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What’s On - Herefordshire & The Marches

Political tensions are running at such an all time high I have decided it’s time that Broad Sheep entered the arena of genuine investigative journalism. I have therefore commissioned this special report on one of the world’s most troubled hot-spots and sent one of our top journalists undercover right into the heart of the beast. This is their report.

Another Country

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T is very difficult to get into this isolated nation nowadays, especially since the latest round of threats and counterthreats against the European Union. However, posing as an itinerant Rumanian brick-layer I succeeded and I can now bring you the following rather sobering report.

I met up with the minibus that was to carry me and my fellow brickies into the neighbouring country on a freezing spring morning in a windy car park in Presteigne. Our plan was to try and dodge the border posts by taking one of the many small roads that cover this bit of the country and try and make it to Kington without being spotted by the Border Police. Fifteen minutes later our taciturn driver let out a contented sigh. ‘We’re in’ was all he said. The road itself was peppered with pot holes, a series of bad winters had conspired to break up the tarmac and it seemed this cash strapped nation could ill afford to mend the roads. After just twenty minutes we arrived in the centre of Kington. Much to our surprise this major local trading centre was ominously empty. I ventured in to the main street to find out what was going on. In the High Street I found a morose looking man sweeping the street.

“Hello comrade” I said. “Why is the town so deserted?” “They’re all at home” he replied. “They’re all watching the funeral”. Suddenly I remembered - today was the day they said goodbye to their beloved leader from the 1980’s, ‘Kim Jong Thatcher’, the leader who had taken them into war against the mighty Argies.

She was the one who had fearlessly defended the country’s right to own a small island in the South Atlantic seven thousand miles away. She was the one who had fearlessly fought the evil miners and closed all the coal pits so now they had to buy gas from Russia. She was the one who had fearlessly fought the unions in the car industry, so now they had no car industry at all except Bentley owned by V.W. Jaguar/Landrover owned by Tata-India and Minis and Rolls Royce owned by BMW. They were sending her off in style, full military honours to the tune of £10 million.

Even their mighty national timepiece, Big Kim Ben was to fall silent.

“And of course” added the sweeper, “It is Wednesday, so it’s early closing and the town’s always a bit deserted”.“Thank you for your kindness” I said. “Can you tell me, are you happy as a sweeper of roads”? “Haw, Haw, Haw” he said. “I’m not a roadsweeper, I’m a successful banker on a pheasant shooting holiday and I have just bought this antique broom to put by the fireplace in my 15th century manor house”.

“Really” I said, much surprised by his revalations. “No, you idiot” he said gloomily “I Small Ads 4 AM a roadsweeper” and trudged off up the street.

I hurried back to the minibus and we set off towards the regional capital, Hereford.

Philosophy 6 Thirty minutes later we were on the outskirts of Hereford. Thirty minutes later we Art 8 were still on the outskirts of Hereford. It seems the regional capital has a major Art workshops 14 traffic problem. The local party cadre having decided it’s much better to spend £90 Cinema 18 million re-developing the old cattle market into a towering, shiny retail monument to their leaders Hwang Jong Cameron and Hang Ozzi Osbourne, than to build the Dance 20 bypass the peasants have been crying out for.

Food 22 However it must be pointed out Music 24 that Hwang Jong Cameron has not got it all his own way. Despite his atMusic workshops 41 tempts to pick a fight with Germany, Venues 43 which brings him lots of support from Band directory 44 the peasants and political cadres Theatre 46 alike, he has a formidable opponent from his own party, in the shape of Word 50 Doo Bong Boris, the clown prince of Green pages 54 London. The people dislike Cameron Comp therapies 56 because, unlike Kim Jong Thatcher, he is a slick posh boy and hangs We take no around with Jim Car Park Clarkson in responsibility for Chipping Norton. But the people like Doo Bong Boris because although he is a slick the veracity of the posh boy, he rides a bike and makes jokes. information herein Finally we arrived in a small car park in the centre of Hereford. The car park was Pete Mustill full of expensive looking German built ‘Chelsea Taxis’, no doubt belonging to the Mayfield, Stapleton, wives of the party apparatchiks. I wandered up the row of Range Rovers running my Nr Presteigne, Powys hand across their shiny bonnets when suddenly I felt a glove on my shoulder.

LD8 2LS “Aha. Mr Broad Sheep if I’m not mistaken”. I turned and stared into the evil face of Tel: 01544 260051 Jang Sung Plod, the notorious Chief of Hereford’s Secret Police. “I think it’s time we Email: info@broadsheep.com sent you back to the ‘Green Green Grass of Home’” he sneered. “Next time Website: www.broadsheep.com we see you this side of the border it will be five years hard labour, packing shelves in Tesco. Take him away boys”.

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Mobile Phoneys?

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O escape. They are absolutely everywhere. In shops, on trains, in restaurants, at the theatre – every blessed where: people clutching mobile phones. Trains are the worst place.

There it’s not uncommon to see some weird individual with not one phone but several. The fact that the railway companies offer ‘silent’ carriages is their attempt to provide the traveller with some protection from this modern-day pestilence.

But dear reader, beware: mobile phone users are not always what they seem to be and it goes without saying that philosophers just love things that aren’t what they seem.

It has, after all, kept them in business for centuries.

A university colleague disliked electronic gadgetry in general, but his real bugbear was the mobile phone, or more accurately, its users. So intense was his hostility that he took drastic measures. It should be explained that this was a man with an exceptionally bizarre sense of humour.

He got hold of a mobile phone which was actually only an outer case. It was empty. No way could it work.

However this did not prevent him from using it, often with hilarious but sinister consequences. He used it mainly on trains, the more crowded the better. Since he and I spent a lot of time together on trains I knew exactly what to expect and looked forward to such happenings with a mixture of amusement and sheer dread. [At this point sensitive readers should go and make a cup of tea.]

A favourite ‘conversation’ would go along these lines: “Is that you Bill? I’ve been thinking about where you said you’ve buried granny in the back garden. I think she’s far too near the pond. Remember, the entire garden is on a flood plain. What am I worried about?

Well, I think she’ll resurface the next time you have heavy rain. As you very well know she was a cantankerous old biddy at the best of times, always popping up in unexpected places and causing untold mayhem. If you’re not very careful she’ll carry on doing this even though she’s dead.”

When such ‘conversations’ were happening the effect on other passengers was a joy to behold – a combination of morbid curiosity and profound unease.

My chum’s antics, however, raised a fascinating question in my mind: all these people using their mobile phones – are they genuinely speaking to another person, or to someone imaginary? Or are they in reality just talking to anyone unfortunate enough to be within earshot? Are they mobile phoneys? You might have assumed [something that no decent philosopher should ever do] that a proper conversation is going on.

Really?

Just as young children create imaginary friends, maybe thousands of adults too use their mobile phones for the same purpose. Who knows? For the lonely person or the person living a dull sort of life, why not jazz it up a little? With very little practice you can easily convince yourself that your imaginary friend really does

exist. So it’s just possible that some of these people sporting mobile phones are in actual fact customers of a brand new and innovative company – phoneyphones. com. This is how it could work for YOU. For a mere £74.00 [including p+p] you could become the proud owner of a phoneyphone™. This empty case looks totally authentic and comes with – and isn’t this the icing on the cake? – a selection of scripted’conversations’. Also, a more sophisticated model available at a paltry £99.99 features a button which activates the realistic sound of someone ringing you up. phoneyphones.com, by means of their scripted conversations, bring your dreams within reach. To quote that underrated 20th century thinker Arthur Daley, ‘the world’s your lobster’. You need never be alone again, and with the minimal effort required to learn the scripts you can be whatever you want to be. A purveyor of dreams – that’s phoneyphones.com.

Here are opening lines from just a few of the many conversations designed for YOU, the discerning user: ‘Is that Ten Downing Street? Good morning. Sir Watkin Grim here. The prime minister is expecting this call.’

‘Good news, Carruthers. The arms deal has gone through. I’m flying to Washington to meet the gobetween.’

‘Cecil has escaped again. It beats me why they changed his medication.’

‘Is that you, Ozzie? I’ve got to whisper. The plans for the bank job are going well, but we still haven’t got a decent bloke to drive the van.’

‘Dr. Smith – I understand your distress at amputating the wrong leg, but mistakes can easily happen. I once amputated the correct leg, but on the wrong patient.

Neither of us, so to speak, had a leg to stand on.’

Plato frequently asked ’what is reality?’ but phoneyphones.com have answered: reality is whatever you want it to be. So dream on.

Philosopher-in-Residence

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Kate Modern Gallery, Lion St., Hay-on-Wye 07778 516705 24 May - 2 June Exhibition of KATE FREEMAN’S new abstract paintings ‘Dancing Through the Fire’. Open daily 11am - 7pm throughout the Hay Festival. Other times by appointment. www.kate-freeman.co.uk

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Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown 01686 625041 Until 14 June ‘Lens & Feather’.

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Radnorshire Museum & Gallery, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells 01597 824513 Until 27 May ‘Islwyn Watkins at 75 - A Retrospective’. ISLWYN WATKINS. Tues-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm, Bank Holidays 10am-4pm.

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ALISTER CLIFFORD - paintings.

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Sue Binns, St Michael’s Church, Discoed

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6 May ‘The House of Fairy Tales’.

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Hereford Museum & Art Gallery, Broad St., Hereford 01432 260692 4 May - 19 June ‘Alchemy of Stone’.

DAVID ENGLAND - sculpture and drawings. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm. Closed Mon except 1 April.

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Market House Heritage Centre, Ross-on-Wye 01432 260675 May Various arts and crafts from local artists. Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm.

Blue Ginger Gallery, Home End Farm, Stiffords Bridge, Cradley, Malvern 01886 880140 May A Celebration of the British Countryside. MARIE-THERESE KING - batik. DOUG EATON - paintings.

TIA LAMBERT - paintings. SHARON McSWINIE - metalwork. AMANDA ANDERSON - mosiac plaques.

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Leominster in 30 images: HEREFORD COLLEGE OF ART Photography students and lecturers.

Open 2.30-5.30pm daily. Part of Leominster Festival.

Barber & Manuel, Leominster 1 - 8 June BRONTE WOODRUFF & JULENNE BRAHAM. Exploring the Leominster Festival’s sheep theme.

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Granary Cafe & Tea Room, Leominster 01568 614290 1 - 8 June ‘Musical Monster Retrospective’. Revisit 1998 musical extravaganza in Corn Square.

Brainchild of Hugh Colvin. Part of Leominster Festival.

Leominster Priory 1 - 9 June ‘Mixing It Up’. Multi-media art. Part of Leominster Festival.

Weavers Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury, HR8 1DW Until 12 May ‘Living in the Middle’.

STITCH IN THE MIDDLE members an exhibition of contemporary quilts inspired by architecture of the Midlands.

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Parkfields Gallery, Ross-on-Wye 01989 565266 May New work by gallery artists.

Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

Monnow Valley Arts, Middle Hunt House, Walterstone, Hereford, HR2 0DY 01873 860529 4 May - 30 June ‘Material Words’.

RICHARD KINDERSLEY - new ideas and definitions of letterforms.

4 May - 30 June ‘Illuminated Optimism’. TASHI MANNOX Buddhist inspired calligraphy.

Open Wed - Fri 11am-5pm, weekends 2pm-5pm.

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Open Mon - Sat 10am-5pm.

Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, Foregate St, Worcester 01905 25371 Until 8 June ‘Treasure Me: Worcester’s Art Collection’.

Until 18 May ‘About the Art Collection’.

Discover the history behind the collection, see the earliest and most recently collected paintings.

Until 8 June ‘Top 10 Treasures’.

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Apple Store Gallery 3 Bridge St, Hereford 01432 378436 Until 1 June ‘Woman to Woman’.

VIVIENNE SOLE & JANE TUDGE. Plus MAZ WINSTANLEY - paintings.

Tues-Fri, 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 10am-1pm. Other times by arrangement.

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SHROPSHIRE SpArC Teme Leisure, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630243 May ‘On The Horizon’. DAVID BANNISTER - mixed media. Open Mon 4-9pm, Tues 7am- 9pm, Wed 4-9pm, Thurs 4-9pm, Fri 7am-3pm, Sat closed, Sun 10am-noon.

Assembly Rooms, Ludlow 01584 878141 Until 3 May ‘Animals in Myth and Folklore’. MICHAEL LEACH & MERIEL LLAND - wildlife photographs.

10 May - 22 June Gwasg Gregynog, The Harmony of Art and Craft.

HILARY PAYNTER, RIGBY GRAHAM, COLIN SEE-PAYNTON & KYFFIN WILLIAMS - limited edition prints.

Plus a selection of hand-bound Gwasg Gregynog Private Press books.

Open theatre times.

THEGALLERY, 32 High St, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630555 May 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 1 - 20 May ‘Blank Canvas’.

22 May - 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. Open Tues - Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-1pm.

The Old Surgery Gallery, 11 High St, Clun, Craven Arms 01588 640506 1 - 13 May Anniversary Exhibition.

JACQUELINE FLETCHER DAVID HARBAN; PAUL HIPKISS; RUSSELL MORRIS; TIM NASH; ANNA RAVENSCROFT; JOHN SCOTT MARTIN; NOEL SHEPHERDSON; ANN-MONIQUE STELLINGA; JACQUE WAKELY; DAVID WHITE AND GORDON YAPP. RALPH JANDRELLL - ceramics. LIN BROWN - jewellery.

15 - 31 May Spring Exhibition MARY CAMPBELL; JACQUELINE FLETCHER; DAVID HARBAN; PAUL HIPKISS; WENDY LANTOS; TIM NASH; ANNA RAVENSCROFT; ANN-MONIQUE STELLINGA; NOEL SHEPHERDSON; JACQUE

WAKELEY; DAVID WHITE. RALPH JANDRELL & ANDREW MATHESON - ceramics. LIN BROWN - jewellery.

Open daily.

Twenty Twenty Gallery, 3-4 High St, Much Wenlock, TF13 6AA 01952 727952 Until 1 June Printmakers exhibition. A mixed exhibition of British printmakers.

Open10am-5pm, closed Sundays.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury 01743 281281 Until 16 June Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival. This retrospective exhibition shows some of the best themed cartoons from previous years alongside photos and memories of the Festival’s first ten years.

Until 15 June DEAN ALSTON cartoons. Open Mon-Sat 11am-7pm.

Aardvark Books, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell 01547 530888 4 - 19 May ‘Mapping Herefordshire’.

Over 60 original maps from 1600-1900. An extensive curated selling exhibition. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

Rockfield Road, Hereford, HR1 2UA Open Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9am-5pm & the second Saturday in every month, 10am-3pm

An Aladdin’s cave of creative ideas and resources. Selling donated and reclaimed fabrics, modern and vintage; haberdashery, wools and textile miscellanea. www.greeneyedmonster.org.uk Tel: 01432 880862 / 01568 620307 Email: echo.info@echoherefordshire.co.uk

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Charity Number: 1096499

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Sandford Gallery, 1 Sandford Place, Church Stretton www.sandfordgallery.org May 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 Until 18 May ‘A Moment in Time’.

MARY GRIFFIN - pastels. KEITH NOBLE - new watercolours and oils.

Isaac Smart’s Showcase: RALPH JANDRELL - ceramics. CAROL HOWSE - jewellery. MARGO SELBY - textiles. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

Art & Craft Workshops Single listings are free.

Year round, ongoing workshops £40 per year

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? Are you bored? Why not to try our Free Art sessions? Come to our art sessions on Wednesdays 4-6pm and you will be introduced to different art techniques by established local artists. Teme Valley Youth Project, Kings Meadow, Wigmore. Email: youthtvyp1@yahoo. co.uk, or call 01568 770110.

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 May SIDNEY NOLAN TRUST 18 May - Introduction to Intaglio/ Colour Inking/Collagraph with tutor, Mike Clements, 1 day £36.

8-10 May - Introduction to Lithography with tutor Gini Wade, £105 for 3 days, SNT members £90. Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne, 10am-4pm, £30, SNT members £25 for each day, 01544 260149.

ASSEMBLY ROOMS WORKSHOPS 28 May - Children’s Art Workshop with Jo King. Bring your own materials and get creative. For ages 5-11 years, 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 10 May MAKE YOUR OWN APRON Choose from a collection of reclaimed fabrics. Booking essential, spaces limited. Textiles at Ten Green Bottles, New Radnor, 10am-1pm, £5. Crystal 01544 350565. Email textiles workshop ideas to textilesinthecommunity @gmail.com Sat 11 May BRUSH UNCIALS Turn marbled paper into zigzag book to write in. 10-4pm £21 £18 members Monkland Village Hall, 01885 483186 for bokking/details. Marches Scribes.

ART & ARTISAN Specialist Bookshop Books on Art Architecture Design Fashion, Textiles Gardens & Gardening also

Will & Lottie O’Leary Upper House, Knucklas, Knighton, Powys

TEL: 01547 528 792 www.stonecarving.co.uk

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Persephone & Eland books 26 High Street, Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire SY9 5BQ

01588 630435

www.artandartisanbooks.co.uk

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Fri 17 May MUSEUMS AT NIGHT Stone-themed family activity Hereford Museum, Broad St, Hereford, 6.30-8.30pm, 01432 260692.

Sat 1 June LETTERING WORKSHOP With Richard Kindersley. Monnow Valley Arts, Walterstone, Hereford, 01873 860359.

Sat 25 & Sun 26 May EASTNOR POTTERY: POTTER’S WHEEL WEEKEND WORKSHOP Spend the weekend relaxing and creating pots on the potter’s wheel. £190 Includes all materials, refreshments and lunch. Please tel 01531 633886 or email admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk for more details.

June LEOMINSTER FESTIVAL 28 & 29 May - Creating festival flock of sheep pompoms and other decorations. ECHO, 10am-4pm, free. 1 June Storytelling, parachute games and crafts. Grange Court, Leominster, 10am, free. 1 June - Have A Go Woolly Activity, Sheepshed, School Lane, Leominster, 11am3pm, free. Part of Leominster Festival, www.leominsterfestival.co.uk, 01568 616460.

Wed 29 & Thurs 30 May CHILDREN’S ½ TERM POTTERY WORKSHOPS AT EASTNOR POTTERY – ‘STRAWBERRIES & CREAM’ Another fantastic themed opportunity for young potters to get their hands on real clay. Come and make a bowl of clay strawberries on the potter’s wheel. Fun packed, hands-on and totally creative activity. 4-8 yrs on Wed 29th & 9-12yrs on Thurs 30th (guide only as younger and older siblings will never be turned away) Sessions 11.30am-1pm & 2pm-3.30pm on both days. £15 per child (10% discount for x3 or more places booked)Telephone and email booking essential. Tel: 01531 633886 or admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk Wed 29 May REDUCTION LINOCUT COURSE WITH DRUSILLA COLE For beginners as well as more experienced printers. 10am – 4pm, Bishops Castle, £40 to include most materials, 4 places available. To book or more info: druvcole@aol.com or 01588 638458

June MID WALES ARTS CENTRE WORKSHOPS 5 & 6 June - Enamelling Master Class with Edward Heath, Cathy Knapp and Elizabeth Turrell. Supported by Glasu.

Free tuition. 8 June - Enamelling Workshop Taster Session with Edward Heath and Cathy Knapp. 13 June - Felting Workshops with Nicola Knapton and Karen Gomm, £25 per session, materials included. 29 June All Day Felting Workshop with Nicola Knapton and Karen Gomm, £40, materials included. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Maesmawr, Caersws, 01686 688369.

June WOOL & WILLOW FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS 2 June - Felt Hare Making with Ruth Packham. 3 June - Colour Your Knits with Sasha Kagan. 4 June - Nuno Felted Bowl with Chrissie Menzies. 6 June - Locker Hooking with Sue Clow. 7 June - Introduction to Upcycling with Samantha Boulanger. 8 & 9 June Traditional Basket Making with Beryl Smith. 10 June - Felt Jewellery with Pat Johnson. 11 June - Willow Garden Baskets with Lois Grindey. 11 & 12 June Weaving Loom with Steve Attwood Wright. 12 June - Needle Felting with Olwen Veevers. 13 June Introduction to Feltmaking with Ali Scott. 14 June Design & Colour with Sue Terry. 15 June - Plant Dyeing with Jane Meredith. 15 June - 3D Hollow Felt with Sue Terry. 16 June - Brinkley Loom Weaving with Jane Meredith. 17 June - Spinning with Lin Lorien. 18 June - Tunisian Crochet with Margaret Hughes. 19 June Dyeing Wool with Acid Dyes with Steve Attwood Wright.

20 June - Introduction to Upcycling Part 2 with Samantha Boulanger. 21 June - Rag Rug Flowers, Garlands and Frames with Sue Clow. 22 & 23 June - Willow Frame Baskets with Mel Bastier. 24 June - Nuno Felted Scarf with Chrissie Menzies. 25 June - Weaving with Rush with Beryl Smith. 26 June - Willow Sculpture with Cathering Pudner. 27 June - Knitting in the Round with Lin Lorien.

28 June - Bavarian Crochet with Margaret Hughes.

29 June - Going Around with Maureen Preen. All workshops run from 10.30am-4.30pm and are mainly held at The Minerva Centre, Llanidloes, but check when booking. One day workshops £35, two day workshops £70. www.woolandwillowfestival.org Mondays & Wednesdays KNITTING CLUB & CRAFT CLUB Trumpet Corner Tea Rooms, Trumpet Crossroads, Ledbury, £3 per session + materials if needed, 07813 350826.

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

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cinema Quartet

ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW

CONQUEST, BROMYARD

1 May LORE (15) 7 & 8 May CLOUD ATLAS (15) 10 & 13 May ROBOT & FRANK (12A) 11 May LOVE IN PORTOFINO A recoded screening of Andrea Bocelli’s concert in August 2012.

12 May ROMEO & JULIET The Bolshoi Ballet, live from the State Academy Bolshoi Theatre, Russia.

14 & 15 May TO THE WONDER (12A) 16 May THIS HOUSE Live from The National Theatre.

18 & 20 May SIDE EFFECTS (15) 21 & 23 May BROKEN (15) 24 & 28 May TRANCE (15) 27 May DONNA DEL LAGO Live screening from The Royal Opera House.

27 - 29 May OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG) 3 & 4 June SPIRIT OF ‘45 (U) 4 - 6 June LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED (15) 7 & 8 June THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (15) 10 & 11 June A LATE QUARTET (15) Details 01584 878141

4 May LES MISERABLES (12A) 24 May QUARTET (12A) 7 June LIFE OF PI (PG) All at 8pm. Details 01885 488575.

BISHOP’S CASTLE FILM SOC. 1 May BEGINNERS Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 8pm.

Details 01588 680445

COURTYARD, HEREFORD 1 May MADAME DE (U) 1 May IN THE HOUSE (15) 4 - 8 May LINCOLN (12A) 4 & 5 May THE CROODS (U) 4 - 8 May ROBOT AND FRANK (12A) 13 - 15 May THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (15) 13 - 15 May TRANCE (15) 18 & 19 May THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN (U) 18 - 21 May COMPLIANCE (15) 18 - 23 May THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (15) 20 & 21 May LES MISERABLES (12A) 21 - 23 May CAESAR MUST DIE (12A) 28 - 31 May OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG) 28 May - 2 June JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (12A) 28 - 30 May THE LOOK OF LOVE (18) 31 May - 5 June I’M SO EXCITED (15) Details 01432 340555.

BLAKE THEATRE, MON.

16 May THIS HOUSE National Theatre live. Blake Theatre, Almshouse St, Monmouth, 01600 719401.

BRECON FILM SOCIETY 6 May A SEPARATION 3 June RUST AND BONE At Brecon Coliseum Cinema. Doors open at 7.15pm, start at 7.30pm 01874 623166

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1 May SKYFALL (12A) Cardington VH 01694 771295 2 May CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: WORLDS AWAY (PG) SpArC, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630243

3 May SKYFALL Clun Memorial Hall 01588 640254 3 May ARGO (15) Cound Guildhall 01743 761451 3 May SKYFALL (12A) Kelsall Methodist Hall 01829 752548 3 May ARGO (15) Dorstone VH 01981 550451 3 May SKYFALL (12A) The Simpson Hall, Burghill 01432 760816 7 May LES MISERABLES (2012) (12A) The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660 8 May GREAT EXPECTATIONS (12A) Market Theatre, Ledbury 01531 631338 10 May THE WAY (12A) The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660 10 May LES MISERABLES (2012) (12A) Lingen VH 01568 770920 10 May QUARTET (12A) Fownhope Memorial VH 01432 860717 10 May LES MISERABLES (2012) (12A) Clungunford Parish Hall 01588 660126 10 May LE HAVRE (PG) Market Theatre, Ledbury 01531 631338 11 May QUARTET (12A) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583 11 May QUARTET (12A) Clun Memorial Hall 01588 640254 11 May QUARTET (12A) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 11 May LES MISERABLES (2012) (12A) Cleobury Mortimer Parish Hall 01299 270830 12 May ROMEO AND JULIET Bolshoi Ballet. SpArC, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630243 13 May UNTOUCHABLE (2011) (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 13 May BEASTS OF SOUTHERN WILD (12A) Church Stretton School 01694 724330 14 May QUARTET (12A) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross-on-Wye 01989 720341 14 May PROMETHEUS (15) Garway VH 01600 750465 15 May A ROYAL AFFAIR (2012) (15) Escleyside Hall 01981 510696 16 May SKYFALL (12A) Gorsley VH 01989 720358 16 May QUARTET (12A) Much Birch Community Hall 01981 580298 16 May QUARTET (12A) Claverley VH 01746 710528 16 May THIS HOUSE National Theatre Live. SpArC, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630243 17 May LIFE OF PI (PG) Dorstone VH 01981 550451

17 May ARGO (15) The Red House, Albrighton 01902 373854 17 May QUARTET (12A) Ewyas Harold Memorial Hall 01981 240565 17 May I GIVE IT A YEAR (15) Priest Weston VH 01938 561425 17 May LES MISERABLES (2012) (12A) Whitchurch & Ganarew Memorial Hall 01600 890640 18 May THE HELP (12A) Yarpole VH 01568 780253 18 May BRAVE (PG) Much Birch Community Hall 01981 580298 18 May QUARTET (12A) Lady Emily Hall, Tarrington 01432 890720 19 May THE BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER Live concert from Berlin. Programme includes Mendelssohn and Berlioz. Market Theatre, Ledbury 01531 631338 20 May GREAT EXPECTATIONS (2012) (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 21 May LES MISERABLES (2012) (12A) Perton Civic Centre, Tettenhall 23 May LES MISERABLES (2012) (12A) Goodrich VH 01600 890609 24 May QUARTET (12A) Lingen VH 01568 770920 25 May LES MISERABLES (2012) (12A) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 25 May LES MISERABLES (2012) (12A) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross-on-Wye 01989 720341 25 May THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (PG) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583 28 May LES MISERABLES (2012) (12A) Loppington VH 01939 236240 31 May THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (12A) Market Theatre, Ledbury 01531 631338 31 May SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN (12A) Colwall VH 01684 540926 3 June THE SWEENEY (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 3 June THE SAPPHIRES (PG) Church Stretton School 01694 724330 3 June UNTOUCHABLE (2011) (15) Playhouse Cinema, The Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583 7 June LES MISERABLES (2012) (12A) Fownhope Memorial VH 01432 860717 8 June QUARTET (12A) Cleobury Mortimer Parish Hall 01299 270830 8 June LES MISERABLES (2012) (12A) Clun Memorial Hall 01588 640254 8 June LES MISERABLES (2012) (12A) Playhouse Cinema, The Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583

OLD MKT. HALL, SHREWS. Until 2 May ROBOT & FRANK (ctbc) 3 - 9 May LES MISERABLES (12A) 6 - 9 May TO THE WONDER (12A) 10 - 16 May TRANCE (15) 12 May THE WAR OF THE WORLDS: ALIVE ON STAGE! THE NEW GENERATION (PG) Recorded at London’s O2 Arena, December 2012.

17 - 23 May IN THE HOUSE (15) 19 May SHORT FILM SHOWCASE Made by Wildgrass Films.

24 - 26 May VINYL (15) 25 May - 1 June THE CROODS 3D (U) 27 & 28 May THE SPIRIT OF ‘45 (U) 29 - 30 May NO (15) 31 May - 6 June THE EYE OF THE STORM (15) 7 - 10 June CHIMPANZEE (U) Details 01743 281281

REGAL CINEMA, TENBURY 1 May ZERO DARK THIRTY (15) 6 & 7 May BEAUTIFUL CREATURES (12A) 8 May TO THE WONDER (12A) 13 & 14 May BROKEN CITY (15) 14 & 15 May HYDE PARK ON HUDSON (12A) 20 - 22 May CLOUD ATLAS (15) 27 & 28 May THE CROODS (ctbc) 27 & 29 May THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN (U) 28 & 29 May A LATE QUARTET (ctbc) Regal Cinema, 47 - 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells.

Details 01584 811442

THE SCREEN AT HAY

Skyfall

22 & 23 May IN THE HOUSE 24 - 26, 28 - 30 May STAR TREK INTO THE DARKNESS 24, 26 & 28 May THE LOOK OF LOVE 27 May LA DONNA DEL LAGO The Royal Opera House live. By Gioachino Rossini, sung in Italian.

29 & 30 May SIDE EFFECTS 31 May THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST 31 May I’M SO EXCITED Details 01982 552555

WORKSHOPS Wednesdays INTERMEDIATE FILM MAKING Aimed for those with slightly more advanced skills than beginners.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 5-7pm, £70 per term, 01432 340555.

Thursdays BEGINNER FILM MAKING CLUB Learn to direct, edit and even star in your own short film. The Courtyard, Hereford, 5-7pm, £70 per term, 01432 340555.

3 May ANNIE HALL (15) Richard Booth’s Bookshop Cinema, Brook St, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm for 8pm. Details 01497 831189

WEOBLEY CINEMA

15 May SKYFALL 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 1 & 2 May VINYL 3 - 5, 7 - 9 May OBLIVION 7 - 9 May THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES 10 - 12, 14 - 16 May IRON MAN 3: 3D 10 - 12 May A LATE QUARTET 11 & 12 May THE PRINCESS BRIDE 14 & 15 May COMPLIANCE 16 May THIS HOUSE National Theatre live.

17 - 19 May PARKER 18 & 19 May FINDING NEMO 17 - 19 May THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN 21 - 23 May WELCOME TO PUNCH

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dance Dance Performance

Dance Workshops

Fri 3 May THERE IS HOPE ROSIE KAY DANCE presents a hard-hitting, contemporary dance piece exploring the relationship between faith and the body. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £11/£10, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk

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.

Wed 8 & Thurs 9 May RICHARD ALSTON DANCE COMPANY Featuring ‘The Devil in the Detail’, inspired by the music of Scott Joplin. ‘Lachrymae’ is set to the compassionate and tender music of Benjamin Britten. ‘Madcap’ is a startlingly original new choreography with the music of New York Band, Bang on a Can All-Stars. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £16.50-£12.50, 01743 281281.

Tues 14 May VERVE DANCE COMPANY Utilising a blend of dance with martial arts and capoeira.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £10/£9, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk Fri 17 May MICHAELANGELO DRAWING BLOOD SOUND AFFAIRS. Three male performers bring to life the fluid twists and turns of Michaelangelo’s drawings accompanied by live music and performed on Renaissance instruments. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £12/£10, 01874 611622, www.theatrbrycheiniog. co.uk Sat 25 May ROMEO & JULIET BALLET CYMRU. Intense fighting, passionate duets and universal themes echo through dramatic and lyrical choreography. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £14/£12, 01874 611622, www.theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk

Single listings are free. Year round entries £40

BELLYDANCE CLASSES WITH ALANYA Presteigne, St Andrew’s Hall, Mondays 8.00-9.30pm. Open Level.

Leominster, Bodenham Parish Hall, Thursdays 7.309.00pm 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, £60 per term, 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, £40 per term or £4.20 per week. 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.

Verve Dance Company

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.

The Cart Shed Gardening Club Courses take place in the beau�ful walled garden at Newport House, Almeley (5 mins from Kington) £35 per session Fee includes lunch, use of tools and other equipment, tui�on and handouts.

Dates: May 14; June 11; July 9; Aug 13; Sept 17; Oct 15.

Full details www.thecartshed.co.uk

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Mid

BORDER

ARTS SUNDAY 5 MAY

REBECCA AFONWY-JONES & ALICE TURNER Mezzo soprano and piano An afternoon programme to include Ravel Shéhérazade, Debussy Les Trois Chansons de Bilitis, Britten Charm of Lullabies, favourite opera arias and Welsh song.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 3pm.

Tickets £10 from www.wegottickets.com or cash/cheque in person from The Judge’s Lodging, Presteigne.

SATURDAY 11 MAY

BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST

Belshazzar’s Feast start with traditional folk music, then add a touch of classical and jazz, throw in a bit of pop and music hall, and top it off with lashings of wry humour.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 8pm Tickets £10 from www.wegottickets.com or cash/cheque in person from The Judge’s Lodging.

FRIDAY 17 MAY

GASLAND - A film by Josh Fox

The UK Government has given the green light to licence Shale Gas Extraction by Hydraulic Fracturing or FRACKING. Anyone who believes that minor earthquakes are the most worrying feature of this technology will think again after seeing this very disturbing look at some of the consequences of an uncontrolled drilling frenzy.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 8pm Tickets on the door. Free entrance - donations gratefully received.

www.midborderarts.org.uk charity no. 1011108

Presteigne & Norton Town Council

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The Roast Ox - Painscastle A long time ago, when Mr Pernickety was an eager young Kilvert buff and liked to follow the peregrinations of the curious cleric, he would find himself up in the Begwns, retracing the steps of that most Victorian vicar. He was hoping, perhaps, to recapture some of the Rev Francis’s sense of innocent wonder at the sights and history of this undersubscribed and, in Mr P’s view, deeply sympathetic landscape. In fact Mr P did once meet a very old woman – known to catch moles using only patience and a mallet – who lived in a cottage up by Crowther’s Pool and was said to be either Gypsy Lizzie – a small girl in whom the Rev Francis had often expressed interest – or, more likely, her daughter.

Kilvert liked to walk up from his lodgings in Clyro to Painscastle, where, in March 1870 he tells his diary that a giant (a former petty chief) had once, “carried off to Painscastle ‘screaming and noising’ Miss Phillips of the Screen Farm, Erwood, whom he found disporting herself with her lover, Arthur, on or at Bychllyn Pool.”

After a hard day roaming in pursuit of Kilvert’s lyrical descriptions on the hills above Painscastle, Mr P would find himself looking for sustenance, or at least a drink, in the village.

For a long time the only pub there was closed after gutting by fire. When it re-opened it appeared as a most retrospective establishment, serving its scattered community with a great variety of (some very dicey) ciders in an atmosphere of pleasing authenticity. This kind of altruism seldom pays these days, and two years ago, the management of the free house passed to Mr Tony Jones.

Mr Jones has more or less abandoned the cider house concept (though he always has a good cider on tap) and, while certainly retaining the important priorities of a traditional rural pub in an isolated settlement, he now serves lunches and dinners designed to attract visitors from well beyond the parish boundaries.

Mr P stopped there briefly with his lovely companion on the way back from the Bookfest last summer, when they weren’t especially impressed. But he was recently prompted by a Hay artisan whose views he respects to have a closer look.

As the only female of Mr P’s issue (always known as the Sausage) was staying with him here in the Marches (in order to complete a dissertation on lesbian literature) he invited her to join him for a drive across the scenic hills of Radnorshire on a spring evening to sample the food at The Roast Ox. It was worth the journey for the view of the snow-capped Black M’s alone.

The Ox wasn’t too spoilt in its post-fire restoration. It has a floor of big stone-type flags, bare stone walls and plenty of naked timber, as well as some amusing (presumably ersatz) stone gargoyles at key spots. Old pews and refectory tables are pleasing, with simple rustic utensils hanging off the walls. The menu, sub-gastro, but aspiring to more than pub-grub, was individual and avoided most of the gastro-clichés which

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tend to infest pub menus, while looking do-able in a simple kitchen. The Sausage, despite her svelte beauty, is quite a trencherperson and happily ordered a starter of Leek and Cheddar Cake with Poached Egg and Crispy Bacon (£5.85). She declared the poached egg perfect in texture and runniness, and the bacon of an ideal crispiness – a great success, she felt, and would happily have had another, had Mr P not put down a fatherly foot.

Meanwhile, she had a good slurp of Mr P’s Garlic Soup. It reminded her, she said, of ‘eating escargots without those rubbery bogey things in the shells.’ Mr P knew what she meant, but thought she was being unfair to snails, who wouldn’t like to feel they’d died in vain. He enjoyed the soup very much.

The S then ordered a Veggie dish, something Mr P rarely does for a main course, so he was interested to see how much flavour the Roast Ox chef could conjure from a meatless dish like Beetroot, Sweet Potato & Goat’s Cheese Bake.

The pastry base was dry and disappointing, letting down the strong combination of flavours of the other three ingredients. But once again, without guiding parental hand (and wallet) the S might easily have ordered another. Mr P with uncharacteristic lack of adventurousness consumed a perfectly well cooked rump steak with dryish chips, while he had a small glass of house red (whose name he has forgotten) for a shocking £4.50 – a price which always produces a sour taste. Why on earth pubs take the risk of upsetting reasonable punters by charging effectively £18-£20 for a bottle of wine that should have cost them around four quid is a mystery. It’s not as if they have had to pay a chef to prepare it or anything – someone just had to pull a cork out (or more likely unscrew a metal cap). In the quiet season, they should go off to workshops on the psychology of the British punter and learn the error of their ways.

Despite this cavil, and the S, who is an aspiring (and, in Mr P’s proud view, more than promising) writer who likes to experiment with metaphor, describing it as a bicycle accident on a plate, she and Mr P very much

enjoyed their Pannacotta with Baked Rhubarb & Pickled Ginger for the light pannacotta gave them a great, sweet lift, just as it should at the end of dinner.

They also appreciated while they were dining that the pub happily caters for a good cross-section of the local population, as a place to eat and a place to drink real beer – particularly Wye Valley’s Butty Bach. Young healthy chaps with outdoor complexions who might farm sheep or design websites (it’s not easy to tell the difference these days) play darts with non-intrusive good-humour, and it felt like a place where it was easy to talk to strangers – always a sign of a proper pub. On his next trip to the Bookfest, Mr P will call in again. http://www.roastoxinn.co.uk/ Mr Pernickity - www.misterpernickety.com

EVENTS

Sat 11 May SYNFONIA CYMRU PRE CONCERT TAPAS Booking compulsory and 15% off pre and post concert drinks on production of concert ticket. No. 46 Wine Bar, Presteigne.

Sat 11 & Sun 12 May LUDLOW FOOD SPRING FESTIVAL Over 160 real ales, live music, food stalls and hands-on demos. Ludlow Castle, www.ludlowspringfestival.co.uk Thurs 16 May SPANISH NIGHT Three dishes for £10, five dishes for £13.50. The Rose & Crown, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811336, www.whites.cc Sat 18 May THAI NIGHT Four courses of homemade traditional Thai cuisine. Sugar & Spice Cafe Bistro, Park Crescent, Llandrindod Wells.

Booking essential, unlicensed, B.Y.O., 01597 824442.

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AARDVARK BOOKS LTD, THE BOOKERY, MANOR FARM, BRAMPTON BRYAN, BUCKNELL 01547 530888 Cafe serving refreshments, cakes etc. Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm.

THE 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 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

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MAY Wed 1 May HEREFORDSHIRE YOUTH MUSIC Featuring the county intermediate ensembles and the Youth Concert Band playing a variety of music. The Shirehall, Hereford, 7pm, tickets on the door, £4 adults/£3, 18s and under free, 01432 853219.

TELFORD ACOUSTIC CLUB Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 9pm, 01952 610888.

STACKRIDGE Expect glorious tunes, quirky lyrics and superb musicianship. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £14/£12, 01743 281281.

LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm, free admission, retiring collection.

Thurs 2 May MARTIN SIMPSON Folk. Studio Theatre, The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £12.50/£10.50, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk DAVE ONIONS Part of Telford Beer Festival.

Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

HEREFORDSHIRE YOUTH MUSIC Featuring the county junior ensembles playing a variety of music. The Shirehall, Hereford, 7pm, tickets on the door £4, adults £3, 18s and under free, 01432 853219.

Take Fat

OPEN MIC With Gravy Train. Crown & Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

AN EVENING OF DIRTY DANCING Sung by an all star-cast and featuring all your favourite songs. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £19, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk IAN JONES Malthouse, Ironbridge.

ST CHAD’S MUSIC FESTIVAL Featuring The English Symphony Orchestra performing Verdi and Wagner. Michael Bochmann will present three Bach violin concerts and Sine Nomine will perform English and continental works. The festival runs until Monday 6th May. St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury, tickets range from £5-£12, 07716 849950 or 01743 365478. www.stchadsfestival.org.uk.

Fri 3 May DAI ROBS The Exchange, Newtown, 9pm, free.

BORDERLINE BLUES BAND The Exchange, Newtown, 9pm, free.

HELLENS MUSIC WEEKEND Programme includes Mozart, Schubert and Schumann. Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, 8pm, £15 with wine, £27 with supper and wine, Fri & Sat event tickets including suppers and wine £50, 01905 570979.

TOMMY ALLEN BAND Blues band. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

LANDED FESTIVAL Festival of music, theatre, circus performance and art. Featuring Bombskare, Land Of The Giants, China Shop Bull, Smiling Ivy, Poor Old Dogs, Fasta Benji, Keltrix, Lu Cozma, The Deadly, Opaque, Jiezuberband, Crystal Seagulls, Nel Jenkins, Synthetica, Thin Vision, Misty Blue Trio, The Nuclear Weasels, the Goat Roper Rodeo Band and more. £60 full weekend, day tickets Fri £20, Sat/Sun £25, 12 years and under free. Near Rhayader, www.landedfestival.co.uk MICRO BABY Malthouse, Ironbridge.

ALAN BOOTON Wine Bar, Quality Square, Ludlow, 01584 878000.

RHYTHM THIEVES White Horse Inn, Clun.

PERFECT STRANGER Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

MOJO FESTIVAL Featuring The Sultana Brothers, 8.30pm. Crown & Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

HMV BAND Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

HEREFORD CHAMBER CHOIR Programme includes Schubert, Haydn, Monteverdi, Schutz and Mozart.

The Lady Chapel, Hereford Cathedral, 7.30pm, £7.50, under 16s free.

On the door or 01432 761500.

BLUE EYED BEGGERS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THE VERA VAN HEERINGEN TRIO Folk and bluegrass. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5, 01497 821762.

Sat 4 May ARTHUR Hollybush Inn, near Hay-on-Wye. TAKE FAT With their own unique style to celebrate the great music of Take That. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £17/£16, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk

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BEARKER BAND Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

Huw Morris Unique Garden Buildings & Benches all made from locally sourced and reclaimed materials

Tel: 01547 560225 Mob: 07980 116847 www.designswithnature.co.uk

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Sat 4 May SHENANIGANS PRESENTS Mr Woodnote and Lil’ Rhys plus Dub Boy, George Oscar. Shenanigans bursts on the scene with bundles of festival vibes. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £8, 01497 821762.

BORDERLINE BLUES BAND Ale in the Dale Festival. The Sun Inn, Corfton, nr Craven Arms, 7.30pm.

HELLENS MUSIC WEEKEND Featuring Christian Blackshaw, pianist with Mate Szucs, principal viola of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

Programme includes Schubert, Britten and Brahms. Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, 8pm, £15 with wine, £27 with supper and wine, Fri & Sat event tickets including suppers and wine £50, 01905 570979.

CLUN GREEN MAN FESTIVAL Featuring free daytime children’s workshops. Plus Instant Wit Family Comedy. Clun, £9/£7.50 under 18s £5, www.clungreenman.org.uk BANDEMIOIUM Ceilidh. Llanigon Village Hall, 7pm, £10.inc food. Bar, 01497 847479.

THE ESSENTIALS Malthouse, Ironbridge.

SKY FULL OF LIARS The Victory, St Owen St, Hereford.

MOJO FESTIVAL Featuring Electric Blues Reaction, Gravy Train, Steve Day Band and Jules Fothergill, 2pm start. Crown & Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

Turton (Rockin’ Berries), Joy StrachanBrain (Quill), Danny King plus The Bev Bevan Band. A concert of great music, anecdotes and laughter. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £25, 01743 281281.

Made In Brum LANDED FESTIVAL See 3 May for details.

WATERLOO ROAD The Victory, St Owen St, Hereford.

FORDANTE The Regal, 7.30pm, 47 - 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells, £14/£12, 01584 811442.

HELLENS MUSIC WEEKEND Featuring masterclass with exceptional students from the Royal Northern College, Royal Welsh College and Birmingham Conservatoire, 9.30am-2.30pm. Followed by concert at 3.30pm. Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, £10 morning, £20 including lunch and concert, 01905 570979.

Sun 5 May

JOE COLVIN & FAMILY Bottecini to blues, classical to comedy.

The Castle Inn, Knucklas, 8pm, free.

National Youth Orchestra Benefit.

HUW CHIDGEY & CATHERINE HANDLEY Acoustic folk duo. The Tram, Eardisley, 8pm, free.

SWINGTIME Gypsy jazz trio. Queen’s Head, St James St, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

FRUIT MACHINE Malthouse, Ironbridge.

LANDED FESTIVAL See 3 May for details.

CLUN GREEN MAN FESTIVAL Featuring The Frost Queen’s Street Fair, street entertainment, Dave Southern, Swords of Chivalry, Animal Man, The Clun Mummers, Morris Dancing and live music from Star of The Sea and Whiskey River in the evening.

Clun, from 12pm, www.clungreenman. org.uk RHYTHM THIEVES Lionstock, The Lion, Leintwardine.

SEAN SAYE The Grape Vaults, Leominster.

RHYTHM RATS A quintet of earthy blues. Queen’s Head, St James St, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

REBECCA AFONWY-JONES & ALICE TURNER Mezzo soprano and piano. Programme includes Ravel, Debussy, Britten and favourite opera arias and Welsh song.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 3pm, £10 from www.wegottickets.com or from The Judge’s Lodging, Presteigne or on the door.

MOJO FESTIVAL Featuring blues boy, Dan Owen, Dirty Ray & Primative Blues, Wayne Martin Band, Hot Rod 55, 2pm start. Crown & Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

MADE IN BRUM Featuring Jasper Carrott, Bev Bevan (ELO), Trevor Burton (The Move), Geoff

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TOMMY ALLEN BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

Mon 6 May

FIRED UP The Victory, St Owen St, Hereford.

MAY DAY STREET FESTIVAL Music, workshops and family activities. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970, www.hiveonline.org.uk ROEBUCKANEERS FOLK CLUB The Roebuck Inn, Brimfield, Ludlow, 8pm, 01584 711854.

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

OPEN DAY Belmont Abbey, 10am-4pm, free, 01432 374747.

LLANDRINDOD MAY FAIR 2013 Celebrating local Llandrindod. Fun for all ages. Refreshments, competitions, tasters, demonstrations, entertainment, films and live music. Kino pop-up cinema, Speakers Corner, local makers and growers, Upcycling Hub and more.

Pavilion, Llandrindod Wells, 11am-4pm, free, mayfair@transitionllandrindod.org. uk, 01597 825448.

CLUN GREEN MAN FESTIVAL Featuring Morris Dancing, entertainment, craft fair, live music and more, from 11am, £4, accompanied children £1, under 5s free. In and around Clun. www.clungreenman.org.uk CIDER CITY JAZZMEN The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford, 01432 274968.

Tues 7 May GERAINT BOWEN AND PETER DYKE Organ concert. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm, retiring collection.

Wed 8 May OPEN MIC NIGHT White Horse Inn, Clun.

KEN DUCHAINE Blues. Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

THE JOOLS Crown & Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

FAKE THACKRAY John Watterson performs the songs of Jake Thackray. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £10, 01743 281281.

Fri 10 May GERRY CROSS THE MERSEY The Regal, 47 - 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, £19.50, 01584 811442.

THE GOLD ROOM Malthouse, Ironbridge.

Dodgy TELFORD ACOUSTIC CLUB Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 9pm, 01952 610888.

DODGY Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, £15/£14, 01874 611622, www.theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk

Thurs 9 May CURTIS JOHNSON BAND Supported by Eddy Gartry and T Bird Blues. Old New Inn, Llanfylin.

EDDY GARTRY’S T BIRD RISING + THE CURTIS JOHNSON BAND Eddy Gartry’s real rockin’ Anglo-Dutch blues power trio. Plus from Normandy, France, The Curtis Johnson Band bringing authentic and original blues from this five-piece band. Priest Weston Village Hall, 7.30pm, £5, 01938 561305.

DRESSED DOWN FRIDAY Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

THE BIG GLOBE QUIZ Free chips at half time, winner takes the pot! The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £2, 01497 821762.

JAZZ @ THE BONDED WAREHOUSE Featuring Tom Hill Quartet with the music of Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard and Ray Charles. The Bonded Warehouse, Canal St, Stourbridge, 7.30pm, £7, under 16s £3.50 on the door, 01384 377797.

SYNERGY Spanish duo. Paella night. Wine Bar, Quality Square, Ludlow, 01584 878000.

DAI ROBS The Exchange, Newtown, 9pm, free.

John Watterson Fake Thackray

RAYMOR Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

BORN IN CHICAGO Blues Brothers tribute. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

GREYHOUND INN LLANGUNLLO

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mmm..MUGS of ale, cider and perry mmm..MUSIC - several bands, acoustic players and who knows what else mmm..MUNCHIES - delicious hot food and beer inducing breakfasts from local caterers mmm..MAYBE dancing girls and the odd charity event Come along and join in THE mmm..MAYHEM

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Nick Ross Orchestra

MUD ON THE ROAD Ceilidh. Clun Community Room, Church Rd, Clun, 8pm, £7, £19 family ticket, bar and refreshments, 01547 510664.

THE JOHN HARDMAN BAND The King’s Head, Shrewsbury.

Fri 10 May AN EVENING OF DIRTY DANCING A tribute to one of the greatest movie soundtracks. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £19, 01743 281281.

SHERYL Stag Inn, Llanidloes.

NICK ROSS ORCHESTRA Presents the Sounds of Glenn Miiller.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £20/£19, 01432 340555,

Sat 11 May

THE REAL THING BAND Soul group formed in 1970. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £20, 01600 772467, www.monmouth-savoy. co.uk THIS WAY UP Malthouse, Ironbridge.

ELIN MANAHAN THOMAS, FFRINDIAU, & RHAYADER MALE VOICE CHOIR IN CONCERT Knighton Community Centre, 7.30pm.

Tickets £10 each from Tower House Gallery Knighton, Air Ambulance Shop Rhayader, Kaye Rees 01597 822504, or on the door.

SULTANA BROTHERS Dolau Inn, Mochdre, Newtown.

CURTIS STIGERS Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £23.50-£21.50, 01743 281281.

Three Men In A Bow Tie

THE ENDINGS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

KINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY Featuring Durufle’s Requiem and anthems by Wesley, Parry and Greene.

St Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, 7.30pm, 07766 097600, www.kingtonchoral.org.uk BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST Traditional folk music, then add a touch of classical and jazz, throw in a bit of pop and music hall and top it off with lashings of dry humour. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8pm, £10 from www.wegottickets.com or in person from The Judge’s Lodging, Presteigne.

NEVFEST Headlining will be The Curtis Johnson Band from Normandy, France. The festival will also be the launch of a CD ‘Draw the Line’ featuring various bands either from or with links to Bishop’s Castle. All proceeds to local charities.

Six Bells, Bishop’s Castle, £3.50, 01938 561305.

HOT CLIMATE The ultimate party band. Ludlow Food Spring Festival, 7pm.

THREE MEN IN A BOW TIE With silly songs and manic monologues.

Dolau Community Hall, near Llandrindod Wells, £7 adults, £5 students and OAPs, 01597 851427.

ALEX HUTTON TRIO Shrewsbury Jazz Network. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £10, members £8, under 16s £5, 01743 234970.

THOMSON ALDERMAN The Bull Hotel, Ludlow.

ASYLUM + TRES AMBRES Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

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THE ULTIMATE EAGLES Life’s Been Good Tour. Tribute band.

Blake Theatre, Almshouse St, Monmouth, 8pm, £19.50/£18, 01600 719401.

VALERYAN Valeryan was part of The Settlers in the mid 1070s. Now performing Latin, country, rock, contemporary and traditional folk, jazz, blues and pop with Pete Goodall. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 8pm, £10/£9, 01885 488575, www.conquest-theatre.co.uk TENBURY TOWN BAND The Regal, 47 - 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells, 7pm, £7/£6, 01584 811442.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUSIC FESTIVAL Programme includes Mozart and Andrew Carter. With Festival Choir and Orchestra and Children’s Choir incorporating children from local schools. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £12/£10, students £6, family of 4 £30, 01686614555, www.thehafren.co.uk SINFONIA CYMRU ‘Classic Conversation’. Conductor: Carlo Rizzi, Piano: Benjamin Grosvenor. Programme includes Mendelssohn, Schumann, Scriabin and Beethoven. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 7.30pm, £12-£4, tickets from Presteigne Post Office or 01544 267201.

SARAH JANE DAVIES Soprano. Supported by the Brecon Singers & Christ College, Brecon.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £15, VIP tickets £25 includes canapes and a drink, 01874 611622, www.theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk

Sun 12 May OLD MAN LUEDECKE Folk. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 7.45pm, £12, 01743 234970.

KEVIN FIGES Modern jazz. Queen’s Head, St James St, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

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Sun 12 May CHRIS NIBLOCK Housmans Cafe Bar, Church Stretton, 1-2pm, free, 01694 724441.

UNDER THE FRIDGE Crown & Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

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ARTHUR EBELING Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

REAL DIAMOND John Hylton presents his live band with Tina Law, Barbra Streisand tribute.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £17-£15, 01743 281281.

SHOW OF HANDS The Regal, 47 - 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, £20, 01584 811442.

UMPFH! The Grape Vaults, Leominster.

LUDLOW FOOD FESTIVAL Featuring Roving Crows at 2.45pm.

Ludlow Castle.

NEVFEST Headlining will be Blind Eye. The festival will also be the launch of a CD ‘Draw the Line’ featuring various bands either from or with links to Bishop’s Castle. All proceeds to local charities.

Six Bells, Bishop’s Castle, £3.50, 01938 561305.

BACK PORCH BAND Lichfield Vaults, Church St, Hereford, 4pm, free, 01432 266821.

KENT DUCHANE Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

ALBERT LEE & HOGAN’S HEROES Country music and rock.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £19, 01743 281281.

PHOENIX The Victory, St Owen St, Hereford.

SUGGS - MY LIFE STORY IN WORDS AND MUSIC On stage with musical accompaniment and uncalled for interjection from Deano his loyal manservant-cum-pianist. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £25.50, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk

Mon 13 May BLUES, JAZZ & COUNTRY Bring along your instrument or come and listen. Radnorshire Arms Hotel, Presteigne, 7.30pm, 01544 267406 or 07811 587501.

Tues 14 May JOSEPH WICKS Organ concert. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm, retiring collection.

Wed 15 May SWAMP CANDY Whiskey-soaked deep woods field holler for the mordern age. Step up to the counter and get your Swamp Candy.

It’s raw and rockin’. It’s dark and dirty. An you don’t want it any other way. Delicious.

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

TELFORD ACOUSTIC CLUB Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 9pm, 01952 610888.

PAUL BROOKES Ludlow jazz quartet. Housmans Cafe Bar, Church Stretton, 8pm, free, 01694 724441.

Thurs 16 May DAVID REES-WILLIAMS TRIO Jazz forays into the classical repertoire with piano, bass guitar and drums. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £18, HCS members £15, students £5, under 16s £3, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org. uk. Hereford Concert Society.

RHYTHM THIEVES Phone 01568 770134

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SPIERS & BODEN The Backyard Songs Tour. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, £15/£14, 01874 611622.

3 May -

White Horse, Clun

5 May -

Lionstock, The Lion, Leintwardine

24 May -

Chindit, Wolverhampton

27 May -

Ross May Fayre, Ross-on-Wye

www.rhythmthieves.co.uk

Fri 17 May

SHOWADDYWADDY The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £19, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk.

DAI ROBS Wine Bar, Quality Square, Ludlow, 01584 878000.

ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN Performed by Gary Mullen and The Works. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £19-£17, 01743 281281.

BC/DC Malthouse, Ironbridge.

WORLD SAVAGES/COSMOS/EMMA MUSTY Balkan/folk/gypsy punk. The Hampton, Llandrindod Wells, 7pm, £5 from wegottickets.com or more on the door, 07845 782339.

THE TRIBES Rock covers. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

THE ROVING CROWS Fusing folk, ska, reggae and klezma in a unique and energetic performance.

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £6, 01497 821762.

BRIDGNORTH BLUES CLUB The Bob Still Blues Sensation will be headlining with Leeds Bluesman and joint club organiser Trevor Rowley in support with the great harmonica ace, Ed Sullivan. Woodbury Down Inn, 8pm, £5, 07896 676289. All proceeds will go to Cancer Research UK.

The Rose & Crown Tenbury Wells Thursday 16th May

SPANISH NIGHT

3 dishes for £10 or 5 dishies for £13.50

01584 811336 to book www.whites.cc

Lori Campbell

THE JOHN HARDMAN BAND The Stag Inn, Llanidloes.

KICKSTONES Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

WORCESTERSHIRE JAZZ ORCHESTRA The Regal, 47 - 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells, 8pm, £10/£8, 01584 811442.

THE QUIRKS Alternative rock. The Exchange, Newtown, 9pm, free.

SHOOGLENIFTY A fiery and infectious blend of Celtic traditional music and dance grooves.

Malvern Cube, Malvern, £15, 01684 892277. Versatile Arts.

MONTY’S TRAVELLIN’ MUSIC SHOW A concert of non-pretentious musicians paying respect and presenting their own acoustic arrangements of Neil Young songs. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £10, students £5, 01432 383663.

Sat 18 May

T’PAU Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £19.50-£17.50, 01743 281281.

GET BACK Malthouse, Ironbridge.

THE ENDINGS Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

KAZANDY Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

Worcestershire Jazz Orchestra LEMON JETTISONS Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

DAN SEALY Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

LITTLE RUMBA WITH LORI CAMPBELL Strains of Eastern Europe, French cafe jazz, vibrant rhythms of South America, together with songs and swing.

Silvester Horne Institute, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £9 in advance, £10 on the door, 01694 720132.

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Sat 18 May Shooglenifty, 17 May

TURNSTONE The Bull Hotel, Ludlow.

GARWAY LIVE! with The Bucket Band, playing fast and furious folk music from around the world. Tickets £7, for info or tickets phone 01981 580056 or bookings@garwaylive.com.

ORION’S BELT Oxford Arms, Kington.

PROMISES AUCTION High Town Community Room, Clun.

Viewing from 6.30pm, starts 7.30pm, bar, 01588 640506. In aid of St George’s Church.

MID WALES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Gala Night, celebrating three years since the orchestra’s launch at Theatr Brycheiniog. Programme includes Mozart and Schubert. Plus preperformance talk 6.30-7.10pm.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £14.50/£12.50, 01874 611622,

Sun 19 May

JACK THE BISCUIT Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

MIKE HOLLOWAY The Grape Vaults, Leominster.

RUBY ROSE Queen’s Head, St James St, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

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Mon 20 May BLUES, JAZZ & COUNTRY Bring along your instrument or come and listen. Radnorshire Arms Hotel, Presteigne, 7.30pm, 01544 267406 or 07811 587501.

Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate

Tues 21 May WAYNE MARTIN BAND Yorkshire House, Shrewsbury.

WILL BARNES TRIO Inspector Gadjo led by Will Barnes.

Latin Bebop, some gypsy jazz and swing. Jazz in the Bar, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, £6 on the door, www.breconjazzclub.org.

Wed 22 May TELFORD ACOUSTIC CLUB Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 9pm, 01952 610888.

HOWARD SKEMPTON & MATTHEW HARRIS - ‘UNCHARTED TERRITORY’ Skempton, internationally renowned composer, and Harris, distinguished textile artist, talk about their creative journey, working together in music and textiles to explore new ideas and themes, chaired by Stephen Newbould, Artistic Director, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.

St Andrew’s Church Hall, Presteigne, 7.30pm, £5 (students £3).

01544 260149.

JOE DRISCOLL & SEKOU KOUYATE A fusion of afrobeat, hip-hop, folk and reggae. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, £12/£10, 01874 611622, www.theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk

ON DROVER TRACKS Luke Daniels and John Dipper, Ceri Rhys Matthews, Ceri Owen Jones, Matheu Watson and members of the Southern Sinfonia. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 8pm, £12, 01982 552555.

BEN GIDDENS From Magdalen College, Oxford.

Organ concert. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm, retiring collection.

MADISON Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

Fri 24 May Thurs 23 May LUDLOW JAZZ QUARTET Granary Tea Rooms, Leominster, 8pm, two-course meal, £17, ticket only £5, please book, 01568 614290.

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN Featuring Electric Swing Circus, 9pm, £7. Utah Saints, 10.45pm, £12. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762, www.howthelightgetsin.org

THE URBAN FOLK QUARTET Bedstone & Hopton Castle Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10/£6, 01547 530282. Arts Alive. www.artsalive.co.uk EARLY MUSIC AT DISCOED Featuring David Hatcher and Steven Devine with baroque oboist Mark Baigent. ‘Trio Sonatas for oboe and viola gamba’. Upper House, Discoed, 7.30pm, £12, 01547 560369.

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RHYTHM THIEVES Chindit, Wolverhampton.

DIGBY FAIRWEATHER Wine Bar, Quality Square, Ludlow, 01584 878000.

TORN Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

KEITH JAMES IN CONCERT ‘The Songs of Leonard Cohen’. Lyde Court, Hereford, 8pm, £14, pre-show meal 7pm, £8, 01432 357753, www.

LydeCourt.com RED RIVER BLUES White Horse Inn, Clun.

How the Light Gets In King Charles

Fri 24 May

OSFEST Weekend festival featuring JLS, Wiley, Lawson, The Enemy, James Arthur, Lucy Spraggan, King Charles, The Pigeon Detectives and more.

Gobowen, near Oswestry, £69.50, under 16s £59.50, under 10s free, 01691 680468.

THE JOHN HARDMAN BAND The Exchange, Newtown, 9pm, free.

MISTER DOG Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

BISHOPSWOOD CHURCH FLOWER FESTIVAL Concert, Songs of Praise, Maypole dancing, cream teas. Near Kerne Bridge on Lydbrook Rd, 11am-4pm, 01989 763577.

RIK MARTIN & WAYNE MARTIN BAND The Wrekin Inn, Wellington, Telford.

WHITSUN BEER FESTIVAL 1st Beer Festival. Ale, cider and perry, music, hot food and more. Greyhound Inn, Llangunllo, 4pm till late, 01547 550400.

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN Featuring The Beau Bow Bells, 8pm, £5. Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly, 10pm, £8. Nick Mulvey, 8.30pm, £8. Alessi’s Ark, 10pm, £8. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762, www.howthelightgetsin.org HAY FESTIVAL Featuring Beautiful Africa from Mali.

Wales Stage, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, www.hayfestival.com

SULTANA BROTHERS Blues and rock. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

LOGICALTRAMP Playing the massive hits that make up the timeless repertoir of Supertramp.

Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £15, 01600772467, www.monmouthsavoy.co.uk

Sat 25 May FAIR ON THE SQUARE Featuring Arthur Ebeling, The Black Rapids and Chris Quinn. 12-6pm Free Market Square Hay-on-wye.

OSFEST See 24 May for details. Gobowen, near Oswestry, £69.50, under 16s £59.50, under 10s free, 01691 680468.

LEOMINSTER CHORAL SOCIETY Performing Brahms’ A German Requeim . Conducted by James Atherton.

Leominster Priory, 7pm, £12, under 16s free. On the door, from Gill’s Gifts and Fletchers Newsagents, Leominster.

EARLY MUSIC AT DISCOED Concertus Borborygmus. Hilary Norris (organ), Frances Eustace (curtal and viol), Belinda Sykes, Belinda Paul (curtals) and David Hatcher in a programme of virtuoso canzonas and fantasias for wind and string ensembles. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 8pm, £15, 01547 560369.

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN Featuring acoustic sessions from Colum Regan, Blind River Scare, Brian Humphreys, Tangerine Puppet, Bruise, Secret Stash, Carmina, Scribble Man, Laurie & The Druid, Annette Degrandis, and Adam Fuest. Saturday Shindig features Zen Hussies, 9pm, £8. King Charles, 10.45pm, £12. Sean Taylor, 8.30pm, £6, Nerina Pallot, 10pm, £10, Julia Biel, 8.30pm, £7 and The Boxettes, 10pm, £8. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762, www.howthelightgetsin.org SLIDE BOY ROY White Horse Inn, Clun.

WHITSUN BEER FESTIVAL 1st Beer Festival. Ale, cider and perry, music, hot food and more. Greyhound Inn, Llangunllo, 12pm till late, 01547 550400.

SOUL PREACHERS Malthouse, Ironbridge.

CHORD RUSH The Red Lion, Cradley, 01886 880318.

BISHOPSWOOD CHURCH FLOWER FESTIVAL Concert, Songs of Praise, Maypole dancing, cream teas. Near Kerne Bridge on Lydbrook Rd, 11am-4pm, 01989 763577.

BEER FESTIVAL Live bands, 1pm start. Crown & Anchor, Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

BLACKHEART ANGELS The Bull Hotel, Ludlow.

24 / 7 Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

GA GA Queen tribute show. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £18/£17, 01432 340555

SIMON DEELEY PIANO TUITION

*Beginners to advanced standards *Preparation for Associated Board Exams *Tuition for the Associated Board Graded Jazz Exams *Also tuition for students learning electric keyboards Enjoy learning classical music or jazz, pop and easy listening music

JAZZ PIANO COURSE

A specially created course for beginners through to intermediate students. *Understand jazz chords and how to use them *Learn how to improvise *Play classic jazz tunes *Learn how to improvise in four important styles: blues, swing, mainstream/modern and Latin

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For further details contact Simon Deeley A.L.C.M. Mobile: 07890 303681 email: simon.deeley@cooptel.net

Sun 26 May FAIR ON THE SQUARE Featuring Trip The Switch, Johnny G and Slippery Slope. 12-6pm Free, Market Square Hay-on-wye.

THE HEAVY QUARTET Funky collection of grooves, mixing a big brass sound with intricate improvisation. Queen’s Head, St James St, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

HMV BAND Malthouse, Ironbridge.

WHITSUN BEER FESTIVAL 1st Beer Festival. Ale, cider and perry, music, hot food and more. Greyhound Inn, Llangunllo, 12pm till late, 01547 550400.

GRAVY TRAIN White Horse Inn, Clun.

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN Carmina, Bruise, Annette de Grandis, Colum Regan, Tangerine Puppet, Rosemary Dunn, Brian Humphreys, Dorothy Watkins, Scribble Man, Beth Prior, Secret Stash and Cosmo Sheldrake.

Sunday Special features Orlando Seale and the Swell, 9pm, £8. Man Like Me, 10.45pm, £12. Phildel, 8.30pm, £7.

Jeffrey Lewis and the Peter Stampfel Band, 10pm, £10. Sweet Baboo, 8.30pm, £6. The Melodic, 10pm, £10. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762, www.howthelightgetsin.

SLOWBURNER Lichfield Vaults, Church St, Hereford, 4pm, free, 01432 266821.

WHISKEY RIVER BOYS The Grape Vaults, Leominster.

RIK MARTIN + WAYNE MARTIN BAND Horseshoes, Dorrington, 9pm.

BISHOPSWOOD CHURCH FLOWER FESTIVAL Concert, Songs of Praise, Maypole dancing, cream teas. Near Kerne Bridge on Lydbrook Rd, 11am-4pm, 01989 763577.

MICHAEL MESSER & ED GENIS Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

OSFEST See 24 May for details. Gobowen, near Oswestry, £69.50, under 16s £59.50, under 10s free, 01691 680468.

Mon 27 May FAIR ON THE SQUARE Featuring Remi Harris Trio, Lori Campbell and Little Rumba.12-6pm Free, Market Square Hay-on-wye.

OSFEST See 24 May for details. Gobowen, near Oswestry, £69.50, under 16s £59.50, under 10s free, 01691 680468.

RIK MARTIN & WAYNE MARTIN BAND + WHISKY RIVER White Horse Inn, Clun.

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

WHITSUN BEER FESTIVAL 1st Beer Festival. Ale, cider and perry, music, hot food and more. Greyhound Inn, Llangunllo, 12pm till late, 01547 550400.

OPEN DAY Belmont Abbey, 10am-4pm, free, 01432 374747.

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN Acoustic sessions feature Jess Childs, Denuo, Ana Fry, Toby Parker, Nigel Dodman, Linda Lamb, Llew Watkins, Alan Cooper, Lowri Evans, Mark Stephenson, Louis Waits, Adam Fuest, Jake Hughes, Jess and the Brackish Breeze. Monday Mayhem features Cocos Lovers, 8.30pm, £8. The Correspondents, 10pm, £12. Serafina Steer, 8pm, £7. Tomos Lewis, 9pm, £10. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762, www.howthelightgetsin.org RHYTHM THIEVES Ross May Fayre, Ross-on-Wye. BISHOPSWOOD CHURCH FLOWER FESTIVAL Concert, Songs of Praise, Maypole dancing, cream teas. Near Kerne Bridge on Lydbrook Rd, 11am-4pm, 01989 763577.

Tel: 01568 620120 Mobile: 07501 724663

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Tues 28 May HAY FESTIVAL Featuring the legendary Malian duo Amadou & Mariam. Barclays Pavilion, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, www.hayfestival. com HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN Acoustic sessions feature Marva Lord, Paul Waterman, George Morgan, Jess Childs, Bill Goddard, Loxley Trio, Dan Hollowbody, Andy Skellum. R & R features Richard Walters, 7.30pm, £8.

Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo, 9.30pm, £9. Jesse and the Brackish Breeze, 6.30pm, £5.

Southgate & Leigh, 8.30pm, £7.

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762, www.howthelightgetsin. org FIONA CHRYSSIDES Organ concert. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm, retiring collection.

Wed 29 May LITTLE RUMBA + LORI CAMPBELL The Dukes Arms, Presteigne, 8.30pm, £3. Sheep Music gig.

SYNERGY Housmans Cafe Bar, Church Stretton, 8pm, free, 01694 724441.

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN Acoustic sessions feature Sam & Digger, Lu Mason, Burning Beard, Milly Jackdaw, Reggae, Key Green, Penny White, The May Dolls. Wicked Wednesday Party features The Hut People, 8pm, £7. Monster Ceilidh Band, 10pm, £10. JP, 7.30pm, £5.

The Roving Crows, 9pm, £8. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762, www.howthelightgetsin.org TELFORD ACOUSTIC CLUB Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 9pm, 01952 610888.

OPEN MIC NIGHT Hosted by Howard and Clare.

Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN Acoustic sessions include Key Green, Anthea Neads, Keith Kuullan, The Village Quire, The Moon, The Sun & The Daughters, Sam & Henry, Briar Miller, Toby Parker and Tall Poppies.

Thursday Extragavanza features Ana Silvera, 8pm, £7. Young Husband, 10pm, £10. Lori Campbell, 7.30pm, £7. Ellen and the Escapades, 9pm, £8. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762, www.howthelightgetsin.org SOUL NIGHT Malthouse, Ironbridge.

ARTHUR EBELING The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford.

THE SEARCHERS Now celebrating their 50th anniversary.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £22.50, 01743 281281.

GA GA The Regal, 47 - 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, £16.50, 01584 811442.

THAT’LL BE THE DAY Rock ‘n’ roll variety show. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 8pm, £21.50/£19, 01686 614555, www.thehafren.co.uk

BARBARA DICKSON Supported by Emma & The Professor. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, £24/£22, 01874 611622, www.theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk

THE 2013 WEEKEND OF ENGLISH SONG A long weekend celebrating English Song promoted by the Finzi Friends.

Concerts, talks and recitals. Artists include the King’s Singers, Paul Spicer, Elizabeth Watts, Iain Burnside and more. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow. Full programme www.ludlow-english-songsweekend.org.uk 01584 878141.

TASHA Wine Bar, Quality Square, Ludlow, 01584 878000.

BALLADEERS AND CHANCERS Dukes Arms, Presteigne, 8.30pm. Old hands, new bloods; great sound, great pub at this Marches ‘acoustic’ night.

Contact Stephe 07837 944090 for info and details.

CHARITY BBQ Morris Men, music and food. In aid of the charities Hope and Jaipur. Broome Farm, Peterstow, near Ross-on-Wye, 7pm, 01989 567232.

Thurs 30 May

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Barbara Dickson

Fri 31 May THE 2013 WEEKEND OF ENGLISH SONG See 30 May for details.

DOCTORS ORDERS White Horse Inn, Clun.

HAY FESTIVAL Featuring Terakaft. Wales Stage, Hay-on-Wye, 10pm, www.hayfestival. com

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN Acoustic sessions feature David Steer, Paul Waterman, Stuart Power, Joseph Dean, Penny White, Ellen Cox, The Fylthe and Beth Prior. Friday Knees Up feature Baka Beyond, 9pm, £10.

Waylayers, 10.45pm, £8. Gabby Young Trio, 8pm, £7. Moulettes, 10pm, £8. Joyce the Librarian, 7.30pm, £5.

Marques Toliver, 8.30pm, £8. Sam Lee, 10pm, £10. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762, www.howthelightgetsin. org DERAY ROCKETS Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

PLETHIAD Three days of Eastern European party music in the Brecon Beacons. www.plethiad.org THE ZOOBS Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

HOT CLIMATE Mix of ska and classic party anthems.

Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

HOT ROD 55 Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

SEAN SAYE The Exchange, Newtown, 9pm, free.

ROY ORBISON & FRIENDS With Barry Steele. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £17.50, 01874 611622, www.theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk

JUNE

Sat 1 June THE 2013 WEEKEND OF ENGLISH SONG Celebrating English Song promoted by the Finzi Friends. Concerts, talks and recitals. Artists include the King’s Singers, Paul Spicer, Elizabeth Watts, Iain Burnside and more. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow. Full programme www. ludlow-english-songs-weekend.org.uk 01584 878141.

SYNERGY The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford.

BEER FESTIVAL & LIVE MUSIC Featuring Chord Rush, Skin and the Bones, Perfect Strangers and more.

White Lion, Leominster, from 1pm, 01568 612422.

TELFORD SOUL CLUB Elephant & Castle, Dawley, Telford, 07786 008714.

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN Acoustic sessions feature Jesse and Charlie, Justin Beynon, Simon Pettifer, Chris Pattemore, Bill Goddard, Linda Lamb, Aspel Orchid, Anthea Neads, Dai Prichard, Alan Cooper, Ria Parfitt, Beth Prior and Jake Hughes. The Shooting Star Party features Joe Volk, Shellanagig, Miss Maud’s Folly, Stealing Sheep, Abigail Wyles and Woodpecker. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762, www.howthelightgetsin.org SULTANA BROTHERS Cock & Magpie, Bewdley.

BUDDY HOLLY TRIBUTE BAND British Legion, Leominster, 8pm, £8.

Part of Leominster Festival, www.leominster-festival.co.uk, 01568 616460.

MARCUS Elton John tribute. Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

PLETHIAD Three days of Eastern European party music in the Brecon Beacons. www.plethiad.org

Sun 2 June

PLETHIAD Three days of Eastern European party music in the Brecon Beacons. www.plethiad.org CHORAL EVENSONG Leominster Priory, Leominster, 6.30pm, free. Part of Leominster Festival, www.leominster-festival.co.uk, 01568 616460.

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN Acoustic sessions include Llew Watkins, Loxley Trio, Jess & Charlie, Paul Solcombe, Dorothy Watkins, Rob Lear, Mark Stevenson, Vaginapocalypse, Black Mountain Bluegrass. Sunday Showdown features Blaenavon Male Voice Choir, 5.30pm, £8. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762, www.howthelightgetsin.org THE 2013 WEEKEND OF ENGLISH SONG See 1 June for details.

Mon 3 June WE’LL MEET AGAIN Featirng comedian Adam Daye, Marily Hill Smith singing Vera Lynn and the music of Ivor Novello, Tony Leyton singing Bing Crosby, Formby favourites with host Mervyn Francis. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 2pm, £12.50/£11.50, 01743 281281.

ANDREW MORRIS & TIM CRANMORE Programme includes Vaughan Williams and Britten. Lion Ballroom, Leominster, 12.30pm, £6/£4. Part of Leominster Festival, www.leominster-festival. co.uk, 01568 616460.

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

NORRIE’S ARMY Bring and play folk night. Grape Vaults, Leominster, 8pm. Part of Leominster Festival, www.leominster-festival. co.uk, 01568 616460.

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

Tues 4 June PETER DYKE Gala organ concert. Hereford Cathedral, 7pm, £7, £3 students. Tickets from the Cathedral shop or at the door.

Wed 5 June

TELFORD ACOUSTIC CLUB Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 9pm, 01952 610888.

Thurs 6 June

TOM MCCONVILLE BAND Nightjar presents this most entertaining and exciting four-piece band. Studio, The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £10/£8, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk.

HOWLIN’ MAT Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

MAGIC OF THE BEE GEES The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £19.50, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk.

Fri 7 June

RICHIE LUND Wine Bar, Quality Square, Ludlow, 01584 878000.

SINGING PILGRIMAGE GROUP A service of music directed by Geoff Weaver of the Royal School of Church Music. St Michael’s Church, Discoed, near Presteigne, 4pm, 01547 560005, chrisgreen990@btinternet.com SULTANA BROTHERS The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

MARTIN ALVARADO Argentia’s finest tango singer. Lyde Court, Hereford, 8pm, £15, under 18s £8, pre-show meal served at 7pm, 01432 357753, www.LydeCourt.com

Music Workshops

Fri 10 - Sun 12 May TRADITIONAL GEORGIAN SINGING WORKSHOP With Gia Krichashvili and Nani Mzavanadze. Kinnersley Castle, near Weobley, 10am-6.30pm. Residential with special non-residential daily rate £28/£23. Details 01544 327407, katherina@kinnersleycastle.co.uk Sat 18 May A CELTIC CONNECTION Directed by Patrick Larley A singing day of choral music by Scottish, Welsh and Irish composers. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 10am. For details, 01584 874747 or sujones@ludlowchoral.org. uk. £17.50 (£12.50 early bird). www.ludlowchoral.org.uk Fri 24 - Sun 26 May EARLY MUSIC IN THE MARCHES - VENICE AND BEYOND Trio Sonatas for oboe and viola gamba and two day vocal and instrumental workshop on Cavalli’s ‘Musiche Sacre Concernenti’ of 1656.

Upper House, Discoed, near Presteigne, inclusive weekend ticket £75, 01547 560369.

Versatile Arts presents

Friday 17th May at Malvern Cube, Albert Road North, Malvern, WR14 2YF

Shooglenifty

Shooglenifty are one of Scotland’s most unique musical exports, with a fiery and infectious blend of Celtic traditional music and dance grooves.

‘This is tradition standing on its head…doing cart wheels and pole vaulting over every barrier in sight’… The Irish Times. ‘…a bit like a jam between the Tannahill weavers, Phish and the Chemical Brothers’. Chicago Tribune.

Tickets are £15.00 and available in advance from Malvern Theatre box office 01684 892277 More info 07854 918783

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Sat 25 May OLD TIME BANJO & SONG WORKSHOP With Sara Grey. Gleanings, Gravels Bank, near Minsterley, 01743 891412, www.gleanings.co.uk Sat 25 May JAZZ & IMPROVISED PIANO With James Taylor. Gleanings, Gravels Bank, near Minsterley, 01743 891412, www.gleanings.co.uk 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 BANDAMANIA Fabulous traditional dance music from far and wide. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7.15pm, Sue Harris 01547 560950.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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Approximately 500 guitars in stock and Brass, Woodwind, Drums, Keyboards, accessories and thousands of music books and sheet music.

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.

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

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 JAM AT THE RAD Blues, jazz and country.

Radnorshire Arms, Presteigne, 7.30pm, 07531 300697.

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

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

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

Every Tuesday TUESDAY JAM SESSION Open to all acoustic musicians. 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 JAZZ NIGHT The Golden Lion Hotel, Llandysilio, 01691 830295.

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 OPEN MIC NIGHT Stockton Cross Inn, Kimbolton, near Leominster, 8.30pm, 01568 612509.

2 Wednesday JAM SESSION White Horse Inn, Clun, 8.30pm onwards. 01588 640305. nd

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.

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.

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.

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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 CAFE LOCO, The Station, Old Kerry Road, Newtown, 01686 624477 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 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

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band directory 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 (Aidan & Martin - 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.

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.

THE DETAILS Intriguing four-piece acoustic band around highly original songwriters Andy Morton and Dave Carroll.

Songs to savour range from the heartfelt to the hilarious; from delta blues through wistful ballads to pacey rockers. A listening band (or duo) for pubs, clubs, arts centres , book fairs, festivals. Hear more on www.facebook.com/pages/ The-Details/12127146467011 Tel 01531 670623 or email david@carroll.org.uk 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

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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 JACKHAMMER BLUES BAND 3 piece acoustic blues band, acoustic guitars, resonator guitars, mandolin, washboard & percussion. Playing songs of Robert Johnson, Blind Blake, Tampa Red, Sleepy John Estes et al, laid back to foot-stomping. Samples at www.myspace.com/thejackhammerbluesband. Contact Mark on 07884 242925 or thejackhammerbluesband@myspace.com 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 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.

ZIGGY STARDUST EXPERIENCE The Spiders from Kington play early Bowie; from “Space Oddity” to “Aladdin Sane” in full costume! Available for festivals, gigs and parties.

Release Your Inner Starman - Let All The Children Boogie!

Call Richie Cotterill on 07777 661252.

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theatre Dr Frankenstein’s Travelling Freak Show

Sat 4, Fri 10, Sat 11 & Thurs 16 May FOUR FARCES EUROPEAN ARTS COMPANY presents an evening of one-act farces from the Victorian stage. 4 May - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £14/£12, 01743 281281.

10 & 11 May - The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £12, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk.

16 May - Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £10, 01686 614555, www.thehafren.co.uk Sat 11 May SPITFIRE SOLO NICHOLAS COLLETT PRODUCTIONS. Eighty-year old Peter Walker, ex-Battle of Britain pilot, now of the Silver Birches Retirement Home, faces a new challenge. Quatt Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10, pre-show themed food £5, 01746 781214. Arts Alive.

PERFORMANCE Thurs 2 May DR FRANKENSTEIN’S TRAVELLING FREAK SHOW TIN SHED THEATRE. Observe as a lobster mind reader, a bearded lady and a chimpanzee retell Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein through the debauched and twisted eyes of one cynical raconteur. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £14/£12, 01743 281281.

Fri 3 & Sat 4 May BLOOD BROTHERS BRECKNOCK LITTLE THEATRE present an entertaining, thought-provoking and ultimately tragic story of twins who are inextricably linked by birth yet separated by background. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £9/£7, 01874 611622, www.theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk Sat 4 May MWYN YFORY YSGOL THEATR MALDWYN. The story of a young couple during the time of the Tythe war, together with the effect of this period in history on their lives and aspirations, ‘for the sake of tomorrow’. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £8, 01686 614555.

Mon 6 May SHAOLIN WARRIORS A breathtaking and theatrical Kung Fu show. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £23-£21, child/student £17, 01743 281281.

Mon 13 May TEECHERS BLACKEYED THEATRE in association SOUTH HILL PARK present John Godber’s brilliant take on life at a modern Comprehensive. Suitable for ages 12+. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £14/£12, 01743 281281.

Wed 15 May CHRIS COX: FATAL DISTRACTION Chris Cox is a multi award winning mind-reader who can’t read minds. For ages 14+. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £12, 01743 281281.

Wed 15 May HORMONAL HOUSEWIVES Starring Toyah Willcox and Julie Coombe. Hilarious new sketches, covering everything that makes today’s woman tick. From the joys of teenagers to the challenge of IKEA. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £22, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk.

Thurs 16 - Sat 18 May THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND CONQUEST PRODUCTIONS. Two critic review a Country House Murder Mystery and are gradually drawn so deeply into it that we can no longer distinguish them from the actors. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 8pm, £8/£7, 01885 488575, www.conquest-theatre.co.uk Sat 18 May FINDING JOY VAMOS THEATRE. Joy is creative, funny, loves to dance and is losing her memory: her grandson is rebellious and bright and decides to become Joy’s carer. Where will their unexpected and playful bond lead them? An innovative full mask theatre. Suitable for ages 12+. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £14/£12, 01743 281281.

Fri 10 May TOM CREAN: ANTARCTIC EXPLORER One of Ireland’s unsung heroes is brought vividly to life in this award-winning, dramatic and humorous solo performance. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £12/£10, 01743 281281.

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Fri 10 May END TO END THE GRAMAPHONES THEATRE. In April 2012 three women made a daring journey from one end of Great Britain to the other on as many different forms of transport as they could. Wem Town Hall, 7.30pm, £9/£6, 01939 238279. Arts Alive.

Finding Joy

Sat 18 & Thurs 23 May THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY. Madcap men in tights, as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies in one wild ride. 18 May - Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £14/£12.50, 01686 614555, www.thehafren.co.uk.

23 May - The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £18.50/£17.50, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk.

Tues 21 May MOONFLEET BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE SCHOOL. Set on a Dorset coast in the village of Moonfleet, orphan John Trenchard is captivated by the story of the ghostly Blackbeard and his lost treasure. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £14/£12, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk.

Tues 21 - Sat 25 May THE PITMEN PAINTERS BILL KENWRIGHT. Examining the lives of a group of ordinary men who do extraordinary things, The Pitmen Painters is a humorous, deeply moving and timely look at art, class and politics. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, Tues-Sat 7.30pm, Wed, Thurs & Sat 2.30pm, £27-£17, 01743 281281.

Wed 22 May CHINESE STATE CIRCUS Two thousand years of tradition explode on stage with a spectacular extravaganza featuring thirty Chinese artistes.

Plus workshop available Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £22.50/£20.50, 01874 611622, www.theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk

May events Friday 17 May, 7.30pm

Robin Ince The Importance of Being Interested

Sharp wit, rational human and presenter of the Infinite Monkey Cage with a look at his favourite scientists - Charles Darwin and Richard Feynman. £14 /£13 Saturday 25 May, 7.30pm

Only Fools And Boycie

An intimate evening with John Challis who will also be signing copies of his latest book Being Boycie. £15 /£13 Wednesday 29 May, 2pm

‘The web of our life is of a mingled yarn’ £10 (£5 under 12s) Licensed bar and refreshments available

We Need Bees Theatr Na Nog

A musical adventure story for children 3 – 8, about Bees and why they are so important. £5 or 4 tickets for £16.

Wednesday 29 May, 7.30pm

Comedy Club

In association with Chortle bringing you Julian Deane, Angela Barnes and Tony Law, with MC Sally-Anne Hayward live on stage.

May films

7pm Friday 24th & Saturday 25th May 4pm Sundays 26th May & 30th June 7pm Saturday 15th June at Tretower info@shakespearelink.co.uk or 01597 811487 Willow Globe is off the A470, 4 miles south of Rhayader

www.willowglobe.co.uk

Lore, Cloud Atlas, Robot & Frank, To the Wonder, Side Effects, Broken, Trance, Oz the Great and Powerful. Andrea Bocelli (recorded screening of Love in Portofino concert) Romeo and Juliet Ballet (live broadcast from Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow) This House (Live broadcast from National Theatre), La Donna del Lago (Live Opera broadcast from the Royal Opera House)

Box Office 01584 878141

www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk

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Thurs 23 May ALL TURN DOORSTEP aim to bridge the gaps between generations to celebrate and explore the vibrant personalities, trials and tribulations of the vanishing past, preserving them forever. The Courtyard, Hereford, 1.30pm, £5, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk.

Fri 24 May SEREN STARS COLEG POWYS & YSGOL PENMAES have worked together in a theatre project to produce a variety performance. A dazzling display of music, song, dance and comedy. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 1.15pm, £3.50, 01874 611622, www.theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk

Thurs 23 - Sat 25 May AN INSPECTOR CALLS SHROPSHIRE DRAMA COMPANY. Thought provoking play, set in 1912 during the ‘calm before the storm’ of the First World War. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £12/£10, 01743 281281.

Wed 29 May LA BOHEME OPERAUPCLOSE. Follow the ups and downs of idealistic students Rodolfo and Marcello and their girlfriends as they bicker, party, try to make ends meet and follow their dreams. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £20-£17, 01743 281281.

Fri 24 - Sun 26 May & Sun 30 June ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL SHAKESPEARE LINK & WILLOW GLOBE COMPANY. Breaking hearts, verbal fireworks, drums, trumpets and magical charms; this mysterious and beguiling play offers love, laughter and music. Willow Globe Theatre, Llanwrthwl, near Rhayader, £10, under 12s £5, 01597 811487, www.willowglobe.co.uk Thurs 30 May & Sat 1 June I WAS A RAT! BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE CO., in association with NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE THEATRE CO., THE NEW WOLSEY THEATRE IPSWICH & TEATRO KISMET. A magical story about a scruffy page boy who turns up one evening on the doorstep of old married couple: Bob and Joan. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, Sat matinee 2pm and 7pm, £12.50/£10, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk.

Mon 3 June SEEING IS BELIEVING An evening of mind-blowing magic and illusion with Magic Circle magician, Mark Townsend. Lion Ballroom, Leominster, 7.30pm, £7/£5. Tickets from Leominster TIC or on the door. Part of Leominster Festival, www.leominster-festival.co.uk, 01568 616460.

Tues 4 & Wed 5 June THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST Oscar Wilde’s theatrical masterpiece with sparkling dialogue, gloriously improbable plot twists and a sprinkling of romance. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £17.50/£16.50, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk.

Thurs 13 & Fri 14 June PERSEPHONE CONQUEST JUNIOR YOUTH THEATRE. Persephone is an engaging and exciting story based on the Ancient Greek myth of Persephone. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, £4, 01885 488575, www.conquest-theatre.co.uk

MUSICAL THEATRE & OPERA Thurs 2 - Sat 4 May KISS ME KATE MAD COW PRODUCTIONS present this exuberant and colourful musical. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, Sat matinee 2.30pm, £18.50-£12.50, 01743 281281.

Fri 10 May THE IMPERFECT PEARL This Baroque fairytale tells the story of Italian composer Domenico Zipoli’s journey from Rome to the rainforest of South America. Blake Theatre, Almshouse St, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £15, under 16s £5, family £35, 01600 719401.

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Thurs 30 May - Sat 1 June MISS SAIGON THE VIV KELLY YOUTH THEATRE GROUP. The School Edition of this West End musical brought to the stage by this vibrant young company. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £12, 01743 281281.

Sat 8 June DON PASQUALE SWANSEA CITY OPERA. present a production of Donizetti’s popular and uproarious comic opera. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £22.50-£15, 01743 281281.

CHILDREN’S THEATRE

Wed 1 May SPOT THE DOG It’s Spot’s Birthday and all his friends will be there. Join the fun, music and songs, games and stories. Studio Theatre, The Courtyard, Hereford, 1.30pm & 4.30pm, £12.50/£8.50, 01432 340555.

Wed 8, Sat 25, Sun 26 & Wed 29 May WE NEED BEES THEATR NA NOG. An adventure story with music for children aged 3 - 8 years. One bee’s fight for survival for the sake of the colony and an explanation for youngsters as to why bees are so important.

8 May - Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 1.30pm, £4, 01600 772467, www. monmouth-savoy.co.uk.

25 & 26 May - The Courtyard, Hereford, 11am & 2pm, £8, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk.

29 May - Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 2pm, £5 or £16 for four tickets, 01584 878141.

Tues 14 - Thurs 16 May DOR THE EXPLORER LIVE! With the help of the audience, Map, Backpack, Boots, Diego and their courageous friends, Dora uses her skills to successfully pass through the number pyramid and jungle to reach the City of Lost Toys. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury. Tues & Wed 4.30pm, Wed & Thurs 10.30am & 1.30pm, £18-£16, children £16-£14, family £65/£55, 01743 281281.

Tues 28 May THE WAVING CAT OF JAPAN KRAZY CAT THEATRE. Maneki Neko ‘The Waving Cat’, is the Japanese cat-shaped figurine that is said to bring good luck. A puppet-style theatrical fantasy, mixing spectacular and traditional Japanese images. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 2pm, £6 adults, £5 children, 01743 234970.

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.

Thurs 30 May MY BROTHER THE ROBOT TALL STORIES presents it’s brand new show. Combining humour, music and storytelling for everyone aged 4 and up. Theatr Hafren, 2pm, £5 adults, £8 children, family £24, 01686 614555, www.thehafren.co.uk

Alternate Wednesdays APPLESTROODLE IMPROVISATION THEATRE WORKSHOPS FOR GROWN-UPS! (16 plus). Elim Church Hall, Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RN. Term starts 19 Sept, 7.30-9pm, £5/session. No experience required, just sense of humour. Details on www.appletreetheatre.co.uk

DRAMA WORKSHOPS

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.

Sat 18 May PENTABUS THEATRE YOUNG WRITERS OPEN WORKSHOP For 16-25 yrs. Pentabus Theatre, Bromfield, Ludlow, 11am-1pm, free. If you’ve ever written for the stage or think you’d like to our Young Writers Group could be for you. Come along to work with Pentabus Artistic Director Elizabeth Freestone on May 18th to find out more www.pentabus.co.uk call 01584 856564 to book a place.

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

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.

Tuesdays MID POWYS YOUTH THEATRE 14-24 years.

7-9.30pm, The Drama Centre, Llandrindod Wells, 01597 824444.

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Sun 5 May IAN WHYBROW WITH SHREWSBURY BOOKFEST The creator of Harry & A Bucketful of Dinosaurs. Meet Ian and hear him tell a bucketful of stories. For ages 4+. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 2-3pm, £5, 01743 234970.

Mon 20 May THE RED PARROT POETRY READINGS Hosted by Charles Wilkinson, Roger Garfitt and Colin Sutherill. No 46 Wine Bar, Presteigne, 7.30pm, £4 includes a glass of fizz.

Comedy

Wed 1 May RICH HALL Rich Hall’s renowned grouchy, deadpan style has established him as a master of absurdist irony and king of rapidfire wit. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, £15/£14, 01874 611622, www.theatrbrycheiniog.co.uk Fri 3 & Fri 17 May COURT LAUGHING 3 May features Naz Osmanoglu, Tommy Rowson and MC Hayley Ellis. 17 May features Matthew Rees and Matt Winning with MC Hayley Ellis. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8.30pm, £11.50/£10.50, 01432 340555, www.courtyard. org.uk Thurs 9 May JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH - OUT OF OUR SHEDS Star of Radio 4’s The Shuttleworths and TV’s 500 Bus Stops. John will explore those important questions; city life or country living? Supermarket or village shop? The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £17.50, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk Fri 10 May PHIL JUPITUS Stand-up comedian and broadcaster. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £15, 01600 772467 tickets from Car Care and DS Music. Part of the 2013 Monmouth Festival.

Tues 14 May COMEDY & CHILLI Telford Comedy Club, featuring Ben Winterton, Dave Tandy and host Colin Harris. Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, £8, £5, 01952 610888.

Fri 17 May ROBIN INCE THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING INTERESTED Find out why we have eyebrows, why bald dogs have bad teeth, how heavy metal music makes pigs deaf and why spaghetti snaps into four pieces. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £14/£13, 01584 878141.

Sat 18 May RICHARD HERRING TALKING COCK It is an object of shame and pride, it inspires laughter and fear. Richard Herring exposes the truth about men and their flutes of love.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £16, 01432 340555, www. courtyard.org.uk Sat 18 May JULIAN CLARY - POSITION VACANT: APPLY WITHIN Julian Clary is looking for love and he’s not leaving town empty handed...

For ages 16+. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £20, 01600 772467, www.monmouth-savoy.co.uk Sun 19 May LEE NELSON Lee Nelson will be presenting his unique take on the world including his legendary audience interaction, with special guest appearances from Dr Bob, Jason Bent and others.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £22.50, 01743 281281.

Fri 24 May CHUCKLE NIGHT Live comedy. The Regal, 47 - 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells, 8pm, 01584 811442.

Fri 24 May COMEDY FUNDRAISER With Roisin Conaty and guests. Compered by local comedian Phil Pearcy. For Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £15, 01432 340555, www.courtyard.org.uk.

Sat 25 May ALISTAIR MCGOWAN Asking the big questions like: would the world be a happier place if Ed Miliband was Prime Minister? For ages 16+.

Wyeside, Builth Wells, 8pm, £15, 01982 552555.

John Shuttleworth What’s your story?

16-25 years old?

Join Pentabus Young Writers Group www.pentabus.co.uk

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Wed 29 May COMEDY CLUB Featuring Julian Deane, Angela Barnes and Tony Law, with MC Sally-Anne Hayward. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £8 in advance, £10 on the door, 01584 878141.

Fri 31 May TELFORD COMEDY CLUB Featuring Tony Barrett, Anonymous The Poet and compere, Jonny Greatrex. Elephant & Castle, Dawley, 8.30pm, £5, 07786 008714.

Talks

Tues 7 May & Tues 4 June BRECKNOCK DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS SOCIETY 7 May - Christening Cups and Death’s Head Spoons.

4 June - AGM 2pm, then lecture, Strawberry Hill and it’s Place in the Gothic Revival. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2.30pm. Annual membership £40, visitors £7.50 per lecture, 01874 731221, www.bdfas.org.uk Tues 7 May ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES IN THE RADNOR VALLEY Illustrated talk by Nigel Jones of Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust. Walton Village Hall, 7.30pm, £3, 01544 350266.

Sun 12 May SUGGS - MY LIFE STORY IN WORDS AND MUSIC On stage with musical accompaniment and uncalled for interjection from Deano his loyal manservant-cum-pianist.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £25.50, 01432 340555.

Wed 15 May LEINTWARDINE HISTORY SOCIETY A talk by Maring Davis. Diary of a Shropshire farmer in the 19th century. Leintwardine Community Centre, 7.30pm, refreshments, 01547 540334.

Wed 15 May HEREFORD CIVIC SOCIETY “A Close Encounter - what former residents of Hereford can tell us about life in a medieval town”. Andy Boucher of Headland Archaeology presents an illustrated lecture on the recent excavations in Cathedral Close, followed by a walk in the Close. Woolhope Room, Hereford Library, Broad Street, Hereford, 7pm refreshments for a 7:30pm start, www.herefordcivicsociety.org.uk Mon 20 May THE ETHELBERT LECTURE: ON A WING AND A PRAYER Nick Baker, the cathedral’s former librarian, looks at the four evangelists in early medieval art. Lady Chapel, Hereford Cathedral, 4pm, free entry, donations welcome, 01432 374261.

Thurs 23 May SIDNEY NOLAN TRUST Sculpture programme talks. Howard Skempton, internationally renowned composer and Mathew Harris, an internationally distinguished textile artist will talk about their creative journey, working together in music and textiles to explore new ideas and themes. St Andrew’s Church Hall, Presteigne, 7.30pm, £5, students £3, 01544 260149, www.sidneynolantrust.org Thurs 23 May - Sun 2 June HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN FESTIVAL The world’s largest philosophy and music festival returns to Hay-on-Wye for another packed programme of inspirational debates, world-class live music, comedy, cabaret and of course, legendary parties. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762, www.howthelightgetsin.org

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Sat 23 May - Sun 2 June HAY FESTIVAL 2013 Hay Festival runs for ten days with a packed programme of debates and conversations with poets and scientists, novelists and historians, artists and gardeners, comedians and musicians, film makers and polititians.

Featuring Rupert Everett, John le Carré, Miranda Hart, Lionel Shriver, Noah and The Whale, Carl Bernstein, Cath Kidston, Michael Morpurgo, Julia Donaldson, Jon Klassen, Melvyn Burgess, Dara O’Briain, Mary Beard, Jonathan Dimbleby, Ruby Wax, Alexander McCall Smith, Danny Abse, Alan Davies, Antonia Fraser, Phill Jupitus, Lee Mack, Jeremy Bowen, Jules Hudson, Justine Roberts, Paul Theroux, Amadou & Mariam, Fabulous Baker Brothers, Maggie O’Farrell, Will Self, Manu Dibango, Philip Glass, Alison Weir, Robert Lindsey, Hans Blix, Irvine Welsh, Mark Haddon. Google co-founder Eric Schmidt. Selfridges creative director - Alannah Weston. Nobel Peace Prize Winner Jodie Williams. Waterboys front man Mike Scott.

Hay-on-Wye, 01497 822629. www.hayfestival.com Sat 25 May & Sat 15 June ONLY FOOLS AND BOYCIE An intimate evening with John Challis. He will reveal secrets from the set with stories and anecdotes from his dazzling career. The show celebrates the launch of the second volume of Challis’ autobiography. 25 May Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £15/£13, 01584 878141. 15 June - Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, £12/£10, 01885 488575.

Tues 28 May THE HEROES OF WELSH GEOLOGY Forest Fawr Geopark Festival 2013. Dr Tom Sharp of National Museum of Wales talking about the life and work of Sir Henry De la Beche and Sir William Edmond Logan.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, £5, 01874 611622.

Mon 3 June FAY WENTWORTH The ups and downs of a short story writer. A short talk and readings. Granary Cafe, Leominster, 3pm, free. Part of Leominster Festival, www.leominster-festival.co.uk, 01568 616460.

Workshops & Courses STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS IN HEREFORD Learn a new skill and develop personal creativity. Dates for 2013 - May 18th and 19th and Oct 6th. Also sessions for Early Years; Primary Schools; Forest Schools; Special Needs and new Community Performances.

Sat 18 May PENTABUS THEATRE YOUNG WRITERS OPEN WORKSHOP For 16-25 yrs. Pentabus Theatre, Bromfield, Ludlow, 11am-1pm, free. If you’ve ever written for the stage or think you’d like to, our Young Writers Group could be for you. Come along to work with Pentabus Artistic Director Elizabeth Freestone on May 18th to find out more www.pentabus.co.uk Call 01584 856564 to book a place.

Sun 2 June WRITER’S BASH Writers get together to read and promote work with musical breaks and impromptu competition. Leominster Community Centre, 5pm, £3. Part of Leominster Festival, www.leominster-festival.co.uk, 01568 616460.

Fri 14 & Sat 15 June WRITING FROM NATURE Suitable for both beginners and experienced writers, will look to the magnificent natural surroundings of rural Wales as inspiration. Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, 10.30am-4.30pm, 01686 625041.

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.

AARDVARK BOOKS & CAFE 50,000+ titles: North Herefordshire’s largest indie bookseller We buy books. Specialist in art, design, photography, history, gardening

Also open our superb CAFÉ!

4 May (Private View) - 19 May The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, MAPPING HEREFORDSHIRE Bucknell, SY7 0DH Off A4113 Knighton Road.

Over 60 original maps Tel: 01547 530744 from 1600-1900 An extensive curated aardvaark@btconnect.com www.aardvark-books.com selling exhibition Twitter: @aardvarkethel Free entry Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm

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HAY FESTIVAL 2013 Carl Bernstein

Judith Kerr

Thomas Keneally

Miranda Hart

Deborah Moggach

Roger McGough

Manu Dibango

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What If...

Y

OU wake up one morning and find that you are someone else?

Your well presented, three-bedroom semi, with fitted kitchen, conservatory and south facing carport in Apple Blossom Drive has fallen through a crack in the ether and now you live on a mountain in Ireland. You have no money, no Renault Clio, no bank card, no I-phone. And what’s more, you can’t go shopping, you don’t have access to the internet and there’s no gas or electricity, because now you are part of an off grid community. You let out a long howl of modern angst and a soft voice in your head answers back: “Quantum physics my child, now you are free.”

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*** For three days you sulk, but in the end hunger and loneliness drive you outside. In this parallel universe, you’ve been keeping bees, growing vegetables and looking after a horse. But what about your promising career in Data Analysis? You weep. For days. But the cat sitting in a patch of sun cleaning her paws is singularly unmoved. She is your cat now and her name is “Amira Paratas” which roughly translates as friend who catches rats.

You often wake to the sound of birds singing. At other times you waken to rain falling in sheets and the storm doesn’t pass for weeks and your world becomes entrenched in cold, damp, clingy, colourless, mudspattered hopelessness. Then you wake up again … and the sun comes out. You step outside of the person you used to be and take a deep breath of crisp, clean air and there is work to be done.

Perhaps it was always like that.

For example, last week you helped to plough the fields with a guy known only as John , a horse known only as Paddy and an old set of ploughshares, rattling amongst the dirt and stones and coaxing the field back into life. Now the earth stands in gentle furrows, dark and textured and ready to be planted. It’s a good feeling. You are reluctant to say this life is OK, but you have let go of your Data Analysis ambitions, and even the long drop is not as bad as your sophisticated expectations led you to assume.

And so this off grid, community based existence becomes your life and the ebb and flow of the natural world becomes your life parameter. Then, without warning, you wake up and you are back in Apple Blossom Drive.

*** The TV is on and the washing machine running full blast and the car won’t start and apparently there are 7 billion mouths to feed. Scientists are studying something called climate change and the honey bees are at their wits end trying to raise colonies under impossible circumstances whilst the minister for Blah Blah Blah and the Environment dictates the fate of badgers. There’s nobody to bail you out if your life falters anymore, and some pompous old nut job has written an editorial in the Daily Something or the other, showing why we cant afford to look after the environment because of the economy.

“Chasing spurious environmental target will make us uncompetitive and drive up cost” the Rt Hon Geoffrey Helmet agrees, puffing out his chest “There is a sensible and practical alternative to tackling the environmental challenges our world faces.” What’s more, he has the data to prove it. You realise he is crazy.

Rachel at www.sharpeningpencils.co.uk AUTHOR’s NOTE “What if” is part of a series of pieces asking “what if we looked at this from a different perspective?”

In media speak, a frame is the story behind the story. Or you could say it’s the medium or context in which a news story is presented. In some ways, the informational content of news reports is less important than the interpretive commentary that attends it. For example, politicians and the mainstream media tend to frame current issues in relation to the economy. We often judge environmental issues through the lens of the economy, when it should be the other way round. I am interested in how we might change some of the dominant frames, those that no longer serve our wider interests.

Green Events

Sat 4 May WILDLIFE TASTER DAY Guided walk identifying butterflies and flowers, with woodland activities in the afternoon. There will be an optional Dawn Chorus walk. (Please ask about start time).

Meet in The Novers Car Park at 11am. Grid Ref.SO5971 7385. Free, but booking essential. Contact Julia Walling at info@woodsforwellbeing.com and 01584 874636 Sat 4 & Sun 5 May SPRING GREENS! A weekend of festivities, talks, outdoor food, children’s activities, compost loos and much more. A celebration of all things green in Herefordshire. The Court of Noke, Pembridge, 10am-5pm. www.herefordshirenewleaf.org.uk Tues 14 May 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 Fri 17 May GASLAND - A FILM BY JOSH FOX Documentary recording what happened with Shale Gas Extraction by Hydraulic Fracturing - FRACKING in parts of the USA. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8pm, free, donations gratefully received.

Sat 26 May FORAGE AND FEAST MAY WORKSHOP at Brymawr Farm, 10am - 4pm. With Rob Rowe and Julia Walling. Learn how to find and identify edible plants, how to harvest and cook them in the wild. Get involved in cooking a delicious wild/organic hot lunch. Adults £45, special rates for children. 01584 874636, 07796 596451 or via www.woodsforwellbeing.com Sat/Sun 1 & 2 June BEE READY Learn the basics of beekeeping to enable you to start in 2013. 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

Local Environmental Groups Presteigne Freegle (formerly Presteigne Freecycle) Terry Wells 07766 097600 www.freegle.in/presteigne Transition in Hay-on-Wye, Stephen Ainsleigh Rice, 01497 820332 and tthayonwye@googlemail.com Hay-on-Wye Friends of the Earth, meets on 3rd Thursday every month at Kilverts Hotel, Hay-on-Wye. 01497 82153 gareth@cyrusgardendesign.co.uk Hereford Christian Ecology Group, usually meets on 2nd Tuesday evening of the month. 01432 279740.

Transition Ledbury Paul/Beverley Kinnaird 01531 634788 or transitionledbury@googlemail.com.

Transition Leominster, Regular meetings, contact Ann Ashley, 01885 420473 or Anne Adams, 01568 780886.

Wasteless Society - www.wasteless.org.uk - WS Office - 01588 630683 or 01588 630760 - info@wasteless.co.uk Knucklas Castle Community Land Project (KCCLP), secretary Kevin Jones, 01547 520266, www,knucklascastle.org.uk, info@knucklascastle.org.uk Hereford Carbon Rationing Action Group www.carbonrationing.org.uk - Vey Straker - T: 01432 840955 - M: 07961 125470 - vey.straker@virgin.net Kington Local Environment & Energy Network (KLEEN) meets regularly 2nd Thursday of every month, 7.30pm, The Oxford Arms, Kington. Planning local action, supporting initiatives, open to all. Contact kleen@momentary-lapse.co.uk Teme Valley Environment Group - Anne-Mary Davies 01547 528833 Will O’Leary - 01547 528792 amdskyborry@hotmail.com www.tveg.org.uk Transition Presteigne meets first Thurs of every month, (except Jan, April & Aug), Wine Bar, Presteigne, 7.30pm, 01544 267768 or email transitionpresteigne@gmail.com Green Presteigne - Nigel Griffin - 01544 267437 - nigel. griffin@btopenworld.com www.greenpresteigne. wikispaces.com.

Ludlow Cycling Support Group - Peta Sams, 01584 876818, ludlowcsg@gmail.com. Aims to encourage, promote and develop cycling as a safe, healthy and popular means of transport within Ludlow and its environs.

Ludlow LA 21 - David Currant - 01584 875501 davidcurrant@phonecoop.coop, www.ludlow21.org.uk

Shrews. Friends of the Earth - http://www.shrewsfoe.org. uk- Frank Oldaker 01743 260971 frankoldaker@yahoo.co.uk Herefordshire Friends of the Earth - http://www.herefordshirefoe.org.uk - Paige Mitchell - 01432 277857 co-ordinator@herefordshirefoe.org.uk Lightfoot Enterprises - The Old Primary School, Church St, Bishop’s Castle, Tel 01588 630683, E mail info@lightfoot.org.uk, www.lightfoot.org.uk Herefordshire Action for Mammals (HAM) Dave Smith, 7 Primrose Close, Hereford HR2 7QX. Tel. 01432 266937 davetreesmith@aol.com https://sites.google.com/site/herefordshiremammals/ Abergavenny & Crickhowell Friends of the Earth www.monmouthshiregreenweb.co.uk - Barry Greenwood - 01873 852245, bgreenwood@ntlworld.com LLES – Llanidloes Energy Solutions - www.lles.co.uk - Diana Berriman - 01686 411128 - office@lles.co.uk Brilley Mountain Eco - (Brilley and Michaelchurch Environment Group) - Peter Davies, 01497 831376, peterandgilldavies@hotmail.com Golden Valley Environment Group - Vanessa Hembling, 01981 550377, golden_valley@mail.com, www.goldenvalleyenvironmentgroup.org.uk Transition Hereford - Charlotte Lake 01432 343577 www.transitionhereford.org Rea Valley Environmental Group (ReaVEN) Aims to promote sustainability and environmental concerns throughout the Rea Valley. reaven@live.co.uk.

Radnorshire Wildlife Trust - 01597 823298, info@rwtwales.org, www.rwtwales.org Presteigne Freecycle for Presteigne and surrounding area, groups.yahoo.com/group/presteignefreecycle.

For other areas www.freecycle.org Upper Onny Wildlife Group. Meetings at The Crown Inn, Wentnor, Bishop’s Castle. Species surveys, recording and training (mostly summertime). John Muller email: jmuller983@gmail.com

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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.

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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... WITH A DIFFERENCE Empathic, confidential counselling from an experienced and fully qualified counsellor using Emotional Freedom Technique to help release blocked emotions and traumas. Sarah Amatt MBACP. E: www.thinkingfreedom.co.uk. T: 07964 448203. Shrewsbury & Bransford (Worcester).

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.

COUNSELLING PSYCHOTHERAPIST. Confidential 1-1 person-centred counselling for all individuals. Short or long-term. Space for you to look at any aspects of your life that are troubling you. South Shropshire/Newtown area. Home visits available. Alison Trott FdA (Counselling), CBT (cert), Bereavement (cert), MBACP registered. trott912@btinternet. com or 07791013587.

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 HAY CLINIC, THE CENTRE FOR NATURAL HEALTH: Acupuncture, Colonic Hydrotherapy, CrainoSacral Therapy, Massage, Reflexology, Hopi Ear Candling, Facials, Waxing, Mediumship, Tarot Readings etc. The Pavement, Hay on Wye, HR3 5SS tel. 01497 847808.

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 MASSAGE with Jessica Pailthorpe MTI Helping you to feel more aligned, spacious, looser, grounded and calm.

Can also help with problems/injuries. Jess is an experienced therapist who has studied a range of bodywork approaches which she integrates into her practice. Clinic in Leominster.

To talk or book: 01544 387950 www.touchtreetherapy.co.uk HOLISTIC MASSAGE Marian at Silvan Massage and Bodywork (MTI). Therapeutic touch through massage, stretching and releasing techniques. For relaxation of tight muscles, improved circulation, greater flexibility, reduction of stress and the bringing about of a quieter mind. Clinics in Presteigne and Clun with home visits and on-site available. marian@silvanmassage.com or 07816 981454.

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.

KUNDALINI YOGA IN & AROUND KINGTON Yoga and meditation classes for adults, pregnancy, babies, tots and teens.

Beginners welcome! Georgie also teaches in schools, offers private yoga therapy and doula birth and breastfeeding support.

01544 231304 or 07807 550653. www.healingspirits.co.uk.

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.

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 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. Consultants available in Leominster, New Radnor and Worcester. bushbybaby@hotmail. co.uk, www.phaedrabushby.webs.com PAMELA SPENCELEY MNIMH Medical Herbalist and Allergy Therapist 01568 770614 / 01584 878123

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 nixen60@hotmail.com Jill Bonner (Ross-on-Wye) 01989 750410 healthyspineyoga@gmail.com Louise Griffiths (Brecon/Sennybridge) 07891 689957 yogalouise@live.co.uk

Body. Breath. Mind. Heart. www.theyogapractice.org.uk

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PHYSIOTHERAPY, CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY, REFLEXOLOGY & YOGA with Hermione Evans, Chartered Physiotherapist at Radnor Physiotherapy. For all back and neck pain, headaches, sports injuries, RSI, stress related illness and more. To discuss your needs or to make an appointment, please phone 01544 350691 or email contact@radnorphysiotherapy. co.uk or view www.radnorphysiotherapy.co.uk PSYCHIC READINGS: Clairvoyance, Tarot & Astrology (tape inc). Gifted & compassionate reader with over 20 yrs professional experience. Personal readings from home (near Hereford); at Zenith in Leominster on Thursdays; & telephone readings. 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. 22 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.

Wednesdays from 29 May QI GONG For all ages and every health condition. Create vitality, enjoy peace of mind, restore health! New Community Hall, Knucklas, 2-3pm. Questions?

Ask Kay 01544 267922. Book your place by calling David 01547 520850.

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Wed 1 May THAI FOOT MASSAGE 30 minute sessions for £15 (normally £20-£25). The Workhouse, Presteigne Industrial Estate. Offering short sessions between 9.30am and 5pm.

Please let me know if you would like me to reserve you a slot.

Of course if you want the full hour treatment, let me know and I will book two. Please indicate what time of day would suit you and I will confirm. Marian Hardiman, Silvan Massage and Bodywork, 07816 981454, marian@silvanmassage.com www.silvanmassage.com Sat 1 June BUDDHIST VIPASSANA MEDITATION DAY With Gaia House teacher Jake Dartington. Powys Dance Centre, Llandrindod Wells. Suitable for experienced meditators and beginners. 10am-4.30pm, 01597 860327.

6 WEEK YOGA COURSE At Rocket Cafe, 43 St Owen’s St, Hereford. Saturday mornings 9.45am-11am starting 19th May. An introduction to yoga postures, breathing and reflective practice. Suitable fro anyone with or without experience. £4 per session, £24 for 6 weeks. Contact Nicky Jaques for details 07817 268689. nickyjaquesyoga@gmail.com 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

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TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE

BY GAN (JANYARAK MORRIS)

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Traditional Thai Massage Thai Foot Massage Aromatic Oil Massage Thai Crafts & Handmade Jewellery Facial Massage

3 Broad Street, Knighton, Powys Tel: 07538 572123 or (eve) 01547 550249 www.siamsmilettm.webs.com