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OU’RE going to sit there and look at my holiday snaps whether you like it or not.” “I had to listen to you pratting on for hours about the bloody Amazon jungle!” “France.”

“Yes I know it’s not the Amazon but you’ll sit there anyway.” “Boat.” “Yes, in the car with the bikes.” “No, in the car.” Yes it was a bit of a squash but we managed to force them in.” “Portsmouth.” “No we didn’t take the A346 through Marlborough. We went round the Newbury by-pass in memory of the protest.” “I don’t know Stumpy or Slumpy or something like that.” “No, I suppose it’s not much of a tribute if we can’t remember his name.” “Brittany Ferries, but just shut up and listen.” “Caen.” “No we took the wrong exit, started heading off towards Mont St Michel then there was no exit and finally we were on some tiny little back road, but at least we were heading south and it looked like France.” Whoops, wrong side of the road! Better concentrate a bit harder. Big market in Flers. Black pudding, goat’s cheese, fabulous fish. That’s a bit more like it. We stay a few nights in the Loire Valley with Macadam Piano. Crazy food, delicious wine, a long low house with a piano in every room. If Macadam is not cooking he is playing, moving from room to room picking up the same tune. Every day we cycle through the woods to Le Loir hoping to catch a glimpse of the elusive coypu that everybody says is so common but I’ve still never seen one! (Yes, yes, I know I said Le Loir instead of La Loire, but confusingly the two rivers run side by side till Le Loir joins La Sarthe, so there.) On our last night they take me to Angers for a concert of local band made good, Zenzile. They play mostly instrumental tracks of very heavy, unrelenting dub. I escape to the bar. Later we sit in the back of someone’s van, smoking and drinking beer. It’s like being 14 years old again. I wonder if I should pretend I liked the music but decide honesty is the best policy. Next day we continue south. Driving, driving, driving. The roads are extraordinary. Three and four lane highways, a smooth tarmac, through beautiful countryside and not a person on them. Less traffic than on the back road to New Radnor. We stop to eat a picnic lunch on a secluded side road in a wooded valley. Inexplicably there is a fully fenced tennis court, complete with nets and umpire’s chair in a field at the bottom of the wood. We sit down beside it to eat our lunch wondering who put it there and who plays on it. When we drive up out of the valley Al goes suddenly very white. “I’ve lost my mobile phone!” It’s got all the phone numbers and addresses of all the places we are meant to be staying. We are up shit creek. We try and remember where we last stopped that day - petrol stations, 50km back a small supermarket. We drive back down the valley. The tennis court is still there - empty. The phone is still there in the long grass by the court. That night in a little village outside the crazy hillside town of Terrason, we stay in a rather nice Air B & B with a massive collection of old 60s, 70s and 80s CD’s. We end up listening to Sade and The Grateful Dead. Next night Toulouse and a quick fix of city life. We find a pokey little wine bar with a huge collection of wine all around the walls and a very stoned proprieter playing blues records. We feel very at home and the owner is keen that when we go off to eat, we go somewhere he approves of the wine selection. We end up in a live music joint with nice food and very good wine. So it should

be - 35 bucks a bottle! Finally we meet up with our friends in Minervois country and find the lovely house we will be staying in. The clouds disappear and for the next five days it’s clear blues skies. Every day we cycle off with our packed lunch into the countryside - four go mad in the Languedoc. Every evening we sit in our favourite bar by the Canal du Midi and reflect on another day spent doing nothing in particular! One day, feeling adventurous, we decide to transfer on to the Canal de la Robine and cycle to Narbonne. This involves a weird detour through some bushes and over a disused railway. We have a lot of fun pretending to be in a Buster Keaton movie on the bridge. On the way back from Narbonne we pass a couple on even posher electric bikes than ours. When we get to the bridge Marion spots a mobile phone someone’s dropped. She picks it up and at the next canal lock we stop to discuss what to do. I say “I bet it’s that guy on the KTM.” The phone rings, 10 minutes later the guy on the KTM emerges from the bushes very red faced and grateful. BRAVO - another holiday saved. Cover pic: John Boden, Assembly Rooms, Ludlow - 14 November

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ON BEING PROTECTIVE Is it just about conserving what wildlife we have for future generations? Or is it more about the growing evidence combined with the instinctive understanding, such as Leonardo da Vinci had 500 years ago, that we are destroying what is/has been a self-regulating ecosystem with everything - great and small - playing it’s part in this huge, wonderful balancing act. No one thing can be eliminated without detrimental effect on the whole.

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MANTON CUSTOMS Shropshire based luthier. Handmade electric instruments and guitar repair services. info@mantoncustoms.co.uk BLACKSMITHING EVENING CLASSES AND SHORT COURSES at Bluefoot Forge. For details, phone 01544 267810. info@wherethelightgetsin.co.uk or visit www.wherethelightgetsin.co.uk SPANISH CLASSES AND TRIPS TO SPAIN Classes Mon, Wed, Thur- Advance Beginners 10am-11:30am. Tuesday night - Spanish Beginners only 7-8.30pm. Learn Spanish and practice the language in Spain. Private tuition for GCSE and A level. Next trip is the wonderful city of Valencia in February 2018. Contact Mely on 07837 160505. hvnoriega.hn@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. AMANDA’S HOME HELP AND KITCHEN Providing quality home help. Do you need assistance with: Cooking, quality home cooking using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Baking and vegetarian cooking as well as any special dietary requirements. I can also help with cleaning, shopping, and light gardening. I am happy to chat to you over the phone about your needs at home. Please phone me on my mobile: 07843007421 or email me on amandaoprice@gmail.com OIL & WATER GILDING / CHAIR CANING / RUSHING Furniture repairs. Advice.Paul Richards 01544 209067. WORKSHOPS FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS CLINIC: Get ready for GDPR, a practical workshop aimed at small businesses and organisations. 8/11 in Malvern. Book on Eventbrite. Visit our website at www.smallbusinessclinic. co.uk or call 07825 987114 for details of this and our other workshops. ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS FROM ONLY 50P PER WEEK 1000 direct unique hits per month, top of the page on Google when you type in Presteigne, all administrative work done by volunteers, project is not for profit. SUPPORT YOUR TOWN WEBSITE. Very cheap rates: 50p per week, or full page £1 per week. For more information go to www.presteigne.org.uk, email jtennanteyles@gmail. com or telephone James Tennant-Eyles on 01544 267363. A STITCH IN TIME Careful repairs & creative alterations to well-loved clothes. Vintage a speciality. Anne 01544 267997. COURTYARD ANTIQUES, HIGH ST, PRESTEIGNE. A most unusual shop offering an eclectic and interesting collection of fine quality antiques, decorative and quirky items, Staffordshire pottery, country furniture and books. 01544 267033. aeleavis@yahoo.co.uk www.facebook.com/courtyardantiquespresteigne HAYSTACKS MUSIC, Backfold, 2 Castle Wall, Hay-onWye, HR3 5EQ. Tel: 07527 298199. Headline making independent music shop only a one minute walk from the main car park. A destination shop packed with machine cleaned vinyl records, CDs, books and more. 1000’s of items £4 or less.

PIANO LESSONS. Lavinia O’Meagher, LRAM, has been a senior tutor at the Music Department of the City Literary Institute in London, and had long experience of teaching adult amateurs of all grades, from beginners to post-graduate students and professionsals. She has given recitals for many years. She is a performing and teaching member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians. 01547 510 355. laviniaomeagher@gmail.com

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Architectural Vandalism R EPUBLICAN readers of Broad Sheep won’t need to be reminded where the ‘carbuncle’ epithet originated. Back in the 1980s, Prince Charles successfully defenestrated the designs for an extension of the National Galley, by describing it as ‘like a carbuncle on the face of a much-loved friend’. The scheme was abandoned, but the slur cost Buckingham Palace a grovelling OBE for the partner of the slighted designers. Mi’lord Rogers is another starchitect who has suffered a tongue-lashing from Brian. In a new memoir (A Place for All People), he reveals that it was the Prince’s intervention – via a personal letter to the Prime Minister of Quatar - which put the kibosh on Team Rogers’ scheme to redevelop Chelsea Barracks. One of my architectural critic heroes is the unashamed modernist Jonathan Meades, a man who puts his modernist money where his mouth, since he lives in an apartment in Le Corbusier’s Unité d’Habitation in Marseilles. Not only does he tell it like it is (usually defiantly facing the TV cameras wearing sun glasses), but his own journalist hero is the late Ian Nairn, author of the seminal Nairn’s London, quite the best architectural guide to the capital which has ever been published (Penguin reprinted it in 2014). The pair would have had a journalistic field day with this year’s Carbuncle Cup, promoted by the Building Design architectural website. Like The Literary Review’s ‘Bad Sex in Fiction’ award, BD’s annual carbuncles (now in its11th year) attempt to draw attention to the perpetrators of architectural vandalism, both large and small. Most notorious recent winner was Rafael Vinoly’s preposterous Walkie Talkie tower in the City of London. To bowdlerise Nairn (he was writing about the Shell Centre’s 26-storey South Bank tower, which he hated with a vengeance): the best view of London is from the viewing platform of the Walkie Talkie Tower, since this is the only place in London where you don’t have to look at the monstrosity.

Preston Station’s ‘lop-sided cake tin’

This year’s short-listed carbuncular horrors were: the multi-coloured Nova office block overlooking Victoria Station (eventual winner); poppers were obviously being served with morning coffee the day the tower’s façade was detailed; the lacklustre Waterloo Plaza Hotel, for merly gover nment offices - hence it is clad and tiled entirely in grey; some Lego-like student accommodation in Portsmouth; an incongruous single-storey house extension in Malvern; and the wholesale cover-up of the surviving brick skeleton of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott’s Battersea Power Station. The judges described the Nova tower as “a new benchmark in dystopian dysfunction.” But head and shoulders above these architectural nasties is Preston Railway Station’s new entrance. Ever since the desecration of the Euston Arch in 1961, British Railways and Network Rail have managed to get it wrong - Bristol Parkway surely being the nadir. But this pathetic, mean-spirited little single-storey station building – one outraged local resident described it as ‘like a lop-sided cake tin’ - is in a league of its own. The design brief drawn up by Virgin Trains called for “a contrasting structure which would create a more modern and passenger-friendly environment.” Preston once had an exemplary record for modern architecture, with its totemic bus station, completed in 1969, being the prime example. The graceful structure – which would be equally at home in Brasilia - was the work of one of Britain’s most influential modernist practices: Building Design Partnership, founded in the town 45 years ago and still going strong today, with a staff of almost 1000. Though the town’s blinkered local authority twice tried to have the bus station demolished, it is now protected by a Grade II listing. Last year, following an energetic local preservation campaign (backed by the Twentieth Century Society), Lancashire County Council stepped in to approve a competition-winning £13-million refurbishment programme, which will see the reinforced concrete structure converted into a youth sports centre, complete with a rooftop football pitch. Meades and Nairn would surely approve. Nick Jones

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OSTCARDS FROM LIFE is a collection actually far removed from the bawdy images on seaside postcards of yesteryear. Rather, it is an often charming, usually colourful, mixture of pieces, each one the size of a postcard. And each postcard has been created for and donated to St Michael’s Hospice.

Still life, portraiture, landscape, abstract and more produce a feast of visual art. The eclectic theme continues with the methods each artist has used. These include painting, printing, photography, embroidery, calligraphy and even ceramic. Over 300 pictures from 150 artists, given a uniform elegance by their identical oak frames, provided by David Beswick. The exhibition runs for just three days in The Great Hall of The Bishop’s Palace by the Cathedral in Hereford. On November 10th, 11th and 12th, from 10am until 4pm with free entry. However the catalogue is already available to view online and bidding for each piece has begun http://www.st-michaels-hospice.org.uk/postcards-from-life Each time I’ve looked at the images I’ve enjoyed different pieces and, of course, noticed more detail. The disadvantages of viewing online are obvious - the lack of intimacy with a piece must affect your reaction to it, involvement with it. However, the advantages are that it is accessible to everyone, whenever and wherever they are and it can be revisited. Such a diversity of talent almost demands a second look. There is definitely an ‘aaaah’ factor to many of the animal portraits; a restful feel to sunsets, a beach scene, a wooden boat tied to a jetty and there is humour - a black wolf wearing Red Riding Hood’s cloak, for example. There is a painting of tubes of paint, another of sardines and a lemon ready for cooking, a brightly coloured kingfisher that appears to be made of beads and bees flying over a music score that may be ‘The Flight of the Bumblebee”? Find your own favourite - mine’s a secret. Now in its third, and possibly final year the event is the brainchild of Paddy Nugent, Community Fundraising Manager for St Michael’s Hospice. Although it has not always gone strictly to plan - he jokes that he originally imagined inviting internationally renowned artists - it has been a huge success. Raising over £22,000 in its time it has become

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a truly community based art show.

The portfolio includes professional and leisure artists. Many are local but not all. Ten pieces in the exhibition are from Herefordshire College of Arts’ extended diploma programme students. There’s also work from current patients of the hospice. With a building reputation and, of course, a limit to the number of postcards that can actually be shown there have to be some hard choices made but Paddy says they have made a conscious decision not to be over selective. This “come one come all” approach is what gives the collection its charm and turns it from a mere exhibition into something of a family art show which is open and friendly. The artists all give an original work. Every pound raised goes to the hospice and from October 30th the online bidding goes live. It is important to remember that buyers are encouraged to bid their maximum from the outset. This means that the highest bid, will, of course, secure the purchase. At the exhibition the bids will be shown on a screen. At noon on Monday, November 13th the auction will close - with the lots sold in numerical order Simon Dorrell at one-minute intervals. Last year the little 6 x 4 works of original art fetched from £8 to £750 (the minimum is £5 to cover costs). Obviously, Paddy and his team are hoping to exceed the £12,000 raised last year. St Michaels has been helping people with a terminal illness live life to the full for over thirty years. Proceeds from Postcards for Life will help them to extend their outreach work. This supports people who have family members in the hospice and expands the hospice care into the home. The event is sponsored by Brightwells, Craven Design and Print and Champagne Pol Roger.

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Charles MacCarthy, The Table Gallery, Hay-on-Wye

Haymakers, Andrew Lamont Gallery, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon

Jean MacDonald, Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms

Kate Culling, Apple Store Gallery, Hereford

Rhys Philips, Hereford College of Arts student, Shepherd’s Ice Cream Parlour, Hay-on-Wye

Drusilla Cole, Public Hall, Bishop’s Castle

POWYS CARAD, East St, Rhayader, LD6 5ER 01597 810561 Until 18 Nov ‘Inspired by Rust’. GWYNETH ROSE - textile art. 24 Nov - 2 Dec ‘Little Black Dress’. RACHEL BLAKE. Tues-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm. Memorial Car Park, Hay-on-Wye www.facebook.com/HayDoesVintage 26 Nov Hay Does Vintage Fayre. Over 50 vintage and retro traders offering a diverse collection of items from clothes, textiles, jewellery, furniture, collectables and kitchenalia. Open 10.30am-4.30pm, £1 on the gate. Tower House Gallery, 29 High St, Knighton 01547 529530 Nov EVA DUTTON. Exhibition of local artists and makers. Open Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Courtyard Antiques, High St, Presteigne, 01544 267033 Nov Selling exhibition of Staffordshire figures from 1800-1875, the folk art of Great Britain. 10.30am-3pm. Globe at Hay, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821762 Until 10 Jan ‘Gathering Hay: My Tribe at Play’ JAMES ROCK - photographs. Open Wed-Sun 9.30am-5pm. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 01544 260777 4 Nov Presteigne Artists and Makers. 8 & 9 Dec Indian textiles and Christmas gifts. Open 10am-3pm. Knighton Fine Art, 2 Broad Street, Knighton 01547 528052 Nov ‘Chestnuts Roasting’. Wintry Art, Advent Nativity Sets, Traidcraft Christmas Gifts, Metal Toys, lots of Reindeer! Open Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm. The Workhouse Studio, Presteigne Industrial Estate 01544 267864 Nov Rare antique carpets and kilims. Cafe. Open Tues-Sat 10am-4pm. Old School Gallery, Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton 01547 550377 3 - 22 Dec Christmas Crafts and Gift Fair. A selection of high quality, hand-crafted items including decorations, cards, jewellery, textiles, ceramics, pottery and more. Open Thurs-Sun 11am-5pm. Erwood Station Gallery, Llandeilo Graban, Builth Wells, LD2 3SJ 01982 560674 Nov A constantly changing mix of materials and styles occupying over 2000 square feet. Complimented by paintings and sculpture, plus seasonal exhibitions. Open daily 10.30am-5pm, tea room closes 4.30pm.

Brook Street Pottery and Gallery, Hay on Wye 01497 821070 18 Nov – 6 Jan ‘Winter Draws Nigh’. The third exhibition by pop-up RESTLESS GALLERY showing ceramics, wood engravings, paintings, mosaics, drawings and jewellery by JANET LYNCH, JITKA PALMER, JAMES CAMPBELL, JONATHAN GIBBS, GUY ROYLE, MATT & AMANDA CAINES. Open Wed–Sat 10.30am-5pm. The Hay Makers, St John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5BN 01497 820556 Until 18 Nov CARYS DAVIES & DEBORAH BAYNES - ceramics. SALLY AYLING AND LUCY JADE SYLVESTER - jewellery. CLAUDIA PETLEY & PAUL SHEPHERD - metal sculpture. Featured Hay Maker, JENNY CHIPPINDALE. Plus new work by the Hay Makers. 19 Nov - Jan CHARLES MacCARTHY - paintings. SOPHIE MacCARTHY & LYNNE HUTCHINSON - ceramics. CHARLIE HIGH, DEBORAH KING & HILARY BRAVO - jewellery. CHRISTIAN RYAN & SUE THORNE - stained glass. REBECCA STARK clocks. Open daily 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Newtown Textile Museum, 5-7 Commercial St, Newtown SY16 2BL 01686 622024 Nov One of the few surviving handloom weaving factories. Craft demonstration on most Saturdays. Open Tues, Thurs & Fri 12-4pm, Sat 10.30am-4pm and Bank Holiday Mon 12pm-4pm. Free. Private tours can also be arranged. www.newtowntextilemuseum.co.uk Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555 Until 30 Nov ‘Outside In’. SUE PURCELL - paintings and drawings. Tues & Wed 12.30-9pm, Thurs-Sun 2-pm, closed Mon. The Table Gallery, 43 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye 01497 822802 Until 18 Nov ‘Paintings & Pots’. JAMES BURNETT-STUART & SOPHIE TUTE. 24 Nov - 30 Dec CHARLES MacCARTHY. Open Hay Winter Weekend 24-26 Nov, then Thurs - Sat 10am-5pm or by appointment. Also every Sunday Nonna Caterina serve a four-course Italian sunday lunch in the gallery, 12-3pm no booking necessary. Shepherd’s Ice Cream Parlour, 9 High Town, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821898 Until end Jan Hereford College of Arts 3rd Year Photography degree students. Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm, Sat 9.30am-6pm, Sun 10.30am-5.30pm.

Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth 01654 703355 Until 25 Nov ‘Origin’. NEIL CANNING. Until 25 Nov ‘In Our Minds there are Many Rooms’. TIM ILIFFE - sculpture. Until 2 Dec ‘Llanbrynmair - Soft Mutations’. NICKY ARSCOTT. Until 2 Dec ‘Still Life’. KIM DEWSBURY. Until 25 Nov ‘Looking Back’. LIZ ROTHWELL. Until 2 Dec ‘Windows, Mirrors and Shadows’. BRIAN ADAMS photographs. 2 Dec - 13 Jan ‘Six Self-Portraits’. CHERRYL FOUNTAIN, ARTHUR GIARDELLI, EVELYN GIBBS, AUGUSTUS JOHN, MICHAEL ALAN KIDD, TECWYN WILLIAMS. 2 Dec - 10 March ‘Weather’. RICHARD DEACON - sculpture. 2 Dec - 10 March ‘Brotherhood of Ruralists’. ANN ARNOLD, GRAHAM ARNOLD, ANNIE OVENDEN AND PETER BLAKE RA. 2 Dec - 10 March ‘Flock’. PHILIPPA ROBBINS. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Theatr Hafren, Newtown 01686 614555 Until 26 Nov DAVID BANNISTER. 5 Dec - 15 Feb HYWEL PHILLIPS. Open Mon-Fri 9.30am-3pm. Andrew Lamont Gallery, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622 3 - 20 Nov ‘Diamond People’. A photographic portrait exhibition celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Brecon Beacons National Park. 22 Nov - 15 Jan ‘Haymakers Christmas Collection’. Local designer makers exhibit their varied work. Open theatre times. Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes 01686 413467 11 Nov - 24 Dec Christmas Craft Fair 2017. Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm. 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. Lion Street Gallery, 6 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5AA 01497 822900 Nov Autumn exhibition. Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm. Court Cupboard Gallery, New Court Farm Llantillio Pertholey, Abergavenny, NP7 8AU 01873 852011 Until 16 Nov PENNY TURNBULL textiles. ALAN PERRY - blacksmith. 17 Nov - 24 Dec Member’s Christmas Exhibition. 10.30am-5pm.

Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown 01686 625041 Until 2 Dec ‘Re-Enactment’. LOUISE BRISTOW - paintings. Until 27 Jan 2018 ‘The Kitchen’. A creative social space, where art, performance, craft and film will be made, shared and inspired. Until 2 Dec NEASA TERRY, Litmus Residency part 3. 9 Dec - 27 Jan ‘Colourfelt’. ANDREAS RÜTHI. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. HEREFORDSHIRE Great Hall, The Bishop’s Palace, by Hereford Cathedral www.st-michaels-hospice.org.uk 10 - 12 Nov ‘Postcards from Life’. Exhibition of over 300 works or art. Artwork will then be auctioned to raise money for St Michael’s Hospice, Hereford. Open 10am-4pm. Businesses all around Hereford City Centre Until 13 Nov Pop-up exhibition trail of historic and contemporary metal work. Hereford College of Arts, Folly Lane and College Road Campuses 01432 273359 4 Nov Open Day. Open 1am at Folly Lane, 11am at College Road. 15 Nov Performing Arts Open Day at College Road campus, open 11am. 27 Nov Post-GCSE Open evening, 6pm at Folly Lane campus. 28 Nov Artist Blacksmithing BA (Hons) Open Day at College Road campus. 28 Nov Portfolio and Audition Workshops, Folly Lane campus, 4.40-5.30pm. Fro more infomation or to reserve spaces, email openday@hca.ac.uk Gallery 54, 54 High St, Ross-on-Wye 01989 567917 Nov Gallery artists. Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm. The Courtyard, Hereford 01432 340555 1 Nov - 3 Jan ‘Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed’. Open theatre times. Tinsmiths, 8a High St, Ledbury HR8 1DS 01531 632083 Nov & Dec ‘Tinsmiths Christmas’. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Open on Mondays during December. South Chapel, All Saint’s Church, Hereford 01432 370414 Until 16 Dec Sale of charity Christmas cards for good causes. Open Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm. Studio 54, 54 Bridge St, Kington 01544 231527 Nov & Dec Sculpture, art, unique Christmas gifts. Mon-Sun 11am-4pm.

Marsh Cottage, Yatton, near Aymestrey HR6 9TP 01568 770177 Nov BRONTË WOODRUFF. Studio visits welcome, by arrangement. Wide variety of original work, framed and unframed, cards etc. Wobage Makers Gallery, Upton Bishop, Ross on Wye HR9 7QP 01989 780495 Nov Contemporary craft work by makers BEN CASSON - furniture and treen. CLYDE HOARE - baskets and willow weaving. CLAIR HODGSON silver, gold and precious stone jewellery. PATIA DAVIS, SHEILA HERRING, ANDREW McGARVA, JEREMY STEWARD, PETRA STEWARD - ceramics. CLARE CASSON-McGARVA - handstitched and dyed textiles. Open Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm. The Market Hall, Mill St, Kington 07867 483135 18 Nov KINGTON ART AND CRAFT MARKET. We offer high quality art and craft desirables, all by local designer-makers. Bespoke botanical lampshades; handbags, waistcoats and other textiles; original paintings, prints and artists cards; ironmongery; Alpaca products; knitted toys and wearables; French delicacies; handmade herbal skin care; jewellery; ceramics; personalised children’s wear; gift items and more. Our growing market is an event not to be missed! Held on the third Saturday of each month from April through December. Open 9.30am-3pm. Lion Gallery, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611898 Nov Jewellery, ceramics, sculpture, prints, textiles and studio glass by a varied selection of British designer makers. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Tobias James Art & Framing Gallery, St Owen St, Hereford 07760 316959 Nov Works by local artists and from artists further afield. Hereford Museum & Art Gallery, Broad St, Hereford 01432 260692 Until 13 Nov Forge exhibition, part of ‘Ferrous 2017 Festival’. EGOR BAVYKIN, CLAUDIO BOTTERO, AMBROSE BURNE, FRANCISCO GAZITUA, NILS HINT, CHRISTIAN VAUGHAN JONES, TAKAYOSHI KOMINE, DANIEL NEVILLE, PATRICK QUINN, DANIEL RANDALL, LESZEK SIKON, RICHARD SMITH, FRED TRUUS, STEPHEN YUSKO, HEINER ZIMMERMANN - contemporary forged metal designs. Open Tues-Sat 10am-4pm.

Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, Foregate St, Worcester 01905 25371 18 Nov - early Jan ‘Crafted For You’. Jewellery, glassware, ceramics and other handmade crafts. Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm, closed Sundays and Bank holidays. Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Road, Hereford, HR1 2UA 01432 263937 1 Nov - 16 Dec ‘Christmas Delights’. Seasonal offerings from local artists. Open Wed-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 10am-1pm. 25 & 26 Nov, 2 & 3 Dec h.Art weekends. Open 10am-4pm. Framing available. Upstairs, Market House Gallery, Ross-on-Wye 01989 769398 Nov Paintings, textiles, acrylics, glass, wood, sculptures. 10am-4pm. Mike Gell, Contemporary British Jewellery, 3 East Street, Hereford. 01432 278226 Jewellery, silverware and studio glass by more than 70 designers. Open Mon - Sat,10am - 5pm. Weaver’s Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury 07881 926661 amanda.wright7@btopenworld.com 6 - 12 Nov ‘An Initial View’. MALVERN FELTERS. Open 10am-4pm, Sun 10am-2pm. 20 - 26 Nov Christmas exhibtiion. LEDBURY ART SOCIETY. Open 9.30am-4pm. Hereford Cathedral 01432 374201 Until 13 Nov ‘Transition’. International exhibition of contemporary forged ironwork connected with WWI. Until 30 Dec Magna Carta exhibition. A display of the 1217 copy of Magna Carta in the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library exhibition chamber, together with the 13th century copy of the Charter of the Forest preserved in Bishop Swinfield’s Register. Open 10am-5pm. Made in the Marches Gallery, No. 12 Church St, Kington, HR5 3AZ 07531 820195 Nov ‘Tis The Season!’ Paintings, prints, ceramics, metal textiles, jewellery, wood, stone, cards, gifts and more from local artists and makers. 25 Nov Celebrate National Tree Week. Music by Celia Kibblewhite and Richie Cotterill. Refreshments from local farms, gardens and kitchens, 5-7.30pm. Commissions and gift vouchers available. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

GreenStage Gallery, Hop Pocket, Bishop’s Frome, Worcester, WR6 5BT 01885 490839 4 Nov - 24 Dec Mixed Christmas exhibition by gallery artists. Open Tues-Sat 10.30am-5.30pm, Sun 11am-5pm, closed Mon except Bank Holidays. The Chapel, 2 Forbury Chase, Sherford St, Bromyard, HR7 4DL 01885 788064 www.thechapelbromyard.com Open 11am-5pm with pop-up cafe.

Land of Lost Content, Craven Arms, SY7 9NW 01588 676176 National Museum of British Popular Culture. 11am-5pm daily, closed Wed.

Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge 01544 388842 www.oldchapelgallery.co.uk 11 Nov - mid Jan ‘Winter Curiosities’. Christmas exhibtion. An eclectic collection of British and contemporary fine arts and crafts, from jewellery, textiles, lighting, paintings, original prints, ceramics and glass to Christmas decroations, candles and cards. 11am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Tues by appointment.

SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 Nov DIANA NUTTALL, LES DOBB & LIZ DOBB - latest paintings in acrylics and mixed media. Local landscapes, seascapes and more. Open Mon, Wed, Thurs 4-9pm, Fri 7am-6pm, Sun 9am-12.30pm, closed Sat.

SHROPSHIRE

Twenty Twenty Gallery, 4 Quality Square, Ludlow 01584 875363 Until 18 Nov SUE CAMPION RBA - new work, pastel landscapes. JO SWEETING - sculpture and prints. 25 Nov - 31 Jan Winter exhibition. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

Kerry Vale Vineyard & Gallery, Pentreheyling, Church Stoke, SY15 6HU 01588 620627 Until 3 Nov - 17 Dec PENELOPE TIMMIS art sale - land and seascapes, fowl and flower paintings. Open Tues-Sun 10am-4pm.

WEEKEND COURSES

Life Painting, Drawing, Portrait, Still-life, Colour, Landscape, Monoprinting.

Aardvark Books, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, SY7 0DH 01547 530744 18 Nov Aardvark Books Winter Event. Featuring live music from the Trevor Davies Trio, food and recipes from All Saints Cafe’s Bill Sewell and a flash sale with discounts throughout the shop, free entry. Open 10am-4pm.

www.artcourseswales.com nr. Hay-on-Wye Established 2009 Tel. 01874 711212

Gallery 3, Gateway Arts Centre, Shrewsbury 01743 355159 Until 8 Dec Shropshire Open 2017. Open Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm.

Ludlow Castle and Grounds www.ludlowmedievalchristmas.co.uk 25 & 26 Nov Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre. Over 100 stalls, medieval jesters and musicians. Torch lit procession on Sat eves. Plus theatre, music, games, circus, demonstrations, acitivities and more. Open Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 10am4pm. Sat £12.50/£11.50, under 16’s £7.50, under 4’s free, cheaper online. Sun £11.50/£10.50, under 16’s £6.50, under 4’s free. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall 01588 630023 4 Nov Antiques & Flea Market, 9am-4pm 10 & 11 Nov Persian and Afghan rug sale. Open 10am-4pm. 25 Nov Craft sale. Open 10am-4pm. 2 Jan - 6 Jan Annual Young Person’s Art Competition. Open to 7-18 years. 2 Dec Antique & Flea Market, plus Bishop’s Castle Christmas Lights, 10am-8pm. Public Hall, Station St, Bishop’s Castle SY9 5AQ www.castleartists.co.uk 25 & 26 Nov Christmas exhibition. CASTLE ARTISTS. Open 10am-5pm. Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, The Square, Shrewsbury, SY1 1LH 01743 258885 Until 21 Jan Samurai: Warriors of Japan. Until 21 Jan Uncommon Threads. Open Tues-Sun 10am-4.30pm. FBC Manby Bowdler Gallery, Upper Circle, Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury 01743 281281 11 Nov - 7 Jan ‘In the Hands of Boys’. Through dance, poetry and photography, boys and young men explore and share stories about Shropshire’s involvement in WWI. 11 Nov - 7 Jan ‘Champions of Flight’. MediaActive Projects - using digital storytelling to explore and share stories about the role of flight and air services in WWI. Open Mon-Sat from 10am. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, SY7 9RS 01588 676060 1 Nov - 19 Dec ‘Behind My Lens’. JEAN MacDONALD - seascapes and water-themed photographs. Raising money for the Linden Davies Cancer Fund. 1 Nov - 19 Dec ‘Shropshire Gateways and Other Landscapes’. HELEN WORRELL - watercolours. 10am-5pm. 25 & 26 Nov Christmas Craft Fair. Open 10am-4.30pm. Bear Steps Gallery, St Alkmonds Place, Shrewsbury 01743 344994 12 - 25 Nov ‘Holding Back the Tide’. FFEISTY FELTERS. Open daily 10am-4pm.

COUNTRY FURNITURE FOR SALE

Call Martyn on 07831 646977

Twenty Twenty Gallery, 3 - 4 High St, Much Wenlock 01952 727952 Until 25 Nov SUE CAMPION RBA - pastel landscapes. 2 Dec - 31 Jan Winter exhibition. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

Art & Craft Workshops

Single listings are free. Year round, £40 per year CALLING ARTISTS TO DRESS A GIRAFFE IN ARTWORK Artists are being offered a chance to decorate giraffe sculptures which will form an art trail through the city streets for Worcester and public places for 10 weeks in summer 2018. St Richard’s Hospice and Wild in Art hope to create a visually stunning trail to raise money for hospice care. Artists can enter up to three designs and closing date 5 Jan, each selected artist will be awarded a commission of £800. www.worcesterstandtall.co.uk PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION Brilley & Borders Environment Initiative. Free, open to all, photo competition themed ‘The Magic of Trees’. Photos must be taken within a 10 mile radius of Brilley and within the timescale of 1 Aug - 21 Nov. See www.brilley.co.uk/environment/photo-competition-the-magic-of-trees ARTISTS AND MAKERS WANTED! Recruitment is now open for Shropshire Hills Art Week 2018. The event will run from 2–10 June 2018. Do you need more exposure for your art? Do you want to open your studio or join a group show? Shropshire Hills Art Week (SHAW) is looking for artists to sign up, join in and get involved for the 2018 event! We particularly encourage work inspired by landscape and wildlife, to showcase this stunning area. Register NOW: SHAW MEMBERSHIP £120 (Note there will also be commission and/or venue costs). Visit the website to find out more. Deadline 12 January 2018. Contact Jules McRobbie 0773 638 1287, or visit www.ShropshireHillsArtWeek.co.uk, Email jules@shropshirehillsartweek.co.uk CREATIVE WILLOW Weekly classes for beginners and intermediates, exploring willow weaving techniques for basketmaking and garden structures. Builth Wells and Crickhowell. Mary Zammit, 01982 552072, mary@marywillowgarden.co.uk GLASSBLOWING COURSES Experience the magic of glassblowing. Hay-on-Wye. www.glassgallery.co.uk GINN’S CREATIVE WORKSHOPS Fun, recreational art sessions for EVERYONE. Start painting, drawing, printing & textiles. Guided by Ginn with 25 years in teaching & inspiring art & design. PLUS Ginn’s School of Sewing Tel: 01432 760961 www.ginnscreativeworkshops.co.uk STONE CARVING COURSES WEEKENDS Tuesday mornings with Lottie O’Leary. Also available for schools, festivals, shows etc. Details, www.lottieolearystonecarver.co.uk or phone me on 01547 528 792. ART WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Free Art sessions, for 11-18 year olds. Wednesdays 4-6pm. With different art techniques by local artists. Teme Valley Youth Project, Wigmore. Email: youthtvyp1@yahoo.co.uk or call 01568 770110.

CREATIVE BREAKS Learn a new skill and explore your creativity with experienced tutors. We offer a wide range of art and craft courses throughout the year:- Basketmaking, dyeing, spinning and weaving, earth ovens, glass fusing, green woodworking, hand and machine knitting, hedgerow medicine, jewellery, painting, photography, pottery, printmaking, rag rug making, stained glass, story telling, upholstery and woodworking. www.creativebreaks. co.uk for full details of our courses. Make it yourself take it home - keep it, treasure it: give it with pride! November & December ORIEL DAVIES WORKSHOPS 1 Nov - Half Term Fun In The Kitchen, children and family workshops for ages 5+, 10.30am-12.30pm, free. 2 Nov - Play with Food with Sophie Scharer, ages 5+, 10.30am-12.30pm, free. 3 Nov - No-Sewing Recipe with Sufea Mohamad Noor, 10.30am-12.30pm, free. 4 Nov - Messy Kitchen: Skunk In the Oven Mythstories, £5. 11 Nov - Messy Kitchen: Kitchen Etching & Printing with Zoe Needle for ages 6+, £5. 18 Nov - Leftovers with Sufea Mohamad Noor for ages 3+, 10.30am-12.30pm, £5. 25 Nov - Festive Wreaths & Garlands with Nicole Hudson for ages 5+, 10.30am-12.30pm, £5. 2 Dec - Festive Wrapping Paper with Nicole Hudson for ages 5+, 10.30am, £5. 9 Dec - Festive Gingerbread Houses with Sophie Scharer for ages 5+, 10.30am-12.30pm, £5. Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, 01686 625041. November & December JEWELLERY MAKING With Melissa Hunt. 4 Nov - Make a silver spoon, all levels. 12 Nov - Forged jewellery: hammered textures and forms, all levels. 18 & 19 Nov - Stone setting, levels 2 & 3. 23 Nov - Gypsy setting, all levels. 25 & 26 Nov Stone setting, cabochon, tube and gypsy settings, levels 2 & 3. 30 Nov, 7, 14 & 21 Dec, - Intermediate jewellery days, levels 2 & 3. 2 Dec - Taster half day, make a pair of cufflinks, all levels, 2-5pm. Plus on Tuesdays running blocks of 6 week evening classes, 6-9pm, £150. All courses in Brampton Bryan, bring a packed lunch or buy from the cafe at Aardvark Books, two minute walk from the studio. Details 07931 351233. November EASTNOR POTTERY Family Pottery Fun during November 10am-4pm Tues Sat. Turn up and choose from an exciting menu of pottery projects using real clay, inc potter’s wheel. No minimum order of participants required and projects start at just £5. An ideal Christmas present making opportunity! Potter’s wheel workshops 10th 25th & 26th November. Spend the day or weekend relaxing and creating pots on the potter’s wheel. Day £130 w/e £240. Includes materials, refreshments and lunch. To book a space, simply email admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk or tel 01531 633886. November SHROPSHIRE HILLS DISCOVERY CENTRE WORKSHOPS 25 & 26 Nov - Discovery Club, Christmas Special Weekend. Make Christmas wreaths, Christmas ornaments, willow sculptures and festive crafts for all the family, 11am-2pm. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, School Rd, Craven Arms, 01588 676060.

November & December WORKSHOPS AT THE VINERY 4 & 11 Nov - Handmade Garden Gifts with Becky, 10am-4pm, £85. 17 Nov - Fat Balls, how to make pinecone fat balls to feed your winter birds, with Becky, 6-9pm, £45, 18, 19, 25 & 26 Nov - Christmas Mosiac Workshop with Trish, 9.30am-5pm, £65. 16 Nov - Print Your Own Christmas Card with Cat, 6-9pm, £25. 1 Dec - Wreath Making with Cat, 6-9pm, £35, mulled wine and mince pies included. 9 Dec - DIY Christmas Decorations with Cat, 10am-4pm, 10am-4pm, £65, materials, lunch and refreshments included. All other workshops materials and refreshments included. The Vinery, Wellington, Hereford, HR4 8AR, for more information email thevinerycollective@gmail.com or 01432 839300. November THE GLOBE, HAY ON WYE WORKSHOPS 9 Nov - Needlefelting Class, Furze Wool Sculpture course, 10am-4.30pm, £65. 16 Nov - Eco Spirit Cafe, 7pm, paultrees@btinternet.com 28 Nov - Globemakers, informal craft group, 7.30pm, £2. Every Sunday - Lego Club, 11am. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762. November PRINT SHED COURSES www.theprintshed.net or email theprintshed@swinmoor. net For info and bookings Contact Jill Barneby 07796 673123.

November ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW WORKSHOPS Twice monthly, Tues, Oscars, 7.30pm, Ludlow Photographic Club, 01584 879180. First Thurs, Studio, 7.30pm, Ludlow Arts Society, talks and demonstrations, 01584 831458. Fri, Studio, 10am-4pm, Life and Portrait Workshop, contact Chris Bean, 01584 841668. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 878141. Sat 4 November COME AND TRY CRAFT DEMONSTRATIONS Activities and history trail for children. Celebrating the 50th birthday of Newtown Textile Museum. Newtown Textile Museum, 5-7 Commercial St, Newtown, 11am-3.30pm, www.newtowntextilemuseum.co.uk Wed 15 November FLOWER ARRANGEMENT DEMONSTRATIONS Decorating ideas from Heidi Vince. Breinton Village Hall, 2.30-5pm, £5. Fundraising for Breinton VH, 01432 269648. Sat 18 November MASTERCLASS With artist Karl Sylvester. ‘An approach to drawing: composition from memory’. Centre Celf, Llandrindod Wells, 10am-4pm, £25, 01597 822777, booking essential, limited places.

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

Thurs 23 November LIFE DRAWING SESSION With life model and tutor, basic materials provided. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7-9.30pm, £10, 01588 630321.

Wednesdays KNITTING GROUP At the Workhouse Cafe, Presteigne, 2-4pm, 10% discount on food and drinks. All welcome, 01544 267864.

Thurs 23 November SPIRIT OF THE SEASON 2017 Tenbury Wells Floral Arts Club Christmas Demonstration. With Delyth Price. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7pm, 01584 811442.

Fridays AFTER SCHOOL ART CLUB For children aged 5 - 12 years. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, 3.45-5.15pm, 01686 688369.

Sun 26 November GARLAND MAKING With Cath Murphy. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 10am-1pm, £10 to include materials, 01588 630023. Thurs 7 December LIFE DRAWING Fully supervised session with a professional life model. For both experienced artists and those who just want to give it a go. Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 10am-1pm, £18 includes refreshments, 01547 550377. Mondays LIFE DRAWING 10am – 4pm at Llanigon Village Hall. Beginners welcome. MODELS WANTED. Contact 01497 831 550.

3rd Saturday KINGTON ART AND CRAFT MARKET Kington Market Hall, 10am-4pm. A range of high quality work by local artists and crafts makers. Craft making during summer months. 07867 483135. www.kingtoncommunitymarket.wordpress.com

ARTISTS & MAKERS AT THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, PRESTEIGNE

Mondays APPLETREE KNITTING GROUP Studio 2, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow. 2pm and 6pm supporting ‘Knit for Peace’. Donations of £2, 0845 548 5449. Wednesdays VISUAL ART WORKSHOPS For 11-16 year olds. Mortimer Enterprise Centre, Kings Meadow, Wigmore, 4-6pm, 01568 770110. Wednesdays POTTERY CLUB All ages and abilities. Materials and refreshments included. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, near Newtown, 7-9pm, 01686 688369.

SatURDAY 4 november 10AM

3PM

new pots from jason braham, a wonderful selection of gifts from local artists and makers

TREE PRUNING SERVICES From one branch to an entire orchard. Call Adrian: 01544 260656

with plenty of new work for the christmas season for details contact Rosamund 01544 260777

GARETH GWATKIN

FORGE COTTAGE, EVENJOBB, PRESTEIGNE, POWYS, LD8 2SD

T: 01547 560150 M: 07884 231104

gareth@hiddenwren.co.uk www.hiddenwren.co.uk

cinema THE DEATH OF STALIN (15) Justly famed The Thick Of It and In The Loop, A m a n d o I a n n u c c i ’s h u g e talents as a contemporary satirist now focus on the demise of Soviet Russia’s last great tyrant. Starring many of Britain’s finest and funniest character actors including Paul Whitehouse, Simon Russell-Beale, Michael Palin and Paddy Considine, opening scenes depict a potty-mouthed Joseph Stalin well aware of his hold over both a vast, impoverished empire and a crew of fawning courtiers. But following a stroke and fatal heart attack, the machinations of these senior party officials kick into overdrive as they bicker and back-stab over the political ramifications and in particular the route of succession. Brimful of acerbic, politically incorrect discourse with subtexts obviously, if shockingly relevant to current times, Iannucci’s skill in weaving hilarious secondary, almost incidental dialogue just behind the main narrative to fashion a seamless torrent of laugh-out-loud humour has never been more brilliantly rendered. All reveiws by Mark Williams

ABERGAVENNY FILM SOC.

BOOTH’S BOOKSHOP

1 Nov THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE (12) 15 Nov UNDER THE SHADOW (15) 29 Nov LA STRADA (PG) 13 Dec MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE (PG) Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, doors open 6.45pm, films start 7.30pm, 01873 850167

1 - 12 Nov BLADE RUNNER 2049 (ctbc) 24 Nov MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (ctbc) Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye. Films every weekend. Full programme www.boothbooks. co.uk 01497 820322

ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW

BRECON FILM SOCIETY

2 Nov UNREST (ctbc) 3, 4, 6 & 9 Nov GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (PG) 6 & 7 Nov WIND RIVER (15) 7 Nov SOUTH PACIFIC (U) Dementia Friendly screening 10, 13 & 15 Nov KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (15) 20 Nov TAWAI: A VOICE FROM THE FOREST (ctbc) Includes Q & A with director Bruce Parry. 21 & 22 Nov DAPHNE (15) 24 & 25 Nov THE EXCEPTION (15) 24 & 27 Nov LOVING VINCENT (12) 2 & 6 Dec BLADE RUNNER 2049 (ctbc) 4, 6 & 8 Dec THE DEATH OF STALIN (15) 5 Dec A CHRISTMAS CAROL (U) Dementia Friendly screening. Details 01584 878141

6 Nov HELL OR HIGH WATER (15) 4 Dec AFTER THE STORM (PG) Doors open 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Brecon Colisuem Cinema, Wheat St, Brecon. Membership enquiries 01874 623166

BISHOP’S CASTLE FILM SOC.

8 Nov LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD 22 Nov NERUDA 6 Dec HAIL CAESAR Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 8pm, 01588 680445

CONQUEST, BROMYARD 3 Nov CHURCHILL (PG) 17 Nov THEIR FINEST (12) 24 Nov MY COUSIN RACHEL (PG) Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Rd, Bromyard. Details 01885 488575

COURTYARD, HEREFORD 1 & 2 Nov KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (15) 2 Nov IN BETWEEN (15) 1 Nov MISERY (15) 1 & 2 Nov MANOLO: THE BOY WHO MADE SHOES FOR LIZARDS 2 Nov BORG VS MCENROE (15) 3 - 8 Nov PECKING ORDER (PG) 3 - 14 Nov THE EXCEPTION (15) 3 - 9 Nov GOODBYE CHIRSTOPHER ROBIN (PG) 4 Nov THE JUNGLE BUNCH (U) 4 - 8 Nov THE HITCH-HIKER (12)

7 - 9 Nov THE ROAD TO MANDALAY (15) 12 - 15 Nov BLADE RUNNER 2049 (15) 14 & 15 Nov THE REAGAN SHOW (PG) 18 - 22 Nov LEGO NINJAGO (U) 18 - 22 Nov LOVING VINCENT (12A) 20 Nov JEAN DE FLORETTE (PG) French Film Festival. 20 - 23 Nov THE GLASS CASTLE (12A) 20 Nov - 6 Dec THE PARTY (15) 23 Nov UN SAC DE BILLES (A BAG OF MARBLES) (12A) French Film Festival 24 - 29 Nov MARIE CURIE: THE COURAGE OF KNOWLEDGE (15) French Film Festival 24 - 28 Nov THE DEATH OF STALIN (15) 25 Nov MY LITTLE PONY (U) 25 - 28 Nov MARSHALL (15) 27 Nov MANON DES SOURCES (PG) French Film Festival 27 - 29 Nov THE BALLAD OF SHIRLEY COLLINS (12A) 28 Nov AURORE (FIFTY SPRINGTIMES) (12A) French Film Festival Details 01432 340555

1 Nov MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (15) Cardington VH 01694 771295 2 Nov SING (U) Welshpool Assembly Room 01938 552043 2 Nov HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) Brilley VH 01544 327227 2 Nov HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) Bagley Sports & Social Club 07773 983963 3 Nov MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (15) All Stretton VH 01694 723378 3 Nov THEIR FINEST (12) The Simpson Hall, Burghill 01432 760816 3 Nov CAPTAIN FANTASTIC (15) Fownhope New Memorial Hall 01432 860065 3 Nov JACKIE (15) Kelsall Methodist Hall 01829 752548 3 Nov CHURCHILL (PG) Conquest Theatre, Bromyard 01885 488575 4 Nov CITIZEN KANE (1941) (PG) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125

4 Nov HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) Clifton on Teme VH 01886 812238 6 Nov THEIR FINEST (12) Church Stretton School 01694 724330 6 Nov WILD TALES (15) Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Community Centre 6 Nov THE WAVE (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 7 Nov ELLE (18) Lydbury North VH 01588 680302 7 Nov THE PRINCESS BRIDE (PG) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 8 Nov THEIR FINEST (12) Cuddington & Sandiway VH 01606 888931 8 Nov THEIR FINEST (12) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 8 Nov VICEROY’S HOUSE (12A) Hope Bowdler VH 01694 723648 9 Nov THEIR FINEST (12) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 9 Nov A BUNCH OF AMATEURS (15) Perton Civic Centre 01902 745971 10 Nov A UNITED KINGDOM (12A) Sarn VH 01686 671205 10 Nov MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (15) Staunton on Wye VH 01981 501031 10 Nov VICEROY’S HOUSE (12A) Cound Guildhall 01743 761451 10 Nov HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) Roddington VH 01952 770524 10 Nov DENIAL (12) Bodenham Parish Hall 01568 797473 10 Nov DENIAL (12) Knighton Community Centre 07751 221487 10 Nov LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD (PG) Colwall VH 01684 540926 10 Nov ALONE IN BERLIN (12A) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 10 Nov DESPICABLE ME 3 (U) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 11 Nov FRANTZ (12A) Castlemorton Parish Hall 01684 833549 11 Nov CHURCHILL (PG) Trefonen VH 01691 657011 11 Nov HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) Lady Emily Hall, Tarrington 01432 890720 11 Nov VICEROY’S HOUSE (12A) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 11 Nov GOLDEN YEARS - GRAND THEFT OAP (12A) Clun Memorial Hall 01588 640254 11 Nov ADDICTED TO SHEEP (PG) Bettws-y-Crwyn Parish Hall 01588 640233 11 Nov WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY (12A) Tasley Parish Room 01746 764881 11 Nov GONE TO EARTH (PG) Bayston Hill Memorial Hall 01743 873940

MARSHALL (15) “The only way to get through a bigot’s door is to break it down,” aptly sums up the narrative arc of this episode in the early career of America’s first black Supreme Court justice. Hitherto solely a civil rights lawyer, Thurgood Marshall (Chadwick Boseman, The Avengers’ Black Panther) agrees to defend Joseph Spell (Sterling Brown), accused of raping his wealthy employer, Eleanor Sturbing (Kate Hudson) in conservative 1940s Connecticut. Battling against racial prejudice and a loaded legal system is initially not helped by Marshall’s choice of back-up, a local Jewish insurance attorney Josh Gad (Jobs’ Steve Wozniak) and some major evidential twists, but the acting is convincingly charged and director Reginald Hudlin, best known for comedies like Boomerang and House Party, drives it all along at a febrile clip. 12 Nov LE GOUT DES AUTRES (15) The Coach House Theatre, Malvern 01684 892277 12 Nov ETRE ET AVOIR (U) The Coach House Theatre, Malvern 01684 892277 13 Nov THEIR FINEST (12) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 13 Nov HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) Welshpool Assembly Room 01938 552043 14 Nov LION (PG) Ashford Carbonel VH 01584 831574 14 Nov HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) Garway VH 01600 750465 14 Nov TOMMY’S HONOUR (PG) The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660 14 Nov THE CARER (15) Much Birch Community Hall 01981 540097 14 Nov THE INNOCENTS (2016) (15) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross on Wye 07956 456290 14 Nov GOODBYE, MR CHIPS (1939) (U) Neston Civic Hall 0151 336 7805 14 Nov THE MIDWIFE (12A) All Stretton VH 01694 723378 15 Nov THE CARER (15) The Red House, Albrighton 01902 373854 15 Nov HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) Escleyside Hall 01981 510352 15 Nov A UNITED KINGDOM (12A) Myddle VH 01939 290872 16 Nov LA LA LAND (12A) Pudleston VH 01568 760606 16 Nov BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017) (PG) Claverley VH 01746 710528 16 Nov GOLDEN YEARS - GRAND THEFT OAP (12A) Kinnerley Parish Hall 01691 682282 16 Nov LION (PG) Gorsley VH 01989 720358

16 Nov TOMMY’S HONOUR (PG) Grimley Peace Hall, Sinton Green 01905 641572 17 Nov WHISKY GALORE (2016) (PG) Dorstone VH 01981 550943 17 Nov HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) Bosbury Parish Hall 01531 640415 17 Nov VICEROY’S HOUSE (12A) Stoke Prior VH 07850 030821 17 Nov THEIR FINEST (12) Shifnal VH 01952 462787 17 Nov THEIR FINEST (12) Conquest Theatre, Bromyard 01885 488575 17 Nov A STREET CAT NAMED BOB (12A) Little Dewchurch VH 01432 840333 17 Nov SULLY - A MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON (12) Whitchurch & Ganarew Memorial Hall 01600 890640 18 Nov MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (15) Yarpole Parish Hall 01568 780279 18 Nov UNTOUCHABLE (15) Aston on Clun VH 01588 660545 18 Nov BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2107) (PG) Much Birch Community Hall 01981 540097 18 Nov THEIR FINEST (12) Ryton VH 01743 718237 18 Nov THEIR FINEST (12) Upton upon Severn Memorial Hall 01684 591044 18 Nov THEIR FINEST (12) Hanley Broadheath VH 01886 853195 18 Nov THE LOST CITY OF Z (15) Chapel Lawn VH 01547 530258 18 Nov ANOTHER MOTHER’S SON (12A) Bicton VH 01743 850495 20 Nov ANOTHER MOTHER’S SON The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 20 Nov UNTOUCHABLE (15) Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Community

LOVING VINCENT (12A) Seven years in the making, this fictionalised account of Vincent Van Gogh’s death and its roots is a marvel to behold, each scene handpainted by some 120 artists using the master’s own works as references, which then overlay the live action. Armand (Douglas Booth) the son of the local postmaster (Chris O’Dowd), both of whom modelled for Van Gogh (Robert Gulaczyk), decides that although suicide was undeniably the actual cause of his death, what prompted it may conceal dark secrets about his life and convinces him to investigate. Along the way we meet his paint supplier (John Sessions), enigmatic model Marguerite (Saoirse Ronan) and her doctor father (Jerome Flynn) but the course of Armand’s amateur detection is perhaps less impressive than the explosion of near psychedelic colourisation articulating it. 21 Nov TOMORROW (DEMAIN) (PG) Acton Scott VH 01694 781260 21 Nov CHURCHILL (PG) The Royal British Legion Hall, Newport 07886 697934 22 Nov THEIR FINEST (12) Chetton VH 01746 789257 23 Nov HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) Almeley VH 01544 327195 23 Nov HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE (12A) Castlemorton Parish Hall 01684 833549 24 Nov THE GRADUATE (15) Clungunford Parish Hall 01588 660159 24 Nov LION (PG) Little Wenlock VH 01952 505888 24 Nov HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) The Red House, Albrighton 01902 373854 24 Nov VICEROY’S HOUSE (12A) Longden VH 07539 545846 24 Nov VICEROY’S HOUSE (12A) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 24 Nov MY COUSIN RACHEL (12A) Conquest Theatre, Bromyard 01885 488575 24 Nov ANOTHER MOTHER’S SON (12A) Knighton Community Centre 07751 221487 25 Nov HAMPSTEAD (12A) Withington Parish Room 01743 709236 25 Nov CHURCHILL (PG) Ripple Parish Hall 01684 592781 25 Nov THEIR FINEST (12) Neston Civic Hall 0151 336 7805 25 Nov VICEROY’S HOUSE (12A) Clifton on Teme VH 01886 812238 25 Nov SULLY - MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON 912) Cleobury Mortimer Parish Hall 01299 271129

25 Nov GROW YOUR OWN (PG) Waverton VH 01244 336055 27 Nov THE LOST CITY OF Z (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 28 Nov THEIR FINEST (12) Loppington VH 01939 809236 30 Nov BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017) (PG) Bagley Sports & Social Club 07773 983963 30 Nov LION (PG) Chelmarsh Parish Hall 01746 862884 30 Nov MADAME BUTTERFLY (U) Recorded live. Goodrich VH 01600 890609 30 Nov WONDER WOMAN (2017) (12A) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321

THE HAFREN 11 Nov HACKSAW RIDGE 7pm, £7. 22 Nov DENIAL 1.30pm, £3. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 01686 614555

LINGEN FLIX 10 Nov CHURCHILL (PG) Lingen Village Hall, 7.30pm, £5, children £3.50 01544 267736, www.lingen.org.uk

MONTGOMERY MOVIE CLUB 2 Nov LION (PG) 16 Nov HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) 30 Nov THE GIRL ON A TRAIN (15) 8 Dec A CHRISTMAS CAROL (U) (7.30pm) Dragon Hotel, Montgomery, 8pm. mike.mills@montgomery-wales.uk

OLD MKT. HALL, SHREWS. Until 2 Nov GLASS CASTLE (12A) Until 2 Nov DETROIT (15) 3 - 9 Nov LOVING VINCENT (12A)

3 - 9 Nov THE DEATH OF STALIN (15) 10 Nov JOYEUX NOEL (12) Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. 10 - 16 Nov BREATHE (12A) 17 - 23 Nov MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (ctbc) 24 - 30 Nov FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL (ctbc) Details 01743 281281

PLAYHOUSE, LEOMINSTER 4 Nov MY COUSIN RACHEL (12A) 5 Nov GIFTED (12A) 11 Nov BABY DRIVER (15) 18 Nov THE BOOK OF HENRY (12A) 25 Nov THE BEGUILED (15) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583

PRESTEIGNE SCREEN 3 Nov TWENTIETH CENTURY WOMEN (U) 17 Nov MINDHORN (15) 1 Dec I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (12A) Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, www.presteignescreen.org.uk

REGAL CINEMA, TENBURY 1 - 3 Nov KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (15) 6 & 7 Nov BORG/MCENROE 8 - 10 Nov MAUDIE (12A) 27 - 29 Nov BREATHE (12A) 1 - 6 Dec MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (ctbc) Details 01584 811442

WYESIDE, BUILTH WELLS 1, 13, 17, 22 Nov VICTORIA & ABDUL (PG) 6 - 12 & 20 - 22 Nov KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (15) Until 3 Dec GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (PG) Until 3 Dec THE LEGO NIJAGO MOVIE (ctbc) Relaxed screening 19 Nov Until 2 Nov BLADE RUNNER 2049 (ctbc) Until 26 Nov MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE (ctbc) Until 2 Nov THE SNOWMAN (ctbc) 3 Nov - 31 Dec MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (ctbc) 11 - 15 Nov THE DEATH OF STALIN (15) 17 - 22 Nov LOVING VINCENT (12) 17 - 23 Nov GEOSTORM (12A) 17 - 23 Nov THOR: RAGNAROK (ctbc) 24 - 28 Nov JIGSAW (18) 24 - 30 Nov BREATHE (12A) 24 - 30 Nov A BAD MOM’S CHRISTMAS (ctbc)

1 - 3 Dec THE PARTY (15) 1 - 7 Dec JUSTICE LEAGUE (ctbc) 1 Dec & into Jan PADDINGTON 2 (ctbc) Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555

LIVE EVENTS ON SCREEN 1 Nov CORIOLANUS Royal Shakespeare Company live. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, 01885 488575. 15 Nov BOTTICELLI - INFERNO Documentary. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 6pm, 01982 552555. 16 November FOLLIES National Theatre live. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 01952 728911. Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 01497 820322. Blake Theatre, Abergavenny, 7pm, 01600 719401. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7pm, 07967 517125. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, 01885 488575. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7pm, 01588 630321. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, 01584 878141. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7pm, 01743 281281.

19 Nov FOLLIES National Theatre live. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7pm, 01568 612583.

22 Nov THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL Met Opera. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 5.55pm, 01584 878141.

21 Nov DAVID HOCKNEY Exhibition on Screen. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.45pm, 01432 340555. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7pm, 01584 811442. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7.30pm, 01568 612583. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

22 Nov FOLLIES National Theatre live. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7pm, 01584 811442.

21 Nov FOLLIES National Theatre. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555. Follies

18 Nov THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL MET Opera. The Courtyard, Hereford, 5.55pm, 01432 340555. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 5.55pm, 01885 488575.

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28 Nov A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE Oscar Wilde Season live. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.15pm, 01952 728911. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.15pm, 01885 488575. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.15pm, 01584 811442. Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury, 7.15pm, 01743 281281. 30 Nov FOLLIES National Theatre encore screening. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 340555.

WORKSHOPS

Sat 4 November WEA FILM STUDY DAY Orson Welles. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 10.30am-4.45pm, £20, 01531 634333. Wednesdays FILM MAKING CLUB The Courtyard, Hereford, 5.30pm, Ages 8-14 years, £73 per term, 01432 340555.

Conquest Theatre Bromyard Live on Stage

Fri 10 November 7.30pm FOLK IN THE FOYER - CHRIS QUINN Sat 11 November 7.30pm ANDREW DEE: SPIRIT MEDIUM & PSYCHIC Sat 25 November 7.30pm ROVING CROWS - Powerful Celtic rhythms. Sun 19 November, 7.30pm ONCE UPON A LABRADOR - Wry humour with Alfie the Labrador...

Live Broadcasts

Wed 1 Nov 7pm CORIOLANUS (RSC live) Thurs 16 Nov 7pm FOLLIES (NT live) Sat 18 Nov 5.55pm THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL (NY Met) Tues 21 Nov 7.30pm HOCKNEY (Exhibition on Screen) Tues 28 Nov 7.15pm A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE (Oscar Wilde Season live)

Films All films 7.30pm, £7/£6

Fri 3 November CHURCHILL (PG) Fri 17 November THEIR FINEST (12) Fri 24 November MY COUSIN RACHEL (PG)

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

dance Dance Performance Thurs 2 November THE NUTCRACKER BALLET THEATRE UK. Traditional Christmas ballet will be performed in a unique setting with 24 international dancers, from companies around the world. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £15/£14, 01982 552555. Fri 3 November THE HEAD WRAP DIARIES UCHENNA DANCE. An interactive show mixing dance, theatre and storytelling with a good dose of humour. An exciting dance experience featuring a sizzling soundtrack of sounds from 90s R ‘n’ B to traditional Ghanaian pop music. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, £13/£7, 07967 517125. Arts Alive. Mon 6 November ID NIGHT: OPEN CALL 2FACED DANCE COMPANY. Presenting the work of emerging artists. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £5, 01432 340555. Sun 12 November IN THE HANDS OF BOYS SHROPSHIRE BOYS DANCING. A unique dance performance, inspired by their experiences of exploring Shropshire’s involvement in WWI. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £5/£3.50, 01743 281281. Wed 15 November THE NUTCRACKER RUSSIAN NATIONAL BALLET. Nutcracker is a certified classic, replete with evocative music and beautiful dance. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £19.50/£18/£15, 01874 611622. Sat 18 November MUSIC AND DANCE FROM AROUND THE WORLD International school showcases its cultural diversity as students take to the stage. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £15/£10, 01743 281281. Sat 18 November THE LIGHT PRINCESS BALLET CYMRU. A new full length ballet with a new score by Welsh harpist, Catrin Finch. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 6.30pm, £12, children £7, 01686 614555. The Head Wrap Diaries

Dance Workshops

Single listings are free. Year round entries £40 Fri 17 November EUROPEAN DANCING/TYMPATH DANCES With Kantref live band. Beginners or more experienced dancers welcome. Llanwrda Hall, Llandovery, SA19 8AD, 7.30pm-late, £8/£6, (half hour refresher - European Dancing - 7.30pm), bring finger food to share at midway break, 01550 720483. ECSTATIC RHYTHMS DANCE – WITH CLIVE HEDGER This is a freestyle dance class drawing upon elements of 5 Rhythms, ecstatic / shamanic dance with some of the best ever music on a great sound system. No experience necessary. No steps to learn, just following your inner rhythms. Wear loose clothing and bring water. BRILLEY VILLAGE HALL HR3 6JG 1st Saturday of each month. The village hall is signposted from the Brilley to Kington road and is approximately 500 yards from St Mary’s church, Brilley. RHAYADER, CARAD MUSEUM & GALLERY, EAST STREET, LD6 5ER 4th Friday of each month. (These dates may occasionally be subject to change). 7.30pm £10 (concessions available). Info clivephilippa@hotmail.com 07905 743272 / 01982 552535. ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW CLASSES Mon - Circle Dancing, Studio, 1.45pm-3.45pm. Contact Kathryn Louhichi, 01584 877446. Tues Learn To Jive. Fun, easy to learn and no partner/experience needed. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8-10pm, £5, 01989 750354. ALANYA’S BELLYDANCE CLUB - OPEN LEVEL Monkland Village Hall - Mondays 7.30-9pm. Miro Studio, Hereford - Fridays 10.30am-12pm. No-obligation taster £6, then pay per term or block. For information and other classes visit www.alanyabellydance. com or call Abbie on 07962 161081. DANCEFEST Mon - Hereford Chance to Dance (55+), 11.30am, St John’s Methodist Church Hall, Hereford. £58 a term. Tues - Dancefest classes for 4-16 year olds at The Courtyard, Hereford for 4-16 year olds from 4pm. £4 a week. Thurs - Kingsland and Bromyard Dancefest Clubs (6-11) 4pm, Kingsland Coronation Hall, Leominster; 5pm at Queen Elizabeth Humanities Colleges, Bromyard. £4 a week, www.dancefest.co.uk, 01905 611199. COURTYARD, HEREFORD CLASSES Dancing Tots – Fridays 11.30am – 12.15pm, Ages 2-4, £4 per session, £1 per extra child. Dancemakers Minis – Tuesdays 4pm – 4.45pm, Ages 4-6, £4 per session. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555. CROOKED STEEPLE MORRIS Women’s North West Clog Dancers. New members welcome. No experience necessary. Monday evening, 7.45-9pm, Lacon Childe School, Cleobury Mortimer, DY14 8PE, £2.50 per session. Contact Linda or Nic 01746 718624, crookedsteeple@ btinternet.com

APPLETREE ORGANISATION Tues - Belly Dance for Beginners, 2pm. Tues - Gym-Pan-Ze Rope & Trapeze for all, 5.30pm. Wed - Disco Dots, 10.30am, £3. Wed - Dance Crusaders for the over 50s, 2.30pm. Wed - Fuzion Dance, for ages 4 - adult, from 4pm. Wed - All Tap Sessions for 7 to 12+, from 4pm. Appletree Theatre, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, 07921 331764.

LEARN 2 JIVE BEGINNERS CLASSES Monday, 7.30-8.30pm, Bartestree Village Hall, Hereford, HR1 4BY. Tuesday, 8-9pm, Ludlow Assembly Rooms, SY8 1AZ. Tuesday, 7.30-8.30pm, Stretton Sugwas Village Hall, HR4 7PT. Tues, 7.30pm-8.30pm Pembridge Village Hall, HR6 9EB. Wednesday, 8-9pm, Methodist Church Hall, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8EE. Wednesday, 8-9pm, Holy Trinity Parish Hall, Malvern, WR14 4LR. Contact Matt or Sarah on 01989 750354. orinfo@coolmovesdance.co.uk www.coolmovesdance.co.uk Coolmoves Dance & Fitness for adults. Mon SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING Join an enthusiastic adult group on Monday evenings to learn how to dance jigs, reels and Strathspeys at Llanelwedd School Hall, Builth Wells from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. £2 per session (first free). No need to bring a partner. Beginners and experts welcome. 01982 570324/01544 350707. Mon RIPPLERS DANCE CLASSES For 8-11 year olds. With Powys Dance. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 4.45pm, £2-£3.50, 01982 552555. Mon YOUTH DANCE CLASSES For ages 11 and over. With Powys Dance. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 5.45pm, £2-£3.50, 01982 552555. Tues FOXWELP 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 Jude 01497 821775 or Paul 01497 821003. Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sat MID WALES DANCE ACADEMY Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 623219. Wed BIG FISH LITTLE FISH FOR MUMS AND TOTS! Dance Centre, Llandrindod Wells, 2-3pm, £3 drop in, for tots aged 8 months+, 01597 824370. Weds THE REBEL RAIDERS Linedancing, all abilities welcome. CARAD, East St, Rhayader, 7-9.30pm, 01597 810561. Weds CIRCLE DANCING Leominster Community Centre 2.00-3.30pm All welcome, £4 per session. Transition Leominster 01568 620180. Thurs URBAN DANCE CLUB WITH 2FACED DANCE COMPANY Ages 7-11 years 4-5pm, ages 11+ 5-6pm. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 813711. Fri (term time) VILLAGE BEATS SHAKE AND DANCE Come and dance to get that body and mind moving! Village Beats gives you a chance to drop out of that busy thinking mind and to drop down into your body. We play some amazing music that lets us put anything that might be popping up into our heads into the dance through the use of breath, rhythm and movement. This is an active meditation to some a-m-a-z-i-n-g tunes! No steps tolerant. Nothing to get right or wrong. No upper age limit. All levels of physical fitness welcome. Little Birch Village Hall, Barrack Hill, Much Birch, Hereford, HR2 8AZ, 9.45-11.45am. Sessions are drop in, £8 per class. Contact Zoe 07879 425458. Fortnightly Sat CHORUS LINE Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 623219.

food page The Angel, Kingsland

ROM the outside, The Angel is an attractive looking village inn, although the pale green painted timber frame might set alarm bells ringing among architectural purists. Mr Pernickety visited the place in early October and found some good things to say. For one thing, this pub (which describes itself coyly on its website as a ‘Bar & Kitchen’) is obviously fulfilling its function as a traditional community pub, which is the prime and laudable purpose of any village inn. The evening Mr P and his daughter arrived there it was buzzing with locals exchanging gossip and drinking some of the good ales that the pub serves (a well-kept Butty Bach for Mr P) while a clutch of cheerful oldtimers played cards at a table beside a large, well-charged wood-burner. This is a place where an agreeable hour or two can be spent communicating, exchanging views and humour in the traditional way, without recourse to relentless tapping and swiping of smart phones and what the media insist on calling ‘Social Media’ – ‘Antisocial Media’ if you ask Mr P. It’s a lot easier to judge another’s veracity when looking them in the eye, while the internet is as much the natural home of mendacity and hyperbole as Rome’s Cloaca Maxima. However, when they sat down to dine, Ms P was aware of her father’s function that evening, and being generally of a more forgiving disposition, she was anxious to note that the serving staff were cheerful, polite and efficient. Although literate, articulate and in some ways as intolerant as her father, she didn’t object as vehemently as he to the subsequent order to ‘Enjoy!’ as each dish was delivered. Mr P’s public may know that he’s been grumbling about this irritating and plain rude use of the imperative for years, although so far without much effect. Perhaps the mostly young and female members of restaurant staff who use it believe that it makes them sound hip and at the cutting edge of social communication, or possibly that it adds to their customers’ enjoyment; it does none of these things. Sad to say, this was not the only source of Mr P’s dissatisfaction with The Angel as an eating house. While he’s conscious that his strong views on pub furnishings do not accord with everyone’s, this pub’s ancient innards have been abused so cruelly that it cannot have escaped the notice of a good proportion of visitors. Ornaments of cheaply manufactured bogus kitsch deface walls (already of an inapt and unpleasant hue) while some of the tables and chairs are almost offensively hideous and clunky. If the proprietors think they are making some kind of style statement, they’ve missed by a long way. Why, Mr P often asks himself, do so many naïve publicans indulge in such risky, untutored taste; ‘bland’ (as in, say, the Church Inn, Ludlow ) isn’t good, but it’s a lot better than ‘horrid’ (as in, for example, The Bell at Yarpole.)

To compound the unsettling lack of cohesion about the interior of The Angel, the choice of food on offer was similarly artless. Perhaps the owners feel that the

more ‘culturally’ diverse the range of dishes on offer, the greater the chance of pleasing the punters. In Mr P’s experience this is not a strategy that works. The first dish which Mr P and his daughter shared was a bowl of Cheesy Nachos with Guacamole and Salsa - a whacking great bowl of too much of them – not especially delicious but comforting face-stuffage which is difficult to stop eating until it’s all gone. Mr P resisted, though, in order to leave room for a main course beneath his straining belt. He was not sure how smart a move this was when his next course arrived. Billed as Ribs, with a Side of Coleslaw, Onion Rings and Chips it was unclear to him what species had died to provide the rack of bones on his plate. Whether pig or cow, they had a somewhat knackered air about them, which the kitchen had attempted to perk up by ladling on a heavy coating of muddy-sweet brown gloop, now congealing into a sticky blanket. It didn’t look good; it didn’t taste good, restricting Mr P to undressing just two or three of the slippery bones before he abandoned the whole platter. Ms P, however, currently in a vegetarian phase, had ordered a Roast Vegetable and Hazelnut Crumble with New Potatoes, which, she was anxious to point out, she was enjoying very much, although she too was full from over-indulgence of Nachos, and had to ask for a bag to take home what she hadn’t been able to eat. A helpful waitress happily complied. Mr Pernickety didn’t feel much like ordering a pudding, but his daughter insisted, and they opted for a New York Cheese Cake. Whether it was made in house or came from Messrs Brake Bros wasn’t clear, but they enjoyed it, and Ms P asked her father to mention also that there was a terrific selection of freebies in a basket in the Ladies’ Loo and she assured him that she’d enjoyed her dinner. He, on the other hand, had been too overwhelmed by his main course to feel the same. However, he acknowledged that he might have enjoyed just a few pints, chatting with the animated clientele at the bar. He feels, though that he could only recommend The Angel to those who while enjoying a drink in sociable surroundings have limited aesthetic sensibilities and no pressing need to eat. www.misterpernickety.com

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Fri 17 November RAYEESA’S INDIAN COOKERY DEMONSTRATION Herefordshire-based Rayeesa’s Indian Kitchen will be joined by a host of local producers at a Christmas shopping event. Luctonians Rugby Club, Kingsland. Raising funds for St Michael’s Hospice. Tickets available from www.st-michaels-hospice.org.uk Fri 17 & Sat 18 November POP-UP RESTAURANT The Crown Inn, Dilwyn (eves only), with guest chefs Ruth Watson, John Hymas and David Ellison. Advance booking essential 01544 318063. Sat 25 November HAY FOOD FESTIVAL

Every Thursday STEAK NIGHT Steak, chips, peas, mushrooms, onion rings with a drink, £10, Oxford Arms, Kington. Every 2nd & 4th Thursday LUDLOW LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET 9-2pm Castle Square 01584 872043. Every Friday KINGTON LOCAL PRODUCE/CRAFTS MARKET Market Hall, Kington, 9am-1pm, 07867 483135.

FOOD BYTES Why not advertise your eating establishment?

IT’S ONLY £40 FOR THE WHOLE YEAR Just post the wording you require (around 40 words), together with a cheque payable to ‘Broad Sheep’ and post to: The Lodge, Westhide, Hereford, HR1 3RQ

Local food producers present an al-fresco marketplace bursting with Welsh flavour during Hay Festival Winter Weekend, plus entertainment with local choirs and The Brecon Town Band. Memorial Car Park, Hay-on-Wye, 10am-4pm. Sat 2 December KINGTON FESTIVE FOOD/DRINK FROM THE BORDERS Music by The Poobahs, choirs and buskers. 85 exhibitors, Father Christmas, A weekend of real Ale around the town (competition). A Kington Chamber of Trade event. Enquiries, mppeek@btinternet.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 With live music a regular feature in the cafe. Knighton Community Centre, 9.30am12.30pm, 07751 221487. 3rd Saturday of every month FARMER’S MARKET Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 9am-1pm, 01588 630023. 3rd Saturday of every month PRODUCE MARKET Hightown Community Rooms, Vicarage Rd. Clun, 10.00am - 12.00pm. 01588 641180. Every Wednesday CURRY NIGHT Curry, naan bread and a drink, £10. Vegetarian option available. Oxford Arms, Kington. Every Thursday HAY MARKET DAY Local produce, meat and fish, hot food, artisan bread, cakes, crafts, vintage, plants and more. Memorial Square and Clock Tower, Hay-on-Wye, 9am-4pm, www.haymarkets.co.uk Every Thursday BURGER NIGHT Castle Inn, Wigmore, 01568 770203.

AARDVARK BOOKS LTD, THE BOOKERY, MANOR FARM, BRAMPTON BRYAN, BUCKNELL 01547 530888 Cafe serving refreshments, cakes etc. Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm. BLEDDFA CENTRE READING ROOM CAFE 01547 550377 Open Fri, Sat, Sun 11:00am – 4:30pm. Café, gift shop and an eclectic selection of books to borrow or buy. Hot drinks, homemade cakes and simple snacks, “ginger cake to die for” NB: Closed in November throughout retreat. Open again 3 December. THE GREEN BEAN CAFE, WEOBLEY 01544 318865 Good, locally sourced, homemade food. Soups, all day light lunches, cakes and scones. Set in the heart of Weobley. Free wifi. Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 10am-4pm. With The Green Bean Shop/Deli under the same roof. THE OLD STATION TEA ROOM, THE OLD RAILWAY STATION, NEW RADNOR, LD8 2SS 01544 350543. Visit us at the Old Station Caravan Park for hot drinks and homemade cakes. Superb views and free Wi-Fi. We can cater for small groups, meetings and other events. Accommodation also available. Open daily 9am-5pm, 1st March-31st October. The India & China Tea Company at TOWER HOUSE GALLERY, HIGH STREET, KNIGHTON 01547 529530 www.galleryknighton.co.uk Homemade soups, breads and cakes, Italian blend coffee and over 30 different varieties of leaf tea. Wednesday to Saturday. 10.30 to 5.00, (Sun, Mon & Tues - CLOSED). THE WORKHOUSE CAFE, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PRESTEIGNE 01544 267864 Cafe, gallery, light lunches, good coffee, homemade cakes. Tues - Sat 10am - 4pm. RHOS MARKET GARDEN, KNIGHTON 01547 528315 Growers & providers of organic veg, fruit & flowers. Old Garage Shop, Knighton. Tues-Sat. Free parking, opposite library. Friday morning market stall in Presteigne. Veg boxes delivered to local area weekly. Restaurant orders welcome. info@rhosorganic.co.uk www.rhosorganic.co.uk YARBOROUGH HOUSE BOOKSHOP, MARKET SQUARE, BISHOP’S CASTLE 01588 638318 CAFE serving coffee, tea and cakes. Open Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun, 10am-5pm. SPECIALISES IN Secondhand classical music, 5000 CDs, 1000 LPs, 7000 books. Come and browse.

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NOVEMBER Wed 1 November HEREFORD BLUEGRASS SESSION The Victory, St Owen St, Hereford, 8pm. THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations. TELFORD ACOUSTIC CLUB Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

Thurs 2 November PAUL WALKER & KAREN PFEIFFER Crown Inn, Oakengates, 01952 610888. OPEN MIC NIGHT Plugged in. King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. LUCKY PIERRE Covers/party band with support. The Lost Arc, Bridge St, Rhayader, £5, £6.50 on the door. www.thelostarc.co.uk

LET’S GET QUIZZICAL The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762. EMMA & THE PROFESSOR The Exchange, Newtown, 01686 621814. GARY HALL Reet Petite, West St, Leominster. THE DAGGERS Gordon Bennetts Bar, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 01432 360250. VOSKRESENIJE CHOIR OF ST PETERSBURG Programme includes Rachmaninov, Tshesnokov, Sinoviev, Caccini and other Russian composers. St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury, £8 adults, under 16s free, 01743 365478. TWO BLANK PAGES Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

HOWLIN’ MATT Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm.

THE FLOK White Horse Inn, Clun.

FORBIDDEN NIGHTS An all male variety show. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £18, 01600 772467.

BRITTEN SINGERS Programme includes William Byrd, Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten plus folk song arrangements and songs from the shows. Lion Ballroom, Leominster, 7.30pm, £12, £6 students. Leominster TIC, 01568 616460.

OPEN MIC Crown and Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. WBS PERFORMING ARTS EVENING The achievements of Performing Arts Students at William Brookes School. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.30pm, £3, 01952 728911.

Fri 3 November MARK LATIMER / TREV DAVIES TRIO Chequers, Etnam St, Leominster. CRIMSON CHILD Malthouse, Ironbridge.

RAGWORT Acoustic folk with a twist. Yew Tree Inn, Peterstow.

SULTANA BROTHERS The Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

THE BLAST Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. PETE GREENWOOD Folk rock, blues, Americana and acoustic rock. De Koffie Pot, The Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 9pm, free. MAGIC MIRRORS Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. HAY MUSIC Featuring The Schubert Ensemble. Programme includes Piers Hellawell, Martinu and Dvorak. St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, £15, students £7.50, 01497 820322, www.haymusic.org

Sat 4 November OPEN MIC Ledbury Community Hall, 7pm, £5, bring a bottle, 01531 632968. PRESTEIGNE FIREWORKS & THE POOBAHS Went’s Meadow, Presteigne, £3.50, children free, from 6.30pm. THE ROGUES Charity dance. Whitton Community Hall, 7.30pm, £10, food/bar, 07779 796285. BONFIRE NIGHT SPECIAL Featuring The Rebels. King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. WILD CHOCOLATE CLUB Turn up, tune in, spin, stomp, shimmy, dance. Ceremony to flood your body with active ingredients at the beginning and crystal singing bowl sound bath at the end. No experience necessary. Birch Hall, Steiner Academy, Much Dewchurch, 7.30pm, £10, all welcome, all fitness levels, www.chocolateclub.com DAN WALSH Banjo. Radnorshire Ales Brewery, Brookside Farm, Park Rd, New Radnor, 8pm, £8, www.radnorshire-ales.co.uk INTO THE SHADOWS Relive the unique sound of The Shadows. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £16.50, 01743 281281. TEULU A cross-generational Welsh folk band accompanied by lively clog dance sets. The Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, Oswestry, 8pm, £7, 01691 662196. WEISENHEIMER/HUCKWORM Reet Petite, West St, Leominster. JAMIE SMITH’S MABON Five-piece band of musicians perform original as well as Celtic heritage music. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £14, 07967 517125.

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VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Rose and Crown, Ludlow, 9pm.

Wed 8 November LITTLE RUMBA The Hatch, near Tenbury Wells. OPEN MIC With Roger Keenan. White Horse Inn, Clun. CON ANIMA Early music choir. St Michael and All Angel’s Church, Lydbury North, 7.30pm, wine and cheese during the interval. Retiring collection in aid of church funds.

Sat 4 November SPEAK, BROTHER With heartfelt lyrical storytelling, driving melodies and passionate performance. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5, 01497 821762. STEADY EDD & THE BOOGIE MEN Crown and Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. LLANFAIR SINGERS/MIG’S BAND ‘Winter Draws On’. Clun Memorial Hall, 7.30pm, £7.50 on the door, 01547 528052. ST MICHAEL’S HOSPICE FUNDRAISER Featuring The Youth Within, Pablo Alto, Billy Whizz, Offal Club plus The Missed Deeds. Ledbury British Legion, 7.30pm, free entry, 01531 636805. ROCKY ROAD TO RUIN The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford. EDDY P White Horse Inn, Clun. FLATWORLD & FRIENDS Informal evening of lively world music performed on violin, saxophone, guitar and other instruments. Berriew Community Centre, 7.30pm, advance tickets £6/£3, £8/£4 on the door, 01686 640954. THE WEREWOLVES OF POWYS The Stag, Llanidloes. MICRO BABY Malthouse, Ironbridge. THE FABULOUS BORDELLOS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. CÔR GLANAETHWY Bangor-based choir, finalist in BBC 1’s ‘Last Choir Standing’. The Pavilion, Llandrindod Wells, 7pm, £15, 01982 551040. In aid of The Bracken Trust.

Sun 5 November THE LUKE DOHERTY BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4.30pm.

HANNAH & BRIAN Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

ALEC DANKWORTH QUARTET ‘World Spirit’. An evening of global song and improvisation. Lion Hotel, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 367482. TALON The best of the Eagles. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £23.50, 01743 281281. FORFEITS Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

Mon 6 November CIDER CITY JAZZMEN The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford, 01432 274968. LEGENDS OF AMERICAN COUNTRY Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £19.50, 01600 772467. GIGSPANNER New album launch. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 8pm, £15, 01588 630023. BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB Brimfield Village Hall, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 711480 www. roger435.wixsite.com/brimfieldfolkclub. AMERICANA SESSION Grape Vaults, Leominster, 8pm.

Tues 7 November UPTON BISHOP JAZZ CLUB Featuring Cafe Manouche. The Millennium Hall, Upton Bishop, Ross-on-Wye, 7.30pm, pre-booked tickets £10, 07970 343148. OPEN MIC NIGHT The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, free, 01432 340555. BRECON JAZZ CLUB Featuring Lenore Raphael, piano, Wayne Wilkinson, guitar, Chris Hodgkins, trumpet and Alison Rayner, double bass. Neuadd Theatr, Christ College, Brecon, 7.30pm, £8 members, info@breconjazzclub.org OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

TELFORD ACOUSTIC CLUB Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888. THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

Thurs 9 November RICHARD ORMROD Piano. Playing Bach, Beethoven and Bartok for Welshpool Music Club. Welshpool Methodist Church, 13 High St, Welshpool, 7.30pm, £10, £2 students on the door. BEEZ NEEZ Crown and Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. ACOUSTIC/SEMI ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. KENT DUCHAINE International blues star. Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

Fri 10 November MAGIC MIRRORS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. THE ANIMATORS The Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. LINERUNNERS De Koffie Pot, The Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 9pm, free. THE ENDINGS Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. ALEXANDER O’NEAL Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £35-£32, 01743 281281. ALCOHOUSTICS Yew Tree, Peterstow, 9pm. BAND OPEN MIC Hosted by Rhythm Thieves. Drums and backline provided. Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm. LIVE MUSIC The Stag, Llanidloes. CHRIS WOOD Supported by Twelfth Day. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £13.50/£12.30, 01982 552555.

HEG & THE WOLF CHORUS Theatrical, original folk. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5, 01497 821762. FOLK IN THE FOYER Featuring Chris Quinn. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575. GEORGE HINCHLIFFE’S UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £24, 01686 614555. LOST THE PLOT Malthouse, Ironbridge.

Sat 11 November THE JENTS Malthouse, Ironbridge. JERMON JAZZ Featuring Crux Trio and special guest. The Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, Oswestry, 8pm, £7, 01691 662196. COHIBA The Stag, Llanidloes. PAUL PARKER AND ALL THE RIGHT FRIENDS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

PHOENIX Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

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THE LUDLOW ORCHESTRA Programme includes George Butterworth and Vaughan Williams. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £12, under 16s free, 01584 878141. WORRIED MEN The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford. NOBLE JACKS A rip-roaring Alt-Folk band. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £7, 01497 821762. THE ENDINGS Crown and Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. REVIVAL Abba tribute. Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 7.30pm, £15. Tickets available from Specsavers store in Maylord Orchards. Fundraiser for Blackmarston School. CALL OF THE KRAKEN Gordon Bennetts Bar, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 01432 360250. LIVE MUSIC The Stag, Llanidloes.

HANNAH & BRIAN Reet Petite, West St, Leominster.

SULTANA BROTHERS The Malt Shovel, Highley, 9pm.

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE A tribute to the Police. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £20.50, 01874 611622.

CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH Lyrical Americana, upbeat rock and country-tinged ballads. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

ELINOR BENNETT Harp classics. Community Hall, New Radnor, 7.30pm, £12, under 14s £3, 01544 350268. JONCAN KAVLAKOGLU Support from Jack Brett and Guests. Chapel Lawn Village Hall, 7pm, £8 advance or £10 on the door, 01547 530258 or 07825 133690.

Sun 12 November MONTH OF SUNDAYS Richmond Club, Hereford, 3-5pm. FOLK SESSION Arvon Ale House, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells, 4pm. ACOUSTIC/OPEN MIC SESSION Yew Tree, Peterstow, 7.30pm. WHISKY RIVER BOYS Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

Wed 15 November SPEEDGUMS & GUESTS Curry and cabaret. Norrie’s Cafe, 3 Church St, Leominster, £16.50, please book, 01568 612876.

UPTOWN FOLK Featuring Cardboard Fox. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970.

ROY WOOD The legendary founder of The Move, Wizzard & The Electric Light Orchestra. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £32.50-£29.50, 01743 281281.

SOUL IN MOTION Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £15, 01600 772467. THE MIRRORS Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

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

WILL KILLEEN Irish acoustic blues slide guitarist, singer and songwriter. De Koffie Pot, The Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 9pm, free.

LIVE MUSIC Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

PHOENIX Afternoon gig. Gordon Bennetts Bar, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 01432 360250. THE COULL QUARTET Programme includes Mozart, Puccini and Dvorak, plus a new piece by Derek Smith for Armistice Day. Lion Ballroom, Leominster, 3pm, £14, £7 students. Leominster TIC, 01568 616460. TREVOR BURTON BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4.30pm. LES MCKEWOWN & THE BAY CITY ROLLERS The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £23.50, 01432 340555. STEVE PAYNE/MISKIMINN/HOBDAY Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 01600 712767. LIVE JAZZ Plus Sunday roast. Local quartet plays well-known standards, Latin and blues. The Cliffe at Dinham, Ludlow, 12.30-3pm, 01584 872063.

Tues 14 November OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762. THE STYLISTICS One of the most iconic soul groups in history. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £30 - £27.50, 01743 281281. JON BODEN The Afterglow Tour. Former lead singer of Bellowhead. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8pm, £21, 01584 878141. DAN OWEN Standing gig. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £15, 01743 281281.

VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Rose and Crown, Ludlow, 9pm.

OPEN MIC Reet Petite, West St, Leominster.

JAZZ NIGHT Featuring Mark Latimer & Ruth Bowen. Reet Petite, West St, Leominster.

Thurs 16 November

Sun 12 November

THE FORFEITS The Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

JOHN TAMS AND BARRY COOPE The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £15/£12, 01432 340555. PROTO IDIOT / SLUMB PARTY / ELEPHANT PEEL / AS MAMAS Heroes, Worcester, 8pm, £4. LAU A unique live set, featuring all their greatest material from across the last decade. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £16/£15, 01982 552555. FOLK NIGHT King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. PURPLE RAIN A celebration of Prince with an 8-piece live band. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. THE ROY ORBISON STORY Featuring Barry Steele and Friends. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442. WAYNE MARTIN BAND Crown and Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. PURPLE RAIN A celebration of the music, life and legacy of Prince. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Fri 17 November WING WALKERS Malthouse, Ironbridge. ALTO-HOLIC Songs and stories from actress and singer Madeleine MacMahon, lamenting the highs and lows of her alto range and her life. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £10, 01432 340555. SUBDUCTION Yew Tree, Peterstow, 9pm. ROSIE HOOD Folk singer. The Song House at The Blue Boar, Ludlow, 8pm, £6, 07887 535893.

LIVE MUSIC The Stag, Llanidloes. ALDEN PATTERSON & DASHWOOD Norwich based folk/Americana trio. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5, 01497 821762. MR BLACK Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. ROCKAOKE Sing with a live band. The Exchange, Newtown, 01686 621814. KEITH NICHOLS & MUCH WENLOCK MALE VOICE CHOIR The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.30pm, £10, proceeds in support of The Alzheimer’s Society, 01952 727760.

Sat 18 November KINNERSLEY CHURCH CHRISTMAS FAIR Food, stalls and more. Kinnersley Castle, HR3 6QF, 10am-2pm, 01544 327426. TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE Gordon Bennetts Bar, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 01432 360250. MAGIC MIRRORS The Stag, Llanidloes.

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THE BLACK KAT BOPPERS A real rock ‘n’ roll band. Presteigne Assembly Rooms, 8pm, £13 from Courtyard Antiques or 01544 267163. Full Circle Dance gig.

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CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SWITCH ON With live music from The Scarlet Scarlets, Herefordshire Youth Choir, Minnie’s Moochers and cast from Sleeping Beauty panto. Old Market Shopping Centre, Hereford, from 1.30pm onwards, free. THE MARK DAVIES BAND Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. SOUNDS OF HARLOWE Incendiary live hip-hop/soul rabble rousers packing deep lyrics, subterranean grooves and stratospheric brass. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5, 01497 821762. RUBBLE The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford. HEART OF ANARCHY 2017 All artists and organisers giving their time for free to stage this event, allowing 100% of the money raised to go directly to The British Heart Foundation. A silent auction will take place. The Grapes, East St, Hereford, 12pm-1am, £5, food and drink available. FREEBORN RISING Reet Petite, West St, Leominster.

DAVE PRICE AND ERIKA LYONS Superb jazz piano and double bass. Saturday Cafe, The Courtyard, Hereford, 12-2pm, free. FLANDERS AND SWAN REVISITED Complemented by the words and wit of Sir John Betjeman, nostalgia for a by-gone age. In aid of Ledbury Community Transport. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, £15 to include a glass of wine, 07967 517125. STEWART HARDY The Swan Inn, Aston Munslow, SY7 9ER, £10 including food, 01584 841564.

RHYTHM THIEVES Royal Oak, 70 Compton Rd, Wolverhampton. SHREWSBURY CHORAL SOCIETY ‘Venetian Baroque’. Music by Monteverdi, Galuppi, Albinoni, Torelli and Vivaldi. Shrewsbury Abbey, 7.30pm, £15, under 16s free, 01743 232236. TREVOR DAVIES TRIO Featuring The Vibes, together with Trevor’s inimitable guitar playing and Dane on bass. Not to be missed. Aardvark Books and Cafe, Brampton Bryan, 12-3pm, free, 01547 530744.

OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

Wed 22 November AMERICANA SESSION American country blues. King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. BLIND BOY PAXTON The Art Shop & Chapel, Market St, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £17, pre-concert suppers available, booking essential, 01873 736430 or 01873 852690, events@artshopandchapel.co.uk THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

Thurs 23 November The Laurence Jones Band, Hereford Blues Festival

Sat 18 November SHREWSBURY JAZZ NETWORK Featuring Alan Barnes Octet: Fish Tales. Plus Josie Moon, poet. Celebrating the rich history of the Grimsby fishing trade, exploring its myths and misadventures. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £18, 21s and under £9, 01743 234970. THE RAIDERS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

Sun 19 November ACOUSTIC SESSION Arvon Ale House, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells, 4pm.

HEREFORD BLUES FESTIVAL Featuring Red Butler, The Laurence Jones Band, Rainbreakers, Della Grants, Kyla Brox, Tommy Allen’s Trafficker, Troy and Violet Redfern. Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 1pm-midnight, advance tickets £15, www.herefordbluesfestival.co.uk 01873 860679.

THAT’LL BE THE DAY CHRISTMAS SHOW Rock ‘n’ roll variety show. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £26.50-£22.50, 01743 281281.

SULTANA BROTHERS The King’s Head, Tenbury Wells, 9pm.

SONS OF DELTA Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4.30pm.

LUDLOW CHORAL SOCIETY ‘A Little Night Music’. Programme includes Monteverdi, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Larley, Laridsen and Taverner. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 8pm, £12, from Ludlow Assembly Rooms, or on the door, 01584 878141. SONIC BOOM Malthouse, Ironbridge. THE CAJUN ROOSTERS Playing the music of the Louisiana swamplands, with accordions, fiddle, guitar and vocals. Little Wenlock Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10, 01952 505888. Arts Alive. HOT ROD 55 Crown and Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

HEREFORD CHORAL SOCIETY Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius. With Hereford Sinfonia and soloists Catherin Wyn-Roberts and Mark le Brocq. Hereford Cathedral, 7.30pm, £25-£10, tickets from The Courtyard, 01432 340555.

CHILDREN IN NEED A 12 hour sponsored music-a-thon. King’s Head, Tenbury Wells, 12 noon - 12 midnight, free.

WARREN JAMES Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm. SKYLARK Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

Tues 21 November EMMA AND THE PROFESSOR Emma Heath (guitar and vocals) and Mark Davies (bodhran and cajon). Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £2.50, 01686 614555. BRECON BITES: INDIGO BRASS Classical music recital by young artists in residence from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 1pm, £5, £7.50 with tea and cake, 01874 611622. VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Rose and Crown, Ludlow, 9pm.

A NIGHT OF DIRTY DANCING The ultimate tribute show celebrating the movie soundtrack. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £23, 01584 878141. HMV BAND Present Pink Floyd. Crown and Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

Fri 24 November LIVE JAZZ DINNER Local quartet plays well-known standards, Latin and blues. The Cliffe at Dinham, Ludlow, 12.30-3pm, 01584 872063. MICROBABY Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. SYNERGY The Clive, Bromfield, near Ludlow, 8pm, 01584 856565. LIVE MUSIC The Stag, Llanidloes. ANAPURENA Dynamic 4-piece band playing original, indie, blues fusion. De Koffie Pot, The Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 9pm, free. MARTIN BLAKE & ERIC PORTER The Yew Tree, Peterstow, 9pm. ROCKY ROAD TO RUIN The Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. JON BENGRY Funk/House. Reet Petite, West St, Leominster. THE HANNAH LOCKERMAN BAND Linton Village Hall, near Ross, 7pm, pre-book tickets £8, 07974 484141. HERMON JAZZ Featuring The Oxley-Meier Guitar Project. The Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, Oswestry, 8pm, £10, 01691 662196. FRUIT MACHINE Malthouse, Ironbridge.

GLUEPOT Dilwyn Cedar Hall, 7.30pm, £8, cabaret seating, bring your own drinks, 01544 318089. HARRIET EARIS Harp. From Celtic jigs and reels to jazz. Lion Ballroom, Leominster, 7.30pm, £12, £6 students. Leominster TIC, 01568 616460. OPEN MIC Hosted by Mark from Rhythm Thieves. Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm. HAY-ON-WYE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS Carol Singers, readings and evening entertainment. The Cheese Market/ Memorial Carpark, Hay-on-Wye, 5-7.30pm. Part of Hay Festival Winter Weekend, www.hayonwyechamber. co.uk/christmas

Sat 25 November THE CAJUN ROOSTERS Playing the music of the Louisiana swamplands, with accordions, fiddle, guitar and vocals. Meole Brace Peace Memorial Hall, 7.30pm, £10, 01743 235384. Arts Alive. CHRISTMAS JUMPER PARTY The Red Lion, Madley, 7pm, 01981 251696. JOEY THE CROW The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford. THE DELRAY ROCKETS Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

KINGTON CHORAL Programme includes Handel, Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams. supported by a string quartet. St Mary’s Church, Kington, 7.30pm, Earlybird ticket £10 from www.kingtonchoral.org. uk or No. 25 High St, Kington; Courtyard Antiques, Presteigne; Ye Olde Steppes, Pembridge; Central Stores, Eardisley, £12 on the door.

MIDNIGHT IDOLS Reet Petite, West St, Leominster. RHYTHM THIEVES King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. THE SARAH MEEK & GUY SHOTTON DUO Vocalist and pianist, two rising stars of the jazz scene. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5, 01497 821762.

MIG’S BAND / LLANFAIR SINGERS ‘Winter Draws On’. Everest Hall, Llanfair Waterdine, 7.30pm, £10 (including supper), must be booked in advance. Knighton Fine Art, 01547 528052.

UNDERCOVER The Stag, Llanidloes.

WITHOUT FLIGHT Gordon Bennetts Bar, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 01432 360250.

KNIGHTON’S LIVE PROMOTIONS Present Icarus Falls, Wolf Cryer and 16 Choke Start. Knighton & District Community Centre, over 18’s only, 8pm, £6 advance tickets, £7 on the door from AJ Pugh, Butchers, or online www.knightoncommunitycentre.com

KEITH JAMES ‘The Songs from Leonard Cohen’. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £15, 01432 340555. CALL MR ROBESON - A LIFE WITH SONGS Features fiery oratory plus some of his famous songs. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £13, 07967 517125. MARCHES CHOIR Concert to include Haydn’s Harmonie Mass, and Cimarosa’s Magnificat and Concerto for Two Flutes. 7.30.p.m. St. John’s Church, Bishop’s Castle. Tickets £10.00, under 18s free, 01588 650448.

THE ROVING CROWS Powerful Celtic rhythms. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575.

LUDLOW MEDIEVAL FAYRE Over 100 stalls, medieval jesters and musicians. Torch lit procession on Sat eves. Plus theatre, music, games, circus, demonstrations, acitivities and more. Ludlow Castle and Grounds. 10am-9pm, £12.50/£11.50, under 16’s £7.50, under 4’s free, cheaper online. www.ludlowmedievalchristmas.co.uk HMV Crown and Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

Langstaffe Violins John Langstaffe

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

We also stock a selection of new and antique instruments and accessories T: 01568 620120 M: 07901 064875

www.langstaffe-violins.co.uk

Trevor Davies Music

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

We stock Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, ESP, Fernandez, Epiphone, Indie, Aria, Ovation, Adamas, Martin, Taylor, Yamaha, Crafter, Burns, Washburn, Jackson, AER, Marshall, Hartke, Carlsbro, Laney, Zoom, Digitech, Tama, Casio. Plus many other brands. Approximately 500 guitars in stock and Brass, Woodwind, Drums, Keyboards, accessories and thousands of music books and sheet music.

ROCK SHACK BAND The Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

Talisk

THE NOTORIOUS BROTHERS Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. THE KAST OFF KINKS Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8pm, £21/£19, 01584 878141. EX CATHEDRA Christmas music by candlelight. St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £20, 25s and under £10, 18s and under £1, 01743 367482. PAUL PARKER Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

Sat 25 November THE WHISKEY RIVER BOYS The Bell Inn, Avening, Gloucestershire, 8.30pm. BRECON TOWN BAND Plus local choirs. Hay Food Festival, Memorial Car Park, Hay-on-Wye, 10am-4pm, free. Part of Hay Festival Winter Weekend. BOUNCING BETTY Malthouse, Ironbridge. THE DECO ENSEMBLE One of the UK’s foremost tango quintets. Their repertoire includes works by Devreese, Prokofiev, Anibal Troilo as well as contemporary Argentinian tango artists. Presteigne Assembly Rooms, 8pm, £14 from Courtyard Antiques, The Workhouse and wegottickets.com

Sun 26 November SUNDAY EVENING CHILL Live music from local bands and artists. The Red Lion, Knighton, 7.30pm, 01547 428080. VOODOO STONE Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4.30pm. FOLK SESSION Arvon Ale House, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells, 4pm. THE HARRISONS Queen’s Head, St James’ St, Monmouth, 01600 712767. STEVE YEOMANS Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

LUDLOW MEDIEVAL FAYRE Over 100 stalls, medieval jesters and musicians. Plus theatre, music, games, circus, demonstrations, acitivities and more. Ludlow Castle and Grounds. £11.50/£10.50, under 16’s £6.50, under 4’s free, cheaper advance booking online. www.ludlowmedievalchristmas.co.uk

WILL KILLEEN BAND Lichfield Vaults, Church St, Hereford, 4pm, 01432 266821. THE WHISKEY RIVER BOYS The Grape Vaults, Broad St, Leominster, 3pm.

Tues 28 November OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762. VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Rose and Crown, Ludlow, 9pm.

Wed 29 November THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

Thurs 30 November LITTLE RUMBA Vaults, Bishop’s Castle, 9pm. OPEN MIC NIGHT Grape Vaults, Leominster, 8pm. TALISK Winners of the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £12/£10, 01982 552555. OPEN MIC NIGHT Hosted by Howard and Clare. Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

DECEMBER Fri 1 December MARK LATIMER / TREV DAVIES TRIO Chequers, Etnam St, Leominster. THREE LEGG’D MARE The Lost Arc, Bridge St, Rhayader, £7.50, £9 on the door. BELLA COLLINS & GARETH EVANS Yew Tree, Peterstow, 9pm.

THE SPEEDGUMS Jazz blues and country rock. De Koffie Pot, The Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 9pm, free. ANTHONY DOYLE (Bongo Man). White Horse Inn, Clun. RHYTHM THIEVES Newhampton Inn, 17 Riches St, Wolverhampton. ACADEMY OF SOUL Malthouse, Ironbridge.

Sat 2 December CUSTARD COLLECTION Malthouse, Ironbridge. KINGTON FESTIVE FOOD/DRINK FROM THE BORDERS Music by The Poobahs, choirs and buskers. 85 exhibitors, Father Christmas, A weekend of real Ale around the town (competition). A Kington Chamber of Trade event. Enquiries, mppeek@btinternet.com BIG FAT SHORTY King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. EIRA/SNOW A candlelit evening of Celtic, Middle Eastern and European music. St Mary the Virgin, Newton, near Monmouth, 7.30pm, £10 in advance or on door, 01600 712613. OVER THE HILLBILLIES The Stag, Llanidloes. REGIME Reggae, hip-hop, rock. Plus support. The Lost Arc, Bridge St, Rhayader, £7.50, £9 on the door, www.thelostarc. co.uk OPEN MIC Ledbury Community Hall, 7pm, £5, bring a bottle, 01531 632968. THE VILLAGE QUIRE ‘Golden Gifts for All’. With Phil Smith. Songs and stories for Christmastide. All Saints Church, Glasbury, 7.30pm, £7.50, 18s and under £5, includes mulled wine and mince pie, 01497 847676.

STONED LOVE The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

Rosie Hood, Hereford Mini Fest

A HEREFORD MINI-FEST DAY 1 Featuring folk, Americana and more including the 10-piece Knights of Mentis. Hereford Shire Hall, 7pm, £15 from Rocket Cafe or online, £20 to include Sunday event. Food from Rocket Cafe, tinyurl.com/herefest or text 07565 539764. CHRISTMAS SPARKLE Organ recital by Peter Dyke. Hereford Cathedral, 1pm. WINTERLAND FESTIVAL Featuring Werewolves of Powys and Groove City. Crown and Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. THE CAJUN ROOSTERS Playing the music of the Louisiana swamplands. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7.30pm, £12/£10, 01568 616460. Arts Alive.

Sun 3 December WILL KILLEEN Queen’s Head, St James’ St, Monmouth, 01600 712767. DECIBELLES A festive evening of Christmas music. Clifford Village Hall, 7pm, £5, bar. www.decibelles-hay.co.uk

A HEREFORD MINI-FEST DAY 2 Acoustic afternoon with traditional singers Rosie Hood, Marianne McAleer and invited guests. Bar available. Great Hall, Bishop’s Palace, Hereford, 1-5pm, £10 from Rocket Cafe or online (£20 to include Saturday event). tinyurl.com/herefest or text 07565 539764. CLIVE JOHN Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4.30pm.

Mon 4 December CIDER CITY JAZZMEN The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford, 01432 274968.

AMERICANA SESSION Grape Vaults, Leominster, 8pm. BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB Brimfield Village Hall, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 711480 www. roger435.wixsite.com/brimfieldfolkclub.

Tues 5 December UPTON BISHOP JAZZ CLUB Featuring Cafe Manouche. The Millennium Hall, Upton Bishop, Ross-on-Wye, 7.30pm, pre-booked tickets £10, 07970 343148.

Live Music Every Saturday!

NOVEMBER MUSIC Fri 3 - GARY HALL Sat 4 - WEISENHEIMER / HUCKWORM Sat 11 - HANNAH & BRIAN Fri 17 - OPEN MIC

Sat 18 - FREEBORN RISING

Fri 24 - FUNK / HOUSE with JON BENGRY Sat 25 - MIDNIGHT IDOLS

Open Mic

Every 3rd Friday in the month - 17 November Jazz and Tapas with Mark Latimer & Ruth Bowen Every 3rd Wednesday in the month - 15 November

Reet Petite, 18 West Street, Leominster

07484 545368

Wed 6 December THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

Music Workshops

LUDLOW SINGING FOR BREATHING GROUP Weekly sessions for people with a breathing difficulty, whether COPD, asthma or other problem. Singing has been shown to help improve breathing and well being, so this group was set up with the help of the British Lung Foundation last year. We do simple physical breath and vocal exercises and sing simple songs. Partners and friends are also welcome to attend. Held most weeks (call to check) on Wednesdays 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm at Rockspring Community Centre, Sandford Road, Ludlow SY8 1SX. Call Kate on 01584 890 284 for more details Sat 4 November FROM ROOTS TO GROOVES World music workshop with a trio from Flatworld. Berriew Community Centre, near Welshpool, booking essential, email berrieworkshops@gmail.com There will be an informal concert in the evening, 01686 640954. Tues 7 November SINGING NIGHT ‘Find Your Voice’ with songs from all over the world. Led by Ric Johnson. The Lost Arc, Bridge St, Rhayader, 7.30pm, £5, www.thelostarc.co.uk Sat 18 & Sun 19 November A WEEKEND OF MUSIC WITH STEWART HARDY Sat - ‘The Flesh and Bones of Fiddle Tunes’. Taking some great fiddle tunes as examples, Stewart will introduce you to the secrets of the distinctive Northumbrian fiddle style. Sun - ‘Making a Joyful Noise’. All instruments welcome. A day of uplifting music, fun and a few challenges in this day of ensemble playing. The Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, £58 per day including lunch, tea/coffee or £110 for both days, 01584 841564, folkfiddleteacher@gmail.com Fri 24 November RICK WILSON DRUM WORKSHOP Explore Indian, African and South American styles of drumming. Suitable for adults and children aged 7+. The Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, Oswestry, 12-2pm, £7, 01691 662196. Sat 25 November A BORDER MARCHES EARLY MUSIC FORUM WORKSHOP FOR SINGERS Tallis: Missa Puer Natus Est and other music for Advent. Tutor: Patrick Craig. 10am-4.30pm, Grange Court, Leominster, HR6 8NL, £16 for Early Music Fora members, £18 for non-members, £5 for students. Please book. Contact Wendy Sladen on 01568 612556 or wendyannsladen@gmail.com www.bmemf.org.uk

Sun 26 November SHROPSHIRE HARMONY QUIRE We sing and play mainly West Gallery music, which is energetic, rousing, no-nonsense stuff that is great fun to perform. It is what you would have heard in rural parish churches in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Led by Sue Harris. FREE for newcomers! Bishop’s Castle Methodist Hall, Station Street. 2-5 pm. Enquiries: bosky@btinternet.com. Tues 28 November & Tues 12 December LYDBURY NORTH COMMUNITY CHOIR Lydbury North Village Hall SY7 8EB, 2-4pm. All vocal abilities welcome - even if you haven’t sung for years. No ability to read music needed as songs are taught by ear. £12 per session. Call Kate on 01584 890284. Monday THE GARRICK SINGERS The Courtyard, Hereford, 12-1.30pm and 2-3.30pm. £5 per session, 01432 340555. Monday ALIVE & KICKIN’ CHOIR Old Muse, Glamorgan St, Brecon, 7-9pm, £5 public, £3 students/staff. tanyawalkermusic@hotmail.com Mondays BRECON TOWN BAND REHEARSALS Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 623650. 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. To find out more contact Martin on 01694 722500. Mondays BEAT IT - DRUMMING FOR DEMENTIA Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 1-3pm, free, 07875 090946. Monday BANDAMANIA Traditional dance music from far and wide. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7.15pm, Sue Harris 01547 550158. Tuesday LEOMINSTER COMMUNITY CHOIR Choir leader: Olivia Preye. No auditions, no need to read music. World, folk music, anything goes. 7-8.30pm at Leominster Community Centre. Info: contact anniewood@myphone.coop 01568 369074. Tuesday ST MICHAELS SINGERS Welcome interest from new singers, (particularly basses and tenors!) If you are interested please phone our Chairperson Pat Mutton on 01584 819875. We meet on Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm in St Michael’s Village Hall, near Tenbury Wells. Tuesdays SAMBA BRECON We are a friendly community band which meets each week to practice drumming and have fun. Sue on 07792 165481 or Gill on 01497 821631. 7-9pm, Village Hall just outside Brecon.

RHYTHM THIEVES

MALE/ FEMALE SINGER REQUIRED

To front function band. Must have charisma, vibrancy and be able to cover a range of genres from Crooner to modern day Pop / Funk. Female backing / lead vocalist to cover various genres from Anastacia, Tina Turner to Amy Winehouse.

DOUBLE BASS PLAYER WANTED

For 10 piece Crooner project for 2018. Must be able to read music charts and be available for regular gigging.

For more info on the Time Bandits please visit www.thetimebandits.info Contact Robby 07884 245 665

Phone 01568 770134 Fri 10 Nov BAND OPEN MIC, Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm, drums and backline provided. Sat 18 Nov Royal Oak, 70 Compton Rd, Wolverhampton. Fri 24 Nov OPEN MIC, Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm. Sat 25 Nov King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. Fri 1 Dec

Newhampton Inn, Riches St, Wolverhampton

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

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

Tuesday WHITTON VOICES Mixed community choir. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8-10pm, £6. All welcome. Led by Sue Harris, 01547 550158.

Thursday VOICE ACADEMY AT THE COURTYARD For ages 13+. The Courtyard, Hereford, 4.30-6pm, £4 per session, 01432 340555.

Wednesdays PLAY IT BY EAR for all melody instruments. Learn essential repertoire and take part in local pub sessions. This sociable course will develop your musicianship and understanding of folk traditions. Expert guidance from tutor Kitty Greenwood. Booking essential. For full details contact Kitty 01584 841564 folkfiddleteacher@gmail.com

Thursday CLUNSONGBIRDS 10 -11.30am in Hightown Hall. All taught by ear. £5 per week. Led by Sue Harris 01547 550158 sumarieharris@btinternet.com

Wednesdays CON ANIMA Early music group based in Bishop’s Castle, singing renaissance and baroque music a capella and led by George Baker. Contact Jaqueline jacquelinesw@hotmail.co.uk

1st and 3rd Thursdays HEREFORD CHANTING CIRCLE 11am-1pm plus one Friday evening 8pm - 10pm. Beautiful chants from a variety of spiritual traditions, no need to be a ‘singer’, just sing from the heart, all welcome. Contact Mike: 01432 261222 mikejhadden@ gmail.com or www.karimandsusanne.co.uk

Wednesday ROCKSPRING COMMUNITY CHOIR All welcome particularly men! Minimal charge. Rockspring Community Centre, Ludlow. 01584 529053. Wednesday LUDLOW LARKS COMMUNITY CHOIR Led by Polly Bolton. Songs from around the world. Ludlow Women’s Centre, 7.30pm-9.30pm. 01584 823609 or info@ oak-barn.co.uk or www.jollypages.co.uk/larks Wednesday DRUMMING FOR DEMENTIA The Courtyard, Hereford, 2-3.30pm, £2 per session, 01432 340555. Thursday EDGE CHAMBER CHOIR Auditioned chamber choir led by Ros Crouch. Friends Meeting House, Ludlow, 7.30-9.30pm. 01584 841053 or ros.crouch@gmail.com 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 Mixed choir, early/classical music. Howey VH, 7.45pm, 01874 754774.

First Thursdays BLACK HILL TUNE CLUB 2pm at the Crown Inn Longtown. Free. 01432 263495. Friday MUSIC TIME For under 5s. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10.30am-11.30am, 01743 234970. Friday FAMILY MUSIC MAKERS Fun sessions for parents and toddlers 12.30-2pm, £4 per adult and child pair, under 1s free. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

Sessions back next month

STEPHEN CONSTANCE PIANO TUNER & TECHNICIAN Established three generations

Modest Fees - No egotistical website! Just vast experience - Anywhere

Mobile 07866 290796 Email: jazzconstance@hotmail.co.uk

band directory APPLEBY KINSEY a contemporary folk and jazz quartet: acoustic guitar, flute, saxophones, double bass, two female vocalists. A large repertoire of original songs from tender, lyrical, slightly dark, to up-tempo latin jazz and folk. Live original music with authenticity and sophistication for events, festivals, weddings, clubs. www.applebykinsey.com or call Ken on 07979 542 449. BACK IN TIME Five-piece 50s and 60s band. Tel: Alan on 01686 627679 or 07580 940006. BANDAMANIA Community band playing wild and wonderful traditional music. Perfect for ceilidhs, parties and all sorts of local events. Sue Harris 01547 550158 sumarieharris@btinternet.com MARTIN BLAKE: Fingerpickin’ good guitar, banjo and vocals in a variety of line-ups from duo to 6 piece, including Whiskey River (5/6 piece electric Swamp Rock band) The Whiskey River Quartet (Acoustic 4 piece version), The Whiskey River Boys (duo version of the same), The Grass Snakes (6 piece Honky-Tonk Bluegrass Band with loads of harmony vocals), and Blakes III, (eclectic long standing trio with clarinet, fiddle, guitar & 3 part harmony vocals) - Pubs, Clubs, Parties, Weddings, Divorces etc. Contact: 07846 669890 or 01432 342018. Email: martin@martinblake.co.uk Website: www.martinblake.co.uk THE BUTCHER’S DOGS - Two crazy, high octane Irish Bluegrass Country Americana Rockabilly loving dudes with a lust for life have guitars, banjos and mandolins to bring a borderland Ho-Down to a place of your choice. Will travel, have played in London, Liverpool, Bristol and Cardiff. Contact Toby 07870 781853, John 01544 230699, email eurolott@tiscali.co.uk CHRISIE J LOCAL VOCALIST! I sing Jazz. Soul, Musical Theatre, Pop and Rock. For more information or to make a booking email chrisiej20@gmail.com or phone 07968 893719. Have a look at my social media for performance videos and more information. Also looking for a band so get in touch if interested. D E C I B E L L E S An a cappella ladies singing ensemble based in the Hay-on-Wye area. Available for parties, concerts, working with you to create a unique musical experience for your occasion. www.decibelles-hay.co.uk 07855 348122. DISKAN Breon-Irish-Balkan music, well established band with wide touring and festival experience, available for gigs, private events, ceilidhs, art’s centre performances. Various formats available (from two to four musicians: flute, fiddle, guitar, bouzouki, double bass, vocals). Follow us on Facebook. Tel: 07588 858010. Email: imiletitch@aol.com FLATWORLD Roots ‘n’ grooves from Eastern Europe and beyond. Lively 5-piece band with magnificent tunes and kicking rhythm for your festival, wedding, party or pub. Also circle dancing with caller. Contact Neil on 01684 569611 or 07866 021489; www.flat-world.org.uk or email info@flat-world.org.uk

THE FORDSONS. The Fordson family present a programme of old-timey, mountain and early bluegrass music - the content is morally good. String band music from the early 20th century - breakdowns, fiddle and banjo tunes and cautionary songs of love and loss. Contact Pa Fordson on 01981 241436 or email thefordsons@gmail.com

GROOVE DYNAMITE ignites the fuse to your dancing shoes! This 8 piece function band brings explosive Soul, Funk and Disco to parties, weddings and special events, packing dance floors across Shropshire and surrounding counties. For bookings/enquiries email groovedynamite@gmail.com, www.groovedynamite.co.uk or 07964 714754. 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 A classy four piece band featuring Hugh, John, Jacqui & Pete, from The Tango Band and The Rumbajax, playing moody, melancholy music everything from East European and South American to the Blues. Viola, violin, accordion, saxophones, guitar, vocals and bass. 01547 520339 www.littlerumba.com LOS SQUIDEROS “The Greatest Mexican Band to come out of Hereford in a Hundred Years”. Fabulous party band with a long history of amazing crowds. Playing surf, funk and ska with latino beats.. Also, The Swing Set; Swing jazz, Blues and rock n roll from the Squid collective. Contact Leo 07816 686856 leocaithness@tiscali.co.uk MELOMANICS Principally a wacky Duo with an amazingly dynamic sound, playing their eclectic and cosmopoloitan repertoire with engagingly humour and infectious energy (sustainable). Far more than just great music. And stilts if appropriate. Find out just how much fun a ceilidh really can be, either with separate caller or the minimal option with Tim calling and playing. Ideal for parties, weddings, fund-raising events, festivals, shows, pubs, restaurants, etc. Scottish, Irish and French-themed specialities (Timoléon pour vos soirées francaises). For info call Tim on 01743 719438, or Rich 01743 718612. Email tim@melomanics.co.uk. Website www.melomanics.co.uk MUCH ADO - The band for your ceilidh or barn dance. 4-piece band with caller for ceilidhs, barn dances, weddings, parties, shows, fetes, etc. Alan Oberman 01982 570432, email alan.oberman@gmail.com. See website www.muchadoband.com NEW TRICKS Lively 4-piece 60’s, 70’s band playing classic tunes of the era. With some blues/rock and country/ rock. Barry 07754 534406 or David 01568 612661. ObScUrE A multi-talented, well-rehearsed fun band. With songs from Kings of Leon, ZZ Top, Eric Clapton, Stereophonics, Dire Straits, Peter Frampton, Oasis, Beatles, Rolling Stones and more. Blues to Ballads. Rock to Reggae. Soul to Swing. Tenbury Wells based. Tel: 07951 449658. OVER THE HILLBILLIES - Lively, foot stomping, rip-roaring band performing everything from Led Zep to Kylie, Dolly to Motorhead, and Blur to the Bee Gees. With a look fashioned straight from “Deliverance”, playing on a banjo, fiddle, tea-chest bass, drums, harmonicas, guitar and a suitcase(!) We are perfect for parties, pubs, festivals and anything else that involves drinking and dancing. Contact Linda on 01686 670409 / 07816 125802 or find us on Facebook.com/Over-the-Hillbillies. YEEEEHAAAAA!

RHYTHM THIEVES Funky, folky and fun. Firm favourites at festivals, pubs, parties and events around the Midlands and beyond, Rhythm Thieves are a lively must-see band who deliver an unforgettable and highly entertaining night out. “Full of fire and enthusiasm” Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2 “Great, super, lovely - our resident band” Genevieve Tudor. BBC Radio Midlands Folk Show. “If they don’t make you smile, you’re probably dead.” Wheaton Aston Folk Festival Tel: 01568 770 134, e-mail rhythmthieves@hotmail.com SAMBUCA Ludlow based acoustic trio, playing a nice mix of jazz standards, classic blues, sambas etc. For more information call Richard 07974 399524. SEAN SAYE Great acoustic music for all occasions, easy listening to singalong party. Music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Contact tel: 07734 399497 or email seansaye@ yahoo.co.uk. Website www.seansaye.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 01982 540832 or Anna on 07980 961187. SILVER BRANCH (UN-CALLED FOR) - Five piece cutting edge instrumental Folk Band. Available for concerts/gigs. Tel nos. as above. SOUL SUPPLY 6-piece soul, Motown and R & B Party Band. Guaranteed to turn your event into a hive of nonstop dance floor activity. Available for weddings, parties and corporate events. Full PA, lights, staging and disco as required. 079905 75531 or 01568 708868 www.soulsupplyband.co.uk info@soulsupplyband.co.uk SLIPPERY SLOPE Silly, melancholy and beautiful music played on accordion, fiddle, guitar and steel pan. From ska to klezmer via a Parisian cafe and a Russian vodka bar. For more info please call Jo or Ben on 01981 510136 see www.slipperyslope.org.uk or email slipperyslope@hotmail.com STEADY EDD & THE BOOGIEMEN Boogie Woogie and its best, jazz and soul - let the good times roll! Contact Edd, on 01432 769077, www.steadyedd.co.uk

STONED CHERRIES Are: Dave Evans, guitar, mandolin, vocals; Roger Pugh, guitar, mandola, vocals; Aly May, whistles, vocals and Matt Donaldson, bass, percussion and vocals. A dynamic folk / rock fusion of original, traditional and modern songs and tunes. Roger 01885 483425 / 07779 694615 / pugh@live.co.uk or Dave 01886 822132 / 07817 220016 / dgand2@btinternet.com www.dgand2.wix.com/thestonedcherries THE 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. Email pppbrooks@gmail.com THE SULTANA BROTHERS Fine R&B from one of the best bands around! The ultimate hip swingin’, foot tappin’ party band - guaranteed to help you dance the night away. For bookings/enquiries contact Phil 07791 129391 or Adam 07855 037092. Website www.thesultanabrothers. vpweb.co.uk or find us on Facebook.com/thesultanabros THE VILLAGE QUIRE spine-tingling harmonies sung with all the emotional clout, subtlety of expression and love of life that you get when voices are raised together in song. Music from and inspired by the folk harmony, west gallery and shape note traditions all woven together with words and stories. Various shows available to book, including ‘Back to the Garden’ – life and hope in the trenches based on original letters from WW1 Herefordshire soldier and gardener William Bevan. “The Village Quire have become one of my favourite singing groups of all time ... (Frank Hennessy, Celtic Heartbeat, Radio Wales). For bookings / further info ring 01497 847676 www.villagequire.org.uk VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Ludlow-based, 6-piece, New Orleans/Trad band. Comprising trumpet, sax, trombone, banjo, tuba and washboard, playing and singing popular foot-tapping songs mostly from the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s. Available for all functions. See us every Tuesday at the Rose and Crown in Ludlow. Tel: Rob 01584 318088, email vintagejazzrevival@gmail.com TRIO TANGENTE Violin and vocal led spicy fun energetic Latin/Tango/Hot Club/ Gypsy influenced band. For all occasions. Contact Faith 07870 320022. XL’S Maximum R ‘n’ B, Feelgood Rock & Roll. 01588 650686.

Band Directory

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REVEREND FERRIDAY Upbeat One Man Blues Band. Playing driving slide guitar with rockabilly flair, seasoned with a touch of Americana, a mix of stomping originals and traditional classics. Available for all occasions, large or small. Contact the Reverend: 01584 711700 - 07766 185451 - revferriday@gmail.com - www.revferriday.com

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theatre Thurs 9 November KING LEAR Debs Newbold channels her love of Shakespeare’s language to whip up a great storm that will snatch you from your seat and send you hurtling into its bloody centre. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £11, 01686 614555.

Diary of a Madman

PERFORMANCE Wed 1 November ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS BLACK RAT PRODUCTIONS. A deliriously funny, brand new version of the West End and Broadway smash hit. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £12/£10, 01874 611622. Until Thurs 2 November THE HAUNTING OF BLAINE MANOR Written and directed by Joe O’Byrne. A classic ghost story set in 1953. The Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, Oswestry, 8pm, £7, 01691 662196, www.hermonchapel.com Thurs 2 & Fri 3 November FINDING JOY VAMOS THEATRE. Joy is 83. She’s fiesty, loves to dance and is losing her memory. Her rebellious grandson decides to look after her and they discover a shared playfulness and growing love. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. Sat 4, Sun 12 & Fri 17 November WUTHERING HEIGHTS HOTBUCKLE PRODUCTIONS. When Cathy’s father brings home an orphaned Heathcliff, the effect will echo for generations. 4 Nov - Ellesmere College Arts Centre, 7pm, £12/£6/£38, 01691 626545. 12 Nov - Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7.30pm, £12/£8/£38, 01568 616460. 17 Nov - SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £11/£7, 01588 630321. Arts Alive. Wed 8 - Sat 11 November BEDROOM FARCE SHROPSHIRE DRAMA COMPANY. Confusion, chaos and hilarity, a play by Alan Ayckbourn. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £16, students £14, 01743 281281. Thurs 9 November DIARY OF A MADMAN Poprishchin is a low-ranking civil servant whose descent into madness is chronicled in a series of comic diary entries. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £12/£10, 01874 611622.

Thurs 9 & Fri 10 November MY DEAREST GIRLS - THE LETTERS BOOK FRANCESCA MILLICAN SLATER. A book of letters sent during 1917-1920 between a group of six young Shropshire women reveals their everyday lives. 9 Nov - Herefordshire Archive & Record Centre, 8pm, £10/£5, 01432 260750. 10 Nov - Bitterley Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10, 01584 890881.

Fri 10 & Sat 11 November TEAM VIKING TANGRAM THEATRE COMPANY & SUPPORTING WALLS. Five years ago James’ best friend’s last wish was to be given a full Viking burial. This is the remarkable, hilarious, heart-lifting and outlandish story, a comic ode to death and friendship. 10 Nov - Quatt Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10/£6, 01746 781759, Arts Alive. 11 Nov - Presteigne Assembly Rooms, 8pm, £10, £7 for ages 12-18 years, tickets from Courtyard Antiques, The Workhouse and wegottickets.com Sat 11 November ANDREW DEE - SPIRIT MEDIUM & PSYCHIC Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575. Sat 11 November A LESSON FROM AUSCHWITZ BROTHER WOLF THEATRE COMPANY. Based on real events, ‘A Lesson from Auschwitz’ explores how and why the Nazi’s did what they did, shedding light on the mentalitiy of the perpetrators and the disturbing reality of life in a death camp. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £13/£11, 01432 340555. Wed 15 November A CHRISTMAS CAROL EUROPEAN ARTS COMPANY. John O’Connor faithfully recreates Dickens’ best-loved ghost story. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 2pm & 8pm, £15/£13, 01743 281281. Thurs 16 & Fri 17 November SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL’S FESTIVAL Shakespeare Schools Foundation present the world’s largest youth drama festival. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7pm, £10/£7.50, 01743 281281. Thurs 16 & Sun 17 November LITTLE WOLF A vital, raw and blisteringly funny retelling of Ibsen’s classic play, Little Eyolf. Freddie and Rita are forced to confront the truth of their marriage when a little boy disappears. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, Thurs 7.30pm with post show talk, Fri 2pm with captions, £12/£10/£7, 01874 611622. A Lesson From Auschwitz

The Bear

Sun 26 November AS YOU LIKE IT TELFORD ARTS COMPANY. Actor-muso production. The Lost Arc, Bridge St, Rhayader, 2.30pm, £7.50, under 18s £6, £9 and £7.50 on the door, www.thelostarc.co.uk Sat 9 December SNOW QUEEN NYP THEATRE GROUP PRODUCTION. A magical story set in a winter wonderland. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £9.50/£8.50, 01686 614555.

MUSICAL THEATRE & OPERA Until Sat 4 November HAIRSPRAY JR & SHOWCASE AAODS JUNIORS. A family friendly musical piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, times vary, £10, 01873 850805.

Fri 17 & Sat 18 November FORGET ME NOT - THE ALZHEIMER’S WHODUNNNIT ROB GEE. Jim’s wife, a patient on a dementia ward has died from what appears to be natural causes. Jim is a retired police detective and he smells a rat... Suitable for ages 14+. 17 Nov - Habberley Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10/£5, 01743 790179. 18 Nov - Stoke St Milborough Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10, 01584 823791. Arts Alive. Sun 19 November ONCE UPON A LABRADOR CHARLES GARLAND PRODUCTIONS. An evening of wry humour, with Alfie going back to his roots with his book of ‘whimsical verse’ entitled ‘My Labrador Eats Poo’ (not quite as disgusting as it sounds) illustrated by Harry Venning, this stage show features Charles Garland, and his Labrador Alfie. Original music interludes by: Rick Wakeman, Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, £10, 01885 488575. Mon 20 November SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL’S FESTIVAL Unique Shakespeare productions staged by schools. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, £9/£7/£6.50, 01874 611622. Wed 22 November BRILLIANCE FARNHAM MALTINGS. 1963, winter. Daisy places her hand on the switch, presses it down, and life is never the same again. Long after it’s arrival in the city, the slow process of rural electrification is starting to illuminate every corner of village life. Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch, 7.30pm, £11/£5/£30, 01948 660660. Arts Alive. Thurs 23 - Sat 25 November ARE YOU BEING SERVED OFF CENTRE THEATRE brings you the stage version of the classic TV sitcom. The entire staff of Grace Bros. depart en masse for a holiday in Spain. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £10, 01600 772467. Fri 24 November HARD TIMES LIGHTHOUSE THEATRE brings it’s unique theatrical style to this compelling Charles Dickens’ tale of cold hearts and blazing humanity. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £11, 01686 614555.

Until Sat 4 November PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT X-ENTRICITY. A heartwarming, uplifting adventure of three friends, a glamorous Sydney-based performing trio who agree to take their show to the middle of the Australian outback. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, Sat matinee 2.30pm, £17/£16, 01432 340555. Wed 1 - Sat 4 November CINDERELLA GET YOUR WIGLE ON. Music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7pm, Sat matinee 2pm, £19.50-£12.50, 01743 281281. Thurs 16 November WYTHNOS YNG NGHYMRU FYDD OPRA CYMRU. The world’s only Welsh-language opera company brings a cast to breathe musical life into this famous cautionary tale of love, loss, community and belonging. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £15, children £6, family £32, 01686 614555. Tues 7 - Sat 11 December SISTER ACT HEREFORD MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY. The hilarious story of Deloris Van Cartier, a disco diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a murder. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, Sat matinee 2.30pm, £22-£20/£20-£18, 01432 340555. November and December THE BEAR MID WALES OPERA. Experience opera like never before as MWO ‘Small Stages’ presents its first ever microchamber performances with a brand new version of this hilarious one-act comedy classic. 2 Oct - Llandinam Village Hall. 3 Nov - Llanfair Caereinion Institute. 4 Nov - Abermule Village Hall. 6 Nov - St Hywyn’s Church, Aberdaron. 8 Nov - Theatr Twm O’r Nant, Denbigh. All at 7.30pm, £10, £8 students, 01686 614555. 23 Nov - St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye, £10, 01497 822629. 29 Nov - Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, £20, 01584 878141. 3 Dec - Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, £12 tickets from Courtyard Antiques, Presteigne or wegotttickets.com Sat 2 December A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A FOLK OPERA A brand-new retelling of the best loved Yuletide adventure of them all. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

CHILDREN’S THEATRE

Mon 1 November CRAFTY’S CREEPY CASTLE The perfect Halloween fun for the under 8’s with lots of interactivity. Pavilion Mid Wales, Llandrindod Wells, £10/£9, 01597 258118. Wed 8 & Thurs 9 November PEPPA PIG’S ADVENTURE Join Peppa as she gets ready to go on an exciting camping trip with her friends. For ages 3+ and their families. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. Sat 11 November JACK AND THE BEAN’S TALK GARLIC THEATRE COMPANY. Charming and inventive with plenty of interaction. The Courtyard, Hereford, 11am, £7.50, 01432 340555. Mon 13 & Tues 14 November THE SNOW DRAGON Billy has everything a young goat could need - and more besides. Toe-tapping songs and lots of laughs for everyone aged 3 and up. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, Mon 1pm & 5pm, Tues 10.30am & 1pm, 01874 611622. Sat 18 November WHERE’S MY IGLOO GONE? THE BONE ENSEMBLE. Oolik is an ordinary girl. Sitting in her igloo, a drop of water falls on Oolik’s head. Then another! Is her home melting? Join Oolik as she sets out on a journey to find help. Longnor CE Primary School, 2.30pm, £5, 07766 971385. Arts Alive. Sat 25 November DEAR SANTA - LIVE ON STAGE From the author of the well-loved children’s book, ‘Dear Zoo’. Regal Cinema, Tenbury, 11.3am & 2.30pm, 01584 811442. Sat 25 November - Sat 6 January SLEEPING BEAUTY As Princess Melody approaches her 18th birthday, a magical curse cast by the evil Hubbub during a childhood squabble hangs over her... The Courtyard, Hereford, £21-£10, phone for times, 01432 340555. Wed 29, Thurs 30 November & Fri 1 - Sun 3 December AWFUL AUNTIE THE BIRMINGHAM STAGE COMPANY. David Walliams’ amazing tale of frights, fights and friendship, featuring a very large owl, a very small ghost and a very awful Auntie! Theatr Hafren, Newtown, £13, children £11. 29 Nov - 6.30pm, 30 Nov - 1pm, 1 Dec - 11am & 1pm, 2 & 3 Dec - 11am & 2pm, 01686 614555. From Wed 29 November - Sun 7 January SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS Starring Shropshire’s favourite Dame, the hilarious Brad Fitt and the legendary Eric Smith (BBC Radio Shropshire). Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, phone for times, £24.50-£12, 01743 281281, www.theatresevern.co.uk

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

MID POWYS YOUTH THEATRE Tuesdays Junior Youth Theatre 8-11, 4.15pm-5pm. 11-14 years, 5.15pm-6.15pm. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells Senior Youth Theatre 14+ 7pm-9.30pm. The Drama Centre, Llandrindod Wells. Contact Ralph Bolland on 07810 350994. ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW Mon - Go MAD in Ludlow, 5-6.30pm, Oscars. Contact Simon & Suzanne mad@ludproduction.co.uk Sat - Ludwig Academy of Musical Theatre. 7-11 years 1-2pm, 12-16 years 2-3pm. Oscars. Contact Jack Ludwig, 077922 66225. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow. COURTYARD THEATRE, HEREFORD Wed - Courtyard Kids, reception 4.15-5pm, Year 2, 5pm, £63.50 per term. Sat - Junior Youth Theatre. From Year 3 - Year 9, phone for times, £68.50 per term. Wed - Intermediate Youth Theatre. For years 10 & 11, 6pm, £70.50 per term. Fri - Senior Youth Theatre, for ages 16+, 6.30pm, £73.50 per term. Thurs - Courtyard Musical Theatre for ages 11+, 6.30pm, £5 per session. Mons - Drama Tots,10am – 10.45am, Ages 2-4, £4 per session, £1 per extra child. Mon - Bromyard Conquest Kids (Reception & Year 1), 3.45pm, £36 per term. Bromyard Juniors (Year 2-6) 4.30-5.30pm, £39 per term. Bromyard Intermediates (Year 7-9), 6pm, £43 per term. Bromyard Seniors (Ages 14+), 7.30pm, £46 per term. Wed - Kington Juniors (Year 2-6) 4-4.45pm, £36 per term. Kington Intermediates (Year 7- 9), 5pm-6pm, £39 per term. Kington Seniors (Ages 14+) 6pm – 7.30pm, £43 per term The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555. Mondays BROMYARD YOUTH THEATRE Led by Becky Cook. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard. Ages 4-6. Juniors ages 6-1. Intermediate ages 11-14. All £30 per term. Senior ages 14-18, £35 per term, 01432 340555. Mondays TOTALLY ACTING Do you love acting? Learn the TV, film, stage acting techniques used by professionals. The Appletree Studio, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RU. Contact Rob Ford on 07772 823775, email: robjuckes@yahoo.co.uk THEATR IEUENTID / BRYCHEINIOG YOUTH THEATRE Are you passionate about drama, performing and being involved in theatre? Aged 4 to 25? With weekly sessions tailored to suit the needs of each year group, from 4 years and up, this is a great opportunity to explore and create exciting theatre, develop as a young actor and grow in confidence. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in the new Theatr Brycheiniog’s Youth Theatre productions. Theatr Brycheiniog is a member of The National Association of Youth Theatres. Mondays 3.45pm - 4.45pm 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 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. Thursdays and Saturdays SHROPSHIRE YOUTH THEATRE Providing training in a range of theatre skills for ages 5-25. All abilities welcome. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury. Contact Maggie Love: 07813 026367. Thursdays IMPULSIVE THEATRE COMPANY For ages 13-19. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 5-6.45pm, 07916 277928.

word Poetry & Storytelling

Gary Delaney

Fri 3 November DEAN OF HEREFORD An evening of song, readings and poetry, plus a two-course supper in the company of the Dean of Hereford, the Very Revd. Michael Tavinor. Proceeds to St Michael’s Hospice. All Saint’s Church, Hereford, £25, book www.st-michaels-hospice.org.uk Fri 10 November & Fri 8 December BLAST! STORYTELLING SERIES 10 Nov - Featuring Jack Evans, Mike Rust, Suzanne and Jake Thomas. 8 Dec - The Empty Hand with Daniel Morden. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 7.30pm, £7, 01588 630023. Mon 13 November POETRY IN PRESTEIGNE Penultimate session this year, we have an evening of poetry featuring writers and poets published by the Rack Press, with readings from local award winning writer Nicholas Murray, founder of Rack Press, plus Chris Kinsey (BBC Wildlife Poet of the Year) and William Palmer reading from his latest collection, ‘The Water Steps’. The Radnorshire Arms , Presteigne. 7.30pm. On the door £5 / £2 students 01544 267418 www.poetryinpresteigne.org supported by Literature Wales. Thurs 23 - Sun 26 November HAY FESTIVAL WINTER WEEKEND Blending literary conversation, immersive performances and family workshops. The programme of talks will celebrate the world’s best new fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Workshops for young people take inspiration from the festival’s Hay Trees project, with tree-to-type printmaking, festival crafts and Forest School events. Various venues, Hay-on-Wye. For more information www.hayfestival.org/winterweekend Thurs 30 November POETRY JAM: WORDZ N SOUNDZ A monthly session of performance poetry of all styles from slam to jam. The Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, Oswestry, 7.30pm, free, 01691 662196.

Comedy Sat 4 November COMEDY AT THE EDGE: JEREMY HARDY The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 8pm, £14, 01952 728911. Sun 5 November SEVERN JESTERS Featuring Nige, Josh Pugh, Tanya Lee Davis. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £9 in advance, £10 on the door, 01743 281281. Mon 6 November PAUL CHOWDHRY Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Thurs 9 November JETHRO The Cornish comedy legend. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £20, 01600 772467.

Fri 10 November ANDY PARSONS PEAK BULLSH*T Worried about your job? Worried about your family? Worried about the health service? Come and have a laugh about it. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, £15, 01874 611622. Fri 10 November HEINEKEN COMEDY CLUB Fast witted comedians and a lively atmosphere. 18+. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £12.50, 01432 340555. Fri 10 & Sat 18 November PHILL JUPITUS - JUPLICITY Stand-up comedian, poet, improviser and TV stalwart. 10 Nov - Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £15, 01600 772467. 18 Nov - The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 8pm, £15, 01952 728911. Tues 14 November COMEDY & CURRY Featuring Roland Gent, Paul Palmer, Adam Beardsmore and Laura Monmoth. Telford Comedy Club, 7.30pm, £7.50, 01952 610888. Fri 17 November ED BYRNE Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. Fri 24 November COMEDY CLUB Featuring Ian Smith, Amy Gledhill and Tony Law. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, £10, 01874 611622. Sat 25 November COMEDY AT THE EDGE Featuring Kerry Godliman. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 8pm, £15, 01952 728911. Wed 29 November GARY DELANEY He thinks a good joke should be like a drunk Glaswegian, short and punchy. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 8pm, £16, 01982 552555.

Talks November LINTON & DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY 1 Nov - Master’s House, Ledbury, by Robert Waddington. 8 Nov - American 19th century paintings, by Prof. Allen Fisher. 15 Nov - The Lacy Brothers, by Giles Browne. 22 Nov - Queen Anne, by Fiona Morison. 29 Nov - Hereford/Gloucester Railway, by Rev. MC Price. Linton Village Hall, 7.30pm, £3 non-members welcome, 01989 780634.

Thurs 2 & Sat 25 November HANS REY: RIDING LIFE The former World Champion, pioneer of Freeride, Mountain Bike Hall of Famer and mountain bike adventurer, will take audiences on an inspiring journey through his 30 year career. 2 Nov - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £17, 01874 611622. 25 Nov - Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £18/£17, 01686 614555. Fri 3 November DOUG SCOTT: A CRAWL DOWN THE OGRE Proceeds from the talk will support reconstruction of Community Action Nepal’s project in Nepal. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £13.50/£12, 01982 552555. Sat 4 November ILLUSTRATING WONDERLAND AND LOOKING-GLASS John Vernon Lord gives an illustrated talk and discussion with an introduction by Mark Richards. Blue Ginger Gallery, Stiffords Bridge, Cradley, 6pm, £15 including drink and tea with the Mad Hatter, 01886 880240. Tues 7 November LINGEN GARDEN CLUB ‘Vines’, a talk by Sarah Bell. Lingen Village Hall, 7.30pm, £1 members, £4 visitors, 01544 267463. Tues 7 November & Tues 5 December THE ARTS SOCIETY : BRECKNOCK 7 Nov - ‘Children’s Book Illustrations’, a talk by John Ericson. 5 Dec - Christmas Special, a talk by Peter Medhurst on ‘That Pretty Little German Toy: Musings on the Christmas Tree’. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2.30pm, £8, 01874 611622. Wed 8 November ADAM HENSON The star of Countryfile will talk about his new book ‘A Farmer and His Dog’. £3 off the ticket price against the purchase of the book. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7pm, £9 tickets from Rossiter Books, 01600 775572. Wed 8 November TERRY WAITE - ‘SURVIVAL IN SOLITUDE’ Olivier Memorial Peace Lecture. Terry Waite was captured in Beirut in 1987 and kept in darkness and solitary confinement for five years. This talk will encompass the events that shaped his life and will develop into a discussion about peace. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £12/£10, students £2, 01584 878141. Organised by Ludlow Quaker (Society of Friends) Meeting. Wed 8 November BROMYARD & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY ‘Herefordshire on Film’. A look at archive film through the decades and a talk given by Amanda Huntley. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, members free, guests £4. Terry Waite

Hans Rey, 2 & 25 Nov

Wed 15 November LEOMINSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY A talk on Hereford and Gloucester Canal by Nigel Jefferies. John Abel Room, Grange Court, Leominster, AGM 7pm, followed by talk, £3 on the door. Sat 18 November NED BOULTING - BIKEOLOGY Journalist, presenter, bestselling author and Tour De France winner Ned Boulting tackles the drama of recent events in the sport. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £20, 01874 611622.

Sat 11 November LIFE, LAW & LANDSCAPE - DAY CONFERENCE “Hereford and the Magna Carta 1217-2017”. Speakers include Dr Sophie Ambler, Professor Stephen Church, Dr Felicity Hill and Professor Nicholas Vincent. College Hall, Hereford Cathedral, £25 from website or shop, booking essential, www.herefordcathedral.org Tues 14 November & Tues 12 December THE ARTS SOCIETY: HEREFORD 14 Nov - ‘From Garbo to Garland: The Magical Art of Hollywood’, a talk by Geri Parlby. 12 Dec - ‘Fabulous Frocks & The Famous People Who Wore Them’, a talk by John Travis. The Ballroom, The Green Dragon Hotel, Broad St, Hereford, 2.15pm, £9, 01568 797703. Wed 15 November THE ARTS SOCIETY TEME VALLEY ‘Indians, Buffalos and Storms’. An illustrated lecture by Toby Faber. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 2.15pm, £8 non-members. www.theartssocietytemevalley.org.uk

Olivier Memorial Peace Lecture

Terry Waite ‘Survival in Solitude’

Terry Waite was captured in Beirut in 1987, while arranging prisoner relief and kept in darkness and solitary confinement for five years. This talk will encompass the events that shaped his life, and will develop into a discussion about peace, both inner peace and also peace in the world.

Wednesday 8th November at 7.30pm

Ludlow Assembly Rooms

Tickets from the Assembly Rooms, 01584 878141 Price £12, concessions £10, students £2 Duration: 1 hr 30 mins (including questions and discussion) Organised by Ludlow Quaker (Society of Friends) Meeting

Tues 21 November GARWAY HERITAGE GROUP ‘The Severn Crossing at Aust, 1931-1966’, a talk by Tim Ryan. Garway Village Hall, 7.30pm, free to members, £4 visitors, www.garwayheritagegroup.co.uk Tues 21 November HAMNISH GARDENING CLUB ‘For the love of Blue Poppies - What have the Himalayas ever done for us?’ A talk by Marion Stainton. Hamnish Village Hall, near Leominster, 7.30pm, visitors £3. Thurs 23 November UP TOP - 100 YEARS OF A MENTAL HOSPITAL A talk by Hugh Purcell. Gwernyfed Rugby Club, The Malthouse, Trefecca Rd, Talgarth, 7pm, £5, 01874 611529. Brecon and District Mind. Thurs 23 November LIFE, LAW & LANDSCAPE - LECTURE “The Slow Journey on Women’s Rights: Magna Carta as Material Culture”. Chris Woods, director of the National Conservation Service. College Hall, Hereford Cathedral, 7pm, £10 from website or shop, booking essential, www.herefordcathedral.org Thurs 23 - Sun 26 November HAY FESTIVAL WINTER WEEKEND Some of the world’s greatest writers share centre stage with exhibitors of fine food, crafts and vintage fashion. Conversations, compelling stories, music and family workshops. Hay-on-Wye. Full programme www.hayfestival.org. Box office 01497 822629. Fri 24 November DESERT ISLAND PICKS: JAMES ROCK A creative entrepeneur, an innovator, provocateur and photographer. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, free, 01497 821762.

Workshops & Courses November WEA COURSES AND STUDY DAYS 4 Nov - Orson Welles, Flawed Genius led by Michael Pyke. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 10.30am-4.45pm, £20. 7 Nov - Ledbury Branch AGM plus short talk on John Masefield and his Ledbury by Peter Carter. Trinity Parish Room, 20 New St, Ledbury, 6pm. 18 Nov - Holst the Innovator and Vaughan Williams the Symphonist, led by Spencer Allman. The Baptist Church (upstairs), The Homend, Ledbury, 10.15am-4.15pm, £20. 23 Nov - Local Geology with Paul Olver. Kindle Centre, ASDA, Belmont Rd, Hereford, 10am-4pm, £22. 30 Nov - Poetry Study Day, with Fiona Sampson. Leominster Community Centre, Leominster, 10am-4pm. Enquiries: wealeominster@gmail.com”. Brochures available at Herefordshire Libraries or phone 0300 303 3464, www.wea.org.uk

Thurs 2, 16 & 30 November SMALL LATIN AND LESS GREEK English literature and the Classics. Adult education course with Martin Thorpe. Ludlow Museum Resource Centre, 7/9 Parkway, 10am-1pm, £45, 01743 258881. Sun 12 November POETRY WORKSHOP - OUTSPEAK With tutor Dr Rhiannon Hooson, hosted by Marches Poets. Paradise Farm, Slough Lane, Presteigne, 10am-3.30pm, £30. Bring your own lunch, 01544 267245, mail@galliers.org.uk. Literature Wales. Tues 14 November DEATH CAFE Run by Mollie Lord, this group encourages tackling the complex ideas that surround death. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, mlord10@btinternet.com Sat 18 November BOOK & VINYL FAIR With live music. The Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, Oswestry, 10am-5pm, free, 01691 662196.

STORY SPACE - Storytelling Workshops and also Creative Writing; Coaching; CPD Training for Educators, and group or individual tuition in Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing. www.storyspace.co.uk or email info.storyspace@gmail.com 2nd & 4th Saturdays WELSH CHATTING GROUP CARAD, East St, Rhayader, 10.15am-11.45am, 01597 810741. Mondays STORY CORNER AT THE COURTYARD For ages 4 years and under. The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.15am-11am, £4 per session, £1 per extra child, 01432 340555. Mondays WRITING FOR THE STAGE The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.30am-12.30pm, 01432 340555. Every Tues READING ROOM The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.30am-12.30pm, £52 per term, 01432 340555. Every 3rd Tuesday PLAY READING Led by Simon and Paul of Rooftop Theatre. All scripts provided. The Sitting Room, Ludlow, 7.30pm, email paul@rooftoptheatre.co.uk Fourth Tuesday SCIENCE CAFÉ New, informal group discussing scientific topics. The Globe in Hay, 7pm, free, all welcome. Contact sciencecafe@outlook.com First Wednesday of the month POETRY CAFE, Charlton Arms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 872813. 2nd Wed of each month MID WALES WRITERS GROUP An informal writers’ group for wordsmiths of all kinds. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £2.50, 01982 552555. 2nd & 4th Thursday PHILOSOPHY CAFE Informal group which offers the chance to discuss philosophical issues. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 01497 821762. International Poetry Writers’ Collective: Abergavenny 01873 856350 Leominster Writers' Circle, Leominster Community Centre, 01568 610451. Presteigne Writers’ Circle, Radnorshire Arms, Presteigne 3rd Tues, Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm. 01544 260255 Tenbury Writers’ Group 2nd Tues, 7:30pm. The Kings Head, Cross St. 07400 084794. Border Poets 01547 530380.

grass roots Air pollution – Are Petrol and Diesel Cars Running Out of Road? O

KAY – so we are finally getting the message about diesel vehicles. They are bad for our health. Their exhaust emissions are a key factor in about 40,000 early deaths every year in Britain. And that fact was rammed home when the government was ordered to reveal its plan to deal with air pollution before the general election. In compelling ministers to publish, high court judge Mr Justice Garnham noted that 64 deaths a day are linked to nitrogen dioxide, mainly from diesel vehicles. Now, within a few months of his ruling, UK drivers are starting to show a loss of confidence in diesels. In September their sales were down 20% against last year.

So, is it time for diesel drivers to make a screeching u-turn and head off to test drive a petrol car? Maybe not, because environment secretary Michael Gove has set up a menacing road block for both, only 23 years ahead. He says that sales of both diesel and petrol cars will be banned from 2040. You might not want to buy a used car from Mr Gove or to rely on him not to revise the deadline in a couple of years’ time. But you can see the general direction of travel. One response to the plan, from the Green Alliance, is that it is too little too late. They argue instead that Britain should ban diesel and petrol vehicles by 2030, thereby saving the country a ton of money in oil imports. As used car prices for diesels already begin to slide, the question now is whether electric cars can fill the gap. It is far too early to say whether they alone can bring about the huge cuts we need in greenhouse gas emissions and in air pollution. Indeed, under the government’s strategy, hybrid electric cars which also burn petrol or diesel, will escape the 2040 ban. The benefits of electric cars for the environment can’t be judged without a clear picture of where the electricity to power them will come from. The Telegraph reckoned it would have to be generated by a fleet of new nuclear reactors, and claimed that this meant the Gove plan was fast unravelling. I have limited patience with those whose knee-jerk reaction to any guestimate of future power demands is to wish ten or a dozen Hinkley Point nuclear power stations on us - not least because the cost to consumers and taxpayers would be astronomical. It used to be said the price of offshore wind power would be equally punishing. But while new nuclear power costs have risen ever upwards in Europe and America, those of renewables have fallen year after year.

In a recent UK auction for low carbon energy projects supported by government subsidies, contractors

for two offshore wind farms successfully bid power prices that were less than two thirds of the proposed guaranteed rates for Hinkley Point nuclear – quite a shock for the opponents of wind power. However, it’s no good thinking that electric cars will soon be clean and green just because wind and solar are making rapid advances. In early June this year wind and solar power broke records for electricity generation. Renewables were said to have produced over 50% of Britain’s power on one day for the first time ever. But this claim depended on classifying biomass burning as renewable power. On that June day, it turned out that 5.7% of our electricity came from biomass. Biomass is often described as waste wood but much of it is wood chips sourced from virgin forest thousands of miles away. And this fuel could produce emissions not so very different from those from coal. Yet in this country biomass gets renewable subsidies from the government. I have yet to see any compelling evidence that burning this stuff is sustainable or will help to curb climate change. Growing a new tree to absorb carbon dioxide and replace one burned as biomass may take many decades. A study by the Partnership for Policy Integrity, poses the question, “Is biomass worse than coal?” and answers, “Yes, if you’re interested in reducing CO2 emissions any time in the next 40 years.” There is also heated debate about biomass smokestack emissions. In a report funded by America’s Clean Air Council, Professor Christopher Ahlers of Vermont Law School concluded that wood burning causes “nearly as many carbon dioxide emissions as coal and…more CO2 emissions than natural gas.” So, are we back where we started? Not quite. To help cut air pollution, we need much cleaner vehicles. And fewer vehicles. Especially in our cities. Very hard to achieve, but it’s better to know the scale of the problem before we set out. Julian O’Halloran

Green Events

Wed 1 November THE KITCHEN GARDEN TODAY With Roger Umpleby. Escleyside Gardening Club, Escleyside Hall, 7.30pm, £4, 01981 550882. Thurs 2 November GREENPEACE & THE GLOBE Informal meeting of local activists and supporters. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, 01497 821762. Sun 5 November BECOME A HABITAT HELPER Join Discovery Centre Ranger, Amanda Apps and her volunteer work group. All ages and abilities welcome. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 01588 676060. Sat 11 November LLANDRINDOD REPAIR CAFE Save money, reduce landfill and get your broken stuff fixed for free, any portable household goods. Donations welcome, Freegle table. CELF, Tremont Rd, LD1 5EB, 2-5pm, www.transitionllandrindod.org.uk. Sat 18 November TRANSITION PRESTEIGNE - THE AGE OF STUPID A free showing of this environmental film followed by a chaired discussion. The Youth Centre, Hereford St, Presteigne, 2pm, donations welcome. transitionpresteigne@outlook.com Sun 26 November WILDLIFE ROLEPLAY: JENNY OGDEN Discover a fun way for children and adults alike to learn about our native wildlife. Short dramatisations from this fascinating book and gain insights into the lives of dung beetles, pollinating insects, birds and mammals. Books £10. Presteigne Assembly Rooms, 3pm, £2 on the door, children free.

November KNIGHTON TREE ALLOTMENTS TRUST KTAT manages woodlands for the benefit of wildlife and our members. Volunteer with us to learn about woodland management and associated skills such as preparing, storing and seasoning firewood. 2 Nov Coppicing hazel & thinning birch, Beggar’s Bush; 12, 16 Nov Tree felling & cutting firewood at Llangunllo; 26, 30 Nov Location to be confirmed – either Beggar’s Bush or Llangunllo. For more information please contact: woodland@tveg.org.uk 01547 520374 http://tveg.org.uk/wordpress/what-we-do/ woodland-project November HEREFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST 2 Nov - Herefordshire Meadows, talk by Tony Norman and Caroline Hanks. Hopelands, Weobley VH, 7.30pm, £3. 2 Nov - Breeding Seasons in Small Antarctic Petrels, talk by Roger Beck. Christchurch Hall, Edde Cross st, Ross, 7.30pm, £3. 5 Nov - Fungi are Fun, Queenswood Country Park, near Leominster, 10.15am-2.30pm, £6. 5 Nov - Wildlife Watch Club, Queenswood Country Park, near Leominster, 12.30pm, £2. 10 Nov - Birds of the Marches, talk by Michael Colquhoun. The Hub, St Peter’s Church, Peterchurch, 7pm, free. 18 Nov - Water Saving Workshop. Queenswood Country Park, near Leominster, 10am-12pm & 1-3pm, booking essential, 01981 550043. 25 Nov - Introduction to Orchard Management, Bodenham Lake Nature Reserve, 10.30am-4pm, £60. 26 Nov- The Gruffalo’s Child Christmas Celebration, Queenswood Country Park, near Leominster, 10am-3pm. 28 Nov Heritage Trees of the Welsh Marches, talk by Archie Miles, Kington Primary School, 7.30pm, £5. 30 Nov - Life in a Meadlow, film. Aymestrey VH, 7.30pm, £3. Full details 01432 356872.

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ACUPUNCTURE & HOLISTIC THERAPY with Joanna Bruce RGN. Over 30 years experience treating chronic pain, allergies & longterm health conditions. Cosmetic acupuncture also available. Sessions available at Leominster Osteopaths & in Kingsland. Registered & insured with BAcC & NMC. Tel: 01568 709142 or text 07984 460969. ACUPUNCTURE. Sandy Sandaver Lic Ac MBAcC. I practice an integrated style of acupuncture using 5 element and TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and am a member of the British Acupuncture Council. I also carry out home visits. Hay Acupuncture Clinic, Rose Cottage, Cusop Dingle, Hay-On-Wye 01497 821625/07980 596218 sandysandaver@onetel.com or www.hayacupunctureclinic.co.uk ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE in Leominster HR6 8QJ. Individual lessons with Janet Jameson MSTAT. 01568 613467. ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE in Hereford. Individual lessons and small groups with Ann Rowan MSTAT. BA. ARCM, 01432 279536. ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE IN HAY-ON-WYE. Philippa Morrell BA, Member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique. Please visit my website for more information about me and the Alexander Technique, www.philippamorrell. co.uk. To make an appointment contact me online at philippa@philippamorrell.co.uk, or ring 01497 821355. ALLERGY &/OR FOOD INTOLERANCES? Find out the complete picture by having a blood test to help you make the best choices for your health. Enquiries: 01568 709142. BOWEN TECHNIQUE Bowen is a holistic, non invasive therapy consisting of gentle moves over soft tissue and muscles, interspersed with periods of rest. Suitable for adults and children. Working from clinics in Bishop’s Castle and Church Stretton. Home visits available. Contact ROB ROWE MBTPA tel: 01588 630648, email rob@robrowe.co.uk or learn more at www.bowentherapy.org.uk CHARTERED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST & REGISTERED PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPIST With over 20 years professional NHS experience. Help with difficulties including: depression, anxiety, OCD, panic, eating disorders, trauma, sexual abuse, self-esteem, work stress, adjusting to change, losses or disability, parenting problems, health related fears, personality issues, self-harm, bi-polar, relationship difficulties and more, please ask. I also offer supervision to mental health professionals. I am highly trained and experienced in using evidence–based psychotherapies to relieve distress and help you achieve your life goals. I now offer sessions in Ludlow and Leintwardine. Please contact me by email mfaull@btinternet.com, to arrange a free initial phone conversation to consider your needs. Registered with British Psychological Society, British Psychoanalytic Council, Health Professions Council.

YOGA IN PRESTEIGNE New location

Group classes and individual tuition Stapleton Yoga Studio Marie Hudson 01544 260352

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CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHOTHERAPY Specialist in treating & assessing children & young people with mental health or behavioural issues or dealing with distressing situations. I also offer support to parents, carers and adopters (providing them with a space to think separately about their children) or work with parents/carers and children together. I am also able to help mothers and babies with attachment issues. I can provide supervision to other therapists, consultations and training to professionals. I can provide services at the Family Place in Hay-on-Wye and Hereford, I can provide services throughout the area. ACP accredited. Valérie Mortin BSc. 07961 885646 or Email: vivalavie@yahoo.com COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY (CBT), COUNSELLING AND COUPLE COUNSELLING Hello! CBT can work well for depression, anxiety, panic, OCD, anger, phobias, self-harm, eating disorders, low self-esteem and more. I also offer counselling for most issues, including sexuality, bereavement and past sexual abuse. Couple counselling is available and counselling for those who have problems concerning self-esteem, relationships or lack of them. Contact Gail Venables MBACP (Accred) on 01544 350384 or www. cbtgail.co.uk for sessions in Leominster and New Radnor COUNSELLING IN LUDLOW area. Talk in complete confidence, with warmth and without judgement, with Julia Walling BA(Hons), PGCE, Dip.EH.P.NLP (BHR), MAC. In private practice for 25 years, I am trained in a wide variety of therapies and combine them to meet your needs. Clients consistently report improvements in wellbeing within a few sessions. Panic/anxiety specialist. Short and long term for individuals, couples and families. 01584 874636 07796 596451 julia.walling@btinternet.com and www.juliawalling.co.uk COUNSELLING & MINDFULNESS COACHING with Matthew Ward MBACP, Accredited Mindfulness Trainer. I provide a safe and confidential counselling service to explore the challenges that life can bring such as loss and anxiety. I also offer individual mindfulness coaching and run regular courses locally. 01568 708836 or 07982 466224 marchesmindfulness.co.uk CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY with Jess Pailthorpe RCST. Safe, effective, light-touch treatments to help you heal & repair. Muscle/joint problems, stress, anxiety, fatigue, trauma….Clinics in Leominster Osteopaths and Kingsland. Phone for more info: 07981 866 667 / www.touchtreetherapy.co.uk DRUM MANTRA MEDITATE Lead by Roise (roe-sha) On the first Thursday of the month 9.50am - 11am. £8 It’s fun, it energises the body and calms the mind. Phone 07511 621 856. At S.E.N.S.E. in Tenbury Wells EMOTIONAL THERAPY: Anne Cummings MFETC (Adv Dip) offers this safe, effective therapy to help adults and children heal their spiritual wounds and fulfil their personal potential. If you have difficulty relating to others, or have troublesome emotions call Anne on 01547 530977. Specialist knowledge and experience of working with sufferers of panic attacks, anger, stress, bullying, low self-esteem, bereavement/ loss, anxiety and attachment issues. Centres in Powys/south Shropshire. See also www.thewritetofeel.com for forthcoming workshops and talks.

HEALING in Bishops Castle. Soul Healing can help you create Positive Change by removing energy blockages which may be causing physical, emotional or spiritual difficulties. Contact Philomena Houlihan-Wood B.A. (Dublin), Cert. E.S.H., Dip. Counselling (Wales). Tel: 01588 638242. Email: philomena@soul-healing.net. Web: www.soul-healing.net HEREFORD HOMEOPATH Juliet Ablett RHom, MARH, MNCHM. Experienced practitioner works with you as an individual, listening without judgement; working with whatever symptoms or issues you have. Natural, effective treatment suitable for all ages. I am very happy to chat with you on the phone about what treatment you are looking for before you commit to an appointment. Weekly clinics at Hereford Centre for Natural Health and Monmouth Natural Health Centre. Juliet Ablett www.julietablett.co.uk julietablett@rocketmail.com 01981 241456 HOMOEOPATHY Sandy Underhill RSHom. Homoeopathy is a system of medicine which involves treating the individual with highly diluted substances, given mainly in tablet form, with the aim of triggering the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural system of healing. Based on their individual symptoms, the homeopath will match the most appropriate medicine to each patient. Clinics in Llandrindod Wells, Kington and Presteigne. 01597 851021. JOURNEY TO FREEDOM COACHING Explore and integrate all aspects of your Mental Health/Spiritual Emergence through working towards living your fullest potential! Optimise your transformation with 3/6month/1year packages. Get in contact with me, Caroline, for a Free Consultation session: www.wearedivinebeings.com or 07749 232366 KAY FLETCHER COUNSELLING, BAHons, FdSc Counselling, Reg. MBACP. As a Person-Centred Counsellor, I offer confidential counselling to children from my private practice in Leintwardine, or in schools locally, and also to adults and couples. I am trained to offer a range of holistic therapies including Life Coaching, Energy Healing and Hypnotherapy, which can help with stress, relaxation and decision making processes. For a friendly chat about how I may be able to help you, or to book an appointment, please contact me on 01547 540899, email kay@kayfletchercounselling.co.uk or visit www.kayfletchercounselling.co.uk LEOMINSTER NATURAL HEALTH CENTRE: Qualified therapists offer acupuncture, structural re-alignment, medical herbal medicine, remedial and holistic massage, reflexology, McTimoney chiropractor, craniosacral therapy, reiki, psychotherapy, cognitive behaviour and couple counselling, hypnotherapy, health kinesiology, nutrition at the Leominster Natural Health Centre, Community Centre, Leominster, 01568 616411, www.leominstercommunitycentre.com. MASSAGE THERAPY Injuries, stress, relaxation. Claire Williams I.T.E.C. / N.I.M. 01544 267172. Clinics in Presteigne, Ludlow and Hereford.

MASSAGE THERAPY WITH MARIAN HARDIMAN (MTI, CNHC, MLDUK). Remedial, Sports, Holistic, Indian Head Massage. Organic Facial and Manual Lymph Drainage. Clinics in Presteigne (The Retreat) and Llandrindod Wells (Rock Park) or at your workplace or event. Contact: marian@ silvanmassage.com, www.silvanmassage.com, 07816 981454. PHYSIOTHERAPY, CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY, REFLEXOLOGY & YOGA with Hermione Evans, Chartered Physiotherapist at Radnor Physiotherapy. For all back and neck pain, headaches, sports injuries, RSI, stress related illness and more. To discuss your needs or to make an appointment, please phone 01544 350691 or email contact@radnorphysiotherapy. co.uk or view www.radnorphysiotherapy.co.uk PRESTEIGNE NATURAL HEALTH CENTRE Offers a wide range of Natural therapies including: Osteopathy, Chiropody, Acupuncture, Remedial & Swedish massage, Reiki, Homeopathy, Emmett Technique, Kinesiology, Reflexology, Bowen Technique, Counselling, Cranio Sacral Therapy. Visit our website www.presteignenhc.com or facebook page. To make an appointment, 01544 267532, email pnhc2014@gmail. com REFLEXOLOGY &/OR MASSAGE Combination treatments available. Reflexology helps to identify and restore energy to imbalances and health issues helping the body to heal itself, helps regulate sleep and eating habits. - Jo Davies ITEC 01544 267100 or 07876796885. Clinic in Presteigne, home visits considered. RELAXING, RESTORATIVE MASSAGE in Mid Wales and beyond for stress, anxiety, illness or bereavement with Kirsten Hubmann (MTI) qualified Holistic Massage Therapist at The Retreat, The Workhouse, Presteigne Industrial Estate, LD8 2UF. Contact 07860 156615, khubmann@hotmail.com for enquiries or to book a treatment.

Call us now on 01568 610610 web: www.leominsterosteopaths.co.uk email: enquiries@leominsterosteopaths.co.uk Westbury Court, Westbury Street, Leominster, HR6 8NT (opposite the bus station)

RELAX & RECHARGE MINDFULNESS MEDITATION Are you a caring person who has an overwhelming need to help others but you are fed up of feeling overwhelmed, stressed and tired all the time and like you’re running on empty but can’t stop? Afraid of BURN OUT because you have nothing in reserve anymore and powerless to change anything? Then you are invited to come along to weekly meetings where I will be your guide: Tuesdays from 7pm to 8pm £10; And/ or monthly, Second Monday each month 10am to 1pm, £30. You will then: understand why Self Care is a necessity, not a luxury; find yourself surrounded by people just like you who also care deeply and need to take better care of themselves first and together you’ll feel more supported, increase your energy, inner peace and well-being and feel more like yourself again and give yourself permission to relax, recharge and reflect. Sound good? Contact me: 01568 709194/07792 256 451 or email: karenrobinson67@live.co.uk. www.karen-robinson.com SMALL GROUP PILATES LESSONS with Body Control Pilates teacher Jane Prady. For posture, stability, flexibility and relaxation. Classes available in Presteigne, Bartestree, Burghill & Bransford. All equipment provided. Private lessons can also be arranged. Booking essential as spaces are limited. Please email for more information info@janeprady.com or visit www.janepradypilates.com. SOUND BATH WITH ROISE (roe-sha) On the third Tuesday of the month 7 - 9 pm. Roise plays gentle sounds for groups for healing and relaxation. £12, or £10 with a friend. Roise also offers individual treatments. Phone 07511 621 856. At S.E.N.S.E. in Tenbury Wells. SOUND HEALING TRAINING AND WORKSHOP RETREATS We run the 5 part Sound Therapy training programme for the College of Sound Healing as weekend retreats in the beautiful setting of Primrose Haven with lovely gardens and sacred spaces. Also Seasonal Sounds Days and weekend retreats: Sound Healing and Nature; Magical Resonance of Celtic Sounds and Sound and gardening for the soul. Retreat stays in our cosy Shepherd Huts. Occasional evening sound and Gong meditations. Please contact Paul Benham, paul@primrosehavenretreats.co.uk and www.primrosehavenretreats.co.uk. 01497 847299. SPIRITUAL HEALER Naturally gifted in releasing emotional grief in present and past lives. 26 years professional experience with physical and mental health. Private healing sessions and talks given. Gillian Williamson, MNFSH. Field House, Kinnerton. 01547 560874.

Workshops

Fri 17 - Sun 19 November WINTER SOUL HUSBANDRY With Matthew Trustman. A workshop to explore compassionate self-care through creativity and deep listening. Hill Cottage Retreats, Rhos-y-Meirch, Knighton, 01547 520044.

Sat 25 November A DAY OF SPIRITUAL CONTEMPLATION, CONVERSATION, SONG AND DANCE Hosts, Ministers Jon and Francis welcome spiritual friends of all faiths through Herefordshire Interfaith Group. The Facilitators are Venerable Choesang, Karim and Susanne and Brian Holley. Green Lane Methodist Church, Green Lane, Leominster, HR6 8QJ, 10am-4.30pm, £12, £5 unwaged, 01568 750082, email Choesang@the-hermit-online.co.uk Fri 8 December SILENCE AND STILLNESS Find your inner calm and power from practising silence and stillness. Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 11am-2pm, payment by donation, 01547 550377.

BUDDHISM AND MEDITATION CLASSES IN HEREFORDSHIRE Led by members of the Triratna Buddhist Order. HEREFORD Mondays, Near LEDBURY Wednesdays, LEOMINSTER Thursdays. All classes 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Give what you can, suggested donation £5. All welcome. More details from matthew@adhisthana.org 01531 641726 or Meg 01432 830322. Text 07980 892653.

HEDGEROW MEDICINE, KITCHEN PHARMACY: Herbal Medicine Making Courses with Rowan McOnegal, Medical Herbalist. Practical weekend courses which explore identifying, growing, harvesting, drying, storing and using herbs. Covers the basic principles of herbal medicine, and making and using teas, tinctures, infused oils, ointments, creams, syrups, inhalations and baths. www.rowanmconegal.co.uk or 01531 670075. EVENTS IN THE YURT BUILTH ROAD, 17 RAILWAY TERRACE, LD2 3RH Drum and Song Circle 1st Friday of the month 7.30-9.30pm Bring drums, rattles, songs, no experience necessary. Shamanic Exploration 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7.30-9.30pm journeying for guidance, wisdom and healing for self and others. Our groups are held in sacred space. Cost is £10, £8, £6 depending on income. For further info clivephilippa@hotmail.com 01982 552535 / 07905 743272. Mondays & Wednesdays PILATES Pilates-Based Back Care Mon 10.30am & Wed 5.45pm. Pilates-Based Body Conditioning - Mon 11.45am & Wed 7pm. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 625992. Mondays YOGA With Lisa Arundale, 5.15-6.15pm. CARAD, East St, Rhayader, 01686 413608.

Wednesdays KUNDALINI YOGA AND MEDITATION CLASSES 9.30-11am, The Everest Hall, Llanfairwaterdine. £7 a class. Everyone welcome. Suitable for beginners. Please bring water, blanket, cushion and yoga mat if you have one. Contact Kirsten for enquiries, 07860156615 / khubmann@hotmail.com