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O THERE we are in the middle of Oviedo and by coincidence it’s the evening of the Noche Blanca Festival. All over town, all the galleries, theatres and public buildings were open all night and they all had events going on and they are all free. Consequently the town was packed with people, wandering around in and out of anything that took their fancy. We sort of joined in, but after getting caught in a rather doomy electronic music recital in a large theatre we tried to make our escape through the emergency exit, but got lost in the backstage area of the theatre and had to be escorted back through the theatre by the staff. So decided to go and get something to eat. We had noticed that just two doors away from the Air BnB there was a really popular restaurant, so we aimed to go and eat there. Being Noche Blanca night the place was absolutely jam-packed, but we settled down at the bar with a couple of Riojas to wait for a table. At any restaurant in the principality of Asturius you will find that over half the clientelle are probably drinking Asturian Cider and this follows a very particular pattern. You buy the bottle, but the bar person or the waiter or waitress pours it for you. But she only pours you a quarter of a glass at one time which you then immediately drink. The pouring is a pretty big deal and always involves the same procedure, you see in the photo which is designed to oxygenate the drink as it is poured and is why you need to drink it straight away. When it’s time for you to have another gulp you have to wait until the waiter is free to give it another go. On the one hand, if it’s just you and the bar person it can be quite sociable and relaxed but if it’s a large jam-packed restaurant with six different waiters on the go, who are all trying to take food orders, serve people and clear up the table, while in between having to go through the pouring procedure every time anyone wants a drink, the whole thing gets pretty bleeding ridiculous.

We were quite happy watching the charade for about an hour but eventually decided that the chances of getting a table before next Tuesday afternoon were pretty slim! The British equivalent might be a packed pub on a Saturday night and every time you want a sip of your beer the barman has to come over to the table and recite the National Anthem backwards before pouring you a mouthful. At this point we were four days into our combined rail and bike trip along Spain’s Northern coast. The Feve railway system runs through Cantabria, Asturias and Galicia and is a very local, local affair with just two trains a day and a multitude of tiny stops at stations which are sometimes just in the middle of an empty field. There is plenty of room specially for bikes on the small two-carriage trains which in October are never more than half-full and the one time we got an evening train it was just us and one other passenger. They are pretty slow getting anywhere so the travelling does rather eat up your day, so I would recommend getting the train bit over in a day and then just hanging out in one of the great little fishing villages along the way. Our favourites were Luarca and Nueva and we also spent a lot of time cycling on bits of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, although since we were travelling in the wrong direction on electric bikes we weren’t necessarily a big hit with the real pilgrims going the other way with their walking sticks and rucksacks. The other picture is of one of the grain stores that are all over this region - they should keep the bloody rats out. Cover pic: Enter the Dragons, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon - 16 November

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HILOSOPY, despite renewed interest in recent years, is still something of an ugly duckling. In my experience, you tell people you’re a philosopher at your peril. Most people simply don’t know how to react. Either they think you’re too clever for your own good, too well off to need a proper job, have too much time on your hands - or, most likely, that you’re a touch unhinged. Mind you, a lot of philosophy books aren’t much help either. Too complicated. Too obscure. But it’s quite a gift to be able to turn an absorbing and urgent subject into something terminally boring. Some philosophy teachers, however, seem to manage it. So on the rare occasion that one comes across an exceptionally gifted philosophy teacher - rare like all exceptionally gifted teachers - you tend to sit up and take notice. A distinguished philosopher of my acquaintance regularly ran a beginners’ course on epistemology, the ‘theory of knowledge’. That title alone is boring enough to put most people off philosophy for life, although the subject matter of epistemology is far from boring, a point my friend was keen to demonstrate. The students would be introduced to epistemology through an ‘encounter’ with prejudice. Although considerably less barmy than many of my colleagues, he nevertheless had an alarming teaching style. He gave the course an eye-catching title: If I Show You Mine, Will You Show Me Yours? The course always started in the same way - which was most certainly not for the faint-hearted. The more sensitive students would cringe with embarrassment, making sure to avoid all eye-contact. But in his opinion the real proof that this course had failed was if no-one got up and walked out in disgust. What made the event so shocking to people who already knew him was that this was an unassuming man with the gentlest disposition, patient with his students and generous with his time. He was much respected. But for most of the students in these sessions this was their first encounter with the man, so they had no inkling that was was being projected was not the real Dr. So-and-So but a deliberate caricature. He told me how he dreaded starting these courses in this particular way, even though they had become almost legendary. He adopted a format designed to show that all prejudice was hurtful, hateful, divisive, corrosive, damaging to all parties and the enemy of meaningful conversation. He also wanted to show that all prejudicial views, in his opinion, whatever their target, had exactly the same structure. It was based on fear and the ‘difference principle’. But his chief aim was to suggest that we ALL have prejudices, hence the title, If I Show You Mine, Will You Show Me Yours? He would begin by listing just a few of his favourite targets: fat people, abnormally thin people, people with physical disabilities, rich people, politicians, bank managers, Roman Catholics, sociologists, people from

foreign countries [the more foreign the more he hated them] - and so on. What made the whole performance even more disturbing was that this vitriolic diatribe was delivered totally deadpan. Here was a man full to the brim with every kind of toxic prejudice you could imagine - or so it seemed - yet able to list them as though he were reading a shopping list. Not an ounce of remorse in his delivery. You could feel the hostility level in the lecture theatre rising to the point of explosion. But just when the students thought it could get no worse he would play his trump card: he would repeat the title of the lecture before singling out some unfortunate soul and demanding that they reveal their innermost prejudices. It was clearly unbearable. At this point, however, before the student could utter a word, Dr. So-and-So would ‘come clean’ and explain that this piece of theatre had but a single objective: to create in the room an atmosphere in which the destructive power of prejudice could be directly and painfully felt. He would apologize for any distress he might have caused. He too was clearly distressed. The session continued. Together they would disentangle the various causes of prejudice, identify its universal structure, whatever its target, and make connexions with crucial key epistemological themes such as proof, certainty, doubt, knowledge, rationality, and so forth. Once the students had recovered from the initial emotional onslaught, they were encouraged in subsequent sessions to attempt a detailed analysis of prejudice, to identify, in Iris Murdoch’s phrase, ‘its mother and father’. And most important of all, to consider ways in which it might be possible to devise anti-prejudice strategies in both the private and public domains. Philosophy has always mattered. It matters today. Urgently. To be continued...

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letters New research will examine ways to breed and feed sheep with reduced environmental impact UK scientists are leading an international research project to find new ways of feeding and breeding sheep to reduce their greenhouse gas impact on the environment. Led by researchers from Scotland’s Rural College, the project will combine international scientific and industry expertise to measure two key factors affecting the environmental impact of sheep: feed efficiency – the amount of feed required to produce one unit of meat or milk, and methane emissions. The partners, in countries as diverse as Norway, Uruguay and New Zealand, will use state-of-the-art sensor technologies, recording equipment and novel protocols to measure these traits at an individual sheep level. The goal is to develop new sheep breeding solutions for the industry by finding ways to identify animals with lower environmental impact, which can be selected as part of genetic improvement programmes. The first phase of the three-year project, which runs until September 2022, will test different technologies and equipment, such as sensors, imaging techniques, electronic feeders and faecal markers, for their ability to accurately predict feed intake and methane emissions from sheep. Using promising technologies identified in the first phase, experimental work will then investigate the relationships between feed efficiency and methane emissions from sheep housed both indoors and in the fields. Genetic control of methane emissions and feed efficiency will also be investigated in the project, by assessing the differences due to breed, sire, genetic line etc. The research will use lambs bred from sires sourced from the Texel Sheep Society’s programme, to investigate the effects of sire and selection on these measurements. The data will be analysed to quantify the economic and environmental benefits of improvements in feed efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is a global issue requiring a trans-national and transdisciplinary approach. The project aims to produce tools to measure, or accurately predict, feed efficiency and methane emissions from both individual animals and sheep systems, which will provide the international industry with the means to breed, feed and manage sheep with reduced environmental impact as part of genetic improvement initiatives. It will also contribute towards addressing the argument about the effect of eating meat on global warming, with sheep making use of land often unsuitable for other agricultural production, except conifers – at least in the UK John Main, Chartered Member of the Royal Society of Biology

My reply to ‘Grass Roots’ October edition My opinion of the IPCC is that they may be utterly wrong! In the 1970s we were told that in 30 years time a new Ice Age would begin, but thank God it did not happen. If, by meddling with the Earth’s climate, people do succeed in cooling the planet down, then they may precipitate a far more catastrophic event than the modest, but temporary increase in temperatures, which can be attributed to the sun’s activity rather than any human industry. CO2 levels. The small rise of recent years has actually helped growth of plants in desert regions. How many people realize that tomatoes are grown in greenhouses with CO2 levels raised from 400 parts per million to 1000 parts per million, by burning oil or gas, and in few cases, using CO2 from coal-fired power stations? Some of the most important Greenhouse gases are methane, from wetlands, cows and water vapour rising from the sea, but then they are ‘natural’ and cannot be blamed. Meat. Meat is too expensive for most people nowadays, but if we all went organic, then the world would starve and scientists now say red meat and processed meat does NOT cause cancer. Take farmyard manure that fertilizes the land, it puts back goodness after crops are harvested. For example, we had18 bales of hay off 5 acres last year with a chemical fertilizer, but 48 this year with just farmyard manure, that’s the difference! Food Wastage. This is a wicked loss of resources I agree, but there is a way of ending the disgrace. Presently, ‘waste’ food is the surplus that supermarkets throw in their skips rather than reduce everything to say, 10p in the last hour of opening, thus, ensuring it all gets sold. Presently misshapen vegetables are sent to landfill or get made into methane in digesters at 1% efficiency. My solution would be for ‘waste’ food to be processed safely into pig food, with their manure then made into gas for energy with the processed and odorous muck residue then used as fertilizer to grow crops. Presently we import 80% of our pork and bacon, when we could grow it all here from waste food and with better welfare for the pigs. Trees. It’s not only the Brazilians who are burning down their forests, but here too, we are decimating our woodlands to produce ‘Biomass’, i.e. wood chip and logs to earn huge subsidies under the Renewable Heating Incentive, with 20 year contracts to landowners and farmers who vent the heat into the open air via roofless buildings, and poultry houses. This scandal brought down the Stormont Government in Northern Ireland, but here we burn 20 times as much, paying millions of pounds to already wealthy people, tax free, as the produce for ‘managed woodlands’. I have sold logs in a small way all over the Border area for 55 years, using the leftovers from sawmills and forestry, so no unnecessary felling of trees involved. Now however the government is insisting that all logs be kiln dried, i.e. using energy to dry the wood before you sell it, ignoring the fact that most people stack it or air-dry it before

Mr Pernickety using on the fire or stove. So-called ‘wet wood’ will have to be taken to an industrial site to be kiln dried before sale – nonsense! The Townie politicians are doing this to ‘reduce emissions’. Blame Michael Gove, who is also banning coal, the use of which is miniscule compared with 50 years ago. The Heritage Steam Railways will also be banned it seems! Due to the subsidy, the Renewable Heat Incentive has resulted in such a huge demand for every sort of wood, including forest thinnings, formerly used for fence posts, that we have to import most of the timber used for construction and fencing from Russia and Finland. Huge oak trees are being gobbled up by chipping machines that will reduce a 400-year-old example to wood chip in 15 seconds. Hill Sheep. If they used the Soay breed of sheep instead of Welsh sheep like we have, there would be no bracken, because this breed of sheep actually destroys the weed by nibbling and not ingesting it. If wool is going to take over for clothing and insulation, where is it going to come from if all the sheep go from the hills? I fear that people are being fooled by the likes of the ‘New Messiah’, Greta Thunberg, she who suffers from some Syndrome and cannot answer questions for herself blaming everyone for her ‘lost childhood’ when by all accounts she hid away until her ‘awakening’ of vision. For the truth about Climate Change, we should look back to the Megalithic period, which was much hotter, when Greenland was indeed ‘green’, with crops and livestock farming. Fast forward 300 years and the Earth cooled again until AD900 to AD1300 when Britain was frost free and semi-tropical. Then all change again and from AD1300 to 1875 there was what was called the Mini Ice Age when the Thames froze for five months of the year and famines gripped Europe. I just hope that those who hope to trigger Global Cooling don’t succeed in their madness, or humanity may become extinct, not through ‘Rebellion’, but by freezing to death, and lack of food brought on by an avoidable human induced Ice Age. Bill Kerswell (79)

Like Mr Pernickety, I too had an unfortunate culinary experience at the former De Greys establishment in Ludlow (Wildwood, Ludlow; BS Oct). I too selected their lasagne dish. It arrived after a twenty-minute delay and was so scalding hot that it almost seared the roof of my mouth. This commercially prepared meal had clearly been defrosted from frozen and then nuked to its blistering temperature. I refused to eat it and left without paying the bill, suggesting to the manageress (now surveying an empty restaurant) that such bought-in dishes should be marked with an asterisk, with a footnote on the menu reading: “Factory-made, de-frosted and microwave-heated.” Nick Jones, Hereford

art POWYS The Hall, Abbey-Cym-Hir, near Llandrindod Wells 01597 851727 www.abbeycwmhir.com info@abbeycwmhir.com 1 Nov - 6 Jan Christmas tours to individuals, small or large groups. The tours combine history, architecture, interiors, 1000’s of collectabe items, gardens and more. 52 rooms of this Grade II gothic mansion are decorated to individual themes. Christmas 2019 promises to be an outstanding creation of traditional, sophisticated and Flights of Fancy Christmas themes. Please book. £16 pp or £14 for groups and return visitors, children under 12, £5pp. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 22 & 23 Nov Christmas Fair. Gifts for Christmas, promoting the use of natural materials, craftsmenship and individuality. Featuring wood, wool, paper, linen, silver, stone, clay, paper pen and ink. Fri 1-6pm, Sat 10am-3pm. Guildhall, Brecon 01874 611529 23 Nov Brecon & District Mind Autumn Fair. Second-hand books, crafts, pottery, bric-a-brac, plants, refreshments. Open 10am-2pm. Ardent Gallery, 46 High Street, Brecon 01874 623333 16 - 18 & 23 - 25 Nov ‘Make Us An Offer’ exhibition. A show where you can make us a reasonable offer and benefit from a discount on your purchase! A large diverse exhibition showcasing a collection of artworks by GILLIAN McDONALD, WILLIAM SELWYN, NICK HOLLY, LEIGH LAMBERT and more. Open Mon-Fri 10am-5.30pm, Sat 9am-5.30pm, Sun 11am-4pm. 3 Short Bridge St, Llanidloes SY18 6AD 07484 763507 Open all year ‘Art by Osian’. OSIAN GWENT. A working studio and gallery of contemporary, modern and expressive art by Welsh artist. Open Mon-Sat 9am-5pm. Courtyard Antiques, London House, High St, Presteigne, LD8 2BA 07974 356128 outside normal hours. Nov Antique pottery, country furniture and art. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.

Court Cupboard Gallery, New Court Farm, Llantillio Pertholey, Abergavenny NP7 8AU 01873 852011 Until 21 Nov BERYL MORGANS glass. ROB MEREDITH - paintings. From 22 Nov Members. 10.30am-4pm.

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. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, near Newtown 01686 688369 Until 3 Nov THE PICTUREMAKERS group exhibition of eleven artists, paintings, prints and mixed media works inspired by the sculpture of John Paddison. 14 Nov - 22 Dec ‘A4Doable Art’. Christmas exhibition. Thurs-Sun 11am-4pm. The Table, 43 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye 01497 822802 www.thetablehay.com 2 - 23 Nov MICHAEL WELLER & MARIKA WENMAN. 30 Nov - 21 Dec ARTHUR NEAL. Open Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm. Knighton Fine Art, 2 Broad Street, Knighton 01547 528052 www.knightonfineart.co.uk knightonfineart@btinternet.com Nov ‘Chestnuts roasting by an open fire’. Winter scenes from SUSIE CAWLEY, ALISON MacGREGOR GRIMLEY, STUART ROPER, JANE THOMAS, BRONTË WOODRUFF. Plus Christmas cards (single and packs). C20 & C21st British Art, Crafts and Greetings Cards. Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm. Found Gallery, 1 Bulwark, Brecon LD3 7LB 07736 062849 www.foundgallery.co.uk Until 10 Nov ‘Found in the Garden’. ALEX HIRTZEL & RAE GERVIS - paintings. KATE KATO paper sculptures. MARIANA PAVLOVA - ceramics. MARGARET BRAMPTON - pottery, EMMA BEVAN - felted birds. JOSEPHINE GOMERSALL - jewellery. MANDY COATES - basketware. SI MEIKLEJOHN - metal sculpture. DAVID GOFF EVELEIGH - metal design. CLIRE SPENCER - prints. GILES W CLARKE - blacksmith. 14 Nov - 24 Dec ‘Seasonal Finds’. DUNCAN MacDONALD JOHNSON landscapes. TOOSE MORTON - art. JUDITH STROUD & MOLLY LEMON - prints. PAUL DAVIES - wood. RUTH PACKHAM - felt. KATIE VICTORIA & ANGIE HUGHES - textiles. ALICE KEELER - jewellery. HELEN FLYNN paper cuts. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

Minerva Arts Centre, Hight Street, Llanidloes 01686 413467 16 Nov - 28 Dec Christmas Craft Fair. Open Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm, Sun 10.30am-3.30pm. Alex Allpress Ceramics, Newbridgeon-Wye www.alexallpress.co.uk Nov & Dec ALEX ALLPRESS ceramics. Orders now taken for Christmas. See website. The Hay Makers, St John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5BN 01497 820556 Until 10 Nov Autumn exhibition. RICHARD SHIMELL - prints. SUE DUNNE & KAREN McPHAIL ceramics. CHARLIE HIGH - jewellery. ANNIE RIE - stained glass. 11 Nov - Jan RACHAEL THOROGOOD - wire sculptures. JOHN & PENNY WEST, JANE MADDISON & LEA PHILLIPS ceramics. KATH LITTLER - prints. SARA LLOYD MORRIS & ZSUZSI MORRISON - jewellery. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Tower House Gallery, 29 High St, Knighton LD7 1AT 01547 529530 Nov New work by Shropshire artist, KATY ALSTON. Open Wed-Sat 10am-4.30pm. Lion Street Gallery, 6 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5AA 01497 822900 Nov Showcasing some of the very best artists from Wales and the Borders. Open 10.30am-5pm daily except Tues, Sun 11.30am-4pm. Andrew Lamont Gallery, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622 Until 17 Nov ‘Celebration of Contemporary Welsh Painting’. The work of 37 artists in six venues. Artists include PIP WOOLF, KATE BELL, SUE HILEY HARRIS, JENNIFER ALLAN, LUCY CORBETT, ROBERT MacDONALD, LEE WRIGHT, MEIRION JONES & PHILLIP ROSS. Open theatre times. 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. The Workhouse Studio, Presteigne Industrial Estate 01544 267864 Nov Rare antique carpets and kilims. Plus locally made pottery, art materials, textiles, haberdashery, jewellery, cards and gifts. Cafe. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.

Alex Allpress Ceramics, Newbridge-on-Wye

Georgina Franklin, Tenbury Wells

Paul Bailey, Made in the Marches Gallery, Kington Sue Green, ‘Postcards from Life’, The Bishop’s Palace, Hereford

Pierre Williams, Greenstage Gallery, Bishop’s Frome

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The School House Gallery, The Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, LD7 1PA 01547 550377 30 Nov - 9 Dec Christmas Fair. Unique craft items with cafe open for mince pies and refreshments. Open daily 11am-5pm. Brecon Guildhall, Brecon 23 Nov Brecon & District Mind’s 2019 Autumn Fair. Second-hand books, crafts, pottery, plants and refreshments. Open 10am-2pm. St Michael’s Church, Discoed, near Presteigne 01547 560246 30 Nov - 8 Dec Small picture show. Featuring artists: ALAN HARROLD, HELENA WATT, SUSIE CAWLEY, KATIE SIMS, NICK BUSH, MAGGIE JONES, DENISE FORDYCE, HELEN CASS, STEVE CASS, JILL HOLLIDAY, JANE HICKMAN & DANIEL MacCARTHY. LOTTIE O’LEARY stone carving. ELEANOR LAKELIN wood sculpture. Open 11am-5pm. Museum of Modern Art, Tabernacle, Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth SY20 8AJ 01654 703355 info@moma.machynlleth.org.uk Until 23 Nov ROGER CECIL. Until 23 Nov ‘Paper Unbound’. ANTONIA SPOWERS. Until 16 Nov ‘Searching for the LIght’. RUTH KOFFER - colourful sketches. Until 16 Nov ‘Light’. BORTH ARTS. Until 23 Nov Tabernacle Collection. Until 23 Nov ‘Slate Landscapes.’ BEN JONES - stone carving. Open Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown 01686 625041 Until 18 Dec ‘Egni: A Decade of Creativity’. ELERI MILLS. Until 4 Jan ‘Maker in Focus’. TONY HALL - ceramic vessels. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. HEREFORDSHIRE Lyde Arundel, Hereford HR4 7SN 6 Nov Christmas Fair. Stalls, refreshments. All proceeds go to support Herefordshire Samaritans. Open 10am-3pm, £5. St Leonard’s Church, Yarpole, HR6 0BD madeinhr6@gmail.com 7 & 8 Dec ‘Made in HR6’. Gifts and-made by local artists. Paintings, jewellery, toys, metalwork, ceramics, baskets, textiles, bird boxes. Free entry, cafe and shop. 10.30am-4pm.

The Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford 01432 357753 29 & 30 Nov ETSY Christmas Fair and Market. 60 local makers selling a variety of items. Pottery, clothing, jewellery, art and more. 11am-5pm.

Tinsmiths, 8a High St, Ledbury HR8 1DS 01531 632083 Until 16 Nov ‘Tablewares’. Studio ceramics for the table by JAMES BURNETT STUART, RACHAEL COCKER, DOUG FITCH, JENNIE GILBERT, MARK HEARLD, HANNAH McANDREW, A & C McGARVA, KATRIN MOYE, WINCHCOMBE POTTERY, PAUL YOUNG. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. The Great Hall, The Bishop’s Palace, by Hereford Cathedral www.st-michaels-hospice.org.uk 7 - 10 Nov Postcards from Life. A plethora of artists giving you the chance to own your own masterpiece. A celebration of the visual arts which to date has raised over £34,000 for St Michael’s Hospice. Open 7 Nov, 6.30pm, Fri-Mon 10.30am-4pm. Hopelands Village Hall, Gadbridge Rd, Weobley HR4 8RZ 3 Nov Weobley Craft and Food Fair. Open 10am-3pm, £1 refreshments. Glasbury Arts 07583 544110 www.glasburyarts.co.uk Until 30 Nov at Pembrokeshire College, Haverfordwest - ‘Celebration of Welsh Contemporary Painting’. Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Until 30 Nov at Oriel y Parc Gallery, National Park Visitor Centre, St Davids - ‘Celebration of Welsh Contemporary Painting’. Open 10am-4pm daily. The Forum, 18 Market Square, Tenbury Wells WR15 8EA 01584 810085 www.georginafranklin.co.uk Nov GEORGINA FRANKLIN jewellery. Individual contemporary design. Commissions undertaken. Market Hall, Kington 07867 483135 16 Nov Art and Crafts by local designer makers. Paper art, handbags, waistcoats and other textiles, paintings, prints and cards, ironmongery, alpaca products, jewellery, turned wood, ceramics, glassware and more. 9.30am-3pm. Plus KLEEN Repair Cafe on site. St Mary’s Church, Pembridge 23 Nov Annual Woodcock Craft Fayre. Local artists showcase their crafts along with fundraising stalls and raffle. Refreshments available. 10am-4pm. The Basement, 18 Gloucester Rd, Ross-onWye HR9 5BU email gabydevitt@live.com Nov A mixed exhibition of contemporary textile designers, GABY DEVITT, ABIGAIL BURY & RHIAN WYMAN. Wed-Sat 9.30am-4pm.

Hereford Museum & Art Gallery, Broad St, Hereford 01432 260692 Until 23 Nov ‘Common Ground: Edgelands, Green Lanes and Forgotten Corners of Herefordshire’. RICHARD GILBERT. Open Tues-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10.30am-12.30pm. South Chapel, All Saint’s Church, Hereford 01432 370414 Until 17 Dec Sale of charity Christmas cards. Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm. 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 McGARVA - textiles. Open Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm. Lion Gallery, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611898 Nov Sculpture, mixed media, woodblock printmaking and textile printmaking. Alongside contemporary ceramics, paintings, jewellery, prints. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Great Hall, Kinnersley Castle HR3 6QF 01544 327407 23 Nov Kinnersley Christmas Fair. Christmas gifts and unique craft items, stalls, refreshments, raffle. Proceds to the church. Open 10am-2pm Artistree, Above the Heritage Centre, Church Lane, Ledbury www.artistreegallery.org Nov ARTISTREE, co-operative of local artists, paintings, sculpture, furniture, photographs, ceramics, glass, textile and encaustic work. Wed-Sun 10.30am-4.30pm. The Courtyard, Hereford 01432 340555 15 Nov - 5 Jan ‘Amalgamate 2’. Two Fine Art graduates. Open theatre times. Gallery 54, 54 High St, Ross-on-Wye 01989 567917 Nov New work from STUART ELLIS, RACHEL SUDWORTH & JOHN MAXWELL STEELE. Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm. Upstairs, Market House, Ross-on-Wye 01989 769398 www.madeinross.co.uk Until 9 Nov Guest Life Drawing group exhibition. 24 Nov Ross Christmas Fair. Locally made unique Christmas gifts. 29 & 30 Nov h.Art. Open daily 10am-4pm.

“All I want for Christmas is a pottery class to make my very own bowl”

.....wish granted !!

Alex Allpress Pottery School Christmas Vouchers NOW available Hand-building & Pottery Sessions on the potter’s wheel. Bespoke Workshops. All ages. 25 yrs Exp. CRB / DBS alexallpressceramics@gmail.com 07443 875 016 01982 552 854 Pottery School, Lion Studios Newbridge on Wye, Powys.

Weavers Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury 07881 926661 Until 3 Nov ‘Over the Hills’. Living with wood, stone and glass, JACKIE HARRIS, PETER HUGHES AND ADRIAN SHIEL. Open 10am-4pm. 25 Nov - 1 Dec Christmas Show. LEDBURY ART SOCIETY. Open Mon 2-4pm, Tues-Sat 10am-4.30pm, Sun 11am-2pm. 3 - 14 Dec ‘Designed for Christmas’. Six local designers makers with unique gift ideas. Open Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm. Closed Sun. Blue Ginger Gallery, Cradley, WR13 5NW 01886 880240 www.blue-ginger.com Until 24 Nov ‘Home and Away’. SHELLY PERKINS and friends, an exhibition of landscapes, animals and travels. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. Lion Ballroom, Leominster HR6 8DB 22 & 23 Nov Christmas h.Art. Open 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. Creates Gallery, 15 Church St, Monmouth NP25 3BX 07535 160712 www.createsgallery.com Until 2 Nov Autumn exhibition. KIP KAVALLARES, WARREN DAY, DOUG EATON, PAUL BURGES, PAT HANDLEY, WALTER KEELER, DAVID HOSKIN, NIK BURNS and more. Fine art, ceramics, sculpture, glass and jewellery by PAUL HATTON. Open Tues-Fri 10am-3pm, Sat 10am-4pm.

Made in the Marches Gallery, 12 Church St, Kington, HR5 3AZ 07544 368547 www.madeinthemarches.com Until 2 Nov Kington Art Class members’ exhibition. Nov & Dec ‘Into The Light’. Festive exhibition includes celebrations of National Tree Week plus Christmas treats and decorations. PAUL BAILEY, RACHAEL BLAKEWAY, LUCIA DAVIES, JACKIE EDWARDS, CATHERINE HALE, LIZ HARRIS, BELINDA HOPKINS, ALICE SAVERY, MARY STEPHENS, ELIZABETH TERZZA. Ceramics, paintings, prints, textiles, wearable art: clothes and jewellery, sculpture, stone, wood, metal, willow, cards and gifts. Commissions and vouchers available. Tues–Sat, 10am-5pm. 22 Nov Music, refreshments and raffle to launch and fundraise for Herefordshire Tree Week, 6-8pm.

Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Road, Hereford, HR1 2UA 01432 263937 Until 10 Nov ‘Free Rein’. CHRIS CURSONS - paintings, drawings and sculpture. All proceeds to Cancer Research UK. 13 Nov - 21 Dec ‘Christmas Delights.’ Seasonal offerings from local artists. h.Art Christmas weekend openings 23 & 24 Nov, 10am-4pm, 30 Nov & 1 Dec, 10am-4pm. Readings and book signings plus mulled wine and mince pies on both weekends. Normal opening times Wed-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm. Framing available. Tobias James Art & Framing Gallery, St Owen St, Hereford 07760 316959 Nov Works by local and national artists. Greenstage Gallery, Hop Pocket, Bishop’s Frome WR6 5BT 01885 490839 www.greenstagegallery.co.uk Until 3 Nov Autumn Show. IAN COOK RI RSW, PETER SHARMAN, ROB VAN HOEK & STELLA HIDDEN. Until 22 Dec Winter Show. ROB RITCHIE, IAN COOK, ROB VAN HOEK, PAUL POWIS, BETH RICHARDSON, DOUG EATON, SALLY STAFFORD, JULI-ANNE COWARD, PETER SHARMAN. Open Thurs-Sun or by appointment. Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge 01544 388842 www.oldchapelgallery.co.uk 9 Nov - 31 Dec A Christmas collection of hand made British Contemporary Arts & Crafts, including new work by RACHEL WRIGHT, SUZI THOMPSON, SEREN BELL, JENNIFER HALL, FRANCES ST CLAIR MILLER, FRANS WESSELMAN, COLIN SEEPAYNTON, HANNAH DUNNE, HANNAH WILLOW, JOHN MAINWARING, KATHRYN MOORE - textile art, original collagraphs, pen & ink drawings, woodcuts,, along with a gorgeous selection of desirable wearables - including hats, scarves, jackets and coats alongside paintings, ceramics, glass, lighting, stained glass, sculpture, candles and cards… something for everyone! Throughout the year ‘Shadows on the Grass’. Garden Sculpture exhibition. Unique sculptures in a variety of media by HELEN SINCLAIR, NEIL LOSSOCK, DAVID ENGLAND, PAUL BEARMAN, ANN CAMPBELL, GARY JONES & ANDREW ROACHE. Open 11am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Tues by appointment.

The Stable Gallery, Leominster Tourist Information Centre 01568 616460 3 - 22 Dec Paintings, textile art, hand-knitted Fair Isle hats, quilting, driftwood creatrions, hand-dyed wool, rag-rug art, recycled slate, bags, cushions, hand-made cards and Christmas cards by Creative Friends. Open 9.30am-4pm. SHROPSHIRE Ragleth Gallery, 1 Sandford Place, Church Stretton SY6 6DY 01694 723225 Nov A contemporary gallery full of original art. Sculpture, paintings, ceramics, glass, jewellery, prints, photographs, automata and more. Moor Hall Farmhouse, Bettws-ycrwyn, Newcastle on Clun SY7 8PH www.bobbybritnell.co.uk 16 & 17 Nov Exhibition of art students work, a few Christmas gifts for sale and ART VAN GO will be available on Sunday with their van of art supplies. Open 11am-5pm. Plus see new courses available for 2020. The Artists’ Gallery, Ludlow Farm (formerly Ludlow Food Centre), Bromfield, Ludlow SY8 2JR 07974 652866 Until end Dec Unique pop-up art gallery featuring PRISCILLA HANN bronze sculptures. DANIELLE FLOWERS - contemporary turned home decor and accessories utilizing native timber. MEGAN EVANS collagraph prints. JAN JAY - printed textiles and framed prints. PIP JONES - watercolours and mixed media. SARAH BILLINGHAM - earthenware and decorated pots. KIM DAVIS wood vessels and objects. SHELLY PERKINS - wildlife digital prints. Open daily 10am-5pm. Facebook - The Artists’ Gallery. Westhope College, Westhope, near Craven Arms SY7 9JL 01584 861293 23 Nov Christmas Craft Fair. Special gifts from over 20 local designer makers. Friends’ Shop open for sale of craft items, fabric and gifts, festive music, refreshments, free parking and admission. 10am-4pm. Gallery 3, The Gateway, Chester St, Shrewsbury SY1 1NB 8 Nov - 7 Dec ‘Notes from Shropshire’. A year’s paintings by MICHELLE ANDERSON. Open Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm. Twenty Twenty Gallery, 4 Quality Square, Ludlow 01584 875363 2 - 30 Nov SUE CAMPION & DYRA CANE - new paintings and ceramics. Open Tues-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm.

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

The Shropshire Museum Resource Centre, Ludlow 01584 831654 www.mortimerhistorysociety.org.uk Until 31 Dec ‘Sir Henry Sidney and the Ludlow Castle Chapel Heraldic Roll’. The exhibition will show the original Ludlow Heraldic Roll, images of some of those represented on the Roll as well as objects from the Tudor period associated with Ludlow Castle, Sir Henry Sidney or the Council of the Marches. Open during library hours. Public Hall, Station St, Bishop’s Castle SY9 5AQ www.castleartists.co.uk 30 Nov & 1 Dec ‘Affordable Art’. CASTLE ARTISTS - paintings, linocuts, watercolours, sculpture, textiles, ceramics and cards. Free entry. Open daily, 10am-5pm. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall 01588 630023 Until 16 Nov Art International Group exhibition. 2 Nov Antiques & Flea Market. 9am-4pm. 23 Nov - 6 Jan The Young Persons art exhibition. 30 Nov Christmas Craft Fair. 10am-4pm. 7 Dec Christmas Flea Market. 9am-4pm. Old Downton Lodge, Downton on the Rock, Ludlow SY8 2HU danyeomans@mac.com Until 25 Nov ‘The Unlikely Sitters’. An exclusive collection of oil paintings by acclaimed artist DANIEL JAMES YEOMANS. FBC Manby Bowdler Gallery, Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury 01743 281281 Until 23 Nov ‘VAN at 20’. An exhibition celebrating 20 years of the Visual Arts Network, showcasing the work of current members. Mon-Sat 10am. Aardvark Books, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, near Bucknell SY7 0DH 01547 530744 23 Nov Special Pre-Christmas shopping day with discounts throughout the shop. Live music from the Trevor Davies Trio, free entry. 11am-2pm. Bookshop open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms 01588 676060 Until 18 Nov ‘Arts Meets Science’. MARCHES SCRIBES - calligraphy exhibition, based, this year on the International Year of the Periodic Table. Until 19 Nov DERWEN COLLEGE. Open 10am-5pm. 2 & 3 Nov Frost Fair. A wide selection of handmade crafts and Christmas gifts from Shropshire crafts people. 10.30am-4pm.

Smithy Studio, Brampton Bryan SY7 0DH 07811 042478 Nov English rustic homewares, fine art and craft. Local makers. Contemporary turned wood, slipware, Welsh lavender products, textiles, cards and gifts. Thurs-Sat 11am-4pm.

THE ARTHOUSE STUDIO Creative workshops including lino printing, glass fusing, jewellery making, fabric printing, traditional glass painting, stained glass. The Art House Studio, Weobley, 07467 941208, www.thearthousestudio.co.uk

Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, The Music Hall, Market Square, Shrewsbury SY1 1LG 01743 258881 Until 3 Nov ‘Drawn of the Dead’. The comic art of CHARLIE ADLARD. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

BASKETMAKING USING RUSH Presteigne. Courses available throughout the year covering many techniques. Small groups and all levels taught. All materials and equipment included. For more information see Rushmorebaskets. com or contact Clair at rushmorebaskets@gmail.com / 07713 514902.

Art & Craft Workshops Single, dated listings are free. Ongoing workshops, £40 per year. MARCHES MAKERS FESTIVAL Invites local artists to be part of an Exhibition of Miniature Works at Marches Makers Live on 2 & 3 May 2020. Application open until 6 January 2020. Information visit MadeintheMarches.com/ MarchesMakers QUILTING WORKSHOPS Available at Hay on Wye, Hereford + Ledbury. All levels taught. Beginners welcome. Small groups. Expert tuition. Jacqueline on 01981 501043. Bee-spokequilts@hotmail.com ALEX ALLPRESS POTTERY SCHOOL - POTTERY WORKSHOPS Newbridge on Wye, Mid Wales. Courses/workshop throughout the year. Throwing, Hand building, glazing, kiln firing and much more. Clay and equipment and your own wheel included. For more details 01982 552854 / alexallpressceramics@gmail.com / alexallpress.co.uk GINN’S CREATIVE WORKSHOPS Discover your creative potential at one of my workshops covering, Art, Textiles and Sewing Techniques, catering for the experienced and inexperienced. Flexible dates to suit you. 01432 760961. STONE CARVING WORKSHOPS Monthly in Llangarron. HR9 6PH. Lead by Glenn Morris, experienced trainer and sculptor. Suitable for beginners and those with some experience. Full tuition and guidance tools, safety equipment and homemade refreshments. Contact Frances@ artsinthemarches.co.uk or call 01989 770776.

CREATIVE BREAKS Learn a new skill and explore your creativity with experienced tutors, all based in beautiful countryside with outstanding views and local produce. We offer a wide range of courses throughout the year:- Basketmaking, Enamelled Jewellery, Felt-making, Glass Fusing, Hand Block Printing, Hedgerow Medicine, Mosaics, Painting, Pastels, Photography, Plant Dyeing, Spinning and Weaving, Rag Rug Making, Sewing, Stained Glass, Stonecarving, Woodblock printing, Drawing, Creative Writing, Quilting and Upholstery. For full details visit www.creativebreaks.co.uk Make it yourself - take it home treasure it – or give it with pride! November DE KOFFIE POT WORKSHOPS 5, 12, 19 & 26 Nov - Drink and Draw Life Drawing, 7-9.30pm, bring your own materials. 3 Nov - Leather Apron Making Workshop, with Catherine Edwards, for beginners and those more experienced, 9am-5pm. Every Third Thursday, 21 Nov Drawing Club, 7.30-10pm. De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 01432 357753. November TRUMPET CORNER WORKSHOPS Mons - Knit, Stitch & Natter Group, 1-4pm, £2. Weds - Knit and Craft Group, 10am-1pm, £2. Weds - General silver classes, 10am-12.30pm, £125 for block of 5 classes. Sat monthly - General silver classes, 10am-12.30pm, £40. Trumpet Corner Tea Room & Gallery, near Ledbury, 01531 670082. November THE HIVE, BELMONT WORKSHOPS Buzzy Beats! Creative, music filled journey with Mary Keith for Under 5s. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970.

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CHRISTMAS FAIR NOVEMBER 22nd & 23rd Friday 1pm - 6pm, Saturday 10am-3pm Perfect presents from local makers working in wood, wool, paper, linen, silver, stone, clay, paper pen and ink. Gallery open with a selection of work from all artists at the Old School, Whitton, Sundays and Mondays up to New Year. for details contact Rosamund 01544 260777

November MID WALES ARTS CENTRE WORKSHOPS 23 & 24 Nov - ‘Slab & Slip’. Ceramic forms and decoration led by Alison Finnieston, £55 per day, most materials included. 29 Nov - Workshop: 3D Felt Forms led by Clare Linford, 10am-4pm, £50 including materials. Pottery sessions. Every week - 1-1 pottery tutorials on throwing. Wed - Pottery & Ceramic Sculpture Club for all ages and abilities, 7-9pm. Thurs Adult Pottery & Ceramic Sculpture Club, all abilities, 2-4pm. Thurs - Children’s Pottery & Ceramic Sculpture Club, all abilities, 5-6.30pm. First Sat - Family session, 2-4pm. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, 07970 671819. November ELAN LINKS WORKSHOPS 1 Nov - Moon Day, take part in fun, astronomy themed activities for all ages. Elan Valley Visitor Centre, 10am-4pm, free, to book, 01597 810880. 8 Nov - Dark Sky Photography Presentation. How to capture the night sky with a digital camera for ages 14+. Elan Valley Hotel, 6pm, free, 01597 811527. 9 Nov - Beginners’ Camera Workshop for ages 12+ with Zillah Bowes. Rhayader Museum & Gallery, 10am-12pm, free, 01597 811527. 9 Nov - Mobile Phone Photography/Film Workshop for ages 12+. Elan Links Office, 1-4pm, free, 01597 811527. 10 Nov - Animation Day, create a short animated film. CARAD Theatre Building, Rhayader, 11am-4pm, free, 01597 811527. November & December CROFT CASTLE WORKSHOPS Until 3 Nov, 10am-4pm - Croft’s School of Sorcery Trail, £2.50 per trail, includes prizes. 16 Nov - 22 Dec, 10am-4pm, weekends only - Croft’s 1940’s Christmas. 30 Nov - 22 Dec, 10am-4pm, weekends only - Father Christmas’ Workshop, £6 per child which includes crafts and a visit to Father Christmas (with early gift), booking essential, 0344 249 1895. Croft Castle & Parkland, HR6 9PW, 01568 782123. Normal admission applies. November EASTNOR POTTERY Potter’s wheel fun for families, couples and individuals during November. Tues-Sat 10am-4pm. Potter’s wheel projects start at £30 inclusive of firing & glazing. Fabulously creative indoor activity. Potter’s wheel workshops 9 & 10, 16 November. Spend the day or weekend relaxing and creating pots on the potter’s wheel. £150 day £280 weekend. Includes materials, refreshments and lunch. TAKE A LEAF! Autumnal flavoured Family Pottery Fun at Eastnor Pottery. Until 30 Nov Saturday at 10am, 11.30am and 2pm. Make and paint a clay leaf tile to be fired, glazed and cherished forever! Places cost £20 per person. Telephone or email booking essential. Simply email admin@eastnorpottery. co.uk or tel 01531 633886 to book a session.

November THE GLOBE, WORKSHOPS 1 Nov - The Day of the Dead for Kids. Lots of workshops including making lanterns, flower wreaths, painting traditional skeletons and more. 10am-4pm, £4 per workshop, 3 workshops for £10, cash only. Every Sunday - Lego Club, 11am, free. Every Tuesday - Chess Club, 4.15pm, free, contact Drew on 07714 767779. One Tuesday a month - Globemakers - an informal craft group, 7.30pm, further details corin@lordburgess.co.uk The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762.

November CLASSES AT THE OLD SCHOOL, WHITTON Introduction to Welsh quilting followed by a six week afternoon or evening class learning to work one technique each week. Forthcoming classes, furniture restoration and upholstery, rag rug, Kantha and Boro stitching (quilting traditions from India and Japan). Details 01547 550155 or www.radnorshireartsandcraftsfoundation.org November SHREWSBURY MUSEUM & ART GALLERY WORKSHOPS Until 3 Nov - Museums are Magic. Drop-in to make a magic wand and create gooey, glittery, bug-filled potion in the spooky potions’ lab! 11am-3pm, no booking required. 1 Nov - Spooky Castles. Build in Lego with ‘Bricks ‘n’ Tricks. 11am & 2pm, £5, 30 Nov - Make a Reindeer Workshop for ages 9+, 10am-4pm, £79 per group, family or individual. Every Friday (term time only) - Mini Mammoths, 10am-11.30am. Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, 01743 258881. November ASSEMBLY ROOMS 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. November WORKSHOPS SHREWSBURY 16 Nov - Creative Retreat Day, 9.45am-4.45pm, no experience needed. Near Shrewsbury, booking essential, www.wayofcreativity.org

November LOUDWATER STUDIO WORKSHOPS 2nd and 4th Fridays - Sewing for Pleasure, 10.30am-1.30pm, £15. Group Activities for Disabled Adults: 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month - Tuesday Creative, 10.30am-12.30pm, £10. 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month - Craft ‘n’ Sew, 1.30pm-3.30pm, £10. Loudwater Studio, Bromfield Rd, Ludlow, 01584 877272. www.loudwaterstudio.org.uk November COURTYARD WORKSHOPS Pre-Activity Events from 10.30am: 2 Nov - The Jungle Book singalong film. 9 Nov - The Wizard of Oz film. 16 Nov - A Shaun the Sheep Movie. 23 Nov - Under the Frozen Moon (theatre). 30 Nov - The Addams Family film. 7, 14, 21 & 28 Dec - The Elves and the Shoemaker (theatre). Thurs - Life Drawing, 10am-1pm, £7. Tues Playing Together, bringing older people and pre-school age together. Dementia friendly. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555. November & December LION BALLROOM WORKSHOPS 15 Nov - Wood carving workshop. All materials and tuition will be given on the day and wil include a light lunch. 10am-4pm, £65, booking essential. 13 Dec Christmas Wreath Making Workshop. Demonstrations and tuition, all materials provided including light refreshments, 10am-12pm or 2-4pm, £45, booking essential. Lion Ballroom, Leominster. 01568 612277. Sat 9 November CALLIGRAPHY TASTER SESSION Monkland Village Hall from 10-1pm. Beginners welcome! For details/booking ring 01544 327657 Marches Scribes.

Fri 22 November TENBURY WELLS FLORAL ART CLUB Christmas demonstration. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442. Thurs 28 November THE WINTER GARLAND - A SHROPSHIRE BORDER HISTORY Catherine Murphy demonstrates wreath/garland making from locally gathered natural materials with stories of our landscape that go into the season’s garland. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £5 includes refreshments, 01588 630023. Sat 30 November CHRISTMAS WILLOW DECORATIONS With Sophia Campbell for a friendly morning making willow decorations and wreath bases. 9am-1pm, £25 for more information and to book, call 0790 445 4227. Sat 7 December WREATH MAKING Using natural materials. The Hub, St Peter’s Centre, Peterchurch, 10am-2pm, £10, all materials and tuition is provided, refreshments available to purchase as well, no need to book, just turn up, 01981 550043. Sat 14 & Sun 15 December WREATH MAKING Trumpet Tearoom, Trumpet Corner, near Ledbury, 10am-12pm or 1pm-3pm. £40 including coffee, cake, all materials and tuition. To book, call 01432 270970. Wednesdays INFORMAL ART GROUP All welcome, help given if required. The Old School Community Hub, New Radnor, 2-4pm, 01544 350242.

cinema JOKER (15) Joaquin Phoenix habitually plays seriously troubled, often violent characters, e.g. in YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE, THE MASTER, and his latest turn takes him to a new level in both departments as Arthur Fleck, a lonely, physically and mentally ailing, outsider and lowrent children’s clown who, pushed over the brink by a morally bankrupt society, decides to wreak revenge a la TAXI DRIVER. Living with his frail mother (Frances Conroy) and addicted to a low-rent talk show hosted by his hero, Murray Franklin (Robert De Niro, wittily reversing his KING OF COMEDY role), after being brutally beaten in a dingy alleyway by teenage thugs, he exaggerates his clown persona – white face, exaggerated crimson lips – and engages in murderous mayhem with barely a passing nod to his DC Comic character’s origins. Part black comedy, part searing topical fable, it’s absolutely Phoenix’s greatest performance yet. All reviews by Mark Williams

ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW

COURTYARD, HEREFORD

1 - 5 & 6 Nov MRS LOWRY & SON (PG) 1 - 16 Nov JUDY (12A) 2 Nov THE JUNGLE BOOK SINGBISHOP’S CASTLE FILM SOC ALONG (U) Pre-activity from 10.30am 4 Nov PEANUT BUTTER FALCON 6 Nov CAPERNAUM (CTBC) 20 Nov COLD WAR 5 Nov CAROUSEL (U) Catcher Media. 4 Dec EATEN BY LIONS Dementia friendly All films at the Three Tuns, Bishop’s 7 Nov IDEAL PALACE Castle, 8pm, £40 members, £5 guests, (L’INCROYABLE HISTOIRE DU 01588 680445 FACTEUR CHEVAL) French Film Festival BRECON FILM SOCIETY 9 Nov THE WIZARD OF OZ (U) 4 Nov LIFE OF BRIAN Pre-activity from 10.30am 2 Dec 3 FACES 11 Nov PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON Doors open 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. FIRE (PORTAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE Brecon Coliseum Cinema, Wheat St, EN FEU) (18) French Film Festival Brecon. Membership enquiries 12 Nov THE MYSTERY OF HENRI 01874 623166 PICK (LES MYSTERES DE HENRI CARAD, RHAYADER PICK) French Film Festival 12 Nov HONEYLAND (12A) Support9 Nov HISTORICAL FILM EVENING ed by Herefordshire Green Network CARAD Theatre Building, Rhayader, 13 Nov LA BELLE EPOQUE French 7.30pm, free, 01597 811527 Film Festival CONQUEST, BROMYARD 13 Nov HAIL SATAN? (15) 1 Nov GREEN BOOK (12A) 14 Nov A FAITHFUL MAN (L’HOMME 6 Dec ROCKETMAN (15) FIDELE) (15) French Film Festival Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Rd, 16 Nov A SHAUN THE SHEEP Bromyard. Details 01885 488575 MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON (U) Pre-activity from 10.30am 16 Nov EASY RIDER (16) Cult Classic 18 & 19 Nov BAIT (15) 2 Nov WOMAN AT WAR (12A) 12 Nov SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952) Details Assembly Rooms, Ludlow 01584 878141

18 & 19 Nov HITSVILLE: THE MUSIC OF MOTOWN (12A) 20 - 30 Nov THE GOLDFINCH (15) 26 & 27 Nov PHOTOGRAPH (15) 29 & 30 Nov SORRY WE MISSED YOU (15) 30 Nov THE ADDAMS FAMILY (PG) 2 & 3 Dec FARMING (18) 4 - 11 Dec OFFICIAL SECRETS (15) The Courtyard Theatre, Edgar St, Hereford 01432 340555

DE KOFFIE POT, HEREFORD 13 Nov SOYLENT GREEN (1973) 7.30pm, De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 01432 357753 enquiries@herefordleftbank.com

2 Nov THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016) (12A) Priest Weston VH 07854 441235 2 Nov ROCKETMAN (15) Chapel Lawn VH 01547 530258 3 Nov FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) Colwall VH 01684 540926 4 Nov MRS CALDICOT’S CABBAGE WAR (12) Church Stretton School 01694 724330 4 Nov HAPPY AS LAZZARO (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 5 Nov A PRIVATE WAR (15) Lydbury North VH 01588 680302 6 Nov WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY (12A) Lindridge Parish Hall 01584 881615 7 June RED JOAN (12A) Bagley Sports & Social Club 07773 983963 7 Nov GREEN BOOK (12A) Brilley VH 01544 327227 7 Nov THE FAVOURITE (15) Diddlebury VH 01584 841265 8 Nov THE FAVOURITE (15) Bodenham Parish Hall 01568 797932 8 Nov GREEN BOOK (12A) Cound Guildhall 01743 761451 8 Nov ROCKETMAN (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury, 07967 517125 8 Nov THE KEEPER (15) Knighton Community Centre 01547 520602 9 Nov YESTERDAY (12A) Martley Memorial Hall 01886 888406

9 Nov YESTERDAY (12A) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 616460 9 Nov ROCKETMAN (15) Lady Emily Hall, Tarrington 01432 890720 9 Nov THE WIZARD OF OZ (U) Bayston Hill Memorial Hall 01743 873940 9 Nov THE FAVOURITE (15) Cleobury Mortimer Parish Hall 01299 271129 9 Nov FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 11 Nov MARY POPPINS RETURNS (U) Welshpool Assembly Room 01938 552043 11 Nov WILD ROSE (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 12 Nov THE WHITE CROW (12A) Garway Community Hall 01600 750465 12 Nov ALL IS TRUE (12A) Ashford Carbonell VH 01584 831574 12 Nov LOCAL HERO (PG) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross on Wye 01989 568705 13 Nov FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 13 Nov YESTERDAY (12A) Hope Bowdler VH 01694 723648 13 Nov WOMAN AT WAR (12A) Leintwardine Community Centre 07572 442903 15 Nov FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) Hanley Broadheath VH 01886 853195 15 Nov GREEN BOOK (12A) Little Dewchurch VH 01432 840333 15 Nov THE KEEPER (15) Bosbury Parish Hall 01531 640415 15 Nov WILD ROSE (15) Lindridge Parish Hall 01584 881615 15 Nov IRENE’S GHOST (PG) Colwall VH 01684 540926 15 Nov RED JOAN (12A) Clungunford Parish Hall 01588 660159 15 Nov ROCKETMAN (15) Clun Memorial Hall 01588 640109 15 Nov CAPERNAUM (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 16 Nov ROCKETMAN (15) Yarpole Parish Hall 01568 780279 16 Nov STAN AND OLLIE (12A) Everest Hall, Llanfair Waterdine 01547 510672 17 Nov GWEN (15) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 616460 17 Nov APOLLO 11 (U) New Inn, Pembridge 01544 387571 18 Nov RED JOAN (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 19 Nov YESTERDAY (12A) Acton Scott VH 01694 781260 19 Nov ROCKETMAN (15) Loppington VH 01939 809236

BAIT (12) Not to be confused wi th a no ther l o w budget but infinitely more gory 2015 British thriller of the same name, the titular BAIT here is employed by a bankrupt Cornish fishing community to attract tourism, the fish having longgone. Shot in grainy, 16mm high-contrast monochrome which efficiently emphasises the harsh realities of the ex-fishermen’s lives, the very obvious resentment against second-home owners is channelled through the almost comically gruff Martin Ward (Edward Rowe) who takes serious umbrage with posh incomers, the Leigh family, who now own the holiday cottage that was once his home. The flotsam and jetsom of the villagers’ harsh, and implicitly hopeless lives is well sketched by Cornish writer/director and noted documentarian Mark Ward and the largely amateur cast do him proud, even though in the end the audience is left hanging and required to make its own moral judgements. 19 Nov CALAMITY JANE (U) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 20 Nov GWEN (15) Escleyside Hall 01981 510352 20 Nov A PRIVATE WAR (15) Lea VH 01989 750679 20 Nov RED JOAN (12A) Myddle VH 01939 290907 20 Nov THE WHITE CROW (12A) Ryton VH 01743 718237 21 Nov GREEN BOOK (12A) Gorsley VH 01989 720358 21 Nov EATEN BY LIONS (12A) Much Birch Community Hall 01981 540097 21 Nov THE SISTER’S BROTHERS (15) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 21 Nov AMAZING GRACE (2018) (U) Pudleston VH 01568 760606 22 Nov CAPERNAUM (15) Knighton Community Centre 01547 520602 22 Nov GREEN BOOK (12A) Stoke Prior VH 07850 030821 22 Nov GREEN BOOK (12A) All Stretton VH 07812 583113 23 Nov THE WHITE CROW (12A) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 23 Nov RED JOAN (12A) Clifton on Teme VH 01886 812238 23 Nov ALL IS TRUE (12A) Upton upon Severn Memorial Hall 01684 592273 23 Nov ROCKETMAN (15) Aston on Clun VH 01588 660545 23 Nov THE LION KING (2019) (PG) Dolau Community Hall 07904 883038 24 Nov BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (12A) New Inn, Pembridge 01544 387571 25 Nov LONG SHOT (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911

28 Nov GROW YOUR OWN (PG) Almeley VH 07557 659291 28 Nov WILD ROSE (15) Goodrich VH 01600 890609 29 Nov STAN AND OLLIE (12A) Marton VH 01938 580116 29 Nov WIDOWS (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 29 Nov GREEN BOOK (12A) Little Wenlock VH 01952 505888 30 Nov THE FAVOURITE (15) Chapel Lawn VH 01547 530258 30 Nov ROCKETMAN (15) Bettws-y-Crwyn Parish Hall 01588 640233 30 Nov THE LION KING (2019) (PG) Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms 01588 676060 30 Nov AMAZING GRACE (2018) (U) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836

THEATR HAFREN, NEWTOWN 8 Nov CALAMITY JANE (Dementia Friendly) 27 Nov QUARTET Pre-movie light lunch at 12pm, £6, booking essential, film at 1.30pm, £5, includes tea/coffee/cake. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 01686 614555.

THE HIVE, BELMONT 8 Nov WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES (12) 13 Nov LARKS ON A STRING (15) 22 Nov THE GUARDIANS (15) 6 Dec THE CIAMBRA (15) The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970

LINGEN FLIX 8 Nov VITA AND VIRGINIA (ctbc) Lingen Village Hall, £5, 01544 267736 www.lingen.org.uk

THE GOLDFINCH (15) If, like me, you haven’t read Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer prize-winning, 700+ page novel on which it’s based, you’ll have no idea how faithful, or otherwise, this celluloid transition is but what is unassailably true is that director John Crowley (BROOKLYN) and writer Peter Straughan (TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY) have crafted a handsome-looking and gripping rites-of-passage drama. Centrestage is teenage Theo, whose life is inexorably changed as he moves between New York, Las Vegas and Amsterdam after his mother is killed in a terrorist bombing in an art gallery. In the process Theo, played as a young adult by the excellent Ansel Elgort (BABY DRIVER) is involved in art theft, an oedipal relationship with a wealthy socialite (Nicole Kidman in fine hoity-toity form) and pals up with a stoned Ukrainian immigrant (Finn Wolfhard, IT: CHAPTER 2) on the way to a morally quite shocking denouement.

MARKET THEATRE, LEDBURY 8 Nov ROCKETMAN (15) 13 Nov FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) 15 Nov CAPERNAUM (15) 29 Nov WIDOWS (15) Details Market Theatre, Market St, Ledbury 07967 517125

MID BORDER ARTS 24 Nov BARRY LYNDON Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Barry Lyndon was one of the first films edited by Tony Lawson. He will introduce it and discuss the filming with Alex Dufort. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 6.30pm, £10 from The Workhouse (cash) and wegottickets. com

OLD MKT. HALL, SHREWS. 1 - 7 Nov GEMINI MAN 3 Nov MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL 4 Nov PAINT YOUR WAGON (PG) 8 - 14 Nov JUDY (12A) 10 Nov HITSVILLE: THE MAKING OF MOTOWN (12) 15 - 21 Nov GOOD POSTURE (15) 22 - 28 Nov SORRY WE MISSED YOU (15) Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281

PLAYHOUSE, LEOMINSTER

9 Nov YESTERDAY (12A) 17 Nov GWEN (15) 8 Dec AMAZING GRACE (U) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583

PRESTEIGNE SCREEN 1 Nov BORDER (15) 15 Nov HAPPY AS LAZZARO (12) 29 Nov WOMAN AT WAR (12) 13 Dec SORRY WE MISSED YOU (15) All films at the Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, doors open 7.30pm, 8pm start. Season ticket £25, single film £5, students £3.50. 01544 370202, 01544 260577.

REGAL CINEMA, TENBURY 1 & 2 Nov THE GOLDFINCH 2 Nov DOWNTON ABBEY (12A) 11 & 15 Nov JUDY (12A) 14 & 18 Nov JOKER 25 & 26 Nov OFFICIAL SECRETS (15) 25 & 30 Nov GEMINI MAN (12A) Regal Cinema, Teme St, Tenbury Wells 01584 811442

SPARC, BISHOP’S CASTLE 19 Nov CALAMITY JANE 21 Nov THE SISTER’S BROTHERS (15) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 01588 630321

WYESIDE, BUILTH WELLS 1 & 2 Nov JUDY (12A) 1 - 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 Nov, 1, 7, 8, 15 Dec SHAUN THE SHEEP 2 (U) 1, 2, 9, 16, 17 Nov ABOMINABLE (PG) 1, 2, 9, 10, 13, 14 Nov JOKER 1 - 3, 5 - 7, 9, Nov MALEFICIENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL (CTBC)

2 - 3 & 9, 16 & 23 Nov, & Dec THE GOLDFINCH (15) 8 - 10, 12 - 14, 16 Nov GEMINI MAN (CTBC) 1, 2, 9, 10, 13, 14 Nov JOKER (CTBC) 15 - 17, 19 - 21, 30 Nov, 14 & 15 Dec THE ADDAMS FAMILY (CTBC) 15 - 17, 20 Nov OFFICIAL SECRETS (CTBC) 22 - 30 Nov, 1 - 5, 7, 8, 14, 15 Dec, 3 - 6 Jan FROZEN 2 (CTBC) 22 - 25, 27, 28 Nov DOCTOR SLEEP (CTBC) 29 & 30 Nov, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 Dec SORRY WE MISSED YOU (CTBC) 6 - 8, 10 - 12, 18 Dec MIDWAY (CTBC) 6 - 8, 11 Dec TERMINATOR: DARK FATE (CTBC) Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555

LIVE EVENTS ON SCREEN 1 Nov MANON Metropolitan Opera. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 5.55pm, 01584 878141. 2 Nov MANON Metropolitan Opera. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 5.55pm, 01885 488575. 3 Nov LEONARDO THE WORKS Exhibition on Screen. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7.30pm, 01568 616460. 3 & 26 Nov ROMEO & JULIET Matthew Bourne. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 2pm & 7pm, 01982 552555. 5 Nov TRIPLE BILL Concerto/Enigma Variations/ Raymonda Act III. Royal Opera House. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7.15pm, 01600 719401. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.15pm, 01952 728911. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.15pm, 01982 552555. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.15pm, 01432 340555. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.15pm, 01885 488575. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.15pm, 01874 611622. Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury, 7.15pm, 01743 281281. 6 Nov LEONARDO: THE WORKS Exhibition on screen. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555. 7 Nov HANSARD National Theatre. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7pm, 01600 719401. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 01952 728911. Booth’s Bookshop, 7pm, 01497 822010. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 340555. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, 01885 488575.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, 01874 611622. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7pm, 01588 630321. 9 Nov TRIPLE BILL Concerto/Enigma Variations/ Raymonda Act III. Royal Opera House. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.15pm, 01584 878141. 9 Nov YESTERDAY Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7.30pm, 01568 616460. 9 Nov MADAMA BUTTERFLY Metropolitan Opera. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 5.55pm, 01600 719401. The Courtyard, Hereford, 5.55pm, 01432 340555. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 5.55pm, 01885 488575. 10 Nov TRIPLE BILL Concerto/Enigma Variations/ Raymonda Act III. Royal Opera House. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7.15pm, 01568 616460. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 2pm, 01588 630321. Booth’s Bookshop, 2pm, 01497 822010. 10 Nov 42ND STREET THE MUSICAL Theatre Royal. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 3pm, 01885 488575. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2.30pm, 01874 611622. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7pm, 07967 517125. 10 & 12 Nov 42ND STREET THE MUSICAL Theatre Royal. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 10 Nov - 2pm, 12 Nov - 7pm, 01982 552555. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 10 Nov 4.30pm, 12 Nov - 7.30pm, 01584 811442. 14 Nov FLEABAG National Theatre encore performance. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 01952 728911 14 Nov A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM National Theatre. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 6.30pm, 01600 719401. 14 Nov 42ND STREET THE MUSICAL SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7pm, 01588 630321. 15 Nov MADAM BUTTERFLY Metropollitan Opera. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 5.55pm, 01584 878141. 16 Nov 42ND STREET THE MUSICAL Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 5.55pm, 01584 878141. 19 Nov LIONEL RICHIE AT GLASTONBURY Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

20 Nov TIMON OF ATHENS Royal Shakespeare Company. Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. 20 Nov HANSARD National Theatre. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7pm, 07967 517125. 22 Nov LEONARDO: THE WORKS Exhibition on Screen. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 878141. 23 Nov HANSARD National Theatre. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442. 23 Nov AKHNATEN Metropolitan Opera. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 5.55pm, 01600 719401. The Courtyard, Hereford, 5.55pm, 01432 340555. 27 Nov LEONARDO: THE WORKS Exhibition on Screen. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.15pm, 01432 340555. 28 Nov PRESENT LAUGHTER National Theatre. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, 01885 488575. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, 01874 611622. Booth’s Bookshop, 7pm, 01497 822010. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

29 Nov AKHNATEN Metropolitan Opera. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 5.55pm, 01584 878141. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 5.55pm, 01885 488575. 1 Dec PRESENT LAUGHTER National Theatre. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7pm, 01568 616460. 3 Dec HANSARD National Theatre. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.15pm, 01982 552555. 4 Dec PRESENT LAUGHTER National Theatre. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, 01600 719401. 6 Dec PRESENT LAUGHTER National Theatre. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 878141. 7 Dec 42ND STREET THE MUSICAL Theatre Royal, London. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7.15pm, 01568 616460. 7 Dec FLEABAG National Theatre. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 878141.

WORKSHOPS Wednesdays FILM MAKING CLUB The Courtyard, Hereford, 5.30pm, Ages 8-14 years, £73 per term, 01432 340555.

GLASBURY ARTS Arts Lecture with Owen Sheers and Ben Rawlence What Can a Place Teach You? Arts, Nature and a new university for the Brecon Beacons National Park

Saturday November 16, 2019 7:30 pm Drama Studio, Gwernyfed High School Black Mountains College is a new kind of college founded by writers Owen Sheers and Ben Rawlence in response to our planetary crisis of climate and biodiversity. A new generation of graduates is needed to re-imagine sustainable economies and societies that respect the natural limits and processes of nature. BMC believes that the way to promote creative and adaptive thinking is through an arts-based core curriculum, taught outside, using the natural classrooms of the Brecon Beacons National Park. BMC will offer further education courses in skills needed for the future and undergraduate degrees majoring in three areas: The Arts, The Land and Technology. Glasbury Arts is supporting this initiative as it demonstrates the educational vision to cope with the threat of climate change and is in line with the exciting new curriculum being planned for schools in Wales. Tickets: £10 - adult, £8 - concessions (over 60), £5 - full-time education, unwaged and/or on benefits. Members discount applies.

Book at glasburyarts.co.uk

dance Dance Performance Fri 1 November ID NIGHT THE COURTYARD & 2FACED DANCE COMPANY. Championing the work of emerging artists. For ages 14+. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

ID Night

Fri 8 November & Sat 7 December THE WIZARD OF OZ BALLET THEATRE UK. A two act, full-length ballet adaptation of the iconic tale by L. Frank Baum, told through the magic of classical dance. 8 Nov - Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £15/£14, 01982 552555. 7 Dec - Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 3pm, £18-£10, 01600 719401. Mon 11 November SWAN LAKE RUSSIAN NATIONAL BALLET. One of Tchaikovsky’s best works, featuring some of ballet’s most memorable music and breath-taking dance. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £23/£21, £17 under 16s, 01874 611622. Thurs 14 November & Sun 1 December THE NUTCRACKER RUSSIAN STAGE BALLET & OPERA HOUSE. Prepare to enter a magical new world as goodness and beauty triumph in this festive family favourite ballet. 14 Nov - The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555. 1 Dec - Malvern Theatres, 1pm & 5pm, £40 - £30 under 26’s all seats half price, 01684 892277. Fri 15 November ROMEO A JULIET BALLET CYMRU. Intense fighting, passionate duets and universal themes echo through dramatic and lyrical choreography. Theatr Hafren, 7pm, £13/£7.50, family £30, 01686 614555.

Thurs 28 November LEVIATHAN JAMES WILTON DANCE. Leviathan follows Ahab, a ship captain hell-bent on capturing Moby Dick. Blending athletic dance, martial arts, capoeira and partner work. Wem Town Hall, 7.30pm, £12/£5, 01939 232299. Arts Alive.

Dance Workshops

Single, dated listings are free. Year round entries £40. Wed 6, 13, 20 & 27 November LEARN TO SALSA Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 342334. Thurs 7, 14, 21 & 28 November WILD WEST SALSA Grab a drink before you dance the night away! De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 7.45pm, £6, students £5, social dance only £4, 01432 357753. Tues 12 November AFTERNOON TEA AND DANCE With instructors Frank and Pauline Davis. St Edward Church Hall, Knighton, 2-4pm, sandwiches and cakes provided, entry free, all welcome, with or without a partner. Knighton & District Rotary Club, 01544 267898.

ASSEMBLY ROOMS 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, 7.30-8.30pm, 01989 750354. MID WALES JIVE CLASSES Mondays Rock’n’Roll [R&R] Jive in Llandovery, Tuesdays - Hundred House Village Hall, Wednesdays Modern Jive [MJ], Pant-y-Dwr Village Hall, [MJ + R&R], Thursdays Brecon Con Club [MJ + R&R], Fridays - Tywyn area [MJ + R&R], classes and dancing 7.30-10.00 £5pp. Beginners and experienced dancers welcome. Just turn-up & join-in at 7.20, with or without a dance partner. ‘Mid Wales Jive’ teaching Modern Jive, 50s Rock’n’Roll Jive, Swing-Jive. Call/Text 07767358079 - facebook Mid wales Jive - http:// www.peterphillips.dj/MidWalesJive/. Please call/text to check in advance, as some classes may be affected by weather or prior hall commitments. THE LEOMINSTER MORRIS George, our youngest dancer (17) says - “Ever tried Morris dancing... still have a spring in your step?” Come and join us, we meet every Wednesday at The Forbury Chapel, Church St, Leominster. We are an unmixed side dancing local and Cotswold Morris. Beginners are very welcome. Enquire at contact@leominstermorris.org or ring Tony on 07811 592522.

The Nutcracker

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.

COURTYARD, HEREFORD CLASSES Mondays - Find Your Feet, dementia friendly dance and movement class, 10am, £2 per session. Fridays - Dancing Tots 11.30am, ages 2-4, £4 per session, £1 per extra child. Fridays - Chance to Dance 10.15am, for over 50s. Tuesdays - Zumba 1.30pm, £5, all abilities. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555. Mondays 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. £2.50 per session (first free). No need to bring a partner. Beginners and experts welcome. 01982 570324/01544 350707. LEARN 2 JIVE BEGINNERS CLASSES Mon, 7.30-8.30pm, Bartestree Village Hall, Hereford, HR1 4BY. Tues, 7.30-8.30pm, Ludlow Assembly Rooms, SY8 1AZ. Tues, 7.30-8.30pm, Stretton Sugwas Village Hall, HR4 7PT. Tues, 7.30pm-8.30pm Pembridge Village Hall, HR6 9EB. Wed, 7.30-8.30pm, Methodist Church Hall, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8EE. Wed, 7.30-8.30pm, Holy Trinity Parish Hall, Malvern, WR14 4LR. Thurs, 7.30pm-8.30pm, Northolme Community Centre, HR2 7SP. Thurs, 7.45pm-8.45pm Ledbury Dance Studio, HR8 2A. Fri, 11am-12pm, Tupsley Whitehouse Community Hub, Gentle Jive. Contact Matt or Sarah on 01989 750354. or info@coolmovesdance.co.uk www.coolmovesdance.co.uk Coolmoves Dance & Fitness for adults. Fortnightly Saturdays CHORUS LINE Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 07943 417561. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays MID WALES DANCE ACADEMY Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 07943 417561. Tuesdays 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 Emma on 01544 327311 or Paul 01497 821003. Wednesdays BIG FISH LITTLE FISH FOR MUMS AND TOTS! Dance Centre, Llandrindod Wells, 2-3pm, £3 drop in, for tots aged 8 months+, 01597 824370.

food page The Hereford Restaurant, Green Dragon Hotel, Hereford

ARLY in the summer, Mr Pernickety and the Lovely Companion rolled out the geriatric Volvo to slalom through the customary roadworks down the A49 to keep their dinner date at the newly re-opened Green Dragon in Hereford. As it turned out, it was only semireopened, and Mr P’s faithful disciples will know that he and the LC didn’t feel it fair to review the dining-room at that point and toddled around the corner to the Castle House Hotel. Those same disciples will also recall that the last incarnation of the dining-room at the Green Dragon, John Spice’s International Restaurant had prompted Mr P to declare that he wouldn’t have allowed even his quite unfastidious dog to dine there. That was during a period when the Dragon had been on the decline and through the hands of several inept – not to say disgraceful – owners since Mr P first swallowed a lukewarm gin and tonic there some 30 years ago. By 2018, it had reached its regrettable nadir, when it was bought by its current owners. The Dragon, before its last period of abuse, had for centuries been a leading hotel in the city - a fundamentally fine, pukka sort of building that deserved more care and respect. It was therefore with considerable hope and much native optimism that Mr Pernickety arrived to meet an old grizzled chum, a former cerebral sparring partner who now runs a kind of lunch club/knitting circle for CEO’s of major companies in which they can mingle, exchange ideas and air grievances. Whatever it does, it has left the OGC looking prosperous in well-coiffed barnet and a velvetcollared covert coat over a remarkably unshabby tweed jacket and pale canary lambswool v-neck, making Mr P feel somewhat bedraggled in his battered linen jacket and rumpled foulard. It was some time since Mr P and the OGC had met and they found that in the intervening years they had ended up on opposite sides of the gruesome debate in which the nation is locked over its future place in the world. Nevertheless, such was the good will on either side that a completely civilized and gentlemanly debate was had with the minimum of friction, from which our politicians could learn a thing. This was undoubtedly helped, Mr P concludes, by the quality of the luncheon they were eating and the surroundings in which they sat, for his first impressions of the resuscitated Green Dragon were almost entirely positive, even joyous.

The interior of the place is immediately stylish, thoughtful without being over-clever, and relaxed. Mr P was conscious of a small nostalgic pang, though, when visiting the gents’ loo, which he had done often in the past when that was the only purpose for which he ever went into the Dragon. Here he found the walls devoid of the wry Victorian hunting cartoons which he had enjoyed for so many years (and which he’d like to buy if the new management can remember where they put them). Mr P believes that all the public rooms – Offa Cocktail Bar, Garrick Lounge, front bar and the renamed ‘Hereford’ restaurant – would meet with the LC’s elusive approval, although she might have pursed her lips a tad at the somewhat corporate style of the bedrooms. Conscious that they had 83 rooms to do in short order, Mr P is less pernickety although he suggests that a couple of whacky retro rooms might be an attraction to more sophisticated visiting metropolitans. Downstairs he especially liked the

look of the Garrick Lounge. In the dining-room the designers have made a terrific job of using to advantage what was already there, covering the formerly dark panelled walls with a subtly fresh shade of bluish-grey without losing their distinctive art deco contours. The whole biggish space has a feel of tasteful informality about it, yet still offering a sense of occasion. The only irritant prominent in the room is a large party table on tall legs with high chairs – a style meme that has rippled out of London into many inappropriate corners of the country (they’ve done it at the revived Clive Arms in Bromfield, too). Mr P believes they will find in time that punters don’t particularly enjoy using them (and other guests will be annoyed by the increase in volume they will produce) and they will have to chop the legs off. But these are comparatively small cavils. Mr P and the OGC guest both liked what they saw from their table by the window (where savvy restaurateurs always place their better-looking clients). The seating is a pleasing choice of high-backed banquette booths, and light faux-rattan chairs in blue, pale mint and aubergine. Good-looking pendant lights and spots are placed to match the space they light and create a good mood to go with a play list of sophisticated world music and non-pop. From a short and promising menu Mr P’s guest chose a Chicken Liver Parfait with caramelised onion chutney and toasted brioche, all of which he appeared to like. He said he couldn’t tell if the paté had been made in-house or bought in, but as it was damned good, he didn’t really care. Mr Pernickety liked the idea of Hot Smoked Salmon Rillette with cream cheese and chive; he liked the actuality of it too. The rillette was subtle, well-produced and a pleasing counterpoint to the cream cheese. He couldn’t fault it. The mettle of the waiter serving them was tested when Mr P questioned him over the freshness of the glass of Rioja Crianza he had just been given. It had the hint of sourness that afflicts any wine poured from a bottle opened the night before. The waiter agreed that it was from a bottle opened earlier, and immediately (and obligingly) replaced it with a glass from a newly opened bottle, which was excellent. The way round this problem, Mr P can tell the management is to use the clever and very effective vacuum casks that they use at, for instance, the Wynnstay in Machynlleth or the Angel in Ludlow to keep better wines tasting better if being sold by the glass. For his main course, the OGC unadventurously ordered Wye Valley Beer Battered Haddock with hand-cut chips and crushed peas. There is scope for confusion in this description; locals will know that there is a top-notch local beer maker called the Wye Valley Brewery, but visitors might conjecture that the haddock has been fished out of the Wye – when barely a salmon has been in the last ten years, while crushed peas are what are usually called mushy peas. Mr P is not that happy about restaurants serving fish’n’chips – it smacks of under-achievement. Nevertheless, the OGC looked happy enough with his and, though questioning his own wisdom in choosing an Atlantic fish in Hereford on a Monday, declared it just about fresh. Mr P’s own choice was, he believed, far more satisfying, and unusual, Slow Cooked Feather Blade of Beef with

smoked potato puree and roasted onion. He has previously enthused about the comparatively rare Feather Blade cut of beef and often buys it to grill at home, but he had never eaten cooked like this. The meat is inherently tender and the slow cooking lends it a special succulence. With a simple blob of spud purée, onions and its own gravy it was a dish to remember. The OGC had a pressing date with a gnasher-puller in Weobley so had decline a pudding. Mr P stayed on his own and enjoyed a super crème brulée, finished his wine and paid his bill with a light heart and wondered how harmonious his meeting with his old chum might have been had it been in John Spice’s International restaurant. He left with a strong sense that the new Green Dragon will do really well and will without doubt raise the whole tenor of that part of town, offsetting the crassness of the New Market complex while giving much-needed new heart to the old city. Mr Pernickety

EVENTS

3rd Saturday of every month PRODUCE MARKET Hightown Community Rooms, Vicarage Rd. Clun, 10.00am - 12.00pm. 01588 641180. 3rd Saturday of every month FARMER’S MARKET Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 9am-1pm, 01588 630023. Every Thursday HAY MARKET DAY Local produce, meat and fish, hot food, artisan bread, cakes, crafts, vintage, plants. Memorial Square and Clock Tower, Hay-on-Wye, 9am-4pm, www.haymarkets.co.uk Every 1st Thursday FARMER’S MARKET The Barn, St Katherine’s, Ledbury, 6-8pm. 5 Dec - Christmas market with live music. www.ledburyfoodgroup.org Every 2nd & 4th Thursday LUDLOW LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET Castle Square, 9am-2pm, 01584 872043. Every Friday KINGTON PRODUCE/CRAFTS MARKET Market Hall, Kington, 9am-1pm, 07867 483135.

FOOD BYTES

November DE KOFFIE POT Fridays - Fish and Chip Fridays, 12pm-9pm, £6. Sundays - Sunday roasts 12pm-4pm, no need to book. De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 01432 357753.

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.

November SUPPER EVENTS @ ALL SAINTS 8 Nov - Pop-up Pizza Night with The Whiskey River Boys, 6.30-10pm, music 7pm, table booking essential. All Saints, Hereford. Book online www.cafeatallsaints.co.uk

BLEDDFA CENTRE READING ROOM CAFE 01547 550377 11am – 5pm every Saturday and Sunday (as well as Friday and Mondays on Bank Holiday). Teas, coffees, cake and soup. www.bleddfacentre.org 01547 550377 hello@bleddfacentre.org

Sun 3 November WEOBLEY CRAFT AND FOOD FAIR Extensive selection of crafts and food. Hopelands Village Hall, Weobley, 10am-3pm, £1 with light refreshments available. Sat 9 November CHRISTMAS WINE & SPIRIT TASTING Taste over 300 wines, Champagnes, ports and spirits. The Left Bank, 1.30-4.30pm and 6-9pm, 01432 357753. Wed 13 November BON APPETIT - FRENCH FOOD To celebrate the French Film Festival. The Courtyard, Hereford, 5-8pm, 01432 340555. Sat 16 November POP UP RESTAURANT Chef, Steve Lyons creates a 6-course taster menu. Lion Ballroom, Leominster, £45, booking essential, 01568 612277. Fri 29 November SWAN BREWERY TASTING DAYS Cask ales, bottled beers, local produce. Turkey rolls, baked potatoes. Swan Brewery, Unit 17, Brunel Road, Enterprise Park, Leominster, 9am-7pm, 01568 617709. Sat 7 December KINGTON FESTIVE FOOD & DRINK 95 top exhibitors plus welcome return of The Beefy Boys. Music with the Ludlow Concert Band, choirs, street music with Geoff Rogers from Shrewsbury and Streetsax from Hereford. Free parking/free entry. A gastronomic event! Every Saturday LUDLOW COUNTRY MARKET 9am-12pm at The Womens Centre, Ludlow. Local produce, handicrafts, plants & veg, cut flowers, cards. Frist Saturday of every month (except August) FARMER’S MARKET Produce, craft, gifts, kitchen cafe open. Eaton Bishop Village Hall, 10am-12pm. First Saturday of every month PRESTEIGNE LOCAL FOOD MARKET Memorial Hall Presteigne, 9am-1pm. The best collection of artisan food producers in the area. 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month KNIGHTON COMMUNITY MARKET Knighton Community Centre, 9.30am-12.30pm, 07751 221487.

THE GREEN BEAN CAFE, WEOBLEY 01544 318865 Good, locally sourced, homemade food. Soups, all day light lunches, cakes and scones. Set in the heart of Weobley. Free wifi. Tues-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 9.30am-4pm. With The Green Bean Shop/Deli under the same roof. THE HEREFORDSHIRE GOLF CLUB, WORMSLEY, HR4 8LY Open daily for food and beverage also a Sunday Carvery 12.30pm-3pm every week, one course £10.95 two courses, £14.95. We can also cater for your private event, price includes free room hire. Call our Catering Team on 01432 830219, option 3. THE ORGASMIC CIDER COMPANY, GREAT PARTON, EARDISLEY, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR3 6NX 01544 327244 or 07773 037448 Craft cider and perry off licence and gift shop with local products. Open Friday and Saturday 12 to 5pm. Group tours available. THE WORKHOUSE CAFE, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PRESTEIGNE 01544 267864 Cafe, gallery, light lunches, good coffee, homemade cakes. Mon - Sat 10am - 4pm. RHOS MARKET GARDEN, KNIGHTON 01547 528315 Growers & providers of organic veg, fruit & flowers. Eco cleaning products & refills. Large range of groceries & whole foods. The Old Garage Shop, Knighton. Tues-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-3pm. Free parking, opposite Old Library. Friday Morning Market stall in Presteigne. Local deliveries of veg. boxes. info@rhosorganic.co.uk www.rhosorganic.co.uk RUTH WATSON RESTAURANTEUR AND PRIVATE COOK. Bespoke Food for all Occasions. Parties, special occasions, holiday home catering, pop-up food. Friendly personal service. Ring or email: 01544 350559/ 07870 752325. ruthwatsonfood@gmail.com

music

NOVEMBER Fri 1 November HMV BAND Malthouse, Ironbridge.

THE BAREBACKS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

MARK LATIMER / TREV DAVIES TRIO Chequers, Etnam St, Leominster.

HOT FEAT Halloween Party. Proceeds to the Devil. Ludlow Brewery, 8pm, £5, 01584 873291.

TYLER MASSEY BAND The Barn, St Katherine’s car park, Ledbury, 07772 174088.

Sat 2 November

THE SWING COLLECTIVE Featuring gypsy guitars from Stuart Carter-Smith and Paul Gregory and special guest, Jamie Brownfield on Trumpet. Clungunford Village Hall, £10 in advance, £12 on the door, 07976 727959.

TWO PUSH CHARLIE Gordon Bennetts, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 9pm.

THE UNCONVENTIONALS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. SMITH & JOHNSON White Horse Inn, Clun.

NIGHTINGALES WATCH Present Odette Michell. Folk. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5 in advance, £7 on the door, cash only, 01497 821762.

FIGHT THE BEAR Presteigne Fireworks, Wents Meadow Presteigne. Fireworks 6.45pm, music 7.15pm, £4, under 12s free, bar and food.

FRIDAY SESSION Monkland Arms, Monkland, near Leominster, 01568 720510.

OCD Covers. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

DUSTBOWL REVIVAL The Art Shop & Chapel, Market St, Abergavenny, 8pm, pre-concert supper available, £18, 01873 852690.

STONY & CO Haunted House Halloween Special. The Chang Thai Bar, Market St, Ludlow, 8pm, free.

THE SWING COLLECTIVE Featuring gypsy guitars from Stuart Carter-Smith and Paul Gregory and special guest, Jamie Brownfield on Trumpet. Clarence Hall, Crickhowell, £10 in advance, £12 on the door, 07976 727959.

REGGAE FRIDAY Reggae Pie DJS. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 01432 342334.

TYLER MASSEY TRIO Yew Tree, Peterstow, near Ross-on-Wye.

Dustbowl Revival

CARY O’DEA The Barn, St Katherine’s car park, Ledbury, 07772 174088. AUNTIE MARY’S CANARIES Victorian Music Hall from members of The Mellstock Band. Yarpole Church, 7.30pm, £10 from Rose Jenkins, 01568 780536. THE BLACK AND BLUES BAND Crown Inn, Oakengates, 01952 610888. AND FINALLY... PHIL COLLINS Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £19/£17, 01874 611622. CLUB NIGHT Featuring DJ Guydiguy. The Speakeasy, Bridge St, Hereford, 10pm, 01432 357753.

CAKES & ALE CONCERT Music from Renaissance England and Italy; part-songs performed by Hay Madrigals; solo songs by local musician Lucy Green; guest appearances by Donald Ellman (harpsichord) and Steve Jones (violin). Parish Hall, Lion St, Hay-on-Wye, 5.30pm refreshments, 6pm concert, free entry, donations welcome, 07748 652194, www.haydloniant.org

Simon Deeley’s Blue Haze

RP MURPHY Vaga, Hereford, 9pm. CONCERT In aid of Helping Our Homeless Wales featuring Kaz Hawkins, Abertillery Male Voice Choir and Builth Ladies Choir. Pavilion Mid Wales, Llandrindod Wells, 7.30pm, £15 from Ticketsource.co.uk MOUNTAIN MUSIC Little Bulb Theatre and Fanham Maltings for an evening of story and song. Aston on Clun Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10, 01588 660893. Arts Alive. FESTIVAL OF REMEMBRANCE Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. LIVE MUSIC Gordon Bennetts, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 9pm. AUNTIE MARY’S CANARIES Caroline Butler, Ian Giles and Dave Townsend transport you back to the days of the Victorian & Edwardian Music Hall, with comical songs, roaring choruses and general tomfoolery. Yarpole Church, 7.30pm, 01568 780536. Period costume optional, but encouraged with a prize for the best outfit. THE ENDINGS Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. HOT ROD 55 Malthouse, Ironbridge.

The Tannahill Weavers

Sun 3 November SIMON DEELEY’S BLUE HAZE Playing tracks from their new CD Afan’s Dance. The Swan, Church St, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, £4, 07890 303681 or 01497 821188. ADAM HODSON Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm. UNDER THE COVER From 3pm, Open mic DJ 5pm - late. Reggae Pie DJS. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 01432 342334. MOUNTAIN MUSIC Little Bulb Theatre and Fanham Maltings for an evening of story and song. Brilley Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10/£5, 01544 327227. Arts Alive. ADAM HODSON Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm. ANNA RYDER & SALLY BARKER The Old School Community Hub, School Lane, New Radnor, 7pm, £10/£5, students free, 01544 350559. GIGSPANNER Folk. Hermon Chapel, Chapel St, Oswestry, 6.30pm, £15-£5, 01691 662196. BIG WOLF BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

HEREFORD JAZZ CLUB Featuring The Bill Bailey All Stars. Richmond Club, Edgar St, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 276304.

Mon 4 November CIDER CITY JAZZMEN The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford, 01432 274968. SESSIONS White Horse Inn, Clun. QUIZ NIGHT The Volunteer Inn, Harold St, Hereford, 7.30pm, £2.50 pp includes food and prizes. LEGENDS OF AMERICAN COUNTRY Featuring four singers and backed by Keltic Storm Band. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £20, 01874 611622. AMERICANA-ISH 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 November GIGSPANNER Folk. Ceredigion Museum, Terrace Rd, Aberystwyth, 7pm, £16 advance or £18 on the door, 01970 633088. OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762. VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Rose and Crown, Ludlow, 8.45pm.

Wed 6 November THE TANNAHILL WEAVERS One of the world’s premier traditional Celtic bands. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.45pm, 01432 340555. FUN QUIZ Bedstone & Hopton Castle Village Hall, 7.30pm, refreshments provided, raffle, bring your own beer/wine. Teams of four, £2.50 per person, 01547 530282. TELFORD ACOUSTIC CLUB Crown Inn, Oakengates, 01952 610888.

FRIDAY LIVE Featuring Son of John & John Parker. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5 in advance, 01497 821762.

Alan Barnew, Pat McCarthy & Josie Moon Shrewsbury Jazz Network

SIMON DEELEY’S BLUE HAZE Playing tracks from their new CD Afan’s Dance. Bonded Warehouse, Stourbridge, 7.45pm, 07890 303681. THE LEGENDS OF AMERICAN COUNTRY SHOW The cream of country music. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £20, 01600 772467.

Sat 9 November

Wed 6 November QUIZ NIGHT De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, £2 per person, teams of six or less, 01432 357753. THE DRAGON BIG BAND 14 musicians playing Basie, Ellington and exclusive arrangements. Jazz to swing to Latin. The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, 01588 620060.

Thurs 7 November OPEN MIC/JAM Hosted by Sean Gaffney and friends. Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. ROWEN RHEINGANS ‘Dispatches on the Red Dress’. Intimate new solo show from twice BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner. The Art Shop & Chapel, Market St, Abergavenny, 8pm, pre-concert supper available, £14, 01873 852690. NOEL & PATRICIA RICHARDS Intimate cafe style acoustic concert. The Balance Inn, Luston, 7.30pm. GIGSPANNER Folk. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £17/£16, 01982 552555. POWER UP PROMOTIONS The Speakeasy, Bridge St, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 357753. THE WORCESTERSHIRE LEVELLERS Crown Inn, Oakengates, 01952 610888. WEIRDSHIRE With Nick Davies. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 342334. SHE’KOYOKH QUARTET ‘First Dance on Second Avenue’. A virtuosic, versatile and prize-winning band playing klezmer and music from the Balkans and Turkey. Cawley Hall, Eye, 7.30pm, £12/£6, 01568 615836. Arts Alive. ANGEL SNOW Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm.

ALMELEY STEADY SESSION The Bells Inn, Almeley, near Kington, www.almeleysteadysession.wordpress. com

Fri 8 November BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETERS Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £20/£18, 01873 850805. INDIGO MACHINE Malthouse, Ironbridge. 2TONE REVUE Ska and 2tone solo act. The Speakeasy, Bridge St, Hereford, 10pm, 01432 357753. EVERMORE Rock/blues band. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. WHAT’S MY AGE AGAIN? Pop-punk playlist. The Chang Thai Bar, Market St, Ludlow, 8pm, free. THE INSTITUTIONS Gordon Bennetts, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 9pm. VOSKRESENIJE CHOIR From St Petersburg. Sacred music by Rachmaninov, Siridv and Vedel as well as modern and classic music. St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £10, under 16s free, 01743 850054. WHISKEY RIVER BOYS Pop-up pizza night. Cafe @ All Saints, Hereford, 6.30-10pm, music from 7pm, table booking essential, www.cafeatallsaints.co.uk FOLK IN THE FOYER Featuring Mice in a Matchbox and Sue Stevens. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575. SHE’KOYOKH QUARTET See 7 Nov for details. Silvester Horne Institute, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £12/£6, 01694 720132. Arts Alive. COLLISION The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

SATURDAY SHENANIGANS Featuring The Washboard Resonators. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8.30pm, 01497 821762. LIVE MUSIC Gordon Bennetts, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 9pm. CHARLIE BERESFORD & CAMILLA SAUNDERS Improvised music using voice, piano and guitar. St Edward’s Church Hall, Knighton, 7.30pm, donations on the door, 01547 530818. LIVE IN THE BAR Featuring Fran Clarke. Monkland Arms, Monkland, near Leominster, 01568 720510. HOT ROD 55 Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. CLUB NIGHT Featuring Danny Graham. The Speakeasy, Bridge St, Hereford, 10pm, 01432 357753. CLUN VALLEY JAZZ Featuring the Daniel Karlsson Trio. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 8pm, £15, full bar service available, 01588 630023. FAZE Malthouse, Ironbridge. ALAN BARNES, PAT MCCARTHY & JOSIE MOON ‘A Requiem’. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, £20, £10 under 22s, 01743 234970. THE WEEKENDERS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. SHE’KOYOKH QUARTET See 7 Nov for details. Welshampton Parish Hall, 7.30pm, £12, 01948 710586. Arts Alive. SHRED BELLY The White Swan, Eardisland. BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETERS Pavilion Mid Wales, Llandrindod Wells, 7.30pm, £20/£18, £60 party of four, Ticketweb.uk or 08444 771000.

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THE WOO TOWN HILLBILLIES With Norrie on washboard. Nori’s Cafe, Leominster, £24 including meal, please book, 01568 612876 or email noriscafe@yahoo.com

Adam Khan & Michael Bochman, Music in New Radnor

SHOW OF HANDS Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. TELFORD ACOUSTIC CLUB Crown Inn, Oakengates, 01952 610888. THE DRAGON BIG BAND 14 musicians playing Basie, Ellington and exclusive arrangements. Jazz to swing to Latin. The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, 01588 620060.

Thurs 14 November MARTIN SIMPSON ‘A Master of His Art’. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £19.50/£17.50, 01874 611622. BEEZ NEEZ Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

Sat 9 November MUSIC IN NEW RADNOR Featuring Adam Khan, guitar and Michael Bochmann violin: Paganini for two. The concert will also include works by Arcangelo Corelli and Francisco Tarrega. Community Hall, New Radnor, 7.30pm, £12, udner 14s, £3, 01544 350268.

Sun 10 November LIVE JAZZ Plus Sunday roasts. Local quartet plays well-known standards, Latin and blues. Free entry, cocktails, light bites or table for lunch. The Cliffe at Dinham, Ludlow, 12.30-3pm, 01584 872063. MAT WALKLATE & ALEX HAYNES Prince of Wales, Ledbury. THE SULTANA BROTHERS Gordon Bennetts, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 2pm. OPEN MIC Hosted by Whose Hands Are These. Yew Tree, Peterstow, near Ross-on-Wye, 3pm.

Tues 12 November OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762. BRECON JAZZ CLUB Featuring Will Barnes Trio. The Muse, Brecon, 8pm, £10 members, £12 visitors, info@breconjazzclub.org VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Rose and Crown, Ludlow, 8.45pm. THE MUSIC OF CAROLE KING The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Wed 13 November QUIZ NIGHT De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, £2 per person, teams of six or less, 01432 357753. SINCERLEY YOURS The Vera Lynn story. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

OPEN MIC Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 342334. JAZZ NIGHT Featuring Daniel Karlsson, The Speakeasy, Bridge St, Hereford, 7.45pm, 01432 357753. THE BOYS FROM THE ALL-NIGHT CHEMIST Crown Inn, Oakengates, 01952 610888. EUSEBIUS STRING QUARTET Programme includes Haydn, Bartok and Beethoven. Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, 01497 820322. JOHN ILLSLEY Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. THE BUDAPEST CAFE ORCHESTRA Folk and gypsy-flavoured music from across the Balkans and Russia. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £18/£14, 01873 850805.

FIVE MINUS THREE Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm. AMARETTO LOUNGE From 3pm. DJ Matthew Burkin 5pm, plus reggae band, Natural Right at 7.30pm. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 01432 342334. JOE BROWN Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. BLUES SUNDAY Featuring Vincent Flatts. Richmond Place Club, Edgar St, Hereford, 3-5pm, 01432 270211.

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Fri 15 November GENESIS CONNECTED Tribute. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £20, 01873 850805. CHEVVY BEL AIR Malthouse, Ironbridge. ALIVE AND BREL A cabaret revue of the finest songs by Jacques Brel. Weobley Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10, 01544 318522. MISS PEARL & THE ROUGH DIAMONDS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. TRIO DE MONS Borders Bebop and swing outfit. The Whistling Badger, Llanidloes, 9pm, 01686 412583. WHITNEY QUEEN OF THE NIGHT A magical ride through three decades. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. RETURN TO THE WHACK With DJ Roberta Pia. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 342334. BANDAMANIA An evening of traditional country music and dancing for all. Winforton Community Hall, 7.30pm, £8, £2 children, £18 family ticket, includes a burger or hot dog, bring your own drinks, 01544 328425.

BLUZEBOX Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

CUSTARD COLLECTION Gordon Bennetts, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 9pm.

PIG DAZE The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford.

MUSIC AND DANCE ‘Identity’. Showcasing students from Concord College. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

BIG QUIZ NIGHT (Tearfund). Yarpole Church, 7pm, teams of 4-6, £5 per person, 01568 780536. THE FORFEITS Gordon Bennetts, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 9pm. WIHAN QUARTET Programme includes Haydn, Suk and Janacek. The Lion Hotel, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 365561. ENSEMBLE CYMRU Wythawd Schubert Octet. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £15/£13, 01874 611622. FRIDAY LIVE Featuring Mark Harrison. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5 in advance, 01497 821762. FLEETWOOD BAC Tribute. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £16.50, 01600 772467.

Sat 16 November SATURDAY SHENANIGANS Featuring Blackbeard’s Tea Party. ‘Ten YAAR Anniversary Tour’. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £9 in advance, 01497 821762.

TRIO DE MONS Borders Bebop and swing outfit. The Happy Bap, Bishop’s Castle, 4.30pm, 07805 797746. Then at The Granary, Newtown, 9pm, 01686 621120. TAKE TWO DUO The Barn, St Katherine’s car park, Ledbury, 07772 174088. EUPHONISM The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. LEOMINSTER CHORAL SOCIETY Accompanied by The Corelli Orchestra. Programme includes Haydn and Mozart. The Priory, Church St, Leominster, 7pm, £12 in advance from Fletchers Newsagents, Leominster TIC or £15 on the door, under 16s free, www.leominsterchoralsociety.co.uk CLUB JUJU Latin takeover. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 342334. GREYWOLF With guest Deborah Rose. Album launch concert. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 8pm, £12, 01588 630023. HILLBILLIES Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

THE DRAGON BIG BAND 14 musicians playing Basie, Ellington and exclusive arrangements. Jazz to swing to Latin. The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, 01588 620060.

Thurs 21 November BLAZIN’ FIDDLES Diverse Highland and island voices, with ensemble and solo-led sets both backed by powerhouse guitar and piano. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £17.50/£16.50, 01982 552555.

Blazin’ Fiddles

Sat 16 November THE ULTIMATE LADIES NIGHT The all new and exclusive to the UK, top make revue strip show, Pulse. Fundraiser for MIND, mental health charity. The Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 357753. 13 RIVERS White Horse Inn, Clun. SHREWSBURY CHORAL SOCIETY Requiem for Humanity by Helen Ostafew. Shrewsbury Abbey, 7.30pm, 01743 350342. FRIENDS OF CEFNLLYS & YSGOL CALON CYMRU Present entertainment from Builth Male Voice Choir, Rhayader Male Voice Choir and more. Pavilion Mid Wales, 7.30pm, £10, under 16s £5, 07969 171715. THE SULTANA BROTHERS The Fighting Cocks, Stottesdon, 9pm.

Wed 20 November QUIZ NIGHT De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, £2 per person, teams of six or less, 01432 357753. SIMON DEELEY’S BLUE HAZE Playing tracks from their new CD Afan’s Dance. The Dukes Arms, Presteigne, 8pm, 07890 303681.

BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETERS The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

ART BLANK COMBO With Jamie Brownfield (trumpet). 5-piece band led by pianist Pete Beresford playing jazz, reggae and ska. Cross Keys Open House, High St, Llanfyllin, 8.30pm, £2 bring your own drinks, cake available.

Sun 17 November

TELFORD ACOUSTIC CLUB Crown Inn, Oakengates, 01952 610888.

KRAZYLEGS Malthouse, Ironbridge.

WILL KILLEEN BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury. LIVE MUSIC Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford,3pm, plus DJ Open Mic, 5pm, 01432 342334. WOODCHUCK Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm. SUNDAY ACOUSTIC SESSION Monkland Arms, Monkland, near Leominster, 01568 720510.

Mon 18 November SESSIONS White Horse Inn, Clun.

Tues 19 November VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Rose and Crown, Ludlow, 8.45pm. OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

STORK CLUB FUNDRAISER Music from pianist Jeremy Fisher plus readings, sketches and songs revealing the life and loves of Jennifer Worth, author of ‘Call the Midwife’. Raising funds to set up the first Stork Club in Leominster to help new parents avoid the ‘baby blues’. The Lion Ballroom, Leominster, 7pm, £15, 01568 709107. The Lee Foundation.

Buddy Holly & The Cricketers

SLIPPERY SLOPE Followed by Disco DJ. Babar Cafe, 8pm, Union St, Hereford, 01432 342334. WELSHPOOL MUSIC CLUB Featuring Tom Howells & Friends. Wind ensemble playing a classical wind repertoire. Methodist Church, High St, Welshpool, 7.30pm, members free, visitors £10, 01938 559087. BARRY STEELE The Roy Orbison Story. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811442. FRANKIE B BOY From Holland. Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. ECLECTIC OPEN MIC Wobbly Brewery and Taphouse, Beech Business Park, Hereford, 7.30pm, martinchapple1@gmail.com AUCTION OF PROMISES The Hay & District Chamber of Commerce. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 01497 821762. SHOP FRONT HEROES Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. CATRIN FINCH Harp. Programme includes Bach, Debussy, Faure, Smetana and William Matthias. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £18, 01873 850805.

THE HOOTEN HALLERS (USA). Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm.

Fri 22 November THE GOLD ROOM Malthouse, Ironbridge. REGGAE FRIDAY With Reggae Pie DJs throughout the evening. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, from 5pm, 01432 342334. BLAZIN’ FIDDLES Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. OPEN MIC Canon Frome Court, near Ledbury, www.canonfromecourt.org.uk HEAD HONCHO Gordon Bennetts, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 9pm. ALCATRAZ Rock and blues. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. JACK GOODALL The Barn, St Katherine’s car park, Ledbury, 07772 174088. LIVE MUSIC The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. FRIDAY LIVE Featuring The Black Eyed Dogs featuring Ethan Johns. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £10, cash only, 01497 821762.

DEKAY All Things House. The Chang Thai Bar, Market St, Ludlow, 8pm, free.

Sat 23 November SATURDAY SHENANIGANS Featuring Kizzy Crawford. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £8 in advance, 01497 821762. THE SWITCH Gordon Bennetts, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 9pm. TREVOR DAVIES TRIO Special pre-Christmas shopping day with discounts throughout the shop, plus live music. Aardvark Books, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, 11am-2pm, free. STIFF WITNESS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. MARCHES CHOIR & SINFONIA Programme includes Britten and Handel, plus a piece written specially for the choir. St John’s Church, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £12, students free, 01588 650448 or on the door. CLUB NIGHT Featuring Danny Graham. The Speakeasy, Bridge St, Hereford, 10pm, 01432 357753. FUNKITY FUNKING FUNK With DJ Doctor B. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 342334.

CRICKHOWELL CHORAL SOCIETY Psalmfest: Bernstein Chichester Psalms; theme tune from The Vicar of Dibley. St Edmund’s Church, Crickhowell, 7.30pm, £12, students free, 01873 810935. LUDLOW MEDIEVAL CHRISTMAS FAYRE Over 100 stalls selling seasonal wares. Carol singing sessions, panto, have-a-go archery and sword fighting, circus skills. Inner Bailey, Market Place and Castle Green, Ludlow, 10am-9pm, £12/£11, children £7, under 5s free, family £31, www.ludlowmedievalchristmas.co.uk BIG MAGIC DANCE BAND Welshpool Town Hall, www.eddygartry.com 079661 48448. KERI HOFFMAN The Golden Lion, Knighton. THE WEEKENDERS Malthouse, Ironbridge. MALVERN BIG BAND Present a tribute to the Rat Pack. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £10, students £8, 07967 517125. GOULD PIANO TRIO Programme includes Haydn, Rebecca Clarke and Schubert. Ludlow Music Society. Henderson Hall, Moor Park, near Ludlow, 7.30pm, £18, students £6, under 16s free, 01584 878141.

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THE LUKE DOHERTY BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

TRUCK STOP HONEYMOON Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

HANNAH & BRIAN White Horse Inn, Clun.

Fri 29 November

BLUES SUNDAY Featuring Bush Pilots. Richmond Place Club, Edgar St, Hereford, 3-5pm, 01432 270211.

Mon 25 November GOLDIE LOOKIN’ CHAIN Comedic rap legends. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £16, 01873 850805.

Tues 26 November VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Rose and Crown, Ludlow, 8.45pm. ECLECTIC OPEN MIC The Volunteer Inn, Harold St, Hereford, 8pm, martinchapple1@gmail.com QUIZ In aid of Clun Toddler Group. White Horse Inn, Clun.

Sat 23 November

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

ROOT DOCTORS Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

Wed 27 November

THE SULTANA BROTHERS Chapel Lawn Village Hall, 8pm, ticket only, 07964 710983. THINK FLOYD 2019 Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £124.50, 01873 850805.

Sun 24 November LUDLOW MEDIEVAL CHRISTMAS FAYRE Over 100 stalls selling seasonal wares. Carol singing sessions, panto, have-a-go archery and sword fighting, circus skills. Inner Bailey, Market Place and Castle Green, Ludlow, 10am-4pm, £11/£10, children £6, under 5s free, family £28, www.ludlowmedievalchristmas.co.uk BODY AND SOUL Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm. KNIGHTON & DISTRICT CONCERT SOCIETY Featuring Rebecca McNaught, cello recital. Her programme will include solo cello repertoire from Hindemith and Crumb. St Edward’s Church Hall, Knighton, 3pm, £12, £2 students (on the door), 01547 530530. CAROLINE FERGUSON Playing covers and originals, 3pm. Babar’s Quiz with Dr Leo at 5pm. DJ Open Mic at 7pm. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 01432 342334.

QUIZ NIGHT Crown Inn, Oakengates, 01952 610888.

QUIZ NIGHT De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, £2 per person, teams of six or less, 01432 357753. TELFORD ACOUSTIC CLUB Crown Inn, Oakengates, 01952 610888. QUIZ AND SUPPER NIGHT Monkland Arms, Monkland, near Leominster, 01568 720510. AMERICANA-ISH SESSION Press Rooms, Leominster, 8.30pm. SIMON DEELEY’S BLUE HAZE Playing tracks from their new CD Afan’s Dance. Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 7.45pm, 07890 303681. THE DRAGON BIG BAND 14 musicians playing Basie, Ellington and exclusive arrangements. Jazz to swing to Latin. The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, 01588 620060.

Thurs 28 November OPEN MIC NIGHT Hosted by Howard Bell and Clare Bennett. Crown Inn, Oakengates, 01952 610888. ADAM OLDS & THE BAREBACKS Playing originals and covers. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 342334. DOM MARTIN Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm.

LIVE DINNER JAZZ Local quartet plays well-known standards, Latin and blues. Free entry, cocktails, light bites or dinner. Cliffe at Dinham, Ludlow, 8pm, 01584 872063. UP FRONT The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. REMI HARRIS Jazz and blues guitar. Clifford’s Mesne Village Hall, Newent, 7.30pm, £12, under 18s £6, 01531 821654. REGGAE FRIDAY From 5pm and Reggae Pie DJs through the evening. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 01432 342334. WHISKEY RIVER BOYS Americana and a whole lot more. The full rockin’ 6-piece band. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. ALAW Oli Wilson-Dickson - fiddle/vocal. Dylan Fowler - guitar/vocal. Jamie Smith - accordion/vocal. The Art Shop & Chapel, Market St, Abergavenny, 8pm, pre-concert supper available, £14, 01873 852690. TRAINBOY Dance music for grown ups. The Chang Thai Bar, Market St, Ludlow, 8pm, free. THE FABULOUS BORDELLOS Gordon Bennetts, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 9pm. THE JIGANTICS A fusion of blues, rock, folk and Americana. Linton Village Hall, near Ross-on-Wye, 8pm, pre-book tickets £10, 07974 484141. LOST THE PLOT Malthouse, Ironbridge. FRIDAY LIVE Featuring Maz O’Connor. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £8 in advance, 01497 821762.

Sat 30 November THE SMALL GLORIES The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 7.45pm, £15, 01743 234970. KICKBACK Gordon Bennetts, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 9pm. ARTS AND CRAFTS MUSIC The Barn, St Katherine’s car park, Ledbury, 07772 174088. THE ENDINGS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. THE DOODAHS Crown Inn, Oakengates, 01952 610888.

Conquest Theatre Bromyard Live on Stage

Fri 8 Nov, 7.30pm FOLK IN THE FOYER with MICE IN A MATCHBOX AND SUE STEVENS Thurs 21 - Sat 23 Nov, 7.30pm Conquest Productions present THARK Sat 30 Nov, 7.30pm Our Star Theatre Company present REBECCA

Films

1 Nov, 7.30pm GREEN BOOK (12A)

Screenings

2 Nov, 5.55pm MANON (New York Met) 5 Nov, 7.15pm CONCERTO/ENIGMA VARIATIONS/ RAYMONDA ACT III (Royal Opera House) 7 Nov, 7pm HANSARD (Nationa Theatre) 9 Nov, 5.55pm MADAMA BUTTERFLY (New York Met) 10 Nov, 3pm 42ND STREET 28 Nov, 7pm PRESENT LAUGHTER (National Theatre) 29 Nov, 5.55pm AKHNATEN (New York Met)

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

Sat 30 November BABAR’S FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY With Reggae Pie and other surprises. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 342334. JENNIFER T Credenhill Social and Sports Club, 8.30pm, members free, visitors £1. CLUB NIGHT Featuring DJ Sam. The Speakeasy, Bridge St, Hereford, 10pm, 01432 357753. BLUZEBOX Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. BROMYARD CHORAL SOCIETY ‘A Christmas Cracker’. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, £12, £10, 01885 488575. ACADEMY OF SOUL Malthouse, Ironbridge. ANDREW RIVERSTONE Blues/rock and Americana guitarist. Monkland Arms, near Leominster, 8.30pm, 01568 720510. TWO PUSH CHARLIE Vaga, Hereford, 9pm. SATURDAY SHENANIGANS Featuring Northern Soul + Ska Night. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5 in advance, 01497 821762. LIVE MUSIC White Horse Inn, Clun.

SHRED BELLY Red Lion, Pembridge.

Andrew Riverstone

FESTIVE FA LA LA Song and music accompanied by pipe organ and piano. The Old School House, Eaton Bishop, £10 to include supper, 07790 230420. THE BOHEMIANS A night of Queen. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, 01600 772467.

DECEMBER Sun 1 December HEREFORD JAZZ CLUB Featuring The Sauce City Jazz Band. Richmond Club, Edgar St, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 276304. TOMMY ALLEN’S TRAFFICKER Prince of Wales, Ledbury. LADY MAISERY A trio playing 10 instruments, beautiful harmonies and exquisite crafted songs. The Burton Hotel, Kington, 8pm, £12 in advance or £15 on the door. Tickets from the Burton Hotel or Made in the Marches Gallery or 01544 598839. NEW OXFORD CONSORT Christmas concert. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 3pm, £18, 01873 850805.

Mon 2 December CIDER CITY JAZZMEN The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford, 01432 274968. AMERICANA-ISH SESSION Grape Vaults, Leominster, 8pm. SESSIONS White Horse Inn, Clun. BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB Brimfield Village Hall, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 711480 www. roger435.wixsite.com/brimfieldfolkclub

Tues 3 December VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Rose and Crown, Ludlow, 8.45pm. OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

Wed 4 December PROPELLOR Malthouse, Ironbridge. QUIZ NIGHT De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, £2 per person, teams of six or less, 01432 357753. THE DRAGON BIG BAND 14 musicians playing Basie, Ellington and exclusive arrangements. Jazz to swing to Latin. The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, 01588 620060.

Thurs 5 December THE ENDINGS Malthouse, Ironbridge.

LEOMINSTER COMMUNITY CHOIR Christmas concert. Lion Ballroom, Leominster, 7.30pm, £8 from Leominster TIC and choir members, 01568 616460.

Thurs 5 December HARDWICKE CIRCUS Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm. GOODERHAM & NEEDS Crown Inn, Oakengates, 01952 610888. ALMELEY STEADY SESSION The Bells Inn, Almeley, near Kington, www.almeleysteadysession.wordpress.com

Fri 6 December A CELTIC CHRISTMAS WITH CALAN Bagpipes, fiddles, harp and step dancing. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £16/£15, 01982 552555. THE HYPE Malthouse, Ironbridge. THE DEADSHOTS Rockabilly. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. ALTERNATIVE ROOTS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. THE RAT PACK SWINGING CHRISTMAS SHOW Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442. MARK LATIMER / TREV DAVIES TRIO Chequers, Etnam St, Leominster. NAWR Featuring Tinc y Tannau, Jo Thomas, Larch and Truly Kaput. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, 01497 821762. FUNKOMATIC Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. THE GENTLE GOOD Known for his intricate guitar playing and haunting vocals, Gareth Bonello is one of the foremost songwriters working in Wales today. Presteigne Assembly Rooms, 8pm, £10 from The Workhouse (cash only) and wegottickets.com STEELEY SPAN 2019 Folk rock pioneers. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £25, 01873 850805.

Sat 7 December SATURDAY SHENANIGANS Featuring Jack Mac’s Funk Pack. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £7 in advance, 01497 821762. LIVE MUSIC White Horse Inn, Clun. FAITH Folk rock quartet plus support from Ellisha Green and John Mosedale. Bromyard Public Hall, 7.30pm, £5 in advance from the TIC or Flowerdew’s Coffee Shop Bromyard. THE JENTS Malthouse, Ironbridge. TENBURY TOWN BAND Charity Christmas show. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7pm, 01584 811442. MIGHT VIPERS Bishop’s Castle Christmas Lights Festival. Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. SHREWSBURY CHORAL SOCIETY The Messiah. Holy Trinity, Meole Brace, 7.30pm, £15, children free, from Shrewsbury Abbey or 01743 232236. ENRICO TOMASSO Multi-award winning entertainer, mentored by Louis Armstrong, pays tribute to the trumpet legends. St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, £12, bar available, 07748 652194.

LOST THE PLOT The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. CLUN VALLEY MUSIC Aurora Percussion Duo Rhythmic Unity: A World of Percussion followed by a Junk Percussion workshop, all welcome, bring your own junk! St George’s Church, Clun, 1pm, www.ticketsource.co.uk/clun-valley-music or 07846 786020. PHOENIX SINGERS Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £14, under 18s free, 01743 234970. THE SULTANA BROTHERS The Bull Hotel, Ludlow, 9pm. KINGTON FESTIVE FOOD & DRINK FROM THE BORDERS 95 top exhibitors plus welcome return of The Beefy Boys. Music with the Ludlow Concert Band, choirs, street music with Geoff Rogers from Shrewsbury and Streetsax from Hereford. Free parking/free entry. A gastronomic event! CHRISTMAS WITH ELVIS Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £12.50, 01873 850805.

Music Workshops

Sat 16 November IMPROVISING This workshop is a chance to play with vocal sound and be curious about our own voices. For ages 14+. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10am-11am, £8, 01743 234970. Sat 16 November & Sat 7 December FIDDLE WORKSHOP Enjoy playing traditional fiddle tunes in fresh arrangements with two or three-part harmony. These monthly workshops combine sociable ensemble playing with expert tuition: technical tips, advice on style, ornaments and bowing patterns plus a strong emphasis on developing musicality and confidence within the group. Sheet music provided (in advance), or play by ear, whichever you prefer. The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms. Please book in advance, £15 per workshop. Kitty Greenwood: folkfiddleteacher@gmail.com 01584 841564. Sun 24 November SHROPSHIRE HARMONY QUIRE Free Taster Session of West Gallery music for singers and instrumentalists! Instrumentalists (typically flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin and cello) are particularly welcome. Led by Sue Harris. Bishop’s Castle Methodist Hall, Station Street. 2-5 pm. Enquiries: trevorchalkley@gmail.com. Sat 30 November IMPROV WORKSHOP Discover the joy, freedom and challenge of improv. Learn to be more creative and more playful in a fun, friendly, stressfree environment. Contact Ellie for more info and to book. Canon Frome Court, near Ledbury, 2-5pm, taster session £10, events@canonfromecourt.org.uk Monday THE NEW TITLEY PHIL Good sight-reading skills and interested in playing mostly baroque music in a friendly chamber orchestra? Come and join “The New Titley Phil” – directed by baroque cellist and gambist David Hatcher. 2.15pm-4.45pm, Titley Village Hall, 07989 091949. Monday BRECON TOWN BAND REHEARSALS Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, 07779 390954. Monday THE GARRICK SINGERS For over 60s. The Courtyard, Hereford, 2pm. £5 per session, 01432 340555.

Mondays ALIVE & KICKIN’ CHOIR Old Muse, Glamorgan St, Brecon, 7-9pm, £5 public, £3 students/staff. tanyawalkermusic@hotmail.com

Wednesday ROCKSPRING COMMUNITY CHOIR All welcome particularly men! Minimal charge. Rockspring Community Centre, Ludlow. 01584 529053.

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

Wednesday MUSIC MAKING WITH A BEAT BANG BONG Creative classes, dementia friendly. The Courtyard, Hereford, 2-3.30pm, £2 per session, 01432 340555.

Monday BANDAMANIA Traditional dance music from far and wide. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7.15pm, Sue Harris 01547 550158. Tuesday DOLAU MIXTURES Mixed choir. Dolau Community Hall, Llandrindod Wells, 8pm, 01597 851427. Tuesday LUNCHTIME UPLIFT SINGING SESSIONS Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 12.30pm, 01874 611622. 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. 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 Sue on 07792 165481 or Gill on 01497 821631. 7-9pm, Village Hall, near Brecon. Tuesday WHITTON VOICES Mixed community choir. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7.30-9.30pm, £6. All welcome. Led by Sue Harris, 01547 550158. Wednesdays CASTLE VOICES Community choir, songs from around the globe, all taught by ear, led by Sue Harris. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 7-8.30pm, £6, 01547 550158.

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 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 KINGTON COMMUNITY Choir rehearsals term time 6.45-8.30pm at Kington Primary School. Formed in 2014 we are a non-auditioning mixed choir of all ages. Website: kccchoir.wordpress.com kccherefordshire@ gmail.com Thursday CLUNSONGBIRDS 10 -11.30am in Hightown Hall. Songs to brighten up the day, all taught by ear. £5 per week. Led by Sue Harris 01547 550158 sumarieharris@btinternet.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 PRESTEIGNE POP CHOIR Contact John Hymas for details: 07969 440183, john@johnhymas.com Thursday VOICE ACADEMY AT THE COURTYARD For ages 13+. The Courtyard, Hereford, 4.30-6pm, £4 per session, 01432 340555.

Jed and Allie welcome you to the pub with folk at it’s heart

WHAT’S ON IN NOVEMBER Fri 1 November - FIRST FRIDAY SESSION Sat 9 November - LIVE IN THE BAR - FRAN CLARKE Sun 17 November - SUNDAY ACOUSTIC SESSION Wed 27 November - QUIZ & SUPPER NIGHT 8pm Sat 30 November - LIVE IN THE BAR ANDREW RIVERSTONE Evening meals served everyday Plus Sunday lunches. Fine ales and wines by the score.

Monkland Arms, Monkland, Leominster, HR6 9DE 01568 720510 www.themonklandarms.co.uk

Thursday CANTORION LLANDRINDOD Mixed choir, early/classical music. Howey VH, 7.45pm, 01874 754774.

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

First Thursdays BLACK HILL TUNE CLUB 2pm at the Crown Inn Longtown. Free. 01432 263495.

Last Sunday SUNDAY SOUL SESSION The Corners Inn, Kingsland, 8.30pm, free, 01568 708385.

Friday LITTLE HEREFORD VOICES COMMUNITY CHOIR We are a non-audition choir formed 7 years ago with 30+ mixed voices. Rehearsing at Little Hereford Village Hall, 7.30pm- 9.15pm. Subscriptions £3 per session (2018/2019 rate). Broad repertoire (usually 3 & 4 parts) – all welcome. More information, term dates etc: lhvoices.wix. com/home

Every Monday ACOUSTIC NIGHT The Golden Lion Hotel, Llandysilio, near Welshpool, 01691 830295.

Friday BUZZY BEATS! A fun music filled morning for the under 5s. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10.30am-11.30am, £6, £5 sibling, 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

Every Monday OPEN MIC NIGHT Bull Inn, Shrewsbury, 01743 344728. First Monday BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB 01584 711480 and the website at www.roger435.wixsite.com/brimfieldfolkclub First Monday AMERICANA SESSION The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 01568 611404. Every Tuesday OPEN MIC King Charles II, Broad St, Rosson-Wye, 8pm, 01989 219357. Every Tuesday OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762. Every Tuesday OPEN MIC Run by Moz, PA provided, all welcome. Castle Vaults, Shrewsbury. Every Tuesday OPEN MIC NIGHT The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, free, 01497 821762.

First Saturday OPEN MIC Greyhound Inn, Llangunllo, 9pm, 01547 550400.

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

First Saturday FOLK & IRISH SESSION Harp Inn, Glasbury-on-Wye, 8.30pm, free, 01497 847373.

3rd Tuesday FOLK NIGHTS The Crown Inn, Longtown, 8pm. e-Newsletter john.baxter87@btinternet.com

First Saturday of month PICKIN’ AT THE BIRD The Bird in Hand, Coton Hill, Shrewsbury, 01743 357484, 9pm.

Last Tuesday HOMEND POETS & MUSICIANS Ledbury, www.folklife.org.uk/homend-poets.html 01684 563281.

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

Every Wednesday ACOUSTIC NIGHT Baskerville Hall Hotel, near Hay-on-Wye, 8.30pm, 01497 820033.

Every Sunday FOLK SESSION The Old Mill, Llanidloes, 8pm, 01686 412008, all welcome.

Every Wednesday JAZZ EVENING Incorporating all styles of jazz. Horse & Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, all welcome, free, 01588 620060.

Every Sunday OPEN MIC Stag, Llanidloes, 6.30pm, 01686 414824. 1st Sunday OPEN MIC Hosted by Good Times Entertainment. No. 46, High St, Presteigne, 7pm, 07917 646113. 2nd Sunday ACOUSTIC MUSIC SESSION Jill and Mark (from the Rhythm Thieves) hosting. All styles welcome. The Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm.

Every Wednesday ACOUSTIC SESSION Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8.45pm, 01531 632250. Alternate Wednesdays FOLK SESSION Crown Inn, Colwall, 01684 541074. 1st Wednesday HEREFORD BLUEGRASS SESSION The Victory, 88 St Owen St, Hereford, 8pm.

2nd and 4th Sunday FOLK SESSION Arvon Ale House, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells, 4pm, 07477 627267.

2nd Wednesday OPEN MIC White Horse Inn, Clun, 8.30pm onwards. 01588 640305.

3rd Sunday ACOUSTIC SESSION Arvon Ale House, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells, 4pm, 07477 627267.

2nd & 4th Wednesday TELFORD ACOUSTIC CLUB The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 9pm, 01952 610888.

3rd Sunday ACOUSTIC SESSION (Turns based). Hosted by Mark Richards. The Oak, Wigmore, 7pm.

3rd Wednesday JAZZ AND TAPAS With Mark Latimer. Reet Petite, 18 West St, Leominster, 07484 545368.

AARDVARK BOOKS & CAFE Website: www.aardvark-books.com

50,000+ titles; North Herefordshire’s largest indie bookseller; We buy books Specialist in art, design, photography, history, gardening

Also open our superb CAFÉ!

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

Aardvark Winter Event / Discount Shopping

Saturday 23rd November 2019 10am-5pm Special Pre-Christmas shopping day with discounts throughout the shop. Live music from the TREVOR DAVIES TRIO. Free Entry.

Poetry Breakfast @ Aardvark Books

9.30am 27th November £8.00 Contact Anna Dreda [annadreda@icloud.com]

VENUES Fourth Wednesday AMERICAN COUNTRY MUSIC NIGHT King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. Every Thursday OPEN MUSIC SESSION Nat and Delia present Duke Joint Jam. Oxford Arms, Kington, 6.30pm, all welcome, 01544 230322. Third Thursday ALTERNATE JAZZ/BLUES Reet Petite, West St, Leominster, 07484 545368. Every Thursday WEST MALVERN MUSIC NIGHT Malvern Social Club, 07970 801668. Every Thursday SESSION Black Swan, Much Dewchurch, 01981 540295. First Thursday OPEN MIC King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. First Thursday BLACK HILL TUNE CLUB Longtown, 1.30pm, 01432 263495. 1st Thursday OPEN MUSIC SESSION All styles welcome. The Fforest Inn, Llanfihangel Nant Melan, New Radnor, 8pm, 01544 350526. 1st Thursday FOLK Farmer’s Arms, Wellington Heath, 8pm, 01531 660253. 2nd Thursday OPEN MIC Hosted by Stevie Yeomans. Castle Inn, Knucklas, near Knighton, 8pm, 01547 528150. 2nd Thursday OPEN FOLK SESSION Horse & Jockey, Churchstoke, 8.30pm, all welcome, free, 01588 620060. 3rd Thursday FOLK SESSION King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. 3rd Thursday FOLK DOWN THE TRACK Castle Inn, Knucklas, 7pm, 01547 528223 or 01547 528150. 1st Friday ACOUSTIC SESSION The Blue Boar, Mill St, Ludlow, 8:30pm. Contact: Ann Gray 01584 879 348. 4th Thursday OPEN MIC Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888, crownopenmic@gmail.com 2nd Friday OPEN MIC Reet Petite, 18 West St, Leominster, 07484 545368. 3rd Friday OPEN MIC NIGHT The Herb Garden Community Cafe, Llandrindod Wells, 7.30pm, 01597 823082. 3rd Friday ENGLISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC NIGHT Open session, all musicians welcome. The Crown Inn, Woolhope, 8pm, 01432 860468. Last Friday TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Old Coppers Malthouse, All Stretton, 8.30pm, all welcome. Contact Keith 07971 661615. Last Friday OPEN MIC NIGHT With Mark from the Rhythm Thieves. Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8.30pm, 01568 770134.

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.

ASSEMBLY ROOMS, Mill Street, Ludlow 01584 878141 BARRELS, St Owen Street, Hereford 01432 274968 BASKERVILLE ARMS, Clyro, near Hay-on-Wye 01497 820670. BASKERVILLE HALL HOTEL, Clyro Court, near Hay-onWye 01497 820033. BELL HOTEL, Commercial St, Newtown 01686 625540 BELL INN, Etnam St, Leominster 01568 616811 THE BRIDGE HOTEL, Tenbury Wells 01584 810434 THE BRIDGE, Ludlow 01584 872963 BLACK LION, Bridge St, Hereford, 01432 266000 CARAD, East St, Rhayader, 01597 810192 CENTRE CELF, Tremont Rd, Llandrindod Wells 01597 822777 CHARLTON ARMS, Ludlow, 01584 872813 THE CLIFFE AT DINHAM, Halton Lane, Ludlow 01584 872063 CONQUEST THEATRE, Bromyard, 01885 488575 THE COURTYARD, Edgar St, Hereford. 01432 340555 THE DUKES ARMS, Presteigne 01544 267318 DUN COW, Shrewsbury 01743 356408 THE EXCHANGE, Newtown 01686 621814. GARWAY VILLAGE HALL, Hereford 01981 580056 THE GEORGE & DRAGON, Knighton 01547 528532 GLEANINGS, near Bishop’s Castle, 01743 891412 THE GLOBE AT HAY, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821762 THE GOLDEN CROSS INN, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford 01432 880274. GORDON BENNETTS BAR, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 01432 360250. GRAPE VAULTS, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611404. THE HARP INN, Glasbury-on-Wye 01497 847373 THE HERDSMAN, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 01432 277330 HOPE & ANCHOR, Rope Walk, Wye St, Ross-on-Wye. 01989 563003. HUNDRED HOUSE INN, Purslow, 01588 660541 KNIGHTON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE, Knighton 07751 221487. THE LAKESIDE CAFÉ, Llandrindod Wells, 01597 825679 LICHFIELD VAULTS, Church St, Hereford. 01432 266821 LION BALLROOM, Broad St, Leominster. 01568 611588 LUDLOW BREWING COMPANY, The Railway Shed, Ludlow 01584 873291 THE MALTHOUSE, Ironbridge, 01952 433712 MINER’S ARMS, Priest Weston 01938 561352 NELSON INN, Ludlow 01584 872908 NORI’S CAFE, 3 Church St, Leominster 01568 612876 OAKENGATES THEATRE, Telford. 01952 619020 THE OLD MILL, High Street, Llanidloes 01686 412008 THE OXFORD ARMS, Duke St, Kington 01544 230322 PAVILION MID WALES, Llandrindod Wells 01597 258118 THE PLOUGH INN, Whitecross Road, Hereford 01432 358867 REET PETITE, 18 West St, Leominster 07484 545368. ROSE & CROWN, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811336 ROYAL FOUNTAIN, Cleobury Mortimer 01299 272720 THEATR BRYCHEINIOG, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622 THE HAFREN, Llanidloes Road, Newtown 01686 614555 THE TOWN HALL, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630023 THREE TUNS, Bishop’s Castle. 01588 638797 THE VICTORY, 88 St Owen St, Hereford 01432 274998 VOLUNTEER, Harold St, Hereford 01432 276189. WHITEHORSE INN, The Square, Clun. 01588 640305. WHITE SWAN, Eardisland, 01544 388577 WYESIDE ARTS CENTRE, Builth Wells, 01982 552555

band directory ACOUSTIC DUO, ‘SMITH JOHNSON’, have recently reformed and offer a repertoire of original material, along with some interesting covers of the likes of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Family. Smith & Johnson are - Dave Haigney-Smith (Sultana Brothers), vocals and harmonica. Martin Johnson (previously, The Blues Occasionals), guitar and harmonies. Original, live and local! Contact Martin - 01686 411089 / 07400 190040. Dave - 01686 688408 / 07957 520235. Available for house parties. ADD A BAND - Real instrument backing to your own music. Perfect for singer songwriters etc. Studio near Newtown. Www.addaband.co.uk, 07515 401635. APPLEBY STONE Live acoustic duo/trio, guitar, flute, saxophones, voices, double bass, jazz, folk, R&B, pop, many originals, perfect for private and public events. applebystone.com 07979 542 449. 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 BIG MAGIC DANCE BAND 10-piece jive/R & R group. ‘Does what it says on the tin!’ Parties/festivals/happenings/ weddings etc. Call Eddy on 01691 648729 or 07796 148448. Web: eddygartry.com Email: w.gartry@hotmail.com Management also for The Werewolves of Powys and Blues State UK CATCH22 is a lively and energetic party band playing a wide range of well known hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s in their own inimitable retro-rock style. For bookings call Mel on 07903 104877 or email meltons5@hotmail.com Join us on facebook.com/Catch22.Wales THE CHICAGO SWING KATZ - New Orleans Blues to Chicago Swing. 6/7 Piece band playing foot-tapping, fun music that will make you feel happy. Weddings, Birthdays, Corporate events, Festivals, even funerals - but book well in advance for those! Traditional Jazz Trios, Quartets also available. Come and hear the band every 2nd Sunday of the Month at the Wild Pig, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury, SY3 9JT. Email: chicagoswingkatz@aol.com, www.thechicagoswingkatz.com Jeff: 07831 - 383636 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. DISKAN Breton-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.co.uk

THE DRAGON BIG BAND - 14 musicians playing Basie, Ellington, and exclusive arrangements. Jazz to Swing to Latin. Trumpets, trombones, saxes, bass, guitar, keyboard, drums. Come and listen every Wednesday, 8.00 - 10.30, The Horse & Jockey, Churchstoke, Powys, SY15 6AE, 01588 - 620060. Comfortable venue, bar, food (book), large car park, fun and with free admission. Band Enquiries: Mike 01686 – 668675

ENGLISH DULCIMER DUO Sue and Lisa both play Hammer Dulcimers, conjuring up evocative music with their interpretations of traditional tunes and jaunty eighteenth century melodies. The effect of their combined sounds is spellbinding and suitable for a wide variety of happenings. Contact info@englishdulcimer.co.uk 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! KERI HOFFMAN Keri Hoffman is an energetic yet classy performer. Keri is a well-known name and firm favourite within the industry. Dynamic and versatile her extensive repertoire means she is perfect for any occasion, from small laid back intimate settings, to those high octane concerts of festival proportions. Follow Keri on facebook @vocalsbykeri. Contact via www.kerihoffmanvocalist.co.uk Keri.hoffman@hotmail.com THE LUDLOW JAZZ COLLECTIVE Local Quartet/Quintet with singer if required, playing smooth sounds of well-known standards, Latin and blues. Available for all types of events and celebrations. Contact Paul Brooks 07980 822014. pppbrooks@gmail.com LITTLE RUMBA This is a band that will entertain and delight any audience that has its wits about it and has an ear for beautiful melodies infectious beats and songs that tell stories. From Winchcombe Live “Absolutely fantastic evening from you guys tonight. We had so many positive comments from the audience; very gratifying! Great musical talent, great humour, variety, and warmth of performance.” Contact Jacqui Savage 07966 943314 Email – jaxbass.xs@btinternet.com http://www.littlerumba.com MAMMAFUNK are a 6-piece funk and soul band available for parties, weddings, corporate and charity events. Covering classic and modern hits we are also available to offer a bespoke set list for any specific song requests you may have. www.mammafunk.com Call 078144 86028 / 079693 27030. MELOMANICS Principally a wacky Duo with an amazingly dynamic sound, playing their eclectic and cosmopoloitan repertoire with engaging 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 the minimal, but inspirational option of Tim calling and playing, or if really necessary, with a separate caller. 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 THE RAGTIME JUG ORCHESTRA A roots string-band (duo) recreating the sounds of the early 20th century America, playing a good-time mix of blues, skiffle and Americana music. We like to get audiences involved! Available for festival, events, parties, folk clubs, pubs and bars; performance presentations and workshops for all occasions too. Web: www.ragtimejug.co.uk Contact: John; 01594 861151. Email: info@ragtimejug.co.uk Facebook. com: ragtime jug orchestra.

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 SEAN SAYE Singer/guitarist, professional, self contained, large repertoire. Music mostly, but not exclusively, from the 60’s and 70’s. Great sound. Contact tel: 07734 399497 or email seansaye@yahoo.co.uk. FInd me on YouTube: Sean Saye. www.seansaye.co.uk SHRED BELLY Ludlow/Shropshire based acoustic duo, playing covers of popular ‘Dad’s Rock’ songs from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and more. Full band can also be available. All bookings and enquiries please contact: Kevin on 07873 426205 or Paul on 07957 247851. SILVER BRANCH (Ceilidh and Concert Band). CEILIDH BAND with caller. Available for weddings/birthday parties/ fund raisers, etc. For photos/videos please see our Facebook page. For further enquiries, ring David on 01981 540832 or Anna on 07980 961187. SILVER BRANCH (UN-CALLED FOR) - Five piece cutting edge instrumental Folk Band. Available for concerts/gigs. Tel nos. as above. SINGLED OUT Experienced, 3-piece band covering the best pop and rock music from the 50’s to the current era. We focus on great tunes that don’t usually get played by other bands, but which everyone will know. Of course, we do some of the more usual songs as well! www.singledoutband.com email: info@singledoutband. com Phone 07518 291 676. SIR DANCELOT 4/5 piece ceilidh/twmpath band. Far and away the best exponents of traditional dance music of the British Isles and beyond for miles around and leagues beneath. Concertina, mandolin, fiddles, whistles, cittern, jews harp... Available for weddings, parties and public events. For information and bookings, contact: Cornelius 01686 411147 corns@mousemusic.co.uk or Peter 07561 820509. www.sirdancelot.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 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 STEADY EDD & THE BOOGIEMEN Boogie Woogie and its best, jazz and soul - let the good times roll! Contact Edd, on 01432 769077, www.steadyedd.co.uk

THE 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. Sensational vocals mingled with enthralling stories. Various shows to book, including ‘Songs for Silas’ melting harmonies and tall tales inspired by H. E. Bates’ evergreen My Uncle Silas. “... Absolutely delighted that you have chosen to weave your magical sound around that old rogue, Silas.” Victoria Wicks (Skins, Shadowlands and H. E. Bates’ grand-daughter). For bookings / further info ring 01497 847676 www.villagequire.org.uk / www.songsforsilas.org.uk VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Ludlow-based, 6-piece, New Orleans/Trad band. Comprising trumpet, sax, trombone, banjo, tuba and drums, 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 website: www.vintagejazzrevival.co.uk WHISKEY RIVER is a 5/6 piece electric Americana band that play swamp blues, Cajun, Zydeco and good country music to set the dance floor rocking. To suit smaller venues and smaller budgets, pruned down acoustic versions of the band are available as “The Whiskey River Quartet”, “The Whiskey River Trio” or as a Duo [“The Whiskey River Boys”]. Laissez les bon temps rouler!! Contact Martin, phone: 07846 669890, 01432 342018, email: martin@ whiskeyriver.co.uk. website: www.whiskeyriver.co.uk TRIO TANGENTE Violin and vocal led spicy fun energetic Latin/Tango/Hot Club/ Gypsy influenced band. For all occasions. Contact Faith 07870 320022.

Band Directory ONLY £40 FOR THE WHOLE YEAR Just post the details of your band (around 40 words) with a cheque for £40 payable to Broad Sheep and post to: The Lodge, Westhide, Hereford, HR1 3RQ just call Clare on 01432 850444 or email: info@broadsheep.com DON’T FORGET... if you have any gigs in the area, email/phone by the 15th of the preceding month for FREE LISTINGS.

theatre PERFORMANCE

May

Until 3 November SIX Divorced. Beheaded. Live! The six wives of Henry VIII finally take to the mic to tell their tales. Malvern Theatres, £36.96-£20.16, 01684 892277. November THE TALE OF LITTLE BEVAN PENTABUS THEATRE. A darkly comic, modern fairy tale written by Robert Alan Evans. Live music and original songs underpin a uniue piece of theatre about mystery lurking in the backwaters of Britain. 27 Nov - Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, 07967 517125. 28 Nov - Vowchurch & Turnastone Village Hall, 7.30pm, 07880 505761. 29 Nov - Clive Hall, Moreton Say, 7.30pm. 30 Nov - Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 8pm, 01584 878141. www.pentabus.co.uk Fri 1 November GODS AND KINGS A man leaves a consultation room facing a choice. Take the pill and live or don’t take the pill and die. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £12/£10, 01874 611622. Sat 2 November RISING STARS THEATRE SCHOOL SHOWCASE Students and teachers will be performing various big numbers from all their favourite musicals. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 6.30pm, £13, children £7.50, 01686 614555. Mon 4 & Wed 6 November ART BLACK RAT PRODUCTIONS. Serge has bought a large, completely white painting for an extortionate sum of money. Marc hates the painting. Yvan attempts, unsuccessfully, to placate both sides with hilarious consequences. 4 Nov - Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £14/£12, students £7, 01873 850805. 6 Nov - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £14/£12, 01874 611622. Tues 5 - Sat 9 November AN INSPECTOR CALLS THE NATIONAL THEATRE’S LANDMARK PRODUCTION. When Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly at the prosperous Birling family home, their peaceful dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a young woman. Malvern Theatres, £35.84 - £20.16, 01684 892277.

Art

Wed 6 - Sat 9 November PINTER AT THE REGAL HERE TO THERE PRODUCTIONS. Two, one act comedic Pinter masterpieces that explore themes of secrets and seduction. The Lover and The Collection. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm, 01584 811442. Fri 8 November MAY WYLDWOOD ARTS. Writer, performer and activist Phoebe Kemp’s one-woman show about the true story of ‘cripple suffragette’ May Billinghurst. For ages 10+. Post-show Q&A. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555. Fri 8 & Sun 10 November ON THE EDGE KEPOW THEATRE COMPANY. Created and starring Kevin Tomlinson; exploring all those moments in life when people find themselves on the edge, falling in love, leaving home... 8 Nov - Garway Community Hall, 8pm, £10/£5/£25, 01981 580086. 10 Nov - Snailbeach VH, 7.30pm, £10/£5/£25, 01743 791327. Arts Alive. Sat 9 November WHOSE STORY IS IT ANYWAY? KEPOW THEATRE COMPANY. Created and starring Kevin Tomlinson. Exciting stories and scenes are spontaneously created, based on audience suggestions and donated objects. Farlow and Oreton VH, 8pm, £10/£5/£25, 01746 718642. Arts Alive. Sat 9, Fri 22 & Sat 23 November THE DISAPPEARING ACT OPEN SKY. Blending new-writing and visual physical theatre. The Disappearing Act tells the tale of magician’s assistant, Edie Rose. 9 Nov - Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £13/£8, 07967 517125. 22 Nov - Steiner Academy, Hereford, 7.30pm, £10/£6/£30, 01981 540221. 23 Nov - Wem Town Hall, 7.30pm, £12/£5, 01939 232299. Arts Alive. Mon 11 - Sat 16 November TEN TIMES TABLE THE CLASSIC COMEDY THEATRE COMPANY. Alan Ayckbourn’s hilarious hit West End comedy. The committee from hell... and a fete worse than death! Malvern Theatres, £36.96 - £20.16, 01684 892277.

Sat 16 November ENTER THE DRAGONS Gripped with fear at her advancing year, our archetypal hero sets off on an epic quest to defeat Chronos, the god of time... Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £12/£10, 01874 611622.

Thunder Road

Sat 16 November OTHELLO PANTALOONS relocate Shakespeare’s classic tragedy to a jazz age setting with live music, drama and their own brand of mischief and humour. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, £14, 07967 517125. Sat 16 November TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES HOTBUCKLE PRODUCTIONS. Tess, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager, learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of D’urbervillie. In her search for respectability her story assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy when she meets two very different men! Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7.30pm, 01568 612583. Mon 11 & Sat 16 November CIRCUS OF HORRORS Amazing amalgamation of acts, driven by a rock ‘n’ roll sound scape. For ages 16+. 11 Nov - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. 16 Nov - Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £20 + £2 booking fee, 01686 614555. Wed 20 November STRANGERS ON A TRAIN SET LIPSERVICE. Challenging a youth to turn down his music, Irene Sparrow finds herself under suspicion of murder... Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £12/£12, students £7, 01873 850805. Thurs 21 & Fri 22 November LOVE LETTERS FROM BLACKPOOL RUTH E. COCKBURN. A comic theatre piece about love and Blackpool using found love letters, original songs, poetry and audience interaction. 21 Nov - Goodrich Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10/£5, 01600 891421. 22 Nov - Leintwardine Community Centre, 7.30pm, £12/£5, 01547 540169. Arts Alive. Thurs 21 - Sat 23 November THARK CONQUEST PRODUCTIONS. London, 1927. Fast-paced, fruity and full of flappers. Ben Travers’ Thark is a hilarious classic British farce combining sparkling witticisms and bold physical comedy with glamour, naughty romps and a hint of Gothic spookery. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, £11, £9, 01885 488575. Thurs 21 - Sat 23 November THE GHOST TRAIN Six train passengers find themselves stranded at a small Cornish wayside station when a silly young man decides to pull the communication cord... Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £12, 01600 772467. Amateur production. Mon 25 - Sat 30 November PRISM HAMPSTEAD THEATRE & BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE. Written and directed by Terry Johnson and starring Robert Lindsay. The astonishing true story of the man who made Hollywood’s greatest divas beautiful. Malvern Theatres, £45.92 - £29.12, under 26s £8.96, 01684 892277.

Thurs 28 & Fri 29 November JUDE GARLAND RIDES AGAIN BREAKTHROUGH PRODUCTIONS. When Sam, Paul, Frankie and Jo decide to escape the daily grind at a remote mountain-side yoga retreat, little do they expect to find a familiar face waiting for them... Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £9.50/£8.50, 01873 850805. Thurs 28 & Sat 30 November THE TURN OF THE SCREW BOX TALE SOUP. At an isolated estate, a young governess begins to fear there is something darker in the depths of Bly House... 28 Nov - The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch, 7.30pm, £10/£5, 07506 724572. 30 Nov - Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £13/£8, 07967 517125. Arts Alive. Fri 29 November THUNDER ROAD Two women pack a car with training materials and medical supplies and set off on a journey; a road trip of a lifetime... Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £12/£10, 01874 611622. Fri 22 & Sat 30 November REBECCA OUR STAR THEATRE COMPANY’s new production of Daphne du Maurier’s masterpiece which conjures Cornish romance and theatrical magic. 22 Nov - Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, £12, students £8, 07967 517125. 30 Nov - Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, £10, £8, 01885 488575. Sat 30 November & Wed 4 December IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE LIGHTHOUSE THEATRE. Inspired by the classic American film, a live radio play is performed as a 1940’s live radio broadcast in front of a studio audience. 30 Nov - Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £12, 01686 614555. 4 Dec - Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £14/£12, students £7, 01873 850805. Tues 3 - Sat 7 December MY COUSIN RACHEL THEATRE ROYAL BATH PRODUCTION. Based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier and starring Helen George. Malvern Theatres, £35.84 - £16.80, under 26s £8.96, 01684 892277.

MUSICAL THEATRE & OPERA

Under the Frozen Moon

Until Sat 2 November THE ADDAMS FAMILY AAODS JUNIORS present this hilarious, toe-tapping clicking musical. Special halloween fancy dress evening on 31 Oct. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7pm, Sat 6pm, £12/£11, 01873 850805. Until Sat 2 November PATIENCE KINGTON OPERATIC SOCIETY. By Gilbert and Sullivan. Lady Hawkins Community Leisure Centre, 7.30pm, £9 adults, £5 under 18s, from Tom Bounds Electrical, 01544 231303 day, 01544 231501 eves. Tues 5 - Sat 9 November KIPPS - THE NEW HALF A SIXPENCE HMTC. Arthur Kipps, an orphan is an over-worked draper’s assistant, until Kipps unexpectedly inherits a fortune that propels him into high society. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555. Thurs 7 November A WEST END AFFAIR An uplifting night of spectactular music with celebrated singers from London’s West End. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £16/£14, 01873 850805. November & December MRS PEACHUM’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MARRIAGE MID WALES OPERA’s Small Stages team romps onto stage with a radical reworking of John Gay’s 1728 work, The Beggar’s Opera. 7 Nov - Llandinam Village Hall, 7.30pm, 01686 614555. 8 Nov - The Congress, Cwmbran. 14 Nov - Abermule Community Centre, 7.30pm, 01686 614555. 15 Nov - Dragon Theatre, Barmouth. 16 Nov - Neuadd Dyfi, Aberdovey. 21 Nov - Blackwood Miner’s Institue. 22 Nov - Buttington & Trewern Community Centre, 7.30pm. £11, 01686 614555. 23 Nov - SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £14, under 25 £7, under 18s £1, 01588 630321. 28 Nov - Hay Festival Winter Weekend, St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, 01497 822629. 29 Nov - Emlyn Williams Theatre, Mold. 30 Nov - Theatr Colwyn, Colwyn Bay. 5 Dec - Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard. 6 Dec - Castle Hall, Bridgnorth, 01584 878141. 7 Dec - Presteigne Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm, wegottickets.com Tues 19 - Sat 23 November CABARET BILL KENWRIGHT. Featuring show-stopping choreography, dazzling costumes and iconic songs. It’s 1931, Berlin is a haven of divine decadence and the legendary Sally Bowles is about to take the stage at the infamous Kit Kat Klub... Malvern Theatres, £50.40 - £36.96, 01684 892277.

Fri 1 November THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY This version is celebrating its 45th anniversary, and to mark the occasion popular children’s author, Steven Lee has turned this much loved tale into a magical musical stage show. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 2.30pm, £10, 01686 614555. Fri 1, Sat 2, Fri 8, Fri 15 & Fri 22 November PEDLAR’S TALES THE FETCH THEATRE COMPANY. Fascinating historical documents and objects from Herefordshire Archives have inspired bite-sized stories contained in a quirky cart. With music and puppets suitable for ages 8+ years. 1 Nov - Weobley VH, 7pm, £5/£3/£13, 01544 319143. 2 Nov - Church Stretton Library, 2pm, £4, 01694 722535. 8 Nov - Qube, Oswestry, 7pm, £6/£5/£20, 01691 656882. 15 Nov - Wem Town Hall, 5.30pm, £4, 01939 232299. 16 Nov - Presteigne Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm, £8, under 16s £5, from The Workhouse (cash) & wegottickets.com 22 Nov - Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch, 6pm, £6/£4/£20, 01948 660660. Arts Alive. Tues 5, Fri 8 & Sat 9 November I WISH I WAS A MOUNTAIN THEATR IOLO. Using rhyme, live music and just a smattering of metaphysical philosophy to boldly reimagine Hermann Hesse’s classic fairytale. 5 Nov - Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 10.30am, £6, 01686 614555. 8 Nov, 10am & 2pm, & 9 Nov, 11am Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, £10/£8/£31, 01874 611622. Wed 6 November BABA YAGA WINDMILL THEATRE CO & IMAGINATE PRODUCTION. Vasleina lives the quiet life, but all that changes when she is forced to confront a terrifying resident who plays her music too loudly and eats jelly babies with her mouth open. For ages 7+. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 1pm & 6pm, £8.50, 01873 850805.

CHILDREN’S THEATRE

Sat 9 November THE MYSTERY OF THE RADDLESHAM MUMPS Celebrated poet and broadcaster, Murray Lachlan Young stars in this new family performance. For ages 7+. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7pm, £8.50, family £32, 01873 850805.

Fri 1 November THE BIRD SHOW A flap-tastic family comedy using live music, puppetry and lots of silly bird jokes. For ages 4+. The Courtyard, Hereford, 11am, 01432 340555.

Sat 16 November THE ROTSOME WORDS OF ROALD DAHL Sara-Jane Arbury and Katie Balson take a light-hearted look at some of the authors naughtiest words and phrases in an hour of foulsome fun. For ages 6+. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 2.30pm, £6, family £20, 07967 517125.

Sat 16 November & Sat 14 December CLIMB THAT TREE Join David Gibb on a musical journey where bears live in the cupboard under the stairs, wolves are roaming the corridors at school and trips to the moon. 16 Nov - Stoke St Milborough VH, 5pm, £7.50/£5/£20, 01584 823791. 14 Dec - Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 3pm, £10/£5/£20, 01885 488575. Arts Alive. Sat 23 November UNDER THE FROZEN MOON STRING THEATRE COMPANY. With lively poetry, exciting puppetry and atmospheric live music. Free pre-activity, 10.30am. The Courtyard, Hereford, 11am, relaxed performance 1.30pm, £7.50, 01432 340555. Tues 26 November LLYGODEN YR ERIA Winter has arrived and the woods are covered in white. But what’s hiding under the snow? A Welsh language show for the very young. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 10am & 1pm, £8/£7/£28, 01874 611622. Wed 4 - Sat 7 December TOM GATES - SCHOOLS PERFORMANCE Based on the best-selling books by Liz Pichon. Jam-packed with Liz Pichon’s illustrations, catchy tunes and hilarious performances. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, phone for times, £10, 01686 614555. Fri 29 November - Sat 11 January CINDERELLA This magical, family-friendly show is packed with a coachload of hilarity, slapstick, song and dance. Prepare to boo, hiss and cheer. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555. Sat 7 - Tues 31 December THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER Join the little elves as they go on a magical adventure to help recover the poor Shoemaker’s fortune. With interactive puppetry, original songs and lots of family fun. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

Thursdays 8.30pm - 10pm Senior Youth, Years 9, 10 & 11, 16 - 25. Call 01874 611622, www.brycheiniog.co.uk 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, 7.15pm, £68 per term, contact Laura Gale 07725 357531. 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 3-6) 4.50-5.30pm, £39 per term. Bromyard Intermediates (Year 7-9), 6pm, £43 per term. Bromyard Seniors (Year 10+), 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 (Years 10+) 6pm – 7.30pm, £43 per termThe Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555. 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. Alternate Fridays (term time) HAVE A GO SHAKESPEARE All welcome, £5. Wyeside, Builth Wells, details Sue Best, 01597 811487.

DRAMA WORKSHOPS GOMADINLUDLOW Our inclusive Youth Theatre Group (ages 8-18) runs Drama Workshops 5-6:30pm Mondays in term-time* at “Oscar’s” in the Assembly Rooms. Enjoy Sessions from only £5 when booking a whole term. e-mail hello@gomadinludlow.org - or call 07484 289 215. *term-time = according to the Shropshire Local Authority Calendar. MID POWYS YOUTH THEATRE Tuesdays Junior Youth Theatre 9-13, 4.30pm-6pm. 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 07506 478235 & Suzanne 07484 289215 or email hello@gomadinludlow. org 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. THEATR IEUENTID / BRYCHEINIOG YOUTH THEATRE With weekly sessions tailored to suit the needs of each year group, from 4 years and up. 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.

word Poetry & Storytelling

Andy Parsons

Mon 11 November & Tues 10 December LEDBURY POETRY SALON 11 Nov - Jonathan Davidson ‘On Poetry’. ‘10 Dec - Gen’. Jonathan Edwards. Readings, conversations, audience Q&A and Ledbury Open mic. Ledbury Books and Maps, 7-9pm, £5 on the door. Fri 8 November & Fri 13 December BLAST STORYTELLING 8 Nov - Shropshire Tellers Night. Join Val Littlehales, Terry Tandler, Saints and Witches: Suzanne and Jake Tumnus. 13 Dec - Midwinter Miracles from Medieval Times with Dave Tongue. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 8pm, £8 or £25 for a group of four, 01588 630023. Sun 17 November DOWN THE PUB WITH LUKE WRIGHT Part Essex wide boy, part dandy fop, Luke creates inventive poems with loads of heart. The Black Bear, Whitchurch, 4.30pm, free. Arts Alive. Wed 20 November HUMAN RIGHTS POETRY EVENING Hereford Amnesty International will be hosting a night of poetry and readings and discussion about the power of words in the struggle for human justice and liberty. Left Bank Village, 7.30pm, 01432 357753. Wed 27 November POETRY BREAKFAST For information on each month’s themes please email Anna Dreda at annadreda@icloud.com Aardvark Books, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, 9.30am-10.30am, £8.

Comedy Fri 1 November LILY SALVAGE - BLANKETY BLANK The RCT recreate the experience of being on-set for one of the country’s most beloved panel shows, in an intimate theatrical setting. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442. Fri 1 November MARK WATSON - THE INFINITE SHOW As scrawny and impassioned as ever, one of the UK’s most beloved and thinnest acts offers some suggestions on why we can’t understand people, with his usual notoriously high joke and rant per minute rate. For ages 14+. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £19, 01600 772467. Sat 2 November ANDY PARSONS: HEALING THE NATION The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 340555. Sat 9 November GEOFF NORCOTT: TAKING LIBERTIES Geoff Norcott’s unique brand of provocative stand-up. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £13.50, 01600 772467. Tues 12 November COMEDY & CURRY Featuring Pete Teckman, Ben Harrington, Ryan Brown, Jon Capewell, Barrie Heap, Mark Woodrow and compere Nick Clarke. Crown Inn, Oakengates, 7.30pm, £8 includes meal, £5 show only, 01952 610888. Wed 13 November COMEDY NIGHT Presented by Farcical Comedy. The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford, 01432 274968.

Stewart Francis

Fri 15 & Fri 29 November WESTONS CIDER COMEDY CLUB Comedy from some of the best up-and-coming comedians on the circuit. For ages 18+. The Courtaryd, Hereford, 8.30pm, 01432 340555.

Sat 23 November JACK DEE: OFF THE TELLY Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 8pm, £21, 01686 614555.

Imogen Cooper

Thurs 28 & Fri 29 November STEWART FRANCIS: INTO THE PUNSET Star of ‘Mock the Week’, ‘Live at the Apollo’ and ‘Crackerjack’. 28 Nov - Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 8pm, £22, 01686 614555. 29 Nov - Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £23, 01600 772467. Fri 29 November COMEDY NIGHT With four great comedians, Dan Evans, John Robertson, Liam Mullone and Caroline Mabey. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 8pm, £14, 01584 811442.

Talks November & December ROSSITER BOOKS 12 Nov - Joanna Cannon, ‘Breaking and Mending’, Grange Court, Leominster, 7pm, £6. 14 Nov - Emily Chappell, ‘Where There’s a Will’, Rossiter Books, Ross-on-Wye, 7pm, £3. 27 Nov - Heather Hurley, ‘The Scudamores of Kentchurch and Holme Lacy, Rossiter Books, Ross-onWye, 7pm, £5. 4 Dec - Mark McCrum, ‘How to Write a Whodunnit’, Rossiter Books, Monmouth, 7pm, £5. November & December THE ARTS SOCIETY HEREFORD (TASH) 12 Nov - ‘Faber & Faber: 90 years of Excellence in Cover Design’, an illustrated lecture by Tony Faber. 10 Dec ‘Double-Dutch: Symbols, Emblems & Double-Entrendre in Dutch Genre Painting’, an illustrated lecture by Lynne Gibson. The Green Dragon Hotel, Broad St, Hereford, 2.15pm, members free, guests £9, new members welcome, 01568 797703. November & December BRECKNOCK ART SOCIETY 12 Nov - ‘The Culture of Imperial Russia’, a talk by Rosamund Bartlett. 10 Dec - ‘The Origins of our English Christmas’, a talk by Roger Askew. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2.30pm, 01874 611622. November FOWNHOPE LOCAL HISTORY GROUP 15 Nov - ‘The Scudamores of Kentchurch and Holme Lacy’, a talk by Heather Hurley. Fownhope New Memorial Hall, 7.30pm, non-members welcome, £3, refreshments, 01432 860319. November HAY CAMERA CLUB 5 Nov - One picture challenge. 12 Nov - ‘Landscape Photography’ with Nigel Forster. 19 Nov - ‘A Can of Worms and The Cliche Trap’, a presentation by Rob Mitchel. 26 Nov - Member’s Night, Tony Blaiklock. www.haycameraclub.co.uk 01874 676225.

November HARDY PLANT SOCIETY - HEREFORDSHIRE & MID WALES GROUP 9 Nov - ‘Life on a Gardening Magazine’, a talk by Tamsin Westhorpe, Glasbury Village Hall, 2pm, £4. 01544 262795. November & December SOUTH WEST SHROPSHIRE GARDENING CLUB 27 Nov - ‘The Wild Flowers of South Shropshire’, a talk by Fiona Gomersall. 18 Dec - ‘A Natural History of Christmas’, a talk by Mike Leach. Lydbury North Village Hall, 7.30pm, £5 non-members including refreshments, www.gardeningshropshire.co.uk Until Sat 2 November KNIGHTON LITERARY FESTIVAL Authors, talks, workshops, books, artists, art, music, stalls and more. Featuring Tanvir Bush, Ali Ford, Judith Barrow, ‘Self publishing’ workshop with Bob Fowke, Peter Conradi, Mel Bryan, Marches Poets, James O’Neill, Carol Graham, ‘Making Words Work’ workshop with Hilary Shepherd, Hugh Purcell, Meg Cox and Thirza Clout. Knighton Library and Community Hub, 01547 528778, email knighton. library@powys.gov.uk All welcome, free. Tues 5 November & Tues 3 December LINGEN GARDENING CLUB 5 Nov - ‘Native Trees and Shrubs’, a talk given by Phi Evans. 3 Dec - AGM followed by ‘A Natural History of Christmas’, a talk by Dr Michael Leach. Lingen Village Hall, 7.30pm, £4, www.lingen.org.uk Wed 6 November CONVERSATIONS AT THE CHAPEL, IMOGEN COOPER An internationally renowned interpreter of the classical and romantic repertoire. In conversation with Alastair Laurence. The Art Shop & Chapel, Market St, Abergavenny, 8pm, pre-concert supper available, £10, 01873 852690.

November & December HEREFORD ARTS APPRECIATION SOCIETY 15 Nov - The Mediaeval Church through the eyes of Geoffrey Chaucer’. The Kindle Centre, ASDA, Hereford, 2.30pm. 6 Dec - ‘Christmas Tales’ by Kay & Peter Garlick, before Christmas Lunch. Hedley Lodge, Belmont Abbey, 12pm. 01432 890469.

Doug Allan

Fri 15 November HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE RADNOR VALLEY Presented by Anne Goodwin (Radnorshire Society). Walton Village Hall, 7.30pm, £4, 01544 350511. Fri 15 November YOUNG PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION IN PEACE BUILDING A talk focusing on ways to reduce violence, deal with conflict and build peace. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 6.30pm, £25, under 21’s free, 01743 234970.

Wed 6 November THE 2019 OLIVIER PEACE LECTURE ‘Working for Disarmament and Justice: from Shropshire Lass to the Nobel Peace Prize’. Rebecca Johnson, who was born at Lower Bromdon Farm near Ludlow, lived at the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp for five years during the 1980s and helped women’s groups in the Balkan wars where she also drove aid trucks. As a committed feminist peace activist, academic and author, she has worked on several nuclear and security treaties and UN resolutions. Methodist Church, Broad St, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £5 from John Cherry, free under 18s, jcherry58@yahoo.co.uk Fri 8 November AN EVENING WITH PROFESSOR ALICE ROBERTS “Digging into Britain’s Past.’ Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, 01600 719401. Sun 10 November DYING MATTERS DAY Featuring a practical workshop session, lunch, a professional theatre performance ‘Out of the Box’, followed by a Q&A session with tea and cake. Organised by Sian Allen and Cate Latchford. All Stretton Village Hall, 11am, £20 for all day or £15 for theatre performance and tea, under 25s 50% discount, 078379 15460 or 07812 583113. Sun 10 November ROBERT PUGH: LLANELLY POTTERY The talk will be accompanied by a display of Welsh Pottery. Presteigne Assembly Rooms, 3pm, £5 from The Workhouse (cash only) and wegottickets.com Wed 13 November LUDLOW CIVIC SOCIETY “Bling, booze and groupie sex: presenting Byron’s Newstead” Lecture by Dr James Pardoe The poet, Lord Byron and his museum Newstead Abbey. The Methodist Church, Broad St, Ludlow, 4pm, £3 members, £5 non-members. 01584 872533.

Sat 16 November ARTS LECTURE With Owen Sheers and Ben Rawlence. ‘What can a place teach you? Arts, Nature and a new University for the Brecon Beacons National Park’. Black Mountains College is a new college to promote creative and adaptive thinking through an arts-based curriculum. Gwernyfed High School, 7.30pm, £10/£8, £5 full-time students/unwaged. 07583 544110, www.glasburyarts. co.uk Glasbury Arts. Tues 19 November GARWAY HERITAGE GROUP ‘Herbert Armstrong: Murder or Miscarriage?’ In 1921 Armstrong became the only solicitor to be hanged for murder in the UK. Garway Community Centre, 7.30pm, members free, visitors £5. www.garway heritagegroup. co.uk Tues 19 Nov DR MARK HELME ‘Is predicting the future just crystal ball guesswork?’ A lecture based upon research in preparation for his novel, ‘AX50’. The Simpson Hall, Burghill, Hereford, 7.30pm, £10 on the door to include refreshments, 07484 331857. Proceeds for Herefordshire Headway. Tues 19 November LUDLOW & MARCHES HUMANISTS ‘The Samaritans, Bringing Hope to Life’. Cherry Sell and Libby Dolloway of Hereford Samaritans will talk about the work that this charity does. The Friends Meeting House, St Mary’s Lane, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01568 770282. Tues 19 November A CRAWL DOWN THE OGRE Mountaineering talk by Doug Scott CBE. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £15/£13, 01873 850805. Wed 20 November EATON BISHOP GARDENING CLUB ‘Protecting Our Bumble Bees’, a talk by Philip Marshall. Eaton Bishop Village Hall, 7.30pm.

Wed 13 November MARCHES MEADOW GROUP ‘Growing Native Orchids in Meadows and Gardens’, a talk by Suzanne Noble. Church Barn, Church Lane, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £3. Fri 15 November DOUG ALLAN: WILD IMAGES, WILD LIFE Multi-award winning wildlife cameraman Doug Allan for an evening of behind the scenes stories. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Arts Lecture, Glasbury Arts

Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, Hay Festival Winter Weekend

Sat 30 November IMPROV WORKSHOP Discover the joy, freedom and challenge of improv. Learn to be more creative and more playful in a fun, friendly, stress-free environment. Contact Ellie for more info and to book. Canon Frome Court, near Ledbury, 2-5pm, taster session £10, events@canonfromecourt. org.uk November WEA HEREFORD BRANCH Study Days, 10.30am-4.30pm: 5 Nov - Reading WB Yeats with Simon Fletcher. 14 Nov - Stones and Scenery in the Marches with Paul Over. 30 Nov - Iris Murdoch and the Novel of Ideas with Professor Anne Rowe. 033 303 3464.

Wed 20 November LEOMINSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY ‘Cathy’s Bitter Home Coming’, a talk on homelessness by Rhys Griffiths (after a quick AGM). Grange Court, Leominster, 7pm. Thurs 21 November WIGMORE & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB With speaker, Hugh Thomas, head gardener at Little Malvern Court. Wigmore Village Hall, 7.30pm, £2 non-members, including refreshments, 07813 733240. Sun 24 November EMILY CHAPPELL - WHERE THERE’S A WILL Emily will be talking about her book and signing copies. Great Oak Bookshop, Llanidloes, 2pm, 01686 412959. Thurs 28 November WELLINGTON PARISH HISTORY SOCIETY ‘Dip in to the Archives’ with John Palmer. Wellington Community Centre, 7.30pm, 01432 839109. Thurs 28 November THE ARTS SOCIETY MID WALES & BORDERS ‘The Howard de Walden Family at Chirk Castle’. A talk by Jill Burton. The Powis Suite, Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool, 2.30pm, 01938 555574. Thurs 28 November - Sun 1 December HAY FESTIVAL WINTER WEEKEND Featuring conversations with Archbishop of York John Sentamu, Labour MP Jess Phillips, historian Tom Holland, BBC Broadcaster Cerys Matthews, plus comedy from Jason Byrne and music as organist Father Richard Williams offers live accompaniment to Frits Lang’s Metropolis and Jurassic 5’s Soup with his Fullee Love Collective. Hay on Wye. 01497 822629, www.hayfestival.org Sun 1 December PETER WRIGHT: HALF A CENTURY IN MOTORSPORT Engineer, Peter Wright worked for 25 years at BRM and Lotus trying to make Formula 1 cars faster. Presteigne Assembly Rooms, 3pm, £6 from The Workhouse (cash) and wegottickets.com

Workshops & Courses Fri 22 - Sun 24 November COMPUTER GAMING EVENT A fun-filled 48 hour gaming extravaganza for computer enthusiasts. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, £45, tickets through skynetwales.co.uk

1st Saturday READING GROUP Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, afternoons, donations, 01547 550377. Mondays WRITING ROOM The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.30am-12.30pm, £75 per term, 01432 340555. Mondays STORY CORNER AT THE COURTYARD For ages 4 years and under. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555. Fourth Monday SCIENCE CAFÉ Informal group, talks and discussions on scientific topics. The Swan at Hay, 7pm, free, all welcome, sciencecafe@outlook.com Every Tues & Wed SPANISH LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS Tues - Level 1, 7pm, Wed - Level 2, 10am, with Mely. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 07837 160505. Every Tues READING ROOM The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.30am-12.30pm, £55 per term, 01432 340555. First Wednesday of the month POETRY CAFE, Charlton Arms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 872813. 2nd Wednesday of each month WYESIDE WRITERS GROUP An informal writers’ group for wordsmiths. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, 7pm, £2.50, 01982 552555. Every Last Wednesday of the month except Aug & Dec LUDLOW STORYTELLERS at The Sitting Room, Blue Boar Pub, Mill Street, Ludlow SY8 1BB, at 7.30pm until 9.00pm. £3 in the hat. Bring your stories or come and listen. hilary@changingtales.co.uk Every Thursday WELSH CLASSES FOR ADULTS Presteigne Assembly Rooms, 10.30am-3pm, 01639 841751. Every other Thursday PHILOSOPHY CAFE Informal group which offers the chance to discuss philosophical issues. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 01497 821762. philosphycafe@outlook.com Last Thursday of the month BOOK CLUB De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 357753, ECStarling@theherefordacademy.org.uk Fridays READING ROOM EXTRA The Courtyard, Hereford, 6-8pm, £55 per term, 01432 340555. International Poetry Writers’ Collective: Abergavenny 01873 856350 Leominster Writers' Circle, Leominster Community Centre, Frank Pavitt, chairman LWC, 01568 614973, meet first Tuesday, monthly, 2pm. Presteigne Writers’ Circle, 3rd Thursday, Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm, 01544 260398. Border Poets 01547 530380.

grass roots Who will fund high risk nuclear power? The bank of you and me! W

HEN Boris Johnson first stood up in the Commons as Prime Minister, in late July, he launched into hyperbole about his huge enthusiasm for nuclear power. “It is time for a nuclear renaissance, and I believe passionately that nuclear must be part of our energy mix,” said Johnson. He was drawn into this over-the-top declaration by a question from the MP for Copeland, Trudy Harrison. Her seat, in West Cumbria, includes Sellafield, where voters tend to work in the nuclear business or to have relatives or friends who do. Harrison’s predecessor, who won Copeland for Labour in 2015, had quit parliament within months of his election to take a well-paid job in the nuclear power industry. The business of building a fleet of new nuclear power stations in Britain has lurched from one crisis to another over the last twenty years. Last winter plans for several new plants bit the dust in quick succession. But, however much nuclear power may have needed help, a ringing endorsement from Boris Johnson may not be the tonic it had in mind. The problem with nuclear power is that every time you look at a given plant its cost seems to have gone up by millions of pounds. Or billions. Take Hinkley Point C in Somerset. In 2013 its estimated cost was a cool £6 billion. Since then the projected bill has risen by roughly £2 billion with every year that has passed. Estimates for the final bill range from £18 billion to £50 billion. Nuclear enthusiasts argue that it’s not the hardware itself so much as the finance that is costing such crazy sums. So, the government has come up with a plan that means neither the nuclear industry nor the banks are going to have to risk their money. Anyone who knows anything about nuclear will tell you the financial risks of any given project are vast. So, whose money is in danger of being lost in future if any new nuclear power plant, beyond Hinkley, is going to be built? Have a guess! The answer is your money, and mine and that of every electricity consumer. For, under the funding method now under consideration, we electricity customers will all be asked to pay up front, whether we like it or not. The technical term for this scheme - or rather scam - is the Regulated Asset Base. It’s simple really, just like pay-as-you-go! Except that with pay-as-you-go you do actually have some hardware in your hand that you can use to make a phone call!

This nuclear finance project will be dressed up as a smart solution which will lower the cost of the capital required. The money needed will be added to our bills every quarter. But nuclear boffins and utilities love to use euphemisms. And it’s my guess that the one

thing that won’t be stated on your bill is “levy for skyhigh costs imposed by construction of nuclear power stations”. In April a senior lawyer, Vince Zabielski, wrote in the industry journal Power Engineering International that in recent years, “Almost every major nuclear project in the west has been plagued by delays and cost overruns…of epic proportions.” He pointed out that nuclear power projects in the USA were faring no better, “…with one failing so spectacularly that it bankrupted one of the world’s oldest and most experienced nuclear plant suppliers.” The building of two new reactors in America is a good example of how, in some states, the costs can be passed through to the consumer, years before the power stations in question have generated a single watt of power. The VC Summer nuclear plant in South Carolina was under construction through most of this last decade, in the face of growing regulatory problems and fierce competition from wind, solar and other power sources. Under South Carolina law, the utilities involved were permitted to charge consumers for the new power station long before it was finished. By 2017 the cost of building the plant accounted for nearly a fifth of customers’ electricity bills. By that time, 9 billion dollars had been spent, even though the plant was less than 40% built. The reactors were years behind schedule and massively over the original cost estimate. With the completion date slipping further and further into the future and in the face of swingeing cost increases, the utilities finally saw sense. They pulled the plug and cancelled the plants in 2018. But the customers are still paying. In case this sounds like an obscure problem far across the pond, we should all take note. If Boris Johnson and his ministers have their way, it is a finance strategy that could be inflating your electricity bill very soon, and then for decades to come. Julian O’Halloran

Green Events WYNNES OF DINMORE COUNTRYSTORE Poultry Keeping - Free 1/2 hour session. Covers laying hens, housing, feed, bedding, health & hygiene + Question & Answer time. Held at Wynnes of Dinmore Countrystore - off the A49 (through village centre). Open Tues - Sat 9am-4:30pm. For more information email info@wynnes.co.uk or telephone Roxy or Ann 01568 797314. Thurs 7 November & Thurs 5 December GREENPEACE TALK Informal meeting of local activists and supporters to discuss campaigns and how we can get involved. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, pbdelphiee@hotmail.com Sun 10 November THE TREES AND WOODLANDS OF WALES In collaboration with Coed Cadw/Woodland Trust in Wales, The Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales and CPRW Brecon & Radnor Branch, a public full day seminar with keynote speaker, George Peterken. Other speakers include Archie Miles, Natalie Buttriss, Jerry Langford, Alistair Hotchkiss and Rachel Palmer. Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Well, 10am-4pm, £10 members, £12 non-members, light lunch included. To reserve places email iainaitken@lineone.net 01497 821668/01544 260839. www.brecon-and-radnor-cprw.wales November & December KNIGHTON TREE ALLOTMENTS TRUST 9, 16, 23 Nov - Introduction to Woodland Management, 3-day course near Knighton, £33-£99 depending on days attended. 1, 5, 15 & 19 Dec - Woodland Management in Beggar’s Bush or Knighton. Volunteer with us to learn about woodland management and associated skills such as coppicing, tree care and cutting firewood. Details email woodland@tveg.org.uk 01547 520374 http://tveg.org.uk November VILLAGERS WALKS Route around the parish and further afield, 2-3 hours, varying terrain, dogs on leads welcome, Eaton Bishop. Enquries: Mick 01981 250461. November SHROPSHIRE HILLS DISCOVERY CENTRE First Sunday of the month - Become a Habitat Helper! For all ages. 30 Nov - Discovery Tots for under 3s, 10am-10.45am, £2.50. 30 Nov - Discovery Club for 3-7 year olds, 11am-12pm, £2.50. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 01588 676060. Every Third Saturday in the Month PRESTEIGNE REPAIR & SKILL SHARE Stop usable stuff going to landfill. Bring along a broken item, get it fixed and learn new skills. Youth Centre, Hereford St, Presteigne, 10.30am-12.30pm, free. Mondays & Wednesdays KNIGHTON MENS SHED Sharpening service available. Teme Mill, Station Yard, Knighton, 10am-2pm. John on 01544232750 or email jtknightonmensshed@gmail.com. First Thurs evening of the month FARMERS MARKET The Barn, Ledbury franrobinson54@onetel.com First Sat of the month (except August) FARMERS MARKET Local produce, gifts and crafts. Eaton Bishop VH, 10am12pm. www.eatonbishop.org

Local Environmental Groups Knighton Tree Allotments Trust (KTAT): Weekly workdays for woodland conservation volunteers. Contact: Gary Cowell 01547 520374 woodland@tveg.org.uk www.tveg.org.uk/wordpress/what-we-do/woodland-project Presteigne Freegle (formerly Presteigne Freecycle) Terry Wells 07766 097600 www.freegle.in/presteigne Transition in Hay-on-Wye, Stephen Ainsleigh Rice, 01497 820332 and tthayonwye@googlemail.com Hereford Christian Ecology Group, meets occasionally for talks and outings. 01432 279740. Green Party Forum meets every 3rd Wed at The Falcon Hotel, (bar), Bromyard, 7.30pm. Herefordshire Wildlife Trust, www.herefordshirewt.org enquiries@herefordshirewt.co.uk 01432 365872. Transition Ledbury Paul/Beverley Kinnaird 01531 634788 or transitionledbury@googlemail.com. Knucklas Castle Community Land Project (KCCLP), secretary Jamie Richie, 01547 520263, www.knucklascastle.org.uk, info@knucklascastle.org.uk Hereford Carbon Rationing Action Group www.carbonrationing.org.uk - Vey Straker - T: 01432 840955 - M: 07961 125470 - vey.straker@virgin.net Kington Local Environment & Energy Network (KLEEN) meets regularly 2nd Thursday of every month, 7.30pm, The Oxford Arms, Kington. Planning local action, supporting initiatives. kleen@momentary-lapse.co.uk Teme Valley Environment Group - Anne-Mary Davies 01547 528833 Will O’Leary - 01547 528792 amdskyborry@hotmail.com www.tveg.org.uk Ludlow LA 21 - David Currant - 01584 875501 davidcurrant@phonecoop.coop, www.ludlow21.org.uk Shrews. Friends of the Earth - http://www.shrewsfoe.org. uk- Frank Oldaker 01743 260971 frankoldaker@yahoo.co.uk Herefordshire Friends of the Earth - Melodie Winch, 01432 850647, melodie4foe@gmail.com or find us through Friends of the Earth (UK). Lightfoot Enterprises - c/o 2 Church Street, Bishop’s Castle SY9 5AA. info@lightfoot.org.uk www.lightfoot.org. uk Marches Meadow Group promotes management, conservation and restoration of species-rich meadows. Richard Small 01743 791476. mmgmembership@gmail.com www.stiperstonesandcorndon.co.uk/meadow-1/ Herefordshire Action for Mammals (HAM) Dave Smith, 7 Primrose Close, Hereford, HR2 7QX. 01432 266937 davetreesmith@aol.com https://sites.google.com/site/herefordshiremammals/ Abergavenny & Crickhowell Friends of the Earth www.monmouthshiregreenweb.co.uk - Barry Greenwood 01873 852245, bgreenwood@ntlworld.com LLES – Llanidloes Energy Solutions - www.lles.co.uk Diana Berriman - 01686 411128 - office@lles.co.uk Brilley Mountain Eco - (Brilley and Michaelchurch Environment Group) - Peter Davies, 01497 831376, peterandgilldavies@hotmail.com Transition Llandrindod - secretary@transitionllandrindod.org.uk, www.transitionllandrindod.org.uk Golden Valley Environment Group - Vanessa Hembling, 01981 550377, golden_valley@mail.com, www.goldenvalleyenvironmentgroup.org.uk Radnorshire Wildlife Trust - 01597 823298, info@rwtwales.org, www.rwtwales.org Upper Onny Wildlife Group. Meetings at The Crown Inn, Wentnor, Bishop’s Castle. Richard.keymer@yahoo.co.uk

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A is for ACUPUNCTURE & HOLISTIC THERAPIES Joanna Bruce RGN, B.Ac, MBAcC - clinics in Leominster and Kingsland. Treating pain and long term health conditions effectively since 1983. Tel: 01568 709142 or text 07984 460969. Free initial phone consultation jo.bruce@talk21.com 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 ACUPUNCTURE Vanessa Hamilton LicAc MBAcC I am an experienced acupuncturist with 31 years’ experience and have expert skills in listening and communication which are essential for correct treatment. A free 15min phone consultation is available to help you decide whether or not acupuncture is suitable for you . The Retreat, Studio 2a, Presteigne Industrial Estate, Presteigne, LD8 2UF, 07811120386, 01547 550387, for more info visit www. hereford-acupuncture-clinic.co.uk

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AROMATHERAPY massage and facials - Bach Remedies - Herbalism - Reiki. For comprehensive, holistic treatment: Roz Myers Brown, Dip. Ar. IPTI, MIPTI. Kington clinic. 07967 137208, roz.brown@btinternet.com 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 BESPOKE MASSAGE THERAPY BY CHERYL LILWALL MTI. Sensitive communication through the medium of touch. For physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. Clinic held at the Integrative Health Clinic, Holland House, 70 Belmont Road, Hereford. Tel: 07487 738089. www.herefordbespokemassagetherapy.co.uk CHARTERED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST & PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPIST with over 25 years professional NHS experience, providing psychological help to adults. Please see website for details: www.drmatthewfaull.co.uk. I am highly trained and experienced in using evidence–based psychotherapies to relieve distress and help you achieve your life goals, and offer sessions in Ludlow and Leintwardine. I also offer supervision to mental health professionals. 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. CLAIRE KERBY COUNSELLING (Post grad dip Counselling, MBACP). Having someone to talk to outside your normal circle of friends / family can really help to gain a new clarity and sense of perspective. I would love it if you would call me, in confidence, with no judgement on 07971 816541, or email me at Claire.kerby@btinternet. 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 selfesteem 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 07484 766371 or www.cbtgail.co.uk for sessions in Leominster and New Radnor COUNSELLING. Person-centred, focused on you. Do you need someone to talk to in confidence? I am a qualified counsellor based between Ludlow and Leominster. Home visits are also available. Contact me - Wendy Clare on 0792 3311550, email vivada.advice@gmail.com or visit my website wendyclare.weebly.com Together we discover what works for you.

COUNSELLING & MINDFULNESS COACHING with Matthew Ward MBACP, Accredited Mindfulness Trainer. I provide a safe and confidential counselling service to explore the challenges that life can bring such as loss and anxiety. I also offer individual mindfulness coaching and run regular courses locally. 01568 708836 or 07982 466224 marchesmindfulness.co.uk COUNSELLING, HEALING, MEDIUMSHIP. Spiritual Medium & Author Jenny Martin, offers one to one tuition or personal counselling/healing in Mid Wales. Over 20 years experience. Jenny’s spiritual development manual and her biography are both available via www.jennymartinmedium.com or contact jenny@ jennymartinmedium.com for more information. 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 EMOTIONAL THERAPY: Anne Cummings FETC (Adv Dip), MNCS (Accred) offers this safe, effective therapy to help adults and children heal their emotional and spiritual wounds and fulfil their personal potential. If you have difficulty relating to others, or have troublesome emotions call Anne on 01547 530977. Specialist knowledge and experience of working with panic attacks, anger, stress, bullying, low self-esteem, bereavement/loss, anxiety and depression. Centres in Powys/south Shropshire. Ffi including workshops and talks see www.thewritetofeel.com. 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 in Kentchurch, Hereford and Monmouth. Juliet Ablett www.julietablett.co.uk julietablett@rocketmail.com 01981 241456 HOLISTIC MASSAGE THERAPY: Meg Lawrence MTI. A listening and sensitive therapy, treating the whole person. For relief from aches and pains, easing of occupational and postural tensions, providing relaxation and calm in peaceful surroundings, 20 minutes from Presteigne, Hay-on-Wye and Kington. Email meg@radnorshire.com; phone or text 07910892172 HOMOEOPATHY Sandy Underhill RSHom. I have worked for 20 years treating individuals for many complaints, whether psychological, mental, emotional or physical. Homoeopathy is about bringing wellness to ones being by triggering the bodies natural system of healing. It is suitable for all ages. Clinics are held at Rock Park Complimentary Health Centre, Llandrindod Wells, Powys and Kington, Herefordshire. 01597 851021. MASSAGE THERAPY WITH MARIAN HARDIMAN (MTI, CNHC, MLDUK). Remedial, Sports, Holistic, Indian Head Massage. Organic Facial and Manual Lymph Drainage. Clinic in Presteigne (The Retreat), Presteigne, LD8 2UF. Contact: marian@silvanmassage.com, www. silvanmassage.com, 07816 981454.

NO HANDS® MASSAGE works on every level: physical, energetic, emotional, mental and spiritual. It’s deep, transforming touch with no pain. Come and train with Wendy Mills, Master Therapist and Instructor. Clinic and Courses held in Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. 07858137889; millsw1@tiscali.co.uk; www.wendymills.co.uk MASSAGE, COACHING, YOGA, DECLUTTERING with Wellbeing Therapist Sophie Atkinson, Orleton SY8 Individual powerful sessions to help you create the space you need for the life you want. Web: www.sophieatkinson. co.uk Mob: 07930 353 118 Email: sophie@healing-energy. net MINDFULNESS Alithea Waterfield MBCT teacher offering Mindful Walks in Nature, 8-week Mindfulness courses and Mindfulness Guided Meditations. Committed to helping you reconnect with a more authentic and compassionate self and develop skills to manage life’s challenges resourcefully, skillfully and creatively. 07899 361316 alitheawaterfield@gmail.com OSTEOPATH. Mr R A Hughes D.O. Registered Osteopath and Sports Therapist. Fully qualified and registered since 1995. Established in Presteigne for over 20 years. Sciatica, Arthritis, Trapped Nerves, Back, Neck and Shoulder Pain. Headaches, Sports Injuries. 07961 352056, rahughesosteo@gmail.com The Retreat, Presteigne – free car parking. 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

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Group classes and individual tuition in Stapleton Moving consciously with the breath

Marie Hudson 01544 260352 www.theyogapractice.org.uk

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. 29 years professional experience with physical and mental health. Private healing sessions and talks given. Gillian Williamson, MNFSH. Field House, Kinnerton. 01547 560874.

Workshops WORKSHOP LISTINGS - Single (dated) listings are free. Year round, ongoing workshops will cost £40 per year.

Mon 11 & Mon 25 November UNEXPECTED PARENTHOOD A support group for bereaved families that have lost a baby through miscarriage, still birth or neonatal death. All family members and children welcome. De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 11 Nov, 6.30-8.30pm, 25 Nov, 11am-1pm, 01432 357753. Sat 16 November SPIRITUAL CONTEMPLATION, CONVERSATION, SONG AND DANCE Organised by Herefordshire Interfaith group. Green Lane Methodist Church, Leominster, HR6 8QJ, £15/£8, bring vegetarian food to share for lunch, 01981 500764. www.herefordshireinterfaith.org.uk Sat 30 November ARAMAIC LORD’S PRAYER A day retreat. A prayer - dance cycle sung in Jesus’ original language of Aramaic. Tyberton, Hereford, 10.30am-4.30pm, £20 advance, £25 on the day. Bring vegetarian contributions for a shared lunch, 01981 500764. FELDENKRAIS Awareness Through Movement Classes. Learn to move more freely, with greater ease, flexibility and grace, improving posture, balance and coordination; and awakening our innate capacity for life long vitality and continuing self development. Ludlow Mascall Centre Thursdays 6.15 7.15 pm. £7 per class. Open to all. Contact Jane for more information on janesethi@yahoo.co.uk YOGA CLASSES For physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Knighton Community Centre Mondays 9.30am-11am and Thursdays 6.45pm-8.15pm. Also in Clunbury Village Hall near Craven Arms Tuesdays 9.15am-10.45am. Beginners welcome. Contact Kat 07968 819123. katyoga@holwill. net or find me on facebook @KatHolwillYoga

HEDGEROW MEDICINE, KITCHEN PHARMACY: Herbal Medicine Making Courses with Rowan McOnegal, Medical Herbalist. Practical weekend courses which explore identifying, growing, harvesting, drying, storing and using herbs. Covers the basic principles of herbal medicine, and making and using teas, tinctures, infused oils, ointments, creams, syrups, inhalations and baths. www.hedgerowmedicine.org 01531 670075. PILATES SESSIONS Pilates is a method of exercise designed to elongate and strengthen the body. It promotes improved core strength and stability which in turn improves posture, flexibility, circulation and physical wellbeing. Classes available in Presteigne and various locations within the North Herefordshire, North Worcestershire and South Shropshire area. All sessions are based on small groups and working to individual abilities therefore booking is essential. Private sessions by arrangement. Contact Jackie on 0782 4114979 or justjackie39@gmail.com Every Saturday RIVER FLOW YOGA With Graham Nolan. Mixed ability, open to all. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 9.30am, 01497 821762, phone to check class is on. First Saturday of the month MEDITATION Bleddfa Centre, 11am-12.30pm, donations, 01547 550377. Mondays MAMA MOJO YOGA FLOW The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10.30am, £6, 01743 234970. Mondays YOGA LESSONS All abilities welcome, bring a yoga mat, small cushion and blanket. Hall, Barn, Bleddfa, near Knighton, £49 for seven classes, 01547 550377. 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. Third Thursday of the month ECO SPIRIT CAFE An informal monthly meeting for people interested in spirituality and connection to the environment. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, free, 01497 821762. First Friday of the month SILENCE AND STILLNESS Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 11am-12pm, free, 01547 550377. Last Friday of the month QUIET GARDEN MOVEMENT Sharing outdoor space for the inner journey. 10am-3pm, Rhayader. facebook.com/CefnfaesCottage 07948 469584.

YOGA & AYURVEDA Individual yoga practice. Diet. Exercise. Life Balance. Jill Bonner BA PGCE Art. DIPL Yoga Therapy. DIPL Ayurveda Therapy. Details 07789 428109.

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