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Contents Small Ads 4 Philosophy 6 Art 8 Art workshops 12 Cinema 16 Dance 18 Food 20 Music 22 Music workshops 32 Venues 33 Band directory 36 Theatre 38 Word 40 Green pages 42 Comp therapies 44

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Back in the USA again

or a while there I thought we’d escaped the eagles claw and were sailing off into a brave new world. Detroit was in ruins the Asian tigers were on the march. We’d all be driving round in electric Kias and Tatas instead of Fords and Vauxhalls. Listening to Swedish pop and Brazilian pop music downloaded off an open and free worldwide web on our Taiwanese mp3 players. What a fool I was. What was I thinking? All the time the nerds of Silicone Valley were planning the most audacious coup of all. This time it wasn’t just our money they were after. This was to be no smalltime McDonalds, Starbucks coffee shop/diner venture to suck the last drop of blood out of ailing high streets. This was the big one, our money our time and ultimately our And by golly gumbo they did it. While we weren’t really paying attention and the American automobile and steel industries (just like our own) were slowly sinking into the West, While the banks were going spectacularly tits up (pardon my French) and egged on by our own stupid dreams of an internet where person could engage freely with person across the barriers of time, distance and nationality, we were all, of our own volition, signing on to facebook. 1.1 billion of us last time I checked and that’s not counting all the twttering and googling and youtubing we are all doing as well. Meanwhile the little nerdy folk are gathering information about us and they know who you are and they know what you do and they know what you want and they are going to flog all this information to the highest bidder, make no mistake. Otherwise there is no point in keeping all that info and they probably don’t give a toss whether they sell it to the NSA or the CIA or MI5 or Colonel bleeding Sanders. I don’t know why I am in such a tizz about all this its probably because I’m a bit slow and its only just dawned on me what’s going on but yesterday I went on a course to encourage local arty types to make more use of facebook as a marketing tool. There were one or two things said at the course that were a real eye openers. It seems that if you bung your website address in a facebook message they automatically give your message less prominence - they don’t want you taking facebook users elsewhere. What they really want you to do is to stay on their site as long as possible and advertise on their site and buy things on their site and eventually they will know so much about you that they will have a lot of useful information they can sell either fairly harmlessly to people who want to sell you dishwashers or potentially very harmfull if you plan to blow up Buckingham Palace and make yourself the new Emperor of The European Union. Still as William Hague keeps telling us, if you are doing nothing wrong you have nothing to fear. But William - what if you are just vaguely thinking about doing something wrong? However despite all this stuff I still want to get in on the act. I still want to give all my stupid little business ideas their own facebook page. I still log on to google just to see how to spell Colonel Sanders. It’s just a new more addictive slice of the American dream only this time its not Cadillacs (too big and thirsty for English roads but still somehow very desirable) or Harley Davidsons or Elvis Presley or Marilyn Monroe it’s how high your business is on Google’s search engine or in my case how many people watched my latest video on youtube (dont forget to log on to www.broadsheeptv.com folks)! Anyway after a hard day at the facebook grindstone what did I do in the evening? Yup you guessed it went to the pub to drink small bottles of American wine and listen to Martin Blake’s fine new band The Grass Snakes playing Bluegrass and assorted bits of Americana. Is there no escape? And while I’m having an anti-USA moment I might as well have a go at RAP as well. How the hell did they manage to flog that one dimensional often violent and misogynistic poetry and electronic beat music to the rest of the bloody world? I really thought that era of American music domination was over and the East Europeans and South Americans had it all coming their way but once again I was wrong. It’s high time we had a brand new musical flowering and all set off in a new direction. Think of Jazz in the 1920’s think of rock n roll in the 50’s think of punk (or then again maybe don’t think of punk). Come on Mongolia invent Razzamobocha or some other new dance craze and conquer the world.

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Cover pic: Violentango, Assembly Rooms, Presteigne - 3 July

small ads FITZWILLIAMS PRIVATE TUTORING Fully qualiﬁed teacher with 13 years experience. Previous to becoming a teacher I was in private industry for 12 years. 1 to 1 or small groups if required. Support in all subjects particularly Literacy and Numeracy KS1 (including phonics). KS2 up to GCSE. SEN. Flexible working hours. Reasonable rates. Good references if required. J. Fitzwilliams BSc. MSc. (Oxon) PGCE. 01544-239081.

EDITING, PROOFREADING, REWRITING, COPYWRITING, PUBLICITY. Professional standards, reasonable rates. Simon Gwynn MSfEP. 01547 550329.

COMMON SENSE INSIGHT Exploring the nature of problems and concerns, within the context of the total mystery that life is. Contact Earth Mystics at irnuk@hotmail. com with your interest or questions.

VIOLIN LESSONS from qualiﬁed, experienced teacher. All ages and abilities. John Hymas, 01544 260220.

BUILDING PLOT FOR SALE Full planning permission for detached house of 154 sq. m. Site is 572 sq. m., elevated and with ancient stone walls and in Kington Conservation Area. Tel: 01584 711106. DELIGHTS OF DRAWING & PAINTING private tuition. Covering traditional and contemporary styles for beginners and those who wish to develop their portfolios. Experienced tutor, based near Llangurig. Contact: Sue Purcell 01686 440668. E-mail sue@suepurcellart.co.uk www.suepurcellart.com THE VINYL SPINNER, ANDY RAINBOW, DJ DISCOS 70s, 80s, 90s. Also blues, rock, folk, funk, punk, jazz, lounge. Vast vinyl collection. Needs to be played. Call me:- 07969 857639. THERAPY/TREATMENT ROOM IN PRESTEIGNE – Lovely room; privacy, parking, etc. Available Mondays and Thursdays plus some times on Tuesdays. Also good space for evening and weekend small groups, meetings etc. Reasonable rates. Jane.cooke@heartfeltwork.co.uk 07771 950899 DRUM LESSONS @ KJM STUDIOS Professional setup, fully equipped rooms, all styles covered, beginners welcome! FREE LESSON WHEN YOU QUOTE ‘BROAD SHEEP’. 07969 168921 or couchslouch_@hotmail.com ODD-JOBBERS AVAILABLE for house cleaning; sorting/ reorganising cupboards, sheds and garages; light decorating; gardening; laundry; house and pet sitting. Honest, reliable, hardworking females. Reasonable rates. Call Sarah: 07931 302219 or Val: 07972 462887 email: bailval@yahoo.com BEEKEEPING TUITION Want to keep bees but don’t know where to begin? Our Bee Ready weekend course aims to give you the basic information, experience and conﬁdence to keep your own bees. Small groups allow opportunities to handle bees under supervision and time to answer your particular questions. Held on our family smallholding on the Worcestershire/Herefordshire border. Places available for our next course on August 3rd and 4th. Email hill_ phillipson@btinternet.com or ring 01886 884752 for info.

LEARN TO PLAY THE PIANO ACCORDION. All ages and abilities welcome, from total, absolute, can’t-read-anote-of-music beginners up to grade 5. For more information call Ed Moseley, any day or time on 01694 724 729 or 07813 520 282.

JAZZ PIANO TUITION A specially created course for beginners through to intermediate level students. Also coaching for Associated Board jazz exams. Now taking students in Presteigne and surrounding area. Simon Deeley, 07890 303681. simon.deeley@cooptel.net REHEARSAL / RECORDING, GREAT LOCATION. Lots of space. Details: ralph.whitehead213@btinternet.com GUITAR LESSONS jazz, rock, funk, pop, metal. Finn Francis, diploma in music, gigging musician, Presteigne. T:07971 369845 E:finn_francis@yahoo.com WANTED: GARAGING FOR CLASSIC CAR in or (very) near Presteigne. Must be secure, dry and if possible with electricity. Can rent long-term or buy the right property and would consider other storage options. Call Mark on 01544 260889. PRESTEIGNE.ORG.UK ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS FROM ONLY 50P PER WEEK 1000 direct unique hits per month, top of the page on Google when you type in Presteigne, all administrative work done by volunteers, project is not for profit. SUPPORT YOUR TOWN WEBSITE. Very cheap rates: 50p per week, or full page £1 per week. For more information go to Website Presteigne.org.uk, email jtennanteyles@gmail.com or Telephone James Tennant-Eyles on 01544 267363. PROOFREADING documents, books, publicity material, websites; AUDIO TYPING (send your MP3 file via email); COPY TYPING and editing (CVs, theses, no job too small). For professional and reliable work at reasonable rates contact Christina tel. 01432 853159 mob 07759978302 email cjfoxmoonfleet@gmail.com. HARMONY CLASSES Classically trained musician offers tuition for all ages and stages. Individual and group lessons to start in Presteigne in the spring. Expressions of interest to nicholasbenda@hotmail.com or 01544 260139. TWO BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY PROPERTIES IN NEW RADNOR Sleep 10 & 14, both with wood-burners, hot tubs, trampolines and extensive grounds. Ideal for group holidays and family reunions. Full white linen service and 5* graded. Tel: 01544 350456. www.radnorhillsholidaycottages.com

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philosophy

In a Bit of a Flap?

HE famous Master of a prestigious Oxford college, where my friend worked, kept a cat. Out of consideration for his cat the Master had a cat flap made in the back door of his Lodgings. My chum tells me that when the cat had kittens the Master had a second flap made, for the benefit of the kittens - like the first only much smaller. The topic for your perusal, dear reader, on the rickety table this month is eccentricity. If you work in a university the odds are that sooner or later you’ll come across a few people who strike you as a bit peculiar. But if you work in a philosophy department the odds are much more favorable: there, in fact, you are very unlikely to come across anyone who is not peculiar - except yourself, of course. Yes, for those of us who ‘collect’ eccentrics academia provides rich pickings. It will not have escaped the semanticists amongst you that already we have used a number of different words to refer to such people: odd, eccentric, etc. There is no shortage of choice - peculiar, strange, weird, bizarre, barmy, and so on. Such people have a screw loose, or have a few slates missing, are a sandwich short of a picnic, or are off their trolley. If we like them we call them interesting and amusing eccentrics, but if we don’t we wonder why they are not in secure accommodation. Perhaps this is the time to paint you a picture of just a few of the interesting treasures in my personal collection. The Professor and the Kettle She was a distinguished New Testament scholar, her commentary on St. John’s Gospel being outstanding and controversial. Her knowledge of biblical Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic was formidable. She was also a fine teacher - and a very kind lady. So why, you might ask, did she send back the brandnew electric kettle she had ordered, with a stronglyworded letter of complaint? The kettle had come complete with a short length of flex with a suitable plug on each end: one to connect to the kettle and the other to plug into the wall. She claimed that both plugs were faulty. Neither fitted. That was because she had them the wrong way round. This lady, who had a mind like a razor within her field, was clueless when it came to sorting out a kettle.

The Answer-Phoney This is the same splendid character described in last month’s Broad Sheep - the man who made surreal calls on a mobile phone that didn’t work. He had a further talent, which he used to equally devastating effect. His dislike of all things electronic meant that his home was not plagued by an answerphone. Let’s be honest, he also disliked the telephone itself, not to mention most of the people who rang him. So to keep such people at arm’s length he became the answer-phone, complete with the various crackling noises and bleeps. Sheer genius. He deserved his professorship if only for his powers of invention and his refusal to be ruled by

machines. The Man who wasn’t [all] there This character too has made an appearance in a previous issue of this august journal but judging by the huge quantity of appreciative mail he generated I have no hesitation in giving him a second outing. This is the man - another university colleague - who believed that physical objects exist only as ideas in our minds. They have no reality outside of our heads. He seriously believed that if we can ‘create’ objects by the power of thought then we can ‘un-create’ them in the same way. Bless! To demonstrate this he proposed to jump from a second-ﬂoor window to the ground below, passing en route through a sizable greenhouse which by the power of thought he would cause to dematerialize before landing unscathed. He jumped! Guess what? The Man who Blew his Top It’s amazing what you can do with a stick of dynamite. An old friend told me about a couple she had known whose marriage was very stormy. Constant rows, shouting, arguments, bickering. He was a quarryman and worked with explosives. One day the rows got so bad that his wife - not for the ﬁrst time but ironically for the last time - stormed out of the house in high dudgeon. Having had all he could stand he seized the opportunity and blew up the entire house. Let’s propose a toast: To the Eccentrics of This World. They brighten things up, they make us smile and sometimes make us ponder. But most useful of all they make us grateful - or disappointed - that we are normal. Surely no one could be more normal than you? Philosopher-in-Residence

LETTERS

Dear Pete I and my lady wife whose name for the moment escapes me read with immense interest the outpourings of John Eden, who does not like your editorials. Obviously I find his literary taste unsound. Our little family circle has experienced many a hearty chuckle at your mishaps on your Erectile Bike. Hilarious!!!! Now however I am impelled to turn to the political views for which the socialist Eden has made your organ a forum. Extreme left-wing views like his have no place in a journal like yours, dedicated to free enterprise and reiki massage. To take his points one by one: I agree with him that jackbooting into foreign countries is on the unmannerly side. It is however what made England great. Consider Nigeria, Diego Garcia and of course Wales. Seen in this light, Eden’s defence of this legitimate engine of history is oddly revisionist and left-wing in tone. As for the miners’s strike, I have it from an unimpeachable source (a cousin of the vicar, so he should know) that the demagogues he mentions were inspired all unknowing by agents of the Bavarian Diaspora, an organization with its headquarters in South America and a motto that goes Wir Bomben In Silenz . Bigging up the unions as a real force for destruction is an act of syndicalist desperation. It was not the unions that destroyed Britain, but foreigners. Ask Nigel Farage The Thatcher funeral, organized as it was by the British Tourist Board, gave a big fillip to overseas visitation of the non-Bavarian kind. Also the breweries of Britain profited greatly from the triumphal dances held in the odder parts of the North by people who knew no better. If more had been spent on the funeral, the stimulus to national alcoholism would have been even more powerful. But they kept it down to an austere 3.5 mill, presenting unanswerable challenges to the economy. We smell a socialist conspiracy dressed up as Poujadist thrift. So apparently does Ed Balls. On another subject, what has happened to Mr Pernickety, who has the cachet and savoir vivre to confer on your organ a much-needed gravitas combined with espieglerie, boulevardierisme, and the merest focal teaspoon of existential despair? Curiosity killed the cat, I hear you say, and I do rather agree. But my lady wife wnftmem admires his rumbling dark brown style and his views on mayonnaise. Could we be told? Banzai! Llywelyn von Ukip Gauleiter, Llynwen WI (Death’s Head Breakaway Faction)

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A new book by the author of the popular locally-published book, You’re Not From Round Here, Are You? A small collection of things people have been heard to say - sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, often full of wisdom. Available in Presteigne at: The Rowan Tree, Winnie’s Newsagents Workhouse Gallery & Cafe. Grandad’s Shed, Kington ~ Price £3

art POWYS Courtyard Antiques, 51 High St, Presteigne 01544 267033 20 - 27 July Original Victorian Painting Week. Plus an eclectic and interesting collection of ﬁne quality antiques, decorative and quirky items, classic vinyl records and books. Open Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes SY18 6BY 01686 413467 8 July - 7 Sept The Quilt Association Summer Show. A mix of antique and contemporary quilts with fabric, books and sundries for sale. There is also a full programme of workshops and talks. Mon-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm, £3.50/£3, www.quilt.org.uk Elan Valley Visitor Centre, Rhayader, LD6 5HP 20 July - 2 Aug ‘On The Edge’. WYE-SEVERN TEXTILE ARTISTS. 10am - 5pm daily. The Old School Gallery, Beddfa Centre, near Knighton 01547 550377 www.bleddfacentre.com Until 27 July ‘Journeys Through Life and its Souvenirs’. ROB FOUNTAIN & BRIAN LAMMAS ceramics, drawings, paintings and prints. Open Wed-Sun, 2-5pm. Knighton Library 01547 528778 Until 6 July Art for Amnesty 2013. MARIA CLAYFIELD - bird photographs. Tues 9.30am-7pm, Wed & Sat 9.30am-1pm, Thurs & Fri 9.30am-5.30pm. No. 46 Wine Bar, High St, Presteigne 01544 267675 Until 22 July JILL BARNEBY & URSULA PROSSER - paintings. 25 July - 2 Sept BETTY TIGHE - line drawings, bold, bright and beautiful canvases are inspired by the natural female form. 7.30-8.30pm for a complimentary glass of wine and nibbles to celebrate on 25 July. Hay Makers, St John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye 01497 8200556 Until 13 July Festival Exhibition. LIZ TOOLE - prints. JAMES BURNETT-STUART - ceramics. NANCY PICKARD & SARAH PACKINGTON - jewellery. CORNELIUS VAN DOP jewellery boxes. 14 July - 14 Sept SEREN BELL - prints. SYLVIA RYAN & VAL SPARKES - ceramics. HANNAH WILLOW & JANE BRANNEY jewellery. Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

The Little Gallery, Montgomery 01686 668866 Until 30 July DAVID WHILEY landscapes. Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm.

Ivy House Gallery, Montgomery 01686 668746 July Local artists and locally produced crafts. Open daily 9am-5pm.

Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth 01654 703355 Until 7 Sept DAPHNE HURN 1 July - 7 Sept ARTHUR CHARLES KEMP - from the Tabernacle Collection. 15 July - 31 Aug Festival exhibition. DAVID TRESS. 15 July - 31 Aug ‘The Garden’. Tabernacle Art Competition. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 01544 260777 6 July Arts & Craft Fair. A selection of gifts made by local artisans. 9am-3pm.

Erwood Station Craft Centre & Gallery, Erwood, near Builth Wells 01982 560674 24 - 28 July Summer Craft Fair. CAROLEY BERGMAN - stained glass. RICHARD BARNETT & DELIA HARDY - paintings. GARETH GRIFFITHS - chainsaw carving. ANGELA LONG & STELLA GATRIX - pyrographs. Plus jewellery, pottery, handmade soaps. Open daily 10am-5.30pm. Window, Broad Street, Hay-on-Wye 079905 92208 July and ongoing JEREMY STIFF - sculpture and MENNA ANGHARAD - oil paintings. see www.jemstiff.co.uk & www.mennaangharad.co.uk. Open Tues, Wed & Fri 12pm-5pm, Thurs 10am-5pm, Sat 12pm-5pm. Radnorshire Museum & Gallery, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells 01597 824513 Until 20 July LLANDRINDOD WELLS ART CLUB. Tues-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm, Bank Holidays 10am-4pm. The Thomas Shop, Maesyfed, Penybont, Llandrindod Wells 01597 851951 July Local arts and crafts, wool emporium, cafe, shop and museum. Open Fri - Sun 10am-5pm. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells 01982 552555 Until 31 Aug ‘A Waiting Game’. STEVEN FLAHERTY - photographs of British wildlife. Open Tues - Sun 5.30pm-9pm. Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown 01686 625041 Until 4 Sept ‘Be Our Guest’. THOMAS GODDARD plus 30 artists. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

Tower House Gallery, 29 High St, Knighton 01547 529530 July ‘In the Style of...’ HARRY FOGG. The India & China Tea Company. Refreshments available. Wed-Sat 9.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm, closed Mon & Tues. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Maesmawr Art Gallery, Caersws 01686 688369 Until 18 Aug ‘Relative Values’. NICKY & PETER ARSCOTT, AMY STERLY, ELLEN THORPE, STEFAN & IVAN KNAPP. Until 27 Oct ‘Past, Present, Future’. New sculpture trail. Carved stone sculptures by 3 generations of master sculptors with local connections: JOHN PADDISON, NICK LLOYD, RHYS JONES, JEAN LAWLEY MAITLAND, SAFFRON WAGHORN AND RICHARD BROWN. Other sculptures by JOHN LAVRIN, DAVID WADE, AMBROSE BURNE, GEMMA HUGHES, MARJA BONADO, DAWN HARRIS AND STEFAN KNAPP. Until 7 July ‘Astronomical Landscapes’. CHRIS WILLIAMS - sculptures made from wood-sourced and inspired in Mid Wales. Until 7 July New Felt Design. NICOLA KNAPTON - felt picture making. 11 July ‘Farming The Old Kingdom’. CHRIS CLUNN - photographs. 14 July - 11 Aug ‘French Exchange’. ANNE GUIBERT-LASSALLE variations with fabrics and pigments. Thurs-Sun 11am-4pm. Rhayader Museum & Gallery 01597 810561 Until 18 Aug ‘Finding Rhayader 2 People and Places’. Open 10am-4pm. The Andrew Lamont Gallery, Theatr Brycheiniog, Canal Walk, Brecon 01874 611622 6 July - 1 Sept THE PICTUREMAKERS. Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm. The White House, Castle Rd, Knighton hosiae@hotmail.com 27 July - 10 Aug ‘The Sands of Time’. A collection of works by HUGH SOWDEN & THEO GAYERANDERSON. 27 July from 7pm. Open 11am-5pm daily.

Menna Angharad, Window, Hay-on-Wye Harry Fogg, Tower House Gallery, Knighton

Jan Thompson, Apple Store Gallery, Hereford Lindsay Keir, Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge

Ruth Gibson, Shrewsbury Open Studios

Peter Brown, Sidney Nolan Trust woodcut workshop

The Workhouse Studio, Presteigne Industrial Estate 01544 267864 Interesting and unusual gifts for all. Plus rare antique carpets and kilims. Cafe. Tues-Sat 10am-4pm.

Hereford Museum & Art Gallery, Broad St., Hereford 01432 260692 Until 1 Sept ‘River Life: Angling on the Wye’. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

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All Saints Church Cafe, Hereford 01432 370414 Until 6 July RON MORRIS - art and glassware. 8 - 13 July LISA RUCK & SIAN THOMAS. 15 - 20 July GOLDEN VALLEY CRAFTS. 22 - 26 July HEREFORD ARTS CIRCLE. 29 July - 10 Aug MR RAY - local artist. Open Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm.

Dots Gallery, 41 Broad St, Bromyard, HR7 4BT 01885 483458 Original art, ceramics and jewellery. Plus bespoke picture framing service. Open Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Hampton Court Castle & Parklands, near Leominster 01432 261818 6 & 7 July Design for Living Show 2013. High quality makers, creative industries and specialist businesses from across the country, all designing for the home and garden. Granary Tea Rooms, Leominster 01568 614290 July ‘A Musical Extravaganza’. THE LEOMINSTER MUSICAL MONSTER (1998) - photographs. Open Tues & Wed 10.30am-3pm, Thurs - Sat 10.30am-4.30pm. Withington Village Hall www.handmade-in-herefordshire.com 27 July ‘Handmade in Herefordshire’. Including painted glassware, cake toppers, furniture, candles, home accessories, hand-painted plaques, bags and gifts, photography greeting cards and prints, felt, jewellery, stained glass panels, ceramics, contemporary art, wood turning, clothes and textiles and more. Open 10am-4pm, refreshments available. Dorstone’s Front Room (across from The Pandy Inn) 01981 550777 July GILL PERKINS - photographs of animal portraits and local images. Open Mon-Fri 9am-1pm. Lion Gallery, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611898 July Paintings by CRAIG SUMNER (successful applicant at this years Royal Academy of Art Summer Exhibition), hand-embroidered pictures by JO BUTCHER and fresh ceramics by BRYONY BURNS. Plus an eclectic mix of English arts and crafts. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Tobias James Art & Framing Gallery, St Owen St, Hereford 07760 316959 July Works by local artists and from artists further aﬁeld. National Trust Croft Castle & Parkland, near Leominster, HR6 9PW 01584 891659 www.meadowarts.org, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/croftcastle Until 3 Nov ‘Time Will Tell’. A Meadow Arts exhibition of contemporary art.

Shell Gallery, The Homend, Ledbury 01531 632557 5 - 14 July BookArt 13. An exhibition of artists books as objects, ideas, time-travel, mind mapping, revolutions; unique and poetic. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Market House Heritage Centre, Ross-on-Wye 01432 260675 July Various arts and crafts from local artists. Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm. Hampton Court, near Leominster 01432 261818 6 & 7 July Design for Living Show 2013. High quality makers, creative industries and specialist businesses, all designing for the home and garden. The Courtyard, Hereford 01432 340555 Until 14 July BETH RICHARDSON - paintings. Until 14 July GARETH EVANS - acrylic and oil on wooden and found objects. Throughout the year ALLOY JEWELLERS - exciting range of jewellery and silverware. Open theatre times. St Hellens, Much Marcle 01531 828664 3 & 4 July Textile Bazaar. Plus workshops and lectures, £1 entry to bazaar, email bailey@baileycurtis.com Open Wed 11am-6pm, Thurs 10am-5pm. Weavers Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury, HR8 1DW 2 - 14 July ‘The Beauty of Books’. An exhibition of stitched textiles either inspired by books or in book form. 22 - 28 July Paintings by MUCH MARCLE ART GROUP. 29 July - 11 Aug Paintings by GROUP OF FOUR. Open daily, 10am-5pm. Parkﬁelds Gallery, Ross-on-Wye 01989 565266 July New work by gallery artists. Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

Monnow Valley Arts, Middle Hunt House, Walterstone, Hereford, HR2 0DY 01873 860529 6 July - 1 Sept ‘Resistance Re-imangined’. RICHARD GREATREX - photographs from his version of Owen Sheers’ book set in the Olchon valley. 13 July Film showing of ‘Resistance’ together with Richard’s version of photographs, 7.30pm, £5. 6 July - 1 Sept RICHARD BAVIN - new watercolours. 3 & 4 Aug, meet the artist in the studio. Open Wed - Fri 11am-5pm, weekends 2pm-5pm. 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. Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, Foregate St, Worcester 01905 25371 Until 31 Aug ‘Secret Egypt: Unravelling Truth From Myth’. Until 2 Nov ‘A Pint In The Museum’. History of Worcester’s pubs and publicans. Open Tues-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm. Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge 01544 388842 17 July - 31 Aug Summer Exhibition. ‘Reaching Out’. Featuring new work by TAMSIN ABBOTT, LIZ TOOLE, AMANDA CLARK, CLIO GRAHAM and more...stained glass, original prints, mosaics, ceramics, mixed media, jewellery. Throughout the summer Garden Sculpture. Work in a variety of media to include stoneware, stone resin, forged iron and carved stone. Mon-Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Apple Store Gallery 3 Bridge St, Hereford 01432 378436 Until 6 July Exhibition of paintings, drawings and ceramics by MICHAEL B EDWARDS & FRIENDS, including DOUG EATON, NIGEL LAMBERT & MARIETTE VOKE. 9 July - 3 Aug ‘Marshland Murals and Floral Abstraction’. JAN THOMPSON. Tues-Fri, 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 10am-1pm. SHROPSHIRE Shrewsbury Open Studios 2013 6 & 7, 13 & 14 July 31 Shrewsbury artists and designer-makers will open their doors to welcome visitors to their homes and studios. Spread across Shrewsbury from Battleﬁelds in the north and Bayston Hill in the south. Prints, paintings, jewellery, enamel, ceramics, textile, weavers and ﬁlm. www.shrewsburyopenstudios.co.uk

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Sat 6th july 9.30AM-3.30PM LOCAL ARTISTs WORKING WITH WOOD, WILLOW, WOOL, STONE, PAPER, silver and semi-precious stones Tea & vegan cakes

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Assembly Rooms, Ludlow 01584 878141 1 - 27 July ‘It’s About Time’. Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival on Tour. Eighty original and quality signed prints of cartoons on the theme of time. 2 - 31 Aug Ludlow Junior Open. A colourful exhibition by young artists inspired by the Ludlow Open, a national contemporary art exhibition with a continuing programme of outreach work. Open theatre times. Hightown Community Room, Vicarage Rd, Clun 01588 640401 27 July - 4 Aug Clun Art & Craft Show. An exhibition and sale of work by 40 artists and craftspeople in the Clun Valley. Show free, catalogue 50p. Open 10am-6pm. Clun Open Studios 07977 907982 27 - 29 July Follow the art trail to seven artists studios. Open 10am-4pm, Sat 12-4pm. Aardvark Books, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell 01547 530888 13 July Mortimer Country Food Fair. 60 stalls, art exhibition, bar, food, music and more. £3 adults, children free. 14 July Mortimer Country Antique Fair. Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm. THEGALLERY, 32 High St, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630555 July Contemporary arts and crafts including glass, ceramics, metal and wood, textiles, paintings, prints and jewellery. Thurs-Sat 11am-5pm. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury 01743 234970 Until 22 July ‘Creative Cure’. Two Shrewsbury based designers, who’ve been ﬂexing their graphic and illustrative skills to create a fresh playground portfolio to showcase.

2 Aug - 9 Sept ‘Views of Shropshire’. DANNY BEATH - photographs. Open Tues - Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-1pm. The Old Surgery Gallery, 11 High St, Clun, Craven Arms 01588 640506 1 – 29 July Three Royal Academy 2013 Summer Exhibition artists. DAVID HARBAN, PAUL HIPKISS AND PETER SHREAD, in the annual print show also featuring JANIS GOODMAN, LYNNE JEFFERY, ANNA RAVENSCROFT, DAVID WHITE AND GORDON YAPP. Ceramics by RALPH JANDRELL AND ANDREW MATHESON with jewellery by LIN BROWN. Open daily. Twenty Twenty Gallery, 3-4 High St, Much Wenlock, TF13 6AA 01952 727952 Until 27 July Garden exhibition. JANE ASKEY, HILARY MEE and more - mixed exhibition of contemporary art and craft. Open 10am-5pm, closed Sundays. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury 01743 281281 Until 14 Sept ‘Photographing Shropshire’. WHITCHURCH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Open Mon-Sat 11am-7pm. Church Stretton School www.strettonfestival.org.uk 01694 724106 29 July - 10 Aug Church Stretton Arts Festival. NEILL MAPES AND MANE MOLLER. Open 7.30pm on 29 July, 11am-6pm otherwise and 6pm-7.25pm on performance nights. Sandford Gallery, 1 Sandford Place, Church Stretton www.sandfordgallery.org July Gallery artists ROS BURNS, DI PURSER, GILL CROZIER, DAVID MACE, TONY PURSER & STEPHEN VICARY. Open Fri-Mon 11am-5pm.

Silk Top Hat Gallery, Quality Square, Ludlow 01584 875363 1 - 27 July ‘Falls the Shadow’. SHELAGH POPHAM - new work. 1 - 27 July LOIS HOPWOOD new work. 1 - 27 July Isaac Smart’s Showcase. NICK HUBBARD - silver jewellery. SARAH PACKINGTON - acrylic jewellery. TAMMY CHILD - textiles. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

Art & Craft Workshops Single listings are free. Year round, ongoing workshops £40 per year

DROP-IN POTTERY SESSIONS AT EASTNOR POTTERY Through-out the Summer Eastnor Pottery will be offering individuals and families the chance to make pots on the potter’s wheel, model animals or make a plate, mug or clay sculpture. No minimum order and projects start at just £5. Just contact the Pottery to check availability, turn up and choose from our selection of inspiring projects. Tel 01531 633886 admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk PRINTMAKING AND CREATIVE WORKSHOPS Day, weekend and weekly courses in Lino cutting, Etching, Drypoint, Embossing and Monoprint. Courses also available in collage, papermaking and left-handed knitting for beginners. Contact Rebecca Davis, Almeley, Herefordshire, atelier.r00@gmail.com 01544 340688. ART WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FREE OF CHARGE Are you 11 - 18 years old? Try our Free Art sessions? On 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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CREATIVE WILLOW Weekly classes exploring willow weaving techniques for basketmaking, garden structures and sculpture. Gladestry, Clyro and Builth Wells. Also one and two day workshops throughout the year. Mary Zammit, 01982 552072, mary@marywillowgarden.co.uk RECYCLED GLASS GIFT WORKSHOPS @ TEN GREEN BOTTLES Particularly suitable for children. Learn how to make a pendant from locally sourced recycled glass. £4 per workshop. Glass light catcher and card making workshops also available, just phone for prices. Enjoy idyllic surroundings; gain skills and take away your own creation. Have a peek at our textiles and handmade paper departments and see our shop. Ten Green Bottles, Brookside Farm, New Radnor, 9am-5pm, phone for dates 01544 350565. ASSEMBLY ROOMS WORKSHOPS 1 Aug - ‘Sun, Sea & Sand’. Make a shell-encrusted box or mirror frame and a bottle kite. For ages 6+, 10.30am-12.30pm, £5. Sat - SmART, art and craft club for 8-14 years, 10.30am-12.30pm, £35 per term, Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 878141. WORKSHOPS BY THE RIVER WYE IN WOOLCRAFT From ﬂeece to item: including spinning, plant dyeing, weaving and felting. Also traditional Indian block printing with natural dyes. Workshops until mid September. Jane Meredith on jane@plantdyedwool.co.uk, www. plantdyedwool.co.uk. 01981 590370. Fri 5 July RAG RUG MAKING WORKSHOP Prog and Hook day workshop, with Jenni Stuart-Anderson. Rocket, 43 St Owen St, Hereford, £55 including lunch, 01568 750229 or email jenni.ragrugs@freeuk.com Sun 7 July SO YOU THINK YOU WANT TO PAINT? A practical workshop exploring a range of media with Sue Maud. Apple Store Gallery, Bridge St, Hereford, 10am-4pm, 01432 378436.

Sun 7 July OFF THE WALL WORKSHOPS Full day Textile Embroidery 1 with Jan Knibbs. Hand sew vintage offcuts, beads and ribbons to make a wonderful piece of jewellery. Off the Wall Workshops, The White House, Llangarron, Ross-on-Wye, 01989 770776.

Fri 19 July - Mon 2 Sept FAMILY POTTERY FUN Throughout the Summer Holidays at Eastnor Pottery. 19th July – 2nd Sept. Simply email admin@eastnorpottery. co.uk or tel 01531 633886 to book a session, turn up and choose from an exciting menu of pottery projects using real clay. No minimum order of participants required and projects start at just £5 a head. Great for individuals, families and friends. Sat 27 July UP-CYCLED CLOTHES Make yourself a ‘waste coat’ using a jumper or cardigan that has outlived its use, or is a charity shop find. You will gain confidence to cut up and re-sew your find into a one-off, individually designed garment. 10.30am – 4.30pm Led by Marietta Alker at The Bales, Brynmawr Farm, SY7 8QU, 10.30am4.30pm, £45, please enquire about what you need to bring. To book: jackyharrison51@hotmail.com, or phone 01588 630666, 07789 488657. www.clunvalleyorganics.co.uk. Wed 24 & Thurs 25 July CHILDREN’S POTTERY WORKSHOPS AT EASTNOR POTTERY & THE FLYING POTTER Beach Hut – Make a ceramic sculpture inspired by colourful seaside beach huts. Young pottery enthusiasts will work with real clay and coloured slips to create their artwork. The results will be fired and glazed in our kilns ready for collection approx. 1month later. 4-8 yrs on Wed 24th & 9-12yrs on Thurs 25th (guide only as younger and older siblings will never be turned away) Sessions 11.30am-1pm & 2pm-3.30pm on Wed and 11.30am-1pm on Thurs. £15 per child (10% discount for x3 or more places booked). Telephone and email booking essential. Tel: 01531 633886 or admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk July HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL ACTIVITY DAYS & EVENTS 13 July - Historic Hereford Day. Regency-themed craft activity, spinners and weavers. Also John Speed map of Hereford quiz. Old House, Hereford, all day, 01432 260694. 23 July - Medieval Pox & Potions. National Archaeology day family activities. Museum Resource & Learning Centre, Hereford, 01432 260692. July SIDNEY NOLAN TRUST 1 - 5 July - Etching At the Rodd. With aluminium plate and copper sulphate. Tutor Liza Harding. £35/£30 per day. 5 July - Lithography with Gini Wade, £35/£30.

8 - 10 July - Japanese Woodblock with tutor Peter Brown, £120/£100. 15 & 16 July - Woodcut with tutor Liza Harding, £70/£60. 21 July - Print Studio Open Access with tutor Mike Clements, £30. The Rodd, Presteigne, 01544 260149, info@sidneynolantrust.org, www.sidneynolantrust.org July MID WALES ARTS CENTRE WORKSHOPS 6 July - Basic Skills Photography with Richard Booth, lunch included £40. 13 July - Introduction to Landscape Photography with Richard Booth, lunch included £40. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Maesmawr, Caersws, 01686 688369. July BLEDDFA CENTRE WORKSHOPS 6 & 20 July - Raku Days with Rob Fountain. 13 July - Print Making with Brian Lammas. Beginners and more experienced makers are welcome to both events. All events £35 per day, plus £10 materials, soup and roll lunch included, 10.30am-4.30pm. Hall Barn, Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 01547 550377, www.bleddfacentre. com Fri 2 August DRAWING HORSES AND HIGHLANDS FROM LIFE Led by Eva Dutton. This course aims at helping beginners, as well as advanced artists to capture movement and the personality of the animal. Materials needed include sketch pads, pencils, pens, charcoals or any drawing or sketching medium that you feel comfortable using. Also bring wellies, a change of shoes and a packed lunch. 10.30am – 4.30pm, The Bales, Brynmawr Farm, SY7 8QU, £45. Contact jackyharrison51@hotmail. com, or phone 01588 630666, 07789 488657. www.clunvalleyorganics. co.uk. Sat 3 & Sat 10 August OFF THE WALL WORKSHOP Two day Papier Mache workshop with Ardyn Grifﬁn. Off the Wall Workshops, The White House, Llangarron, Ross-on-Wye, 01989 770776. Mondays & Wednesdays KNITTING CLUB & CRAFT CLUB Trumpet Corner Tea Rooms, Trumpet Crossroads, Ledbury, £3 per session + materials if needed, 07813 350826. Wednesdays KNITTING GROUP At the Workhouse Cafe, Presteigne, 2-4pm, 10% discount on food and drinks. All welcome, 01544 267864.

cinema SUMMER IN FEBRUARY (Cert 15) Under the looming shadow of WW1, a group of free-spirited artists known as the Lamorna Group settled in West Cornwall. They included Alfred ‘A.J.’ Munnings, an impressively talented firebrand (andlater president of the Royal Academy), but based on Jonathan Smith’s eponymous novel and actual events, director Christopher Menaul’s (THE FORSYTE SAGA) film is more about the fateful love triangle of Munnings, upper-class bohemian Florence Carter-Wood and the Lamorna Estate’s land agent, Gilbert Evans. The affair unsettled the laissez-faire artists’ colony and this film brilliantly captures both their passions and the yielding social mores of the time. Great performances from Dominic Cooper (MY WEEK WITH MARILYN), Emily Browning (SUCKER PUNCH) and Dan Stevens (DOWNTOWN ABBEY) as the tormented lovers, and it’s evocatively shot in many of the original locations. All reviews by Mark Williams

ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW 1 & 2 July IRON MAN THREE (12A) 3 & 4 July BENJAMIN BRITTEN: PEACE AND CONFLICT (PG) 6, 8, 10, 11, 13 & 15 July THE GREAT GATSBY (12A) 16 & 17 July VILLAGE AT THE END OF THE WORLD (12A) 19 & 20 July THE EYE OF THE STORM (15) 22 & 23 July BEWARE OF MR BAKER (15) 24 & 25 July MUD (12A) 26, 29 & 30 July STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (12A) 29 - 31 July, 1 Aug CHIMPANZEE (U) 31 Jul & 1 Aug ROMAN HOLIDAY (U) 2, 3, 5 & 6 Aug BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (15) Details 01584 878141

CONQUEST, BROMYARD 5 July THE IMPOSSIBLE (12A) 19 July ARGO (15) 2 Aug ZERO DARK THIRTY (15) 9 Aug HYDE PARK ON HUDSON (12A) All at 8pm. Details 01885 488575.

COURTYARD, HEREFORD 8 July A HIJACKING (15) 13 - 18 July SUMMER IN FEBRUARY (15) 15 - 17 July BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (15) 15 - 17 July THERESE DESQUEYROUX (12A) 21 - 27 July EPIC (U) 22 - 24 July BEFORE MIDNIGHT (12A) 26 - 28 July CHIMPANZEE (U) 26 & 27 July COME AS YOU ARE (15) 30 July - 1 Aug ALL STARS (U) Details 01432 340555.

27 July THE SPIRIT OF ‘45 (U) Playhouse Cinema, The Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583

MKT. THEATRE, LEDBURY 8 July PATIENCE AFTER SEBALD (12A), 8.30pm, £6. Market Theatre, Ledbury. 0845 458 1743. boxofﬁce@poetry-festival.co.uk. Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival.

OLD MKT. HALL, SHREWS. 1 - 6 July A LATE QUARTET 3 & 4 July SOMETHING IN THE AIR 5 - 8 July THERESE DESQUEYROUX 9 - 11 July MUD 12 - 18 July THE GREAT GATSBY 19 - 22 July POPULAIRE 22 July SPRINGSTEEN & I 23 - 25 July THE LOOK OF LOVE 26 - 31 July BEHIND THE CANDELABRA Details 01743 281281

SHREWSBURY FILM SOCIETY 6 July BADLANDS 20 July THE GREEN RAY The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, £5, shrewsburyﬁlmsociety@gmail.com

REGAL CINEMA, TENBURY 1 July QUARTET (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 6 July SONG FOR MARION (PG) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583 8 July LIFE OF PI (PG) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 9 July A BUNCH OF AMATEURS (15) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross-on-Wye 01989 720341 10 July A ROYAL AFFAIR (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury, 01531 633760 15 July LES MISERABLES (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 22 July SKYFALL (12A) Pattingham VH 01902 700586 25 July QUARTET (12A) Goodrich VH 01600 890609 27 July ENGLISH VINGLISH (PG) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross-on-Wye 01989 720341

1 - 3 July STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (12A) 2 July MINICINE MONKEYS Free film 1 - 3 July STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (CTBA) 4 July WENT THE DAY WELL? 6 July EPIC (PG) 8 & 9 July TRANCE (12A) 15 & 16 July OBLIVION (12A) 16 July MINICINE MONKEYS Free film 17 July QUARTET (12A) 23 & 24 July IN THE HOUSE (15) 27 & 29 July WAR OF THE WORLDS (PG) Gala night on 27 July, £20 to include picnic pack with food and drink, book in advance. 30 July MINICINE MONKEYS Free film 30 & 31 July OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG) 5 & 6 Aug BYZANTIUM (15) Regal Cinema, 47 - 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells. Details 01584 811442

BEWARE OF MR BAKER (Cert TBA) When a documentary opens with its subject belting the director hard on the nose, you know you’re in for something pretty unusual, but then legendary drummer Ginger Baker is exactly that. Inspired by great post-war jazz players like Phil Seaman and Max Roach, Baker is better known for playing with Cream and Traffic, later abandoning Britain for Nigeria and joining the equally eccentric FelaKuti. Rolling Stone journalist-cum-director Jay Bulger visited the now ailing, financially strapped musician on his South African farm, and whilst his film features many engaging reminiscences with the irascible 73 year-old, interviews with past musical partners and much period footage of them playing together will prove compulsive viewing for music fans both young and old.

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Hopelands, Weobley Village Hall, Weobley. Sunday ﬁlms - doors open at 1.45pm, start at 2pm. Wednesday ﬁlms - doors open at 7pm, start at 7.30pm. Details 01544 318322

WYESIDE, BUILTH WELLS 2 - 4 July AFTER EARTH 2 - 4 July EPIC 5 - 7, 9 - 11 July SUMMER IN FEBRUARY 5 - 7 & 9 July THE BIG WEDDING 10 & 11 July COME AS YOU ARE 12 - 14, 16 - 18 July WORLD WAR Z 12, 14 & 16 July BYZANTIUM 17 & 18 July THE EYE OF THE STORM 26 - 28 30 & 31 July MONSTER UNIVERSITY Details 01982 552555

BYZANTIUM (Cert 15) Innocent-looking Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan) and her voluptuous hooker mother Clara (Gemma Arterton, TAMARA DREW) are actually 200 year-old vampires fleeing the consequences of Clara’s murderous bloodletting, whilst Eleanor feeds only on the suicidally consensual. They descend on a rundown seaside hotel which Clara turns into a bordello, ostensibly to finance Eleanor’s education. Very different from his INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE, Neil Jordan’s latest melds dark historical thriller with romantic tendresse as Eleanor reveals her true self to an eager suitor (Caleb Landry Jones), who then betrays her to their English teacher, an uncredited Tom Hollander (Ronan’s menacing foil in HANNAH) and all hell breaks loose. The flashbacks, beautifully realised by Moira Buffini’s script and Sean Bobbit’s moody cinematography, heighten the women’s dilemma, with a great final twist.

LIVE EVENTS ON SCREEN 5 July THE AUDIENCE National Theatre live. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, 01584 878141 11 July LE NOSSE DI FIGARO Glyndebourne live screening, 6.15pm. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555 11 July TWELFTH NIGHT Globe on screen. SpArC, Bishop’s Castle, 7pm, £9 adult, £6 children, 01588 630321. 13 July ANDRE RIEU’S 2013 MAASTRICHT CONCERT The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911. 25 July HIPPOLYTE ET ARICIE Glyndebourne opera. SpArC, Bishop’s Castle, 7pm, £9 adult, £6 children, 01588 630321. The Courtyard, Hereford, 6.5pm, £15, 01432 340555. 26 July MACBETH National Theatre live. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 878141

WORKSHOPS Tues 30 July, 6, 13, 20 & 27 August ANIMATION WORKSHOPS Bafta nominated Sandra Salter will host a series of animation workshops for children. Pick up tips and tricks for how to make animation at home. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 10.30am12.30pm, £5 per session or £20 for all ﬁve, 01584 878141. 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. The Courtyard, Hereford, 5-7pm, £70 per term, 01432 340555.

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Thurs 4 July JUGNI SONIA SABRI COMPANY. Jugni is an explosion of dance, music and meaning with soaring live vocals and percussion inspired by Qawaali, and powerful contemporary choreography driven by the passion in folkloric dance styles. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £12.50/£10.50, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk.

Sat 6 July 5 RHYTHMS DANCE WORKSHOP Hereford/ Ledbury. “Response” with Andrew Holmes, 11- 5 pm. This is a day for exploring different ways of responding to the life around us - meeting it with heart, truth, skill and presence. Open to new and experienced dancers. Contact Gail on 01432 840952 for more info.

Sat 6 July ONE WAY OR ANOTHER POWYS DANCE, a vibrant, community dance organisation for Powys whose groups will slam you to the ﬂoor, swing you from the ceiling and turn you upside down whilst tugging at your heart strings. Youth, children and adults shout their coolest moves. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7pm, £5/£3, 01686 614555. Wed 10 & Thurs 11 July HAPPY FEET STAGE 2 PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY present their annual dance and singing showcase. Performing a variety of genres from ballet to hip-hop and also featuring several talented singers. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £10/£9, 01743 281281. Wed 10 & Thurs 11 July SUMMER DANCE 2013 WILLIAM BROOKES SCHOOL. From A level students who will be presenting their own choregraphy to GCSE work and dance club presentations. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.30pm, £5/£4, 01952 728911. Thurs 11 July ANALIA REGO The ﬁrst lady of tango guitar, direct from Buenos Aires. Includes dance exhibition by Sudestada Tango. Doldowlod Hall, Newbridge to Rhayader road (A470), 7.30pm, £15 includes glass of wine and nibbles, 079511 91907. Limited numbers, please reserve, sudestadatango@gmail.com Sat 13 & Sun 14 July ANNUAL SPECTACULAR RIBBONS & MID WALES DANCE COMPANY. Over 200 students perform their annual celebration of dance. A variety of dance styles with the centrepiece being an adaptation of the fairytale, Sleeping Beauty. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, Sat at 6pm, Sun at 3pm, £9.50/£8.50, 01874 611622. Sat 20 July EXPRESS YOURSELF HEREFORD ACADEMY OF DANCE. A show full of excitement, emotion and a variety of dance styles. The Courtyard, Hereford, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £11.50/£10.50, 01432 340555. Raising money for the Little Princess Trust and Bees Hart.

Mon 22 - Wed 24 July AQUARIA Telling the story of Aquaria, the goddess of the deep. Spectacular aerial acrobatics, ﬁre juggling, feats of strength and balance, and the water ballet as the elements of earth, air, ﬁre and water compete to show off their talents. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury. Mon & Tues 7.30pm, Wed 2.30pm, £25-£18, children £17-£10, 01743 281281.

Single listings are free. Year round entries £40

Sat 13 July BALKAN CEILIDH Mainly Eastern European circle dance to local band, Bellamonda. All dances simple and taught, no partners needed. Church Barn, Church Lane, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, 01588 630648. DANCE CLASSES AT GYM & TONIC, HAY-ON-WYE Creative, contemporary and street dance classes. Learning new routines, creating own dances and the chance to perform. Saturdays: 8-11 yrs 9.15am-10.15am. 3-7 yrs 10.30am-11.15am. 12-16 yrs 11.30am-12.30pm. Please contact Lauren on: 07825 914493 to ﬁnd out more or to book a place. BELLYDANCE CLASSES WITH ALANYA Presteigne, St Andrew’s Hall, Mondays 8.00-9.30pm. Open Level. Leominster, Bodenham Parish Hall, Thursdays 7.30-9.00pm Improvers/ Returners. £25.00 per 5-week block or £7.00 pay-as-you-go. For information & other classes/workshops visit www.alanyabellydance.com or call Abbie on 07962 161081. 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 DANCE WITHOUT INHIBITIONS All styles of dance for fun and ﬁtness. Powys Dance Centre, Llandrindod Wells, 7-8pm, 07779 281831. Tues DANCE FACTORY All styles of dance, jazz, hip-hop, street and contemporary 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 levels welcome, £4 per session. Transition Leominster 01568 620180. Thurs URBAN DANCE CLUB WITH 2FACED DANCE COMPANY Ages 7-11 years 4-5pm, ages 11+ 5-6pm. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 813711. Fri 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.

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THE GARDEN TEA ROOM & DELI, KINGSLAND HR6 9QS (opposite the church green) Tel: 01568 709142 Open Tuesday – Saturday 11:00am – 6:00pm and Bank Holidays 11:00 – 5:30pm. Shop/deli for tasty treats. All day lunches, desserts, cakes & speciality teas and coffee. Handmade, seasonal food including many vegetarian, wheat and dairy free options. Select ‘Scrummy Bites’ dishes always available. Great venue for special celebrations. Two 6m x 4m Marquees plus crockery hire available. Vintage setting with peaceful garden and log ﬁre. 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 HAT SHOP RESTAURANT, PRESTEIGNE 01544 260017 A friendly Bistro Style restaurant offering lunches and evening meals, Monday through to Saturday. We use quality local produce all sourced within the local area together with an extensive hand picked wine list. 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 POP UP CHEF Email chrisric7@yahoo.co.uk or Phone 01544 267802 www.thepopupchef.co.uk WE TAKE CARE OF THE CATERING ARRANGEMENTS, SO YOU ENJOY THE EVENT! We take away the stress of organising and delivering your event. Leaving you free to get ready and enjoy. If you need to host a dinner party or a catering event. We would be happy to help, hiring the thepopupchef. we would consult with you on your chosen menu, shop, cook, serve & clean up afterwards. Whether an intimate meal for two people or a dinner party for twenty or more, we can create and deliver. Special and Affordable — Your Personal Chef’s. Let personal chef’s Maria & Christina present to you a luxurious and distinctive approach to entertaining family and friends in your own home.

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.

SETONAIKAI, 25 THE PARADE, SHREWSBURY. SY1 1DL 01743 343517 www.setonaikai.co.uk. Specialists in authentic ingredients, cookware and tableware from Japan and the Far East, along with a range of cards, gifts and kimonos. We also have a growing range of the exotic, eclectic and the unusual from all four corners of the world. A vast selection you may not find anywhere else. Take a look at our range of Japanese kitchenware and tableware to buy online at www.cookingjapanese. co.uk. Open Tues - Sat, 10am - 5pm. SUGAR & SPICE CAFE BISTRO, Park Crescent, Llandrindod Wells 01597 824442 Friendly, family run cafe bistro located near the entrance to the beautiful Rock Park. Homemade locally sourced breakfast and day menus, carte de jour, fresh ground Italian coffee and a warm welcome offered daily. Evening bistro specialising in Mediteranean and World cuisine from Mid May onwards. booking recommended, unlicenced - BYO, free wifi, disabled access, hire us for your special occasion evening! 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 20 different varieties of leaf tea. Wed - Sat 9.30 to 5.00, Sun 11-4 Mon & Tues CLOSED. THE WORKHOUSE CAFE, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PRESTEIGNE 01544 267864 Cafe gallery, light lunches, good coffee, homemade cakes. Tues - Sat 10am - 4pm. RHOS MARKET GARDEN, KNIGHTON 01547 528315 Growers & providers of organic veg, fruit & flowers. Morning Market stalls Knighton Thursday & Presteigne Friday. Veg boxes delivered to local area weekly. CSA Scheme. Restaurant orders welcome info@rhosorganic.co.uk www.rhosorganic.co.uk

MR PERNICKETY HAS BEEN BUSY MARRYING HIS LOVELY COMPANION BUT WILL BE BACK IN AUGUST.

EVENTS

Sat 6 July NO.46 TASTING DAY Come and sample some of our most popular and some of our new wines, Champagne and spirits including local award winning cassis, ﬁne single malt whiskeys and Chase Distillery ﬁnest vodkas and gins........why not try our new tapas dishes too. No 46 Wine Bar, High St, Presteigne, 10am-5pm, 01544 267675. Sun 7 July A SWEET AND STICKY EVENT Presteigne and the Marches Cake Club, a free and indulgent afternoon which is welcome to all lovers of baking or eating cake. Its simple, bake your favorite cake, bring it along with you to share and sample slice after slice. No. 46 Wine Bar, High St, Presteigne, 3-4pm, 01544 267675. Sat 13 July MORTIMER COUNTRY FOOD FAIR 60 stalls, art exhibition, bar, hot food, live music, children’s cooking and more. Aardvark Books & Cafe, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, 01547 530744.

Sat 13 July SPANISH NIGHT Tapas and paella, served in the foyer. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, £20, 01885 488575. Fri 19 - Sun 21 July LOCAL TO LUDLOW OPEN DAYS Visits to food and drink producers, guided tours or go by car, bus, bike or on foot throughout the weekend with an evening of celebration on Friday 19th at Ludlow Brewery, including local tapas plate and jazz vibes. www.ludlowopendays.org.uk Wed 24 July THE LUDLOW PUDDING EXPERIENCE A choice of main course, followed by seven desserts. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, £16.95 for main course, all puddings and a glass of house wine and coffee, 01584 878141.

July live events Friday 12 July, 7pm

The World of Cartoons

World-famous cartoonist and humorous illustrator Roger Penwill shares his experiences of the cartooning world in this illustrated talk. Thursday 18 July, 7.30pm

Finding Joy

Touching full mask theatre from the superbly entertaining Vamos Theatre. Back by popular demand! Saturday 20 July, 7pm

The Moveable Feast

Assembly Rooms fundraising event. Enjoy a delicious three-course meal with local hosts in their own homes, changing venue and dining companions for each course. Saturday 27 July, 7.30pm

Whole Lotta Led

Great Led Zeppelin sound-alike band.

July ﬁlms

Iron Man 3, Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conﬂict, The Audience (Live broadcast from The National Theatre), The Great Gatsby, Village at the End of the World, The Eye of the Storm, Beware of Mr Baker, Mud, Star Trek into Darkness, Chimpanzee, Roman Holiday

Box Ofﬁce 01584 878141

www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk

music

JULY Mon 1 July ROEBUCKANEERS FOLK CLUB The Roebuck Inn, Brimﬁeld, Ludlow, 8pm, 01584 711854. CIDER CITY JAZZMEN The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford, 01432 274968. BLUES, JAZZ & COUNTRY Bring along your instrument or come and listen. Radnorshire Arms Hotel, Presteigne, 7.30pm, 01544 267406 or 07811 587501.

Tues 2 July

ROB HERON & THE TEA PAD ORCHESTRA Eighty Six’d Cafe, Ironbridge. LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT By Nigel Morris, St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm, retiring collection.

Wed 3 July VIOLENTANGO Direct from Buenos Aires, Violentango delivers a dazzling display of authentic porteño tango rhythms combined with a modern twist. This compelling union of guitar, bandoneon, electric bass and percussion is the hot new sensation in South America and they are coming straight from Glastonbury Festival to Presteigne! The Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8pm, £6 from No. 46 Wine Bar or on the door. Sheep Music & MBA gig.

SALINE FIDDLERS America’s premier youth ﬁddling show band. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 1.45pm, £5, 01874 611622. COOKBOOK PROJECT Featuring John Paul Gard, Alex Hutchins and Gethin Jones. Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 8.45pm, 01600 712767. LUDLOW JAZZ QUARTET Housmans Cafe Bar, Church Stretton, 8pm, 01694 724441. OPEN MIC The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. WILLIAM BROOKES GOT TALENT A showcase for dance, vocal and drama. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.30pm, £5/£4, 01952 728911.

Thurs 4 July HEED THE THUNDER The Retreat, Ledbury. REMI HARRIS & PETER CABARRA Guitar and bass play jazz. Granary Tea Rooms, Leominster, 8pm. Two-course meal £16.50, ticket for music only £5, please phone to book, 01568 614290. MAJOR LUCK Live music for Independence Day. The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888. THE JOHNNY CASH ROADSHOW Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £18.50/£17, 01584 611622.

WHISKEY RIVER BOYS Fingerpicking good guitar and vocals. Swamp/Cajun. Corners Inn, Kingsland, Leominster. Ticket + meal £12 available at tickets@SMAAAK.co.uk or from The Corners & Kingsland PO. OPEN MIC With Gravy Train. The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. ROB HERON & THE TEA PAD ORCHESTRA A hot seven-piece mixing 1930’s swing, gypsy jazz, Hokum blues, ragtime, cajun and roots of country songs. SpArC, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £9 adults, £6 children, 01588 630321.

Fri 5 July BEER ON THE WYE FESTIVAL Featuring Crowsaw 6pm, Fight The Bear 7.30pm, Shamus O’Blivion and the Megadeath Morrismen 9.30pm. Hereford Rowing Club, Greyfriars Ave, Hereford, £3 2-5pm, £5 5-11pm, www.herefordcamra.org.uk/festival THERESA Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. ON TOUR WITH ELVIS Featuring Michael King. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £18/£17, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk ECHO BANDITS 5-piece rock covers. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. MICRO BABY Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. BLUES BOX The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. SHOWADDYWADDY Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £19, 01743 281281. FLERUS DE LYS ‘Music for Revolting Barons’. Music from the early 11th century. Clun Church, 7.30pm, www.ﬂeursdelys.org GET QUIZZICAL The pub quiz returns. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £2, 01497 821762.

Saline Fiddlers

DEREK EYNON Wine Bar, Quality Square, Ludlow, 01584 878000.

BROMYARD GALA Agricultural show with entertainment, vintage and steam engines plus on the bandstand, First Hook Band, Now 2 Duo, Cinderford Band and Michael Adcock Ukulele. Bromyard, £11 adults, £10 OAPs, under 16s free with an accompanying adult. www.bromyardgala.org.uk

Fight the Bear, Bishop’s Castle Carnival

ON YOUR DOORSTEP With string players from The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Programme includes Haydn and Mozart interpersed with poetry. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 3pm, £12, 01432 383663. RED RIVER BLUES Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 8.45pm, 01600 712767.

Fri 5 July LLANFYLLIN MUSIC FESTIVAL Featuring the Allegri String Quartet. Programme includes Schubert, Verdi and Beethoven. St Myllin’s Church, Llanfyllin, 7.30pm, £16/£15, 01686 614555, www.llanfyllinfestival.org.uk JAM SESSION Hollybush Inn, near Hay-on-Wye. JAMES HICKMAN The Exchange, Newtown, 9pm, free.

Sat 6 July

LIMEHOUSE LIZZY Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £15, 01600 772467. AC/DC UK Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £17.50, 01743 281281. BLACK AND BLUES BAND The Castle Inn, Wigmore, 8pm, free, 01568 770203. THE SARAH SMITH TRIO Playing gypsy jazz with authentic passion, ﬁre and virtuosity. This band is keeping the spirit of the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli alive! Snailbeach Village Hall, 8pm, £8, 01686 623840. THE MANKALA BAND + MORE LIKE TREES + DJ Think Afrobeat, swing, hip-hop and more. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £8, 01497 821762. MUSIC AT LEASOWES BANK ‘Somewhere Towards Love’. Featuring Ian Shaw (vocals and piano), Peter Ind (bass) and David Preston (guitar). Leasowes Bank Farm, Ratlinghope, 8pm, 01743 790769, www.leasowesmusicfestival.co.uk GENERATION GAP + ASYLUM Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. FRANK O’NEIL TRIO Great sax-led jazz. Saturday Cafe, The Courtyard, Hereford, 12-2pm, free.

TOMMY ALLEN & JOHNNY HEWITT Dynamic blues duo, plus guest Pete Beresford. Old New Inn, Llanfyllin, 8.30pm, £5. LIVE MUSIC Hollybush Inn, near Hay-on-Wye. BEER ON THE WYE FESTIVAL Featuring Whiskey River 3pm, The Misers 6pm and The Kustom 9pm. Hereford Rowing Club, Greyfriars Ave, Hereford, £4 12-5pm, £5 5-11pm, www.herefordcamra.org.uk/festival BROMYARD GALA Agricultural show with entertainment, vintage and steam engines plus on the bandstand, QE Steel Pans, Lachlan Werner, ventriloquist, Harmony and First Hook Band. Bromyard, £11 adults, £10 OAPs, under 16s free with an accompanying adult. www.bromyardgala.org.uk PRETTY THINGS From the legendary R & B band. Phil May vocals and Dick Taylor and Frank Holland guitars. With Eddy Gartry’s Blues State UK. Priest Weston Village Hall, near Chirbury, 7.30pm, £8 in advance from 01938 561305 or email g.landers@btopenworld.com THE HYPE Malthouse, Ironbridge. POETRY & JAZZ With Julie Boden, Steve Tromans and jazz legend, Dutch Lewis. Hellens, Ledbury, 7-9pm, £10, 0845 458 1743. boxofﬁce@poetry-festival.co.uk. Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival.

Sun 7 July LLANFYLLIN MUSIC FESTIVAL Featuring the Allegri String Quartet. Programme includes Beethoven, Mozart and Mendelssohn. St Myllin’s Church, Llanfyllin, 7.30pm, £16/£15, 01686 614555, www.llanfyllinfestival.org.uk

RETRO GAMING CLUB Huge range of consoles and games projected on to the walls. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 12.30-3.30pm, donation entry, 01497 821762. THE SPLIT SCREEN WHEEL TIME Plus the Pub Stuntman. The Retreat, Ledbury. Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival. CBSO ON YOUR DOORSTEP String players from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra play Haydn and Mozart. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 3pm, £12. 0845 458 1743. boxoffice@poetry-festival.co.uk. Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival. BLACK DYKE BAND Brass band. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 2.30pm, £19.50-£18, 01743 281281. NAOMI PAYNE’S HOTSY TOTSY BAND Swing dance band. The Raven Inn, Welshpool, 12 - 2.30pm, £5 on the door, food available, 01588 674823. POEM AND SONG With Mike Heron, founding member of the Incredible String Band, Mike Hastings, Georgia Seddon and John Wilson. Baptist Church Hall, Ledbury, 7.45pm, £8. 0845 458 1743. boxoffice@poetry-festival.co.uk. Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival. THE SARAH WARREN BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury. BISHOP’S CASTLE CARNIVAL 2013 Carnival parade 1pm, sports, town bands, refreshments and bar. Music, featuring Fight The Bear, Nuclear Weasels and Thin Vision. Bishop’s Castle. BEER ON THE WYE FESTIVAL Featuring Faithful City Morris 1pm and The Andy Masefield Jazz Band 2pm. Hereford Rowing Club, Greyfriars Ave, Hereford, £1, 12-5pm, www.herefordcamra.org.uk/festival

BEER FESTIVAL 2013 The Royal George Lingen, SY7 0DY

The Royal George welcomes you to the 6th Annual Beer Festival

Friday 12th, Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th July Live Music, BBQ and a wide selection of local beers and food Info: 01544 267322

SYLVASTEEL The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

Analia Rego

REMI HARRIS TRIO The Retreat, Ledbury. ANALIA REGO The ﬁrst lady of tango guitar, direct from Buenos Aires. Includes dance exhibition by Sudestada Tango. Doldowlod Hall, Newbridge to Rhayader road (A470), 7.30pm, £15 includes glass of wine and nibbles, 079511 91907. Limited numbers, please reserve, sudestadatango@gmail.com

Fri 12 July

Sun 7 July LITTLE DAVE The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm, free.

Mon 8 July BLUES, JAZZ & COUNTRY Bring along your instrument or come and listen. Radnorshire Arms Hotel, Presteigne, 7.30pm, 01544 267406 or 07811 587501.

Tues 9 July CERYS MATTHEWS SING-ALONG Join Cerys in this big family sing-along. Bring a picnic to enjoy on the lawn before the event. Helens Manor, Much Marcle, Ledbury, 6-7pm, £5, 0845 458 1743. Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival. LARKIN’ ABOUT Featuring Sunny Ormonde and John Telfer with Matt Platt, jazz pianist and ﬂautist Ilone Antonius-Jones. Exploring the wit, words, women and music in the life of Philip Larkin. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £12, 01432 383663. Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival. LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT By Simon Bland. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm, retiring collection.

Wed 10 July OPEN MIC With Ed Heslop. White Horse Inn, Clun. LITTLE MACHINE Set well-known poems to music. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8.30pm, £8, 0845 458 1743. Ledbury Poetry Festival. MUSIC AT LEASOWES BANK ‘Garden of the Gods’. Featuring Jill Kemp (recorder) and Aleksander Szram (piano). Programme includes Handel, Bach, York Bowen and Gregory Rose. Leasowes Bank Farm, Ratlinghope, 8pm, 01743 790769.

Thurs 11 July MICHAEL CHAPMAN The veteran troubadour and fully qualiﬁed Guitar Hero returns with his wistful songs which draw on everything from jazz, blues to country and ragtime. The Dukes Arms, Presteigne, 8.30pm, £4. Sheep Music gig. www.michaelchapman.co.uk BITCH SLAPPERS French punk band. The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. MALVERN HILLBILLIES Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm.

THE ROYAL GEORGE BEER FESTIVAL Live music, barbecue and a wide selection of local beers and food. The Royal George, Lingen, 01544 267322. DOG POLE The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. JAH WOBBLE, CLIVE BELL & PHILIP JECK Baptist Church Hall, Ledbury, 7.45pm, £8, 0845 458 1743. Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival.

Michael Chapman

HEREFORD CHAMBER CHOIR Music for a Summer Evening. Programme includes music by Britten, Elgar, Finzi, Vaughan Williams, Purcell, Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn. Weobley Parish Church, 7.30pm, £7.50, under 16s free. Tickets available from Heather Moore on 01432 761500 or on the door.

Wooden Horse

CHORD RUSH Hollybush Inn, near Hay-on-Wye. THE ROSE & CROWN BEER FESTIVAL See 12 July for details. The Rose & Crown, Tenbury Wells, free, 01584 811336, www.whites.cc

WOODEN HORSE Country blues, bluegrass, Americana and originals. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £8, 01432 340555. THE LONE WOLVES + THE MISTY BLUE TRIO The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. THE ROSE & CROWN BEER FESTIVAL Over 20 beers and ciders, hog roast and live music featuring The Fabulous Bordellos, The Ronaldos, The Cellar Boyz, Paul Balmer, Julia Bailey, Obscure, Michael Adcock, Sam & Ben, The Flok & The Salorian Morris Men. The Rose & Crown, Tenbury Wells, free, 01584 811336, www.whites.cc PAUL PARKER Acoustic set. White Horse Inn, Clun. DAVE LUKE & CHUCK MICALLEF Country and Western evening. Royal Welsh Show 2014 fundraiser. Whitton Community Hall, 8pm, £12.50 to include hog roast and salads. Admission by ticket only. Chris 01547 528808 or Caroline 01547 528705. THE START Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. MIGHTY BOING The Exchange, Newtown, 9pm, free.

JAZZ @ THE BONDED WAREHOUSE Featuring Steve King Big Band. The Bonded Warehouse, Canal St, Stourbridge, 7.30pm, £7, students/ under 16s £3.50 on the door, 01384 377797, info@jazzbw.org.uk JAMES HICKMAN Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. HOLDER & SMITH Wine Bar, Quality Square, Ludlow, 01584 878000. SARAH WARREN BAND Country-rock band. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. MONEY FOR NOTHING Dire Straits tribute band. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £15, 01600 772467. BUDDY HOLLY’S WINTER DANCE PARTY Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £17-£15, 01743 281281.

Sat 13 July THE COUNTERFEIT SIXTIES The magic of the sixties, with a tribute to over 25 bands of that era. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

RHYTHM THIEVES

KAZUKO HOHKI, CLIVE BELL & MELISSA HOLDING Harp and ﬂute. Burgage Hall, Ledbury, 6pm, £8, 0845 458 1743. Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival. HMV BAND Malthouse, Ironbridge. LUDLOW CHORAL SOCIETY & LUDLOW ORCHESTRA Programme includes Brahms, Beethoven and Haydn. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £15-£8, children half-price, www.ludlowchoral. org.uk OPEN DAY Belmont Abbey, Hereford, 10am-4.30pm, free, 01432 374747. MUSIC AT LEASOWES BANK Festival Commission Concert. Featuring Shabaka Hutchings (clarinet) with The Ligeti Quartet. Leasowes Bank Farm, Ratlinghope, 8pm, www.leasowesmusicfestival.co.uk, 01743 790769. CHORD RUSH Jazz, funk and Latin. Hollybush Inn, near Hay-on-Wye, 9pm. THE HERBERT SPLIFFINGTON ALLSTARS Featuring Satch Dixon and Gwen King. Eight-piece band playing reggae/ska/ jazz. The Ironworks, Church St, Oswestry, 8.30pm, £7, 01691 679123.

BISYOC

Intercultural Youth Orchestral Exchange

1 - 4 August

Phone 01568 770134

13 July -

Royal George Beer Festival, Lingen

19-21 July - Festival at the Edge, Much Wenlock 20 July -

Boathouse, Upton-on-Severn

www.rhythmthieves.co.uk

www.bisyoc.com or 01544 260551

WHITTON VOICES Bright and beautiful unaccompanied songs and merry music from Bandamania. Pilleth Church, Whitton, near Knighton, 7pm, £5, 01547 560950. Raising funds for Water Aid.

Remi Harris Trio

JAZZ TIME AT THE RAD Featuring pianist Simon Deeley, accompanied by double-bass player Steve Galey. Radnorshire Arms Hotel, Presteigne, from 4.30pm, £3, 01544 267406. FRUIT MACHINE Malthouse, Ironbridge.

Sat 13 July HEREFORD HARMONIES A morning concert by Ensemble Sine Nomine with Andrew Morris, piano, 10.30am in St John’s Church, St Owen Street, Hereford. Local musicians, singers and composers contribute to a gala performance celebrating the virtues of Herefordshire. Tickets £6 at the door, or £5 in advance. 01432 851000 or 01432 340555. THE FLOOR Featuring Heed The Thunder, Red Dog, Terry Tandler and more. St Michael’s Village Hall, Tenbury Wells, 8pm, 01584 810291.

BELLAMONDA Balkan ceilidh, mainly Eastern European circle dance. All dances simple and taught, no partners needed. Church Barn, Church Lane, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, 01588 630648. K-TOWN + THE SOUL PREACHERS The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. THE DEVIL’S VIOLIN COMPANY ‘A Love Like Salt’. A combination of live music and timeless tales. Willow Globe Theatre, Penlanole, Llanwrthwl, near Llandrindod Wells, 7pm, £10 adults, £5 under 12s, 01597 811487.

Sun 14 July

THE GARRICK SINGERS Herefordshire’s newest choir. Maylord Shopping Centre, Hereford, in the afternoon. Part of the national ‘Our Big Gig’ scheme.

THE ROYAL GEORGE BEER FESTIVAL Live music, barbecue and a wide selection of local beers and food. The Royal George, Lingen, 01544 267322.

SHREWSBURY JAZZ NETWORK Featuring Chris Gumbley Quintet: a tribute to Cannonball Adderley. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £12, £10 members, £6 under 16s.

DAVE BLACK Playing 60s music. The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm, free.

THE ROYAL GEORGE BEER FESTIVAL Live music including the Rhythm Thieves, barbecue and a wide selection of local beers and food. The Royal George, Lingen, 01544 267322.

ARTISANS STRING QUARTET Programme includes Haydn, Shostakovitch and Dvorak. Grange Court, Leominster, 7.30pm, £10 on the door or £8 in advance. Tickets from Langstaffe Violins, High St, Leominster or 01568 620120.

CIDER CITY JAZZMEN Mortimer Country Food Fair with 60 stalls, art exhibit, bar, hot food, live music, children’s cooking and more. Aardvark Books & Cafe, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, 01547 530744. WENTNOR FLOWER FESTIVAL Flower festival, craft, cake and plant stalls, walks and live organ music. St Michael’s Church, Wentnor, 10am-5pm.

LOOK, STRANGER Celebrating the Benjamin Britten Centenary with singer Ruthie Culver and the Utter, jazz quartet. Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, near Ledbury, 7.30pm, £15, 0845 458 1743. Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival.

GLAS Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

WILL KILLEEN Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

KEV DAVE + WAYNE ACOUSTIC GRAVY The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. THE BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND The Retreat, Ledbury. THE ROSE & CROWN BEER FESTIVAL See 12 July for details. The Rose & Crown, Tenbury Wells, free, 01584 811336, www.whites.cc SHOOTIN’ THE CROW Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 8.45pm.

LUDLOW JAZZ QUARTET Housmans Cafe Bar, Church Stretton, 12.30pm, 01694 724441. WENTNOR FLOWER FESTIVAL Flower festival, craft, cake and plant stalls, walks and live organ music. Plus a recital from Norbury School at 4pm. St Michael’s Church, Wentnor, 10am-5pm.

Mon 15 July THE MUSIC OF SAINTS & SINNERS Ensemble Sine Nomine and Andrew Morris, piano, will give a concert of choral music with solo piano interludes at 7.30pm in Hereford Cathedral’s College Hall. Tickets, £10, available in advance from the Cathedral Shop and Perpetual Trust Ofﬁce, or at the door. BLUES, JAZZ & COUNTRY Bring along your instrument or come and listen. Radnorshire Arms Hotel, Presteigne, 7.30pm, 01544 267406 or 07811 587501.

Tues 16 July PLAYSHOP FOR GROWNUPS Play a variety of giant sized games using dice, playing cards, pigs, and even silly dance. Show up ready to play. Appletree Theatre Company, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, 7pm-9pm, £5, Contact Info: www.thejoytour.com or 01584 874104.

The Garrick Singers

KEITH LITTLE QUARTET Swing, jive, some Latin and the best of the 30s and 40s classics. Jazz in the Bar, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, £6, 01874 611622. GALA ORGAN CONCERT By John Scott, St Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York. Hereford Cathedral, 7pm. Tickets £12, £5 students from Cathedral shop.

Wed 17 July STAR OF THE SEA Gutsy Irish folk. Housmans Cafe Bar, Church Stretton, 8pm, 01694 724441. MUSIC AT LEASOWES BANK Featuring Zum3, eastern European gypsy music to Argentinian tango. Leasowes Bank Farm, Ratlinghope, 8pm, 01743 790769, www.leasowesmusicfestival.co.uk

Thurs 18 July THE BLUES SHOW A celebration of blues music through the ages. Featuring all local musicians and a variety of singers showcasing their talents. Band members are a mixture of tutors and students from Hereford College of Arts as well as other local professional musicians. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £10, 01432 340555.

THE GARIBALDIS The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. WBS MUSIC CONCERT An evening of 60’s and 70’s music performed by the Express Club. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.30pm, £3, 01952 728911.

Fri 19 July JAMES HICKMAN Bluegrass/country/soul. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. GARAGE BAN Dun Cow, Shrewsbury. RHYTHM THIEVES Festival at the Edge, Much Wenlock. THE RENALDOS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury. KEYGREEN AND FRIENDS Folk, blues, pop, jazz, sould and classic rock. Playing with guest musicians, Slippery Slope. St Peter’s Centre, Peterchurch, 7.30pm, £10 on the door, £8 in advance, nickyjaquesmusic@gmail.com

MIKE HERON & THE TREMBLING BELLS Incredible String Band founder, Heron joins esteemed folk rockers The Trembling Bells. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £14-£10, 01497 821762. TONY SKEGGS Wine Bar, Quality Square, Ludlow, 01584 878000. LIVE MUSIC Rocky/Indie covers. Hollybush Inn, near Hay-on-Wye. BRY & JENNIFER T Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. OCEAN AVENUE The Exchange, Newtown, 9pm, free. LOCAL TO LUDLOW An evening celebrating local food and drink producers in Ludlow. Local tapas and jazz vibes. Ludlow Brewery, Ludlow, www.ludlowopendays.org.uk

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

5.30pm - 11.30pm

12.00 - 11.30pm 12.00 - 11.00pm

THE DIRTY FREDDY BAND The Greyhound, Llangunllo, 9pm, free, 01547 550400.

Sheelanagig, Sheep Music

MUSIC AT LEASOWES BANK Featuring The Baritone Band, four baritone saxophones, led by John Williams with stellar jazz rhythm section. Leasowes Bank Farm, Ratlinghope, 8pm, 01743 790769, www.leasowesmusicfestival.co.uk NICK WARD Hollybush Inn, near Hay-on-Wye. SEAN SAYE Playing music from the 50s to the 70s. Oxford Arms, Kington. RICHARD AIRD Multi-instrumentalist folk artist. To mark his retirement as headteacher at Barrs Court School & College. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £10/£8, 01432 340555.

Sun 21 July Fri 19 July NOUMOUCOUNDA CISSOKO Senegalese griot and master of the kora with band and high energy sound. Knighton Community Centre, 7.30pm, £12 includes light bites. Tickets from Tower House Gallery, Spar or 07751 221487 for group tables, www.knightoncommunitycentre.com SHEEP MUSIC - PASTURE BEDTIME Featuring Onlyjoe, They Say Jump, Sheelanagig, Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate, Bristol Afrobeat Project and more. Went’s Meadow, Presteigne, 6.45pm-12.30am, £12 in advance, £15 on the door, www.sheepmusicfestival. com. No camping.

Sat 20 July DESPERADO - EAGLES Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442. RHYTHM THIEVES Festival at the Edge, Much Wenlock.

SHEEP MUSIC - PASTURE BEDTIME Featuring Onlyjoe, They Say Jump, Sheelanagig, Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate, Bristol Afrobeat Project and more. Went’s Meadow, Presteigne, 6.45pm-12.30am, £12 in advance, £15 on the door, www.sheepmusicfestival. com. No camping. BAD HAIR DAY Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. PAUL PARKER & ALL THE RIGHT FRIENDS Malthouse, Ironbridge. THE BLUES OCCASIONALS Authentic blues and R & B from seasoned veterans quintet. The Stag, Llanidloes, 9pm, free. RHYTHM THIEVES Boathouse, Upton-on-Severn. SIXTEEN TAMBOURINES INDIE DISCO The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £2, 01497 821762.

UMPFH! The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm, free. BRIDGET AND THE BIG GIRLS BLUES Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 8.45pm, 01600 712767. RHYTHM THIEVES Festival at the Edge, Much Wenlock.

Mon 22 July BLUES, JAZZ & COUNTRY Bring along your instrument or come and listen. Radnorshire Arms Hotel, Presteigne, 7.30pm, 01544 267406 or 07811 587501.

Tues 23 July WAYNE MARTIN BAND Yorkshire House, Shrewsbury. LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT By Jonathan Vaughan from Wells Cathedral. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm, retiring collection.

PARTY IN THE PARK Continuous music on two stages from some great bands and musicians. Featuring Blues Boy Dan, Fight The Bear, Thin Vision, The Nuclear Weasels, The Making, Stay Awake, The Garibaldis and The Band Begins. Featuring on the Acoustic stage will be Ellen Cox, Amy Pugh & Clive Butterworth, Alex Pickford & Sam Carty, Loose LIps, James & Cerys Batten and Pete Keeley. Refreshments, bar, catering, workshops for children and more. Bishop’s Castle Playing Fields, 12 noon - 10pm, £6 on the gate, under 11’s free, 01588 638173 or 07813 007464.

NICK WARD Acoustic Music. Hollybush Inn, near Hay-on-Wye.

Noumoucounda Cissoko

Richard Aird, 20 July

Wed 24 July THE WILD HARE CLUB Presents US singer/songwriter, Tom Russell with Thad Beckman. Lyde Court, Hereford, 7.30pm, £15, pre-show meal £10, 01432 357753.

Thurs 25 July CAPTAIN ACCIDENT The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle. OPEN MIC NIGHT Hosted by Howard & Clare. The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

Fri 26 July WAYNE MARTIN BAND White Horse Inn, Clun. THE BOOT INN BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL Live music all weekend featuring Chord Rush, The Fabulous Bordellos, Hot Climate, The Endings, Skynt, When In Rome, Steady Ed & The Boogie Men. Plus free jive lesson, 30 local real ales and cider and more. The Boot Inn, Orleton, 01568 780228. LIFE Duo, featuring Ron Walton. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford. CAPTIV8 Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. NOZSTOCK FESTIVAL Featuring The Strypes, Dub Pistols, Chas and Dav, Mr Scruff, The Beat, The Correspondents, DJ Yoda, Sonny Wharton, The Wytches, Benny Page, The Computers, Misty Miller, Electric Swing Circus, Will & The Bandits, Kitten and The Hip, Ava Leigh, Tako Lako, Smerins Anti Social Club, Kry Wolf, More Like Trees, Dr Meaker, King Porter, Stomp, George Ezra, Uncle Dugs and By The River. Plus S.P.Y., Kasra, Break, MC Lowqui, Amoss, Andy C, Loadstar, Wilkinson, Loko, MC GQ and MC Visionobi. Also featuring comedy, opera theatre, cinema, children’s area, cafes, crafts, real ale, cider and cocktails and free camping. The Farm, Rowden Paddocks, Bromyard, www.nozstock.com

THE CRAMS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

Sun 28 July

CIDER CITY JAZZMEN Foot-stomping trad jazz. Hereford Cathedral Jazz in the Chapterhouse garden, 1pm-2.15pm, refreshments available, inside if wet, admission free, donations welcome.

TITLEY JAZZ FESTIVAL Featuring Gerry Mulligan Concert Big Band, Stan Tracey Sextet, Simon Spillett, Alan Barnes/Art Themen/Don Weller. Rodd Estate, Presteigne, from 11am, £58 for an all day ticket, 01544 260119, www.titleyjazz.com

SEAN SAYE Wine Bar, Quality Square, Ludlow, 01584 878000.

NOZSTOCK FESTIVAL See 26 July for details. www.nozstock. com

WILL KILLEEN The Exchange, Newtown, 9pm, free.

SUNDAY SESSIONS @ NO.46 Jack Brett will be playing a low key session. No. 46 Wine Bar, High St, Presteigne, 3pm, free, 01544 267675.

TITLEY JAZZ FESTIVAL Featuring Titley Jazz Septet, British Standard Time, Tribute to Elvin Jones and Martin Drew and Terry Seabrook Milestones. Rodd Estate, Presteigne, 12 noon, £42 for an all day ticket, 01544 260119, www.titleyjazz.com

Sat 27 July TITLEY JAZZ FESTIVAL Featuring Art Themen/Steve Waterman, Steve Melling Quintet, de Jong’s Cleynderts, Gary Potter, Zoe Gilby, AJ Brown with Robert Fowler and 3 Daves. Rodd Estate, Presteigne, open from 11am, £56 for an all day ticket, 01544 260119, www.titleyjazz.com NOZSTOCK FESTIVAL See 26 July for details. www.nozstock. com CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring The Cardinall’s Musick, acclaimed vocal ensemble. Concord College, Acton Burnell, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, www.strettonfestival.org.uk, 01694 724106. WINTER VILLAINS + JOEL HARRIES Cardiff based six-piece Winter Villains experiment in contemporary folk. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £7-£5, 01497 821762. THE BOOT INN BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL See 26 July for details. The Boot Inn, Orleton, 01568 780228. OPEN DAY Belmont Abbey, Hereford, 10am-4.30pm, free, 01432 374747. JOHN AYRE Hollybush Inn, near Hay-on-Wye.

THE FLOK The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm, free. MIKE PARKER Prince of Wales, Ledbury. THE BOOT INN BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL See 26 July for details. The Boot Inn, Orleton, 01568 780228. SHROPSHIRE STRUMMERS Housmans Cafe Bar, Church Stretton, 1pm, 01694 724441.

Mon 29 July COFFEE CONCERT Featuring song recital by Paul Mocroft, accompanied by John Jenkin. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 10.15am, free. Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival, www.strettonfestival.org. uk BLUES, JAZZ & COUNTRY Bring along your instrument or come and listen. Radnorshire Arms Hotel, Presteigne, 7.30pm, 01544 267406 or 07811 587501.

Tues 30 July CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Hull Buddy, a Buddy Holly tribute. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, www.strettonfestival.org.uk, 01694 724106. LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT By James Orford, Oundle award winner. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm, retiring collection.

WHOLE LOTTA LED Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8pm, £12.50 in advance, £14 on the door, 01584 878141. ANDY & TIPPO Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford. OVER THE POND AND BACK Lorna James (soprano) and Tom Henderson (piano) present a concert of British and American song and opera. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £10, 01432 383663.

Tom Russell, Wild Hare Club

Bisyoc

Fri 2 Aug LIVE MUSIC White Horse Inn, Clun. RETROFLECTOR Four-piece covers band, playing the best of the last ﬁve decades. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

Tues 30 July PLAYSHOP FOR GROWNUPS Play a variety of giant sized games using dice, playing cards, pigs, and even silly dance. Show up ready to play. Appletree Theatre Company, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, 7pm-9pm, £5, Contact Info: www.thejoytour.com or 01584 874104.

WHISKEY RIVER BOYS Red-hot gypsy jazz and swing. Hereford Cathedral Jazz in the Chapterhouse garden, 1pm-2.15pm, refreshments available, inside if wet, admission free, donations welcome.

COFFEE CONCERT Featuring piano duets by Barrie Mackay and Richard Walker. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 10.15am, free. Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival, www.strettonfestival.org.uk

COFFEE CONCERT Featuring the Shropshire Horn School. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 10.15am, free. Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival, www.strettonfestival.org. uk

Wed 31 July CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Alison Neil - The Shakespeare Ladies Club. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, 01694 724106 www.strettonfestival.org.uk. COFFEE CONCERT Featuring Fiddlesticks & Friends. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 10.15am, free. Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival, www.strettonfestival.org. uk JOE SEAGER Housmans Cafe Bar, Church Stretton, 8pm, 01694 724441.

AUGUST Thurs 1 Aug

CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring The Marylebone Trio. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, 01694 724106. CARA LUFT Folk. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 7.45pm, £10, 01743 234970. COFFEE CONCERT Featuring Mark and Claire Tocknell and Brenda Stephenson, clarinet, violin and piano. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 10.15am, free. Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival, www.strettonfestival.org.uk BISYOC Intercultural Youth Orchestral Exchange. Tutors’ concert. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 12.30pm, donations, 01544 260551.

NICK BELL Wine Bar, Quality Square, Ludlow, 01584 878000.

HOT ROD 55 The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

BISYOC Music for a Summer’s Evening. Played by the BISYOC musicians. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 7.30pm, £10, under 15s free, 01544 260551. Proceeds to be shared with St Andrew’s and Kinsham churches. CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Anthony Brown (saxophone) with Leo Nicholson (piano). Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, 01694 724106 www.strettonfestival.org.uk. THE FABULOUS CERI DUPREE SHOW One man, 21 woman show. Featuring comedy, vocal impersonations and jaw-dropping costumes. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

Sat 3 Aug BISYOC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Programme includes Britten, Gershwin and Tchaikovsky. Conductor Julian Gibbons. The Priory, Leominster, 7.30pm, £12.50, 01544 260551. Proceeds to be shared with Samaritans. COFFEE CONCERT Featuring The Shropshire Strummers. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 10.15am, free. Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival, www.strettonfestival.org. uk MARCHES OBOE SUMMER SCHOOL 10th anniversary ﬁnal concert celebration includes a performance of Handel’s Fireworks music for massed oboes, bassoons, French horns, trumpets and drums. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 6pm, £6 on the door.

LIVE MUSIC Punk/ska/rock and roll. Hollybush Inn, near Hay-on-Wye.

Sun 4 Aug MR B - THE GENTLEMAN RHYMER An evening of Chap-Hop with this special performance, ahead of showcasing at the Edinburgh Fringe. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £10 in advance, 01743 234970. CLIVE JOHN TRIO Prince of Wales, Ledbury. RACHEL AUSTIN & LYNDON WEBB Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 8.45pm, 01600 712767. BISYOC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Programme includes Britten, Gershwin and Tchaikovsky. Conductor Julian Gibbons. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £12.50, 01544 260551. Proceeds to be shared with Ludlow Hospital League of Friends.

Mon 5 Aug ROEBUCKANEERS FOLK CLUB The Roebuck Inn, Brimﬁeld, Ludlow, 8pm, 01584 711854. CIDER CITY JAZZMEN The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford, 01432 274968. CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring The Katona Twins, music for two guitars. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, 01694 724106, www.strettonfestival.org.uk. BLUES, JAZZ & COUNTRY Bring along your instrument or come and listen. Radnorshire Arms Hotel, Presteigne, 7.30pm, 01544 267406 or 07811 587501.

Tues 6 Aug CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring The Frith Piano Quintet. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, 01694 724106, www.strettonfestival. org.uk. LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT By Graham Thorpe from Guildford Cathedral. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm, retiring collection.

Music Workshops

Fri 12 - Sun 14 July RECORDER PLAYING WEEKEND Paradise Farmhouse, Slough Lane, Presteigne. With tutor Margaret Westlake, in large and small ensembles. £60 for tuition only, also residential. You will be expected to play S, A, T and B recorders and sight-read. Details and application form Fran Johnstone, 01544 267397, fjjohnstone@btinternet.com

Trevor Davies Music

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

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

Tel: 01568 620120 Mobile: 07501 724663

Sat 13 & Sun 14 July FIND YOUR FOLK VOICE With Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham. Harmony singing for the driven but petriﬁed. Booking required by 15 June. Gleanings, Gravels Bank, near Minsterley, 01743 891412. Mon 22 - Fri 26 July SONGWRITING FOR THE UNSUSPECTING With George Papavgeris. Booking required by 1 July. £240 includes tea on Sunday and home-cooked lunches, plus refreshments. Gleanings, Gravels Bank, near Minsterley, 01743 891412. Recorded Entries Deadline 31 July CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH AMATEUR CHOIR CHALLENGE The winning choir will get to perform on stage and receive £1000. £25 per entry, going to Children In Need. Choirs up to a maximum of 25 members. Choirs can be all male, female, mixed, school choir etc. The local media with Charlie Landsborough will independently judge the winning choir for each area. Entry forms and further information can be found www.charlielandsborough.com Mon 5 - Fri 9 August STRINGED INSTRUMENT REPAIR COURSE Five-day foundation repair course for either guitar, orchestral stringed instruments (violins/violas etc) or combined guitar and orchestral instruments. For 16+, no previous experience necessary. Trevor Head, Llangunllo School, Llangunllo, Knighton, £465 (usual course fee £587). Further information 01547 550622 or email trevorhead@btinternet.com CASTLE VOICES SINGING WORKSHOP Join us to explore vocal harmonies from around the world. Tuesdays 6.30 to 8pm. Usually every week in school term in top room at Three Tuns, Bishops Castle. Details:- Anne Loughran 01547 520339 anneloughran@gmail.co.uk 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. Monday KINGTON CHORAL Under Music Director Roger Langford. KCS is a large non-auditioned community choir rehearsing and performing major choral works in the Kington area. Rehearsals most Monday evening in the upstairs room of the Baptist Church, Bridge Street, Kington 7.30 - 9.30pm. 077 66 097 600 for more info and see www.kingtonchoral.org.uk.

Thursday fortnightly WILD ANGELS Informal community choir led by Sue Harris. All welcome. Traditional songs from around the world. Llanidloes, 7.30-9.30pm 01686 625980. Friday MUSIC TIME A session of music and movement for the under 5s and their parents or carers. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10.30am-11.30am, £5 per child, siblings £4, parents free, 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 of month OPEN MIC NIGHT The Greyhound, Llangunllo, 9pm, 01547 550400. First Saturday of month 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. Every Sunday SESSION Crown & Sceptre, Bromyard, 8.30pm, 01885 483425. Every Sunday FOLK/ROOTS SESSION Stag, Llanidloes, 6.30pm, 01686 414824. 2nd Sunday ACOUSTIC MUSIC SESSION Jill and Mark (from the Rhythm Thieves) hosting. All styles welcome. The Sun Inn, Leintwardine. 2nd Sunday FOLK SESSION Powys Arms, Poolquay, near Welshpool, 7.30pm, 01691 831162. 2nd & 4th Sunday OPEN MIC NIGHT George & Dragon, Knighton, 01547 528532. 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 JAM AT THE RAD Blues, jazz and country. Radnorshire Arms, Presteigne, 7.30pm, 07531 300697.

Monday BANDAMANIA Traditional dance music from far and wide. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7.15pm, Sue Harris 01547 560950.

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

Tuesday WHITTON VOICES Mixed community choir. Songs from around the world, traditional and contemporary. Raising the roof with rich harmonies in the Presteigne Assembly Rooms, 8-10pm, £5. All welcome. Led by Sue Harris, 01547 560950.

Every Tuesday BLUES NIGHT The Golden Lion Hotel, Llandysilio, 01691 830295.

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 or email chrisp@furniturescheme.co.uk Wednesday LUDLOW LARKS COMMUNITY CHOIR Led by Polly Bolton. Songs from around the world - from the Beatles to Bulgaria. Ludlow Women’s Centre, £3-£5 per session, 7.30pm-9.30pm. For dates contact Polly on 01584 823609 or info@oak-barn.co.uk or check our website www.jollypages.co.uk/larks

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

Every Monday nights BRECON TOWN BAND Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7-9pm. 07779 390954.

Every Tuesday TUESDAY JAM SESSION Open to all. 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. Other occasional folk events organised by Folk Workshops. Register for e-Newsletter with john.baxter87@virgin.net. Last Tuesday of every month JAZZ NIGHT The Golden Lion Hotel, Llandysilio,Oswestry, 01691 830295.

Every Wednesday OPEN MIC NIGHT Baskerville Hall Hotel, Clyro Court, near Hay-on-Wye, 7pm for bar, restaurant and bar snacks, music from 8.30pm, free, 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. Every Wednesday OPEN MIC NIGHT Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford, 01432 266000. 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 OPEN MIC NIGHT The Bridge, Tenbury Wells, call to book your slot, all welcome, 01584 810434. 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 Folk, blues, 60s or any other genre welcome. The Sun, High St, Clun, 9pm. Contact Dave Wright 01588 640552. 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, all welcome. Spread Eagle, King St, Hereford, 01432 272205. 3rd Friday TRADITIONAL SESSIONING, DANCE CLASSES & LIVE BANDS A band will play at the beginning of each night from 8pm and lead an open session afterwards. Llanfyllin Workhouse, 01691 649062. 3rd Friday ACOUSTIC FOLK MUSIC & SONG SESSION The New Inn, Bartestree, Hereford. Last Friday OPEN MIC NIGHT With Big String Music. Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm, 07885 467673. 5th Friday SESSION Nelson Inn, Ludlow, 01584 872908.

VENUES 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 CARAD, East St, Rhayader, 01597 810192 CHARLTON ARMS, Ludlow, 01584 872813 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, Bell 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. KNIGHTON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE, Knighton 07751 221487. 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 OXFORD ARMS, Duke St, Kington 01544 230322 THE PLOUGH INN, Whitecross Road, Hereford 01432 273868 THE RETREAT, Ledbury, 01531 632766. ROSE & CROWN, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811336 ROYAL OAK, Presteigne, 01544 260842. TALBOT HOTEL, Tregaron, 01974 298719 THEATR BRYCHEINIOG, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622 THEATR HAFREN, Llanidloes Road, Newtown 01686 625007 THE THREE ELMS, Hereford. 01432 273338. THREE TUNS, Bishop’s Castle. 01588 638797 THE VICTORY, 88 St Owen St, Hereford 01432 274998 VOLUNTEER, Harold St, Hereford 01432 276189. WHITEHORSE INN, The Square, Clun. 01588 640305. WHITE SWAN, Eardisland, 01544 388577 WYESIDE ARTS CENTRE, Builth Wells, 01982 552555 YORKSHIRE HOUSE, St Mary’s St, Shrewsbury 01743 362622

band directory

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. BABY BOOMER MUSIC. Respected electro-acoustic guitarist/singer with huge repertoire of songs and instrumentals from the 60s and 70s, especially Beatles, Paul Simon, James Taylor. Available for birthdays, anniversaries, functions. Friendly and professional. Call Ray Stroud 07962 916333 or email raystrack@talo5.plus.com 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. BANDAMANIA Bright and Breezy traditional music for ceilidhs, local and special events. Multi-instrumental community band with own caller Contact Sue Harris 01547 560950 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 RUTH BOWEN'S Gardenia Swing - smooth vocals/d.bass led jazz & swing. From duo to sextet. 01874 754565 or email ruthbowenjazz@btinternet.com, website www.ruthbowenjazz.com CANOL folk band. From Welsh and Irish to American old time and French Canadian played on fiddle, mandolin and guitar. Ceilidhs, twmpathau, barn dances, festivals, concerts, parties, birthdays, weddings, anything, anytime, anywhere. www.canolmusic.co.uk. Phone Kevin on 01597 840659 or email: kevin@canolmusic.co.uk 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. 2CV Contemporary and classic female vocal. (Winehouse, Duffy, Corinne Bailey Rae, Imelda May, Sade, Motown, etc); rousing r ‘n’ b and/or cool Latin-tinged jazz. 5-piece band or 3-piece with virtual backing for small spaces. Check us out on www.2cvmusic.co.uk. Call Neil on 07906 691267 or 01584 877559, or email contact via website. 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 DEJA VU are a totally live three piece band using guitars, keyboards, electronic drums and vocal harmony to create their unique blend of 60s nostalgia, classic pop, etc. Like the music they play, they have matured well! To see and hear us visit our website www.dejavutenbury.com or contact Bill Pitt on 01584 819394.

DIRTY RAY Renegade roots. ‘Gut-bucket, workbench blues’ Mojo. ‘Plug him in and watch him go!’ Sheep Music. 01982 560710 / 07904 079469 www.dirtyray.co.uk DR. JAZZ Trad jazz at it’s best. Guarranteed to get those feet tapping. Available for bookings 01544 350646. Musicians wanted, age immaterial. sosvisionary@hotmail.com FFONIC: with foot-stomping rhythms and haunting harmonies, Ffonic plays an uplifting, eclectic repertoire of traditional music from just about everywhere for fairs and festivals, celebratory parties, ceilidh dances, charity events etc. Affordable prices. Contact Mark on 01686 412307 or email: ffonic@lineone.net. Website: www.ffonic.co.uk 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! THE HERBERT SPLIFFINGTON ALLSTARS featuring SATCH DIXON Excellent ska, reggae, calypso and jazz 5/8 piece with Satch Dixon, charismatic Jamaican vocal/ percussionist who has worked with Bob Marley. Also The Art Blank Combo - groove/latin/jazz/reggae 4 piece + Sir Lord Herbert - World Music DJ. 0781 2512891, pete.beresford@yahoo.co.uk. HOT CLIMATE Ultimate party band, best 6-piece line up ever. For top musical entertainment at your party/ wedding/festival or corporate function. Book now! New footage on www.hotclimate.co.uk. Contact Charlie 01568 613895 or mobile 07702 528088 anytime! HOT FEAT Sensational seven-piece soul band performing covers of all the soul greats, including Aretha, James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Sam and Dave. As well as more recent artists like Adele and Amy Winehouse. Tel: 07984 816847 or www.hotfeat.org.uk THE JOHN HARDMAN BAND Uncompromising power rock and heavy blues. Featuring the legendary John Hardman on guitar and vocals. We play some originals + Tull, The Stones, The Who, Hendrix and much more. We’re a hungry new band made up of experienced musicians. We play pubs, halls, weddings, festivals. Give Tim a ring on 07581 420869. See on myspace.com/johnhardmanband. JON WATSON - Boogie Woogie, jazz and blues piano and vocals. Taking bookings now. Solo or trio available 01432 266591 or 07954 288163 jon.watson4@talktalk.net KEYGREEN An Acoustic melting pot of sonorous vocal harmonies, guitar, sax, clarinet, harmonica and percussion. Original music and carefully chosen covers led by Herefordshire based brother and sister duo Tom and Nicky Jaques. KeyGreen play as a duo but also work with several other local musicians for full band gigs - their unique sound is a great backdrop for pub and festival gigs or small intimate venues. Contact Nicky or Tom for more info. www.keygreenmusic.co.uk www.facebook.com/ KeyGreenMusic nickyjaquesmusic@gmail.com 07817 268689 / 078377 13384. 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 BOB MARSHALL "The Entertainer" Solo vocalist/ guitarist/entertainer, performing an assortment of covers from 50s to the 90s, from The Monkees to Meatloaf and all sorts in between. Available for pubs, bars, weddings and parties etc. With over 25 years experience. “The Entertainer” always delivers a good time. Please phone for more details 01981 250775 / 07990 800217. Email: bob1marshall@hotmail.co.uk 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 PICKIN’ IN THE KITCHEN PITK presents acoustic bluegrass music from the ‘Appalachian Mountains of Herefordshire’, featuring tight harmony singing, sparkling foot-tapping instrumentals and plenty of witty banter. This is a traditional six piece band, featuring fiddle, mandolin, 5 string banjo, guitars and double bass, playing classic American bluegrass (“folk music in overdrive”). Contact: pitk@banquo.co.uk or Bob on 01544 318513 or Ian on 01432 860221. 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. RHYTHM THIEVES Funky, folky and fun, The Rhythm Thieves, who have been gigging locally and nationwide, are a lively ‘must see’ band. Blending exceptional musicianship, intricate melodic counterpoint with John’s banjo to create an unforgettable but highly entertaining night out. Tel: 01568 770 134 www.rhythmthieves.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. SOLD ON SOUL Soul music function band available for weddings, parties, pub gigs and more! Playing all the great soul hits with a modern twist! Call 07761 387169 for bookings or email: soldonsoul@gmail.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, ear-catching 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 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 TAFRAF (formerly A Band ‘n Hope). This long established local Youth Ceilidh Band can provide all you need for your Charity Ceilidh, wedding or private party. Contact Caller, Dave Rogers, on 07776 395070 for availability and rates. THE BOY & THE FLATPACK BAND: The Boy (aka Clive Williams) casts his ironic, lazy eye over the burning issues of today, whilst the Flatpack Band backing rummages through the toybox of pop with intricate horn & woodwind arrangements. Zany, relevant and danceable, this sustainably funny band is ideal for a party, festival or any environmentally conscious event. We can also offer a pedal-powered, off-grid PA option that won’t cost the Earth!! Telephone Richie on 01544 231236 or email: richie@momentary-lapse.co.uk 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 Thrilling unaccompanied harmonies - this twelve-voice ensemble bring you music from the West Gallery, Folk and Shape-note traditions, all woven together with words and stories from a time gone by performed by local actor Phil Smith. A selection of programmes and West Gallery workshops available to suit your event. “I liked the first song you did, then I liked the second... I kept waiting for one I wouldn’t like but there wasn’t one!” Dave/Cheryl on 01497 847676 or visit www.villagequire.org.uk to find out more. WHEN IN ROME Female fronted 4-piece. Songs to dance to from 60’s to present day. Available for pubs, parties and weddings. https://www.facebook.com/WhenInRome TheBand email:when-in-rome@hotmail.co.uk 07929 367366 or 07811 819871. PAUL WRIGHTSON Professional singer-guitarist with extensive repertoire; pop, rock, blues, standards, instrumentals and original compositions. Accomplished performer with wide experience of functions, parties and festivals. Tel 01584 876584, mobile 07729 059847, email paul.wrightson@gmail.com XL'S Maximum R'n'B, Feelgood Rock & Roll. 01588 650686.

theatre Finding Joy

Fri 5 July CLAIRVOYANCE & MEDIUMSHIP With Jackie Mecke and Susan Moss. Craven Arms Community Centre, 7.30pm, £8 in advance or £10 on the door, 01588 672847, www.note-events.co.uk Sat 6 July POILU AND TOMMY Poilu and Tommy follows two boys from the bucolic house of their childhood to a cellar in no-man’s land, where they unexpectedly meet as young men caught up in the battle of the Somme. For ages 7+. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 11am and 2.30pm, £6, £3 under 16s. 0845 458 1743. boxofﬁce@poetry-festival.co.uk. Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival. Sat 6 July DOUBLE DICKENS ADAPTABLE THEATRE. A celebration of the work of Charles Dickens. This memorable, character-based piece of storytelling in two one-man plays is for all ages. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8pm, £10/£8, 01584 878141.

PERFORMANCE

Thurs 4 July INSPECTOR NORSE A self-assembly Swedish comedy crime thriller. A man is found dead in a barn with a walking pole in his forehead. Inspector Sandra Larsson in her authentic, rustic knitwear and her own life unravelling, it is up to her to follow the pattern of a mystery with many holes. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £14/£12, 01743 281281. Fri 5 & Thurs 18 July FINDING JOY VAMOS THEATRE. Joy is creative, funny, loves to dance and is losing her memory. Her grandson Danny is rebellious, but decides to become Joy’s carer. With visual inventiveness, music, puppetry, dexterity and hilarity. 5 July - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £14/£12, 01874 611622. 18 July - Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £12/£10, £36 for groups of four, 01584 878141. Fri 5 July EVERY BRILLIANT THING PAINES PLOUGH & PENTABUS. You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. You start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world. Soon, the list will take on a life of its own. Based on true and untrue stories. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 9pm, £6. 0845 458 1743. boxofﬁce@poetry-festival.co.uk. Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival. Fri 5 July 4 BRANCHES FERAL PRODUCTIONS. A spellbinding re-telling of The Mabinogion using sound, music, scent, light and texture. Burgage Hall, Ledbury, 8pm and 9pm, £6. 0845 458 1743. boxofﬁce@poetry-festival.co.uk. Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival.

Mon 15 - Sat 20 July GO BACK FOR MURDER AGATHA CHRISTIE THEATRE COMPANY. Suspects, secrets and suspense abounds in this new production, starring Liza Goddard, Sophie Ward, Robert Duncan, Gary Mavers, Lysette Anthony and Ben Nealon. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat 2.30pm, £26-£16, 01743 281281. Sat 20 July THE TAMING OF THE SHREW MADCAP THEATRE PRODUCTIONS. Typical Shakesperian mayhem, misleading disguises, witty banter and the inevitable rocky road to love! Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 8pm, £10/£8, 01885 488575. Wednesday 24th July MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING GLOUCESTER YOUTH PLAYERS. Be whisked off your feet by the pace and power of this ensemble piece exploring romance, the timeless battle between the sexes, manipulation, deceit and a quest for unknown love. Openair performance at the unusual venue of Shobdon Airﬁeld. (in the hangar if wet!) £8/£6 includes strawberries and cream and a glass of bubbly. Licensed café for pre show meals. 7.30pm start. 01568 708369. Thurs 25 - Sat 27 July THE COMEDY OF ERRORS THE COURTYARD’S SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE. The classic play by William Shakespeare of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £12.50/£10, 01432 340555. Sat 27 July THE TAMING OF THE SHREW THE WET MARINERS. A Shakespearean extravaganza. Willow Globe Theatre, Penlanole, Llanwrthwl, near Llandrindod Wells, 7pm, £10 adults, £5 under 12s, 01597 811487. Thurs 8 - Sat 10 August LARK RISE LADS. In the Walled Garden, Ledbury. Gates open 5pm for picnics, performance 7pm, £10, students £4. If wet, Market Theatre, Ledbury, 01432 383663.

MUSICAL THEATRE & OPERA Wed 3 & Sun 7 July RITA & LA SERVA PADRONA POP-UP-OPERA. Two one-act comic operas will be uniquely intertwined to tell stories of love, lust, risk and reconciliation. 3 July - Birch Hall, Steiner Academy, Much Dewchurch, 7.30pm, £15 includes a glass of bubbly, £10 under 18s, bar and refreshments from 7pm, 01981 540221 or email events@steineracademyhereford.eu 7 July - Broome Farm, Peterstow, Ross-on-Wye, teas and bar open from 2pm, performance 4pm, £17.50, 01989 567232. Tues 9 July LARKIN’ ABOUT Join two of The Archers favourite actors, Sunny Ormance and John Telfer with jazz pianist Matt Platt and ﬂautist Ilone Antonius-Jones as they explore the wit and words of Philip Larkin and the women and music in his life. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £12, 01432 383663. Thurs 8 August SCHOOL’S OUT @ THE ARTS FESTIVAL The project involves an initial four-day workshop in musical theatre for local 7-16 year olds, culminating with a performance. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm. Details of the workshops or tickets for the performance from 01694 724106.

CHILDREN’S THEATRE

Wed 3 & Thurs 4 July BEN & HOLLY’S LITTLE KINGDOM From the makers of Peppa Pig. Join Ben and Holly and their friends on this exciting musical adventure packed full of games, songs and laughter. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 1pm & 4.30pm, £13.50-£11.50, children £2 off, family £45, 01743 281281. Sat 13 July MUSICIANS OF BREMEN Toy Story meets the Brothers Grimm in this enchanting new production for children and their adults. Told with puppets, an innovative stage set and musical soundtrack. For children aged 3+. The Courtyard, Hereford, 2.30pm, £7/£6.50, Kids Club £6, 01432 340555. Mon 29 July MILKSHAKE - COME OUT AND PLAY Starring Milkshake favourites: Little Princess and Scruff, Noddy and Tessie Bear, Roary and Big Chris, Fiﬁ and Bumble and B1 & B2 - the Bananas in Pyjamas. The Courtyard, Hereford, 1pm & 3.30pm, £12/£10, family ticket £42, 01432 340555.

DRAMA WORKSHOPS

Wed 10 July STAGE LIGHTING Find out about the different types of stage light, the mystery of colour blending and the secrets behind some special effects. Led by Hugh Farey. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, 01885 488575. Sat 3 & Sun 4 August FAMILY CAMP Tents, campﬁres and A Midsummer Night’s Dream workshop. Willow Globe Theatre, Penlanole, Llanwrthwl, near Llandrindod Wells, £65 per family, 01597 811487. HAY SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE For 12-17 year olds. Will start in September at The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, time and date to be conﬁrmed. Call Janine Sharp on 07733 055430 for details or to express an interest.

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, £25 & £30 per term, 01432 340555. Mondays during term time PLAYHOUSE YOUTH THEATRE for 10-16 year olds. Develop performance, drama skills and conﬁdence. New members welcome. 6.30-8.30pm at Leominster Community Centre. Full term/ half term fees, 01568 612583. Mondays APPLETREE MUSICAL THEATRE DRAMA CLUB Youth theatre workshops. Ages 7-11, 5.30-6.30pm, 11-16, 6.30-8pm. £50 per term. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 01584 878141. 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 346526 or 01531 633760. Every Thurs ADULT DRAMA CLUB AT THE GLOBE IN HAY for anyone interested in having a lot of fun trying out some performance skills with Janine Sharp. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7-30pm-9-30pm. £6. Janine on 07733 055430. Alternate Wednesdays APPLESTROODLE IMPROVISATION THEATRE WORKSHOPS FOR GROWN-UPS! (16 plus). Elim Church Hall, Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RN. 7.30-9pm, £5/session. No experience required, just sense of humour. Details on www.appletreetheatre.co.uk 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. Tuesdays SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE The Courtyard, Hereford, £62 term, 01432 340555. 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 Mon 1 July RED PARROT POETRY READINGS This session includes Chris Kinsey, Liz Lefroy and Nicholas Murray for an evening of poetry. No.46 Wine Bar, High St, Presteigne, 7.30pm. £4 complimentary wine on arrival, booking advisable as limited spaces on 01544 267675. Mon 1 - Sat 6 July WRITE ON FESTIVAL 2013 Herefordshire’s new writing festival celebrating creative talent in the county. All of the works will be making their premiere debut as part of the festival. 1 July - Checking Out. The House Keeper. 2 July - Closure. Speedy Exit. 3 July - Einstein & The Horse Girls & Clausewitz & The Talk. 4 July - Scratch Night. 5 July - Fair Game. Land of Mines. 6 July - Death of a Beauty Sales Woman. The Studio, The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk. Fri 5 - Sun 14 July LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL Music, art, poetry and drama. Headlining are Juliet Stevenson reading Sylvia Plath. Poetry and jazz at Hellens. Jacob Polley, Sean Borodale, Emily Berry, Owen Sheers. Poet in residence Naomi Shihab Nye. Forrest Gander, C.D. Wright, Singer Cerys Matthews. Actor Sam West reading Auden with music Andy Kershaw. Family event – Benjamin Zephaniah. Tony Benn and his Desert Island Poems. Roald Dahl Museum Story tellers, Mr Gee Anne Stevenson, Christopher Le Brun. Buy tickets in person 10am-4pm, Tues–Sat at the Shell House Gallery, 36 The Homend, Ledbury, Herefordshire. Online bookings www.poetry-festival.co.uk, 0845 458 1743 or email boxofﬁce@poetry-festival.co.uk for a programme. Mon 8 & Fri 12 July THE TIGERFISH SOLO FRINGE Tony Walton gives one reading for Percy Shelley and the other for Cuba, Che and The Five Heroes. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 01531 633760 for further details.

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Fri 12 July WILD ANIMALS AND WEDDING OUTFITS Book launch. Anna Bromley reads stories of travels and marriage. Expect worldly food and music. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5, 01497 821762. Sat 13 July A LOVE LIKE SALT A combination of live music and timeless tales. The Devil’s Violin Company weave a powerful spell of melody and mood. The audience is transported to King Arthur’s Camelot, The Breton shores and the ancient Britain of King Lear. Willow Globe Theatre, Penlanole, Llanwrthwl, near Llandrindod Wells, 7pm, £10 adults, £5 under 12s, 01597 811487. Thurs 18 July MID WALES POETRY OPEN MIC EVENING Bring a favourite poem to read or perform your own work, or just come and listen. With guest poet, Gill McEvoy and hosted by Jane Dards. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Maesmawr Art Gallery, Caersws, 8pm, £3, 01686 688369. Fri 19 - Sun 21 July FESTIVAL AT THE EDGE Storytelling and music alongside the breathtaking and ancient Wenlock Edge. Storytellers include Dovie Thomason, Kamini Ramachandran, Taffy Thomas, Ruth Kirkpatrick, Cath Edwards, Mick O’Connor and Barbara Griggs. Music from Lucy Ward, Galley Beggar, Pilgrim’s Way, Merry Hell, The Bailey Sisters, The Roving Crows, Red Shoes, Beguildy, Martin Pearson and The Rhythm Thieves. Stokes Barn, Much Wenlock, £99 adult weekend, £50 junior weekend, £253 family weekend, £10 camping, children aged 7 years and under are free, www.festivalattheedge.org

Comedy

Sat 6, Sat 13 & Sun 14 July JETHRO Turning everyday events into farcical stories. Contains adult humour. Ages 15+. 6 & 13 July - The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £20.50, 01432 340555, www.courtyard. org.uk. 14 July - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £19.50, 01743 281281. Sun 7 July SPLIT SCREEN TEATIME Comedy and poetry with The Pub Stuntman. The Retreat, Ledbury, 01531 632766. Tues 9 July COMEDY & CURRY Telford Comedy Club. Featuring Freddie Farrell, Ben Doyle, Jon Pearson, Andrew Nightingale, Paul Nightingale, Jack Kirwan and Colin Harris hosting. Show-only and meal-only options. Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 8pm, £5, 01952 610888. Fri 12 July PHIL JUPITUS Leave your preconceptions at the door, but don’t forget to bring your curiosity. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 8pm, £15, 01952 728911.

Sat 13 July WYESIDE COMEDY CLUB Featuring Harriet Dyer performing an Edinburgh preview, plus Sarah Bridgeman, Steffan Alun, Paul James, Jonny Greatrex. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. Doors: 7:30pm / Show 8pm, £7 in advance, £9 on the door, www.wyeside.co.uk 01982 552555.

performances of Shakespeare’s plays. Willow Globe Theatre, Penlanole, Llanwrthwl, near Llandrindod Wells, 3pm, free, 01597 811487.

Fri 26 July KERFUFFLE COMEDY CLUB A new monthly comedy night featuring Dan Mitchell, Charlie Smith, Rob Hughes and Penny Matthews. Globe, Hay on Wye, Doors: 7:30pm /Show 8pm, £5 earlybird, £7 advance, £9 on the door, 01497 821762.

STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS IN HEREFORD Learn a new skill and develop personal creativity. Dates for 2013 - Oct 6th. Also sessions for Early Years; Primary Schools; Forest Schools; Special Needs and new Community Performances. www.storyspace.co.uk

Fri 26 July COURT LAUGHING COMEDY CLUB Starring Jigsaw, Kieran Boyd and MC Mark Smith. Studio Theatre, The Courtyard, Hereford, 8.30pm, £11.50/£10.50, 01432 340555.

Talks

Fri 12 July THE WORLD OF CARTOONS WITH ROGER PENWILL Roger Penwill, the world-famous cartoonist and humorous illustrator will share his experiences of the cartooning world with this illustrated talk. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, pre-talk exhibition viewing with Roger at 7pm, £5, 01584 878141. Sat 20 July THE HEART OF LEONARDO - FRANCIS WELLS Francis C. Wells became fascinated with the workings of the heart while watching his father in his butcher’s shop in The Square, Clun. Now an eminent cardiothoracic surgeon at Papworth Hospital and accomplished artist, Francis will talk on the scientiﬁc and artistic aspects of Leonardo da Vinci’s work and the nature of his genius. Francis Wells’ talk is in support of St George’s Church, Clun. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 3pm, £8, 01584 878141. Sat 3 August TIM BROOKE-TAYLOR In conversation with Chris Serle. Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, 01694 724106, www.strettonfestival.org.uk. Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival. Sun 28 July GENDER IN PERFORMANCE Master-Mistresses of Passion: Shakespeare through the lenses of gender. Anna ‘Acorn’ Malzey will present a summary of her MA thesis research into gendered

Workshops & Courses

Sun 28 July A DAY WITH TALIESIN A poetry study day with Marged Haycock, Professor of Welsh at Aberystwyth University. The day will also be a way into the ﬁelds of Arthurian studies, mythology and folklore. Hall Barn, Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 10.30am-4.30pm, £30 includes soup and roll lunch, 01547 550377, www.bleddfacentre.com Every Tues READING ROOM The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.30am-12.30pm, £48 per term, 01432 340555. First Wednesday of the month AYMESTREY POETRY GROUP Bring a poem to share or your own or an old favourite. The Riverside Inn, Aymestrey, 8pm. Tony Walton 01568 770177 or Meg Cox 01568 708160. First Wednesday of the month POETRY CAFE Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, 01584 878141. Every Thursday PHILOSOPHY EVENING Falcon Hotel, Bromyard, 7.30pm. 1st & 4th Thurs of each month PHILOSOPHY CAFE With philosopher Sean O’Donaghue. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, free, 01497 821762. 4th Thurs of each month HAY-ON-WYE AMNESTY GROUP The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7-8pm, 01497 821153. 4th Sunday of each month (excluding Bank Holidays) WINGED WORD Storytelling club, venue for the spoken word at the Six Bells, Bishop’s Castle, 8.00p.m. Free. Mike 07816 133372. International Poetry Writers’ Collective: Abergavenny 01873 856350 Leominster Writers' Circle, Leominster Community Centre, 01568 610451. Mid-Border Arts Writers’ Circle, Presteigne 3rd Tue, Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm. 01544 260255 Tenbury Writers’ Group Tenbury Library, 01584 812585. Border Poets 01547 530380.

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Sat 13 July MORTIMER COUNTRY FOOD FAIR 60 stalls, art exhibit, bar, hot food, live music (Cider City Jazz Men). Kid’s Cooking Bus, £3 adults, kids and parking free Sun 14 July MORTIMER COUNTRY ANTIQUE FAIR Open 10am-4pm

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OTS of people shy away from the subject of population and debates about how many people the world can cope with. Its actually quite dangerous conversational territory and I’ve known it to end with an idea to bump off everyone over 70. Yoikes. Is there a better solution? Systems thinking When you start to look at how any community works as a system, you can see that there’s always a limit to the number of people that a system can healthily support, even if people are fair, not greedy and don’t waste stuff. That’s why I was very interested in a talk given by Steve Wade of Wind and Sun (www.windandsun.co.uk near Leominster) during the Spring Greens event at The Court of Noke this May. Steve has been working on the Island of Eigg in Scotland. Up until a few years ago, the 90 or so people who live on Eigg were dependent on diesel generators for their energy. The generators were very noisy, dirty and didn’t actually provide 24-hour electricity. Maybe they could have made a case for importing electricity from far off places … cables under the sea or something … and then hundreds of people could live on Eigg and set up massive hotels … or whatever … but instead the folk on the island agreed that they wanted to create their own local and renewable energy network. Integrated renewable energy The system that Wind and Sun have been helping to develop combines energy generation from a mix of renewable resources on the Island. The major installation is a 100kW Hydro Electric Generator. This is supported by two smaller Hydro Electric Generators of 10kW and 9kW, by four small 6kW Wind Generators and 30kW of Solar PV. It’s all brought together for distribution to homes and businesses through 11km of buried high voltage cable with twelve Sunny Island battery inverters at the heart of the system. These inverters allow the ﬂow of electrical energy between the batteries and the grid, balancing demand and supply, and they also maintain the charge of the batteries. It’s a bit techy I know, but this helps explain how a renewable energy system is different and more ﬂexible/dynamic than a system dependent on, say, one big power station.

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Green Events Tues 9 July & Tues 13 Aug THE CART SHED GARDENING CLUB Course to take place in the beautiful walled garden at Newport House, Almeley. £35 per session, includes lunch, use of tools and other equipment, tuition and handouts. www.thecartshed.co.uk Thurs 11 - Wed 24 July FULL PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE Led by Chris Evans and Jess Clynewood. Karuna, Picklescott, Church Stretton, 01694 751374, merav66@hotmail.com Sat 13 July LUDLOW WALKABOUT Two circular routes to choose from; a 15 mile, (10am) and an 8+ mile, (11am), each starting at Castle Square and ﬁnishing at Ludlow Assembly Rooms. Booking closes on 6 July or earlier if the maximum number is reached. £12.50 includes a light lunch and buffet meal at the ﬁnish, 01584 878141 or ludlowwalkabout@aol.com Sunday July 14 BEE ORGANIC Summer Open Day at Rhos Market Garden, Rhos-ymeirch Knighton, 2pm - 6pm. Make a bee hotel, buy bee plants, crown the Queen bee, eat, drink & BEE merry. Mick & Alice 01547 528315 and www.rhosorganic.co.uk Sat 20 July HCS SUMMER COACH TRIP A professional look at sustainable housing development led by Jonathan Hines. The tour will include visits to Kevin McCloud’s Triangle in Swindon, Architype’s Springhill development, Stroud and lunch at the ecologically praised National Trust HQ. Booking essential. Coach will leave Merton Meadow, 9am, expected return 7pm, £20, 01981 580002, herefordcivicsociety@hotmail.co.uk

Sat 27 & Sun 28 July HERBFARMACY OPEN FARM WEEKEND Celebrating 30 years of growing herbs! 10am to 4.30pm, entry £3.00 for adults (children free) - proceeds to Concern Universal. Herb Farm,The Field, Eardisley. Guided walks through herb ﬁelds, stunning views, herb plants, mini shop including our organic skin care range, stalls, demos, café and more...please book a place on the walk prior to coming as parking is limited 01544 327371 or email enquiries@herbfarmacy.co.uk More details website http:// www.herbfarmacy.co.uk/ Sat 3 & Sun 4 August BEE READY Learn the basics of beekeeping to enable you to start with conﬁdence. A practical weekend course on our family smallholding with opportunities to handle bees under supervision. £90 to include lunch on both days. Woodruff Bank, Suckley, on Worcestershire/Herefordshire border. 01886 884752/ email hill_phillipson@btinternet. com WOODS FOR WELLBEING Provides a variety of exciting, imaginative, good value, all year round nature activities and retreats for all in beautiful locations in and around the Shropshire hills and borders. Our 2013 programme includes a New Year Retreat, Forage & Feast, Herbal Heaven, Festival of Lights Retreat and many more. For details please contact Julia Walling on 01584 874636, 07796 596451 or via www.woodsforwellbeing.com

Fri 26 - Sun 28 July PERMACULTURE IN THREE DAYS Introduction to Permaculture with Dr Jan Martin, in liaison with Aberystywyth University. Karuna, Picklescott, Church Stretton, 01694 751374, merav66@hotmail.com Sat 27 July WILDLIFE ADVENTURE DAY Get involved exploring ponds, woodland and meadows. Make a bird box and insect house and much more. Preston Montford Field Centre, 10.30am-3.30pm, free, www.ﬁeld-studies-council.org/centres/prestonmontford/ events

complementary therapies Disclaimer. We would like to emphasise that these listings relate to COMPLEMENTARY medicine practitioners. Broad Sheep does not endorse any of practitioners or healing methods listed. We provide no recommendation and take no responsibility for their content. 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 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 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. ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES combined with energetic healing enhance own ability to heal oneself. Background in nursing and midwifery. Works from Eardisley, Herefordshire, HR3 6NJ. Reflex therapy (Reflexology), Baby reflex, preparation for a gentle birth (Geyarani method), Crystal therapist, Flower and Crystal remedies. Ring Judith Davies 01544 327022. Creative-healing@talktalk.net 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. ATHENE COUNSELLING - specialising in issues related to baby loss, infertility, chronic ill health, rape, abuse, accidents, other traumas and crises. Leominster, can do home visits locally. Alison Sutton (PG Dip Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, MSc in Advanced Nursing, RGN). 07789 322771 or athene.counselling@gmail.com BOWEN TECHNIQUE - JOY PEARMAN. Also reflexology, Pilates and Zumba classes. Ledbury, Bromyard, Ludlow, Leominster, Hereford areas. 01432 820484. JENNY BULLOUGH Yoga tuition and therapy. Small group classes & individual tuition for special needs. 01497 831416 CLAIRVOYANT MEDIUMSHIP AND TAROT READINGS with Gina Murray, also animal mediumship and animal communication within Hay on Wye tel:07812 /035459 www.ginalmurray.com or email ginalmurray@gmail.com.

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY for depression, anxiety, panic, stress, OCD, relationship problems and more! Also, couple counselling, relationship counselling and individual counselling for most issues. Sessions held in the Presteigne area, Leominster and Hereford. Please contact Gail Venables on 01544 350384 or see webpage for more info www.cbtgail.co.uk. mbacp (Accred). CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHOTHERAPY Specialist in treating & assessing children & young people with mental health or behavioural issues or dealing with distressing situations. I also offer support to parents, carers and adopters (providing them with a space to think separately about their children) or work with parents/carers and children together. I am also able to help mothers and babies with attachment issues. I can provide supervision to other therapists, consultations and training to professionals. Based in Hay-on-Wye and Hereford, I can provide services throughout the area. ACP accredited. Valérie Mortin BSc. 07961 885646 or 01981 500500. E: vivalavie@yahoo.com 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 selfesteem and confidence, illness, relationship problems, selfharm, sexuality and stress. South Shropshire/Powys borders. Alison Trott FdA (Counselling), MBACP registered. Contact space4ucounselling@yahoo.co.uk 07791 013587. COUNSELLING IN LUDLOW area. Talk in complete confidence, with warmth and without judgement, with Julia Walling BA(Hons), PGCE, Dip.EH.P.NLP (BHR), MAC. In private practice for 25 years, I am trained in a wide variety of therapies and combine them to meet your needs. Clients consistently report improvements in wellbeing within a few sessions. Panic/anxiety specialist. Short and long term for individuals, couples and families. 01584 874636 07796 596451 julia.walling@btinternet.com and www.juliawalling.co.uk COUNSELLING/PSYCHOTHERAPY; JANE COOKE Presteigne. Safe, creative, equal approach. I have wide life & work experience; I work to support your increased understanding of yourself, and do not judge or try to change you – change comes through your awareness & when you are ready. jane.cooke@heartfeltwork.co.uk 07771950899. CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY with Mike Hadden RCST, based In Hereford, a gentle but profound way to reconnect to Health and well-being. To find out more tel: 01432 261222 or email: mike@herefordcraniosacral.co.uk EMOTIONAL THERAPY Anne Cummings MFET (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 ESOTERIC SOUL HEALING in Bishop’s Castle. A transformational healing method for helping a wide range of spiritual, emotional and physical difficulties. Gentle, safe and nourishing. Contact Philomena Houlihan-Wood B.A., Cert. ESH, Dip.Couns. Tel: 01588 638242. Philomena@soul-healing.net Web: www.soul-healing.net

FLOWER ESSENCES THERAPY. Essences provide us with a readily accessible means to support and maintain our emotional well-being. One-to-one sessions for personal development, and small group workshops (introductory and advanced) in Ross-on-Wye. I work with a wide range of essences from the UK and around the world. Contact: Jill Stern, BFVEA (adv), KFRP : 01989 563147 www.bfvea.com FOOT HEALTH PRACTITIONER Fully Registered CRB checked and also RGN, diabetes / wound care experience. Home visits in Herefordshire area. Discount of 25% if 65 or over. 10% discount with this magazine for under 65s. Prices start at £13.00 nails cut and filed. Many foot ailments treated, price agreed prior to visit. No surprises! Tel 01568 613298, Mob 07816 988196. HEALING ENCOUNTERS: Soul Realignment, Soul Profiles, clearing restrictions at a Soul level. House Healing - geopathic stress, earth energies. We can tune-in to you and change energies. Tel 01584 892049. Healingencounters.co.uk HOLISTIC, THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE, Indian head massage, Thai foot massage, seated acupressure massage, natural facial and massage with Marian Hardiman at Silvan Massage (CNHC, MTI). No set routine, just careful attention to what the individual requires. Clinics in Presteigne, Ludlow and Hereford or at your workplace or event. Find out more or to make an appointment: 07816 981454, marian@silvanmassage. com or www.silvanmassage.com. 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). 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. JENNIFER HODGE DO Registered Osteopath. Cranial Osteopath. The Old Rectory, New Radnor 01544 350241. MASSAGE THERAPY Injuries, stress, relaxation. Claire Williams I.T.E.C. / N.I.M. 01544 267172. Clinics in Presteigne, Ludlow and Hereford. 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. LIFE COACHING RELATIONSHIPS... loving living together... Are you unhappy or dissatisfied in your relationship? Struggling to get on well with your partner or not seeing eye to eye? Do you want to make your relationship work but don’t know where to begin? Would you like to have a more fulfilling and loving relationship? Karen Robinson ACMC, PNLP. Shobdon. Call: 01568 709194 or 07792 256451, Email: karenrobinson67@live.co.uk 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 with Jess Pailthorpe MTI Theraputic bodywork to release muscular tension, encourage calm and assist recovery. Clinics in Leominster and Hereford. Phone to talk or book: 01568 708836 www.touchtreetherapy.co.uk MEDITATION FOR WELLBEING Meditation is a gentle but powerful tool for health, wellbeing, problem solving and a better quality of life. I have been teaching meditation for 25 years to individuals and groups and can now offer A UNIQUE TRAINING for you to set up and run your own group. Easy organisation, minimal cost, ongoing support. I can visit you by arrangement. For info. please contact Julia Walling on 01584 874636, 07796 596451, julia.walling@btinternet.com or via www.meditationforwellbeing.co.uk NEW HAY OSTEOPATHS Ian Wright is a Registered Osteopath with 20 years experience in Ireland and Harley Street. He is now practicing in Hay-on-Wye. Ian treats all conditions and all ages and gives clear and detailed feedback. For more information take a look at our website www.hayosteopaths.co.uk and to make an appointment telephone Heloise on 07772 000728. NUTRIONAL THERAPY Would you like to know how to make the most of what you eat? Would you like help with choosing the foods that might suit you best? Would you like to understand why your food choices are important? Do you simply have an interest in how foods may affect you and your body? Phaedra Bushby 07794 476892. Consultations available in Leominster, New Radnor and Worcester. yourhealthylife@btinternet.com, www.phaedrabushby.webs.com PAMELA SPENCELEY MNIMH Medical Herbalist and Allergy Therapist 01568 770614 / 01584 878123 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

The Yoga Practice Small group classes, individual tuition Marie Hudson (Presteigne) 01544 260352 marieh279@googlemail.com Mike Young (Golden Valley) 01981 541003 mike@yogaskies.co.uk Belinda Jobst (Hereford) 07971 677113 be@nutritionalshift.com Nicky Jaques (Moccas) 07817 268689 nickyjaquesyoga@gmail.com Jill Bonner (Ross-on-Wye) 01989 750410 healthyspineyoga@gmail.com Louise Grifﬁths (Brecon/Sennybridge) 07891 689957 yogalouise@live.co.uk

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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. 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). 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 qualifiled 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 SOUND HEALING TRAINING & VOICE WORKSHOPS: UK College of Sound Healing training Parts 1-5; Primrose Earth Centre, near Hay-on-Wye; regular Monday evening Sound and Voice workshops 8-10pm, contact Paul Benham: 01497 847636; paul.benham33@gmail.com www.primroseearthcentre.co.uk SPIRITUAL HEALER Naturally gifted in releasing emotional grief in present and past lives. 23 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.

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

Wed 3 & Wed 10 July SUFI MEDITATION PRACTICE AND PRAYER With Paula Noor Jacobs. No prior knowledge necessary, all welcome. Hall Barn, Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 10.30am12pm, £10 per day, 01547 550377, www.bleddfacentre.com Fri 5 July AN EVENING OF CLAIRVOYANCE & MEDIUMSHIP With Jackie Mecke and Susan Moss. Craven Arms Community Centre, 7.30pm, £10 on the door, £8 in advance, 01584 875053 or 01588 672847, www.note-events.co.uk Sat 27 July PURE MEDITATION Foundation training with Diane Millbery. A step towards selfrealisation. Finding peace, joy, love and happiness. Knighton area, 10.30am-12.30pm, £35. For information and booking 07807 523330. Sat 27 July CELTIC SPIRITUALITY A study day with Canon Brendon O’Malley which will cover a wide range of issues including a deﬁnition of Celtic spirituality, history, Celtic saints, pilgrimage and theophony. Hall Barn, Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 10.30am - 4.30pm, £30 includes soup and roll lunch, 01547 550377, www.bleddfacentre.com

Sat 3 August GET WELL DAY & FASHION SHOW Falcon Hotel, Bromyard, 2pm onwards. Includes mediums, clairvoyants, Indian head massage, massage, fashion show 4pm & 6pm, free. Info Nicky 07846 223269. Sat 10 August STRETCH, RELAX & WELLBEING MORNING With Diane Millbery. Giving yourself time and space. Be nurtured and experience a boost to your overall wellbeing. Knighton area, 10am-1pm, £25. For information and booking 07807 523330. Tues 10 Sept, 15 Oct & 12 Nov PARENTS AUTISM WORKSHOPS AND SUPPORT Dogs for the Disabled and PAWS are holding a series of workshops combined with long-term support for families local to Hereford and are taking bookings from families now. The workshops will be at Hinton Community Centre, 21 Ross Rd, Hereford, 10am-3pm. Details, katie.bristowwade@dogsforthedisabled.org SAMATHA MEDITATION Encourages calming, stilling the mind, towards greater well-being and understanding. A class for newcomers to Samatha now meets at Greenstreete, Llangunllo, near Knighton. Everyone welcome. Classes include instruction, group practice and Dhamma discussion. Classes by donation. Please contact Mary for more details. Tel: 01686 669600. Email: isybryn@hotmail.co.uk HEALING YOGA AND MEDITATION SATURDAYS Georgie holds monthly Saturday morning yoga and meditation workshops at the beautiful Brilley Village Hall. These workshops focus on different themes, e.g. anger release, grief & acceptance, loving and healing the self, stress release, living with energy and purpose and lots more. They are always healing and tailored to those who attend. Homemade cake, yogi tea and fruit are served in the breaks. Investment between £15-£20. Call 07807 550 653 or visit www.healingspirits.co.uk to book or for info about workshops as well as regular Kundalini Yoga and Meditation classes in your area. TAI CHI AND CHINESE YOGA from the Li family system of Taoist Arts led by a well qualiﬁed and experienced instructor. Suitable for people of all ages and levels of ﬁtness. Enjoyable, relaxing and improves physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Classes held at The Monty Club, Broad St, Newtown on Tuesdays at 3.30pm and 6.30pm. Also MEDITATION GROUP meets in Bishop’s Castle, fortnightly on Thursday at 8pm. All welcome whether an experienced practitioner or a beginner. Contact Dave Phillipps on 01588 638614 or email to taichiatbc@phonecoop.coop

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