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M I alone in feeling a smidgen of sympathy for ATE Farms Ltd. Admittedly some very naughty boys did burn down The Crooked House Pub, Dudley last August just after ATE had purchased it and yes they did bulldoze the remains but the Court order to rebuild it brick by brick in exactly the same spot was a bit unrealistic (see photo of what they have to work with). Currently they are arguing about whether they can rebuild it in a different location but I suspect they are just wasting time in the hope it might go away.

Closer to home I am delighted to report there is good news on the historic pub front. A clever group of New Radnor folk have, after a lot of hard work, managed to save The Radnor Arms. New Radnor has been without a pub since 2016 when an action group was formed that managed to halt the sale of the pub. Then it all went quiet for a while until 2022 when the pub was sold at auction. Since then there has been a whirlwind of activity and the Radnor Arms share offer closed on May 13th having raised £147,755 with architectural heritage funds and the society’s own money and match funding from the Community Ownership fund they now have just over £400,000 which means the Society have enough funds to purchase The Radnor Arms from the generous investor who stumped up the money at auction, pay for expenses such as the asbestos removal, renovate the building and stock and open the 2 bars. Yippee! I can’t wait for it to open so I can resume my favourite tipsy, midnight, moonlight rides through Kinnerton and over the gated road.

In celebration of the good news from New Radnor I decided last Saturday to attempt the gruelling ‘4 Peaks Community Pub Challenge’ to see how the local Community pubs were doing. (It’s a nasty job but someone has to do it). Al and I started off on a sunny early evening at the Boot in Orleton. The 17th century pub had once been the happy heart of the village but more recently had been neglected by the last owner who wanted to redevelop the whole site. It closed in June 2017. The villagers frustrated the plans by having the pub declared an Asset of Community Value. After seeking advice from various organisations they set up a community benefit society to raise investment via a community share issue. The tenant appointed to run the business, Chris, used to manage The Boot Inn back when it was a still doing well and he seems to be very successful, in its new incarnation, providing both posh nosh and a friendly local. At 5pm on a Saturday afternoon the place was buzzing both inside, in the newly renovated bar, and out in the extensive gardens.

Having resisted the temptation to settle in for a long evening at the Boot we headed down the road to The Bell at Yarpole. The Bell has had a number of tenants since the

community bought it in 2018. It closed temporarily in 2021 and again in October 2003, but is now very much back in business with the manager Christina promising a well run cellar and good value pub grub on Friday and Saturday, Sunday lunches plus a warm welcome for locals who need a pint and a pie. We sat out in the front garden and watched the world go by while chatting to two visitors from Shrewsbury who seemed to have intimate knowledge of every pub on the Welsh Borders!

Next stop The Crown at Dilwyn. The Crown which sits opposite the village green in the heart of the village made news by becoming the first parish council owned public house in Herefordshire. Its tenant Maria Franzen has been here for a number of years and has established the pub as home for darts teams, quiz teams, pool team, Royal British Legion and cribbage team, amongst others. It has also supported local community events plus music and open mic nights. On the evening we were there everybody was out on the forecourt enjoying the sunshine and the antics of a large stag do. We settled in with basket of whitebait and a plate of chips and enjoyed the fun.

Last stop the Oxford Arms in Kington on wheelbarrow race evening. The good burgers of Kington had closed the High Street to traffic and were sauntering up and down the road as if it was Las Ramblas. Meanwhile The Oxford Arms was running its own mini Glastonbury in their yard. Ice cream wagon, tea coffee and cakes, wood fired pizzas, tents and a bar. The pub has been purchased by Open Arms Kington CIC whose vision is to establish an inclusive and vibrant community ‘pub & hub’. They secured funding of £40,000 awarded by the Community Lottery Fund and later £250,000 from the Community Ownership Fund which contributed towards the purchase of the Oxford. They want to maintain The Oxford as a cherished Kington ‘local’ and venue but they will need to raise more money to pay for the daunting amount of work the building needs. Meanwhile they are going to put on a series of pop-up bar & local food events throughout the summer.

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ent Music Shop - only a one minute walk from the main car park. Hay’s destination shop packed with pre-loved machine cleaned and new vinyl records, CDs, Books and more.

Tel: 07527 298199. Hay’s Headline Making -Independ

HAYSTACKS MUSIC, Backfold, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5EQ.

WOODLAND FOR SALE. Rylands Woods, Lower Byton near Presteigne. 15.33 acres. Guide price £180,000. See www.johnclegg.co.uk

WANTED: Gentlemen’s clothing and accessories –good quality & vintage. Cash paid. Peter: 07980 693980.

WEDDING VENUE Ludlow Mascall Centre has three rooms licensed for wedding and civil partnership ceremonies, starting at £90. Ideal for intimate ceremonies and celebrations for up to 70 people. Rooms can be decorated to your style. Ample parking on site. Contact director@ludlowmascallcentre.co.uk or 01584 873882 for details.

LIVING IN CHAOTIC TIMES? – Join us in simple guided meditations to help you take control of anxiety, fear, anger, grief and bereavement. 10am – 10.30am first Saturday, each month, online, free – supporting Presteigne Food Bank. For further details email docsingh.ting@gmail.com

PERSONAL ASSISTANT AVAILABLE Versatile, friendly, well presented male assistant to help you to the utmost. Excellent cook, holiday cottage cleaner, IT expert, basic gardener, confident driver with own car, secretarial skills, minor handyman, experience of personal care, fit and full of energy. £17/hr. Hours by agreement. Call 01588 444502.

LOST FOR WORDS? Experienced magazine, newspaper and book editor, advertising copywriter, journalist, author and longstanding Broad Sheep contributor can edit, re-write, proof read, research or write from scratch, whatever you need word-wise. Modest fees, quick turnaround. Email: williams.mark1@gmail.com

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.

JAZZ PIANO TUITION A specially created course for beginners through to intermediate level students. Also coaching for Associated Board jazz exams. Presteigne/Knighton, but happy to travel. Simon Deeley, 07890 303681. simon.deeley@aol.com

GUITAR SETUPS AND REPAIRS. Electric and Acoustic guitars. Based in Ludlow. Neck relief, action height, saddle radius, bridge adjustment, intonation, fretboard treatment, fret polish, pickup height, electrics service, electrical screening, cleaning etc. Friendly professional service, fast turnaround. Can collect. Call 07770 321 904.

APPLE MAC COMPUTER REPAIRS UPGRADES AND TUITION All Apple computers. On site service only. Any distance. Call or Email Lee on 07875 267790 mail@applemacmechanic.co.uk

CO-WORKING SPACE IN LUDLOW Desks available for a few hours, a day, or longer at WorkPlace at the Ludlow Mascall Centre. Includes Wi-Fi, parking, and tea and coffee. Designated desks also available on a monthly basis. Contact director@ludlowmascallcentre.co.uk or 01584 873882 for details.

BEEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS - Interested in keeping bees yourself? We run courses, give talks and provide one-to-one tuition. Now taking bookings for our next introductory ‘Bee Ready’ course on June 15th and 16th 2024. For further details phone 07813 276308 / 01886 884752, or email woodruffbank@btinternet.com

CHAIR REPAIRS: seats rushed & recaned. Also Danish cord & Habitat sheet cane seats. Paul Richards, 01544 209140. Email - paulrichardsft@gmail. com

MUSIC SERVICES offered by experienced professional oboist. Small chamber groups for events, oboe lessons, beginner piano lessons. Contact Ruth Watson 07870 752325 or 01544 350559.

RETIRED PROFESSIONAL PAINTER AVAILABLE for local work. References available. £85.00 per day. Try me. Roy 01547 520164.

PIANO LESSONS IN PRESTEIGNE. All ABRSM grades or simply for fun. Contact Mzia 07981 752405, mziag@hotmail.co.uk

WANTED URGENTLY VINTAGE CLOTHING for male/ female, plus accessories including jewellery, shoes, etc. Also wanted: quality curtains, lace and textiles, even damaged. Plus designer clothing including male/female... tweeds, evening dresses etc. Also unusual items including fans etc. Please telephone: Annie 07798 632247. Teagowns and Textiles. annies.30@hotmail.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 Katy 01547 520328.

VIOLIN & VIOLA LESSONS given by experienced professional in Presteigne. All abilities and styles taught. John Hymas 07969 440183.

PRESTEIGNE POP CHOIR Every Thursday. Contact John Hymas for details: 07969 440183. john@johnhymas.com

A STITCH IN TIME Careful repairs & creative alterations to well-loved clothes. Vintage a speciality. Anne 01544 267997.

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Hall trawl

WHEN you read this you will probably have voted, but the final results won’t all be in yet. So, has Sir Kier’s Red Wall survived? Have the Scot Nats driven off in a pique in mother-in-law’s stretched camper van? Has Rishi’s suit shrunk further?

Behind the scenes in Whitehall two other polls are taking place: interviews for Mr Speaker, to replace the lugubrious Hoyle, who is retiring to his native Yorkshire; and a temporary home for the Commons to sit for the next couple of years while much-needed refurbishment work is carried out to bring old Pugin’s Palace up to current H&S standards.

Channel 4’s Bake Off co-presenter Paul Hollywood was chosen to adjudicate on the 6 short-listed applicants for the new Speaker: George Galloway, Penny Mordaunt, Rev Paula Vennells, Greg ‘Mr Shouty’ Wallace, unemployed tech-savvy Huw Edwards and Strictly’s Claudia Winkleman. There were to have been seven contenders, but Liz Truss had trouble pushing open the committee room’s swing doors (marked ‘PUSH’). ‘Gorgeous George’ then immediately eliminated himself by telling old shark eyes he wouldn’t remove his battered trilby while sitting on the woolsack. Two down, four to go. The Post Office lady was next to go, because of the black kimono she’d arrived in, bearing a big red Fujitsu logo. Her faltering reply to all

questions - clutching a raw onion: “I simply don’t recall” (known in legal circles as the Doenitz Defence) - also played badly. Huw Edwards was next to quit, then Mr Shouty was off, claiming a clash of engagements with a visit to a Captain Bird’s Eye fish finger factory at Whitby, leaving Mordaunt and Winkleman to go mano-a-mano. But it was not to be. And with all guns blazing HMS Mordaunt swept off the stage.

So where will the intake of ’24 assemble? Here are four favoured locations, selected by an on-poll: the former headquarters of the LCC, moth-balled by Thatcher in 1986; the majestic C14 Westminster Hall; William Wilkins’ Grade II-listed Richmond Terrace, directly opposite 10 Downing Street; and Powell & Moya’s unlovely QE II Conference Centre on Parliament Square, sole surviving remnant of the crackpot idea that Whitehall should undergo comprehensive redevelopment.

One thing is certain: the finished refurbishment will come in late well over budget.

Nick Jones

Visit Ledbury’s purpose built, intimate theatre with comfortable seats, bar and a warm welcome, for a great programme of original drama, music, cinema and live screenings - see listings for what’s on

William Wilkins’ Richmond Terrace opposite Downing Street

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Chatwood, Celf gan Osian Gwent (Art by Osian Gwent), No. 6 Long Bridge Street, Llanidloes SY18 6EE 0800 999 1953

www.osiangwent.com

Exclusive and original paintings by Welsh contemporary artist OSIAN GWENT. Luxury works of fine art, paintings and limited edition fine art giclee prints. Open Wed 10am-2pm, Thurs 11am-5pm, Fri & Sat 11am-3pm.

Ardent Gallery, 46 High St, Brecon, LD3 7AP 01874 623333

4 July - 23 Aug ‘A Celebration of Welsh Contemporary Painting’. Featuring paintings by JOY SAUNDERS, CHANTEL RIDLEY, BEATRICE WILLIAMS, JOHN WYNNE HOPKINS & MATT WILLIAMS.

Open Tues-Sat 11am-5pm.

Radnorshire Museum, Temple Street, Llandrindod Wells LD1 5DL 01597 824513

The museum houses an art gallery with varied exhibitions and events.

Open Wed-Sat 10am-4pm.

Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, Near Newtown 01686 688369

Until 4 Aug ‘Perthyn - Belonging’. CATRIN WILLIAMS - latest works. Until 4 Aug ‘Reflect, Respond & Rebound!’ VICKY ELLIS - weaver and NATALIE CHAPMAN, contemporary fine artist challenge the boundaries of fine art and craft.

Until 30 Aug DELIA TAYLOR-BROOK - mosaics.

31 July ‘Talking Art’. Catrin Williams. Artists talk about their work, either on their own or with other artists. Informal and friendly, 2pm-4pm. Cafe.

Open Thurs-Sun 11am-4pm.

Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown 01686 625041

July Check our website for details of our POP-up exhibition programme, as we complete the building works required as part of our inclusion within the National Contemporary Art Gallery Wales. Tues-Sun 11am-4pm.

Minerva Arts Centre, High Street, Llanidloes 01686 413467

27 July - 31 Aug Gallery 1: ‘Our String of Pearls’. Gallery 2: ‘The Stitch Storyteller’. SUZETTE SMART.

Quilt Association summer exhibition celebrating 30 years of summer exhibitions in Llanidloes.

Open daily 10.30am-4.30pm.

Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne LD8 2LL 01544 260149

Until 13 July ‘A Presence, A Home?’ DAISY DIXON.

Until 13 July ‘At the Water’s Edge’. KATE GREEN.

Until 28 Sept ‘From the Collection’. SIDNEY NOLAN.

16 July - 28 Sept Earth Photo 2024. Engaging with still and moving image makers to showcase the issues affecting the climate and life on our planet.

18 July - 28 Sept ‘Hogback Hills’. New drawings, paintings, photographs and sculpture by 21 artists to reveal and illuminate the geological, ecological and human story of Hanter Hill, Worsell Wood and Stanner Rocks. Tues-Sat 11am-4pm.

Tower House Gallery, 29 High Street, Knighton LD7 1AT 01547 529530

Gallery, shop, cafe. Open Tues-Sat 10am-4.30pm.

Hay Castle, Oxford Road, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5DG 01497 820079

Until 22 Sept ‘April: A Lady in Hay’. Exhibition in the main gallery about transgender pioneer April Ashley who lived in Hay in the 1980s.

Until 22 Sept ‘A Queen from No Scene’. BILLY CHARITYphotographs of drag Queen, Boo La Croux. Cafe Gallery.

Open 10am-4.30pm.

The Table, 43 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye 01497 822802 www.thetablehay.com

Until 27 July RICHARD SORRELL 1 - 24 Aug LYDIA KIERNAN. Open Thurs-Sat 10am-3pm.

The Chair, 10 High Town, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5AE 01497 822802 www.thechairhay.com

8 - 14 July CHARLESTON ROBERTSON & GEORGIA WIXEY, students from Hereford College of Arts. 15 - 21 July WAC Collective. JO WATTERS-PAWLOWSKI & NINA ARCHER - landscape artists. 29 July - 4 Aug TINA BALMER. 2 - 11 Aug JONNY CHURCHlandscape paintings.

12 - 18 Aug Fairfield School exhibition. Open Thurs-Sat 10am-3pm.

The Hay Makers, St John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5BN 01497 820556 1 July - 1 Sept Summer exhibition. JANE BEVAN - natural collage. RACHEL BROWN & ANNE MORGAN - jewellery. LAYLA KHANI - prints. KIM DONADLSON - ceramics. Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

Cheese & Butter Market, Hay-on-Wye 07866 843538

Every Fri & Sat Flea & Vintage Market. Vintage clothing, bric a brac, antiques and jewellery. Open 9am-5pm.

Court Cupboard Gallery, New Court Farm, Llantillio Pertholey, Abergavenny NP7 8AU 01873 852011

ROSIE FAREY & MANDY COATS - baskets. SUSAN GALLAGHERpaintings. Open 11am-4pm.

Lion Street Gallery, 6 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5AA 01497 822900

Showcasing some of the very best artists from Wales and the Borders. Open 10.30am-5pm daily except Tues, Sun 11.30am-4pm.

Found Gallery, 1 Bulwark, Brecon LD3 7LB 07736 062849

www.foundgallery.co.uk

2 July - 3 Aug ‘Celebration of Welsh Contemporary Painters’. Featuring artists, SARAH HOPKINS, MUHAMMAD ATIF KHAN, JOSIE D’ARBY, NINA KRAUZEWICZ. MICKI SCHLOESSINGK - pottery. ALI TREGASKES - jewellery. Open Tues-Sat 10am-4.30pm.

The Workhouse Studio, Presteigne Industrial Estate 01544 267864

Rare antique carpets and kilims. Plus locally made pottery, art materials, textiles, haberdashery, jewellery, cards and gifts. Cafe. Open Wed-Sat 10am-4pm.

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821762

6 July Craft and Wellbeing Fair. Open 11am-5pm.

Knighton Museum, 1 Broad Street, Knighton Run by volunteers and reflects social history of the area. The majority of the exhibits have been either donated or lent by local people and reflect the varied history of this border town from the drovers to the flannel weavers; from trade to agriculture. Wed-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

Jenny Crisp, Tinsmiths, Ledbury

Celia De Serra, Ludlow Assembly Rooms

Charles Sainsbury, Hogback Hills exhibition, Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne

Richard Gilbert, Sara-Jane Arbury & Paul LIgas, Croft Castle, Yarpole

Victoria Keeble, Hay Makers Gallery, Hay-on-Wye

The Art Shop, Cross Street, Abergavenny NP7 5EH 01873 852690

Until 17 Aug A Mixed Summer Show. Paintings, drawings, ceramics and jewellery. New names and familiar favourites. Tues-Sat 9.30am-5pm.

Museum of Modern Art, Tabernacle, Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth SY20 8AJ 01654 703355 info@moma.machynlleth.org.uk

Until 13 July ‘Rhythm of Land and Sea’. MARK WARNER.

Until 4 Sept ‘On A Windy Day’. Tabernacle Art Competition. Until 4 Sept Tabernacle Collection. Wed-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm.

The Old School, Whitton, near Knighton 01547 560936 Museum of Welsh Textiles. A fine collection of Welsh costume, textiles. With a selection of antique textiles and blankets for sale, alongside changing exhibitions of art and antiques. Open by appointment, please phone to book.

Rhayader Museum & Gallery, CARAD, East Street, Rhayader LD6 5ER 01597 810561 www.carad.org.uk

July ‘TimeScape’. Look out for new activities and sign up for the free information newsletter online.

Open Thurs-Sat 10.30am-4pm.

Stiwdio Celf o Gwmpas, The Beaufort, Temple Street, Llandrindod Wells LD1 5HG www.celfogwmpas.org

Until 18 July Celf o Gwmpas exhibition. 25 July - 5 Sept Celf o Gwmpas Artists Network annual exhibition. New work by members including painting, drawing, photographs, ceramics, sculpture, poetry and textiles. Open Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm.

Oil and Oak, 9 Castle St, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5DF 01432 683028

Until 27 Aug The Ephemeral Thread. Original textile collage artworks by BARBARA SHAW. Open daily 10am-4pm, demonstrations on some Saturdays, www.artintextiles.com

Celf O Gwmpas, Centre Celf, Tremont Road, Llandrindod Wells LD1 5EB 01597 822777

Until 18 July Adult with learning disabilities; work from the last 12 months workshops.

25 July - 5 Sept CELF O GWMPAS ARTISTS NETWORK annual exhibition by local artists. Tues-Thurs 9am-4pm, Sat 9am-12pm.

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Market Hall, Kington 07977 978676 anna@akdcrafts.co.uk

3rd Saturday of the month until Dec Print, paint, wood, wool, paper, metalwork, ceramics, baskets and more. Open 9.30am-3.30pm.

Tinsmiths, Tinsmiths Alley, 8a High St, Ledbury HR8 1DS 01531 632083 www.tinsmiths.co.uk

Until 6 July TAMSIN ABBOTT - stained glass. Fizzing with colour, Tamsin’s pieces are wrapped in stories and full of detail, taking inspiration from her favourite poems and myths. To coincide with Ledbury Poetry Festival. 26 July - 17 Aug ‘Willow With Roots’. Renowned willow weaver JENNY CRISP and daughter ISSY WILKES present a collection of beautiful baskets and impressive lightshades. Open Tues-Sat, 9.30am-5pm.

Croft Castle, Yarpole, near Leominster HR6 9PW www.nationaltrust.org.uk/croftcastle

Until 30 Oct ‘Ghost Trees’. Contemporary art walk and exhibition, creating artworks that reflect on the importance of Croft’s ancient dead and veteran trees. RICHARD GILBERT, SARA-JANE ARBURY & PAUL LIGAS. Open daily 10am-5pm.

Made in Ross, The Corn Exchange, 7 The High St, Ross on Wye, HR9 5HL www.madeinross.co.uk

July A co-operative of local art and craft makers. Open 10am-4pm.

Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, near Ledbury, 07786 007088 www.textilefairs.co.uk

baileycurtistextiles@gmail.com

10 & 11 July Textile Bazaar. Browse a wonderful collection of World Textiles from far and wide and local too. Workshops available, but please book. Lunches by Jo, coffee, cakes and cream teas at the Manor tea rooms. Open Wed 11am-5pm, Thurs 10am-5pm, £1 entry.

Grange Court, Leominster HR6 8NL 01568 737980

1 - 31 Aug ‘Vibrant Impressionism’. New work by ‘PIRATE’ PETE HAPPENSTALL - oil on canvas. Open 10am-4pm. All proceeds to be shared between Cancer Research UK and Alzheimer’s Society.

The Chapel Gallery, 2 Forbury Chase, Sherford St, Bromyard HR7 4DL www.chapelgallerybromyard.com

6 - 14 July ‘A Ripple of Land’. Invited local artists explore the ‘ripple of land’ in a range of styles and media.

6 - 14 July Open Exhibition 2024. Displayed in the upstairs gallery will be paintings and drawings submitted by people of all ages and experience from the local community. 11am-5pm, closed Mon & Tues.

1 Station Approach, Hereford www.meadowarts.org

Until April 2025 ‘Baroque Sprawl’ LAURA WHITE. This bold installation celebrates creativity and connectivity and is inspired by Bernini’s Apollo and Daphne. Commissioned by Meadow Arts and Hereford College of Arts.

The Courtyard Theatre, Hereford 01432 340555

Until 27 July ‘Cultivate 2024’. Annual visual arts project for young emerging artists aged 16-25 in Herefordshire. This year’s theme is ‘Rejuvenate’. Open theatre times.

Canwood Gallery & Sculpture Park, Checkley, HR1 4NF 01568 760242 www.canwoodgallery.org

July Main Gallery CELIA SMITHdelicate sculptures and wall plaques of birds created using the finest of reclaimed wire.

July Turbine Hall ‘Luminous Horizons’. JAMES MASON - vibrant visions in abstract art. The gallery also features work by local and international artists including CARL ANDRE, NICOLE FARHI, TRACEY EMIN and MATSUYAMA together with a sculpture trail set in 10 acres of countryside, featuring several new exhibits. Open Thurs-Sun 11am-4pm, tea/coffee/cakes. Free entry.

The Forum, 18 Market Square, Tenbury Wells WR15 8EA 01584 810085 www.georginafranklin.co.uk

GEORGINA FRANKLIN - jewellery. Individual contemporary design. Commissions undertaken.

Take 4 Gallery, 30 The Homend, Ledbury HR8 1BT www.take4gallery.com

July Gallery run by a cooperative of 22 artists and makers. Basket maker HELEN MUNDAY, blacksmiths STEPHEN MCRAE and JENNY PICKFORD, ceramicists CLAIRE BILLINGSLEY, STEVE FREER, RUTH BUSBRIDGE and FIONA O’NEILL, mixed media artists CHERYL HEWITT and HELEN NORMAN, jewellers SAM HEMMING, SUSAN WILKINSON and HAZEL MATHIOT, painters CAROLINE GREEN, IVAN JONES, TRUDI FOGGO, JO DEWAR and JANE ASTON, photographer CRAIG DODDS, sculptor ALAN RICHARDSON, textile artists SARAH FREER and DI WEISSBERG and wood turner KEITH BRITTEN. Open Mon–Sat 10-5pm.

Hereford College of Arts, Folly Lane, Hereford 01432 273359 www.hca.ac.uk

18 July MA Open Evening.

Greenstage Gallery, Bromtrees Hall, Stoke Lacy, Bromyard, Herefordshire, HR7 4HZ 01885 490839 info@greenstagegallery.co.uk www.greenstage gallery.co.uk June Original and contemporary art. Open by appointment.

Bocam Gallery, Space 10, Bastion Mews, Union St, Hereford HR1 2BT 07929 206707 www.bocamgallery.com

Modern contemporary, pop, street art, prints. Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4.30pm.

Walenty Pytel Gallery & Studio Tour, near Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7SB 01531 634102 walentypytelgallery@ gmail.com www.walentypytel.com

You will receive a printed guide to all of Walenty’s outdoor sculptures in Herefordshire to visit at your leisure. Bronze and original steel sculptures can be purchased in the gallery as well as signed limited edition prints, cards and his book Walenty Pytel Life/ Art/Sculpture. By appointment only. Groups welcome.

Wobage Makers Gallery, Upton Bishop, Ross-on-Wye HR9 7QP 01989 720495 www.wobage.co.uk

6 - 14 July ‘Forest and Rivers Open Studios Trail’.

7 July Willow weaving demonstration by resident basket maker, CLYDE HOARE, 2pm.

Handmade at Wobage workshops. BEN CASSON - furniture and kitchenwood. LYNN HODGSON - wood carving and kitchenwood. PATIA DAVIS - slip decorated earthenware and porcelain. JEREMY STEWARD - wood-fired salt-glazed stoneware and porcelain. PETRA STEWARD - wood-fired salt-glazed stoneware and collagraph prints. CLYDE JEFFERSON - willow basketry. CLAIR HODGSON - gold, silver and semi-precious stone earrings. Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm.

The Craft Gallery, Old Mayor’s Parlour, Church St, Hereford www.oldmayorsparlour.com

Until 26 Aug Summer exhibition. HELEN ARTHUR - paintings and etchings. CLAIRE BILLINGSLEYceramics. SIMON CAMERONbasket making. EMILY HOWELLjewellery. OLDENDAISY - woodcraft & Cro-Shades. REW WOODsculpture. Tues-Sat 9.30am-4.30pm. Old Stable Gallery, Leominster Tourist Information Centre, Corn Square, Leominster 01568 616460 July Art & Design Collective AMANDA HILLIER. Open 9.30am-4pm.

Leominster Priory, Church St, Leominster, HR6 8EQ www.prioryarts.org.uk

Until 22 July ‘A Thousand Hours of Work - A Thousand Years of History’. Leominster will be hosting a celebration of the skills and creativity of the town’s sewists.

Until 18 July ‘Threads Through Creation’ exhibition by JACQUI PARKINSON. A series of twelve embroidered panels that re-tell the story of Creation from the book of Genesis. The Leominster Stiches textiles will also be on display in venues around the town, along with an exhibition by the Leominster Quiltmakers at Kingsland Community Hall. Open daily 10am-4pm, free. Mappa Mundi & Chained Library, Hereford Cathedral 01432 374200 Until 14 Sept ‘Masters of the Library’. Exploring the prestigious role of Master of the Library and the individuals who have held the role at Hereford Cathedral throughout the centuries. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Admission charges apply.

Old Chapel Gallery, East Street, Pembridge HR6 9HB 01544 388842 www.oldchapelgallery.co.uk

6 July - 30 Aug ‘Sunlight on the Garden’. Summer exhibition featuring new work by VIVIENNE LUXTON, KATHRYN O’KELL, JANE LITTLEFIELD, LYNDA JONES, JEMIMA JAMESON, NICOLE LILLIE and more.

Throughout the year ‘Splendour in the Grass’. An ever-changing collection of unique sculptures for your outdoor space in a variety of media including carved stone, resins, bronze, glass, ironwork, stainless steel and ceramics. Wed-Sat 11am-4.30pm, Sun 12-4pm.

Weavers Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury 07881 926661

Until 7 July ‘A Female Perspective’. An exhibition of Textile Art inspired by female poets. Open daily 10am-5pm.

8 - 14 July JACKIE COX & CHRIS SINDEN - paintings, drawings and linocuts.

23 - 28 July ‘Wood Sheds & Beyond’. PIPPA BRAMHAM - art/mixed media. KEITH BRITTEN - woodturning. SIMON CAMERON - basketmaking. VI LOTT - photographs and textile art. Open daily, 10am-4pm

Oxenham Art, Broad Street, Leominster HR6 8BT 01568 611898

July MARK HARRIS - pottery and paintings. GARY BRINE - woodwork. ALEX BROWN - paintings. Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm.

Gallery 54, 54 High Street, Ross-on-Wye 01989 567917

July Gallery artists featuring STUART ELLIS, ZOE TAYLOR, JOHN MAXWELL STEELE, LEYLA MURR, JO JENKINS, DI SHORLESON, RACHEL SUDWORTH.

Open Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm.

South Chapel, All Saints Church, Hereford 01432 370414

1 - 6 July Love Zimbabwe, arts crafts. 8 - 13 July Local craft sale. 15 - 20 July GOLDEN VALLEY CRAFT SOCIETY.

22 - 27 July Arts and Crafts sale. 5 - 10 Aug Exhibition and sale of Indian silks and saris by Jan Bishop. Mon-Sat 9.30am-4pm.

Oxenham Gallery, The Coachhouse, 19a Church St, Hereford HR1 2LR July JANIE RAMSAY - free standing and hanging ceramic birds. CHRIS BRACKSTON - jewellery. SUE BROWN - printmaking. A collection of contemporary and traditional art work from around the British Isles.

Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm.

The Regal, Tenbury Wells 01584 811442

6 July Craft & Table top sale. 10am-1pm.

Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Road, Hereford HR1 2UA 01432 263937 www.applestoregallery.com

Until 20 July ‘The Painful Truth’. ASG studio artists with guest CHRIS CURSONS.

24 July - 24 Aug ‘Coastal Moments’. Apple Store Gallery studio arists with guest, CAROLINE WHITTAKER. Wed-Fri 10am-3pm, Sat 10am-1pm.

SHROPSHIRE

St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 2DX

Until 13 July SHROPSHIRE ART SOCIETY. Open daily 10am-4pm except Sun, free entry.

Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Mill St, Ludlow 01584 878141

Until 6 July ‘Earth, Sky & Sea: A Printmaker’s World’. JULIA TIMMINS.

12 July - 31 Aug ‘Where The Trees Sing’. CELEIA DE SERRA. Mon-Sat 10am-7.30pm.

Hightown Community Room, Vicarage Rd, Clun SY7 8JG 07951 097798

27 July - 4 Aug Clun Art and Craft Show. Exhibition and sale of work by 40 artists and craftspeople in the Clun Valley, free admission. 10am-6pm, Sun 4 Aug 10am-12pm.

Bishop’s Castle Town Hall 01588 630023

www.bishopscastletownhall.co.uk

Until 30 July JANE TAYLOR. 6 July Antiques & Flea Market. 9am-4pm. Open 10am-4pm. Open Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.

The Willow Gallery, 56 Willow Street, Oswestry SY11 1AD 01691 657575

Until 17 Aug SHROPSHIRE GUILD OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFT. Until 17 Aug ALISON HOLT & SUZETTE SMART. Open 10am-4pm, closed Sun & Mon.

St Laurence Primary School, Shrewsbury Rd, Church Stretton SY6 6EX www.strettonfestival.org.uk

29 July - 10 Aug A collection of work from both amateurs and professionals who live within 30 miles of Church Stretton. Showcasing paintings, prints, photographs, cards, glass, jewellery, ceramics, textiles, woodwork, leatherwork and metalwork. Open 29th July 7.30pm, then daily 10.30am-5pm. Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival.

SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321

July BISHOP’S CASTLE ARTS SOCIETY. Open Mon-Thurs 9am-9pm, Sat & Sun 9am-12pm.

The Gateway Gallery, Chester Street, Shrewsbury SY1 1NB gatewaygallery@gmail.com

July & Aug Mini Masterpieces exhibition. A collection of postcard sized artwork from chidren across Shropshire on the theme ‘My Shropshire’. Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm, Thurs until 8pm during term time.

The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury 01743 234970

2 July - 30 Aug ‘Representations of Time’. Shrewsbury Arts Trail special exhibition. Tues-Fri 10am-4.30pm

Nina & Co, 10 Church St, Ludlow SY8 2JH 01584 877792

Decorative antiques and vintage. Open 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

Ogilvie Vaile Conservation, Unit 9, Lower Buckton Barns, between Leintwardine and Brampton Bryan SY7 0JU 07780 616067 www.ogilvievaile.com

Specialising in the conservation and restoration of fine art.

Smithy Studio, Brampton Bryan SY7 ODH 07811 042478

Rustic homewares, fine art and craft. Local makers. Turned wood, slipware, lavender products, textiles, cards and gifts. Open Thurs-Sat 11am-4pm.

Aardvark Books & Cafe, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell SY7 0DH 01547 530744 www.aardvark-books.com

7 July Big Sale Launch & Giant Flea Market. Biggest ever Aardvark sale plus one day discounts on everything in store. With lots of brilliant stalls, 9am-3pm, stalls £12, free entry.

26 Aug August Bank Holiday Vide Grenier. French style ‘Empty your attic’ event. 9am-3pm, stalls £12, free entry. Open Tues-Sun and Bank Holiday Mondays 10am-4pm

Brampton Bryan, near Bucknell 4 Aug Brampton Bryan Scarecrow Day. Plus the makers and artists at Brampton Bryan will open their studios, demonstrating skills and giving information about classes on offer. Featuring Alice Draws The Line, Isatu Hyde, Brocante Living, Beauty by Katie and Melissa Hunt Jewellery. Open 10am-4pm.

Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, The Music Hall, Market Square, Shrewsbury SY1 1LG 01743 258881 5 July Historic Hostelries. 90 minute walking tour, 2-3.30pm.

Until 31 Oct Walking Tours of Shrewsbury, 11.30am-1pm.

8 July - 31 Aug Shrewsbury Arts Trail - Inspirational Exhibition. Features work of internationally renowned artists and sculptors. Open 10am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

Mrs Jones Art Shop & Gallery, 118 Longden Coleham, Shrewsbury SY3 7DU 01743 245134 www.mrsjonesgallery.co.uk

Until 13 July ‘The Skies I’m Under’. JANE BEESLEY.

27 July - 31 Aug Summer Inter-City exhibition. Wed-Sat 10.30am-4pm.

The Artists’ Gallery, Ludlow Farm (formerly Ludlow Food Centre), Bromfield, Ludlow SY8 2JR 07974 652866 www.theartistsgalleryludlow.co.uk

Instagram @galleryrunbyartists

Facebook The Artists’ Gallery Artists include SHELLY PERKINS - wildlife artist. PRISCILLA HANNbronze sculpture. KIM DAVIS - wood turning. PAUL BURTON - sculpture in steel, glass and stone. PIP JONESwatercolours. SARAH BILLINGHAMpottery. ALICE SAVERY - watercolour and pen botanicals. LAURA-JAYNE - jewellery metalsmith.

July Visiting artists include LYNDSEY BUCKNOR - photographs, SARA PIPER HEAP - metalwork and jewellery. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

Art & Craft Workshops

Single, dated listings are free. Ongoing workshops, £45 per year. TEXTILE WORKSHOPS WITH ANGIE HUGHES Zoom and face to face creative workshops including machine and hand embroidery, print and mixed media techniques. Based in Ledbury. 07533 362900. angie@angiehughes. com

KNIGHTON PAINTING & SKETCHING GROUP

We meet Monday daytime at the Civic Centre, Knighton (near the Clock Tower) during spring and autumn terms. We have weekly topics with friendly tuition. All abilities, beginners welcome. Learn at your own pace. Discover new skills and increase your confidence. Own choice of art materials. Contact artist tutor: Audrey Bradley: 01544 350369.

ALEX ALLPRESS POTTERY STUDIO - POTTERY EXPERIENCES & LESSONS Church Street, Builth Wells, LD2 3BS. Open 7 days a week. Bespoke family days. Throwing workshops and courses. Children’s parties, corporate festivities, hen dos, Hand-building, gift sales and vouchers available. From £40pp - tasters - half day or full day. Call for details: 07443 875016. email alexallpressceramics@ gmail.co.uk, www.alexallpress.co.uk

MOOR HALL STUDIO - BOBBY

BRITNELL

Inspirational art and textile related courses delivered throughout the year by highly qualified tutors. Some courses are online and others face to face. Refer to www.bobbybritnell.co.uk for further information and details of all courses. Contact Bobby Britnell on 01547 510664 or email at bobby@bobbybritnell.co.uk

STONE CARVING WORKSHOPS

Monthly in Llangarron, HR9 6PH. Glenn Morris sculptor leads an informal, friendly group. Suitable for beginners or those with some experience. Tuition, tools, refreshments and safety equipment provided, small piece of stone included in “Beginners Day”. Gift Vouchers available. Contact frances@ artsinthemarches.co.uk 07917 522253.

JAPANESE FLORAL ART

Workshops in Ikebana, courses, lessons and demonstrations by Teacher and 3rd Master Noella Plasman-Jones.Visit www.discovering-ikebana.com and scroll down on the ‘Booking Form’ for dates. NEW for 2024: Residential Ikebana Introductory Course contact: discovering.ikebana@gmail.com or leave a message on 07379 499984.

CREATIVE BREAKS

Learn a new skill and explore your creativity with experienced tutors, all based in beautiful countryside with outstanding views and local produce. We offer a wide range of courses throughout the year:- Basketmaking, Upholstery, Felting, Rag Rug Making, Sculpture, Stone Carving, Dichroic Glass, Plant Dyeing, Natural Dyes, Herbal Medicine, Suminagashi, Rush Basketry, Creating a Sketchbook, Jewellery, Glass Fusing, Hand Bloc Printing, Sewing, Stained Glass, Weaving, Linocutting, Painting and Drawing, Japanese Woodblock, Printmaking, Weaving Wire, Woodcarving and Pottery. For full details visit www. creativebreaks.co.uk Make it yourself - take it home - treasure it - or give it with pride!

July, Aug, Sept SUMINAGASHI

Learn to marble paper with the Japanese technique of suminagashi. Unleash your creativity and get familiar with the process and materials involved. Take home many sheets of paper decorated with suminagashi for use in bookbinding, paper arts or just to frame! Venues in The Marches. July 27, August 18 and September 7. More details at sarahamatt.com/workshops

GEORGINA FRANKLIN

JEWELLERY

Individual Contemporary Design Commissions undertaken

Please see website for studio opening times. www.georginafranklin.co.uk

The Forum, 18 Market Square, Tenbury Wells, Worcs. WR15 8EA Phone 01584 810085

Until December

IKEBANA

Courses and demonstrations in Ikebana (Ohara School) by teacher and 3rd Master, Noella Plasman-Jones. New for 2024, Residental Ikebana Introductory courses in Herefordshire.

12 & 13 July, 5 & 6 Aug, 14 & 15 Oct, 4 & 5 Nov, 6 & 7 Dec. 07379 499984, www.discovering-ikebana.com

Fri 5 July

SUMMER FLOWERS

Simple, seasonal, sustainable flowers with Shane Connolly. Netherwood Estate, Stoke Bliss, Tenbury Wells, www.netherwoodestate.co.uk

Sun 7 July

WILLOW WEAVING DEMONSTRATION

By resident basket maker Clyde Hoare. Wobage Maker’s Gallery, Upton Bishop, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7QP, 2pm, 01989 720495 www.wobage.co.uk

Tues 9 July

WEAVING WORKSHOP

Learn to weave on a cardboard loom with a selection of coloured yarns with Ali Lou Field, beginners welcome. Red Earth Arts Studio 4, Old Cottage Hospital, Homend, Ledbury, 10am-2pm, £45, to book email ali.lou@rosewoodandmoss.co.uk

Part of Ledbury Fringe Festival.

Wed 10 July

COLLAGE WORKSHOPS

With Helen Norman. Suitable for beginners. All materials and refreshments included - £50, 9.45am - 1pm. Hen House, Staunton. Info and to book, nickivizor@gmail. com

Wed 10 & Thurs 11 July

TEXTILE BAZAAR 2024

Morning and afternoon Creative workshops. Materials supplied, just bring an apron. Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, near Ledbury, £9, please book in advance, 01452 877007 or email baileycurtistextiles@gmail.com

Tues 16 July

AN INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOUR PAINTING

With artist and teacher Allison Neal followed by afternoon tea. Castle House Hotel, Hereford, 10.30am, £80 includes all materials and afternoon tea. Creative fun to do with a friend or perfect to give as a gift. 01432 356321, www.castlehse.co.uk

July

VICKI NORMAN ART SCHOOL

12 - 14 July - Painting Retreat at Acton Scott Hall and Working Victorian Farm. www.vickinormanstudio.com

Sat 20 July

CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP

‘An Eye for Inspiration’. How do artists use line/form? Exercises to inspire new letters. With tutor Ann Mason. Monkland Village Hall, Leominster, 10am-4pm, £20 members, £25 visitors. To book please ring 01544 327657. Marches Scribes.

Sat 20 & Sun 21 July, Sat 28 & Sun 29 September STONECARVING COURSES

With Lottie O’Leary. Inclusive of stone, lunches, tea and coffee. A two-day course suitable for all abilities. Knighton, LD7 1PN, £270, 01547 528792, email oleary.lottie@gmail.com

Thurs 25 July

BOX OF DELIGHTS MARVELLOUS MAKERS WORKSHOP

A morning of film and making. Watch animated short films to help inspire us to make our own junk character. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 10am, 01588 630321.

Sat 27 July

CREATIVE RECYCLING

Learn two traditional rag rug techniques in North Herefordshire with Jenni Stuart-Anderson. £75 includes hessian and beverages. For info/bookings email jenni.ragrugs@freeuk.com or 01568 750229.

Sat 27 July - Sat 10 August

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS

Please book 01694 328145, full details, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

July & Aug MID WALES ARTS CENTRE

13 July & 10 Aug - Monthly Family Pottery Workshop, 2pm-4pm, £10, children £8. 13 July & 10 Aug - Monthly Life Drawing Class, 10am-1pm, £20, students £16. 20 July - Mosaic Workshop, 10am-4pm, £55. 31 July - Adult Textile Workshop with Catrin Williams, 10am-4pm, £65. 30 July - Children’s Workshop with Catrin Williams, sketch, paint, print, 10am-4pm, £15. Tues & Wed between 30 July - 28 Aug - Children’s Summer Holiday Workshops, 10am-4pn, £12. 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 Aug - Sculpteen 24, Curlew Project Workshops, 10am-4pn, £12. Thurs, 2pm-4pm & 7pm-9pm. Fri, 11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm, £10, students £8. Weekly After School Pottery (term time), 4.30pm-6pm, £7. Weekly Pottery WorkshopsMid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, Newtown, 01686 688369.

July THE ART SHOP & CHAPEL 31 July - ‘Inky Days - Drypoint’. Printmaking workshop with Adrienne Craddock, 10am-4pm. Please book. The Art Shop & Chapel, Market St, Abergavenny, 01873 852690.

July PRIORY ARTS

‘Let’s Create Cafe’ with ECHO.

4 July - Reflections in Nature. Try symmetry painting, colour in mandalas, forage and make nature collages.

11 July - Animal Patterns. Make your own ink stamper with animal patterns.

18 July - Angels. Use the art and craft materials to make your own angel, paint, stitch and create.

10.30am-12.30pm, free, but donations welcome, refreshments.

15 July - Patches of Light. Stainedglass expert and historian, Rob Walker will give a short talk and lead a workshop to re-create Great Malvern Priory’s Creation window. Leominster Priory, 7pm, £8, to book, www.prioryarts.org.uk

July SUMMER CRAFTERNOONS

2 July - Bead Making.

9 July - Marbling.

16 July - Wellbeing.

For ages 11 and up, no need to book. Carad, East St, Rhayader, 1.30pm-3.30pm, 01597 810561, www.carad.org.uk

July SHREWSBURY MUSEUM & ART GALLERY

4 July - 8 Aug - Draw, Paint, Print. 6-week course with Sophie Innes, 10.30am-12.30pm.

13 July - Adventures in Pigments. Taster course, 10am-3pm. Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, Market Square, Shrewsbury, 01743 258881.

July CUP CERAMICS WORKSHOPS

4 July - 4 Week Throwing and Membership Course. Under expert tuition with the additional benefit of one month’s 4 hour a week membership for extra practice time. The taught times every Thurs, 7-9pm, £245, includes fired and glazed pots. 13 July - Pottery Taster, all welcome from 14 years ) when acompanied by an adult on the course, £55, includes fired and glazed pots. 29 July - One Week Intensive Course in the foundations of making ceramics. Explore throwing, hand building, surface decoration and glazing ceramics. Minimum age 14 (with accompanied adult), £365 includes fired and glazed pots. www.cupceramics.com Cup Ceramics, Unit 10, Foley Trading Estate, Hereford, 07548 629525.

July ORIEL DAVIES GALLERY

13 July - Ecoprinting. An introduction with Jane Hunter, 10am-4pm, £79, includes vegetarian lunch. 27 July - Paper Wild Flower Making with Kate Kato, 10am-4pm, £79 includes vegetarian lunch. Oriel Davies Gallery, Caersws, near Newtown, 01686 625041, www.orieldavies.org

July

HEREFORD CATHEDRAL

8 & 9 July - Creative Cloisters. Open to artists to experience the space and create work, £20 or two days £30 includes lunch and refreshments, 10am-3pm, please book. 16 July - Lego Club for ages 8-14 years, 3.45pm-5pm, free, no booking required. Mondays term time - Toddler Group, craft activities and prayer; suitable 1-3 years, 9.30am, free. Hereford Cathedral, 01432 374225. www.herefordcathedral.org

July

EASTNOR POTTERY

INTRO TO THE POTTERS WHEEL £60 per person. Perfect indoor activity for individuals, couples and small groups. 1.5 hr sessions take place on specific dates throughout July.

POTTERS WHEEL COURSES 3, 13, 20, 27 & 28 July. Day £180. Weekend £340 per person. Spend the day or weekend relaxing and creating pots on the potter’s wheel. Eastnor Pottery, Home Farm, Eastnor, near Ledbury. Please check availability and book online, www.eastnorpottery.co.uk Email admin@eastnorpottery. co.uk or telephone 01531 633886.

July & August

ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW

6 July - Woodcarving workshop with Julia Timmins. Suitable for beginners or those wanting to build on their skills, 9.30pm, £95 includes a practice block, a small block for engraving and tools for the workshop. 23 July & 14 Aug - Mini Manga, the distinctive and eye-catching art of Japanese comics. Led by Irina Richards, for ages 7-12 years, 2-4pm, pay what you can £8/£4/£0. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 878141.

July & August

SIDNEY NOLAN TRUST

3 Aug - Drypoint Printmaking workshop for adults and families with Adrienne Craddock, 11am-3.30pm, £45, under 16s £25 plus booking fee. 10 Aug - ‘The Wonder of Trees’ Make your own fold out artists’ book with artist Richard Bavin, 1.30pm-3.30pm, £5 plus booking fee. Mondays (term time) MAKE, weekly art club for 8-13 year olds. Youth Centre, Presteigne, 3.30-5pm. Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne. To book, 01544 260149, www.sidneynolantrust.org

July

HAY CASTLE

3 July - Print Club with Aidan Saunders, 4-6pm, £5. 6 July - April Ashley Memories Day. Bring along photographs and stories about April’s time in Hay, 11am-2pm, free. 27July - Make a Flower Wearable Art Workshop with Andrew Logan, 2-5pm, £90. 31 July - Kid’s Summer Holiday Make and Take. Crafty fun, children must be accompanied by an adult, 10.30am & 1pm, £5. Hay Castle, Oxford Rd, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 820079, www.haycastletrust.org

July

THE COURTYARD, HEREFORD

Tues - Playing Together, interactive play session for older adults and pre-school children with accompanying parents/ carers, 11am-12pm, £3. Thurs - Hereford Life Drawing, 10am-1pm, £8. The Courtyard Theatre, Hereford, 01432 340555.

Tuesdays DRINK AND DRAW

Weekly life drawing group for all abilities. Bring your own materials and just turn up. Upstairs at The Green Dragon Hotel, Broad St, Hereford, 7-9.20pm, £8, 07587 192495.

Wednesdays INFORMAL ART GROUP

All welcome, help given if required. The Old School Community Hub, New Radnor, 2-4pm, 01544 350242.

Wednesdays DRINK AND DRAW

Weekly life drawing group for all abilities. Bring your own materials and just turn up. Ty Tan Gallery (opposite the Blue Boar), Hay-on-Wye, 7-9.30pm, block book in advance £90 for 10 weeks or drop-in for £11, 07855 628627.

Thursdays KNIGHTON ART GROUP

Any level welcome. Any medium accepted. Lunch served from 12pm. Knighton Community Centre, 1-3pm, £3 per session. Kay Yendole, 07624 379335.

3rd Friday of every month FRIDAY CRAFT CLUB

Bring your crafts. Good company with tea and cake, no booking required. Pot & Page, 8 New Street, Ledbury, 10.30am-12.30pm.

view from the marches

Whole Lotta Lyin’ Goin’ On....

AS the King might have sung with a flick of his forelock and a pivot of his pelvis – Elvis, of course, not Charles III. You can imagine how the young King of rock’n’roll felt while everyone around him was bombarding him with untruth. Ol’ Col. Tom would constantly have been whispering mesmerising pork pies into the boy’s unsophisticated ear, enticing him to even greater depths of cinematic banality to ring the tills in Hollywood – the entertainment industry has always been fertile ground for advanced professional mendacity. But is it even remotely possible that the propagation of untruth in Memphis in 1959 was as rampant as it is today throughout the United States and much of the modern world. We are currently drowning in a sea of lies disseminated by a multiplicity of uncontrolled media, cheer-led by a gang of national and international figures who ignore entirely the supreme importance of veracity or factual justification for any of the inflammatory statements they make – statements which are propagated across innumerable digital platforms; even the ancient medium of print, including shamefully, some British national titles, as well as a scurrilous newcomer, The Light. This publication circulates 100,000 copies monthly across the nation. It is filled from end to end with absurd and grossly implausible conspiracy theories as well as exhortations to put on trial and execute people responsible for administering the Covid vaccine, for crimes against humanity! In the last forty or fifty years several circumstances have emerged to increase the gullibility of a significant proportion of the public. Commercial advertising, for example, which has honed the art of presenting hyperbole to the point where it has become entirely detached from the reality, is just one source that does so almost without impunity.

Also beyond the reach of any meaningful enforcement of laws against deception was the Murdochs’ News of the World, which regularly published entirely fictitious stories, written and cast by journalists who illustrated them with fake, or ‘stunted’ photographs. Even the Sunday Times, at

the start of the first lockdown published a photograph of a man – a stooge of the photographer it emerged – pushing a trolly piled high with toilet rolls from a supermarket to illustrate an alleged shortage of that commodity.

We have become accustomed to politicians telling huge porkies to win over a gullible electorate. Now there are concerns about the ability of AI to project avatars of famous figures and use them to deliver disinformation; ways of preventing this are high on governments’ agendas. But you will recall, not long ago, seeing a figure in a rumpled suit with tousled hair which looked and sounded very much like a former mayor of London, riding around the country in a red bus from which he sprang to bellow monstrous lies about the state of the Nation’s economy after Brexit. No legislation was available to deal with this mendacity at the time, and Britain has suffered fiscal mutilation as a result.

Adam Price, member of the Welsh Parliament

However, there is a real move being made to establish an effective legal antidote to this kind of brazen mangling of the truth. Adam Price, a member of the Welsh parliament (and former Westminster MP) has brought forward legislation in the Senedd, that would create a criminal offence for a politician knowingly to deceive the public. Those found guilty would be temporarily disqualified from sitting in the Senedd or running for office. Some countries already legislate against lying to parliament, but this bill will be the first to bar politicians from lying directly to the public. All four parties in the Senedd are giving the bill their support. We must hope that it is noticed in Westminster, which has an obvious need for it. Across the Atlantic, where the Washington Post claims that Donald Trump made 30,573 false or misleading statements during his tenure as President, there is an overwhelming need for such a law.

FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (15) – 148 MINS

As a huge fan of the Mad Max franchise – BEYOND THUNDERDROME being my favourite – writer/director George Miller had much to live up to with what’s essentially a prequel and which doesn’t even feature his Maxness, but fortunately he’s cut it, big time. We’re obviously living in a post-apocalyptic desert world where tribes compete for basic resources, most importantly the fuel for their wondrously rackety ‘bikes, cars and trucks and out of a particularly nasty confrontation a young orphan, the titular Furiosa (Ayla Browne) escapes seeded with revenge. After further bloody skirmishes, she grows into a hot-blooded, totally untrusting but wily young woman (Anya Taylor-Joy) out to exact revenge on warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth having a ball) somewhat aided by an under-used Tom Burke (TV’s COMORAN STRIKE) in a series of propulsive, jaw-droppingly brutal set-pieces interspersed by often thinly relevant or engaging narrative twists. Petrolheaded thrill junkies won’t be disappointed.

Both reviews by Mark Williams

27 & 29 July THE BICYCLE THIEVES (1948) (U)

30 & 31 July THE CONVERSATION (1974) (12A)

31 July & 1 Aug 12 ANGRY MEN (1957) (U)

The Courtyard Theatre, Edgar St, Hereford 01432 340555

4 July POOR THINGS (18) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911

5 July PRIDE (15) Conquest Theatre, Bromyard 01885 488575

5 July MIGRATION (U) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321

8 July BARBIE (12) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911

9 July TIMBUKTU (12A) The Phoenix Theatre, Ross-on-Wye 07789 778048

10 July WICKED LITTLE LETTERS (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125

15 July WICKED LITTLE LETTERS (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911

ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW

1, 2 July ROSALIE (15)

1, 4 July HARD MILES (12A)

4 July MUCH ADO ABOUT DYING (15)

11, 15 July THE TRUST FALL (15)

12 July WILDING (PG) Introduced by Polly Bolton

13, 15, 20 July TREASURE (12A)

18, 23 July AMA GLORIA (12A)

20, 22, 25 July THE BIKERIDERS (15) Assembly Rooms, Mill St, Ludlow, 01584 878141

CONQUEST, BROMYARD

5 July PRIDE (15)

19 July HAMLET (2023) (12A)

Conquest Theatre, Bromyard. 01885 488575

COURTYARD, HEREFORD

Until 16 July WILDING (PG) Until 18 July FREUD’S LAST SESSION (12A) Until 5 July ROSALIE (15) Until 13 July THE DEAD DON’T HURT (15)

1 - 3 July AMA GLORIA (12A)

4 July INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996) (12A)

5 - 18 July THE BIKERIDERS (15)

5 - 9 July NEXT SOHEE (18)

6 - 30 July IF (U)

12 - 25 July INSIDE OUT 2 (U)

15 July SASQUATCH SUNSET (15) Radix Film Club

19 - 25 July KINDS OF KINDNESS (ctbc)

19 - 25 July MAXXXINE (18)

20 - 25 July THE GARFIELD MOVIE (U)

26 July - 7 Aug DESPICABLE ME 4 (U)

26 July - 1 Aug HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA CHAPTER 1 (ctbc)

16 July NEXT GOAL WINS (12) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321

19 July HAMLET (12A) Conquest Theatre, Bromyard 01885 488575

19 July PAST LIVES (12A) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125

20 July MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (PG) Church & Chetwynd Aston VH 01952 813234

20 July A HAUNTING IN VENICE (12A) Cleobury Mortimer Parish Hall 01299 270047

25 July BOX OF DELIGHTS (U) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321

25 July LA CHIMERA (15) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321

25 July MIGRATION (U) Mayfair Community Centre, Church Stretton 01694 772077

26 July SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS (PG) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125

THE EDGE ARTS CENTRE

4 July POOR THINGS (18)

8 July BARBIE (12) 15 July WICKED LITTLE LETTERS (15)

The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911

MARKET THEATRE, LEDBURY

10 July WICKED LITTLE LETTERS (15)

19 July PAST LIVES (12A)

26 July SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS (PG)

Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125

OLD MARKET HALL, SHREWS.

Until 4 July HARD MILES (12A)

2 July RIVERDANCE NEW 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW (U)

5 - 11 July BEFORE DAWN (15)

6 & 7 July KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (12A)

9 - 20 July EOS MY NATIONAL GALLERY

9 July HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS (12A)

12 - 18 July TREASURE (12A)

14 July TELL THAT TO THE WINTER SEA (15)

19 - 25 July WILDING (PG)

20 - 25 July THE GARFIELD MOVIE (U)

19 - 25 July KINDS OF KINDNESS (12A)

26 July - 1 Aug THE BIKERIDERS (15)

26 July - 1 Aug IF (U)

2 - 8 Aug INSIDE OUT 2 (U) Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281

REGAL, TENBURY WELLS

1 July RIVERDANCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW

6 July BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE (15) 12, 13 & 19 July INSIDE OUT (U)

18 July TOP GUN (12A) Throwback Thursdays

1 Aug JURASSIC PARK (12A) Throwback Thursdays

4 Aug KUNG FU PANDA 4 (PG) Regal, Teme St, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811442

SAVOY, MONMOUTH

5 - 11 July KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (12A) 6, 7, 22 - 25 July THE GARFIELD MOVIE (U)

14 - 18 July FURIOSA - A MAD MAX SAGA (15)

19 - 25 July THE BIKERIDERS (15) 20 & 21 July TALKING PICTURES

TV FESTIVAL OF FILM A weekend of big names and movie magic hosted by Mike Read, Caroline Munro and Madeline Smith.

THE BIKERIDERS (15) – 116 MINS

Yes, it’s petrolhead heaven this month as my Film of the Year (so far) follows the progress of cool-as-all-hell Johnny (Tom Hardy, PEAKY BLINDERS’ Alfie) from married truck driver to ‘bike racer to leader of a mildly nihilistic ‘bike club and eventually violent gang, the Vandals. It’s loosely based and visually inspired by Danny Lyons emblematic 1968 photo journal chronicling Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club with the impressive and increasingly versatile Jodie Comer (KILLING EVE) as both narrator and girlfriend of Benny (Austin Butler, convincingly shaking off his ELVIS persona) the gang’s taciturn pin-up. The shifting, often internalised dynamics between their members, the scrapes they get into and their drift into bloodshed is crisply told by writer/director Mike Nichols (MUD) who employs regular cinematographer Adam Stone to create a wonderfully moody evocation and indeed includes Michael Shannon from his underrated psychodrama, TAKE SHELTER, as an especially twitchy gang member. Love big, bad ‘bikery? Don’t miss it!

26 July - 1 Aug INSIDE OUT 2 (U) Savoy Theatre, Church St, Monmouth 01600 772467

SPARC, BISHOP’S CASTLE

5 July MIGRATION (PG) 16 July NEXT GOAL WINS (12A)

25 July BOX OF DELIGHTS MARVELLOUS MAKERS

WORKSHOP A morning of film and making. Watch animated short films to help inspire us to make our own junk character. 10am.

25 July LA CHIMERA (15) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 01588 638038

WYESIDE,

BUILTH WELLS

2 & 4 July THE DEAD DON’T HURT (15)

2 - 4 July BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE (15)

5 - 7, 10 & 11 July THE BIKERIDERS (15)

6 & 14 July IF (U)

6, 7, 13, 14 July INSIDE OUT 2 (U)

7 & 14 July THE GARFIELD MOVIE (U)

12 - 14, 16 - 18 July A QUIET PLACE: DAY 1 (ctbc)

13, 14, 16 - 18 July KINDS OF KINDNESS (12A)

26 - 28, 30, 31 July, 1 - 4 & 6 - 8 Aug DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE (ctbc)

9 - 11, 13 - 15 Aug THELMA (ctbc) Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555

LIVE EVENTS ON SCREEN

1 July MACBETH

Filmed at Dock X, London. Blake Theatre, Almshouse St, Monmouth, 7pm, 01600 719401.

WORKSHOPS

Every Tuesday YOUTH CAFE

Young people (8-16) can meet and share creative activites including music, drama and films. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970 Wednesdays

FILM MAKING CLUB

For ages 11-17. The Courtyard, Hereford, 6-7.30pm, £75 per term, 01432 340555.

dance

Dance Performance

Sat 6 July

WHEN IN ROAM

ROAM DANCE SCHOOL & CREATIVE ARTS come together to put on a dance showcase performance. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £17.50, 01743 281281.

Sat 6 July

MAYZMUSIK SHOWCASE

MAYZMUSIK PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY. Students of all ages celebrate the art of animation in the summer showcase. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 01873 850805.

Sun 7 July

PARTY IN THE USA

GALAXY DANCE present a summer showcase performed by their students. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 12pm & 4pm, £15, 01743 281281.

Tues 9 & Wed 10 July

ANTON AND GIOVANNI

The nation’s favourite double act returns, with a collection of breathtaking routines and innovative choreography. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £54-£37, 01743 281281.

Thurs 11 - Sat 13 July

IMAGINE. BELIEVE. ACHIEVE. HEREFORD ACADEMY OF DANCE. From the electrifying beats of music legends to the silver screen’s most magical moments. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

Fri 12 July

RHYTHM OF THE DANCE

Journey through Ireland’s history from the ancient, rich in legend and myth, to the modern, urban Ireland that we see today. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £35-£32.50, 01743 281281.

Sat 13 July

COPPELIA & CELEBRATIONS

LUCY EVANS ACADEMY OF DANCE celebrate their 10 year anniversary with an exciting production. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 12.30pm & 5.30pm, £17, 01743 281281.

Sat 13 July

A SUMMER DANCE CELEBRATION

An evening of live dance and film celebrating the creativity, power and joy of inclusive dance. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £12, under 16s £6, 01743 281281.

Wed 17 July

ROMEO AND JULIET

BALLET CYMRU. Intense fighting, passionate duets and universal themes echo through dramatic and lyrical choreography. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Thurs 18 July

ELEVENTH SHOW

MELODY DANCE COMPANY CIC perform brand new routines, challenging lifts and tricks suitable for all the family. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 340555.

Sat 20 July

NOW 90’S & 00’S DANCE SHOWCASE

LAURA GALE DANCE AND DRAMA perform a thrilling, nostalgic joyride through the greatest decades in music history. The Courtyard, Hereford, 2.30pm, 01432 340555.

Sun 21 July

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

VIV KELLY SCHOOL FOR DANCE AND THEATRE. Celebrating 40 years with this intimate, joyful show. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7pm, £15, 01743 281281.

Dance Workshops

Single, dated listings are free. Year round entries £45.

Sun 14 July

A CHANCE TO DANCE FOLK

Learn figures and steps used at Ceilidhs, dancing to live music. The Lost Arc, Rhayader, 4.30pm-6.30pm, £5 cash only, 01597 811169.

SILVER SWANS ADULT BALLET CLASSES Adult Ballet, Tap and Silver Swans Classes in Hereford and RossOn-Wye. Drop in/PAYG. Tuesdays: Silver Swans Ballet 12:15 - 1:15 & 1:30- 2:30. Adult Tap 2:30-3:15, The Larruperz Centre, Ross-On-Wye. HR9 7QD. Wednesdays: Adult Ballet 6 - 6:55pm St Davids Hall, Castle St, Hereford, HR1 2NW.Tel Ruth: 07854 793960. Email: silverswanshereford@gmail.com Web: creativefitness.org.uk

Romeo

SHIMMY CENTRAL WITH ALANYA Open Level Adult

Belly Dance Classes. Bodenham Parish Hall, HR1 3LB. 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month, 1-3pm. Pay-as-you-goplease book by the previous Wednesday. For full information visit http://alanyadance.uk or call Abbie on 07962 161081, alanyadancer@gmail.com

LEARN 2 JIVE 50’S SWING STYLE CLASSES

Mon - Bartestree Village Hall, Hereford, 7.30pm. Silvester Horne Institute, Church Stretton, 7.30pm. Tues - Pembridge Village Hall, 7.30pm. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm. Claines Parish Hall, Worcester, 7.30pm. Wed - Burford Village Hall, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm. Holy Trinity Parish Hall, Malvern, 7.30pm. Holmer Church Parish Centre, Hereford. Thurs - Ledbury Dance Studio, Bye Street, 7.30pm. Abberley Village Hall, 7.30pm. Penybont Community Centre, 7.30pm. Sun - Eardisley Village Hall, 6.30pm. For more information please e-mail info@ coolmovesdance.co.uk Matt or Sarah on 01989 750354. www.coolmovesdance.co.uk Coolmoves Dance & Fitness for adults.

COURTYARD, HEREFORD CLASSES

Adult Classes. Mon - Contemporary Dance with LG Dance, 6.30pm. www.lauragale.co.uk. Mon - Comercial Dance with LG Dance, 7.30pm-8.25pm, £25 per month. Mon - Zumba, 11am-11.45am. Tues - Commercial Dance with LG Dance, 6.30pm-7.25pm, £25 per month. Tues Heels Class with LG Dance, 7.30pm-8.30pm, £25 per month. Tues - Street Jazz with LG Dance, 6.30pm. www. lauragale.co.uk Wed - Fit4Tap, 10am-10.45am. Thurs - Silver Swans Adult Ballet, 1pm, www.starlightcompany. co.uk Fri - Chance to Dance, 10.15am. Junior Classes. Mon - Junior Contemporary for ages 7-12, 4.30pm, £25 per month. Mon - Senior Contemporary for ages 13-18, 5.30pm, £25 per month. Tues - Junior Commercial, for ages 8-12, 4.30pm, £25 per month. Tues - Senior Commercial for ages 13-18, 5.30pm, £25 per month. Wed - Mini Streetz for ages 4-8, 4.45pm, £23 per month. Wed - Junior Streetz for ages 9-12, 5.30pm. WedSenior Streetz for ages 13-24, 6.30pm, £25 per month. Fri - Dancing Tots for ages 2-4, 11.30am. Sat - Twinkling Stars for ages 2-4 incorporating Makaton sign, musical movement, sensory play and fun, 9.30am. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

ASSEMBLY ROOMS DANCE CLASSES

Weekly - Circle Dancing, no partner required, 1.45-3.45pm, £5, contact Kathryn 01584 877446. Weekly - GKY Dance. Dance and acrobatics for children, various classes, 4-9pm, £4.75-£6.25, contact Grace Young 07939 638637. Weekly - Learn 2 Jive, beginners 7.30-8.30pm, intermediatees 8.30-9.30pm, no partner needed, £6, contact Matt info@ coolmovesdance.co.uk. Zumba - 7-8pm, £5, contact Honor 07527 183231. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 878141. Fortnightly Saturdays

CHORUS LINE

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 07943 417561.

Mondays

REGAL DANCE

Join Katy for weekly lessons in the Regal Studio. Ages 6-9 years, 4.15pm-5pm. Ages 10-14 years, 5pm-6pm. Regal, Tenbury Wells, £6, www.regaltenbury.co.uk

Tuesdays

FOXWHELP MORRIS

Why not try Morris dancing? We practice every Tues evening at 7.30pm in Moccas Village Hall from Sept to May. Mainly dances from the Cotswolds, but also some from the Welsh Borders. All sexes welcome, and ability to dance not necessary! Beginners welcome. Contact Paul 01497 821003 or Jed 07549 096291.

Tuesdays, Thursdays - Saturdays

MID WALES DANCE ACADEMY

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 07943 417561.

Tuesdays

SOLO LATINO DANCE

Parish Hall, Hay-on-Wye, 7-8.30pm. Mely 07837 160505.

Fridays

ROSS FOLK DANCE CLUB

Bridstow Village Hall, Ross-on-Wye, 8 - 10 pm. Dancing a mixture of English and American folk dances, Playford and contra styles. No partner or experience needed, all welcome. Contact Helen 01531 826087 or Cecilia 07747754214. Website: rossfdc.org.uk Email: info@rossfdc.org.uk

Fortnightly Sunday

HIGHFLYERS YOUTH DANCE COMPANY

For ages 11-18 with disabilities or additional needs and their siblings. All welcome. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 2-4pm, 01743 234970 or email Rachel youthsidance@gmail.com

Foyles, Glasbury

HAY Festival was buzzing, bursting at its tented seams on the sunny day that Mr Pernickety and his Lovely Companion visited for a three-course meal of mind-fodder.

Mr P recalls the Fest when it was in a tent in the carpark across the road from the back of the Swan Hotel. Almost every author who appeared on that occasion lived within 25 miles of Hay: Frank Keating, Charlier Nicholl, Matthew Engel, Sam Llewellyn and others. They can be proud that they were the bedrock on which this magnificent event was built. Mr P himself has enjoyed appearing from time to time under other aliases over intervening years, and it is pleasing to know that this book-fest, in this little Marcher town is acknowledged as the best of its kind in the world. Mr P’s only sadness was the absence of the man who from the earliest days inspired and created it all, Peter Florence. He would make instant, gut decisions that were often surprising but always right. He even persuaded an exPresident of the US to appear. He was also one of the most skilled and erudite interviewers that Mr P has ever witnessed; the late David Frost once cited him as his possible successor. It is to be hoped that on the fortieth anniversary of this special happening, he will be there to receive some of the accolade he deserves.

There is no doubt that the show is run supremely well these days. All the facilities are of top spec. There are even wooden seats in the mobile loos. In the guzzling tent, local lads, The Beefy Boys, appeared to take the Gold medal. Mr P would have liked the opportunity to eat at Cotto, but will have wait until he is next in Hereford.

Somewhat after the horse had bolted, he and the LC did visit the restaurant at Foyles, a few miles up the Wye in Glasbury. Mr P had passed it before on an evening when it was all lit up and looking attractive behind a handsome garden with an inviting terrace. He wondered if the owners had called it Foyles to confuse book lovers humming around Hay, seeking the musty aroma of a million assorted works of literature.

They would have been disappointed; there is nothing bookish or even thought-provoking about the interior of the place. However, Mr Pernickety and his companion were warmly welcomed. They ate in a dining-room with hard stone floor and unyielding surfaces all round, with little by way of napery or drapery to soften the sounds. It was furnished with items of an unspecific ‘contemporary’ period, set off by a bizarre assortment of unlovely gift-style household objects, most of which seemed to have been made in the Orient for sale in English “gift outlets”. Mr Pernickety abhors almost any kind of purpose made “gift” on the grounds that it usually serves no other function than that of being a “gift”, which has led to some of the most heinous crimes in the history of product design. It was hard to tell what purpose was served by this disparate clutter of objects, which did no more than set Mr P’s teeth

on edge. His mood was lightened only by the arrival of a spot-on Campari and soda while he and the LC looked at a potentially interesting menu.

The LC ordered a plate of prosciutto with honeydew and cantaloupe melon, toasted pine nuts, balsamic dressing, and basil oil. She enjoyed it and thought the ham particularly good. Mr P loves scallops and ordered what were described as hand dived scallops, served with cauliflower, beetroot and pancetta puree, crispy prosciutto, Granny Smith apple and English peas. The accompaniments were distinctive and enjoyable, but the scallops themselves were disappointingly fried or scalded in oil, a little too much for Mr P’s taste. With his next course he drank a good Chilean wine – a Pinot Noir or a Merlot, he can’t remember which. He ate a free-range duck breast served with braised red cabbage, dauphinoise potato, tender stem broccoli, cavolo nero and black cherry sauce. Disappointingly, the breast of duck tasted distinctly fried and oily, lacking the subtle flavour that this meat can possess. Once again everything around it was enjoyable though the cherry sauce didn’t pack much of a punch. The LC had ordered a dish somewhat ambitiously called Foyles Cordon Bleu, which was a breaded chicken breast with gruyere, Emmental, Black Forest ham, crushed potato, apple and walnut salad and asparagus. She enjoyed this but Mr P helping himself to a mouthful of the chicken felt that it was making no big statement. For a pudding, the LC chose Foyles Baclava which was served with walnut ice cream, pistachio crumb and nougatine. She enjoyed that but the nougatine – a sheet of hard crunchy texture – didn’t add much to the dish. Mr P, on the other hand, enjoyed his Poire Belle Helene, poached in red wine with meringue, dark chocolate sauce and honeycomb ice cream, a fairly delicious combo. The service at dinner was faultless, the people running the place friendly and helpful, but Mr P couldn’t avoid the impression that the chef had created a menu that extended beyond his natural limits, and, for the prices being charged, it was not an outstanding dinner. The bill for two including only one aperitif and one glass of wine was £96.45. While Mr P is reluctant to make discouraging noises, he will return for a second time, only if he hears of definite improvement in the kitchen.

Mr Pernickety

EVENTS

Mon 1 July JAZZ CAFE AT BILL’S KITCHEN

Featuring The Almshouse All-Stars. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, £25 music and meal, £10 just music, 01584 878141/meals 01584 877956.

Fri 12 July POP UP EVENING

Traditional food from Afghanistan, all cooked and served by Syrian and Afghan women. Supported by Hereford City of Sanctuary. The Left Bank Village, Herford, 7pm, £25, 01432 357753, www.theleftbankvillage.co.uk

Mon 15 July FOLK CAFE AT BILL’S KITCHEN

Featuring The Rotundas. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, £25 with meal, £10 just music, 01584 878141.

Tues 30 July - Sat 3 August FAWLTY TOWERS THE ORIGINAL DINING EXPERIENCE

An interactive comedy spectacular, where audiences enjoy a 70’s-style three-course meal alongside 5-star comedy. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, £65-£55, 01432 340555.

Every Saturday LUDLOW COUNTRY MARKET

9am-12pm at The Womens Centre, Ludlow. Local produce, handicrafts, plants & veg, cut flowers, cards.

First Saturday of every month (except August) FARMER’S MARKET Produce, craft, gifts, kitchen cafe open. Eaton Bishop Village Hall, 10am-12pm.

First Saturday of every month HELLENS PRODUCE MARKET Local products and enjoy a breakfast. Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, near Ledbury, 9.30-11.30am, 01531 660504, www.hellensmanor.com

First Saturday of every month PRESTEIGNE LOCAL FOOD MARKET Memorial Hall Presteigne, 9am-1pm. The best collection of artisan food producers in the area.

2nd and 4th Saturday of every month KNIGHTON COMMUNITY MARKET Knighton Community Centre, 9.30am-12.30pm, 07751 221487.

2nd Saturday of every month BRECON FARMERS & MAKERS MARKET Brecon Indoor Market Hall, 9.30am - 4pm. 07926 196714.

2nd Saturday of every month LEOMINSTER FARMER’S MARKET Corn Square, 9am-1pm, 01568 797427.

Third Saturday of every month PRODUCE MARKET Hightown Community Rooms, Vicarage Rd. Clun, 10.00am - 12.00pm. 01547 520332.

3rd Saturday of every month FARMER’S MARKET Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 9am-1pm, 01588 630023.

1st Thursday EVENING FARMER’S MARKET

The Barn, Ledbury, 6-8pm. www.ledburyfoodgroup.org

Every Thursday MONTGOMERY TOWN MARKET

Regular stalls on the lower floor. First Thurs of the month, using both floors with community cafe. Open 9am-3pm, www.montgomery-wales.co.uk/market 07790 100462.

Every Thursday HAY MARKET DAY Local produce, meat and fish, hot food, artisan bread, cakes, crafts, vintage, plants. Memorial Square and Clock Tower, Hay-on-Wye, 9am-2.30pm, www.haymarkets.co.uk

Every 2nd & 4th Thursday LUDLOW LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET Castle Square, 9am-2pm, 01584 872043.

Every Friday KINGTON PRODUCE/CRAFTS MARKET

Market Hall, Kington, 9am-1pm, 07867 483135.

Every Friday & Saturday from 5pm STEAK NIGHTS

Floodgates Restaurant & Bar, Left Bank Village, Hereford, www.theleftbankvillage.co.uk

FOOD BYTES

Why not advertise? Only £45 per year.

AARDVARK BOOKS LTD, THE BOOKERY, MANOR FARM, BRAMPTON BRYAN, BUCKNELL 01547 530888 Cafe serving refreshments, cakes etc. Tuesday - Sunday 10am-4pm and Bank Holiday Mondays. 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. Tues-Sat 9.30am-3pm. With The Green Bean Shop/Deli under the same roof.

THE ORGASMIC CIDER COMPANY, GREAT PARTON, EARDISLEY, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR3 6NX 01544 327244 or 07773 037448 Craft cider and perry off licence and gift shop with local products. Open Friday and Saturday 12 to 5pm. Group tours available.

RHOS MARKET GARDEN, KNIGHTON 01547 528315

Growers & providers of organic veg, fruit & flowers. Eco cleaning products & refills. Large range of groceries & wholefoods. The Old Garage Shop Knighton LD7 1EN. Wed. - Fri. 9 - 4, Sat. 10 - 2. Free parking. Organic veg boxes delivered to collection points in Presteigne, Knighton and Beguildy. rhosorganic@outlook.com www.rhosorganic. co.uk

THE WORKHOUSE CAFE, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PRESTEIGNE 01544 267864 Cafe, gallery, light lunches, good coffee, homemade cakes. Wed-Sat 10am - 4pm.

YE OLDE TAVERN, KINGTON 01544 231417

Food served Wed-Fri 5pm-9pm, Sat 12pm-9pm, Sun 12pm-8pm. Thursday Steak Night, 8oz Rump and a drink, £14.50.

Why not advertise your eating establishment? IT’S ONLY £45 FOR THE WHOLE YEAR

Just post the wording you require (around 40 words), together with a cheque payable to ‘Broad Sheep’ and post to: The Fred Bulmer Centre, Wall St, Hereford, HR4 9HP

JULY

Mon 1 July

JAZZ CAFE

At Bill’s Kitchen with The Almshouse All-Stars. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 7pm, £25 with meal, £10 just music, 01584 878141.

LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT

Given by Roger Judd. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm, free with retiring collection.

CIDER CITY JAZZMEN

The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford.

Wed 3 July

WEIRDSHIRE

A collective of musical and visual artists who curate alternative folk, psych, drone, experimental gigs in Herefordshire. Featuring Sharron Kraus, Alula Down and Mark Stevenson. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, £12, www.ledburypoetry.org.uk

OPEN MIC

Jam Factory, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 8pm.

ALBERT’S SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 8.30pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

DAVID BRIGGS

Organ recital. Featuring his transcription of Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ and improvisations inspired by plain chant sung by Leominster Priory Choir. Leominster Priory, 7pm, £15, www.prioryarts.org.uk

Thurs 4 July

WNO ORCHESTRA

‘Crossing Borders’’. An inspiring journey through the rich musical tapestry of Central Europe. Programme includes Smetana, Beethoven, Mozart and Schumann. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, £29, 01874 611622.

THE FUGITIVES

St Mary’s Church, Shrewsbury, £16, www.wegottickets.com/ TheFugitivesShrewsbury

NAWR

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, 01497 821762.

SNAZZBACK

Brings a renewed daring energy to UK dance music. Drawing from early dubstep, garage and modern jazz, the group has gone on to create a unique sound. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, 07967 517125.

WEIRDSHIRE GIG

Featuring Trappist Afterland & Shadows of Stephen. The Victory, St Owen St, Hereford.

Fri 5 July

LLANFYLLIN MUSIC FESTIVAL

Featuring The Ensemble Renard Wind Quartet. St Myllin’s Church, Llanfyllin, www.llanfyllinfestival.org.uk

OPEN MIC

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8.15pm, 01497 821762.

WHISKEY RIVER

Full electric 5-piece - Aidan, Martin, Ted, Tommy and special guest Sticky Wicket. ‘Jerry The Jumper’s Summer Shindig’. The Victory, St Owen St, Hereford, 8pm, free, but donations appreciated!

BEN WALKER

All the way from Australia - a little bit of Country music. The Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

ANTARCTIC MONKEYS

Plus indie party. The Buttermarket, Howard St, Shrewsbury, 6pm, 07498 966606.

THE ULTIMATE RAVE BINGO

The Left Bank Village, Bridge St, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 357753, www.theleftbankvillage.co.uk

LINTON FESTIVAL

Featuring Talon, Thomas Atlas Band, Crow Black Chicken. The Grounds of The Alma Inn, Linton, near Ross-onWye, £29, full weekend £115, camping available, www.lintonfestival.org

SAHAJI

The Foundry, Bell Lane, Brecon, 7pm, £6, 01874 618774, www.thefoundrybrecon.co.uk

THE ANTARCTIC MONKEYS

Tribute. The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 6pm, 07498 966606.

MILES HUNT

The acclaimed frontman of indie rock band, The Wonder Stuff. Plus support from Hattie Whitehead. The Regal, Tenbury Wells, 8pm, 01584 811442.

CELTIC SESSION

Monkland Arms, Monkland, Leominster.

HOT 2 TROT

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 9pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

HEREFORDSHIRE FOLK NOW

‘The Marden Bell’. Featuring Fetch Theatre, Leominster Morris, About Face Theatre and Mummer’s Boys. Leominster Priory, 7pm, £5, under 18s free, www.prioryarts.org.uk

BROMYARD SYMPHONIC WIND BAND

The Falcon Hotel, Bromyard, 7.30pm, £5 including nibbles, from The Falcon or tickets@bromyardwindband.com

CALL OF THE KRAKEN

Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.

THE ROLLING STONES STORY

The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

BRONWEN LEWIS

Welsh singer/songwriter in concert. Pembridge Church, 7.30pm, £20 to include glass of wine and Welsh cake, www.arrowvalechurches.org.uk

Sat 6 July

OH WHAT A NIGHT!

The music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

HAY PRIDE

All day event on the Castle lawn celebrating diversity in Hay-on-Wye. All kinds of events including the annual Pride dog show, acts, performances, competitions and more. Hay Castle, Hay-on-Wye, free, 01497 820079.

THE DIRTY CARROT ROADSHOW

The Foundry, Bell Lane, Brecon, 01874 618774, www.thefoundrybrecon.co.uk

HAY PRIDE MARCH GATHERING

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 10am. Hay Pride cabaret and party, 7pm. 01497 821762.

WHISKEY RIVER

Trio. The Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd, 8pm, free.

DEFYING GRAVITYWEST END WOMEN

A celebration of women who have made their mark on the West End stage. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

KIDS FUN FEST

Fun day for all the family. Beefy Boys and Devine donuts will be attending. Grange Court, Leominster, www.grangecourt.org

VOODOO SIOUX

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 9pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

THE DIRTY CARROT SHOW

Line-up of four bands, featuring Small Miracles, Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy, Aaronson and Dan’s People. The Foundry, Bell Lane, Brecon, 7pm, £10, 01874 618774, www.thefoundrybrecon.co.uk

FRONTRUNNER

Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.

FREE ANNUAL COMMUNITY DAY

Live music with Iris Rei and Presteigne Pop Choir. Storytelling with Fiona Collins. Plus art activities, exhibitions, gardens, food and bar. Family and dog friendly. Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne, 12pm-5pm. Free tickets at www.sidneynolantrust.org or on the gate.

CUTTING TEETH

Under 18s gig. Jam Factory, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 3-7pm.

MUSIC FOR ALL

Village concert. Music and poems of all kinds given by performers of all ages. Bosbury Church, 3pm, £10 on the door. Would-be performers please contact 01531 670634. Interval refreshments, donations invited. In aid of Bosbury Church.

BORIS AND JOY

(Gogol Bordello). Flexible indie-folkelectro-pop stylings shimmer with psychedlic undertones. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm, £14, 01584 878141.

BRIMFIELD AMERICANA FESTIVAL

Featuring Grey Wolf, The Kitchen Island Band, The Almshouse All-Stars, Endangered Species, Dustbirds, The Cardboard Box Thieves, Clarke & Co, Les Coveney, String Box, Billy Hill, Mr H, Richard Vincent, Half a Clown and Big Smoke BBQ. Brimfield Village Hall, 2pm-10pm, £20 from Twitter @brimfieldfolkclub www.ticketsource. co.uk/null/t-zzjydqm FB Brimfield Folk Club.

MID WALES R & B CLUB

Featuring Jo Carley & The Old Dry Skulls. The Muse, Glamorgan St, Brecon, 7.30pm, £15, 0786 600 596, www.midwalesrandb.club

Boris & The Joy (Gogo Bordello)

The Rolling Stones Story

Sat 6 July

THE BLACK AND BLUES BAND

The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 7.45pm, 01952 610888.

A CELEBRATION OF SIMON & GARFUNKEL

Performed live by Tim Chu and Ian Bailey. Priest Weston Village Hall, doors open 5.30pm, hog roast 6pm, concert 7.15pm, bar, £22 including hog roast. Tickets admin@priestweston.org

LINTON FESTIVAL

Featuring Band of Friends, The Juke Joints, The Blue Lena, Chantel McGregor, Catfish, Mississippi MacDonald. The Grounds of The Alma Inn, Linton, near Ross-on-Wye, £49, full weekend £115, camping available, www.lintonfestival.org

Sun 7 July

LLANFYLLIN MUSIC FESTIVAL

Harp recital with Ieuan Jones and Alis Huws. St Myllin’s Church, Llanfyllin, www.llanfyllinfestival.org.uk

PETE G & THE MEGATONES

The Richmond Club, Edgar St, Hereford, 3.15pm.

LEDBURY FRINGE FESTIVAL

Food and drink festival featuring al fresco poetry and music from Four Crying Out Loud, The Hey-Yahs and The Banderos. St Katherines Car Park, 11am-4pm, free entry, facebook.com/ ledburyfringe

AFTERNOON LIVE JAZZ SESSION

Jam Factory, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 4-6pm.

GRV111 MEN IN HARMONY

Will be busking in Ledbury on behalf of the Air Ambulance, then singing for their supper from 4pm at the Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

JANIE DEE

‘Beautiful World’. A rich tapestry of words and music from Shakespeare to Sondheim with Igor Outkine (accordion) and Sarah Harrison (violin). Wenlock Abbey, 7pm, £35 to include a glass of wine in the interval with host, Gabrielle Drake, www.ldw-foundation.com/events

WHISKEY RIVER

Duo. The Red Lion, Peterstow, 4-7pm, free.

AARDVARK SALE

Aardvark Books & Cafe, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, from 10am, 01547 530744.

LINTON FESTIVAL

Featuring Ruby Turner, Erja Lyytinen, Wille & The Bandits, Chris Bevington Organisation, James Oliver Band. The Grounds of The Alma Inn, Linton, near Ross-on-Wye, £42, full weekend £115, camping available, www.lintonfestival. org

DEANERY CHORAL EVENSONG

Featuring local choirs. Leominster Priory, 6pm, free, www.prioryarts.org.uk

Mon 8 July

LEDBURY FRINGE FESTIVAL

Featuring The Paris Guitar Project. Father and son guitar duo playing acoustic jazz. The Talbot, New St, Ledbury, 7.30pm, facebook.com/ledburyfringe

NIGHT AT THE THEATRE

Bringing together some of their favourite songs from across the world of musical theatre. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £19.50, 01743 281281.

Tues 9 July

LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT

Given by Francois Cloete. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm, free with retiring collection.

MUSIC QUIZ

Jam Factory, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 8pm.

BRECON JAZZ CLUB

Informal jazz session, house trio and guests. The Muse, Brecon, 8pm, £5 on the door, www.breconjazz.org

KNIGHTON SILVER BAND

St Edward’s Church, Knighton, 7.15pm, £10 on the door or 07863 104275, goodband.john@gmail.com

THE DEORAH BONHAM BAND

Blues, rock and soul. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, £22, 07967 517125.

Wed 10 July

LEDBURY FRINGE FESTIVAL

Open acoustic session. The Prince of Wales, Church Lane, Ledbury, 8pm, free, facebook.com/ledburyfringe

OPEN MIC

Jam Factory, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 8pm.

ESCAPE ROOM

You have one hour to crack the code and escape from the Old Chapel! Hereford Cathedral. Suitable for groups of upto six people, £60. Please book, www.herefordcathedral.org

ALBERT’S SONGWRTIERS SHOWCASE

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 8.30pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

Thurs 11 July

BEACH BOYZ TRIBUTE BAND

The Regal, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

ESCAPE ROOM

You have one hour to crack the code and escape from the Old Chapel! Hereford Cathedral. Suitable for groups of upto six people, £60. Please book, www.herefordcathedral.org

WEIRDSHIRE GIG

Featuring Celtic Vagabond. (Irish Night). The Victory, St Owen St, Hereford.

JAM ON TOAST

Open jam night, all musicians welcome. Jam Factory, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 8pm.

LEDBURY FRINGE FESTIVAL

Mirimakes Music. A collection of talented musicians: Avalon, The Mushrooms, James Staunton and Puffer. The Talbot, New Street, Ledbury, 7.30pm, free, facebook.com/ ledburyfringe

BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETERS

Get ready to rock ‘n’ roll as this compelling concert plays all the hits. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £25, 01743 281281.

SHIRE FOLK

Featuring Rob Clamp. Ludlow Distillery, 8pm, £10, www.shirefolk.co.uk

Fri 12 July

THE VERY GRIMM BROTHERS UNLOCKED

Adrian Mealing and John Denton share their innermost fears and woes through poems, music, stories, a dream and a fly-past. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, £10, 07967 517125.

Deborah Bonham Band

Thurs 11 July

OPEN MIC

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8.15pm, 01497 821762.

ESCAPE ROOM

You have one hour to crack the code and escape from the Old Chapel! Hereford Cathedral. Suitable for groups of upto six people, £60. Please book, www.herefordcathedral.org

DJ’S BY THE YARD

Fancy Dress Party. Hanging Gardens, Bethel St, Llanidloes, 7pm, 01686 413394.

THE JAM’D

The Buttermarket, Howard St, Shrewsbury, 5pm, 07498 966606.

ROUTE 54

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 9pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

KICKBACK

Featuring Cartoon Violence and Choked. Oscars, Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 8pm, £8 in advance, £10 on the door, 01584 878141.

OPEN MIC

Hosted by Mark Richards. Hundred House Inn, Purslow, 8pm. Please pre-book your slot by email, markianrichards@hotmail.com

KAYSHA LOUVAIN

One woman, her guitar and voice interpreting songs from the 60s to the present day. Garway Village Hall, 8pm, £12 plus bar and food, 01981 580215, www.ticketsource.co.uk/garwaylive

CROSSED LINES

Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.

BEER ON THE WYE

Live music featuring Rosso, Americana and country; The Busketeers, folk rock and pop; RP Murphy, pop. With over 300 beers, ciders and perries, party vibe, hot food, camping. Hereford Rowing Club, www.beeronthewye.org. uk

SHIRE FOLK

Featuring Rob Clamp. The Jam Factory, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 7.15pm, £5, www.shirefolk.co.uk

ENSEMBLE BASH

Percussion quartet. Hay Castle, 7.30pm, www.haymusic.org

LLANFYLLIN MUSIC FESTIVAL

Featuring Creswick Quartet. Programme includes Purcell, Borodin and Schubert. St Myllin’s Church, Llanfyllin, 7.30pm, www.llanfyllinfestival. org.uk

THE BEACH BOYZ TRIBUTE BAND

‘The Goodbye-Brations Tour’. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £20, 01600 772467.

Sat 13 July

WELSH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA

‘Crossing Borders’ An inspiring journey through the rich musical tapestry of Central Europe. The Hafren, Newtown, 4pm, £20, students £5, 01686 948100.

PRESTEIGNE CARNIVAL

Parade High St, 12.45pm, afternoon of activities for all. Evening live music from DJ Stef Mo, Head Honchos & Kickback, Went’s Meadow, Presteigne, £5, 01544 267044.

HAWK HOWARD

EP launch and support acts. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

THE SECRET FACES

The Foundry, Bell Lane, Brecon, 7pm, £7, 01874 618774, www.thefoundrybrecon.co.uk

NICK AND JANE

The Poptastic duo will be performing on the live stage, Old Market or High Town, Hereford, 1-2.30pm.

LET’S ROCK SHREWSBURY

The UK’s most iconic retro festival perform hit after hit for a crowd of all ages. The Quarry, Shrewsbury, 11am, £60, 3-12 year olds £15, 01743 281281.

RHYTHM THIEVES

Funky, folky 70’s based rock band; covers and originals. Bassa Villa, 48 Cartway, Bridgnorth, 8pm.

LIVE MUSIC

The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

BEER ON THE WYE

Live music featuring Acoustic Vibe, classic acoustics; The Barcodes, blues, rock and pop; BBC Acoustic Band, Irish folk; The Rooters, classic rock; Second City Soul, classic and contemporary soul, funk and R&B. With over 300 beers, ciders and perries, party vibe, hot food, camping. Hereford Rowing Club, www.beeronthewye.org.uk

MARK T

Vocals, national steel guitar, bouzouki and harmonica. Mixing blues, English and Celtic folk music with Greek Rembetika. De Koffie Pot, Left Bank, Hereford.

CLUN VALLEY JAZZ

Featuring Jay Phelps Sextet. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, www.clunvalleyjazz.com

SHIRE FOLK

Featuring Rob Clamp. Violet’s Tea Room, Bridgnorth, 8pm, £10, www.shirefolk.co.uk

KARL PHILLIPS & THE REJECTS + BC ALLSKAS

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 9pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

MICROBABY

Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.

HOME GROWN

Featuring Mascot Moth and Mother Thunder. The Lost Arc, 7.30pm.

KEITH JAMES

‘The Songs of Nick Drake’. A haunting and immaculately crafted concert begins with an introductory set of timeless songs by songwriters, all contemporary to Nick Drake. Richard Thoompson, Bert Jansch, Sandy Denny, Al Stewart, Vashti Bunyan, John Martyn, Bridget St John and Cat Stevens. Old School Community Hub, New Radnor, 8pm, 07870 752325 and online at www.keith-james.com plus on the door.

LLANFYLLIN MUSIC FESTIVAL

Featuring Creswick Quartet. Programeme includes Haydn, Mendelssohn and Schubert. St Myllin’s Church, Llanfyllin, 7.30pm, www.llanfyllinfestival.org.uk

THE SECRET FACES

The Foundry, Bell Lane, Brecon, 01874 618774, www.thefoundrybrecon.co.uk

LEDBURY FRINGE FESTIVAL

Featuring Nice ‘n’ Sleazy. The Retreat, High St, Ledbury, 7.30pm, free, facebook.com/ledburyfringe

Mark Radcliffe & David Boardman

HAY MADRIGALS CONSORT OF VOICES & THE YSTRADIVARIUS ENSEMBLE

Programme includes Mozart, Vivaldi, Dowland and Morley. St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye, 3.30pm followed by cakes, tea/coffee/wine, £10 on the door, www.haymadrigals.org

GAMELAN MUSIC AND DANCE

From the palaces of Java. With the Oxford Gamelan Society and dancer Andrea Rutkowski. Leominster Priory, 7pm, £15, www.prioryarts.org.uk

MAN OF THE WORLD

The music of Peter Green. With guitarist Remi Harris, vocalist Dave Small, bassist Tom Moore and drummer Shane Dixon. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, £15, students £9, 07967 517125.

DREAMS OF FLEETWOOD MAC

Seven accomplished musicians recreate the authentic look and sound of Fleetwood Mac. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, £9.50, students £8, 01873 850805.

Sun 14 July

THANKSGIVING SERVICE

From local choirs, Birchpole Singers, Lion Choir, Choral Diversity and Leominster Community Choir. Leominster Priory, 4pm, donations welcome, www.prioryarts.org.uk

LEDBURY FRINGE FESTIVAL

‘Just a little Sunday morning jazz thing’. Ledbury Market House, High St, 10am12pm, free. The Lighter Thieves, The Prince of Wales, Church Lane, Ledbury, 4pm, free. facebook.com/ledburyfringe

BEER ON THE WYE

Live music featuring Hereford Big Band, swing and dance. With over 300 beers, ciders and perries, party vibe, hot food, camping. Hereford Rowing Club, www.beeronthewye.org.uk

HAFREN COMMUNITY CHOIR

Song and food. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, 01686 688369.

THE BUSH PILOTS

Richmond Club, Edgar St, Hereford, 3.15pm, 01432 356529.

MOJAM

Pop, rock, country, folk covers duo. Castle Square, Ludlow, 10am-4pm.

MARK RADCLIFFE AND DAVID BOARDMAN

Singing, songwriting, strumming and swigging buddies from the Cheshire Plain. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm, 01584 878141.

Mon 15 July

FOLK CAFE

At Bill’s Kitchen with The Rotundas. Ludlow AssemblyRooms, 7pm, £25 with meal, £10 just music, 01584 878141.

Tues 16 July

ENSEMBLE BASH

From jazz crossover to driving minimalism to a 100mph race. Percussion quartet. Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, near Ledbury, 7.30pm, 01531 660504, info@hellensmanor.com

ESCAPE ROOM

You have one hour to crack the code and escape from the Old Chapel! Hereford Cathedral. Suitable for groups of upto six people, £60. Please book, www.herefordcathedral.org

LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT

Given by Claudia Grinnell from Wincester Cathedral. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm, free with retiring collection.

YOUTH OPEN MIC NIGHT

Come and play or support a mate. Cadet Hall, Station St, Bishop’s Castle, 6.30pm, free.

Wed 17 July

ALBERT’S SONGWRTIERS SHOWCASE

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 8.30pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

OPEN MIC

Jam Factory, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 8pm.

Wed 17 July

VO FLETCHER & PHIL BOND

Guitar and piano. Nori’s Cafe, Leominster, £26 including meal, please book, noriscafe@yahoo.com

TELFORD ACOUSTIC SESSION

The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 7.30pm, 01952 610888.

FIDDLEBOP

Live rehearsal. The Foundry, Bell Lane, Brecon, 7.30pm, free, 01874 618774, www.thefoundrybrecon.co.uk

Thurs 18 July

BRECON CHOIR FESTIVAL

Featuring Brecon Singers and Festival Chorus with the Brecknock Sinfonia and soloist Erin Thomas. ‘The Armed Man’. Brecon Cathedral, 7.30pm, www.breconchoirfestival.co.uk

BENBEN + LILY

Jam Factory, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 9pm.

WHISKEY RIVER

Full electric 5-piece. The Crown & Anchor Vaults, Bishop’s Castle, 8.30pm, free.

NOZSTOCK

Final ever festival. Headline acts include Andy C, Groove Armada and Boney M. Rowden Paddocks, Bromyard, www.nozstock.com

AMERICANA SESSION

Monkland Arms, Monkland, Leominster.

QUIZ NIGHT

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 01497 821762.

ZULU ROYAL CHORALE

Performs in song, dance and praises the life and times of his Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini who died in 2021. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £20, 01874 611622.

Fri 19 July

TEILHARD FROST

Oustanding Canadian multiinstrumentalist and instrument maker. A collection of traditional music found in the Appalachian highlands. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 340555.

STEADY EDD & THE BOOGIEMEN

Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

WIRED

Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.

NOZSTOCK

Final ever festival. Headline acts include Andy C, Groove Armada and Boney M. Rowden Paddocks, Bromyard, www.nozstock.com

THE DEVOUT

Depeche Mode’s greatest hits. The Buttermarket, Howard St, Shrewsbury, 6pm, 07498 966606.

CHARITY QUIZ NIGHT

Fundraising for the upkeep of the building. Grange Court, Leominster, www.grangecourt.org

OPEN MIC

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8.15pm, 01497 821762.

FESTIVAL @ THE EDGE

The longest running international storytelling festival in England. With storytellers, children’s programme and circus activities, workshops, locally sourced food and ales. Live music includes Linda Moylan, The Time Bandits, Dan Walsh, Adam Beresford-Browne and friends, Rapsquillion, Mossy Christian & Megan Wisdom. Hopton Court, Cleobury Mortimer, DY14 0EF. Weekend tickets; family £398, adult £156/£140.40, junior £78, camping £20 per adult, day tickets available, 07544 044126, www.festivalattheedge.org

RADIO RUMOURS

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 9pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

BRECON CHOIR FESTIVAL

‘Songs of Passion’ with Welsh tenor, Ceri Davies. The Guildhall, Brecon, 12.30pm. ‘The Friday Afterglow’, join the choirs and community in the pub for a rousing communal sing, The Clarence Inn, 9.30pm. www.breconchoirfestival. co.uk

THE RONALDOS

Summer fiesta outdoor terrace. The Buttermarket, Howard St, Shrewsbury, 7pm, 07498 966606.

THE ZULU WELSH

‘A Symphony of Voices’. The legendary Zulu Royal Chorale are joining forces with local favourites Aberhonddu and District Male Voice Choir. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £20, 01874 611622. Part of Brecon Choir Festival.

Sat 20 July

WHISKEY RIVER

Duo. Bourton’s Live Music Cafe Bar, 15A High St, Bargoed, 8.15pm, free.

STEVE HUGHES

Back to Front. The Buttermarket, Howard St, Shrewsbury, 6.30pm, 07498 966606.

Teilhard Frost

The Time Bandits, Festival at the Edge

PARTY IN THE PARK

A family friendly music event, featuring Mighty Vipers, Acrobvt, Stone Jets, Blix, Sam & the Hot Rod, Stephen Lockhart, Anonymous. Open Mic musicians include North, Modified Youth, Lilith Pearson, Alicia Dolphin-Pavey. Stalls, bar, activities, workshops, food. Music starts 12 noon to 10.30pm. Playing Fields, Bishop’s Castle, £15, 8-15 £7, under 7s free, family £35. Tickets from The Six Bells. See Party in the Park 2024 Bishop’s Castle on FB and Centre Stage on Instagram.

MR BLACK

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 9pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

FESTIVAL @ THE EDGE

The longest running international storytelling festival in England. With storytellers, children’s programme and circus activities, workshops, locally sourced food and ales. Live music includes Caleb Richards, Gabriela La Foley, Mossy Christian & Megan Wisdom, Rapsquillion, Adam Beresford-Browne and friends, David Bramwell & Eliza Skelton, Cider House Rebellion & Jesse Summerhayes. Hopton Court, Cleobury Mortimer, DY14 0EF. Weekend tickets; family £398, adult £156/£140.40, junior £78, camping £20 per adult, day tickets available, 07544 044126, www.festivalattheedge.org

MOUNTAIN SONG

James Hickman and Will Greenway bring to life the golden era of Bluegrass and Appalachian Mountain music. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £20, 01743 281281.

THE CLASSIC ROCK EXPERIENCE

Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575.

NOZSTOCK

Final ever festival. Headline acts include Andy C, Groove Armada and Boney M. Rowden Paddocks, Bromyard, www.nozstock.com

HOTROX

THE MANHATTANS

The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.

NEARLY STEELY

Nine-piece Steely Dan tribute. The Foundry, Bell Lane, Brecon, 7pm, £10, 01874 618774, www.thefoundrybrecon. co.uk

MIDNIGHT MAYHEM

The Sitwell Arms, Bucknell, 9pm.

BRECON CHOIR FESTIVAL

Children’s Voices, St Mary’s Church, Brecon, 10.30am. Grand Concert with London Welsh Male Voice Choir, Brecon Cathedral, 7pm. The Saturday Afterglow, join the choirs and community in the pub for a rousing communal sing, The Clarence Inn, 9.30pm, www.breconchoirfestival.co.uk

Sun 21 July

BRECON CHOIR FESTIVAL

Morning Eucharist with The Dolor Consort, St Mary’s Church, 9.30am. Solstice Chorale Ensemble sing Brahms, Bruckner and Vaughan, The Chapel, Christ College, Brecon, 12pm. Concert performance of Edward Lear’s Nonsense Alphabets with Rod Paton and his New Ascension Singers. The Muse, Brecon, 2pm. Come and Sing Festival Evensong, Brecon Cathedral, 4pm. Festival Finale with Cymanfa Ganu, The Plough Chapel, 6pm. www.breconchoirfestival.co.uk

TUNES, SONGS & STEPPING Monkland Arms, Monkland, Leominster.

FESTIVAL @ THE EDGE

The longest running international storytelling festival in England. With storytellers, children’s programme and circus activities, workshops, locally sourced food and ales. Live music includes Jo Jukes and Rick Wilson, Ancestral Voices, Alison Brackenbury and Keith James, Aisla Dixon, Dan Walsh, Mossy Christian & Megan Wisdom. Hopton Court, Cleobury Mortimer, DY14 0EF. Weekend tickets; family £398, adult £156/£140.40, junior £78, camping £20 per adult, day tickets available, 07544 044126, www.festivalattheedge.org

A GARDEN CONCERT

Friends of Mid Wales Opera present a garden concert led by music director and pianist Charlotte Forrest. Gregynog Hall, near Newtown, £19 under 18s £5, 01686 948100. Picnic interval. In the event of rain the concert will be in the Music Room.

NOZSTOCK

Final ever festival. Headline acts include Andy C, Groove Armada and Boney M. Rowden Paddocks, Bromyard, www.nozstock.com

Mon 22 July

ESCAPE ROOM

You have one hour to crack the code and escape from the Old Chapel! Hereford Cathedral. Suitable for groups of upto six people, £60. Please book, www.herefordcathedral.org

Tues 23 July

LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT

Given by Jonathan Lee from Trinity College, Cambridge. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm, free with retiring collection.

Wed 24 July

ALBERT’S SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 8.30pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

OPEN MIC

Jam Factory, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 8pm.

ESCAPE ROOM

You have one hour to crack the code and escape from the Old Chapel! Hereford Cathedral. Suitable for groups of upto six people, £60. Please book, www.herefordcathedral.org

HAY TAT

Traditional acoustic tunes group. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 01497 821762.

LETTING THE LIGHT IN

Featuring Greg Foat. St Alkmund’s Church, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £15, www.linktr.ee/sygigs

Thurs 25 July

CLUN ACOUSTIC SESSION

Sun Inn, Clun, 8pm.

A HEAD FULL OF COLDPLAY

An immersive show featuring Xylo bands, lasers, confetti and all the biggest hits. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £22, 01743 281281.

OPEN MIC NIGHT

Hosted by Clare Bennett and Paul Atwell. The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 7.45pm, 01952 610888.

WARWICK FOLK FESTIVAL

Featuring The Unthanks, Oysterband, The Spooky Men’s Chorale, Breabach, Lady Maisery, John Tams, Melrose Quarteet, Gnoss, Bonfire Radicals, Merry Hell, Will Pound, Ellie Gowers Trio, Blair Dunlop, The Wilderness Yet, Tarren, Lauren South, Old Spot, Keith Donnelly, Farefeld, Amit Dattani. Dance featuring Brown Boots, Lasair, Melrose Ceilidh Band, Steamchicken, The Relentless Celidh Band. With music, dance, workshops, sessions, family entertainment, food, real ale bar, craft village, fringe festival, camping, luxury showers and loos, close to Warwick attractions. Castle Park, Warwick, CV34 6AX www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk

JAM ON TOAST

Open jam night, all musicians welcome. Jam Factory, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 8pm.

Spooky Men’s Chorale, 26, & 29 July, 27 July at Warwick Folk Festival

THE HELLFLOWERS + HISTP

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 8.30pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

QUIZ

Every team gets a free homemade pizza, raffle and more. The Balance Inn, Luston, 8pm, £2, with all proceeds going to charity, 01568 616801.

Fri 26 July

LONDON AFROBEAT COLLECTIVE

Supported by Ffredi Blino and Iris Rei. A tight-knit family of eight musicians from around the world, living in London. Combining traditional afrobeat and hi-life with funk, jazz, Latin and dub to deliver party music. Went’s Meadow Barn, Presteigne, gates open 5pm, music 7pm, £20, under 18s £12, under 12s free. Tickets from the Workhouse Gallery, Presteigne or online www.midborderarts.com

JUST RADIOHEAD

The Buttermarket, Howard St, Shrewsbury, 6.30pm, 07498 966606. XLS

Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.

OPEN MIC

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8.15pm, 01497 821762.

LANDED FESTIVAL

Featuring on the Main Stages, Zion Train, Gaudi, Bazil & Spee (Dreadzone), China Shop Bull, Notsensibles, Precinct 47, Billy Idle, Tim Samsara, Ls. Delicious, Cartoon Violence, Isonet, Tits Up, Rufus Mufasa, National Milk Bar, Zana Billionara, Monsterometer, Ci Bach, Strange Sized Object, Deadly Light Shade, Mascot Moth, Mena Dafooks, Spwci Band, Mrs Cakehead, Ethan & The Cosmic Chaos, Taiko Drummers. The River Psyd features Fod DJs: Mighty McGee, Shrapnel, Dirty Stables, Parker. Techno Two’s Day DJs: Karl Hc, Krazy Kaz, Stuart Macinnes, Cai Llywelyn, Dr Sicknote, Brendan Heywood. Yoga, belly dancing, craftwork, spoken word, workshops, Landed Kidz area, fire shows, affordable food, pub price drinks. A470 Llandrindod Wells, LD1 6HH. Free camping for tents (campervans £20), under 12s free, weekend and day tickets available online or on the door, www.landedfestival.co.uk

OPEN MIC

Hosted by Mark Richards. Rose & Crown, Ludlow, 8pm. Please pre-book your slot by email, markianrichards@hotmail.com

WARWICK FOLK FESTIVAL

See 25 July for details. Castle Park, Warwick, CV34 6AX www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk

EGO FRIENDLY

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 9pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

SPOOKY MEN’S CHORALE

A judicious combination of Georgian table songs, pindrop ballads, highly inappropriate covers and a swag of original songs. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm, £30, under 30s £16, 01584 878141.

Sat 27 July

LANDED FESTIVAL

See 26 July for details. Also featuring Psytrance - Alexstatic, Boomtown Jack, Elden, Frequency Jammers Goa Jack, Lorraine, Lysinergy, Neurotrician, Mez B2B Psybase, pStYgG, Geepers Creepers, S!Z£Y, Vek (live) and Vibetech. www.landedfestival.co.uk

BLACK HEART ANGELS

Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.

MARK T

Vocals, national steel guitar, bouzouki and harmonica. Mixing blues, English and Celtic folk music with Greek Rembetika. De Koffie Pot, Left Bank, Hereford.

WARWICK FOLK FESTIVAL

See 25 July for details. Castle Park, Warwick, CV34 6AX www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk see web page for full line up 5 Live Music Stages

Pimp My Duck

Race Crafts & Stalls Workshops

Food

Bardic Basement featuring the finest spoken word, poetry, rap and hip-hop River Psyde featuring Techno & Psytrance DJs

Kidz Area featuring Circus Skills, Aerial Workshops, Magic Tricks, Storytelling Walkabouts including The Skeleton Kru, Drumming and Fire Shows

Dogs Welcome! Free Camping for Tents (Campervans £20)

Tickets online and on the door Ages 12 and under free. Weekend and day tickets available SPECIAL OFFER - Buy 4, Get 1 Free | Buy 9, Get 3 Free

2-Part payment tickets, pay £30 online, the rest in cash on the gate www.landedfestival.co.uk

Sat 27 July

OPEN MIC

Hosted by Mark Richards. Radnorshire Arms Hotel, Presteigne, 7pm. Please pre-book your slot by email, markianrichards@hotmail.com

FIVE O’CLOCK HERO

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 8.30pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

BONGO’S BINGO

The Buttermarket, Howard St, Shrewsbury, 5pm, 07498 966606.

THE NASHVILLE ROCK SHOW

With Country Stormz. The Foundry, Bell Lane, Brecon, 7pm, £12, 01874 618774, www.thefoundrybrecon.co.uk

PRESS GANGERS

Shanty band. Kington, Place de Marines. Part of the ‘Strong to Serve’ RNLI 200th Anniversary fund.

DILWYN MUSIC FESTIVAL

Featuring The Alley Cats, The Rads, rock and roll; Adam Harding, country; Bill Lewis, blues; The Rhythm Thieves, Mice in a Matchbox and Wyldin. The Crown Inn, Dilwyn, barbecue, ice cream, mini beer festival, £18 in advance, £20 on the gate, 01544 318063 or 07774 112077. Fundraising for Cancer Research and Dilwyn Playgroup.

THE SHUFFLE KINGS

The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

JOHN BRAMWELL

West Malvern Social Club, 145 West Malvern Rd, 8pm, www.wmsc.org.uk

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL

Featuring String Quintet I Musicanti. Works by Dvorak and Bottesini as well as recently commissioned quintet by Valentina Ciardelli. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £20, 0333 666 3366, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

KILLING LUCY

The Vaga, Hereford, 8.30pm.

Sun 28 July

LANDED FESTIVAL

See 26 July for details. Also featuring Psytrance - Alexstatic, Boomtown Jack, Elden, Frequency Jammers Goa Jack, Lorraine, Lysinergy, Neurotrician, Mez B2B Psybase, pStYgG, Geepers Creepers, S!Z£Y, Vek (live) and Vibetech. www.landedfestival.co.uk

OPEN MIC

Hosted by Mark Richards. The Swan, Aston Munslow, 5.30pm. Please pre-book your slot by email, markianrichards@hotmail.com

WHISKEY RIVER

Trio. The Angel Inn, Grosmont, Monmouth, 2pm, free.

WARWICK FOLK FESTIVAL

See 25 July for details. Castle Park, Warwick, CV34 6AX www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk

RICH AND DAVE

On the Record session, 3pm. Quiz night, 7.30pm. The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

MORGAN WALLEN

The Buttermarket, Howard St, Shrewsbury, 5pm, 07498 966606. THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT

A tribute to Joni Mitchell. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £22, 01874 611622.

Mon 29 July

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL

Free coffee concert. French Horn ConneXion. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 10.15am, collection after each free event. www.strettonfestival.org.uk

SHOBDON ACOUSTIC MUSIC CLUB

All performers welcome. The Bateman Arms, Shobdon, HR6 9LX. Ring Andy Dwyer for a spot, 0770 990 4836.

SPOOKY MEN’S CHORALE

A judicious combination of Georgian table songs, pindrop ballads, highly inappropriate covers and a swag of original songs. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, £25, 01873 850805.

Tues 30 July

LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT

Given by David Hulse. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm, free with retiring collection.

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL

Free coffee concert. Frederick Lawton, solo classical guitarist. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 10.15am, collection after each free event. www.strettonfestival.org.uk

Wed 31 July

ALBERT’S SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 8.30pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

OPEN MIC

Jam Factory, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 8pm.

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL

Piano duet recital by Gill Styles and Richard Walker, 10.15am, free. Alistair McGowan - ‘Piano Poetry’. Short pieces by Debussy, Satie, Grieg, Glass and Rachmaninov. A varied hour with maybe a few impressions thrown in too! St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 3pm, £16 includes tea and cake. 0333 666 3366, www.strettonfestival. org.uk

AUGUST

Thurs 1 August

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL

A debut Stretton recital by Corinne Frost, accompanied by Janine Parsons, 10.15am, free. Dominic Alldis Trio explore the meeting point of two musical worlds: classical and jazz. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £16, 0333 666 3366, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

Fri 2 August

MOTLEY CRUE + KISS + OZZY

Entertainment or Death Tour 2024. The Buttermarket, Howard St, Shrewsbury, 6pm, 07498 966606.

WATERMELON CHRONICLES

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 9pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

Zion Train, Landed Festival

Fri 2 August

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL

Four Shropshire flautists present a mix of original music and arrangements, 10.15am, free. Hexachordia ‘All in a Garden Green’. Early music. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £16, 0333 666 3366, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

Sat 3 August

JACKFEST

Headliners include Andrew Pearce, Versaints, DFTG, 13 Rivers, Saskia, the Invisibles. Stage marquee, full bar, street food, parking. Purslow Showground, SY7 0HJ, 3pm till late, £15, under 14s £7.50 in advance or cash on the night £20/£10 tickets from Ludlow Brewery, Hundred House, Purslow, Cyril Bason Craven Arms and Eventbrite. In aid of the Midland Air Ambulance. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ jackfest

SATURDAY CAFE

Free live music in the Courtyard Lounge, 11am, The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

THE SWAMP STOMP STRING BAND

The Foundry, Bell Lane, Brecon, 8pm, £8, 01874 618774, www.thefoundrybrecon.co.uk

UPFRONT ROCK

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 9pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL

The Ludlow Jazz Collective, 10.15am, free, St Laurence’s Church. Hot Jazz Biscuits, tunes from the 80s, 90s and 00s with a bit of soul and Motown thrown into the mix. Silvester Horne Institute, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £16, 0333 666 3366, www.strettonfestival. org.uk

Sun 4 August

BRECON JAZZ FESTIVAL

Family jazz and fun day. Three bands, workshops, food. Castle Hotel, Brecon, £18, children free, www.breconjazz.org

CINDERELLA PRINCESS BALL

The Buttermarket, Howard St, Shrewsbury, 11.30am, 07498 966606.

Mon 5 August

BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB

Brimfield Village Hall, 7.30pm, 07909 290942. Bring drink/glasses.

CIDER CITY JAZZMEN

The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford.

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL

Allan Walker, organ recital, All Saint’s Church, Little Stretton, free. Trio Meister Raro ‘Fantasies and Fairytales’. Focusing on storytelling and fantasy, works by Schumann, Huw Watkins and Mozart. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £18, 0333 666 3366, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

Wed 7 August

ALBERT’S SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE

Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 8.30pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL

Richard Walker, organ recital, St James Church, Cardington. Mela Guitar Quartet. An eclectic programme with ingenious arrangements to bring out the orchestral colours and possibilities of four guitars. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £18, 0333 666 3366, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

Thurs 8 August

THE POP PARTY

Thrilling live concert, tailored for kids brings the latest TikTok hits to live in a vibrant and engaging performance. The Courtyard, Hereford, 2pm, £17, 01432 340555.

Fri 9 August

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL

Ricky Cool and the In Crowd play hot rhythm and blues, scintillating ska and Bluebeat as well as Afro-Cuban rhythms. Silvester Horne Institute, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £16, 0333 666 3366, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

Sat 10 August

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL

Shaun Turnbull, organ recital. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton. 0333 666 3366, www.strettonfestival. org.uk

Music Workshops

July & August

TREVOR HEAD TRAINING IN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIR

1 - 5 July - Skills Continuation Course with Keith Magnall, £1180. 15 - 19 July - Saxophones Galore! With Richard Hamer, £1280. 29 July - 2 Aug - Brass Repair foundation with Trevor Head, £1180. 19 - 24 Aug - Woodwind Repair Foundation Course with Lynne Williams, £1380. 27 - 31 Aug - Skills Continuation Course with Richard Hamer, £1180. Llangunllo. 07971 083089, email trevorhead@btinternet.com

Mon 8 July

GAMELAN WORKSHOP

A practical introduction to the Javanese Gamelan Orchestra led by Pete Smith, directory of Oxford Gamelan Society. Leominster Priory, 7-8.30pm, £10, limited spaces, please book in advance, www.prioryarts.org.uk

Thurs 11 July

GUITAR PERFORMANCE CLINIC

Guitar Performance Anxiety is a common ailment amongst guitar players of all ages. This workshop given by Dr Robert Conway will walk you through a little guitar history, tips and hints. Part of Ledbury Fringe Festival. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 2-5pm, free facebook. com/ledburyfringe

Sat 13 July

ENSEMBLE BASH DRUMMING WORKSHOP

For grown-ups. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 11am, www.haymusic.org

Ricky Cool & The In Crowd, Church Stretton Arts Festival

Sat 13 July

BRECON CHOIR FESTIVAL

Come & Sing Workshop for The Armed Man, music scores will be provided. The Neuadd, Christ College, 10.30am4pm. www.breconchoirfestival.co.uk

Tues 16 July

SACRED SONG AND DANCE WORKSHOP

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, 01497 821762.

Sat 27 July & Sat 7 Sept GUITAR WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN

With Vera van Heeringen. My aim is to bring women together in a friendly and encouraging environment to learn, improve and be inspired. I mostly teach songs and tunes within the American folk music genre (bluegrass, oldtime, country etc). All levels welcome. Home cooked lunch, drinks, snacks included £75. Assembly Rooms Presteigne. For more information contact; guitarworkshopsforwomen@gmail.com 07810 521234.

21 - 24 August CALLING ALL HARPISTS

12th Harp Summer School, Gwernyfed High School Nr Glasbury.The theme is The Harp in partnership with the Violin and all students from beginner to advanced will have an opportunity to enjoy learning to accompany a different instrument. Our tutors are: Manon

Browning (Co-Director of Music), Eleri Darkins (Co-Director of Music) Alis Huws (Official Royal Harpist). Emily Harris (Classical Welsh Harpist) and assistant tutor Rose Graham. For the final 2 days they will be joined by Katherine Thomas our first Director of Music and together with Laurence Kempton form the dazzling, Enigma Duo. Glasbury Arts. Full information and to book, go to our website: www. glasburyarts.co.uk

Mondays, term time only THE MERE SINGERS

An open-access mixed voice, adult choir singing original and traditional acapella songs. No need to read music. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, details email Mary Keith maryskeith@aol.com

Mondays CRAVEN ARMS MALE VOICE CHOIR

All ages welcome singing a broad repertoire of traditional and modern songs. Practice at The Craven Arms Community Centre, 7.30pm. Martin on 01694 722500.

Mondays, term time only LIVE WIRE MUSIC MONDAYS

An opportunity to play songs with other musicians who are just starting out. Rehearse covers. Ages 11-21. Close House, Hereford, 4-6pm. Email lisa@encore-enterprises.com

Monday BRECON TOWN BAND REHEARSALS

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, 07779 390954.

Monday SINGING TOTS Under 1’s, 1pm-1.30pm, parent social 1.30-2pm. Over 1’s 2-2.30pm, £5 per session. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

Monday YOUTH CHOIR The Courtyard, Hereford, 6.30pm-7.25pm, £26 per month, 01432 340555.

Monday BANDAMANIA Bright and breezy traditional and original music. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne. Mondays at 7.30pm, Sue Harris 01547 550158.

Monday CORVEDALE CHOIR

Community choir led by Ros Crouch. Diddlebury Village Hall 7.30-9.30pm. 01584 547385 or ros.crouch@ gmail. com

Monday ADULT CHOIR WITH LG DANCE The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm-8.25pm, £26 per month, 01432 340555.

Monday GARRICK SINGERS For over 55s, no prior experience of singing. The Courtyard, Hereford, 2-3.30pm, £5 per session, lisa@encore-enterprises.com.

Monday REGAL COMMUNITY CHOIR All abilities and adults of all ages welcome. Singing popular and traditional songs, led by Pete Thorogood. Regal, Tenbury Wells, 6-7pm, £5 per session, wwwregaltenbury.co.uk

Tuesday BLUE HILLS CHOIR Small daytime choir singing classical music led by Ros Crouch. Diddlebury Village Hall 10-12noon. 01584 547385 or ros.crouch@ gmail.com

Tuesday DOLAU MIXTURES Mixed choir. Dolau Community Hall, Llandrindod Wells, 8pm, 01597 851427. Tuesday MINIMS MUSICAL THEATRE CHOIR. ‘FROM NOW ON’ your Tuesday nights will be your favourite night of the week! ‘COME WHAT MAY’ we will have ‘THE TIME OF OUR LIVES’ singing songs from stage and screen. Rehearsals take place during term time at Hampton Bishop Village Hall, Hereford, 7pm-8.30pm. First session is FREE, sign up on the web: www.minimsmusicaltheatre.co.uk

Tuesday (term time) LUNCHTIME UPLIFT SINGING SESSIONS

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 12pm-1.30pm, £6.50/£6, 07723 016837.

Tuesdays SAMBA BRECON Sue on 07792 165481 or Gill on 01497 821631. 7-9pm, VH, near Brecon.

Tuesdays LEOMINSTER COMMUNITY CHOIR Liv is leading us in learning uplifting songs. World music, jazz, folk, all in the mix. Come and have an inspiring sing, 7pm-8.30pm at Leominster Community Centre. ffi 01568 369074 or email: lccatlcc@myphone.coop

Tuesday WHITTON VOICES Mixed community choir. Traditional, world and original songs. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7.30pm. Call Sue Harris 01547 550158.

Tuesdays term time only LIVEWIRE SESSIONS

Hereford Town Hall, 5-7pm. A drop-in for anybody interested in music. Whether you’ve never picked up an instrument before or classically trained or not. Explore different song/lyric writing methods, a take on covers, music production, rap, development & recording. Ages 11-21. Information email lisa@encore-enterprises.com

Wednesday VETERANS MILITARY CHOIR

The Courtyard, Hereford, 10am-11am, free, booking required, jlowry@encore-enterprises.com

Wednesdays fortnightly PLAY IT BY EAR

Learn tunes by ear and then enjoy playing them together! The summer term will include some favourite tunes arranged for a multi-instrument band. The Pilgrim Centre, Craven Arms, 7.30pm. Kitty Greenwood: folkfiddleteacher@gmail.com 01584 841564

Wednesday LUDLOW LARKS COMMUNITY CHOIR

Led by Polly Bolton. Songs from around the world. Ludlow Women’s Centre, 7.30pm-9pm. 01584 823604 or info@oak-barn.co.uk or www.jollypages.co.uk/larks

Wednesday ROCKSPRING COMMUNITY CHOIR

Rockspring Community Centre, Ludlow. 01584 529053.

Wednesdays CASTLE VOICES Community choir, songs from around the globe. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 7pm. Sue Harris 01547 550158.

Wednesdays (online session only) SINGING FOR LUNG HEALTH GROUP Specifically for people who suffer from progressive lung diseases, these sessions help you breathe better, reduce stress and have fun. Online session only. 11am, email lisa@encore-enterprises.com

Thursday CLUN SINGERS Informal community choir, traditional and original songs taught by ear. 10am in High Town Hall, Clun. Sue Harris 01547 550158.

Thursday (Term time) MUSIC TOTS LUDLOW Music activities for children aged 0-4 years. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 9.30am-10.15am for 0-2 year olds. 10.45am-11.30am for 2-4 year olds, £5 per session. Contact Gersom 07531 120951.

Every Thursday (Term time) DAWN CHORUS Sing along at any ability. Just singing for fun and wellbeing. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 8.15am-9am, £6 per session, no need to book. Contact Gersom 075311 20951.

Thursday BELLA A CAPPELLA All-female 4-part close harmony singing group. Oscars, Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.15-9.45pm, email aimoevo@hotmail.co.uk

Thursday CANTORION LLANDRINDOD A non auditioned mixed voice choir early and classical music. Rehearsals currently in Holy Trinity Church, Llandrindod Wells. 7.30pm-9.15pm. www.cantorion-llandrindod.org 01597 810601

Thursday EDGE CHAMBER CHOIR Auditioned chamber choir led by Ros Crouch, Ludlow Methodist Church, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Contact Ros Crouch ros.crouch@gmail.com

Thursday PRESTEIGNE POP CHOIR Contact John Hymas for details: 07969 440183, john@johnhymas.com

First Thursdays BLACK HILL TUNE CLUB 12.30-3.30pm at the Dog Inn, Ewyas Harold. New members welcome, 07891 640005.

Every Friday WELLSPRINGS Song-writing course, open to anyone over 18 who would like to improve their mental wellbeing. For info email lisa@encore-enterprises.com

Friday LITTLE HEREFORD VOICES COMMUNITY CHOIR

We are a non-audition choir formed 12 years ago with 25+ mixed voices. Rehearsing at Little Hereford Village Hall, 7.30pm- 9.15pm. Subscriptions £3.50 per session paid termly, first trial session free. Broad repertoire (usually 3 & 4 parts) – all welcome. Info: term dates etc: lhvoices.wix.com/ home Facebook: @LittleHerefordVoices

Friday SINGING FOR HEALTH AND HAPPINESS

The Courtyard, Hereford, 2-3pm, £5 per session, pay on door (cash), 01432 340555.

Friday BUZZY BEATS! A fun morning for the under 5s. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10.30am-11.30am, £7, 01743 234970.

Friday CRAVEN ARMS SAMBA CIRCLE Craven Arms Community Centre.10am - 11.15am. Regularly during term time with some holiday sessions. Join our friendly group to learn traditional djembe rhythms from Africa and samba rhythms from Brazil - Adults £5 (children accompanying their parents can join in with holiday sessions - £1, second child free). Enquiries carol@mkgriffs.plus.com

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

Sessions

First Saturday OPEN MIC Greyhound Inn, Llangunllo, 8.30pm, 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 The Bird in Hand, Coton Hill, Shrewsbury, 01743 357484, 9pm.

3rd Saturday OPEN MUSIC SESSION Harp Inn, Glasbury-on-Wye, 8.30pm, free, 01497 847373.

Shobdon Acoustic Music Club

Every last Monday of The Month

The Batemans Arms, ShobdonHR6 9LX

All performers Welcome Ring Andy Dwyer for A Spot 0770 990 4836

For Hundreds Of Folk Music LP’s spindwyerworld.uk

Every Sunday FOLK/ACOUSTIC SESSION

The Crown & Anchor, Llanidloes, 8pm.

3rd Sunday IRISH SESSION Pandy Inn, Dorstone, 01981 550273.

Sundays MUSIC SESSION West Malvern Social Club, 145 West Malvern Rd, Malvern, 9pm, free, 07974 725374.

3rd Sunday FOLK & STEP SESSION The Monkland Arms, 7.30pm, 01568 720510.

Last Sunday IRISH SESSION The Yard at Daphne’s, High St, Presteigne, 07377 909216.

Every Monday OPEN MIC NIGHT Bull Inn, Shrewsbury, 01743 344728.

First & Third Monday OPEN MIC The Lost Arc, Rhayader, 7.30pm, 01597 811226.

First Monday BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB 07909 290942 and the website at www.roger435.wixsite.com/brimfieldfolkclub

2nd Monday JAM SESSION The Barley Mow, Trefonen, 7.30pm, 07751 420796.

Last Monday ACOUSTIC FOLK CLUB SESSION

The Bateman Arms, Shobdon, 7-10pm, phone Andy for a spot on 07709 904836.

Every Tuesday PLAYING TOGETHER An interactive, intergenerational play session for older adults and pre-school children. The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.30am, 01432 340555.

Every Tuesday (term time only) LIVEWIRE Drop-in for anybody interested in music. For ages 11-21. The Castle Green Pavilion, Hereford, 5.30pm-7.30pm, details lisa@ encore-enterprises.com

Every Tuesday YOUTH CAFE For young people to meet and share creative activites. For ages 8-16 years, free. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970.

Every Tuesday OPEN MIC King Charles II, Broad St, Rosson-Wye, 8pm, 01989 219357.

Every Tuesday TUESDAY JAM SESSION The Falcon Hotel, Bromyard, 8-11pm, 01885 483034.

4th Tuesday UNPLUGGED ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION

Basement stage, Oil Night Long, 31 Castle St, Shrewsbury, 8.30pm, www.oilnightlong.co.uk

Every Wednesday MUSIC CAFE FOR ARMED FORCES VETERANS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA The Courtyard, Hereford, 11am-3pm, free, and £7.50, 01432 340555.

Every Wednesday OPEN ACOUSTIC MUSIC EVENT Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8.30pm, 01531 632250.

1st Wednesday OPEN SINGING NIGHT With mic provided. Bring your own backing track on usb or ask the musicians to support. Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8.30pm, 01531 632250.

1st Wednesday HEREFORD BLUEGRASS SESSION Old Brewery Bar, The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford, 8pm.

2nd Wednesday ACOUSTIC SESSION The Red Lion, Llanidloes, 8.30pm.

2nd & 4th Wednesday TELFORD ACOUSTIC CLUB

The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 9pm, 01952 610888.

THREE CHOIRS CONCERT

St George’s Church, Clun Sat 17th August, 7.30pm

Ludlow Male Voice Choir, Bella Acapella, Dacorum Community Choir £10 on the door. The Caitlin Hurcombe Kickstart Fund www.caitlinskickstartaward.org.uk

3rd Wednesday TRADITONAL FOLK MUSIC SESSION Beer In Hand, Eign St, Hereford, 8pm, 07543 327548.

3rd Wednesday AMERICANA SESSION Monkland Arms, Monkland, near Leominster, 01568 720510

4th Wednesday HAY TAT Traditional acoustic tunes. All levels welcome. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7-9pm. Source book: Paul Hardy session tunebook available online. Submit tune choices to Jackie 07401 061646.

Every Thursday OPEN MIC Lupa Cocktail Bar, 37 Bewell St, Hereford, 7.30pm, lupahereford@gmail.com

Every Thursday JAM SESSION For all levels. Basement stage, Oil Night Long, 31 Castle St, Shrewsbury, 8.30pm, www.oilnightlong.co.uk

Every Thursday OPEN MIC The Volunteer, Harold St, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 805235.

Every Thursday OPEN MIC West Malvern Social Club, 145 West Malvern Rd, Malvern, 9pm, free, 07974 725374.

2nd Thursday OPEN FOLK SESSION Horse & Jockey, Churchstoke, 8.30pm, all welcome, free, 01588 620060. Every last Thursday KINGTON FOLK CLUB Kington Football Club, Mill St, Kington, 8pm, simply turn up and sign up to play or just come and listen, all welcome. Donation £2 to cover venue hire, www.kingtonfolkclub.com

1st Friday JAZZ JAM West Malvern Social Club, 145 West Malvern Rd, Malvern, 7.30pm, £4, 07974 725374.

1st Friday ACOUSTIC SESSION The Monkland Arms, Monkland, near Leominster, 01568 720510.

1st Friday ACOUSTIC SESSION The Blue Boar, Mill St, Ludlow, 8:30pm. Contact: Ann Gray 01584 879 348.

2nd Friday OPEN MIC NIGHT With Mark from the Rhythm Thieves. Hundred House, Purslow, 8pm, markianrichards@hotmail.com

3rd Friday OPEN MIC NIGHT With Mark from the Rhythm Thieves. Rose & Crown, Ludlow, 8pm, markianrichards@hotmail.com

3rd Friday ENGLISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC SESSION

The Blue Boar, Ludlow, from 8.30pm, 01584 878989, 07887 535893.

band directory

ADD A BAND - Real instrument backing to your own music. Perfect for singer songwriters etc. Studio near Newtown. www.addaband.co.uk, 07515 401635.

ALMSHOUSE ALL-STARS. Bring alive the swing era of the jazz age with classic songs and hot tunes featuring male & female vocals, sax, clarinet, flute, guitar, double bass, banjo, harmonica & ukulele. Band member credits include TV & radio, BBC & international music festivals, residencies at major tourist attractions and cruise operator contracts. Email: contact@wysonlanemusic. com. Phone: 07836 773303. Visit the website: www. wysonlanemusic.com/almshouseallstars Check us out on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHhA49c9d60 Find us on Facebook: #almshouseallstars.

APPLEBY STONE Live acoustic duo/trio, guitar, flute, saxophones, voices, double bass, jazz, folk, R&B, pop, many originals, perfect for private and public events. applebystone.com 07979 542 449.

BAGPIPES Authentic Highland music for your formal event or gathering from international piper Keith Wellings. Keith is a former British diplomat bringing Scotland’s music to festivals, theatres, balls, weddings and funerals. Contact by phone 07580 389903, email keiththepiper@gmail.com facebook keith.wellings instagram keiththepiper

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

THE BANDEROS are a dynamic Blues band that effortlessly channels the raw essence and soul of the genre into their performance. Comprising seasoned musicians with a passion for Blues, Country Blues and Hokum, The Banderos deliver a live experience that is given that special sparkle treatment. Call them up. Phone 07710 493468. E-mail: info@newtraditionmusic.co.uk

BEST FOOT CEILIDH BAND The hottest dance band on the borders + caller. Available for weddings, barn dances and parties. Contact: 07969 440183 or john@johnhymas. com

GREY WOLF is a 4-piece, well established, popular Americana/ Old-time folk band from the Welsh Marches. We play banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, dulcimer and double bass alongside fine vocal harmony singing. The band has headlined several of the UK’s Old Time Music and Dance Festivals, performed on radio, at folk clubs, festivals, private parties and has featured at music and literary venues throughout the UK. Traditional, thoughtful and very entertaining, we are renowned for the rapport that we establish with our audiences. WEB : greywolffolk.com

Contact : Jim 01584 810000. Email banjojim.allen@gmail. com

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!

LITTLE RUMBA This is a band that will entertain and delight any audience that has its wits about it and has an ear for beautiful melodies infectious beats and songs that tell stories. From Winchcombe Live “Absolutely fantastic evening from you guys tonight. We had so many positive comments from the audience; very gratifying! Great musical talent, great humour, variety, and warmth of performance.” Contact Jacqui Savage 07966 943314 Email –jaxbass.xs@btinternet.com http://www.littlerumba.com

THE LUDLOW JAZZ COLLECTIVE Local Quartet/Quintet with singer if required, playing smooth sounds of well-known standards, Latin and blues. Available for all types of events and celebrations. Contact Paul Brooks 07980 822014. pppbrooks@gmail. com

MIDNIGHT MAYHEM A covers band ready to kickstart any event. Performing female influenced rock and pop. So if you have a birthday, wedding or event get in touch to see how we can meet your requirements. Call or text Rob 07807 531251 or Liz 07807 531151. Email midnight4mayhem@gmail.com Or find us on Facebook or instagram.

MELOMANICS A wacky, Shropshire-based Duo with an amazingly dynamic sound, playing their eclectic and cosmopolitan repertoire with engaging humour and infectious energy (sustainable). Far more than just great music. And stilts if appropriate. Find out how much fun a ceilidh can be 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 more info call Tim on 01743 719438, 07835 928069, or Rich on 07594 636828. Email: tim@melomanics.co.uk Website: www.melomanics.co.uk

NICK AND JANE – The Poptastic duo bring you the greatest hits of the 60’s, 70’s and more. Great harmonies and infectious enthusiasm to make your event a memorable success. Perfect for parties, pubs, festivals and weddings. Facebook @nickandjane email: nickandjaneH@gmail.com or call Jane on 07512 368433.

PRESS GANGERS A shanty band from Presteigne - this nine man crew of singers and musicians perform a mix of sea shanties and some Irish songs with rousing harmonies encouraging audience participation. Enquiries/bookings - text/call 07980 785105.

THE RAGTIME JUG ORCHESTRA A roots string-band duo recreating the sounds of the early 20th century America, playing a good-time mix of blues, skiffle and Americana music. We like to get audiences involved! Available for festival, events, parties, folk clubs, pubs and bars; performance presentations and workshops for all occasions too. Contact: John; 07751 829109. Web: www.ragtimejug.co.uk Email: info@ragtimejug.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ ragtimejugorchestra

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

SILVER BRANCH (Ceilidh and Concert Band).

CEILIDH BAND with caller. Available for weddings/ birthday parties/fund raisers, etc. For photos/videos please see our Facebook page. For further enquiries, ring David on 01981 540832 or Anna on 07980 961187.

SILVER BRANCH (UN-CALLED FOR) - Five piece cutting edge instrumental Folk Band. Concerts/gigs.

SIR DANCELOT 4/5 piece ceilidh/twmpath band with caller. Far and away the best exponents of traditional dance music of the British Isles and beyond for miles around and leagues beneath. Concertina, mandolin, fiddles, whistles, cittern, jews harp... Available for weddings, parties and public events. For information and bookings, contact: Matt 01686 412 753 or 07843 440 789. www.sirdancelot.co.uk

STRAY AWAY Stomping good ceilidhs for all occasions. S Powys area. Tel 01874 676155 or 623781, or email afarley463@gmail.com

THE CHERRYSTONES are Aly (whistles, flute, accordion, vocals), Matt (bass, foot drum, vocals) and Dave (guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, vocals) who bring you a mix of original and traditional folk songs and tunes. From thoughtful, well-crafted songs to infectious uptempo Irish whistle tunes, we will warm your heart and stir your souls and soles! Contact: Dave 07817 220016, dgand2@btinternet.com. Find us here Facebook.com The Cherrystones. Website coming soon!

TOMMY MILLS & PEDRO BROWN DUO Acoustic guitar and vocals, percussion, double bass and sax. Songs from Paul Simon, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Sting, David Bowie and much more. We can also play a set of our own songs for those occasions. 07811 2755856.

WHISKEY RIVER is a 5/6 piece electric Americana band that play swamp blues, Cajun, Zydeco and good country music to set the dance floor rocking. To suit smaller venues and smaller budgets, pruned down acoustic versions of the band are available as “The Whiskey River Quartet”, “The Whiskey River Trio” or as a Duo [“The Whiskey River Boys”]. Laissez les bon temps rouler!! Contact Martin, phone: 07846 669890, 01432 342018. Email: martin@whiskeyriver.co.uk. Website: www.whiskeyriver.co.uk

ONLY £45 FOR THE WHOLE YEAR

Just post the details of your band (around 40 words) with a cheque for £45 payable to Broad Sheep The Fred Bulmer Centre, Wall St, Hereford, HR4 9HP just call Clare on 07786 131159 or email: info@broadsheep.com

VENUES

ALBERT HALL, Ithon Rd, Llandrindod Wells 0300 102 4255

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-on-Wye 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

BOROUGH THEATRE, Abergavenny 01873 850805

CARAD, East St, Rhayader, 01597 810192

CENTRE CELF, Tremont Rd, Llandrindod Wells 01597 822777

CHARLTON ARMS, Ludlow, 01584 872813

THE CLIFFE AT DINHAM, Ludlow 01584 872063

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.

THE GLOBE AT HAY, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821762

THE GOLDEN CROSS INN, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford 01432 880274.

GORDON BENNETTS BAR, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 01432 360250.

GRAPE VAULTS, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611404.

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.

LEFT BANK, Bridge St, Hereford 01432357753

LICHFIELD VAULTS, Church St, Hereford. 01432 266821

LION BALLROOM, Broad St, Leominster. 01568 612277

LUDLOW BREWING COMPANY, The Railway Shed, Ludlow 01584 873291

MARKET THEATRE, Ledbury 07967 517125

THE MALTHOUSE, Ironbridge, 01952 433712

MINER’S ARMS, Priest Weston 01938 561352

NELSON INN, Ludlow 01584 872908

OAKENGATES THEATRE, Telford. 01952 619020

THE OLD MILL, High Street, Llanidloes 01686 412008

THE OXFORD ARMS, Duke St, Kington 01544 230322

PAVILION MID WALES, Llandrindod Wells 01597 258118

REGAL, Tenbury Wells 01584 811442

ROSE & CROWN, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811336

ROYAL FOUNTAIN, Cleobury Mortimer 01299 272720

THEATR BRYCHEINIOG, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622

THE HAFREN, Llanidloes Road, Newtown 01686 948100

THEATRE SEVERN, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281

THE TOWN HALL, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630023

THREE TUNS, Bishop’s Castle. 01588 638797

TOWN HALL, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630023

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

theatre

PERFORMANCE

Fri 5 July

HEREFORDSHIRE FOLK NOW - THE MARDEN BELL

A celebration of the living folk traditions in Herefordshire in song, dance and story. Featuring Fetch Theatre, Leominster Morris, About Face Theatre and Mummer’s Boys. In partnership with Leominster Museum. Leominster Priory, 7pm, £5, under 18s free, www.prioryarts.org.uk

Sat 6 July

SHOWCASE

MIDWINTER ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS. The Hafren, Newtown, 2pm, 01686 948100.

Sat 6 July

THE WORD ON THE STREET

Walk our mile of stories as we weave our way through the streets of Hereford. Meet your group at a secret location and follow the map, but keep your eyes peeled as not everything is as it seems... Those tourists, that security guard, these cyclists... Who’s a hidden performer with a story to tell? The Courtyard, 10am-5pm, 01432 340555.

Tues 9 July

ROMEO AND JULIET

ILLYRIA THEATRE COMPANY, performed outdoors, this fast-paced, polished, passionate, poetic and utterly gripping! Suitable for all ages. Montgomery Castle, 7pm, bring your own seating/rug, suitable clothing and picnic, only assistance dogs permitted, wheelchair accessible, £18, children £10, tickets from Bunners, Montgomery or 01686 668442, www.ticketsource.co.uk/illyria

Thurs 11 July

HOWERD’S END

Frankie Howerd was one of Britain’s most loved comedians. But he had a secret. And the secret’s name was Dennis. Mark Farrelly’s play takes you to the heart of Frankie and Dennis’ clandestine relationship. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.45pm, 01432 340555.

Sat 13 July

THE IMPORTANCE OF EARNEST

RAIN OR SHINE THEATRE COMPANY. Outdoor comedy theatre. Leintwardine Community Centre, bring your own seating and picnic, licenced bar, £16, £8 for 5-15 years. 7.30pm. Tickets from Griffiths Garage, Leintwardine, 03306 600541 or www.bit.ly.Earnest-Leintwardine

Sat 13 July

PSYCHIC VISION

Explore the world beyond the ordinary with celebrity psychic medium, Carl Mann. The Albert Hall, Llandrindod Wells, 7.30pm, www.thealberthall.co.uk

Tues 16 July

ANYTHING BUT GREY

ACTING CIRCLE. A new government scheme has hit Herefordshire! Two amateur dramatic groups must combine to put on a play written by a local convict. Comedy ensues as the members eye up their competition. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 340555.

Thurs 18 & Fri 19 July

THE HAUNTING OF BLAINE MANOR

A thrilling haunted house chiller, set in a manor with a twisted history of madness, witchcraft, tragedy and death. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £27-£20, 01743 281281.

Thurs 18 - Sun 21 July

CHAIN GIRLS

ROOFTOP THEATRE COMPANY. A rousing new play by Simon Bolton about the women chainmakers’ struggle for fair pay in the early 20th century. Castle Bookshop, Ludlow, 7pm, £12, 01584 872562 or email enquiries@ castlebookshop.co.uk www.rooftoptheatre.co.uk

Sat 20 July

GRAPPLEMAX

A live grappling show featuring world class Jiu Jitsu athletes and fresh local talent. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 6pm, £40-£35, VIP £50, 01743 281281.

Sat 20 & Sun 21 July

THE WINTER’S TALE

SUN AND MOON THEATRE. A gripping feast of ensemble action, comedy, drama, trials, love, romance and live music, puppetry and magic. Suitable for all ages. Willow Globe, Llanwrthwl, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 6NN, Sat 7pm, Sun 3pm, £14, £7, £35, 01597 811487, www.shakespearelink.org.uk

The Haunting of Blaine Manor

Howerd’s End

Wed 24 July

THE SECRET DIARY OF HENRY VIII

THE THREE INCH FOOLS present an essential guide on how to keep your head in the Tudor court. Shrewsbury Castle, 7pm, £17, under 18s £11, family £49, 01743 281281.

Thurs 25 July

CREATIVE FUTURES SUMMER SHOWCASE

A selection of bold and powerful works put together and performed by participants aged 11-19 of the Creative Futures Project. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, £7, 01873 850805.

Thurs 25 & Fri 26 July

DORIAN GRAY

THE COURTYARD SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE present an enthralling contemporary adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s timeless masterpiece. The Courtyard, Hereford, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Sun 28 July

ROMEO AND JULIET

EVERYMAN YOUTH THEATRE perform Shakespeare’s classic tale of the two star crossed lovers and their tragic demise. Willow Globe, Llanwrthwl, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 6NN, 1.30pm & 3.30pm, £12, £6, £30, 01597 811487, www.shakespearelink.org.uk

Tues 30 & Wed 31 July

HAMLET

THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN’S MEN perform the greatest play in the English language. Shrewsbury Castle, 7pm, £21, under 16s £12.50, 01743 281281.

Tues 30 July - Sat 3 August

FAWLTY TOWERS THE ORIGINAL DINING EXPERIENCE

An interactive comedy spectacular, where audiences enjoy a 70’s-style three-course meal alongside 5-star comedy. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, £65-£55, 01432 340555.

Thurs 1 August

WHAT OH WODEHOUSE

DON’T GO INTO THE CELLAR! THEATRE COMPANY presents What Ho, Wodehouse with award-winning actor and writer Jonathan Goodwin performing a brand new comedy, adapted from some of the early writings of PG Wodehouse. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.30pm, £14, 01952 728911.

Fawlty Towers

Sat 3 August

PERICLES

THE WET MARINERS perform the ultimate adventure epic - shipwrecks, pirates, assassins, romance, heartbreak and resurrections. Willow Globe, Llanwrthwl, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 6NN, 7pm, £15, under 16s £7.50, family £37.50, 01597 811487, www.shakespearelink.org.uk

Tues 6 August

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS

BOXTREE PRODUCTIONS. An open-air production with hilarious comedy, magic and toe-tapping songs. Acton Scott Hall, Church Stretton, 2.30pm, bring blankets or chairs to sit on and dress for the weather. For ages 4 upwards. Refreshments available. £15 adults, £7 for children aged 4-16, 0333 666 3366, www.strettonfestival. org.uk Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival.

MUSICAL THEATRE & OPERA

Wed 3 - Sat 6 July

MY FAIR LADY

This musical follows Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower girl from the lower rungs of Edwardian society who transforms to an elegant lady. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 2pm & 7pm, £24-£19.50, 01743 281281.

Sun 14 July

A LITTLE PRINCESS

THE REGAL SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS. A new musical adaptation by Mia Gordon and Pete Thorogood. Sara, a spirited young girl sent to boarding school in London. Her world is turned upside down when her father dies and the loss of the family’s fortune... The Regal, Tenbury Wells, 6.30pm, £8 or 4 tickets for £20, 01584 811442.

Fri 19 & Sat 20 July

MATILDA THE MUSICAL JR

THEATRE WORKSHOP CYMRU students present the much loved musical. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, £12, 01873 850805.

Sat 27 July

ELVIS IN BLUE HAWAII

SPITZ & CO. Expect mayhem and lots of audience interaction, plus all your favourite Elvis songs with impersonator Joe Reeve. The Regal, Tenbury Wells, 6pm, 01584 811442.

Sat 10 August

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

OPERA ANYWHERE. Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic. The unfortunate case of mishearing results in a dramatic change of direction for Frederic... Concord College, Acton Burnell, SY5 7PF, 7.30pm, £25, 0333 666 3366, www.strettonfestival.org.uk Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival.

CHILDREN’S THEATRE

Sun 7 July

BFG

BROMYARD YOUTH THEATRE. Join the Youth Theatre in some phizz-whizzing fun as they retell one of Roald Dahl’s all time classics. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 2pm & 7pm, 01885 488575.

Sat 13 July

MINNY STYNKER

SOAP SOUP THEATRE. Moving house to a new city where it always rains, Kit is alone. Making friends is hard... The Courtyard, Hereford, 11am, 01432 340555.

Thurs 25 July

THE TALE OF JEMIMA PUDDLE DUCK

QUANTUM presents a delightful new adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s much-loved tale. Shrewsbury Castle, 2pm, £15, under 16s £13, under 2s £7.50, 01743 281281.

Thurs 25 July

SEED HEART

INDIGO MOON THEATRE tells the important tale of human impact on the environment with interactive chaos in the laboratory on the way! Suitable for ages 4 and up. (See Drama Workshops). The Regal, Tenbury Wells, 11am & 2pm, 01584 811442.

Sun 28 July

PRINCESS PICNIC

Join your favourite princesses as they entertain you with songs and teach you dances. Shrewsbury Castle, 11.30am, one adult, one child £25, extra child £19, extra adult £6, 01743 281281.

DRAMA WORKSHOPS

Wed 24 July

THE PAPER PUPPETS WORKSHOP

For children aged 10-18 (10 year olds must be accompanied by an adult). An introduction to the art of puppetry with warm up games, how to make a simple paper puppet, explore techniques and create a short performance piece to share with the group. Regal, Tenbury Wells, £15 for 10 year old with adult, £10 for ages 11-18, 01584 811442.

Minny Stynker

Thurs 25 July

INDIGO MOON THEATRE

Interactive workshop of their show Seed Heart. The Regal, Tenbury Wells, 12.30pm-1.30pm, under 11 year olds must be accompanied by an adult, 01584 811442.

Fri 26 July

VAMOS MASK WORKSHOP

An introduction to mask theatre, showing how to create characters, develop clarity in communication and devise original work, empowering students to create their own mask theatre. The Regal, Tenbury Wells, 11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm. For ages 10 years and up, under 11s must be accompanied by a parent, £15 for 10 year old with adult, £10 for ages 11-18, 01584 811442.

5 - 8 August & 12 - 15 August

CIRCUS SUMMER SCHOOL

REGAL SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS. Learn basic circus skills to tell stories of the Victorian circus. Suitable for ages 6-12 year olds, sibling discount. Week 1: ‘The Elephant with a Toothache’, 9am-4.30pm. Week 2: ‘The Mystery of the Midnight Lions’, 9am-4.30pm, £100 per 4-day week. The Regal, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811442, www.regaltenbury.co.uk

COMMUNITY YOUTH THEATRES The Conquest, Bromyard. Mon - Juniors, Year 1-6: 5pm, £41 per term. Intermediates & Seniors, Year 7+: 6pm, £48 per term. The Phoenix Theatre, Ross-on-Wye. Sat - Phoenix Kids, ages 4-7, 9.30am, £41 per term. Juniors Group 1 for ages 8+, 10.30am. Juniors Group 2 for ages 8+, 11.45am, £45 per term. Market Theatre, Ledbury. Mon - Intermediates, Year 7-9: 7.30pm, £41 per term. Seniors, Year 10+: 8.30pm, £45 per term. Details email takepart@ courtyard.org.uk or 01432 346526.

COURTYARD THEATRE, HEREFORD

Sat - Junior Youth Theatre, Courtyard Kids 9.30am-10am, £67 per term. Year 3: 10.15am-11am. Year 4: 11am11.45am. Year 5: 12-12/45pm. Year 6: 12.45-1.30pm, (£68.50 per term). Year 7: 2.30-3.30pm. Year 8: 3.455.15pm (£70 per term). Thurs - LG Drama Classes, Mini Musicals for Reception - Year 3, 5pm, £28 per month. Thurs - LG Drama Classes, Junior Musical Theatre for Years 4-9, 6pm, £28 per month. Thurs - LG Drama Classes, Senior Musical Theatre for ages 14-18, 7pm, £36 per month.Fri - Year 9: 5-6.30pm, £70 per term. Wed - Intermediate Youth Theatre for Year 10 & 11, 5.30-7pm, £72 per term. Fri - Senior Youth Theatre for Year 12+, 7-9pm, £75 per term. Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW Sat (term time only) - Ludwig Theatre Arts for ages 7-17, 2-4pm, contact takepart@ludwigtheatrearts.com Assembly Rooms, Ludlow

THEATR IEUENTID / BRYCHEINIOG YOUTH THEATRE With weekly sessions tailored to suit the needs of each year group, from 4 years and up. Mondays 3.45pm4.45pm Roundabout, Reception & Years 1 & 2. Wednesdays 5pm - 6pm Junior Youth, Years 3,4 & 5. Wednesdays 6pm - 7pm Junior Youth, Years 6,7 & 8. Thursdays 8.30pm - 10pm Senior Youth, Years 9, 10 & 11, 16 - 25. Call 01874 611622, www.brycheiniog.co.uk

Tuesdays YOUTH CAFE A safe place where young people can meet and share creative activites including music, drama and films. For ages 8-16 years, free. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970

Tuesdays YOUTH THEATRE For 7-14 year-olds after school. Ledbury Market Theatre, 01432 383663.

Wednesdays KINGTON YOUTH THEATRE Kington Primary School. Wed - Junior 7-11 years, 4-5.30pm. Intermediate 11+ 5.30-7pm. £42 per term, 01432 340555.

Wednesdays Fortnightly HAVE A GO SHAKESPEARE

The Hanging Gardens, Llanidloes, 2-4pm, check www. shakespearelink.org.uk or 01587 811487 for details.

Thursdays (term time) SHROPSHIRE YOUTH THEATRE Seniors, 7-9.30pm, 14-25 years. All welcome. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury. www.shropshireyouththeatre.co.uk

Thursdays IMPULSIVE THEATRE COMPANY For ages 13-19. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 5-6.45pm, 07916 277928.

Thursdays Fortnightly HAVE A GO SHAKESPEARE

Willow Globe, Llanwrthwl, Llandrindod Wells, 2-4.30pm, check www.shakespearelink.org.uk or 01587 811487 for details.

Thursdays Fortnightly (term time) HAVE A GO SHAKESPEARE All welcome, 10.30am-1pm. Wyeside, Builth Wells, info@shakespearelink.org.uk. 01587 811487.

Saturdays (term time) SHROPSHIRE YOUTH THEATRE Beginners 9.30am-10.45am, 6-8 year olds. Juniors 11am-1pm, 9-12 year olds. The Hive, Shrewsbury, www.shropshireyouththeatre.co.uk

Sundays (term) REGAL SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS Theatre training to the young people of Tenbury Wells and surrounding areas. Suitable for ages 7-18. Regal, Tenbury Wells, 10am-1pm, www.regaltenbury.co.uk

Poetry & Storytelling

Until Sun 7 July

LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL

Prize-winning poets, discussion and debate, international voices and workshops with poetry slams, performance and music. Live and online. Paul Muldoon, Professor of Poetry at Princeton University will be Poet in Residence. With Fleur Adcock, Simon Armitage, Liz Berry, Imtiaz Dharker, Jackie Kay, Zaffar Kunial, A.E. Stallings. Guest Curators are Stephanie Sy-Quia and Will Harris. International voices from Alexandros Chronides, Leanne Ellul, Mira Mattar and Yousif M. Qasmyieh. Ledbury, Full programme, www.ledburypoetry.org.uk

Fri 5 July

DIVERSION

With Luke Wright and Chloe Jacquet. Poet and multi-slam winning spoken word artist. Open mic spaces are available. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £15, www.ledburypoetry.org.uk

Sat 6 July

LEDBURY POETRY SLAM

Judges will rate the quality of writing, performance and the warmth of the audience applause. To enter as a competitor email Sara-Jane Arbury, sjarbury@gmail.com Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8.30pm, £12, www.ledburypoetry.org.uk

Sat 13 July

THE NATURE OF HEREABOUTS

A poetry reading inspired by Herefordshire’s natural beauty. De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 2pm, free, 01432 357753.

Wed 17 July & Wed 21 August

POETRY & PROSE

Mid Wales Arts, Caersws, 6.30pm, £5, 01686 688369.

Fri 19 - Sun 21 July

FESTIVAL AT THE EDGE

Featuring storytellers Len Cabral, Shonaleigh, Sahand Sahebdivani. Musicians Ciderhouse Rebellion and Jess Summerhayes (poet), Dan Walsh and the Time Bandits. Dedicated children’s programme and circus activities. Locally sourced food and ales in the Speakeasy bar, late night story sessions around the firepit. Family weekend tickets (in advance, higher on the gate) £398, adult £156/£140.40, 8-17 years £78, camping £20 per person, day tickets available. Hopton Court, Cleobury Mortimer, Kidderminster, DY14 0EF, 07544 044126, www.festivalattheedge.org

Mon 22 July

RED PARROT POETRY

BORDER POETS launch a collection by Colin Sutherill; read from ‘Circus’and talk about Colin’s life and work. Warden Court, St David’s St, Presteigne, 7pm, free, donations to cover the cost of refreshments. Please book via email charliewilk@outlook.com

Wed 24 July

TAM LIN RETOLD

A collection of enchanting and sharp stories that explore unsung voices of Scots/English folklore. Orally told and accompanied by live music. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £15, 01874 611622.

Wed 31 July

ATTIC STORIES

Love words? Come along to the monthly night of words, shared, spoken and sung at Lawrence Batley Theatre. Back at the Courtyard for a night of spoken word and poetry. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, £3, 01873 850805.

Comedy

Tues 2 & Tues 16 July

TELFORD COMEDY CLUB

Edinburgh Festival preview comedy shows. 2 July - Richard Pulsford and Jacob Nussey. 16 July - Stella Graham and Rob Mullholland. Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 7.30pm, £7, 01952 610888.

Sun 7 July

RICHARD HERRING - CAN I HAVE MY BALL BACK? Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £22.50, 01743 281281.

Thurs 11 July

COMEDY HOTSPOT IN SHREWSBURY

The Buttermarket, Howard St, Shrewsbury, 8pm, 07498 966606.

Thurs 11 July

DOM HATTON-WOODS (ALBERT & CO FRANKVILLE)

Rising comedy talent and Tik Tok star Dom Hatton-Woods, brings you his new work-in-progress show Daddy issues. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £10, 01743 281281.

Thurs 18 July

COMEDY NIGHT EDINBURGH PREVIEW

Hanging Gardens, Bethel St, Llanidloes, 7pm, 01686 413394.

Fri 19 July

COMEDY NIGHT

Featuring Joey Page, Andy White, Tom Ward and MC Kate Smurfwaite. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm, 01584 878141.

Talks

Every day until 31 October GUIDED HISTORICAL TOURS AROUND HEREFORD Mon-Sat 11:30am, Sun 2:30pm (approx 1.5 hours). No need to book. Tickets from the Cathedral Shop and meet at the Cathedral North Porch adults £6, children 6-12 years £1 Contact 07947 924494. http://www.herefordguidedwalks.org.uk/

Shonaleigh, Festival at the Edge

July & August

ROSSITER BOOKS

4 July - Angela Jones, The Wild Woman of the Wye. Book talk and signing. St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye, 7pm, £8, 01989 564464. 10 July - Sean Lusk, talking about his new book. Rossiter Books, Ross-on-Wye, 7pm, £6, 01989 564464. 25 July - Patrick Barkham, Guardian columnist and author. St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye, 7pm, £8, 01989 564464. 12 Aug - Annie Garthwaite, author and debut novelist Rosanna Pike will talk about their new novels. Lion Ballroom, Leominster, 7pm, £10, 01568 611766. 15 Aug - The Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lady of Hay returns with a tale of love, ambition and secrets. Hereford Town Hall, £8 (£3 redeemable against book), 01432 632456.

Wed 3 July

BARBARA ERSKINE

In conversation with Mari Fforde. Barbara will be talking about her books and her new title coming outThe Story Spinner. Hay Castle, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, £10, 01497 820079.

Fri 5 July

PATRICK MURPHY AND FRIENDS

Three national broadcasters will join forces to share the highs and lows from their illustrious careers. Jim Rosenthal, Nick Owen and Pat Murphy. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 7pm, 01584 878141.

Wed 10 July

RHYS THOMAS - THE FUTURE OF WALES

Freelance journalist. In this affectionate investigation into his home country, via Welsh geography, food, culture and sport. Talk and book signing. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 2pm, 01982 552555.

Fri 12 July

NAKED CONFESSIONS OF A RECOVERING CATHOLIC

Terry Christian (the Word) one man show. Plus Q&A session at the end. Embers Cafe, Ironbridge, 7.30pm, tickets online from skiddle.

Sat 13 - Sun 21 July

BRECON CHOIR FESTIVAL

20 July - Henry Vaughan: Music, Mountains and Memory. Dr Rowan Williams former Archbishop of Canterbury will speak alongside Professor Helen Wilcox and Dr Elizabeth Siberry, The Neuadd, Christ College, Brecon, 11am. 21 July - Vaughan in Memory: Brecon in revolution! With historian Dr Sarah Ward Clavier. Leaving from St Mary’s Church, Brecon 10.30am, tour lasts approx one hour, bring sturdy footwear. www.breconchoirfestival.co.uk

Patrick Murphy & Friends

Sat 13 July

ANTIQUES & JEWELLERY EVALUATION DAY WITH KATE BLISS

Bring your items along for a free evaluation. Hay Castle, Hay-on-Wye, 10am-4pm, free, 01497 820079.

Wed 17 July

CONVERSATIONS AT THE CHAPEL

Contertenor Iestyn Davies is an esteemed interpreter of Handel. In conversation with Alastair Laurence. Upstairs at the Chapel. Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, 01873 852690.

Fri 19 July

NORTH BOOKS

Author Annie Garthwaite with her second novel, ‘The Kings Mother’. North Books, 4 Castle St, Hay-on-Wye, 5pm, £5, refreshments served, jules@northbooks.co.uk

Fri 19 July

HEREFORD ARTS APPRECIATION SOCIETY

19 July - ‘How Blacksmiths Became Artists’. A talk by Delyth Done. Office Q, Kindle Centre, Hereford, 2.30pm, membership £10, visitors welcome, £2 per session, 01432 270660.

Wed 24 July

SOUTH WEST SHROPSHIRE GARDENING CLUB

‘Wildlife in the Garden’. A talk by Jim Almond. Lydbury North Village Hall, 7.30pm, annual membership £20, guests welcome, £5, 01588 661025.

Wed 24 July

WONDERS OF OUR UNIVERSE

Immerse yourself in an evening of exploration. Stars, planets, galaxies, black holes, the search for life beyond earth. A show for all ages with stunning soundtrack and presented by Ian Hall, FRAS, Astrophysicist. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 2pm & 6pm, £14, children £12, 01584 878141.

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

aardvaark@btconnect.com www.aardvark-books.com

Bookshop open to visitors Tues-Sun 10am-4pm. Open Bank Holiday Mondays.

Sat 27 July

ANDREW LOGAN

British sculptor, painter, performance artist and the owner of a high end jewellery brand. Hay Castle, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, £10, 01497 820079.

Fri 2 August

DROVERS OF WALES

‘The Drovers of Wales and the roads they took to markets. A talk by Mark Davis. St Thomas a Becket Church, Huntington, HR5 3PZ, 7.30pm, £10 to include canapes and glass of wine. Tickets from Kington Tourist Information Centre or email peterbkelly642@hotmail.com

Sat 3 August

THE ROMANTIC THREAD IN BRITISH ART

An illustrated talk with artist and curator Tim Craven. Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne, 2pm, £7.50+ booking fee, 01544 260149, www.sidneynolantrust.org

Wed 7 August

MAKING ‘LEGLESS IN LONDON’

From 19th century disability culture to modern tabletop gaming. Dr Ryan Sweet will introduce his research on disability in 19th century culture and traces how this has led to him codesigning a new board game provisionally entitled ‘Legless in London. For ages 16+. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 2pm, £5, 01982 552555.

Thurs 8 August

NICK TREND - ART FIRSTS

A visual tour of some of the works of art in Nick’s book. An entertaining and insightful tour of western art. St Laurence’s Church, 7.30pm, £14, includes light refreshments after the event, 0333 666 3366, www.strettonfestival.org.uk Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival.

Fri 9 August IS GOD CALLING YOU?

Revd. Michael Tavinor, Retired Dean of Hereford Cathedral. St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Bleddfa, near Knighton, 7pm, donation to include a glass of wine. Advance booking email nicola.payne@btinternet.com

Workshops & Courses

Until Sun 7 July

LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL

Workshops with Paul Muldoon, A.E. Stallings, Tristram Fane Saunders and Rachel Allen. Ledbury. Full programme www.ledburypoetry.org.uk

Sun 7 July

AARDVARK SALE

Aardvark Books & Cafe, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, from 10am, 01547 530744. Mon 8 July

LEDBURY FRINGE FESTIVAL

Pop Art Poetry Workshop with Sara-Jane Arbury and Jeanette McCulloch from Red Earth Arts, inspiring and fun workshop that mixes poetry with art. Red Earth Arts Studio 4, Old Cottage Hospital, The Homend, Ledbury, 10am-2pm, £45 to book j_mcculloch_98@yahoo.com

Fri 19 - Sun 21 July

FESTIVAL AT THE EDGE

Featuring storytellers Len Cabral, Shonaleigh, Sahand Sahebdivani. Dedicated children’s programme and circus activities. Exciting workshops and activities including storytelling and music, tai chi, story rounds and much more. Locally sourced food and ales in the Speakeasy bar, late night story sessions around the firepit. Family weekend tickets (in advance, higher on the gate) £398, adult £156/£140.40, 8-17 years £78, camping £20 per person, day tickets available. Hopton Court, Cleobury Mortimer, Kidderminster, DY14 0EF, 07544 044126, www.festivalattheedge.org

Sat 20 July

PBFA BOOK FAIR

Booksellers from all over the UK exhibiting books, maps and ephemera. Books for all budgets. Hay Castle’s Great Hall, Hay-on-Wye, free, 01497 820079.

Deadline Mon 22 July

PENTABUS SUPPORTING EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS

This £12,000 bursary supports a playwright in the early stages of their career, offering them up to a year of writing at Pentabus. The recipient will be guided to write at least one full-length play or piece of theatre. Details www.pentabus.co.uk

Last Tuesday of each month HOMEND POETS

Open mic. No booking required. Pot & Page, 8 New St, Ledbury, 6.30pm, www.potandpage.co.uk

Every Tues, Wed & Thurs SPANISH LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS Tues - Advance beginners 10am-11.30am, Wed - Advance Spanish B1, 10am. Thurs - Total beginners, 10am-11.30am with Mely. Private tuitionGCSE students and A Level. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 07837 160505. www.hayspanish.com

THE COURTYARD WORKSHOPS

Mon - Writing Room Extra. Ongoing sessions for writers with some experience, 3-5pm, £110 per term. Mon - Writing Room. For writers of all abilities, 6.30-8.30pm, £90 per term. Tues - Reading Room. For adults who love theatre and enjoy script analysis, 10.30am-12.30pm, £60 per term. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

Every Wedneseday (term time) BABY B!

Storytelling group. From birth to 5 years. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 11am, free, 01874 611622.

First Wednesday of the month POETRY CAFE, Charlton Arms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 872813.

Third Wednesday of the month BEREAVEMENT CAFE

Old Chapel, Hereford Cathedral, 2.30pm-4pm, run by volunteers, www.herefordcathedral.org

Every other Thursday PHILOSOPHY CAFE

Informal group which offers the chance to discuss philosophical issues. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 01497 821762. philosphycafe@outlook.com

Fridays READING ROOM EXTRA The Courtyard, Hereford, 6-8pm, £55 per term, 01432 340555.

International Poetry Writers’ Collective: Abergavenny 01873 856350

Leominster Writers’ Circle, Leominster Community Centre, Frank Pavitt, chairman LWC, 01568 614973, meet first Tuesday, monthly, 2pm.

grass roots

Packham - the scientist rural toffs love to hate

IDON’T watch every nature programme on television. Indeed, on most evenings I am more likely to tune in to a Scandi crime drama. But, on a few evenings in May, I found myself watching the BBC’s Springwatch show.

At times this series seems to confine itself to subjects which are hardly controversial. For instance, the activities of the Dorset Nightjar Study Group are unlikely to set pulses racing or to cause viewers to bombard New Broadcasting House with phone calls or sacks of angry mail.

However, it seems that the best-known presenter of Springwatch, Chris Packham, has acquired the knack of driving some BBC viewers into a state of apoplectic rage.

One publication which has vented its fury with Packham is the rather dull-sounding Country Squire Magazine. I assumed that any anger with Packham in such a mag would focus on his stance over global heating.

But it appears that the Country Squire editorial team are incandescent about other aspects of his BBC nature broadcasts.

I must apologise at once that the row over Packham and Springwatch is hardly this month’s news. Indeed, it is not so much last month’s news as last year’s. But, at the time, it somehow passed me by.

It went roughly like this. Two editorial people at Country Squire blew a gasket to such an extent over Packham that they launched into a tirade in which the naturalist was accused not so much of being wrong on the environment and global warming, but of taking part in quite unrelated and loathsome criminal activities.

Quite where the writers got these ideas from has not been revealed. I must not go too far down the road of detailing what they said without running the risk of repeating the alleged libel.

One imagines that a forthright character like Packham receives a certain amount of hate mail from those who reject his views. But this time the accusations were, in the view of Packham and his supporters, so offensive that they could not be ignored.

So, Packham went to court. In doing so, he was no doubt reassured by the support of a group who were starting to crowd-fund for him, in case either the case was lost, or more likely, Packham won, but faced heavy costs in the High Court.

Packham’s action against Country Squire was not about just one article. The court considered no fewer than 9 articles, 10 social media posts and two videos.

The judge eventually awarded Packham damages of £90,000. He ruled that the defendants made allegations

against the naturalist that were defamatory and untrue. The judge also found that, in the case of these articles, Packham had never been approached for comment.

The judge also noted that one article had mocked Packham’s manner of speaking and made offensive references to his autism.

The judgement was against the editor, Dominic Wightman, and a writer, Nigel Bean. Judge Saini ruled that they had lost all objectivity, because they saw Packham as being part of a left-leaning section of society which included the BBC and animal rights activists.

The case against a third defendant, Paul Read, failed. The judge ruled that, Read, as a proof-reader had played an insignificant role.

Speaking after last year’s hearing, Chris Packham said that he had been subjected to an onslaught of “abuse and hatred, simply because I want reform, I want the world to be a healthier place for wildlife, animal welfare and the environment.”

So are the tirades against Packham, and BBC nature programmes all in the past?

Apparently not. When I looked at the Country Squire website the other day I soon spotted a further vituperative reference to the naturalist in a post from earlier this year.

Some rough language was used about Packham, and about those seen by the publication as being opponents of hunting, shooting and fishing.

However, other groups have leapt in to give their support to Chris Packham. One such organisation is Protect The Wild. It has described the outcome of his high court action as “a win for everyone”.

But, more in sorrow than in anger, it says that the “good news” for the naturalist has come came at the cost of his safety, as Packham “now lives with the constant threat of intimidation and violence”.

Julian O’Halloran

Chris Packham at the High Court

Green Events

July & Aug

POWYS NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME

4 July - Gilwern Barn, Beulah, 2-5pm, £5.

6 July - Cultivate Community Garden, Newtown, 11am-4pm, £4.50.

7 July Tynrhos, Newbridge-on-Wye, 1.30pm-5.30pm, £5.

7 July - Felindre Gardens, Berriew, 12pm-5pm, £6.

7 July Hurdley Hall, Churchstoke, 11am-5pm, £6.

13 & 14 July - 1 Church Bank, Welshpool, 12pm-5pm, £3.50. 14 July The Meadows, Caersws, 12pm-4pm, £4.

14 July - Monaughty Mill, Monaughty, 11.30am-4.30pm, £5. 20 & 21 July - 1 Glanrafon, Llanwddyn, 1pm-5pm, £5. 21 July - Vaynor Park, Berriew, 1pm-5pm, £6.

27 July - Bryn Teg, Newtown, 10am-5pm, £4.

27 & 28 July - Ponthafren, Newtown, 10am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm. 27 July - 2 Aug - Welsh Lavender, Cefnperfedd Uchaf, Builth Wells, 10am-4pm, £5. 1 Aug - Gilwern Barn, Beulah, 2pm-5pm, £5. 2 Aug - WElsh Lavender, Cefnperfedd Uchaf, Builth Wells, 10am-4pm, £5. 4 Aug - Bryngwyn Hall, Llanfyllin, 12pm-5pm, £7. 4 Aug - The Meadows, Caersws, 2pm-5pm, £4. www.findagarden.ngs.org.uk

July

HEREFORD CATHEDRAL

6, 13, 17, 27 July - Garden Tours, 2-3.30pm, £6, advance booking via website or phone. 4, 6, 13, 17, 18, 24, 25, 27, 31 July - Tower Tours (218 steps), times vary, 11.30am & 1.30pm, £8, children £5, tickets from the Cathedral shop. Mon-Sat, 11.05am & 2.15pm, plus selected Wed, Thurs & Sat, 12.30pmCathedral Tours, £6 from the Cathedral Shop. 20 July - Open Gardens - Chapter House, Cloister, Canons, Dean’s garden and Bishop’s garden open 10am-3.30pm, £6, with afternoon tea £16, tickets from www.herefordcathedral.org 01432 374210.

July & Aug

SHROPSHIRE HILLS DISCOVERY CENTRE

22 - 26 July and 12 - 16 Aug - ‘Wild Homes’. Find the homes of animals in the meadows then make a tent wild home, for ages 4-11 years, 1pm-2.30pm, £4.50 per child. 29 July - 2 Aug and 19 - 23 Aug - ‘Stone Age Hunters’. Visit the special Condover mammoth replica, use a fire bow and spear thrower and paint with soil pigments, for ages 4-11 years, 1pm-2.30pm, £4.50 per child. 5 - 9 Aug and 26 - 30 Aug - ‘Winnie the Pooh Adventures’. Decorate a Pooh stick, trap a heffalump and make a house for Eeyore, for ages 3-11 years, 1pm-2.30pm, £4.50 per child. Tues/Wed/Thurs from 25 July - 29 Aug - Holiday Club. Exploring, learning about and enjoying nature, cook once a week, for children in reception to year 6, 9am-1pm, £14 per child, free with a school code, snack and lunch included. Booking essential. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 01588 676060.

July

PRIORY ARTS

2 July - Walk, led by Walkers are Welcome, a gentle nature walk, approx one hour. Priory Church, 10am, free. 12 July - ‘Attracting Pollinators to your Garden’. A talk and workshop by beekeeper and florist Janelle Quitman. Leominster Priory, 2-3.30pm, £5 including refreshments. 16 July - Walk, Reforesting the Soul. Local writer Cannon Dr Andrew Mayes leads a reflective walk in the churchyard and environs with meditations. Leominster Priory, 9.30am-12.30pm, free. Full details - www.prioryarts.org.uk

Wed 10 July

GARDENING FOR WILDLIFE

The Leominster Branch of Herefordshire Wildlife Trust will give a presentation showing the many ways of creating or changing gardens, small and large for the benefit of wildlife and gardeners, followed by discussion/Q&A. Baptist Church, Leominster, 7pm, £2 members, £3 non-members, no booking required. This event will be followed up by a visit to an established garden in Leominster on Sat 13th, details to be announced on 10th. 01432 356872, LeominsterAreaBranch@gmail.com

Sat 13 - Sun 21 July

BRECON CHOIR FESTIVAL

19 July - Festival Hike to The Crug, depart from The Muse, Brecon, 2.30pm, (45 minutes each way). 20 July - The Festival Choir Trail, start at The Canal Basin, Theatr Brycheiniog at 3pm, 3.30pm at y Gaer, 4pm at St Mary’s, pit stop at The Tap and The Wellington, 5pm at The Plough Chapel, Brecon. Watch, listen and join in with the choirs. www.breconchoirfestival.co.uk

Sun 14 July

LUDLOW GREEN FESTIVAL

Shropshire’s largest free sustainability event, bringing initiatives, organisations and ideas together in an interactive and entertaining afternoon. Features talks, walks and family activities, live music, a green market, pop-up exhibition, Climate Speakers’ Corner, as well as food and drink, including bar. Castle Square, Ludlow, 10am-4pm. Organised by Ludlow 21 – www.ludlow21.org.uk

Tues 30 July

SIMON AIREY: THE ANIMAL MAN

Meet some beautiful animals up close and become advocates for nature. An interactive show so everyone will get a chance to get up close with the creatures, touch and hold them. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 2.30pm, £6, 01584 878141.

Every day until 31 October GUIDED HISTORICAL TOURS AROUND HEREFORD Mon-Sat 11:30am, Sun 2:30pm (approx 1.5 hours). No need to book. Tickets from the Cathedral Shop and meet at the Cathedral North Porch adults £6, children 6-12 years £1 Contact 07947 924494. http://www.herefordguidedwalks.org.uk/ KINGTON LOCAL ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY NETWORK (KLEEN) Encourages community resilience through our Electric Car Share Club, public Orchards, tiny Coppice Woodland, Presentations & networking without borders. Email: kingtonkleen@gmail.com

KNIGHTON COMMUNITY WOODLANDS GROUP

Volunteer with us on our weekly task days to learn new skills. http://tveg.org.uk/wordpress/woodland-project Email woodland@tveg.org.uk 01547 520374.

Every Third Saturday in the Month PRESTEIGNE REPAIR Presteigne Youth Centre, Hereford Street. 10am-12pm. Household items repaired for free. Info: 01544 267997. First Saturday of the month LEOMINSTER REPAIR CAFE, 10-12.30pm. Community Centre. Household items, jewellery, clothing etc repaired for free, donations welcomed. See Facebook, also booking via website, www.leominsterrepaircafe.org.uk

complementary therapies

Disclaimer: We would like to emphasise that these listings relate to COMPLEMENTARY medicine practiitioners. 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 is for ACUPUNCTURE with Joanna Bruce RGN, MBAcC at The Body Clinic, Leominster & Richard’s Castle. Treating pain (NICE recommended) and long-term health conditions since 1985. Food intolerance testing. Phone 01584 831 840 or text 07984 460969. E-booking: www.thebodyclinicleominster.co.uk

ACCREDITED, EXPERIENCED PSYCHOTHERAPIST & COUNSELLOR: One-to-one sessions for adults age 18 upwards, in Hay-on-Wye (HR3) and by online video. Find relief from anxiety and depression; overcome trauma; transform anger and low self-worth; navigate divorce, bereavement, and other difficult life experiences. Contact Sarah Hamilton at HAY COUNSELLING, 07580 482751, www.haycounselling.co.uk.

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 / www.hayacupunctureclinic.co.uk

ACUPUNCTURE AND TUINA: I use TCM acupuncture, electro-acupuncture and Tui Na (therapeutic massage) to treat a wide range of health conditions. In Ledbury at my home treatment room on New Street, and in Hereford at Kyrle House Practice (kyrlehouse.co.uk 01432 273234). Acupuncture-Acutherapy Council member. Ruth Busbridge, BSc MSc Dip.Acupuncture. https://rbacupuncture.co.uk/ 07743809466 ruthbacupuncture@gmail.com

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION Helping to understand your animal’s behaviour, needs and nature, to resolve emotional and behavioural problems and to deepen your relationship. Contact Kohra on 01544 262 110 or kohra@gmx.co.uk

ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAUMA, LOW SELF WORTH and emotional difficulties - our innovative approach is being used with private and NHS clients with great success. Clients attend an average of 4 sessions to achieve a substantial, some say transformative, effect on their well being. You can check out the testimonials and book a one to one session on our website www.peaceofmindnow.co.uk or get in touch for more information Mike Buckley 07931 986168 mcmbuckley@gmail.com

THE BRIGHT N BUTE COMPANY - Medical/Sports & Veterinary - K-laser (low level laser therapy) endorsed by vets (VBS Direct) & NHS (NICE guidance) for GP practices & medical profession. Contact: Louisa Clarke BSc(hons) RVN BHSPT Cert Ed. Email: thebrightnbutecompany@ gmail.com https://the-bright-n-bute-company.business.site

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES - DR NANCY

BANCROFT Are you struggling with intense emotions, feeling overwhelmed, lost or stuck? Make sense of your experience and create lasting change, with a specialist mental health professional. Trauma-focussed psychotherapy ~ EMDR ~ mind-body integration 1:1 therapy ~ training ~ supervision. Online and face-to-face sessions available in Pembridge, Herefordshire.Contact hello@thebodyinmind.co.uk www.thebodyinmind.co.uk

COMPLETE BALANCE I am a fully trained therapist with over 20 years’ experience working with the therapies of The Bowen Technique, Health Kinesiology, and Reiki & Seichem. I help people with a wide range of conditions, helping to find solutions for lasting health and wellness. My unique approach offers health packages and therapy sessions tailored to meet individual needs. Check out my Restore in Four, or Calm and Clear programmes featured on my website. Sessions are offered via Zoom, Skype or face-to-face where appropriate and I offer a free 15-minute phone call to see if I can help you. For information contact: Helen Mawson Mobile: 07904 457 075 Email: helen@ complete-balance.co.uk, www.complete-balance.co.uk

CULTIVATING SPACE I offer Wild therapy, Coaching and Decluttering. Let go of the physical and emotional obstacles in your way. Reconnect with yourself, others and nature, and start living the life you wish for. Based near Ludlow. Contact Tracey Baylis on 01584 823519 or 07905 967263. Walk/talk, face to face and online consultations available. Cultivatingspace.co.uk

DEEPLY RELAXING Craniosacral Therapy can increase your well-being by releasing emotional and physical tensions. Given a safe space and correct focus, your body knows the way. I am an accredited practitioner, qualified since 2004, based in Shrewsbury, Crickhowell and Mid Wales. Email: cheryljonestherapy@gmail.com Mobile: 07476 012299.

EMDR AND HYPNOTHERAPY: Sabina Jennings BSc, PgDip Derm, Dip EMDR, Dip Hyp. HWHP. Solution Focussed Hypnotherapist and EMDR therapist for Anxiety, Low Self Worth, Relationship Concerns, Suffers of Narcissist Abuse, Imposter Syndrome, Fear of the Future etc. Visualization techniques for business and sport goals. 1 to 1 sessions or on-line. Supporting you to move forward from the limiting beliefs and habits of the past. Phone 07464202715 or see my website www.hypnotichub.co.uk.

EMOTIONAL WELLBEING: Anne Cummings FETC (Adv Dip), BAoG (Dip), MBIG (Dip) offers a safe, effective therapy to help adults and children heal their emotional and 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 panic attacks, anger, stress, bullying, low self-esteem, bereavement/loss and anxiety. For more information www.thewritetofeel.com.

EROTIC EMBODIMENT FOR WOMEN If you’ve tried lots of different practices, modalities, spiritual pursuits, and still feel like something is missing, I’d love to help you find that spark of joy, aliveness and pleasure you are longing for through the simple magic of your own body. One-on-one and group sessions. Connect with me, Emily Martin, at 07747 250720 or www.bigasskinkyheart.com

GONG BATH SOUND MEDITATION SESSIONS IN & AROUND HEREFORDSHIRE. Soundscapes can aid in the letting go of old emotions & limiting behaviours. I run twice monthly Group sessions, & also offer 1:1 sessions, hen parties, corporate / wellbeing events, retreats. For more info. Contact Lizzie 07870345216 www.lizzieyogahereford.com

HAPPINESS COACHING & PERSON CENTRED

COUNSELLING I’ve been practising for 27 years and offer a safe confidential space to off load your stresses and problems bringing relief and skills for life enabling you to be your true, authentic, fulfilled, relaxed and happier self. I’m compassionate, empathic, focused and work with integrity. Check my profile online at The Body Clinic Leominster and for booking an appointment or call me on 07903 415359.

HEREFORD HOMEOPATH Juliet Ablett RHom, MARH, MNCHM. Holistic health care with experienced practitioner using homeopathy, essences and homeobotanicals; safe and effective for all ages. I work with you as an individual, listening without judgement, working with whatever issues or problems you may have. Regular clinics in Monmouth, Hereford and Abergavenny, incl. Saturday morning children’s clinic in Hereford. See website: www.julietablett. co.uk or contact Juliet at julietablett@mailbox.org 01981 241456.

HYPNOTHERAPY Vicky Nicolson-James DipHP HWHP Herefordshire based empathetic hypnotherapist offering online or 1-1 therapy to help you live the life you want and deserve. Professional Hypnotherapy Practitioner Association and National Society of Hypnotherapy. T:01568 760 306 E: vickynicolsonjames@gmail.com WhatsApp: 07790 162067.

LEOMINSTER NATURAL HEALTH CENTRE Chiropractic, Herbal Medicine, Kinesiology, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Reiki, Reflexology, Emmet technique. Remedial and Holistic Massage. Counselling inc: Couples and Family, Cognitive Behaviour and NLP Stress Management, Child Birth Issues, Psychotherapy. Telephone 01568 616411 email infoleominstercommunitycentre@ gmail.com Or visit Leominster Community Centre, School Road HR6 8NJ (behind Bridge Street car park).

LIFE COACHING AND ANGELIC HEALING: a safe space for you to grow. Move through blocks, clarify your goals and receive bespoke support along the way. Book your clarity call now and see if we’re a good match: https://www.openlotusliving.com/work-with-me”

MASSAGE THERAPY WITH MARIAN HARDIMAN (MTI, CNHC, MLDUK). Remedial, Sports, Holistic, Indian Head Massage. Organic Facial and Manual Lymph Drainage. Clinic in Presteigne (The Retreat), Presteigne, LD8 2UF. Contact: marian@silvanmassage.com, www.silvanmassage.com, 07816 981454.

NINA’S COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES Reflexology, Indian Head massage, Reiki or Crystal healing all from my country treatment room near Pembridge, Leominster. I also offer distant healing. All treatments will be tailored to the individuals needs, first session will include a consultation. For more information or to book, contact Nina at nina.aitchison@gmail.com or on 07527 485404.

PROFESSIONAL, EXPERIENCED, UKCP ACCREDITED PSYCHOTHERAPIST & COUNSELLOR. Kington based. Face-to-face sessions for individual adults over 18. No couples work. Regain control of your life, restore meaning to your existence and relief from anxiety, sleeplessness and troubled relationships. Penny Cole 07776 146427. http:// www.pennycolecounselling.co.uk

SPORT’S HYPNOTHERAPY AND EMDR – Amateur sports men and women can benefit from sports hypnosis just as much as the professionals. If you are looking to improve your sports performance mindset, staying focussed and putting aside distractions and unwanted negative beliefs, Hypnotherapy and EMDR can help. If you love sport, but finding a setback, imposter syndrome, lack of motivation or lack of focus is holding you back then why not call and see if Hypnotherapy and EMDR is for you. Contact – Sabina Jennings BSc, Pg Dip AID, Dip. Hyp. HWHP, Dip. EMDR. Tel 07464202715 www.hypnotichub.co.uk

SHADOW WORK, COUNSELLING & EXPERIENTIAL PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESS Facilitated shadow work is a type of embodied psychotherapy rooted in depth psychology. I work in longer sessions, typically 5-hours. These deep-dive one-to- one sessions allow a shame free space to develop within which to identify, explore and transform those habitual, ingrained or unconscious patterns, beliefs or behaviours that trap us and hold us back from living full and joyful lives. This work holds the potential for deep personal growth, and deep healing and is the place to dive real deep into difficulty and challenge, shame or guilt, your grief, your fear or rage. The holding I offer you is both sensitive and strong, and you are invited to bring anything you wish to our work together. Find out more about shadow work and schedule a free 20-minute consultation at: www.inner-truth.co.uk - Alasdair Kirk - 07792 405 660.

SILVER LANTERN COUNSELLING a compassionate space with someone trained to listen and be with you as you explore your inner world, someone to hear your story. For more information visit www.silverlanterncounselling.co.uk, telephone Julia on 07785 473785 or email: info@silverlanterncounselling.co.uk

SOUND THERAPY BY EDAN SOUND. Soesen Edan is a qualified Sound Therapist with over 20 years of experience running 1-2-1 and group sessions, teaching and retreats. Sound therapy is excellent for all manner of ailments & disease; regulates heart rate & blood pressure, reduces stress & anxiety and brings people to a deeply relaxed state. Monthly group sessions held in Herefordshire, Malvern & Birmingham. 1-2-1 sessions in Holme Lacy. Extensive experience working with complex disabilities & autism; prison therapeutic education, corporate sessions, team away days, workshops & bespoke sound consultancy. www.edansound.co.uk

SOUND THERAPY, with Gongs, Singing Bowls and other therapeutic instruments to relieve stress and anxiety, restoring mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. Monthly group ‘sound bath’ sessions in Herefordshire, 1-2-1 treatments, retreats, private groups, celebrations. Cecilia 07857 128 082, info@csoundspace.com www.csoundspace.com

YOGA IN PRESTEIGNE

Groups and one-to-one tuition in Stapleton

Move more freely • Breathe better Think more clearly • Experience joy New: Vedic chant classes

Marie Hudson 01544 260352 www.theyogapractice.org.uk

THE BODY CLINIC LEOMINSTER Health Support with rehabilitation, pain, mobility, long term health conditions, mental health, wellbeing, women’s and men’s health, fertility and pregnancy and much more. Struggling to figure out how best to approach your health issue? Feeling lost or overwhelmed? Book a Holistic Health Assessment. This will give you the opportunity to talk through your symptoms with an experienced health practitioner who will listen and understand your problem from all angles and advise you on your best course of action. 17 West St, HR6 8EP. www.thebodyclinicleominster.co.uk 01568 368 907, 07493 078 566, thebodyclinicleominster@gmail.com

Workshops

WORKSHOP LISTINGS - Single (dated) listings are free. Year round, ongoing workshops will cost £45 per year.

Sun 14 July

CONSCIOUS TOUCH

with Emily Martin. A safe space to explore nourishing touch and honest communication to help you open to receiving, ask for what you want, ease the people-pleaser and experience more pleasure. Builth Road, 10am-6pm, £30 07747 250720, https://dandelion.events/e/x47ac PILATES GROUP CLASSES

In Presteigne Memorial Hall, Titley Village Hall & Lyonshall Memorial Hall. Private lessons in my garden studio. All abilities and ages welcome. Pilates reduces back pain, increases strength and flexibility, tones your body from top to toe. Move it or lose it! Helen Boley info@helenbpilates.com https://helenbpilates.com 01544 231512, 07968 970093.

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.hedgerowmedicine.org 01531 670075.

HATHA YOGA & SOUND THERAPY WITH BRIDGET ROWAN

90min Yoga classes on Zoom and in Peterchurch HR2 0RS to keep you moving and doing the things you love and to bring a sense of calm, peace and improve your wellbeing. Group soundscapes held regularly in the beautiful St Peters Church, Peterchurch. Individual yoga and sound therapy sessions available. Please see my website for further information www.bridgetrowan.uk or contact Bridget 07904 111334.

Third Wednesday BEREAVEMENT CAFE

An informal and friendly gathering. College Hall, Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, 2.30pm, www.herefordcathedral.org LUDLOW ASSEMBLY ROOMS

Mon - Yoga, 9.30am, £8. Julie Burdett 07780 905729. Wed - Pilates, 10am, £10 per session. Sarahon 07967 482510. Weekly - Hatha Yoga, 6.30pm, £6 per session. Katherine 07975 535408. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow.

THE ART SHED, MID WALES ARTS

Every Wed - Tai Chi with Alan Jeffries, 12pm-1pm, £7. Every Thurs - Yoga with Karen Booth, 4.30pm-6pm, £9, 07794 337318. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, 01686 688369.