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1. Ludlow Brewery to the Tally Ho via Clee St Margaret
Okay, we are setting off on the first of Pete’s circular cycle rides with added music. It’s hot so pack a water bottle. The bar at Ludlow Brewery is full of people but you are not having a pint as you have a load of cycling to do! Come out of the Brewery, head down to Corve St turn right and then fork right (never mind the NO ENTRY signs).
Turn right into Bromfield Rd, under the railway bridge and left at the mini roundabout, then onto Fishmore Road. After 1/2 ml, Pearce Cycles is on your right (stop here if you need any spares) and then take the right fork signposted Clee St Margaret. You are now in for a sharp climb followed by a long slow climb, which rewards you with stunning views in all directions. Just stick on this delightful quiet road for 7 or 8 miles until Clee St Margaret, then keep turning left till you are on the road to Abdon. After 1/2 mile take a left turn to Boulden. Keep your eyes open for the stunning simplicity of the 12th century church, Heath Chapel on your right. In Boulden it’s time to stop and have a drink and some excellent nosh at the Tally Ho. Then pedal on, via Sutton and Hayton. It’s pretty gentle all the way back to the fork by Pearce cycles, and from there you know your way. If you play your cards right, it will be music night at the Brewery. Gigs in August include Presteigne’s own Press Gangers, Remi Harris and also The Dirty Rockin Scoundrels. On September 20, The Blues and Roots Club feature The Bob Stills Band.
From Ludlow to the Tally Ho: 10.2mls 630ft up 791ft down. From Tally Ho to Ludlow: 8.4 mls mostly flat (use this route both ways if you hate hills!)
2. The Boat Inn Penalt and into The Forest Of Dean
This route begins and ends at the picaresque Boat Inn on the Wye at Penalt. It takes in a chunk of the Forest of Dean. If you choose to go deeper into the forest don’t blame me if you get lost. Start in the car park by the footbridge at Redbrook and head back down the main road towards Monmouth. At the end of the village turn right and up the long hill to Newland, then Clearwell Castle. A quick burn down the B4228 brings you
to St Briavels. In the pretty village centre is the excellent George Inn. Head out the back of the pub and follow your nose downhill ...zoom, then turn left at the main road, and you’re at the Bigsweir Bridge. Cross the river, turn right and it’s just a flat 3.7 ml stroll back to the Boat. The first bit is tarmac, but when the road heads off uphill you can continue on a track just 50yds up from the river. However, if you care to ignore the slightly threatening notices from the fishing community, you can avail yourself of a trim grassy motorway right alongside the river. The day I was there not a single fisherman to be seen the entire length. Try to hit the picaresque pub on a Thursday, as that’s music night. Ist Thursday Guest Band night. 2nd Jam session. 3rd Guest Band night. 4th Folk session. From Redbrook to the bridge via Clearwell: 9.6mls 771up 771 down. From Bigsweir to The Boat: 3.7mls flat.
3. The Six Bells and back via The Bridges, Rattlinghope
This route is on quiet lanes, but unfortunately there’s no clever way of escaping Bishops Castle without plodding along the A488 for the first mile. So, out of the Six Bells, down to the 488, turn left towards Shrewsbury. At Lydham, just after Harvest Wholefoods, turn right down a single track lane, straight past Linley Hall on your left, then turn left sign-posted Cold Hill and The Bog(!) and after 1/4 mile fork right for Cold Hill. From here until the main road to Rattlinghope I saw not a single motor. In fact, one of the farmers en route was so confident that nothing was coming he had parked his trailer of hay in the middle of the single track road while he unloaded it. So, a couple of right turns on this fabulous little lane then hit the main road just south of The Bridges at Rattlinghope. As always on a sunny day, lots of hikers and bikers at this recently renovated pub. To get back to B.C. I recommend a slightly different route. Go back down the road towards B.C but take the 3rd on the right, rather than the 2nd you came in on. This leads up over the hill to Norbury. The right turn in Norbury brings you back to Linley Hall and you know where you are. Best time to hit the Six Bells is 4.30 on Sunday. Grab a pint and the music starts at 5.00.
Upcoming bands: August 17 Dangerous Dave, 24 Eddie Gartry, 31 Shades of Grey and September 7 our band, Little Rumba. From Six Bells to The Bridges: 8.7 mls 620ft up 394ft down. From the Bridges to Six Bells: 8mls 354ft up 581ft down. Don’t miss the Sheep Music gig celebrating new bar/storage shed. Pub quiz, and children’s games. Live music featuring 8 piece Dutch band - Broken Brass and local heroes Home of the Free. August 16th Wents Meadow, Presteigne.
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Music Shop - only a one minute walk from the main car park. Hay’s destination shop packed with pre-loved machine
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FOR SALE. ANTIQUE/VINTAGE/MODERNIST GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY. Rings, necklaces, bracelets, brooches, watches. Tel: 07974 151272.
CLASSIC AND DESIGNER HANDBAGS WANTED URGENTLY. Instant decisions and payment. Will travel. Please Whatsapp or message with photos: Mary 07813 151398.
WANTED GOLD JEWELLERY for personal collection. Lady buyer who would cherish much loved pieces. Telephone Lisa 07813 401093.
CLAVICHORD LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME 4 Octave C-D unfretted Clavichord made by Robert Morley Ltd in 1968 needs a new loving owner. In very good condition, wooden case. My father bought it for my mother; I inherited it after their deaths. To arrange an opportunity to try it, and to discuss terms, text Deborah Jarman on 07973 856852 or email ermerlinda@cantab.net
FOLK MUSIC, SONG, DANCE, CUSTOMS AND MYTHOLOGY; Over 20 books, plus some 1970s magazines. 07977 840538.
GREEN WOODWORKING AND RELATED CRAFTS, WOODLAND MANAGEMENT: over 25 books for sale, also tools including side axes, froes, drawknives etc. 07977 840538 for details. Please leave message if I’m not available.
BABY MASSAGE CLASSES at Ludlow Assembly Rooms (Studio 2) every Wednesday 10.00-11.00 - £8.00 per session (includes massage oil), if interested please contact Mary Hatt on 01568 770100 or email: maryhatt@phonecoop.coop
FIND YOUR TRUE VOICE with Darren Clarke. Free your breath, free your voice! A holistic yet classical approach to singing lessons. Discover vocal freedom through breath work and body awareness. Ages 16 and above. Call 07971 880794 or visit singing.org.uk WANTED 1960/70 PLASTIC TOY soldiers, knights, cowboys boxed, loose. Timpo trains. Also 1960/70 boxed Britain’s garden, zoo, farm. 0782 3443474.
LET’S GET IT DONE! Highly recommended woodworker and cabinet maker William Warbrick works on a wide range of projects, from simple shelving to complex bespoke furniture. Free quotations provided. A good range of previous work can be seen at www.williamwarbrick.com Contact:- williamwarbrick@hotmail.com. 07901 741836. VIOLIN TUITION with Ron Colyer, MusB, MSTAT. I am a very experienced teacher and performer (ex Philharmonia and BBC Symphony Orchestras, soloist and chamber musician), now giving lessons to students aged 5 to 18 in Worcester, Ledbury, Malvern and surrounding areas. Past students have gone on to specialist music schools, conservatoires, and into the music profession. Success and satisfaction in your playing depends on securing the foundations of technique, learning how to practise, and how to listen: and it really can be fun and inspiring! Contact me on 07733 253056, or email alextechwithron9@outlook.com
APPLE MAC COMPUTER REPAIRS UPGRADES AND TUITION All Apple computers. On site service only. Any distance. Call or Email Lee on 07875 267790 mail@applemacmechanic.co.uk
PIANO LESSONS IN LEOMINSTER Classical and jazz, ABRSM grades or just for fun. Mature adult pupils welcome. Also mentoring help with composition and songwriting. ANDREW MORRIS 07779 380483 andrewjmorris@mac.com
WANTED: Gentlemen’s clothing and accessories –good quality & vintage. Cash paid. Peter: 07980 693980. 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.
RETIRED PROFESSIONAL PAINTER AVAILABLE for local work. References available. £85.00 per day. Try me. Roy 01547 520164.
JAZZ PIANO LESSONS Understand jazz chords. Learn how to improvise. Play classic jazz tunes. Learn to improvise in four important styles: blues, swing, mainstream/ modern and Latin. Presteigne based. Will travel - Borders area. Simon Deeley A.L.C.M., 07890 303681. simon.deeley@aol.com
VIOLIN, VIOLA TUITION. All ages/stages. 07870 320022. Church Stretton.
GUITAR SETUPS AND REPAIRS. Electric and Acoustic guitars. Based in Ludlow. Neck relief, action height, saddle radius, bridge adjustment, intonation, fretboard treatment, fret levelling, dressing and polish, pickup height, electrics service, electrical screening (to reduce hum), cleaning etc. Friendly professional service, fast turnaround. Can collect. Call 07770 321 904.
CO-WORKING SPACE IN LUDLOW Desks available for a few hours, a day, or longer at WorkPlace at the Ludlow Mascall Centre. Includes Wi-Fi, parking, and tea and coffee. Designated desks also available on a monthly basis. Contact director@ludlowmascallcentre.co.uk or 01584 873882 for details.
BEEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS Interested in keeping bees but unsure of how to start? Our weekend ‘Bee Ready’ courses are run on our family smallholding near Bromyard, and aim to give you the information and confidence you need. For further details please email woodruffbank@ btinternet.com
CHAIR REPAIRS: seats rushed & recaned. Also Danish cord & Habitat sheet cane seats. Paul Richards, 01544 209140. Email - paulrichardsft@gmail.com
PIANO LESSONS IN PRESTEIGNE. All ABRSM grades or simply for fun. Contact Mzia 07981 752405, mziag@hotmail.co.uk
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THE Department of Irrelevant Studies has been investigating the art of brewing beer; which is, of course, easy – the brewing, obvs, not the investigating, which is deep and taxing. The fluid has been around for a long time. Cavepeople discovered it when first they left a few seeds to rot in a coconut-shell of water in the back of the family cavern, returning to it in a drought, swigging the contents, then lurching confidently into the night to tangle with a sabretooth tiger. Ug is now a fossil covered in toothmarks but it was great while it lasted. Investigators of step pyramids in ancient Egypt have been surprised to find, in those little rainbowy bottles of Egyptian glass dating from the time of early pharaohs, residues of fermented barley that can only be left over from prehistoric potations of wreck-the-hoose. And by the time history rolls round to the Vikings, the prevalence of ale was driving the world just about mad. The monks of Northumbria quaked at rude songs sung in time with the oar-beats of longships reeking of fermented grains. True, the beer was probably more like rotting porridge than the bright and sparkling substance inhaled by the modern toper; but it was beer, and it had Arrived in Britain.
Brightness and sparkle in beer is fairly new. Until a hundred years ago most pubs brewed their own, and in the less prosperous corners of this green and pleasant some pretty murky brews, flat, instinct with acetone and toxic yeasts, would arrive in the mug. Bad beer eventually drove out good. The age of homebrew petered out, and the age of the big battalions and their massproduced hogwash took over. There was good stuff – Bass, obviously, and Young’s in London, and Adnams in East Anglia. But the greedier brewers, more interested in what their product cost than what it was worth, invented the pressurised metal keg. Before long the world was hipdeep in fizzy bat’s urine like Watney’s Red Barrel, with Camra fighting a rearguard action in trenches full of the hiss of steam engines, the tramp of morris dancers and the drone of Fabian Society meetings.
It was into this unpromising universe that Peter Amor launched himself some forty years ago, when he took over the Nag’s Head in Canon Pyon and started brewing. The Nag’s Head begat the Wye Valley Brewery, and the Wye Valley Brewery begat a host of imitators, many of them brilliant, up and down the Marches, as well as Butty Bach, the bitter of choice, refreshing carol singers, cricketers and rock and roll bands the length and breadth of the debatable lands between Wales and England.
New and sinister things, however, had begun to happen. A generation unused to nut-brown beer served at room temperature was seduced by the industrial brewers to a lot of pale-yellow fizz with origins in southern Europe, where it had been brewed for a populace with tastebuds wrecked by sour ruby from the dry hills. There had also come into being various craft beers, confected from weird ingredients by neophiliac brewers for drinkers with an exaggerated sense of fashion. The word ‘bitter’, long used to describe, er, ordinary beer, became deemed to mean ‘nasty’ and became subject to trigger warnings. Something had to be done.
So a lot of beers previously known as bitter have come to be described as ‘amber ale’. The weaker among them are known as session beers, the idea being that you can absorb the seven-pint aperitif while hanging on to something resembling consciousness. The Wye Valley Brewery, surfing the zeitgeist as usual, have not been slow to catch this wave. In tribute to Amor’s brewing roots they have changed the name of their Wye Valley Bitter to Pyoneer (geddit?) and reduced the alcohol content from 3.7% to 3.1%. Frankly it is a handy wee drop, though nothing will ever equal the quiet majesty of Butty Bach. Beer is no longer an adjunct to fighting sabre-tooth tigers or barbecuing Northumbrian monks. But it has hung on to its idiosyncracies; and in spite of the efforts of Carlsbergs and the rest of them, diversity rules up and down the pubs of the Marches, provided you choose your pub with a bit of care. Take the New Inn in Pembridge. No? Well, how about the Corners in Kingsland, or for a more diverse experience the Barrels in Hereford or the Sun in Leintwardine –
What? Oh. Had lost the thread. Pint of Butty Bach, please. Cheers.
Llywelyn lechid Da
THE rise-and-rise of East London’s former brownfield enclave of Stratford seems to be unstoppable. The late Joan Littlewood’s Theatre Royal Stratford East; the 2012 Olympic Park, including the late Zaha Hadid’s curvaceous Aquatics Centre; the 1650-capacity ABBA Voyage Arena; the 80,000-capacity London Stadium –which doubles as West Ham’s home ground; Allies & Morrison’s London College of Fashion. Last year saw the completion of Sadlers Wells East, a stunning new performance space for Sadlers Wells Ballet (designed by the Irish practice O’Donnell + Tuomey), probably the largest all-brick creation since Colin St John Wilson’s British Library opened at St Pancras in 1998. In close proximity will be the BBC’s new Music Studios, due to relocate from Maida Vale next year.
And now, dwarfing them all, comes Stratford’s Cultural Leviathan – the V&A’s £65-million East Storehouse - New York architects Diller Scofidio & Renfro’s competitionwinning 16,000sq m space, housing a quarter of a million art objects and 350,000 books (the UK’s Austin-Smith:Lord were Executive Architects) which opened its doors to the public at the end of last month. Externally, its fortress-like facades give little away: this is certainly not Stratford’s answer to Bilbao’s Guggenheim. The new Storehouse is part of East Bank, the planned £1.3bn arts, culture and education expansion of Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with V&A East Museum scheduled to open next Spring.
DS&R’s bold competition-winning approach was to revive the concept, much favoured by amateur Victorian collectors, of a great Cabinet of Curiosities (Wunder Kammer): huge awe-aspiring themed displays, spread around three levels of the central atrium, of some of the parent V&A’s prized items. The huge space is reminiscent of that cavernous warehouse in the conclusion of Raiders of the Lost Arc. An unexpected funding ‘windfall’ came from the sale of Blythe House, a redundant west London storage space which formerly held many of the V&A treasurers.
One of the new Stratford landmark’s star exhibits will undoubtedly be the fully-preserved 500 sq ft office suite
and boardroom designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1930s for the American businessman and philanthropist Edgar J Kaufmann, who was the original commissioning client of Falling Water, probably the most famous private house built in the 20th century. The museum acquired the office suite in 1974. The commission came at a time when Lloyd Wright was much taken with oriental designs and patterns. The result (now re-assembled by craftsmen in the Stratford Storehouse) is an intricate marquetry mosaic of nearly 200 panels of veneered Cyprus plywood.
Trophy hunter Last year (under the headline Father Figure) I paid tribute to the 91-year-old Belgian Marcel Raymaekers, the probable originator of the now-popular architectural salvage movement. Now a second contender has emerged, in the unlikely figure of the British Modernist Sir Frederick Gibberd, designer of Liverpool’s Metropolitan Cathedral (consecrated in 1967), aka Paddy’s Wigwam. During a recent episode of Michael Portillo’s long-running train journeys series on TV, viewers were given a whistle-stop tour of Harlow New Town, master-planned by Gibberd in the 1950s. In a quiet rural hamlet near the Modernist new town Portillo discovered Gibberd’s Essex hideaway holiday home, surrounded by 9 acres of landscaped gardens. And there, nestling amongst the trees, was a pair of 22’-high Corinthian columns, complete with capitols. Even the normally unflappable Portillo was taken aback. “How on earth did these get here?” he asked his guide. “Sir Frederick had been commissioned to re-design the frontage of Coutts Bank in The Strand, replacing its classical façade with modern glass. So he had them taken down and transported here to his garden outside Harlow!” Rather like the ‘lost’ Euston Arch, one wonders what happened to the rest.
Nick Jones
OUR ancestors, clad in bear skins and plastered with woad, historically paid elaborate homage to the Sun. Perhaps they understood intuitively mankind’s finely balanced relationship with the mighty golden orb. We should take heed of the Pagan view of the sun for, not only does it supply us and the world with all the energy we need and consume, it also has the power to fry us to a frazzle if we don’t look after Mother Earth’s strong protective shield from its most destructive rays. But this protection has been significantly compromised over the last century or so by the level of heavy industry that has taken over the world.
I would guess that most readers of this thinkingperson’s guide to entertainment and mind-improvement in the Marches, are not climate change deniers, especially those who regularly read Julian O’Halloran’s authoritative column in this paper which warns us of potential ecological disasters.
And like me, these readers probably know that they are doing nothing like enough to prevent these disasters. We are suckers for the cheapness and convenience of plastic water bottles, bubble wrap, outdoor chairs, and cheap faux-crocodile handbags. And thousands of other objects which we could easily live without. Drinking from plastic bottles of Coca Cola makes you fat and flatulent and creates indestructible waste – all environmentally damaging. But we are reluctant to give up few, if any, of these conveniences. We are spending too much time in cars when we could be on trains, or we take cheap EasyJet flights to places we don’t really need to go. We grumble about the ugliness of wind farms on prominent hilltops. We campaign against the use of pylons to transport cheap natural energy from where it is made to where it is needed. We object to the disruption to some bird species that would occur if a power generating barrier was built across the Severn estuary, although the rise in the earth’s temperature may well make these birds extinct long before homo sapiens.
While these thoughts may depress readers, for which I apologise, they are not alarmist; they are essentially optimistic in recognising that we can change ourselves and our attitudes enough to save our precious planet, before Elon has to whisk us all off to Mars. Despite the loudly expressed doubts of the wise old Statesman currently infesting the White House, there is an overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is real and won’t be escaped if we don’t act forcefully against it NOW.
At least one of the great successes of the beleaguered High Street in the last twenty years has been the growth of the charity shops, which exist primarily to recycle clothing and other household stuff – sometimes several times over – that would cost the environment to produce new, while providing a substantial income to some of our finest national and local charities.
There are other ways in which we need to be more tolerant and forgiving in seeing our fellow sapiens retain their survival vigour. The most crushing factor in the lives of the poor in Britain is the desperate lack of housing that was brought about by a former government’s extraordinary decision to sell off the nation’s council house stock in the 1980s – a policy which I was deeply disappointed to hear Michael Heseltine defend strongly when he appeared in an awkward interview with Matt Frei at Hay Festival last month.
The perpetrators of the policy were either just too dim to see the obvious consequences of depriving the nation of an admirable source of truly affordable housing, or they simply didn’t care in the face of political expediency. The nation is paying the price now.
It is very tough for people to make a living or bring up children when they have no permanent home, and this leads to a great number of social problems that have to be paid for elsewhere– in health care, social care, benefits, law enforcement and related costs.
It’s not fair or reasonable anymore to deny the possibility of new housing because it will spoil one’s view, which is an inevitable result of dealing with this catastrophic crisis. There will always be a plethora of other views to enjoy. No doubt early nineteenth century toffs in London moaned about fields on the outskirts being blighted by row upon row of workers’ little terraced houses in Fulham, where now they can’t wait to snap them and house their daughters in them.
In any case, there is no reason why affordable rented housing should look hideous. It’s a matter of spending judiciously on architects’ design and imagination. I don’t want to see new building in open fields beside my home, but I must accept that it’s vital for our population that we make these compromises with our own sense of self-importance. A pragmatic and generous acceptance of this reality would make our country a far better place for all of us to live.
Presteigne Open Studios
22 - 25 Aug 50+ artists and makers exhibiting throughout Presteigne during its acclaimed music festival. Open 11am-5pm. Brochure and map availble throughout the town.
Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne LD8 2LL 01544 260149
Until 27 Sept ‘Earth Photo 2025’. Leading international photography and moving image exhibition drawing attention to the challenges facing the natural world and our planet.
Until 27 Sept ‘Colour and Line in Print’. WILHELMINA BARNSGRAHAM, painter, draughtswoman, printmaker and colourist. Tues-Sat 11am-4pm.
Open Studios, Far Hall, Dolau, near Llandrindod Wells LD1 5TW 01597 851181 julienne@farhallstudios.co.uk
6 - 14 Sept h.Art. Open Studios. JASON & JULIENNE BRAHAM, SIMON HULBERT, ROLF HOOK. Paint, ceramics and wood. Open 10am-5pm, refreshments and home-made cakes available, donations to charity.
The Hymns Farm, Walton, Presteigne LD8 2RA www.radnorshireartists.com
6 - 14 Sept h.Art. RADNORSHIRE ARTISTS. Pictures, stone carving, woodwork, pottery, basketry with a theme of landscape and Radnorshire Wildlife Trust. Talks, classes and refreshments. Open 11am-5pm. Castlefields, Knucklas, Knighton LD7 1PN 07522 581644
6 - 14 Sept h.Art. CELIA DE SERRA. Open studio exhibition of drawings, prings and cards and work from the archive. Open 11am-5pm.
Castle Hill Studios, Knucklas, Knighton LD7 1PS 07485 726145
6 - 14 Sept h.Art. LOIS HOPWOODoil paintings and drawing of landscape with still life and bird pictures. Open 11am-5pm.
Erwood Station, Craft Centre & Gallery, Llandeilo Graban, Builth Wells LD2 3SJ 01982 560555 www. werwoodstationcraftcentre.co.uk
16 - 31 Aug ‘Discovery - a step into the unknown’. JENNI HALL, original framed artwork in watercolour, charcoal and ink showcasing a variety of themes and styles. Open daily 9.30am-5pm, cafe open until 4.30pm.
Studer Fine Art - The Gallery, 4 High Street, Presteigne. www.studerfineart.com
6 - 14 Sept h.Art. RICHARD STUDER & BLAZE CYAN - wood engravings and prints, exhibited alongside the gallery’s collection of ceramics, prints and sculpture. Open Tues-Sat, 10.30am-4pm, or by appointment.
Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown 01686 625041 www.orieldavies.org
1 Aug ‘Lates/Hwymos’. The first ‘Late’ opening event since re-opening. With live music from Geogia Ruth, poetry inspired by the exhibition and discussion on recent gallery developments. 7pm, cafe, bar and shop open, free but please book your place
Until Aug ‘Everything Changes, Everything Stays the Same’. Photography from the National Collections at Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru with contemporary responses by GEMMA GREEN HOPE, MOHAMMED HASSAN, GEORGIA RUTH, local writers and others. A CELF exhibition organised by Oriel Davies.
26 Aug - 29 Nov ‘Unexpected Artwork in the Bagging Area’. Open exhibition and sale. An open call to all artists. Amateur or professional. All work will be exhibited and all work is for sale.
Open Tues-Sat 10am-4pm.
Radnorshire Museum, Temple Street, Llandrindod Wells LD1 5DL 01597 824513
The museum houses an art gallery with varied exhibitions and events. Open Wed-Sat 10am-4pm.
Hay Castle, Oxford Road, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5DG 01497 820079
Until 22 Sept 20th century Welsh Artists.
6 - 14 Sept h.Art open studio. ROSIE McLAY - artist, printmaker and sculpture. £7.50 castle entry to the exhibition, 10am-5pm.
Chatwood, Celf gan Osian Gwent (Art by Osian Gwent), No. 6 Long Bridge Street, Llanidloes SY18 6EE 0800 999 1953
www.osiangwent.com
Exclusive and original paintings by Welsh contemporary artist OSIAN GWENT. Luxury works of fine art, paintings and limited edition fine art giclee prints. Open Wed 10am-2pm, Thurs 11am-5pm, Fri & Sat 11am-3pm.
Found Gallery, 1 Bulwark, Brecon LD3 7LB 07736 062849
www.foundgallery.co.uk
Until 2 Aug ‘Look, Look, Look’. ME ELDRIDGE - paintings and illustrations. Plus furniture designer CLARE KEIL will be showing a range of her steam bent coppice wood furniture with contemporary hat designer and maker, JULIAN BROWN. 6 Aug - 6 Sept ‘Summer Show @ Found’. MAGGIE BROWN, PETER CHAPMAN, DAVID ROY KERTON, NICOLAS SARGENT, KATHRYN MOORE, DAVID EVELEIGH & MAGGY ROBERTS - artists. CLARE CONRAD - ceramics. HELEN COULTON - pottery. CLARE KEILfurniture designer. JULIAN BROWN - hat maker.
8 - 10 Aug Live music for Brecon Jazz Weekend. Tues-Sat 10am-4.30pm.
The Hay Makers, St John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5BN 01497 820556
Until 14 Sept Summer exhibition. DENISE BROWN - ceramics, LEWIS GOLDWATER - whisket baskets. ROBERT GREENHALF - prints. BRONWEN GWILLIM - jewellery. HARRIET LOVE - stained glass. Plus members of The Hay Makers Gallery. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.
Hafan yr Afon, Newtown SY16 2NH 6 & 7 Sept Wales Artists Book Fair. A festival of books made by artists. Hand crafted, paper, fabric, sculpture, printed, drawn, stitched. Open 10am-4pm, free entry.
Lion Street Gallery, 6 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5AA 01497 822900 Showcasing artists from Wales and the Borders. 10.30am-5pm daily except Tues, Sun 11.30am-4pm.
The Table, 43 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye 01497 822802 www.thetablehay.com
Until 30 Aug Summer exhibition. 6 - 27 Sept JACK HILTON. Thurs-Sat 10am-3pm.
The Chair, 10 High Town, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5AE 01497 822802 www.thechairhay.com
Until 3 Aug BRIGITTE GIRLING. 4 - 10 Aug TIM BURNS.
11 - 17 Aug ‘Drawn to Hay’. 18 - 24 Aug MARIA PIERIDES. 25 - 31 Aug Fairfield School. 1 - 14 Sept Creative Breaks, showcasing 13 members own works, with the loose theme of Rivers. Thurs-Sat 10am-3pm.
Celf O Gwmpas, Centre Celf, Tremont Road, Llandrindod Wells LD1 5EB 01597 822777
Until 4 Sept Annual exhibition by Celf o Gwmpas Artist Network. 11 Sept - 23 Oct GCSE & A level students, Ysgol Calon Cymru. Open Tues-Thurs 9am-4pm, Sat 9am-12pm.
The Workhouse Studio, Presteigne Industrial Estate 01544 267864
Rare antique carpets and kilims. Plus locally made pottery, art materials, textiles, haberdashery, jewellery, cards and gifts. Cafe. Open Wed-Sat 10am-4pm.
Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, Near Newtown 01686 688369
Until 12 Oct Royal Watercolour Society of Wales. ANDREWA KELLAND, ANDREW LUDLOW, ANGELA GLADWELL, ANGELA KINGSTON, ANITA WOODS, ANTHONY DOUGLAS-JONES, BERT EVANS, CAROLYN LITTLE, DAPHNE HURN, DUNCAN McDONALD JOHNSON, ELAIN FRANKS, GARROD ROBERTS, GARY GRIFFITHS, GLENN IBBITSON, HEATHER LITTLEJOHNS, JAN GARDNER, JANET WEEKS BLIGH, JANIS FRY, NEIL JOHNSON, NICOLA GREGORY, NIGEL PUGH, RUTH SARGENT, SHEILA EDWARDS, SHIRLEY ANNE OWEN, STEPHANIE REES, TRACEY ANN STITCH.
Until 12 Oct Barn Gallery. CHERYL LEACH, DIANE ROSE, KAYE HODGES and other represented artists. N.B. The gallery will be closed between 9-17 Aug. Open Wed-Sun 11am-4pm.
Rhayader Museum & Gallery, CARAD, East Street, Rhayader LD6 5ER 01597 810561 www.carad.org.uk Aug TimeScape. Rhayader’s redeveloped and expanded museum. Thurs - Sat 10.15am-3.15pm. Adults £6. Child or a person accompanying a paying visitor who is disabled 1p. Minerva Arts Centre, High Street, Llanidloes 01686 413467
Until 30 Aug ‘With Needle & Thread’. The Quilt Association’s annual summer exhibition celebrating hand quilts by LYNN KINSEY. Mon-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm 6 Sept World Textile Day Wales. Textiles, clothing and artefacts from artisan makers across the globe. Fair trade market from makers, workshops and villages around the world. 10am-4pm.
Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555
Knighton Museum, 1 Broad Street, Knighton Run by volunteers and reflects social history of the area. The exhibits have been donated or lent by local people and reflect the varied history of this border town. Wed-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm.
Tower House Gallery, 29 High Street, Knighton LD7 1AT 01547 529530
Gallery, shop, cafe. Open Tues-Sat 10am-4.30pm.
The Art Shop, Cross Street, Abergavenny NP7 5EH 01873 852690
Until 30 Aug Mixed Summer Exhibition. Paintings, jewellery and ceramics. A seasonal selection of colourful works inspired by gardens and the natural world. Featuring works by TINA BALMER, JAMES BURNETT-STUART ANN JOHNSON, BETH MORRISON, GEORGIE RICHARDSON, BARRY STEDMAN, KAZ ROBERTSON, THOMASIN TOOHIE & SOPHIE TUTE. Open Tues-Sat 9.30am-5pm.
Museum of Modern Art, Tabernacle, Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth SY20 8AJ 01654 703355 info@moma.machynlleth.org.uk
Until 30 Aug ‘The Farther Away’. ROGER WAGNER.
Until 3 Sept Tabernacle Art Competition 2025: My Peaceful Place. Until 3 Sept The Tabernacle Collection. Until 3 Sept Welsh Costume. Until 9 Aug Ysgol Bro Hyddgen. 3 Sept - 8 Nov ‘Lloches’. ELIN CROWLEY.
13 Sept - 15 Nov North Wales Potters.
13 Sept - 15 Nov JOHN MEIRION MORRIS. Tues - Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm.
Ardent Gallery, 46 High St, Brecon, LD3 7AP 01874 623333
A wide variety of artwork. Open Tues-Sat 11am-5pm. Frogmore Gallery, 20 Frogmore St, Abergavenny NP7 5AH 07474 34887
thefrogmorestreetgallery@gmail.com Black Mountain Circle makers and artists. 28 craft people, makers and artists. Regular programme of monthly exhibitions and workshops. 11am-4pm. Cheese & Butter Market, Hay-on-Wye 07866 843538
Every Fri & Sat Flea & Vintage Market. Vintage clothing, bric a brac, antiques and jewellery. Open 9am-5pm.
Lingen Village Hall, Bucknell, SY7 0DY 07799 755244
23 & 24 Aug LINGEN STITCHERSneedlecraft exhibition. Sales including Sandra’s Sewing Shop. Open Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm, free entry, raffle, refreshments. Donations in support of Motor Neurone Disease Association.
The Laskett Garden, Laskett Lane, Much Birch HR2 8HZ 01432 805454
6 - 14 Sept h.Art. Local artists CLAIR HODGSON, DAVID ENGLAND, JAN BRUCE & JANE FARRINGTON. Open 11am-5pm.
Eastnor Pottery, Home Farm, Eastnor HR8 1RD 01531 633886
6 - 14 Sept h.Art. Eastnor Pottery & The Flying Potter is recognised as one of the country’s leading studios for pottery courses and classes. Peruse and purchase contemporary ceramics made by the founders, SARAH MONK & JON WILLIAMS. Open 11am-5pm.
Cup Ceramics, Unit 10, Foley Trading Estate, Hereford HR1 2SF 07548 629525
6 - 14 Sept h.Art. An exhibition of ceramics by members of the CUP studio community showcasing both sculptural and functional pieces. AMY HAMILL, ROSE EACOCK, LUCY BLACKLEY & RUBY BYRNE. Open 11am-5pm.
Tinsmiths, Tinsmiths Alley, 8a High St, Ledbury HR8 1DS 01531 632083 www.tinsmiths.co.uk
Aug A unique range of natural fabrics, homewares, stationery and artisan ceramics.
6 - 14 Sept h.Art. PAUL BAILLIEintricate Florentine stitchwork, a Renaissance artform combining mathematical methodology with colour and creativity. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm.
Old Mayor’s Parlour, Church St, Hereford www.oldmayorsparlour.com
Aug JONATHAN SANT - paintings of Hereford. SUE LEAVETT & CARA WILLIAMS - printing making. LYNNE LITTLER - wire work. RACHEL PADLEY - pottery.
6 - 14 Sept h.Art Prize Winners. LILLY ERIS, ANNABELLE OPPENHEIMER, LINDA PITCHER, HELEN SIMONE JOHNSTON. Tues-Sat 11am-5pm.
The Pavilion Gallery, Castle Green, Hereford HR1 2NW 07531 521721
6 - 14 Sept h.Art. A huge selection of colourful contemporary oil paintings, prints and drawing by award-winning artist SUSAN EDWARDS. Open 11am-5pm.
RidgeBank Contemporary Art Space, 1 High St, Kington HR5 3AX
9 Aug - 26 Sept ‘These Rooted Bodies’. Works by EPHA J ROE. Open Wed-Sat 12pm-5pm.
Oxenham Gallery, The Coachhouse, 19a Church St, Hereford HR1 2LR 07814 406878
Aug JENNY ROTHWELL - jewellery. MORTIMER WILLOW - willow-work. CLAIRE HOOPER - paintings. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm.
Oxenham Art, Broad Street, Leominster HR6 8BT 07814 406878
Aug JENNY ROTHWELL - jewellery. RHYS PARTRIDGE - print-making. JENI VIDLER - paintings.
Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm.
Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, near Ledbury 01531 660504
5 - 17 Aug ‘Beating the Bounds’. TOM GENDERS. An exhibition and programme of art events including workshops, talks, walks in the grounds and more. Open 10.30am-4.30pm.
Made in Ross, Market House, Ross on Wye, HR9 5HL www.madeinross.co.uk
A co-operative of local art and craft makers. Open 10am-4pm.
History Store, 58 Friars St, Hereford HR4 0AS
Until 28 Sept ‘The Sensational Museum’.
Canwood Gallery, Checkley HR1 4NF www.canwoodgallery.org
2 - 31 Aug ‘Fragile Earth’. SALLY BALDWIN. Main Gallery.
Until 22 Sept ‘Affordable Art in the Garden’. Turbine Hall & Sculpture Park. Open Thurs - Sun, 11am-4pm. Lyde Court, Hereford HR1 3AE 01432 357753 www.lydecourt.com
3 Aug Local at Lyde Market. Local produce, artisan crafts. 10am-4pm. 10 Aug Jumble & Pearls. A classy vintage pop up. Open 10am-4pm. 17 Aug Artisan Market. Homegrown produce, local creations and high quality goods.
24 Aug The Crafty Flea Market. Open 10am-4pm.
South Chapel, All Saints Church, Hereford 01432 370414
Until 29 Sept ‘Rhythm of Sound & Colour’. STELLA HIDDEN - paintings. www.stellahidden.co.uk
Until 2 Aug Local craft sale by Mary O’Grady.
11 - 16 Aug Exhibition and sale of handmade stained glass - SIAN THOMAS.
18 - 23 Sept THE GOLDEN VALLEY CRAFT SOCIETY.
1 - 7 Sept Local craft sale by Christine Wheeler. Mon-Sat 9.30am-4pm.
The Courtyard Theatre, Hereford 01432 340555
Until 2 Aug ‘Cultivate@Courtyard’. Annual visual arts project for young emerging artists aged 16-25 in Herefordshire. ‘Forgive’. HARLAN BEALES, ZACH WOLFE, BEA BOWIE, GWEN GILLICK & DASHA OHIR.
8 Aug - 6 Sept CHARLIE HURCOMBE AND SARAH BAGSHAW. Abstract with a shared interest in collage and assemblage. Open theatre times. The Forum, 18 Market Square, Tenbury Wells WR15 8EA 01584 810085 www.georginafranklin.co.uk
GEORGINA FRANKLIN - jewellery. Individual contemporary design. Commissions undertaken.
Take 4 Gallery, 30 The Homend, Ledbury HR8 1BT www.take4gallery.com
Arts and Craft gallery run by a cooperative of 22 artists and makers including blacksmiths and basket makers, painters and photographers, sculptors and ceramicists, jewellers and textile artists. Basket maker HELEN MUNDAY, blacksmiths STEPHEN MCRAE and SADIE SNOWDROP STAR, ceramicists CLAIRE BILLINGSLEY, STEVE FREER, RUTH BUSBRIDGE and FIONA O’NEILL, mixed media artists CHERYL HEWITT and HELEN NORMAN, jewellers SAM HEMMING, SUSAN WILKINSON and HAZEL MATHIOT, painters DAVID COPE, IVAN JONES, TRUDI FOGGO and JO DEWAR, photographer CRAIG DODDS, sculptors ALAN RICHARDSON and NICK HELME, textile artists SARAH FREER and DI WEISSBERG and wood turner KEITH BRITTEN. Open Mon–Sat 10-5pm. The Lion Ballroom, Broad St, Leominster, HR8 8DB 01568 612277 6 - 14 Sept h.Art. ‘Colour and Light’. MARCHES SCRIBES - calligraphy. 6 - 14 Sept h.Art. TANITH ROUSEjewellery. SUZANNE BOAK, SUSIE CAWLEY, ALLISON DUMBRELL, SARAH HANNAH HOPWOOD, MARK RADON, KATE SKELTON, GLYN WHITING - paintings. GILL TENNANT EYLES, JULES AVERY - pottery. SUE LEAVETT, MIRANDA WHITTEN-WALKER - prints. CAROL DASH, JO GRIFFITHStextiles. STEPHANIE SHAW - willow work. JON TETLEY - wood carvings. Open 10am-5pm.
Greenstage Gallery, Bromtrees Hall, Stoke Lacy, Bromyard, Herefordshire, HR7 4HZ 07977 574383
info@greenstagegallery.co.uk www.greenstage gallery.co.uk
6 - 14 Sept h.Art. ALISON FISHER, BERYL MORGANS, BETH RICHARDSON, BOO MALLINSON, BRIAN DENINGTON, CHRIS HOWELLS, CHRISTOPHER RAINHAM, CLAIRE GRIFFITHS, CLARE GROSSMAN, DOUG EATON, JANE ECCLES, JOANNE MAKIN, JOHN PIPER, JULI-ANNE COWARD, JULIE CROSS, KATIE BRENT, KEITH FENTON, MAGGIE JONES, MARY EDWARDS, MATT CLARKE, NICOLA MOERAN, PAUL POWIS, PETER SHARMAN, PIA DOWSE, PIERRE WILLIAMS, PIP WALTERS, PLUM NEASMITH, ROB RITCHIE, ROB VAN HOEK, SALLY STAFFORD, SARA HAYWARD, SARA HUXLEY, SARA INGLEBY-MacKENZIE, SHARON HARVEY, STELLA HIDDEN, STEVE JOHNSTON & TONY PURSER. Paintings, ceramics, glass, hand-crafted wooden wares and sculpture. Open 11am-5pm, then open by appointment.
The Chapel Gallery, Sherford St, Bromyard HR7 4DL www.chapelgallerybromyard.com 23 - 31 Aug ‘Spots of Time’. RICHARD GILBERT - watercolour paintings. New landscapes. 23 - 31 Aug Bromyard Artwalk 2025. Bromyard Community Arts. Arts and crafts by local artists and makers will be on show in shop windows and public venues throughout the town. For more details and free map and guide, www.bromyardcommunityarts.co.uk. 11am-5pm with cafe, closed Mon/Tues. Bocam Gallery, Space 10, Bastion Mews, Union St, Hereford HR1 2BT 07929 206707 www.bocamgallery.com
Modern contemporary, pop, street art, prints. Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4.30pm.
Walenty Pytel Gallery & Studio Tour, near Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7SB 01531 634102 walentypytelgallery@ gmail.com www.walentypytel.com
You will receive a printed guide to all of Walenty’s outdoor sculptures in Herefordshire to visit at your leisure. Bronze and original steel sculptures can be purchased in the gallery as well as signed limited edition prints, cards and his book Walenty Pytel Life/Art/ Sculpture. By appointment only.
Wobage Makers Gallery, Upton Bishop, Ross-on-Wye HR9 7QP 01989 720495 www.wobage.co.uk
Pots, prints, jewellery, willow and wood. Handmade at Wobage workshops. Part of Forest and Rivers Open Studios Arts Trail and Herefordshire Art Week. BEN CASSON - furniture and kitchenwood. LYNN HODGSON - wood carving and kitchenwood. PATIA DAVIS - slip decorated earthenware and porcelain. JEREMY STEWARD - wood-fired salt-glazed stoneware and porcelain. PETRA STEWARDwood-fired salt-glazed stoneware and collagraph prints. CLYDE JEFFERSON - willow basketry. CLAIR HODGSON - gold, silver and semi-precious stone earrings. Open Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm.
Old Shop Framing, 43 High St, Kington HR5 3BJ 07547 025337
6 - 14 Sept h.Art. Open workshop to view works by ALAN KERR - collage art on rag paper using gunpowder, for aged natural pigments, gold leaf and ultra black paint. Open 11am-5pm.
Old Stable Gallery, Leominster Tourist Information Centre, Corn Square, Leominster 01568 616460
Aug GEOFF GOUGH. Mon-Fri 9.30am-4pm, Sat 9.30am-2.30pm
Mappa Mundi & Chained Library, Hereford Cathedral 01432 374200 www.herefordcathedral.org
Until 27 Sept ‘An Apostolic Institution: 800 years of St Ethelbert Almshouses’.
Mon-Sat Cathedral Tours 11.05pm & 2.15pm, £6 per person. Selected dates Tower Tours. Contact office for details, £10 adults, £5 for children under 16, £8 full-time students. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.
Croft Castle National Trust, Yarpole, near Leominster HR6 9PQ www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Until Oct ‘Ghost Trees’ Artwalk in the park and exhibition celebrating Croft Castle’s ancient trees. RICHARD GILBERT, SARA-JANE ARBURY & PAUL LIGAS - installations, drawings, poetry and photographs. 10am-5pm.
Weavers Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury 07881 926661
Until 2 Aug HEREFORDSHIRE PAINTING CLUB.
4 - 9 Aug ‘Rooted in Fibre’. MOSTLY FELT.
11 - 16 Aug GROUP OF FOURpaintings.
5 - 14 Sept h.Art. ‘Sense of Place’. LESLEY BRANKIN & JO RAYNORtextiles, paintings and mixed media. Daily demonstrations. 10am-4pm, h.Art opening 10am-5pm.
Gallery 54, 54 High Street, Ross-on-Wye 01989 567917
Aug Gallery artists featuring STUART ELLIS, STEPHEN RIPPINGTON, JOHN MAXWELL STEELE and TESSA HOUGHTON. Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm.
Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Road, Hereford HR1 2UA 01432 263937 www.applestoregallery.com
We are taking a break from scheduled exhibitions, but will continue to run the artists’ studios and exhibitions of the studio artists’ work together with popup exhibitions, workshops/talks/poetry events. applestoregallery@btinternet. com for more information.
The Old House, High Town, Hereford HR1 2AA www.herefordshire.gov.uk
Until 28 Sept ‘Highlights Case: Archaeology’. Artefacts from the archaeological collection. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.
Old Chapel Gallery, East Street, Pembridge HR6 9HB 01544 388842 www.oldchapelgallery.co.uk
Until 31 Aug ‘Snapdragon Solstice’ Summer Exhibition. Featuring STUART ROPER, LYNDA JONES, JANE KEAY, SUE HAYDEN, FRANS WESSELMAN, RACHEL RICKETTS, ELIZABETH TERZZA, TRACEY BIRCHWOOD and more. Acrylics, oil on canvas, pencil drawings, stained glass, woodcuts, sculpture, silver and ceramic jewellery. 6 - 14 Sept h.Art. ‘Quiet Birds in Circled Flight’. Original works of art by LYNDA JONES, ANN McCAY, JANE LITTLEFIELD, RACHEL WRIGHT, RACHEL BAILEY & MARY GRIFFIN. Throughout the year ‘Splendour in the Grass’. Featuring an ever-changing collection of unique sculptures for your outdoor space in a variety of media including stone, bronze & iron resins, ironwork, mild steel, carved stone, glass and stainless steel. Including sculpture by RACHEL RICKETS, MYLES MANSFIELD, ANGELA PALMER, HELEN SINCLAIR and more. Wed-Sat 11am-4.30pm, Sun 12-4pm.
SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321
Aug Summer exhibition. Add your summer creation to the SpArC gallery. Anything you would like to share and create a community exhibition. Open Mon-Thurs 9am-9pm, Sat & Sun 9am-12pm.
St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow exhibition@ludlowartsociety.org.uk 16 - 25 Aug Summer exhibition. LUDLOW ART SOCIETY - original artwork by local artists.
Hightown Community Room, Vicarage Rd, Clun SY7 8JG 07951 097798
Until 3 Aug Clun Art and Craft Show. A week long show and sale of work by 40 artists and craftspeople in the Clun Valley. Open 10am-6pm, 3 Aug, 10am-12pm, admission free. Footprint Gallery, Fusion, Jackfield Tile Museum, Telford TF8 7AP www.footprintgallery.co.uk 23 Sept - 5 Oct LYNNE WIXON. Open 10am-4pm.
St Mary Magdalene Church, Church St, Leintwardine SY7 0LD 07790 887251
6 - 14 Sept h.Art GHISLAINE BEESON, SUE CUNNINGHAM, DAVID EVERSHED, IVAN JONES, ROSIE MARK, JANE WELLS, KATE WRIGGLESWORTH - paintings. JENNY BIDDLECOME - felted animal sculptures. ALISHA DAVIDSONwillow work. KIM DAVIS - wood turning. MAGGIE DAVIS - paintings and mixed media. LISA DUKESpottery. HEATHER ENSOR - paintings and pots. PHI EVANS - rush work. GARRY JONES - ceramic sculpture. TIM LITTLAR - musical instruments and furniture. DAVID MORGAN & HELEN PEARSON - silver jewellery. KAT PRESTON - pots and sculpture. JANEY SHARRATT - ceramics. ALI WESSON - textiles. Open 11am-5pm.
Aardvark Books & Cafe, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell SY7 0DH 01547 530744 www.aardvark-books.com
Until 17 Aug Summer sale. New stock each week.
25 Aug Vide Grenier - Giant Attic Sale! 9am-2pm. Live music, lots of stalls and hot food,
6 - 14 Sept h.Art. ‘The Possession of Wonder’ PHIL ROGERS. Open Tues-Sun and Bank Holiday Mondays 10am-4pm
Primary School, Church Stretton SY6 6EX www.strettonfestival.org.uk
Until 10 Aug Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival. Non-competitive showcase for amateur and professional artists, craft workers and photographers living within 30 miles of Church Stretton. You will find hundreds of paintings, collage, photography and various forms of craftwork on display. Open 10.30am-5pm, £1 entry.
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, School Rd, Craven Arms SY7 9RS 01588 676060
2 Aug Car boot sale, 1pm-4pm. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Mill St, Ludlow 01584 878141
Until 23 Aug ‘Decommissioned’. CAROLINE POOL, a collection of portraits.
29 Aug - 11 Oct ‘Picture Plants’. JANE TAYLOR - vibrant watercolour paintings. Mon-Sat 10am-7pm.
Studio & Gallery, Quality Square, Ludlow SY8 1AR 01584 751277 www.abigailhumphriesart.com
Aug ABIGAIL HUMPHRIES - mixed media, figurative pieces and some traditional oil paintings. Open Tues, Thurs-Sun 10am-4pm, Mon & Wed appointment only.
Bishop’s Castle Town Hall 01588 630023 www.bishopscastletownhall.co.uk
2 Aug - 2 Sept TEME ARTWORK.
2 Aug Antiques & Flea Market, 9am-4pm.
4 - 14 Aug LILY F CHITTY. Local archaeologist.
6 Sept - 7 Oct MOOR HALL ARTISTS.
6 Sept Antiques & Flea Market 9am-4pm. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.
OPEN STUDIOS, FAR HALL, DOLAU, LD1 5TW
Paint, Ceramics and Wood JASON & JULIENNE BRAHAM
SIMON HULBERT ROLF HOOK
Open 10am - 5pm
Alice Draws The Line, The Old Forge, Brampton Bryan SY7 0DH www.AliceDrawsTheLine.co.uk Cards, tea towels, mugs, gifts. Open when the lights are on!
The Gateway Gallery, Chester Street, Shrewsbury SY1 1NB gatewaygallery@gmail.com
Until 29 Aug ‘Print Now!’ An exhibition by Colour Now. Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm, Thurs until 8pm during term time.
The Willow Gallery, 56 Willow Street, Oswestry SY11 1AD 01691 657575
Until 30 Aug ‘Stitch by Stitch 2025’. An exhibition for established and emerging textile artists working with stitch, fabric and media.
Open 10am-4pm, closed Sun / Mon. Church Stretton Arts Festival www.strettonfestival.co.uk
Until 10 Aug CHRIS RYDER (Witty Pics) - caricature artist and cartoonist, plus demonstrations. RICHARD COMMANDER - working on a violin and will talk about the instruments on display. CATHERINE CROWTHERpeg loom workshops. AMANDA HILLIER - lino print workshops. Plus art, crafts and photography. Full details on website.
With Nicola Hopwood at Brilley (near Hay-on-Wye) Herefordshire
20th - 23rd September 2025
18th - 21st October 2025
10th - 14th April 2026
22nd - 26th May 2026
Long weekend workshops for beginners and those with some experience, in a lively and supportive atmosphere.
Saturday 6th - Sunday 14th September
Tel: 01597 851 181
julienne@farhallstudios.co.uk Refreshments and home-made cakes available with donations to charity
Course fee: £300 per person (plus materials)
Please phone 01497 820177 visit www.nicolahopwood.co.uk or email info@nicolahopwood. co.uk
Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, The Music Hall, Market Square, Shrewsbury SY1 1LG 01743 258881 Aug Archaeology, geology and fossils, decorative arts and ceramics, social and industrial history. 10am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm.
The Artists’ Gallery, Upper Floor, Ludlow Farm Shop (formerly Ludlow Food Centre), Bromfield, Ludlow SY8 2JR 07974 652866 www.theartistsgalleryludlow.co.uk Instagram
@galleryrunbyartists Facebook The Artists’ Gallery Artists include SHELLY PERKINS - wildlife artist. PRISCILLA HANNbronze sculpture. KIM DAVIS - wood turning. PAUL BURTON - sculpture in steel, glass and stone. PIP JONESwatercolours. SARAH BILLINGHAMpottery. ALICE SAVERY - watercolour and pen botanicals. LAURA-JAYNE - jewellery metalsmith. Until 24 Aug RACHEL HIGGINSwildlife sculpture. JAMES FOTHERINGHAME - wildlife artist. 24 Aug - 21 Sept PAUL BROWNEpainter. K8 Creative - leaded glass. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.
Art in All Saint’s Church High St, Hereford HR4 9AA
‘Rhythm of Sound & Colour’
An exhibition of paintings by Stella Hidden 22 July - 29 September
Open 8am-4pm daily (service is 9.30am Sun)
For more information
Email: stellahidden9@btinternet.com Website: stellahidden.co.uk
Maggie Davis
Mixed Media Artist
Maggie is an abstract artist living in The Marches, Producing Colourful expressive art on Paper and Cloth.
Maggie will be exhibiting at the Primary School SY6 6EX with Church Stretton Arts Festival 26th July -10th August, h.Art 6th -14th September at The Hymns, Walton LD 8 2RA with Radnorshire Artists and @Leintwardine Church SY7 0LD
maggie_in_the_garden@hotmail.com www.mixedupmaggie.co.uk @maggie_in_the_garden
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
50,000+ titles; North Herefordshire’s largest indie bookseller; We buy books AARDVARK BOOKS & CAFE
Specialist in art, design, photography, history, gardening
Also open our superb CAFÉ!
The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, SY7 0DH Off A4113 Knighton Road. Tel: 01547 530744 aardvaark@btconnect.com www.aardvark-books.com
Bookshop open to visitors Tues-Sun 10am-4pm. Open Bank Holiday Mondays.
Website: www.aardvark-books.com
Summer Sale continues until August 17th! New Stock each week Monday 25th August VIDE GRENIER - GIANT ATTIC SALE! 9am - 2pm; Live Music, Lots of stalls, hot food 6th -14th September
H.Art: Phil Rogers - ‘The Possession of Wonder’
Nina & Co, 10 Church St, Ludlow SY8 2JH 01584 877792
Decorative antiques and vintage. Open 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.
Single, dated listings are free. Ongoing workshops, £45 per year.
KNIGHTON PAINTING & SKETCHING GROUP We meet Monday daytime at the Civic Centre, Knighton (near the Clock Tower) during spring and autumn terms. We have weekly topics with friendly tuition. All abilities, beginners welcome. Learn at your own pace. Discover new skills and increase your confidence. Own choice of art materials. Contact artist tutor: Audrey Bradley: 01544 350369. STONE CARVING WEEKENDS WITH LOTTIE O’LEARY
Suitable for all ages and abilities. Come and carve something for your home or garden. Cost of £270 includes the stone, all refreshments including scrummy lunches and cake and expert tuition. Maximum 6 on a course, run from Lotties workshop in Knucklas, near Knighton. Courses for 2025 are 2nd and 3rd August, 4th and 5th October. www.lottieolearystonecarver.co.uk 01547 528 792. Email Oleary.lottie@gmail.com
CREATIVE BREAKS
Learn a new skill and explore your creativity with experienced tutors, all based in beautiful countryside with outstanding views and local produce. We offer a wide range of courses throughout the year:- Basketmaking, Upholstery, Felting, Rag Rug Making, Sculpture, Stone Carving, Dichroic Glass, Plant Dyeing, Natural Dyes, Herbal Medicine, Suminagashi, Rush Basketry, Creating a Sketchbook, Jewellery, Glass Fusing, Hand Bloc Printing, Sewing, Stained Glass, Weaving, Linocutting, Painting and Drawing, Japanese Woodblock, Printmaking, Weaving Wire, Woodcarving and Pottery. For full details visit www.creativebreaks.co.uk Make it yourself - take it home - treasure it - or give it with pride!
JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGING
Workshops, lessons, demonstrations to groups/societies and Gift Vouchers by Teacher and Master of IKEBANA (Ohara School) Noella Plasman-Jones.Visit www.discovering-ikebana.com or message me on 07379 499984.
MOOR HALL STUDIO - BOBBY BRITNELL
Inspirational art and textile related courses delivered throughout the year by highly qualified tutors. Some courses are online and others face to face. Refer to www. bobbybritnell.co.uk for further information and details of all courses. Contact Bobby Britnell on 01547 510664 or email at bobby@bobbybritnell.co.uk
STONE CARVING WORKSHOPS
Monthly in Llangarron, HR9 6PH. Glenn Morris sculptor leads an informal, friendly group. Suitable for beginners or those with some experience. Tuition, tools, refreshments and safety equipment provided, small piece of stone included in “Beginners Day”. Gift Vouchers available. Contact frances@artsinthemarches.co.uk 07917 522253
Sat 9 August
DAY WORKSHOP
Rose Tinted Rags, Hereford, HR1 2EP. Learn Progging and Hooking, vintage recycling techniques to make decorative and useful items. £75 includes beverages and hessian. Venue at Country Bus Station and near train station. 10am-3.30pm. Email jenni.ragrugs@freeuk.com, or 01568 750229 for info and bookings.
Wed 13 August FESTIVAL FAIRY LIGHTS WORKSHOP
Get creative with Becca from George & Honey, make your very own funky fairy lights. All materials included. Ages 6+, 10am-12pm, £10. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 01982 552555.
WEAVING WORKSHOPS
Would you like to learn how to weave? if so please visit www.hayleyhutton.com/workshops to register your interest in my weaving workshops or email hello@hayleyhutton.com
August OXFORD ARMS
31 Aug - Creative workshop, mixed media collage, 3pm-5pm, payment by donation £5, bar and cafe open 1-5pm. The Oxford Arms, Kington, 07301 081444. www.openarmskington.co.uk
August THE ART SHOP & CHAPEL
14 & 15 Aug - 2-Day Wallpaper Printing MasterclassWith ‘Addicted to Patterns’. Suitable for all levels. Create a one-of-a-kind wallpaper while also learning basic block printing and four-way repeat pattern design techniques, 10am-4pm, £230 includes lunch, refreshments and materials. Booking essential. The Art Shop & Chapel, Market St, Abergavenny, 01873 852690.
August & September HEREFORD MUSEUM & ART GALLERY
Summer Holidays - STEM-Fuelled Summer at the Old House Hereford, High Town, family friendly, suitable for ages 3+, drop-in, children free. Until 1 Sept - Exploring the World Trail, follow the trail at the Old House Hereford, High Town to explore science, technology, engineering and maths. 6 Aug - Science Discovery Day, 10am-4pm. 13 Aug - Make your own clock or sundial, 10am-4pm. 21 Aug - Ask the Expert, History Store, 58 Friar St, Hereford, suitable for all ages, drop-in.
13 Sept - ‘Handling the ‘Hoard’’. High quality replicas of the Herefordshire Hoard and other treasurers, guided by expert curators. History Store, 58 Friars St, Hereford, 2-3pm, free, drop-in. 25 Sept - Sustainable Style. Discover unique fashion, browse an eclectic mix of vintage and recycled clothing, accessories and fabrics from Rose Tinted Rags. History Store, 58 Friars St, Hereford, 5pm-7pm, free, drop in. www.herefordshire.gov.uk or www.herefordshiremuseumsupport.org.uk
Tues 2 - Sun 14 September CREATIVE BREAKS
Creative Breaks are celebrating 25 years of teaching by holding an exhibition of their own work at The Chair in Hay on Wye, during Hereford Art Week. Demonstrations, workshops, have-a-go sessions every day. www.creativebreaks.co.uk
August THE FFORWM
Various dates - Meadlow Wreath. Make time to gather with Molly from Foraged and Found. A morning of meadow wreath-making, wild textures and fresh air. Various dates - Silversmithing. A hands-on afternoon of silversmithing guided by artist and jeweller Sophie Jauncey. 2 AugWatercolours. Join artist Deb L Bunker for an afternoon of landscape painting, exploring light, place and pigment.
5 Aug - Wild Swim. A gentle swim with Lee. The Fforwm at Fforest Fields, Hundred House, Edw Valley, LD1 5RT, 01982 570452, www.fforwm.co.uk
August LUDLOW ASSEMBLY ROOMS
9 Aug - Manga Skills Workshop with Eira Richards. Learn the basic manga character creation and have an opportunity to invent your own characters. For ages 11+, 11am, £8. 16 Aug - Mrs Amitage on Wheels, watch a film, then get crafting, 11am, £8. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 01584 878141.
August ORIEL DAVIES GALLERY
Check the website for upcoming events. Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, 01686 625041, www.orieldavies.org
August HELLENS MANOR
5 - 17 Aug - Tom Genders - Beating the Bounds. 5 Aug - En plein air class, 2.15pm-6pm followed by viewing, £60, all abilities welcome, materials included. 6 & 13 Aug - Public viewing and open invite to artists to draw and paint in the grounds, 10.30am-4.30pm, free, donations. 7 Aug - Guided walk and viewing, 5.30pm-7pm, £10. 12 Aug - Still life class, 2.15pm-6pm, £60, all abilities welcome, materials included.
14 Aug - Julian Hight - ancient tree talk, author and TV presenter, 7-9pm, £10. Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, near Ledbury, 01531 660504, www.hellensmanor.com
August THE HIVE, BELMONT
6 Aug - Summer Wellbeing: Crafternoon with Amy and Sarah, open to all ages, 12pm-3pm, £3 per child. TuesLife Drawing for all ages, 7-9pm, £8, louisediggle@gmail. com The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970.
August SHROPSHIRE HILLS DISCOVERY CENTRE
1 Aug, 18 - 22 Aug - ‘Going on a Bear Hunt’ for ages 3-11 years, £4.50. 4 - 8 Aug & 25 - 29 Aug - ‘Remarkable Romans, for ages 4-11 years, £4.50. Booking essential. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 01588 676060.
August MID WALES ARTS CENTRE
23 & 24 Aug - Painting workshop with Angela Gladwell, RWSW, £75 per day. 2 Aug - Monthly Life Drawing Class, 10am-1pm, £20, students £16. Every Wed - Talking Art, artists talk about their work, 2-4pm, free. Weekly Pottery Club, Thurs 2-4pm & 7pm-9pm (term time), Fri 11am-1pm & 2-4pm. 2nd Sat of each month, Family Pottery, 2pm-4pm, booking essential. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, Newtown, 01686 688369.
August EASTNOR POTTERY
INTRO TO THE POTTERS WHEEL £60 per person. Perfect indoor activity for individuals, couples and small groups. 1.5 hr sessions take place 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 30 & 31 August. POTTERS WHEEL COURSES 2, 13, 23, 30 & 31 August. Day £180. Weekend £340. Spend the day or weekend relaxing and creating pots on the potter’s wheel. CLAY MODELLING 6, 16 & 20 August. £40. Themed Pottery Fun for all the family. Eastnor Pottery, Home Farm, Eastnor, near Ledbury. Check and book online, www.eastnorpottery.co.uk admin@eastnorpottery. co.uk or 01531 633886.
August SIDNEY NOLAN TRUST
23 Aug - Cultivate. Monthly youth arts programme for ages 11-18, 10am-2pm. Summer Holiday workshops for young people (for ages 7-16). 7 Aug - Introduction to Monoprint, 11am-2pm, £10. 14 Aug - Observational Painting, 11am-2pm, £10. 21 Aug - Abstracting, 11am-2pm, £10. 28 Aug - Environmental Photography, 11am-2pm, £10. Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne, details and booking, www.sidneynolantrust.org
August SHREWSBURY MUSEUM & ART GALLERY
First Fri of every month until 5 Dec - Home Educators. Hands on history, science and art workshops for ages 7-11 years, 10.30am-12pm. First Sat of the month - Create and Connect. Bringing together refugee and local families in a fun environment, 1.30pm-3pm, for ages 4+, £3. Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, Market Square, Shrewsbury, 01743 258881.
August HEREFORD CATHEDRAL 18 - 22 Aug - Icon Course. Peter Murphy will take you through all the steps to produce a finished traditional icon, £475. 20 - 22 Aug Summer Holiday Club ‘Epic Explorers’. For children in school years 1-6, 9am-3pm, £50 per child for three days, includes all activities, materials, snacks and an event t-shirt, to book email education@herefordcathedral.org 27 & 28 Aug - Creative Cloisters. For artists to experience the space and create work, 10am-3pm, £30 for both days, includes lunch and refreshments. 28 Aug - Messy Church, free drop in event no booking required, 12pm-2pm, free. Mondays term time - Toddler Group, craft activities and prayer; suitable 1-3 years, 9.30am, free. Thurs (term time) - Cathedral Seedlings new toddler group for ages 1-3 years, 10am-11.30am. Hereford Cathedral, 01432 374225. www.herefordcathedral.org
Aug & Oct LOTTIE O’LEARY STONE CARVING
Two day courses inclusive of stone, lunches, tea and coffee. Suitable for all abilities. Weekend workshop dates are 2 & 3 August and 4 & 5 October. Knighton, LD7 1PN. Bookings 01547 528792, email oleary.lottie@gmail.com www.lottieolearystonecarver.co.uk
August CARAD
First Tues of the Month - Craft Workshop for ages 11+. 1.30pm-3.30pm, free. Rhayader Museum & Gallery, CARAD, East Street, Rhayader LD6 5ER 01597 810561, www.carad.org.uk
Until September JAPANESE PAPER MARBLING
The Birches Farm, Kington. Try your hand at the art and craft of suminagashi with like-minded folk in a calm and creative space. Take home many sheets of decorated paper for use in bookbinding, collage and other paper arts. Cake and coffee on tap (bring your own lunch). August 9th, September 27th. See website for details: www.sarahamatt.com
September MEDITATIVE ART WORKSHOPS
September courses - Lifelong learning. Art tuition, guided meditation, bring simple attention into colour and mark-marking with art tutor, Sophia Quinto. Wed 6.30-8pm for 12-16 year olds. Sat 10.30am-12pm for adults. SY8 Studios, Ludlow, 0744 955 4938 or www.sophiaquinto.com
September & October STAINED GLASS COURSES
With Nicola Hopwood. Long weekend workshops for beginners and those with some experience, in a lively and supportive atmosphere. Brilley, near Hay-on-Wye. 20-23 Sept. 18-21 Oct. 10-14 April 2026. 22-26 May 2026. £300 per person including materials, 01497 820177, www.nicolahopwood.co.uk
Thursdays KNIGHTON ART GROUP
Any level welcome. Any medium accepted. Lunch served from 12pm. Knighton Community Centre, 1-3pm, £3 per session. Kay Yendole, 07624 379335.
Tuesdays DRINK AND DRAW
Weekly life drawing group for all abilities. Bring your own materials and just turn up. Upstairs at The Green Dragon Hotel, Broad St, Hereford, 7-9.20pm, £8, 07587 192495.
Wednesdays INFORMAL ART GROUP
All welcome, help given if required. The Old School Community Hub, New Radnor, 2-4pm, 01544 350242. Wednesdays DRINK AND DRAW
Life drawing group for all abilities. Bring your own materials. Ty Tan Gallery (opposite the Blue Boar), Hay-on-Wye, 7-9.30pm, block book £90 for 10 weeks or drop-in for £11, 07855 628627.
As distributors roll out their animations and super heroics aimed at kids, it’s slim pickings for grown up films during summer’s dog days but there are a few notable exceptions and this excruciatingly funny bromance is one of them. Tim Robinson, who you may’ve seen in his bonkers Netflix series I Think You Should Leave, plays somewhat boring everyman Craig failing to adequately bond with his son and immune to the needs of his wife (wonderfully deadpan Kata Mara) who accidentally hits on his wisecracking T.V, weatherman neighbour, Austin (Paul Rudd, The Perks of Being a Wallflower). Craig is frankly smitten with Austin’s lifestyle – he has a rock band for example – and conversely Austin rather takes pity on Craig and brings him into his aimable social fold… until he doesn’t. And when Austin says he’s backing off Craig gets desperate, triggering some toe-curling comedic exchanges executed with a fine deftness of touch by big-screen debut writer/director Andrew DeYoung.
Reviews by Mark Williams
1 & 2 Aug THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME Anime Hosoda special.
1 & 5 Aug THE SHROUDS
4 & 7 Aug LILO & STITCH
4 Aug FROM HILDE WITH LOVE + short.
7 Aug FLY FISHING FILM 8, 9 & 14 Aug JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH (12A)
8 & 13 Aug HOT MILK
9 Aug SUMMER WARS Anime Hosoda special.
11 & 12 Aug THE LAST JOURNEY
15 Aug FOUR LETTERS OF LOVE
16 Aug MRS ARMITAGE ON WHEELS Film and then get crafting with Anne’s Art Club. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
16 Aug ALL THAT’S SOLID
A collection of animated short films exploring personal and global stories. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Assembly Rooms, Mill St, Ludlow, 01584 878141
15 Aug THE BRUTALIST (18)
5 Sept A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (15) Conquest Theatre, Bromyard. 01885 488575
Until 7 Aug BIG STAR: THE NICK SKELTON STORY (PG)
1 - 9 Aug GOOD ONE (15) 8 - 14 Aug SUPERMAN (12A) 8 - 16 Aug FOUR LETTERS OF LOVE (12A)
9 Aug LILO & STITCH (U) free screening
15 - 18 Aug FRIENDSHIP (15)
18 Aug JOINT SECURITY AREA (15) Radix Film Club
15 - 21 Aug THE BAD GUYS 2 (U) 15 - 21 Aug THE LEGEND OF OCHI (12A)
23 Aug THE GOONIES (1985) (12A) 29 & 30 Aug SAVAGES (PG)
The Courtyard Theatre, Edgar St, Hereford 01432 340555
2 Aug OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
(PG) The Phoenix Theatre, Ross on Wye 07789 778048
3 Aug MULLHOLLAND DRIVE (15)
The Phoenix Theatre, Ross on Wye 07789 778048
10 Aug BATTLE OF BRITAIN (PG) Chetton VH 01746 789239
11 Aug MOONRISE KINGDOM (12)
Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Community Centre 01952 433297
12 Aug YESTERDAY (12A) Vicars Cross Community Centre 07861 041795
15 Aug THE BRUTALIST (18) Conquest Theatre, Bromyard 01885 488575
16 Aug WE LIVE IN TIME (15) Cleobury Mortimer Parish Hall 01299 270047
16 Aug ERIN BROCKOVICH (15) Aston on Clun VH 01588 660139
16 Aug FROZEN SING-A-LONG (PG) Lyde Court, Hereford 01432 357753
22 Aug A REAL PAIN (15) Lyde Court, Hereford 01432 357753
25 Aug JEAN DE FLORETTE (PG) Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Community Centre 01952 433297
28 Aug MR BURTON (12A) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 638038
30 Aug BILLY ELLIOT (U) Church & Chetwynd Aston VH 01952 813234
30 Aug THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN (12) The Old Picture House, Kington 07855 254590
OLD MARKET HALL, SHREWS.
4 Aug SLADE IN FLAME (PG) Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281
PHOENIX THEATRE, R-O-W
1 Aug THE APPRENTICE (15)
2 Aug OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH (PG)
3 Aug MULLHOLLAND DRIVE (15) Phoenix Theatre, Palace Pound, St Mary’s St, Ross on Wye, 01989 564570
22 Aug HOUSE OF AMERICA (15)
8pm. Presteigne Festival.
23 Aug MARGINALIA, RAISING THE AHRE & OBSERVATIONS FROM ISFRYN With local filmmaker Bevis Bowden and 2011 Welsh Artist of the Year, Paul Emmanuel. 8pm. Presteigne Festival.
24 Aug THE LIBRARY SUICIDES (15) 8pm. Presteigne Festival. www.presteignefestival.com 01544 267800
29 Aug THE KID A rare screening of Charlie Chaplin’s classic silent movie with live piano accompaniment, 11am, £7 adults, 4-14s free, ‘The Happening’ event. www.midborderarts.com Assembly Rooms, Presteigne.
1 Aug JUNGLE TROUBLE (U)
1 Aug KARATE KID: LEGENDS (12A)
2 Aug LILO & STITCH (U)
12, 14, 16, 21 Aug ELIO (PG) 13 Aug GOLDBEAK (PG) 15, 21 Aug SMURFS (U) 15, 16, 21 & 28 Aug SUPERMAN (12A) 19 & 20 Aug THE BAD GUYS (U) Regal, Teme St, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811442
1 - 14 Aug ELIO (PG)
1 - 7 Aug SUPERMAN (12A)
8 - 14 Aug JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH (12A)
15 -21 Aug SMURFS (U)
15 - 21 Aug FOUR LETTERS OF LOVE (ctbc)
Savoy Theatre, Church St, Monmouth 01600 772467
SPARC,
14 Aug THE SEEDS OF VANDANA SHIVA
28 Aug MR BURTON (12A) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 01588 638038
Until 3 Aug SUPERMAN: LEGACY (12A)
1 - 6 Aug SMURFS 2025 (U)
1 - 3, 5-10, 12 - 14 Aug THE BAD GUYS 2 (ctbc)
1 - 7 Aug I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (ctbc)
1 - 13 Aug THE BAD GUYS 2 (ctbc)
5 - 7 Aug JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH (12A)
8 - 14 Aug FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS (ctbc)
Another tale of unpredictable same-sex alliances, although in Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s directorial debut it begins as a dissertation on the complexities of a mother-daughter relationship. So we have cantankerous, sardonic wheelchair-bound Rose (Fiona Shaw) seeking salvation from her mysterious, maybe psychosomatic illness at an expensive clinic on the Spanish coast whilst being attended to by her 20-something daughter, Sofia (Emma Mackey, Barbie) who we gradually discover has demons of her own. A chance meeting with a free if darkly troubled spirit, Ingrid (Vicky Krieps, Corsage) releases Ingrid’s uncertain sexual and emotional needs, all the while overseen by the equally needy and critical Rose. Better known as a screenwriter – e.g. last month’s The Salt Path – Lenkiewicz’s script tantalisingly unpeels the emotional onions of the three protagonists and the performances are equally measured and ultimately revealing, but for me it’s seasoned actress Shaw who steals the show with her finest screenwork since T.V’s Killing Eve
30 Aug ANDRE RIEU’S 2025
MAASTRICT CONCERT
The Regal, Tenbury Wells, 7pm, 01584 811442. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7pm, 01982 552555.
31 Aug ANDRE RIEU’S 2025
MAASTRICT CONCERT
Wyeside, Builth Wells, 2pm, 01982 552555.
4 Sept INTER ALIA
Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555 HOT MILK (15)
National Theatre. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, 01874 611622. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7pm 01600 719401. The Hafren, Newtown, 7pm, 01686 948100. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, 01885 488575. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7pm, 01982 552555.
Every Tuesday YOUTH CAFE Young people (8-16) can meet and share creative activites including music, drama and films. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970
August
WYESIDE WORKSHOPS
Until 3 Aug - One-Take Wonder: Smartphone Film Challenge, free, limited spaces. 5 - 8 Aug - River Wye Animated Adventures Camp for ages 10-14, storytelling, set design and animation, 10am-3pm, £100. 6 AugLittle Movie Mash Up From Minecraft to Moana, a workshop is high-energy mix for ages 4-6 years, 10am-11am, £6. 6 Aug - Big Movie Mash Up for ages 7-11 years, 11.30am-1pm, £7.50. 15 Aug - Kids Filmmaking Basics Bootcamp, for ages 10-17, learn to make a movie in a day, 10am-4pm, £25. 17 Aug - Adults Filmmaking Basics Bootcamp, 10am-4pm, £25. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 01982 552555. Wednesdays FILM MAKING CLUB For ages 11-17. The Courtyard, Hereford, 6-7.30pm, £75 per term, 01432 340555.
Single, dated listings are free. Year round entries £45.
ASSEMBLY ROOMS DANCE CLASSES
Weekly - Circle Dancing, no partner required, 1.453.45pm, £5, contact Kathryn 01584 877446. WeeklyGKY Dance. Dance and acrobatics for children, various classes, 4-9pm, £4.75-£6.25, contact Grace Young 07939 638637. Weekly - Learn 2 Jive, beginners 7.30-8.30pm, intermediates 8.30-9.30pm, no partner needed, £6, contact Matt info@coolmovesdance.co.uk. Zumba - 7-8pm, £5, contact Honor 07527 183231. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 878141.
CONTEMPORARY DANCE WITH 2FACED DANCE COMPANY AT THE CENTRE FOR MOVEMENT, GAOL STREET, HEREFORD HR1 2HU
Wee Movers: Age 4 - 6 years, Mon 16:30 - 17:15. Mega Movers: Age 7 - 10 years, Mon 17:20 - 18:20. The Kin Project: Boys and those who identify as male, age 7 - 16 years, Wed 18:15 -19:30. Teen Contemporary: Age 11 - 18 years, Tues 17:00 - 18:00. 2Faced Youth: Age 11 - 18 years (audition only), Tues 18:00 - 21:00. Beginners Contemporary Flow: Age 18 years +, Wed 19:30 - 21:00. Improvers Contemporary Flow: Age 18 years +, Mon 19:30 - 21:00. www.2faceddance.co.uk / 01432 620032 admin@2faceddance.co.uk
PINSLEY MILL MORRIS
Women’s Northwest Morris and clog, are looking to welcome more dancers. We meet every Tuesday at 8pm, Kingsland Village, HR6 9SQ. No experience necessary! Email PinsleyMillMorris@gmail.com for more details, or just turn up. Come and join Herefordshire’s newest Morris side!
DANCE WITH ALANYA
Mondays at Kingswood Village Hall, HR5 3HE: 11.00am12.00 noon Move with the Groove Classic tracks from Disco to Swing - follow-on steps or do your own thing. All welcome. £8.00 drop-in/£24.00 per 4-week block. 12.15-1.00pm Belly Dance Basics Beginner Level Belly Dance, no experience required. £6.00 drop-in/£18.00 per 4-week block. 1st & 3rd Saturdays at Bodenham Parish Hall, HR1 3LB: 1.00-3.00pm Shimmy Central Open Level Belly Dance, all levels welcome. £14.00 per class, bookings by the previous Wednesday.For full information, visit www.alanyadance.uk or contact Abbie at alanyadancer@gmail.com or on 07962 161081.
LEARN 2 JIVE 50’S SWING STYLE CLASSES
Mon - Bartestree Village Hall, Hereford, 7.30pm. Silvester Horne Institute, Church Stretton, 7.30pm. Tues - Pembridge Village Hall, 7.30pm. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm. Claines Parish Hall, Worcester, 7.45pm. Wed - . Holy Trinity Parish Hall, Malvern, 7.30pm. Thurs - Ledbury Dance Studio, Bye Street, 7.30pm. Abberley Village Hall, 7.30pm. Penybont Community Centre, 7.30pm. Castle Hall, Bridgnorth, 7.30pm. ThursLindy Hop Introductory 6 week course, Bodenham Parish Hall, 8pm. Fri - Gentle Jive, Bartestree Village Hall, 10.15am. Sun - Eardisley Village Hall, 6.30pm. For more information please e-mail info@coolmovesdance.co.uk Matt or Sarah on 01989 750354. www.coolmovesdance. co.uk Coolmoves Dance & Fitness for adults.
Adult Classes. Mon - Contemporary Dance with LG Dance, 6.30pm. www.lauragale.co.uk. Mon - Commercial Dance with LG Dance, 7.30pm-8.25pm, £25 per month. Mon - Zumba, 11am-11.45am. Tues - Commercial Dance with LG Dance, 6.30pm-7.25pm, £25 per month. Tues Heels Class with LG Dance, 7.30pm-8.30pm, £25 per month. Tues - Street Jazz with LG Dance, 6.30pm. www.lauragale.co.uk Wed - Fit4Tap, 10am-10.45am. Thurs - Silver Swans Adult Ballet, 1pm, www.starlightcompany.co.uk Fri - Chance to Dance, 10.15am. Junior Classes. Mon - Junior Contemporary for ages 7-12, 4.30pm, £25 per month. Mon - Senior Contemporary for ages 13-18, 5.30pm, £25 per month. Tues - Junior Commercial, for ages 8-12, 4.30pm, £25 per month. Tues - Senior Commercial for ages 13-18, 5.30pm, £25 per month. Wed - Mini Streetz for ages 4-8, 4.45pm, £23 per month. Wed - Junior Streetz for ages 9-12, 5.30pm. Wed - Senior Streetz for ages 13-24, 6.30pm, £25 per month. Fri - Dancing Tots for ages 2-4, 11.30am. Sat - Twinkling Stars for ages 2-4 incorporating Makaton sign, musical movement, sensory play and fun, 9.30am. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.
SILVER SWANS ADULT BALLET CLASSES
Adult Ballet and Low Impact Tap classesThe Larruperz Centre, Ross-On-Wye, Tuesdays 1:30 -2:30 Silver Swans Ballet, 2:35-3:20 Adult Tap. Adult Ballet Class 2Faced Dance Centre for Movement, The Old Court, Gaol St, Hereford; Wednesdays 6:15 - 7:15pm. All ages and beginners welcome, £7 PAYG/Drop In. Tel: 07854793960. Email: creativefitness20@gmail.comcreativefitness.org.uk
Fortnightly Saturdays CHORUS LINE Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 07943 417561. Tuesdays, Thursdays - Saturdays MID WALES DANCE ACADEMY Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 07943 417561. Tuesdays SOLO LATINO DANCE
Parish Hall, Hay-on-Wye, 7-8.30pm. Mely 07837 160505.
Fortnightly Sunday HIGHFLYERS YOUTH DANCE
COMPANY For ages 11-18 with disabilities or additional needs and their siblings. All welcome. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 2-4pm, 01743 234970 or email Rachel youthsidance@gmail.com
THIS month Mr Pernickety returns to the Swan at Hay for the first time in over ten years, He hadn’t heard that it had changed ownership since then, sold by the notorious Mackintosh family to The Interesting Hotels Group, a disparate collection of hotels around the UK, including the enjoyable (although not perfect) Llangoed Hall. However, The Swan’s website is reticent about this and mysteriously describes itself as ‘a privately owned, independent hotel’. The previous owners, the Mackintoshes, were a predatory clan who would seek out a licensed premises which they could buy cheaply, get the licence removed so they could sell it on as a private dwelling for at least twice as much as they’d paid. They did it with The Ancient Camp Inn at Ruckhall near Hereford and tried very hard to do the same with the Bull’s Head in Craswall. Here, thankfully, they failed as the authorities held firm, knowing that there was a need for a pub in that remote place. It was bought by some top-notch operators who serve wonderful food, much of which they produce on their own farm, and still keep the lovely ancient bar much as it has been for centuries.
But back to the Swan, where years ago, Mr P had a great evening, watching sublime lyricist and singer, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and his accompanist perform their wonderful repertoire. (Mr P suggests that readers watch him on YouTube.)
And in Mr Pernickety’s 2010 Guide to Eating in Hay, he reviewed The Swan, then run by Mr & Mrs Mackintosh and their daughter. It was not recommended. To quote: ‘The main dining room, despite being a highceilinged, well-proportioned space with fine tall windows overlooking the gardens has a slightly desperate air to it. The chairs look faintly French Empire, standing on an unattractive hotel carpet, beneath chandeliers with a hint of Hyacinth Bucket.’”
On this occasion, Mr P’s Lovely Companion, who had never set foot in The Swan, entered by the Market Bar, a rough jumble of ugly lumpy furniture that might have escaped from a Blackpool boarding house,
‘Oh Dear!’ she murmured to herself, sensing a less than glamorous evening ahead. She was, as ever in such matters, astutely observant. The most interesting thing about this member of the Interesting Hotels Group is that since taking over the place, the new operators have contrived to make it even drearier than it was when the last owners had it. The main dining room has been repainted, there are new plastic flowers on the windowsill, the same or similar manky old carpet is on the floor and the mean little chandeliers dangling from the ceiling remain. If the room had been full (an unlikely circumstance) the noise under the high ceiling and unbaffled walls might have been intense, at least enough to drown the monotonous beige music fuzzing from loudspeakers. The chairs and
tables were what Mr P believes are described as ‘contract’ – plain, dull and uncomfortable. In the room adjacent to the dining room there was a clutter of discarded, unused furniture, as if someone hadn’t got round to cleaning up after a party. This ambience was bound to affect a punter’s enjoyment, and Mr P is no more immune than any other.
Gloomily, he and the LC opened a menu, she chose Sweet Potato Falafels (with humus, apricot relish and pomegranate dressing, £9) and seemed to enjoy them.
Mr P did enjoy his Crispy Chilli and Mango prawns with Sriracha Sauce and Fresh Lime, which offered some interesting flavours. For a main dish he chose Pork Saltimbocca with Potato Gratin (£23). The pork was a tad dry, and slightly overcooked, but enjoyable enough. It had the demeanour of a Brakes Bros dish, but Mr P was assured that there was a real, live chef in the kitchen.
The LC somewhat to Mr P’s (unexpressed) disapproval chose a Mexican Chicken Burger with Guacamole and whatnot (£17). Mr P regrets that nearly all restaurant chickens have spent only few brief weeks of incarcerated existence before being dispatched. But the LC liked it and ate it all.
To end up they shared a Rhubarb Trifle (£7}, a sweet gooey concoction topped with nasty whipped cream, perhaps from an aerosol which, like the furniture in the bar, looked as if it had come from a Blackpool boarding house. Not a great climax or taste treat to lift the spirits in such dreary surroundings.
The Swan is a handsome stone building, completed in 1812 as a coaching inn. It’s listed Grade II and has been restored, retaining its original sash windows and fanlights. But internally it has been sadly misused for the last few decades. It would be a wonderful thing if some chaps like those who have transformed the formerly lack-lustre Rhydspence could come in and give it the treatment it needs. In fairness, the food was tolerable, if expensive, but, in essence, the place is a Jumbo Blanc, a wasted asset; and a big shame for Hay. Mr Pernickety
Sat 2 & Sun 3 August HEREFORD FOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL
Hereford Rugby Club, Belvedere Lane, Hereford. World street foods, artisan traders, children’s activities, tribute bands, open Sat from 11am, closes Sun 7pm. www.tickettailor.com
Sat 23 & Sun 24 August WHINYARD ROCKS
Vineyard tours, tasings and food. Fun-filled free day out. Food from Street Food Collective. Whinyard Rocks, New Radnor, LD8 2TG, 12pm-6pm, www.whinyardrocks.com
Sun 24 August GARDEN PARTY
With afternoon tea, choir and string quartet. Crown Inn, Dilwyn, 3.30pm, £15 or £18.50 with proseccco, to book, 01544 318063. Proceeds to Friends of the Crown.
August HEREFORD LEFT BANK VILLAGE
1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 22, 29 & 30 Aug - Five Course Dining Experience, 7pm, tickets from £25. 22 Aug - Summer Cocktail Masterclass, 7pm, £49. To book, 01432 353552. Hereford Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford.
August LYDE COURT
9 Aug - All You Can Eat Reggae Reggae BBQ, 5.30pm. 17 Aug - MOBO Car Meet. Luxury cars and hot food, open bar, fire pits, 5-8pm. 23 Aug - Artisan Food Market, 10am-4pm. Cafe open Thurs-Sun, 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-10pm, Lyde Court, Hereford, 01432 357753. Thurs 4 September COOKERY WORKSHOP Apple Desserts. A series of beginner workshops. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 9.30am, 01588 676060.
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 January & July) VILLAGE MARKET & CAFE
Bacon rolls, cake, hot drinks. Regular stalls selling pies, cakes and baked goodies., honey, floral designs, crafting supplies and more. Cedar Hall, Dilwyn, 10am-12pm.
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 HELLENS PRODUCE MARKET Local products and enjoy a breakfast. Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, near Ledbury, 9.30-11.30am, 01531 660504, www.hellensmanor.com
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.
2nd Saturday of every month BRECON FARMERS & MAKERS MARKET Brecon Indoor Market Hall, 9.30am - 4pm. 07926 196714.
2nd Saturday of every month LEOMINSTER FARMER’S MARKET Corn Square, 9am-1pm, 01568 797427.
Third Saturday of every month PRODUCE MARKET Hightown Community Rooms, Vicarage Rd. Clun, 10.00am - 12.00pm. 01547 520332.
3rd Saturday of every month FARMER’S MARKET Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 9am-1pm, 01588 630023.
1st Thursday EVENING FARMER’S MARKET
The Barn, Ledbury, 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. 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.
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AARDVARK BOOKS LTD, THE BOOKERY, MANOR FARM, BRAMPTON BRYAN, BUCKNELL 01547 530888 Cafe serving refreshments, cakes etc. Tuesday - Sunday 10am-4pm and Bank Holiday Mondays.
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-Sat 9.30am-3pm. With The Green Bean Shop/Deli under the same roof.
LEON’S SUPPER CLUB, 14 HIGH STREET, PRESTEIGNE, POWYS LD8 2BA (ABOVE THE SALTY DOG). TEL: 07805 727486 OR VIA FACEBOOK Open every Friday and Saturday 6pm to 9pm. Enjoy authentic Spanish tapas. Bring your own drink.
LOCKDOWN DHABA - EVERY OTHER SATURDAY
Specially curated 3 course vegetarian and vegan menus designed to take you on a journey exploring traditional & contemporary Indian food. Pre-order and we will cook your meal fresh in our home kitchen, quickly chill it and deliver it to your door. lockdowndhaba.com or instagram/facebook @lockdowndhaba
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.
RHOS MARKET GARDEN, KNIGHTON
Growers & providers of organic veg, fruit & flowers. Eco cleaning products & refills. Large range of groceries & wholefoods. The Old Garage Shop Knighton LD7 1EN. Wed. - Fri. 9 - 4, Sat. 10 - 2. Free parking. Organic veg boxes delivered to collection points in Presteigne, Knighton and Beguildy. rhosorganic@outlook.com www.rhosorganic.co.uk
THE WORKHOUSE CAFE, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PRESTEIGNE 01544 267864 Cafe, gallery, light lunches, good coffee, homemade cakes. Wed-Sat 10am - 4pm. YARBOROUGH HOUSE BOOKSHOP, 5 MARKET SQUARE, BISHOP’S CASTLE 01588 638318 Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10.30am-4.30pm and every Bank Holiday. Teas, coffees, cappuccino, latte, home made cakes. Also 3000 classical cds many reduced. 4000 books and artist’s cards.
YE OLDE TAVERN, KINGTON 01544 231417
Food served Wed-Fri 5pm-9pm, Sat 12pm-9pm, Sun 12pm-8pm. Thursday Steak Night, 8oz Rump and a drink, £14.50.
Fri 1 August
FLEETWOOD SHACK
Corn Exchange, High St, Ross-on-Wye, 8pm, 01989 763174, www.rosscornexchange.co.uk
LATES/HWYRNOS
The first ‘Late’ opening event since re-opening. With live music from Geogia Ruth, poetry inspired by the exhibition and discussion on recent gallery developments. The Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, 7pm, cafe, bar and shop open, free but please book your place, www.orieldavies.org
OUT OF ORDER
The Barrels, Hereford, 9pm.
MALVERN ROCKS
Malvern Rocks Festival is ready to light up the Malvern Hills with three days of exceptional music, vibrant energy, and unforgettable experiences. Prepare to immerse yourself in a multiverse soundscape, featuring a stellar line-up of established artists and rising stars across various genres. Venues include The Three Horseshoes, The Unicorn, Bar Limon, Dity D’s, Red Lion Cradley, Belle Vue Island, The Railway Inn, Malvern Lounge, The Morgan, The Royal Oak, The Express, Beauchamp Arms and Priory Park Bandstand. Further details www.malvern.rocks
SEAN GAFFNEY
Album launch concert. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 8pm, 01588 630023.
STARS IN THEIR EYES
Albert’s Shed, Shrewsbury, 9pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk
CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL
Chamber music free concert, 10.15am. Connaught Brass, 7.30pm, St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, www.strettonfestival.org.uk
THE ALLEY CATS
Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.
THE CHRISTIANS
The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 6pm, 07498 966606.
LAKE
Singer/songwriter. With Indian food from Lockdown Dhaba. The Oxford Arms, Kington, 5pm-10pm, music from 7pm, 07301 081444.
THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL
Letters from Lony: A Holocaust Story, Holy Trinity Church, 11am, £32, £26. National Youth Orchestra of Wales, programme includes Mason Bates, Barber, Gerswin, Bernstein, Wang Jie, Hereford Cathedral, 2.15pm, £35-£10. Evan Lawrence Organ Recital, programme includes Buxtehude, JS Bach, Mendelssohn and Dupre, Holy Trinity Church, 5pm, £15. Evensong, Hereford Cathedral, 5.30pm, free. Faure: Requiem, also includes Debussy, Dobrinka Tabakova and Vaughan Williams, Hereford Cathedral, 7.30pm, £60-£10. Lay Clerks in Concert, All Saints Church, 10pm, £22, £15. Hereford, 01452 768926, www.3choirs.org
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PROSPECT CABARET
For everyone who is willing and able to do a turn, perform their party piece in the most cabaret-tastic way possible. There will be an MC, and prizes for the best acts. the Barn, Accidental Arts & Ecology Centre, Prospect Orchard, Llanidloes, 7pm, 077900 71729, www.accidentalartsandecology.com
ABBA GARDEN PARTY
The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 5pm, 07498 966606.
BRING BACK SUMMER
Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.
MALVERN ROCK FESTIVAL
Malvern Rocks Festival is ready to light up the Malvern Hills with three days of exceptional music, vibrant energy, and unforgettable experiences. Prepare to immerse yourself in a multiverse soundscape, featuring a stellar line-up of established artists and rising stars across various genres. Venues include The Three Horseshoes, The Unicorn, Bar Limon, Dity D’s, Red Lion Cradley, Belle Vue Island, The Railway Inn, Malvern Lounge, The Morgan, The Royal Oak, The Express, Beauchamp Arms and Priory Park Bandstand. Further details www.malvern.rocks
GABBA GABBA HEY
DJs. Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, www.albertsshed.co.uk
HEREFORD FOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL
Hereford Rugby Club, Belvedere Lane, Hereford. World street foods, artisan traders, children’s activities, tribute bands, open Sat from 11am, closes Sun 7pm. www.tickettailor.com
WYEFI
The Vaga, Hereford, 8.30pm. COMMUNITY DAY
Live music, storytelling, arts and nature activities, exhibitions, games, food and drink. The Rodd, Presteigne, 12pm-5pm, free tickets in advance at www.sidneynolantrust.org
CHURCH STRETTON ARTS
FESTIVAL
Brian Stone ‘Notes on a well-travelled fiddle’, 10.15am, free. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton. Aura, Silvester Horne Institute, Church Stretton, 7.30pm. www.strettonfestival. org.uk
DIVAS
Albert’s Shed, Shrewsbury, 9pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk
THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL
Daniel Greenway Organ Recital, programme includes JS Bach, Elgar, Mendelssohn, Beach, ColeridgeTaylor and Whitlock, Holy Trinity Church, 9.30am, £15. Keats at the Keyboard, poetry and music for all the family, St Peter’s Church, 11am, £10, children £8, under 5s free. National Youth Choir, programme includes Mozart, Ola Gjeilo, Roderick Williams, Arvo Part and Stanford, Hereford Cathedral, 11am, £25-£10. National Youth String Orchestra, programme includes Respighi, Bliss and Mussorgsky, Leominster Priory, 2.45pm, £32, £26, £12. Mendelsssohn: Elijah, Hereford Cathedral, 7.30pm, £65-£10. Hereford, 01452 768926, www.3choirs.org
FLOYD UK
The band are dedicated to crafting Pink Floyd’s performances with careful attention to every note, inflection, expression, sound effect, on their instruments and voices. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.
MALVERN ROCK FESTIVAL
Malvern Rocks Festival is ready to light up the Malvern Hills with three days of exceptional music, vibrant energy, and unforgettable experiences. Prepare to immerse yourself in a multiverse soundscape, featuring a stellar line-up of established artists and rising stars across various genres. Venues include The Three Horseshoes, The Unicorn, Bar Limon, Dity D’s, Red Lion Cradley, Belle Vue Island, The Railway Inn, Malvern Lounge, The Morgan, The Royal Oak, The Express, Beauchamp Arms and Priory Park Bandstand. Further details www.malvern.rocks
HEREFORD FOOD & MUSIC
FESTIVAL
Hereford Rugby Club, Belvedere Lane, Hereford. World street foods, artisan traders, children’s activities, tribute bands, open Sat from 11am, closes Sun 7pm. www.tickettailor.com
THE PINK PRINCESS PARTY
The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 11.30am & 2.15pm, 07498 966606.
MINI POP PARTY
Calling all little Swifties! Shrewsbury Castle, 11am, £28.85 (1 adult + 1 child, extra child £20.35), bring your own seats. 01743 281281.
Mon 4 August
CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL
Free organ music with Richard Walk, All Saints’ Church, Little Stretton, 12pm. Nick Cartledge, flute and Muriel Phillips piano, St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, 0333 666 3366, www.strettonfestival.co.uk
MUSIC AT BILL’S KITCHEN
With Mice in a Matchbox. Take songs, some familiar, some original and apply their own lively arrangements. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 7pm, £28 with two-course meal, just music £12, 01584 878141.
BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB
Brimfield Village Hall, 7.30pm, 07909 290942. Bring drink/glasses.
CIDER CITY JAZZMEN
The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford.
Tues 5 August
JAM NIGHT
Albert’s Shed, Shrewsbury, 8pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk
Wed 6 August
ALBERT’S SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE
Albert’s Shed, Shrewsbury, 8.30pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk
THE UNRAVELLING WILBURYS
Performing songs of the 1980s supergroup and also dip into the back catalogue of its’ legendary members. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm, £22, 01584 878141.
FOREST BAROQUE
Free lunchtime concert. Feel free to bring your lunch, laptop or work, tables and wifi provided. St Mary’s Church, Ross on Wye, 1pm, retiring collection.
VO FLETCHER & PHIL BOND
Guitar and piano. Nori’s Cafe, Leominster, £26 includes three-course meal. Please book, 01584 831386 or email noriscafe@yahoo.com
CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL
Free organ music with Anthony Pinel, Holy Trinity Church, Wistanstow, 12pm. 0333 666 3366, www.strettonfestival. co.uk
GABBA GABBA HEY!
DJs. Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 11pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk
Thurs 7 August
CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL
Simon Mayor’s Mandolinquents. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, 0333 666 3366, www.strettonfestival.co.uk
ALBERT HATES KARAOKE
Albert’s Shed, Shrewsbury, 11pm, www.albertsshed.co.uk
Fri 8 August
BLIND ALLEY
Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.
THE HEY YAHS
Summer garden party, Chapter House Garden, Hereford Cathedral, 7pm, £18, www.herefordcathedral.org
BRECON FRINGE @ THE FOUNDRY Featuring The Uskulele Orchestra 12pm, John Eyre 1pm, Amy Rose, 3pm, Megan Reese 5pm and Shop Front Heroes 8.30pm. The Foundry, Bell Lane, Brecon, www.thefoundrybrecon. co.uk
TRICKSTER
Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.
OPEN MIC
Hosted by Mark Richards. Hundred House Inn, Purslow, 8pm, please pre-book your slot, email markianrichards@hotmail.com
BELLE VOIX TRIO
A night of Motown and Northern Soul. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575.
SOMA SOMA
8-piece band from Bristol. The Lost Arc, Rhayader, 7.30pm, £12.50, www.thelostarc.co.uk
BRECON JAZZ FESTIVAL
Featuring Metsaema, early American jazz, 4.30pm. Dionne Bennett and The Pepper Seeds, jazz, funk, blues, 10pm. The Muse, Brecon. Hejira 1.30pm. Cleveland Watkiss, 8.30pm, Market Hall Stage, Brecon. Chube, 3pm. Saskia Laroo Band, 6.45pm. Guildhall Stage, Brecon. Jacqui Dankworth, 6pm, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Details, www.breconjazzfestival2025.co.uk
BLAX ABBATH + MOTORHEADACHE Black Sabbath night. The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 6pm, 07498 966606.
Fri 8 August
CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL
Featuring Carducci String Quartet. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, 0333 6663366, www.strettonfestival.co.uk
JACQUI DANKWORTH
The acclaimed jazz-vocalist is joined by a stellar line-up of musicians. Part of Brecon Jazz Festival. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 6pm, 01874 611622.
Sat 9 August
MID WALES OPERA
Music for a summer’s evening. Powis Castle, Welshpool, SY21 8RF, 6.30pm, details, wwwlmidwalesopera.co.uk/ what-on
OUT OF ORDER
Llanerch Inn, Llandrindod Wells, 9pm. BRECON JAZZ FESTIVAL
Featuring Ursula Harrison and Sylvie Noble, 12pm. Talulah, fusing percussive textures, jazz-influenced melodies and harmonies, 7pm. Jazz Jam, 10pm, The Muse, Brecon. Sultan Stevenson, 1.30pm. Ruby Turner, 8.30pm, Market Hall Stage, Brecon. Double Double 3pm. Remi Harris, 5.30pm, Guildhall Stage, Brecon. Geoff Eales, 7pm, Christ College Stage, Brecon. Full details, www.breconjazzfestival2025.co.uk
GABBA GABBA HEY
DJs. Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, www.albertsshed.co.uk
MOJAM
Acoustic pop. Community Fun Day, The Community Pavilion, Llanfair Waterdine, Knighton, from 7pm. BLACK HEART ANGELS
Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.
THE ALL STAR AMERICAN REVIEW
Featuring Home of the Free and Chuck Micallef. A delightful evening of Country, Folk and Americana in the marquee outside on the lawn. The Hub, School Lane, New Radnor, 7.30pm, £10, 07870 752325.
VINTAGE CAR MEET
A day filled with classic cars, food and live music. Lyde Court, Hereford, 10am-4pm, free entry, 01432 357753.
BRECON FRINGE @ THE FOUNDRY
Featuring Alive & Kicking Choir 12.30pm. McCarthism 1.30pm, Eleven29 2.30pm, The Rocks 3.30pm, Molly Gone Mad 3pm, Geraint Skyrme 6.30pm, Too Toned (ska) 9pm, DJ Starbeats & Co 11pm. The Foundry, Bell Lane, Brecon, www.thefoundrybrecon.co.uk
SERIAL KILLAZ
With Euphonique & Madrush. The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 2pm, 07498 966606.
MARK JENKINS
‘Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here’. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 7pm, £15, 01743 234970.
ULTIMATE BLINK 182
A night dedicated to the pop punk legends. The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 6pm, 07498 966606.
CLUN VALLEY JAZZ
Featuring Christ-Stephane Boizi Sextet. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, www.clunvalleyjazz.com
CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL
Free organ concert with Nichaolas Freestone. St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton, 12pm, 0333 6663366, www.strettonfestival.co.uk
BUSS PASS
Richmond Place Club, Edgar St, Hereford, 3.15pm, 01432 356529.
BRECON JAZZ FESTIVAL
Featuring The Julian Martin Trio, 12pm. The Saskia Laroo Band, trumpet led blend of jazz, hip hop, electronic textures and deep improvisation, 4.30pm. The Muse, Brecon. Soweto Kinch, 2.30pm. Jazz Sabbath, 8.30pm, Market Hall Stage, Brecon. Alex Clarke and Emily Masser Quintet 30m. Ashley John-Long Quartet, 6.45pm. Guildhall Stage, Brecon. Full details, www.breconjazzfestival2025.co.uk
TONI LEE
The Carpenters greatest hits. The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 4pm, 07498 966606.
BRECON FRINGE @THE FOUNDRY
Featuring Steve Hayworth Vinyl Set 12pm, LNW 2pm, O’Dalon 3pm, The Moody Crows 4pm, The Hillbillies 5.30pm, Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy 7pm, The New Deadly 9pm. The Foundry, Bell Lane, Brecon, www.thefoundrybrecon.co.uk
CHURCH STRETTON ARTS FESTIVAL
Featuring Joe Stilgoe Trio. Concord College, Acton Burnell, 7.30pm, 0333 6663366, www.strettonfestival.co.uk
BUSKERS CORNER
The Sun Inn, Clun, 5pm-8pm.
Mon 11 August
WEIRDSHIRE GIG
Featuring Kavus Torabi. The Speakeasy, Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford.
THE ULTIMATE IRISH HOOLEY
Featuring Folk ‘n’ roll, Keltic Storm and an all-star cast of award winning musicians and singers. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £26.50, 01600 772467.
Tues 12 August
LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT
Given by Jos Maters, Amsterdam. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm, retiring collection.
Wed 13 August
THE MOSELEY BROTHERS
‘From 70s bohemian Moseley to you...’ Expect silky three-part harmonies and laid-back acoustic vibes from this seasoned trio. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 8pm, £12, 01584 878141. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Thurs 14 August
BOOTH & CO
Folk. The Hanging Gardens, Bethel St, Llanidloes, 7.30pm, 01686 413394.
BIKER NIGHT
Bikes, food, live music. Lyde Court, Hereford, 5pm-8pm, free entry, 01432 357753.
PRESS GANGERS
Sea shanties from a salty crew from the east coast of Radnorshire. Ludlow Brewery, 7.30pm, £13, 01584 878141. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Fri 15 August
OPEN MIC
Hosted by Mark Richards. The Rose & Crown, Ludlow, 8pm, please pre-book your slot, email markianrichards@hotmail.com
MONOLITH
Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.
THE ROTUNDAS
English folk band who play the traditional industrial and social songs of Birmingham and the Black Country. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 8pm, £15, 01584 878141. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Sat 16 August
KINGTON VINTAGE SHOW
Expect to see vehicles from the vintage show in the courtyard, with pizzas on sale from The Pizza Box, bar. The Oxford Arms, Kington, from 12pm, 07301 081444.
MAMA MIA! THE PARTY
A night of dancing, singing and pure ABBA joy. Three-course meal and complimentary cocktail. Lyde Court, Hereford, 7pm, £48, 01432 357753.
Sat 16 August
A BAR IS BORN
Music featuring Broken Brass (feel-goodmachine of funk, afro-beat and New Orleans flavour) and Home of Free. Pub quiz, games, children’s activities, bar and food. Went’s Meadow Barn, Presteigne, 3pm-10.30pm, £15, under 18s £10, under 12s (accompanied) free. Tickets at The Salty Dog, The Workhouse Gallery and www.sheep-music.co.uk
FRONTRUNNER
Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.
MITCHELL’S FOLD ROCKS!
All day party featuring blues, folk, jazz, country and rock ‘n’ roll. Line up includes The Mirrors, Dave ‘Dangerous’ Rea, Mair Thomas, Jon Crowe Trio and Werewolves of Powys with Mr E Guest. Priest Weston Village Hall, near Churbury/Churchstoke, 3pm till late, £12, real ale bar and light food available, 07740 124513.
WEOBLEY
Explore Weobley Museum and it’s VE/ VJ exhibition, Weobley Church, watch the slideshow, listen to the music or climb the tower for the amazing views. Weobley village, morning coffee 10.30am-12pm, afternoon tea 2pm-4pm.
GABBA GABBA HEY
DJs. Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, www.albertsshed.co.uk
THE REMI HARRIS BLUES BAND
Featuring Dale Barham. Electrifying blues performance. Ludlow Brewery, 8pm, £17, 01584 878141. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
MACHYNLLETH FESTIVAL
Cymanfa Ganu, a festival of sacred hymns sung by the audience in four-part harmony with Cor Meibion Aberystwyth, 7.30pm, free, just turn up! Machynlleth, 01654 703355, www.machynllethfestival.co.uk
MARK RICHARDS
Acoustic pop. The Grape Vaults, Broad St, Leominster, 3pm-6pm.
THE MELVIN HANCOX BAND
The first two decades of rock ‘n’ roll drenched with psychedilic rain. The Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4pm.
DANGEROUS DAVE
Six Bells, Bishop’s Castle, 5pm.
THE SABRINA CARPENTER + OLIVIER RODRIGO
Tribute show. The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 4pm, 07498 966606.
THE SONIC SPIDER
Experience the sounds of the world’s first eight-legged musical instrument. Free, family-friendly. Outside Pinners Hole, (just behind the Offa’s Dyke Centre, West St, Knighton, LD7 1EN, 2.30pm. N.B. to arachnophobes - no real spiders taking part! www.sonicspider.co.uk
THE DIRTY ROCKIN SCOUNDRELS
Retro rock ‘n’ roll bringing the best hits of the 50s and 60s. Ludlow Brewery, 8pm, £13, 01584 878141. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Mon 18 August
MACHYNLLETH FESTIVAL
Dyfi Valley Soloists, 1pm, £10. ‘On a Night Like This’, Cwmni Theatr Maldwyn with a programme of songs from the shows, 7.30pm, £19. Machynlleth, 01654 703355, www.machynllethfestival.co.uk
Tues 19 August
LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL
Given by Peter King from Exeter. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm, retiring collection.
MACHYNLLETH FESTIVAL
Professor Llusern, fun packed event with entertainment for all the family, 1pm, free, but please book. Cor Godre’r Aran, 7.30pm, £22. Machynlleth, 01654 703355, www.machynllethfestival.co.uk
WEIRDSHIRE GIG
Featuring Lifter, & Return of the Spouse. The Jam Factory, Widemarsh St, Hereford.
Wed 20 August
DIRK AND AMELIA POWELL
Rhydycroesau Village hall, 7.30pm, £15, 07796 694191, bring drinks.
MACHYNLLETH FESTIVAL
Market Day Concert, 10.30am, free. Gypsy & Folk Workshop with the Budapest Cafe Orchestra, 3pm, free, no booking required. Budapest Cafe Orchestra with Christian Garrick, gypsy-beat specialist, 7.30pm, £22. Machynlleth, 01654 703355, www.machynllethfestival.co.uk
Thurs 21 August
LOS FUCKIN’ SURFER SMOKERS Surf, Kumbia and rock ‘n’ roll from Colombia. Plus local support band Turquoise Llama. Left Bank Speakeasy, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, £7 in advance http://madcat.bigcartel.com/product/ los-fuckin-surfer-smokers-turquoisellama £10 on the door.
It was with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Lord David Lipsey who drowned whilst swimming in the river Wye at Glasbury on 1 July. Lord David and his wife Lady Margaret were our first patrons. His support and commitment to our charity over 22 years including our visual arts and harp programmes, was immense, we have lost a great friend and supporter who will be irreplaceable and missed by us all. More important however is the loss felt by his wife, Lady Margaret and the family and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.
Our Harp Summer School, which Lord David always attended, is just three weeks away at Gwernyfed High School and there are two concerts open to the public:
21st August – Tutors Showcase Concert, 7.30pm 23rd August-2.30pm with the Glasbury Arts School Harp Orchestra, Booking for both essential via our website www.glasburyarts.co.uk
For the concert on the 21st there is the offer of a pre-event meal at the Gwernyfed Walled Garden Café, a set vegetarian menu of 2 courses each with a choice of two items, including gluten free, for £15.
Booking essential at: gwernyfedwalledgarden@gmail.com
Tandl & Gisela Jobstl. ‘Dance Dance otherwise we are
PRESTEIGNE FESTIVAL
‘Violin Bignettes’. St Michael’s Church Discoed, 3pm, £20, £1 for ages 8-25. ‘Scenes From Under Milk Wood’, musical theatre, St Andrew’s Church Presteigne, 8pm, £30-£25, £1 for ages 8-25. 01544 267800, www.presteignefestival.com
MACHYNLLETH FESTIVAL
Masterclass with Welsh soprano Rebecca Evans, 10.30am, !0. ‘Dance, Dance, otherwise we are lost!’ An eclectic mix of songs inspired by dance, 1pm, £15. ‘The Mozart Experience’ with the Consone Quartet and Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano, 7.30pm, £24. Machynlleth, 01654 703355, www.machynllethfestival.co.uk
GLASBURY ARTS
Tutors Showcase concert. Part of 13th Harp Summer School event. Gwernyfed High School, Glasbury on Wye, 7.30pm. Pre-event meal at the Gwernyfed Walled Garden Cafe, 2-courses for £15, booking essential, gwernyfedwalledgardens@gmail.com www.glasburyarts.co.uk
Fri 22 August
PRESTEIGNE FESTIVAL
‘Contemporary Classics for Flute and Harp’. Church of St Mary Magdalene, Leintwardine, 11.30am, £20, £1 for ages 8-25. Leonore Piano Trio. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 2pm, £20-£15, £1 for ages 8-25. ‘Glimpses, Glances’. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 7.30pm, £26 - £18, £1 for ages 8-25. 01544 267800, www.presteignefestival. com
OUT OF ORDER
No Bull just Beer and Bikes, Penmaenau Farm, Builth Wells, 8pm.
THE NICKELBACK EXPERIENCE
Plus The Fooz. The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 6pm, 07498 966606.
ADAM KHAN / DEVILS VIOLIN
Classical music. The Hanging Gardens, Bethel St, Llanidloes, 7.30pm, 01686 413394.
CROSSED LINES
Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.
MACHYNLLETH FESTIVAL
Rhiain Bebb, Sion Gwilym and friends, 1pm, £10. ‘A Celebration of The Farther Away’, an event in which music, poetry and art combine, 3pm, free. ‘The Beethoven Experience’, with the Chiaroscuro Quartet, 7.30pm, £24.
‘Late Night by Candlight: Bach’, 10pm, £16. Machynlleth, 01654 703355, www.machynllethfestival.co.uk
GRACIE BEVERLEY
Singer-songwriter and pianist, writing romantic indie music sprinkled with jazz. Regal Studio (access via Church Walk), Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, £12.50 includes a glass of wine. 01584 811442.
ANDY & TIPPO
Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.
Sat 23 August
GLASBURY ARTS
Grand Finale Student Concert. Part of 13th Harp Summer School event. A spectacular celebration featuring all participants as a 30+ harp orchestra. Gwernyfed High School, Glasbury on Wye, 7.30pm, www.glasburyarts.co.uk
GABBA GABBA HEY
DJs. Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, www.albertsshed.co.uk
HEATSEEKER
Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.
PRESTEIGNE FESTIVAL
‘Mozart Clarinet Quintet’. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 2pm, £20, £15, £1 for ages 8-25. ‘Dances Old and New’. St Michael’s Church, Discoed, 4.30pm, £20, £1 for ages 8-25. ‘Da Vinci Requiem’. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 7.30pm, £30, £25, £1 for ages 8-25. 01544 267800, www.presteignefestival.com
QUO-INCIDENCE
Tribute band. Pavilion Mid Wales, Llandrindod Wells, 8pm, £18.65-£16.50, 01597 258118, www.pavilionmidwales. org.uk
MACHYNLLETH FESTIVAL
‘Beethoven, Strauss & Schumann’, 1pm, £15. ‘Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations with Stephen Osborne’ piano, 7.30pm, £24. ‘Late Night by Candlelight: Echos of the Late Soul’ with Mercedes Gancedo, 10pm, £16. Machynlleth, 01654 703355, www.machynllethfestival.co.uk
TOUKI
Amadou Diagne has centuries of West African music at his fingertips. Cory Seznec is a musical wanderer. The Lost Arc, Rhayader, 7.30pm, £12.50, www.thelostarc.co.uk
PROJECT SMOK
Indie folk trio featuring Ali Levack, Ewan Baird and Pablo Lafuente. Their fearless, distinctive style effortlessly blends traditional Scottish and Irish music with contemporary new-age pop influences. A high energy live performance not to be missed. Plus support. Oxford Arms Courtyard, Duke St, Kington, 5pm, £17.50 in advance, £20 on the door, www.kingtonfolkclub.com
Sun 24 August
GARDEN PARTY
With afternoon tea, choir and string quartet. Crown Inn, Dilwyn, 3.30pm, £15 or £18.50 with proseccco, to book, 01544 318063. Proceeds to Friends of the Crown.
Sun 24 August
OUT OF ORDER
The Big Summer Bash, The Lake, Llandrindod Wells. All day festival including fireworks.
STEVIE KEYS
The Vaga, Hereford, 5.30pm.
MACHNYLLETH FESTIVAL
Festival Finale. With Rhian Lois, soprano; Gwyn Hughes Jones, tenor; Paul Carey Jones, baritone; Juius Drake, piano and Cor Bro Meirion, 2.30pm, £24. Machynlleth, 01654 703355, www.machynllethfestival.co.uk
EDDIE GARTRY
Six Bells, Bishop’s Castle, 5pm.
PRESTEIGNE FESTIVAL
Festival Eucharist, St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 11am. ‘Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen’. St Andrew’s Church Presteigne, 2pm, £20, £15, £1 for ages 8-25. ‘Bath Camerata’. Priory Church, Leominster, 4.30pm, £20, £1 for ages 8-25. ‘Barrie Gavin Memorial Concert’. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 7.30pm, £26, £18, £1 for ages 8-25. 01544 267800, www.presteignefestival.com
CALL OF THE KRAKEN
Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.
WHISKEY RIVER
Full electric 5-piece. Richmond Place Club, Edgar St, Hereford, 3.15pm, free, 01432 356529.
Mon 25 August
VIDE GRENIER - GIANT ATTIC SALE
Live music, featuring Blue Moon, lots of stalls and hot food. Aardvark Books & Cafe, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, 9am-2pm, 01547 530744.
PRESTEIGNE FESTIVAL
‘Erda Ensemble in Bleddfa’. Church of St Mary Magdalene, Bleddfa, 11.30am, £20, £1 for ages 8-25. ‘Piano in the Afternoon’, Tim Horton - piano. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 2pm, £20, £15, £1 for ages 8-25. ‘Festival Finale’. With Robert Plane - clarinet, Emma Roijackers & Laura Rickardviolin, Presteigne Festival Orchestra and George Vass - conductor. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 7.30pm, £30, £25, £1 for ages 8-25. 01544 267800, www.presteignefestival. com
ANNUAL HOS RECITAL
International organist Jonathan Scott performs a special organ concert. Hereford Cathedral, 11.30am, retiring collection.
Tues 26 August
LUNTIME ORGAN CONCERT
Given by John Robinson from Blackburn Cathedral. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm, retiring collection.
WEIRDSHIRE GIG
Featuring Tea Leaf. The Jam Factory, Widemarsh St, Hereford.
Thurs 28 August
CLUN ACOUSTIC FOLK SESSION
The Sun Inn, Clun.
QUIZ
The Balance Inn, Luston, 8pm, £2 entry, 01568 616801.
Fri 29 August
FOLK IN THE FOYER
Featuring Little Rumba. A band that will entertain and delight any audience with beautiful melodies, infectious beats and songs that tell stories. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, £10, 01885 488575.
SONIC BOOM
Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.
THE JAM’D
The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 5pm, 07498 966606.
WILLOW HILL
Nashville duo. The Foundry, Bell Lane, Brecon, 7pm, www.thefoundrybrecon. co.uk
THE HAPPENING
Music for everyone. Featuring Charlie Chaplin’s classic ‘The Kid’ with live piano accompaniament, 11am, £7 adults, Junior Jukebox, live music for the younger listeners and a chance to help create a completeley new piece with world-class musicians, 3pm, £7 adults. Jukebox Live!, Elena Urioste and Tom Poster present their trademark eclectic selection of music from the 60s to brand new works, 7.30pm, £20. Children 4-14 years, free entry. The Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, full details www.midborderarts.com
THE HAPPENING
Presteigne Sings! Be part of an instant choir, no experience necessary, 11am, free. Hits from the 60s and 70s with Presteigne Pop Choir, 3pm, £5. Beat Club: Dance Till you Drop! John Hymas spins the discs for a night of classic Northern Soul, funk and disco. Bar, 7.30pm, £15. Children 4-14 years, free entry. The Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, full details www.midborderarts.com
MUSIC BINGO
In aid of St Michael’s Hospice. The Vaga, Hereford, 7.30pm.
ALMELEY WOOTTON QUAKER
MEETING HOUSE
This historic Meeting House set in beautiful surroundings will be offering Cream Teas and a warm welcome from 2pm-4.30pm. You are also welcome to join a short Meeting for Worship, 4.45pm, 07557659291, www.almeleyquakers.org.uk
Elena Urioste, The Happening
70S DAY PARTY
The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 4pm, 07498 966606.
GABBA GABBA HEY
DJs. Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, www.albertsshed.co.uk
OUT OF ORDER
The Queens Head, Kington, 9pm. MICROBABY
Gordon Bennetts Bar, Hereford, 9pm, free, 01432 360250.
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIEW
‘Green River Tour’. UK’s tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm, £22, 01584 878141.
SAM CARTY & THE HOT RODS
Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 8pm, £8, 01588 630023, www.ticketsource.co.uk/ BCTH
Sun 31 August
THE HAPPENING
Bob Dylan: Words and Music - poet and novelist Jem Poster joins forces with guitarist and vocalist Stephen Ferron in a discussion and illustration of some of the Dylan’s ground-breaking songs, 3pm, £7. Taradiddle - folk trio, a balance of international, traditional and contemporary songs. Children aged 4-14 free entry. The Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, full details www.midborderarts.com
OUTDOOR COUNTRY RROFTOP PARTY
The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 4pm, 07498 966606.
Fancy playing “Gypsy Jazz plus” with FiddleBop (https://fiddlebop.org)? We need someone who can play solos and rhythm parts, can be on any instrument... even better if you can sing too. FiddleBop gigs regularly in Wales, the border counties, and beyond. We love what we play, and so do our audiences.
Interested? Within driving distance of the Brecon area? Then email info@fiddlebop.org
MARK RICHARDS
Acoustic pop. The Grape Vaults, Broad St, Leominster, 3pm-6pm.
SHADES OF GREY
Six Bells, Bishop’s Castle, 5pm.
LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR
Get your dancing shoes at the ready for an evening of back to back hits from the 50s and 60s. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £30.80, 01743 281281.
COLDPLACE
Tribute band. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, 01874 611622.
Mon 1 September
BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB
Brimfield Village Hall, 7.30pm, 07909 290942. Bring drink/glasses.
OPEN MIC
The Lost Arc, Rhayader, 7.30pm, www.thelostarc.co.uk
CIDER CITY JAZZMEN
The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford.
Wed 3 September
THE RARE OLD MOUNTAIN DUO
Folk. The Hanging Gardens, Bethel St, Llanidloes, 7.30pm, 01686 413394.
WEIRDSHIRE GIG
Featuring Plague Doctors Cure All. Speakeasy, Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford.
Thurs 4 September
WHISKEY RIVER
Full electric 5-piece. The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle, 8.30pm, free.
Fri 5 September
OUT OF ORDER
Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.
THE TAKE THAT EXPERIENCE
Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £30.80, 01743 281281.
FLEETWOOD RUMOURS
The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 6pm, 07498 966606.
MONSTOCK: THE BEST OF MONMOUTH MUSIC
Featuring U3 with blues from the Mississippi, Celtic Collectors with traditional folk and High and Dry with the best of nautical ballads and shanties. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £14/£12, 01600 772467.
SARAH MCQUAID
With a lush, chocolatey voice and acoustic/electric guitars, piano and occasionally drum. Theatr Brycheinog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.
Sat 6 September
THE SOUNDS OF THE SEVENTIES
Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £25, 01600 772467.
DARKSIDE
The Pink Floyd show. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £28.50, 01743 281281.
Sat 6 September
BIG 90S REVIVAL DAY PARTY
The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 4-6pm, 07498 966606.
LITTLE RUMBA Tomatitos, Hay-on-Wye.
OUT OF ORDER
Rev it up for Dev. The Lost Arc, Rhayader, from 7pm with Lucky Pierre.
GABBA GABBA HEY
DJs. Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shrewsbury, www.albertsshed.co.uk
YOU’RE THE TOP
The Life and Songs of Cole Porter. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.30pm, £15, 01952 728911.
RED HOT CHILLI REPLICAS
The Foundry, Bell Lane, Brecon, 9pm, www.thefoundrybrecon.co.uk
MARTIN BLAKE & FRIENDS
Ted, Tommy, Ped and Martin. Retro rocking blues and country. Newtown Food Festival, 7pm, free.
THE RONALDOS
The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 07498 966606.
BEYOND BROADWAY
A charity musical theatre concert raising furnds for the Alzheimer’s Society. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.15pm, £15, 01873 850805.
Sun 7 September
WHISKEY RIVER
Duo, Aidan and Martin. The Grape Vaults, Broad St, Leominster, 3pm, free.
LITTLE RUMBA
Six Bells, Bishop’s Castle, 5pm.
Mon 18 & Tues 19 August
MUSIC AND TECH SUMMER SCHOOL
Suitable for all abilities, no grades needed for ages 14-24. Want to create and perform music in a live theatre show?
Learn to use live instruments, vocals, loop pedals and tech. Celf O Gwmpas, Llandrindod Wells, 10am-4pm, 07810 350994, www.mpyt.co.uk
Wed 20 - Sat 23 August
13TH HARP SUMMER SCHOOL
As well as the core tutorial team, Eleri Darkins, Manon Browning, Emily Harris and Rose Graham there will be jazz harpist Amanda Whiting who teaches at the Royal College of Music & Drama, Cardiff and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Exploring classical Welsh folk, jazz and imporovisation and ensemble/orchestral arrangements. Gwernyfed High School, Glasbury on Wye, LD3 0SG. To book your place at the summer school or tickets to concerts www.glasburyarts.co.uk
Thurs 21 August
SONGS AND STORIES
With Mary Keith and Sal Tonge. An interactive hour of engaging songs and stories aimed at 7 years and under with their families, 10am-11am or 11.30am-12.30pm, £3. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970.
Sat 30 August
PRESTEIGNE SINGS!
Be part of an instant choir, no experience necessary, 11am, free. Hits from the 60s and 70s with Presteigne Pop Choir, 3pm, £5. Part of ‘The Happening’ event. The Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, full details www.midborderarts.com
Mon 8 September
FREE OPEN REHEARSAL FOR VERDI REQUIEM
Hereford Choral Society. 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Broadlands School Hall, Broadlands Lane, Hereford HR1 1HY Everyone is welcome! Contact 07779 241343, membership@herefordchoralsociety.org Come and find out what it’s like to sing with Hereford Choral Society and look forward to singing in three tremendously exciting concerts in Hereford Cathedral each year.
ENCORE ENTERPRISES
Singing for Lung Health Group – Online and Face to face sessions Specifically for people who suffer from progressive lung diseases Sessions are led by a professional musician and healthcare professional with personal experience of breathlessness. Wellsprings is a song-writing course, open to anyone over the age of 18 who would like to improve their mental wellbeing and is interested in expressing themselves through music and song writing. LIVEWIRE Rock and Pop sessions for anyone aged 11-21 yrs who wants to play in a band, write songs, meet other musicians, get the chance to play live gigs and be tutored by the best in the business! Garrick Singers – Term Time only. The Garrick Singers is a choir for anyone aged 55+ and meets every week during term time at The Courtyard 2-3.30pm. You don’t need any prior knowledge, experience of singing or the ability to read music. £7 per session. Encore Youth Music For young string, brass and woodwind players! For anyone up to 21yrs of Grade 1-8 standard, we have an ensemble for you to join! Two major concerts a year! Herefordshire Youth Choir For ages 9 -18 and loves to sing! Led by Jo Lowry and you’ll have the chance to work with amazing professionals throughout the year. Concerts at Hereford Cathedral and The Courtyard. Hereford based. Details info@encore-enterprises.com
Sunday evenings monthly HARMONY TRIBE. Upbeat, fun and welcoming natural voice singing with Sarah Rowe. Wonderful rounds and part-harmony songs from around the world for all levels of experience. No auditions or performances. First Sunday in Putley, Ledbury: fourth Sunday in Tupsley, Hereford. Full information including times, venues, bookings and contact details at harmonytribe.co.uk
Mondays KINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY Led by inspirational Music Director Simon Harper and accompanist Paul Roberts, KCS is a 60+ strong non-auditioned SATB choir performing several concerts each year in Presteigne and Kington, often with professional soloists and orchestra, plus an annual choral Workshop. Rehearsals most Monday evenings 7pm in Titley Village Hall. Interested? Contact Sandie dsgw@hotmail.com
Monday BANDAMANIA Bright and breezy traditional and original music.Assembly Rooms, Presteigne. Mondays at 7.30pm, Sue Harris 01547 550158.
Monday BRECON TOWN BAND REHEARSALS
Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, 07779 390954.
Monday REGAL COMMUNITY CHOIR All abilities and adults of all ages welcome. Singing popular and traditional songs, led by Pete Thorogood. Regal, Tenbury Wells, 6-7pm, £5 per session, wwwregaltenbury.co.uk
Mondays, term time only THE MERE SINGERS
An open-access mixed voice, adult choir singing original and traditional acapella songs. No need to read music. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, email Mary Keith maryskeith@aol.com
Monday SINGING TOTS Under 1’s, 1pm-1.30pm, parent social 1.30-2pm. Over 1’s 2-2.30pm, £5 per session. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.
Mondays CRAVEN ARMS MALE VOICE CHOIR
All ages welcome singing a broad repertoire of traditional and modern songs. Practice at The Craven Arms Community Centre, 7.30pm. Martin on 01694 722500.
Monday YOUTH CHOIR The Courtyard, Hereford, 6.30pm-7.25pm, £26 per month, 01432 340555.
Monday CORVEDALE CHOIR Community choir led by Ros Crouch. Diddlebury Village Hall 7.30-9.30pm. 01584 547385 or ros.crouch@ gmail.com
Monday ADULT CHOIR WITH LG DANCE The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm-8.25pm, £26 per month, 01432 340555. Tuesdays LEOMINSTER COMMUNITY CHOIR Liv is leading us in learning uplifting songs. World music, jazz, folk, all in the mix. Come and have an inspiring sing, 7pm-8.30pm at Leominster Community Centre. ffi 01568 369074 or email: lccatlcc@myphone.coop
Tuesday BLUE HILLS CHOIR Small daytime choir singing classical music led by Ros Crouch. Diddlebury Village Hall 10-12noon. 01584 547385 or ros.crouch@ gmail.com
Tuesday DOLAU MIXTURES Mixed choir. Dolau Community Hall, Llandrindod Wells, 8pm, 01597 851427. Tuesday WHITTON VOICES Mixed community choir. Traditional, world and original songs. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7.30pm. Call Sue Harris 01547 550158.
Tuesdays SAMBA BRECON Sue on 07792 165481 or Gill on 01497 821631. 7-9pm, VH, near Brecon. Tuesday (term time) LUNCHTIME UPLIFT SINGING SESSIONS Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 12pm-1.30pm, £6.50/£6, 07723 016837.
Wednesday VETERANS MILITARY CHOIR
The Courtyard, Hereford, 10am-11am, free, booking required, jlowry@encore-enterprises.com
Wednesdays PLAY IT BY EAR
The Pilgrim Centre, Craven Arms, SY7 9NY, 7.30 - 9.30pm. Our sociable group of folk musicians meet fortnightly to learn tunes by ear and then enjoy playing them together! For full details contact Kitty Greenwood: folkfiddleteacher@gmail.com 01584 841564.
Wednesdays CASTLE VOICES Community choir, songs from around the globe. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 7pm. Sue Harris 01547 550158.
Wednesday ROCKSPRING COMMUNITY CHOIR
Rockspring Community Centre, Ludlow. 01584 529053.
Wednesday LUDLOW LARKS COMMUNITY CHOIR
Led by Polly Bolton. Songs from around the world. Ludlow Women’s Centre, 7.30pm-9pm. 01584 823604 or info@oak-barn.co.uk or www.jollypages.co.uk/larks
Thursday CLUN SINGERS Informal community choir, traditional and original songs taught by ear. 10am in High Town Hall, Clun. Sue Harris 01547 550158.
Thursday (Term time) MUSIC TOTS LUDLOW Music activities for children aged 0-4 years. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 9.30am-10.15am for 0-2 year olds. 10.45am-11.30am for 2-4 year olds, £5 per session. Contact Gersom 07531 120951.
Every Thursday (Term time) DAWN CHORUS Sing along at any ability. Just singing for fun and wellbeing. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 8.15am-9am, £6 per session, no need to book. Contact Gersom 075311 20951.
Thursday BELLA A CAPPELLA All-female 4-part close harmony singing group. Oscars, Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.15-9.45pm, email aimoevo@hotmail.co.uk
Every Thursday KINGTON COMMUNITY CHOIR Non auditioning choir, rehearsing on Thursdays (term time) at 7pm-8.30pm at the Burton Hotel, Kington. Come along or email Secretary Teresa at kccherefordshire@gmail.com
Thursday CANTORION LLANDRINDOD A non auditioned mixed voice choir early and classical music. Rehearsals currently in Holy Trinity Church, Llandrindod Wells. 7.30pm-9.15pm. www.cantorion-llandrindod.org 01597 810601.
Thursday UKRAINIAN CHOIR 6pm at Bishops Palace, Hereford. Sessions are 1 hour long and guided by expert musician from Ukraine Galyna Grigoriadi. For more information, please message Galyna on ukrainian.bandura@gmail.com
Thursday EDGE CHAMBER CHOIR Auditioned chamber choir led by Ros Crouch, Ludlow Methodist Church, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Contact Ros Crouch ros.crouch@gmail.com
Thursday PRESTEIGNE POP CHOIR Contact John Hymas for details: 07969 440183, john@johnhymas.com
First Thursdays BLACK HILL TUNE CLUB 12.30-3.30pm at the Dog Inn, Ewyas Harold. New members welcome, 07891 640005.
Friday CRAVEN ARMS SAMBA CIRCLE Craven Arms Community Centre.10am - 11.15am. Regularly during term time with some holiday sessions. Join our friendly group to learn traditional djembe rhythms from Africa and samba rhythms from Brazil - Adults £5 (children accompanying their parents can join in with holiday sessions - £1, second child free). Enquiries carol@mkgriffs.plus.com
Friday LITTLE HEREFORD VOICES COMMUNITY CHOIR
We are a non-audition choir formed 12 years ago with 25+ mixed voices. Rehearsing at Little Hereford Village Hall, 7.30pm- 9.15pm. Subscriptions £3.50 per session paid termly, first trial session free. Broad repertoire (usually 3 & 4 parts) – all welcome. Info: term dates etc: lhvoices.wix.com/ home Facebook: @LittleHerefordVoices
Friday SINGING FOR HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
The Courtyard, Hereford, 2-3pm, £5 per session, pay on door (cash), 01432 340555.
Friday BUZZY BEATS! A fun morning for the under 5s. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10.30am-11.30am, £7, 01743 234970.
Friday FAMILY MUSIC MAKERS For parents and toddlers 12.30-2pm, £4 per adult and child pair, under 1s free. Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.
Fridays every two weeks YOUTH SAMBA SESSIONS
With Peter Piper. Drumming is a fun physical and creative outlet. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 4.30pm-5.30pm, £5 per session or 5 sessions for £20, 01588 638038.
ADD A BAND - Real instrument backing to your own music. Perfect for singer songwriters etc. Studio near Newtown. www.addaband.co.uk, 07515 401635.
ALMSHOUSE ALL-STARS. Bring alive the swing era of the jazz age with classic songs and hot tunes featuring male & female vocals, sax, clarinet, flute, guitar, double bass, banjo, harmonica & ukulele. Band member credits include TV & radio, BBC & international music festivals, residencies at major tourist attractions and cruise operator contracts. Email: contact@wysonlanemusic.com. Phone: 07836 773303. Visit the website: www.wysonlanemusic.com/almshouseallstars Check us out on YouTube: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=eHhA49c9d60 Find us on Facebook: #almshouseallstars.
BAGPIPES Authentic Highland Music for your event or gathering from Scottish Wedding Awards 2025, “Highly Commended” Piper of the Year Finalist, Keith Wellings. Keith is a former British diplomat, bringing Scottish music to weddings, funerals, parties, festivals and celebrations. Contact by phone 07580 389903, email keiththepiper@gmail.com, Facebook Keith WellingsKeith the Piper, Instagram keiththepiper.
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
ONLY £45 FOR THE WHOLE YEAR
Just post the details of your band (around 40 words) with a cheque for £45 payable to Broad Sheep
The Fred Bulmer Centre, Wall St, Hereford, HR4 9HP just call Clare on 07786 131159 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.
THE BANDEROS are a dynamic Blues band that effortlessly channels the raw essence and soul of the genre into their performance. Comprising seasoned musicians with a passion for Blues, Country Blues and Hokum, The Banderos deliver a live experience that is given that special sparkle treatment. Call them up. Phone 07710 493468. E-mail: info@newtraditionmusic.co.uk
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
FLATWORLD World music from Eastern Europe and beyond. Lively five-piece band with magnificent tunes and kicking rhythms for your arts centre, village hall, festival or party/wedding. Also circle dancing with caller. www.flatworld.band Contact Neil on 01684 569611 or info@flatworld.band
GREY WOLF is a 4-piece, well established, popular Americana/ Old-time folk band from the Welsh Marches. We play banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, dulcimer and double bass alongside fine vocal harmony singing. The band has headlined several of the UK’s Old Time Music and Dance Festivals, performed on radio, at folk clubs, festivals, private parties and has featured at music and literary venues throughout the UK. Traditional, thoughtful and very entertaining, we are renowned for the rapport that we establish with our audiences. WEB : greywolffolk. com Contact : Jim 01584 810000. Email banjojim.allen@gmail.com
LITTLE RUMBA This is a band that will entertain and delight any audience that has its wits about it and has an ear for beautiful melodies infectious beats and songs that tell stories. From Winchcombe Live “Absolutely fantastic evening from you guys tonight. We had so many positive comments from the audience; very gratifying! Great musical talent, great humour, variety, and warmth of performance.” Contact Jacqui Savage 07966 943314 Email – jaxbass.xs@btinternet.com http://www.littlerumba.com
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
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, 07835 928069, or Rich on 07594 636828. Email: tim@melomanics.co.uk Website: www.melomanics.co.uk
MIDNIGHT MAYHEM is a quality covers band ready to kickstart your event. Performing female influenced rock and pop with songs to delight your guests. So if you have a birthday, wedding or event get in touch to discuss how we can meet your requirements. Call or text Elizabeth on 07807 531151. Email midnight4mayhem@gmail.com and find us on Facebook or instagram.
NICK AND JANE – The Poptastic duo bring you the greatest hits of the 60’s, 70’s and more. Great harmonies and infectious enthusiasm to make your event a memorable success. Perfect for parties, pubs, festivals and weddings. Facebook @nickandjane email: nickandjaneH@gmail.com or call Jane on 07512 368433.
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. Contact: John; 07751 829109. Web: www.ragtimejug.co.uk Email: info@ragtimejug.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ ragtimejugorchestra
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
SIR DANCELOT 4/5 piece ceilidh/twmpath band with caller. 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: Matt 01686 412 753 or 07843 440 789. www.sirdancelot.co.uk
THE CHERRYSTONES are Aly (whistles, flute, accordion, vocals), Matt (bass, foot drum, vocals) and Dave (guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, vocals) who bring you a mix of original and traditional folk songs and tunes. From thoughtful, well-crafted songs to infectious uptempo Irish whistle tunes, we will warm your heart and stir your souls and soles! Contact: Dave 07817 220016, dgand2@btinternet.com. Find us here Facebook.com The Cherrystones. Website coming soon!
WHISKEY RIVER is a 5 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, slightly folkier acoustic versions of the band are available as Whiskey River (Quartet), Whiskey River (Trio) or Whiskey River (Duo) [once known as 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
ALBERT HALL, Ithon Rd, Llandrindod Wells 0300 102 4255
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-on-Wye 01497 820033.
BELL HOTEL, Commercial St, Newtown 01686 625540
BELL INN, Etnam St, Leominster 01568 616811
THE BRIDGE HOTEL, Tenbury Wells 01584 810434
THE BRIDGE, Ludlow 01584 872963
BLACK LION, Bridge St, Hereford, 01432 266000
BOROUGH THEATRE, Abergavenny 01873 850805
CARAD, East St, Rhayader, 01597 810192
CENTRE CELF, Tremont Rd, Llandrindod Wells 01597 822777
CHARLTON ARMS, Ludlow, 01584 872813
THE CLIFFE AT DINHAM, Ludlow 01584 872063
CONQUEST THEATRE, Bromyard, 01885 488575
THE COURTYARD, Edgar St, Hereford. 01432 340555
THE DUKES ARMS, Presteigne 01544 267318
DUN COW, Shrewsbury 01743 356408
THE EXCHANGE, Newtown 01686 621814.
THE GLOBE AT HAY, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821762
THE GOLDEN CROSS INN, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford 01432 880274.
GORDON BENNETTS BAR, St Peter’s Square, Hereford, 01432 360250.
GRAPE VAULTS, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611404.
THE HARP INN, Glasbury-on-Wye 01497 847373
THE HERDSMAN, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 01432 277330
HOPE & ANCHOR, Rope Walk, Wye St, Ross-on-Wye. 01989 563003.
HUNDRED HOUSE INN, Purslow, 01588 660541
KNIGHTON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE, Knighton 07751 221487.
LEFT BANK, Bridge St, Hereford 01432357753
LICHFIELD VAULTS, Church St, Hereford. 01432 266821
LION BALLROOM, Broad St, Leominster. 01568 612277
LUDLOW BREWING COMPANY, The Railway Shed, Ludlow 01584 873291
MARKET THEATRE, Ledbury 07967 517125
THE MALTHOUSE, Ironbridge, 01952 433712
MINER’S ARMS, Priest Weston 01938 561352
NELSON INN, Ludlow 01584 872908
OAKENGATES THEATRE, Telford. 01952 619020
THE OLD MILL, High Street, Llanidloes 01686 412008
THE OXFORD ARMS, Duke St, Kington 01544 230322
PAVILION MID WALES, Llandrindod Wells 01597 258118
REGAL, Tenbury Wells 01584 811442
ROSE & CROWN, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811336
ROYAL FOUNTAIN, Cleobury Mortimer 01299 272720
THEATR BRYCHEINIOG, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622
THE HAFREN, Llanidloes Road, Newtown 01686 948100
THEATRE SEVERN, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281
THE TOWN HALL, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630023
THREE TUNS, Bishop’s Castle. 01588 638797
TOWN HALL, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630023
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
Sat 2 August
THE TEMPEST RETOLD
DEBS NEWBOLD. An evolving story of exile, betrayal and redemption. Willow Globe, Llanwrthwl, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 6NN, 7pm, £15, £7.50 under 16, £37.50 family, 01597 811487, www.shakespearelink.org.uk
Sat 2 August
BRING IT ON
CURTAIN CALL STUDIOS present this smash hit comedy. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £20, 01732 281281.
Sun 3 August
SENSE & SENSIBILITY
PANTALOONS THEATRE COMPANY. Jane Austen’s classic novel of scandals, scoundrels and severely sprained ankles. Shrewsbury Castle, 4pm, £17.05, under 16s £15.95, bring your own seats, 01743 281281.
Sun 3 August
ROMEO AND JULIET RETOLD
DEBS NEWBOLD. A poignant, emotional and often uproarious re-imagining of Shakespeare’s tale of starcrossed lovers. Willow Globe, Llanwrthwl, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 6NN, 3pm, £15, £7.50 under 16, £37.50 family, 01597 811487, www.shakespearelink.org.uk
Tues 5 August
ROBIN HOOD
DOT PRODUCTIONS. Full of memorable characters, silliness, songs and charm. This outdoor production is an hour of pure escapism which will leave all the family with a smile on their face! Acton Scott Hall, SY6 6QQ, 3pm, £16, children £8. Part of Church Stretton Arts Festival, www.strettonfestival.co.uk
Wed 6 August
THE RIVALS
RAIN OR SHINE THEATRE COMPANY. Languishing lovers, chaotic comedy, deadly duels and Mrs Malaprop. Leintwardine Community Centre, 7.30pm, 03306 600541.
Thurs 7 August
A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT DREAM
THE THREE INCH FOOLS present Shakespeare’s most iconic comedy. Bring your own seats. Shrewsbury Castle, 7pm, £22, under 18s £13.20, under 5s free, 01743 281281.
Sat 9 & Sun 10 August
AS YOU LIKE IT
SUN AND MOON THEATRE. In a tech-obsessed world, life feels bleak - until Rosalind and Celia escape the Forest of Arden. Willow Globe, Llanwrthwl, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 6NN, Sat 7pm, Sun 3pm, £14, £7 under 16, £35 family, 01597 811487, www.shakespearelink.org.uk
Sat 9 August
HAY PLAY IN A DAY
24 HOUR THEATRE FESTIVAL. Watch several short plays written, directed and performed in just 24 hours. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, tickets from Eventbrite hayplayinaday@gmail.com
Sun 10 August
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
QUANTUM THEATRE presents a brand new adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s timeless classic. Bring your own seats. Shrewsbury Castle, 2pm, £16.50, under 16s £14.30, 01743 281281.
Wed 13 August
MISS PLYMLEY RECOLLECTS
Written and performed by Alison Utting, based on Katherine Plymley’s journals. 1816, Miss Plymley shares memories of life shaped by revolution, industry and abolition. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 2pm & 6pm, £10, 01584 878141. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Thurs 14 August
PRIDE & PREJUDICE
ILLYRIA THEATRE’s production of Jane Austen’s glorious social comedy. A whirlwind of balls, dinners and very eligible officers. Montgomery Castle, Montgomery, (outdoor performance). Print your own seating/rug, suitable clothing and a picnic, venue is wheelchair accessible. Doors open 6pm, show 7pm, £20, £10 children from Bunners, Montgomery or 01686 668442.
Thurs 14 August
CHOPPED LIVER AND ONIONS
Protest songs and forgotten history. Reviving the voice of Sara Wesker, leader of the ‘singing strikers of 1928’ and a fierce anti-facist. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 8pm, £16, under 18s £12, 01584 878141. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Thurs 14 - Sat 16 August
MURDER! IN LITTLE GRIMLEY
Summer one-act festival of comedy plays. Phoenix Theatre, Ross-on-Wye, 7.30pm, £6, 01989 564464, www.phoenix-theatre.org.uk
Sat 16 & Mon 18 - Sat 23 August
SAINT JOAN
HERE TO THERE PRODUCTIONS. Joan believes she was sent by God - her foes believe she should be sent back... 16 Aug - Tuckwell Amphitheatre, Cheltenham, 7pm, 01242 258002. 18 - 23 Aug - Coach House Theatre, Malvern, 7.15pm, plus 2.15pm on Thurs & Sat, 01684 892277.
Sat 16 August
FRANKENSTEIN: AFTERGLOW
What if the story didn’t have to end? Imagine what would have happened if the Doctor and his creation had lived? Think you know how the story ends? Think again. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 4pm, £10, 01584 878141.
Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Sat 16 August
STRANGE MEETINGS
STRANGE MEETINGS presents the later life of Wilfred Owen, beginning with his admission to Craiglockhart Hospital with shellshock, his auspicious meeting with Siegfried Sassoon and the resulting flourish of poetry. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 2.30pm, £10, 01584 878141. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Sun 17 August
THE FORAGING FAN CLUB
Join Helen Wood as she heads into the great outdoors with her trusty trug. In this quirky, feel good comedy, all aspects of foraging are unearthed and celebrated. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 2.30pm, £13, 01584 878141. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Tues 19 August TO BEGIN WITH
The great-great grandson of Charles Dickens, Gerald Dickens performs. Charles Dickens wrote a slim volume intended only for his children: The Life of Our Lord, in which he retold the story of Jesus Christ. The Albert Hall, Llandrindod Wells, 7.30pm, £20/£10, 0300 102 4255, www.TheAlbertHall.co.uk
Wed 20 August
THE GREAT ROCK & ROLL SWIZZLE
Enjoy nibbles whilst murder unfolds around you. Question the subjects, identify the clues and deduce the culprit!
The Albert Hall, Llandrindod Wells, 7.30pm, £25, 0300 102 4255, www.TheAlbertHall.co.uk
Thurs 21 August
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
DON’T GO INTO THE CELLAR THEATRE COMPANY. One-man play by award winning actor Jonathan Goodwin. The Albert Hall, Llandrindod Wells, 7.30pm, £20, 0300 102 4255, www.TheAlbertHall.co.uk
Sun 24 August
TWELFTH NIGHT
FOLKSY THEATRE. A tale of romance, mischief and laughter, full of fun and happy endings! Willow Globe, Llanwrthwl, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 6NN, 2pm, £14, £7 under 16, £35 family, 01597 811487, www.shakespearelink.org.uk
Sat 30 August
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
THE SHAKESPEARE CIRCUS. A hilarious rendition of this Shakespeare classic. 17 parts, six players, what could possibly go wrong? Willow Globe, Llanwrthwl, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 6NN, 3pm & 7pm, £14, £7 under 16, £35 family, 01597 811487, www.shakespearelink.org.uk
Mon 1 September
MURDER SHE DIDN’T WRITE
DEGREES OF ERROR. A classic murder mystery on-the-spot in this ingenious improvised comedy. You, the audience, become the author as the cast act out your very own Agatha Christie-inspired live on stage. For ages 12+. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, £27.50, 01743 281281.
Thurs 4 - Sat 6 September
ROY BROWN - UNTITLED
Summer one-act festival of comedy plays. Phoenix Theatre, Ross-on-Wye, 7.30pm, £6, 01989 564464, www.phoenix-theatre.org.uk
Until Sat 2 August THE WIZARD OF OZ LUDWIG THEATRE ARTS. A stage adaptation of L Frank Baum’s beloved tale. The Courtyard, Hereford, 2pm & 7pm, £20/£18, under 16s £16, family £60, 01432 340555. Sat 2 August
BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL CURTAIN CALL STUDIOS. A high-flying journey that is filled with the complexities of friendship, jealousy, betrayal and forgiveness. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £20, 01743 281281.
Thurs 21 August
SCENES FROM UNDER MILK WOOD
Rather than setting the entire text, composer Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade has instead chosen a number of scenes from the play and has crafted a diverse blend of aria, recitative, patter song and spoken word. Part of Presteigne Festival. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 8pm, £30, £25, £1 for ages 8-25. 01544 267800, www.presteignefestival.com
Thurs 14 August
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS IMMERSION THEATRE bring their trademark style and energy to the riverbank with heaps of interaction, stunning costumes and toe-tapping music. Bring your own seats. Shrewsbury Castle, 2pm, £16.50, under 16s £13.20, 01743 281281.
Sun 17 August
MRS ARMITAGE ON WHEELS
Live adaptation of Quentin Blake’s charming story. Live show with puppetry, suitable for all. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 11.30am, £12, under 16s £12, 01584 878141. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Fri 29 August
HORRIBLE HISTORIES: LIVE ON STAGE
Are you ready to swing with a Georgian king? Does the Duke of Wellington get the boot? Will you be saved by Florence Nightingale? Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 2pm & 5pm, £16, under 16s £14, family £56, 01600 772467.
Mon 4 August YOUTH THEATRE TASTER SESSION
With Pentabus Theatre. 11-14 years, 10am-12pm. 15 - 18 years, 2-4pm, taster session £5 (starting 10 Sept). Ludlow Assembly Rooms, www.pentabus.co.uk
Mon 4 - Fri 8 August THEATRE SUMMER SCHOOL
With Mid Powys Youth Theatre, suitable for all abilities, ages 14-24. The final opportunity for actors who want to be involved in MPYT’s Autumn Show (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time). Celf O Gwmpas, Llandrindod Wells, 10am-4pm, 07810 350994, www.mpyt.co.uk
Mon 4 - Fri 8 August
ACTORS ACADEMY WORKSHOP
Matt Canny and the Courtyard’s skilled practitioners will help participants to explore the power of physical theatre, master mime and dive deep into character as they bring some of Shakespeare’s most iconic characters to life. A public performance at the end of the week. For ages 11 - 19 years. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.
Mon 11 - Thurs 14 August REGAL SUMMER SCHOOL
Ideal for children aged 7-11 years. With lots of fun activities, mask making, face painting and prosthetics, drama, crafts and theatre skills. Lunch is included. The Regal, Tenbury Wells, 9.30am-3.30pm, £15 per day, 01584 811442.
Mon 11 - Fri 15 August
SUMMER HOLIDAY DRAMA WORKSHOP WEEK
‘A Play in a Week’ for ages 7-16 years who love to tell a story, create plays and characters and use their imagination! Run by Jason Johns with professional dancer Tamsin Williams. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 9.30am-3pm, £95 for the week, limited places, please book, 07967 517125.
Sat 23 August THEATRE OPEN DAY!
Discover Mid Wales’ oldest theatre. Go behind the scenes, have a dance or sing on stage and tour the dressing rooms. The Albert Hall, Llandrindod Wells, 12pm-4pm, free, donations welcome, 0300 102 4255, www.TheAlbertHall.co.uk
ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW
Sat (term time only) - Ludwig Theatre Arts for ages 7-17, 2-4pm, contact takepart@ludwigtheatrearts.com Assembly Rooms, Ludlow.
MID POWYS YOUTH THEATRE
Tues (term time) Little MPYT for ages 10-13 years, 5.30pm-6.30pm, £60 per term, bursaries available. Tues (term time) Big MPYT for ages 14-24 years, 7.15pm-8.45pm, £60 per term, bursaries available. 4th Sun of the month MPYT +, for ages 19-29 years, suitable for all abilities, 7-9pm, £5 per session. Details www.mpyt.co.uk
COMMUNITY YOUTH THEATRES
The Conquest, Bromyard. Mon - Juniors, Year 1-6: 5pm, £41 per term. Intermediates & Seniors, Year 7+: 6pm, £48 per term. The Phoenix Theatre, Ross-on-Wye. SatPhoenix Kids, ages 4-7, 9.30am, £41 per term. Juniors Group 1 for ages 8+, 10.30am. Juniors Group 2 for ages 8+, 11.45am, £45 per term. Market Theatre, Ledbury. Mon - Intermediates, Year 7-9: 7.30pm, £41 per term. Seniors, Year 10+: 8.30pm, £45 per term. Details email takepart@courtyard.org.uk or 01432 346526.
COURTYARD THEATRE, HEREFORD
Sat - Junior Youth Theatre, Courtyard Kids 9.30am-10am, £67 per term. Year 3: 10.15am-11am.
Year 4: 11am-11.45am. Year 5: 12-12/45pm.
Year 6: 12.45-1.30pm, (£68.50 per term).
Year 7: 2.30-3.30pm. Year 8: 3.45-5.15pm (£70 per term). Thurs - LG Drama Classes, Mini Musicals for ReceptionYear 3, 5pm, £28 per month. Thurs - LG Drama Classes, Junior Musical Theatre for Years 4-9, 6pm, £28 per month. Thurs - LG Drama Classes, Senior Musical Theatre for ages 14-18, 7pm, £36 per month.Fri - Year 9: 5-6.30pm, £70 per term. Wed - Intermediate Youth Theatre for Year 10 & 11, 5.30-7pm, £72 per term. Fri - Senior Youth Theatre for Year 12+, 7-9pm, £75 per term. Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.
Tuesdays YOUTH THEATRE
For 7-14 year-olds after school. Ledbury Market Theatre, 01432 383663.
Tuesdays YOUTH CAFE
Young people can meet and share creative activites including music, drama and films. For ages 8-16 years, free. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970
Wednesdays KINGTON YOUTH THEATRE
Kington Primary School. Wed - Junior 7-11 years, 4-5.30pm. Intermediate 11+ 5.30-7pm. £42 per term, 01432 340555.
SHROPSHIRE YOUTH THEATRE
Sat - Beginners 9.30am-10.45am, 6-8 year olds. Sat - Juniors 11am-1pm, 9-12 year olds. Thurs - Seniors, 7-9.30pm, 14-25 year olds. The Hive, Shrewsbury, www.shropshireyouththeatre.co.uk
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
Fri 1 August
COMEDY HOTSPOT
Four brilliant acts, all making amusing waves on the UK comedy circuit. Oscars, Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 8pm, £17, 01584 878141.
Thurs 14 August
STEVE PUNT
‘What is news, and should we care?’ Steve Punt has been looking at the news for a living for over 30 years, but what if anything has he learned? Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm, £23, 01584 878141. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Fri 15 August
FRIDAY NIGHT COMEDY CLUB
Featuring host Phil Cooper, Chris Brooker and Harriet Dyer. Ludlow Brewery, 8.30pm, £14, 01584 878141. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Sat 16 August
JAKE LAMBERT - A JOKE MACHINE
A rapidly rising stand-up known for his non-stop gag-filled storytelling. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 8pm, £20, 01584 878141. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Sat 23 Aug
BEACH, PLEASE!
TEA & BISCUITS is a comedy drag and guest interview show, like breakfast TV but more lip syncing. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 7pm, £8, 01743 234970.
Wed 27 August
COMEDY ON THE COBBLES
New material night. The Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm, free entry, 01531 632250.
Wed 3 September
PHIL WANG & SPECIAL GUESTS
British-Malaysian stand-up comedian, writer and actor. For ages 16+. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, £28, 01743 281281.
Until Sat 2 August
THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL
2 Aug - Elijah: The Chorus Explored with speaker, Richard Willmott, Ballroom, Green Dragon Hotel, 5pm, £13. 01452 768928, www.3choirs.org
Sat 2 August
ATTENTION ALL SHIPPING
A celebration of the Shipping Forecast with Charlie Connelly, in his hilarious and moving celebration of an iconic cultural institution. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm, £19, 01584 878141.
Sun 3 August
KINGTON CASTAWAYS
Regular Desert Island Disc event features guest Rita Langford, BEM, the founder of Kington Community Chop. The Oxford Arms, Kington, from 1pm-5pm, bar, 07301 081444.
Fri 15 August
REX FACTOR
Graham Duke and Ali Hood review the monarchs of history, scoring them on; Battleyness, Scandal, Subjectivity, Longevity and Dynasty before deciding whether they have that certain something called the Rex Factor. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 7pm, £14, under 16s £8, 01584 878141. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Sat 16 August
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT
Jack Bryan’s raw, funny and gripping account of 30 years in the police from the 1970s riots and miner’s strike to the bizarre reality of life on the force. A former steelworker turned cop and comedian. For ages 16+. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 5.30pm, £12, 01584 878141.
Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Sat 16 August
MICHAEL BURDETT - BEFORE FAME
What not to do when you discover one of the world’s greatest pop duos in a village hall. The backstory of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. Told by the man who discovered them in 1979 and an unknown aka ska band. Oscars, Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 8pm, £15, 01584 878141. Part of Ludlow Fringe.
Wed 20 August
HALLSTATT LECTURE: TRADITIONAL WELSH COSTUME
An insight into the world of Traditional Welsh dress, charting its journey over two centuries. A lecture by Michael Freeman. Part of Machynlleth Festival. Machynlleth, 01654 703355, www.machynllethfestival. co.uk
Wed 20 August & Wed 17 September CONVERSATIONS OVER LUNCH
20 Aug - Sarah Duntant: The Marchesa (author talk). 17 Sept - Rod Barker: The City of London. St Mary’s Church, Ross, on Wye, 1pm, retiring collection.
Thurs 21 - Mon 25 August PRESTEIGNE FESTIVAL
21 Aug - Nicholas Murray, ‘Who’s Afraid of the Bloomsbury Group?’ Norton Community Hub, 11am, £8, £5 for ages 8-25. 22 Aug - Stephen Johnson, ‘Shostakovich’. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 11am, £8, £5 for ages 8-25. 22 Aug - Barrie Gavin, A tribute. Michael Berkeley leads a conversation in tribute to the late film and television director. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 4pm, £8, £5 for ages 8-25. 23 Aug - Gavin Plumley, ‘Scratching the Veneer: John Singer Sargent’. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 11am, £8, £5 for ages 8-25. 24 Aug - Ben Rawlence, ‘The Black Mountains College Journey’. Baptist Church, Hereford St, Presteigne, 4pm, £8, £5 for ages 8-25. 25 Aug - Peter Wakelin, ‘Researching the Art of Radnorshire’. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 11am, £8, £5 for ages 8-25. 25 Aug - Eleanor Alberga in Conversation with Thomas Hyde. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 4.30pm, £8, £5 for ages 8-25. 01544 267800, www.presteignefestival.com
Wed 27 August
NUMEROLOGY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
One of the striking features of the Old Testament is its use of numbers. For the most part these are not mathematical calculations so much as round figures, suggesting they have a particular significance. A talk by The Venerable Clifford Offer. Hereford Cathedral, 7pm, £10, www.herefordcathedral.org
Sun 31 August
THE HAPPENING
Bob Dylan: Words and Music - poet and novelist Jem Poster joins forces with guitarist and vocalist Stephen Ferron in a discussion and illustration of some of the Dylan’s ground-breaking songs, 3pm, £7. The Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, full details www.midborderarts.com
Tues 2 September
AN EVENING WITH TOM HOLLANDER
Tom will be in lively, insightful conversation about his life and work across television, film and theatre. Includes an audience Q&A. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £62.70-£48.40, VIP £72.60, 01743 281281.
Mon 8 September
PAUL MERSON - MY LIFE!
Best known for his playing days and punditry, Paul Merson takes to the stage for a night of unfiltered stories, laughter and behind-the-scenes revelations.
Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £33, VIP £71.50, 01743 281281.
Wed 13 Aug
PUB THEOLOGY
A relaxed and informal monthly gathering in the Orange Tree, Hereford to chat about issues related to God, faith, life philosophy and more. 18+, 7pm.
Sat 16 August
POP UP BOOK SALE
2 Radnor Buildings, Presteigne, (opposite the library). Open 9.30am-3.30pm. Mid Border Arts fundraiser.
Sun 7 September
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
With Hattie Naylor, award winning playwright. An imaginative day filled with poetry, prose and innovative writing. open to all ages and experience. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10am-6pm, performance 7pm, £20-£5, bring your own lunch, 01743 234970.
Every Tues, Wed & Thurs SPANISH LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS Tues - Advance beginners 10am-11.30am, Wed - Advance Spanish B1, 10am. Thurs - Total beginners, 10am-11.30am with Mely. Private tuitionGCSE students and A Level. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 07837 160505. www.hayspanish.com
Every Wednesday PLACES OF WELCOME
All welcome, to meet a friendly face, a cup of tea and conversation. The Oxford Arms Barn, Duke St, Kington, 10am-12.30pm.
THE COURTYARD WORKSHOPS
Mon - Writing Room Extra. Ongoing sessions for writers with some experience, 3-5pm, £110 per term. MonWriting Room. For writers of all abilities, 6.30-8.30pm, £90 per term. Tues - Reading Room. For adults who love theatre and enjoy script analysis, 10.30am-12.30pm, £60 per term. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.
Every Wednesday (term time) BABY B! Storytelling group. From birth to 5 years. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 11am, free, 01874 611622.
First Wednesday of the month POETRY CAFE, Charlton Arms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 872813.
Third Wednesday of the month BEREAVEMENT CAFE Old Chapel, Hereford Cathedral, 2.30pm-4pm, run by volunteers, www.herefordcathedral.org
Every other Thursday PHILOSOPHY CAFE
Informal group which offers the chance to discuss philosophical issues. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 01497 821762. philosphycafe@outlook.com
Fridays READING ROOM EXTRA The Courtyard, Hereford, 6-8pm, £55 per term, 01432 340555.
International Poetry Writers’ Collective: Abergavenny 01873 856350
Leominster Writers’ Circle, Leominster Community Centre. Gill Fothergill chair. 07804 879858.
Meet second Tuesday of month, 2pm. Presteigne Writers’ Circle, 3rd Thursday, Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm, 01544 260398.
THE Starmer government has had a long hot summer. Surely, in Broad Sheep country, it never gets that hot! But the weatherman on the BBC this morning, seemed quite emphatic. The hottest part of Britain today would be east Wales!
Where exactly is East Wales? I thought about this for a good thirty seconds, until I concluded that where I live is more or less surrounded by East Wales. Hell’s bells! We are all going to fry in an inferno! If I still lived in London, I could catch a bus to somewhere near Jermyn Street, where there used to be a gents’ tropical outfitter, called Airey and someone-or-or-other.
Airy clothes, or Airey clothes, sound like just what I need. But does any part of Broad Sheep country have a gents’ tropical outfitter, or indeed any kind of outfitter? Especially now that most people needing an item of clothing probably get M&S to deliver it to their front door. I think I once saw a gents clothing store in my nearest city, Hereford. But the apparel on display looked heavy, tweedy, and as though it would be stiflingly hot, even on a normal autumn day. Not really my cup of tea.
A heatwave may not be the perfect time to discuss Winter Fuel Payments. But someone ought to say something. The Winter Fuel Payment was never exactly a bonanza. But it was paid to millions of us pensioners each year, come hell or high water. A small but useful wodge of tenners, £200 or £300 or so. But then a new government came along, and they knew better.
So, in an act of daylight robbery, or maybe a mugging on a very dark night, the Winter Fuel Payment was snatched away from us. After an almighty political row, much of the payment, was grudgingly handed back, though not to all of us. Better off people would get the dosh, but then have it taken away again by the taxman. The sound and fury that accompanied this humiliating U-turn gave rise to a very rare sight.
It was an image of that most senior, cool and assured cabinet minister the chancellor, Rachel Reeves in tears, sitting next to the Prime Minister, while Starmer appeared oblivious of her misery. Whether or not you are an habitual Westminster watcher, this was a gripping, and even jarring, news event. The floodlights of media attention had suddenly thrown into sharp relief an act of gratuitous government meanness.
Some Labour activists will have been especially infuriated by the Starmer-Reeves antics. A while back a group of young people in their 20s and 30s mounted a demo at a Labour Party office in north London It was hardly a seismic event. And I doubt if it got any national news coverage. But these demonstrators had spotted
something which I think most Labour supporters had not really woken up to.
Their party was in the process of dismantling an environmental program which Labour had launched, with a huge fanfare only two years earlier. The Green Prosperity Plan, as Labour leaders dubbed it, had provided some badly needed positive news for the party after a dismal by-election defeat at Hartlepool. And the Plan had been seen as the ideal getaway vehicle to help the party depart at high speed away from the Jeremy Corbyn era and surge forward towards a middle-of-theroad future.
No doubt there was great glee about the Green Prosperity Plan among senior Labour folk. But it seems that, when the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, and her team scrutinised it, they began to see it as a potential disaster area. Reeves had laid great stress on the idea of sound money and balancing the books. But she and her advisors feared that the Green Prosperity Plan, with a price tag rising to £28 billion a year, might be like an iceberg capable of turning the good ship Labour into the Titanic.
The Labour constituency office which those protesters targeted was in the seat of the Labour leader himself - Sir Keir Starmer. These environmentalist activists, under the title of Green New Deal UK, may not have won national headlines, but they were, arguably, ahead of the game.
They had identified in the Labour leadership a willingness to tack and to trim, and to throw out principles and plans, where these got in the way of realpolitik. OK, maybe this is what politicians do. But, for anyone paying attention at the time, the cynical way in which the Green Prosperity Plan was junked was a harbinger of the future - and of Labour’s summer of disastrous headlines, which few would have guessed was possible at the time of Labour’s gigantic election victory in July last year.
Julian O’Halloran
Until Sat 2 August THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL
Until 2 Aug - Guided Walk: Historic Hereford, meet at the Elgar Statue, Hereford Cathedral Close, 11.30am & 2.30pm, £7.50 adults, £1 under 18s. Until 2 Aug - Guided Walk: In the Footsteps of Elgar, meet at the Elgar Statue, Hereford Cathedral Close, 10.30am, £7.50 adults, £1 under 18s. 01452 768928, www.3choirs.org
Sun 10 August
LUDLOW MAGNALONGA
Ramble through the rolling countryside surrounding Ludlow and enjoy delicious food and drink from the region’s producers. Ludlow, www.magnalonga.co.uk
Wed 13 August
NURTURE GARDEN FAMILY FUN DAY
Spruce up the little community garden, inspiring nature-themed activities suitable for all ages, 11am-3pm, donate what you can on the day. Part of Shrewsbury Summer of Wellbeing. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970.
Thurs 21 August
FESTIVAL BAT WALK
Led by Janice Vincett. Meet at St Andrew’s Church Hall, 7.45pm, £10, please bring a torch. Part of Presteigne Festival, 01544 267800, www.presteignefestival.com
Sat 23 & Sun 24 August
WHINYARD ROCKS
Vineyard tours, tasings and food. Fun-filled free day out. Food from Street Food Collective. Whinyard Rocks, New Radnor, LD8 2TG, 12pm-6pm, www.whinyardrocks.com
Mon 25 August
PLANT SALE
Hardy perennials and alpines from Pam’s Plants. Small trees including Acers and shrubs from Stan Wild. Forecourt at Clun Methodist Church, 10am-4pm, free entry, proceeds to Alzheimer’s Research and Clun Methodist Church.
Wed 27 August
ROSS HERITAGE WALKS
‘Nathaniel Morgan 250’, benefactor and Quaker. This walk is led by Mark Eardley of Ross Civic Society. Meet at Ross Market House, 10.30am (until approx 12pm), free, no need to book.
August
HEREFORD CATHEDRAL
16 Aug - Open Gardens, visit the Chapter House, Cloister, Canon’s, Dean’s and Bishop’s Gardens, 10am-3.30pm, £7 for entry and £20 to include tea and glass of prosecco. 6, 9, 20 & 30 Aug - Garden Tours led by experienced gardeners and guides, 2pm, £7.50, £6.50 students, £2 8-16 years, book in advance via 01432 374210 or www.herefordcathedral.org
August POWYS NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME
1 Aug - Welsh Lavender, Maesmynis, Builth Wells, 10am-4pm. 2 & 3 Aug - Moel y Gwelltyn Ucha, Llansilin, 1.30pm-5.30pm. 10 Aug - Guilsfield Gardens, Welshpool, 12pm-5pm. 16 & 17 Aug - 1 Church Bank, Welshpool, 12-5pm, 30 & 31 Aug - 14 St Mary’s Place, Union St, Welshpool, 11am-5pm. www.ngs.org.uk
August & September
SHROPSHIRE HILLS DISCOVERY CENTRE
11-15 Aug - How To Train Your Dragon for ages 4-11 years, 1pm-2.30pm, £4.50. 1 Aug & 18-22 Aug - Going on a Bear Hunt for ages 3-11 years,1pm-2.30pm, £4.50. 4-8 Aug & 25-29 Aug - Remarkable Romans for ages 4-11 years, 1pm-2.30pm, £4.50. 30 Aug - Angels of the Night Bat Walk & Talk with James Bisset, 7.30pm, £12. 5 SeptShropshire Way Walk - a guided walk with Centre Manager, Grant Wilson, around 10.5 miles, 4-5 hours walking, free, but pay for bus fare (£3), bring food and drink. Booking essential. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, School Rd, Craven Arms SY7 9RS 01588 676060
KNIGHTON COMMUNITY WOODLANDS GROUP
Volunteer with us on our weekly task days to learn new skills. http://tveg.org.uk/wordpress/woodland-project Email woodland@tveg.org.uk 01547 520374.
KINGTON LOCAL ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY
NETWORK (KLEEN) Encourages community resilience through our Electric Car Share Club, public Orchards, tiny Coppice Woodland, Presentations & networking without borders. Email: kingtonkleen@gmail.com
Every Third Saturday in the Month PRESTEIGNE REPAIR Presteigne Youth Centre, Hereford Street. 10am-12pm. Household items repaired for free. Info: 01544 267997. First Saturday of the month LEOMINSTER REPAIR CAFE, 10am-12.30pm Community Centre. Electricals, household items, clothing etc. repaired for free, donations welcomed. Tool sharpening £2. See Facebook and book via website https://leominsterrepaircafe.org.uk/
Disclaimer: We would like to emphasise that these listings relate to COMPLEMENTARY medicine practiitioners. Broad Sheep does not endorse any of the practitioners or healing methods listed. We provide no recommendation and take no responsibility for their content.
A is for ACUPUNCTURE with Joanna Bruce RGN, MBAcC at The Body Clinic, Leominster & Richard’s Castle. Treating pain (NICE recommended) and long-term health conditions since 1985. Food intolerance testing. Phone 01584 831 840 or text 07984 460969. E-booking: www.thebodyclinicleominster.co.uk
ACCREDITED, EXPERIENCED PSYCHOTHERAPIST & COUNSELLOR: One-to-one sessions for adults age 18 upwards, in Hay-on-Wye (HR3) and by online video. Find relief from anxiety and depression; overcome trauma; transform anger and low self-worth; navigate divorce, bereavement, and other difficult life experiences. Contact Sarah Hamilton at HAY COUNSELLING, 07580 482751, www.haycounselling.co.uk.
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 / www.hayacupunctureclinic.co.uk
ACUPUNCTURE AND TUINA: I use TCM acupuncture, electro-acupuncture and Tui Na (therapeutic massage) to treat a wide range of health conditions. In Ledbury at my home treatment room on New Street, and in Hereford at Kyrle House Practice (kyrlehouse.co.uk 01432 273234). Acupuncture-Acutherapy Council member. Ruth Busbridge, BSc MSc Dip.Acupuncture. https://rbacupuncture.co.uk/ 07743809466 ruthbacupuncture@gmail.com
ALEXANDER TECHIQUE LESSONS with Ron Colyer, B.Mus., M.S.T.A.T. An Alexander teacher, accredited by and member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique, with over 40 years experience, I am currently offering lessons in Malvern and surrounding areas. Alexander work can help with back pain, joint pain, neck pain, as well as enhancing skills, e.g. in performing arts, yoga practice, etc. The lessons help you to become aware of faulty habits of body use, including inappropriate tension or misdirected energy. You learn to help yourself - it’s really a reeducation process rather than a therapy. For more on Alexander Technique visit alexandertechnique.co.uk Contact me on 07733 253056, or email alextechwithron9@outlook.com
ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAUMA, LOW SELF WORTH and emotional difficulties - our innovative approach is being used with private and NHS clients with great success. Clients attend an average of 4 sessions to achieve a substantial, some say transformative, effect on their well being. You can check out the testimonials and book a one to one session on our website www.peaceofmindnow.co.uk or get in touch for more information Mike Buckley 07931 986168 mcmbuckley@gmail.com
ARE YOU EXPERIENCING ILL HEALTH? Nutritional therapy can help with: gut issues, IBS, stress, anxiety, degenerative disease, dementia, child autism, hormones and more. Book an initial comprehensive assessment and advice. Call Julie: 07356 248 656. Email: juliehowesnutrition@outlook.com Web site: juliehowesnutrition.com All consultations at The Body Clinic, Leominster. www.thebodyclinicleominster.co.uk
ARE YOU NEURO SPICEY? Do you have a formal or selfdiagnosis of AuDHD, ADHD or Autism? Would you like to feel better in yourself? Find out how your wellbeing may be directly linked to your lifestyle choices, what you eat, your emotional support and how connected you are to people (in person or online) who appreciate your unique differences. Contact either of us to hear about a new holistic approach available at The Body Clinic Leominster HR6 8EP or call Vicky t: 07790 162067 or Joanna t: 07984 460969.
AROMATHERAPY MASSAGE, REFLEXOLOGY & REIKI
HEALING with Clare Stanton ITEC. Book a relaxing treatment at The Body Clinic, Leominster. 01568 368 907 / 07493 078 566. E-booking: www.thebodyclinicleominster. co.uk Or direct with Clare: 01568 750 055 / 07793532417 clare.stanton@hotmail.co.uk
BODY CLINIC, LEOMINSTER Holistic Therapies and advice for rehabilitation, pain, mobility and long term health conditions. Improve and/or support mental health, wellbeing, women’s and men’s health, fertility, pregnancy and much more. Unsure what’s best for your health issue? Book a Holistic Health assessment so an experienced health practitioner can help you. 17 West St, Leominster HR6 8EP www.thebodyclinicleominster.co.uk 01568 368 907/07493 078 566. thebodyclinicleominster@gmail.com
CLINIC SPACE AVAILABLE in this busy, light and fully serviced multi disciplinary health centre. Working collaboratively to offer holistic health therapies in The Marches area. The Body Clinic, 17 West St, Leominster HR6 8EP. Half day, day and per client (if relocating or new to practice) basis. Good patient referals. www. thebodyclinicleominster.co.uk 01568 368 907/07493 078 566 thebodyclinicleominster@gmail.com Please call to arrange an informal look around.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES - DR NANCY
BANCROFT Are you struggling with intense emotions, feeling overwhelmed, lost or stuck? Make sense of your experience and create lasting change, with a specialist mental health professional. Trauma-focussed psychotherapy ~ EMDR ~ mind-body integration 1:1 therapy ~ training ~ supervision. Online and face-to-face sessions available in Pembridge, Herefordshire.Contact hello@thebodyinmind.co.uk www.thebodyinmind.co.uk
COUNSELLING talking therapy to help alleviate distress. Debbie Andrews, 10 years plus experience of working with adults and young people aged 11 years and upwards. Online and face to face appointments at The Body Clinic, Leominster (book via their website) and The Fred Bulmer Centre, Hereford. Supervision also available. Call or text 07874 828701, email debbieandrewscounselling@gmail. com, www.debbieandrews.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.
EMDR AND HYPNOTHERAPY: Sabina Jennings BSc, PgDip Derm, Dip EMDR, Dip Hyp. HWHP. Solution Focussed Hypnotherapist and EMDR therapist for Anxiety, Low Self Worth, Relationship Concerns, Suffers of Narcissist Abuse, Imposter Syndrome, Fear of the Future etc. Visualization techniques for business and sport goals. 1 to 1 sessions or on-line. Supporting you to move forward from the limiting beliefs and habits of the past. Phone 07464202715 or see my website www.hypnotichub.co.uk.
EMOTIONAL WELLBEING: Anne Cummings FETC (Adv Dip), BAoG (Dip), MBIG (Dip) offers a 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 and anxiety. For more information www.thewritetofeel.com.
GONG BATH SOUND MEDITATION SESSIONS IN & AROUND HEREFORDSHIRE. Soundscapes can aid in the letting go of old emotions & limiting behaviours. I run twice monthly Group sessions, & also offer 1:1 sessions, hen parties, corporate / wellbeing events, retreats. For more info. Contact Lizzie 07870345216 www.lizzieyogahereford.com
HEREFORD HOMEOPATH and BIODYNAMIC CRANIOSACRAL THERAPIST Juliet Ablett (RHom, MARH, MNCHM, RCST). Holistic health care with experienced practitioner using homeopathy, essences and homeobotanicals, safe and effective treatment for all ages. Also Craniosacral therapy, a light touch, non directive, powerful form of bodywork, also suitable for all ages. Hereford, Garway, Monmouth. www.julietablett.co.uk julietablett@mailbox.org
HOLISTIC HEALTH & NUTRITION Different bodies require different approaches. Receive personalised dietary and lifestyle guidance rooted in the ancient Chinese tradition of yangsheng or “nourishing life.” Address specific health challenges or simply work towards optimal wellbeing. Contact Natalie on 07391162202 or visit www.hsnholistic. com
CAROLINE EDE, ARTIST, CREATOR & CERTIFIED END OF LIFE DOULA
Being both caring and creative, Caroline offers an invaluable service to those navigating the final stages of their life. A sacred space: offering active listening, emotional & holistic support and ritual guidance.
To book a consultation or to find out more 07717571462 carrieede@yahoo.co.uk
HYPNOTHERAPY Vicky Nicolson-James DipHP HWHP Herefordshire based empathetic hypnotherapist offering online or 1-1 therapy to help you live the life you want and deserve. Professional Hypnotherapy Practitioner Association and National Society of Hypnotherapy. T:01568 760 306 E: vickynicolsonjames@gmail.com
WhatsApp: 07790 162067.
LEARN THE ART OF FEMININE DEVOTION. Emily Martin - 07747 250720 - www.the-empress.life
LEARN THE ART OF FEMININE DEVOTION. Emily Martin - 07747 250720 - www.bigasskinkyheart.com
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.
MOLE & LESION ASSESSMENTS, FACIALS & ENERGY HEALING I offer a mole checking service with a dermatology report in 48 hours. Also natural facelift facials, Reiki and Crystal healing. Appointments available in Bromyard Contact Mandy on TEL 07742 228196 www.flourishandjoy.co.uk
NUTRITION & FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE Want to understand what’s driving your symptoms? Nutritional therapy and functional testing can help uncover the root causes and provide clear, personalised strategies. Supporting health and wellbeing in both adults and children. Book a free 30-minute online discovery call Natasha Price, MSc, BANT, CNHC info@natashaprice.co.uk 07970 759789.
PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP SUPPORT Infuse your relationships with joy, love, understanding & fun and watch each other heal. Gentle, compassionate, judgment-free guidance with playful, accepting, curious and empathic tools to heal & transform your family dynamic. Georgie Treasure-Evans 07875 50653 healingspirits.co.uk Professional, Experienced, UKCP Accredited
PSYCHOTHERAPIST & COUNSELLOR. Kington based. Face-to-face sessions for individual adults over 18. No couples work. Regain control of your life, restore meaning to your existence and relief from anxiety, sleeplessness and troubled relationships. Penny Cole 07776 146427. http://www.pennycolecounselling.co.uk
• Group classes and one-to-one tuition to support well-being. • Vedic chant tuition. • Yoga therapy to help during challenging times.
‘Anybody can breathe. Therefore, anybody can practise yoga.’ (TKV Desikachar) Marie Hudson 07972 492304
marieh279@gmail.com www.theyogapractice.org.uk
SHADOW WORK, COUNSELLING & DEEP PROCESS
PSYCHOTHERAPY Facilitated shadow work is a type of embodied deep process psychotherapy. I work one-toone in longer sessions, typically 5-hours. These deep-dive sessions offer an accepting and shame free space within which to explore and transform those habitual, ingrained or unconscious patterns, beliefs or behaviours that trapping you and hold you back from living a full, meaningful and joyful life. This work holds the potential for deep personal growth and deep healing and is the place to dive real deep into difficulty and challenge, shame or guilt, your grief, your pain, your fear or rage. The holding I offer you is both sensitive and strong, and you are invited to bring any issue you wish to our work together. Find out more about shadow work and to schedule a free 20-minute consultation at: www.inner-truth.co.uk - Alasdair Kirk - 07792 405 660.
SOUND THERAPY BY EDAN SOUND. Soesen Edan is a qualified Sound Therapist with over 20 years of experience running 1-2-1 and group sessions, teaching and retreats. Sound therapy is excellent for all manner of ailments & disease; regulates heart rate & blood pressure, reduces stress & anxiety and brings people to a deeply relaxed state. Monthly group sessions held in Herefordshire, Malvern & Birmingham. 1-2-1 sessions in Holme Lacy. Extensive experience working with complex disabilities & autism; prison therapeutic education, corporate sessions, team away days, workshops & bespoke sound consultancy. www.edansound.co.uk
SOUND THERAPY, with Gongs, Singing Bowls and other therapeutic instruments to relieve stress and anxiety, restoring mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. Monday night ‘Sound Bath’ sessions at The Fold, Bransford in Worcestershire and at Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, Herefordshire, 1-2-1 treatments in Ledbury, retreats, private groups, workshops, celebrations. Contact Cecilia on 07857 128 082, info@csoundspace.com www.csoundspace.com
SPORT PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT. Enhance your sport performance, mindset, remain focussed and boost your personal self-belief through Hypnotherapy and EMDR (eye motion, desensitisation and reprocessing). Improve your mental state, by addressing your negative mental barriers and limiting self-doubt. Tel: 07464202715 www.allnaturalhealth.co.cuk: Sabina Jennings BSc, PgDiP Derm, Dip EMDR, Dip Hyp HWHP.
WORKSHOP LISTINGS - Single (dated) listings are free. Year round, ongoing workshops will cost £45 per year.
Sat 2 August
HEALTH & WELLBEING MARKET
A wide range of stalls dedicated to self-care, wellness and holistic living. Lyde Court, Hereford, 10am-4pm, free entry, 01432 357753.
Tues 5 August
WILD SWIM
A gentle swim with Lee. The Fforwm at Fforest Fields, Hundred House, Edw Valley, LD1 5RT, 01982 570452, www.fforwm.co.uk
Sat 6 September & Sat 4 October
KUNDALINI YOGA (Brilley). Open your heart to joy and healing. Movement, relaxation meditation, singing and anything else that works! £25-£30, bring a blanket, snacks and yogi tea. 07807 550653, georgie@healingspirits.co.uk www.healingspirits.co.uk
Mondays (term time)
MOMMY & ME
Restorative Yin Yoga and baby explore session, 11.30am, £7. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 07947 120751.
Tuesdays
EVERGREEN PILATES
Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 9am, £9, Ryan, 07984 816847.
Wednesdays (term time) CHAIR YOGA WITH PHILLIPA Gentle chair based yoga class for all abilities, no experience necessary. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 12pm, £8 per session, no need to book, 01982 552555.
MINDFULNESS THERAPEUTIC ART WORKSHOP
A day of self exploration, reflection and release , no art skills needed just a willingness to play. Facilitated by experienced Art Psychotherapist. Brampton Bryan. For enquiries call : 01547 519414
KUNDALINI YOGA CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Fun, flowing, energetic, deeply relaxing & releasing for mind, body & spirit, Georgie’s Kundalini Yoga sessions welcome teens & preteens as well as adults. Seriously good for your physical and mental health! Kington & Brilley, timetable here healingspirits.co.uk.
READY TO RESET? Join our Fasting & Wellness Retreat in the serene Herefordshire Hills. Experience expert-led fasting, yoga, art therapy, nature, and healing. Led by Grace, BSc (Hons) Genetics and qualified fasting coach. Look and book for June at www.fastingwithgrace.com
PILATES CLASSES Community classes in Titley Village Hall, Lyonshall Memorial Hall and New Radnor Community Hall. Private lessons in my garden studio in Titley. All abilities and ages welcome. Pilates reduces back pain, increases strength and flexibility, tones your body from top to toe. Move it or lose it! Helen Boley info@helenbpilates.com https://helenbpilates.com 01544 231512, 07968 970093.
HATHA YOGA & SOUND THERAPY WITH BRIDGET ROWAN 90min Yoga classes on Zoom and in Peterchurch HR2 0RS to keep you moving and doing the things you love and to bring a sense of calm, peace and improve your wellbeing. Group soundscapes held regularly in the beautiful St Peters Church, Peterchurch. Individual yoga and sound therapy sessions available. Please see my website for further information www.bridgetrowan.uk or contact Bridget 07904 111334. Third Wednesday BEREAVEMENT CAFE
An informal and friendly gathering. College Hall, Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, 2.30pm, www.herefordcathedral.org
LUDLOW ASSEMBLY ROOMS
Mon - Yoga, 9.30am, £8. Julie Burdett 07780 905729. Wed - Pilates, 10am, £10 per session. Sarah on 07967 482510. Weekly - Hatha Yoga, 6.30pm, £6 per session. Katherine 07975 535408. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow.
THE ART SHED, MID WALES ARTS
Every Wed - Tai Chi with Alan Jeffries, 12pm-1pm, £7. Every Thurs - Yoga with Karen Booth, 4.30pm-6pm, £9, 07794 337318. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, 01686 688369.
THE COURTYARD, HEREFORD
Tues - Yoga, 9.15am-10am, £6 per session. Wed - Pilates, 11am-12pm, £6 per session. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.
