BROAD SHEEP - MAY 2021

BROAD sheep

may 2021

A SPECIAL ONLINE EDITION

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CHAIR REPAIRS: seats rushed & recaned.

Paul Richards, 01544 209140.

Email - paulrichardsft@gmail.com PRESTEIGNE POP CHOIR Every Thursday.

Contact John Hymas for details: 07969 440183, john@johnhymas.com GARDEN MAINTENANCE JOBS Including Small Tree removal, Hedge Cutting, Lawn Mowing, Weeding, Fence Painting, Shed Felting and Basic Garden Repairs.

Call Brian on 07722 233417.

RETIRED PROFESSIONAL PAINTER AVAILABLE for local work. References available. £75.00 per day.

Try me. Roy 01547 520164.

WYNNES OF DINMORE COUNTRYSTORE Tea room, Poultry, Pygmy Goats, Supplies & Housing. Tuesday Saturday 9am-4.30pm. Wynnes.co.uk 01568 797314.

BEEKEEPING COURSES FOR BEGINNERS Interested in keeping bees in 2020? Our weekend ‘Bee Ready’ course will prepare you with essential information and allow you to develop confidence before you get your own hive of bees. 2020 dates - May 2nd/3rd and June 6th/7th - now open for bookings. For further details phone 01886 884752/07813 276308 or email woodruffbank@btinternet.com.

PIANO TUNER AND TECHNICIAN Based in Llanidloes, serving Mid-Wales. Contact Matt 01686 412753 or 07843 440789 or email vicky@mousematt.net BLACKSMITHING EVENING CLASSES MORNING CLASSES AND SHORT COURSES at Bluefoot Forge.

For details, phone 01544 267810. info@wherethelightgetsin.co.uk or visit www.wherethelightgetsin.co.uk

WANTED URGENTLY VINTAGE CLOTHING for male/ female, plus accessories including jewellery, shoes, etc.

Also wanted: quality curtains, lace and textiles, even damaged. Plus designer clothing including male/female... tweeds, evening dresses etc. Also unusual items including fans etc. Please telephone: Annie 07798 632247.

Teagowns and Textiles. annies.30@hotmail.com VIOLIN/VIOLA LESSONS All styles, all ages, beginners to advanced. Help with composition, theory, aural training. Accompaniment also offered. Ring Tony on 01544 321925 or visit his website: http://camelmusic.co.uk for a CV and more information.

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS FROM ONLY 50P PER WEEK 1000 direct unique hits per month, top of the page on Google when you type in Presteigne, all administrative work done by volunteers, project is not for profit.

SUPPORT YOUR TOWN WEBSITE. Very cheap rates: 50p per week, or full page £1 per week. For more information go to www.presteigne.org.uk, email jtennanteyles@gmail.com or telephone James Tennant-Eyles on 01544 267363.

VIOLIN & VIOLA LESSONS given by experienced professional in Presteigne. All abilities and styles taught.

John Hymas 07969 440183.

A STITCH IN TIME Careful repairs & creative alterations to well-loved clothes. Vintage a speciality.

Anne 01544 267997.

HAYSTACKS MUSIC, Backfold, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5EQ. Tel: 07527 298199. Hay’s Headline Making Independent Music Shop - only a one minute walk from the main car park. Hay’s destination shop packed with pre-loved machine cleaned and new vinyl records, CDs, Books and more.

VIOLIN/VIOLA AND HARP LESSONS Beginner to advanced. All ages taught by a Royal Academy of Music graduate. Email nickyviola24@gmail.com

HANCOCK & MONKS MUSIC, 6 Broad Street, Hay-on-Wye. Tel: 01591 610555. Specialists in recorded and printed Classical Music for over 40 years. Huge stock of secondhand CDs, sheet music, scores and books on music. Open daily 10.30am - 4.30pm. Online catalogue at www.hancockandmonksmusic.co.uk FRUIT TREE PRUNING From one branch to an entire orchard. Tel: 01544 260656.

CATERING CROCKERY, CUTLERY AND GLASSWARE FOR HIRE. Up to 100 settings.

Contact Ruth on 01544 350559 or 07870 752325.

P/T OR OCCASIONAL WORK WANTED Cheerful, fit, educated, mature woman seeks employment. Clean driving licence, DBS checked. Anything considered from office/business support to house sitting including driving, gardening and dog walking. Phone Katy 01547 520328.

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JAZZ PIANO TUITION A specially created course for beginners through to intermediate level students.

Also coaching for Associated Board jazz exams.

Presteigne/Knighton, but happy to travel. Simon Deeley, 07890 303681. simon.deeley@aol.com

YOGA IN PRESTEIGNE Group classes - both live and online.

Individual tuition in Stapleton.

Moving consciously with the breath

Marie Hudson 01544 260352 www.theyogapractice.org.uk

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housing

Living Over The Shop - Two Epic refurbishments

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LTHOUGH considered a 21st century concept, the historical rationale for combining habitation and workplace within the same structure is pre-industrialisation in origin. Think about the 18th century Huguenot silk-weavers of Spitalfields. And in 2021 even Boris and his mistress practice it. In the inter-war years in Britain, ‘living over the shop’ was the norm for most retailers. If last year’s pandemic drove one lesson home, it was that the Live-Work concept should be nationally embraced: not only be permitted in planning terms, but positively encouraged.

From the Lloyds banking group to the John Lewis Partnership, the city pages of the nationals have been overflowing with post-pandemic down-sizing stories. Lloyds talk of moving 700 of its staff to full-time homeworking roles, while the JLP has already announced that the top floor cafeteria of its flagship Oxford Street store is to become staff accommodation. NatWest has advised around 8 per cent of its workforce to be prepared to work from home. At a local level, one wonders what the future holds for the former Debenhams department store on Hereford’s Old Market.

If JLP wasn’t itself in such an iffy state (there are rumours that it may even close its huge Cardiff branch, which only opened in 2009), it would have been a natural shoe-in for British Land’s mothballed behemoth.

Housing Minister Robert ‘three-homes’ Jenrick has boasted that Permitted Development Rights (PDR) will create ‘a generational opportunity’ for the conversion of offices and retail to housing. One of his aides should tell Jenrick - the 19th housing minister since 1997 - that the PDR relaxations introduced by his predecessor have been an unmitigated disaster, branded by one professional body as ‘a slum landlords’ charter’. It has also reduced by 13,500 the nation’s already-meagre affordable housing stock.

Instead of promoting PDR, Jenrick should concentrate on Live / Work, with a government Green Paper setting out the economic, social and environmental advantages of permissible mixed-use developments, including realistic affordable units for key workers such as nurses, teachers, bus drivers and postal delivery workers.

Park Hill, Sheffield

In the early 1990s in New York, what became known as The SoHo effect, resulted in semi-derelict loft spaces being colonised by artists and musicians, establishing Live / Work’s 20th century credentials. Ever ones for emulating their trans-Atlantic cousins, sharp-witted UK developers briefly transformed London’s Smithfield into an architectural enclave, but other 21st century UK exemplars are still thin on the ground. One of the most promising is Urban Splash’s refurbishment of the Park Hill Estate, Sheffield, built between 1957 and 1961 (it would be another 37 years before this Brutalist monument would be listed), originally comprising just under 1000 housing units. Urban Splash’s current £100-million refurbishment, which is due for completion next year, will deliver around 800 units - with as many as 25% being affordable and including live / work studio apartments in the final phase. It was short-listed for the Stirling Prize in 2013.

Refurbishment accolade Epic refurbishments of the scale of Park Hill seldom register on architecture’s Richter Scale, but the 2021 award of the prestigious Pritzker Prize to the Paris-based architectural duo of Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassay caught many by surprise. If the Stirling Prize is the BAFTAs, then the Hyatt Foundation-funded Pritzker is the Nobel Prize for Architecture.

Although there will be no printed editions of Broad Sheep at present, the Broad Sheep office is always open and hope to be up and running again soon.

The Lacaton / Vassay scheme most often cited by their followers is their imaginative refurbishment of Mies van der Rohe’s 16-storey urban development in Bordeaux, known as Grand Parc. Its intimidating slab-like scale is uncannily like Sheffield’s Park Hill and was built in the same decade.

From the outset, the French designers told their clients that demolition of the Mies monument was unthinkable. ‘Never demolish, never remove or replace. Always add, transform and reuse” being their much cited-mantra. At Bordeaux they devised an ingenious system of cantilevered steel armatures, giving each of the 530 apartments an additional 3.8m floor space, creating individual ‘glazed winter gardens’. So, could the Pritzker be destined for Sheffield?

Nick Jones

Clare Edwards, Broad Sheep The Lodge Westhide Hereford HR1 3RQ

Grand Parc, Bordeaux

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Langstaffe Violins John Langstaffe

Maker & Restorer of Violins, Violas & Cellos

Repairs, Fitting Up, Tonal Adjustments Bow Repairs etc

PEMBRIDGE M: 07901 064875

www.langstaffe-violins.co.uk

Specialising in the conservationrestoration of works of art on paper and oil paintings.

Unit 9, Lower Buckton Barns, between Leintwardine and Brampton Bryan, SY7 0JU.

Please call or email Louise Vaile for appointments and further information.

T: 07780 616067 E: info@ogilvievaile.com W: ogilvievaile.com

GEORGINA FRANKLIN Jewellery Individual Contemporary Design Commissions undertaken

Please see website for studio opening times.

www.georginafranklin.co.uk

The Forum, 18 Market Square, Tenbury Wells, Worcs. WR15 8EA

Phone 01584 810085

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

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

Also open our CAFÉ - TAKEAWAY!

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The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, SY7 0DH Off A4113 Knighton Road.

Tel: 01547 530744 aardvaark@btconnect.com www.aardvark-books.com Bookshop open to visitors Tues-Sun, 10am-4pm

HURRAH!!!!

We are now open and can’t wait to serve you again in the bookshop and cafe (takeaway outside only initially until regulations allow).

It has been a long year and thank you so much for your orders and messages of support.

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‘Over the Moon’ T

HE HAY MAKERS are over the moon to be reopening the gallery after this winter’s long lockdown. It will be wonderful to be able to welcome customers and friends to the gallery once more.

It seemed fitting to name our current exhibition ‘Over the Moon’ as this is also the title of one of the beautiful linoprints on show by Celia Hart, a visiting printmaker from East Anglia. This exhibition also includes ceramics by Mick Morgan from West Wales, and from Llandrindod Wells, Patricia Kelly’s fun character ceramic sculptures. Showing with them we have jewellery from Jan Fryer and Cath Hill, in addition to new work by the Hay Makers. Chris Armstrong: turned wood, Pat Birks: Pottery, Caitriona Cartwright: Stone, Jenny Chippindale: Felt and Papier Maché, Dawn Cripps: Embroidery and Victoria Keeble: Prints, together with work by our permanent guest artists, stunning silver and leatherwork by the Tuareg artisans of Timbuktu, and lots of lovely new greetings cards.

Our updated website www.haymakers.co.uk is up and running and includes a selection of work by the makers, and Tuareg jewellery available for purchase online.

The Hay Makers, St John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5BN. 01497 820556

Re-opening Exhibition Deborah Gillingham

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OUND GALLERY IN BRECON is re-opening on 27th April with a new exhibition called Reflections of a Year Past

Artists Lucy Corbett, Julienne Braham and Deborah Gillingham are showing paintings that came about because of, or during, the unprecedented year of 2020 and ongoing lockdowns.

The exhibition includes work by potter Jason Braham and features hanging and free standing forms by sculptor Nick Davies. Nick combines oxides with plaster to replicate the shale, limestone and blue Lias of the heritage coast of South Wales and recently coordinated the Standing Still Exhibition that was hosted by The Makers Guild of Wales/Craft in the Bay Gallery, Cardiff during 2020. Visitors to the gallery will also be able to enjoy work by Russell Kingston who makes Devonshire Slipware that is wheel thrown and slab built. Ceramicist Kim Colebrook is also part of the show.

Reflections of a Year Past is on until May 23rd. Found Gallery is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am – 4.30pm.

Lucy Corbett

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Listings

Antiques in Tents, Burton Court, near Leominster HR6 9DN 01544 267033 or 07974 356128 18 & 19 May 50 dealers including country, decorative and traditional antiques. Open Tues 9am-6.30pm (Trade 8.30am). Wed 9am-4pm. £5, restaurant/bar. www.antiquesintents.co.uk

Simon Dorrell, The Rodd, Presteigne

Bishop’s Castle Town Hall 01588 630023 1 May Antiques & Flea Market, 9am-4pm, free.

15 May Farmer’s Market, 9am-1pm. Stalls include plants, flowers, cakes, bread, preserves, honey, fruit and veg, all produced locally.

22 May Craft Fair, 10am-4pm. Crafts by local artisans.

31 May - 26 June Art exhibition by JO HALDON. Check website for opening hours. www.brishopscastletownhall.co.uk The Artists’ Gallery, Ludlow Farm Shop, Bromfield, Ludlow, SY8 2JR May Artists include SHELLY PERKINS - wildlife artist.

PRISCILLA HANN - bronze sculpture.

DANIELLE FLOWERS - contemporary jewellery.

KIM DAVIS - wood turning.

MEGAN EVANS - collagraph prints.

JAN JAY - textile designs and screen prints.

PIP JONES - watercolours.

SARAH BILLINGHAM - pottery.

Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm. www.theartistsgalleryludlow.co.uk Mid Wales Arts, Caersws SY17 5SB 01686 688369 Until 23 May ‘Climate Change’ exhibition. 45 artists united by their strong feelings for change have contributed work including installations, film, sculpture, photographs, prints, ceramics and paintings. Open Thurs-Sun, 11am-4pm.

Sarah Billingham, The Artist’s Gallery, Bromfield

The Rodd, Presteigne, LD8 2LL 01544 260149 From 21 May ‘à l’Atelier 17’ SIDNEY NOLAN. From 21 May ‘Jackdaws For Company’ SIMON DORRELL. Open Fri-Sun 11am-4pm. www.sidneynolantrust.org Made in the Marches Gallery, 12 Church Street, Kington HR5 3AZ May ‘Small Wonders’. Celebrating the beauty of miniature studies and delicate work from local artists and makers.

Welcoming ‘Herefordshire Watercolours’; a life’s work by ROBERT KILVERT. Open Wed-Sat, 11am-4pm. www.MadeintheMarches.com The Bleddfa Centre, Bleddfa, Near Knighton LD7 1PA 01547 550377 Until 30 May ‘Consequences’. An exhibition of works by YVONNE CROSSLEY RWA. Open Thurs-Sun, 11am-4pm. www.bleddfacentre.org The Hay Makers, St John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5BN 01497 820556 Until 6 June ‘Over The Moon’. ANN DONNELLY - glass birds. CATH HILL - jewellery. CELIA HART - prints.

MICK MORGAN - ceramics. PATRICIA KELLY - ceramic sculptures. www.haymakers.co.uk Found Gallery, 1 Bulwark, Brecon LD3 7LB 07736 062849 Until 23 May ‘Reflections of a Year Past’. LUCY CORBETT, JULIENNE BRAHAM, DEBORAH GILLINGHAM - paintings. JASON BRAHAM - pottery.

NICK DAVIES - oxidised plaster sculptures. Plus KIM COLEBROOK, RUSSELL KINGSTON, PHIL CLARK, ADRIAN CANN, ROBYN COVE, DAVID WHITE.

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THE STONE

WORKSHOP

The Stone Workshop is an artisan studio specialising in traditional stone carving techniques and hand carved lettering.

We Offer: * A personal and professional memorial service. * Architectural, conservation and restoration carving. * Bespoke sculptural design and carving.

We are a client led studio and every part of a commission is approached with this in mind.

Designs are hand drawn many times before chisel touches stone, ensuring that every detail perfectly reflects our client’s vision.

Visits to the studio to discuss ideas, view progress and be a part of the process are welcomed and encouraged.

All stone is souced from the United Kingdom as this allows us to use only the finest quality, most durable natural materials, while supporting British businesses. All work is completed in house.

Mobile: 07850 063 312 Email: info@thestoneworkshop.co.uk Website: www.thestoneworkshop.co.uk Opening hours: Weekdays: 8:00am - 6:00pm by appointment Weekends: by appointment

Office Address: The Stone Workshop Whitehill Business Park Weobley, Herefordshire, HR4 8QE

YOGA IN PRESTEIGNE Group classes - both live and online.

Individual tuition in Stapleton.

Moving consciously with the breath

Marie Hudson 01544 260352 www.theyogapractice.org.uk

www.TheMarketTheatre.com Visit Ledbury’s purpose built, intimate theatre with comfortable seats, bar and a warm welcome, for a great programme of original drama, music, cinema and live screenings - see listings for what’s on

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Stuart Morris HND

Garden Maintenance Services

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OF SPADES

Over 20 years experience, Covid safe, providing all equipment

♠ All aspects of garden maintenance ♠ Mowing ♠ Borders ♠ Turfing

♠ Hedge and shrub cutting ♠ Tree surgery ♠ Full public liability

Mobile: 07828 995237 Email: smorrisaos@gmail.com

The exhibition runs from 29th April to 30th May

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First Scents of Spring on a Western Wind...

First Scents of Spring on a Western Wind... www.55millstreet.com

BLAST FROM THE PAST Possibly the Best Shop in Town!

Rock, Jazz & Blues records bought and sold for cash.

Antiques & Collectables.

Gents & Ladies country clothing.

Books & Pictures.

Transport, nostalgia and rural subjects.

A warm and friendly service. “A shop like shops used to be...”

All items under £50 - the best prices in town!

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Blast from the Past, 3 Black Swan Walk, Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 8HU Email: mrdeanmorris60@gmail.com - Facebook: Blast from the Past Leominster Telephone: 07534 020843

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food page New Independent Restaurant, The Courtyard Chase Lounge set to open in May T

HE Courtyard is thrilled to announce the opening of The Courtyard Chase Lounge, a brand-new independent restaurant, lounge bar and rooftop terrace.

The Courtyard Chase Lounge has been created in partnership with Chase Distillery, who have invested in its development and supported in the design of the new space.

Chase Distillery are a British field to bottle distillery, handcrafting an award-winning range of gins and vodkas from the potatoes grown on their farm in Hereford James Chase from Chase Distillery said “We are so proud to partner with The Courtyard, Herefordshire’s cultural and creative champion. Both of our companies roots are firmly based in this glorious county, and we can’t wait to enjoy a Chase cocktail in the newly refurbished lounge. From our distillery to their stage, roll on people returning to their seats!”

The Courtyard Chase Lounge will be open initially from 5pm Thursday – Saturday and will be serving a mixture of small plates and traditional main dishes.

Guests can relax and enjoy a cocktail in the setting of the stylish new bar area or go alfresco on the rooftop terrace before heading into the exclusive restaurant to sample a range of innovative small plates created

by Head Chef Dale Williams.

“We can’t wait to get back in the kitchen doing what we love - using local fresh ingredients to produce simple but tasty food, while also supporting our local suppliers.” Said Head Chef Dale Williams, “In these trying times it is ever so important we support each other. We look forward to welcoming people back in very soon!”

The Courtyard’s Transform The Yard capital expansion project has also seen a complete renovation of the downstairs Café Bar, which now boasts an additional glass fronted space and an increased seating capacity.

The Courtyard Café Bar will continue to serve quick, healthy meals and light bites throughout the day and remains an ideal space for lunch with friends, a work meeting or pre-show food and drink.

The Café Bar will reopen to the public on Thursday 20 May from 10am. Tables will need to be booked in advance.

The Courtyard are delighted to be hosting exclusive launch events on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 May. Guests will have first look at the new Chase Lounge bar and restaurant and will be served tasters from the new food and drinks menus. There will be live entertainment and surprise free gifts. Tickets are on sale now at courtyard.org.uk.

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Following the launch night events, The Courtyard Chase Lounge will open to the public on Saturday 22 May with bookings being taken online from Wednesday 21 April.

Shropshire Tasty Trail S

HROPSHIRE Festivals have released tickets for an event that mixes locally produced food and drink with an 8-mile walk near Shrewsbury on May 23, 2021.

The Shropshire Tasty Trail aims to leave muddy footprints not carbon footprints with organisers sourcing food and drink locally to keep food miles to a minimum. The 8-mile walk will include three stop-offs, where walkers will enjoy a different course.

The event was originally planned for May 2020 but was unable to go ahead during the pandemic. Current Covid guidelines will allow the event to go ahead in May this year – however the previous route with indoor stop-offs has been exchanged for a fully outdoor, Covid safe option, with the trail now starting at Upton Magna Village Hall car park.

The trail is limited to 600 places, which will need to be registered for in advance.

Beth Heath, Director of Fun at Shropshire Festivals, reveals what to expect from the Shropshire Tasty Trail, “Come on a journey you won’t forget! If you love walking in the great outdoors, socialising with loved ones, eating and drinking delicious produce and supporting local businesses, then this event is perfect for you!

“Walkers will embark on an 8-mile trail that will include three stop offs, where you will enjoy a tasty course made with ingredients sourced from the local area. This delicious food will be washed down with some of the region’s finest ales and ciders. We will be using public footpaths and we have secured access to some areas that are not usually open to the public – so this will be a brand-new route for everyone taking part!

“It will be the perfect opportunity to take in beautiful views across Shropshire, whilst keeping

Trevor Davies Music

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

active and supporting Shropshire’s food and drink producers. We want the Tasty Trail to be fun for all, which is why we’re lining up live music along the way!”

Tickets are priced at £29.50 per person, which includes admittance to the walk, a three-course meal along the trail, and a different alcoholic drink at each stop.

The walk will be suitable for all fitness levels and participants will be released at allotted time slots to aid social distancing. The start and finish point will be at Upton Magna Village Hall, SY4 4TZ. Mrs Heath continues, “We are very aware of Covid regulations and therefore each of the stops will be in the great outdoors so please bring appropriate clothing and sun hats. If the roadmap out of lockdown changes and the event has to be postponed, then full refunds will be offered or the option to move tickets to a new date.

“We have already rolled over all our 2020 ticket holders to the new event, so there are only limited tickets available and we expect to sell out quickly – so make sure you purchase yours ASAP!” For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.shropshiretastytrails.co.uk

We stock Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, ESP, Fernandez, Epiphone, Indie, Aria, Ovation, Adamas, Martin, Taylor, Yamaha, Crafter, Burns, Washburn, Jackson, AER, Marshall, Hartke, Carlsbro, Laney, Zoom, Digitech, Tama, Casio.

Plus many other brands.

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

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FOOD BYTES

EVENTS Every Saturday LUDLOW COUNTRY MARKET 9am-12pm at The Womens Centre, Ludlow. Local produce, handicrafts, plants & veg, cut flowers, cards.

First Saturday of every month (except August) FARMER’S MARKET Produce, craft, gifts, kitchen cafe open. Eaton Bishop Village Hall, 10am-12pm.

First Saturday of every month PRESTEIGNE LOCAL FOOD MARKET Memorial Hall Presteigne, 9am-1pm.

The best collection of artisan food producers in the area.

2nd and 4th Saturday of every month KNIGHTON COMMUNITY MARKET Knighton Community Centre, 9.30am-12.30pm, 07751 221487.

Third Saturday of every month PRODUCE MARKET Hightown Community Rooms, Vicarage Rd. Clun, 10.00am - 12.00pm. 01588 641180.

Third Saturday of every month FARMER’S MARKET Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 9am-1pm, 01588 630023.

First Thursday EVENING FARMER’S MARKET The Barn, Ledbury, HR8 1EA, 6-8pm. www.ledburyfoodgroup.org Every Thursday MONTGOMERY TOWN MARKET Regular stalls on the lower floor. First Thurs of the month, using both floors with community cafe. Open 9am-3pm, www.montgomery-wales.co.uk/market 07790 100462.

Every Thursday HAY MARKET DAY Local produce, meat and fish, hot food, artisan bread, cakes, crafts, vintage, plants. Memorial Square and Clock Tower, Hay-on-Wye, 9am-2.30pm, www.haymarkets.co.uk Every 2nd & 4th Thursday LUDLOW LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET Castle Square, 9am-2pm, 01584 872043.

Every Friday KINGTON PRODUCE/CRAFTS MARKET Market Hall, Kington, 9am-1pm, 07867 483135.

BROAD sheep

Why not advertise your eating establishment?

IT’S ONLY £40 FOR THE WHOLE YEAR Just post the wording you require (around 40 words) together with a cheque payable to ‘Broad Sheep’ and post to: Broad Sheep, The Lodge Westhide, Hereford HR1 3RQ Further enquries, call 01432 850444

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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.

BLEDDFA CENTRE READING ROOM CAFE 01547 550377 11am – 5pm every Saturday and Sunday (as well as Friday and Mondays on Bank Holiday).

Teas, coffees, cake and soup. www.bleddfacentre.org 01547 550377 hello@bleddfacentre.org THE GREEN BEAN CAFE, WEOBLEY 01544 318865 Good, locally sourced, homemade food. Soups, all day light lunches, cakes and scones. Set in the heart of Weobley. Free wifi. Tues-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 9.30am-4pm. With The Green Bean Shop/Deli under the same roof.

THE HEREFORDSHIRE GOLF CLUB, WORMSLEY, HR4 8LY Open daily for food and beverage also a Sunday Carvery 12.30pm-3pm every week, one course £10.95 two courses, £14.95. We can also cater for your private event, price includes free room hire. Call our Catering Team on 01432 830219, option 3.

THE ORGASMIC CIDER COMPANY, GREAT PARTON, EARDISLEY, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR3 6NX 01544 327244 or 07773 037448 Craft cider and perry off licence and gift shop with local products. Open Friday and Saturday 12 to 5pm. Group tours available.

THE WORKHOUSE CAFE, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PRESTEIGNE 01544 267864 Cafe, gallery, light lunches, good coffee, homemade cakes.

Mon - Sat 10am - 4pm.

RHOS MARKET GARDEN, KNIGHTON 01547 528315 Growers & providers of organic veg, fruit & flowers.

Eco cleaning products & refills. Large range of groceries & whole foods. The Old Garage Shop, Knighton. Tues-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-3pm. Free parking, opposite Old Library. Friday Morning Market stall in Presteigne. Local deliveries of veg. boxes. info@rhosorganic.co.uk www.rhosorganic.co.uk RUTH WATSON RESTAURANTEUR AND PRIVATE COOK. Bespoke Food for all Occasions. Parties, special occasions, holiday home catering, pop-up food. Friendly personal service. Ring or email: 01544 350559/ 07870 752325. ruthwatsonfood@gmail.com

Trevor Davies Music

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

We stock Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, ESP, Fernandez, Epiphone, Indie, Aria, Ovation, Adamas, Martin, Taylor, Yamaha, Crafter, Burns, Washburn, Jackson, AER, Marshall, Hartke, Carlsbro, Laney, Zoom, Digitech, Tama, Casio.

Plus many other brands.

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

‘The Long Acre’ is set on a hill farm.

It’s a contemporary love story, complicated and torn apart by the age-old battle for land.

Details: www.long-acre-rfrancis.com https://rachelzzzyx.wixsite.com/website or email rachelzzzyx@gmail.com

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music

Folk at the Falcon

Kip Winter & Davie Wilson

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IP Winter simply has a voice to die for. Dave Wilson is now recognised as being amongst the best of British song writers . You will laugh, you may cry’. ‘A sense of intimacy to every venue, blending superb, original songs, stunning harmonies and musicianship with hilarious off-the-cuff humour’.

As well as their vocals, Winter Wilson play guitar, accordion, flute and banjo. They’ve graced the Bromyard stage in the past, and they’ve toured to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Belgium and Spain.

Support is by the excellent Malvern-based Alan Courtney.

This live Zoom concert will be at Bromyard’s Folk at the Falcon on Friday May 14th. Music starts 7.30pm; check-in from 7pm. Tickets and Zoom link from Roger Pugh pugh@live.co.uk / 01885 483425 / 07779 694615. CUT-OFF TO ASK FOR LINKS: 5pm on May 14th.

The Globe at Hay

The Globe at Hay is an independent arts centre, embracing an ever changing arts landscape committed to ensuring that our work has an impact on hard-to-reach young people, and this means that we are always exploring new funding streams to carry on this work.

We’re proud to have maintained ‘real live’ music during lockdown. We’ve been praised for maintaining real audience participation for the past months, but (subject to government edict) this will be our final on-line concert.

ALSO: May 28th sees our first post-lockdown event performed in our ‘home’ setting of the Falcon mews.

It’s a fund-raiser so we can carry on with Folk at the Falcon into the future.

Featured artists ‘in person’ are Huw Knight & Viv Bell, Roger Pugh, and Mice in a Matchbox. Covid-safe seating. Tickets are just £6 each, on sale from the Falcon Hotel from Monday 17th May. See https://folkatthefalcon.com/ for an ongoing programme of monthly concerts.

At The Globe you will find our cosy and welcoming cafe, run in collaboration with our Globe Kitchen. We celebrate food that is sourced and cooked sustainably, allowing our menus to evolve with the seasons. Not only do we support the local rural economy, we are certain you will find our menu utterly delicious!

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ELIEVING firmly in the ‘Town of Books’, and its community, the globe pledges to invest in making a space where all can come together to share in culture and expression. We want to ensure that being based rurally is no barrier to exceptional events. In our programme you will find films, live music, talks and debates, workshops, art exhibitions, courses and schools’ opportunities. We believe that in a small community like Hay-on-Wye, an arts centre has a duty to work with its audience and listen to feedback so that the programme is always diverse and relevant.

The Globe at Hay exists to ensure that audiences from both near and far can find exemplary arts and events, in this unique and rural location. We look forward to welcoming you soon.

Explore our website for more information and get in touch on socials: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Year round we showcase talent found on our doorstep and we are proud that we have a local audience drawn from the town, as well as performers that travel from further afield.

We have an education programme that focuses on creating work that encourages students and teachers alike to explore big topics through creative and experiential workshops. The Globe is particularly

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band directory ADD A BAND - Real instrument backing to your own music. Perfect for singer songwriters etc. Studio near Newtown. www.addaband.co.uk, 07515 401635.

ANIMAL Solo entertainer, piano/vocals, harmonica, mixed music. Also session player on drums.

Experienced TV, theatre, cruises, holiday parks, radio, concerts, Britain’s Got Talent 2012. Backed Stella Parton, Tommy Cash, Screaming Lord Sutch, Dr Feelgood, Wishbone Ash, Ruby Murry.

To book please phone Paul 0751 484 7966.

APPLEBY STONE Live acoustic duo/trio, guitar, flute, saxophones, voices, double bass, jazz, folk, R&B, pop, many originals, perfect for private and public events. applebystone.com 07979 542 449.

BANDAMANIA Community band playing wild and wonderful traditional music. Perfect for ceilidhs, parties and all sorts of local events. Sue Harris 01547 550158 sumarieharris@btinternet.com BEST FOOT CEILIDH BAND The hottest dance band on the borders + caller. Available for weddings, barn dances and parties. Contact: 07969 440183 or john@johnhymas. com BIG MAGIC DANCE BAND 10-piece jive/R & R group.

‘Does what it says on the tin!’ Parties/festivals/happenings/weddings etc. Call Eddy on 01691 648729 or 07796 148448. Web: eddygartry.com Email: w.gartry@hotmail. com Management also for The Werewolves of Powys and Blues State UK

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Band Directory ONLY £40 FOR THE WHOLE YEAR Just post the details of your band (around 40 words) with a cheque for £40 payable to Broad Sheep and post to: The Lodge, Westhide, Hereford, HR1 3RQ

Just call Clare on 01432 850444 or email: info@broadsheep.com DON’T FORGET... if you have any gigs in the area, email/phone by the 15th of the preceding month for FREE LISTINGS.

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THE CHICAGO SWING KATZ - New Orleans Blues to Chicago Swing. 6/7 Piece band playing foot-tapping, fun music that will make you feel happy. Weddings, Birthdays, Corporate events, Festivals, even funerals - but book well in advance for those! Traditional Jazz Trios, Quartets also available. Come and hear the band every 2nd Sunday of the Month at the Wild Pig, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury, SY3 9JT. Email: chicagoswingkatz@aol.com, www.thechicagoswingkatz.com Jeff: 07831 - 383636 CHRISIE J LOCAL VOCALIST! I sing Jazz. Soul, Musical Theatre, Pop and Rock. For more information or to make a booking email chrisiej20@gmail.com or phone 07968 893719. Have a look at my social media for performance videos and more information. Also looking for a band so get in touch if interested.

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

Band Enquiries: Mike 01686 – 668675 KERI HOFFMAN Keri Hoffman is an energetic yet classy performer. Keri is a well-known name and firm favourite within the industry. Dynamic and versatile her extensive repertoire means she is perfect for any occasion, from small laid back intimate settings, to those high octane concerts of festival proportions.

Follow Keri on facebook - @vocalsbykeri.

Contact via www.kerihoffmanvocalist.co.uk Keri.hoffman@hotmail.com HOT CLIMATE Ultimate party band, best 6-piece line up ever. For top musical entertainment at your party/ wedding/festival or corporate function. Book now!

New footage on www.hotclimate.co.uk. Contact Charlie 01568 613895 or mobile 07702 528088 anytime!

LITTLE RUMBA This is a band that will entertain and delight any audience that has its wits about it and has an ear for beautiful melodies infectious beats and songs that tell stories.

From Winchcombe Live “Absolutely fantastic evening from you guys tonight. We had so many positive comments from the audience; very gratifying! Great musical talent, great humour, variety, and warmth of performance.”

Contact Jacqui Savage 07966 943314 Email – jaxbass.xs@btinternet.com http://www.littlerumba.com THE LUDLOW JAZZ COLLECTIVE Local Quartet/Quintet with singer if required, playing smooth sounds of well-known standards, Latin and blues.

Available for all types of events and celebrations.

Contact Paul Brooks 07980 822014. pppbrooks@gmail. com MAMMAFUNK are a 6-piece funk and soul band available for parties, weddings, corporate and charity events. Covering classic and modern hits we are also available to offer a bespoke set list for any specific song requests you may have. www.mammafunk.com Call 078144 86028 / 079693 27030.

MELOMANICS A wacky, Shropshire-based Duo with an amazingly dynamic sound, playing their eclectic and cosmopolitan repertoire with engaging humour and infectious energy (sustainable). Far more than just great music. And stilts if appropriate. Find out how much fun a ceilidh can be with Tim calling and playing. Ideal for parties, weddings, fund-raising events, festivals, shows, pubs, restaurants, etc. Scottish, Irish and French-themed specialities (Timoléon pour vos soirées francaises).

For more info call Tim on 01743 719438, or Rich on 01743 718612. Email: tim@melomanics.co.uk Website: www.melomanics.co.uk

other bands, but which everyone will know. Of course, we do some of the more usual songs as well! www.singledoutband.com email: info@singledoutband. com Phone 07518 291 676.

THE RAGTIME JUG ORCHESTRA A roots string-band (duo) recreating the sounds of the early 20th century America, playing a good-time mix of blues, skiffle and Americana music. We like to get audiences involved!

Available for festival, events, parties, folk clubs, pubs and bars; performance presentations and workshops for all occasions too. Web: www.ragtimejug.co.uk Contact: John; 01594 861151. Email: info@ragtimejug.co.uk Facebook.com: ragtime jug orchestra.

SLIPPERY SLOPE Silly, melancholy and beautiful music played on accordion, fiddle, guitar and steel pan. From ska to klezmer via a Parisian cafe and a Russian vodka bar. For more info please call Jo or Ben on 01981 510136 see www.slipperyslope.org.uk or email slipperyslope@hotmail.com

REVEREND FERRIDAY Upbeat One Man Blues Band.

Playing driving slide guitar with rockabilly flair, seasoned with a touch of Americana, a mix of stomping originals and traditional classics. Available for all occasions, large or small. Contact the Reverend: 01584 711700 - 07766 185451 - revferriday@gmail.com - www.revferriday.com RHYTHM THIEVES Funky, folky and fun. Firm favourites at festivals, pubs, parties and events around the Midlands and beyond, Rhythm Thieves are a lively must-see band who deliver an unforgettable and highly entertaining night out. “Full of fire and enthusiasm” Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2 “Great, super, lovely - our resident band” Genevieve Tudor. BBC Radio Midlands Folk Show.

“If they don’t make you smile, you’re probably dead.”

Wheaton Aston Folk Festival Tel: 01568 770 134, e-mail rhythmthieves@hotmail.com THE ROTUNDAS are a pair of jolly chaps who sing and play contemporary versions of industrial and social folk songs from Birmingham and the Black Country. Listen on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/therotundas and contact us at our Facebook page @TheRotundas or email therotundasband@gmail.com SHRED BELLY Ludlow/Shropshire based acoustic duo, playing covers of popular ‘Dad’s Rock’ songs from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and more. Full band can also be available. All bookings and enquiries please contact: Kevin on 07873 426205 or Paul on 07957 247851.

SILVER BRANCH (Ceilidh and Concert Band).

CEILIDH BAND with caller. Available for weddings/ birthday parties/fund raisers, etc. For photos/videos please see our Facebook page. For further enquiries, ring David on 01981 540832 or Anna on 07980 961187.

SILVER BRANCH (UN-CALLED FOR) - Five piece cutting edge instrumental Folk Band. Concerts/gigs.

SIMON THE PIPER Highland Piper with 20 years experience. Available for all occasions - weddings, funerals, Burn’s Night, Hogmanay, festivals, processions etc. Based in Hereford. Call 07791 045831 or facebook. com/simonthepiper Email simonthepiper@hotmail.com SINGLED OUT Experienced, 3-piece band covering the best pop and rock music from the 50’s to the current era.

We focus on great tunes that don’t usually get played by

SIR DANCELOT 4/5 piece ceilidh/twmpath band. Far and away the best exponents of traditional dance music of the British Isles and beyond for miles around and leagues beneath. Concertina, mandolin, fiddles, whistles, cittern, jews harp... Available for weddings, parties and public events. For information and bookings, contact: Cornelius 01686 411147 corns@mousemusic. co.uk or Peter 07561 820509. www.sirdancelot.co.uk

STONED CHERRIES Are: Dave Evans, guitar, mandolin, vocals; Roger Pugh, guitar, mandola, vocals; Aly May, whistles, vocals and Matt Donaldson, bass, percussion and vocals. A dynamic folk / rock fusion of original, traditional and modern songs and tunes.

Roger 01885 483425 / 07779 694615 / pugh@live.co.uk or Dave 01886 822132 / 07817 220016 / dgand2@btinternet.com www.dgand2.wix.com/ thestonedcherries THE SULTANA BROTHERS Fine R&B from one of the best bands around! The ultimate hip swingin’, foot tappin’ party band - guaranteed to help you dance the night away. For bookings/enquiries contact Phil 07791 129391 or Adam 07855 037092.

Website www.thesultanabrothers.vpweb.co.uk or find us on Facebook.com/thesultanabros THE VILLAGE QUIRE spine-tingling harmonies sung with all the emotional clout, subtlety of expression and love of life that you get when voices are raised together in song. Sensational vocals mingled with enthralling stories. Various shows to book, including ‘Songs for Silas’ melting harmonies and tall tales inspired by H. E. Bates’ evergreen My Uncle Silas. “... Absolutely delighted that you have chosen to weave your magical sound around that old rogue, Silas.” Victoria Wicks (Skins, Shadowlands and H. E. Bates’ grand-daughter).

For bookings / further info ring 01497 847676 www.villagequire.org.uk / www.songsforsilas.org.uk VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Ludlow-based, 6-piece, New Orleans/Trad band. Comprising trumpet, sax, trombone, banjo, tuba and drums, playing and singing popular foot-tapping songs mostly from the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s.

Available for all functions. See us every Tuesday at the Rose and Crown in Ludlow.

Tel: Rob 01584 318088, email: vintagejazzrevival@gmail. com website: www.vintagejazzrevival.co.uk WHISKEY RIVER is a 5/6 piece electric Americana band that play swamp blues, Cajun, Zydeco and good country music to set the dance floor rocking. To suit smaller venues and smaller budgets, pruned down acoustic versions of the band are available as “The Whiskey River Quartet”, “The Whiskey River Trio” or as a Duo [“The Whiskey River Boys”]. Laissez les bon temps rouler!!

Contact Martin, phone: 07846 669890, 01432 342018.

Email: martin@whiskeyriver.co.uk.

Website: www.whiskeyriver.co.uk

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AY Festival has revealed its free digital programme for its 34th spring edition, bringing writers and readers together for an inspiring array of conversations, debates, workshops and performances online, Wednesday 26 May to Sunday 6 June.

Mark Carney

Festivalgoers can explore the programme and register for free now at hayfestival.org/wales.

Over 12 days, more than 200 acclaimed writers, global policy makers, historians, poets, pioneers, and innovators will take part in this year’s Festival, launching the best new fiction and non-fiction. It will interrogate some of the biggest issues of our time, from building a better world post-pandemic to tackling the compound crises of climate change, inequality, and challenges to truth and democracy.

Landmark Festival conversations will consider a series of momentous anniversaries and ongoing global issues: one year on from the killing of George Floyd, poet Lemn Sissay presents a three-part series in his name, exploring racism and the systemic changes we need to see in the UK and around the world; 300 years since Great Britain appointed its first prime minister, a series of PM300 panels explores issues of leadership and the global crisis of democracy; ahead of COP26, the Festival’s Hay-on-Earth programme spotlights what’s at stake; and Everyday Sexism founder Laura Bates leads a trio of discussions on gender equality.

Winners of Hay Festival Medals 2021 will be celebrated, daily Festival lectures will offer thought leaders and experts the platform to dive deeper into their chosen subjects, and the Festival celebrates debut writers changing the world in its 10@10 series at 10pm every day.

Heather Salisbury, Hay Festival artist manager, said: “The support for Hay Festival over the past year has been overwhelming, with our Haymakers, partners, funders and sponsors giving us an incredible opportunity to reinvent what a Festival can be. This spring we beam our programme to you from Richard Booth’s Bookshop in the heart of Hayon-Wye, welcoming writers, readers, thinkers and dreamers together from around the world to join our digital party. We’ll meet this moment of challenge and change with inspiration and vision and place our trust in the wisdom of writers to guide us through. Join us.”

Each morning will begin with HAYDAYS sessions for young people and families, while a series of creative digital workshops runs throughout the Festival. Plus, the Programme Jojo Moyes

for Schools will once more be beamed to pupils across the UK, offering primary and secondary pupils the chance to enjoy the Festival’s programming free anywhere, 24-28 May. Speakers include novelists Ali Smith, Lisa McInerney, Isabel Allende, Deborah Levy, Rachel Cusk, Colm Toíbín, Ethan Hawke, Jojo Moyes, Sjón, Maggie Shipstead, Val McDermid, Raven Leilani, Brit Bennett, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Marian Keyes, Tahmima Anam and Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa; artist David Hockney; poets Simon Armitage, Hollie McNish, Lemn Sissay, Michael Rosen, Benjamin Zephaniah, Gillian Clarke and Mererid Hopwood; Global Teacher Prize winner Andria Zafirakou; economists Daniel Kahneman and former Bank of England governor Mark Carney; lawyer Gina Miller; journalists and commentators Anne Applebaum, Gary Younge, Laura Bates, Bonnie Greer and Caitlin Moran; rapper Guvna B; scientists Suzanne Simard, Nobel Laureate Didier Queloz, Pragya Agarwal, Alice Roberts, Heidi Larson and the world’s first human cyborg Peter Scott-Morgan; historians Natalie Haynes, Malcom Gladwell, Sathnam Sanghera and Kehinde Andrews; philosopher Noam Chomsky; former Australian PM Julia Gillard, former British PM Gordon Brown and politicians Vince Cable, Ed Miliband, Jess Philips, and COP-26 president Alok Sharma; comedians Mel Giedroyc, Robert Webb, Frank Skinner and Graham Norton; actors Russell Tovey, Michael Sheen and Stephen Fry; Reverend Richard Coles; and children’s writers and illustrators Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Patience Agbabi, Cressida Cowell, David Walliams and Radzi Chinyanganya; while star line-ups for the two Festival galas are still to be revealed.

Events will be broadcast live from temporary studios in Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye, to hayfestival. org/wales. Registered users will have the opportunity to interact with fellow audience members online and pose their questions to speakers. All events will be closed captioned and available to watch free for 24 hours after the live broadcast before being added to the Festival’s subscription archive at hayfestival.org/hayplayer.

While events are free to attend, donations to Hay Festival Foundation will be welcomed throughout at hayfestival.org/ donate to support upcoming projects and secure the Festival for generations to come.

Signed books from Festival speakers are available to order now from the Festival bookshop at hayfestival.org/ shop along with new lines of merchandise with proceeds supporting Hay Festival here and around the world.

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For the full list of events and to register for free now, visit HayFestival.org

Festival at the Edge International Storytelling Festival

16th to 18th July, 2021, Hopton Court, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire “No matter what our age, we never forget a great story.”

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OW in its 28th year, this delightful festival takes place at its new site at Hopton Court near the market town of Cleobury Mortimer in south Shropshire.

Daria Kulesh

Festival at the Edge is a weekend event, which is unique in the festival calendar as it brings together the finest storytellers from near and far, combined with the best established and emerging talents from the folk music world. It is a perfect antidote to the hustle and bustle of everyday life, and there are stories for all tastes and ages, whether you are into epic tales, ghost stories, local legends, or tales of wit and wisdom from around the world.

This year’s exciting programme includes the wonderful Jan Blake who specialises in stunning tales from Africa and the Caribbean, brilliant Irish storyteller and musician Colin Urwin, evocative Norwegian performer Torgrim Mellum Stene, the energetic and playful Ruth Kirkpatrick from Edinburgh, and many more tellers of terrific tales from both near and far. The most splendid Taffy Thomas from the Lake District will also be on hand with his Tale Coat- a piece of stunning textile art where audience members can choose an image from the many adorning his coat, and hear a story connected to it.

A hearty feast of live music this year will include amongst others; the hugely popular Pete Morton, Anne Lister, and Rapsquillion amongst other fine talents. The wonderful singer and songwriter Daria Kulesh will be thrilling audiences with captivating songs and music celebrating her Russian and Ingush roots. Another musical highlight will be Rowan Rheingans an award-winning fiddle player, banjoist, songwriter and theatre-maker. She will be sharing her debut theatre show Dispatches on the Red Dress, co-written with Liam Hurley, which recently won a Fringe First Award at the festival in Edinburgh.

As well as large marquee venues, the festival also offers more intimate settings in the story rounds, where people can have a go at sharing their own stories, and night-time sessions around the fire which continue into the early hours.

Over the years many people have told their first ever traditional tale or sung their first song in public at these relaxed and informal welcoming spaces. There are also practical workshops over the three days which include Jan Blake

a range of storytelling, musical and craft expertise.

Examples this year include Storytelling for Beginners, Shadow Puppet Creating, and Tuneworks where any instrument and any level of skill is welcome.

The festival prides itself on being a family friendly event and offers a dedicated children’s programme running alongside the main festival, providing tales, workshops, bedtime stories, and all-day activities in the Big Top Tent.

This year Professor Elmo will be introducing the Panic Family Circus where children can learn amazing circus skills over the weekend. Black Cat Theatre will also be a part of the festival with their Indian marionettes show, and a late-night shadow puppet experience with Hansel & Gretel venturing into the deep dark forest…

The festival also has an array of designer/maker crafts stalls, book stalls, trader’s stalls, caterers, and the everpopular CAMRA beer tent. The Village Area is the hub of the festival and a hive of activity throughout the weekend. An ideal place to grab some delicious food, purchase interesting and crafty items, or have a refreshing sip of something special brewed with love.

If camping is not your scene, accommodation is available in and around the town of Cleobury Mortimer itself, which is a five-minute drive from the festival site.

There are many sight-seeing opportunities nearby with Bewdley and Ludlow a stones throw away, and the town is a few miles west of the expansive Wye forest where you will find miles of good walking.

This year tickets will be limited and only available in advance to help manage numbers. Options include full weekend and daily tickets, with camping onsite as an optional extra. For a memorable weekend in spectacular surroundings, get yourself to the Festival at the Edge where your imagination is guaranteed to soar.

What some previous festival goers have said over the years: “It’s one of the highlights of the year, my favourite festival”.

“Definitely the friendliest festival going, and with such a wonderful fellowship of tale tellers”.

“A beautiful festival-never fails to inspire me”.

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Web- www.festivalattheedge.org Email- info@festivalattheedge.org

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How The Light Gets In Festival HowTheLightGetsIn, the world’s largest philosophy and ideas festival, returns with another groundbreaking virtual reality event this May.

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N May 29th, HowTheLightGetsIn May 2021 welcomes an international audience to an electrifying day of debate, music and comedy.

Esther Duflo

In more than 80 events, spread across 10 virtual stages, the festival will see over 100 speakers tackle era-defining issues, including Nobel Laureate Esther Duflo, firebrand philosopher Slavoj Žižek, pioneering physicist Brian Greene and director and Žižek collaborator Sophie Fiennes.

Uniquely, HowTheLightGetsIn May 2021 captures the true spirit of a physical festival. Not only can festivalgoers soak up big ideas at the debates and talks, and light up their evenings with comedy and music, the festival is also packed with social spaces to meet like-minded people and take the debates further.

You can even spend time face-to-face with our worldfamous speakers, in unique Speaker Sessions after each event. Exclusive Inner Circle sessions, restricted to a limited audience to keep them intimate, give you the chance to dive in to conversations with your favourite thinkers in an experience like no other.

You’ll have the chance to expand your mind with Academy courses led by world-leading experts like Julian Baggini and Sara Walker. In each course field-leading speakers will guide attendees through two sessions and a Q&A. For the first time, the Virtual Reality Festival streams live standup comedy. Award-winning comics and Fringe Festival favourites including Sindhu Vee, Catherine Bohart, and Bridget Christie stream live sets from the Angel Comedy Club and The Bill Murray.

The festival also hosts award winning documentaries from our partners DOKBOX. Sit back in the Cinema Tent and explore everything from the wonders of the natural world to the events that changed the course of history.

Just like physical festivals, HowTheLightGetsIn May 2021 is best when you come with friends. Talk to each other in private chat during events, meet new people and share your experiences, laugh together at the comedy acts and dance together into the night.

It wouldn’t be HowTheLightGetsIn without the famous Dance Tent, and the virtual reality festival is no different.

Close out a spectacular day by dancing the night away, soundtracked by world-class party-starting DJs. Sindhu Vee

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As the world prepares to step into the outside world, get ready for one last socially distanced hurrah at an immerse virtual reality event like no other.

Headline events at the festival will include : Arc of Life: Ayaan Hirsi Ali – The feminist campaigner and fierce critic of Islam sits down with Rana Mitter to discuss her life and how she became the person she is today.

In Conversation: Esther Duflo and Jesse Norman – Nobel Prize winning economist Esther Duflo joins political philosopher and MP Jesse Norman for a conversation about the future of money and ending inequality Alive in the universe – Evolutionary (and revolutionary) biochemist Nick Lane, discoverer of Pulsars Jocelyn Bell Burnell and NYT Bestselling Harvard scientist Avi Loeb ask if, or when, we’ll confirm we’re not alone in the universe.

Trust, science and neutrality – Libertarian biochemist Terence Kealey, world-renowned historian of science Naomi Oreskes and evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein ask if science can ever be unbiased.

A voice for all – Historian and author Rutger Bregman, former Brexit Party MEP Claire Fox and Senior Editor at The Economist Kenneth Cukier ask if liberal democracy can really give a voice to all.

Forests, Hypocrisy, and the West – environmentalist Marina Silva, Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff, former UK Lib Dem leader Vince Cable, and forestry expert Virgilio Viana go in search of a fair ecological principle. howthelightgetsin.org

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grass roots Where is the national peat strategy?

Bogged down and invisible!

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EFORE I launch into a burst of rhetoric about peat, may I first apologise that my last Broad Sheep article - in the April online edition - was a little out of date. In February I had sent it to our esteemed editor, fulminating about the English government sanctioning the use of neonicotinoid weedkiller on sugar beet fields, thereby ending a de facto ban.

However, I later learned that the use of “neonics” would not now occur after all. Not in 2021, at least. I assumed at first that this was a major government U-turn caused by the mere rumour reaching Whitehall that Broad Sheep’s Grass Roots columnist was against it! The truth was more humdrum.

As it has turned out, the threat to sugar beet crops this year has not reached the threshold level required to trigger neonicotinoid use. So, the sugar beet, and the wildlife around it, have been given a reprieve.

But in the last 50 years or so there has been no such let-off for our peatlands. These form a hugely important carbon storage resource which has been mercilessly depleted and misused by the companies which supply Britain’s vast army of gardeners.

It took thousands of years to lay all this peat down in our bogs and fens, but in only a few short decades our rapacious use of it for horticulture has caused up to three quarters of it to be squandered.

It is about three years ago now that the government pledged to curb or reverse the plunder of the peatlands.

But what has happened to the plan? Where is the England Peat Strategy?

That is the question posed in a recent manifesto from several wildlife groups, including Plantlife, Friends of the Earth, The Wildlife Trusts and Butterfly Conservation.

The learned authors of this document say that healthy peatlands reduce flood risk, improve water quality, and are home to rare species, such as hen harriers and sundew plants.

They call for an end to the extraction and use of peat in retail gardening and in professional horticulture by 2025 at the latest. They report sadly that voluntary targets set back in 2011 and again in 2020 have failed.

The wildlife bodies now call for a complete ban on horticultural uses of peat in compost and in other plantgrowing media. They also demand an end to the burning of vegetation on peatlands.

A few years back the Committee on Climate Change, which covers the whole of the UK, reported that, “Wetland habitats, including the majority of upland areas with carbonrich soils, are in poor condition. The damaging practice of burning peat to increase grouse yields continues, including on internationally protected sites.”

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I have led such a sheltered life that I did not even know this sort of thing went on! The nature groups mentioned earlier say, “Burning peatlands harms their ability to store water and releases carbon dioxide. It is not necessary either. Wet, healthy peatlands do not suffer from wildfires and therefore managed burning is not needed to control the heather load.”

To what extent have garden centres and their suppliers got the message? The answer sadly is that those who have taken firm and decisive action to conserve peatlands appear to be in a small minority. While a number talk about acting sustainably, it seems only a handful have completely stopped using products containing peat. According to some reports these may be as few as one in twenty. Travis Perkins is one outdoor firm to attract honourable mention for banning peat.

The Royal Horticultural Society also boasts a proactive policy, largely excluding products containing peat. The RHS says that, after some years of planning, it took action last year to make all five of its gardens peat-free except for its use for a few specialist plants. It says it is trying out peatfree products on these plants to find ways of stopping the use of peat forever. It is also urging its visitors to renounce its use.

So as you stride out this spring, try to go “feather footed through the plashy fen”, like the great crested grebe, in the hilariously overblown words of William Boot, the gardening correspondent on The Daily Beast, in Evelyn Waugh’s Scoop.

Or rather, go walking within sight of the peatlands, but not actually in them, to avoid trashing them and their rare and valued species. On no account go clod-hopping around nurseries and garden centres, buying bags of peat wrapped in plastic! Please withdraw your custom until they ban peat and help to conserve what remain of our badly damaged and misused peatlands.

Julian O’Halloran

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Complementary Therapies ONLY £40 FOR THE WHOLE YEAR Just post the details of your therapy (around 40 words) with a cheque for £40 payable to Broad Sheep and post to: The Lodge, Westhide, Hereford, HR1 3RQ

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You can amend the wording anytime during the year, just call Clare on 01432 850444 or email: info@broadsheep.com

BOWEN TECHNIQUE Bowen is a holistic, non invasive therapy consisting of gentle moves over soft tissue and muscles, interspersed with periods of rest. Suitable for adults and children. Working from clinics in Bishop’s Castle and Church Stretton. Home visits available.

Contact ROB ROWE MBTPA tel: 01588 630648, email rob@robrowe.co.uk or learn more at www.bowentherapy. org.uk BESPOKE MASSAGE THERAPY BY CHERYL LILWALL MTI. Sensitive communication through the medium of touch. For physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

Clinic held at the Integrative Health Clinic, Holland House, 70 Belmont Road, Hereford. Tel: 07487 738089. www.herefordbespokemassagetherapy.co.uk CHARTERED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST & PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPIST with over 25 years professional NHS experience, providing psychological help to adults. Please see website for details: www.drmatthewfaull.co.uk. I am highly trained and experienced in using evidence–based psychotherapies to relieve distress and help you achieve your life goals, and offer sessions in Ludlow and Leintwardine. I also offer supervision to mental health professionals. Please contact me by email: mfaull@btinternet.com, to arrange a free initial phone conversation to consider your needs.

Registered with British Psychological Society, British Psychoanalytic Council, Health Professions Council.

CLAIRE KERBY COUNSELLING (Post grad dip Counselling, MBACP). Having someone to talk to outside your normal circle of friends / family can really help to gain a new clarity and sense of perspective. I would love it if you would call me, in confidence, with no judgement on 07971 816541, or email me at Claire.kerby@btinternet. com.

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY (CBT), COUNSELLING AND COUPLE COUNSELLING Hello!

CBT can work well for depression, anxiety, panic, OCD, anger, phobias, self-harm, eating disorders, low selfesteem and more. I also offer counselling for most issues, including sexuality, bereavement and past sexual abuse.

Couple counselling is available and counselling for those who have problems concerning self-esteem, relationships or lack of them. Contact Gail Venables MBACP (Accred) on 07484 766371 or www.cbtgail.co.uk for sessions in Leominster and New Radnor COUNSELLING, HEALING, MEDIUMSHIP. Spiritual Medium & Author Jenny Martin, offers one to one tuition or personal counselling/healing in Mid Wales.

Over 20 years experience. Jenny’s spiritual development manual and her biography are both available via www.jennymartinmedium.com or contact jenny@ jennymartinmedium.com for more information.

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY with Jess Pailthorpe RCST. Safe, effective, light-touch treatments to help you heal & repair. Muscle/joint problems, stress, anxiety, fatigue, trauma….Clinics in Leominster Osteopaths and Kingsland.

Phone for info: 07981 866 667 / www.touchtreetherapy.co.uk

DEEPLY RELAXING Craniosacral Therapy can increase your well-being by releasing emotional and physical tensions. Given a safe space and correct focus, your body knows the way. I am an accredited practitioner, qualified since 2004, based in Shrewsbury, Crickhowell and Mid Wales. Email: cheryljonestherapy@gmail.com Mobile: 07476 012299.

EMOTIONAL THERAPY: Anne Cummings FETC (Adv Dip), MNCS (Accred) offers this safe, effective therapy to help adults and children heal their emotional and spiritual wounds and fulfil their personal potential. If you have difficulty relating to others, or have troublesome emotions call Anne on 01547 530977. Specialist knowledge and experience of working with panic attacks, anger, stress, bullying, low self-esteem, bereavement/loss, anxiety and depression. Centres in Powys/south Shropshire.

Ffi including workshops and talks. www.thewritetofeel.com.

EQUINE FACILITATED LEARNING. Personal growth for individuals and groups through powerful yet gentle interactions with horses, with seasoned Eponaquest facilitator Angela Dunning. EFL sessions involve spending time outdoors with these beautiful sentient beings, where you will be guided to deepen your connection to yourself and your body; build true confidence; reconnect to your Soul’s purpose and bring greater authenticity to your life.

No horse experienced required. Shropshire/Herefordshire/ Borders. Contact me on: 01588 630061/07583 726207; angela@equinereflections.co.uk; or visit www.thehorsestruth.co.uk

LEOMINSTER NATURAL HEALTH CENTRE Chiropractic, Herbal Medicine, Kinesiology, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Reiki, Reflexology, Emmet technique. Remedial and Holistic Massage.

Counselling inc: Couples and Family, Cognitive Behaviour and NLP Stress Management, Child Birth Issues, Psychotherapy. Telephone 01568 616411 email infoleominstercommunitycentre@gmail.com Or visit Leominster Community Centre, School Road HR6 8NJ (behind Bridge Street car park).

MASSAGE THERAPY WITH MARIAN HARDIMAN (MTI, CNHC, MLDUK). Remedial, Sports, Holistic, Indian Head Massage. Organic Facial and Manual Lymph Drainage. Clinic in Presteigne (The Retreat), Presteigne, LD8 2UF. Contact: marian@silvanmassage.com, www. silvanmassage.com, 07816 981454.

NO HANDS® MASSAGE works on every level: physical, energetic, emotional, mental and spiritual. It’s deep, transforming touch with no pain. Come and train with Wendy Mills, Master Therapist and Instructor. Clinic and Courses held in Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

07858137889; millsw1@tiscali.co.uk; www.wendymills.co.uk MINDFULNESS Alithea Waterfield MBCT teacher offering Mindful Walks in Nature, 8-week Mindfulness courses and Mindfulness Guided Meditations. Committed to helping you reconnect with a more authentic and compassionate self and develop skills to manage life’s challenges resourcefully, skillfully and creatively. 07899 361316 alitheawaterfield@gmail.com

HEALINGS, INSIGHT READINGS, PERSONAL GROWTH COACHING, ANIMAL COMMUNICATION Healings, insights into life path and situations, space and guidance to explore and help re-align with our inner truth.

Also offer help understanding our animals’ behaviour and needs. Enquiries: Kohra 01544 262 110, kohra@gmx.co.uk

OSTEOPATH. Mr R A Hughes D.O. Registered Osteopath and Sports Therapist. Fully qualified and registered since 1995. Established in Presteigne for over 20 years. Sciatica, Arthritis, Trapped Nerves, Back, Neck and Shoulder Pain. Headaches, Sports Injuries.

07961 352056, rahughesosteo@gmail.com The Retreat, Presteigne – free car parking.

HEREFORD HOMEOPATH Juliet Ablett RHom, MARH, MNCHM. Experienced practitioner works with you as an individual, listening without judgement; working with whatever symptoms or issues you have. Natural, effective treatment suitable for all ages. I am very happy to chat with you on the phone about what treatment you are looking for before you commit to an appointment. Weekly clinics in Kentchurch, Hereford and Monmouth. Juliet Ablett www.julietablett.co.uk julietablett@rocketmail. com 01981 241456

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

HOLISTIC MASSAGE THERAPY: Meg Lawrence MTI. A listening and sensitive therapy, treating the whole person.

For relief from aches and pains, easing of occupational and postural tensions, providing relaxation and calm in peaceful surroundings, 20 minutes from Presteigne, Hayon-Wye and Kington. Email meg@radnorshire.com; phone or text 07910892172 HOMOEOPATHY Sandy Underhill RSHom. I have worked for 20 years treating individuals for many complaints, whether psychological, mental, emotional or physical. Homoeopathy is about bringing wellness to ones being by triggering the bodies natural system of healing.

It is suitable for all ages. Clinics are held at Rock Park Complimentary Health Centre, Llandrindod Wells, Powys and Kington, Herefordshire. 01597 851021.

MASSAGE, COACHING, YOGA, DECLUTTERING with Wellbeing Therapist Sophie Atkinson, Orleton SY8 Individual powerful sessions to help you create the space you need for the life you want. Web: www.sophieatkinson. co.uk 07930 353 118 Email: sophie@healing-energy.net

SOUND HEALING TRAINING AND WORKSHOP RETREATS We run the 5 part Sound Therapy training programme for the College of Sound Healing as weekend retreats in the beautiful setting of Primrose Haven with lovely gardens and sacred spaces. Also Seasonal Sounds Days and weekend retreats: Sound Healing and Nature; Magical Resonance of Celtic Sounds and Sound and gardening for the soul. Retreat stays in our cosy Shepherd Huts. Occasional evening sound and Gong meditations.

Please contact Paul Benham, paul@primrosehavenretreats.co.uk and www.primrosehavenretreats.co.uk. 01497 847299.

SPIRITUAL HEALER Naturally gifted in releasing emotional grief in present and past lives. 29 years professional experience with physical and mental health.

Private healing sessions and talks given.

Gillian Williamson, MNFSH. Field House, Kinnerton.

01547 560874.

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