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HE Scottish vote is tomorrow and I’ve got to go to the press today so I don’t know the result, but what happens if Wales is next? I live on the border and have done ever since the car broke down in Hay-on-Wye 40 odd years ago, but I’d be hard put to say which side of the border I’ve been on. It wiggles around like a nest of vipers.I do know, at present I live in England and can cross the border about 20 times a day to get to the Broad Sheep offices, the shops, the pub, the garage, etc etc. You get the idea. So what happens if Wales goes indie? Do I have to decide which country I’m going to publish Broad Sheep in? Do I have to go through passport control every time I want to buy a pint of milk? In my experience border areas are often the most interesting bits of a country, but I’m well aware of the trouble they can cause and I think that nationalism, alongside organised religion, is one of the world’s most alarming and destructive traits. Now I’m not Einstein but it has occured to me that if all the countries in the world think their country is the best, well they can’t all be right. In fact logic dictates that 189 of the 190 are wrong! That’s an awful lot of misplaced nationalism and indicates a lot of proud, puff-chested national anthems that are in need of quick rewrite. Ditto religion. “Wake up chaps, you can’t all have the one true religion”. It stands to reason at most only one of you can have got it right, although I suspect that doesn’t stop people all over the world fighting each other at the drop of the hat in order to prove their dubious set of beliefs is the right one and their neighbours are all wrong. Even more alarming are the religious nuts who manage to pick a fight with the people next door who are of the same religion but a different sect. Yes, I’m talking to you Protestants and Catholics, Sunnis and Shias. The poor old world has got lots of big problems to deal with like water shortages, over population, climate change and the massive gap between rich and poor. I don’t think either nationalism of the worlds big religions are doing anything to help matters and so it falls to me to provide solutions and the philosophical basis on which we can confront these problems. So welcome to my new hardline political party, BROAD BORDERS. 1. From now on all the world’s citizens will have to have two nationalities: one dictated by where they are born and the other operating a bit like the town twinning scheme. You have to work out which place you are exactly opposite (and furthest away) to on the globe and then adopt the nationality of that place along with your own. In my case it’s the Antipodean Islands that are directly opposite via the centre of the earth and here is a picture of the house and my new best friend - the bloke who lives in it. If you were to live in, say Buenos Aries, it might be Mashad in Iran (bad luck all you tango dancers) or if it was the United Arab Emirates it would be Paraguay. Anyway

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Pete’s hut in The Antipodean Islands

you get the idea, if you adopt the nationality of the place furthest away from you in the world it makes it a lot less likely you’ll be picking a fight with the country next door. That’s got rid of the wars, so now what has BROAD BORDERS got to say about the rich/poor divide and climate change. 2. I’ve already admitted to the ‘not being Einstein’ thing, but the way I see it, it’s nationalism and thrusting capitalism that seems to be the problem here. As the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and what we need is not to be increasing our GDP, upping production, making ourselves more prosperous and successful. We need to do the opposite. So BB says “Calm Down”. Stop racing around in your Audi 4 x 4 and grow some vegetables. Have a day off, stop being so thrusting. Get yourself a bicycle and ride to Aberystwyth. Me - I’m off to my hut in the Antipodean Islands. ‘Go Anchorage Bay United, Go’. 3. Religion - I believe we are all of the same genus, along with our more hairy friends, so not only did monkeys write the Bible, they also invented the typewriter.

Cover pic: Baka Beyond, 2 November - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon

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enesis” was an exhibition of photographs of unspoilt landscapes, wildlife and remote communities at the Natural History Museum, London by the photographer Sebastiao Salgado, sponsored by Vale, the Brazilian mining corporation. It was awarded the 2012 Public Eye award for having the most “contempt for the environment and human rights” by the Berne Declaration and Greenpeace Switzerland. Wild-life documentaries are part of the staple diet of TV, and coffee table books evoke the wonders of nature. Their sub-texts serve up variations on a linked set of old ideas, new minted for our times. They are shot in the Wilderness or Arcadia or Eden or Paradise, sometimes in the company of the Noble Savage/ Adam and Eve, and sometimes with the Climate Apocalypse/ Last Days pending and – at its best - the Abbot of the Eco-sphere David Attenborgia intoning the Mea Culpa. They are updated versions of the casting out from the Garden of Eden through the acquisition of knowledge and of the loss of our original childhood and ancestral hunter-gatherer habitat, and our impotence in the face of mass civilisation and the power of our own greed. This up-dating has had the curious effect of relocating the aboriginal playground of childhood to primeval wilderness landscapes outside the Gates of Eden, in the very opposite of a paradise garden. The book, exhibition or programme will be a study of the waning of the Aboriginal Dream-time or the melting Arctic or the destruction of the rainforest or the sea-bed, any virgin territory where vicariously exciting physical adventure is still possible and where the Devil (in the shape of Kapital, technology, our own democratic greed etc.) is tempting us to destroy the innocent untouchable past and to bring down the wrath of Mother Nature, God or Gaia on our heads in a postponed but morally necessary and narratively satisfying Day of Judgement. The visual experience is a feast for the eyes; the roving camera’s eye organises what we see, and an authoritative voice-over tells us what to think, while in place of the dissonant and unpredictable natural soundscape a classical ensemble orchestrates our emotions from somewhere in the bushes. Anthropomorphic animals or native peoples animate the scenery on our behalf, and give it scale, like the jolly peasant figures/ nudes posed in traditional lordly landscape paintings. An essential part of the enjoyment is that we can watch someone else’s native paradise ebbing away from the vantage point of our armchair, through the eyes of the hotshot hunter/ cameraman, kitted out in the latest extreme sports survival gear, who stalks satisfyingly high value endangered species/ tribes in a boys’ own adventure holiday location, substituting the camera’s eye for our bow and arrow, or rifle. The “Genesis” show is not a new trick. As Richard Hayman says of The Last of the Mohicans (1826) “For the urban readership ... [Fenimore Cooper’s] novel ... provided a self-serving emotional release to a society with a voracious appetite for cleared land”. Meanwhile

Thoreau’s experimental retreat into mystical wilderness self-sufficiency was conducted within easy walking distance of all the amenities of the town of Concord. None of our media experiences are mitigated or informed by any feeling of physical unease or measurable personal loss. We buy the 24/7 on-demand flat-screen substitute while allowing the original to be destroyed by our proxies. We do not lift a finger except to hit the remote. It is the same as watching sport from the sofa. The only legacy of the Olympics/ World Cup is that we watch more sport and eat more pop-corn. We dont participate, we make no effort, the experience is transient and the message disposable. It is the very opposite of being present in any of these physically and morally demanding, sensually powerful reminders of childhood and lost man/ womanhood; nor can you regain them by dallying through the travel supplements on a Sunday morning or an apologetic donation to Greenpeace. We wallow in a warm bath of nostalgia and transference, scented with the spice of guilt, savouring our moral impotence in bloated comfort. We wish for a set of raw origins in childhood and history that we can no longer retrieve. Andy Goldsworthy’s coffee table art relies on the same trick – here I am, the Artist, all alone, with my twigs and pieces of ice and stone. Here I am all by myself in the middle of some nostalgic landscape, just me and my camera and a world-wide publishing operation. Ragnar Axelsson’s harsh TV documentary of the Last Days of the Arctic, uncompromisingly made with black and white stills and a minimal sound-track, avoids the cliches of glib presentation, glamour, grandeur and sensuality; but even he cannot negate the effect of the medium, of second-hand experience. It is the fact of the representation of nature as home-delivered imagery to which the viewers make no contribution except the flickering of their eyeballs that renders the experience and the message utterly disposable. TV is the opiate of the people. As the forgotten pretelevisual philosopher Laurence Hyde wrote “We are in danger of becoming a society of under-individualised people sharing inferior experience” – a prescient definition of the flat screen, the X factor, Big Brother, Danish TV etc.. Sebastiao Salgado, Andy Goldsworthy, David Attenborough, Ragnar Axelsson and their co-scientists, artists and technicians are supreme masters of their craft, and have devoted their lives to raising our consciousness, recording the diversity and beauty of the eco-sphere and warning of the threats to its future; Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth et al. almost owe their existence to their work but however moral the intended message, however scientific the information or beautiful the image, the substitution of the selected brief armchair footage of a distant unattainable Eden for the unpredictable personal involvement in the inescapable, everyday here and now in mud, drizzle, hail, wind and snow is alienating, de-moralising and an admission of defeat. By the nature of the mass medium it is also almost unavoidably a lullaby when it should be a furious dirge. Hugh Colvin (c) 2014

art POWYS Courtyard Antiques, High St, Presteigne, 01544 267033 Oct Selling exhibition of art from the last 214 years. Open Mon-Sat 10am-3pm. Facebook Courtyard Antiques, Presteigne. On the Large Blues Doors, BW Roberts & Son Garage, High St, Presteigne 11 & 12 Oct 75th Anniversary of the Vintage Sports Car Club Welsh Trial. A.E. LEAVIS - photographs of The Welsh Trial in Presteigne. Knighton Fine Art, 2 Broad Street. 01547 528052 Oct MALCOLM ARBUTHNOT, EDWARD BAWDEN, JOHN BRATBY, CLIFFORD FISHWICK, ROBERT HURDLE, ROLAND PITCHFORTH, KEITH VAUGHAN, CLIFFORD WEBB. Open Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. No. 46 Wine Bar, High St, Presteigne 01544 267675 Oct MIKE JOHNSON - art. ANNIE CRACKNELL - jewellery. Glasbury Village Hall, Glasbury 30 Oct - 2 Nov 11th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition. CEDRIC MORRIS, JOSEF HERMAN, DILYS JACKSON, HANNAH FIRMIN & GEMMA WILDE. Open Thurs 7-9pm, Fri-Sun 11am5pm, free. Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth 01654 703355 Until 1 Nov ‘Grain’. MARK ROBERT DAVEY - photographs from Wales and beyond. Until 8 Nov JAMES DICKSON INNES. Until 15 Nov ‘Arenig Revisted’. DAVID LLOYD GRIFFITHS, KEITH BOWEN, GARETH PARRY, GLYN BAINES & MARTIN WENHAM. Until 15 Nov ELFYN LEWIS - mixed media pictures. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Shepherd’s Ice Cream Parlour, 9 High Town, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821898 Until 16 Oct Exhibition of original drawings, watercolours and mixed media works by local artist CLARISSA KATE PRICE. Subjects include hares, Hay Castle and still life. Open Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm, Sun 10.30am-5.30pm Open daily, 9.30am-5.30pm. Ivy House Gallery, Montgomery 01686 668746 Oct Local artists and locally produced crafts. Open daily 9am-5pm.

Rhayader Museum & Gallery, East St, Rhayader, LD6 5ER 01597 810561 Until 15 Nov ‘Rhayader Remembers WWI’. Until 20 Dec ‘Ten Rhayader Men’ Commemorating the centenary of WWI. Open Tues-Sat 10am-4pm. £4/£3, under 16s free. Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne 01544 260149 18 - 26 Oct ‘Art From the Land’. Exhibition, symposium and events marking six years of creative work at the Sidney Nolan Trust. Open 11am5pm. The Guild Hall, Brecon 4 Oct Wales Fair Trade Fair Weekend. 30 stalls selling fairly traded goods from around the world. Open 10am-4pm, free. The Market Hall, Abergavenny 5 Oct Wales Fair Trade Fair Weekend. 40 stalls selling fairly traded goods from around the world. African dancing, live music, drumming and Zimbabwean food. 10am-5pm, £1. Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown 01686 625041 Until 5 Nov ‘A Tree, A Rock, A Cloud’. CLARE WOODS. Until 25 Oct ‘Between 590 & 610’. KELLY BEST. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Theatr Hafren, Newtown 01686 614555 Until mid Nov TRACEY ANNE SMITH, PAULINE BRIDGES STICKLAND & JEAN BARRATT - paintings. Open theatre times. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 01544 260777 4 Oct Arts & Crafts. Local artisans working in silver, wood, wool, pottery, paintings and carvings. Free entry. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, Near Newtown SY17 5SB 01686 688369 Until 12 Oct ‘Energy’. Prints, paintings and sculpture by renowned Welsh artists. Until 12 Oct ‘New Collectables’. Limited edition lithographic prints by ANGELA THORPE. OWEN THORPE - ceramics. Thurs- Sun 11am-4pm. Tower House Gallery, 29 High St, Knighton 01547 529530 Oct ‘Beauties and Beasts’. Mostly Mezzotint. The India & China Tea Company. Homemade soups, breads and cakes, Italian blend coffee and over 30 different varieties of leaf tea available. Wed-Sat 9.30am-5pm.

Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes 01686 413467 Until 11 Oct Exhibition and sale of quilts of the late BARBARA HOWELL. Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm. Old School Gallery, Bleddfa Centre, Bleddfa 01547 550377 4 - 25 Oct ‘Intricate Image’. ANGELA DEWAR - felted and stitched images. Open Wed-Sun 2-5pm. Hay Makers Gallery, St John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye 01497 820556 Until 16 Nov Autumn exhibition. RACHEL DORMER - ceramics. ANNA RAVENSCROFT - prints. GILLIAN STEIN & MARLENE HOUNAM jewellery. DAVID MORTON woodturning. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. The Workhouse Studio, Presteigne Industrial Estate 01544 267864 Until 25 Oct Annual carpet sale - rugs and textiles. Plus interesting and unusual gifts for all. Rare antique carpets and kilims. Cafe. Tues-Sat 10am-4pm. HEREFORDSHIRE Mike Gell, Contemporary British Jewellery, 3 East Street, Hereford. 01432 278226 Jewellery, silverware and studio glass by more than 80 designers. Open Mon - Sat 10am-5pm. Tinsmiths, 8a High St, Ledbury 01531 632083 Until 4 Oct SUNNY TODD - bold and graphic desins for paper and fabric. Open daily 11am-5pm. See workshops. Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Road, Hereford, HR1 2UA 01432 263937 1 - 25 Oct Drawings and prints. Open Tues-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 10am-1pm. Other times by arrangement. Framing also available. Weavers Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury 01531 633325 27 Oct - 2 Nov ‘Nature and Artifice’. STITCH IN THE MIDDLE - textile art. Open daily 10am-4pm. Lion Gallery, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611898 An eclectic mix of English arts and crafts. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm. Tobias James Art & Framing Gallery, St Owen St, Hereford 07760 316959 Oct Works by local artists and from artists further afield.

Caroline Bennett, Shropshire Guild, Harley College, Ludlow

Diana Nuttall, Gateway Arts Centre, Shrewsbury

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Stuart Ellis, Gallery 54, Ross-on-Wye

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Sue Williams, Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge

Croft Castle & Parkland, Yarpole, nr. Leominster www.meadowarts.org 1 Nov 2014 - 21 March ‘In Another Light’. DAVID OGLE - contemporary art lights. Open Saturday evenings. In partnership with Meadow Arts. Antiquesintents, Burton Court, Eardisland, HR6 9DN 01544 267033 www.antiquesintents.co.uk 19 Oct Quality antiques fair. 40 dealers offering a quality selection of traditional and decorative antiques. Homemade cakes, light lunches and bar. Open 10am-4pm, £3. Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, Foregate St, Worcester 01905 25371 Until 1 Nov ‘Sensational Clay’ Exhibition of ceramics by JON WILLIAMS. Until 18 Oct WORCESTER SOCIETY OF ARTISTS - paintings and ceramics. 25 Oct - early 2015 ‘World War One: in the Words of Worcestershire People’. Open Tues-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm. Market House Heritage Centre, Ross-on-Wye 01432 260675 Oct Various arts and crafts from local artists. Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm. All Saints Church Cafe, Hereford 01432 370414 Until 4 Oct THE HEREFORD LEISURE PAINTERS. 6 - 11 Oct THE GOLDEN VALLEY CRAFT SOCIETY. 13 - 17 Oct PREETI THAPA Nepalese handicrafts. 18 Oct CHELLE B CREATIONS interior design wares. 20 - 25 Oct HEREFORD BOTANICAL ARTISTS. 3 - 8 Nov HEREFORD LEISURE PAINTERS. Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm. Dorstone’s Front Room (across from The Pandy Inn) 01981 550777 Oct ‘Wood at Golden Valley’ JOHN FISHENDEN - turned bowls, breadboards and chopping boards. Open Mon-Fri 9am-1pm. Gallery 54, Ross-on-Wye 01989 567917 Oct KAZ ROBERTSON - jewellery. STUART ELLIS - new work. DANIEL CALDERWOOD - work from his graduate exhibition. RACHEL SUDWORTH. A picture framing service is also available. Open Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm. Hereford Museum & Art Gallery, Broad St., Hereford 01432 260692 Until mid Nov World War One exhibition. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

The Courtyard, Hereford 01432 340555 Until 19 Oct ‘Sound Canvas’. ZOE PARTINGTON - multi-sensory installation. 24 Oct - 7 Dec HEREFORD PHOTOGRAPHY MONTH. Open theatre times. 14 - 16 Nov HEREFORD CONTEMPORARY CRAFT FAIR. Will include jewellery, textiles, furniture, ceramics, glass, stone carving, basketry, fashion and accesories, metalwork. Open Fri & Sat 10am-5.30pm, Sun 10am-5pm. Admission for this event, £4, £3 after 4pm, students £1.80, under 16s free, 01432 358232. Greenstage Gallery, Hop Pocket, Bishop’s Frome 01885 490839 Until 5 Oct CHRIS HOWELLS (1952-2013) Retrospective. Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-5.30pm, Sun 11am-5pm. Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge 01544 388842 Until end Oct h.Art. Featuring new work by CORINNA KENYON WADE, JEMIMA JAMESON, ADRIAN JERVIS, JEN FRY & SU WILLIAMS. In a variety of media to include ceramics, painted furniture, acrylic on panel, carved and painted driftwood, paper cut illustrations, textile collage and jewellery. Until end Dec ‘Shadows on the Grass’. Garden sculpture exhibition which includes sculptures in a variety of media - forged iron, stone resin, stainless steel, carved stone, wood, ceramic and glass. Mon-Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Monnow Valley Arts Centre, Middle Hunt House, Walterstone, Hereford 01873 860529 Until 2 Nov EDWARD ARDIZZONE (1900-1979): The Creator of Little Tim and Friends. Open Thurs & Fri 11am-5pm, Sat & Sun 2-5pm. Hereford Art College, Folly Lane, Hereford 01432 273359 Until 16 Oct LUCY BAXENDALE. Until 16 Oct Foundation Diploma exhibition. Until 26 Nov SUSAN CROSS jewellery. Until 17 Oct Illustration postcard exhibition. Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm. Blue Ginger Gallery, Home End Farm, Stiffords Bridge, Cradley 01886 880140 1 - 26 Oct Big Draw, with the auction taking place on 26 Oct at 2pm. Open Wed-Sun 10am-5pm.

SHROPSHIRE Twenty Twenty Gallery, 3-4 High St, Much Wenlock 01952 727952 Until 22 Nov ‘Landscape II Viewpoint’. Open daily 10am-5pm. Ludlow Period House Shop, Corve Land of Lost Content, Craven Arms, SY7 9NW 01588 676176 National Musuem of British Popular Culture. Open 11am-5pm daily, closed Wed. Harley Centre, Ludlow College, Castle Square, Ludlow, SY8 1GD www.shropshireguild.co.uk 18 & 19 Oct ‘Showing Off’. A showcase of quality, contemporary works by around 30 SHROPSHIRE GUILD members and guests including ceramics, furniture, glass, jewellery, textiles and much more. Members include CAROLINE BENNETT ceramic sculptures. KAREN VAN HOFF - couture jewellery. NICOLA HAIGH - mixed media, silk batik. ROBERT SHELTON - furniture. ROY ABBOTT - blacksmith. JAQUELINE ABBOTT - glass. SIMON CONNOLLY - sculpture. SUE CHRISTIAN - handweaving. ELSPETH SOPER - ceramics. ETTORE CONSOTE - jewellery. JILL LEVENTON - metal and enamel. PAUL JAQUES - sculpture and furniture. Open 10am-5pm Sat, 10am-4pm Sun. Leintwardine Community Centre 01547 540334 17 - 20 Oct ‘Last Orders: Local Families on the Brink of War’. An exhibition recording life for local families, with letters, photographs and accounts from the Leintwardine History Society archive collection. 17 - 20 Oct ‘Tell Them Back Home’. Great War letters, diaries and photographs. 17 - 20 Oct LEINTWARDINE PRIMARY SCHOOL - presentation. 18 Oct ‘Write From the Heart’. Bring your own family war diaries or those you admire and discuss their content and emotional impact. 10am-5pm. The Gallery, 32 High St, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630555 Contemporary arts including glass, ceramics, metal and wood, textiles, paintings, prints and jewellery. Thurs-Sat 11am-5pm. Gallery 3, The Gateway Arts Centre, Shrewsbury 01743 355159 Until 6 Oct ANNIE DAVIES & DARREN NISBETT. 13 Oct - 17 Nov Shropshire Open 2014. Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm.

Assembly Rooms, Ludlow 01584 878141 Until 5 Oct ‘Pink Lady Exhibition’. The winning images from the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2014 competition. Part of Ludlow Food Festival. Open theatre times. St George’s Church, Vicarage Rd, Clun 01588 640401 25 Oct Grand Pre-Christmas Craft Fair. 30 stalls selling a wide range of quality crafts and produce. 10am-3pm, free. Silk Top Hat Gallery, Quality Square, Ludlow 01584 875363 Until 11 Oct ‘Blue’. SIMON DORRELL - new work. Until 11 Oct HELEN CASS - recent work. Until 11 Oct Isaac Smart’s Showcase. SUE BINNS & JOSEPHINE HARVEY - ceramics 20 Oct - 15 Nov ‘Lifting the Canopy’. CELIA DE SERRA - drawings. 20 Oct - 15 Nov ‘An Awkward Beauty’. LUCY JONES - paintings. 20 Oct - 15 Nov Isaac Smart’s Showcase. SARAH PACKINGTON - acrylic jewellery. CLAIRE CAWTE - textiles. 30 Oct Top Hat Tour to Manchester, £22/£20. Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, The Square, Shrewsbury, SY1 1LH 01743 258885 Until 29 Dec ‘Exposed: The Body in Art from Durer to Freud’. A selection of works by PICASSO, BACON AND REMBRANDT. Open Tues-Sun 10am4.30pm. Admission £4 adults, £2 per child, free aged 0-4years. Gateway Coffee Shop, Education & Arts Centre, Chester Street South, Shrewsbury, SY1 1NB 01743 355159 2 - 31 Oct ‘Autumn Exhibition of Paintings’. By Stretton Art Alive DIANA NUTTALL, LES DOBB & LIZ DOBB acrylics, oils, pastels and mixed media. Open daily Mon - Fri 9am-9.30pm, weekends please ring.

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POP UP STONE CARVER available for demonstrations, workshops, have a go sessions or childrens birthday parties. Can be from our workshop in Knucklas or at your own location. Stone and tools are all supplied and all ages can catered for. Contact Lottie on 01547 528 792 or email her at info@stonecarving.co.uk GINN’S CREATIVE WORKSHOPS Fun, recreational art sessions for EVERYONE. Start painting, drawing, printing & textiles. Guided by Ginn with 25 years in teaching & inspiring art & design.PLUS Ginn’s School of Sewing Tel: 01432 760961 www.ginnscreativeworkshops.co.uk CREATIVE BREAKS Learn a new skill and explore your creativitiy with experienced tutors. We offer a wide range of art and craft courses throughout the year:Basketmaking, Batik, dyeing, spinning and weaving, earth ovens, glass fusing, green woodworking, hand and machine knitting, hedgerow medicine, jewellery and silversmithing, painting, photography, pottery, printmaking, rag rug making, stained glass, story telling and woodworking. Visit our website: www.creativebreaks. co.uk for full details of our courses. Make it yourself - take it home - keep it, treasure it: give it with pride! CREATIVE WILLOW Weekly classes for beginners and intermediates, exploring willow weaving techniques for basketmaking and garden structures. Clyro, Builth Wells and Crickhowell. Mary Zammit, 01982 552072, mary@marywillowgarden.co.uk ART WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Free Art sessions, for 11-18 year olds. Wednesdays 4-6pm. With different art techniques by local artists. Teme Valley Youth Project, Wigmore. Email: youthtvyp1@yahoo.co.uk, or call 01568 770110.

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RESTORATION BUILDING CONSULTANT Advice on all aspects of repair, restoration and re-design of your home. Over 35 years of building experience. NASH COTTAGE, NASH, PRESTEIGNE, POWYS, LD8 2LG TEL: 01544 260295 07786 972344 EMAIL: gordonlangton@googlemail.com

CRAFT WORKSHOPS IN THE RADNOR FOREST Spinning and floor loom weaving; pottery also:- hand building, throwing, medieval tile making. Half day £25, whole day £50 (including lunch). Beginners welcome. Tel. Shirley or Bas on 01547 550693 www.slenderthread.co.uk. October EASTNOR POTTERY Oct - Family Pottery Fun Get CREATIVE. Choose from an exciting menu of pottery projects using clay. No minimum order of participants required and projects start at just £5. 29 & 30 Oct - Children’s Pottery Workshop sessions at Eastnor Pottery & The Flying Potter ‘Catnap’. Make clay kitties and alley cats. Participants will also get the chance to make a pot on the potter’s wheel as part of their creation. The results will be fired in our kilns ready for collection approx. 1 month later. Sessions 11.30am-1pm & 2pm-3.30pm on Wed and 11.30am1pm on Thurs. £15 per child, booking essential. 27 & 28 Oct - Potter’s Wheel Weekend Workshop. £215 Includes all materials, refreshments and lunch. 01531 633886 or admin@ eastnorpottery.co.uk

Humanist Ceremonies Individual non-religious ceremonies conducted by BHA accredited celebrants. Jenny Bullough (Hay-on-Wye) 01497 831416 Victoria Denning (Bishop’s Castle) 01588 638996 Dorothy Quayle (Hereford) 01432 860221

Namings, funerals and weddings/partnerships

October & November MINERVA ARTS CENTRE WORKSHOPS 16 Oct - Patchwork workshop with Dawn Cameron-Dick. 4 Nov - Textile workshop with Linda Paris. Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes, 01686 413467. October ASSEMBLY ROOMS WORKSHOPS 28 Oct - Get Ratty! Pied ` Piper-themed workshop for children, 10.30am-12pm for ages 6+, £5. 29 Oct - Lantern Making Workshop from willow, for ages 5+ all welcome, 2-4pm, 01743 284280, (Shropshire Wildlife Trust). Sat - SmART, art and craft club for 8-14 years, 10.30am12.30pm, £35 per term. First Thurs every month - Ludlow Arts Society, talks and demonstrations, 7.30pm, £4. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 878141. October & November MID WALES ARTS WORKSHOPS 4 Oct - Lino Cutting workshop led by Jeb Nichols, 10am-4pm. 1 Nov - Puppet Making with sculpture Ivan Williams, for children aged 8+, 11am-3pm, £12.50. 15 & 16 Nov Felted Bowls with Chrissie Menzies, 10am-4pm, £70 for both days. 22 Nov - Nuno Scarves with Chrissie Menzies, 10am-4pm, £35. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, Near Newtown, 01686 688369.

Fri 3 & Mon 27 October ONE-DAY TASTER WORKSHOPS With Ludlow based jeweller, Melissa Hunt, creating a beautifully finished silver ring to your own design and size. Mascall Centre, Ludlow on Fri 3 Oct and Mon 27 Oct, 10am-5pm, £80 includes all tools and materials, 07931 351233. www.melissahuntjewellery.co.uk October MID WALES ARTS CENTRE WORKSHOPS 4 Oct - Lino printing with Jeb Nichols. £35 per person to include basic materials for the day. Food available. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, 01686 688369. Sat 4 October INTRICATE IMAGES Creative workshop day with Angela Dewar. Learn the basic techniques of felt making. Hall Barn, Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 10.30am4.30pm, £35 including materials, 01547 550377, www.bleddfacentre. com Sat 4, Sat 18 October & Sat 22 November THE MARCHES SCRIBES WORKSHOP 4 Oct - Inspiration from ARtists, Part 2. 18 Oct - Take Gothic and Experiment. 22 Nov - Christmas Creativity with Kathy Taylor. Monkland Village Hall, £18 members, £21 visitors, 01544 327657. Sun 5 October FFOLKY FELT Learn the ancient traditional skills of wet-felting, using hand-dyed Welsh wools. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 10.30am-2.30pm, £25, lunch included, 01497 821762. Starting 9 October AN INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE ART AND CULTURE The development of Chinese art and culture, the Silk Route, the influence of religion and the Cultural Revolution, (8 sessions). Trinity Parish Hall, Ledbury, 2-4pm, £48. Workers Education Association, (WEA), 01684 540624. Fri 10 October JEWELLERY WORKSHOP With Karan Van Hoff. Castle House, Castle St, Hereford, 10am-3pm, £45 includes coffee, two course lunch and all materials, 01432 3563231. Sat 11 & Sun 12 October SILVER JEWELLERY WEEKEND WORKSHOP With Hannah Willow. Learn to use silver clay to make a large pendant, talisman or smaller pendant and earrings. No experience necessary, £295. Blue Ginger Gallery, Home End Farm, Stiffords Bridge, Cradley, email willowhannah@gmail.com

Tues 14 October ECLECTIC SOFA Bi-monthly not-a-networking event for local creatives. The Sitting Room, 4 Upper Galdeford (above the Thai Box), Ludlow, thesittingroomludlow@gmail.com Wed 15 October DRAWING WORKSHOP With Angela Palmer. Apple Store Gallery, Rockfield Rd, Hereford, 1-4pm, £30 includes tea and cake, 01432 263937. Fri 17 October TREES IN AUTUMN Led by Eva Dutton. Material needed includes sketch pads, pencils, pens, charcoals, water colours or any painting or sketching medium that you feel comfortable using. Also bring wellies, a change of shoes and a packed lunch. The Bales, Brynmawr Farm, SY7 8QU, 10.30am-4.30pm, £40. jackyharrison51@hotmail.com, or phone 01588 630666, www.clunvalleyorganics.co.uk. Sat 18 October ETCHING WORKSHOP With Frans Wesselman. Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Rd, Hereford, 10am-4pm, 01432 263937. Sat 18 & Sun 19 October CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES Organised games and street theatre for children. Outside Village Hall, Leintwardine, 01547 540334. Mon 20 October MONTHLY CRAFT WORKSHOP ‘Making Greeting Cards’. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 6pm, £5, 01588 630023 to book a place. Sat 25 October DRAWING & MARK MAKING WORKSHOP Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Rd, Hereford, 10am-4pm, 01432 263937. Fri 31 October TRICK OR TREAT! Drop in for some spooky fun, with treats for all children in costume. Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye, 3-6pm, free, 01497 820322. October UPCYCLING & SEWING WORKSHOPS WITH BETH WIZARD 4 Oct - Bring an unused duvet cover and make a maxi dress while learning fell seams, draw strings and hems.

11 Oct - Bring some dated trousers and make funky culottes while inserting godets, fell seams and hems. 18 Oct - Bring three boring scarves and make a party dress while also crafting bias binding and draw strings. 25 Oct - Bring an old t-shirt and make a posh top while also learning Rouleau, bias binding and fabric flowers. All Workshops at The Rural Skills Centre, Myriad Organics, 22 Corve St, Ludlow, 10am-4pm, £30 per day, including lunch, 01568 770023, bethwizard@yahoo.co.uk Mondays KNITTING CLUB Trumpet Corner Tea Rooms, Trumpet Crossroads, Ledbury, £3 per session + materials, 01531 634047. Wednesdays VISUAL ART WORKSHOPS For 11-16 year olds. Mortimer Enterprise Centre, Kings Meadow, Wigmore, 4-6pm, 01568 770110. Wednesdays POTTERY CLUB All ages and abilities. Materials and refreshments included. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, near Newtown, 7-9pm, 01686 688369. Wednesdays KNITTING GROUP At the Workhouse Cafe, Presteigne, 2-4pm, 10% discount on food and drinks. All welcome, 01544 267864. Every Thursday STONE & LETTER CARVING Letter Carving with Will O’Leary and Stone Carving with Lottie O’Leary 7-9pm, £10, Upper House, Knucklas, Knighton, Powys, 01547 528792. www.stonecarving. co.uk Thursdays (4-6pm) VISUAL ART WORKSHOPS Designed to suit 11-16 year olds. In these sessions young people will be introduced to different art techniques by established local artists. Refreshments and snacks are available. Workshops run by enthusiastic volunteers from TVYP at Mortimer Enterprise Centre, Kings Meadow, Wigmore, HR6 9UX, 4-6pm. Workshops are free of charge. Tel: 01568 770110. Fridays AFTER SCHOOL ART CLUB For children aged 5 - 12 years. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, near Newtown, 3.45-5.15pm, 01686 688369.

cinema ABERGAVENNY FILM SOC. 8 Oct LOCK (15) 22 Oct THE PATIENCE STONE (15) 5 Nov THE HOUSE I LIVE IN (15) Melville Theatre, Penypound, Abergavenny. All showings start at 7.30pm, www.abergavennyfilmsociety. com 01600 780263

ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW 2 Oct NIGHT MOVES (15) 6 Oct FINDING FELA! (15) 6 - 9 Oct THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY (PG) 13 - 15 Oct PRIDE (15) 17 & 20 Oct IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE (KRAFTIDIOTEN) (15) 18 Oct 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH (15) 27 - 29 Oct PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE (U) 28 & 31 Oct, 1 Nov A MOST WANTED MAN (15) 31 Oct & 1 Nov THE BOXTROLLS (PG) Details 01584 878141

BISHOP’S CASTLE FILM SOC. 8 Oct WE ARE THE BEST 22 Oct MUSEUM HOURS 5 Nov THE ROCKET Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle. All showings start at 8pm 01588 680445

BRECON FILM SOCIETY 6 Oct THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY (12A) 3 Nov THE GREAT BEAUTY (LA GRANDE BELLEZZA) (15) Brecon Coliseum Cinema, 7.15pm, £6 per film 01874 623166

BOOTH’S BOOKSHOP 3 - 7 Oct PRIDE (15) 10 - 12 Oct BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP (15) 17 - 19 Oct A MOST WANTED MAN (15) 21 - 27 Oct MR TURNER Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye. Films every weekend. Full programme www.boothbooks. co.uk 01497 820322

CONQUEST, BROMYARD 3 Oct THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (12A) 17 Oct BELLE (12A) 15 Oct MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Bromyard Film Society) 7 Nov JERSEY BOYS (12A) Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Rd, Bromyard. Details 01885 488575

COURTYARD, HEREFORD Until 2 Oct A MOST WANTED MAN (15) 1 Oct A HARD DAY’S NIGHT (U) Until 2 Oct TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (15) 4 Oct THE NEWPORT EFFECT + LIVE: HOT FEET (PG) 5 - 8 Oct THE GRAND SEDUCTION (12A) 6 - 8 Oct THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES (15) 10, 13 & 14 Oct SIN CITY 2: A DAME TO KILL FOR (18) 11 Oct SPEAK: EASY VIRTUE (18) 13 & 14 Oct WHITE WEDDING (PG) 14 Oct DISTRICT 9 (15) 15 Oct FIRST WORLD WAR ON FILM

PRIDE (15) 1984, and the miners’ strike is causing great hardship in one remote Welsh pit village. A group of young gay activists led by bolshy Mark Ashton (Ben Schnetzer) decide to raise money for them, but having travelled down to deliver the funds, they’re unprepared for the homophobia that greets them. However it transpires that a taciturn village elder (Bill Nighy, in immaculate Welsh brogue) has long been in the closet and the strikers’ wives, headed by Imelda Staunton’s no-nonsense Helfina, are both grateful and curious, and eventually they’re dancing up a storm with their unlikely saviours. In only his second film, theatre director Marcus Warchus expertly finesses knowing humour, righteous anger and sexual politicking with pitch-perfect performances.

16 Oct LIVING IN THE FUTURE LAMMAS H.Energy presents. 18 & 19 Oct HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (PG) 17 - 21 & 23 Oct PRIDE (15) 24 Oct NELSON MANDELA, THE MYTH & ME (PG) 24 - 26, 29 & 30 Oct BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP (15) 25, 26, 28 - 30 Oct THE NUT JOB (U) 25, 26, 28 & 29 Oct THE ` HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY (PG) 28 Oct FRANKENSTEIN, LA LEGENDE DU FANTOME, LE SPECTRE ROUGE & THE JEST Silent Horror Shorts. Details 01432 340555

1 Oct THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (15) Cardington VH 01694 771295 2 Oct THE INVISIBLE WOMAN (12A) Brilley VH 01544 327227 3 Oct LAD: A YORKSHIRE STORY (12A) Fownhope New Memorial Hall 01432 860717 3 Oct THE LOVE PUNCH (12A) The Simpson Hall, Burghill 01432 760816 3 Oct CHEWING THE CUD Local film. Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 3 Oct ONE CHANCE (12A) Abermule Community Centre 3 Oct THE RAILWAY MAN (15) Staunton-on-Wye VH 01981 501031 4 Oct SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (15) Belmont Hall, Wellington 6 Oct THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (15) Church Stretton School 01694 724330 6 Oct AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911. 7 Oct THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (15) Lydbury North VH 01588 680302 7 Oct OF HORSES AND MEN (15) All Stretton VH 01694 723378 8 Oct THE BOOK THIEF (12A) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 8 Oct 12 YEARS A SLAVE (15) Bicton VH 01743 850495 8 Oct 12 YEARS A SLAVE (15) The Red House, Albrighton 01902 373854

8 Oct THE LOVE PUNCH (12A) Cuddington & Sandiway VH 01606 888931 8 Oct TRACKS (12A) Hope Bowdler VH 01694 723648 9 Oct THE BOOK THIEF (12A) Goodrich VH 01600 890609 9 Oct GRAVITY (12A) Whitley VH 01925 730773 10 Oct SUNSHINE ON LEITH (PG) Cound Guildhall 01743 761451 10 Oct PHILOMENA (12A) Bedstone and Hopton Castle VH 01547 530282 10 Oct BLUE JASMINE (12A) Colwall VH 01684 540926 10 Oct THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (15) Little Dewchurch VH 01432 840333 10 Oct THE PAST (12A) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 11 Oct JIMMY’S HALL (12A) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583 11 Oct AMERICAN HUSTLE (15) Evenjobb VH 01547 560000 11 Oct THE BAKER (12) Clun Memorial Hall 01588 640254 11 Oct THE BAKER (12) Eastham Memorial Hall 01584 781255 11 Oct A BUNCH OF AMATEURS (15) Bayston Hill Memorial Hall 01743 873940 11 Oct A BUNCH OF AMATEURS (15) Cleobury Mortimer Parish Hall 01299 270830 11 Oct THE RAILWAY MAN (15) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 12 Oct THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (15) Newbridge on Wye Community Centre 01597 860342 13 Oct 12 YEARS A SLAVE (15) Welshpool Assembly Rooms 01938 552043 13 Oct THE SELFISH GIANT (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 01952 728911. 14 Oct THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (15) Ashford Carbonell VH 01584 831574 14 Oct THE BOOK THIEF (12A) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross-on-Wye 01989 720341 14 Oct THE BOOK THIEF (12A) Perton Civic Centre 14 Oct THE RAILWAY MAN (15) Garway VH 01600 750465 14 Oct UNDERTAKING BETTY (15) Much Birch Community Hall 01981 580298 15 Oct PATAGONIA (2010) (15) Escleyside Hall, Michaelchurch Escley 01981 510696 15 Oct CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (12A) Dolau Community Hall 01597 851612 15 Oct CUBAN FURY (15) Pencombe Parish Hall 01885 400611

A MOST WANTED MAN (15) In director Anton Corbijn’s appropriately shadowy adaptation of John Le Carre’s post-9/11 espionage t h r i l l e r, P h i l i p S e y m o u r Hoffman plays the head of Hamburg’s secret antiterrorist unit who co-opts a reluctant Chechen refugee to help catch a suspected jihadist mastermind. Unfortunately his painstakingly subtle approach is threatened by a CIA agent (Robin Wright) keen to accelerate the chase, a liberal lawyer (Rachel McAdams) and a shady banker (Willem Dafoe). With perfectly calibrated plot twists courtesy of LANTANA screenwriter Andrew Bovell executed in typically muted style by Corbijn (THE AMERICAN), this is a great ensemble piece with characters rather than individual actors driving the action, although Hoffman deserves credit for some heroic smoking, drinking and gruff, world-weary cunning.

15 Oct THE BOOK THIEF (12A) Myddle VH 01939 290872 15 Oct THE LOVE PUNCH (12A) Weobley VH 01544 318522 16 Oct NEBRASKA (15) Pudleston VH 01568 760606 16 Oct THE RAILWAY MAN (15) Kinnerley Parish Hall 01691 682282 16 Oct 12 YEARS A SLAVE (15) Gorsley VH 01989 720358 16 Oct NON-STOP (12A) Llandinam VH 01686 688102 16 Oct THE RAILWAY MAN (15) Claverley VH 01746 710528 17 Oct THE RAILWAY MAN (15) Weston VH 01989 562390 17 Oct GRAVITY (12A) Bosbury Parish Hall 01531 640415 17 Oct ARTHUR’S DYKE (15) Shifnal VH 01952 462787 17 Oct SUNSHINE ON LEITH (PG) Dilwyn Cedar Hall 01544 319363 17 Oct MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM (12A) Little Wenlock VH 01952 505888 17 Oct AMERICAN HUSTLE (15) Knighton Community Centre 01547 520602 18 Oct MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM (12A) Yarpole VH 01568 780253 18 Oct THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (15) Redlake Valley VH 01547 530530 18 Oct OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR (PG) Belmonth Hall, Wellington 18 Oct SAVING GRACE (15) Trefonen VH 01691 657011 18 Oct CARNAGE (15) Mollington & Backford VH 01244 851713 18 Oct THE RAILWAY MAN (15) Ryton VH 01743 718237

18 Oct THE LOVE PUNCH (12A) Aston on Clun VH 01588 660545 18 Oct THE LUNCHBOX (PG) Everest Hall, Llanfair Waterdine 01547 510672 18 Oct UNDER THE SKIN (2014) (15) Hanley VH 01886 853195 18 Oct LAD: A YORKSHIRE STORY (12A) Lady Emily Hall, Tarrington 01432 890720 18 Oct HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (PG) Much Birch Community Hall 01981 580298 19 Oct MR PEABODY AND SHERMAN (U) Newbridge on Wye Community Centre 01597 860342 20 Oct AMERICAN HUSTLE (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 01952 728911 21 Oct 12 YEARS A SLAVE (15) Acton Scott VH 01694 781260 21 Oct ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) (PG) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 23 Oct BELLE (12A) Bagley Sports and Social Club 07773 983963 23 Oct THE BOOK THIEF (12A) Almeley VH 01544 327195 23 Oct PHILOMENA (12A) Castlemorton Parish Hall 01684 833549 24 Oct CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (12A) Dorstone VH 01981 550943 24 Oct THE GREAT BEAUTY (15) Whitchurch & Ganarew Memorial Hall 01600 890640 24 Oct THE RAILWAY MAN (15) Clungunford Parish Hall 01588 660159 24 Oct THE BAND WAGON (1953) (U) Ewyas Harold Memorial Hall 01981 240416

THE 100-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT OF A WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED (15) Director/writer Felix Herngren’s second feature advances a vogue for dark Scandinavian comedy t y p i f i e d b y 2 0 11 ’ s HEADHUNTERS. Opening as described on the tin, it quickly becomes a rapid-fire succession of chance and often excruciatingly absurd encounters interlaced with bizarre, ZELIG-like flashbacks. Allan Karlsson, played with subtle relish by the distinguished Robert Gustafsson, bumbles his way from a nursing home into a seedy criminal netherworld, with a deliciously typecast Alan Ford (LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS) as an enraged villain determined to recover the loot Karlsson has inadvertently appropriated… and a morally resolute elephant. Whilst avoiding comedy clichés, Herngren’s film is consistently amusing yet with an underlying tension and real affection for its characters. All reviews by Mark Williams 24 Oct RUSH (15) All Stretton VH 01694 723378 24 Oct 12 YEARS A SLAVE (15) Longden VH 01743 860368 24 Oct MALEFICENT (PG) Great Witley VH 01299 896412 25 Oct LAD: A YORKSHIRE STORY (12A) Tasley Parish Room 01746 764881 25 Oct LAD: A YORKSHIRE STORY (12A) Moccas VH 07776 121956 25 Oct BELLE (12A) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583 25 Oct 12 YEARS A SLAVE (15) Clifton on Teme VH 01886 812238 25 Oct THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (15) The Old Mill Bar, Llanidloes 01686 412008 25 Oct UNDERTAKING BETTY (15) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross-on-Wye 01989 720341 25 Oct THE WOMAN IN BLACK (12) Neston Civic Hall 26 Oct THE LEGO MOVIE (U) Llanbister Community Hall 01597 840450 27 Oct INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIES (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 01952 728911 28 Oct UNDERTAKING BETTY (15) Loppington VH 01939 236240 28 Oct FROZEN SING-A-LONG (PG) Rock VH 29 Oct FROZEN SING-A-LONG (PG) CARAD, Rhayader 01597 810561 29 Oct POSTMAN PAT: THE MOVIE (U) Newbridge on Wye Community Centre 01597 860342

30 Oct GROW YOUR OWN (PG) Chelmarsh Parish Hall 01746 862884 31 Oct THE RAILWAY MAN (15) Sarn VH 01686 670995 31 Oct THE RAILWAY MAN (15) Red House, Albrighton 01902 373854 31 Oct THE INVISIBLE WOMAN (12A) Stoke Prior VH 01568 760423 31 Oct THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (15) Bodenham VH 01568 797451 31 Oct THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 31 Oct HOCUS POCUS (PG) CELF (Former Drama Centre), Llandrindod Wells 01597 828050

PRESTEIGNE SCREEN 10 Oct THE PAST (LE PASSÉ) (12) 24 Oct AMERICAN INTERIOR (12) 7 Nov THE PATIENCE STONE (15) The Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8pm www.presteignescreen.org.uk

OLD MKT. HALL, SHREWS. 1 & 2 Oct THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY (PG) 3 - 9 Oct PRIDE (15) 5 Oct MADAM BUTTERFLY 10 - 16 Oct WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY (12A) 17, 20 - 23 Oct NORTHERN SOUL 17 Oct TWO GIRLS AGAINST THE RAIN + WHO’S AFRAID OF VAGINA WOLF (15) Rainbow Film Festival 18 Oct IT GOES WITH THE SHOES Rainbow Film Festival 18 Oct NO SECRET ANYMORE + SOME GROUND TO STAND ON Rainbow Film Festival

18 Oct PATRIK, AGE 1.5 (15) Rainbow Film Festival 19 Oct THE CHILDREN’S HOUR (12) Rainbow Film Festival 19 Oct I AM A WOMAN NOW Rainbow Film Festival 19 Oct FREE FALL (15) Rainbow Film Festival 20 - 23 Oct THE 100 YEAR OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT OF A WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED (15) 24 - 30 Oct THE REWRITE 25, 27 - 31 Oct & 1 Nov PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE (U) Details 01743 281281

REGAL CINEMA, TENBURY 3 & 4 Oct LUCY (ctbc) 6 & 7 Oct HECTOR AND THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS (15) 11, 13 & 14 Oct THE GRAND SEDUCTION (12A) 14 & 15 Oct IF I STAY (12A) 18 & 20 Oct A MOST WANTED MAN (12A) 21 & 22 Oct BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP (15) 27 - 29 Oct PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE (PG) 28 & 29 Oct THE NUT JOB (PG) 3 - 5 Nov MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT (12A) 4 Nov PRIDE (15) 8 Nov TENBURY IN THE 60S Regal Cinema, 47 - 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells. Details 01584 811442

SAVOY THEATRE, MONMOUTH 18 Oct SING-A-LONG-A-DIRTY DANCING Interactive screening of the classic film. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £15, 01600 772467.

SITTING ROOM, LUDLOW 15 Oct JAYSON BEND: QUEEN & COUNTRY Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival with director Matt Carter attending to answer questions. The Sitting Room, 4 Upper Galdeford, Ludlow, www.tailudlow.co.uk/the-sitting-room

THEATR HAFREN, NEWTOWN 1 Oct THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL 9 Oct BRIT ROCK FILM TOUR WINTER 2014 Details 01686 614555.

WYESIDE, BUILTH WELLS Until 12 Oct THE WIND RISES (PG) 1 & 2 Oct THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (12A) 1 - 3 Oct THE GRAND SEDUCTION (12A) 3 - 8, 18, 19 & 27 Oct THE BOXTROLLS (PG) 3 - 9, 19 & 21 Oct PRIDE (15) 3, 5 & 7 Oct PANTANI: THE

ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF A CYCLIST (15) 10 - 16 Oct MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT (12A) 10 - 16 Oct THE RIOT CLUB (15) 10 & 12 Oct JACK TO A KING: THE SWANSEA STORY 10 & 12 Oct BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP 17 - 23, 28 & 29 Oct DOLPHIN TALE 2 17 - 23, 28 & 29 Oct GON GIRL (12A) 19, 22 & 23 Oct THE INBETWEENERS 2 24 Oct - 1 Nov ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY (PG) 31 Oct - 6 Nov THE REWRITE (12A) Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555

LIVE EVENTS ON SCREEN 1 Oct STEPHEN FRY LIVE: MORE FOOL ME From the Royal Festival Hall. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.15pm, 01952 728911. Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. Assembly rooms, Ludlow, 7.15pm, 01584 878141. Regal Cinema, Tenbury, 7.30pm, 01584 811442. 1 Oct A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE National Theatre live. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells 6.30pm, 01982 552555. 2 Oct BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, 7pm, 01982 552555 3 Oct BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 878141. 4 Oct BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Encore. Brecon Coliseum Cinema, 3pm & 7pm, 01874 623166. 10 Oct THE TEMPEST Shakepeare’s Globe. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells 2pm, 01982 552555 11 Oct ONE DIRECTION: WHERE WE ARE Live from the San Siro Stadium, Milan. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 878141. Brecon Coliseum Cinema, 3pm, 01874 623166.

11 Oct MACBETH New York Met. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 5.55pm, 01885 488575. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 5.55pm, 01600 719401. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 01952 728911. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, 5.55pm, 01982 552555 12 Oct A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Globe Theatre live. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 6.30, 01600 772467. 14 Oct A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE National Theatre live. The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch, 7pm. 16 Oct MANON Royal Ballet live. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, 01885 488575. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.15pm, 01584 878141. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7.15pm, 01600 719401. Regal Cinema, Tenbury, 7.15pm, 01584 811442. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.15pm, 01952 728911. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye, 7.15pm, 01497 820322. Market Theatre, Ledbury amd SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7.15pm, Arts Alive. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, 7.15pm, 01982 552555. 18 Oct MANON Royal Ballet live. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7pm, 01568 612583. 18 Oct LE NOZZE DI FIGARO New York Met. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 5.55pm, 01885 488575. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 5.55pm, 01600 719401. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 5.55pm, 01952 728911. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, 5.55pm, 01982 552555. 20 Oct MATISSE Live from Tate Modern. Brecon Coliseum Cinema, 7.30pm, 01874 623166.

27 Oct I DUE FOSCARI Royal Opera House. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, 01885 488575. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.15pm, 01584 878141. Regal Cinema, Tenbury, 7.15pm, 01584 811442. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 01497 820322. Market Theatre, Ledbury and SpArC, Bishop’s Castle, 7.15pm Arts Alive. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, 7.15pm, 01982 552555. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7.15pm, 01568 612583. 30 Oct FRANKENSTEIN National Theatre live. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, 01584 878141. Regal Cinema, Tenbury, 7.30pm, 01584 811442. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 01952 728911. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7pm, Arts Alive. 1 Nov FRANKENSTEIN National Theatre live. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 7pm, 01568 612583. 1 Nov CARMEN New York Met. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 4.55pm, 01885 488575. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 4.55pm, 01600 719401. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, 4.55pm, 01982 552555.

WORKSHOPS

Wednesdays INTERMEDIATE FILM MAKING Aimed for those with slightly more advanced skills than beginners. The Courtyard, Hereford, 5-7pm, £70 per term, 01432 340555. Thursdays BEGINNER FILM MAKING CLUB Learn to direct, edit and star in your own film. Courtyard, Hereford, 5-7pm, £70 per term, 01432 340555.

26 Oct THE LEGEND OF LOVE Bolshoi Ballet live. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 3pm, 01885 488575.

dance Dance Performance Fri 3 October JALEO FLAMENCO Award-winning flamenco sesnations Jaleo return to Britain with their latest stage show, A Compas. Mixing a potent cocktail of footwork, virtuoso guitar playing and intoxicating rhythms. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £16/£15, 01432 340555. Sat 4 October CAPTIVE MOTIONHOUSE. Performed by four dancers in a large cage. A dazzling blend of dance and aerial work. Whitchurch Civic Centre, High St, Whitchurch, 1pm & 3pm, free. Arts Alive. Sun 5 October BEAUTY AND THE BEAST BALLET CYMRU present a sparkling and refreshing ballet based on the eternal fairytale. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, £12, 01885488575. Sun 19 October SLEEPING BEAUTY MOSCOW BALLET. Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous music with fairytale characters. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £24/£22, 01432 340555. Mon 20 October BIKO’S QUEST Memory - Identity - History - Emotion. Part of Afrovibes Festival. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £12, £9 booked prior to 10 Oct, 01432 340555. Thurs 23 & Fri 24 October THE NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY OF WALES Triple bill of inspirational dance. Theatr Hafren, Newtown. Thurs 7.45pm, Fri 1pm, £9, children £5, 01686 614555. Sat 1 November THE NUTCRACKER RUSSIAN STATE BALLET & OPERA HOUSE. An enduring Christmas favourite. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281. Sun 2 November GISELLE RUSSIAN STATE BALLET AND OPERA HOUSE. The greatest of all romantic ballets. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281. Thurs 6 November SWAN LAKE BALLET THEATRE UK. A spectacular new production of this timelss classic. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

Dance Workshops

Single listings are free. Year round entries £40 Starting Wed 1 October MELY’S ZUMBA Tues - Zumba class at St Peter’s Centre, Peterchurch, 10am. Wed - Zumba class in Vowchurch, 7pm. Hay on Wye, Mely 01497 820991, 07837 160505. Mon DIZZY DAZZLERS DANCE CLASSES For 4 - 7 year olds. With Powys Dance. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 4pm, £2-£3.50, 01982 552555.

PERSOMA MOVEMENT PRACTICES, DANCE MOVEMENT PSYCHOTHERAPY & DANCE CLASSES Session timetable: Tues 11am-12pm - Find Your Feet. For people with dementia and their carers. The Courtyard, Hereford. Wed 4.50-5.50pm - Jigsaw Performance Group dance for adults with and without disabilities. Westfields Community Hall, Hereford. NEW!! Wed 7-9pm Persoma Somatics - movement workshops exploring creativity, improvisation, body alignment and imagery. Fri 10.15-11.15am Chance To Dance - creative dance class for the over 50s. The Courtyard, Hereford. Fri 4.15-5pm Mini Movers - creative dance class for children aged 3-7. Lauren Glendinning also runs closed movement therapy sessions in care homes and in the NHS. Movement therapy or Dance Movement Psychotherapy (DMP) is a Creative Arts Therapy, strenthening the mind-body connection through physical movements to improve both mental and physical well-being. Contact 07825 914493, persomadance@ gmail.com www.persomadance.co.uk twitter: @ PersomaMovement facebook: Persoma Movement Practices. Mon RIPPLERS DANCE CLASSES For 8-11 year olds. With Powys Dance. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 4.45pm, £2-£3.50, 01982 552555. Mon YOUTH DANCE CLASSES For ages 11 and over. With Powys Dance. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 5.45pm, £2-£3.50, 01982 552555. Mon BREAKDANCE With 2Faced Dance Company. 4-5pm 4-7 year olds, 5-6pm. 7-11 year olds, 6.15-7.15pm 11+ year olds. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 276807. Tues DANCE @ THE COURTYARD Contemporary Dance for Adults 6.30-7.30pm, £48 per term or £5 per week. Junior Youth Dance for ages 7-11 4.15-5.15pm, Senior Youth Dance for ages 12-18 5.15-6.15pm, 01905 611199. Tues LEARN TO JIVE Fun, easy to learn and no partner/ experience needed. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £5, 01989 750354. Tues BRECON BREAKERS: BREAKDANCING CLASSES For ages 6 - 11, 7 - 8pm, ages 11+ 8 - 9pm. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 611622. Tues DANCE FACTORY All styles of dance, for ages 6-11 years old. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 5.30-6.30pm, £20 per half term, 07504 860774. Weds CIRCLE DANCING Leominster Community Centre 2.00-3.30pm All welcome, £4 per session. Transition Leominster 01568 620180. Thurs LEARN TO JIVE DANCE Onibury Village Hall, Thursday nights, 8pm. £6 per class. No partner required. 07800 634071. Thurs URBAN DANCE CLUB WITH 2FACED DANCE COMPANY Ages 7-11 years 4-5pm, ages 11+ 5-6pm. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 813711. Fri CHANCE TO DANCE A gentle programme of creative dance for the over 50s. The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.15am-11.15pm, £3.50 per session, 01432 340555. Fri DANCING TOTS Drop-in sessions. No need to book. The Courtyard, Hereford. 11.30am-12.15pm, £4, £1 for an additional child, 01432 340555.

October Live Events Lisa Knapp Band

Friday 10 October, 8pm Lisaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique style blends radiant traditional folk with contemporary flavours. Pete Flood (Bellowhead) accompanies on drums.

A Night of ELO

Saturday 4 October, 8pm Relive the sounds of ELO whose unforgettable symphonic rock masterpieces epitomized the 1970s!

Educating Ronnie

Saturday 11 October, 8pm An astonishing true story set over the course of a decade that explores the murky process of bettering oneself in Uganda.

Yes, Prime Minister

Thu 23-Sat 25 Oct, 7.45pm Sat 25 Oct, 2.45pm An updated version of the TV classic. Spin, sleaze and a nation on the brinkâ&#x20AC;Ś.Can Jim Hacker and his advisors rescue the country?

October films

Stephen Fry Live, Billy Elliot The Musical Live, Finding Fela! The Hundred-Foot Journey, One Direction, Pride, Manon, In Order of Disappearance, 20,000 Days on Earth, Planes: Fire and Rescue, I Due Foscari, A Most Wanted Man, Frankenstein, Boxtrolls

Box Office 01584 878141

www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk

food page

Ludlow Food Festival

UDLOW over the centuries has taken the lead in many fields of human endeavour, especially as they relate to the Marches – the borderland between Celt & Anglo-Saxon where myths and legends abound, in which several romantic old cranks still believe the Arthurian Realm of Camelot was set. Certainly Ludlow had one of the biggest and best castles on the Marches, which contained some of the nation’s first non-flushing loos; Milton’s Comus had its first production there in 1634, and within its curtilage, one of Britain’s first regular Shakespearean festivals was born in 1960, and in 1995 the nation’s first food festival was launched. Since these auspicious firsts, King Arthur has sunk, more or less without trace, flushing loos have taken over everywhere, Comus has been produced all over the world, one-off Shakespeare productions are to be found in cities and boroughs all over the land, while Ludlow’s own Shakespeare festival, as it was originally conceived, has withered and died from a lack of fresh ideas. The Food Festival, at least, is still going on, and by the look of it this weekend, still attracting big crowds, but this event too is likely to be, perhaps already has been, eclipsed and overtaken in popularity and visitor numbers by another castle borough down the Marches in Abergavenny, and it is strong competition in these endeavours that can sound death-knells. As a long time supporter of Ludlow’s event, Mr Pernickety would be more than sad to see it decline, like the Arts Festival, through a lack of new vision and the inability of the organisers to see the food festival in the wider, more sophisticated context that exists around food in Britain today. The Abergavenny Food Festival, five years younger, fresh, fun, engaging the whole town and, above all, festive, already attracts more punters and far more media attention. The organisers of the Ludlow event would do well to think much more creatively and adventurously if they wish their event to develop and prosper. Having said that, however, Mr P is delighted to report that he enjoyed very much his stroll around the castle on the Sunday of this year’s event. Arriving with his very old friend, wrinkle-rocker and former chef, to the accompaniment of the bells of St Laurence’s, Mr P looked in at the Harp Lane Deli, which is becoming a regular stop – eclectic and good value – and walked on through a good selection of food traders out in the market square. In front

of the castle gates was the first of the fairly lack-lustre musical offerings of the day. To the strains of Eastern European folk music, an entertainment was being staged that led Mr P and his VOF to conclude that stoutish ladies in spectacles and uncovered midriffs are not best suited to the art of the belly dance. Inside the castle, Mr P found that the lay-out has been improved and the place felt less crammed than in former years, with more sense of space, and well-sited eating and sitting places, inside the marquees and out. The standard of produce has inevitably improved over the twenty years since the Ludlow Food Festival began, in line with the huge national proliferation of specialist and niche food companies. The festival was originally conceived as a showcase for local producers, but Mr P feels there’s now a case for broadening the geographical footprint. For the festival to hang on to its national pre-eminence, quality should be as important as geography, or it will tend to become little more than a local farmers’ market with an entrance fee. That hasn’t happened yet, but Mr P sees it is a danger to be wary of. There were plenty of taste treats and unusual products to try and to buy across a wide spectrum of food and drink. Mr P tried and particularly enjoyed Oliver’s At the Hop, a bitter-sweet cider infused with dry hops; Teme Valley Brewery’s The Hop Nouvelle, made from green hops; Granny Tig’s special New Zealand Dressing; Brock Hall Farm goats’ cheese and TootSweet artisan chocolates (purchased for Mr P’s Lovely Companion, left to oversee her own emporium). The excellent Hobson’s brewery has extended its activities to making cider, branded Oldfields Orchard – and offering what is described as ‘cider like Prosecco’, produced with sweet Discovery eating apples – enough to make a gnarly old apple crusher from the Black Mountains start chewing his ginger beard, but, in fact, a refreshing aperitif which may appeal to those who have yet to discover the joys of Marcher country cider. This was followed by a chat with Ludlow Vineyard, the Marches’ only licensed producer of what Mr P always thinks of as Calvados, his most favourite spirit. In this part of world, it goes by the uninspiring rustic name of ‘applejack’. The EU certainly won’t allow it to be called Calvados, or even cider brandy; it has to be known as cider spirit. Mr P is working on a new name for it, and hopes to see this delightful drink being properly aged (and named) at some point in the future. The aromas emanating from The Olive Press of Ludlow wafted Mr Pernickety happily to the shores of the Mediterranean with their delicious Kalamata Olive Oil. Foreign aromas drifted too from the stand of the French Flavour Company, where Mr P bought a rope of smoked garlic, whose presence will be strongly manifest in his

kitchen until the very last clove has been used. He also bought from them a fine, moist saucisson de porc et lapin. Mr Pernickety, who feels it is never too late to learn, also enjoyed some of the cooking demonstrations, in particular that given by Chris Burt of the innovative Japanese-style ramen noodle restaurant, Momo No Ki in Shrewsbury, which Mr P will review soon. Mr Pernickety had a great day, but regretted that the festival wasn’t spread more widely through the town. Of course, the sausage, ale and bread trails are popular, but ‘popular’ doesn’t always mean ‘good’, and the organisers might bite the bullet, dispense with these and offer something more interesting and enjoyable than queuing for hours in a cloud of sausage smoke. The street food event, for instance, that was put on a few years ago was a good idea that was never allowed to develop. In Abergavenny there are five sites, evening events, pop up restaurants, street entertainment, debates, ticketed events in the theatre with major culinary personalities, Radio 4’s Kitchen Cabinet and Saturday Live, children’s food events and grown up music. It would be good to see Ludlow offering a few good fresh ideas too next year. Mr Pernickety, www.misterpernickety.com email: info@misterpernickety.com Twitter: mpernickety

EVENTS

Sat 4 Oct & Sat 1 Nov FARMER’S MARKET The Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 9am-1pm. Sat 11 October FREE FROM & GLUTEN FREE FOOD FAIR Hereford Leisure Centre, Holmer Rd, Hereford, 11am-2pm, entry by donation. Hereford Coeliac Group. Sat 18 October LEOMINSTER APPLE FAIR Priory Church, Leominster 10am-4pm. Display of more than 130 apple varieties, including local and rare varities. Apple identification by experts. A wide variety of stalls, crafts, foods, local produce cafe, music and Jenny Pipes Morris Dancers. Information 01568 780886. October & November CASTLE HOUSE EVENTS 9 Oct - Fresh Fish & Seafood Evening. 5 Nov - Chilli Chilli Bang! Bang! with head chef Claire Nicholls and Rayeesa. 20 Nov - Game Evening. Castle House, Castle St, Hereford, 01432 356321. Every Thurs - Sat TAPAS From award winning Deli Tinto. No. 46 Wine Bar, Presteigne. Every Thurs STEAK NIGHT Castle Inn, Wigmore, 01568 770203. Last Friday of every month PIZZA NIGHT The Old Mill, High Street, Llanidloes. To book, call 01686 807 506. Every Fri KINGTON LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET Market Hall, Kington, 9am-2pm, 07765 404759. Every Fri FISH ON FRIDAY NIGHT Castle Inn, Wigmore, 01568 770203.

FOOD BYTES AARDVARK BOOKS LTD, THE BOOKERY, MANOR FARM, BRAMPTON BRYAN, BUCKNELL 01547 530888 Cafe serving refreshments, cakes etc. Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm. THE GREEN BEAN CAFE, WEOBLEY 01544 318865 Good, locally sourced, homemade food. Soups, all day light lunches, cakes and scones. Set in the heart of Weobley. Free wifi. Mon-Fri 10am-4.30pm, Sat 10am-2.30pm. With The Green Bean Shop/Deli under the same roof. THE HARP INN, OLD RADNOR, PRESTEIGNE 01544 350655 An unspoilt 15th century Welsh longhouse pub with fantastic views over the Radnor Valley. Delicious, freshly cooked food made from locally sourced, seasonal ingredients which you can enjoy with a glass of wine or one of our traditional cask ales or local organic ciders, beside our welcoming log fire. Current menus are on our website www.harpinnradnor.co.uk together with details of special events such as steak nights, seasonal tasting menu nights and our annual beer festival. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 6pm and weekend lunchtimes from 12pm. THE LION RESTAURANT BRIDGE STREET KINGTON 01544 231002. Offering modern English food. Open for lunch Wed-Sun 12 - 2.30 and open for dinner Tues-Sat 6-9.30pm. SCRUMMY BITES - made locally with you in mind. www.scrummybites.co.uk STONELEIGH, KINGSLAND 01568 709142. Handmade dishes include delicious desserts, savouries and pastries. Ideal for busy people, family gatherings. Special menus for events of 6 to 100 people. Available from The Garden, Kingsland, HR6 9QS plus Knighton, Ludlow and Presteigne farmers markets. Many vegetarian, wheat and dairy free options. Awarded Ludlow Food Festival’s Graeme Kidd bursary 2010. THE OLD STATION TEA ROOM, THE OLD RAILWAY STATION, NEW RADNOR, LD8 2SS 01544 350543. Visit us at the Old Station Caravan Park for hot drinks and homemade cakes. Superb views and free Wi-Fi. We can cater for small groups, meetings and other events. Accommodation also available. Open daily 10am-5pm. THE OLD MILL BAR AND BAKERY, High Street, Llanidloes 01686 412 008 Tucked away in the heart of Llanidloes, this independent, family friendly café/bar serves lunch Wed-Sun 11-2pm. The menu focuses on fresh, local produce and includes soups, toasted ciabattas, Welsh cheese ploughmans and daily specials. All the bread is supplied by in-house micro bakery, Andy’s Bread. Andy bakes a range of artisan loaves including wheat and 100% rye sourdoughs. Bread is available to buy from the bar on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Open Wed-Sun 11am-11pm. www.oldmillbar.co.uk www.andysbread.co.uk The India & China Tea Company at TOWER HOUSE GALLERY, HIGH STREET, KNIGHTON 01547 529530 www.towerhousegallery.blogspot.co.uk/ Homemade soups, breads and cakes, Italian blend coffee and over 30 different varieties of leaf tea. Wed - Sat 9.30 to 5.00pm, Sun -Tues CLOSED. THE WORKHOUSE CAFE, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PRESTEIGNE 01544 267864 Cafe gallery, light lunches, good coffee, homemade cakes. Tues - Sat 10am - 4pm. RHOS MARKET GARDEN, KNIGHTON 01547 528315 Growers & providers of organic veg, fruit & flowers. Morning Market stalls: Knighton Thursday and Presteigne Friday. Veg boxes delivered to local area weekly. CSA Scheme. Restaurant orders welcome info@rhosorganic.co.uk www.rhosorganic.co.uk UNCLE G’S ICE CREAM PARLOUR, BRIDGE STREET, KINGTON 01544 231002 Open daily from midday, offering a variety of our own home made ice creams available in cones and party tubs of different sizes.

music

OCTOBER

Blyth Power

Wed 1 October THE BOYAN ENSEMBLE OF KIEV Sacred chants and songs. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

Thurs 2 October ARCADIA MUSIC A short and informal taster of the festival, excerpts from the main concerts and other light pieces. The Sun Inn, Rosemary Lane, Leintwardine, 7.30pm, free. KING PLEASURE & THE BISCUIT BOYS Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, 01873 850805. OPEN MIC King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETERS Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622. NELL SHAKESPEARE & ALEX O’BRIEN Guitar and vocals. Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888. CHRIS QUINN Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. THE CARDUCCI QUARTET Programme includes Mozart, Shostakovich and Dvorak. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £18/£15, 01432 340555.

Fri 3 October THE DELRAY ROCKETS Rock-a-billy trio. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. NORTHERN HARMONY American international choir, singing a range of harmony songs from different cultures. Steiner Academy, Birch Hall, Much Dewchurch, 7.30pm, £8/£5/£25, 01981 540221. Arts Alive. SLOWBURNER White Horse Inn, Clun, 9pm. ARCADIA MUSIC Programme includes Mozart, Beamish and Schubert. St Mary Magdalene Church, Leintwardine, 7.30pm, £14 from Griffiths Garage Shop, Leintwardine or 01547 540356. HMV BAND Malthouse, Ironbridge. STOMPING GROUND Rock ‘n’ roll rhythm and blues. The Lakeside Cafe, Llandrindod Wells, 01597 825679.

SULTANA BROTHERS The Exchange, Newtown. THE CRAMS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. TONY HUGHES The Stag, Llanidloes. TOMMY MILLS Wine Bar, Quality Square, Ludlow. HOT ROD 55 Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. OSILIGI MAASAI WARRIORS Natural harmony of song and movement; their jumping, for which they are famous is something to behold! Lyde Court, Hereford, 7.30pm, £8/£5, 01432 357753. Arts Alive. KATE RUSBY Theatr Hafren, 7.30pm, £25, 01686 614555.

Sat 4 October BLYTH POWER An eclectic agglomeration of musical and literary tastes. Support from Keiran Terry. The Great Barn, Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, 8pm, £7 from The Courtyard, 01432 340555 or Carnival Records, Malvern; Ice Bytes, Ledbury; Ross-on-Wye Music Box and Premier Shop in Much Marcle. NORTHERN HARMONY See 3 October for details. Clee St Margaret Village Hall, 7.30pm, £8/£5, 01584 823609. Arts Alive. See workshops. OPEN MIC Ledbury Community Hall, 7pm, £5, bring a bottle, 01531 632968.

The Boyan Ensemble of Kiev

FOLK IN THE FOYER Featuring Vikki Clayton and Steve Parker. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 8pm, 01885 488575.

Ruth Bowen

BLACK TREACLE Plough Inn, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

DUSKI TOUR Jazz. The Queen’s Head, Monmouth.

RUTH BOWEN & HER GARDENIA SWING TRIO Smooth, smoky vocals of Ruth Bowen, presenting an evening of jazz and swing numbers. Glasbury Village Hall, 7.30pm, free to members, incorporating AGM, £11 to non-members, 075835 44110.

PAUL WALKER & KAREN PFIFFER Housman’s Cafe & Bar, Church Stretton, 8pm.

JAMIE SMITH’S MABON Wales’ finest purveyors of original InterCeltic music. Curzon Herrick Hall, Eardisley, 7.30pm, £10, £6.50 under 14s, tickets from Tram Inn, Village Stores or 01544 327841. Arts Alive.

MUSIC TO DINE Featuring Dave Luke. Castle Inn, Wigmore. RED FINS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. FUNDRAISING CONCERT For Love Zimbabwe Charity. Featuring Baraka, Zim Voices and Michael Parker. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £15, 01873 850805. MICRO BABY Malthouse, Ironbridge. UNDERCOVER HIPPY With support from Adam Scriven. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £10-£6, 01497 821762. JAZZ CHARITY EVENING Featuring The Mike Blakesley Quintet with John Williams plus trumpet star guest, Bruce Adams. St Nicholas Church, Montgomery, 7.30pm, interval bar, £12.50 on the door or at Bunners, 01686 668776. LIVE MUSIC White Horse Inn, Clun, 9pm. A NIGHT OF ELO ELO tribute band. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8pm, £15, 01584 878141. STATIC ATTIC The Stag, Llanidloes. FLASHBACK Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. ARCADIA MUSIC Programme includes Shostakovich, Alberga and Messiaen. St Michael and All Angels Church, Kingsland, 7.30pm, £14 from Griffiths Garage Shop, Leintwardine or 01547 540356. MUSIC AT THE EDGE Featuring Whalebone. Folk viewed through a rock lens, classic rock with Celtic goggles on and original material full of lyrical lines and driving rhythms. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 8pm, £8, 01952 728911.

GYPSY FIRE QUARTET The acoustic spectacular. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £13/£12, 01982 552555. OSILIGI MAASAI WARRIORS See 3 October for details. Quatt Village Hall, 7.30pm, £8/£5, 01746 781759. Arts Alive.

Sun 5 October ARCADIA MUSIC Programme includes Bach, Beethoven and Schubert. Downton St Giles, 4pm, £14 from Griffiths Garage Shop, Leintwardine or 01547 540356. THE PEWKE BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4pm. OPEN MIC With Graeme Reece. The Stag, Llanidloes. TONY SKEGGS Grape Vaults, Leominster. ALBINO FROGS Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 01600 712767. CIDER CITY JAZZ BAND Lichfield Vaults, Church St, Hereford. Greek food served between 12-3pm, 01432 266821.

Mon 6 October ROEBUCKANEERS FOLK CLUB The Roebuck Inn, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 8pm, 01584 711854.

BIRMINGHAM CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP Field Notes. Textile art and new music. Using old county maps and graphic scores as common starting points. Folly Arts Theatre, Hereford Art College, 7.30pm, £10/£5, 01432 273379. Arts Alive/Craftspace.

Thurs 9 October SULTANA BROTHERS The Charlton Arms, Ludlow, 9pm. JOAN ARMATRADING Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. SYNERGY Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888. JAMIE SMITH’S MABON Chetton Village Hall, 8pm, £10, 01746 768822. Arts Alive.

Fri 10 October THE BAND OF HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL MARINES Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £15, 01600 719401. MICRO BABY Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. RATPACK VEGAS SPECTACULAR Memories of classic Las Vegas, Sinatra, Martin and Davis. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, 01874 611622. GOLD ROOM Malthouse, Ironbridge. ROVING CROWS Great Celtic Rock, Band of the Year FATEA Awards 2014. Silvester Horne Institute, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £10 in advance, £11 on the door, 01694 720132.

Kerry Ellis

CIDER CITY JAZZMEN The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford, 01432 274968. KERRY ELLIS A rising star with lead roles in London and on Broadway and achieved chart-topping success as a recording artist. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £21/£19.50, 01432 340555.

Wed 8 October TIR NA NOG Regal Cinema, Tenbury, 7.30pm, 01584 811442. OPEN MIC White Horse Inn, Clun.

GREY WOLF King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. PETER DONOHOE Piano recital. Programme includes Schubert, Chopin and Liszt. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, 01873 850805. DOMINIC KIRWAN Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £17.50, 01686 614555. THE HILLBILLIES The Stag, Llanidloes. OBSCURE Plough Inn, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

Lisa Knapp Band

Fri 10 October LISA KNAPP BAND Folk. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8pm, £16 or £50 for four people, 01584 878141. XL5 Rock and pop covers band. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. THE STONES Regal Cinema, Tenbury, 7.30pm, 01584 811442. BEVERLY SMITH AND JOHN GRIMM Two very experienced performers of Appalachian String Band music (old time). Knighton Community Centre, 8pm, £7.50, bar and snacks, 01544 350407. JAZZ @ THE BONDED WAREHOUSE Featuring Philip Clouts Quartet. A wide range of influences from South Africa, folk and klezmer. Bonded Warehouse, Canal St, Stourbridge, 7.30pm, adults £7, students £3.50, 01384 377797. EDD & THE EGGSHAKER The Stag, Llanidloes. FEMALES WHO FOLK Featuring Frankie Wessons, Whispers, Anna Wilkes, Seren The Heron and Elspeth Anne. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, donation, 01497 821762. ROOTZ & BOOTZ The Grapes, Newtown, 9pm.

FUNDRAISING CEILIDH Featuring the Melomaniacs. Ludlow Brewery, 7pm, £8, 07989 498399. The South Shropshire Green Party. CONCERT FOR CHRIS In memory of Chris Still, local music lover. Featuring The Sultana Brothers, Whiskey River, The Linerunners and more. Madley Village Hall. POKER JACK Malthouse, Ironbridge. HOMBRE ELASTICO & DJ DIABLO Top DJs playing a wide mix of African and Latin dance music. Parish Hall, Lion St, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5, bar and food, 01874 713101. THE VILLAGE QUIRE WITH PHIL SMITH Precious Bane. An atmospheric telling of Mary Webb’s timeless story of superstition, betrayal and love. Community Hall, New Radnor, 7.30pm, £8, under 14s £3, 01544 231732. PHOENIX SINGERS Music from the shows. King’s Caple Church, 7.30pm, free, donations welcome, 01432 840964. JAMIE SMITH’S MABON Pontesbury Village Hall, 8pm, £10/£6, 01743 790165. Arts Alive.

Sun 12 October STEELEYE SPAN’S 45TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Folk rock pioneers, with Maddy Prior. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £21/£20 01432 340555. RICH O’BRIEN PROJECT Modern blend of jazz, , funk, soul and R & B. The Queen’s Head, Monmouth. OPEN MIC Hosted by Graeme Reece. The Stag, Llanidloes. DAVE BLACK Grape Vaults, Leominster. SCHULHOFF TRIO Piano, violin and cello. Programme includes Beethoven, Dvorak and Shostakovich. Holy Trinity Church, Hereford, 3.30pm, £10, students £3, 01544 328473. Marches Music. WOODEN HORSE Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4pm. JAMIE SMITH’S MABON Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, £13/£10, 07967 517125. Arts Alive.

Tues 14 October BRECON JAZZ CLUB Featuring Duski Quintet, sax, piano, guitar led. Brecon Jazz Bar, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 611622.

Wed 15 October AKODE The Plancktone Club presents major European improvisors. The Queen’s Head, Monmouth. CHRIS QUINN & ARTHUR EBLING Housman’s Cafe & Bar, Church Stretton, 8pm. JOAN ARMATRADING The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £31.50, 01432 340555.

Thurs 16 October CLIVE ROBERTS & MICK SKINNER 60s-80s music. Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

CONTRAST Covers. The Lakeside Cafe, Llandrindod Wells, 01597 825679. GYPSY FIRE Music from an array of genres featuring gypsy swing, classical jazz and pop. Studio Theatre, The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.45pm, £12.50/£11.50, 01432 340555.

Sat 11 October ROY ORBISON & FRIENDS Featuring classic Orbison hits from the 60s to the late 80s. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £20, 01432 340555.

Village Quire

STRING THING White Horse Inn, Clun. AN EVENING WITH MICHAEL COLLINS Clarinet, plus the City of London Sinfonia. Programme includes Elgar, Finzi, Gwilym Simcock, Dvorak, Britten and Holst. Holy Trinity Church, Oswestry, 7.30pm, £18, £9 25s and under, £1 18s and under, 01743 367482. Shropshire Music. THE QUIRKS The Stag, Llanidloes. EUROPEAN UNION CHAMBER ORCHESTRA A hand-picked team of Europe’s finest young professional players. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

Angie Brown

Thurs 16 October FOLK SESSION King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

Fri 17 October AN EVENING WITH ANGIE BROWN British dance music legend, with special guest DJ Aubrey Fry. Baskerville Hall Hotel, Clyro, near Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £9 in advance, plus booking fee, more on the door, www.griotsarts.com, 01497 820033.

THE HYPE Malthouse, Ironbridge. OK BROTHER The Exchange, Newtown. JAMES CARR & THE COMRADES Blues and R & B. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. CHOIR AND SHANTY SONGS The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762. BUSKING NIGHT Musicians, comedians, speakers invited to entertain. The Sitting Room, 4 Upper Galdeford, Ludlow, free.

Red Molly

MEDICAM BOYS Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. THE SULTANA BROTHERS The Lakeside Cafe, Llandrindod Wells, 9pm.

Sat 18 October MILITARY CHARITIES CONCERT British Police Symphony Orchestra in concert with Cantabile Girls Choir. Hereford Cathedral, 7.30pm, tickets from Cathedral Shop 01432 374210 or The Outback, Church St, Hereford. THE TROY REDFERN BAND The King’s Head, Tenbury Wells, 9pm. TALENT NIGHT Albert Hall, Llandrindod Wells, 7pm, £8, under 18s £4 on the door. RED MOLLY A cappella ballads, bluegrass-tinged folk, gospel blues and jazzy swing. Colwall Village Hall, 7.30pm, £15, £10 for ages 21 and under, 01684 540366.

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Glasbury Arts If you like jazz or the visual arts these events may be for you

RUTH BOWEN AND HER GARDENIA SWING TRIO Saturday, October 4, Glasbury Village Hall 7.30pm

Free to members, incorporating AGM, Tickets £11 to non-members, book through box office (see below) Evening performance features the smooth, smokey vocals of Ruth Bowen, presenting a wide variety of jazz and swing numbers – tunes made popular by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole. A free bus service (wheelchair accessible) to and from shows available in the Hay, Clyro, Llowes and Glasbury area, and needs to be booked in advance through the box office, 075835 44110. Pre-event meals available at the River Café, Glasbury. Book direct on 01497 847007, two-course meals are at the special Glasbury Arts of £11.50

11th ANNUAL VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION

Thursday, October 30 to Sunday, November 2, Glasbury Village Hall This year’s line-up includes two paintings by Cedric Morris, on loan from Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Gallery, works by Josef Herman, who spent twenty years working in Ystradgynlais and whose work can be seen at Tate Britain and National Portrait Gallery, leading Welsh sculptor, Dilys Jackson, Hannah Firmin, the illustrator for Alexander McCall Smith’s No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and exciting ceramicist Gemma Wilde and much more besides. Opening times: Thursday: 7-9pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 11am to 5pm

Entry to the exhibition is free

ARTHUR EBELING The Dukes Arms, Presteigne, 8.30pm, £4. Sheep Music gig.

Arthur Ebeling

SARAH SMITH TRIO Housman’s, Church Stretton, 8pm.

Thurs 23 October HOWLIN’ MAT Blues. Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

Fri 24 October THE SOIL Part of Afrovibes Festival. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £12, £9 if booked prior to 10 Oct. 01432 340555. SULTANA BROTHERS The Black Lion, Hereford, 9pm.

Sat 18 October HOUSE OF HATS The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5/£6/£8, 01497 821762. KING PLEASURE & THE BISCUIT BOYS Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £14, 07967 517125. APPLE FAIR CEILIDH With Road To Rouen. Celebrating autumn with music, dance and food. Grange Court, Leominster, 7.30pm, £8, £5 under 18s, food included, 01568 737980. TRAFALGAR NIGHT DINNER Songs, recitations, speeches and toasts. Traditional menu. Crown Inn, Longtown, 7pm, £14, ladies dress up, gents choose a white shirt and a tie if possible, 01873 860217. THE VILLAGE QUIRE & PHIL SMITH Performing Precious Bane through song and the spoken word, Mary Webb’s story of love and ambition. Leominster Priory, Leominster, 7.30pm, £10, under 18s £5 from Leominster Museum 01568 615186 or www.leominstermuseum.org.uk TROY REDFERN BAND King’s Head, Tenbury Wells. GKN TELFORD MALE VOICE CHOIR St George’s Church, Clun, 7pm, £6 on the door, 01588 640401. CRAZY LEGZ Malthouse, Ironbridge. THE JOHN HARDMAN BAND The Stag, Llanidloes. TWO PUSH CHARLIE Plough Inn, Whitecross Rd, Hereford. CRASWALL ENSEMBLE Harvest Festival concert. Programme includes Strauss, John Ireland, Martinu and Beethoven. St Mary’s Church, Craswall, 7.30pm, £12 from The Cart & Wheel, Craswall, 01981 510332.

RED SHOES Brosley’s Birchmeadow, 7.30pm, £9 in advance, £10 on the door, 07890 057832, www.birchmeadow.org.uk AN EVENING WITH MICHAEL COLLINS Alongside the City of London Sinfonia. Programme includes Elgar, Finzi, Gwilym and Dvorak. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £25/£24, 01432 340555. Pre-show talk 6.45pm.

Sun 19 October

GRAEME REECE The Stag, Llanidloes. DRESSED DOWN FRIDAYS Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. RUBBLE Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. THE DRAGONFLY ENSEMBLE Programme includes Schubert, Ravel, Mozart and Dohnanyi. St Michael’s Church, Discoed, 7.30pm, £12.50 from Winnies, Presteigne or 01547 560246.

POPPY CONCERT Featuring Ross Town Band. John Kyrle School, Ross-on-Wye, 01989 566301.

BRECON BAROQUE FESTIVAL Featuring Trinity Baroque to perform Baroque choral music. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, 01874 611622.

ON TOUR WITH ELVIS Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

AIR BAG Malthouse, Ironbridge.

ARTHUR EBELING Grape Vaults, Leominster. IAN LUTHER The Queen’s Head, Monmouth. SALOP BAND Tea in Buenos Aires - A Tango Salon’. The Whiteman, The Square, Shrewsbury, 3pm, £12.50, £6 under 25s, £1 18s and under, 01743 367482. Shropshire Music Trust. DAVE JACKSON BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4pm. OPEN MIC Hosted by Graeme Reece. The Stag, Llanidloes. CONCERT Music, poetry and song from the First World War. St Mary’s Church, Leintwardine, 6pm, free, 01547 540334.

Tues 21 October ARTHUR EBELING New Inn, Pembridge.

Wed 22 October ZOE MUTH Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £13.50, 07967 517125.

LITTLE RUMBA Eastern European, South American, jazz and blues. The Lakeside Cafe, Llandrindod Wells, 01597 825679. BIRMINGHAM CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP See 8 Oct for details. Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, 7.30pm, £10/£5, 01743 258885. Arts Alive/Craftspace.

Sat 25 October POPPY APPEAL CONCERT Regal Cinema, Tenbury, 7pm, 01584 811442. FAUSTUS Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8pm, £12 from The Workhouse, Presteigne or www.wegottickets.com

Faustus

Tribal Presents

Original Rootsy-Rock faves credited by the likes of Chumbawumba and The Levellers as a major influence

The Great Barn Hellens Manor, Much Marcle Sat 4th October 8.00 PM

Tickets ÂŁ7.00 Tickets from Hereford Courtyard box office 01432 340555, Premier shop Much Marcle, Ice Bytes Ledbury, Music Box Ross on Wye, Carnival Records Malvern.

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UKRAINIAN EVENING A Night of Ukrainian culture with live music, dance and photos from a recent adventure to Ukrainian Carpathians. Birch Hall, Much Dewchurch. 7pm, £10, including borsch with and shot of vodka. Family friendly event. 079630 90838. ROCK FEVER Malthouse, Ironbridge. BLACK CAT JOE & MISS CORINA Blues, rock ‘n’ roll and country with a difference. Support from Eddy Gartry’s Werewolves of Powys. Priest Weston Village Hall, near Chirbury, 7.30pm, £5, bar, 01938 561305.

Barry Douglas

Sat 25 October BARRY DOUGLAS Piano. Programme includes Brahms and Schubert. Moor Park, near Ludlow, 7.30pm, £18 or £52 for the five concert season, on the door. Ludlow Music Society. XLS The Stag, Llanidloes. NEW ROPE STRING BAND Before these ageing folk-cabaret artistes go their separate ways, they have decided to do a farewell lap of honour. Fownhope New Memorial Hall, 7.30pm, bar, tickets from Fownhope West End Stores Post Office, www.fownhopehall.atspace. co.uk or 01432 860221. CONTRAST Plough Inn, Whitecross Rd, Hereford. BRECON BAROQUE FESTIVAL Rachel Podger leads her hand-picked ensemble Brecon Baroque in excerpts from JS Bach. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, 01874 611622. TEME VALLEY CEILIDH BAND Bring food and a bottle to share. St Edward’s Church Hall, Knighton, 7pm, donation, 01547 528866. Knighton Amnesty Group.

BIRMINGHAM CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP See 8 Oct for details. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £12/£6, 07967 517125. Arts Alive/Craftspace.

Sun 26 October LES MCKEWOWN & HIS LEGENDARY BAY CITY ROLLERS The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £19.50/£18, 01432 340555. HONEYBOY HICKLING BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4pm. BLACK DYKE BAND The brass band to take your breath away! St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury, 2.30pm, £17, £8.50 for 25s and under, £1 childrend 18s and under, 01743 367482. OPEN MIC Hosted by Graeme Reece. The Stag, Llanidloes. CHRIS QUINN Grape Vaults, Leominster.

FURNACE MOUNTAIN BAND Four piece band from Virginia playing Old Time Appalachian folk and bluegrass music. Knighton Community Centre, 8pm, £10, bar and snacks, 01544 350407. NORRIE DAVIES Brocante/Flea Market Sale, Aardvark Books, Brampton Bryan, 10am-3pm, 01547 530744. BRECON BAROQUE FESTIVAL Featuring harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani and violinist Bojan Cicic for a recital of music by CPE Bach. Neuadd Christ College Hall, Brecon, 7pm, 01874 611622. BIRMINGHAM CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP See 8 Oct for details. Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne, 3pm, £10/£5, 01544 260149. Arts Alive/ Craftspace.

Mon 27 October BRECON BAROQUE FESTIVAL Featuring Rachel Podger, Alison McGillivray, Nathaniel Harrison and Marcin Swiatkiewicz and the Powys Youth Orchestra. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, 01874 611622.

Wed 29 October RHAPSODY QUEEN Queen tribute band. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £19.50/£18.50, 01432 340555.

Thurs 30 October BIG FAT QUIZ Malthouse, Ironbridge.

THE LINDISFARNE STORY With Ray Laidlaw and Billy Mitchell in a special two-man acoustic show. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £18.50, 01600 772467. LITTLE RUMBA A great world music quartet. The Queen’s Head, Monmouth.

Furnace Mountain

Griots Arts Black History Month Events in association with Diverse Cymru, Maad Klubb & WUBWUBWUB

Friday 17 October, 8pm British dance music legend

ANGIE BROWN (Bizarre Inc)

with special guest

DJ AUBREY FRY Baskerville Hall Hotel, Clyro 01497 820033

ÂŁ9 in advance online and more on the door.

Event Info: 07961 589616 marva@griotsarts.com www.griotsarts.com

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Sunday 26th October

FIRED UP Sunday 30th November

NOTORIOUS BROTHERS Sunday 7th December

THE BLUE BISHOPS (from London) Traditional Sunday lunches served until 3pm Greek food PLUS SPECIALS Choice of five Real Ales Music starts approx 4pm, music free.

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Thurs 30 October HOWARD & CLARE Open mic night. Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

Jamie Smith’s Mabon

PATSY CLINE THE CONCERT An evening of song, laughter, legendary stories and tribute to the music. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £20.50/£19.50, 01432 340555.

Fri 31 October THE ENDINGS Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. DANGEROUS DAVE REA White Horse Inn, Clun. WILL KILLEEN Irish blues guitar singer/songwriter. The Lakeside Cafe, Llandrindod Wells, 01597 825679. BLUZEBOX Five-piece blues orientated band from Kidderminster. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. CATCH 22 The Stag, Llanidloes. BLACK COUNTRY ROCK Malthouse, Ironbridge. FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER ‘Sound Affairs’. Combining elements of several Edgar Allan Poe stories, Jean Epstein’s silent cinema classic Fall of the House of Usher is presented alongside live performances of a new score for chamber orchestra by composer Charlie Barber. For an ensemble for 16 musicians, the score takes its starting point from Debussy’s uncompleted opera La Chute de la Maison Usher. Pre-show talk, 6.30pm. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.45pm, 01874 611622. CLIMBING TREES + ALED RHEON The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, £6-£4, 01497 821762. KATHRYN ROBERTS AND SEAN LAKEMAN Kathryn Roberts (vocals/piano/woodwind) and Sean Lakeman (guitar), two of the British folk scene’s most accomplished performers. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 8pm, £12, 01952 728911.

NOVEMBER Sat 1 November THE FABULOUS BOOGIE BOYS Featuring Sarah Warren. Regal Cinema, Tenbury, 7.30pm, 01584 811442. JAMES HICKMAN The Stag, Llanidloes.

MUSIC TO DINE Featuring Rob Whyte. Castle Inn, Wigmore.

JAMIE SMITH’S MABON Twist on Celtic music. Community Centre, Knighton, 7.30pm, £12 in advance, including food from Tower House Gallery and Spar, Knighton or £14 on the door if available. Welsh Arts Council Night Out Scheme. LLANFAIR SINGERS ‘Pack up your Troubles’. An evening of light and classical music including a section commemorating WWI. Everest Hall, Llanfair Waterdine, 7.30pm, £8, under 16s £4, includes supper and glass of wine. Tickets from Knighton Fine Art, 01547 528052. CEILIDH With the Gower All Stars. Parish Hall, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, £5 on the door, 01497 847676. CANTATA CHOIR & LUDLOW ORCHESTRA ‘Darkness and Light’. St Chad’s Church Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £10, students and under 18s free, 01952 432286, www.shrewsburycantatachoir.org.uk ROCKY ROAD TO RUIN Plough Inn, Whitecross Rd, Hereford. FRUIT MACHINE Malthouse, Ironbridge. A NIGHT OF ELO Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622. CELTIC GUITAR JOURNEYS Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 8pm, £10/£9, 01686 614555. OPEN MIC Ledbury Community Hall, 7pm, £5, bring a bottle, 01531 632968. THE OLD DANCE SCHOOL Contemporary folk. The Studio, The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.45pm, £12.50/£11.50, 01432 340555.

Sun 2 November DAN JAMES A true Troubador. The Queen’s Head, Monmouth. HAUNTED SOULS Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4pm. BAKA BEYOND After the Tempest. African rhythms merge with Celtic harmonies. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, 01874 611622.

ROGER GARFITT & GARETH REES-ROBERTS Perform Border Songs and From the Ridge with music of the great Argentinian folksinger and activist Atahualpa Yupanqui. The Hall Barn, Bleddfa, near Knighton, 4pm, £6, refreshments before the performance, 01544 267418. ALICIA’S GIFT This show alternates extracts read by Jessica Duchen from her novel with illustrative piano works performed by pianist, Viv McLean. The Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 3pm, £10 from the Workhouse, Presteigne, www.wegottickets.com and on the door. OPEN MIC Hosted by Graeme Reece. The Stag, Llanidloes. CIDER CITY JAZZ BAND Lichfield Vaults, Church St, Hereford. Greek food served between 12-3pm, 01432 266821.

Mon 3 November ROEBUCKANEERS FOLK CLUB The Roebuck Inn, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 8pm, 01584 711854. CIDER CITY JAZZMEN The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford, 01432 274968.

Thurs 6 November WHO’S GOT TALENT IN MONTGOMERYSHIRE? Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7pm, free, 01686 614555. HEADSTICKS Punk-meets-rock-meets-folk. Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888. BONFIRE OF THE INSANITIES Featuring Trevor Watts, sop, alto saxophone, Paul Hession on drums and Per Zanussi on bass. The Queen’s Head, Monmouth.

Fri 7 November BOB SMITH The Stag, Llanidloes. GROOVE CITY Malthouse, Ironbridge. ROOTZ & BOOTZ The Exchange, Newtown.

MUSIC WORKSHOPS October WEA MUSIC COURSES 7 Oct - History of the Blues (7 sessions). Green Dragon, Bishop’s Frome, 7-9pm. 8 Oct - Music Modernism - Classical music in the Twentieth, (7 sessions). Baptish Hall, Ledbury, 2-4pm, £42. Workers Education Association, 01684 540624.

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Sat 4 October NORTHERN HARMONY WORKSHOP A chance to sing with this fantastic choir and learn some of their repertoire. Clee St Margaret Village Hall, 2.30pm, £15/£5, 01584 823609. Arts Alive. Sat 11 October AFRICAN DRUMMING AND DANCE WORKSHOPS Afternoon workshops and talk with Arona Lo and Ouama Sanga. Kids Drum Workshop at 4pm. Fair Trade Talk with Martha of Love Zimbabwe at 5pm. Drum workshop at 6pm, Dance Workshop at 7pm. Parish Hall, Lion St, Hay-on-Wye, 01874 713101. Black History Month/ Medics4Timbuktu & Hay Fair Trade. Sat 18 October FAMILY MUSIC MAZE WORKSHOP Fun, free, creative and participatory workshop for children aged 8-11 years. Using participants’ own instruments and BCMG’s percussion instruments. Sidney Nolan Trust, Presteigne, 11am-3pm, please book, 01544 260149. Birmingham Contemporary Music Group/Arts Alive/Craft Space. Fri 24 October BEGINNER JAZZ PIANO A free taster session with Simon Deeley, for anyone wanting to begin to explore the world of jazz piano and improvisation. Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye, 6pm, free, 01497 820322. TREVOR HEAD, TRAINING IN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIR 6 - 10 Oct - New Woodwind Foundation Course with Gary Mills. £605, past students may deduct 10%. 1 & 2 Nov - Update on Trombone (specialist course). Trevor Head, Llangunllo School, Llangunllo, Knighton, 01547 550622, email: trevorhead@btinternet.com Sun 23 November CORELLI FOR ALL A workshop for instrumentalists with Tutor Pam Smith. Burton Court, Eardisland, near Leominster, £18 for BEMF members, £20 for non members, £5 for students, 01544 267397, www.bememf.org.uk

First Thursdays BLACK HILL TUNE CLUB 2pm at the Crown Inn Longtown. Free. 01432 263495. Friday MUSIC TIME A session of music and movement for the under 5s and their parents. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10.30am-11.30am, £5 per child, 01743 234970. 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 First Saturday OPEN MIC NIGHT The Greyhound, Llangunllo, 9pm, 01547 550400. First Saturday FOLK & IRISH SESSION Harp Inn, Glasbury-on-Wye, 8.30pm, free, 01497 847373. First Saturday of month PICKIN’ AT THE BIRD Acoustic session. The Bird in Hand, Coton Hill, Shrewsbury, 01743 357484, 9pm onwards. 3rd Saturday OPEN ACOUSTIC NIGHT Harp Inn, Glasbury-on-Wye, 8.30pm, free, 01497 847373. Every Sunday FOLK/ROOTS SESSION Stag, Llanidloes, 6.30pm, 01686 414824. Every Sunday SESSION The Old Mill, High Street, Llanidloes, 8pm. With tunes from many traditions, anything is welcome. 01686 412 008. www.oldmillbar.co.uk 2nd Sunday FOLK SESSION Powys Arms, Poolquay, near Welshpool, 7.30pm, 01691 831162.

Monday ALIVE & KICKIN’ CHOIR Coleg Powys (now NPTC), Brecon, 7-9pm, £5 public, £3 students/staff. tanyawalkermusic@hotmail.com

2nd Sunday ACOUSTIC MUSIC SESSION Jill and Mark (from the Rhythm Thieves) hosting. All styles welcome. The Sun Inn, Leintwardine.

Monday FUN & PLAY WITH RHYTHM & HARMONY And songs from all over. All taught by ear so no need to read music! Folk meet 8pm term time Mondays at the Methodist chapel in Leintwardine. Email charlotte@ charlottebulleymusic.info or call 01547 540603.

2nd & 4th Sunday OPEN MIC NIGHT George & Dragon, Knighton, 01547 528532.

Monday BANDAMANIA Traditional dance music from far and wide. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7.15pm, Sue Harris 01547 560950. Tuesday BANG ON DRUMS Drum circle. Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford, 7-9pm, bring your own hand drums or drums and percussion instruments provided, 07870 747248, www.bangondrums.co.uk Tuesday WHITTON VOICES Mixed community choir. Songs from around the world, traditional and contemporary. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8-10pm, £5. All welcome. Led by Sue Harris, 01547 560950. Tuesday DOLAU MIXTURES Mixed choir. Dolau Community Hall, near Llandrindod Wells, 8pm, 01597 851427. Wednesday ROCKSPRING COMMUNITY CHOIR All welcome particularly men! Minimal charge. Rockspring Community Centre, Ludlow. 01584 529053. Wednesday LUDLOW LARKS COMMUNITY CHOIR Led by Polly Bolton. Songs from around the world from the Beatles to Bulgaria. Ludlow Women’s Centre, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Polly on 01584 823609 or info@oakbarn.co.uk or check our website www.jollypages.co.uk/ larks

Thursday fortnightly WILD ANGELS Informal community choir led by Sue Harris. All welcome. Songs from around the world. Llanidloes, 7.30-9.30pm 01686 625980.

Last Sunday OPEN MIC The Herbert Arms, Kerry, 8pm, all welcome, 07970 135378. Last Sunday OPEN MIC NIGHT All welcome. The Retreat, Ledbury, 01531 632766. Every Monday ACOUSTIC NIGHT The Golden Lion Hotel, Llandysilio, near Welshpool, 01691 830295. Every Monday BLUES & COUNTRY JAM NIGHT The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 9pm, 01952 610888. Every Monday OPEN MIC NIGHT Bull Inn, Shrewsbury, 01743 344728. Every Monday nights BRECON TOWN BAND Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7-9pm. 07779 390954. Every Tuesday BLUES NIGHT The Golden Lion Hotel, Llandysilio, 01691 830295. Every Tuesday TUESDAY JAM SESSION The Falcon Hotel, Bromyard, 8-11pm, 01885 483034. Every Tuesday OPEN MIC All welcome, from about 9pm. The Retreat, Ledbury, 01531 632766. Every Tuesday OPEN MIC NIGHT Hosted by Pete Keeley and Dangerous Dave. The Back Bar, The King’s Head, Bishop’s Castle, 9pm onwards, 01588 630770. 3rd Tuesday FOLK NIGHTS The Crown Inn, Longtown. Register for e-Newsletter john.baxter87@btinternet.com Last Tuesday JAM SESSION Beer In Hand, Eign St, Hereford, 8pm.

Last Tuesday JAZZ NIGHT The Golden Lion Hotel, Llandysilio,Oswestry, 01691 830295. Every Wednesday MAINSTREAM JAZZ NIGHT The Dragon Hotel, Montgomery, 8pm, 01686 668359. Every Wednesday ACOUSTIC NIGHT Baskerville Hall Hotel, near Hay-on-Wye, 8.30pm, 01497 820033. First Wednesday SONG AND GUITAR SESSION Red Lion, Llanidloes. 07445 338949. First Wednesday JAZZ NIGHT The Golden Lion Hotel, Llandysilio, 01691 830295. Every Wednesday TELFORD ACOUSTIC CLUB The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 9pm, 01952 610888. First Wednesday HEREFORD BLUEGRASS SESSION The Victory, 88 St Owen St, Hereford, 8pm, details from Martin 01432 342018 or 07846 669890. Every Wednesday FOLK SESSION Railway Inn, Forden, near Welshpool, 8pm, 01938 580120. Every Wednesday ACOUSTIC, CONTEMPORARY & TRADITIONAL FOLK SESSIONS Knighton Hotel, Broad St, Knighton, 8.30pm, details from Terry, 01547 530588. Every Wednesday ACOUSTIC SESSION Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8.45pm, 01531 632250. 2nd Wednesday STRANGE KIN BLUES SESSION Primarily blues, but all styles welcome. Raven, Welshpool, 8pm, email blue.raven@hotmail.co.uk free. 2nd Wednesday OPEN MIC NIGHT Stockton Cross Inn, Kimbolton, near Leominster, 8.30pm, 01568 612509. 2nd Wednesday JAM SESSION White Horse Inn, Clun, 8.30pm onwards. 01588 640305. 3rd Wednesday FOLK/ACOUSTIC SESSION Any style, Crown Inn, Clunton, 9pm, 01588 660226. Every Thursday JAZZ JAM Queen’s Head, St James St, Monmouth, 01600 712767. 1st Thursday SESSION The Alma, Linton, 8.30pm, all welcome, 07779 144005. 1st Thursday MUSIC SESSION All styles welcome. Horse & Jockey Inn, Knighton, 8.30pm-till late. More info 01547 520062. 1st Thursday OPEN MIC NIGHT The Bridge, Tenbury Wells, call to book your slot, all welcome, 01584 810434. 3rd Thursday FOLK SESSION King’s Head, Cross St, Tenbury Wells, 07721 58766. 3rd Thursday FOLK NIGHT Castle Inn, Knucklas, 7pm till late, 01547 528223. 3rd Thursday OPEN MIC Spread Eagle, King St, Hereford, phone to book a slot, 01432 272205. 4th Thursday ACOUSTIC MUSIC The Sun, High St, Clun, 9pm. Contact Dave Wright 01588 640552. Every Friday THE HOTSPUR SESSIONS Join in on our relaxed, creative music evening, or come along to listen. Aero-Club, Shobdon Airfield, 7.30pm, 01568 708783. 1st Friday ACOUSTIC SESSION The Unicorn, Corve St, Ludlow, 8:30pm. Contact: Ann Gray 01584 879 348. 1st Friday FOLK SESSION Led by The Pedigrees, Spread Eagle, King St, Hereford, 01432 272205. 3rd Friday TRADITIONAL SESSIONING & LIVE BANDS Llanfyllin Workhouse, 01691 649062. 3rd Friday ACOUSTIC FOLK MUSIC & SONG SESSION The New Inn, Bartestree, Hereford. Last Friday OPEN MIC NIGHT With Mark from the Rhythm Thieves. Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm, 07885 467673. 5th Friday SESSION Nelson Inn, Ludlow, 01584 872908.

VENUES

APPLETREE, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, 01584 318015 ASSEMBLY ROOMS, Mill Street, Ludlow 01584 878141 BARRELS, St Owen Street, Hereford 01432 274968 BASKERVILLE ARMS, Clyro, near Hay-on-Wye 01497 820670. BASKERVILLE HALL HOTEL, Clyro Court, near Hay-onWye 01497 820033. BELL HOTEL, Commercial St, Newtown 01686 625540 BAYHORSE INN, BROMYARD 01885 482600. BELL INN, Etnam St, Leominster 01568 612818 THE BRIDGE HOTEL, Tenbury Wells 01584 810434. THE BRIDGE, Ludlow 01584 872963 BLACK LION, Bridge St, Hereford, 01432 266000 CARAD, East St, Rhayader, 01597 810192 CHARLTON ARMS, Ludlow, 01584 872813 CONQUEST THEATRE, Bromyard, 01885 488575 THE COURTYARD, Edgar St, Hereford. 01432 340555 THE DUKES ARMS, Presteigne 01544 267318 DUN COW, Shrewsbury 01743 356408 THE EXCHANGE, Newtown 01686 621814. GARWAY VILLAGE HALL, Hereford 01981 580056 THE GEORGE & DRAGON, Knighton 01547 528532 GLEANINGS, near Bishop’s Castle, 01743 891412 THE GOLDEN CROSS INN, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford 01432 880274. GRAPE VAULTS, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611404. THE GRANARY, Leominster 01568 614290. THE GROVE HOTEL, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury, 01743 271227 THE HARP INN, Glasbury-on-Wye 01497 847373 THE HERDSMAN, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 01432 277330 HOLLY BUSH INN, Near Hay-on-Wye, 01497 847371. HOPE & ANCHOR, Rope Walk, Wye St, Ross-on-Wye. 01989 563003. HOTSPUR CAFE & BAR, Shobdon Airfield 01568 708783. HUNDRED HOUSE INN, Purslow, 01588 660541 KNIGHTON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE, Knighton 07751 221487. THE LAKESIDE CAFÉ, Llandrindod Wells, 01597 825679 LICHFIELD VAULTS, Church St, Hereford. 01432 266821 LION BALLROOM, Broad St, Leominster. 01568 611588 THE LOWFIELD INN, Marton, Welshpool 01743 891313 LUDLOW BREWING COMPANY, The Railway Shed, Ludlow 01584 873291 THE MALTHOUSE, Ironbridge, 01952 433712 MINER’S ARMS, Priest Weston 01938 561352 NELSON INN, Ludlow 01584 872908 OAKENGATES THEATRE, Telford. 01952 619020 THE OLD MILL, High Street, Llanidloes 01686 412008 THE OXFORD ARMS, Duke St, Kington 01544 230322 THE PLOUGH INN, Whitecross Road, Hereford 01432 343360 THE RETREAT, Ledbury, 01531 632766. ROSE & CROWN, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811336 ROYAL FOUNTAIN, Cleobury Mortimer 01299 272720 ROYAL OAK, Presteigne, 01544 260842. TALBOT HOTEL, Tregaron, 01974 298719 THEATR BRYCHEINIOG, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622 THE HAFREN, Llanidloes Road, Newtown 01686 614555 THE THREE ELMS, Hereford. 01432 273338. THREE TUNS, Bishop’s Castle. 01588 638797 THE VICTORY, 88 St Owen St, Hereford 01432 274998 VOLUNTEER, Harold St, Hereford 01432 276189. WHITEHORSE INN, The Square, Clun. 01588 640305.

band directory APPLEBY KINSEY 4-piece acoustic jazz, contemporary folk, singer-songwriter group: acoustic guitar, saxophones, flute double bass, beautiful female lead vocals. Collectively we produce a different kind of purely acoustic sound, one that is familiar enough to be instantly accessible, while being original, sophisticated, and played with great instrumental skill, to grab and hold on to the audience’s attention. Perfect for your special occasion. Visit www.applebykinsey.com for music/details/contact. ARTHUR MILLS & THE BLACK EYE FRIDAYS Acoustic/Folk 4 piece band playing lively original songs, with varied influences, and given an original edge. Please visit our website to watch our videos and enjoy 4 songs recorded in the ‘Shed of Dreams’. www.arthurmills.com Contact : info@arthurmills.com or phone Eggy : 07976 433753. THE BAGGAGE HANDLERS - acoustic duo playing classic covers from the likes of R.E.M. to Johnny Cash, Snow Patrol to The Jam. We can be contacted at www.facebook.com/thebaggagehandlers www.myspace.com/baggagehandlersmusic or simply ring 07824 787168. MARTIN BLAKE: Fingerpickin’ good guitar, banjo and vocals, solo or with a variety of bands from duo to six piece, including Whiskey River (5/6 piece playing swamp music from America’s Deep South with fiddle, Cajun accordion and sax), The Whiskey River Boys (duo version of the same), The Grass Snakes (5 piece trad bluegrass band with high lonesome harmony vocals), Blakes III (an eclectic acoustic trio with fiddle, clarinet, guitar and 3 part harmony) and The Blake Plowman Hot Band (red hot 4 piece rocking country band). Pubs, Clubs, Weddings, Divorces, etc. Contact: 07846 669890 or 01432 342018. Email: info@martinblake.org Website: www.martinblake.org CUCKOO ALE CEILIDH BAND Not just an ordinary ceilidh band, but an extraordinary ceilidh band! Squeeze box, keyboard and percussion with expert calling. See www.cuckooaleband.co.uk or email bev.langton@talk21. com or phone 07799 408297. CUCKURIOSITY A dynamic Ceilidh duo featuring Bev calling and Ray on his digital melodeon. A classy act which is versatile, flexible, requires minimum space and can set up in double quick time. Ideal for weddings, corporate events, marquees and venues without a stage. See and hear more on www.raybevlangton.com For bookings contact us at bev.langton@talk21.com THE DETAILS Acoustic Folk-Art band formed around highly original songwriters Andy Morton and Dave Carroll. Songs to savour range from the heartfelt to the hilarious; from delta blues through wistful ballads to pacey rockers. A listening band (or duo) for pubs, clubs, arts centres, book fairs, festivals. See and hear more on www.thedetails.org.uk and www.facebook.com/thedetails2 Tel 01531 670623 or email david@carroll.org.uk DEJA VU has grown and now features a talented girl singer, Hanah B, to enhance their nostalgic blend of 60s/70s pop and rock classics with soul and blues. Contact Bill Pitt on 01584 819394. DREWS BREW – hear the harmony, feel the beat. 3 piece band bringing you songs from Eagles, Lady Antebellum, Queen, Blondie, Amy Macdonald, Alan Jackson, KT Tunstall and more. So, sit and listen or party the night away. Contact: drewsbrew@icloud.com Richard on 01885 489119 or Peter on 0777 0851450

FLATWORLD Roots ‘n’ grooves from Eastern Europe and beyond. Lively five-piece band with magnificent tunes and kicking rhythm for your festival, wedding, party or pub. Also circle dancing with caller. Contact Neil on 01684 569611 or 07866 021489; visit www.flat-world.org.uk or email info@ flat-world.org.uk THE FLOK Duo/Trio/Band suitable for most occasions. Kate Thomas lends her stunning voice to a refreshing mix of material from the likes of KT Tunstall, Pink and Mumford & Sons, ably supported by Dave Luke (guitar/mandolin/vocals) and a solid but subtle rhythm section. Dave 07967 029159 Kate 07817 019918 daveluke1@hotmail.com - or like us on Facebook! HOT CLIMATE Ultimate party band, best 6-piece line up ever. For top musical entertainment at your party/ wedding/festival or corporate function. Book now! New footage on www.hotclimate.co.uk. Contact Charlie 01568 613895 or mobile 07702 528088 anytime! THE JOHN HARDMAN BAND Uncompromising Power Rock and Heavy Blues. We play some Jimi, Rory, BB, Tull, Zep, Stones, Who, Steppenwolf, some originals and much more. We are an experienced gigging band and will play private parties, pubs, festivals, stadiums. Give Mick a ring on 0786 4705156 or www.johnhardmanband See on myspace.com/johnhardmanband KEYGREEN Original music featuring vocal harmonies, guitar, piano sax, and clarinet. Herefordshire based brother and sister duo Tom and Nicky Jaques. A unique full sound for live music venues, festival gigs and private bookings. Contact Nicky or Tom for more info. www.keygreenmusic.co.uk nickyjaquesmusic@gmail.com www.facebook.com/KeyGreenMusic 07817268689 / 07837713384 LE FREAK Amazing 4 piece party funk band featuring music from Chic, James Brown, KC and the Sunshine Band, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. Great band for any dance event. Includes disco for non stop music. Hear us on soundcloud.com/lefreak357066067 or phone Nick on 01981 540348 or 07952 415487. LITTLE RUMBA A classy four piece band featuring Hugh, John, Jacqui & Pete, from The Tango Band and The Rumbajax, playing moody, melancholy music everything from East European and South American to the Blues. Viola, violin, accordion, saxophones, guitar, vocals and bass. 01547 520339 www.littlerumba.com MELOMANICS Really fun duo, trio, or full Ceilidh band, more than just great music - stilts as well if appropriate! Modern, traditional and original tunes with a cosmopolitan flavour. (Specialité: Timoléon pour vos soirées Françaises). Ideal for parties, weddings, fund raising events, festivals, shows, pubs, restaurants etc. For info call Tim on 01743 719438 or Rich 01743 718612, email tim@melomanics.co.uk, website www.melomanics.co.uk A MONTH OF SUNDAYS With electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, harmonicas, pipes, percussion and vocals, this Ledbury-based four/five piece ensemble plays fresh interpretations of folk, jazz and blues classics with a sprinkling of effulgent originals thrown in for good measure. For festivals, parties and pub bookings, Nick Trigg on 07938 889976, email isoundprooftrigg@hotmail.co.uk or efsl.porter@btinternet.com website amos-uk.co.uk facebook.com/amonthofsundaysuk MOSTLY JOHN CEILIDH BAND Cast aside that economic gloom. Why not let our merry minstrels, aided by the lovely Pammy (“no, no, no!”) restore your joie de vivre at your party, wedding or knees-up. Contact John 01588 661096.

MUCH ADO - The band for your ceilidh or barn dance. 5-piece band with caller for ceilidhs, barn dances, weddings, parties, shows, fetes, etc. Contact Alan Oberman 01982 570432, email alan.oberman@gmail.com or Peter Watts 01497 831424, email peterwatts135@btinternet.com. See website www.muchadoband.com OVER THE HILLBILLIES - Lively, foot stomping, rip-roaring band performing everything from Led Zep to Kylie, Dolly to Motorhead, and Blur to the Bee Gees. With a look fashioned straight from “Deliverance”, playing on a banjo, fiddle, tea-chest bass, drums, harmonicas, geeetar and a suitcase(!) we are perfect for pubs, festivals and anything else that involves drinking and dancing. For bookings call Linda on 01686 670409 or find us on Facebook.com/ Over-the-Hillbillies. YEEEEEEHAAAAAA! RAY STROUD Respected electro-acoustic finger style guitarist/singer. Huge repertoire of songs and tunes from 60s-90s and originals plus ragtime and country picking. Sets to suit venue - folk, roots, jazzy pop, soft rock, or a mixture. Also available in the duo Thyme Bandits and four piece power pop Hush. Friendly and professional. Call 07962 916333 or email raystrack@talo5.plus.com http:// www.bandmix.co.uk/ray-stroud RHYTHM THIEVES Funky, folky and fun. 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 Music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Great party music, capturing the retro vibe. Contact tel: 07588 409059 or email seansaye@yahoo.co.uk. Website www.seansaye.com. SIR DANCELOT Traditional dance music for any occasion with/without caller. Fiddle, mandolin, concertina, guitar, cittern, banjo, whistles. http://sirdancelot.co.uk. Contact (01686) 411147/621156 or 07843 440789 or info@sirdancelot.co.uk SILVER BRANCH Ceilidh/folk band, complete with caller and PA system. Multi-instrumental 5-piece band playing traditional Irish/world music and contemporary tunes. David: 01981 540832, Anna: 07980 961187. SLIPPERY SLOPE Silly, melancholy and beautiful music played on accordion, fiddle, guitar and steel pan. From ska to klezmer via a Parisian cafe and a Russian vodka bar. For more info please call Jo or Ben on 01981 510136 see www.slipperyslope.org.uk or email slipperyslope@ hotmail.com SOUL SUPPLY 6-piece soul, Motown and R & B Party Band. Guaranteed to turn your event into a hive of nonstop dance floor activity. Available for weddings, parties and corporate events. Full PA, lights, staging and disco as required. 079905 75531 or 01568 708868 www.soulsupplyband.co.uk info@soulsupplyband.co.uk

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

theatre PERFORMANCE

Wed 1 October CHAMPIONS OF MAGIC Includes four world class, award-winning entertainers performing everything from stage filling illusions to magic right in the palm of the hand. Along with live video feed, fiery pyrotechnics and stunning lighting. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £19/£17, family ticket £65, 01432 340555. Fri 3, Wed 8 & Thurs 9 October NOT ABOUT HEROES BLACKEYED THEATRE COMPANY. The unforgettable story of two of the finest ‘Great War’ poets, Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, their friendship, their interdependency and their poetry. 3 Oct - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622. 8 & 9 Oct - The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £15/£14, 01432 340555. Fri 3, Sat 4, Fri 10 - Sun 12 October & Fri 7 November MY BIG FAT COWPAT WEDDING KALI THEATRE COMPANY/BLACK COUNTRY TOURING. A celebration of a mixed marriage between a country girl and a lad from the city, with all their friends and family. What could possible go wrong? A fun, lighthearted exploration of relationships across the divides of rural/urban, race and gender. For ages 12+. 3 Oct - The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch, 7.30pm, £8/£7/£5/£25, 01948 660660. 4 Oct - Shipton VH, 7pm, £8/£8/£25, 01694 771790. 10 Oct - Priest Weston VH, 7.30pm, £8/£5, 01938 561425. 11 Oct - Farlow & Oreton VH, 8pm, £8/£5, 01746 718642. 12 Oct - Bodenham Parish Hall, 8pm, £8/£5/£25, 01568 797404. Arts Alive. 7 Nov - Dolau Community Hall, near Llandrindod Wells, 8pm, £8/£6, 01597 851427. Fri 3 & Thurs 16 October THAT IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IDLE MOTION. During WWII, the grounds of Bletchley Park housed some of Britain’s greatest minds. Decades later, as Bletchley’s secrets begin to be revealed, another group of groundbreaking volunteers gather to save the home of the Enigma code breakers. 3 Oct - Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, 01873 850805. 16 Oct - The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £11/£9, 01432 340555. Fri 4 October BANE 1 & 2 WHITEBONE PRODUCTIONS. Multi-award winning one-man comedy with a live guitar soundtrack. Bane is akin to a Raymond Chandler novel, spliced together with a Quentin Tarrantino movie. For ages 12+. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £12/£6, 07967 517125. Arts Alive.

Fri 4 & Tues 7 October MY DEAREST GIRLS: HELEN’S STORY FRANCESCA MILLICAN SLATER. Based on real letters sent between six young Shropshire women friends between 1917-1920, Helen’s Story is a 30 minute piece that tells the tale of one of them; a famer’s daughter near Much Wenlock. 4 Oct - Pentabus Theatre, Bromfield, 12pm, 2pm & 4pm, free, 01584 856564. 7 Oct - Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, 01743 258885. Arts Alive.

Tues 7 October ADVENTURES IN THE SKIN TRADE THEATR IOLO. Dylan Thomas’s surreal coming-of-age and unfinished novel is given new life by Theatr Iolo. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, 01873 850805. Wed 8 & Fri 31 October PAUL DANIELS & DEBBIE MCGEE 8 Oct - Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £18, OAP £15, under 16s £12, family £50, 01600 772467. 31 Oct - Regal Cinema, Tenbury, 7.30pm, 01584 811442. Thurs 9 October THE TRIAL OF SISTER ROSE EXIT FOOL PRODUCTIONS. Based on the real life events of a young American man on death row in the 1980s. Studio Theatre, The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.45pm, £10/£8, 01432 340555. Fri 10, Sat 11 & Sat 18 October BEDROOM FARCE BLACK RAT & BLACKWOOD MINER’S INSTITUTE. Alan Ayckbourn’s sophisticated 70’s comedy, lifts the lid on the secrets of marriage. 10 Oct - Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, 01873 850805. 11 Oct - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.45pm, 01874 611622. 18 Oct Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £12, 01686 614555. Sat 11 October EDUCATING RONNIE In 2002, Joe went on a gap year trip to Uganda and made friends with a teen called Ronnie. Six months later, back in Manchester, Joe got a text that changed both their lives:... Free Q & A after the show. Oscars, The Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8pm, £10/£8, 01584 878141.

Conquest Theatre Bromyard Films

Fri 3 Oct The Fault in our Stars Wed 15 Oct Much Ado About Nothing (BFS) Fri 17 Oct Belle

Live Broadcasts

Sat 11 Oct, 5.55pm New York Met - MACBETH Thurs 16 Oct, 7pm Royal Opera House - MANON (Ballet) Sat 18 Oct, 5.55pm New York Met - LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Sun 26 Oct, 3pm Bolshoi Live - THE LEGEND OF LOVE Mon 27 Oct, 7pm Royal Opera House - I DUE FOSCARI

Live on Stage

Sat 4 Oct - FOLK IN THE FOYER with Vikki Clayton & Steve Parker Sun 5 Oct - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Ballet Cymru Sat 25 Oct - THE SNOW QUEEN - Ash Productions Fri 31 Oct - THE TELL TALE HEART - Little Earthquake (sponsored by Arts Alive).

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

Cyrano

Tues 14 - Thurs 16 October JULIUS CAESAR THE WORCESTER REPERTORY COMPANY. Hereford Cathedral, 7.30pm, matinee 1.30pm, £15, matinee £12.50 available from the Cathedral shop and 01905 611427. Tues 14 - Mon 27 October EACH SLOW DUSK PENTABUS THEATRE. A startling new play about action, humanity and the legacy of war. Each Slow Dusk charts the experiences of three young men serving on the western front. 14 Oct - All Stretton Village Hall. 15 Oct - Castle Hall. 16 Oct - Snailbeach Village Hall. 17 Oct - Clun Memorial Hall. 18 Oct - Harley Village Hall. 21 Oct - The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch Leisure Centre. 22 Oct - Quatt Village Hall. 23 Oct - SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle. 24 Oct - Market Theatre, Ledbury. 25 Oct - Leintwardine Community Centre. 27 Oct - Pentabus Theatre, Brimfield. www.pentabus.co.uk Wed 15 October A NOVEMBER DAY THINGUMAJIG THEATRE. With evocative puppet characters, live music and ever-changing set, A November Day is a timeless fable on war and the miracle of friendship when all else seems lost. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2pm, 01874 611622. Thurs 16 October THE GINGER CAT A semi-staged play reading of a comedy by famous writer of the day, Lord Dunsany. The play was in production in the West End as WWI broke out, and withdrawn because it was considered too frivolous for the times. Methodist Church Hall, Leintwardine, 7.30pm, free, 01547 540334. Mon 20 - Sat 27 October AFROVIBES FESTIVAL 21 Oct - Mamela. Follows a group of remarkable young women from the Eastern Cape of South Africa, 7.30pm, £12. 22 Oct - Skierlik. Revisits the horror of a raciallymotivated shooting spree that devasted the remote settlement of Skierlik in 2008, 7.30pm. 23 Oct Rhetorical. Mbeki succeeded Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa in 1999. The play revisits some of his most famous speeches, laying bare his powers of persuasion as an orator, 7.30pm. 25 Oct - Rainbow Scars. White, middle class Ellen and her family adopted a three year old black child called Lindiwe, 14 years lager she is coming to terms with her life in a changing South Africa, 7.30pm. Tickets £12, £9 before 10 Oct, festival pass £40. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555. Wed 22 October BLOOD WEDDING ROGUEPLAY THEATRE. Lorca’s Blood Wedding pivots around the uneasy marriage of two villagers, against a violent backdrop of betrayal, family feuding and death. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

Thurs 23 - Sat 25 October YES, PRIME MINISTER Spin, sexed-up dossiers, sleaze and a nation on the brink of financial meltdown... Will Jim Hacker and his team of advisors be able to rescue the country from the edge? Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.45pm, Sat 2.45pm, £14/£11, 01584 878141. Fri 24 & Sat 25 October THE TAMING OF THE SHREW TWO GENTS PRODUCTIONS. With only two actors on a bare stage, in their distinct and innovative cross-cultural style, Two Gents fuse Shakespeare’s text with great physicality. For ages 10+. 24 Oct - Chapel Lawn Village Hall, 7.30pm, £8/£5/£25, 01547 530535. 25 Oct Goodrich Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10/£5/£25, 01600 891291. Arts Alive. Sat 25 October SCIENCE IN THE SKY DRAWN TO STARS THEATRE COMPANY. Premier performance. Ignite your curiosity with this fusion of art and science, exploring the world that shapes us, how we shape it and what the future might hold. Wyeside, Builth Wells, free, 01982 552555. Tues 28 October LIVE SUPERSTARS OF WRESTLING Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, 01874 611622. Fri 31 October THE TELL-TALE HEART LITTLE EARTHQUAKE. This gripping comic tale of murder in the dark is performed by one actor, alongside a sound artist creating totally live sound effects. A Halloween special! Will appeal to age 12+. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, £8, 01885 488575. Arts Alive. Wed 5 November SKYHAWK CLWYD THEATR CYMRU. Intense and touching story of how protecting a rare bird, an osprey, forges a deep and special friendship between three children. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, 01874 611622. Wed 5 - Sat 8 November CYRANO DE BERGERAC MID POWYS YOUTH THEATRE. A big, bright, beautiful and bold retelling of Rostand’s epic comedy: a heroic tale of love and wit, poetry and war, baked goods, bravado and brothers-in-arms. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, Sat matinee 2pm, £9/£6, £5 Saturday, 01982 552555.

Skyhawk

Thurs 6 November HIGH NOON(ISH) Local company BTP return with another outrageous comedy written by Liz Davies. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, 01873 850805. Fri 7 November BLEAK HOUSE THE PANTALOONS. A thrilling tale of love, skulduggery and spontaneous combustion… Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £16/£13, 01600 719401. Fri 7 & Sat 8 November THE PEARL DUMBSHOW. When an impoverished pearl-diver finds the Pearl of the World he thinks his life will be transformed forever... 7 Nov - Dilwyn Cedar Hall, 7.30pm, £8/£5, 01568 720226. 8 Nov - All Stretton Village Hall, 7.30pm, £8/£5/£25, 01694 723378. Arts Alive. Fri 7, Sat 8 & Fri 14 November MY DEAREST GIRLS - THE LETTERS BOOK FRANCESCA MILLICAN SLATER. A full-length theatre piece based on the real letters sent between a group of six Shropshire women between 1917-1920. 7 Nov - Habberley Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10, 01743 790179. 8 Nov - Trefonen Village Hall, 7.30pm, £8/£5/£25, 01691 657011. 14 Nov - Wem Town Hall, 7.30pm, £9/£7/£5, 01939 238279. Arts Alive.

MUSICAL THEATRE & OPERA October & November CARMEN MID WALES OPERA, directed by Jonathan Miller and translated by comedian Rory Bremner. 15 Oct - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. 17 Oct - The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555. 4 Nov - Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 01873 850805. 13 Nov - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 611622.

Sat 4 October LIANG AND THE MAGIC PAINTBRUSH CROOKED TIMBER THEATRE COMPANY. Liang dreams of being a painter but is too poor to buy himself a paintbrush. An inventive and gentle show combining puppets, origami, live painting and video images. Studio Theatre, The Courtyard, Hereford, 2.30pm, £8/£7, 01432 340555. Sat 4 & Wed 8 October AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS OXFORDSHIRE THEATRE COMPANY & CHIPPING NORTON THEATRE. Daft Victorian invention, daring deeds and downright silliness. For adults and families ages over 7 years. 4 Oct - Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £12, children £8.50, family £36, 01686 614555. 8 Oct - Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7pm, £13/£11, £8 children aged 7-16 years, 01982 552555. Sat 11 October PIRATE AND PARROT A LITTLE COMMITMENT THEATRE COMPANY. The smallest pirate and a parrot of gigantic proportions meet in a strange twist of fate. Studio Theatre, Courtyard, Hereford, 11am & 2.30pm, £8/£7, 01432 340555. Sat 18 October ALICE IN WONDERLAND BOX TALE SOUP create a timeless world of beautiful paper puppets, strange creations and wondrous fantasy. The Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7.30pm, £8pm, children £4 from The Workhouse, Presteigne or www.wegottickets. com and on the door.

Until Sat 4 October FAME Based on the Oscar winning musical film and hugely successful TV series. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, £32-£15, 01743 281281.

Wed 22 - Sun 26 October THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER SILLY BOYS THEATRE. A hilarious, wacky and heartwarming take on some of the world’s favourite fairytales. For ages 4+ and their families. 22 Oct - SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 11am & 1.30pm, £6/£4, 01588 630321. 23 Oct - The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 10.30am, £5, 01952 728911. 24 Oct - Wem Town Hall, 4pm, £7/£5, 01939 238279. 25 Oct - Kinokulture Cinema, Oswestry, 2pm, £8/£5, 0845 250 0517. 26 Oct - Market Theatre, Ledbury, 3pm, £8/£5/£16, 07967 517125. Arts Alive.

Wed 15 & Thurs 16 October THE BEST OF BRAODWAY - THE SCARY SIX SAVOY YOUTH THEATRE ACADEMY. With music from Sweeney Todd, Little Shop of Horrors and the Rocky Horror Show. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £7, £4 under 16s, 01600 772467.

Sat 25 October THE SNOW QUEEN ASH PRODUCTIONS. A new musical score, vibrant projected animation, innovative puppetry, costumes and set. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, £11/£9, 01885 488575.

Mon 27 October - Sat 1 November CATS AAODS JUNIORS will have you dancing in your seats with this ever-popular musical. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7pm,, Sat 6pm, 01873 850805.

Mon 27 & Tues 28 October THE STORY GIANT SHANTY THEATRE COMPANY. Deep in his castle, The Story Giant is dying. Exploring folklore, myth and fairytale from around the world, we meet ghosts, talking skulls, monsters, thieves, tricksters, dragons and homing chickens. For ages 7+ years. 27 Oct - Studio Theatre, The Courtyard, Hereford, 3.30pm, £8/£7, 01432 340555. 28 Oct - Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 12 noon, £8 adults, £6 under 16s, £25 family, 01600 772467.

Wed 29 October THE LADY BOYS OF BANGKOK - RED HOT KISSES A fabulous mix of fun and frolics. Dripping with diamante and sizzling with new songs and side-splitting comedy. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

CHILDREN’S THEATRE

Tues 4 - Sat 8 November WIZARD OF OZ (RSC VERSION) HEREFORD MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY. Dorothy Gale of Kansas like so many girls her age, dreams frequently of what lies over the rainbow. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, matinees 2.30pm, £17 - £5, family tickets £55-£45, 01432 340555.

Tues 28 October JACK AND THE BEANSTALK LYNGO THEATRE. A show for the over 3’s (and their giants) with something for everyone - enormous shoes, tiny houses, showers of silver and gold and a big, leafy explosion! Wyeside, Builth Wells, 2pm, £8.50/£7.50 child and adult concession, 01982 552555.

The Pied Piper

Mondays YOUTH THEATRE Conquest Theatre, Bromyard. Ages 6-11 4.30-5.30pm, ages 11-14 6-7.30pm, ages 14-18 7.30-9.30pm, 01432 340555. Mondays (during term time) BRYCHEINIOG YOUTH THEATRE Led by Andrew Sterry and Gareth Williams. Ages 9-12 6-7.15pm, ages 13-25 7.30-9pm. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 611622. Tuesdays SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE The Courtyard, Hereford, £62 term, 01432 340555.

Thurs 30 October THE SNOW QUEEN IMAGE MUSICAL THEATRE. Hans Christian Anderson’s fairytale translates into one of Image Musical Theatre’s much loved musicals. For all the family aged 4+. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2.30pm, 01874 611622. Thurs 30 October MORGAN & WEST: A GRAND ADVENTURE Time travelling Victorian magicians Morgan and West have lost the secrets to all their tricks and intend to get them back... A magic show with a twist. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £12 adult, £8 children and concessions, 01982 552555. Thurs 30 October SHAZAM! Rib-tickling laughter and bags of audience participation. Join Kirsty, Jake and Melisa on a Halloween adventure as they explore Blackdown Castle to find out about its history. Suitable for ages 3+. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 12 noon, £9, £7 under 16s, £28 family, 01600 772467. Thurs 30 October THE PIED PIPER NORWICH PUPPET THEATRE. A humorous and charming one-person show that combines creative puppetry, foot-tapping music and exciting storytelling. For chidren aged 3-7 years. Oscars, Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 2pm, £6, £20 for four people, 01584 878141. Fri 31 October THE SOOTY SHOW Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 11am & 2.30pm, £12, children £10, family £38, 01686 614555.

DRAMA WORKSHOPS

HAY SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE For 12-17 year olds. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye. Call Janine Sharp on 07733 055430 for details or to express an interest. MID POWYS YOUTH THEATRE Tuesdays Junior Youth Theatre 8-11, 4.15pm-5pm. 11-14 years, 5.15pm-6.15pm. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells Senior Youth Theatre 14+ 7pm-9.30pm. The Drama Centre, Llandrindod Wells. Contact Ralph Bolland on 07810 350994. Mondays NO STRINGS ATTACHED Puppetry and Mask Theatre with The Fetch Theatre Co. 11-16, 6.30-8pm. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 01584 878141. Mondays APPLETREE JUNIOR YOUTH THEATRE Creative and inspiring drama workshops for children 7-11 years to develop performance skills, confidence, literacy and communication. 4.15pm-5.30pm, The Appletree Studio, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RU. £60 per term. office@appletreetheatre.co.uk or phone 01584 318015. Mondays APPLETREE SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE Creative and inspiring drama workshops for children 11-16 years. 5.45pm-7.00pm, The Appletree Studio, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RU. £60 per term. office@appletreetheatre.co.uk or phone 01584 318015.

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

word Poetry & Storytelling

Sat 11 October LUKE WRIGHT - YOUR NEW FAVOURITE POET Poems about bawdy bar room ballads and Westminster rogues. Hermon Chapel, Oswestry, 7.30pm, £8 in advance, £10 on the door, 01691 670003. 16+. Arts Alive. Wed 15 October T HARRI JONES & DYLAN THOMAS An evening of poetry, prose and drama celebrating Dylan Thomas’ birth. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £15 includes Cawl and Welsh cakes, 01982 552555. Fri 17 October WAR-POETRY READING Bring war poems you would like to read, poems you have written or just listen to poetry. Community Centre, Leintwardine, 7.30pm, free, 01547 540334. Sun 26 October A POET IN OCTOBER Reflections on Dylan Thomas. By Stephen Hollinghurst and Edward Storey. St Michael’s Church, Discoed, 3.30pm, £5 on the door, 01547 560246. Wed 29 October POP UP POETRY Featuring Canada’s leading spoken word artist, Greg Frankson. Tomatitos, Hay-on-Wye, 7-9pm, admission by donation, 07961 589616. Griots Arts. Fri 31 October NIGHT AFTER NIGHT An atmospheric Halloween reading with author, Phil Rickman, to celebrate the launch of his latest novel. Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye, 6pm, free, 01497 820322. Sun 2 November ALICIA’S GIFT BY JESSICA DUCHEN This show alternates extracts read by Jessica Duchen with illustrative piano works performed by Viv McLean. The Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 3pm, £10 from The Workhouse, www.wegottickets.com and on the door.

Comedy

Thurs 2 October RORY MCGRATH & PHIL POPE - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED LAGER An evening of sophisticated comedy and song. Expect wit, elegance and clever musical pastiche. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £16, 01600 772467. Fri 3 October COURTYARD COMEDY CLUBS Hayley Ellis, Omar Hamdi and Sally Anne Hayward. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8.30pm, £12.50, 01432 340555. Sat 4 October DAVE GORMAN A unique blend of stand-up comedy and visual story-telling as Dave Gorman Gets Straight to the Point. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £21, 01432 340555.

Thurs 9 October BRIDGET CHRISTIE If you think you’d enjoy a 43 year old woman shouting about gender inequality, in a Gloucester accent for nearly two hours, this is the show for you. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 8pm, 01873 850805.

Tues 14 October & Tues 11 November COMEDY & CURRY Telford Comedy Club, 8pm, Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888. Fri 17 October WYESIDE COMEDY CLUB Wyeside, Builth Wells, 8pm, £8 in advance, £10 on the door, 01982 552555. Fri 31 October TELFORD COMEDY CLUB Elephant & Castle, Dawley, Telford, 01952 506412. Fri 31 October MARK WATSON FLAWS Winner of five major comedy awards. 24 hour show luminary. Novelist. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £17/£16, 01432 340555. Sun 9 November JO BRAND Two shows to raise money for The Courtyard and Megan Baker House. With lots of fab new material. The Courtyard, Hereford, 6pm & 8pm, £25, 01432 340555.

Talks

Sat 4 October DAVID WHEELER Talks about his experiences in Istanbul, ‘Teargas and Tulips’. St Andrew’s Church Hall, Presteigne, 7.30pm, £5. October WEA COURSES AND STUDY DAYS 6 Oct - The Ethics of War and Violence (7 sessions). Baptist Hall, Ledbury, 2-4pm, £42. 6 Oct - Reading Latin with some Knowledge of Latin through the medium of poetry and pros (7 sessions). Baptish Hall Room 2, Ledbury, 2-4pm, £42. 13 Oct - Churches of Monmouthshire and the Welsh Border (5 sessions & 1 Field Day). Trinity Parish Hall, Ledbury, 7.30-9.30pm, £30. 21 Oct - Modern History Discussion Group (6 sessions). Trinity Hall, Ledbury, 10.30am-12pm, £15. Study Day Courses - 1 Oct - Discover Lichfield, leaving Ledbuiry 9am, £18. 8 Nov - History of Transport in the Ledbury Area, Burgage Hall, Ledbury, 10am-4pm, £16.50. Workers Educational Association, 01684 540624. Mon 6 October LINGEN HISTORY GROUP The first of two illustrated talks by Duncan James on ‘The Historic Houses of Lingen’. Lingen Village Hall, 7.30pm, £4.50, 01544 260865. Tues 7 October & Tues 4 November BRECKNOCK DECORATIVE & FINE ART SOCIETY 7 Oct - ‘Faber and Faber: It’s History and Designs’. 4 Nov - ‘Three Artists of the First World War’. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2.30pm, £7.50, visitors welcome, £40 subscriptions for the year, 01874 625679. Wed 8 October ALCHEMY RISING Chad Henshaw. The Sitting Room, 4 Upper Galdeford, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £5, www.thailudlow.co.uk/the-sitting-room Wed 8 October WATCHES: UTILITY OBJECT TO FASION ICON The rise of the wristwatch in the 20th century. Oscars, Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 6.30pm, £2 members, £4 non-members, pennywake@mac.com

Fri 10 October HAROLD AND DAME LAURA KNIGHT Their life as painters in Cornwall and Malvern Hills. Presented by David Evans. Larruperz Centre, Grammar School Close, Ross-on-Wye, 7.30pm, £2.50 members, £4.50 visitors including tea/coffee, 01989 565827. Fri 10 October TRAHERNE LECTURE The Revd. Canon John Tiller presents a talk, ‘Hands Across The Divide’ and will discuss relationships between Presbyterians and Episcopalians during and after the Civil War. College Hall, Hereford Cathedral, 7pm, £5 in advance, £6 on the door, 01432 761588. Sat 11 October PSYCHIC HEALERS AND HORSE WHISPERING A talk given by Zoe Henderson. Dorstone Village hall, 4pm, free, 0780 372501. Sun 12 October DOUG SCOTT - THREE PEAKS The adventures, triumphs and tragedies on the world’s three highest mountains: Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga and is illustrated by his stunning mountain photography. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622. Wed 15 October IMAGES OF SOCIAL REFORM A talk by Professor Brian Maidment. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 7.30pm, £3.50 adults, £2.50 students, 01588 630023. Wed 15 October CATHERINE BEALE ‘The Supreme Sacrifice: John Arkwright and O Valiant Hearts’. Community Hall, Leintwardine, 7.30pm, £4, 01547 540334. leintwardinehs.wordpress.com Wed 15 October NADFAS - TEME VALLEY DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS SOCIETY LECTURE Ms Caroline Rayman talks on Three Great Families and their Gardens: A History of the Astors, the Rothschilds and the Sackville-Wests and their gardens. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 2.15pm, £8 on the door, 01584 811088. Wed 15 October LEOMINSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY A talk by Howard Goslyn on plant finders of the past and what plants they brought back to this country. Earl Mortimer College, Leominster, 7.30pm, members free, visitors £3, 01568 611398. Thurs 16 October EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON PESTS, DISEASES AND DISORDERS By Dr Steve Reynolds. Wigmore Village Hall, 7.30pm, £2, 07813 733240. Wigmore & District Gardening Club. Fri 17 October FRAMESPOTTING Join authors Alison and Laurence Matthews to celebrate the launch of their new book. Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye, 6pm, free, 01497 820322. Tues 21 October GARWAY HERITAGE GROUP Featuring an illustrated talk by Dr Martin Connop Price on ‘The History of the Gloucester-Ross-Hereford Railway’. Garway Village Hall, 7.30pm, £3, all welcome. Tues 21 October LUDLOW & MARCHES HUMANISTS How to be Good without God - How do Humanists handle moral dilemmas? The Friends Meeting House, St Mary’s Lane, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01568 770282.

Tues 21 October A NONVIOLENT CHALLENGE TO CONFLICT An illustrated talk by Alastair McIntosh. Quaker Meeting House, 21 King St, Hereford, free, contributions to Millichap Peace Fund welcomed. Tues 21 & Tues 28 October LUDLOW LECTURES 21 Oct - Shaping the Ludlow Landscape, a Ludlow Walk with Michael Rosenbaum. 28 Oct - 1000 Years of Building with Stone in Herefordshire and Worcestershire with Kate Andrews. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 10am, £15 for all 6 lectures or £4 per lecture, 01584 874990. Wed 22 October LINDA EGGINS - OLD PLANT, NEW PLANT Lydbury North Village Hall, 7.30pm, £3, visitors welcome. West Shropshire Gardening Club. Thurs 23 October GODIVA GLASS Illustrated talk by Frans Wesselman. Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Road, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 263937, Fri 24 October RADNORSHIRE SOCIETY LECTURE The Influence of Rivers and Water on Prehistoric Settlements. An illustrated talk by Bill Britnell. New Radnor Community Centre, 8pm, all welcome, 01544 350266. Sat 25 October SAINTS AND SINNERS OF THE MARCHES Talk by Michael Tavinor, Dean of Hereford. Hall Barn, Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 10.30am-12.30pm, £6, 01547 550377, www.bleddfacentre.com Thurs 6 November HOT TOPICS: ETHICS AND JUSTICE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Adrian Armstrong, Professor of Geography, will speak about climate change and environmental issues. College Hall, Hereford Cathedral, 7pm, £5, 01432 374226. Fri 7 November KATE HUMBLE IN CONVERSATION WITH FRANCINE STOCK In aid of The Haven. Castle House, Castle St, Hereford, 12-3.30pm, £35 includs drink and two-course lunch, 01432 356321.

Workshops & Courses

Thurs 2 October BOOK CLUB The Sitting Room, 4 Upper Galdeford (above Thai Box), Ludlow, email: thesittingroomludlow@gmail.com

Thurs 2 & Thurs 16 October PHILOSOPHY CAFE The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762. Sat 11 October POETRY IN OCEAN WORKSHOP 2-5pm at Aylestone Court Hotel, Hereford. Places are £10, including refreshments. Places are limited, so please book early. Book online at mcsuk.org/shop and click on ‘events’ or email: susan@susanrichardsonwriter.co.uk Until 25 October ORIEL DAVIES WRITING COMPETITION With the theme ‘A Sense of Place’, convened and judged by Chris Kinsey. Poems of up to 50 lines each; or prose pieces of up to 1000 words each. Full competition entry guidelines go to www.orieldavies.org or 01686 625041. Sat 25 & Sun 26 October GRAND BOOK SALE Thousands of good quality second-hand books. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, Sat 10am-4.30pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm. Sun 2 November WHERE THE IMAGINATION FINDS ITS HOME Poet and memoirist Roger Garfitt runs a workshop day, a chance to reconnect in poetry and prose, with the places that first awoke our imagination. The Hall Barn, Bleddfa, near Knighton, 10am-3.30pm, £25, afternoon performance £6, both £28, 01544 267418. Marches Poets. STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS at the Story Space Studio at Grange Court in Leominster. Explore the world of the Imagination and develop personal creativity. Full day sessions on 18 October. Also Community Arts Days, Birthday Parties, School Projects, Forest School and Tai Chi Movements for Well Being classes starting Tues 16 September 10-11am. www.storyspace.co.uk Every Tues READING ROOM The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.30am-12.30pm, £48 per term, 01432 340555. First Wednesday of the month AYMESTREY POETRY GROUP The Riverside Inn, Aymestrey, 8pm. Tony Walton 01568 770177 or Meg Cox 01568 708160. First Wednesday of the month POETRY CAFE, Charlton Arms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 872813. Last Wed of each month POP UP POETRY - GRIOTS ARTS Tomatitos, 38 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye. Also featuring a visiting poet with an open mic. Page and performance poets, call 07961 589616 to register for the open mic. Admission by donation, www.griotsarts.com 4th Thurs of each month HAY-ON-WYE AMNESTY GROUP The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7-8pm, 01497 821153.

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Lots of stalls for that The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, perfect item! French Bucknell, SY7 0DH Off A4113 Knighton Road. Breakfast. Live Music. Tel: 01547 530744 Cafe. aardvaark@btconnect.com www.aardvark-books.com OPEN EVERY DAY Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm

grass roots Green Events October THE CARTSHED EVENTS 4 Oct - Make your Own Knife, for ages 16+, 10am-4pm, £80. 11 Oct - Carve out Your Bowl or Spoon’. For ages 16+, 10am-4pm, £60. Every Wed & Thurs - Therapeutic power of woodland. Through green wood craft and cooking in the woods, 10am-3pm, £50 including transport from Hereford and Leominster. 4 Oct - Make your Own Knife (for over 16 years+). All at Newport House, Almeley, www.thecartshed.co.uk Wed 8 - Sun 12 October HAY WALKING FESTIVAL www.haywalking.org 01497 822423. Fri 10 October A WALKER’S GUIDE TO OUTDOOR CLUES & SIGNS Tristan Gooley, best-selling author and natural navigator, offers the ultimate guide to finding your way by natural clues. Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, £6, 01497 820322. Fri 10 - Sun 12 October H.ENERGY Herefordshire’s free, friendly celebration of inspiring, local and DIY energy saving ideas and activities. www.herefordshirenewleaf.org.uk/h.Energy Fri 10 & Sat 11 October LIGHT FOOT - ECO HOMES FOR H ENERGY WEEKEND Sat - Tea and talks covering Bio Mass Systems for farms and mulitple properties. Transition Powys and Transition Presteigne. Bishop’s Castle Community Energy, Bio Mass Project. Retro Fitting your Home, one mans journey to making his home fit for the future. Paradise Farmhouse, Presteigne, LD8 2NH, 10am-4pm. Coppice Cafe Coppicing for firewood, cobs and filberts. Autumnal food and drink at Willey Chapel, Presteigne, 10am-2pm. Fri & Sat Wye Valley Energy at Humber Court Farm, Leominster, 10am-4pm. Tea and chat, farm walk growing fuel for the future. See Bio Mass at work. For more information contact Mandy on 01547 528265 or www.lightfoot.org.uk Sun 12 October PLANT FAIR Free guided walk with Rowan Griffiths during the afternoon. Plus plants, craft and produce for sale. Hergest Croft Gardens, Kington, 10.30am-4.30pm, normal admission applies.

Sat 18 October LEOMINSTER APPLE FAIR Priory Church, Leominster 10am-4pm. Display of more than 130 apple varieties, including local and rare varities. Apple identification by experts. A wide variety of stalls, crafts, foods, local produce cafe, music and Jenny Pipes Morris Dancers. Information 01568 780886. Sun 19 October APPLE FAIR Apple tasting and apple identification, plus Longest Apple Peel contest, Apple Quiz and more. Shorpshire Hills Discovery Centre, School Rd, Craven Arms, 11am-4pm, 01588 680338. Sat 25 October WHO DARES DISTURB THE UNIVERSE? Ignite your curiosity with this fusion of art and science, exploring the world that shapes us, how we shape it and what the future might hold. Wyeside, Builth Wells, free, 01982 552555. Sat 8 November PTLCC CONFERENCE - ZERO CARBON POWYS Will explore ‘Zero Carbon Britain: Rethinking the Future’ with speakers from the ZCB team, authors and contributors. This conference is for individuals and community groups concerned in any way with building sustainable and resilient communities in Britain. CAT, Machynlleth, £5 including buffet lunch. Concessions and group bookings available. Tickets and details from www.eventbrite.co.uk Contact admin@powystransition.org.uk

Local Environmental Groups Knighton Tree Allotments Trust (KTAT): Christine Baker 01547 529990. Presteigne Freegle (formerly Presteigne Freecycle) Terry Wells 07766 097600 www.freegle.in/presteigne Transition in Hay-on-Wye, Stephen Ainsleigh Rice, 01497 820332 and tthayonwye@googlemail.com Hay-on-Wye Friends of the Earth, meets on 3rd Thursday every month at Kilverts Hotel, Hay-on-Wye. 01497 82153 gareth@cyrusgardendesign.co.uk Hereford Christian Ecology Group, meets occasionally for talks and outings. 01432 279740 Transition Ledbury Paul/Beverley Kinnaird 01531 634788 or transitionledbury@googlemail.com. Transition Leominster, Regular meetings, contact Ann Ashley, 01885 420473 or Anne Adams, 01568 780886. Knucklas Castle Community Land Project (KCCLP), secretary Kevin Jones, 01547 520266, www,knucklascastle.org.uk, info@knucklascastle.org.uk Hereford Carbon Rationing Action Group www.carbonrationing.org.uk - Vey Straker - T: 01432 840955 - M: 07961 125470 - vey.straker@virgin.net Kington Local Environment & Energy Network (KLEEN) meets regularly 2nd Thursday of every month, 7.30pm, The Oxford Arms, Kington. Planning local action, supporting initiatives, open to all. Contact kleen@momentary-lapse.co.uk Teme Valley Environment Group - Anne-Mary Davies 01547 528833 Will O’Leary - 01547 528792 amdskyborry@hotmail.com www.tveg.org.uk Transition Presteigne meets first Thurs of every month, (except Jan, April & Aug), Wine Bar, Presteigne, 7.30pm, 01544 267768 or email transitionpresteigne@gmail.com Ludlow LA 21 - David Currant - 01584 875501 davidcurrant@phonecoop.coop, www.ludlow21.org.uk Shrews. Friends of the Earth - http://www.shrewsfoe.org. uk- Frank Oldaker 01743 260971 frankoldaker@yahoo.co.uk

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

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

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

BOWEN TECHNIQUE - JOY PEARMAN. Also reflexology, Pilates and Zumba classes. Ledbury, Bromyard, Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford areas. 01432 820484. HILARY FOXWELL BTAA, AHSC, GWCG. Recovery, self-maintenance, health & well-being for your individual needs. Bowen technique treatment for muscle, skeletal, nerve, respiratory, intestinal conditions. Alexander technique tuition to retrain muscle action, breathing, body-mind reactions. Energy and emotional healing release for stress, grief, old trauma. Practitioner since 1984. Clinics in Tenbury Wells and Tenbury Wellness Centre. 01584 819010. CHARLOTTE HALL COUNSELLING based in LUDLOW. I work in a quiet central office in Ludlow, offering you space to explore and understand whatever may be troubling you. I am here to help you seek empowerment. Enable self development and awareness through empathic listening and support. I work with a wide range of issues: communication, relationship breakdowns, depression, anxiety, loss, work stress/bullying and low self esteem to name a few. BACP Accredited. www.charlottehallcounselling.co.uk 07855 299579 charlottehallcounselling@gmail.com COMPANY IN THE WILD - walking and talking, peaceful companionship outdoors, healing of the wild. For times in life when events, grief, raw emotions feel overwhelming. Contact Katrinn on KatrinnDavey@yahoo.com or 01544 388689 for more details. CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHOTHERAPY Specialist in treating & assessing children & young people with mental health or behavioural issues or dealing with distressing situations. I also offer support to parents, carers and adopters (providing them with a space to think separately about their children) or work with parents/carers and children together. I am also able to help mothers and babies with attachment issues. I can provide supervision to other therapists, consultations and training to professionals. I can provide services at the Family Place in Hay-on-Wye and Hereford, I can provide services throughout the area. ACP accredited. ValĂŠrie Mortin BSc. 07961 885646 or Email: vivalavie@yahoo.com COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY for depression, anxiety, panic, stress, OCD, relationship problems and more! Couple counselling, relationship counselling and individual counselling for most issues. Sessions held in the Presteigne area, Leominster and Hereford. Contact Gail Venables on 01544 350384 or see www.cbtgail.co.uk. MBACP (Accred). COUNSELLING/PSYCHOTHERAPY. Jane Cooke Dip Gestalt Therapy, CSS, RCN Cert Group & Family Work, Registered Member MBACP, CAPO. Presteigne & Llandrindod. Safe, creative, equal approach. I have wide life & work experience; I work to support your increased understanding of yourself, & do not judge or try to change you â&#x20AC;&#x201C; change comes through your awareness & when you are ready. jane.cooke@heartfeltwork.co.uk 07771 950899. COUNSELLING: Space for you to explore issues that are troubling you in a confidential, safe, supportive and nonjudgemental environment. I offer short and long term, low cost, individual integrative counselling. I have experience of working with a range of issues including anger, anxiety, bereavement, depression, disability, eating disorders, low self-esteem and confidence, illness, relationship problems, rape, self-harm, sexuality and stress. South Shropshire/Powys borders. Alison Trott FdA (Counselling), PGDip (couns), MBACP. Contact trott912@btinternet.com 07791 013587.

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY with Jess Pailthorpe RCST Safe, effective, light-touch treatments to help you heal & repair. Muscle/joint problems, stress, anxiety, fatigue, trauma….Clinics in Leominster, Kingsland and Hereford. Phone to talk or book: 07981 866 667 / www.touchtreetherapy.co.uk COUNSELLING IN LUDLOW area. Talk in complete confidence, with warmth and without judgement, with Julia Walling BA(Hons), PGCE, Dip.EH.P.NLP (BHR), MAC. In private practice for 25 years, I am trained in a wide variety of therapies and combine them to meet your needs. Clients consistently report improvements in wellbeing within a few sessions. Panic/anxiety specialist. Short and long term for individuals, couples and families. 01584 874636 07796 596451 julia.walling@btinternet.com and www.juliawalling.co.uk EMOTIONAL THERAPYAnne Cummings MFETC (Adv Dip) BAoG (Dip). Safe, effective therapy to improve and enhance personal potential. Specialist knowledge and experience with panic attacks, anger issues, severe anxiety, bullying, bereavement and depression. If you have difficulty relating to others, or persistent, troublesome emotions call Anne on 01547 530977. See also www.thewritetofeel.com See also www.thewritetofeel.com HEALING THROUGH POETRYConnecting deeper with yourself, finding insights in your life, helping to find light at the end of the tunnel - looking at select and accessible poems, your written responses to them can open new doors and offer new illuminations. No knowledge of poetry necessary. Led by experienced healer and poet, Bethany Rivers (M.A.) bethanyrivers77@hotmail.co.uk www.writingyourvoice.org.uk 01686 650146. HEALING and COUNSELLING in Bishops Castle. ESH is a method of healing which works with the human energy system in a gentle and nourishing way. It helps to relieve energy blockages which may be causing physical, emotional or spiritual difficulties. I am also a fully qualified personal counsellor with over 20 years experience and an accredited CRUSE bereavement counsellor. Contact Philomena Houlihan-Wood B.A., Cert. ESH, Dip.Couns. Tel : 01588 638242. Email: Philomena@soul-healing.net Web : www.soul-healing.net HEALING-SHIATSU. WITH CHRISTOPHER SHEEHAN. Over 20 years healing experience. Clinics in Hereford, Hay-onwye, Maitreya House. chris@eryritai-ji.co.uk 07870 149745. www.eryritai-ji.co.uk HOMOEOPATHY: Annabel Stacey ACH. Homoeopathy supports the body’s own efforts to heal itself and can be used effectively to treat both emotional and physical disorders. Treatment is adapted to the individual needs of each patient, taking all their symptoms into account. If you would like to find out more or make an appointment please contact me on 07960 865564 or annabelstacey@yahoo.co.uk (clinics in Ludlow and Shrewsbury). MASSAGE THERAPY, INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE, LUXURY FOOT MASSAGE, ORGANIC FACIAL with Marian Hardiman (MTI CNHC). No set routine, just careful attention to what the individual needs. Clinics in Presteigne (The Retreat) and Hereford (Neal’s Yard Remedies) or at your workplace or event. 07816 981454, marian@silvanmassage.com or www.silvanmassage.com. JENNIFER HODGE DO Registered Osteopath. Cranial Osteopath. The Old Rectory, New Radnor 01544 350241. HOMOEOPATHY Sandy Underhill RSHom. Homoeopathy is a system of medicine which involves treating the individual with highly diluted substances, given mainly in tablet form, with the aim of triggering the body’s natural system of healing. Based on their individual symptoms, the homeopath will match the most appropriate medicine to each patient. Clinics in Llandrindod Wells, Kington and Presteigne. 01597 851021.

LEOMINSTER NATURAL HEALTH CENTRE: Qualified therapists offer acupuncture, structural re-alignment, medical herbal medicine, remedial and holistic massage, reflexology, ear candling, reiki, psychotherapy, cognitive behaviour and couple counselling, hypnotherapy, health kinesiology, nutrition at the Leominster Natural Health Centre, Community Centre, Leominster, 01568 616411, www.leominstercommunitycentre.com. MARIE HUDSON. Yoga classes in Presteigne and Titley. One-to-one tuition available for individual needs. Registered Association for Yoga Studies practitioner. Registered with Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council for Yoga Therapy. 01544 260352. MASSAGE THERAPY Injuries, stress, relaxation. Claire Williams I.T.E.C. / N.I.M. 01544 267172. Clinics in Presteigne, Ludlow and Hereford. PAMELA SPENCELEY MNIMH Medical Herbalist and Allergy Therapist 01568 770614 / 01584 878123 PATHS OF HEART – Bio-Energy Healing Practitioner of 20 years experience. Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual Wellbeing. Physical Healing / Pain Relief & Emotional Clearing. Counselling & Psychotherapy.- Child Centred Art Therapy & Person Centred Art Therapy For Adults. Supervision. M.A A.T (B.A.C.P) (B.A.A.T) Informal enquiries welcome 01588 640491 PHYSIOTHERAPY, CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY, REFLEXOLOGY & YOGA with Hermione Evans, Chartered Physiotherapist at Radnor Physiotherapy. For all back and neck pain, headaches, sports injuries, RSI, stress related illness and more. To discuss your needs or to make an appointment, please phone 01544 350691 or email contact@radnorphysiotherapy. co.uk or view www.radnorphysiotherapy.co.uk PSYCHIC READINGS: Clairvoyance, Tarot & Astrology (tape inc). Gifted & compassionate reader with over 20 yrs professional experience. Personal readings from home (near Hereford); at Zenith in Leominster on Thursdays; & telephone readings (pre-booked). ROWIE (M.BPRB) 01432 820684. REFLEXOLOGY including auricular reflexology and fertility/ maternity reflexology. Qualified 2003. Experience of working with people with physical and learning disabilities. Catherine Brown, FHT MA, 07960 989894. Home visits available, (Ludlow area). SHIATSU BODYWORK with Sarah Churcher-Owen ds.mrss. Bodywork received fully clothed on a comfortable futon mat. Releasing and nurturing techniques for muscles, joints and energy flow, with meridian massage to support the body, mind and spirit. Helpful with many conditions, physically and emotionally. Supporting your wellbeing. Qualified since 1996 and registered with www.shiatsusociety.org (more info). Treatments at www.naturalharmonycentre.co.uk Llanerfyl SY21 - 01938 820663 or Lydbury North SY7 - 01588 680496. SPIRITUAL HEALER Naturally gifted in releasing emotional grief in present and past lives. 24 years professional experience with physical and mental health. Private healing sessions and talks given. Gillian Williamson, MNFSH. Field House, Kinnerton. 01547 560874. SPIRITUAL MEDIUM - Emily Baker, clairvoyant, clairsentient, and clairaudient, spiritual art, offering individual or party bookings. For more information call Ludlow 01584 529053 or 07775 652993.

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

SIAM SMILE TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE BY (GAN) JANYARAK MORRIS. Stressed out? Neck and shoulders tension from too much time on computer? Low back pain? Or just want to pamper yourself? I can help! I am qualified in Traditional Thai Massage, Reflexology-Foot Massage, Facial Massage and Aromatherapy. Certificates recognized by the Ministry of Education in Thailand. Ground Floor, 3 Broad Street, Knighton LD7 1BL. Tel: 07538 572123 or (eve) 01547 550249 www.siamsmilettm.webs.com

Workshops

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

HEDGEROW MEDICINE, KITCHEN PHARMACY: Herbal Medicine Making Courses with Rowan McOnegal, Medical Herbalist. Practical weekend courses which explore identifying, growing, harvesting, drying, storing and using herbs. Covers the basic principles of herbal medicine, and making and using teas, tinctures, infused oils, ointments, creams, syrups, inhalations and baths. www.rowanmconegal.co.uk or 01531 670075. Thurs 2 & Thurs 16 October BLEDDFA MEDITATION GROUP Regular meetings in the Hall Barn, Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, donations, 01547 550377, www.bleddfacentre.com Sat 4 October CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE HEREFORDSHIRE - LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS Awareness in Bereavement Training Course is starting soon and welcome interest for introductory information and initial interviews. (Course dates 18 7 25 Oct, 8 & 22 Nov, 6 & 13 Dec, 10 & 17 Jan, 9.30am-4.30pm), £250 but bursaries may be available. Interviews at The Friends’ Meeting House, Hereford, 01432 359469.

From Thurs 9 October WEEKLY TAI CHI CLASSES With Alan Jefferies. Presteigne Memorial Hall, 3-4.30pm, £3 members, £5 non-members, 01597 824411, www.midpowysmind.org.uk From Thurs 9 October WEEKLY TAI CHI CLASSES With Alan Jefferies. Howey Village Hall, 5.30-7pm, £3 members, £5 non-members, 01597 824411, www.midpowysmind.org.uk

Starting Mon 13 October MANAGE STRESS AND ANXIETY Three week course. Llandrindod Wells, 1-4pm. Mid Powys Mind, 01597 824411, www.midpowysmind.org.uk Sun 22 October INSIGHT MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS DAY RETREAT Suitable for beginners and experienced meditators. Rock Park, Llandrindod Wells, 10am-4.30pm, www.mediationmidwales.org info@ellatitman.com 07745 905618.

Sat 18 October HEALING WORDS FOR DEPRESSION It’s hard to do anything when the black dog is at your heels. This day offers gentle support and healing words who are going through it, or knows someone who is feeling depressed. A range of easily accessible poems will be looked at and how they can offer comfort. Bethany Rivers (M.A.) for more info. 10am-4pm, £39, bethanyrivers77@hotmail.co.uk

Sun 12 October INSIGHT MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS DAY RETREAT Suitable for beginners and experienced meditators. Rock Park, Llandrindod Wells, 9.30am4.30pm. Details 07745 905618, www.meditationmidwales.org info@ellatitman.com Sat 22 November LOSS & HEALING WORDS We encounter a lot of different losses in our lives, bereavement, divorce, jobs, pets and it’s not always easy to talk about it, nor is it easy to find words of healing to help see us through such times. This day offers a welcoming and comfortable space to find solace and inspiration from poets that have been there, understand our feelings and can offer insight and coping strategies to help us along the way. Shrewsbury, 10am-4pm, £39 per day, plus friend at £19. Details and booking bethanyrivers77@hotmail.co.uk YOGA CLASSES AND ONE-TO-ONE LESSONS An integrated and holistic approach to working with movement, breathing and mindful, restorative practice. Classes in Moccas, Dorstone, Eaton Bishop, Cafe Miro, Hereford and Peterchurch. For more information please contact Nicky at www.nickyjaquesyoga. co.uk or 07817 268689.

SCARAVELLI INSPIRED YOGA WITH DOROTHY WATKINS Kindle Centre, Hereford, Mon & Thurs 9-10am. Belmont Community Centre - Tues - Parent Yoga 9am and 10.15am. All Ages Yoga 11.30am. Wed - Pregnancy Yoga 9am. Parent & Toddler Yoga 10.15am. All Ages Yoga 11.30am. 01981 580453.

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