOLA WERNER, WILLIE CARTER, BRIAN STEVENTON, ROBERT PALMER, PETER HORROCKS, TAMSIN ABBOT & LESLEY STRICKLAND. Mon-Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Dorstone’s Front Room, (across from the Pandy Inn) 01981 550722 July MARTINA JIRANKOVALIMBRICK - illustrations. Open Mon-Fri 9am-1pm, www.dorstonesfrontroom.org.uk Monnow Valley Arts Centre, Middle Hunt House, Walterstone, Hereford 01873 860529 5 July - 31 Aug ‘The Art of a Lifetime’. EDGAR HOLLOWAY (1914-2008). A centenary touring exhibition. Open Thurs & Fri 11am-5pm, Sat & Sun 2-5pm. Blue Ginger Gallery, Home End Farm, Stiffords Bridge, Cradley 01886 880140 July ‘Spring Into Summer’. MARIE THERESE KING, KENJI LIM, DOUG EATON & TIA LAMBERT. Open Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. SHROPSHIRE Twenty Twenty Gallery, 3-4 High St, Much Wenlock 01952 727952 Until 19 July ANGELA HARDING - new work. Plus KATRIN MOYE, ERIN POTTERY, LINDSEY MANN, HANNAH WILLOW, MELISSA HUNT, HANNAH SOUTER, GILLIAN STEIN & TAMSIN ABBOTT. 26 July - 27 Sept ‘Coast II - Inland Sea’. Open daily 10am-5pm. Castle Square, Ludlow 6 July Auction of paintings. A chance to bid for some of the original, large scale paintings produced and exhibited as part of the Fringe Art Trail. 2pm.

Ludlow Period House Shop, Corve St, Ludlow, SY8 2PG Until 5 July ‘Abandoned Room Collective’. Open 10am-5pm, closed Sun. Land of Lost Content, Craven Arms, SY7 9NW 01588 676176 National Musuem of British Popular Culture. Open 11am-5pm daily, closed Wed. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall www.bishopscastletownhall.co.uk Until 19 July JOAN BAKER watercolours and mixed media. 25 July - 20 Aug ‘Lost Horizons’. A centenary exhibition of original works in ink, inspired by the poets and artists of WWI. Check website for opening times. Gallery 3, The Gateway Arts Centre, Shrewsbury 01743 355159 Until 14 July ‘Soul Mates’. LENA, JACKIE & ANDY. 21 July - 25 Aug PAOLO ALESSANDRI-GRAY & ANDREW HOWARTH. Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm. The Gallery, 32 High St, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630555 July ‘A Local View’. An exhibition of landscape art by Shropshire artists. Contemporary arts including glass, ceramics, metal and wood, textiles, paintings, prints and jewellery. Thurs-Sat 11am-5pm. Hightown Community Room, Vicarage Rd, Clun 01588 640401 26 July - 3 Aug Clun Art and Craft Show. Exhibition and sale of work by 40 artists and craftspeople in the Clun valley. Open 10am-6pm, 3 Aug 10am-12pm. 26 - 28 July Clun Open Studios. 8 artists in Clun will be opening their studios with the trail beginning at the Clun art and Craft Show where there is a map and description of each artist. Artists include RUSSELL MORRIS, ANN KELCEY, JEMMA PEARSON, TOM BARKER, ANGELA MARTIN, MELLIE LANE, BRONWYN THOMAS & TONY MARTYR. Studios are open Sat 12-4pm, Sun & Mon 11am-5pm. Church Stretton School, Church Stretton 01694 724170 29 July - 9 Aug Church Stretton & South Shropshire Art & Crafts Exhibition. Features work by ROB LECKEY and over 600 works of art by both professionals and amateurs. Open 11am-6pm. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow 01584 878141 Until 15 Aug SUSIE CHURCH. Until 15 Aug LUDLOW PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB. Open theatre times.

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Silk Top Hat Gallery, Quality Square, Ludlow 01584 875363 7 July - 2 Aug SARAH VAN NIEKERK - retrospective exhibition of wood engravings. 7 July - 2 Aug RAE HARRISON paintings. 7 July - 2 Aug Isaac Smart’s Showcase. ALISON MORTON - linen weaving. JENNY CRISP - willow baskets. Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. FBC Manby Bowdler Gallery, Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury 01743 281281 Until 5 July ‘Relative Perceptions’. MICHAEL PRIEST & NADIA VELICKOVIC - abstract landscape paintings. West Midland Showground, Shrewsbury www.thebigartshow.co.uk 19 & 20 July The Big Art Show. Over 120 exhibiting artists - furniture, ceramics, glass, paintings, textiles, jewellery, sculture. Plus film and animation, demonstrations and workshops. £8/£7 adults, £2 children. Shropshire Hills Cafe, Shopshire Hills Discovery Centre, School Rd, Craven Arms 01588 676060 Until 20 July A Journey into the world of Shamanic Practice - JACQUELINE BARR. Until 20 July ELLIE LANGWELL landscapes. Open Tues-Sun 10am-4pm. Westhope College, Westhope, Craven Arms, SY7 9JL 01584 861293 12 & 13 July Westhope Exhibition & Craft Fair. CITY & GUILDS STUDENTS. Until 16 July ‘Woodcut Prints and Poetry/Haiku’. GORDON YAPP of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists - colour and black and white prints inspired by birds. Open weekdays 10am-4pm, weekends by arrangement.

Aardvark Books, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell 01547 530888 Until 13 July ‘Carve, Collage, Ink and Print’. DRUSILLA COLE, VICTORIA KEEBLE, MIKE CLEMENTS, DENISE FORDYCE, REBECCA FINNEY & FRANCES CARLISLE - book art and prints. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am5pm, Sun 10am-4pm. The Old Surgery Gallery, 11 High St, Clun, Craven Arms 01588 640506 Until 7 July ‘The Print Show’ featuring Royal Academy Summer Exhibition printmakers, DAVID HARBAN, PAUL HIPKISS AND PETER SHREAD together with MARY CAMPBELL, LYNN JEFFERY, CELIA NANCARROW, DAVID WHITE & GORDON YAPP. From 10 July THE JACQUELINE FLETCHER EXHIBITION supported by PAUL HIPKISS, TIM NASH AND NOEL SHEPHERDSON. Open 10am – 5pm Thurs- Tues, closed Weds.

Art & Craft Workshops Single listings are free. Year round, £40 per year

WESTHOPE COLLEGE, NEAR CRAVEN ARMS Wonderful courses, a friendly welcome, delicious home-cooked food. Exciting new course brochure now available at www.westhope.org. uk or call us on 01584 861293. All our usual wonderful craft courses plus summer holiday activities for young people and new workshops in gardening, meditation, pewter and clay. There’s something for everyone at Westhope.

GINN’S CREATIVE WORKSHOPS Fun, recreational art sessions for EVERYONE. Start painting, drawing, printing & textiles. Guided by Ginn with 25 years in teaching & inspiring art & design.PLUS Ginn’s School of Sewing Tel: 01432 760961 www.ginnscreativeworkshops.co.uk CHIC BROCANTE Furniture showroom, paint courses, Autentico paint sales. Full day furniture chalk painting course £75 including lunch, 20% discount with the advert on page 11. Chic Brocante, Unit 1 Bron Offices, Brampton Bryan, 0787 507 6727. CREATIVE WILLOW Weekly classes for beginners and intermediates, exploring willow weaving techniques for basketmaking and garden structures. Clyro, Builth Wells and Crickhowell. Mary Zammit, 01982 552072, mary@marywillowgarden.co.uk, www.artsengine.org.uk/ maryzammit ART WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Free Art sessions, for 11-18 year olds. Wednesdays 4-6pm. Free. With different art techniques by local artists. Teme Valley Youth Project, Wigmore. Email: youthtvyp1@yahoo.co.uk, or call 01568 770110. CRAFT WORKSHOPS IN THE RADNOR FOREST Spinning and floor loom weaving; pottery also:- hand building, throwing, medieval tile making. Half day £25, whole day £50 (including lunch). Beginners welcome. Tel. Shirley or Bas on 01547 550693 www.slenderthread.co.uk. Sun 6 July LUDLOW FRINGE FESTIVAL Auction of Paintings at Castle Square, Ludlow.

July TRUMPET CORNER WORKSHOPS Sat 5 July - ‘I Gave My Heart to a Sailor’. Inspired pincusions given by sailors to their sweethearts, make a felt heart complete with a secret message inside. Sat 26 July - ‘Foreign Bodies’. There’s more to embellishment than buttons and beads! Take small household items and transform them into the basis for a decorative hand stiched piece. Trumpet Corner, near Ledbury, 10am-1pm, £25 per person, per workshop, all materials provided. To book kathleen@murgatroydandbean.co.uk 07971 684573, July UPCYCLING WORKSHOPS 12 July - Bunting with Georgett Marshall. 19 July - Basket Making with Mary Zammit. 26 July - Zip and Button and Needle Felt Brooches with Nicki Wilkins. All 11am-3pm, £10 per workshop. Numbers limited to 8 per workshop, all materials provided. Art Cafe, Crescent Chambers, South Crescent, Llandrindod Wells, 01597 824411. July EASTNOR POTTERY Family Pottery Fun throughout the summer. Simply email admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk or tel 01531 633886 to book a session, turn up and choose from an exciting menu of pottery projects using real clay. No minimum order or number of participants required and projects start at just £5 a head. Great for individuals, families and friends. July & August ASSEMBLY ROOMS WORKSHOPS 25 July - UP Close and Personal with Corner Exotics, 10.30am-12pm, £5. 31 July - Sun, Sea and Sand, 10.30am-12.30pm, £5 for ages 6+. 7 Aug - Drums and Dreamcatchers, 10.30am-12.30pm, for ages 6+, £5. 14 Aug - Shadow Puppetry with The Fetch Theatre, 3.15-4.45pm, £5. Sat - SmART, art and craft club for 8-14 years, 10.30am-12.30pm, £35 per term. First Thurs every month - Ludlow Arts Society, talks and demonstrations, 7.30pm, £4. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 878141. 9, 10, 16, 17, 30 & 31 Aug ALEX ALLPRESS POTTERY SCHOOL: POTTERY COURSES One Day Courses all incl. with lunch, clay, glazing and firing, £85. Newbridge on Wye. www.alexallpress.co.uk alex@alexallpress.co.uk 01597 860127. Thurs 10 & Thurs 24 July LIVE DRAWING SESSIONS Bring your own materials, some easels available. Llanfyllin Youth & Community Centre, Council Buildings, 7-9pm, £6 per session, 01691 648929, sian@artsconnection.org.uk Sat 12 July THE MARCHES SCRIBES WORKSHOP Red Letter Days (full). with Val Yost. Monkland VH £18 members, £21 visitors, 01544 327657. Fri 18 July OPEN SKIES AND OPEN HILLS Led by Eva Dutton at The Bales, Brynmawr Farm, SY7 8QU. Capture on paper the sweep of the hills and sky. Material needed includes sketch pads, pencils, pens, charcoals, water colours or any painting or sketching medium that you feel comfortable using. Also bring wellies, a change of shoes and a packed lunch. Cost £40, 4.30pm. To book jackyharrison51@hotmail.com, or phone 01588 630666, See www.clunvalleyorganics.co.uk

Starting Mon 21 July & August VACATION CREATION High quality arts workshops for 8 - 12 year olds in the school holidays. Museum Resource & Learning Centre, Friar St, Hereford, from £14 per child. 01432 358232, www.brightstripe.co.uk Fri 25 July & Sun 3 August FOLKY FELT Wet-felting and needle felting. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 11am-2pm, £25 including lunch, 01497 821762. July & August VICKI NORMAN STUDIO WORKSHOPS 12 July - Confidence with Colour, 10am-4pm, £50. 26 July - There’s More to Still Life, 10am-4pm, £50. 2 Aug - Beautiful Brushwork, 10am-4pm, £50. All at Tasley Village Hall. For more information call 0777610 17468, www.vickinormanstudio.com July SIDNEY NOLAN TRUST WORKSHOPS 3 July - Stone Carving Evening classes with Tania Mosse, 6-9pm, £25-£70. 3-5 July Wood Engraving with tutor, Peter Brown, 10am-4pm, £135 for 3 days. 19 July - Open Print Studio Session. For improvers with tutor Mike Clements, 10am-4pm, £35. 19 July - Nana Shiomi: Contemporary Japanese Woodcut Prints. Lecture and demonstration, 2.30pm, £7.50. Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne, 01544 260149, www.sidneynolantrust. org. Every Thurs & Fri in August ART & CLAY For 7-14 year olds. Work can dry, be fired and glazed. Children will be taught to sculpt, coil and slabwork. Mid Wales Art Centre, Caersws, 10am-4pm, £12.50 per session, 01686 688369, www.midwalesarts.org.uk July & August THREE DAY POTTERY COURSES 11 - 13 July - Thrown and Altered Pots. 22 - 24 Aug Decorating Skills. With tutor, Mark Griffiths. All three day courses, each course £240 including refreshments and a light lunch every day. The Pottery, Culmington, Ludlow, 01584 861212, email: mark@markgriffithspottery.co.uk Mondays KNITTING CLUB Trumpet Corner Tea Rooms, Trumpet Crossroads, Ledbury, £3 per session + materials, 01531 634047. Wednesdays VISUAL ART WORKSHOPS For 11-16 year olds. Mortimer Enterprise Centre, Kings Meadow, Wigmore, 4-6pm, 01568 770110. Wednesdays POTTERY CLUB All ages and abilities. Materials and refreshments included. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, near Newtown, 7-9pm, 01686 688369. Wednesdays KNITTING GROUP At the Workhouse Cafe, Presteigne, 2-4pm, 10% discount on food and drinks. All welcome, 01544 267864. Every Thursday STONE & LETTER CARVING Letter Carving with Will O’Leary and Stone Carving with Lottie O’Leary 7-9pm, £10, Upper House, Knucklas, Knighton, Powys, 01547 528792. www.stonecarving.co.uk Thursdays (4-6pm) VISUAL ART WORKSHOPS Designed to suit 11-16 year olds. In these sessions young people will be introduced to different art techniques by established local artists. Refreshments and snacks are available. Workshops run by enthusiastic volunteers from TVYP at Mortimer Enterprise Centre, Kings Meadow, Wigmore, HR6 9UX, 4-6pm. Workshops are free of charge. Tel: 01568 770110. Fridays AFTER SCHOOL ART CLUB For children aged 5 - 12 years. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, near Newtown, 3.45-5.15pm, 01686 688369.

ARTS & CRAFTS AT THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, PRESTEIGNE

Sat 5th july 9.30AM-3.30PM LOCAL ARTISTs WORKING WITH WOOD, WILLOW, WOOL, STONE, PAPER, silver, hand made soaps, paintings and photographs TEA & VEGAN CAKES

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ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW 1 & 2 July LOCKE (15) 4 & 5 July BLUE RUIN (15) 7 & 8 July A THOUSAND TIMES GOODNIGHT (15) 10 & 11 July FRANK (15) 12 July BEYOND THE EDGE (PG) 14 - 16 July BEFORE THE WINTER CHILL (AVANT L’HIVER) (15) 18 & 19 July GODZILLA (12A) 21 & 22 July FADING GIGOLO (15) 22 - 24 July, 5 & 6 Aug FROZEN (SINGALONG) (PG) 23 & 24 July JIMMY’S HALL (12A) 25, 28 & 29 July THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET (12A) 28 & 29 July GRACE OF MONACO (PG) 30 & 31 July, 2 & 4 Aug POSTMAN PAT: THE MOVIE (U) 30 & 31 July OF HORSES AND MEN (15) 2 & 4 Aug BELLE (12A) 6 & 7 Aug BRIGHT DAYS AHEAD (LES BEAUX JOURS) (15) Details 01584 878141

CONQUEST, BROMYARD 4 July THE INVISIBLE WOMAN 18 July THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL 23 July CHEWING THE CUD History of Old Hereford Market 16 July LOOKS AND SMILES Bromyard Film Society. Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Rd, Bromyard. Details 01885 488575

COURTYARD, HEREFORD 4 & 6 July TO CATCH A THIEF (PG) 6 - 17 July HERE AND NOW (12A) 13 - 17 July GRACE OF MONACO (PG) 16 & 17 July BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (PG) 18 - 24 July POSTMAN PAT: THE MOVIE (U) 21 & 22 July OMAR (15) 21 - 23 July BLUE RUIN (15) 24 & 25 July GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (U) 25 - 31 July MALEFICENT (PG) 25 - 30 July BEFORE THE WINTER CHILL (15) 25 - 28 July JIMMY’S HALL (12A) 25 - 31 July BELLE (12A) 25 - 31 July THE JERSEY BOYS (15) Details 01432 340555

SAVOY, MONMOUTH 4 July HERE AND NOW (12A) Made in Monmouthshire, a Welsh film premiere. Savoy Theatre, Church St, Monmouth, 01600 772467

2 July THE RAILWAY MAN (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury 01432 383663 3 July THE INVISIBLE WOMAN (12A) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 4 July MUPPETS MOST WANTED (U) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 4 July CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (12A) Staunton-on-Wye VH 01981 501031 6 July CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (12A) Upton upon Severn Memorial Hall 01684 591044 7 July THE RAILWAY MAN (15) The Hatton Arms, Warrington 01925 730289 7 July MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 8 July THE BOOK THIEF (12A) The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660 12 July THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (15) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583 14 July 12 YEARS A SLAVE (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 17 July CUBAN FURY (15) Grimley Peace Hall, Sinton Green 01905 641657 18 July 12 YEARS A SLAVE (15) Dilwyn Cedar Hall 01544 319363 19 July THE BOOK THIEF (12A) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 19 July PHILOMENA (12A) Hanley VH 01886 853195 22 July THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (15) The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660 22 July THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (15) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 25 July GRAVITY (12A) Market Theatre, Ledbury 01432 383663 26 July UNDER THE SKIN (2014) (15) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568612583 31 July HUNKY DORY (15) Goodrich VH 01600 890609 4 Aug THE BOOK THIEF (12A) The Hatton Arms, Warrington 01925 730289

Until 3 July THE DEVIL’S KNOT (15) 4 & 5 July THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (15) 7 - 10 July BEFORE THE WINTER CHILL (15) 11, 12, 14 - 17 July THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY (12A) 18, 19, 21 - 24 July BELLE (12A) 25, 26, 28 - 31 July FADING GIGOLO (15) 1, 4, 6 & 8 Aug HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (PG) 1, 2, 4 - 7 Aug CHEF (15) Details 01743 281281

REGAL CINEMA, TENBURY 1 & 2 July GODZILLA (12A) 7 & 8 July NON STOP 11 July NEW YORK WINTER’S TALE 14 July MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM 21 & 22 July SABOTAGE 23 July A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST 26 & 28 July XMEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST 29 & 30 July POSTMAN PAT: THE MOVIE (U) 29 & 30 July WALKING ON SUNSHINE Regal Cinema, 47 - 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells. Details 01584 811442

WYESIDE, BUILTH WELLS Until 13 July MRS BROWN’S BOYS D’MOVIE (15) Until 3 July TRACKS (12A) Until 3 July BEYOND THE EDGE (PG) 4 - 17 July HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (PG) 11 - 17 July THE YOUNG & PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET (12A) 12 - 17 July BELLE (12A) 12 - 16 July JIMMY’S HALL (12A) Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells 01982 552555

LIVE EVENTS ON SCREEN 2 July LOVESONG Frantic Assembly and Drum Theatre. Conquest Theatre, 7pm, 01885 488575. 3 July A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS National Theatre live. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, 01584 878141. 6 July DON GIOVANNI Glyndebourne. The Courtyard, Hereford, 6.45pm, 01432 340555. 6 July WIMBLEDON MEN’S FINAL Live. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 1pm free, no booking necessary.

BLUE RUIN, LOCKE Locke and the return of the Road Movie Some of the best stuff to hit the silver screen have been Road Movies. As the term suggests, most of these had a narrative thrust that squarely relied on a car journey – think TWO LANE BLACK TOP, THELMA AND LOUISE, EASY RIDER or the towering drug’n’petrol fest that is VANISHING POINT. But many equally memorable genre examples simply involve a lot of time spent in cars, often and most wonderfully, being driven fast and dangerously. I’m thinking BULLITT of course, but also Walter Hill’s noirish THE DRIVER and my all-time favourite, John Frankenheimer’s swansong, RONIN. In recent years Road Movies have become scarcer. But the wine-country travelogue SIDEWAYS qualified, as did buddy-cop drama, END OF WATCH and of course DRIVE. But this month two have arrived simultaneously, and you can even see them back-to-back in Ludlow: LOCKE and BLUE RUIN. Of the pair, LOCKE, at an economical 85 minutes is the purest for it takes place almost entirely inside a BMW X5 – a ‘Chelsea Tractor’ to those of us who loathe them – driven by its sole visible actor, Tom Hardy (Heathcliffe in ITV’s WUTHERING HEIGHTS). As the eponymous LOCKE he’s traveling to the birth of his illegitimate child by a woman he pities (Olivia Coleman at her neediest), and witnessed solely through mobile phone conversations, his life unravels spectacularly during his journey. Further detail would spoil its unlikely fascination but LOCKE is truly original and compelling drama. BLUE RUIN isn’t quite so original – it echoes the Coen brothers at their bloodiest – but equally gripping. The title refers to the rusty Pontiac which Dwight, a Blue Ruin scrofulous vagrant, calls home somewhere on the Virginia coastline. Brilliantly played by the little-known Macon Blair as a nervous, quick-witted scavenger, he learns that the man who killed his parents has just left prison. In short order he packs and fires-up the Pontiac, locates the newly released culprit and, almost to his own surprise, dispatches him in an amateurish if grisly manner. With wonderfully unexpected, often darkly comedic twists, having wreaked his initial revenge, Dwight methodically changes his appearance and embarks on an increasingly twitchy but violent game of cat-andmouse with the red-neck family of the man he’s just killed. Although the former has solid form as a screenwriter, both films are by newbie directors, Steven Knight (LOCKE) and Jeremy Saulnier (BLUE RUIN), which gives us much hope for film-making’s future. But equally encouraging is the fact that more seasoned figures are still producing works of wonder and ingenuity, such as the deliciously quirky, 3-D child prodigy saga T.S. SPIVET from writer/director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (AMELIE), and Jonathan (SEXY BEAST) Glazer’s UNDER THE SKIN, which despite creepy sci-fi nuances, almost qualifies as a Road Movie, albeit aboard a van.

Mark Williams www.markswill.wordpress.com His book ROAD MOVIES (Proteus, 1982,) is available at all good charity shops and occasionally on Amazon at silly prices.

WORKSHOPS 17 July MASCAGNI’S CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA & LEONCAVALLO’S PAGLIACCI Streamed live from the Festival Euro Mediterraneo, Taormina. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8.30pm, 01584 878141.

20 July MONTY PYTHON LIVE... MOSTLY Conquest Theatre, 7pm, 01885 488575. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 340555. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7pm, 01600 772467.

17 July SKYLIGHT National Theatre live. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7pm, 01600719401. Market Theatre, Ledbury 7pm, 07967 517125. Wyeside, Builth Wells 7pm, 01982 552555.

27 July MONTY PYTHON LIVE... MOSTLY Recorded. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 340555. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7pm, 01600 772467.

19 July ANDRE RIEU 10th Anniversary concert. Conquest Theatre, 7pm, 01885 488575. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 340555. Old Market Theatre, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

1 Aug A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Shakespeare’s Globe Cinema. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, 01584 878141.

FLICKS IN THE STICKS PROJECT Local people in Shropshire and Herefordshire come together to preserve the memories and heritage of the WWI. With help from professionals at Huntley Film archives, volunteers will catalogue and select material from the archives. Interested volunteers call Ian on 01588 620883 (option 2) or email ian@artsalive.co.uk Wednesdays INTERMEDIATE FILM MAKING Aimed for those with slightly more advanced skills than beginners. The Courtyard, Hereford, 5-7pm, £70 per term, 01432 340555. Thursdays BEGINNER FILM MAKING CLUB Learn to direct, edit and star in your own film. Courtyard, Hereford, 5-7pm, £70 per term, 01432 340555.

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Tues 22 - Thurs 24 & Tues 29 - Thurs 31 July BEYOND THE POND Aerial dance, creative dance, arts and crafts leading to performance on the 31 July. Open to 11 years+, no upper age limit, no previous experience needed. Also drop-in sessions for those wanting to do making, arts and crafts and transform the cattle shed into a giant fish tank! Longlands Care Farm, Whitbourne, 10am-4pm daily, £40/£24, half-day drop-in making sessions £5/£3, 07870 429528. Everybody Dance www.everybodydance.org.uk Sat 26 July GOWER HAYDAY GOWER ALL STARS, the leading traditional dance ensemble, blend the sturdy power of old dances with the limitless potential of the new. Hay Castle, 10.30am5.30pm dance workshop, £15, 7.30pm-11pm evening dance £5, details gowerallstars@gmail.com

An Evening Of Dirty Dancing Friday 11th July AN EVENING OF DIRTY DANCING This sexy song and dance spectacular is an interactive roller coaster, featuring a dynamic cast of incredible performers sure to show you the time of your life! Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281. Wed 9 & Thurs 10 July SUMMER DANCE 2014 WBS DANCE. From A Level students to GCSE work and dance club presentations. A celebration of the many levels and styles of dance taught at William Brookes. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.30pm, £5/£4, 01952 728911. Sat 12 July CAPTIVE MOTIONHOUSE DANCE COMPANY. Performed by four dancers in a large cage. Captive is a dazzling blend of dance and aerial work. Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival. Ledbury Recreation Ground, 12 & 230pm, free. Arts Alive. www.poetry-festival.co.uk Sat 12 & Sun 13 July RIBBONS & MID WALES DANCE ACADEMY ANNUAL SHOW Over 200 students perform their annual celebration of dance. A variety of dance styles including a junior ballet based on Saint-Saens Carnival Of The Animals and a performance from Swan Lake. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, Sat 6pm, Sun 3pm, £9.50/£8.50, 01874 611622. Tues 15 - Sat 19 July CLOSE YOUR EYES AND LEAP HEREFORD ACADEMY OF DANCE. Taking a look back at highlights of past productions whilst showcasing the talent of today and looking forward to the future. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, plus 2pm & 7.30pm on Saturday, £15, under 15s £12, 01432 340555.

Mon 28 - Fri 1 August SHROPSHIRE LIBRARIES, ARTS ALIVE & BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET Three workshop sessions in Craven Arms and Bishop’s Castle for children aged 5-13 to create a performance inspired by the company’s production of Beauty and the Beast. All abilities welcome. £10 per child for the week. Details from pam.parish@talktalk.net PERSOMA MOVEMENT PRACTICES, DANCE MOVEMENT PSYCHOTHERAPY & DANCE CLASSES Session timetable: Tues 11am-12pm - Find Your Feet. For people with dementia and their carers. The Courtyard, Hereford. Wed 4.50-5.50pm - Jigsaw Performance Group dance for adults with and without disabilities. Westfields Community Hall, Hereford. NEW!! Wed 7-9pm Persoma Somatics - movement workshops exploring creativity, improvisation, body alignment and imagery. Fri 10.15-11.15am Chance To Dance - creative dance class for the over 50s. The Courtyard, Hereford. Fri 4.15-5pm Mini Movers - creative dance class for children aged 3-7. Lauren Glendinning also runs closed movement therapy sessions in care homes and in the NHS. Movement therapy or Dance Movement Psychotherapy (DMP) is a Creative Arts Therapy, strenthening the mind-body connection through physical movements to improve both mental and physical well-being. Contact 07825 914493, persomadance@ gmail.com www.persomadance.co.uk twitter: @ PersomaMovement facebook: Persoma Movement Practices.

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UDESTADA TANGO - COURSES SUMMER 2014 BRECON: Short Course in Tango de Salon across 7 & 14 June, Theatr Brycheiniog, 4-5.30pm, beginner to low intermediate. Contact 079 5119 1907 for details and to enrol, sudestadatango@gmail.com Mon DIZZY DAZZLERS DANCE CLASSES For 4 - 7 year olds. With Powys Dance. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 4pm, £2-£3.50, 01982 552555. Mon RIPPLERS DANCE CLASSES For 8-11 year olds. With Powys Dance. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 4.45pm, £2-£3.50, 01982 552555. Mon YOUTH DANCE CLASSES For ages 11 and over. With Powys Dance. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 5.45pm, £2-£3.50, 01982 552555. Mon BREAKDANCE With 2Faced Dance Company. 4-5pm 4-7 year olds, 5-6pm. 7-11 year olds, 6.15-7.15pm 11+ year olds. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 276807.

Thurs LEARN TO JIVE DANCE Onibury Village Hall, Thursday nights, 8pm. £6 per class. No partner required. 07800 634071. Thurs DANCE IN HAY Dance class for the over 50’s. Gentle but vigorous dance session. Phone Mely if interested 01497 820991. Thurs URBAN DANCE CLUB WITH 2FACED DANCE COMPANY Ages 7-11 years 4-5pm, ages 11+ 5-6pm. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 813711. Fri CHANCE TO DANCE A gentle programme of creative dance for the over 50s. The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.15am-11.15pm, £3.50 per session, 01432 340555. Fri DANCING TOTS Drop-in sessions. No need to book. The Courtyard, Hereford. 11.30am-12.15pm, £4, £1 for an additional child, 01432 340555.

Tues DANCE @ THE COURTYARD Contemporary Dance for Adults 6.30-7.30pm, £48 per term or £5 per week. Junior Youth Dance for ages 7-11 4.15-5.15pm, Senior Youth Dance for ages 12-18 5.15-6.15pm, 01905 611199. Tues BRECON BREAKERS: BREAKDANCING CLASSES For ages 6 - 11, 7 - 8pm, ages 11+ 8 - 9pm. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 611622. Tues DANCE FACTORY All styles of dance, for ages 6-11 years old. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 5.30-6.30pm, £20 per half term, 07504 860774. Weds CIRCLE DANCING Leominster Community Centre 2.00-3.30pm All welcome, £4 per session. Transition Leominster 01568 620180.

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Tram Inn, Eardisley

Dining Room, Tram Inn

ONG before that popular hate-figure, Doctor Beeching wielded his knife about Britain’s rail network, a horse-drawn tramway – cutting edge technology at the time – was established in 1816 between Hay-onWye and the village of Eardisley, bringing coal from Brecon and providing, no doubt, a useful link between the isolated villagers and the fleshpots of Hay. Fifty years later, the tramway was replaced by the Hereford, Hay & Brecon Railway, which thrived for another century or so until the demon Doctor excised all the railway lines from Hay to Brecon, Pontrilas, Kington and Hereford. Like many sentimental Englishman, Mr Pernickety finds that thoughts of these abandoned, mouth-wateringly picturesque branch lines and their defunct junctions bring tears to his eyes. But moving on to more positive aspects of the early 21st Century, it is doubtful that 200 years ago the village inn could have produced half such an enjoyable dinner as it did for Mr Pernickety and his lovely companion last month. To celebrate the first arrival of the tram from Hay – or possibly later, to commemorate its decommissioning – the village’s 15th century hostelry was renamed The Tram Inn. Although the large and beautiful windows in the dining room of this fine rustic boozer suggest that additions were made at a high point in the Georgian era, it shows pleasing signs of having existed as an inn for many centuries before that. Mr P had last visited the place some ten years before, when, while obviously the same building, it had a run-down, unloved air about it. Mr P had been invited to join a largish gang of fuddies and duddies who were meeting up for a communal curry – a curry, as it turned out, of unidentifiable meat and such mildness as to cause minimal discomfort the following morning (which was the only positive thing to be said about it). That event left Mr P with no incentive to return, until recently, after a steady flow of favourable views of the place had begun to reach him. On the way there, Mr P was told by a lofty friend that he should expect a plate piled high with chips. With this disappointing intelligence ringing in their ears, Mr P and his Lovely Companion carried on to The Tram. However, as soon as they walked in, the lofty friend’s warning looked ill-judged; there was an immediate air of a real pub whose owners knew what they were doing (which means, among other things, not sending out plates of food piled eight inches high). The bar in the old beamy part of the building had a good tiled floor and inviting scrub-top tables. It offered an exemplary selection of the area’s best ales (Ludlow, Three Tuns, Wye Valley) and was buzzing with the beautiful sound of animated conversation – no music, no fruit machines nor any monosyllabic footer players on Sky. The dining-room where Mr P and the LC sat down to dine was a handsome room – high-ceilinged with timber wainscoting below pleasing dark red hued walls. There are a few broadly appropriate prints and pictures on the walls, although during the course of dinner, a bearded individual of artistic demeanour came in to remove an inoffensive modern landscape hanging over the LC’s

head, and replaced it with a far less enjoyable, frankly crass painting of a woman with yellow hair and a red frock, which made the LC sniff a little. Also distractingly ungainly and out of place were a number of very shiny chrome wall lights. On the other hand, an attractive stained glass lobby looks original, as well as the two beautiful windows at each end of the room. Mr P felt, generally, that it was a pleasure to be sitting in such a place. As they ordered their food, he and the LC felt any negative feelings that their lofty friend might have aroused fading away. The LC chose Honey glazed goats’ cheese with roasted red pepper, butternut and toasted pistachio salad. She loved all the various tastes and textures it offered, all setting one another off, while Mr P was well pleased with his Confit of Duck, a fat, juicy thigh, cooked just right, which made a substantial but not overfilling starter. These arrived quickly, too, brought by the landlord with a polite muttered, ‘Bon Apetit’ and no order to ‘Enjoy!’ Perhaps he is a regular reader of Mr P’s reviews and has taken note. Also promptly served was a jug of water, along with bottle of Rioja, young but with a good peppery flavour (at £15.95, one of a small sensible range from £12.95). For his main course, Mr P had a special of the day – an Individual Fish Pie with Hake, Trout, Crayfish Tails, Queen Scallops & a Cheesy Breadcrumb Top, served with spring greens and haricot verts. The fishy flavours were good and strong, and the crust, crusty. If anything there was a little too much of it, and Mr P believes the punter should always be left feeling that he wished there were just a little more, leaving him room for the next round. The LC ordered a 28 day hung sirloin, with the instruction that it be cooked ‘bleu’. She was disappointed that it arrived ‘medium rare’, though Mr P found his thumb twitching upwards as he sank his teeth into a mouthful. But the LC was complimentary about the accoutrements, delighted that the onion rings (often viewed as a pub food joke) were sweet and deliciously crisply battered. She had chips, too (though not a great tump of them, as the lofty one had predicted), and was delighted to find they still had their skins on. Her pudding – Iced Nougat Parfait – she liked but felt she could have done with less and without a couple of dollops of cream plopped on the plate in an arbitrary sort of way. Mr P enjoyed his mouthful of it, though, as well as the Warm Pecan & Caramel Tart he had ordered. As he guzzled the last of the Rioja, he and the

LC agreed that they had just eaten a very good dinner, malgré her minor cavils. The pub was everything Mr P feels a pub should be, a level meeting ground for locals of every background, in unpretentious, honest surroundings, serving interesting, very well cooked food. The gardens behind the pub were a joy, beautifully tended and planted, not the usual litter of fag-ends, chip packets and trampled grass that pub gardens so often become. There was handsome Pavilion for the incurable fumeurs, as well as three well-kept boules pistes, all in full use by several local teams, including two very jolly little Welshmen with whom Mr P used to get drunk years ago. The people who run The Tram Inn appear completely to understand the essential raison d’etre of an English country pub, and Mr P wishes there were more like it. The landlord looks quite young and energetic, so with luck it will stay like it is for some time to come, affording Mr P several more opportunities for future visits. Mr Pernickety, www.misterpernickety.com email: info@misterpernickety.com Twitter: @mpernickety

EVENTS

Sat 5 July & Sat 2 Aug FARMER’S MARKET The Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 9am-1pm. Sat 12 July MORTIMER COUNTRY FOOD FAIR With Jo Brand opening the event and featuring James Strawbridge. Lots of stalls and music from The Whisky River Quartet. Aardvark Books, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, 10am-4pm, 01547 530744, www.aardvark-books.com Fri 18 July TASTE SUMMER WINES & BRITISH CHEESES Presented by John Villar Wines and the New Deli on behalf of the Bishop’s Castle Twinning Assoc. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £7.50 from The New Deli, Decorative Antiques and Old Time, Bishop’s Castle or 01588 630446. Every Wed CURRY NIGHT For £5.95. The Castle Inn, Wigmore, 01568 770203. Every Thurs - Sat TAPAS From award winning Deli Tinto. No. 46 Wine Bar, Presteigne. Last Friday of every month PIZZA NIGHT at The Old Mill, High Street, Llanidloes. To book, call 01686 807 506. More info: www.andysbread.co.uk/pizzas

FOOD BYTES

Why not advertise? Only £40 per year. AARDVARK BOOKS LTD, THE BOOKERY, MANOR FARM, BRAMPTON BRYAN, BUCKNELL 01547 530888 Cafe serving refreshments, cakes etc. Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm. THE GARDEN TEA ROOM & DELI, KINGSLAND HR6 9QS (opposite the church green) Tel: 01568 709142 Open Tuesday – Saturday 11:00am – 6:00pm and Bank Holidays 11:00 – 5:30pm. Shop/deli for tasty treats. All day lunches, desserts, cakes & speciality teas and coffee. Handmade, seasonal food including many vegetarian, wheat and dairy free options. Select ‘Scrummy Bites’ dishes always available. Great venue for special celebrations. Two 6m x 4m marquees plus crockery hire available. Vintage setting with peaceful garden and log fire. THE GREEN BEAN CAFE, WEOBLEY 01544 318865 Good, locally sourced, homemade food. Soups, all day light lunches, cakes and scones. Set in the heart of Weobley. Free wifi. Mon-Fri 10am-4.30pm, Sat 10am-2.30pm. With The Green Bean Shop/Deli under the same roof.

THE HARP INN, OLD RADNOR, PRESTEIGNE 01544 350655 An unspoilt 15th century Welsh longhouse pub with fantastic views over the Radnor Valley. Delicious, freshly cooked food made from locally sourced, seasonal ingredients which you can enjoy with a glass of wine or one of our traditional cask ales or local organic ciders, beside our welcoming log fire. Current menus are on our website www.harpinnradnor.co.uk together with details of special events such as steak nights, seasonal tasting menu nights and our annual beer festival. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 6pm and weekend lunchtimes from 12pm. THE LION RESTAURANT BRIDGE STREET KINGTON 01544 231002. Offering modern English food. open for lunch Wed-Sun 12 - 2.30 and open for dinner Tues-Sat 6-9.30pm. THE OLD STATION TEA ROOM, THE OLD RAILWAY STATION, NEW RADNOR, LD8 2SS 01544 350543. Visit us at the Old Station Caravan Park for hot drinks and homemade cakes. Superb views and free Wi-Fi. We can cater for small groups, meetings and other events. Accommodation also available. Open daily 10am-5pm. SCRUMMY BITES - made locally with you in mind. www.scrummybites.co.uk STONELEIGH, KINGSLAND 01568 709142. Handmade dishes include delicious desserts, savouries and pastries. Ideal for busy people, family gatherings. Special menus for events of 6 to 100 people. Available from The Garden, Kingsland, HR6 9QS plus Knighton, Ludlow and Presteigne farmers markets. Many vegetarian, wheat and dairy free options. Awarded Ludlow Food Festival’s Graeme Kidd bursary 2010. SETONAIKAI, 25 THE PARADE, SHREWSBURY. SY1 1DL 01743 343517 www.setonaikai.co.uk. Specialists in authentic ingredients, cookware and tableware from Japan and the Far East, along with a range of cards, gifts and kimonos. We also have a growing range of the exotic, eclectic and the unusual from all four corners of the world. A vast selection you may not find anywhere else. Take a look at our range of Japanese kitchenware and tableware to buy online at www.cookingjapanese.co.uk. Open Tues - Sat, 10am - 5pm. THE OLD MILL BAR AND BAKERY, High Street, Llanidloes 01686 412 008 Tucked away in the heart of Llanidloes, this independent, family friendly café/bar serves lunch Wed-Sun 11-2pm. The menu focuses on fresh, local produce and includes soups, toasted ciabattas, Welsh cheese ploughmans and daily specials. All the bread is supplied by in-house micro bakery, Andy’s Bread. Andy bakes a range of artisan loaves including wheat and 100% rye sourdoughs. Bread is available to buy from the bar on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Open Wed-Sun 11am-11pm. www.oldmillbar.co.uk www.andysbread.co.uk The India & China Tea Company at TOWER HOUSE GALLERY, HIGH STREET, KNIGHTON 01547 529530 www.towerhousegallery.blogspot.co.uk/ Homemade soups, breads and cakes, Italian blend coffee and over 30 different varieties of leaf tea. Wed - Sat 9.30 to 5.00pm, Sun -Tues CLOSED. THE WORKHOUSE CAFE, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PRESTEIGNE 01544 267864 Cafe gallery, light lunches, good coffee, homemade cakes. Tues - Sat 10am - 4pm. RHOS MARKET GARDEN, KNIGHTON 01547 528315 Growers & providers of organic veg, fruit & flowers. Morning Market stalls: Knighton Thursday and Presteigne Friday. Veg boxes delivered to local area weekly. CSA Scheme. Restaurant orders welcome info@rhosorganic.co.uk www.rhosorganic.co.uk UNCLE G’S ICE CREAM PARLOUR, BRIDGE STREET, KINGTON 01544 231002 Open daily from midday. offering a variety of our own home made ice creams available in cones and party tubs of different sizes.

music

JULY Tues 1 July WAYNE MARTIN BAND Yorkshire House, Shrewsbury. LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT Featuring Hilary Punnett from All Saints, Northampton. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm, free, (collection).

Wed 2 July RACHEL PODGER Playing Biber’s Mystery Sonatas, depicting the main stories in the life of Christ. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £15/£14, 01874 611622. REMI HARRIS TRIO Housmans Bar & Cafe, Church Stretton. THE W FACTOR 2014 Talent contest evening featuring William Brookes students. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.30pm, £5/£4, 01952 728911.

Thurs 3 July TRUCKSTOP HONEYMOON Tales of cheating spouses, short change romances, endless ashphalt and dodgy diners. The Dukes Arms, Presteigne, 8.30pm, £4, Sheep Music gig. Truckstop Honeymoon

OPEN MIC Crown & Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. MAJOR LOOK Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. MARTY WILDE & THE WILDCATS Butty Bach Big Top Theatre, Ludlow Castle, 7.45pm, £25, 0844 248 5165 or www.ticketmaster.co.uk Part of Ludlow Festival.

Fri 4 July THE HYPE Malthouse, Ironbridge. BENJI KIRKPATRICK Multi-instrumentalist, singer and song writer from award-winning Bellowhead plays music from the heart, tradition and Jimi Hendrix. St Michael’s Church, Discoed, near Presteigne, 7.30pm, cabaret seating, £7.50 from Winnie’s, Presteigne or davidhiam@aol.com, 01547 560246. MELLSTOCK BAND SHEPHERD’S CALENDAR English traditional folk music. Huntingdon Hall, 8pm, £13.50, 01905 611427. HOTSPUR JAM SESSIONS Blues, Jazz, Rock, Country. An “improv” evening in a unique setting. Hotspur Cafe & Bar, Shobdon Airport. Audience welcome, 8pm. Will, 07580 690074. EGO FRIENDLY Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. SEAN SAYE An evening of rock ‘n’ roll. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. GRAHAM REECE The Exchange, Newtown. AARON BOOTON Wine Bar, Quality Square, Ludlow. UP FRONT Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THE BLUES OCCASIONALS Authentic blues and R&B from seasoned veteran quintet. The Stag, Llanidloes, 9pm, free.

BACK TO 1964 The concert will include popular solos and choruses from Gilbert and Sullivan shows, songs from the Beatles and music from classic 1964 musicals. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £14/£12, 01432 340555.

Sat 5 July CONCERT FOR CRASWALL Featuring the Craswall players. Programme includes Elgar, Anthony Powers and Schumann. Dore Abbey, Abbeydore, 7.30pm, £20-310, 01981 510332. REMI HARRIS TRIO Stunning virtuoso ‘Hot Club’ jazz guitar. Saturday Cafe at The Courtyard, Hereford, 12-2pm, free, 01432 340555. FRUIT MACHINE Malthouse, Ironbridge. MUSIC TO DINE FOR Featuring Roll it Easy. The Castle Inn, Wigmore, 7.30pm, 01568 770203. BELLOWHEAD Winner of the Best Live Band at the Radio 2 Awards. Outdoor concert, Ludlow Castle, 7.45pm, £30. 0844 248 5165 or www.ticketmaster. co.uk Part of Ludlow Festival. LIVE MUSIC Crown & Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. THE SHROPSHIRE STRUMMERS For lovers of the ukulele. Edgton Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10 includes supper. Bar and raffle, 01588 680366. THE JOHN HARDMAN BAND Playing at Llandinam Festival. POPPIES ON THE WHEAT A choral sequence of settings of poetry by Victorian women poets; Benjamin Britten and John Rutter. Featuring Ludlow Choral Society Chorus and Chamber Ensemble. St Laurence’s Church Ludlow, 7.30pm, £15 and £10, children half price, 01584 875053.

THE LEMON JETTISONS The Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. THE YARCHESTERS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. DESPERADOS Eagles tribute band. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442. JONNY ALLSOPP Organ recital. Hereford Cathedral, 6.45pm, free, (collection). OPEN MIC Ledbury Community Hall, 7pm, £5, bring a bottle, 01531 632968.

Sun 6 July

BISHOP’S CASTLE CARNIVAL With live music from Fight the Bear and Nuclear Weasels. Plus dog show, ‘It’s a Knockout’, vintage, children’s races and games, food and more. Showground, Bishop’s Castle, 2pm, 01588 620055.

Wed 9 July

RAY STROUD The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

LOST THE PLOT Crown Inn, Oakengates, 9pm, 01952 610888.

DAVID ESSEX, SHOWADDYWADDY & LES MCKEOWN’S BAY CITY ROLLERS Plus an unmissable fireworks display. Outdoor concert, Ludlow Castle, 7.45pm, £40. 0844 248 5165 or www.ticketmaster.co.uk Part of Ludlow Festival.

OPEN MIC Hosted by Chris and Roger from the Black & Blues Band. White Horse Inn, Clun, 9pm.

Thurs 10 July

MACADAM PIANO The amazing French performing piano. The Workhouse Gallery & Cafe, see advert back page. 7.30pm, £15 including 2-course meal, 01544 267864. Booking essential.

Mon 7 July

DOMINIC OWEN Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

ROEBUCKANEERS FOLK CLUB The Roebuck Inn, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 8pm, 01584 711854.

DARYL SHERMAN Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, 8pm, £12.50, 01905 611427.

CIDER CITY JAZZMEN The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford, 01432 274968.

WAYNE MARTIN BAND Crown & Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

Tues 8 July

Fri 11 July

CBSO BAROQUE ENSEMBLE Programme includes Handel, Boyce, Arne and Hayes. Market Theatre, Ledbury 4pm, £12, students £8, 07967 517125.

LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT Featuring Douglas Tang from King’s College, Cambridge. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm, free, (collection).

MADDY STIMPSON Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

THE SULTANA BROTHERS Yorkshire House, Shrewsbury.

BEER ON THE WYE Featuring Whiskey River Acoustic Quartet, Albino Frogs and Soul Preachers. Hereford Rowing Club, Greyfriars Ave, Hereford, 2-5pm, £3, 5-11pm £5, camping facilities on site. www.herefordcamra.org.uk/festival

ACOUSTIC AFTERNOON From local young musicians. The Globe Garden, Ludlow, 2-5pm, free. Part of Ludlow Fringe Festival. SHROPSHIRE UNSIGNED Standing gig, featuring sets from the best unsigned bands in Shropshire. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £5 in advance, £7 on the door, 01743 281281.

4th Beer Festival Fri 11 - Sun 13 July Live Music

Paul Balmer Work in Progress Hot Rox Paarthurnax Obscure The Fabulous Bordellos The Floyd Earl Band Neil Adcock Mac & Bren Pig Daze The Exiles

Bordellos 8pm and The Floyd Earl Band at 9.15pm. Rose & Crown, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811336.

Macadam Piano Presteigne 10th & Pembridge 11th Courtyard 12th

RED FINS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. BEER ON THE WYE Featuring Matt Woosey, The Idle Hands, The Rooters, AKA Skaface. Hereford Rowing Club, Greyfriars Ave, Hereford, 12-5pm, £4, 5-11pm £5, camping facilities on site. www.herefordcamra.org.uk/festival THE DAGGERS The Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

Fri 11 July MIKE HOLLOWAYS HMV BAND White Horse Inn, Clun, 9pm. FIGHT THE BEAR Crown & Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. MACADAM PIANO The amazing French performing piano. The New Inn, Pembridge, 7pm and 9pm. Music free, book for dinner or come and have a drink, 01544 388427. ANTHEMIC The Exchange, Newtown. JAZZ @ THE BONDED WAREHOUSE Featuring Kinda Dukish, a 17-piece big band, playing from original Ellington arrangements. The Bonded Warehouse, Canal St, Stourbridge, 7.30pm, £7, students £3.50 on the door, 01384 377797. HOTSPUR JAM SESSIONS Blues, Jazz, Rock, Country. An “improv” evening in a unique setting. Hotspur Cafe & Bar, Shobdon Airport. Audience welcome, 8pm. Will, 07580 690074. MICRO BABY Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. ROSE & CROWN BEER FESTIVAL Featuring Paul Balmer, solo guitar and vocals. Rose & Crown, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811336. BORDER BEAT Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. TWO PUSH CHARLIE 4-piece covers band. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

NICKI ROUS Wine Bar, Quality Square, Ludlow.

WORLD CUP CONCERT Line up includes Dore Jam, Slippery Slope, Claire Tomasik, NXT Generation, Blue Moon and the Golden Valley Singers. A mix of rock, folk and popular music. St Peter’s Centre, Peterchurch, 7.30pm, £10 early bird advance tickets or £25 family, includes food, or £12 on the door, 01981 550372.

ADAM HODSON BAND Malthouse, Ironbridge. CHORDRUSH A vibrant fusion of contemporary grooves. The Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, £8, 01885 488575.

Sat 12 July WE ARE 40: A CELEBRATION Celebrating - 40 years at Bleddfa with an afternoon of words and music The Hall Barn, Bleddfa, near Knighton, 3pm, £10, refreshments provided, 01547 550377. RESTLESS DOG Malthouse, Ironbridge. ADAM OLDS One guy, one guitar and one mighty voice. No 46, Wine Bar, Presteigne, 01544 267675. REAL ALE TRAIL With live music throughout the day. Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle. PUMA CREEK Heady mix of blues, jazz, classics and originals. Saturday Cafe at The Courtyard, Hereford, 12-2pm, free, 01432 340555. Followed by MACADAM PIANO The amazing French performing piano. Outside at The Courtyard, Hereford, 1pm & 2pm, free, 01432 340555. ROSE & CROWN BEER FESTIVAL Featuring Work in Progress 2.30pm, Hot Rox 4pm, Paarthurnax 5.30pm, Obscure 6.45pm, The Fabulous

APPLEBY KINSEY Priddy Folk Festival, www.applebykinsey.com BC/DC, CAPTAIN ACCIDENT & THE DESTROYERS + BC ALL SAK Crown & Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. MORTIMER COUNTRY FOOD FAIR With Jo Brand opening the event and featuring James Strawbridge. Lots of stalls and music from The Whisky River Quartet. Aardvark Books, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, 01547 530744, www.aardvark-books.com

Chris Barber, Church Stretton Arts Festival

A Unique Venue for Great Music

The Hotspur Bar & Grill (at: Hereford Aero-Club, Shobdon Airfield, HR6 9NR) Fri 18 July @ 8.30pm - late

THE BOX BAND

Presents a marvellous musical trip around the world for your delight. Enjoy Pan-Celtic, Eastern European and American folk - all to be let out of the box just for you! Featuring excellent musicians from The Blue Horses, Whiskey River, The Bucket Band and The Howling Sleepers. Entry £4

EVERY Friday, 7.30pm - late

“The Hotspur Sessions”

Bring along your instrument and join in on our relaxed, creative, music evenings, or come along to just listen-in to ‘improv’ at it’s best. Entry Free For information call: Will @ 07811 587501.

Good food always available. Monday - Sunday Come on down and meet the friendly new owners Nick & Jim

Contact for bookings 01568 708783

(follow signs to Shobdon Airfield, then Hotspur parking)

THE BOX BAND Pan-Celtic, Eastern European and American folk. Featuring excellent musicians from The Blue Horses, Whiskey River, The Bucket Band and The Howling Sleepers. Hotspur Cafe & Bar, Shobdon Airport. Audience welcome, 8.30pm, £4. Will, 07811 587 501. CAPTIV8 The Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. WAYNE MARTIN BAND The Exchange, Newtown.

Sergei Podobedov

Sat 12 July SHREWSBURY JAZZ NETWORK Presents Casey Greene’s Latin Five. A tribute to Cal Tjader, featuring Paul Sawtell. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £12, £10 members, £6 under 16s 01743 234970. TEME VALLEY BAND Musical night at the movies. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7pm, 01584 811442. MUSIC AT THE EDGE Featuring The Fortunes, Past and Present. Hit band of the 60s and 70s. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.30pm, £15, 01952 728911.

Sun 13 July CHERRY-LEE LEWIS Prince of Wales, Ledbury. ROSE & CROWN BEER FESTIVAL Featuring Neil Adcock 12.30pm, Mac & Bren 1.30pm, Pig Daze 2.30pm, Paul Balmer 4pm and The Exiles at 5pm. Rose & Crown, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811336. CHRIS QUINN The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm. BRING IN THE SUMMER A concert with Whitton Voices and Bandamania. Plus a sprinkle of stories and poems. St Michael’s Church, Discoed, near Presteigne, 7pm, £5 on the door. SUMMER BRUNCH With Trevor Davies / Remi Harris Trio. Aardvark Books, Brampton Bryan, near Bucknell, 11am-3pm, free, 01547 530744. BEER ON THE WYE Featuring The Naomi Payne Hotsy Totsy Band. Hereford Rowing Club, Greyfriars Ave, Hereford, 12-5pm, £1, www.herefordcamra.org.uk/festival

Tues 15 July JAZZ IN THE BAR Featuring Trefor Owen and Andy Hulme. A virtuoso guitar duo playing ‘In the Spirit of Shearing’. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, £6, 01874 611622. LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT Given by Tom Bell, London. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15-2pm, retiring collection.

Wed 16 July LITTLE RUMBA Housmans Bar & Cafe, Church Stretton. SONS OF THE DELTA The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford.

Thurs 17 July IAN LUTHER Prince of Wales, Ledbury. PAUL PARKER AND ALL THE RIGHT FRIENDS Crown & Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. TRINNY Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. MARIE LOUISE TAYLOR Piano. Gateway Arts Centre, Shrewsbury, 1pm, £5 on the door, 01743 850267.

Fri 18 July PAUL EDWARDS & ROBIN TUDOR Wine Bar, Quality Square, Ludlow. ROCK FEVER Malthouse, Ironbridge. SERGEI PODOBEDOV Piano. Programme includes Shubert-Liszt, Prokofiev and Chopin. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £15/£14, 01874 611622.

SHOWCASE: FEMALES WHO FOLK Favourite female folkers from this year’s festival, featuring Ella Sutton, Seren The Heron, Georgia Paterson, Maxi Rai and Efa Superstramp. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8.30pm, £2 donation, 01497 821762. BIG WOLF BAND Birmingham rock covers band. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. DAVID BUSBY BAND Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. JAZZ HUNT QUARTET Live jazz and tapas. Ludlow Brewery, www.slowfoodludlow.org.uk FESTIVAL AT THE EDGE Storytelling and music. Including James Fagan and Nancy Kerr, The Melrose Quartet, Colum Sands, Jess and Richard Arrowsmith, Blackbeard’s Tea Party, Susan Raven and Satch Norton, Kath Reade, Green Diesel, Louise Jordan, Enchante, The New Rope String Band, Rapsquillion, Mather & Robinson and Jess Morgan. Plus Panic Circus, Pentabus, Rob Rowe and more. Stokes Barn, Much Wenlock, £105 adult weekend, £55 junior weekend, £272 family weekend, children under 7 free, camping £10 per adult, 01939 236626, www.festivalattheedge.org The Box Band

Sun 20 July

Tinariwen

LIFE DUO The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm. FESTIVAL AT THE EDGE See 18 July for details.

Tues 22 July GALA ORGAN CONCERT Peter Dyke will give an evening recital including his transcription of Elgar’s Enigma Variations. Hereford Cathedral, 7.30pm, £8, students £3 from Cathedral Shop and on the door.

Wed 23 July TINARIWEN Electrifying guitar riffs and hypnotic choruses capture the spirit of the Sahara from this band of Tuareg tribesmen from Mali. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £24/£22, 01874 611622.

Sat 19 July PRESTEIGNE CARNIVAL Floats, fancy dress parade, dog display team, music, refreshments, bar, cookery, horticultural, floral, handicraft and children’s competitions. Went’s Meadow, Presteigne, 1.30pm, £2.50, under 16s and fancy dress get in free, 01544 267018. THE WAYNE MARTIN BAND Crown & Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. THIS WAY UP Malthouse, Ironbridge. DJ NIGHT Featuring Globalistic. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5, 01497 821762. FALOPIA Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. THE JOHN HARDMAN BAND The Anchor, Shrewsbury. THE SULTANA BROTHERS England’s Gate, Bodenham. FESTIVAL AT THE EDGE See 18 July for details.

PARTY IN THE PARK Featuring The Alex Davies Band, Bonny May, Blind Eye, Beez Neez, Tom Saunders, Mollie-Ann Grant, James & Cerys Batten, Thin Vision, Fight The Bear,Young Braves, The Unknown, Nuclear Weasels, Wyson, The BC Allskas, Alex Pickford with Sean Gaffney and Sam Carty. Childrens workshops, food, and more. Bishop’s Castle Playing Fields, 12-10pm, £6 on the gate, under 11’s free, 01588 630092. HAIR OF THE DOG + REGGAE PIE With afternoon fundraiser. The Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

PETER KNIGHT’S GIGSPANNER Steeleye Span’s legendary fiddle player is joined by Roger Flack on guitar and Vincent Salzfaas on congas and djembe. The Studio, The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.45pm, £16/£14, 01432 340555.

Thurs 24 July WIZZAFEST Featuring Appleby Kinsey, acoustic jazz and contemporary folk as the headline act. Stoke Prior. www.applebykinsey.com BIG FAT QUIZ Malthouse, Ironbridge.

SOUNDBITES Featuring Will Killeen, supported by Stuart Maman Bolton. Great Oak Cafe, Llanidloes, 7pm, £8.50 with food, £6 without.

TEXAS DUST Crown & Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

FUN DAY With barbecue, table top sale, face painting and more. Hopton Arms, Ashperton, near Ledbury. In aid of the Air Ambulance.

DR MICHAEL GRUBER Violin concert. Abbey Church, Belmont Abbey, Hereford, 7.30pm, free, 01432 374747.

THE INNOCENT Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

OPEN MIC Hosted by Mark and Jill from the Rhythm Thieves. Sun at Leintwardine.

Granny’s Attic, Folk in the Foyer

BLUESBOX Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. THE BOOT INN BEER FESTIVAL Featuring Avenue Nine, The Endings, Hot Climate, Sultana Brothers, Steady Ed and the Boogie Men and many more. Boot Inn, Orleton, 6-11.30pm, 01568 780228. BRIAN COPSEY The Exchange, Newtown. HOTSPUR JAM SESSIONS Blues, Jazz, Rock, Country. An “improv” evening in a unique setting. Hotspur Cafe & Bar, Shobdon Airport. Audience welcome, 8pm. Will, 07580 690074. FOLK IN THE FOYER Featuring Granny’s Attic. Conquest Theatre, 7.30pm, 01885 488575.

Sat 26 July

Thurs 24 July THE BLUES SHOW Blues music of the 20th and 21st century. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £10, 01432 240555.

Fri 25 July SION RUSSELL JONES, KIZZY MERIEL CRAWFORD, SERA Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £12/£10, 01874 611622. TITLEY JAZZ 2014 Featuring The James Brownfield/Liam Byrne Quintet followed by Peter King/ Dick Pearce Quintet. Evening performance from Steve Waterman Buddy Bolden Blue It and Anita Wardell Sings Johnny Mandell with the Alan Barnes Octet. The Rodd, Presteigne, 01544 260119, www.titleyjazz.com LEMON JEFFERSONS Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. LOST THE PLOT Malthouse, Ironbridge. DRESSED DOWN FRIDAYS Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

GUMBO BLUES ‘N’ ROOTS FESTIVAL Featuring Blues Boy Dan Owen, Slow Burner, Gig Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys (USA) and Hot Rod 55. The Old Show Ground, Bishop’s Castle, £75, £55 12-15, free for under 12s, day pass £35, camping £10 per person, 01588 638185.

SEAN SAYE Wine Bar, Quality Square, Ludlow. JAZZ IN THE CHAPTER HOUSE GARDEN Featuring Blakes III, eclectic good time jazz and swing. Chapter House Garden, Hereford or Hereford Cathedral if wet, 12-2.30pm, free, but donations welcome. THE QUIRKS White Horse Inn, Clun, 9pm. KIT TRIGG Accompanied by the thunderous drum stylings of Nic Sleight. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8.30pm, £5/£6/£8, 01497 821762.

GUMBO BLUES ‘N’ ROOTS FESTIVAL Featuring Whiskey River, Texas Dust (USA), Holder, Barnes & Moore, Eddy Gartry & Blues State UK, Mke Sanchez & His Big Band, Joe Le Taxi. The Old Show Ground, Bishop’s Castle, £75, £55 12-15, free for under 12s, day pass £35, camping £10 per person, 01588 638185. PALE FIRE Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. CRAZY LEG Malthouse, Ironbridge. THE BOOT INN BEER FESTIVAL Live music, real ales and ciders. Boot Inn, Orleton, 12 - 11.30pm, 01568 780228.

Mike Sanchez, Gumbo Festival

Otis Gibbs

THE FOREST OF DEAN MALE VOICE CHOIR Veteran’s Tea Party. Plus a slide show and talks on WWI. The Larruperz Centre, Ross-on-Wye, 01989 566301. WILL KILLEEN The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm. SULTANA BROTHERS Lichfield Vaults, Church St, Hereford, 01432 266821. TITLEY JAZZ 2014 Features Enrico Tomasso and Titley Jazz Sextet. See 25 July for details.

Tues 29 July CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Bones Apart Trombone Quartet present El Nuevo Mundo. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £10, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

Sat 26 July TITLEY JAZZ 2014 Featuring The Clark Tracey Festival Quintet, followed by Jim Mullen Organ Trio plus Stan Sulzman and Art Themen’s New Directions. The evening performance features Don Weller Quartet, Peter King/Mornington Lockett Quintet, Jim Mullen/Mick Hutton Duo, de Jong’s Cleynderts and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. See 25 July for details. BRIDGNORTH & SHROPSHIRE BLUES CLUB Featuring Slowburner and supported by Trevor Rowley and Paul Harrison, The Lucy Howells Band, Jack Brett and Friends, Blues Hounds & Olds Cool. Wheathill Court Farm, on the B4364 between Bridgnorth and Ludlow, 3pm-midnight, £10, all profits to Cancer Research UK, 07896 676189. COMPANY OF FOOLS A celebration of local musical talent. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8.30pm, donation entry, 01497 821762.

THE RIVER MAN BLUES BAND Hundred House, Purslow, 9pm.

LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT Given by Daniel Justin from Leeds Cathedral. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15-2pm, retiring collection.

Wed 30 July

FLASHBACK With Asylum upstairs. The Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

JOE SEAGER Housmans Bar & Cafe, Church Stretton.

Sun 27 July

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Pipers 3 - Oboe trio. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, £10, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

THE BOOT INN BEER FESTIVAL Featuring Chordrush and more. Boot Inn, Orleton, 12-11pm, 01568 780228. GUMBO BLUES ‘N’ ROOTS FESTIVAL Featuring Gwyn Ashton, Skiffle Rendezvous (FRA), Babjack, The Wayne Martin Band, Hayseed Dixie (USA), Ricky Cool & the In Crowd. The Old Show Ground, Bishop’s Castle, £75, £55 12-15, free for under 12s, day pass £35, camping £10 per person, 01588 638185. WARREN JAMES Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

Thurs 31 July THE WAYNE MARTIN BAND Crown & Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. BISYOC SUMMER CONCERT International Youth Orchestral Exchange. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 7.30pm, £10 from Winnie’s, Presteigne or 01544 260551 or www.wegottickets.com

OTIS GIBBS With a style that combines folk, bluegrass and raw, heartfelt rock. Birchmeadow, Brosley, 7.30pm, £9 from Downes and E Davis, Brosley or £10 on the door, 07890 057832.

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring The Bingham String Quartet. Concord College, Acton Burnell, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £12, 01694 724106. www.strettonfestival. org.uk

Bingham Quartet, Church Stretton Arts Festival

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Commemorating The 1914 - 1918 Commemorating TheGreat GreatWar War 1914 - 1918 Thurs 31Williams: July, StDirge Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 7.30pm Vaughan for Two Veterans from Dona Nobis Pacem Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem Fri 1 August, St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 1pm Mussorgsky / Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition Sat 2 August, St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 7.30pm Saturday 2nd August 2014 at 7.30pm Sun 3 August, Leominster Priory, 7.30pm St. Laurence’s Church, Ludlow Tickets £12.50 Proceeds to be shared with Ludlow Hospital League of Friends

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Sunday 3rd August 2014 at 7.30pm Leominster Priory Tickets £12.50 Donations from proceeds to be given to ECHO Herefordshire

Lunchtime Concert

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By the International Team of BISYOC Tutors

Chamber Music Performed by BISYOC Musicians

Friday 1st August 2014 at 1.00pm St. Laurence’s Church, Ludlow

Thursday 31st July 2014 at 7.30pm St. Andrew’s Church, Presteigne

Donations appreciated at the door (no booking needed) Proceeds to be shared with St. Laurence’s Church

Tickets £10 Supporting Local Charity

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The Conquest Theatre, Bromyard 11th July, 7.30pm, £8, 01885 488575 www.chordrush.com

Thurs 31 July DANIELLE SETH Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

Cellophony, Church Stretton Arts Festival

BALLADEERS & CHANCERS An acoustic and non-exclusive night, where first time, occasional or experienced performers have a 20-30 minute slot. The Dukes, Presteigne, 8.30pm, www.balladeersandchancers. com

AUGUST Fri 1 Aug

NOZSTOCK Nine stages of live music, DJs and roar-worthy entertainment including Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Roots Manuva, James Zabiela, The Heavy, Craig Charles DJ Set, Andy C & GQ, Friction, Amoss, Big Deal, The Skints, The Knights Project, Ballzout Circus, Bantam of the Opera Theatre and much more. Bromyard, www.nozstock.com THE KICKSTONES Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. BISYOC Lunchtime concert performed by professional musicians from across Europe. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 1pm, free, but donations welcomed, 01544 260551. HOTSPUR JAM SESSIONS Blues, Jazz, Rock, Country. An “improv” evening in a unique setting. Hotspur Cafe & Bar, Shobdon Airport. Audience welcome, 8pm. Will, 07580 690074. Kizzy Meriel Crawford, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon - 25 July

MAIN STREAM Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. WILL KILLEEN & HIS BAND Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. JOHNNY TRASHED The Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. JAZZ IN THE CHAPTER HOUSE GARDEN Featuring Remi Harris Trio, one of the UK’s top gypsy jazz guitarists. Chapter House Garden, Hereford or Hereford Cathedral if wet, 12-2.30pm, free, donations welcome. TEXAS DUST White Horse Inn, Clun, 9pm.

Sat 2 Aug NOZSTOCK See 1 Aug for details. www.nozstock.com THE BLACK AND BLUES BAND The Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. OPEN MIC Ledbury Community Hall, 7pm, £5, bring a bottle, 01531 632968. THIN VISION Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. OPEN DAY Belmont Abbey, Hereford, 10am-4.30pm, free, 01432 374747.

BISYOC 85 instrumentalists, 11 countries, 60 local singers. Programme includes Vaughan Williams, Britten and Mussorgsky. Commemorating the Great War. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £12.50 from Nick Deighton, Ludlow or 01544 260551. Proceeds shared with Ludlow Hospital League of Friends.

Sun 3 Aug MANALISHI Prince of Wales, Ledbury. BISYOC 85 instrumentalists, 11 countries, 60 local singers. Programme includes Vaughan Williams, Britten and Mussorgsky. Commemorating the Great War. Leominster Priory, 7.30pm, £12.50 from Fletchers News, Leominster or 01544 260551. Proceeds Echo Herefordshire. NOZSTOCK See 1 Aug for details. www.nozstock. com

Mon 4 Aug ROEBUCKANEERS FOLK CLUB The Roebuck Inn, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 8pm, 01584 711854. CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Cellophony, a cello quartet. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, £12, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Nozstock

4 - 8 Aug Brass Repair (foundation), £605. 18 - 22 Aug General Woodwinds (foundation, £605. 23 & 24 Aug - Flute Repair (specialist course, £320. 11 - 15 Aug - Stringed Instrument repair (foundation), £605. Trevor Head. Llangunllo School, Llangunllo, Knighton, 01547 550622, email: trevorhead@btinternet.com CASTLE VOICES SINGING WORKSHOP Join us to explore vocal harmonies from around the world.  Tuesdays 6.30 to 8pm. Usually every week in school term, in top room at Three Tuns, Bishops Castle. Details: Anne Loughran 01547 520339 anneloughran@gmail.co.uk

CIDER CITY JAZZMEN The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford, 01432 274968.

Tues 5 Aug THE TROY REDFERN BAND Yorkshire House, Shrewsbury. CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring a piano recital by Mark Bebbington. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £12, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

Until August FREE MUSIC INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE FOR YOUNG MUSIC MAKERS IN POWYS Workshops, seminars and hands-on experience in gig planning, stage skills and song writing. Further details contact projects@carad.org.uk July & Aug TREVOR HEAD, TRAINING IN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIR 19 & 20 July - Trombone (specialist course), £320.

Monday ALIVE & KICKIN’ CHOIR Coleg Powys (now NPTC), Brecon, 7-9pm, £5 public, £3 students/staff. tanyawalkermusic@hotmail.com Monday FUN & PLAY WITH RHYTHM & HARMONY And songs from all over. All taught by ear so no need to read music! Folk meet 8pm term time Mondays at the Methodist chapel in Leintwardine. Email charlotte@ charlottebulleymusic.info or call 01547 540603.

LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT Hereford Cathedral, 1.15-2pm, retiring collection.

Music Workshops Fri 4 - Sun 6 July TRADITIONAL GEORGIAN SINGING WORKSHOP Kinnersley Castle, near Weobley with Nana Mzhavandze,daily plus lunch £32/£29 or residential with full board more information 07867 337613. katherina@kinnersleycastle.co uk Sat 19 July THE BIG SING Learn a medly of songs from the smash hit musical Les Miserables with West End performers as singing coaches. No auditions, anyone aged 16 and over. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 12-6pm, £20, students and over 60s £16, 07967 517125. Sat 26 July TAIKO DRUMMING WORKSHOP Aimed at adults and teenagers and led by James Burrows. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 2-5.30pm, £15/£10. Workshop followed by performance at 5pm. To book a place email info@midborderarts.com

Monday BANDAMANIA Traditional dance music from far and wide. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7.15pm, Sue Harris 01547 560950. Tuesday BANG ON DRUMS Drum circle. Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford, 7-9pm, bring your own hand drums or drums and percussion instruments provided, 07870 747248, www.bangondrums.co.uk Tuesday WHITTON VOICES Mixed community choir. Songs from around the world, traditional and contemporary. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8-10pm, £5. All welcome. Led by Sue Harris, 01547 560950. Tuesday DOLAU MIXTURES Mixed choir. Dolau Community Hall, near Llandrindod Wells, 8pm, 01597 851427.

Friday FAMILY MUSIC MAKERS Fun sessions for parents and toddlers 12.30-2pm, £4 per adult and child pair, under 1s free. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

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Wednesday ROCKSPRING COMMUNITY CHOIR All welcome particularly men! Minimal charge. Rockspring Community Centre, Ludlow. 01584 529053. Wednesday LUDLOW LARKS COMMUNITY CHOIR Led by Polly Bolton. Songs from around the world from the Beatles to Bulgaria. Ludlow Women’s Centre, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Polly on 01584 823609 or info@oakbarn.co.uk or check our website www.jollypages.co.uk/ larks Thursday fortnightly WILD ANGELS Informal community choir led by Sue Harris. All welcome. Songs from around the world. Llanidloes, 7.30-9.30pm 01686 625980. First Thursdays BLACK HILL TUNE CLUB 2pm at the Crown Inn Longtown. Free. 01432 263495. Friday MUSIC TIME A session of music and movement for the under 5s and their parents. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10.30am-11.30am, £5 per child, 01743 234970.

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Every Thursday JAZZ JAM Queen’s Head, St James St, Monmouth, 01600 712767. 1st Thursday SESSION The Alma, Linton, 8.30pm, all welcome, 07779 144005. 1st Thursday MUSIC SESSION All styles welcome. Horse & Jockey Inn, Knighton, 8.30pm-till late. More info 01547 520062. 1st Thursday OPEN MIC NIGHT The Bridge, Tenbury Wells, call to book your slot, all welcome, 01584 810434. 3rd Thursday FOLK NIGHT Castle Inn, Knucklas, 7pm till late, 01547 528223. 3rd Thursday OPEN MIC Spread Eagle, King St, Hereford, phone to book a slot, 01432 272205. 4th Thursday ACOUSTIC MUSIC The Sun, High St, Clun, 9pm. Contact Dave Wright 01588 640552. Every Friday THE HOTSPUR SESSIONS Join in on our relaxed, creative music evening, or come along to listen. Aero-Club, Shobdon Airfield, 7.30pm, 01568 708783. 1st Friday ACOUSTIC SESSION The Unicorn, Corve St, Ludlow, 8:30pm. Contact: Ann Gray 01584 879 348. 1st Friday FOLK SESSION Led by The Pedigrees, Spread Eagle, King St, Hereford, 01432 272205. 3rd Friday TRADITIONAL SESSIONING & LIVE BANDS Llanfyllin Workhouse, 01691 649062.

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APPLETREE, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, 01584 318015 ASSEMBLY ROOMS, Mill Street, Ludlow 01584 878141 BARRELS, St Owen Street, Hereford 01432 274968 BASKERVILLE ARMS, Clyro, near Hay-on-Wye 01497 820670. BASKERVILLE HALL HOTEL, Clyro Court, near Hay-onWye 01497 820033. BELL HOTEL, Commercial St, Newtown 01686 625540 BAYHORSE INN, BROMYARD 01885 482600. BELL INN, Etnam St, Leominster 01568 612818 THE BRIDGE HOTEL, Tenbury Wells 01584 810434. THE BRIDGE, Ludlow 01584 872963 CARAD, East St, Rhayader, 01597 810192 CHARLTON ARMS, Ludlow, 01584 872813 THE COURTYARD, Edgar St, Hereford. 01432 340555 THE DUKES ARMS, Presteigne 01544 267318 DUN COW, Shrewsbury 01743 356408 THE EXCHANGE, Newtown 01686 621814. GARWAY VILLAGE HALL, Hereford 01981 580056 THE GEORGE & DRAGON, Knighton 01547 528532 GLEANINGS, near Bishop’s Castle, 01743 891412 THE GOLDEN CROSS INN, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford 01432 880274. GRAPE VAULTS, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611404. THE GRANARY, Leominster 01568 614290. THE GROVE HOTEL, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury, 01743 271227 THE HARP INN, Glasbury-on-Wye 01497 847373 THE HERDSMAN, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 01432 277330 HOLLY BUSH INN, Near Hay-on-Wye, 01497 847371. HOPE & ANCHOR, Rope Walk, Wye St, Ross-on-Wye. 01989 563003. HOTSPUR CAFE & BAR, Shobdon Airfield 01568 708783. HUNDRED HOUSE INN, Purslow, 01588 660541 KNIGHTON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE, Knighton 07751 221487. LICHFIELD VAULTS, Church St, Hereford. 01432 266821 LION BALLROOM, Broad St, Leominster. 01568 611588 THE LOWFIELD INN, Marton, Welshpool 01743 891313 LUDLOW BREWING COMPANY, The Railway Shed, Ludlow 01584 873291 THE MALTHOUSE, Ironbridge, 01952 433712 MINER’S ARMS, Priest Weston 01938 561352 NELSON INN, Ludlow 01584 872908 OAKENGATES THEATRE, Telford. 01952 619020 THE OLD MILL, High Street, Llanidloes 01686 412008 THE OXFORD ARMS, Duke St, Kington 01544 230322 THE PLOUGH INN, Whitecross Road, Hereford 01432 352300 THE RETREAT, Ledbury, 01531 632766. ROSE & CROWN, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811336 ROYAL OAK, Presteigne, 01544 260842. TALBOT HOTEL, Tregaron, 01974 298719 THEATR BRYCHEINIOG, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622 THEATR HAFREN, Llanidloes Road, Newtown 01686 625007 THE THREE ELMS, Hereford. 01432 273338. THREE TUNS, Bishop’s Castle. 01588 638797 THE VICTORY, 88 St Owen St, Hereford 01432 274998 VOLUNTEER, Harold St, Hereford 01432 276189. WHITEHORSE INN, The Square, Clun. 01588 640305. WHITE SWAN, Eardisland, 01544 388577 WYESIDE ARTS CENTRE, Builth Wells, 01982 552555 YORKSHIRE HOUSE, St Mary’s St, Shrewsbury

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APPLEBY KINSEY 4-piece acoustic jazz, contemporary folk, singer-songwriter group: acoustic guitar, saxophones, flute double bass, beautiful female lead vocals. Collectively we produce a different kind of purely acoustic sound, one that is familiar enough to be instantly accessible, while being original, sophisticated, and played with great instrumental skill, to grab and hold on to the audience’s attention. Perfect for your special occasion. Please visit www.applebykinsey.com for music, details and contact information. ARTHUR MILLS & THE BLACK EYE FRIDAYS Acoustic/Folk 4 piece band playing lively original songs, with varied influences, and given an original edge. Please visit our website to watch our videos and enjoy 4 songs recorded in the ‘Shed of Dreams’. www.arthurmills.com Contact : info@arthurmills.com or phone Eggy : 07976 433753. THE BAGGAGE HANDLERS - acoustic duo playing classic covers from the likes of R.E.M. to Johnny Cash, Snow Patrol to The Jam. We can be contacted at www.facebook.com/thebaggagehandlers www.myspace.com/baggagehandlersmusic or simply ring 07824 787168. MARTIN BLAKE: Fingerpickin’ good guitar, banjo and vocals, solo or with a variety of bands from duo to six piece, including Whiskey River (5/6 piece playing swamp music from America’s Deep South with fiddle, Cajun accordion and sax), The Whiskey River Boys (duo version of the same), The Grass Snakes (5 piece trad bluegrass band with high lonesome harmony vocals), Blakes III (an eclectic acoustic trio with fiddle, clarinet, guitar and 3 part harmony) and The Blake Plowman Hot Band (red hot 4 piece rocking country band). Pubs, Clubs, Weddings, Divorces, etc. Contact: 07846 669890 or 01432 342018. Email: info@martinblake.org Website: www.martinblake.org RUTH BOWEN'S Gardenia Swing - smooth vocals/d.bass led jazz & swing. From duo to sextet. 01874 690502 or email ruthbowenjazz@btinternet.com, website www. ruthbowenjazz.com CANOL folk band. From Welsh and Irish to American old time and French Canadian played on fiddle, mandolin and guitar. Ceilidhs, twmpathau, barn dances, festivals, concerts, parties, birthdays, weddings, anything, anytime, anywhere. www.canolmusic.co.uk. Phone Martin on 01743 850154 or email: hugillm@hotmail.co.uk CUCKOO ALE CEILIDH BAND Not just an ordinary ceilidh band, but an extraordinary ceilidh band! Squeeze box, keyboard and percussion with expert calling. See www.cuckooaleband.co.uk or email bev.langton@talk21. com or phone 07799 408297. THE DETAILS Acoustic Folk-Art band formed around highly original songwriters Andy Morton and Dave Carroll. Songs to savour range from the heartfelt to the hilarious; from delta blues through wistful ballads to pacey rockers. A listening band (or duo) for pubs, clubs, arts centres, book fairs, festivals. See and hear more on www.thedetails.org.uk and www.facebook.com/thedetails2 Tel 01531 670623 or email david@carroll.org.uk DEJA VU has grown and now features a talented girl singer, Hanah B, to enhance their nostalgic blend of 60s/70s ppop and rock classics with soul and blues. Contact Bill Pitt on 01584 819394.

DR. JAZZ 4-6 piece stompin’ trad jazz band, lots of old fav’s with energy, vigour and fun. Guaranteed to get those feet tapping. CD demo available Contact Kate for bookings 01544 350646, sosvisionary@hotmail.com DREWS BREW – hear the harmony, feel the beat. 3 piece band bringing you songs from Eagles, Lady Antebellum, Queen, Blondie, Amy Macdonald, Alan Jackson, KT Tunstall and more. So, sit and listen or party the night away. Contact: drewsbrew@icloud.com Richard on 01885 489119 or Peter on 0777 0851450 FLATWORLD Roots ‘n’ grooves from Eastern Europe and beyond. Lively five-piece band with magnificent tunes and kicking rhythm for your festival, wedding, party or pub. Also circle dancing with caller. Contact Neil on 01684 569611 or 07866 021489; visit www.flat-world.org.uk or email info@flat-world.org.uk THE FLOK Duo/Trio/Band suitable for most occasions. Kate Thomas lends her stunning voice to a refreshing mix of material from the likes of KT Tunstall, Pink and Mumford & Sons, ably supported by Dave Luke (guitar/mandolin/vocals) and a solid but subtle rhythm section. Dave 07967 029159 Kate 07817 019918 daveluke1@hotmail.com - or like us on Facebook! HOT CLIMATE Ultimate party band, best 6-piece line up ever. For top musical entertainment at your party/ wedding/festival or corporate function. Book now! New footage on www.hotclimate.co.uk. Contact Charlie 01568 613895 or mobile 07702 528088 anytime! HOT FEAT Sensational seven-piece soul band performing covers of all the soul greats, including Aretha, James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Sam and Dave. As well as more recent artists like Adele and Amy Winehouse. Tel: 07984 816847 or www.hotfeat.org.uk THE JOHN HARDMAN BAND Uncompromising Power Rock and Heavy Blues. We play some Jimi, Rory, BB, Tull, Zep, Stones, Who, Steppenwolf, some originals and much more. We are an experienced gigging band and will play private parties, pubs, festivals, stadiums. Give Mick a ring on 0786 4705156 or www.johnhardmanband See on myspace.com/johnhardmanband KEYGREEN Original music featuring vocal harmonies, guitar, piano sax, and clarinet. Herefordshire based brother and sister duo Tom and Nicky Jaques. A unique full sound for live music venues, festival gigs and private bookings. Contact Nicky or Tom for more info. www.keygreenmusic. co.uk nickyjaquesmusic@gmail.com www.facebook.com/ KeyGreenMusic 07817268689 / 07837713384 LE FREAK Amazing 4 piece party funk band featuring music from Chic, James Brown, KC and the Sunshine Band, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. Great band for any dance event. Includes disco for non stop music. Hear us on soundcloud.com/lefreak357066067 or phone Nick on 01981 540348 or 07952 415487. LITTLE RUMBA A classy four piece band featuring Hugh, John, Jacqui & Pete, from The Tango Band and The Rumbajax, playing moody, melancholy music everything from East European and South American to the Blues. Viola, violin, accordion, saxophones, guitar, vocals and bass. 01547 520339 www.littlerumba.com

MELOMANICS Really fun duo, trio, or full Ceilidh band, more than just great music - stilts as well if appropriate! Modern, traditional and original tunes with a cosmopolitan flavour. (Specialité: Timoléon pour vos soirées Françaises). Ideal for parties, weddings, fund raising events, festivals, shows, pubs, restaurants etc. For info call Tim on 01743 719438 or Rich 01743 718612, email tim@melomanics.co.uk, website www.melomanics.co.uk A MONTH OF SUNDAYS With electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, harmonicas, pipes, percussion and vocals, this Ledbury-based four/five piece ensemble plays fresh interpretations of folk, jazz and blues classics with a sprinkling of effulgent originals thrown in for good measure. For festivals, parties and pub bookings, Nick Trigg on 07938 889976, email isoundprooftrigg@hotmail.co.uk or efsl.porter@btinternet.com website amos-uk.co.uk facebook.com/amonthofsundaysuk MOSTLY JOHN CEILIDH BAND Cast aside that economic gloom. Why not let our merry minstrels, aided by the lovely Pammy (“no, no, no!”) restore your joie de vivre at your party, wedding or knees-up. Contact John 01588 661096. MUCH ADO - The band for your ceilidh or barn dance. 5-piece band with caller for ceilidhs, barn dances, weddings, parties, shows, fetes, etc. Contact Alan Oberman 01982 570432, email alan.oberman@gmail.com or Peter Watts 01497 831424, email peterwatts135@btinternet.com. See website www.muchadoband.com SEAN SAYE Music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Great party music, capturing the retro vibe. Contact tel: 07588 409059 or email seansaye@yahoo.co.uk. Website www.seansaye.com. RAY STROUD Respected electro-acoustic finger style guitarist/singer. Huge repertoire of songs and tunes from 60s-90s and originals plus ragtime and country picking. Sets to suit venue - folk, roots, jazzy pop, soft rock, or a mixture. Also available in the duo Thyme Bandits and four piece power pop Hush. Friendly and professional. Call 07962 916333 or email raystrack@talo5.plus.com http:// www.bandmix.co.uk/ray-stroud RHYTHM THIEVES Funky, folky and fun, The Rhythm Thieves, who have been gigging locally and nationwide, are a lively ‘must see’ band. Blending exceptional musicianship, intricate melodic counterpoint with John’s banjo to create an unforgettable but highly entertaining night out. Tel: 01568 770 134 www.rhythmthieves.co.uk SIR DANCELOT Traditional dance music for any occasion with/without caller. Fiddle, mandolin, concertina, guitar, cittern, banjo, whistles. http://sirdancelot.co.uk. Contact (01686) 411147/621156 or 07843 440789 or info@sirdancelot.co.uk SILVER BRANCH Ceilidh/folk band, complete with caller and PA system. Multi-instrumental 5-piece band playing traditional Irish/world music and contemporary tunes. David: 01981 540832, Anna: 07980 961187. SLIPPERY SLOPE Silly, melancholy and beautiful music played on accordion, fiddle, guitar and steel pan. From ska to klezmer via a Parisian cafe and a Russian vodka bar. For more info please call Jo or Ben on 01981 510136 see www.slipperyslope.org.uk or email slipperyslope@hotmail.com SOUL SUPPLY 6-piece soul, Motown and R & B Party Band. Guaranteed to turn your event into a hive of nonstop dance floor activity. Available for weddings, parties and corporate events. Full PA, lights, staging and disco as required. 079905 75531 or 01568 708868 www.soulsupplyband.co.uk info@soulsupplyband.co.uk

SPIRIT OF TANGO Stylish café-jazz trio with a Latin/ French flavour featuring Phil Bond (accordion), Dave Carroll (guitar), and Mike Green (double bass).Polished, ear-catching performances in styles from samba to Django unfailingly provide a lively ambience at private parties, weddings and corporate functions. Check us out at www.spiritof tango.co.uk Tel 01531 670623 or email david@carroll.org.uk STOMPING GROUND Lively 3 piece covers band. Classic soul, rock ‘n’ roll, funk, classic pop (Tom Jones, Spencer Davis etc). Fronted by drummer vocalist Richie Lund ex Soul Survivors. Just give us a corner of your bar or lounge and we WILL entertain you. Ideal for parties. Contact Richie 01584 811500 / 07817 620644 www.stomping-ground.co.uk THE SULTANA BROTHERS Fine R&B from one of the best bands around! The ultimate hip swingin’, foot tappin’ party band - guaranteed to help you dance the night away. For bookings/enquiries contact Phil 07791 129391 or Adam 07855 037092. Website www.thesultanabrothers. vpweb.co.uk or find us on Facebook.com/thesultanabros STEADY EDD & THE BOOGIEMEN Boogie Woogie and its best, jazz and soul - let the good times roll! Contact Edd, on 01432 769077, www.steadyedd.co.uk TROVATORI Classical singers Darren and Caroline perform opera and musicals through to modern ballads and folk accompanied on guitars. Live, stylish and bespoke entertainment. www.trovatori.com Tel: 07971 880794 or email mail@trovatori.com THE TRENSETTS ROCK BAND: Good dancin’ good listenin’. Real authentic music. For parties, weddings, clubs, pubs. Reasonable fees. Contact Gwyn on 01686 625665 /07831 557292. THE VILLAGE QUIRE - a reputation for spine-tingling harmony singing with all the emotional clout, subtlety of expression and love of life that you get when voices are raised together in song. Music from and inspired by the folk harmony, west gallery and shape note traditions all woven together with words and stories performed by actor Phil Smith. New show for 2014. ‘Precious Bane’ by Mary Webb: “Phil Smith injects a gamut of humanity ... The Village Quire deliver with conviction and gusto ... authentic passion and the enduring quality of the original prose.” (Mike Lewis) (01497) 847676 www.villagequire.org.uk TRIO TANGENTE Violin and vocal led spicy fun energetic Latin/Tango/Hot Club/ Gypsy influenced band. For all occasions. Contact Faith 07870 320022. PAUL WRIGHTSON Professional singer-guitarist with extensive repertoire; pop, rock, blues, standards, instrumentals and original compositions. Accomplished performer with wide experience of functions, parties and festivals. Tel 01584 876584, mobile 07729 059847, email paul.wrightson@gmail.com XL'S Maximum R'n'B, Feelgood Rock & Roll. 01588 650686. ZIGGY STARDUST EXPERIENCE The Spiders from Kington play early Bowie; from “Space Oddity” to “Aladdin Sane” in full costume! Available for festivals, gigs and parties. Release Your Inner Starman Let All The Children Boogie! Call Richie Cotterill on 07777 661252.

theatre PERFORMANCE My Dearest Girls: Helen’s Story

Thurs 3 - Sat 5 July A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM WORCESTER REPERTORY COMPANY. The adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors as they find themselves at the mercy of mischievous fairies. Chapter House Garden, Hereford Cathedral, 7.30pm, with a 2pm matinee on Friday. £12.50 from Cathedral Shop or Outback Records, Church St, Hereford 01432 275063. Thurs 3 - Sat 5 July & Thurs 24 - Sat 26 July OPEN ALL HOURS Skilfully blending together classic moments from over 20 episodes into one evening of visual humour and comedic lines, made famous by Britain’s shop keeper, Albert Arkwright and his put-upon errand boy, G-G-Granville. 3 - 5 July Swan Theatre, Worcester, 7.30pm, £15/£14, 01905 611427. 24 - 26 July - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, £16.50-£14.50, 01743 281281. Sat 5 July TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE EUROPEAN ARTS COMPANY. A dramatisation of the libel and criminal trials of Oscar Wilde. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £12/£8, 01432 340555. Until Sat 5 July THE COMEDY OF ERRORS ROOFTOP THEATRE COMPANY’s exuberant modern-dress production of Shakespeare’s comic masterpiece. Ludlow Brewery, The Railway Shed, Station Drive, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 878141. Part of Ludlow Fringe Festival. Until Sat 5 July AGATHA CHRISTIE’S - BLACK COFFEE The first play ever written by Agatha Christie and introducing a character who went onto become the most famous detective... Hercule Poirot. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, £26-£16, 01743 281281.

Sun 6 July & Sun 3 August MY DEAREST GIRLS: HELEN’S STORY FRANCESCA MILLICAN SLATER. This 30-minute one-woman show is based on the real letters sent between a group of six Shropshire women between 1917-1920. 6 July - Fordhall Organic Farm, Market Drayton, 11am, 1pm & 3pm,during Fordhall Summer Fair, £2 plus entry to Fair, 01630 638696. 3 Aug - Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 11.30 & 2.30pm, £7, children £3.50, 01588 630023. Arts Alive.

Wed 9 & Thurs 10 July STORIES ON OUR DOORSTEP & THE PROJECTIONIS THE SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE & VAMOS YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE. As part of this project, both youth theatre groups have been going into residential care homes to meet the residents and from the stories they have uncovered, created a piece of theatre. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £8/£7, 01432 340555. Wed 9 - Sat 12 July WRITE ON FESTIVAL 2014 9 July - Returning Home by Alison Leigh. The Reason I’m Here by Karen Curry. 10 July - Home Sweet Home by Gillian Parsons. The Mammoth Trap by Penelope Simcock. 11 July - Soliciting Change by Ian Smith. The Good One’s Go First by Tony Hobbs. The Rossville Barricade by Anthony Jenkins. The Courtyard, Hereford. All 7.15pm, £6, 01432 340555. Sat 12 July PERICLES THE FACTORY. Shakespeare’s mysterious journey play. Willow Globe Theatre, near Rhayader, 7pm, £10 adults, £5 under 16s, 01597 811487, www.shakespearelink.co.uk Tues 15 - Sat 19 July THE SEAGULL HERE TO THERE. BY ANTON CHEKHOV. The year is 2014. The place is an offshore island far from London. An actress’ visit to her brother’s remote estate exposes the yearnings and ambitions of her frustrated family and friends. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.45pm, 01584 811442. Thurs 31 July - Sat 2 August TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY A sharp-witted satire reviewing five years of coalition government as seen through the eyes of ordinary households and, in stark contrast, the rose-tinted spectacles of our politicians. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £10, students £5, 07967 517125. Thurs 7 August SCHOOL’S OUT @ THE ARTS FESTIVAL A performance will showcase what local youngsters have achieved during an initial four-day workshop in musical theatre, culminating in a stage performance by 7-16 year olds. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm. Part of Church Stretton & South Shropshire Arts Festival, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

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Sat 26 July THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL STORY The fascinating tale of how two boys from Queens became the most successful duo of all time. Direct from London’s West End. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £15/£14, 01584 878141.

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Tues 1 & Wed 2 July JOSEPH & HIS AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT LLANELWEDD PRIMARY SCHOOL. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 01982 552555. Sat 5 & Sun 27 July THE SOOTY SHOW Izzy Wizzy let’s get busy! 5 July - Big Top Theatre, Ludlow Castle, 11am & 2pm, £12, 0844 248 5165 or www.ticketmaster.co.uk Part of Ludlow Festival. 27 July - The Courtyard, Hereford, 11am & 2.30pm, £12, children £10, family £38, 01432 340555. Tues 8 & Wed 9 July SCIENCE MUSEUM LIVE - THE ENERGY SHOW Explosive family theatre for curious minds. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, £15, £12 children, 01743 281281. Fri 4 July GILBERT & SULLIVAN CONCERT Featuring popular solos and choruses from Gilbert & Sullivan’s best-loved musicals. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £14/£12, 01432 340555. Fri 4 July VIVA LA DRAG! With special guest, Sam Buttery. Lights, cameras, lip gloss, big frocks and action.. Hit West End stage show is coming to town. A musical featuring original songs by Boy George. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £21/£19, 01874 611622. Sat 5 July THOROUGHLY MODERN MUSICALS JDG PRODUCTIONS. A unique theatrical experience, introducing you to the musicals of the 21st century. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £15/£13, 01432 340555. Sat 12 July JUKEBOX AND BOBBYSOX JOHNNY MANS PRODUCTIONS & DEBBIE DENTON ENTERPRISES present a 50s and 60s rock ‘n’ roll musical spectacular. Swan Theatre, Worcester, 8pm, £17.50, 01905 611427. Sun 13 & Sat 19 July COSI FAN TUTTE POP-UP OPERA. Mozart’s famous and much loved comedy about two sisters and their fiances. 13 July - Broome Farm, Peterstow, tea served at 2pm, performance 4pm, www.rosscider.com 19 July - St Michael’s and All Angels Church, Kingsland, 7.30pm, £25/£10, bring a picnic to enjoy on the village green before the performance. 01568 709579. Arts Alive. Tues 22 July BUGLE BOY Exploring the life of Glenn Miller, this high energy musical features all the legendary band leader’s most recognisable tunes. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £22.50-£18.50, 01743 281281.

Sun 13 - Sun 20 July ALICE IN WONDERLAND SAVOY YOUTH THEATRE ACADEMY. Follow Alice down a mysterious rabbit hole to a strange land. 13 & 20 July - Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 2pm. 16 July - Nelson Garden, Monmouth, 7pm. 19 July - The Kymin, Monmouth, 7pm. 20 July - Bridges Community Centre, Monmouth, 7pm. For outdoor performances there are no tickets, but donations. Savoy box office 01600 772467. Sun 3 August MR BAMBOOZLE COMES TO THE GLOBE A one-hour show full of magic tricks and balloon modeling. For ages 4-6 year olds, £6 on the door, 07733 055430. Thurs 14 August THE CLOTH OF THE WORLD THE FETCH THEATRE. Journey into a fantastical world of wonder - into the Mappa Mundi. A funny and moving show, featuring amazing puppets and visual flair and will illuminate the medieval world for all ages. Suitable for ages 6+. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 2pm, £6/£4, four tickets £16, 01584 878141.

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DRAMA WORKSHOPS

Fri 11 July HAVE-A-GO SHAKESPEARE Wyeside, Builth Wells, 10.30am, £5 per workshop, 01982 552555. Thurs 31 July - Sat 2 August SUMMER SCHOOL - IT’S MAGIC! HAY THEATRE COMPANY. Fun and magic for ages 7+, no experience necessary. The Globe, Hay-pn-Wye, 10.30am-12.30pm daily, £10 per day or £27 for three days, 07733 055430. Mon 4 - Fri 8 August STREET THEATRE SUMMER SCHOOL Five days of bilingual street theatre workshops. Learn circus skills, mime and dance in a fun, friendly environment with professional street entertainers. With a live performance in Brecon at Streets Alive on Sat 9 Aug. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 10am-4pm, £60/£50, 01874 611622. HAY SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE For 12-17 year olds. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye. Call Janine Sharp on 07733 055430 for details or to express an interest. MID POWYS YOUTH THEATRE Tuesdays Junior Youth Theatre 8-11, 4.15pm-5pm. 11-14 years, 5.15pm-6.15pm. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells Senior Youth Theatre 14+ 7pm-9.30pm. The Drama Centre, Llandrindod Wells. Contact Ralph Bolland on 07810 350994. Mondays NO STRINGS ATTACHED Puppetry and Mask Theatre with The Fetch Theatre Co. 11-16, 6.30-8pm. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 01584 878141. Mondays APPLETREE JUNIOR YOUTH THEATRE Creative and inspiring drama workshops for children 7-11 years to develop performance skills, confidence, literacy and communication. 4.15pm-5.30pm, The Appletree Studio, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RU. £60 per term. office@appletreetheatre.co.uk or phone 01584 318015. Mondays APPLETREE SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE Creative and inspiring drama workshops for children 11-16 years. Workshops run by professional actors and qualified teachers. 5.45pm-7.00pm, The Appletree Studio, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RU. £60 per term. Email us at office@appletreetheatre.co.uk or phone 01584 318015.

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Mondays YOUTH THEATRE Conquest Theatre, Bromyard. Ages 6-11 4.30-5.30pm, ages 11-14 6-7.30pm, ages 14-18 7.30-9.30pm, 01432 340555. Mondays (during term time) BRYCHEINIOG YOUTH THEATRE Led by Andrew Sterry and Gareth Williams. Ages 9-12 6-7.15pm, ages 13-25 7.30-9pm. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 611622. Tuesdays SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE The Courtyard, Hereford, £62 term, 01432 340555. Tuesdays THE ITC / IMPROV THEATRE For ages 11-25, £24 for 6 week block. SpArC, Bishop’s Castle, 3.45-5.15pm, 01588 630243. Tuesdays YOUTH THEATRE IN WIGMORE Wigmore group runs at Teme Valley Youth Project, 3.30-4.30pm for 6-11 year olds, 5-6.30pm for 11-16 years old. £40 per term. 01568 770110 or visit www.courtyard.org.uk Tuesdays YOUTH THEATRE Drama workshop for 7-14 year-olds after school. Ledbury Market Theatre, 01432 383663. Wednesdays KINGTON YOUTH THEATRE With Kington Primary School. Wed - Years 5 & 6, 4-5.30pm. Years 7,8 & 9 5.30-7pm. Senior 7.15pm-8.45pm, £40 per term, 01432 340555. Wednesdays THE COURTYARD KIDS For reception Year 2, led by Helen Durant, £65 per term. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555. Wednesdays and Fridays INTERMEDIATE YOUTH THEATRE Year 10s Wed and Year 11s Fridays. The Courtyard, Hereford, £60 per term, 01432 340555. Thursdays and Saturdays SHROPSHIRE YOUTH THEATRE Providing training in a range of theatre skills for ages 5-25. All abilities welcome. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury. Contact Maggie Love: 07813 026367. Every Thurs ADULT DRAMA CLUB AT THE GLOBE IN HAY for anyone interested in having fun trying out some performance skills with Janine Sharp. The Globe, Hay-onWye, 7-30pm-9-30pm. £6. Janine on 07733 055430. Thursdays LEINTWARDINE YOUTH THEATRE Run by Teme Valley Youth Project. For ages 11+. Leintwardine Community Centre, 4-5pm, 01568 770110. Thursdays LUDLOW DRAMA WORKSHOP For all ages: 16 + and adults, 7.30-9.30pm at Appletree Theatre, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow SY8 1RU. Theatre & performance skills developed through improvisation workshops, led by experienced team of pro-am actors. Regular public performances; no experience needed. www.ludlowdramaworkshop.org.uk Contact 01588 673219 or 07811 164670. Thursdays IMPULSIVE THEATRE COMPANY Theatre games and performance to develop the fundamental skills of improvisation theatre, including teamwork, storytelling, character development and more. For ages 13-19. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 5-6.45pm, 07916 277928. Fridays and Saturday JUNIOR YOUTH THEATRE For Year 3 - 9 led by either David Durant or Ellen Dorsett. The Courtyard, Hereford, £75 per term, 01432 340555. Saturdays PETERCHURCH DRAMA AND FUN CLUB Open to all abilities. For ages 6-12, 10am-11.30pm, £3 per session, 01432 340555. Every Saturday HAY YOUTH THEATRE AT THE GLOBE IN HAY for ages 7-11. Excl. half term, 10.30-12.30pm, £6. Loads of fun! Call Janine Sharp on 07733 055430.

word Poetry & Storytelling Until Sun 6 July STORIES FROM THE STREET Young writers aged between 16-25 have written short audio pieces in response to particular places in Ludlow. Part of Ludlow Festival. Tues 1 July OPEN MIC POETRY The Sitting Room, Upper Galdeford, Ludlow, thesittingroomludlow@gmail.com free Tues 1 - Sun 6 July YOUNG WRITERS FESTIVAL Run by Pentabus, selected writers aged between 16-25 have written a play which Pentabus have produced. 1 & 5 July - Vultures by Rory Boar and The Pit by Nat Vaughan. 2 & 5 July - Windy Old Fossils by Tom Wentworth and Sea Breeze by Michael Wild. 3 & 5 July - Happy by Cara Squires and Odd Jobs by Jack Purkis. 4 & 5 July - How to Find Love in Three Easy Dreams by David Scotswood and The Mushroom by Jade Edwards. Charlton Arms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £9/£7, 01584 856564. Part of Ludlow Festival. Wed 2, Sat 5, Wed 9 & Sat 12 July SELF-HEALING POETRY Discover new treasures to help you through the rocky road of life in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. The Healing Centre, Time for You, Oswestry, 10am-4pm, £28 per day, tea/coffee provided, bring pad, pen and packed lunch. Led by experienced healer and poet, Bethany Rivers, M.A. 01686 650146. Fri 4 - Sun 13 July LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL Poetry, drama, film and music. Featuring Ian McMillan, Sharon Olds, Robert Hass, Deryn Rees Jones, Robin Robertson, Motionhouse Dance Company, folk singer Alasdair Roberts, actress Juliet Stevenson, Paul Henry, Kei Miller, The Poetry Trio and much more. www.poetry-festival.co.uk Mon 7 July RED PARROT POETRY READINGS Featuring Lyndon Davies, Graham Hartill and Jeremy Hilton. No. 46 Wine Bar, Presteigne, 7.30pm, £3, 01544 267675.

Sun 13 July BOOK SIGNING WITH VALERIE MCLEAN Ledbury artist and author will be talking informally to gallery visitors about the paintings and the poetry that inspired her new book about Edward Thomas. Blue Ginger, Home End Farm, Stiffords Bridge, Cradley, 1-4pm, free, 01886 880240. Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival. Fri 18 - Sun 20 July FESTIVAL AT THE EDGE Storytelling and music. Featuring Peppo and Armell Audigane, Tanya Batt, Peter Chand, John Edgar, Michael Harvey, Annemarie Krarup, Christine McMahon, Daniel Morden, Gail Nyoka, Openstorytellers, Sarah Rundle, Spud and Yam, Fred Versonnen and more. Stokes Barn, Much Wenlock, £105 adult weekend, £55 junior weekend, £272 family weekend, children under 7 free, camping £10 per adult, 01939 236626, www.festivalattheedge.org Thurs 24 July CLARE TREVIEN - THE SHIPWRECKED HOUSE In a sparkling new one-woman production, Clare Trevien evokes a shifting maritime landscape within the confines of troubled domesticity. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, £8/£6, 01874 611622. Closing date Fri 1 August WESTHOPE COLLEGE NEW OPEN POETRY COMPETITION Poems in English, any subject, up to 40 lines, two copies required. Prizes £200, £100, £50, £25. Entry fees £4 for first poem, £2 for subsequent poems, no limit. www.westhope.org.uk, postal entries to Westhope College, Craven Arms, SY7 9JL.

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SUMMER BRUNCH WITH TREVOR DAVIES/REMI HARRIS TRIO Also open our superb CAFÉ! Join us for jazz, brunch and a Champagne bar! The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Sat 12 July 10am-5pm 7TH MORTIMER COUNTRY FOOD FAIR Bucknell, SY7 0DH Off A4113 Knighton Road. With Jo Brand and James Strawbridge. Tel: 01547 530744 aardvaark@btconnect.com www.aardvark-books.com Lots of stalls and The Whisky River Quartet. Specialist in art, design, photography, history, gardening

OPEN EVERY DAY Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm

Comedy

Wed 2 July MILTON JONES AND PAUL ZERDIN Multi-award winning Milton Jones and the master ventriloquist, Paul Zerdin. Butty Bach Big Top Theatre, Ludlow Castle, 7.45pm, £25, 0844 248 5165 or www.ticketmaster.co.uk Part of Ludlow Festival. Thurs 3 July GARY DELANEY - PURIST TOUR 2014 Razor sharp, one-liner comedian. Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, 8pm, £14/£12.50, 01905 611427. Thurs 3rd July EDINBURGH FESTIVAL PREVIEW Featuring Jay Handley’s ‘Free Comic’, 8pm, £1, followed by live music with Old Dog Jackson. Crown Inn, Oakengates, 01952 610888. Fri 4 July THE KEN DODD HAPPINESS SHOW One of Britain’s funniest comedians, of legendary status. Butty Bach Big Top Theatre, Ludlow Castle, 7.45pm, £26, 0844 248 5165 or www.ticketmaster.co.uk Part of Ludlow Festival. From 10 July EDINBURGH FESTIVAL PREVIEWS 10 July - Roger Swift & Patrick Draper, 8pm, £1. 17 July - Jon Pearson, Freddie Farrell and Masai Graham, 8pm, £3. 24 July - Paul Savage and Roland Gent, 8pm, £3. 31 July - Mark Cram & Jon Williams followed by Open Mic Night, 8pm, £1. Crown Inn, Oakengates, 01952 610888.

Fri 11 & Sat 12 July COMEDY @ THE OLD MILL 11 July - Featuring Lloyd Griffith, Vikki Stone, Geins Family Gift Shop. 12 July - Featuring Katie Mulgrew, Sarah Bennetto and John Robins. 7.30pm, £5 in advance from The Old Mill Bar, High St, Llanidloes, 01686 412008. Fri 11 July WYESIDE COMEDY CLUB Featuring Geins Family Gift Shop, Stephen Bailey, Sarah Bennetto, Lloyd Griffith and Katie Mulgrew. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £8 in advance, £10 on the door, 01982 552555. Fri 11 & Sat 12 July COMEDY FESTIVAL Fri - Featuring Sarah Bennetto’s Funeral; Harriet Dyer: Barking at Aeroplanes; Fin Taylor: Real Talk. Sat - Jonny Awsum: Sexy Noises; Gein’s Family Giftshop: Volume 1; Lloyd Griffith: Voice of an Angel, Body of a Truck Driver. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, £5/£7 or £8 for both nights, 01497 821762. Fri 11 & Fri 25 July EDINBURGH FESTIVAL PREVIEWS 11 July - Jon Pearson and Jay Islaam, 8.30pm, £3. 25 July - Jay Handley, Freddie Farrell and Masai Graham, 8.30pm, £3. Elephant & Castle, Dawley, 07786 008714. Sat 12 July COMEDY @ CARAD Featuring Harriet Dyer, Lloyd Griffith and Jonny Awsum. Carad, Rhayader, 7.30pm, £5 in advance, £7 on the door, 01597 810192.

Henry Paker, Edinburgh Warm-Ups

Wed 16 July PETA SAMS A talk on swifts and swift conservation. Hosted by Pete Carty from the National Trust. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 01588 630023. Sat 19 July KIM GRAVELL Kim will be talking about her novel, ‘The Demon’s Call’ a paranormal adventure set in mid-Wales. Followed by a Q & A session and book signing. Great Oak Bookshop, Llanidloes, 11am-1pm. Tues 22 July AN EVENING WITH ANN WIDDECOMBE She had a formidable reputation in Parliament, however, on stage Ann is engaging, entertaining and refreshingly down to earth. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £16, 01432 340555.

Sat 12 & Sun 13 July COMEDY AT ERWOOD CRAFT CENTRE Featuring on Sat - John Robins, Harriet Dyer, Sarah Bennetto and Lloyd Griffith. Sun - Jonny Awsum, Geins Family Gift Shop, Lloyd Griffith and Katie Mulgrew. Erwood Craft Centre, near Builth Wells, 2pm, £5 tickets from Owen on 07852 216164. Wed 23 & Fri 25 July EDINBURGH WARM-UPS 23 July - Featuring Josh Widdicombe & Suzi Ruffell, 8pm, £10. 25 July - Featuring Angela Barnes & Henry Paker. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8pm, £8, 01584 878141. Wed 30 & Thurs 31 July JETHRO Cornish comedy legend with his very own unique brand of irresistible West Country tales. Suitable for ages 16+. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £19.50, 01432 340555.

Talks

Tues 1 July AN EVENING WITH RAY MEARS - THE OUTDOOR LIFE Ray Mears talks about his life and shares stories from his many years surviving the wilderness. Butty Bach Big Top Theatre, Ludlow Castle, 7.45pm, £25, 0844 248 5165 or www.ticketmaster.co.uk Part of Ludlow Festival. Thurs 3 July LUDLOW ART SOCIETY Lively talks and demonstrations by invited artists on all aspects of art. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £4 per session, 01584 878141. Sun 6 July AN EVENING WITH ROY HUDD Roy has tackled just about everything: stand-up, pantomime, music hall, farce, film, musicals and plays. Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, 7.30pm, £20, 01905 611427.

Sat 9 July HEREFORD CIVIC SOCIETY SUMMER STUDY DAY ‘Visiting Some Gems of Innovation in South Wales’. The tour will include visits to Magor Village, Parc Penallta, Bargoed Library and Cyfarthfa Castle Museum. Coach will leave Merton Meadow, Hereford at 9am, return 7pm, £20 per person, booking essential, 01981 580002.

Wed 23 July SOUTH WEST SHROPSHIRE GARDENING CLUB ‘Alpine Beauty in Northern Yunnan’. Talk by Duncan Coombs. Lydbury North Village Hall, 7.30pm, £3, 01588 620055. Sun 27 July PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE In conversation, discussing her life in musical theatre. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 3pm, £18.50, 01743 281281. Fri 1 August AN AUDIENCE WITH JENNI MURRAY Part of Church Strettton Arts Festival. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, £18, www.strettonfestival.org.uk Sat 2 August THE LOST WORLD OF BLETCHLEY PARK With Sinclair McKay. Part of Church Strettton Arts Festival. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, £16, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

Workshops & Courses Thurs 3 July BOOK CLUB The Sitting Room, Upper Galdeford, Ludlow, thesittingroomludlow@gmail.com

Thurs 10 & 24 July PHILOSOPHY CAFE An unexamined life...? An informal gathering bringing philosophy into life. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, free, 01981 500288. Patricia Routledge

Sun 20 July NURTURING & CULTIVATION A second helping of Emma Beynon’s creative writing. Willow Globe, near Rhayader, 11am-5pm, 01597 811487, www.shakespearelink.co.uk July & August LIVELY LIBRARIES PROJECT A series of family sessions, lasting two hours for adults and children aged 5+. ‘Endless Story Landscapes’ with Zoe Needle. 21 July - Ludlow Rockspring Community Centre, 01584 813600. 23 July - Bridgnorth Library 01746 763358. 18 Aug - Ludlow Library 01584 813600. 20 Aug - Bishop’s Castle Library 01588 638215. ‘Playing With Words’ with Sally Tonge. 15 Aug - Bridgnorth Library 01746 763358. 27 Aug - Bishop’s Castle Library 01588 638215. 27 Aug - Ludlow LIbrary 01584 813600. ‘Myth Makers’ with Polly Peters. 23 July - Bishop’s Castle Library 01588 638215. 28 July - Ludlow Library 01584 813600. 29 July - Bridgnorth Library 01746 763358. ‘Story Nests’ with Kate Johnston. 30 July - Bishop’s Castle Library 01588 638215. 11 Aug - Ludlow Library 01584 813600. 27 Aug - Bridgnorth Library 01746 763358. Arts Alive. Until 25 October ORIEL DAVIES WRITING COMPETITION With the theme ‘A Sense of Place’, convened and judged by Chris Kinsey. Poems of up to 50 lines each; or prose pieces of up to 1000 words each. Full competition entry guidelines go to www.orieldavies.org or 01686 625041. SPANISH CLASSES & LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE Mondays 6-7.30pm, advanced and Film Club. Wednesdays 11.30am-1pm, Intermediate. Castle Green Pavilion, Hereford. Email: pato@agua.nu, 07587 234720.

STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS at the Story Space Studio at Grange Court in Leominster. Explore the world of the Imagination and develop personal creativity. Full day sessions and short courses. Also Community Arts Days, School Projects, Early Years, Forest School and Birthday Parties. www.storyspace.co.uk Every 2nd Mon SIGN CAFE Open to hearing or deaf people. Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury, 6pm, 07769 031619. Every Tues SPANISH FOR BEGINNERS ONLY! Tomatitos Hay on Wye, 7-8.30pm. Learn and practice your Spanish now! Mely 01497 820991, 07837160505 Every Tues READING ROOM The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.30am-12.30pm, £48 per term, 01432 340555. First Wednesday of the month AYMESTREY POETRY GROUP The Riverside Inn, Aymestrey, 8pm. Tony Walton 01568 770177 or Meg Cox 01568 708160. First Wednesday of the month POETRY CAFE Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 878141. 4th Thurs of each month HAY-ON-WYE AMNESTY GROUP The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7-8pm, 01497 821153. 4th Sunday of each month (excluding Bank Holidays) WINGED WORD Storytelling club, venue for the spoken word at the Six Bells, Bishop’s Castle, 8.00pm. Free. Mike 07816 133372. International Poetry Writers’ Collective: Abergavenny 01873 856350 Leominster Writers' Circle, Leominster Community Centre, 01568 610451. Mid-Border Arts Writers’ Circle, Presteigne 3rd Tue, Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm. 01544 260255 Tenbury Writers’ Group Tenbury Library, 01584 812585. Border Poets 01547 530380.

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Will & Lottie O’Leary Upper House, Knucklas, Knighton, Powys

TEL: 01547 528 792 www.stonecarving.co.uk

green door Dugnadsånd

NCE, long ago, home to our ancestors might have been a long valley, with a deep forest and high hills and it would have reached as far as the horizon, shrinking at night to a central fire and the familiar faces gathered around. In those days, food was what people caught or grew and shelter was what they built for themselves. To survive, the tribe had to work together. These traditions have not disappeared. The origin of Bayanihan, for example, can be traced to a tradition in Philippine towns where community members help a family move to a new place by actually carrying the house there. They use a strong frame of bamboo poles to lift it up, with a man positioned at the end of each pole. In modern society, Bayanihan has also been adopted as a term that refers to a local civil effort to resolve national issues. The Amish barn raising is a tradition that is still kept today. The community pulls together to build a barn for a family or farm. A leader with experience and skills is chosen to manage the whole thing, whilst other elders lead work teams that include younger people taking part for the first time. Local farmers and foresters produce much of the timber for the barn and building skills are passed from generation to generation. It’s nothing like a bunch of builders from Brum turning up with a pile of breezeblocks and their diggers. A Talkoot is the Finnish expression for a gathering of friends and neighbours who set out to repair a community building or put homes or gardens in order for the summer and in Norway, the Dugnad is associated with outdoor spring cleaning and gardening and building in housing co-operatives. “Dugnadsånd” is translated as “the spirit of will to work together for a better community” which is regarded as a typical Norwegian thing to have. Mink’a is a type of traditional communal work in the Andes carried out for the benefit of the whole community and still practiced in indigenous communities in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile. Naffīr (‫ )ريفن‬is an Arabic word for the same idea, in which a group is recruited through family networks, in-laws and village neighbours for some particular purpose such as building a house or providing help during the harvest season. And so it goes on from country to country and culture to culture. People have always done stuff together. Important stuff. “Home Presteigne” is a cooperative organisation for housing. It was registered in 2013 as a Community Benefit Society, so that local people could plan and develop sustainable homes that are affordable to buy or rent and live in, based on local incomes.

Home Presteigne has been working hard to create a serious framework in which people of the town might take an active role in the whole process of affordable housing, whether they need homes or whether they simply wish to support. An event to launch Home Presteigne is being held on July 9th, at St Andrew’s Hall, Presteigne. The evening event starts at 7.30pm and the guest speaker is Jenny March from LILAC Housing Coop in Leeds.

Jenny will tell the story of how a group of people in Leeds built 20 homes with allotments and a common house on the site of an old school. This project was completed in September 2013. All of the homes are now occupied and are the subject of a study by the Department of Energy and Climate Change to get more specific data about just how much money is saved on fuel bills with new and super insulated construction methods. The evening will continue with a presentation of the results of the Presteigne Housing Questionnaire, and a Q&A session to talk about what might be possible next. www.home-presteigne.co.uk or look out for posters. Rachel Francis

Green Events

Thurs 3 July SPRING GREENS FAIR LTD AGM. Borderwood Farm, Almeley, 7.30pm, 07777 661252. Wed 9 July HOME PRESTEIGNE LAUNCH St Andrew’s Hall, (off Church Yard), Presteigne. Drop-In 3-6pm, tea, cakes, find out more, get involved. Talk by Jenny March of LILAC Housing, Leeds, 7.30pm. Plus results of Home Presteigne Questionnaire. Sun 13 July RHOS MARKET GARDEN OPEN DAY Featuring the First Radnorshire Worm Charming Championship, plant stall, wormeries, wormy films, tea and cakes, make clay worms, earthworms and organic growing and more. Rhos-y-Meirch, Knighton, 2-6pm, www.rhosorganic.co.uk, 01547 528315. Sat 26 & Sun 27 July LUDLOW FESTIVAL OF SMALL GARDENS 25 small gardens in Corve St, Steventon and Sandpits will be on show. A sculpture trail, art exhibitions and live music from Ludlow Jazz Quartet. 12-6pm, £7 ticket and map for one day, £12 for two days, from Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 878141. July THE CARTSHED 5 & 6 July - Build your own clay pizza oven, 10.30am3.30pm, £45 for Herefordshire residents, £70 non-Herefordshire residents. Salters Hill, near Ledbury. 12 July - Fun In the Woods, for ages 5-11 year olds, 2-4.30pm, £10. 15 July - Gardening Course, 10am-1pm, £35 all levels of experience, lunch incl. 21 & 28 July Bushcraft for the Family, 10m-3pm, £45 Herefordshire residents, £70 non-Herefordshire residents. Every Wed & Thurs Therapeutic Power of Woodland, 10am-3pm, £50. Newport House, Almeley, 07796 421373 www.thecartshed. co.uk

Ludlow LA 21 - David Currant - 01584 875501 davidcurrant@phonecoop.coop, www.ludlow21.org.uk Shrews. Friends of the Earth - http://www.shrewsfoe.org. uk- Frank Oldaker 01743 260971 frankoldaker@yahoo.co.uk Herefordshire Friends of the Earth - Paige Mitchell 01432 277857 - www.herefordshirefoe.org.uk co-ordinator@herefordshirefoe.org.uk Lightfoot Enterprises - The Old Primary School, Church St, Bishop’s Castle, Tel 01588 630683, E mail info@lightfoot.org.uk, www.lightfoot.org.uk Herefordshire Action for Mammals (HAM) Dave Smith, 7 Primrose Close, Hereford HR2 7QX. Tel. 01432 266937 davetreesmith@aol.com https://sites.google.com/site/herefordshiremammals/ Abergavenny & Crickhowell Friends of the Earth www.monmouthshiregreenweb.co.uk - Barry Greenwood 01873 852245, bgreenwood@ntlworld.com LLES – Llanidloes Energy Solutions - www.lles.co.uk Diana Berriman - 01686 411128 - office@lles.co.uk Brilley Mountain Eco - (Brilley and Michaelchurch Environment Group) - Peter Davies, 01497 831376, peterandgilldavies@hotmail.com Golden Valley Environment Group - Vanessa Hembling, 01981 550377, golden_valley@mail.com, www.goldenvalleyenvironmentgroup.org.uk Transition Hereford - Charlotte Lake 01432 343577 www.transitionhereford.org Rea Valley Environmental Group (ReaVEN) Aims to promote sustainability and environmental concerns throughout the Rea Valley. reaven@live.co.uk. Radnorshire Wildlife Trust - 01597 823298, info@rwtwales.org, www.rwtwales.org Presteigne Freecycle for Presteigne and surrounding area, groups.yahoo.com/group/presteignefreecycle. For other areas www.freecycle.org Upper Onny Wildlife Group. Meetings at The Crown Inn, Wentnor, Bishop’s Castle. Species surveys, recording and training (mostly summertime). John Muller email: jmuller983@gmail.com

Local Environmental Groups Knighton Tree Allotments Trust (KTAT): Christine Baker 01547 529990. Presteigne Freegle (formerly Presteigne Freecycle) Terry Wells 07766 097600 www.freegle.in/presteigne Transition in Hay-on-Wye, Stephen Ainsleigh Rice, 01497 820332 and tthayonwye@googlemail.com Hay-on-Wye Friends of the Earth, meets on 3rd Thursday every month at Kilverts Hotel, Hay-on-Wye. 01497 82153 gareth@cyrusgardendesign.co.uk Hereford Christian Ecology Group, meets occasionally for talks and outings. 01432 279740Transition Ledbury Paul/ Beverley Kinnaird 01531 634788 or transitionledbury@googlemail.com. Transition Leominster, Regular meetings, contact Ann Ashley, 01885 420473 or Anne Adams, 01568 780886. Knucklas Castle Community Land Project (KCCLP), secretary Kevin Jones, 01547 520266, www,knucklascastle.org.uk, info@knucklascastle.org.uk Hereford Carbon Rationing Action Group www.carbonrationing.org.uk - Vey Straker - T: 01432 840955 - M: 07961 125470 - vey.straker@virgin.net Kington Local Environment & Energy Network (KLEEN) meets regularly 2nd Thursday of every month, 7.30pm, The Oxford Arms, Kington. Planning local action, supporting initiatives, open to all. Contact kleen@momentary-lapse.co.uk Teme Valley Environment Group - Anne-Mary Davies 01547 528833 Will O’Leary - 01547 528792 amdskyborry@hotmail.com www.tveg.org.uk Transition Presteigne meets first Thurs of every month, (except Jan, April & Aug), Wine Bar, Presteigne, 7.30pm, 01544 267768 or email transitionpresteigne@gmail.com Green Presteigne - Nigel Griffin - 01544 267437 nigel.griffin@btopenworld.com www.greenpresteigne. wikispaces.com.

complementary therapies Disclaimer. We would like to emphasise that these listings relate to COMPLEMENTARY medicine practitioners. Broad Sheep does not endorse any of the practitioners or healing methods listed. We provide no recommendation and take no responsibility for their content.

A RANGE OF THERAPIES AVAILABLE IN LEOMINSTER including Indian Head Massage; Aromatherapy Massage and Reflexology. Humphrey Clement Bsc MFHT offers an holistic personal approach using organically sourced products where possible. On-site Chair Massage available for groups or in the workplace. To enhance your mental or physical wellbeing call 07702 038063 for a consultation or email healing.rose@icloud.com www.healing-rose.co.uk ACCREDITED COUNSELLOR AND THERAPIST, experience of all ages including young people, and of individuals, couples and groups, offers confidential sessions, short or long-term, in the Knighton and Presteigne areas. Richard Lewis MSc (Intergrative Psychotherapy), PG Dip (Supervision), MA, FTCL, FRSA, British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. 01547 510360 or 07951 304457. A is for ACUPUNCTURE with Joanna Bruce RGN, B.Ac, M.B.Ac.C. Traditional Acupuncture for pain management, acute and/or chronic health problems. Phone for free initial discussion on 01568 709142. Stoneleigh, Kingsland, HR6 9QS. registered and insured with the British Acupuncture Council since 1986. ACUPUNCTURE. Sandy Sandaver Lic Ac MBAcC. I practice an integrated style of acupuncture using 5 element and TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and am a member of the British Acupuncture Council. I also carry out home visits. Hay Acupuncture Clinic, Rose Cottage, Cusop Dingle, Hay-On-Wye 01497 821625/07980 596218 sandysandaver@onetel.com or www.hayacupunctureclinic.co.uk ANDREW WEBSTER HYPNOTHERAPY AND N.L.P. CLINIC Whitton Court, Whitton, near Ludlow, SY8 3AB. www.aquariuswavesofchange.co.uk 01584 891170. Peaceful therapy in beautiful surroundings. A.P. VET LTD Veterinary Acupuncture and Physiotherapy, broad range of conditions treated including musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, respiratory and skin. Team approach to rehabilitation for horses and dogs to get your athlete back into action. www.ap-vet.co.uk, 01497 851608. ALEXANDER TECHINIQUE in Hay-on-Wye. Learn to eliminate and avoid aches and pains by becoming more aware of how the whole body works. Philippa Morrell BA MSTAT. Please ring me or go to my website for more information. www. philippamorrell.co.uk 01497 822967. ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE in Hereford. Individual lessons and small groups with Ann Rowan MSTAT. BA. ARCM, 01432 279536. ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE in Leominster HR6 8QJ. Individual lessons with Janet Jameson MSTAT. 01568 613467. AROMATHERAPY MASSAGE, REFLEXOLOGY AND REIKI TREATMENTS IN HEREFORD These natural therapies can be wonderfully relaxing and aid healing. Experienced holistic therapist with adults and children (ex-nurse) working from own therapy room. Home visits can be arranged if necessary. Reasonable rates and Gift Vouchers available. Natural Therapies : Contact Alison 07788 547255 AROMATHERAPY & REFLEXOLOGY TREATMENTS OFFERED IN LUDLOW. Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils extracted from plants, which have a number of properties, that may, when used, help improve overall emotional health. Reflexology can be a wonderfully relaxing treatment that in turn may help relieving everyday tension. Both treatments may aid you in your overall improve sense of well being. Contact Emily Baker BA Hons, MIFPA, MAR and CNHC registered, on 01584 529053 or 07775 652993.

BOWEN TECHNIQUE - JOY PEARMAN. Also reflexology, Pilates and Zumba classes. Ledbury, Bromyard, Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford areas. 01432 820484. BODYWORK & HEALING with Hilary Foxwell BTAA, AHSC, GWCG. Recovery, self-maintenance, health & wellbeing for your individual needs. Bowen treatment for muscle, skeletal, nerve, respiratory, intestinal conditions. Alexander tuition to retrain muscle action, breathing, body-mind reactions. Energy release for stress, grief, old trauma. Practitioner since 1984. Home visits if needed. Clinics in Tenbury Wells, Bromyard and Ludlow. 01584 819010. CHARLOTTE HALL COUNSELLING based in LUDLOW. I work in a quiet central office in Ludlow, offering you space to explore and understand whatever may be troubling you. I am here to help you seek empowerment. Enable self development and awareness through empathic listening and support. I work with a wide range of issues: communication, relationship breakdowns, depression, anxiety, loss, work stress/bullying and low self esteem to name a few. BACP Accredited. www.charlottehallcounselling.co.uk 07855 299579 charlottehallcounselling@gmail.com COMPANY IN THE WILD - walking and talking, peaceful companionship outdoors, healing of the wild. For times in life when events, grief, raw emotions feel overwhelming. Contact Katrinn on KatrinnDavey@yahoo.com or 01544 388689 for more details. CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHOTHERAPY Specialist in treating & assessing children & young people with mental health or behavioural issues or dealing with distressing situations. I also offer support to parents, carers and adopters (providing them with a space to think separately about their children) or work with parents/carers and children together. I am also able to help mothers and babies with attachment issues. I can provide supervision to other therapists, consultations and training to professionals. I can provide services at the Family Place in Hay-on-Wye and Hereford, I can provide services throughout the area. ACP accredited. ValĂŠrie Mortin BSc. 07961 885646 or Email: vivalavie@yahoo.com COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY for depression, anxiety, panic, stress, OCD, relationship problems and more! Couple counselling, relationship counselling and individual counselling for most issues. Sessions held in the Presteigne area, Leominster and Hereford. Contact Gail Venables on 01544 350384 or see www.cbtgail.co.uk. MBACP (Accred). COUNSELLING: Space for you to explore issues that are troubling you in a confidential, safe, supportive and nonjudgemental environment. I offer short and long term, low cost, individual integrative counselling. I have experience of working with a range of issues including anger, anxiety, bereavement, depression, disability, eating disorders, low self-esteem and confidence, illness, relationship problems, rape, self-harm, sexuality and stress. South Shropshire/Powys borders. Alison Trott FdA (Counselling), PGDip (couns), MBACP. Contact trott912@btinternet.com 07791 013587. CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY with Jess Pailthorpe RCST Safe, effective, light-touch treatments to help you heal & repair. Muscle/joint problems, stress, anxiety, fatigue, traumaâ&#x20AC;Ś.Clinics in Leominster, Kingsland and Hereford. Phone to talk or book: 07981 866 667 / www.touchtreetherapy.co.uk

COUNSELLING IN LUDLOW area. Talk in complete confidence, with warmth and without judgement, with Julia Walling BA(Hons), PGCE, Dip.EH.P.NLP (BHR), MAC. In private practice for 25 years, I am trained in a wide variety of therapies and combine them to meet your needs. Clients consistently report improvements in wellbeing within a few sessions. Panic/anxiety specialist. Short and long term for individuals, couples and families. 01584 874636 07796 596451 julia.walling@btinternet.com and www.juliawalling.co.uk EMOTIONAL THERAPYAnne Cummings MFETC (Adv Dip) BAoG (Dip). Safe, effective therapy to improve and enhance personal potential. Specialist knowledge and experience with panic attacks, anger issues, severe anxiety, bullying, bereavement and depression. If you have difficulty relating to others, or persistent, troublesome emotions call Anne on 01547 530977. See also www.thewritetofeel.com See also www.thewritetofeel.com FLOWER ESSENCES THERAPY. One-to-one sessions for personal development, to enhance well-being by working on emotional/mental attitudes, inner disharmony and other imbalances. Essences can be used for a wide range of issues, including lack of confidence, concerns and worries, despondency and sadness, relationship issues, unhelpful negative emotions, adjusting to change, and upsets and distress. Based in Rosson-Wye, I also offer animal sessions within a ten-mile radius. If you would like to find out more, please contact Jill Stern, BFVEA (adv): 01989 563147 www.bfvea.com FOOT HEALTH PRACTITIONER Fully Registered CRB checked and also RGN, diabetes / wound care experience. Home visits in Herefordshire area. Prices vary according to treatment. Many foot ailments treated. Google: Dishleyfoothealth for price details or call 01568 613298, Mob 07816 988196. HEALING THROUGH POETRYConnecting deeper with yourself, finding insights in your life, helping to find light at the end of the tunnel - looking at select and accessible poems, your written responses to them can open new doors and offer new illuminations. No knowledge of poetry necessary. Led by experienced healer and poet, Bethany Rivers (M.A.) bethanyrivers77@hotmail.co.uk www.writingyourvoice.org.uk 01686 650146. HEALING and COUNSELLING in Bishops Castle. ESH is a method of healing which works with the human energy system in a gentle and nourishing way. It helps to relieve energy blockages which may be causing physical, emotional or spiritual difficulties. I am also a fully qualified personal counsellor with over 20 years experience and an accredited CRUSE bereavement counsellor. Contact Philomena Houlihan-Wood B.A., Cert. ESH, Dip.Couns. Tel : 01588 638242. Email: Philomena@soul-healing.net Web : www.soul-healing.net MASSAGE THERAPY, INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE, LUXURY FOOT MASSAGE, ORGANIC FACIAL with Marian Hardiman (MTI CNHC). No set routine, just careful attention to what the individual needs. Clinics in Presteigne (The Retreat) and Hereford (Neal’s Yard Remedies) or at your workplace or event. 07816 981454, marian@silvanmassage.com or www.silvanmassage.com. JENNIFER HODGE DO Registered Osteopath. Cranial Osteopath. The Old Rectory, New Radnor 01544 350241. HOMOEOPATHY: Annabel Stacey ACH. Homoeopathy supports the body’s own efforts to heal itself and can be used effectively to treat both emotional and physical disorders. Treatment is adapted to the individual needs of each patient, taking all their symptoms into account. If you would like to find out more or make an appointment please contact me on 07960 865564 or annabelstacey@yahoo.co.uk (clinics in Ludlow and Shrewsbury).

HOMOEOPATHY Sandy Underhill RSHom. Homoeopathy is a system of medicine which involves treating the individual with highly diluted substances, given mainly in tablet form, with the aim of triggering the body’s natural system of healing. Based on their individual symptoms, the homeopath will match the most appropriate medicine to each patient. Clinics in Llandrindod Wells, Kington and Presteigne. 01597 851021. LEOMINSTER NATURAL HEALTH CENTRE: Qualified therapists offer acupuncture, structural re-alignment, medical herbal medicine, remedial and holistic massage, reflexology, ear candling, reiki, psychotherapy, cognitive behaviour and couple counselling, hypnotherapy, health kinesiology, nutrition at the Leominster Natural Health Centre, Community Centre, Leominster, 01568 616411, www.leominstercommunitycentre.com. MARIE HUDSON. Yoga classes in Presteigne and Titley. One-to-one tuition available for individual needs. Registered Association for Yoga Studies practitioner. Registered with Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council for Yoga Therapy. 01544 260352. MASSAGE THERAPY Injuries, stress, relaxation. Claire Williams I.T.E.C. / N.I.M. 01544 267172. Clinics in Presteigne, Ludlow and Hereford. MASSAGE THERAPY with Jess Pailthorpe MTI Theraputic bodywork to release muscular tension, encourage calm and assist recovery. Clinics in Leominster and Hereford. Phone to talk or book: 01568 708836 www.touchtreetherapy.co.uk PAMELA SPENCELEY MNIMH Medical Herbalist and Allergy Therapist 01568 770614 / 01584 878123 PHYSIOTHERAPY, CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY, REFLEXOLOGY & YOGA with Hermione Evans, Chartered Physiotherapist at Radnor Physiotherapy. For all back and neck pain, headaches, sports injuries, RSI, stress related illness and more. To discuss your needs or to make an appointment, please phone 01544 350691 or email contact@radnorphysiotherapy. co.uk or view www.radnorphysiotherapy.co.uk PSYCHIC READINGS: Clairvoyance, Tarot & Astrology (tape inc). Gifted & compassionate reader with over 20 yrs professional experience. Personal readings from home (near Hereford); at Zenith in Leominster on Thursdays; & telephone readings (pre-booked). ROWIE (M.BPRB) 01432 820684. REFLEXOLOGY including auricular reflexology and fertility/ maternity reflexology. Qualified 2003. Experience of working with people with physical and learning disabilities. Catherine Brown, FHT MA, 07960 989894. Home visits available, (Ludlow area). SHIATSU BODYWORK with Sarah Churcher-Owen ds.mrss. Bodywork received fully clothed on a comfortable futon mat. Releasing and nurturing techniques for muscles, joints and energy flow, with meridian massage to support the body, mind and spirit. Helpful with many conditions, physically and emotionally. Supporting your wellbeing. Qualified since 1996 and registered with www.shiatsusociety.org (more info). Treatments at www.naturalharmonycentre.co.uk Llanerfyl SY21 - 01938 820663 or Lydbury North SY7 - 01588 680496. SPIRITUAL HEALER Naturally gifted in releasing emotional grief in present and past lives. 24 years professional experience with physical and mental health. Private healing sessions and talks given. Gillian Williamson, MNFSH. Field House, Kinnerton. 01547 560874.

YOGA IN PRESTEIGNE

Group classes and individual tuition Marie Hudson 01544 260352 www.theyogapractice.org.uk

SIAM SMILE TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE BY (GAN) JANYARAK MORRIS. Stressed out? Neck and shoulders tension from too much time on computer? Low back pain? Or just want to pamper yourself? I can help! I am qualified in Traditional Thai Massage, Reflexology-Foot Massage, Facial Massage and Aromatherapy. Certificates recognized by the Ministry of Education in Thailand. Ground Floor, 3 Broad Street, Knighton LD7 1BL. Tel: 07538 572123 or (eve) 01547 550249 www.siamsmilettm.webs.com SPIRITUAL MEDIUM - Emily Baker, clairvoyant, clairsentient, and clairaudient, spiritual art, offering individual or party bookings. For more information call Ludlow 01584 529053 or 07775 652993.

Workshops

WORKSHOP LISTINGS - Single listings are free. Year round, ongoing workshops will cost £40 per year for inclusion in the magazine and website.

Thurs 3 & 17 July THE BLEDDFA MEDITATION GROUP The Hall Barn/Chapel, The Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 10.15am, 01547 550377.

Wed 2, Sat 5, Wed 9 & Sat 12 July SELF-HEALING POETRY Discover new treasures to help you through the rocky road of life in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. The Healing Centre, Time for You, Oswestry, 10am-4pm, £28 per day, tea/coffee provided, bring pad, pen and packed lunch. Led by experienced healer and poet, Bethany Rivers, M.A. 01686 650146.

July BASIC MASSAGE CLASSES WITH BEATRIX VEAL 6 & 13 July - Body Massage, 4.30-7.30pm, £40 each or £70 per couple. 27 July - Body Awareness, seated clothed massage and self massage, 4.30-7.30pm, £20 per person. 3 Aug - Pressing, Rocking, Squeezing and Holding, 11am-5pm, £40 each or £70 per couple. All at The Pavilion, Castle Green, Hereford, 07813 778012. HEDGEROW MEDICINE, KITCHEN PHARMACY: Herbal Medicine Making Courses with Rowan McOnegal, Medical Herbalist. Practical weekend courses which explore identifying, growing, harvesting, drying, storing and using herbs. Covers the basic principles of herbal medicine, and making and using teas, tinctures, infused oils, ointments, creams, syrups, inhalations and baths. www.rowanmconegal. co.uk or 01531 670075. YOGA AT MOCCAS VILLAGE HALL Small group class on Monday evenings, suitable for eanyone, with or without experience. Please contact Nicky Jaques for further details 07817 268689 nickyjaquesyoga@gmail.com SCARAVELLI INSPIRED YOGA WITH DOROTHY WATKINS Kindle Centre, Hereford, Mon & Thurs 9-10am. Belmont Community Centre - Tues - Parent Yoga 9am and 10.15am. All Ages Yoga 11.30am. Wed - Pregnancy Yoga 9am. Parent & Toddler Yoga 10.15am. All Ages Yoga 11.30am. 01981 580453.

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MACADAM PIANO

Jeanne is a sorceress, a clown and a

sweet violinist.

Jean Louis is an astonishing pianist

who can play anything - Ragtime, Chopin, Fats Waller, or Debussy

And then there is the piano.... and the piano can dance!

PRODUCTION

Thursday 10 July THE WORKHOUSE GALLERY, PRESTEIGNE 7.30pm Tickets ÂŁ15 including a 2 course dinner. Booking 01544 267864 (in partnership with The Presteigne & Norton Twinning Association)

Friday 11 July - THE NEW INN, PEMBRIDGE 7pm and 9pm Book for a meal or come and have a drink and watch the show. 01544 388427 Saturday 12 July - THE COURTYARD, HEREFORD 12.45pm and 2pm Outside on the Veranda - Free