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Contents Small Ads 4 Art 6 Art workshops 9 Cinema 16 Dance 18 City tales 20 Food 21 Music 22 Music workshops 35 Venues 37 Band directory 38 Theatre 40 Word 44 Grass roots 46 Comp therapies 48 We take no responsibility for the veracity of the information herein Pete Mustill Mayfield, Stapleton, Nr Presteigne, Powys LD8 2LW Tel: 01544 260051 Email: info@broadsheep.com Website: www.broadsheep.com

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OU probably read about the first driverless car fatality. It happened a couple of weeks ago in Florida. A Tesla car with an automatic pilot system ran into the side of a white truck in bright sunlight while the driver was supposedly watching a Harry Potter film. Tesla immediately claimed this was the first fatality in 130 million miles of driverless cars, as distinct from the usual figure of one fatality per 90 million miles of conventional driving. Don’t worry, nothing is going to stop the march of the driverless vehicle, especially if Google has anything to do with it. They are up to their neck in driverless technology, to the tune of billions and billions of dollars. (Google search refuses to tell me the exact amount!) So how is this going to pan out on the roads of Britain? I guess I can sort of imagine the M4 with three lanes of Google cars and the occasional Tesla, gently humming along exactly 30 feet away from the one in front and the one behind at a steady 69mph, while inside the vehicles contented little businessmen are busy clacking away on their laptops trying to finish their accounts before they get to Swindon. But there are a few typically British scenarios I find it much harder to envisage. 1. The early days. There will just be one or two self-driving vehicles on the motorway which is full of roadworks and traffic jams. Every time your self-drive tries to get 30 feet away from the car in front, some idiot in a white van jumps into the space. Your self-drive slams on the anchors, the bloke behind (a yobbo in a Citroen Saxo with a big exhaust) starts hooting and trying to ram you up the arse. Meanwhile the kids in the car next to you are leaning out the windows trying to watch your Harry Potter movie. It’s driverless hell on wheels. 2. Most people I know and 75% of the population (Broad Sheep estimated figures) drive ratty old 12 year old Renaults that barely scraped through the last MOT. Most of the rest drive uninsured 25 year old death traps (Broad Sheep estimated figures). What happens when they all start going wrong? What happens when the electronics on your computer start seizing up? One minute you are flat out, the next you are madly swapping lane to lane giving the passengers heart attacks and severly imparing your ability to concentrate on the plot of the Harry Potter movie. But most worrying of all - what happens to all those taxi drivers and posh people’s chauffeurs? Rolls Royce have already launched their new driverless prototype which is basically a large ‘World of Leather ’ sofa whith a roof and no visible wheels. It is also probably the ugliest car known to man. 3. This next is the really worrying point. How are driverless cars meant to cope with the Radnorshire lanes. When you get into that eyeball to eyeball situation on a single track lane, who backs down first if there is no driver? Will the autopilot know there is a large entrance to a field of cows just round the corner you can duck into? What happens when it encounters five very young and stupid six-week old lambs that need to be shepherded carefully back

through the hole in the hedge? I am also worried about the inevitable transfer of the technology to other transport vehicles. Obviously the tractor drivers are going to love it. (They are already on their mobile phones 24/7 as you may have noticed). In the future they will probably just be able to head off down the pub and leave the John Deere to plough up the bottom pasture on it’s own. But what about driverless motorbikes? How safe will they be? What about driverless bicycles? I mean literally driverless bicycles just driving around the roads getting in everyone’s way, with nobody on them! I’m sorry I know I’m a stupid old Luddite, but it’s just not going to work. We need a different vision of the future, something more sci-fi, something more HG Wells, and I think I’ve found it. For a long time I’ve been of the opinion that we need very small cars that don’t go very fast. It’s a no-brainer, especially considering how quickly we are trashing the environment. But being ‘only human’ we want something with a bit of style. The American car collector and chat show host, Jay Leno is a great fan of a designer called Randy Grubb. This is a picture of Randy’s Decopod scooter. My plan is you are given one of these fabulous Dan Dare looking scooters by the state when you are 18 and that’s it. If you want anything with a roof or that takes two or more people, you take a bus or a train on the new super countrywide national transport service. Otherwise you walk. Game over. All Britain’s congestion problems - gone. All emission problems - gone. All factories churning out Decopods as fast as they can. Hang on, this is beginning to sound a bit political. I was trying to stay off politics, I’ll leave that to Stef Mo. He’s much more amusing on page 20. Cover pic: Red Priest, Church Stretton Arts Festival, 8 August

small ads JAZZ PIANO TUITION A specially created course for beginners through to intermediate level students. Also coaching for Associated Board jazz exams. Now taking students in Presteigne and surrounding area. Simon Deeley, 07890 303681. simon.deeley@aol.com

PERCUSSIONIST/DRUMMER WANTED. Fancy playing a set of Concert Timpani!! We have the instruments but need a player. Ludlow Orchestra require a Timpanist from the start of our new season in September. Don’t worry if your music reading skills are rusty as our first concert in Dec is not too technical, we can also help arrange instruction. If you are enthusiastic and can manage to come to rehearsals every second Sunday evening in Winstanstow (we might even be able to help with transport) we want you. For further information - jimfromludlow@gmail.com EARDISLAND QUALITY CRAFT FAIR 22ND OCTOBER, 10am-4pm. 23 stalls at St Mary’s Church. Food available all day in the nearby village hall. Follow signs for car parking. ABUNDANT EARTH BOOKKEEPING SERVICES. AAT trained with practise experience. I offer a professional but friendly service! Give me your bag of receipts and I’ll give you the figures for your tax return. No job too small. Phone or email Caroline on 07495 701777 abundantearthbooks@gmail.com AMANDA’S HOME HELP AND KITCHEN Providing quality home help. Do you need assistance with: Cooking, quality home cooking using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Baking and vegetarian cooking as well as any special dietary requirements. I can also help with cleaning, shopping, and light gardening. I am happy to chat to you over the phone about your needs at home. Please phone me on my mobile: 07843007421 or email me on amandaoprice@gmail.com FEMALE BRASS PLAYERS WANTED, trumpet and trombone. Also, front man deputy and drummer deputy wanted for The Time Bandits. Call 07884 245665. CELLO, BASS, PIANO AND FLUTE LESSONS Contact Ludlow 01584 875659. BACK TO THE LAND? Our First Steps in Smallholding courses are held on our own family-run holding near Bromyard. ‘Bee Ready’ is designed to prepare you to get your own hives in 2016 by giving you background information and plenty of hands-on opportunities. One to one beekeeping tuition is also available. ‘Animal Farm’ is a practical look at keeping livestock in your back garden or on your own plot - everything from purchasing stock to housing and feeding. For details of these and other courses please email woodruffbank@btinternet.com or ring 01886 884752. SPANISH TUITION - Get ready for your trip to Spain? Book a one off class or a handful of lessons, call Moira in New Radnor: 01544 350533. VIOLIN/VIOLA LESSONS All styles, all ages, beginners to advanced. Help with composition, theory, aural training. Accompaniment also offered. Ring Tony on 01544 321925 or visit his website: http://camelmusic.co.uk for a CV and more information.

BLACKSMITHING EVENING CLASSES AND SHORT COURSES at Bluefoot Forge. For details, phone 01544 267810. info@wherethelightgetsin.co.uk or visit www.wherethelightgetsin.co.uk

CHAIR CANING / RUSHING Furniture repairs. Advice. Paul Richards 01544 209067. LONDON FLAT, HOLIDAY OR SHORT-BREAK LETS Portobello Road/Nottinghill Gate area. Sleeps up to 5. Please call 01544 260352 email: peter.rda@freeuk.com P/T OR OCCASIONAL WORK WANTED Cheerful, fit, educated, mature woman seeks employment. Clean driving licence, DBS checked. Anything considered from office/business support to house sitting including driving, gardening and dog walking. Phone Katie 01547 520328. WORKSHOPS FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS CLINIC: Our new season of workshops will start in September. Sign up for our newsletter at www.smallbusinessclinic. co.uk to get the timetable sent to you by email, or call us on 07825 987114. FOR SALE 3 BED HOUSE ON AWARD WINNING ECO ESTATE £325,000 OIRO. 4 year old detached eco-house on a unique small estate with allotments, chicken, pig and bee keeping groups, an orchard, woodland and a variety of optional community activities. On the edge of the vibrant market town of Bishop’s Castle with several thriving pubs, 2 micro-breweries, local shops, schools, farmers market, sports centre. In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty popular with walkers, cyclists, artists, naturalists and musicians and close to the towns of Ludlow, Hereford and Shrewsbury and 40 mins to the M54. 01588 638996 / 07715745175. On Rightmove. A STITCH IN TIME Careful repairs & creative alterations to well-loved clothes. Vintage a speciality. Anne 01544 267997. COURTYARD ANTIQUES, HIGH ST, PRESTEIGNE. A most unusual shop offering an eclectic and interesting collection of fine quality antiques, decorative and quirky items, Staffordshire pottery, country furniture and books. 01544 267033. aeleavis@yahoo.co.uk www.facebook.com/courtyardantiquespresteigne PRESTEIGNE.ORG.UK ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS FROM ONLY 50P PER WEEK 1000 direct unique hits per month, top of the page on Google when you type in Presteigne, all administrative work done by volunteers, project is not for profit. SUPPORT YOUR TOWN WEBSITE. Very cheap rates: 50p per week, or full page £1 per week. For more information go to www.presteigne.org.uk, email jtennanteyles@gmail.com or telephone James Tennant-Eyles on 01544 267363.

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art POWYS Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne, LD8 2LL 01544 260149 25 Aug - 3 Sept ‘Works on Paper’. SIR SIDNEY NOLAN. Part of Presteigne Festival. Open daily during the festival 11am-5pm. Radnorshire Museum, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5DL 01597 824513 5 Aug - 17 Sept ‘Welsh Legends’. DAVID WARD - original paintings and illustrations. Open Tues-Sat and Bank Holidays 10am-4pm. Ivy House Gallery, Montgomery 01686 668746 Aug Local artists and locally produced crafts. Open daily 9am-5pm. Courtyard Antiques, High St, Presteigne, 01544 267033 Aug Art from the last 216 years. Open Mon-Sat 10am-3pm. Facebook, Courtyard Antiques, Presteigne. Globe at Hay, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821762 Until 4 Sept AMY LE BAILLY analogue photographs on film, employing manual techniques using basic or ‘toy’ cameras popular in years gone by. STACEY WILDING assembled sculptural works which utilise unwanted book material and natural found objects. Open Wed-Sun 9.30am-5pm. Knighton Fine Art, 2 Broad Street, Knighton 01547 528052 Aug ‘I do Like to be Beside the Seaside’. Holiday ideas from JOHN ROGER BRADLEY, JULIENNE BRAHAM, JOHN BRATBY, DRUSILLA COLE, GILL CROZIER, ANDY HAZELL, LINCOLN PUGH JENKINS, LAURA LUNN, ANTHEA STILWELL, JANE THOMAS. C20th art, greetings cards and local crafts. Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm. The Hay Makers, St John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5BN 01497 820556 www.haymakers.co.uk Until 18 Sept JILL BARNEBY - prints. DANIEL BOYLE & BETHAN JONES - ceramics. CAROLINE FINDLAY, NANCY PICKARD & JULIE ROBINSON - jewellery. TAMSIN ABBOTT - stained glass. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555 Until end Sept SIMON LILLY photographic landscapes, digital work, woodblock prints and relief sculptures. Open theatre times.

Mid Wales Art Centre, Caersws 01686 688369 Aug Summer Show THE ROYAL WATERCOLOUR SOCIETY OF WALES - the landscape and life of Wales in all forms. Until Oct Sculpture Trail 2016. Open Thurs - Sun 11am-4pm. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 01544 260777 6 Aug Arts and Crafts from local makers. Open 10am-3pm. 25 - 30 Aug ‘Pushing the Envelope’. Part of Presteigne Festival. A stunning collection of large decorated envelopes celebrating the 175th anniversary of the postage stamp. Open 10am-5pm. Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth 01654 703355 Until 10 Sept ‘Water and Ice, Hammer and Chisel’. MEIC WATTS. Until 13 Aug ‘Anthropocene’. GLENN MORRIS - an exhibition of sculpture as a response to the very real and enormous impact man has had on the environment and the future of life itself. Until 10 Sept ‘Summer Canvases’ WYNNE JENKINS. Until 29 Oct A selection from the Tabernacle Collection including works by CEFYN BURGESS, ANEURIN JONES, PETER McNALLY & CHRISTINE MILLS. Until 1 Sept Tabernacle Art Competition. This year the them is part of the ‘Coleridge in Wales’ festival. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes 01686 413467 Until 3 Sept ‘Minerva Quilts 16’. The Quilt Association annual summer show. 10.30am-4.30pm, closed Sundays. Oriel Andrew Lamont Gallery, Theatr Brycheiniog, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622 1 Aug ‘Natural History’. SIMON ROYER & MORAG COLQUHOUN a variety of fine art, photographs and craft. Open theatre times. Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown 01686 625041 Until 29 Aug ‘Radical Craft: Alternative Ways of Making’. 34 international and UK artists who express their creativity beyond the bounds of convention. Until 29 Aug ‘Moving On’. ELIZABETH BRICKELL. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

The Old School House Gallery, The Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton 01547 550377 From 27 Aug Open Exhibition featuring a selection of local artists. Open FriSun 10.30am-4.30pm. Shepherd’s Ice Cream Parlour, 9 High Town, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821898 Aug PIPPA HEAVEN - Paris street photographs. Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm, Sat 9.30am-6pm, Sun 10.30am-5.30pm. Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture, Berriew, Welshpool, SY21 8PJ 01686 640689 26 - 28 Aug ‘Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture Celebrates 25 Years’. Including the re-opening jewellery performance extravaganza on 28 Aug. Open 12-4pm, £3/£1.50. Court Cupboard Gallery, Llantillo Petholey, Abergavenny, NP7 8AU 01873 852011 Until 8 Sept MAX SUFFIELD enviromental artist. CLAIRE CAWTE textiles. Open 10.30am-5pm. Tower House Gallery, 29 High St, Knighton 01547 529530 Aug ADAM TAYLOR. Wed-Sat 9.30am-5pm. Brecon Guildhall, Bulwark, Brecon www.breconjazz.com 12 - 14 Aug ‘Women in Jazz’. Open 2.15pm-4pm. The Workhouse Studio, Presteigne Industrial Estate 01544 267864 25 - 30 Aug Festival Exhibition. ‘A Stillness Preoccupied: Paintings and Drawings from the Welsh Border Country’. SIMON DORRELL. Plus rare antique carpets and kilims. Cafe. Tues-Sat 10am-4pm. HEREFORDSHIRE Leg of Mutton, 17 Duke St, Kington 01544 231563 www.legofmutton. wordpress.com Aug ‘Silver Linings’. WALLY GILBERT - drawings. DEBBIE MARSH jewellery. Open 20 & 21 Aug, 11am-5pm, and then by appointment through 31 August. The Market Hall, Mill St, Kington 19 - 21 Aug KINGTON ART SOCIETY. Open 10am-5pm daily. 01544 388708. 20 Aug KINGTON ART AND CRAFT MARKET. A range of high quality work by local artists and craft makers. Craft making during the summer months. Open 10am-4pm, 07867 483135.

Rachel Ricketts RBSA, 54 Bridge St, Kington

Sir Sidney Nolan, The Rodd, Presteigne

Patrick Howse, Silk Top Hat Gallery, Ludlow

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54 Bridge St, Kington, HR5 3DJ 01544 231527 www.rachelrickettsrbsa.com 1 Aug - 10 Sept ‘Escape from the Menagerie’. Grand studio sale. RACHEL RICKETTS RBSA - sculpture, paintings and painted sculpture. Open 11am-7pm daily, phone to check. The Cider Museum, Pomona Place, Hereford HR4 0EF 01432 354207 Until 31 Dec John Evelyn (1620-1796), famous diarist and author. Open daily 10am-5pm, closed Sun. Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Road, Hereford, HR1 2UA 01432 263937 Until 20 Aug ‘Open Eyes, Open Minds - Summer Colour’. STELLA HIDDEN paintings. BERYL MORGANS - glass. 24 Aug - 18 Sept ‘Truth, Lies and Distant Stars’. VIVIENNE SOLE AND JANE TUDGE. Open 10am-5pm during h.Art week. Wed-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 10am-1pm. Framing also available. Tinsmiths, 8a High St, Ledbury, HR8 1DS 01531 632083 3 - 30 Sept ‘Expressing Landscape’. COLIN SIMMONDS - painting vast canvases with layers of oil paint and sketchin in pastels and watercolour. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Tobias James Art & Framing Gallery, St Owen St, Hereford 07760 316959 Aug Works by local artists and from artists further afield. Lion Gallery, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611898 Aug A wide variety of work selected from quality British designers and makers. Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Mike Gell, Contemporary British Jewellery, 3 East Street, Hereford. 01432 278226 Aug Jewellery, silverware and studio glass by more than 80 designers. Open Mon - Sat 10am-5pm. Gallery 54, Ross-on-Wye 01989 567917 Aug STUART ROPER, ANNICA NEUMULLER. ALISON MacGREGOR GRIMLEY AND ZOE TAYLOR. JOHN MAXWELL STEELE - new pieces at the end of the month. Plus new works from house artists. A picture framing service is also available. Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm. Upstairs, Market House, Ross-on-Wye 01989 769398 Aug Made in Ross - arts and crafts collective - local work by local artist. Exhibitions change monthly. Open daily,10am-4pm.

3 Newbury Terrace, Ledbury, HR8 1AY 07724 554290 10 & 11 Sept ‘Circus Acts’/ A unique, interactive exhibition of circus inspired art shown in a domestic setting. GEZ HUGHES - animations. DAN BARKER - photographs. KATHLEEN MURPHY - needlework. CHARLES SNELL - art plasterer. CLARE DE LA TORRE - jewellery. DAVID SAVAGAR - photographs and models. CHRISSIE PRITCHARD - prints and taxidermy. SARAH BURFORD - illustrations and dollmaker. ANDY KINNEAR - prints. NICK ALEXANDER - poet. 10am-6pm. Weaver’s Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury 01531 634571 Until 7 Aug JILL LLOYD and DIANA WOODS-HUMPHREY. 8 - 14 Aug ‘Shared Perspective’. CAROL RANDELL and JOANNA DIXON - two artists with distinctive and diverse styles. Open Mon-Sat 10am- 5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm. 16 - 28 Aug ‘A Thimbleful of Memories’. MALVERN MAKERS - mixed media textile artists. Open daily 10am-4pm. 29 Aug - 4 Sept ‘fiftiesart.com’. Art and design of the 1950s. Open daily 10am-4pm. The Courtyard, Hereford 01432 340555 Until 11 Sept ‘(Not) Being Boring’. HEREFORDSHIRE ARTS & CRAFTS SOCIETY mentoring project. Until 12 Sept ‘No Regrets’. An exhibition of photographs depicting older people with tattoos. MICHAL IWANOWSKI. Open theatre times. Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge 01544 388842 Aug ‘Snapdragon Solstice’. New work to include paintings, ceramics, willow and wire sculpture, paper cuts and jewellery. Until end of 2016 Garden Sculpture Exhibition 2016. An ever changing collection of unique sculptures for the outdoors in a variety of media. 11am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Tues by appointment. Check website for opening times. Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, Foregate St, Worcester, 01905 25371 Until 29 Oct ‘Divided Loyalties’. Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm, closed Sun and Bank Holidays. The Print Shed, Swinmoor, Madley, Hereford, HR2 9JD 07796 673123 www.theprintshed.net Facility available for artists to access fully equipped printmaking studio. Large intaglio press, antique relief press. Light, airy studio space. Technical assistance, courses, specialist papers for print.

South Chapel, All Saint’s Church, Hereford 01432 370414 1 - 13 Aug Sale of Indian silks and saris with JAN BISHOP. 15 - 20 Aug GOLDEN VALLEY CRAFT SOCIETY - craft sale. 24 Aug HEREFORDSHIRE QUILTERS - sale and exhibition. 29 Aug - 3 Sept All Saints Church fundraising work. 5 - 10 Sept THE HEREFORD LEISURE PAINTERS. Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm. Blue Ginger Gallery, Home End Farm, Cradley, WR13 5NW 01886 880240 A selection of arts and crafts, picture framing, prints and images, plus a showcase of local artists. Open Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. SHROPSHIRE The Gallery, 32 High St, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630555 Contemporary arts including glass, ceramics, metal and wood, textiles, paintings, prints and jewellery. Thurs-Sat 11am-5pm. Bear Steps Gallery, Fish St, Shrewsbury 01939 233202 5 - 17 Sept SHREWSBURY LACEMAKERS. Plus live demonstration of the various types of lacemaking. Open 10am-4pm. Chang Thai Bar, Market St, Ludlow 2 Aug - 11 Sept ‘Sunshine & Shadows’. VALERIE ALEXANDER - an exhibition of recent paintings at home and abroad. Hightown Community Room, Vicarage Rd, Clun 01588 640401 Until 7 Aug Clun Art & Craft Show. 40+ local artists and craftspeople showcase their work. 10am-6pm, Sun 7 Aug, 10am-12pm. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury 01743 281281 5 Sept - 22 Oct ‘4 x 4 Solos in the Wild’.Open theatre times. Four short dance films, accompanied by stunning images of the performances by dance photographer CHRIS NASH. Aardvark Books, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, SY7 0DH 01547 530744 29 Aug Vide Grenier/Flea Market. Lots of stalls, bar and live music. Fantastic inspired event. Open 9am-3pm, free. 6 - 14 Aug ‘Take Five’. A group show featuring ROB FOUNTAIN & BASIL TITFORD - ceramics. BRIAN LAMMAS, MARK WEBSTER & JEFF ORGEE - prints and paintings. (Private view 6 Aug, 11am). Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

Church Stretton School, 01694 724106 www.strettonfestival.org.uk 1 - 13 Aug CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL. 100 local amateur and professional artists with guest artist CATHERINE DOWNES. Open 11am-6pm daily. Special opening 1 Aug, 7.30pm, £2.

The Old Surgery Gallery, Clun 01588 640506 Until 15 Aug TIM NASH show also featuring JACQUELINE FLETCHER; PAUL HIPKISS AND ANN-MONIQUE STELLINGA. From 18 Aug NOEL SHEPHERDSON exhibition. Open Thurs - Tue, 10am-4pm, closed Wed.

Silk Top Hat Gallery, Quality Square, Ludlow 01584 875363 6 Aug - 3 Sept Summer exhibition. New work from JOHN ALFORD, TAMSIN BRIDGE, PATRICK HOWSE and NOEL SHEPHERDSON. Alongside artists who have already had solo shows here this year. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle www.bishopscastletownhall.co.uk 01588 630023 6 Aug Flea and Antiques Market. Open 9am-4pm 6 Aug - 3 Sept PIP LESLIE-ROWE and friends. 27 Aug Craft Fair with stalls including creamics, sculptures, textiles, jewellery and much more. Open 10am-4pm.

Twenty Twenty Gallery, 3-4 High St, Much Wenlock 01952 727952 20 Aug - 24 Sept ‘Landscape, Green Lanes, Old Ways’. PETER TARRANT, NORMAN LAMPUTT, LEIGH DAVIS, DAVID PARFITT, TAMSIN ABBOTT, MIKE ABBOTT, ELSPETH SOPER and many more. Mon 11am-5pm, Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Land of Lost Content, Craven Arms, SY7 9NW 01588 676176 National Museum of British Popular Culture. 11am-5pm daily, closed Wed.

Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, The Square, Shrewsbury, SY1 1LH 01743 258885 Until 28 Aug ‘Wenlock and The Modern Olympics’. Until 28 Aug ‘Oh! I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside’. Open Tues-Sun 10am-4.30pm. Admission £4 adults, £3.50 ages 5-17 years, students £3.60.

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CALLING ALL ARTISTS POSTCARDS FROM LIFE 2016 Create a miniature masterpiece, 6” x 4” and help St Michael’s Hospice, creating a show in The Great Hall, Bishop’s Palace, Hereford from 11-13 November. All of the postcards exhibited will be available to buy in an online auction hosted by Brightwells. To register your interest and to request the artist’s brief, call 01432 851000 or email pnugent@ st-michaels-hospice.org.uk ARTIST RESIDENCEY CALL/THE DRAWING ROOM Invitation to artists and makers with a background in participatory practice to take up residency between 22 Oct and 25 Feb 2017. Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, further information www.orieldavies.org/en/news/articals/ artist-residence-call-drawing-room August AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUAL PAINTERS Five places with room for three non-painting partners to attend The Harbour House, Crinan, Argyll, costs vary according to room. Further details www.cottages4you.co.uk

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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 SILK SCREEN PRINTING WORKSHOP Create your own silk screen prints with Royal College of Art graduate and Elle Decoration’s ‘Name to Watch’, Sunny Todd, in his Ledbury studio. A highly skilled and passionate designer with years of teaching experience at all levels, Sunny will share his knowledge and enthusiasm for this addictive process. Suitable for absolute beginners or those with screen printing experience. With a maximum of only 4 students you will have the time and support to produce or develop your own patterns and leave with your own collection of printed textiles. Half day taster session weekend workshop, 9.30am-1pm. Includes materials and refreshments. One day weekend workshop, 10am- 5pm, £100. Includes materials, refreshments and lunch. Five week evening course, Mondays 6.30-9.30pm, £150. Includes materials and refreshments. Info www.sunnytoddprints.co.uk or 07527 048749.

PRINTMAKING WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR Day workshops in Lino cut printing (textile and paper), Monoprinting and Etching with the artist Rebecca Davis MA. These workshops are for both beginners and more advanced students. The aim of the workshops is to help students develop their creative skills in printmaking. Each workshop costs £30 plus materials. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided. Contact rebecca@rebeccadavisstudio.co.uk. www.rebeccadavisstudio.co.uk or 07776 490831. ART WORKSHOPS For groups and individuals at our beautiful studios in Knucklas, happy to travel to you too. Contact Lois Hopwood & Tony Hall 01547 529 670. Email loishopwoodwales@gmail.com COFFEE, CAKE & CREATIVITY Join us for a range of adult art & craft workshops at The Studio, Greenacres, Tenbury Wells. Classes in Portraiture, Still Life, Experimental Drawing, Fused Glass, Engraving and Paper Construction with artist Ann Wallace (18 years teaching experience) - www.annwallace.co.uk on studio workshop page for class listings - 01584 811080.

CREATIVE BREAKS Learn a new skill and explore your creativity with experienced tutors. We offer a wide range of art and craft courses throughout the year:- Basketmaking, dyeing, spinning and weaving, earth ovens, glass fusing, green woodworking, hand and machine knitting, hedgerow medicine, jewellery, painting, photography, pottery, printmaking, rag rug making, stained glass, story telling, upholstery and woodworking. www.creativebreaks. co.uk for full details of our courses. Make it yourself - take it home - keep it, treasure it: give it with pride! 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 ART WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Free Art sessions, for 11-18 year olds. Wednesdays 4-6pm. With different art techniques by local artists. Teme Valley Youth Project, Wigmore. Email: youthtvyp1@yahoo.co.uk or call 01568 770110. GLASSBLOWING COURSES Experience the magic of glassblowing. Hay-on-Wye. www.glassgallery.co.uk Aug ASSEMBLY ROOMS WORKSHOPS 4 Aug - Love Your River Workshop, using glue and stick, together with a mixture of fabrics, paper and wire. For ages 5+, 10.30am, £5. 11 Aug - Wii Tennis Tournament, 10.30am, £3. 12 Aug - Zumba Fitness Party for ages 5+, 10.30am, £5. 18 Aug - Table Tennis Junior, bats and balls provided, for ages 5+, 10.15am-12pm, £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.

Aug EASTNOR POTTERY Family Pottery Fun in August TuesSat 10am-4pm. Projects start at just £5 and inc potters wheel. A brilliant indoor activity for individuals, families and friends. Potter’s wheel workshops & x 2 day courses: 4 & 5, 6, 26, 27 & 28 Aug. Spend the day or weekend relaxing and creating pots on the potter’s wheel. £120 day £215 weekend. Includes materials, refreshments and lunch. Simply email admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk or tel 01531 633886 to book a space.

POP UP STONE CARVER Available for demonstrations, workshops, have a go sessions or childrens birthday parties. Can be from our workshop in Knucklas or at your own location. Stone and tools are all supplied and all ages catered for. Starting every Thursday - evening classes. Contact Lottie on 01547 528 792 or email her at info@stonecarving.co.uk Aug CLASSES IN NEW RADNOR Spinning and Natural Plant Dyeing. An introductory course followed by individual dyeing sessions. Kantha and Boro. Explore the Japanese art of piecing and stitching of valuable indigo fragments and the colourful Indian tradition of quilting and stitching old fabrics. The RACF Workshop, Unti 1, Brookside Farm, New Radnor, 01544 260777, www.radnorshireartsandcraftsfoundation.org August WORCESTER CITY ART GALLERY & MUSEUM WORKSHOPS 1 Aug - Draw with an illustrator. 11 Aug - Never Use a Knife and Fork! 17 Aug - Frame the Picture. All the above £2 towards materials and are drop-in sessions. All 11am-3pm and suitable for all ages. 22 Aug - Design and Make Your Own Book. Suitable for adults and young people 10+, 11am-3pm, £15, 01905 25371. August & September WORKSHOPS AT CARAD, RHAYADER 6 Aug - Making a Thread Sculpture workshop with Rosie Benton, 10.30am-12.20pm, £5. 3 Sept - ‘Make ‘n’ Take Clay Pot with Alex Allpress, 10.30am-12.30pm, £5. Rhayader Museum Activity Room, Carad, Rhayader, 01597 810561 or all@carad.org.uk

August CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES 6 Aug - Children’s activities from 12pm. 13 Aug - Children’s Storytelling and actvities from 12pm. The Crown Inn, Dilwyn, 01544 318063. August WORKSHOPS AT THE RODD 3 - 5 August - Wood Engraving with Peter Brown. Ideal for those who love drawing but are new to printmaking, 10am-4pm, £135. 13 Aug - Print Studio Session, led by tutor Mike Clements. Aimed at those who hope to become regular users of the Print Studio or refresh their skills. Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne, 01544 260149, www.sidneynolantrust.org PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOPS With landscape photographer Rob Scamp. www.muddyslippers.co.uk August and September WATER COLOUR PAINTING 1 & 15 Aug, 9am-1pm, 25 Aug, 1-5pm, 5 Sept, 9am-1pm. Suitable for beginners and improvers. A structured class with guidance and demonstrations for each step. Materials can be provided if required. Llangrove Village Hall, £10 each class, pay as you go, 01989 769747, email brian@pgriffiths1.plus.com August and September JENNY CRISP WORKSHOPS 13 & 14 Aug - Fitching course - you will be able to make 2-3 items such as cooling trays and wall baskets. £180, (£50 deposit required). 18 Aug - Rope Handles Course. Bring your own ready-made basket for us to insert a pair of rope handles into. £90 (£30 deposit required). 24 & 25 Sept - Litted Basket Course. Suitable for beginners. £180 (£50 deposit required). 135 Bargates, Leominster, HR6 8QS. All workshops 10am-4pm, tools, willow materials and lunch is included along with refreshments, 01568 615079.

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August and September ART COURSES 13/14 Aug, 17/18 Sept - Informally Yours with Amanda Clayton, £650 for 10 sessions. 5 - 7 Aug - Personal Explorations with Bobby Britnell, £390 for 6 sessions. 12 & 13 Sept - From Parts to a Whole with Matthew Harris, £400 for 4 session course. 15 - 18 Aug - Introduction to Women’s Wear Pattern Cutting, £400 for 4 days. Details bobby@bobbybritnell.co.uk August & September SUMMER WORKSHOPS AT MID WALES ARTS 6 & 7 Aug - Enamelling: Landscape on Copper with Carol Griffin. 13 Aug - Watercolour workshop with Royal Watercolour Society artist Stephanie Rees. 15 Aug - Holiday Bead and Necklace Making Workshop with Eleanor Allitt. 27 & 28 Aug - Residential Artistic Blacksmithing Courses with Black Spikehurst. 6 & 7 Sept - Painting on Metal: Mural Making with Edward Heath. 13 & 14 Sept - Creative & Experimental Surfaces for Vitreous Enamel on Metal. 17 & 18 Sept - Pottery Weekend with Andy Warren. 24 Sept - Advanced Lino Printing Day with Jeb Nichols. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, info@midwalesarts. org.uk 01686 688369. Sept 2016 - March 2017 WESTHOPE COLLEGE, CRAVEN ARMS - COURSES Exciting new course brochure out now. For more details ring 01584 861293 or www.westhope.org.uk

September onwards WELSH ACADEMY OF ART NEW COURSES 19 - 23 Sept - Cast Drawings, 5 day workshop, £245. 3 - 7 Oct Figure Drawings, 5 day workshop, £285. 17 - 21 Oct - Cast Drawings, 5 day workshop, £245. 31 Oct - 4 Nov - Cast Drawings, 5 day workshop £245. 14 - 18 Nov - Portrait Drawings, 5 day workshop, £355. 28 Nov - 2 Dec - Cast Drawings, 5 day workshop, £245. Welsh Academy of Art, Cwmdu Studios, Cwmdu, Crickhowell, 01874 730693, www.welshacademyofart.com Until September THE BIG SKILL 2016 EVENTS Hands on creative and traditional crafts. Until 6 Aug National Eisteddfod, Abergavenny. 25 Aug - Monmouth Show. 3 Sept - Pontardawe Festival. 10 - 18 Sept Hereford Arts Week. Oct - H.energy weekend. Details: www.thebigskill.com Sat 13 & 27 August CHINA PAINTING CAFES ‘Kate-the-Plate’ Evans is running a series of workshops for anyone from 12 years upwards, beginners welcome. Happy Bap Cafe, High St, Bishop’s Castle, 2-4pm, £15, all tuition, materials and firing are included. Places limited, so please book, 01588 638762 or email katetheplate@gmail.com Mon 22 - Fri 26 August SECRET AGENT WORKSHOP For ages 7 - 12 years. The Courtyard, Hereford, 10am-3pm, £50, 01432 340555. Mondays APPLETREE KNITTING GROUP Studio 2, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow. 2pm and 6pm supporting ‘Knit for Peace’. Donations of £2, 0845 548 5449.

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. Thursdays (4-6pm) VISUAL ART WORKSHOPS Designed to suit 11-16 year olds. 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. 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, 01547 528792. www.stonecarving.co.uk Fridays AFTER SCHOOL ART CLUB For children aged 5 - 12 years. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, near Newtown, 3.45-5.15pm, 01686 688369. 3rd Saturday of every month KINGTON ART AND CRAFT MARKET Kington Market Hall, 10am-4pm. A range of high quality work by local artists and crafts makers. Craft making during summer months. www.kingtoncommunitymarket.wordpress.com 07867 483135.

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cinema MEN AND CHICKEN (15) Mads Mikkelson, barely recognisable as the chisel-jawed hero of THE HUNT plays Elias, dimwitted, sex-starved brother of a rather differently troubled academic Gabriel (David Denck) who, following their dad’s death, discover that he’s not their biological father. So off they go to a barely inhabited island where they believe their real father, who sired them by different women, still lives. But what they discover is a crumbling sanitarium where three further brothers live a feral existence alongside various barely domesticated animals but not, it seems, their male maker. The ensuing, often hilarious progression to a somewhat shocking climax, finds writer/director Anders Thomas Jensen (THE DUCHESS) and regular collaborators, including Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Klaas (t.v’s FOLLOW THE MONEY) and Soren Malling (A WAR) also playing wildly against type, clearly having a ball. All reviews by Mark Williams

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1 & 2 Aug THE DAUGHTER (PG) 2 Aug JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH (U) Roald Dahl Fun Day 4 Aug JOHNNY GUITAR (PG) 3 Aug ANGRY BIRDS (U) 5, 6, 9 - 11, 29 Aug ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE (ctbc) 6 & 10 Aug WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE (U) 8 Aug MON ROI (15) 9 Aug THE WITCHES (PG) Roald Dahl Fun Day 12, 16 & 18 Aug MA MA (12A) 13 & 17 Aug THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS (U) 15 & 17 Aug NOTES ON BLINDNESS (ctbc) 16 Aug CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (U) Roald Dahl Fun Day 19 Aug MEN & CHICKEN (15) 30 Aug MATILDA (PG) Roald Dahl Fun Day 30 & 31 Aug MAGGIE’S PLAN (15) 1 & 3 Sept SUMMERTIME (15) 3 Sept ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE (U) Details 01584 878141

8 - 10 Aug THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS (U) 8 - 11 Aug ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE (15) 8 & 10 Aug TOP CAT BEGINS (U) 13 - 18 Aug ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE (U) 13 - 18 Aug THE LEGEND OF TARZAN (12A) 12 - 18 Aug GHOSTBUSTERS (PG) 19 - 25 Aug THE BFG (PG) 26 Aug - 1 Sept FINDING DORY (U) 26 Aug - 1 Sept STAR TREK BEYOND (12A) Details 01432 340555

BOOTH’S BOOKSHOP Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye. Films every weekend. Full programme www.boothbooks. co.uk 01497 820322

CONQUEST, BROMYARD 5 Aug SPOTLIGHT 19 Aug EDDIE THE EAGLE 19 Sept BLACK MOUNTAIN POETS Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Rd, Bromyard. Details 01885 488575

6 Aug MILES AHEAD (15) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 616460 6 Aug ARCHIVE ON WHEELS Oswestry Show 01588 620883 9 Aug SUFFRAGETTE (12A) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross-on-Wye 01989 720341 13 Aug ZOOTROPOLIS (PG) Great Witley VH 01299 896412 18 Aug FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (PG) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 20 Aug ARCHIVE ON WHEELS Minsterley Show 01588 620883 26 Aug ARCHIVE ON WHEELS Shrewsbury Folk Festival 01588 620883

OLD MKT. HALL, SHREWS. Until 4 Aug THE BFG (PG) 5 - 11 Aug SECRET LIFE OF PETS (PG) 5 - 8 Aug TALE OF TALES (15) 10 & 11 Aug MUSTANG (15) 12 - 18 Aug ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE (U) 15 - 18 Aug DEPARTURE (15) 15 - 18 Aug THE DAUGHTER (15) 19 Aug - 1 Sept SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS (ctbc)

THE WAIT (Cert TBA) A young Parisian beauty, Jeanne (Lou de Laâge, BREATHE) ar r iv es in I t aly t o visit an estranged boyfriend who fails to meet her at the airport. A call to his mother, Anna (Juliette Binoche) elicits no more than a vague excuse for his absence although in fact he has just died in an accident. Peiro Messina’s debut feature – he was assistant director on Sorrentino’s luminous THE GREAT BEAUTY, and it shows – then explores a relationship between the two women that’s based on a mutual deceit but also on a curious blend of tentative friendship and emotional dependence. As with Binoche’s similarly unsettled character in THE CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA, the lush surroundings of Anna’s family villa and the Sicilian countryside provide the perfect backdrop for the quietly intense central performances.

19 - 25 Aug THE CARER (ctbc) 26 Aug - 1 Sept THE WAIT (ctbc) Details 01743 281281

PLAYHOUSE, LEOMINSTER 6 Aug MILES AHEAD (15) 7 Aug JANE GOT A GUN (15) 10 Sept EYE IN THE SKY (15) 17 Sept FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (PG) Details Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583

PRESTEIGNE ASSEMBLY ROOMS 26 Aug THE IPCRESS FILE Jo Comino introduces the ‘Harry Palmer’ trilogy. 8pm, £7.50. 27 Aug FUNERAL IN BERLIN 8pm, £5. 28 Aug BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN 8pm, £5. Part of Presteigne Festival in association with Presteigne Screen. 01544 277800, www.presteignefestival.com

REGAL CINEMA, TENBURY 3 Aug ME BEFORE YOU (12A) 8 & 9 Aug TOP CAT BEGINS (U) 9 & 10 Aug INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE 12, 13 7 16 Aug SECRET LIFE OF PETS 13 & 15 Aug CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 16 & 17 Aug THE LEGEND OF TARZAN 19 & 20 Aug GHOSTBUSTERS 22 & 23 Aug ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE 24 & 25 Aug ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE 27 & 30 Aug ASTERIX AND OBELIX MANSION OF THE GODS 27 & 31 Aug STAR TREK BEYOND Regal Cinema, 47 - 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells. Details 01584 811442

THEATR HAFREN, NEWTOWN 31 Aug BRIDGE OF SPIES 1.30pm, £4 includes tea and cake. Details 01686 614555

JASON BOURNE (Cert TBA) After 2007’s THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, Matt Damon admitted that “I feel like the story has now been told. I love the character, and if (writer/ director) Paul Greengrass calls me in ten years and says, I have a way to bring him back,’ then there’s a world in which I can go, ‘Yeah, absolutely.’” Well it didn’t take that long and despite Jeremy Renner as a credible Bourne-alike in LEGACY, Greengrass and Damon are back with the sleeper secret agent’s memory intact and none too happy about how the CIA treated him. Julia Stiles also returns as ex-CIA confidante Nicky Parsons, with newcomers Alicia Vikander (THE DANISH GIRL), CIA big-wig Tommy Lee Jones and Vincent Cassell as a hitman hired to eliminate our hero all adding spice to a riveting plot.

WYESIDE, BUILTH WELLS Until 18 Sept THE BFG (PG) 24 Sept THE LEGEND OF TARZAN (12A) Until 17 Sept FINDING DORY (U) 5 Aug - 18 Sept GHOSTBUSTERS (12A) 5 Aug - 10 Sept ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE (U) 5 - 28 Aug STAR TREK BEYOND (ctbc) 12 Aug - 11 Sept PETE’S DRAGON (ctbc) 12 - 31 Aug JASON BOURNE (ctbc) 19 - 25 Aug SUICIDE SQUAD (15) 26 Aug - 1 Sept NINE LIVES (PG) 26 Aug - 1 Sept MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES (15) 2 - 8 Sept DAVID BRENT (15) 2 - 21 Sept FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (PG) Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555 www.wyeside.co.uk

LIVE EVENTS ON SCREEN 3 Aug RICHARD III Live from the Almedia Theatre. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, 01584 878141. 9 Aug BEATRICE ET BENEDICT Glyndebourne. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 6.30pm, 01600 719401. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 6.30pm, 01952 728911. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 6.30pm, 01885 488575. The Courtyard, Hereford, 6.30pm, 01432 340555. 18 Aug ANDRE RIEU’S 2016 MAASTRICHT CONCERT Live. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555. 19 & 20 Aug RICHARD III The Almeida Theatre (encore). Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555. 1 Sept THE AUDIENCE National Theatre, encore performance, 7pm, 01982 552555. 18 Sept THE DEEP BLUE SEA National Theatre live. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7pm, 01568 612583. 26 Sept NORMA Royal Opera House live. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7.15pm., 01568 612583

WORKSHOPS

Wednesdays INTERMEDIATE FILM MAKING The Courtyard, Hereford, 5-7pm, £70 per term, 01432 340555. Richard III, Live events on screen

Thursdays BEGINNER FILM MAKING CLUB Courtyard, Hereford, 5-7pm, £70 per term, 01432 340555.

dance Dance Performance Fri 9 September CONTRA DANCE Joe Hodgson and The Falconers. Bromyard Folk Festival ‘day’ of dance. Part of Bromyard Folk Festival, 01885 482552.

Dance Workshops

Single listings are free. Year round entries £40 Sat 20 August PRE-SHOW DANCE WORKSHOP Led by Helen McGreary. This easy-to-follow dance class will cover everything from the smouldering up-tempo Latin Salsa groove to the funky dance routines of your favourite hip-hop, R & B and African tunes. No dance experience required! Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 6.45-7.45pm, free, performance of Banda Bacana 8pm, (see Beyond the Pale).

CHARLESTON EXERCISE CLASSES (solo) 10am-11am: Ross Wednesdays, Monmouth Thursdays. EASY JIVE LESSONS (partner) 7.30pm: Caerleon Mondays, Lydney Wednesdays, Abergavenny Thursdays, all classes are for absolute beginners. Contact Lyn tel: 01594 833765 www.fodjiveandswing.co.uk MELY’S ZUMBA Mon - Dorstone, 7pm. Tues - Zumba class at St Peter’s Centre, Peterchurch, 10am. Mely 01497 820991, 07837 160505. APPLETREE ORGANISATION Tues - Belly Dance for Beginners, 2pm, £25 for 6 sessions. Tues - Gym-Pan-Ze Rope & Trapeze for all, 5.30pm. Wed - Disco Dots, 10.30am, £3. Wed - Dance Crusaders for the over 50s, 2.30pm. Wed - Fuzion Dance, for ages 4 - adult, times from 4pm. Wed - All Tap Sessions for 7 to 12+, times from 4pm. Appletree Theatre, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, 07921 331764.

Tues 30 & Wed 31 August SPACE THEMED DANCE WORKSHOP For ages 4 - 8 years. The Courtyard, Hereford, 10am1pm, £20, 01432 340555.

Mon HEREFORD TANGO CLUB Regular tango classes at Breinton Village Hall HR47PJ, 7.30-10pm, £6. Details Jim 07977 541446, email tango4jim@aol.com or Hilda 07768 543660.

Sat 10 September DANCE WORKSHOPS Four workshops between 10am-5pm. Mike Courthold and Frances Richardson with Weston Dance Band and The Falconers. Part of Bromyard Folk Festival, 01885 482522.

Mon SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING Join an enthusiastic adult group on Monday evenings to learn how to dance jigs, reels and Strathspeys at Llanelwedd School Hall, Builth Wells from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. £2 per session (first free). No need to bring a partner. Beginners and experts welcome. 01982 570324/01544 350707.

DANCE INTO JOY With great excitment I am moving to live in Portugal and continue my classes there, so my last class was held in July. Thank you for your attendance and interest! Classes of the same method are held in Hereford ‘Village Beats Ecstatic Awakenning Dance’ at Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford. Friday mornings 9.45am 07879 425458/ Facebook ‘Village Beats Ecstatic Awakening Dance. Also with Zoe and Rebecca, find the ‘Wild Chocolate Club’ events on Facebook for Ecstatic Awakening Dance with sacred Cacao! BELLY DANCE CLASSES WITH ALANYA OPEN LEVEL Mon - Lady Hawkins Community Leisure Centre, 7-8.30pm. Thurs - Bodenham Parish Hall, 7.30-9pm. £30 per 5 classes or £8 drop-in. For information and other classes visit www.alanyabellydance.com or call Abbie on 07962 161081. LEARN 2 JIVE BEGINNERS CLASSES Monday, 8-9pm, Bartestree Village Hall, Hereford, HR1 4BY. Tuesday, 8-9pm, Ludlow Assembly Rooms, SY8 1AZ. Tuesday, 8-9pm, Stretton Sugwas Village Hall, HR4 7PT. NEW - Wednesday, 8-9pm, Tenbury Pump Rooms, WR15 8BA. Wednesday, 8-9pm, Leigh & Bransford Memorial Hall, Malvern, WR13 5DE. Thursday, 8-9pm, Bishops Frome Community Centre, WR6 5AZ. Contact Matt or Sarah on 01989 750354 orinfo@coolmovesdance.co.uk www.coolmovesdance. co.uk Coolmoves Dance & Fitness for adults.

DY14 8PE, £2.50 per session. Contact Linda or Nic 01746 718624, crookedsteeple@btinternet.com

CROOKED STEEPLE MORRIS Women’s North West Clog Dancers. New members welcome. No experience necessary. Monday evening, 7.45-9pm, Lacon Childe School, Cleobury Mortimer,

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. 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. Tues DANCE @ THE COURTYARD Contemporary Dance for Adults 6.30-7.30pm. 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 LEARN TO JIVE Fun, easy to learn and no partner/ experience needed. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £5, 01989 750354. Weds CIRCLE DANCING Leominster Community Centre 2.00-3.30pm All welcome, £4 per session. Transition Leominster 01568 620180. Thurs, Fri & Sat MID WALES DANCE ACADEMY Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 623219. 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. The Courtyard, Hereford. 11.30am-12.15pm, 01432 340555.

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Everything is Broken

I COUNTRY. City here. Not sure if this news has reached you guys yet – I learned about Morse code lag in school but I think I was too busy sucking the ink out of my biro and enjoying the accompanying visions to actually take any of the information in – but everything is broken. Somebody put a brick through politics (well, actually, technically politics put a brick through itself, demonstrating more agility than previously thought physically possible). The environment has been flogged – in its entirety – to aggrocultural corporate bio behemoth Monsanto, who will reportedly employ staff on zero hours contracts to systematically cover it in a new breed of glyphosphate weedkiller that vaporises any organic matter on contact. Frustratingly, 90 per cent of the money raised from the sale of the environment was lost when the pound recently passed into negative worth (in effect reaching a point where having no pounds was worth more than having some pounds); the other 10 per cent was only saved by some last-minute jiggery-pokery by Mark Carney, but it’s already been ring-fenced so it can pay for a full makeover for Larry the Downing Street Cat. Additionally, the United Kingdom has voted unanimously to leave the United Kingdom, citing irreconcilable differences with itself. The United Kingdom wishes itself the best but says it simply cannot envision working with, as or otherwise alongside the United Kingdom for one second longer. Unfortunately, the process of self-divorce will take a minimum of three decades, and those three decades only begin when Theresa May finds the starter pistol that David Cameron hid somewhere in the Houses of Parliament. And Conservative Party sources inform me that Theresa has always been rubbish at Easter Egg hunts. She prefers the game where you put a Rizla on your head with the name of a celebrity written on it – apparently she once correctly guessed “Keith Chegwin” in just three goes. Speaking of new prime ministers, we have a new prime minister. But nobody really cares because we’re all too busy watching the Labour Party hysterically dismantling itself and hurling the bits into the sea. Currently, Her Majesty’s official opposition is the automated answerphone message at Labour HQ. I did reach out to Jeremy Corbyn for comment for the purposes of this column, but was informed that in the new politics, it’s frowned upon to comment on stuff.

Unsurprisingly, the Conservative Party has been somewhat put out that its own machinations have received comparatively few column inches, while the ongoing simultaneously slow motion and 4x speeded-up self-immolation of the Labour Party has

already inspired a five-volume encyclopedia series, four thousand hours of documentaries, ninety-eight top trending hashtags and a one-man show by a performance poet who should really be thinking about getting a proper job at this point. Conspiracy-minded quinoa-scoffing liberal lefty types will no doubt lay the blame for this at the feet of a supine mainstream media controlled by a cabal of terrifying psychopathic billionaires, but it might simply be that in a world seemingly defined by brutal cruelty, it’s refreshing to watch a political party self-destruct through brazen incompetence, rather than through slick, stagemanaged backstabbing. Say what you like about deadeyed living Dorian Grey painting Tony Blair, but… um, sorry, lost my thread. Yeah, say what you like about him, I guess. So to redress the imbalance in political reporting, here are those new Conservative Party cabinet appointments in full – CGI mother figure Andrea Leadsom has been appointed Minister of Pokemon Go, unconvincing Boris Johnson lookalike Boris Johnson has been appointed Minister of Being Left On a Park Bench in a Carrier Bag, Jeremy Hunt has been given the newly created post of Minister of Standing Behind You Right Now (Don’t Look), disgraced former defence secretary Dr Liam Fox has been appointed Minister of Death Stars, and Barry from Eastenders once again went home disappointed but was encouraged to come back and try again next year, if there is a next year. Where do we go from here? The onyx black nihilism that is in many ways a prerequisite for surviving in the city suggests that we should just keep staring grimly into the void until either we or the void blinks. The optimism that rightfully should have been the first casualty of entering the Age of Oh God Seriously Can’t the News Just Take a Day Off Or Something suggests that we should cling to those things that make us what we are – our principles, our loved ones, our mildly amusing Star Wars T-shirts – and take it one step at a time from there. Then you read the latest climate change science, or catch up on what’s been happening with Russia and NATO and nuclear submarines, and think maybe those beardy guys who stockpile tinned goods in heavily fortified underground bunkers maybe aren’t so crazy after all. In conclusion, Earth is a land of contrasts. Stefan Mohamed Stefan Mohamed is an author, poet and semifunctional human living in Bristol. His novels Bitter Sixteen and Ace of Spiders are out now from Salt Publishing, and his debut poetry collection PANIC! is out now from Burning Eye Books.

food page EVENTS Sat 6 August BATTLEFIELD 1403 Medieval Banquet in a true medieval setting using old recipes. Medieval games and dancing. Battlefield 1403, Albrighton Estate, Shrewsbury, SY4 3DB, £30pp, 01939 210905.

Sat 10 September KINGTON SHOW Food hall with locally produced food and drink, trade stands, entertainment and much more. Open 9am-6pm, £10 adults, £5 10-16 year olds, under 10s free. Dogs welcome. www.kingtonshow.co.uk First Saturday of every month PRESTEIGNE LOCAL FOOD MARKET Memorial Hall Presteigne, 9am-1pm. The best collection of artisan food producers in the area. First Saturday of every month FARMER’S MARKET The Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 9am-1pm. 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month KNIGHTON COMMUNITY MARKET With live music a regular feature in the cafe. Knighton Community Centre, 9.30am-12.30pm, 07751 221487. 3rd Saturday of every month FARMER’S MARKET Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 9am-1pm, 01588 630023. 3rd Saturday of every other month PRODUCE MARKET Hightown Community Rooms, Vicarage Rd, Clun, 10am-2pm, 01588 641145. Every Wednesday PIE NIGHT Pie, peas, potatoes and a drink, £10, Oxford Arms, Kington. Every Thursday BURGER NIGHT Castle Inn, Wigmore, 01568 770203. Every Thursday SURF & TURF NIGHT Scampi & Steak plus a drink, £10, Oxford Arms, Kington. Every Friday MARKET Bread, cakes, crafts, fruit and vegetables, baskets and pottery. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 9am-2pm. Every Friday KINGTON LOCAL PRODUCE/CRAFTS MARKET Market Hall, Kington, 9am-1pm, 07867 483135.

FOOD BYTES 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 CIDER BARN IN PEMBRIDGE 01544 388161 www.the-cider-barn.co.uk Serving the best that Herefordshire growers produce in imaginative and inspired dishes cooked by Sophie Griffiths-Goddard the young chef patron. Full à la carte menu and lunchtime specials. 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 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 10am-4pm. With The Green Bean Shop/Deli under the same roof. 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 9am-5pm, 1st March-31st October. The India & China Tea Company at TOWER HOUSE GALLERY, HIGH STREET, KNIGHTON 01547 529530 www.towerhousegallery.blogspot.co.uk/ We serve homemade soups, breads and cakes, Italian blend coffee and over 30 different varieties of leaf tea. Wednesday to Saturday. 9.30 to 5.00, (Sun, Mon & Tues - CLOSED). Open Sundays, POLLY’S TEAROOM / GALLERY At the foot of The Narrows, Knighton 01547 528591 Light lunches, cakes, a variety of teas and coffees. Selection of original paintings. Open all week except Thursdays and Fridays 11am-5pm Summer, 11am-4pm Winter. 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. Old Garage Shop, Knighton. Tues-Sat. Free parking, opposite library. Friday morning market stall in Presteigne. Veg boxes delivered to local area weekly. Restaurant orders welcome. info@rhosorganic.co.uk www.rhosorganic.co.uk

Why not advertise your eating establishment? IT’S ONLY £40 FOR THE WHOLE YEAR. Just post the wording you require (around 40 words), together with a cheque payable to ‘Broad Sheep’ and post to: Mayfield, Stapleton, Presteigne, Powys, LD8 2LW

music

AUGUST Fri 5 August

Mon 1 August JAZZ @ SPARKIES BAR Featuring Mark Latimer and Steve Tarner. Sparkies Bar, 18 West St, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610060. FOLK AND AMERICANA SESSION The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 8.30pm. SUMMERTIME PUB QUIZ Bell Inn, Leominster. CIDER CITY JAZZMEN The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford, 01432 274968. BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB Brimfield Village Hall, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 711854.

Tues 2 August IT’S A VICAR’S LIFE! Meet costumed characters from the cathedral’s historic past in this new tour. Hereford Cathedral, 01432 374202.

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Kensington Brass. St Laurence’s Church, 7.30pm, £12, 01694 724106, www.strettonfestival.org.uk ORGAN CONCERT Given by Jeremy Allen. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm. Retiring collection.

Wed 3 August THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

Thurs 4 August CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Classico Latino. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, £14, 01694 724106, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

Sandy Brechin

JAZZ IN THE CHAPTERHOUSE GARDEN Featuring Fedora Chic Acoustic Quartet, an eclectic mix of gentle and exquisite songs. Chapterhouse bar, Hereford Cathedral, 1pm, 01432 374261. THE EXECUTIVES Rock covers, The Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. WAYNE MARTIN’S BLUES DELUXE The Exchange, Newtown. BISYOC International tutor’s concert. Programme includes Mozart, Irving Berlin, Eugene Bozza, Erik Skold and Rossini. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 1pm, £7, 01584 878141 or 01544 260551. THE HYPE Malthouse, Ironbridge. CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Emma Johnson - clarinet and John Lenehan - piano. St Laurence’s Church, 7.30pm, £20, 01694 724106, www.strettonfestival. org.uk THE BLUES OCCASIONALS Stag, Llanidloes. NIKKI ROUSE Ego’s, Quality Square, Ludlow. LIVE MUSIC Golden Cross Inn, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. MARCHING ALREADY Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. LET’S GET QUIZZICAL The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, £2 each, 01497 821762. INDIGO MACHINE Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. UNDERCOVER The Dragon, Montgomery, 8.30pm, 01686 668359.

Sat 6 August CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Patricia Hartshorne: Hats off to Fifty Years of Festival. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, £10, 01694 724106, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

London Mozart Trio, Church Stretton Arts Festival

JAMES HICKMAN Stag, Llanidloes. MID WALES R & B CLUB Present American acoustic blues legend Doug Macleod. CARAD, Rhayader, 7.30pm, £10 on the door, bar. SANDY BRECHIN IN CONCERT Scottish musician and accordionist best known for his lightning-fast playing and hilarious on stage humour. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 7.30pm, £8, 01588 630023. DYNAMITE DICK BAND Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. BLACK ‘N’ BLUES BAND The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford. ADAM HODSON AND THE ACOUSTIC UNDERDOGS Malthouse, Ironbridge. BRIAN LAMMAS/MARK WEBSTER DUO Live jazz. Aardvark Books, Brampton Bryan, near Bucknell, 12-2pm, free. BAD SPANIEL Bell Inn, Leominster. WORRIED MEN Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. OPEN MIC Ledbury Community Hall, 7pm, £5, bring a bottle, 01531 632968.

Sun 7 August NIKKI ROUSE Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

Tues 9 August ORGAN CONCERT Given by Matthew Bladen. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm. Retiring collection. OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762. THE LONDON MOZART TRIO St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £12, 01694 724106, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

Wed 10 August OPEN MIC With Wayne Martin. White Horse Inn, Clun.

TRAFFIKER Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4pm. KNUCKLAS ALLOTMENT OPEN DAY Stalls, music, arts and crafts and more. Organised by Knuclas Castle Community Land Project. Knucklas, near Knighton, 2-5pm, 01547 528223.

JORDAN BROWN Housmans Cafe and Bar, Church Stretton. THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

Thurs 11 August CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Emma Lindsay, ‘The Flute Family’. Church Stretton Methodist Church, 3pm, £8, 01694 724106, www.strettonfestival.org.uk LIVE MUSIC Ego’s, Quality Square, Ludlow. TOP TEN BEATLES TRIBUTE SHOW Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, £14. 01694 724106, www.strettonfestival.org. uk Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival.

Mon 8 August JAMMING IN THE BAR The Dragon, Montgomery, 8.30pm, 01686 668359.

JAZZ TRIO Mike Chappell, piano, Ian Cooper, bass and Burt Jones, drums. St Mary’s Brecon. St Mary’s, Brecon, 7pm. Part of Brecon Jazz.

JAZZ @ SPARKIES BAR Featuring Mark Latimer and Steve Tarner. Sparkies Bar, 18 West St, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610060. CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Red Priest present ‘Gypsy Baroque Fantasy’. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, £20, 01694 724106, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

BISYOC ‘Music for a Summer’s Evening’. Chamber music by BISYOC young musicians from 15 countries. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 7.30pm, £10 from Winnies, Presteigne or www.wegottickets.com or 01544 260551.

Fri 12 August

Emma Lindsay, Church Stretton Arts Festival

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring The London Mozart Players. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, £20, 01694 724106, www.strettonfestival. org.uk

BISYOC An international Symphony Orchestra of 90 players from 15 countries and 60 local singers in the choir. Programme includes Saint-Saens, Whiteacre, Moncayo. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £12.50 tickets from Nock Deighton, Ludlow, 01544 260551 or www.wegottickets.com THE HIMALAYAS Farmer Phil’s Festival, Ratlinghope.

London Mozart Players, Church Stretton Arts Festival

LIVE MUSIC Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

Fri 12 August SUMMER CEILIDH The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762. TOTAL RECALL Shadows tribute. The Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. BLACK ‘N’ BLUES BAND The Exchange, Newtown. JAZZ IN THE CHAPTERHOUSE GARDEN Featuring FP Pocket Orchestra. Chapterhouse bar, Hereford Cathedral, 1pm, 01432 374261. THE ESSENTIALS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. OPEN MIC Band-based open mic, drums and bass provided. Hosted by Rhythm Thieves. Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm. WAYNE OF KINGS Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. TONY SKEGGS Stag, Llanidloes. CAMPFIRE CONVENTION Ideas, debates and workshops with musician, writer and visual artist Brian Eno and Campfire Convention founder Pete Lawrence. Music and spoken word, DJ sets and play lists including Adrian Legg, Greg Wilson, Anna and Elizabeth, Edward II, Jennifer Reid, Will Pound and Eddy Jay. Campfires, nature and camping. The Bridge Inn, Michaelchurch Escley and adjoining fields. Tickets striclty limited to 500. £57.50 + £2.50 booking fee, www.campfireconvention.com BRECON JAZZ FESTIVAL Geoff Eales Trio, Castle Hotel, 6.15pm, £8. Teddy Smith Big Band (16 piece), Castle Hotel, 8pm, £25 includes buffet. www.breconjazz.com LIVE MUSIC White Horse Inn, Clun.

BRECON JAZZ FESTIVAL Trefor Owen Quartet with Megan Thomas, Guildhall, Bulwark, Brecon, 2.15pm, £9. Tina May sings ‘The Music of Brazil’ with the Wales-Latin Ensemble, Guildhall, 8.15pm, £14. www.breconjazz.com

DOWN ON THE FARM MUSIC FESTIVAL Featuring Sons of Clogger, Fired Up, The Blissetts, Oli Ng, Dog Coffee and Perk. Morehampton Park Farm, Abbey Dore, from 2pm, £10 Fri, £15 Sat, £15 Sun, £35 weekend. www.downonthefarmfestival. gwatkincider.co.uk POKER JACK Malthouse, Ironbridge.

Sat 13 August FOLK IN THE FOYER Featuring Grace Petrie. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575. INDIE DOG HOUSE Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. DJ ELLIOTT LANE The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762. JAMAICAN THEMED NIGHT Food and music. The Crown Inn, Dilwyn, 7pm, 01544 318063.

DOWN ON THE FARM MUSIC FESTIVAL Featuring Dr and the Medics, Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, Crowsaw, A Hundred Suns, The Youth Within, Kinstrife, Esther Turner, Sam Huffer, Ben Walker, Craig Watkins, John Snocken, Art Star. Abbey Dore, from 12pm, £15 Sat, £15 Sun, £35 weekend. www.downonthefarmfestival. gwatkincider.co.uk THE ANIMATORS Bell Inn, Leominster. SIMON DEELEY QUARTET ‘Crossing Borders’. Presenting nine original compositions in styles ranging from Latin-jazz and jazz-fusions to gentle reflective ballads. Brecon Cathedral, 12pm, £10/£8, 01874 611622 from Theatr Brycheiniog. Part of Brecon Jazz Festival. CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Tim Kliphuis Trio, ‘The Gypsy Seasons’. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, £18, 01694 724106, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

Tim Kliphuis Trio, Church Stretton Arts Festival

Tues 16 August

Anna & Elizabeth

ORGAN CONCERT Given by Greg Abrahams. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm. Retiring collection. OPEN MIC NIGHT The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762. IT’S A VICAR’S LIFE! Meet costumed characters from the cathedral’s historic past in this new tour. Hereford Cathedral, 01432 374202.

Wed 17 August THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

Sat 13 August KRAZY LEGZ Malthouse, Ironbridge. PAUL HENSHAW & THE SIMPLETONS Stag, Llanidloes. CAMPFIRE CONVENTION Ideas, debates and workshops with musician, writer and visual artist Brian Eno and Campfire Convention founder Pete Lawrence. Music and spoken word, DJ sets and play lists including Adrian Legg, Greg Wilson, Anna and Elizabeth, Edward II, Jennifer Reid, Will Pound and Eddy Jay. Campfires, nature and camping. The Bridge Inn, Michaelchurch Escley and adjoining fields. Tickets striclty limited to 500. £57.50 + £2.50 booking fee, www.campfireconvention.com ANNA & ELIZABETH Atmospheric arrangements using guitar, banjo, fiddle and the uncanny blend of their voices in close harmony. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8pm, £10 from the Workhouse, Courtyard Antiques or www.wegottickets.com

Sun 14 August DOWN ON THE FARM MUSIC FESTIVAL Featuring The Delray Rockets, Phoenix, Under a Banner, Sweet Talk, Quarter Stone, Black Lines, Vaginapocalypse, Rich Clough, Dexter Henry Millest, Pangolin, Too Many Tuesdays. Abbey Dore, from 2pm, £15 Sun, £35 weekend. www.downonthefarmfestival. gwatkincider.co.uk BISYOC Symphony orchestra and choir, concludes its residency with a powerful and energetic programme. Leominster Priory, Leominster, 7.30pm, tickets £12.50 from Fletchers, Leominster, 01544 260551 or www.wegottickets.com

Fri 19 August KEVIN BROWN TRIO Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4pm. BRECON JAZZ FRINGE FESTIVAL Featuring The Wurzels, with special guests, Trenchfoot, Mor Ladron y Borth, Raptor and Drawing of the Three. The Market Hall, Castle St, Brecon, 4pm, £20 from Ardent Gallery, Theatr Brycheiniog, 01874 611622, www.lastmarkmusic.co.uk ADAM HODSON Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm. CAMPFIRE CONVENTION Ideas, debates and workshops with musician, writer and visual artist Brian Eno and Campfire Convention founder Pete Lawrence. Music and spoken word, DJ sets and play lists including Adrian Legg, Greg Wilson, Anna and Elizabeth, Edward II, Jennifer Reid, Will Pound and Eddy Jay. Campfires, nature and camping. The Bridge Inn, Michaelchurch Escley and adjoining fields. Tickets striclty limited to 500. £57.50 + £2.50 booking fee, www.campfireconvention.com

BUSKING AND BARBECUE The Dragon, Montgomery, 8.30pm, 01686 668359. LUCY HOWELLS Ego’s, Quality Square, Ludlow. JAZZ IN THE CHAPTERHOUSE GARDEN Featuring Dave Price Trio. Chapterhouse bar, Hereford Cathedral, 1pm, 01432 374261. PHIL HILL Stag, Llanidloes. THE DELRAY ROCKETS Rockabilly at it’s best. The Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. TRENCHFOOT The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762. PAPRIKA BLUES BAND Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. THE ROY SAINSBURY PLUSH JAZZ TRIO Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture, Berriew, 8pm, £15 from RH Bunners, Montgomery or 01686 640689.

BRECON JAZZ FESTIVAL Film/buffet/music with Ashley-John Long (vibes) and Friends, Muse, Glamorgan St, Brecon, 12pm, £10. Brownfield Byrne Quintet & Trish Clowes, 6pm, £12. Celtic Jazz Sounds, Muse, Glamorgan St, Brecon, 8.15pm, £7. www.breconjazz.com

IAN LUTHER AND WILL THOMAS The Cider Venue @ The Yew Tree, Peterstow, Ross-on-Wye, 7.30pm, £10 to include light nibbles, bar available. Tickets from the Yew Tree, 01989 562815.

REBECCA PEACE Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

BLUES JAM A friendly, informal jam session, bring acoutic or low-volumen electric instrument. The Unicorn, Lower Corve St, Ludlow, 8pm, 078251 33690.

FOLK SESSION Arvon Ale House, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells, 4pm, 07477 627267.

Mon 15 August JAZZ @ SPARKIES BAR Featuring Mark Latimer and Steve Tarner. Sparkies Bar, 18 West St, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610060.

LIVE MUSIC Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

THE JENTS Malthouse, Ironbridge.

Sat 20 August SONIC BOOM Malthouse, Ironbridge.

THE BARRELS 69 ST OWENS STREET HEREFORD 01432 274968 proudly presents

THE 29TH ANNUAL CHARITY BEER FESTIVAL

FRI 26th - MON 29th AUGUST A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT REAL ALES AND TRADITIONAL CIDERS

LIVE MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND Including Hereford Big Band & Doctor Feelgood

TIMES :-

FRI 26th 7.30pm-MIDNIGHT SAT 27th 11am-6pm & 7.30pm-MIDNIGHT SUN 28th 12am-6pm & 7.30pm-MIDNIGHT MON 29th 11am-6pm

Lunchtime sessions are free, donations welcome Food available all weekend ALL PROCEEDS DONATED TO LOCAL CHARITIES

Look on The Barrels Facebook page for further information Tickets on sale from THE BARRELS: HEREFORDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LOCAL 29

Sat 20 August

Thurs 25 August

900 MILES Passionate and traditional music featuring awesome fiddle playing with Will Thomas. Yew Tree, Peterstow, Ross-on-Wye, 9pm, free, 01989 562815.

OPEN MIC Hosted by Mark from the Rhythm Thieves. Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm.

NEW TRICKS Bell Inn, Leominster. SONS OF YODA The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford. CAPABILI-TEA Capability Brown 300th anniversary. CB site, Recorty Wood, Church Stretton. Special 18th century tea, entertainment including John More Quire, Travatrori and Mr Punch and Judy, 2-5.30pm, £8/£6, 01694 720132. DYFI JUNCTION Stag, Llanidloes. SMOKE ROOM Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. THE RAIDERS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. BANDA BACANA Afro-Latin grooves and infectious and funky Afrobeat and Latin-American, plus a bit of reggae and ska thrown in for good measure. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8pm, £11/£9, 01584 878141.

Sun 21 August BEN FOLGER Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. TOM WALKER TRIO Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4pm. LIVE MUSIC Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm. RAGWORT Eccentric folky accoustic trio. Portway Inn, Staunton-on-Wye.

Mon 22 August JAZZ @ SPARKIES BAR Featuring Mark Latimer and Steve Tarner. Sparkies Bar, 18 West St, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610060.

Tues 23 August OPEN MIC NIGHT The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762. ORGAN CONCERT Given by Timothy Parsons. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm. Retiring collection.

Wed 24 August

PRESTEIGNE FESTIVAL Featuring Igor Stravinsky ‘The Soldier’s Tale’. Nova Music Opera. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 8.30pm, £27.50 - £10, 01544 277800, www.presteignefestival.com

Fri 26 August BLACK COUNTRY ROCK Malthouse, Ironbridge. COVER TO COVER Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. JAZZ IN THE CHAPTERHOUSE GARDEN Featuring Remi Harris Trio. Chapterhouse bar, Hereford Cathedral, 1pm, 01432 374261. SULTANA BROTHERS Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. BLACK ‘N’ BLUES BAND The Wheatsheaf, Frankwell, Shrewsbury. ROLLY’S SYNDICATE Soul/funk band. The Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. LIVE MUSIC Stag, Llanidloes. SHREWSBURY FOLK FESTIVAL Featuring A Day’s Work - folk opera by Mick Ryan. Plus All Blacked Up, Amadou Diagne & Modou Cissokho, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Crooked House, Dervish & guests, Edward II, Effra, Pete Shirley, Rob Heron & the Tea Pad Orchestra, Snow in June, Swamptown, Ten Strings and a Goat Skin, Tom Robinson Band, Two Blank Pages. Tickets start from £35, www.shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk LIVE MUSIC White Horse Inn, Clun. BARRELS BEER FESTIVAL With 40 different real ales and over 20 traditional ciders. Live music, food. The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford, all proceeds donated to local charities. OK BROTHER The Exchange, Newtown. MID WALES R & B CLUB Present Alabama blues lady Debbie Bond with Radiator Rick. CARAD, Rhayader, 7.30pm, £10 on the door, bar.

REMI HARRIS TRIO Housmans Cafe and Bar, Church Stretton.

THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

SONS OF YODA Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. DESERT ISLAND PICKS With Eugene Fisk. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762. DAN & ALEX Ego’s, Quality Square, Ludlow. PRESTEIGNE FESTIVAL Featuring ‘Piano in the Afternoon’ with Clare Hammond. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 2pm, £12.50 - £6. Shakespeare Scenes with Alice Neary, cello, Angela Wheland, trumpet, Carducci Quartet, Presteigne Festival Orchestra and George Vass, conductor, 7.45pm, £24-£6. 01544 277800, www.presteignefestival.com

Sat 27 August HMV BAND Malthouse, Ironbridge. HISTORIC TOWER TOUR Wigmore Church. Tours commence 1pm, 2.30pm and 4pm. Adults £3.50, over 8 year olds £2.50, 01568 770150. UNDERCOVER Stag, Llanidloes. BARRELS BEER FESTIVAL With 40 different real ales and over 20 traditional ciders. Live music, food. The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford, all proceeds donated to local charities. SHREWSBURY FOLK FESTIVAL Featuring Andy Irvine, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Crooked House, Effra, Hekety, Heretique, John McCusker Band, Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow, Lady Maisery, MoltenAmba, Nick Lowe, Paul Carrack and Andy Fairweather Low, Pete Shirley, Roaring Trowmen, Rob Heron & the Tea Pad Orchestra, Sheelanagig, Stephen Fearing, Swamptown, Ten Strings and a Goat Skin, The Boondock Hippy, The Urban Folk Quartet, The Wilsons, Two Blank Pages, Zywiec, Polish Dance & Song Group. Tickets start from £35, www.shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk NORTHERN SOUL & MOTOWN NIGHT Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, £10. BLACK ‘N’ BLUES BAND Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. VINTAGE TEA PARTY With musical accompaniment. The Crown Inn, Dilwyn, 01544 318063. GREYHOUND INN BEER FESTIVAL Featuring The Rhythm Thieves, 9pm. Greyhound Inn, Llangunllo, 01547 550400. OCD The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

Banda Bacana

THE LICHFIELD VAULTS 11 CHURCH STREET, HEREFORD

Sunday 28th August THE NOTORIOUS BROTHERS Sunday 25th September THE FORFEITS Sunday 30th October NEW TRICKS Sunday 27 November BACCHUS Traditional Sunday lunches served until 3pm Greek food PLUS SPECIALS Choice of six Real Ales Music starts approx 4pm, music free.

01432 266821

GREYHOUND INN LLANGUNLLO ‘Short and sweet’ two-day Beer Festival Saturday 27th August Live music 9pm RHYTHM THIEVES Sunday 28th August Live music 9pm DR LOVE & THE EARGASMS 12pm till late Quality range of ales and ciders, locally and nationally sourced. Hot food cooked fresh to order as usual by the wonderful Chris and Rachel. Come along and join in the AMAZING UNIQUENESS that is THE GREYHOUND

All enquiries to Paul or Jake 01547 550400

THE NOTORIOUS BROTHERS Lichfield Vaults, Church St, Hereford, 4pm, 01432 266821. CHRIS QUINN Housmans Cafe and Bar, Church Stretton.

Barnstar, Shrewsbury Folk Festival

Sat 27 August PRESTEIGNE FESTIVAL Featuring Elizabeth Scorah, harp. ‘Impromptus and Improvisations. St Mary’s Church, Kinnerton, 11.30am, £12.50, £6 students. ‘Not The Stillness’ - Alexandra Wood, violin; Rozenn Le Trionnaire, clarinet; Alice Neary, cello and Huw Watkins, piano. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 2pm, £14, £10 and £6 students. ‘An English Choral Celebration’ with Presteigne Festival Chamber Choir, Joy Lisney, cello and Philip Sunderland conductor. St Mary’s Parish Church, Pembridge, 4.30pm, £14, £6 students. Carducci Quartet - programme includes Shostakovich, Huw Watkins and Beethoven. St Andrew’s Church Presteigne, 7.45pm, £20 reserved, £16 unreserved, £6 students. 01544 277800, www.presteignefestival.com

Sun 28 August SHREWSBURY STEAM RALLY Celebrating 2016 with a ‘Year of the Horse’. Onslow Park, Shrewsbury, £12/£11, child £1, under 5s free, 01743 792731. WHISKEY RIVER BOYS Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm. BARRELS BEER FESTIVAL With 40 different real ales and over 20 traditional ciders. Live music, food. The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford, all proceeds donated to local charities. THE SUNDAY EVENING CHILL Live music with music from local bands and artists. The Red Lion, Knighton, 7.30pm, 01547 428080. REAL ALE FEST Featuring Rhythm Thieves. Sun Inn, Leintwardine.

TWO PUSH CHARLIE The Crown Inn, Dilwyn, 9pm, 01544 318063.

LUDLOW GREEN FESTIVAL Party at the Brewery. With Two Coats Colder supported by Ben Calvert and Emma & The Professor. Ludlow Brewery, Station Drive, Ludlow, 7pm, £8 in advance from www.wegottickets.com or £9 on the door, families welcome. WHISKEY RIVER BOYS Martin Blake and Aidan Sheehan. The Tram Inn, Eardisley, 8pm, free.

PRESTEIGNE FESTIVAL Festival Eucharist, St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 11am. ‘The Ways of Going’ featuring Damian Thantrey, baritone; Emily Pailthorpe, oboe; Carducci Quartet. St Stephen’s Church, Old Radnor, 3pm, £14, students £6. ‘Stranger, Lover, Dancer’. Alice Neary, cello. St Michael’s Church, Discoed, 5pm, £12.50, students £6. ‘Faure Requiem’. Alexandra Wood, violin; Damian Thantrey, baritone; Presteigne Festival Chamber Choir; Presteigne Festival Orchestra and George Vass, conductor. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 7.45pm, £24 reserved, £18 unreserved and £6 students. 01544 277800, www.presteignefestival.com

Mon 29 August SHREWSBURY STEAM RALLY Celebrating 2016 with a ‘Year of the Horse’. Onslow Park, Shrewsbury, £12/£11, child £1, under 5s free, 01743 792731.

FRUIT MACHINE Malthouse, Ironbridge. FOLK SESSION Arvon Ale House, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells, 4pm, 07477 627267. DAVE CHRISTIE DUO - STARDUST Bell Inn, Leominster.

MORE THAN MEMORIALS

SHREWSBURY FOLK FESTIVAL Featuring Andy May Trio, Barnstar!, Blackbear’s Tea Party, Crooked House, Dila V & The Odd Beats, Effra, Galleon Blast, Hot Vultures, Karen Matheson, Richard Shindell, Roaring Trowmen, Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal, Shooglenifty, The Boondock Hippy, The Diatonics, The Will Pound Band, The Willsons, Treacherous Orchestra, Two Blank Pages. Tickets start from £35, www.shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk RAGWORT Eccentric folky acoustic trio. Sun Inn, Leintwardine. Real Ale Fest. GREYHOUND INN BEER FESTIVAL Featuring Dr Love & The Eargasms, 9pm. Greyhound Inn, Llangunllo, 01547 550400. ROLLO MARKEE & LEWIS FIELDING Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4pm. 1/2 PHOENIX Vaga Tavern, Hunderton, Hereford, 4pm.

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

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

SHREWSBURY FOLK FESTIVAL Featuring Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band, Gnawa Blues All Star Band, Kefaya, John Jones and special guests, Minor Contravention, Raghu Dixit, Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson, The Kingstone Press Folk Slam, The Levellers, The Wilsons, Two Blank Pages. Tickets start from £35, www.shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk

Raghu Dixit, Shrewsbury Folk Festival

JAZZ @ SPARKIES BAR Featuring Mark Latimer and Steve Tarner. Sparkies Bar, 18 West St, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610060. BARRELS BEER FESTIVAL With 40 different real ales and over 20 traditional ciders. Live music, food. The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford, all proceeds donated to local charities. PRESTEIGNE FESTIVAL ‘Britten at Bleddfa’. Featuring Carducci Quartet and Rozenn Le Trionnaire, clarinet. Church of St Mary Magdalene, Bleddfa, 11.30am, £14, £6 students. ‘French Sonatas and an Oxford Connection’. Featuring Emily Pailthorpe, oboe and Clare Hammond, piano. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 2pm, £12.50, £6 students. ‘Quartet for the End of Time’. Featuring Alexandra Wood, violin; Rozenn Le Trionnaire, clarinet; Alice Neary, cello and Huw Watkins, piano. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 7.45pm, £20 reserved, £16 unreserved, £6 students. 01544 277800, www.presteignefestival. com

Tues 30 August PRESTEIGNE FESTIVAL ‘Time and the Seasons’. Damian Thantrey, baritone and Huw Watkins, piano. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 2pm, £12 reserved, £10 unreserved, £6 students. Festival Finale featuring Clare Hammond, piano; Emily Pailthorpe, oboe; Presteigne Festival Orchestra and George Vass, conductor. 01544 277800, www.presteignefestival. com

IT’S A VICAR’S LIFE! Meet costumed characters from the cathedral’s historic past in this new tour. Hereford Cathedral, 01432 374202. ORGAN CONCERT Given by Paul Carr. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm. Retiring collection. ACOUSTICA - JONNY KEELEY Supported by Dunc Burns. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £2.50, 01686 614555.

Wed 31 August

CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST Plus support. Purely acoustic and candlelit. Their first UK performance on this tour. Refreshments available. Booking strongly advised. Bleddfa Church, near Knighton, 8pm, £10 from 01544 350407 or 01547 528315. RICKY SMITH The Dragon, Montgomery, 8.30pm, 01686 668359. FOLK IN THE FOYER Featuring Mice in a Matchbox and Vaginapocalypse. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575. JAMES HICKMAN Ego’s, Quality Square, Ludlow.

BEER FESTIVAL Malthouse, Ironbridge. THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

SEPTEMBER Fri 2 September ALTERNATIVE ROUTE Malthouse, Ironbridge. FREE-MEN-LIFE 3-piece German band touring UK. The Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

THE CARNIVAL BAND A musical extravaganza, ‘Around the World in 80 Tunes’. A vibrant mix of world, traditional and early music performed with consummate skill with over 20 instruments and superb vocal harmonies. Eardisley Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10, under 14s £6, tickets from Eardisley Village Stores, The Tram Inn or 01544 327841. VENTURERS Stag, Llanidloes.

AARDVARK BOOKS & CAFE New website: www.aardvark-books.com

50,000+ titles; North Herefordshire’s largest indie bookseller; TAKE FIVE: GROUP EXHIBITION 6th - 14th August. We buy books Specialist in art, design, photography, history, gardening

Also open our superb CAFÉ!

The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, SY7 0DH Off A4113 Knighton Road. Tel: 01547 530744 OPEN EVERY DAY aardvaark@btconnect.com www.aardvark-books.com Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm

Ceramics, prints, paintings & sculptures by Rob Fountain, Basil Titford, Brian Lammas, Mark Webster and Jeff Orgee.

HISTORY WEEKEND 20th - 21st August. Talk by Terry Wardle author, models, artefacts, games etc. Free entry. VIDE GRENIER / MARKET 29th August, 9am-3pm. Lots of stalls where you can find that perfect item! Live music, bar. Free entry.

OPEN MIC Ledbury Community Hall, 7pm, £5, bring a bottle, 01531 632968.

Sun 4 September HAY MUSIC Featuring James Gilchrist, tenor and Anna Tilbrook, piano. Dorstone House, near Hay-on-Wye, 3pm, £14. PIPE DREAM Vaga Tavern, Hunderton, Hereford, 5pm. NOTORIOUS BROTHERS Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4pm.

Mon 5 September JAZZ @ SPARKIES BAR Featuring Mark Latimer and Steve Tarner. Sparkies Bar, 18 West St, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610060.

Ten Strings and a Goatskin

Fri 2 September TEN STRINGS AND A GOATSKIN Playing Irish, Acadian, French and original creations, infused with modern and world rhythms. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8pm, £12 from The Workshouse, Courtyard Antiques or www.wegottickets.com

Sat 3 September THIS WAY UP Malthouse, Ironbridge.

THE HILLBILLIES Stag, Llanidloes.

FOLK AND AMERICANA SESSION The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 8.30pm.

KAMIKAZE MILLIONAIRES Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

PUB QUIZ & BUFFET Bell Inn, Leominster.

NEW JERSEY Vaga Tavern, Hunderton, Hereford, 9pm.

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

FERRETS The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB Brimfield Village Hall, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 711854.

CHRIS BIG’S LAZER DISCO Bell Inn, Leominster.

RHYTHM THIEVES Phone 01568 770134

Fri 12 Aug

Sun Inn, Leintwardine, band based open mic, drums and bass provided, 8pm. (Hosted by Rhythm Thieves).

Fri 26 Aug

Sun Inn, Leintwardine, open mic, 8pm. (hosted by Mark from Rhythm Thieves).

Sat 27 Aug

Greyhound Inn Beer Festival, Llangunllo.

Sun 28 Aug Sun Inn, Leintwardine, Real Ale Fest.

Trevor Davies Music

For all your musical needs 87 Etnam Street, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8AE tel: 01568 613611

We stock Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, ESP, Fernandez, Epiphone, Indie, Aria, Ovation, Adamas, Martin, Taylor, Yamaha, Crafter, Burns, Washburn, Jackson, AER, Marshall, Hartke, Carlsbro, Laney, Zoom, Digitech, Tama, Casio. Plus many other brands.

Approximately 500 guitars in stock and Brass, Woodwind, Drums, Keyboards, accessories and thousands of music books and sheet music.

Langstaffe Violins John Langstaffe

Maker & Restorer of Violins, Violas & Cellos Repairs, Fitting Up, Tonal Adjustments etc Room 12, 2nd Floor, Lion House 15, Broad Street, Leominster HR6 8BT

We also stock a selection of new and antique instruments and accessories T: 01568 620120 M: 07501 724663

www.langstaffe-violins.co.uk

Wed 7 September THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

The Carnival Band, 2 September

Music Workshops

Fri 12 - Sun 14 Aug BRECON JAZZ WORKSHOPS 12 Aug - Music & Wellbeing with Erika Lyons, Guildhall, Brecon, 12pm, £8. 13 Aug - Family workshop: Wellbeing & Music Making with Erika Lyons, The Muse, Glamorgan St, Brecon, 10.15am, free, but please book. 14 Aug - Jazz Guitar with Trefor Owen, Guildhall, Bulwark, Brecon, 11am, £10, bring your guitar!. 14 Aug - Jazz & Imagery with Erika Lyons, Guilhall, Brecon, 11am, £8, open to all. 14 Aug - Music and Mindfulness with Erika Lyons, Guildhall, Brecon, 1pm, £8. 14 Aug - Voice & Percussion with Cathy Jones, Guildhall, Brecon, 1.30pm, group work, £8, details www.breconjazz.com Sat 3 Sept BIG SING UK - GREASE A fun singing day for anyone who loves to sing led by West End performers. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 12-6pm, £25, disabled, over 60 and students 16+ £20, 07967 517125.

Monday ALIVE & KICKIN’ CHOIR Coleg Powys (now NPTC), Brecon, 7-9pm, £5 public, £3 students/staff. tanyawalkermusic@hotmail.com Monday BANDAMANIA Traditional dance music from far and wide. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7.15pm, Sue Harris 01547 550158.

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 DOLAU MIXTURES Mixed choir. Dolau Community Hall, near Llandrindod Wells, 8pm, 01597 851427.

Cahalen Morrison & Eli West

SESSIONS First Saturday OPEN MIC Greyhound Inn, Llangunllo, 9pm, 01547 550400. First Saturday FOLK & IRISH SESSION Harp Inn, Glasbury-on-Wye, 8.30pm, free, 01497 847373. First Saturday of month PICKIN’ AT THE BIRD Acoustic session. The Bird in Hand, Coton Hill, Shrewsbury, 01743 357484, 9pm onwards. 3rd Saturday OPEN MIC NIGHT Mortimers Cross Inn, Mortimers Cross, all welcome, 8pm, 01568 709212. 3rd Saturday OPEN MUSIC SESSION Harp Inn, Glasbury-on-Wye, 8.30pm, free, 01497 847373.

Tuesdays SAMBA BRECON We are a friendly community band which meets each week to practice drumming and have fun. Sue on 07792 165481 or Gill on 01497 821631. 7-9pm in a Village Hall just outside Brecon. Tuesday WHITTON VOICES Mixed community choir. Songs from around the world, traditional and contemporary. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8-10pm, £6. All welcome. Led by Sue Harris, 01547 550158. Wednesdays CASTLE VOICES SING ON 7 - 8.30pm in the Cadet Hall, Bishop’s Castle. Sing songs from far and wide. Everything taught by ear. All welcome, £5 per week. Led by Sue Harris 01547 550158 sumarieharris@btinternet.com Wednesdays BISHOP’S CASTLE EARLY MUSIC GROUP Singing renaissance and baroque music a cappella. All music readers welcome, 7.30pm. Contact Mark, 075385 68378 or email jacquelinesw@hotmail.co.uk 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, 7.30pm9.30pm. Polly on 01584 823609 or info@oak-barn.co.uk or check our website www.jollypages.co.uk/larks Thursday CLUNSONGBIRDS 10 -11.30am in Hightown Hall. Uplifting songs from many traditions around the world, all taught by ear. £5 per week. Led by Sue Harris 01547 550158 sumarieharris@btinternet.com 1st and 3rd Thursdays HEREFORD CHANTING CIRCLE. 11am-1pm plus one Friday evening 8pm - 10pm. Beautiful chants from a variety of spiritual traditions, no need to be a ‘singer’, just sing from the heart, all welcome. We meet in central Hereford. Contact Mike: 01432 261222 mikejhadden@gmail.com or www.karimandsusanne.co.uk Thursday CANTORION LLANDRINDOD Mixed choir, early/ classical music. Howey VH, 7.45pm, 01874 754774. 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 under 5s. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10.30am11.30am, £5 per child, 01743 234970.

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.

Every Sunday FOLK SESSION The Old Mill, Llanidloes, 8pm, 01686 412008, all welcome. Every Sunday OPEN MIC Stag, Llanidloes, 6.30pm, 01686 414824. 1st Sunday OPEN MIC NIGHT with Danger Trains, England’s Gate, Bodenham, 7:30pm, all welcome. Steve 07969 470959 1st Sunday OPEN MIC With Danger Trains. England’s Gate, Bodenham, 7pm, all welcome. 07969 470959. 2nd Sunday ACOUSTIC MUSIC SESSION Jill and Mark (from the Rhythm Thieves) hosting. All styles welcome. The Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm. Every Monday ACOUSTIC NIGHT The Golden Lion Hotel, Llandysilio, near Welshpool, 01691 830295. Every Monday BLUES & COUNTRY JAM NIGHT The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 9pm, 01952 610888. Every Monday OPEN MIC NIGHT Bull Inn, Shrewsbury, 01743 344728. Every Monday nights BRECON TOWN BAND Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7-9pm. 01874 623650. First Monday TRANSATLANTIC NIGHT The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 01568 611404. 4th Monday FOLK/ACOUSTIC SESSION Any style, Crown Inn, Clunton, 8pm, 01588 660226. Every Tuesday OPEN MIC All welcome. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762. Every Tuesday OPEN MIC Run by Moz, PA provided, all welcome. Castle Vaults, near Railway Station, Shrewsbury, 7pm. Every Tuesday TUESDAY JAM SESSION The Falcon Hotel, Bromyard, 8-11pm, 01885 483034. First Tuesday OPEN MIC NIGHT King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. 3rd Tuesday FOLK NIGHTS The Crown Inn, Longtown, 8pm. Register for e-Newsletter john.baxter87@btinternet.com Last Tuesday ACOUSTIC LIVE SESSIONS Hafren, Newtown, £2 on the door, 01686 614555. Last Tuesday JAM SESSION Beer In Hand, Eign St, Hereford. Last Tuesday HOMEND POETS & MUSICIANS Ledbury, www.folklife.org.uk/homend-poets.html Nick Halligan, 01684 563281.

VENUES Every Wednesday ACOUSTIC NIGHT Baskerville Hall Hotel, near Hay-on-Wye, 8.30pm, 01497 820033. First Wednesday BLACK HILL TUNE CLUB Longtown, 01432 263495. First Wednesday SONG AND GUITAR SESSION Red Lion, Llanidloes. 07445 338949. Every Wednesday TELFORD ACOUSTIC CLUB The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 9pm, 01952 610888. Every Wednesday ACOUSTIC SESSION Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8.45pm, 01531 632250. Alternate Wednesdays SESSION Major’s Arms, Halmonds Frome, 01531 640261. Alternate Wednesdays SESSION Crown Inn, Colwall, 01684 541074. 2nd Wednesday JAM SESSION White Horse Inn, Clun, 8.30pm onwards. 01588 640305. Fourth Wednesday OLD TIME AMERICAN AND BLUEGRASS King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. Every Thursday SESSION Black Swan, Much Dewchurch, 01981 540295. 1st Thursday (except Aug) TRAD SESSION Acoustic traditional music session. Join in or listen. The Bull & Heifer, Bettws Cedewain, Newtown, 8pm, 01686 650603. 1st Thursday FOLK Farmer’s Arms, Wellington Heath, 01531 660253. 1st Thursday SESSION The Alma, Linton, 8.30pm, all welcome, 07779 144005. 1st Thursday OPEN MIC NIGHT The Bridge, Tenbury Wells, call to book your slot, all welcome, 01584 810434. 3rd Thursday FOLK SESSION King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. 3rd Thursday OPEN MIC NIGHT Tarrington Arms, Tarrington, Hereford. Details ne-services@hotmail.co.uk 3rd Thursday FOLK NIGHT Castle Inn, Knucklas, 7pm, 01547 528223. 1st Friday ACOUSTIC SESSION The Unicorn, Corve St, Ludlow, 8:30pm. Contact: Ann Gray 01584 879 348. 1st & 3rd Friday ACOUSTIC FEATURE NIGHTS Castle Inn, Wigmore, 8pm, 07549 414138. 1st & 3rd Friday every month OPEN MIC & ROCKAOKE The Exchange, Newtown, 01686 624275. 2nd Friday BAND BASED OPEN MIC Hosted by Rhythm Thieves. Drums and bass provided. Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm. 2nd & 4th Friday OPEN MIC Radnorshire Arms, Presteigne 07549 414138. 3rd Friday TRADITIONAL SESSIONING Llanfyllin Workhouse, 01691 649062. 3rd Friday ACOUSTIC FOLK MUSIC & SONG SESSION The New Inn, Bartestree, Hereford. 4th Friday SESSION Lamb Inn, Stoke Prior, 01568 760226. Last Friday TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Yew Tree, All Stretton, 8.30pm, all welcome. Contact Keith 07971 661615. Last Friday OPEN MIC NIGHT With Mark from the Rhythm Thieves. Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8.30pm, 07885 467673. 5th Friday SESSION Nelson Inn, Ludlow, 01584 872908.

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 BELL INN, Etnam St, Leominster 01568 616811 THE BRIDGE HOTEL, Tenbury Wells 01584 810434 THE BRIDGE, Ludlow 01584 872963 BLACK LION, Bridge St, Hereford, 01432 266000 CARAD, East St, Rhayader, 01597 810192 CHARLTON ARMS, Ludlow, 01584 872813 CONQUEST THEATRE, Bromyard, 01885 488575 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 GLOBE AT HAY, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821762 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 HOPE & ANCHOR, Rope Walk, Wye St, Ross-on-Wye. 01989 563003. HUNDRED HOUSE INN, Purslow, 01588 660541 KNIGHTON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE, Knighton 07751 221487. THE LAKESIDE CAFÉ, Llandrindod Wells, 01597 825679 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 NORI’S CAFE, 3 Church St, Leominster 01568 612876 OAKENGATES THEATRE, Telford. 01952 619020 THE OLD ELECTRIC SHOP, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821194 THE OLD MILL, High Street, Llanidloes 01686 412008 THE OXFORD ARMS, Duke St, Kington 01544 230322 THE PLOUGH INN, Whitecross Road, Hereford 01432 358867 ROSE & CROWN, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811336 ROYAL FOUNTAIN, Cleobury Mortimer 01299 272720 ROYAL OAK, Presteigne, 01544 260842. THEATR BRYCHEINIOG, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622 THE HAFREN, Llanidloes Road, Newtown 01686 614555 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 01743 362622

band directory APPLEBY KINSEY a contemporary folk and jazz trio: acoustic guitar, flute, saxophones, double bass, female vocals. A large repertoire of original songs, from tender, lyrical, slightly dark, to up-tempo latin jazz and dance. Live original music with authenticity and sophistication for events, festivals, weddings, clubs. www.applebykinsey.com or call Ken on 07979 542 449. BANDAMANIA Community band playing wild and wonderful traditional music. Perfect for ceilidhs, parties and all sorts of local events. Sue Harris 01547 550158 sumarieharris@btinternet.com MARTIN BLAKE: Fingerpickin’ good guitar, banjo and vocals in a variety of line-ups from duo to 6 piece, including Whiskey River (5/6 piece electric Swamp Rock band) The Whiskey River Quartet (Acoustic 4 piece version), The Whiskey River Boys (duo version of the same), The Grass Snakes (6 piece Honky-Tonk Bluegrass Band with loads of harmony vocals), and Blakes III, (eclectic long standing trio with clarinet, fiddle, guitar & 3 part harmony vocals) - Pubs, Clubs, Parties, Weddings, Divorces etc. Contact: 07846 669890 or 01432 342018. Email: info@martinblake.org Website: www.martinblake.org CHRISIE J LOCAL VOCALIST! I sing Jazz. Soul, Musical Theatre, Pop and Rock. For more information or to make a booking email chrisiej20@gmail.com or phone 079688 93719. Look at my Facebook page Chrisie J and Youtube channel Chrisie J for performance videos. FLATWORLD Roots ‘n’ grooves from Eastern Europe and beyond. Lively 5-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; 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! HAGGLEBAG How about some lively and raucous Irish songs, jigs and reels from this 5-piece band? Featuring flute, guitar, melodeon, mandolin and bass. Great for pubs, parties and festivals. Find us on facebook or email lornaflute@talktalk.net Telephone 07442 168858. 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! LE FREAK Upbeat party covers band. Great 5-piece outfit for any dance event. 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 LOS SQUIDEROS “The Greatest Mexican Band to come out of Hereford in a Hundred Years” Fabulous party band with a long history of amazing crowds. Playing surf, funk and ska with latino beats.. Also, The Swing Set; Swing jazz, Blues and rock n roll from the Squid collective. Contact Leo 07816 686856 leocaithness@tiscali.co.uk MELOMANICS Principally a wacky Duo with an amazingly dynamic sound, playing their eclectic and cosmopoloitan repertoire with engagingly humour and infectious energy (sustainable). Far more than just great music. And stilts if appropriate. Find out just how much fun a ceilidh really can be, either with separate caller or the minimal option with Tim calling and playing. Ideal for parties, weddings, fund-raising events, festivals, shows, pubs, restaurants, etc. Scottish, Irish and French-themed specialities (Timoléon pour vos soirées francaises). For info call Tim on 01743 719438, or Rich 01743 718612. Email tim@melomanics.co.uk. Website www.melomanics. co.uk MUCH ADO - The band for your ceilidh or barn dance. 4-piece band with caller for ceilidhs, barn dances, weddings, parties, shows, fetes, etc. Alan Oberman 01982 570432, email alan.oberman@gmail.com. See website www.muchadoband.com NEW TRICKS Lively 4-piece 60’s, 70’s band playing classic tunes of the era. With some blues/rock and country/rock. Barry 07754 534406 or David 01568 612661. OVER THE HILLBILLIES - Lively, foot stomping, rip-roaring band performing everything from Led Zep to Kylie, Dolly to Motorhead, and Blur to the Bee Gees. With a look fashioned straight from “Deliverance”, playing on a banjo, fiddle, tea-chest bass, drums, harmonicas, guitar and a suitcase(!) we are perfect for parties, pubs, festivals and anything else that involves drinking and dancing. Contactl Linda on 01686 670409 / 07816 125802 or find us on Facebook.com/Over-the-Hillbillies. YEEEEHAAAAA! RHYTHM THIEVES Funky, folky and fun. Firm favourites at festivals, pubs, parties and events around the Midlands and beyond, Rhythm Thieves are a lively must-see band who deliver an unforgettable and highly entertaining night out. “Full of fire and enthusiasm” Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2 “Great, super, lovely - our resident band” Genevieve Tudor. BBC Radio Midlands Folk Show. “If they don’t make you smile, you’re probably dead.” Wheaton Aston Folk Festival Tel: 01568 770 134, e-mail rhythmthieves@hotmail.com SAMBUCA Ludlow based acoustic trio, playing a nice mix of jazz standards, classic blues, sambas etc. For more information call Richard 07974 399524 www.sambucamusic.co.uk

SEAN SAYE Music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Great party music, capturing the retro vibe. Contact tel: 07734 399497 or email seansaye@yahoo.co.uk. Website www.seansaye.com. 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 STASH Rockin’ good folk. Firey fiddle, souring guitar, pounding rhythms, with bouncing energy. Folk rock at its best. Please phone Mick on 01432 840475, Wizzy on 01432 263317 or Will on 07960 569784. STONED CHERRIES Are: Dave Evans, guitar, mandolin, vocals; Roger Pugh, guitar, mandola, vocals; Aly May, whistles, vocals and Matt Donaldson, bass, percussion and vocals. A dynamic folk / rock fusion of original, traditional and modern songs and tunes. Roger 01885 483425 / 07779 694615 / pugh@ live.co.uk or Dave 01886 822132 / 07817 220016 / dgand2@btinternet.com www.dgand2.wix.com/ thestonedcherries 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

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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 THE TIME BANDITS are a top quality band playing a variety of different music styles to suit all tastes. We have a number of music package options, ranging from a duo for your ceremony, 6 piece party band and a fabulous 10 piece experience. www.thetimebandits.info 07815 800261 ian@thetimebandits.info 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 Spine-tingling harmonies sung 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. New show for 2015 / 16 ‘Back to the Garden’ – life and hope in the trenches based on original letters from WW1 Herefordshire soldier and gardener William Bevan. “The Village Quire have become one of my favourite singing groups of all time ... (Frank Hennessy, Celtic Heartbeat, Radio Wales). For bookings / further info ring 01497 847676 www.villagequire.org.uk VIRG CLENTHILLS and his band BLUE MOON, sing Country & Americana songs that are often touching, sometimes comic. Virg is a true poet of Country music, evoking classic tales of the mountains of Kentucky. See website: www.garethowen.com If you’d like to book Virg and his band, phone 01584 872003 or 07976 498608. TRIO TANGENTE Violin and vocal led spicy fun energetic Latin/Tango/Hot Club/ Gypsy influenced band. For all occasions. Contact Faith 07870 320022. XL’S Maximum R’n’B, Feelgood Rock & Roll. 01588 650686.

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theatre The Importance of Being Earnest

Thurs 11 August THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST LONDON’S VAUDEVILLE THEATRE. Starring David Suchet. A superb satire on Victorian manners and one of the funniest plays in the English language. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £13.50, 01584 878141. Sat 27 August ANGERONA A daring retelling of Shakespeare’s ‘Rape of Lucrece’ performed by Michael Harvey and Paola Balbi with live music from Davide Bardi. The performance will be preceded by a storytelling performance of Shakespeare’s source stories. Please note: this is for an adult and young adult audience, definitely not a ‘family’ show. Willow Globe Theatre, Penlanole, Llanwrthwl, near Llandrindod Wells, 7pm, 01597 811487. Fri 2 September FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY 3 COUNTIES AM-DRAM TV.UK offer an evening of novel dramatic variety from the pens of local authors and performed by local actors. Three one-act plays, all with a different and intriguing tale to tell. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm £7, 07967 517125.

PERFORMANCE

Wed 3 August THE TEMPEST HEARTBREAK PRODUCTIONS. The audience is welcomed to celebrate England’s mystical pagan past and the ancient art of storytelling when set among modern day Druids. Masks, poetry, song and dance. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, £12, 01694 724106, www.strettonfestival. org.uk Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival. Sun 7 August MURDER ON THE TERRACE HEARTBREAK PRODUCTIONS. This original murder-mystery by David Kerby-Kendall will be an interactive play with reference to Downton, Agatha Christie, part romp, part farce and a whole lot of fun. Open air theatre. Burton Court, Leominster, 5pm, £13, £7 children, 01568 616460 or 01544 388222. Murder on the Terrace

Thurs 8 September OH HELLO! TORCH THEATRE COMPANY. Charles Hawtrey was one of the leading lights of the Carry On film franchise. Bubbly, energetic and funny, but as his career waned so did his behaviour, he became ever more drunken, eccentric and promiscuous. See him in this one man show as he regales stories of 50 years in the film industry. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £13/£11, 01982 552555.

Conquest Theatre Bromyard Live on Stage

Saturday 13 August 7.30pm

Folk in the Foyer GRACE PETRIE Friday 2 September 7.30pm

Folk in the Foyer MICE IN A MATCHBOX + VAGINAPOCALYPSE

Film

5 August, 7.30pm SPOTLIGHT 19 August 7.30pm EDDIE THE EAGLE 19 September 7.30pm BLACK MOUNTAIN POETS

Screenings

9 August 6.30pm BEATRICE ET BENEDICT (Glyndebourne live)

Box office 01885 488575 www.conquest-theatre.co.uk

London Festival Opera, Church Stretton Arts Festival

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 BROMYARD YOUTH THEATRE Led by Kate Ganderton. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard. Ages 4-6. Juniors ages 6-1. Intermediate ages 11-14. All £30 per term. Senior ages 14-18, £35 per term, 01432 340555. Mondays TOTALLY ACTING Do you love acting? Learn the TV, film, stage acting techniques used by professionals. The Appletree Studio, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RU. Contact Rob Ford on 07772 823775, email: robjuckes@yahoo.co.uk 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 DAI Y BANNAU Focussing on acting, scriptwriting, singing and dancing, storyboarding and set design. Dai Y Bannau is a Welsh medium multimedia theatre group. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 4pm, for ages 7-12 years, 01874 611622.

MUSICAL THEATRE & OPERA Fri 12 - Sun 14 August THE ADDAMS FAMILY BIG SING UK YOUTH PROJECT will entertain the whole family with a fun-filled musical score and crazy mishaps. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm and Saturday, also 2.30pm Saturday and Sunday, £12, students £8, 07967 517125. Sun 14 August CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL LONDON FESTIVAL OPERA present ‘A Night at the Opera’. Closing concert. Concord College, Acton Burnell, 7.30pm, £25, 01694 724106, www.strettonfestival.org.uk Wed 7 - Sat 10 September ROCK OF AGES GET YOUR WIGLE ON. Set on Los Angeles’ infamous Sunset Strip back in 1987, it tells the story of Drew and Sherrie, a small town girl both in LA to chase their dreams fo making it big and falling in love. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

DRAMA WORKSHOPS Mon 15 - Fri 19 August FAIRYTALES THROUGH PHYSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOP For ages 7 - 12 years. The Courtyard, Hereford, 10am-3pm, £50, 01432 340555.

HAVE A GO SHAKESPEARE Fortnightly group sessions for anyone interested in having a go at Shakespeare read, discuss, explore, perform and have fun! Wednesdays - Llandrindod Wells. Thursday - Rhayader. Fridays - Builth Wells. www.shakespearelink.co.uk or call 01597 811487.

Tuesdays YOUTH THEATRE for 7-14 year-olds after school. Ledbury Market Theatre, 01432 383663. Wednesdays KINGTON YOUTH THEATRE With Kate Ganderton. Kington Primary School. Wed - Junior 7-11 years, 4-5.30pm. Intermediate 11+ 5.30-7pm. £42 per term, 01432 340555. Wednesdays THE COURTYARD KIDS For reception Year 2, led by Helen Durant, £60 per term. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555. Wednesdays and Fridays INTERMEDIATE YOUTH THEATRE Year 10s Wed and Year 11s Fridays. The Courtyard, Hereford, £67 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-on-Wye, 7-30pm-9-30pm. £6. 07733 055430. Thursdays LEINTWARDINE YOUTH THEATRE Run by Teme Valley Youth Project. For ages 11+. Leintwardine Community Centre, 4-5pm, 01568 770110. Thursdays IMPULSIVE THEATRE COMPANY For ages 13-19. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 5-6.45pm, 07916 277928. Thursdays & Fridays SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE For ages 16-24, led by Ellen Dorsett, Dan Pegler or Rebecca Cook. Courtyard, Hereford, £70 per term, 01432 340555. Fridays and Saturday JUNIOR YOUTH THEATRE For Year 3 - 9 led by either David Durant or Ellen Dorsett. The Courtyard, Hereford, £65 per term, 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.

What’s on at Bleddfa Centre in August STORYTELLING WEEK AT BLEDDFA

Friday 29 July to Thursday 4 August. Modern storytelling continues a long oral tradition, bringing entertainment and excitement to the telling of the tale. Stories are not just for kids! (Though children are very welcome, and get a special ticket price.) Experience the compelling intimacy of storytelling performance in the lovely surroundings of Hall Barn. There will be public performances as well as workshops for storytellers. (All workshops are now fully booked.) All Performances at start at 8:00 pm Doors open at 7:30 pm. Refreshments will be available, and there is plentiful parking. Saturday 30 July: The Ruby Tree, Shonaleigh £7, (£3 children/concessions). Sunday 31 July: Strange Majesty, Simon Heywood £7, (£3). Monday 1 August: Course Participants Performance £5, (£2). Tuesday 2 August: Hazel Bradley and Michael Harvey (course leaders) £7, (£3). Wednesday 3 August: Course Participants performance £5, (£2). www.bleddfaweekofstorytelling.wordpress. com gives full details of performances

SHAMBHALA RETREAT ‘The Lions

Roar – Working with Emotions’ 6 – 20 August Fortnight long retreat open to both beginners and experienced meditators. retreat@shambhala.org.uk

NEW EXHIBITION OPENING 27 August. LOOKING AHEAD TO AUTUMN A new meditation group, a new reading group, yoga classes, the return of life drawing sessions, more workshops, more concerts - to be kept up to date with everything happening in Bleddfa please sign up to our email newsletter hello@bleddfacentre.org or tel 01547 550377. Bleddfa Centre, Old School House Gallery and Hall Barn, Bleddfa, LD7 1PA (halfway between Knighton and Pen-y-Bont on A488)

From the author of the acclaimed novels, Leap the Wild Water and The Calling of the Raven, Jenny Lloyd. The last book in the Megan Jones trilogy; Digital edition available from August 1st at Amazon. Paperback version will be available autumn 2016 This historical-suspense trilogy is based in 19th century, rural Wales. The author’s debut novel was runner-up in the international eFestival of Words. Leap the Wild Water and The Calling of the Raven have been internationally praised and received over 50 x 5 out of 5 star unsolicited reviews on Amazon.

Haven’t read the first two books? To celebrate the launch of Anywhere the Wind Blows, Leap the Wild Water is FREE on Amazon for 5 days from August 1st!

WEA HEREFORD BRANCH Adult Courses available From September 2016 5 - 8 week morning courses in Hereford City: Art & Culture of Africa 20th Century European Modernist Paintings Virginia Woolf - To the Lighthouse Hops - The Evolution of the British Brewery Study Days 10am - 4pm Cost £20 each Sat 15th Oct: An Exploration of World Costumes Wed 30th Nov: Volcanoes in Action: Iceland & Italy AGM Wed 19th Oct, 7pm Guest Speaker, Bill Laws: Herefordshire’s Homefront 1914-1918 Brochures available at Herefordshire Libraries Fee remission may be available for those in receipt of income related benefits, please ring to check. For more information or to book your place contact 01531 634460 or 01981 251426 Email herefordbranch@wea.org.uk Further courses and workshops in Spring 2017

word Talks

Tues 9 August RICHARD BIFIELD ‘Shropshire most Interesting Churches and their Treasures. St Laurence’s Parish Centre, Church Stretton, 3pm, £8, www.strettonfestival.org.uk Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival. Wed 10 August THE REV RICHARD COLES: FROM POP STAR TO PULPIT The only vicar in Britain to have had a number one hit single. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, £14, 01694 724106, www.strettonfestival.org.uk Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival. Thurs 11 August PRINCE ARTHUR ‘Ludlow, the Marches and the training of the first Tudor Prince of Wales’. A lecture by Dr Sean Cunningham, National Archives, Kew. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 7pm refreshments, lecture 7.30pm, members £5, non-members £6.50 on the door. Organised by the Mortimer History Society, The Ludlow Palmers and the Ludlow Historical Research Group.

Ruth Padel, Presteigne Festival

Poetry & Storytelling

Mon 1 August COURSE PARTICIPANTS PERFORMANCE Associated with Storytelling week. Bleddfa Centre, £5/£2, 01547 550377. Tues 2 August HAZEL BRADLEY & MICHAEL HARVEY Course leaders. Associated with Storytelling week. Bleddfa Centre, £7/£3, 01547 550377. Wed 3 August COURSE PARTICIPANTS PERFORMANCE Associated with Storytelling week. Bleddfa Centre, £5/£2, 01547 550377. Fri 26 August PRESTEIGNE FESTIVAL Featuring Ruth Padel, ‘Poetry at Discoed’. St Michael’s Church, Discoed, 11am, £7.50. 01544 277800, www.presteignefestival.com

Comedy Tues 2 August JOE PASQUALE LIVE Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

Fri 2 September JOSH WIDDICOMBE - WHAT DO I DO NOW... That guy from the TV comedy shows with the curly hair is back on the road with a brand new tour. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8pm, £19, 01584 878141.

Sat 20 & Sun 21 August AARDVARK HISTORY WEEKEND Illustrated talk by Terry Wardle, author of ‘England’s First Castle’. Martin Hackett, author of ‘Lost Battlefields of Wales’. Displays, models, artefacts, children’s games and history activities. Aardvark Books, Brampton Bryan, near Bucknell, 01547 530744.

Josh Widdicombe

The Rev. Richard Coles

Workshops & Courses August CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF ROALD DAHL A chance to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge and our upcoming films! A Ludlow Assembly Rooms and Ludlow Library partnership. Further details 01584 878141. Until Thurs 4 August STORYTELLING WEEK Includes public performances as well as the workshops for storytellers. Evening performances, 8pm. 30 July - The Ruby Tree, Shonaleigh, £7/£. 31 July - Strange Majesty, Simon Heywood, £7/£3. 1 Aug - Course Participants Performance, £5/£2. 2 Aug - Hazel Bradley and Michael Harvey (course leaders), £7/£3. 3 Aug - Course Participants Performance, £5/£2. Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 01547 550377.

Thurs 25 - Tues 30 August PRESTEIGNE FESTIVAL 25 Aug - ‘On The Trail of the Mortimers’, coach tour led by Philip Hume. Car Park, near Police Station, Presteigne, 10.30am, £12.50. 25 Aug - ‘Trio’, literature with Sue Gee. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 2.30pm, £6. 25 Aug - Pre-Performance Talk with Richard Williams. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7.45pm. 26 Aug - ‘Music and Life’. Robert Saxton in conversation with Thomas Hyde. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 4pm, £6. 26 Aug Pre-Performance Talk. Conductor, pianist and publisher David Wordsworth chairs a discussion. Assembly Rooms, 7pm. 27 Aug - ‘Engagement and Escape’. A talk on Welsh painting during the Great Depression, 1918-1939 by Peter Lord. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 11am, £7.50. 27 Aug - Pre-Performance Talk. Thomas Hyde discusses this evening’s programme with fellow composers. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7pm. 28 Aug - ‘Glimpses of Medieval Presteigne’. A guided walk with Philip Hume, 12.30pm, meet at St Andrew’s Hall, £6. 28 Aug - ‘Pusing the Envelope’ Art with Neil Hadfield. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 5pm, £6. 28 Aug - Pre-Performance Talk. David Wordsworth discusses this evening’s programme with composers James Francis Brown, Deborah Pritchard and Adrian Williams. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7pm. 29 Aug - ‘An A-Z of Orchestral Triangle Playing’ with eminent percussionist Mick Doran. An irreverent, humourous and moving account of orchestral life. Assembly Rooms, 4pm, £12.50, students £6. 29 Aug - Pre-Performance Talk with composers Thomas Hyde, Adrian Williams and Huw Watkins, Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7pm. 30 Aug - Henri Dutilleux, musical discovery with Roger Nichols. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 11am, £6. 30 Aug - Pre-Performance Talk with Michael Berkeley, Robert Saxton, David Matthews and Richard Blackford. Assembly Rooms, 7pm. 01544 277800, www.presteignefestival.com

Tues 6 September BRECKNOCK DECORATIVE FINE ART SOCIETY ‘Three Great Families & Their Gardens’. A history of the Astors, the Rothschilds and the Sackville-Wests with speaker, Ms Caroline Rayman. Theatr Brycheiniog, 2.30pm, 01874 625679.

From September WEA HEREFORD BRANCH ADULT COURSES 5-8 week morning courses in Hereford include Art & Culture of Africa; 20th Century European Modernist Paintings; Virginia Woolf - To the Lighthouse; Hops - The Evolution of the British Brewery. Study Days 10am-4pm cost £20 each include 15 Oct - An Exploration of World Costumes. 30 Nov - Volcanoes in Action: Iceland & Italy. 19 Oct - AGM, 7pm. Details from Herefordshire Libraries, or 01531 634460 or 01981 251426, email herefordbranch@wea.org.uk STORY SPACE - Storytelling and Storymaking workshop in central Hereford on October 8th 2016 led by Carol Florence Graham. Also available are creative writing sessions; coaching; Forest School projects; CPD training for educators and group or individual tuition in Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing. For more information see www. storyspace.co.uk or email info.storyspace@gmail.com Every Tues READING ROOM The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.30am-12.30pm, £48 per term, 01432 340555. First Wednesday of the month POETRY CAFE, Charlton Arms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 872813. 2nd Wed of each month MID WALES WRITERS GROUP An informal writers’ group for wordsmiths of all kinds. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £2.50, 01982 552555. Every 3rd Thursday PLAY READING Led by Simon and Paul of Rooftop Theatre. All scripts provided. The Sitting Room, Ludlow, 7.30pm, free, email paul@rooftoptheatre.co.uk 4th Thurs of each month HAY-ON-WYE AMNESTY GROUP The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7-8pm, 01497 821153. International Poetry Writers’ Collective: Abergavenny 01873 856350 Leominster Writers' Circle, Leominster Community Centre, 01568 610451. Mid-Border Arts Writers’ Circle, Presteigne 3rd Tues, Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm. 01544 260255 Tenbury Writers’ Group Tenbury Library, 01584 812585. Border Poets 01547 530380.

grass roots Green Events August HEREFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 Aug - Wild Play at Villa Street, Hunderton, 1-3pm. 3,10, 24 Aug - Wild Play at Northolme Community Centre, Belmont, 1.30-3.30pm. 9, 16 & 30 Aug - Wild Play at Ewyas Harold Recreation Ground, 10am-12pm. 9, 23, 30 Aug - Wild Play at Ledbury Recreation Ground, 2-4pm. 17 & 31 Aug - Wild Play at White Rocks Nature Reserve, meet at White Rocks Carpark, near Ross-on-Wye, HR9 6BP, 2-4pm. 24 Aug - Wild Play at Mayhill Road Park, Ross-on-Wye, 2-4pm. 24 Aug - Wild Play at Greenfields, Kington, 10am-12pm. 3 & 23 Aug - Pooling Together Project, meet at Bromyard Downs Main car park, 9.30am-3pm, please book. 7 Aug - HWT stall at Herefordshire County Fair, Caradac, Sellack, near Ross-on-Wye, 9am-5pm. 9, 20 & 25 Aug - Bromyard Downs Practical Work, 10am-3.30pm, meet at the Downs car park, please book. 01432 356872. August SHORPSHIRE HILLS DISCOVERY CENTRE 1 - 5 & 22 -26 Aug - Remarkable Rocks. For ages 5-11 years, 1pm, £4. 3 Aug - Rock Recipes. For ages 5-11 year, 10am, £7.50. 6 Aug - Discovery Club, How Does Your Garden Grow. For ages 3 - 7 years, 11am, £2.50. 8 - 12 & 29 Aug - 2 Sept - Family Workshop, Stone Soup, 1pm, £4. 10 Aug - Campfire Cooking. For ages 10-14 years, 10am, free. 15 - 19 Aug - Family Workshop, Native Indians, 1pm, £4. 20 Aug - Discovery Club, Tales From the Wood, 11am, £2.50. 25 Aug - Great British Bake-Off. Biscuits and Cookies with Millie Rees for ages 5+, 1am, £10. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 01588 676060, www.shropshirehillsdiscoverycentre.co.uk

Fri 5 - Sun 7 August GREAT BRITISH FLOWER FESTIVAL A 3-day flower festival showcasing the best of British flowers. In aid of St Michael’s Hopice. Dore Abbey, Abbeydore, Fri & Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm, £8 in advance, £10 on the doore, st-michael-hospice.org.uk Sun 7 August HEREFORDSHIRE COUNTY FAIR Caradoc, near Ross-on-Wye, 9.30am-6pm, £10, 5-15 year olds £5, family £25. www.herefordshirecountyfair.co.uk Sun 7 August KNUCKLAS ALLOTMENT OPEN DAY Stalls, music, arts and crafts and more. Organised by Knuclas Castle Community Land Project. Knucklas, near Knighton, 2-5pm, 01547 528223. Sun 7 August SMALL GARDENS FESTIVAL Roam and explore delightful small gardens a little way outside the centre of Ludlow. Free bus service from Smithfield car park, plant stall, etc. 12 - 6pm, tickets £5 from Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, info 01584 874922. Fri 19 August UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH CORNER EXOTICS With Simon Airey, the Animal Man. There will be a chance to see a cuddly chinchilla, bull frog, python, pigmy hedgehog, leopard gecko, bearded dragon and much more. Learn some cool facts about them and hear some terrible jokes. Suitable for ages 3+. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 10.30am, £5, 01584 878141. Sat 20 August ORLETON & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB SHOW Wonderful displays of vegetables, flowers and floral art. Teas, plant stall, auction and raffle. Orleton Village Hall, 2pm, free. Mon - 15 - Fri 19 & Mon 22 - Fri 26 August FIRELIGHT SUMMER FORAY Woodland adventures for 6 - 12 year olds, 10am-3pm, £100 per week if booked by 1 July (day rates available). Earth Hearth Heart Centred Education. www.firelightorg.uk 07940 893920. Sat 20 August KINGTON REPAIR CAFE - SUPPORTED BY KLEEN The KLEEN Repair Cafe will be continuing to be available as part of the Kington Craft Fair in the Market Hall on the 3rd Saturday of each month, 10 till 3pm. Specialists offer to repair hand carried items that you would prefer to have working rather than throw away. This includes electrical items,tools (including those needing sharpening),wooden items such as small furniture/ picture frames and many other items. All electrical items will be tested using PAT methods. This facility has been set up with support from the Malvern Hills Repair Cafe and KLEEN (Kington Local Environment and Energy Network) Also linked up to be a drop off point with the charity Tools for Self Reliance that refurbishes and ships tools to communities in Africa to improve their ability to be self reliant. Sun 28 August LUDLOW GREEN FESTIVAL Green Footprints - a day of green tinged fun. Stalls of green products and information to help you tread more lightly, music, local food and plenty of fun activities. Market Square, Ludlow, 10am-4pm, free. Followed by Party at the Brewery, (see Beyond the Pale). www.greenfestival.co.uk Sat 3 September GARDEN & PRODUCE SHOW Refreshments and plant stall. Lydbury North Village Hall, 2-4.30pm.

Sat & Wed until Sept CATHEDRAL GARDEN TOURS £5 from the Cathedral Shop, 01432 374210. Group tours, which includes a cream tea served in the Georgian College Hall can be arranged at other times, 01432 374202.

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 Hereford Christian Ecology Group, meets occasionally for talks and outings. 01432 279740. Green Party Forum meets every 3rd Wed at The Falcon Hotel, (bar), Bromyard, 7.30pm. Herefordshire Wildlife Trust, www.herefordshirewt.org enquiries@herefordshirewt.co.uk 01432 365872. Transition 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 Jamie Richie, 01547 520263, 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), Radnorshire Arms, Presteigne, 7.30pm, 01544 267768 or email transitionpresteigne@gmail.com 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 - Melodie Winch, 01432 850647, melodie4foe@gmail.com or find us through Friends of the Earth (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 Marches Meadow Group Richard Small 01743 791476, richard.w.small@gmail.com Herefordshire Action for Mammals (HAM) Dave Smith, 7 Primrose Close, Hereford, HR2 7QX. 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 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. Richard.keymer@yahoo.co.uk

QUAKERS ARE MEETING NEAR YOU

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire

Every Sunday at 10:30 in Llanfoist Village Hall NP7 9LP (SO 287 135)

Almeley Wootton, Herefordshire

Every Sunday 10:45 at Friends’ Meeting House HR3 6PX (SO 333 525)

Brecon, Powys

2nd, 3rd, 4th Sundays 11 at The Muse, Glamorgan St. Brecon LD3 7DW (SO 045 284)

Clun Valley, Shropshire

Every Sunday 10:30 at Grange Rd. Community Centre, Bishops Castle SY9 5AP (SO 320 884)

Hereford, Herefordshire

Every Sunday 10:30 and Thursdays at 12:30 at Friends’ Meeting House, 21 King St. Hereford HR4 9BX (SO 508 398)

Ledbury, Herefordshire

1st, 3rd Sundays 10:30 at the Burgage Hall, Church Lane HR8 1DW (SO 711 377)

Llandrindod Wells, Powys

Every Sunday 11:30 at Friends’ Meeting House, Temple St. LD1 5HF

Ludlow, Shropshire

Every Sunday 10:30 at Friends’ Meeting House, St. Mary’s Lane SY8 1DZ (SO 511 754)

The Pales, Llandegley, Powys

Every 3rd Sunday 3 PM at Pales Meeting House, Llandegley LD1 5UH (SO 137 641)

Ross on Wye, Herefordshire

Every Sunday 10:30 at Friends’ Meeting House, Brampton St HR9 7EQ (SO 601 245)

http://www.smquakers.org.uk Southern Marches Area Quaker Meeting invite you to come to Meeting

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 GENTLE SOFT TISSUE BODYWORK (fascial adjustment). A non-invasive technique re-balances and stablizes the body, suitable for: adults, children and babies. Addresses any number of pre-existing complaints. Contact Sarah Birchall VHT Practitioner sarahbirchall@btinternet.com 01981 500628. www.vhtworld.co.uk/members VHT is a holistic modality. ACCREDITED COUNSELLOR REGISTERED PSYCHOTHERAPIST AND CLINICAL SUPERVISOR, offers supportive, non-judgemental, face-to-face, skype and telephone sessions to individuals, couples and groups. Richard Lewis MSc Integrative Psychotherapy, Post-Grad Dips Consultative Supervision and Children and Young People. BACP Sen. Accred., UKCP Reg. 01547 510360. 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 ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE lessons in Leominster. Ian Lyon MA PhD MSTAT. www.atinmarches.com 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. ALLERGY &/OR FOOD INTOLERANCES? Find out the complete picture by having a blood test to help you make the best choices for your health. Enquiries: 01568 709142. AROMATHERAPY MASSAGE, REFLEXOLOGY, INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE AN OTHER THERAPIES AVAILABLE IN LEOMINSTER. Humphrey Clement Bsc. MFHT offers an holistic personal approach using organically sourced products where possible. On-site Chair Massage is available for groups or in the workplace. To enhance your mental or physical wellbeing call 07702 038 063 for a consultation or email healing.Humphrey Clement BSc (hons) MFHT AROMATHERAPY & REFLEXOLOGY BASED IN LUDLOW. Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils extracted from plants, which may have a number of properties, that may when used help improve overall emotional health. Reflexology can be a wonderfully relaxing treatment on either the hands or feet 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, www.emilyjbaker.com, on 01584 529053 or 07775 652993. AUTISM & HOMEOPATHY MIKE ANDREWS DSH RSHom, author of Homeopathy & Autism Spectrum Disorder a guide for practitioners and families (Singing Dragon 2014). In practice since 1990, qualified CEASE therapist. Autism is the challenge of our times; my goal is to bring the benefits of homeopathy to your child. Clinic nr Ludlow SY7 or via Skype. For a FREE 15 minute chat call 01588 660793 or mike@ mikeandrewshomeopathy.co.uk

HILARY FOXWELL BTAA, AHSC, GWCG. Recovery, self-maintenance, health & well-being for your individual needs. Bowen technique treatment for muscle, skeletal, nerve, respiratory, intestinal conditions. Alexander technique tuition to retrain muscle action, breathing, body-mind reactions. Energy and emotional healing release for stress, grief, old trauma. Practitioner since 1984. Clinics in Tenbury Wells and Tenbury Wellness Centre. 01584 819010. 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). 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. Valérie Mortin BSc. 07961 885646 or Email: vivalavie@yahoo.com COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY (CBT), COUNSELLING AND COUPLE COUNSELLING Hello! CBT can work well for depression, anxiety, panic, OCD, anger, phobias, self-harm, eating disorders, low self-esteem and more. I also offer counselling for most issues, including sexuality, bereavement and past sexual abuse. Couple counselling is available and counselling for those who have problems concerning self-esteem, relationships or lack of them. Contact Gail Venables MBACP (Accred) on 01544 350384 or www.cbtgail.co.uk for sessions in Leominster and New Radnor (Powys). COUNSELLING & MINDFULNESS COACHING with Matthew Ward MBACP, Accredited Mindfulness Trainer. I provide a safe and confidential counselling service to explore the challenges that life can bring such as loss and anxiety. I also offer individual mindfulness coaching and run regular courses locally. 01568 708836 or 07982 466224 marchesmindfulness.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 CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY with Jess Pailthorpe RCST. Safe, effective, light-touch treatments to help you heal & repair. Muscle/joint problems, stress, anxiety, fatigue, trauma….Clinics in Leominster Osteopaths and Kingsland. Phone for more info: 07981 866 667 / www.touchtreetherapy.co.uk

EATING DISORDER TREATMENT. Ruth Sandeman, BSC Hons, DIP HE, RMN, specialist children’s nurse. Registered with the NMC and a specialist therapist for the National Centre for Eating Disorders. A range of interventions available. (CBT-E, DBT, EFT, FBT and nutritional advice). Contact 07803 354 081 or ruthsandeman99@gmail.com EMOTIONAL THERAPY: Anne Cummings MFETC (Adv Dip) offers this safe, effective therapy to help adults and children heal their spiritual wounds and fulfil their personal potential. If you have difficulty relating to others, or have troublesome emotions call Anne on 01547 530977. Specialist knowledge and experience of working with sufferers of panic attacks, anger, stress, bullying, low self-esteem, bereavement/ loss, anxiety and attachment issues. Centres in Powys/south Shropshire. See also www.thewritetofeel.com for forthcoming workshops and talks. GUIDED IMAGERY & MUSIC - a music-centred form of integrative therapy that helps us to understand life issues from a holistic perspective. Hilary Storer is a qualified Music Therapist, registered with the HCPC. For more information & an introductory session contact 07904 750383 / musicandimagerytherapy@gmail.com. HEALING in Bishops Castle. Soul Healing can help you create Positive Change by removing energy blockages which may be causing physical, emotional or spiritual difficulties. Contact Philomena Houlihan-Wood B.A. (Dublin), Cert. E.S.H., Dip. Counselling (Wales). Tel: 01588 638242. Email: philomena@soul-healing.net. Web: www.soul-healing.net MASSAGE THERAPY WITH MARIAN HARDIMAN (MTI, CNHC, MLDUK). Remedial, Sports, Holistic, Indian Head Massage. Organic Facial and Manual Lymph Drainage. Clinics in Presteigne (The Retreat) and Llandrindod Wells (Rock Park) or at your workplace or event. Contact: marian@ silvanmassage.com, www.silvanmassage.com, 07816 981454. HOLISTIC MASSAGE THERAPIST, ELLY INGRAM MTI Available in Kington and Leominster. Also can visit your home / B & B / holiday let on a mobile basis. 077927 43894 www.ellyingram.co.uk HOMEOPATHY : My name is Shayna, I have worked as a registered nurse for 23 years and am now a registered Homeopath. I work in the Newtown and Montgomery area but am happy to do home visits should you prefer and I am also in Shrewsbury once a week at Neals Yard Remedies. Following a consultation to determine your unique ailments, be they physical, mental or emotional, I will carefully select a remedy to match your specific disease. The remedy prescribed will help to stimulate your body’s natural ability to heal itself. I am very approachable, have great integrity with my patients health at heart and always welcome any interest whether to ask questions or simply to book an appointment. Please contact Shayna Cashmore RN LicWSH RSHom. 07528 774 032.

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. 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 PRESTEIGNE NATURAL HEALTH CENTRE Offers a wide range of Natural therapies including: Osteopathy, Chiropody, Acupuncture, Remedial & Swedish massage, Reiki, Homeopathy, Emmett Technique, Kinesiology, Reflexology, Bowen Technique, Counselling, Cranio Sacral Therapy. Visit our website www.presteignenhc.com or facebook page. To make an appointment, 01544 267532, email pnhc2014@gmail. com REFLEXOLOGY Helping to relieve stress, regulate hormonal imbalances, sleep and eating patterns. Aid the release of toxins and restore energy levels. Over 20 years experience - Jo Davies ITEC 01544 267100 or 07876 796885. Clinic in Presteigne, home visits available.

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 HEALER Naturally gifted in releasing emotional grief in present and past lives. 26 years professional experience with physical and mental health. Private healing sessions and talks given. Gillian Williamson, MNFSH. Field House, Kinnerton. 01547 560874. SPIRITUAL MEDIUM AND PSYCHIC ARTIST - Emily Baker, clairvoyant, clairsentient, and clairaudient, spiritual art, offering individual or party bookings. For more information go to www.emilyjbaker.com, 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.

Sat 6 August SUMMER MEDITATION WALK AT LANCAUT Suitable for people of any faith or none and for beginners and more experienced. Not suitable for children under 12, no dogs please. Led by Martin Kerrigan. Meet at Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust car park, Lancaut, NP16 7JB, 11am-4pm, free.

Sat 6 - Sat 20 August SHAMBHALA RETREAT ‘The Lion’s Roar - Working with Emotions’. Fortnight long retreat open to both beginners and experienced meditators. Bleddfa Centre, Bleddfa, near Knighton, 01547 550377 or email retreat@shambhala.org.uk

Fri 19 - Sun 21 August MIDLAND COUNITES IYENGA YOGA INSTITUTE YOGA WEEKEND Katy Rutherford, senior Iyengar Yoga teacher, brings her beautiful teaching to a beautiful venue. You will need a minimum of one year’s practice. Helens, Much Marcle, near Ledbury, from 4pm Fri - 5pm Sun, £75 members, £95 non-members. To book a place, email yoga@anniebeatty.com EVENTS BUILTH ROAD LD2 3RH: DRUM AND SINGING CIRCLE - 1st Friday of the month 7.30pm – 9.30pm bring drums, rattles, songs, no experience necessary. Friday 5th Aug, Friday 2nd Sept, Friday 7th Oct. GUIDED SHAMANIC

Hedgerow Medicine

PRACTICE GROUP - 4th Wednesday of the month 7.30pm- 9.30pm, journeying for guidance, wisdom and healing for self and others, held in sacred space. Weds 24th Aug, Weds 28th Sept, Weds 26th Oct. WOMEN’S CIRCLE WITH PHILIPPA HEDGER- 4th Sunday of the month 4.30pm – 6.30pm, gathering women of all ages for support, love and wisdom sharing. Sun 25th Sept, Sun 23rd Oct. All our groups are £10 (Concessions available). For info and directions: clivephilippa@hotmail.com 01982 448315 / 07905 743272 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.