Broad Sheep February 2017

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ICOLA Humphreys died on January 5th at her home, Ivy House in Presteigne and the town seems a strange and empty place without her. She started this magazine with me in November ‘92 and over the course of the next 10 years, fuelled by PG tips and Old Holborn, turned it from a single page, typed and prit-sticked A4 info sheet into a 50 page magazine. Along the way she taught herself computer skills wrestled with Microsoft, learned Publisher then InDesign and Photoshop whilst dragging me along in her wake.

We are all of us a mess of contradictions but Nicola had it in spades. From Aberdovey to Amsterdam and Barcelona to Bejing Nicola was an inveterate traveller but then she was quite happy sat in front of the Rayburn with the racing or tennis on the telly. A committed We take no responsibility socialist she also had a share in a stable of racehorses. She loved live theatre, everything for the veracity of the from the National to the Presteigne pantomime but she didn’t like films. She loved music information herein and she played the accordion and the cello but hated recording and rather disapproved of performing considering it to be showing off. She loved to play poker, drink, hang out in bars but at the same time she was an academic with a fierce intelligence who had studied Pete Mustill Mayfield, Stapleton, plant genetics.

Nr Presteigne, Powys Scuba diving, waitressing, town councillor, a gardener with her own nursery. There was LD8 2LW not much she couldn’t turn her hand to except suffering fools gladly or cleaning the house!

Tel: 01544 260051 Here are a couple of my favourite drawings of her by Sarah and Will and a pic of her playing Email: info@broadsheep.com in The Tango Band. She leaves behind an awful lot of very sad friends.

Website: www.broadsheep.com There will be a Memorial service at St Michaels Church, Knill on Saturday February 4 at 3pm.

Cover pic: Nicola

small ads CATERING CROCKERY, CUTLERY AND GLASSWARE FOR HIRE. Up to 100 settings. Contact Ruth on 01544 350559 or 07870 752325.

CONVERTED CHAPEL IN THE HILLS ON THE WELSH BORDER. with tin tabernacle workshop. Borehole, bakehouse, clay oven. Nearly one acre field of coppice, orchard, garden. On school bus route. Wonderful views: hills, skies, stars, buzzards, kites & ravens. 01544 267997 www.welshborderchapel.co.uk PIANO LESSONS Professional teacher from Croatia, living in Presteigne. All ages and ability; classical music.

Email leila.basletic@gmail.com VIOLIN & VIOLA LESSONS given by experienced professional in Presteigne. All abilities and styles taught.

John Hymas 07969 440183.

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

VIDEO DJ A Professional DJ/Video DJ, based in Mid Wales. Providing more than just great music - Significant Birthdays, Weddings, Clubs/Pubs/Events & Coach Holidays. Music & Videos from the ever popular 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s. to Current chart, www.peterphillips.dj 07767 358079.

MANTON CUSTOMS Shropshire based luthier.

Handmade electric instruments and guitar repair services. info@mantoncustoms.co.uk ‘DELIGHTS OF DRAWING & PAINTING’ Private tuition.

Covering traditional and contemporary styles for beginners and those who wish to develop their portfolios.

Experienced tutor, based near Llangurig. Contact: Sue Purcell 01686 440668. E-mail sue@suepurcellart.co.uk www.suepurcellart.com MODERN WORKSHOP/STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE From October in New Radnor. Light, clean, insulated space with good access and parking. 3-phase power and separate toilet facilities. Contact Ben on 01544 350456 or 07879 903007.

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

Also coaching for Associated Board jazz exams.

Now taking students in Presteigne and surrounding area.

Simon Deeley, 07890 303681. simon.deeley@aol.com VIOLIN/VIOLA LESSONS All styles, all ages, beginners to advanced. Help with composition, theory, aural training.

Accompaniment also offered. Ring Tony on 01544 321925 or visit his website: http://camelmusic.co.uk for a CV and more information.

CELLO, BASS, PIANO AND FLUTE LESSONS Contact Ludlow 01584 875659.

AMANDA’S HOME HELP AND KITCHEN Providing quality home help. Do you need assistance with: Cooking, quality home cooking using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Baking and vegetarian cooking as well as any special dietary requirements. I can also help with cleaning, shopping, and light gardening. I am happy to chat to you over the phone about your needs at home. Please phone me on my mobile: 07843007421 or email me on amandaoprice@gmail.com

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BEEKEEPING AND SMALLHOLDING COURSES Interested in keeping bees but don’t know how to start?

Our ‘Bee Ready’ course, now in its fifth year, will prepare you to get your own hives in 2017. Held over a weekend it provides you with essential background information, lots of hands-on opportunities and plenty of encouragement.

NOW BOOKING FOR MAY 13th/14th 2017. One to one tuition also available. Courses are held on our own family-run smallholding near Bromyard, where we also offer smallholding taster days and advanced sessions.

For details of any of these opportunities please email woodruffbank@btinternet.com or ring 01886 884752.

BLACKSMITHING EVENING CLASSES AND SHORT COURSES at Bluefoot Forge. For details, phone 01544 267810. info@wherethelightgetsin.co.uk or visit www.wherethelightgetsin.co.uk CHAIR CANING / RUSHING Furniture repairs. Advice.

Paul Richards 01544 209067.

WORKSHOPS FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS CLINIC: Mailchimp 14 & 28 Feb in Malvern. For details of this and other workshops including Google Analytics, please visit our website at www.smallbusinessclinic.co.uk or call 07825 987114.

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS FROM ONLY 50P PER WEEK 1000 direct unique hits per month, top of the page on Google when you type in Presteigne, all administrative work done by volunteers, project is not for profit. SUPPORT YOUR TOWN WEBSITE. Very cheap rates: 50p per week, or full page £1 per week. For more information go to www.presteigne.org.uk, email jtennanteyles@gmail. com or telephone James Tennant-Eyles on 01544 267363.

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

Anne 01544 267997.

COURTYARD ANTIQUES, HIGH ST, PRESTEIGNE. A most unusual shop offering an eclectic and interesting collection of fine quality antiques, decorative and quirky items, Staffordshire pottery, country furniture and books.

01544 267033. aeleavis@yahoo.co.uk www.facebook.com/courtyardantiquespresteigne

ON THE IRREPLACEABLE brave, messy, talented, honest, dismissive, self-effaceing, determined, innovative, funny, stoical, uncompromising, supportive, well organized, universally loved, big-hearted, fuss-hater and expert of the single-raised-eyebrow look that said it all who left us on January 5th with an unfillable hole.

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AM moving towards the desk with a cup of tea. The computer is on. I hit some key or other and it lights up. We’ve got one more quail away. We’ve got the eggs on and the legs on. I have got this terrific idea for a short story, though it is somehow hard to concentrate because of the things the computer keeps telling me Pierpaolo Piccioli has made a studded pump the it shoe. The story is about a woman who teaches herself how to do headstands. She watches herself doing headstands in the mirror and realises that doing headstands is the most delightful thing, and that the world will share her delight. Stop Cruelty in EU Quail Farming. So that day at the gym she does a really good one and the other women in the gym all say it is a really good one kittens are sent to dream boxes to die. When she goes home to lunch she does another. That afternoon she has a nap and does two more their decision to select PRONAUTAS was based on its “total piece of mind” tailor-made approach. She tries to drink a cup of tea standing on her head but it is not a success. That evening she goes out to supper with some influential friends of whom she is frankly rather frightened playing on their expectations right from the word getgo, but one of them might give her an excellent new job the Japanese art of gluing coloured woods and cutting it into thin sheets. So just after the soup (Jerusalem artichoke) and

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before the quark bake, to put everyone at ease she finds an open patch of floor let’s change the law to prevent the sale of sick kittens in Australia. There is joy in her heart as she places the cushion, though she notices that people are looking at her in a way she cannot construe as encouraging; gutted down to the studs, the cozy kitchen was renovated with a tiled back splash. They will see, she thinks, and be amazed. And she stands on her head, and lets her legs down again, slowly, gently, feet together until her toes touch the floor I hope the parsnip puree can carry this through. At the last minute she bends her knees, assumes a kneeling position and climbs to her feet. ‘Hoppla!’ she cries every minute detail of George’s quail cookery must pass David’s scrutiny. But she can tell from the cold gaze of the people round the table that it has not really been a success what if YOUR chosen contraception was no longer available? and suddenly she feels deeply, deeply ashamed, though somewhere far inside her she knows she has no need to. There’s an island in Australia where a pair of dogs guard a tiny penguin. She has done her best, but they have done their worst; and they have won, the trivial bastards, they have won. The trivial bloody world has won there’s nothing more incredible than your maine coon.

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

Glasbury Village Hall, near Hay-on-Wye, www.glasburyarts.co.uk 18 - 26 Feb ‘Celebration of Ceramics and Glass Exhibition’. Featuring MELANIE BROWN, NANCY SUTCLIFFE, ASHRAF HANNA, BERYL MORGANS, NIKKI WILLIAMS & DIANE HORNE. Sat 12 -4.30pm, Sun 11am-4.30pm, Mon & Tues 11am3pm, Wed & Thurs 12-4pm, Fri 24 Feb 2-7pm, Sat 25 Feb 11am-4.30pm.

Rhayader Museum, CARAD, East St, Rhayader LD6 5ER 01597 810561 From 18 Feb 3 Perspectives work inspired by four birds: starling, curlew, raven and red kite. TOBY HAY - acoustic guitar music, GOFANNON FORGE - bird sculptures & KEITH HOW - paintings. Open Tues-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm.

Studio 54 Gallery, 54 Bridge St, Kington, HR5 3DJ 01544 231527 Feb Permanent open studio. Sale of contemporary and historic works of art, small affordable bronzes, large splendid scupture and unique jewellery. Open 7 days a week, 11am-4pm. www.studio54gallery.co.uk Courtyard Antiques, High St, Presteigne, 01544 267033 Feb Art from the last 216 years.

Open Mon-Sat 10am-3pm. Facebook, Courtyard Antiques, Presteigne.

Globe at Hay, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821762 Until 24 March WINSLOW COURT, a SENAD group centre based in Bromyard that provides education, care and community support for complex, vulnerable young people and adults. Open Wed-Sun 9.30am-5pm.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 01544 260777 4 March No Artists and Makers for Feb, but back in March with lots of locally made, artisan gifts: cards, necklaces, furniture, paintings, bags, carvings, books, scarves and more.

Open 10am-3pm.

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Knighton Fine Art, 2 Broad Street, Knighton 01547 528052 Feb New paintings by: JULIENNE BRAHAM, LOIS HOPWOOD, JOSEF HERMAN, SIR DANIEL LASCELLES, SIMON MARS, BRONTË WOODRUFF. C20th art, greetings cards and local crafts, Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm.

The Hay Makers, St John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5BN 01497 820556 www.haymakers.co.uk Closed until 9 Feb. From 9 Feb Work by nine makers and greeting cards. Winter opening MonSat 10.30am-5pm, closed Tues & Sun. Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555 7 Feb - 31 March RHAYADER ART GROUP. Open Tues & Wed 12.309pm, Thurs-Sun 2-pm, closed Mon. Tower House Gallery, 29 High St, Knighton 01547 529530 Feb LESLEY CONNELLY. Wed-Sat 10am-4.30pm.

Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth 01654 703355 Until 4 Feb ‘The Second Visit’.

TIM TOZER - paintings.

Until 4 Feb ‘3D Showcase’.

CHRISTINE GITTINS - ceramics.

Until 4 Feb JUAN GORRITI. Until 4 Feb ‘The Works’.

TERENCE LAMBERT - wildlife paintings and drawings.

Until 11 Feb ‘Airport Series’.

GORDON MILES. Until 11 Feb ‘Maritime’. ANN WILLIAMS. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.

Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes 01686 413467 8 - 20 March ‘Passion for Fashion’.

An exhibition of designer clothes.

Open daily 10.30am-4.30pm.

Andrew Lamont Gallery, Theatr Brycheiniog, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622 Until 8 Feb ‘Clyc Emerge 3’. Celf Lleisiau y Cymoedd Art Group Wales with work from GUILIA CHIAPPA, ANDREW DAVIES, JO HEADINGTON, GOFF JAMES, SOPHIE MANNION, LIZ MORRIS, LIZ STEED, LUIS TAPIEA and guest artist HELEN HIGGINS. Open 10am-4pm. Other exhibitions open theatre times.

The Workhouse Studio, Presteigne Industrial Estate 01544 267864 Feb & March SOPHIE JAUNCEY - mixed media collages. Plus rare antique carpets and kilims. Cafe.

Tues-Sat 10am-4pm.

Shepherd’s Ice Cream Parlour, 9 High Town, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821898 Until end of April SHARON CURTIS - paper-cuts and lino prints. LUCY McGILL - prints and illustrations.

Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm, Sat 9.30am-6pm, Sun 10.30am-5.30pm.

Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown 01686 625041 Until 25 Feb 2017 ‘Imaginary Worlds’.

Artworks by 52 illustration and book artists.

Until 25 Feb ‘Making Our Mark’. An exhibition of work created by CRIW CELF. Until 25 Feb 2017 ‘The Drawing Room - Make/Play/Share’. A creative, social space, where art, performance, craft and film will be made.

Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

Court Cupboard Gallery, Llantillo Petholey, Abergavenny, NP7 8AU 01873 852011 6 March - 4 May ANDREW LEGGE photographs. GAIL TURBUTT - glass.

10.30am-4pm.

HEREFORDSHIRE The Market Hall, Mill St, Kington 07867 483135 18 Feb KINGTON ART AND CRAFT MARKET. With new artists joining us each month, we offer high quality art and craft desirables, all by local designer-makers. Handbags, waistcoats and other textiles, original paintings and prints, ironmongery, Alpaca products, hand painted wooden items, handmade herbal skin care, jewellery, vintage collectables, ceramics, art cards, personalised kid’s wear, gifts items, and more. Our growing market is an event not to be missed. Free craft activity for kids and their adults.

10am-3pm.

Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Road, Hereford, HR1 2UA 01432 263937 Until 25 Feb ROCKFIELD ARTS. Artworks from Apple Store Galler and Artsite 3 Artists. Visitors will have the opportunity to look round artists’s studios during the exhibition opening times. Open Wed-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 10am-1pm. Framing available.

Croft Castle, near Leominster www.nationaltrust.org.uk Until 24 April MATTHEW WOOD. Wood will create each painting on-site, responding creatively to Croft’s historic interiors, each painting will then be displayed as an exhibition from 3 June - 14 July.

Lion Gallery, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611898 Feb A wide selection of functional ceramics including work by MARY STEPHENS, alongside our usual wide selection of quality contemporary craft and design work. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

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Amanda Clark, Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge

Angela May Lewis, Rhayader Art Group, Wyeside, Builth Wells

Sophie Jauncey, Workhouse Gallery, Presteigne

Machine Embroidery Workshop with Juliet Parker-Smith, Glasbury Village Hall

Sharon Curtis, Shepherds Ice Cream Parlour, Hay-on-Wye

Tobias James Art & Framing Gallery, St Owen St, Hereford 07760 316959 Feb Works by local artists and from artists further afield.

Mike Gell, Contemporary British Jewellery, 3 East Street, Hereford.

01432 278226 Jewellery, silverware and studio glass by more than 70 designers. Our new designer of the month is Amelia Strong who is a member of Alloy Jewellers.

Open Mon - Sat,10am - 5pm.

Gallery 3, Gateway Arts Centre, Shrewsbury 01743 355159 Until 17 Feb ‘Industrial Heritage of North Staffordshire’. Exhibition of original paintings and digital pigment prints.

21 Feb - 31 March RACHAEL WALKER. Open Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm.

Due to circumstances, the gallery may sometimes be closed for short periods please contact The Gateway to check.

Upstairs, Market House, Ross-on-Wye 01989 769398 Feb Made in Ross - arts and crafts collective - local work by local artist.

Exhibitions change monthly.

Open daily,10am-4pm.

The Courtyard, Hereford 01432 340555 Until 19 March ‘The Hop Project’.

Open theatre times.

Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge 01544 388842 www.oldchapelgallery.co.uk Until end Feb ‘Made with Love’. An exhibition to celebrate St Valentines.

5 March - 30 April ‘First Song’. Spring exhibition featuring a new collection of paintings, ceramics, glass, sculpture, etchings, jewellery and textiles.11am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

Tues by appointment.

The Print Shed, Swinmoor, Madley, Hereford, HR2 9JD 07796 673123 www.theprintshed.net Feb Give a Print Shed gift voucher The Spring 2017 programme of print and painting courses now online.

SHROPSHIRE The Cliffe at Dinham, Halton Lane, Dinham, Ludlow, SY8 2JE 01584 872063 Until July BRONTË WOODRUFF landscapes, horses, recent abstracts.

Open 10am coffee, 12-2.30pm lunch, 6.30-9pm evenings, later at weekends.

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The Gallery, 32 High St, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630555 Contemporary arts including glass, ceramics, metal and wood, textiles, paintings, prints and jewellery.

Thurs-Sat 11am-5pm.

Land of Lost Content, Craven Arms, SY7 9NW 01588 676176 National Museum of British Popular Culture. 11am-5pm daily, closed Wed. Aardvark Books, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, SY7 0DH 01547 530744 11 Feb Valentine’s Event. Live guitar music with the Trevor Davies Duo, chocolates by SARAH ROGERS. Jewellery and Valentine’s Day Children’s Crafts. Usual opening Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

Silk Top Hat Gallery, Quality Square, Ludlow 01584 875363 Feb Winter exhibtion. DAVID STOVES - flower studeies from France, FRANS WESSELMAN - new collection of work.

JEMIMA JAMESON - small painted boxes and paintings. KIM DAVIS woodturnings. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

The Poppy House, 20 Market Square, Bishop’s Castle 17 - 22 Feb BISHOP’S CASTLE ARTS SOCIETY. Open 10am-4pm. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Public Hall, Station St, Bishop’s Castle 24 - 26 Feb ‘Affordable Art’.

CASTLE ARTISTS - paintings, linocuts, watercolours, textiles, ceramics and cards. Refreshments on Saturday. 10am-5pm. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Gwythers, 33 Church St, Bishop’s Castle 22 - 26 Feb ‘Jolly Jumpers’. A display of jumpers knitted by the residents of Stonehouse Nursing Home for the orphans of Malawi. Open 10am-4pm.

Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Open Studios, 8 Challenge Court, Love Lane Ind. Est., Bishop’s Castle 22 - 26 Feb BAMBER HAWES. Open 10am-4pm. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Open Studio, 2 Kerry Lane, Bishop’s Castle 25 & 26 Feb GERALDINE BURKILL. Open 10am-3pm. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Bank House B&B, 4 High St, Bishop’s Castle 17 - 20 Feb ‘Shropshire Hills Art Week Selection Box’. Paintings, prints, photography, glass, textiles, ceramics, jewellery and more. Open 11am-5pm, tea room open, free, but donations invited to Festival funds.

Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle www.bishopscastletownhall.co.uk 01588 630023 4 Feb Flea & Antiques Market. Open 9am-4pm.

17 - 22 Feb ALAN BAKER - coastal, marine and architectural. 10am-4pm.

Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

25 & 26 Feb Artisan Market. Open 10am-4pm. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

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

THE ARTISTREE CO-OPERATIVE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS IN LEDBURY welcome applications from quality and empathetic creative practitioners, of all persuasions, to join this flourishing, dynamic and friendly group. With a permanent gallery established in the town. Artistree has a growing reputation for exhibiting a varied range of high quality, vibrant and dynamic painting, photography, ceramics, metal, wood and paper design and so forth. The group now wishes to expand its range of quality creative output for exhibitions in order to enhance its reputation even further.

Busy 2017 schedule is planned.

Applicants have to be fully committed to a co-operative ethos. Details from Paddy Hannigan: paddyhannigan12@ gmail.com.

CREATIVE WILLOW Weekly classes for beginners and intermediates, exploring willow weaving techniques for basketmaking and garden structures. Clyro, Builth Wells and Crickhowell. Mary Zammit, 01982 552072, mary@marywillowgarden.co.uk GLASSBLOWING COURSES Experience the magic of glassblowing. Hay-on-Wye. www.glassgallery.co.uk PRINTMAKING WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR Day workshops in Lino cut printing (textile and paper), Monoprinting and Etching with the artist Rebecca Davis MA. These workshops are for both beginners and more advanced students. The aim of the workshops is to help students develop their creative skills in printmaking. Each workshop costs £30 plus materials. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided. Contact rebecca@rebeccadavisstudio.co.uk. www.rebeccadavisstudio.co.uk or 07776 490831.

COFFEE, CAKE & CREATIVITY Join us for a range of adult art & craft workshops at The Studio, Greenacres, Tenbury Wells. Classes in Portraiture, Still Life, Experimental Drawing, Fused Glass, Engraving and Paper Construction with artist Ann Wallace (18 years teaching experience) - www.annwallace.co.uk on studio workshop page for class listings - 01584 811080.

CREATIVE BREAKS Learn a new skill and explore your creativity with experienced tutors. We offer a wide range of art and craft courses throughout the year:- Basketmaking, dyeing, spinning and weaving, earth ovens, glass fusing, green woodworking, hand and machine knitting, hedgerow medicine, jewellery, painting, photography, pottery, printmaking, rag rug making, stained glass, story telling, upholstery and woodworking. www.creativebreaks. co.uk for full details of our courses.

Make it yourself - take it home - keep it, treasure it: give it with pride!

GINN’S CREATIVE WORKSHOPS Fun, recreational art sessions for EVERYONE. Start painting, drawing, printing & textiles. Guided by Ginn with 25 years in teaching & inspiring art & design. PLUS Ginn’s School of Sewing Tel: 01432 760961 www.ginnscreativeworkshops.co.uk LUDLOW FRINGE FESTIVAL ART TRAIL 2017 17th June - 2nd July 2017. Now expanding into our 5th year. Artists are invited to exhibit and sell their work at a string of venues across Ludlow during its lively 3-week festival. Interested to take part? Artists and/or venues, we’d love to hear from you. Further details from John Jarvis 01584 873182 email: john.jarvis@freeuk.com ART WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Free Art sessions, for 11-18 year olds. Wednesdays 4-6pm.

With different art techniques by local artists. Teme Valley Youth Project, Wigmore. Email: youthtvyp1@yahoo. co.uk or call 01568 770110.

February & March JEWELLERY MAKING With Melissa Hunt.

3 & 25 Feb - Stone Setting, intermediate/advanced levels, 10am-5pm, £110. 26 Feb - Make a Silver Spoon, intermediate/advanced levels, 10am-5pm, £110 excluding silver. 4 March - Cold Connections For Jewellers, intermediate/advanced levels, 10am-5pm, £110. All courses in Brampton Bryan, bring a packed

lunch or buy from the cafe at Aardvark Books, two minute walk from the studio. Details 07931 351233.

February GLOBE, HAY ON WYE Sun 5, 12, 19 & 26 February Photography Classes. Introduction to Photography 10am-1pm. Intermediate Photography 2-5pm, all ages welcome. £80. Sun 5, 12, 19 & 26 Feb - Lego Club, a great time for your young ones to get creative, 11am12.30pm. Mon 13 Feb - Film Projects at the Globe, for ages 15+, 5 day course, £100. Fri 24 Feb - Needlefelt.

Furzie Wool Sculpture corses, 10am-4.30pm, £65. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762.

February EASTNOR POTTERY Children’s Pottery Sessions in half term. Wed 15 & Wed 22 Feb 2017 ‘LOVE POTTERY!’ A distinct Valentines flavour to these fun & messy children’s workshops. Places cost £15 per child with a 10% discount for x 3 or more places booked. booking essential. Family Pottery Fun during Feb ½ term. Tues-Sat 10am-4pm. To book a session, turn up and choose from an exciting menu of pottery projects using real clay. No minimum order of participants required and projects start at just £5. Excellent & creative indoor activity. Potter’s wheel workshops Spring 2017. 24, 25 & 26 Feb Spend the day or weekend relaxing and creating pots on the potter’s wheel. £130 day £240 weekend.

Includes materials, refreshments and lunch. To book a space, simply email admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk or tel 01531 633886.

February BLEDDFA CENTRE WORKSHOPS Tues 7 & 21 Feb - sewing group, 10.30am. Tues 28 Feb - life drawing, 10am-4pm, lunch included, £35, pre-booking essential. Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 01547 550377.

February ASSEMBLY ROOMS WORKSHOPS 21 Feb - Mario Kart Marathon, drop in session, suitable for ages 5+, 11am, £3. Sat - SmART, art and craft club for 8-14 years, 10.30am-12.30pm, £35 per term.

First Thurs every month - Ludlow Arts Society, talks and demonstrations, 7.30pm, £4.

Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 878141.

POP UP STONE CARVER Available for demonstrations, workshops, have a go sessions or childrens birthday parties. Can be from our workshop in Knucklas or

at your own location. Stone and tools are all supplied and all ages catered for. Starting every Thursday - evening classes. Contact Lottie on 01547 528 792 or email her at info@stonecarving.co.uk February NEW COURSES AT THE PRINT SHED Wood Engraving, Abstract Paint, Collagraph, Monoprint, Beginners Linocut all in March. Visit www.theprintshed.net for the rest of the spring programme. The Print Shed, Madley HR2 9JD. info@theprintshed. net Call Jill for further info 07796 673123.

Tues 14 - Sat 18 February VACATION CREATION Free creative workshops for children.

Free with no pre-booking required. All workshops are on a first come basis.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. Hereford Library and Museum, Broad St, Hereford, 11am-3pm, 01432 358232.

Sat 18 February HOMEGROWN CALLIGRAPHY Learn a Byzantine script in the morning and embossing in the afternoon with Marches Scribes own tutors.

Monkland VH, 10am-4pm, £18 members, £21 guests, 01544 327657.

Wed 22 - Sun 26 February BISHOP’S CASTLE ARTS FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS 23 Feb - Origami Butterflies with Clare Linford. Castle Hotel, Bishop’s Castle, 10am-12pm & 2-4pm, suitable for children aged 10 and over. Phone 01588 630200 to book your place. 23 Feb - Beginners Knitting for Men with Sally. Neddles and yarn supplied, limited to six people. The Sheepish Shop, by the Town Hall, 01588 631421 to book, free, donations welcome. 24 Feb - Make a Peg Doll. The Cobbles, off the High St, Bishop’s Castle, drop in 10.30am-12.30pm, free, donations appreciated. 24 Feb - Watercolour Workshop with Sue Percy. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 11am-1pm & 2-4pm, materials supplied, free, donations appreciated. 24 Feb - Drop-in Knitting Session. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 11am-3pm, free. 25 Feb - Scraptastic with Liz Still. Under 9s must be accompanied by an adults. Methodist Hall, 10am-12pm. Donations to Festival funds invited. 26 Feb - Gelli Plate Block Printing Workshop with Drusilla Cole. Bank House Yoga Studio. Suitable for adults and children aged 7+.

Bring an apron, max 10 places, £10, please book, booking@bishopscastlebedandbreakfast.co.uk

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Thurs 23 February KNITWITS MEETING A local knitting group that meets on an informal basis. All abilities welcome.

Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 6.15-7.30pm (drop in), free.

February SHROPSHIRE HILLS DISCOVERY CENTRE WORKSHOPS Sat 11 Feb - Onny Explorers, Here Be Dragons, 11am-12pm for accompanied 7-11 year olds, £3 per child. Mon 20 - Fri 24 Feb - Fantastic Beasts, 1-2.30pm, £4 for accompanied 4-11 year olds.

Sat 25 Feb - Discovery Club, Paper Making, 11am-12pm, £2.50 for accompanied 3-7 year olds.

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 01588 676060.

February NEW TEXTILE PRINTING WORKSHOPS Workshops for students of all abilities in Linocut block printing onto textiles.

Rose Tinted Rags, Hereford. Further details contact Rebecca Davis, 07776 490831, www.rebeccadavisstudio. co.uk

February COURTYARD WORKSHOPS Sat 4 Feb - Make Your Own Pizza Workshop. Pre-activity: Make your Own Chef Hat. Sat 11 Feb - Moana (PG) film. Pre-activity: Make your Own Sail Boat. Sat 18 Feb - The Snow Baby. Pre-activity: Create a Snow Globe. The Courtyard, Hereford, 11am with a free pre-activity from 10.30am. 01432 340555.

Sat 4 March AN INTRODUCTION TO FREE MACHINE EMBROIDERY With Juliet Parker-Smith. Bring your own machine to work with, no previous embroidery experience is needed. Glasbury Village Hall, 10.30am-4pm, £60/£50, 0333 666 3366, www.glasburyarts.co.uk Mondays APPLETREE KNITTING GROUP Studio 2, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow. 2pm and 6pm supporting ‘Knit for Peace’.

Donations of £2, 0845 548 5449.

Wednesdays VISUAL ART WORKSHOPS For 11-16 year olds. Mortimer Enterprise Centre, Kings Meadow, Wigmore, 4-6pm, 01568 770110.

Wednesdays POTTERY CLUB All ages and abilities. Materials and refreshments included. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, near Newtown, 7-9pm, 01686 688369.

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

Every Thursday STONE & LETTER CARVING Letter Carving with Will O’Leary and Stone Carving with Lottie O’Leary 7-9pm, £10, Upper House, Knucklas, Knighton, 01547 528792. www.stonecarving.co.uk Fridays AFTER SCHOOL ART CLUB For children aged 5 - 12 years. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, 3.455.15pm, 01686 688369.

3rd Saturday KINGTON ART AND CRAFT MARKET Kington Market Hall, 10am-4pm.

A range of high quality work by local artists and crafts makers. Craft making during summer months. www. kingtoncommunitymarket.wordpress. com 07867 483135.

We ALFI

furniture makers

Made to Measure Kitchens & Traditional Furniture

Marcus Field CALL 01544 260033 EMAIL enquiries@wealfi.co.uk VISIT www.wealfi.co.uk

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Blacksmithing Short Courses at Bluefoot Blacksmithing Evening classes.

One and three day courses available.

Contact Pete Smith LWCB for details.

www.wherethelightgetsin.co.uk info@wherethelightgetsin.co.uk Tel 01544 267810

New collection of overheard conversations

JUST a few more WORDS

GARETH GWATKIN

FORGE COTTAGE, EVENJOBB, PRESTEIGNE, POWYS, LD8 2SD

ROGER KITE

Available in Presteigne at The Rowan Tree, Winnie’s Newsagents and The Workhouse Gallery. Grandad’s Shed at Kington and The Thomas Shop at Penybont. Price £4.

T: 01547 560150 M: 07884 231104

gareth@hiddenwren.co.uk www.hiddenwren.co.uk

GEORGINA FRANKLIN Jewellery Individual Contemporary Design Commissions undertaken

Please see website for studio opening times.

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www.georginafranklin.co.uk

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

Phone 01584 810085

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cinema ACTING UP This month I’m breaking with tradition – such as it is – by lumping together three films with arguably little in common, one of which you might only see if you forsake the indie cinemas Broad Sheep strives to support and skulk off to a multiplex in Hereford or Shrewsbury.

And I’ll start with the chance meeting between MANCHESTER BY THE SEA’s main protagonist, the damaged, displaced Boston janitor Lee (Casey Affleck in a career-best performance) and his ex-wife, Randi (the peerless Michelle Williams) which I believe will go down as one of the truly great movie moments. I watched it in a small screening room with a dozen hardened cinema executives and the sound of sniffling following this emotionally-loaded but hesitantly articulated exchange was palpable and yet which in all the film’s justifiably flattering reviews, was barely mentioned. Why I do so is because Affleck and Williams’ performances exemplify the sort of complex, subtle characterisations rarely seen in a medium increasingly dominated by special effects, rapid-fire editing and scripts crudely calculated to generate simplistic reactions.

Which brings me to 20th CENTURY WOMEN, a superficially convoluted account of Dorothea (Annette Bening), a 50-something divorcee and her truculent son who run a scruffy boarding house in 1970s Santa Barbara through which two young women (Greta Gerwig, for once not irritating) and Dakota Fanning (for once not playing cute) and a laid-back handyman (the ever-underrated Billy Crudup) weave in and out. There’s not much plot here, but once again the nuance the actors bring to their portrayals is a feast for our intellectual and emotional sensibilities with Bening, in a performance equaling her Oscar-nominated turns in AMERICAN BEAUTY and THE GRIFTERS, bringing radiant life and wry humour to the complexities of a world-hardened but still optimistic mother.

So obviously I’m talking about great acting here, and my final pick this month is one you’re only likely to see at an Odeon or Cineworld, THE FOUNDER. And following BIRDMAN and SPOTLIGHT, Michael Keaton’s revitalised star continues its assured ascent with his guilefully executed study of Ray Kroc, the entrepreneur who put the ‘fast’ into ‘fast food.’ But this rambunctious movie avers that Kroc didn’t actually invent the Big Mac, but spotted the clever but cautious McDonald brothers’ successful San Bernadino burger operation and gradually, cunningly took over their business. Keaton’s combination of conflicted morality and brazen opportunism is fascinating to observe, as indeed is luminous U.S. tv actress Linda Cardellini playing the wife he steals from a business partner, but thanks to Keaton’s souped-up, twinkly-eyed turn, you can’t help loving Mr Kroc.

And can’t help feeling confident that with films like these, movie acting can truly exceed expectations.

Mark Williams

BORDERLINES FILM FESTIVAL 24 FEBRUARY - 12 MARCH Each year the Borderlines Film Festival, the largest rural film festival in the UK, centred on The Courtyard, Hereford, but also spread across numerous venues in Herefordshire Shropshire and Powys, brings a vast selection of new and old films. Details www.borderlinesfilmfestival.org

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ABERGAVENNY FILM SOC.

ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW

1 Feb MUSTANG (15) 15 Feb THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT (15) 1 March EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT (15) Details: Melville Centre, Penypound, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, www.abergavennyfilmsociety.com

1 Feb THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS (12A) 3, 6 & 7 Feb COLLATERAL BEAUTY (12A) 10 - 12 Feb PASSENGERS (ctbc) 9 Feb FRANCOFONIA (12A) 13 & 15 Feb LIFE, ANIMATED (PG) 14 Feb THE SOUND OF MUSIC (U) 14 Feb WEST SIDE STORY (PG) 18, 19, 21 & 23 Feb LA LA LAND (12A)

20, 22, 24 & 25 Feb MANCHESTER

BY THE SEA (15) 20 - 22 Feb MOANA (PG) 23 - 25 Feb BALLERINA (U) 27 Feb & 1 March A MONSTER CALLS (12A) 2 March STARFISH (15) 3 March MY FERAL HEART (12A) 3 March BLOW-UP (15) 3 March WAITING FOR YOU (ctbc) 4 March ROCK DOG (ctbc) 4 March BRITAIN ON FILM: RAILWAYS (U) 4 March THE ODYSSEY (ctbc) 5 March BRITAIN ON FILM: RURAL LIFE (ctbc) 5 March THE GENERAL (U) 5 March LADY MACBETH (ctbc) 6 & 7 March JACKIE (15) Details 01584 878141

BOOTH’S BOOKSHOP 26 Feb THE OLIVE TREE 1 March SLACK BAY 2 March NERUDA Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye. Films every weekend.

Full programme www.boothbooks. co.uk 01497 820322

BISHOP’S CASTLE FILM SOC 1 Feb MOUCHETTE 15 Feb OUR LITTLE SISTER 22 Feb DRUNKEN ANGEL 1 March GUEROS Three Tuns, Salop St, Bishop’s Castle, 8pm 01588 630778. Membership enquiries 01588 630776

BRECON FILM SOCIETY

10 - 14 Feb COLLATERAL BEAUTY (12A) 10 - 16 Feb SILENCE (15) 11 - 14 Feb THE EAGLE HUNTRESS (PG) 17 - 23 Feb A MONSTER CALLS (12A) 17 - 23 Feb SNOWDEN (15) 24 , 25, 26, 27, 28 Feb DENIAL 24 Feb SOY CUBA 24 Feb MANCHESTER BY THE SEA 24, 27 Feb THE UNKNOWN GIRL 24, 25, 26 Feb TONI ERDMANN 24 Feb ALONE IN BERLIN 24, 28 Feb & 1 March LA LA LAND 24, 25 Feb PREVENGE 25 Feb WADJDA 25 - 28 Feb MANCHESTER BY THE SEA 25 Feb SLACK BAY 25 Feb EAT THAT QUESTION 25, 26, 27 Feb LA LA LAND 25, 27 Feb LADY MACBETH 26 Feb ALONE IN BERLINE 26 Feb THE TRAVELLER + SHORT 26 Feb HAMLET + LILIAN HENLEY 26, 27 Feb GRADUATION 27, 28 Feb THE BLACK HEN 27, 28 Feb THE SALESMAN 28 Feb ERIC FREEMAN + GOLDEN FIRE 28 Feb AMATEUR WOMEN FILMMAKERS 28 Feb CLASH 1 March CHRISTINE 1 March THE HEADLESS WOMAN 1 March I-SHORTS 1 March THE ODYSSEY 1 March TRESSPASS AGAINST US Details 01432 340555

6 Feb THE LIBRARY SUICIDES (Y LLYFRGELL) (15) 20 Feb PEOPLE ON SUNDAY (PG) 6 March WARRIORS (12A) Doors open 7.15pm for 7.30pm start.

Coliseum Cinema, Wheat St, Brecon.

Membership enquiries 01874 623166

CONQUEST, BROMYARD 24 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Rd, Bromyard. Details 01885 488575

COURTYARD, HEREFORD 3 & 6 Feb THE RAILWAY CHILDREN (PG) Until 2 Feb INDIGNATION (15) Until 2 Feb ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (12A) 4 Feb SING-A-LONG-A SOUND OF MUSIC (U) 3 - 9 Feb ASSASSIN’S CREED (15) 4 - 7 Feb UNITED STATES OF LOVE (18) 6 - 9 Feb LIFE, ANIMATED (PG) 7 - 9 Feb THE PASS (15) 10 - 16 Feb MOANA (PG)

1 Feb LEDBURY MEMORIES ON FILM Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517126 1 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Cardington VH 01694 771295 1 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660 2 Feb WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY (12A) Brilley VH 01544 327227 2 Feb ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS THE MOVIE (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 3 Feb EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT (12A) Stoke Prior VH 01568 760846

3 Feb EYE IN THE SKY (15) Kelsall Methodist Hall 01829 752548 3 Feb KEEPING MUM (15) Fownhope New Memorial Hall 01432 860065 3 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Staunton-on-Wye VH 01981 501031 3 Feb SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS (2016) (PG) The Simpson Hall, Burghill 01432 760816 3 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Knighton Cadet Drill Hall 01547 520602 3 Feb FOREST GUMP (12) Sarn VH 01686 671205 4 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Clun Memorial Hall 01588 640254 6 Feb PRECIOUS BANE (U) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 6 Feb EYE IN THE SKY (15) Church Stretton School 01694 724330 7 Feb BLAZING SADDLES (15) Lydbury North VH 01588 680302 8 Feb EYE IN THE SKY (15) Cudding and Sandiway VH 01606 888931 8 Feb BRIDGE OF SPIES (12A) Hope Bowdler VH 01694 723648 9 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 10 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Cound Guildhall 01743 761451 10 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Great Witley VH 01299 896412 10 Feb BLACK MOUNTAIN POETS (15) Colwall VH 01684 540926 10 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Jessie Hughes VH, Eaton 01829 760619 10 Feb THE REVENANT (15) All Stretton VH 01694 723378 10 Feb BRIDGE OF SPIES (12A) Bodenham Parish Hall 01568 797473 10 Feb LOVE & FRIENDSHIP (U) Little Wenlock VH 01952 505888 10 Feb DEEPWATER HORIZON (12A) Dorstone VH 01981 550943 11 Feb VOLVER (15) Bettws-y-Crwyn Parish Hall 01588 640233 11 Feb THE CHOIR (PG) Bayston Hill Memorial Hall 01743 873940 11 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 11 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Martley Memorial Hall 01886 888406 13 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Welshpool Assembly Room 01938 552043 13 Feb SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS (2016) (PG) Ashford Carbonel VH 01584 831574 14 Feb MILES AHEAD (15) Garway VH 01600 750465 14 Feb OUR LITTLE SISTER (PG) All Stretton VH 01694 723378 14 Feb HIDDEN (15) Acton Scott VH 01694 781260

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14 Feb ETHEL & ERNEST (PG) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross on Wye 01989 720341 15 Feb DAD’S ARMY (PG) Myddle VH 01939 290872 15 Feb THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN (2016) (15) The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660 15 Feb THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN (2016) (15) Chetton VH 01746 789257 16 Feb HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS (15) Claverley VH 01746 710528 16 Feb DAD’S ARMY (PG) Gorsley VH 01989 720358 16 Feb ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS THE MOVIE (15) Pudlestone VH 01568 760606 16 Feb FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (2015) (12A) Kinnerley Parish Hall 01691 682282 17 Feb KEEPING MUM (15) Shifnal VH 01952 462787 17 Feb THE BFG (PG) Little Dewchurch VH 01432 840333 17 Feb THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN (2016) (15) Clungunford Parish Hall 01588 660159 17 Feb THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016) (12A) Bosbury Parish Hall 01531 640415 17 Feb SHADOWLANDS (PG) Stoke Prior VH 01568 760846 18 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Upton upon Severn Memorial Hall 01684 591044 18 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Lady Emily Hall, Tarrington 01432 890720 18 Feb HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS (15) Bicton VH 01743 850495 18 Feb EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG) Hanley Broadheath VH 01886 853195 18 Feb EYE IN THE SKY (15) Ryton VH 01743 718237 18 Feb CASABLANCA (U) Everest Hall, Llanfair Waterdine 01547 510672 18 Feb BROOKLYN (12A) Tasley Parish Room 01746 764881 18 Feb BROOKLYN (12A) Yarpole Parish Hall 01568 780279 20 Feb KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (PG) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 20 Feb JASON BOURNE (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 22 Feb WE SHALL OVERCOME (12A) Escleyside Hall 01981 510696 23 Feb LEARNING TO DRIVE (15) Much Birch Community Hall 01981 540097 23 Feb LOVE & FRIENDSHIP (U) Castlemorton Parish Hall 01684 833549 23 Feb EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG) Chelmarsh Parish Hall 01746 862884

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23 Feb EYE IN THE SKY (15) Almeley VH 01544 327195 23 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Bagley Sports and Social Club 07773 983963 23 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Goodrich VH 01600 890609 24 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Abermule Community Centre 01686 505103 24 Feb THE BFG (PG) Marton VH 01938 580116 24 Feb A WALK IN THE WOODS (15) Whitchurch & Ganarew Memorial Hall 01600 890640 24 Feb THE DRESSMAKER (12A) Longden VH 07539 545846 24 Feb HELL OR HIGH WATER (15) Garway VH 01600 750465 24 Feb QUEEN OF KATWE (PG) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 24 Feb BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (PG) Sarn VH 01686 671205 24 Feb BILLY LIAR (PG) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 25 Feb DEEPWATER HORIZON (12A) Chapel Lawn VH 01547 530258 25 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Clifton on Teme VH 01886 812238 25 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Cleobury Mortimer Parish Hall 25 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Aston on Clun VH 01588 660545 25 Feb ME BEFORE YOU (12A) Waverton VH 01244 336055 26 Feb HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE (12A) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 616460 27 Feb HELL OR HIGH WATER (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 27 Feb THINGS TO COME (12) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 616460 28 Feb JULIETA (15) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross on Wye 01989 720341 28 Feb I, DANIEL BLAKE (15) Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660 28 Feb BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (15) Loppington VH 01939 236240 1 March ME BEFORE YOU (12A) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517126 2 March JULIETA (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517126 3 March I, DANIEL BLAKE (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517126

THE GLOBE, HAY ON WYE 23 Feb THE CURE IS? Candlelight cinema season. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821762

LINGEN FLIX 5 Feb SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS (PG) Details: Lingen Village Hall, 7.30pm, 01544 267736

MONTGOMERY MOVIE CLUB Dragon Hotel, Montgomery, 8pm.

Details mikemills32@btinternet.com

OLD MKT. HALL, SHREWS. Until 2 Feb THE BIRTH OF A NATION (15) Until 2 Feb THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS (12A) 3 - 9 Feb SILENCE (15) 3 - 9 Feb A MONSTER CALLS (15) 5 Feb THE PASS (15) 10 - 16 Feb MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (15) 14 Feb BRIEF ENCOUNTER (PG) 14 Feb NOTTING HILL (15) 17 - 23 Feb JACKIE (15) 18 - 25 Feb MOANA (PG) 19 Feb TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL (12) 24 Feb - 2 March LION (PG) Details 01743 281281

PLAYHOUSE, LEOMINSTER 25 Feb CAPTAIN FANTASTIC 26 Feb JUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE 27 Feb THINGS TO COME 2 March QUEEN OF KATWE Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583

PRESTEIGNE ASSEMBLY ROOMS 10 Feb JULIETA (15) 24 Feb LITTLE MEN (PG) 25 Feb THE HEADLESS WOMAN (12A) 10 March THINGS TO COME (12A) www.presteignescreen.org.uk

REGAL CINEMA, TENBURY 1 Feb THE ACCOUNTANT (15) 6 & 7 Feb PASSENGERS (12A) 13 Feb I, DANIEL BLAKE (15) 17 & 18 Feb MOANA (U) 20 Feb ASSASSIN’S CREED (15) 22 Feb TROLLS (U) 23 Feb MOLLY MOON AND THE INCREDIBLE BOOK OF HYPNOTISM (U) 24 & 25 Feb BALLERINA (U) 27 Feb LA LA LAND (12A) Regal Cinema, 47 - 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells. Details 01584 811442

THEATR HAFREN, NEWTOWN 22 Feb LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 1.30pm, £3, £8 includes light lunch, 01686 614555

THEATRE SEVERN, SHREWS. 16 Feb BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury 01743 281281.

WYESIDE, BUILTH WELLS 1, 4, 5, 11, 18 & 21 Feb A MONSTER CALLS (12A) 1 Feb, 1 & 2 March YOU’VE BEEN TRUMPED TOO (PG) 1 - 5, 19, 22 Feb, 1, 2 March LA LA LAND (12A) 1, 2 & 14 Feb UNITED KINGDOM (12A) 3 - 5 & 7 Feb SILENCE (ctbc) 3 - 11 Feb MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (15) 3 - 9, 24 & 25 Feb SPLIT (15) 4 Feb MOANA (PG) 4, 5, 17, 20 & 23 Feb ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (ctbc) 10 - 16 Feb, 3 - 8 March T2: TRAINSPOTTING (ctbc) From 10 Feb and into March THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (ctbc) 10 & 11 Feb MUMFORD & SONS LIVE FROM SOUTH AFRICA: DUST AND THUNDER (15) 17 - 23 Feb LION (PG) 17 - 23 Feb 20TH CENTURY WOMEN (15) 18 - 25 Feb, 11 & 18 March SING (U) 24 - 26 Feb, 4 & 5 March BALLERINA (U) 24 Feb and into March FIFTY SHADES DARKER (ctbc) 24 & 25 Feb, 1 & 2 March JACKIE (15) 3 - 9 March THE SPACE BETWEEN US (ctbc) 3 - 9, 14, 20 & 22 March LOVING (12A) Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555 www.wyeside.co.uk

LIVE EVENTS ON SCREEN

2 Feb AMADEUS National Theatre live. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7pm, 01743 281281. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 340555. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 01952 728911. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7pm, 01982 552555. Church Stretton School, 7pm, 01694 722209. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7pm, 01588 630321. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, 01885 488575.

Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, 01584 878141. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7pm, 01600 719401.

Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7pm, 01584 811442. 5 Feb SWAN LAKE Bolshoi Ballet. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 3pm, 01885 488575.

7 Feb THE CURIOUS WORLD OF HIERONYMUS BOSCH Exhibition on Screen. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 340555.

8 Feb WOOLF WORKS Royal Opera House. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.15pm, 01432 340555.

The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.15pm, 01952 728911. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.15pm, 01982 552555.

Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.15pm, 01885 488575. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.15pm, 01584 878141. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.15pm, 01584 811442.

10 & 11 Feb MUMFORD & SONS LIVE: DUST & THUNDER Wyeside, Builth Wells, 01982 552555.

14 Feb THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Globe broadcast. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 2pm & 7pm, 01584 811442.

16 Feb SAINT JOAN National Theatre live. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 340555. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 01952 728911. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7pm, 01982 552555. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7pm, 01588 630321. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, 01885 488575. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, 01584 878141.

Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7pm, 01600 719401. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7pm, 01584 811442.

21 Feb I, CLAUDE MONET Exhibition on Screen. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811442.

22 Feb AMADEUS National Theatre. (Encore). Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7pm, 07967 517125.

23 Feb I, CLAUDE MONET Exhibition on Screen. (Encore). The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 340555.

25 Feb RUSALKA The Metropolitan Opera. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 5.55pm, 01885 488575. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 5.55pm, 01600 719401.

26 Feb RUSALKA The Metropolitan Opera. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 2pm, 01982 552555.

28 Feb THE SLEEPING BEAUTY Royal Opera House, live ballet.

The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 01952 728911. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7pm, 01982 552555. Church Stretton School, 7pm, 01694 722209.

Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, 01885 488575. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, 01584 878141. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7pm, 01600 719401. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7pm, 01584 811442. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7pm, 01743 281281.

7 March I, CLAUDE MONET

Exhibition on Screen. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555.

9 March HEDDA GABLER National Theatre live. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 01952 728911. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7pm, 01982 552555.

11 March LA TRAVIATA Metropolitan Opera. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 5.55pm, 01982 552555.

WORKSHOPS

Mon 13 Feb FILM PROJECTS AT THE GLOBE For ages 15+, 5 day course, £100. Fri 24 Feb - Needlefelt. Furzie Wool The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762.

Wednesdays FILM MAKING CLUB The Courtyard, Hereford, 5.30-7pm, £20 per term, 01432 340555.

“Being not doing” 8 week Mindfulness based stress reduction course starting 21st February at The Hope Centre, Bromyard

Benefits and Helps With

Pain Stress Anxiety Depression

Insomnia BP Wellbeing + much more

Jean Nash, retired RMN, BSc (hons) CMRP, PG (dip) Sonia Eastwood, retired RMN, Trained MSC teacher malvernmindfulness@gmail.com 01684 569743 or 560677 www.malvernmindfulness.co.uk

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dance Dance Performance Sat 11 February BABULUS Bringing togeth Gwyn Emberton and Eddie Ladd in this intimate dance theatre production. With dance, song and storytelling across multiple languages. Montgomery Town Hall, 7.30pm, £10/£8, 01686 614555.

Tues 21 Februay PROFUNDIS / TUPLET / THE GREEN HOUSE NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY OF WALES. An evocative triple bill of new work. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

Thurs 23 February RUN 2FACED DANCE COMPANY. A gritty and explosive brand new triple bill from the award-winning and physically adventurous dance company. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Mon 27 February LULLABY PANTA REI, international dance from Norway, in which three men demonstrate their power, strength, energy, aggresion and humour through dance. Accompanied by live music. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.30pm, £10, 01952 728911. Arts Alive.

Sat 1 April SALAAM SONIA SABRI COMPANY. Salaam, meaning ‘peace’, cleverly weaves a dialogue between live music and Kathak (Indian) dance, celebrating harmony, inner stillness and the simple bliss of being alive. Gwernyfed High School, 7.30pm, £10/£8, combined performance and workshop (see dance workshops), £20/£16, 0333 666 3366, www.glasburyarts.co.uk

Dance Workshops

Single listings are free. Year round entries £40 Wed 22 February DISCOVER DANCE With the National Dance Company of Wales. Learn some moves. For ages 7+ years. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 2.30pm, 01743 281281.

Lullaby

Wed 22 - Sun 26 February BISHOP’S CASTLE ARTS FESTIVAL Thurs 23 Feb - Balkan Ceilidh. Led by Rosa James with music from Bellamonda. No partner needed. Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £6/£4.50, to book, 01588 630200. Sat 25 Feb - Alphabet Dancers. English Country Dancing, come alone, as couples or a group.

Beginners welcome. Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 3.30-5pm, free. Sun 26 Feb - Morris Dancing Workshop with Martha Rhoden’s Tuppenny Dish and Shropshire Bedlams. Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 11am-1pm, free.

Fri 3 - Sun 5 March BE WILD, BE STILL, BE HERE A weekend non-residential Dances of Universal Peace Retreat with American Dance leader Eric Narayan Waldman. Kilpeck Village Hall, Whole weekend £70 or Fri 6-10pm, £10. Sat daytime only 10.30am-6pm, £30. Sat eves only 7.30-9.30pm £10. Sun only 10.30am-3pm, £20.

Arrange your own accomodation. Bring vegetarian food to share for all meals. Bookings and enquiries call 01432 261222 or email mikjhadden@gmail.com Sat 1 April DANCE WORKSHOP WITH SONIA SABRI Glasbury Village Hall, 2.30pm, £12/£10, combined workshop and performance ticket £20/£16, 0333 666 3366, www.glasburyarts.co.uk LEARN TO JIVE IN MID WALES: Wednesdays Hundred House, Village Hall, Nr. Llandrindod Wells) LD1 5RY. Mondays (from Jan 2017) - Castle Hotel, Llandovery, SA20 0AP. Suitable for all, complete beginners and experienced dancers. Turn up, Join in, have fun. With or without a partner. 7.30 - 10.00pm, £5pp Beginners Class starts 7.30pm. www.jive.wales Facebook ‘Mid wales jive’ - 07767 358079.

ECSTATIC RHYTHMS DANCE IN RHAYADER With Clive Hedger 4th Friday of the month 7.30-10pm At Carad - Rhayader Museum & Gallery, East Street, LD6 5ER. This is a freestyle dance class drawing upon elements of 5 rhythms, ecstatic / shamanic dance with some of the best ever music on a great sound system.

No experience necessary. No steps to learn, just following the heart in motion. Wear loose clothing and bring water. £10 (concessions available). For further info clivephilippa@hotmail.com 01982 552535 / 07905 743272.

COURTYARD, HEREFORD CLASSES Tues - Zumba, 1.30-2.30pm, £5 per session.

Fri - Chance to Dance, 10.15-11.15am, £4.50 per session.

Tues - Dancefest, Adult Dance, 6.30-7.30pm, £55 per term. Tues - Laura Gale Street Jazz, Adults, 7.40-8.40pm, £39 for 6 weeks. Tues - Find Your Feet, 11am-12pm, £2 per session. Fri - Dancing Tots for ages 4 and under, 11.30am-12.15pm, £4 per session plus £1 per extra child.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

BELLY DANCE CLASSES WITH ALANYA OPEN LEVEL Mon - Lady Hawkins Community Leisure Centre, 7-8.30pm. Thurs - Bodenham Parish Hall, 7.30-9pm. £30 per 5 classes or £8 drop-in. For information and other classes visit www.alanyabellydance.com or call Abbie on 07962 161081.

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CROOKED STEEPLE MORRIS Women’s North West Clog Dancers. New members welcome. No experience necessary. Monday evening, 7.45-9pm, Lacon Childe School, Cleobury Mortimer, DY14 8PE, £2.50 per session. Contact Linda or Nic 01746 718624, crookedsteeple@btinternet.com LEARN 2 JIVE BEGINNERS CLASSES Monday, 8-9pm, Bartestree Village Hall, Hereford, HR1 4BY. Tuesday, 8-9pm, Ludlow Assembly Rooms, SY8 1AZ. Tuesday, 8-9pm, Stretton Sugwas Village Hall, HR4 7PT. Wednesday, 8-9pm, Methodist Church Hall, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8EE. Wednesday, 8.30-9.30pm, Malvern Vale Community Centre, Malvern, WR14 1GU. Thursday, 7-8pm, Bishops Frome Community Centre, WR6 5AZ. Contact Matt or Sarah on 01989 750354 orinfo@coolmovesdance.co.uk www.coolmovesdance. co.uk Coolmoves Dance & Fitness for adults.

APPLETREE ORGANISATION Tues - Belly Dance for Beginners, 2pm, £25 for 6 sessions.

Tues - Gym-Pan-Ze Rope & Trapeze for all, 5.30pm.

Wed - Disco Dots, 10.30am, £3. Wed - Dance Crusaders for the over 50s, 2.30pm. Wed - Fuzion Dance, for ages 4 - adult, times from 4pm. Wed - All Tap Sessions for 7 to 12+, times from 4pm. Appletree Theatre, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, 07921 331764.

Mon SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING Join an enthusiastic adult group on Monday evenings to learn how to dance jigs, reels and Strathspeys at Llanelwedd School Hall, Builth Wells from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. £2 per session (first free). No need to bring a partner. Beginners and experts welcome.

01982 570324/01544 350707.

Mon HEREFORD TANGO CLUB Regular tango classes at Breinton Village Hall HR47PJ, 7.30-10pm, £6.

Details Jim 07977 541446, email tango4jim@aol.com or Hilda 07768 543660.

Mon RIPPLERS DANCE CLASSES For 8-11 year olds.

With Powys Dance. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 4.45pm, £2-£3.50, 01982 552555.

Mon YOUTH DANCE CLASSES For ages 11 and over.

With Powys Dance. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 5.45pm, £2-£3.50, 01982 552555.

Tues FOXWELP MORRIS Why not try Morris dancing? We practice very Tues evening at 7.30pm in Moccas Village Hall from Sept to May. Mainly dances from the Cotswolds, but also some from the Welsh Borders. All sexes welcome, and ability to dance not necessary! Beginners welcome. Contact Jude 01497 821775 or Paul 01497 821003.

Tues LEARN TO JIVE Fun, easy to learn and no partner/ experience needed. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £5, 01989 750354.

Weds CIRCLE DANCING Leominster Community Centre 2.00-3.30pm All welcome, £4 per session. Transition Leominster 01568 620180.

Thurs, Fri & Sat MID WALES DANCE ACADEMY Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 623219.

Thurs URBAN DANCE CLUB WITH 2FACED DANCE COMPANY Ages 7-11 years 4-5pm, ages 11+ 5-6pm.

Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 813711.

Conquest Theatre Bromyard Live on Stage

Friday 3 February 7.30pm Folk in the Foyer

BORDERLINE CROSSING Saturday 4 February 7.30pm A VIEW FROM THE EDGE (Owdaydo Theatre) 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 & 18 February 7.30pm, 2.30pm on 11 & 18 February DICK WHITTINGTON A family pantomime

Film

24 February 7.30pm BRIDGET JONES’S BABY

Screenings

2 February 7pm AMADEUS (National Theatre) 5 February 3pm SWAN LAKE (Bolshoi Ballet) 8 February 7.15pm WOOLF (ROH) 16 February 7pm SAINT JOAN (National Theatre) 25 February 5.55pm RUSALKA (New York Met) 28 February 7pm SLEEPING BEAUTY (ROH)

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

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food page The Beefy Boys, Hereford

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N a weekday winter’s evening, Mr Pernickety strolls through Hereford’s ‘Old Market Shopping Mall’, a dreary, characterless agglomeration of multiple Retail Outlets (or Shops, as they were once called) and vacuous corporate eateries such as you see in every anonymous high street in Britain. His heart bleeds – not for the first time – for the knackered innards of an old city that’s been stabbed in the heart by the insensitive greed of the businessmen, property merchants, lawyers and masons responsible for creating this rogue, white elephant on its fringe.

The big puzzle is not how were they were allowed to do this (for they just gave themselves permission) but how all these huge, colourless branded chains were persuaded that they could open profitably, all side by side in a bleak west-midlands wind tunnel. The roll-call of mundane, ubiquitous restaurants – Nandos, Waggamama, Prezzo, Zizzi, Franklie & Benny’s, all the same from Cwmbran to Aberdeen – makes Mr P want to cry with frustration. At least, he observes in a glow of schadenfreude, they are all empty, even at prime time 7:30 and close by the six screens at the new Odeon, offering its own in-house range of arseenlarging, heart-attacking, mind-destroying concoctions of fat, sugar and gluten. Mr P and his always Lovely Companion will be checking in their later – not for face-stuffing purposes but for what they hope will be a quick douching of Hollywood musical romance, in La La Land.

First, though, they must eat and Lo! the last restaurant on the ugly block is overflowing with punters queuing to get in. Not only is it not a member of a bloodless chain, it is an independent, sole representative of the aspiration of a group of Herefordshire men – lads, even, at a pinch; four chums who have run hip-hop clubs and gigs, pop-up eateries and rare-breed piggeries and competed together to win trophies in the United States for their version of what a hamburger should be. At the start of last year they set up their own first permanent restaurant, which looks as if it’s doing more business than all the six hideous multiples alongside it put together.

How heartening is that?

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Having heard that The Beefy Boys and their unsubtly named “Meat Boutique” were due an objective appraisal, Mr P took the opportunity of an infrequent visit to the benighted city. The Yoof of Hereford don’t know how lucky they are. When Mr Pernickety first went out for a burger, in his 15th year, the nearest purveyor of this innovative foodstuff was a Wimpy Bar in Peascod Street Windsor, where small dense discs of compacted, overcooked mince were served in bland soft white buns, with a large squishy plastic tomato to bring it back to life, while a young slippery-quiffed Cliff could be summoned up on a scratchy-screened film juke-box to be seen urging his eager fans to Put On their Dancing Shoes.

Perched on cantilever school stacking chairs c.1960 at scaffold board tables in the Meat Boutique, among mostly monochrome hoody wearers interspersed with a few more colourful art students, while the music was loud enough, but no so Mr P couldn’t hear the soft thoughtful observations of his Lovely Companion, Mr P and the LC ordered beer (an excellent “1985 Lager” from the Wye Valley brewery for Mr P) and burgers. The LC (an aficionado of hot Latino street food in Southern California, where, bizarrely, she was a museum curator for several years) chose a burger called Rude Boy, described as “Fire Roasted Green Chilli Salsa, Jack Cheese, Bacon, Lettuce, Onion and Tomato, served with a Jalapeño popper on top!” Rude enough, but just one bite of her Jalapeño had the LC grinning happily, and urging Mr P to try it too.

Mr P meanwhile had ordered a Jurassic Classic Nozboy, consisting of Honey Mustard Mayo, Ketchup, Spinach, an Egg over easy, American Cheese, Swiss Cheese and Bacon, all in a perfect Peter Cook bun.

It turned out to be a Dream Burger, and excited Mr P almost as much as the sensational food to be had at the Crouch brothers in CSONS in Shrewsbury. It all goes to show what a group of young guys in touch with their punters can do, even in a graveyard like the Hereford Old Market Shopping Mall. www.misterpernickety.com

EVENTS

Thurs 2 February OFF GRID GOURMET SUPPER CLUB The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, vegetarian £25pp, meat £30pp, 01497 821762.

Sat 4 February BREWEREY TOUR Green Swan 2-4pm. A brewery tour with a focus on sustainability. As well as Head Brewer Jimmy Swan giving an introduction to the background to the brewery, the brewing process and ingredients, and of course pulling some free pints for you to try, we’ll share with you our green practices.

Find out what happens to our packaging, and spent hops and grains, and how we can help you rid your garden of slugs and dry your walnuts. Green Swan, Unit 17, Swan Brewery, Leominster. Free but booking required through beer@swanbrewery.co.uk, 01568 617709, Facebook: swanbrewery or Eventbrite. Leominster HR6 0LX. Tues 14 February BLEDDFA BISTRO A pop-up Valentine cafe-bar for one night only with delicious food, cocktails and wine. Pre-booking essential. Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 01547 550377.

Fri 24 February TASTE OF RAJ Divine Indian dishes and sublime English pudding. Bank House B & B, 7-9pm, max 16 places per sitting, bring your own wine/beer. Booking essential, dress suggestion: Colonial India 1930s, £25 including welcome cocktail. Email gerry@icloud.com Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Sun 26 February THREE TUNS BREWERY TOURS Numbers limited, 11am & 2pm, free, but please book, 01588 630200. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Sun 26 February GREAT B.C. BAKE OFF Registration on Fri 24 Feb, 11am-5pm, 50p per entry.

Choice of three categories, signature bake, technical challenge or show stopper. Open to bakers of all ages/genders.

Entries submitted between 12-2pm. Judges are Nicky Simpson and Gerry Barwell. Results 3pm, then let’s eat all the cake! Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

February SHROPSHIRE HILLS DISCOVERY CENTRE WORKSHOPS Tues 21 Feb - Fantastic Foods (not for Muggles!) Make yummy rock cakes and pumpkin pasties as eaten on the Hogwart’s express. For ages 5-11 years (accompanied), 10-11.30am, £7.50. Sat 25 Feb - Gluten and Dairy Free Cookery Course. All recipes on the day will be vegetarian and can be adapted to suit a vegan diet. Book by 21/02/17.

10am-2pm, bring lunch or eat in our cafe, £20. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 01588 676060.

First Saturday of every month PRESTEIGNE LOCAL FOOD MARKET Memorial Hall Presteigne, 9am-1pm. The best collection of artisan food producers in the area.

First Saturday of every month FARMER’S MARKET The Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 9am-1pm.

2nd and 4th Saturday of every month KNIGHTON COMMUNITY MARKET With live music a regular feature in the cafe. Knighton Community Centre, 9.30am-12.30pm, 07751 221487.

3rd Saturday of every month FARMER’S MARKET Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 9am-1pm, 01588 630023.

3rd Saturday of every other month PRODUCE MARKET Hightown Community Rooms, Vicarage Rd, Clun, 10am-2pm, 01588 641145.

Every Wednesday PIE NIGHT Pie, peas, potatoes and a drink, £10, Oxford Arms, Kington.

Every Thursday BURGER NIGHT Castle Inn, Wigmore, 01568 770203.

Every Thursday SURF & TURF NIGHT Scampi & Steak plus a drink, £10, Oxford Arms, Kington.

Every Friday MARKET Bread, cakes, crafts, fruit and vegetables, baskets and pottery. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 9am-2pm.

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

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

THE CIDER BARN IN PEMBRIDGE 01544 388161 www.the-cider-barn.co.uk Serving the best that Herefordshire growers produce in imaginative and inspired dishes cooked by Sophie Griffiths-Goddard the young chef patron. Full à la carte menu and lunchtime specials.

THE GREEN BEAN CAFE, WEOBLEY 01544 318865 Good, locally sourced, homemade food. Soups, all day light lunches, cakes and scones. Set in the heart of Weobley. Free wifi. Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 10am-4pm. With The Green Bean Shop/Deli under the same roof.

THE OLD STATION TEA ROOM, THE OLD RAILWAY STATION, NEW RADNOR, LD8 2SS 01544 350543.

Visit us at the Old Station Caravan Park for hot drinks and homemade cakes. Superb views and free Wi-Fi. We can cater for small groups, meetings and other events.

Accommodation also available. Open daily 9am-5pm, 1st March-31st October.

The India & China Tea Company at TOWER HOUSE GALLERY, HIGH STREET, KNIGHTON 01547 529530 www.towerhousegallery.co.uk We serve homemade soups, breads and cakes, Italian blend coffee and over 30 different varieties of leaf tea.

Wednesday to Saturday. 9.30 to 5.00, (Sun, Mon & Tues - CLOSED).

Open Sundays, POLLY’S TEAROOM / GALLERY At the foot of The Narrows, Knighton 01547 528591 Light lunches, cakes, a variety of teas and coffees.

Selection of original paintings. Open all week except Thursdays and Fridays 11am-5pm Summer, 11am-4pm Winter.

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

Tues - Sat 10am - 4pm.

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

Old Garage Shop, Knighton. Tues-Sat. Free parking, opposite library. Friday morning market stall in Presteigne. Veg boxes delivered to local area weekly.

Restaurant orders welcome. info@rhosorganic.co.uk www.rhosorganic.co.uk

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FEBRUARY Wed 1 February A BIG HAND Jazz. Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF SHROPSHIRE’S CHARITY CONCERT With the Band of Bugles of the Rifles Regiment and singer Iona Fisher.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

Thurs 2 February OPEN MUSIC SESSION All styles welcome. The Fforest Inn, Llanfihangel Nant Melan, New Radnor, 8pm, 01544 350526.

OPEN MIC King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

LEGENDS OF AMERICAN COUNTRY Showcasing highly acclaimed tributes to Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and Alan Jackson.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

Fri 3 February MAX BOYCE Painting pictures in word and song.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

SWEET TALK Blues. King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

LET’S GET QUIZZICAL The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 8217652.

WILL KILLEEN Music’s equivalent of ‘Marmite’. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

MARK LATIMER / TREV DAVIES TRIO Chequers, Etnam St, Leominster.

ABI FOSTER Exchange, Newtown.

CHETHAM’S SCHOOL OF MUSIC St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury, 01743 365478.

BARRY STEELE & FRIENDS The Roy Orbison Story. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

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FOLK IN THE FOYER Featuring Borderline Crossing.

Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575.

ROCK ANTHEMS Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

LUDLOW JAZZ QUARTET Excellent players and top tunes.

Saturday Cafe, The Courtyard, Hereford, 12-2pm, free.

BLACK AND BLUES King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

RUSS HUGHES The Stag, Llanidloes.

EGO FRIENDLY The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

KING MANTIS The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

RESTLESS DOG Malthouse, Ironbridge.

KEITH JAMES The Songs of Leonard Cohen, 19342016. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8pm, £15, 01584 878141.

PETER MORTON Singer/songwriter, folk. De Koffie Pot, The Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, 07816 686856.

Sat 4 February LOST THE PLOT Malthouse, Ironbridge.

STEVE IGNORANT / HEADSTICKS / TERMINAL RAGE The Booth Hall, Hereford, 7.30pm, £10 in advance, £11 on the door.

SLIPPERY SLOPE + DJ MAX WALKER The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5, 01497 8217652.

WHITNEY: QUEEN OF THE NIGHT Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, Boudica Boogaloo 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

ACOUSTIC UNION Yew Tree, Peterstow, 9pm, free.

BEYOND THE BARRICADE Recreating original West End/Broadway songs. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

OCD Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

FIVE O’CLOCK HEROES The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

OPEN MIC Ledbury Community Hall, 7pm, £5, bring a bottle, 01531 632968.

Sun 5 February THE VELVET VIOLIN First of a new season of musical cabarets featuring Boudica Boogaloo, The Ancient Mariner and The Monster Nanker/Phelge Music Quiz. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7pm, £12 from Courtyard Antiques, Presteigne or 01544 267163.

Full Circle.

STEVE PAYNE/ BILLY BOY MISKIMMEN Wonderful blues, guitar and Yardbirds harmonica player. Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

GUMBO SHAKERS Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

Wed 8 February THE CLASSIC ROCK SHOW Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

WARREN JAMES Skiffle. The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

STEVE KNIGHTLEY Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

Mon 6 February

OPEN MIC White Horse Inn, Clun.

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

ATROPAS / DEFENDER / HATE SYSTEM / CLARITY AS ARSON The Booth Hall, Hereford, 7pm, £3.

AMERICANA SESSION Grape Vaults, Leominster, 8pm.

BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB Brimfield Village Hall, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 711854.

Tues 7 February UPTON BISHOP JAZZ CLUB Featuring Cafe Manouche, swinging hot jazz from the 40s. The Millennium Hall, Upton Bishop, Ross-on-Wye, 7.30pm, pre-booked tickets £10, 07970 343148.

Phil Beer

SYNERGY Housman’s Bar, Church Stretton, 8pm.

STEADY EDDIE AND FRIENDS The Monk, Monkland, near Leominster, 8pm, 01568 720464.

Thurs 9 February PHIL BEER Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £15/£13, 01982 552555.

MICHAELA WYLDE Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8.30pm, 01743 281281.

WORRY DOLLS Folk duo. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 8pm, £8 in advance, £10 on the door, 01952 728911.

Fri 10 February GOLD ROOM Malthouse, Ironbridge.

KORAL SOCIETY + SQUARE PEG Special show by African kora led trio, 9pm, free. Hosted by the Wild Hare Club. Afternoon workshops, details www.wildhareclub.com De Koffie Pot, The Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford.

RHYTHM THIEVES Band open mic, drum and bass provided. Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm.

LIVE MUSIC White Horse Inn, Clun.

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Sunjay

BLACK HEART ANGELS Rock. King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

THE GOODWATER Psychadelic contemporary rock ‘n’ roll.

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £10, 01497 8217652.

THE STANDARD LAMPS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THE MARC DAVIES BAND Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

CATCH 22 The Stag, Llanidloes.

TREVOR DAVIES DUO Playing guitar jazz and standards.

Aardvark Books, Brampton Bryan, 11am-2pm, free, 01547 530744.

Fri 10 February SUNJAY Drawing from a rich, musical and cultural background, Sunjay has quickly become recognised as on of the UK’s rising starts. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £7, 01497 821762.

DAWSON The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THE DELRAY ROCKETS Rock-a-billy. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

OLD TIME MUSIC HALL Sundial Theatre Company.

Silvester Horne Institute, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £10, 01694 720132.

JACK BRETT AND FRIENDS Acoustic blues and pop. King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN Yew Tree, Peterstow, 9pm, free.

JAZZ @ THE BONDED WAREHOUSE Featuring Tom Hill Quartet. Steamy jazz, blues and uptown funk. The Bonded Warehouse, Canal St, Stourbridge, 7.30pm, £8, under 16s £4 on the door, 07766 910179.

Sat 11 February THE CARNIVAL BAND ‘Carnivalesque’. Five voices, 25 instruments and five dozen styles of music. New Radnor Community Hall, 7.30pm, £12, under 14s £3, 01544 350268.

RUBBLE The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

BOUNCING BETTY Malthouse, Ironbridge.

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MOZART’S REQUEIM St Mary’s Priory Church Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £10 from Abergavenny Music, 01873 853394. See music workshops.

BOEHM CLARINET & PIANO DUO Programme includes Finzi, Poulenc, Ireland, Debussy, Hurlstone and Pierne.

Lion Ballroom, Leominster, 3pm, £12, students £6 from Leominster TIC, 01568 616460.

BUILTH WELLS YFC CONCERT Showcasing a wonderful array of talent by members. A mix of drama, entertainment, song and dance.

Wyeside, Builth Wells, 2.30pm & 6pm, £8, £5 11 and under, 01982 552555.

Tues 14 February BARBARA DICKSON Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

WALK LIKE A MAN Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 8217652.

SHREWSBURY JAZZ NETWORK Featuring Maciek Pysz (guitar), Julian Costello (sax), Yuri Goloubev (double bass) and Eric Ford (drums). The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £15, under 22’s £7 on the door or 01743 234970.

RUTH BOWENS GARDENIA SWING With Heinz Hunt (saxes). Brecon Jazz Club The Muse, Brecon 8PM, £8/£10

Sun 12 February

LITTLE RUMBA Housman’s Bar, Church Stretton.

FOLK SESSION Arvon Ale House, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells, 4pm, 07477 627267.

STANDARD LAMPS Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

FLEETWOOD CAVE Marion Fleetwood, Jigantics fiddle player. Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

TALON The Acoustic Collection. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

PAUL DARK The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

The Carnival Band

Wed 15 February SIRKIS/BIALA INTERNATIONAL QUARTET Contemporary classical music, Polish folk, South Indian and Middle Eastern music. Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

RUMOURS OF FLEETWOOD MAC Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

DIAMOND DAYS / CALLING APOLLO / DIAMOND CITY / RIVAS UK The Booth Hall, Hereford, 7pm, £4.

THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

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LET’S HANG ON Celebrating the music of Frankie Valli.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

GREY WOLF Acoustic old time blues. King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

TERRY WEBSTER Terry’s unique one man show whisks you through those golden decades of hit songs with plenty of laughs along the way. Church House, Welshpool, 7.30pm, £11, children £8, 01686 614555.

Sun 19 February LEE MCCRORY Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

Thurs 16 February FOLK NIGHT Irish/English. Supper included.

King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

FAIRPORT CONVENTION Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

Fri 17 February CITY OF LONDON SINFONIA ‘The Devil’s Violin’. Shrewsbury School, 7.30pm, 01743 367482.

BLUES JAM The Unicorn, Lower Cove St, Ludlow, 8pm.

Sat 18 February CRIMSON CHILD Malthouse, Ironbridge.

DYNAMITE DICK BAND The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THIS WAY UP Malthouse, Ironbridge.

SONS OF YODA The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

ROCKAOKE Sing on stage with a live band.

Exchange, Newtown.

PHOENIX Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

THE HARRISONS Yew Tree, Peterstow, 9pm, free.

BOUDICA BOOGALOO The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5, 01497 8217652.

JON WALSH Blues singer, slide and finger picking guitar. De Koffie Pot, Left Bank, Hereford, 9pm, free.

THE ROD KELLY TRIO Great piano and vocals, jazz and blues.

Saturday Cafe, The Courtyard, Hereford, 12-2pm, free.

BREABACH Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

THE BLACK AND BLUES BAND The Stag, Llanidloes.

MOONLIGHT DRIVE Up and coming Forest of Dean band.

Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

MANIAC SS / BROCKEN SPECTRE / HARAMBE / ENMERKAR Booth Hall, Hereford, 7pm, £3.

THE BANDYCOCKS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

RODNEY BRANIGAN Folk/blues. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5, 01497 8217652.

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MANKALA A variety of styles, from the joyous sounds of Soukous and Township to the hypnotic grooves of Afro-Beat and the Desert Blues, forging an original high energy African fusion music with a distinctive style. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8pm, £10 tickets from Courtyard Antiques, The Workhouse, Presteigne and www.wegottickets.com

MARK THE MOD Northern soul/mod disco. King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

Fairport Convention

THE FIREBALLS UK Richmond Club, Hereford, 3-5pm.

SEAN SAYE Great guitar and popular songs.

The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

BUILT FOR COMFORT Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

ACOUSTIC SESSION Arvon Ale House, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells, 4pm, 07477 627267.

Tues 21 February OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 8217652.

Wed 22 February OPEN MIC ACOUSTIC SESSION About Music Project. Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

AMERICANA COUNTRY MUSIC NIGHT Bluegrass, old time blues. Join in or just listen. King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

SLIPPERY SLOPE Four-piece acoustic band playing folk and klezmer. Nori’s Cafe, Leominster, 7.30pm, £24 includes meal, please book in advance, 01568 612876.

RHYTHM THIEVES

BLEDDFA CENTRE FEBRUARY EVENTS The Gallery, shop and café

Phone 01568 770134

will re-open with Spring Exhibition on 31 Mar (except for 14 Feb – see below).

Fri 10 Feb

Sun Inn, Leintwardine, Band Open Mic, 8pm, drum and bass provided.

YOGA: Monday mornings 10:30 – midday, just

Fri 24 Feb

Sun Inn, Leintwardine, Open Mic, 8pm.

what we all need to prepare ourselves for Spring – the ability to stretch and bend! Classes taught by Jenny Matthews.

Sat 4 March Royal Oak, Chaple Ash, Wolverhampton.

Friday 3 SILENCE and STILLNESS:

11:00 – 12:00 A unique opportunity to experience Just Being, led by Lee Moore.

Donations.

Sat 4 MONTHLY MEDITATION SESSION

11:00 – 12:30 Open to beginners and experienced meditators, led by Peter Conradi and James O’Neill, a warm and welcoming regular event. Donations.

Tue 7 and 21 BLEDDFA SEWING GROUP

10:30 welcomes new members to their friendly fortnightly session, stitching the history of Bleddfa together.

Tue 14 BLEDDFA BISTRO A pop-up

Valentine café-bar for one night only; a romantic ambience will transform the Gallery with delicious food, cocktails and wine.

Pre-booking essential.

Sat 18 THE CATHARS – from past to

present 2:00 – 4:00 free talk about the historical perspective and Cathar spiritual practice. Refreshments provided, donations welcomed. Further details from www.facebook.com/cathartemple

Tue 28 LIFE DRAWING Popular sessions with a professional life model. 10:00 until 4:00, includes lunch (all dietary options catered for) and refreshments throughout the day. £35.

Pre-booking essential.

Kington Operatic Society

SLEEPING BEAUTY

An enchanting family show full of winning surprises with popular songs and dance. Fun for all.

Lady Hawkins’ Community Centre Thurs 16th Fri 17th Sat 18th Feb 7.30pm Saturday matinee at 2.30pm Tickets £7 £5 conc.

Tom Bounds Electrical Kington 01544 231303 day 01544 231501 evenings

Trevor Davies Music

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

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

Plus many other brands.

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

More STORYTELLING than ever in 2017, including our legendary ‘Week of Storytelling’ and other short courses throughout the summer bleddfaweekofstorytelling.wordpress.com

01547 550377 or email hello@bleddfacentre.org Follow us on Twitter or Facebook The Bleddfa Centre Old School House Gallery and Hall Barn are situated on the A488 halfway between Knighton and Pen-y-Bont.

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Tannahill Weavers

MIKE PLUNKETT Organ recital. St John’s Parish Church, Bishop’s Castle, 12.30pm. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Fri 24 February ROCK ‘N’ ROLL PARADISE Bursting with over 40 classic rock ‘n’ roll songs and featuring the country’s best tributes to the era’s biggest icons.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

SKA BURST Malthouse, Ironbridge.

OPEN MIC With the Rhythm Thieves. Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm.

SOUL LEGENDS Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

Wed 22 February

Thurs 23 February

THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

BALKAN CEILIDH With Bellamonda. Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £6 on the door.

THE TANAHILL WEAVERS Scotland’s premier traditional bands.

Their diverse repertoire spans the centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs and original ballads and lullabies. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 340555.

DAVE MASON’S TRAFFIC JAM Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

GIN TASTING EVENING With Moonshine & Fuggles.

Housman’s Bar, Church Stretton, £15, tickets required.

MORE THAN MEMORIALS

FROM THE BUILD A rock cover night featuring Universal Translators and other bands to be confirmed. The Lost Arc, Rhayader, admin@thelostarc or Facebook.

MAL PRACTICE AND THE SICK NOTES Linton Village Hall, 8pm, £8 on the door, 07974 484141.

LIVE MUSIC White Horse Inn, Clun.

THE LIGHTER THEIVES Yew Tree, Peterstow, 9pm, free.

SOUL LEGENDS Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, 01743 281281.

CHALKY’S Mods, soul and ska. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

THE VERTIGO BAND The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

TARION Female acoustic band playing their own songs. De Koffie Pot, Left Bank, Hereford, 9pm, free.

PHIL DOLEMAN Old-time, good-time, ragtime blues.

Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £7.50 tickets from the Town Hall or Three Tuns. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Sat 25 February

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

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

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SOUNDS OF SIMON A tribute to the wonderful music of Simon and Garfunkel. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 7.30pm, £10, 01588 630023.

ST DAVID’S DAY CONCERT Featuring Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

UNIVERSAL TRANSLATORS Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

NEW JERSEY Vaga Tavern, Hereford, 9pm.

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MARCH

Jazzanova Trio

Wed 1 March ST DAVID’S DAY CELEBRATION With Presteigne Adult Welsh Learning groups and pupils from the Primary and High Schools. Welsh reading, recitations, Welsh folk dancing and singing sessions for audience participation, a quiz, a Welsh cuppa with Bara Brith and Welsh cakes.

All welcome. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7-9pm, £4, children free, but still need a ticket from Winnies, Presteigne.

Sat 25 February UPFRONT The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THE ANNUAL RORKE’S DRIFT CONCERT Over 100 young musicians in glorious harmony, joined by the Fanfare Team and members of the Welsh Guards Band. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

TREVOR BURTON BAND Live rock blues with soul. King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

SPEEDGUMS Country, blues and rock ‘n’ roll covers.

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5, 01497 8217652.

AIRBAG Malthouse, Ironbridge.

CONTRAST The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

JAZZANOVA TRIO Top female vocals with great piano and saxophone. Saturday Cafe, The Courtyard, Hereford, 12-2pm, free.

MONTERAY JACK The Stag, Llanidloes.

BEKI BRINDLE WITH STICKY WICKET AND FRIENDS! Beki brings her own style of funky blues, rock and swing. The evening will open with an acoustic blues roots session. Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £10 tickets from the Town Hall or Three Tuns. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Sun 26 February CON ANIMA A chamber choir which specializes in early music. St John’s Parish Church, 12 noon after Sunday service. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

BELLEVILLE SWING Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

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BOWIE EXPERIENCE Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

FOLK SESSION Arvon Ale House, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells, 4pm, 07477 627267.

THE SUNDAY EVENING CHILL Live music from 7.30pm. The Red Lion, Knighton, 01547 428080.

MEN FROM OFF ART 14 local blokes who are known as ‘The Fairly Close Harmony Singers’, plus special guests. Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 7pm, £10 tickets from the Town Hall and Three Tuns. All monies to Save SpArC and Arts Festival. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

BISHOP’S CASTLE ORCHESTRA With a selection from the musicals, old time music hall and sing-a-long and more. Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 4-6pm, free, donations welcome.

Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Mon 27 February BARTOSZ GLOWACKI & ROBERT LUFT ‘When Worlds Collide’. Classical accordian and electric guitar.

Programme includes Scarlatti, Sofia Gubaidulini, JS Bach and Arvo Part.

The Lion Hotel, Shrewsbury, 1-2pm, £6, under 25s £3, 01743 353107.

Tues 28 February OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 8217652.

ACOUSTICA - THE HAWKERS An eclectic mix of songs played on acoustic guitars, banjo and bass.

Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £2.50, 01686 614555.

SIRENE 1009 Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

Fri 3 March MARK LATIMER / TREV DAVIES TRIO Chequers, Etnam St, Leominster.

CEILIDH With Bandamania & Sue Harris.

Memorial Hall, Presteigne, 7.30pm, £7.50, children free. Fundraiser to welcome French Twinning visitors.

Bar, raffle, bring finger food to share.

MIKE WHITTAKER & SAM THOMAS & JACK BRETT Three singer guitarists from Ludlow.

De Koffie Pot, Left Bank, Hereford, 9pm, free.

INDIGO MACHINE Malthouse, Ironbridge.

ROCKY ROAD TO RUIN Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

Rod Kelly Trio, 18 Feb

Regal Cinema Tenbury Wells February Half Term Entertainment for Kids!

LIVE ON STAGE: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

“Magical Children’s Theatre” British Theatre Guide Charlie Hubble is a little boy with a very big dream - he wants to be a world class magician.

So, he saves up his pocket money to buy The Big Book of Magic for Trainee Magicians.

This delightful new show comes to life with an irresistable blend of music, puppetry and storytelling. There’s also an enchanting toy shop setting filled with all sorts of magical surprises.

Little people aged 3 - 7 will love this funny, heart-warming tale but big people will have lots of fun, too.

“Excellent fun” - The Guardian

Tuesday 21st Feb 11.00am and 2.30pm – ALL TICKETS ONLY £6.50 Children’s Half Term Movies include

Disney’s latest film ‘Moana, ‘Trolls’, ‘Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism’ and ‘Ballerina’

Trolls Ballerina

BOOK NOW 01584 811442 www.regaltenbury.co.uk

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Tues 7 March

Jill from the Rhythm Thieves

UPTON BISHOP JAZZ CLUB Featuring Cafe Manouche, swinging hot jazz from the 40s. The Millennium Hall, Upton Bishop, Ross-on-Wye, 7.30pm, pre-booked tickets £10, 07970 343148.

Music Workshops

Sat 11 February COME AND SING MOZART’S REQUIEM Arranged by Crickhowell Choral Society. Session 1: Methodist Church, Abergavenny, 10.30am-1pm. Session 2: St Mary’s Priory Church, Abergavenny, 2.30pm-5pm.

Cost £15, 01873 810209.

Concert in the evening.

Fri 24 February UKULELE WORKSHOP With Phil Doleman. For complete beginners, no experience necessary.

Three Tuns, top room, Bishop’s Castle, 2-3.30pm, free, donations to festival funds welcome. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Fri 3 March ACOUSTIC UNDERDOGS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

CHETHAM’S SCHOOL OF MUSIC St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury, 01743 365478.

Sat 4 March JOEL’S WISH BREWERY BOP Featuring Hot Rox plus support.

Ludlow Brewery, Station Drive, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £7, 01584 873291. All profits to Joel’s Wish.

XLS Vaga Tavern, Hereford, 9pm.

THE ROOZ The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THE HICKSTERS The Stag, Llanidloes.

OPEN MIC Ledbury Community Hall, 7pm, £5, bring a bottle, 01531 632968.

SULTANA BROTHERS The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

RHYTHM THIEVES Royal Oak, Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton.

AFTER DARK BAND Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

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GOLD ROOM Malthouse, Ironbridge.

KIMBER’S MEN Singing Up A Storm. Britain’s most dynaic shanty group. Bockleton Parish Hall, 7pm, £10, £6.50 under 14s, 01568 750414 / 750463.

Sat 25 February DRUMMING WORKSHOP Run by Peta of ‘Atoms of Sound.

The Church Barn, Bishop’s Castle, 10am-10.45am children’s workshop.

11am-1pm adult’s workshop, free, donations to festival funds welcome.

Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

RED HOT BOOGIE Rock ‘n’ roll. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7pm, £14/£12, 07967 517125.

Sun 5 March CAPA MANA Balkan band. Rob Smith from Heavy Quartet. Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

THE VELVET VIOLIN Featuring The Dirty Bourbon River Show who deftly melds sounds that range from hard-edged blues to Lisztian piano, driven ballads to New Orleans brass. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7pm, £15 from Courtyard Antiques and 01544 267163. Full Circle.

Mon 6 March CIDER CITY JAZZMEN The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford, 01432 274968.

AMERICANA SESSION Grape Vaults, Leominster, 8pm.

BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB Brimfield Village Hall, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 711854.

Dirty Bourbon River show

GLASBURY ARTS Glasbury Village Hall Sat 18 to Sun 26 February, 2017

Celebration of Ceramics and Glass Exhibition This exhibition brings together 17 of Wales and border counties best and exciting ceramics and glass makers, including Melanie Brown, Nancy Sutcliffe, Ashraf Hanna. Beryl Morgans, Nikki Williams and Diane Horne.

Opening times: Saturday, February 18, 12 noon to 4.30pm; Sundays February 19 and 26, 11am to 4.30pm; Monday-Tuesday, 11am to 3pm; Wednesday-Thursday, 12noon to 4pm; Friday, February 24, 2pm to 7pm; Saturday, February 25, 11am to 4.30pm.

Entry to the exhibition is free to members, those in full time education or unwaged, non-members - £3 (payable on door).

Glasbury Village Hall Saturday, March 4, 2017 – 10.30am to 4pm

An Introduction to Free Machine Embroidery with Juliet Parker-Smith Machine embroidery is an exciting and versatile medium, through which it is possible to create wonderful effects of colour and texture to adorn garments or create images. You will need to bring along your own machine to work with, and although no previous embroidery experience is needed.

Ticket prices: £60, full price, £50 concessions (unwaged, students, over-60s) 10% member’s discount applies to both prices.

Ticket purchase by telephone on 0333 666 3366 or online at: www.glasburyarts.co.uk

Gwernyfed High School and Glasbury Village Hall Saturday, April 1, 2017

Sonia Sabri presents Salaam at 7.30pm at Gwernyfed High School Dance workshop at Glasbury Village Hall from 2.30pm Salaam, meaning ‘peace’, is Sonia Sabri Company’s latest stunning creation. This programme cleverly weaves a dialogue between live music and Kathak (Indian) dance, celebrating harmony, inner stillness and the simple bliss of being alive.

Ticket prices Performance: £10 full price, £8 concessions (unwaged, students, over-60s) Workshop, £12, £10 Concessions.

Combined workshop and performance ticket, £20, £16 concessions. Members discount applies.

Tickets: by telephone on 0333 666 3366 or online at: www.glasburyarts.co.uk

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Tuesday WHITTON VOICES Mixed community choir. Songs from around the world, traditional and contemporary. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8-10pm, £6. All welcome.

Led by Sue Harris, 01547 550158.

Wednesdays PLAY IT BY EAR A new course for tune players starts Feb 1st. Fabulous repertoire & expert tuition - sheet music & videos of all tunes included. Join our sociable group, meets in Craven Arms, 7.30 to 9.30 pm. Full course £33 or £7 per week - contact Kitty Greenwood 01584 841564

Con Anima, 26 Feb

Sunday 26 February SHROPSHIRE HARMONY QUIRE We sing and play mainly West Gallery music, which is energetic, rousing, no-nonsense stuff that is great fun to perform. It is what you would have heard in rural parish churches in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Led by Sue Harris. FREE for newcomers!

Bishop’s Castle Methodist Hall, Station Street. 2-5 pm. Enquiries: bosky@ btinternet.com.

Sat 4 March CHORISTER OPEN MORNING Hereford Cathedral. To pre-register call 01432 374238.

Sat 4 March WILL KEMP’S NINE DAY WONDER A Border Marches Early Music Forum Workshop for Versatile Musicians!

Tutor: Alison Kinder. Singers and players of instruments from violins to bagpipes - follow Kemp’s Morris dance from Norwich to London in 1600 with songs and tunes of the time. 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Yarpole Village Hall, near Leominster, HR6 0BL. £12 for Early Music Fora members, £15 for non-members, £5 for students.

Prior booking essential. Contact Fran Johnstone on 01544 267397 or fjjohnstone@btinternet.com For further details and an application form see www.bmemf.org.uk Sat 4 March SHROPSHIRE HILLS IRISH MUSIC DAY All day workshops.

Fiddle (intermediate/advanced with Karen Ryan. ‘Play It by Ear’ and Irish session favourites with Kitty Greenwood. (All melody instruments).

Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, £45 including lunch and refreshments, details 01584 841564 or email folkfiddleteacher@gmail.com

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Sat 4 March COME & SING Vivaldi’s “Gloria”. A choral day workshop under the leadership of Robert Evans. 9.30am registration. Workshop 10am to 4pm. St Andrew’s Church, Bredwardine (the Kilvert church). All welcome. £12 pp. Score hire if needed £2. To register, email kingtonchoral@ mail.com, text 07968044853 or book online at www.kingtonchoral.org.uk.

Monday THE GARRICK SINGERS The Courtyard, Hereford, 12-1.30pm and 2-3.30pm. £5 per session, 01432 340555.

Monday ALIVE & KICKIN’ CHOIR Coleg Powys (now NPTC), Brecon, 7-9pm, £5 public, £3 students/staff. tanyawalkermusic@hotmail.com Monday BANDAMANIA Traditional dance music from far and wide. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7.15pm, Sue Harris 01547 550158.

Tuesday BANG ON DRUMS Drum circle. Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford, 7-9pm, bring your own hand drums or drums and percussion instruments provided, 07870 747248, www.bangondrums.co.uk Tuesday DOLAU MIXTURES Mixed choir. Dolau Community Hall, near Llandrindod Wells, 8pm, 01597 851427.

Tuesdays SAMBA BRECON We are a friendly community band which meets each week to practice drumming and have fun. Sue on 07792 165481 or Gill on 01497 821631.

7-9pm in a Village Hall just outside Brecon.

Wednesdays CON ANIMA Early music group based in Bishop’s Castle, singing renaissance and baroque music a capella and led by George Baker. Contact Jaqueline jacquelinesw@hotmail.co.uk Wednesdays BISHOP’S CASTLE EARLY MUSIC GROUP Singing renaissance and baroque music a cappella. All music readers welcome, 7.30pm. Mark, 075385 68378 or email jacquelinesw@hotmail. co.uk Wednesday ROCKSPRING COMMUNITY CHOIR All welcome particularly men! Minimal charge. Rockspring Community Centre, Ludlow. 01584 529053.

Wednesday LUDLOW LARKS COMMUNITY CHOIR Led by Polly Bolton. Songs from around the world - from the Beatles to Bulgaria. Ludlow Women’s Centre, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Polly on 01584 823609 or info@oak-barn.co.uk or check our website www.jollypages. co.uk/larks Wednesday DRUMMING FOR DEMENTIA The Courtyard, Hereford, 2-3.30pm, £2 per session, 01432 340555.

Thursday EDGE CHAMBER CHOIR Auditioned chamber choir led by Ros Crouch. We sing mainly 20th and 21st classical music. Friends Meeting House, Ludlow, 7.30-9.30pm. Contact Ros on 01584 841053 or ros.crouch@ gmail.com Thursday VOICE ACADEMY AT THE COURTYARD For ages 13+. The Courtyard, Hereford, 4.30-6pm, £4 per session, 01432 340555.

WEA HEREFORD BRANCH

Spring 2017 Workshops WEA New partnership with Hereford Cathedral Library

10am-12.30pm at the Cathedral Library Mon 6th March The Medieval Book Mon 13th March Reading the Past: An introduction to Palaeography

Charity No. 1112775

WEA in partnership with Herefordshire Council

10am-12noon at MRLC, Friar Street, Hereford Thurs March 2nd Henry Bull, physician, antiquarian & collector of plant specimens Thurs March 9th Women’s clothing: Style in the face of adversity Thurs March 16th Ancient textiles, techniques & trade Thurs March 23rd Herefordshire’s Hoards: A look at recent treasure finds.

10am-12noon at HARC, Rotherwas, Hereford Weds March 29th Decorative papers in Library and Archive Book bindings Weds April 5th Researching the history of Country Houses Tues April 11th A Graceful Retribution: Hereford’s Shirehall

Mon April 24th Clothing and household linen in 16th and 17th C probate records Cost £8 each workshop Explore fascinating historical artefacts with experts.

Places limited, to book or for further details. Contact 01432 880545 10am - 4.00pm Saxon Hall, Hoarwithy Road, Hereford HR2 6HE Sat March 4th China Past & Present. David Law will provide an introduction to Chinese history and discussion of how contemporary diplomacy has to be understood through the lens of history. £20, 01531 634460.

Email herefordbranch@wea.org.uk

QUAKERS ARE MEETING NEAR YOU & INVITE YOU TO JOIN THEM

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire Every Sunday at 10:30 in Llanfoist Village Hall NP7 9LP (SO 287 135) Almeley Wootton, Herefordshire Every Sunday 10:45 at Friends’ Meeting House HR3 6PX (SO 333 525) Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire Every Sunday 10:30am at Grange Road Community Centre, Bishop’s Castle SY9 5AP (SO 320 884) Brecon, Powys 2nd, 3rd, 4th Sundays 11 at The Muse, Glamorgan St. Brecon LD3 7DW (SO 045 284) Hereford, Herefordshire Every Sunday 10:30 and Thursdays at 12:30 at Friends’ Meeting House, 21 King St. Hereford HR4 9BX (SO 508 398) Ledbury, Herefordshire 1st, 3rd Sundays 10:30 at the Burgage Hall, Church Lane HR8 1DW (SO 711 377) Llandrindod Wells, Powys Every Sunday 11:00 at Friends’ Meeting House, Temple St. LD1 5HF (SO 060 613) Ludlow, Shropshire Every Sunday 10:30 at Friends’ Meeting House, St. Mary’s Lane SY8 1DZ (SO 511 754) The Pales, Llandegley, Powys Every 3rd Sunday 3pm at Pales Meeting House, Llandegley LD1 5UH (SO 137 641) Ross on Wye, Herefordshire Every Sunday 10:30 at Friends’ Meeting House, Brampton St HR9 7EQ (SO 601 245)

http://www.smquakers.org.uk The Pales Meeting House is celebrating it’s 300th anniversary in 2017. Many events planned!

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Thursday CLUNSONGBIRDS 10 -11.30am in Hightown Hall. Uplifting songs from many traditions around the world, all taught by ear. £5 per week. Led by Sue Harris 01547 550158 sumarieharris@btinternet.com

Every Tuesday OPEN MIC All welcome. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762.

1st and 3rd Thursdays HEREFORD CHANTING CIRCLE 11am-1pm plus one Friday evening 8pm - 10pm. Beautiful chants from a variety of spiritual traditions, no need to be a ‘singer’, just sing from the heart, all welcome. We meet in central Hereford. Contact Mike: 01432 261222 mikejhadden@gmail.com or www.karimandsusanne.co.uk

Every Tuesday TUESDAY JAM SESSION The Falcon Hotel, Bromyard, 8-11pm, 01885 483034.

Thursday CANTORION LLANDRINDOD Mixed choir, early/classical music. Howey VH, 7.45pm, 01874 754774.

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

Friday MUSIC TIME A session of music and movement for under 5s. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10.30am-11.30am, £5 per child, 01743 234970.

Friday FAMILY MUSIC MAKERS Fun sessions for parents and toddlers 12.30-2pm, £4 per adult and child pair, under 1s free. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

SESSIONS First Saturday OPEN MIC Greyhound Inn, Llangunllo, 9pm, 01547 550400.

First Saturday FOLK & IRISH SESSION Harp Inn, Glasbury-on-Wye, 8.30pm, free, 01497 847373.

First Saturday of month PICKIN’ AT THE BIRD Acoustic session. The Bird in Hand, Coton Hill, Shrewsbury, 01743 357484, 9pm onwards.

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

Every Sunday FOLK SESSION The Old Mill, Llanidloes, 8pm, 01686 412008, all welcome.

Every Sunday OPEN MIC Stag, Llanidloes, 6.30pm, 01686 414824.

1st Sunday OPEN MIC NIGHT with Danger Trains, England’s Gate, Bodenham, 7:30pm, 07969 470959 2 Sunday ACOUSTIC MUSIC SESSION Jill and Mark (from the Rhythm Thieves) hosting. All styles welcome.

The Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm. nd

Every Monday ACOUSTIC NIGHT The Golden Lion Hotel, Llandysilio, near Welshpool, 01691 830295.

Every Monday BLUES & COUNTRY JAM NIGHT The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 9pm, 01952 610888.

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

Every Monday nights BRECON TOWN BAND Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7-9pm. 01874 623650.

First Monday AMERICANA SESSION The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 01568 611404.

4th Monday FOLK/ACOUSTIC SESSION Any style, Crown Inn, Clunton, 8pm, 01588 660226.

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Every Tuesday OPEN MIC Run by Moz, PA provided, all welcome. Castle Vaults, near Railway Station, Shrewsbury.

First Tuesday OPEN MIC King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

3rd Tuesday FOLK NIGHTS The Crown Inn, Longtown, 8pm. e-Newsletter john.baxter87@btinternet.com Last Tuesday ACOUSTIC LIVE SESSIONS Hafren, Newtown, £2 on the door, 01686 614555.

Last Tuesday JAM SESSION Beer In Hand, Eign St, Hereford.

Last Tuesday HOMEND POETS & MUSICIANS Ledbury, www.folklife.org.uk/homend-poets.html Nick Halligan, 01684 563281.

Every Wednesday JAZZ EVENING Incorporating all styles of jazz. Horse & Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, all welcome, free, 01588 620060.

Every Wednesday OPEN MIC Everyone welcome.

The Booth Hall, Hereford, 8pm, free.

Evert Wednesday OPEN MIC NIGHT Hosted by Bekki Cameron. Booth Hall, Hereford.

Every Wednesday ACOUSTIC NIGHT Baskerville Hall Hotel, near Hay-on-Wye, 8.30pm, 01497 820033.

First Wednesday BLACK HILL TUNE CLUB Longtown, 01432 263495.

First Wednesday SONG AND GUITAR SESSION Red Lion, Llanidloes. 07445 338949.

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

Every Wednesday ACOUSTIC SESSION Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8.45pm, 01531 632250.

Alternate Wednesdays SESSION Crown Inn, Colwall, 01684 541074.

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

Fourth Wednesday AMERICAN COUNTRY MUSIC NIGHT King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

Every Thursday SESSION Black Swan, Much Dewchurch, 01981 540295.

1st Thursday (except Aug) TRAD SESSION Acoustic traditional music session. Join in or listen. The Bull & Heifer, Bettws Cedewain, Newtown, 8pm, 01686 650603.

1st Thursday OPEN MUSIC SESSION All styles welcome. The Fforest Inn, Llanfihangel Nant Melan, New Radnor, 8pm, 01544 350526.

1st Thursday FOLK Farmer’s Arms, Wellington Heath, 01531 660253.

1st Thursday SESSION The Alma, Linton, 8.30pm, all welcome, 07779 144005.

1st Thursday OPEN MIC NIGHT The Bridge, Tenbury Wells, call to book your slot, all welcome, 01584 810434.

2nd Thursday OPEN FOLK SESSION Singers and musicians of all abilities welcome. Horse & Jockey, Churchstoke, 8.30pm, all welcome, free, 01588 620060.

3rd Thursday FOLK SESSION King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

3rd Thursday FOLK SESSION Featuring mainly English tunes hosted by Christ Bartram.

Horse & Jockey, Churchstoke, 8.30pm, all welcome, free, 01588 620060.

3rd Thursday OPEN MIC NIGHT Tarrington Arms, Tarrington, Hereford. Details ne-services@hotmail.co.uk 3rd Thursday FOLK NIGHT Castle Inn, Knucklas, 7pm, 01547 528223.

1st Friday ACOUSTIC SESSION The Unicorn, Corve St, Ludlow, 8:30pm. Contact: Ann Gray 01584 879 348.

1st & 3rd Friday ACOUSTIC FEATURE NIGHTS Castle Inn, Wigmore, 8pm, 07549 414138.

1st & 3rd Friday every month OPEN MIC & ROCKAOKE The Exchange, Newtown, 01686 624275.

2nd Friday BAND BASED OPEN MIC Hosted by Rhythm Thieves. Drums and bass provided. Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm.

3rd Friday THE SONG HOUSE The Blue Boar, Mill St, Ludlow, 8pm, 07887 535893.

4th Friday SESSION Lamb Inn, Stoke Prior, 01568 760226.

Last Friday TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Yew Tree, All Stretton, 8.30pm, all welcome. Contact Keith 07971 661615.

Last Friday OPEN MIC NIGHT With Mark from the Rhythm Thieves. Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8.30pm, 07885 467673.

5th Friday SESSION Nelson Inn, Ludlow, 01584 872908.

Trevor Davies Music

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

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

Plus many other brands.

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

Langstaffe Violins John Langstaffe

Maker & Restorer of Violins, Violas & Cellos Repairs, Fitting Up, Tonal Adjustments etc Room 12, 2nd Floor, Lion House 15, Broad Street, Leominster HR6 8BT

We also stock a selection of new and antique instruments and accessories T: 01568 620120 M: 07901 064875

www.langstaffe-violins.co.uk

VENUES ASSEMBLY ROOMS, Mill Street, Ludlow 01584 878141 BARRELS, St Owen Street, Hereford 01432 274968 BASKERVILLE ARMS, Clyro, near Hay-on-Wye 01497 820670.

BASKERVILLE HALL HOTEL, Clyro Court, near Hay-onWye 01497 820033.

BELL HOTEL, Commercial St, Newtown 01686 625540 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 CARAD, East St, Rhayader, 01597 810192 CHARLTON ARMS, Ludlow, 01584 872813 CONQUEST THEATRE, Bromyard, 01885 488575 THE COURTYARD, Edgar St, Hereford. 01432 340555 THE DUKES ARMS, Presteigne 01544 267318 DUN COW, Shrewsbury 01743 356408 THE EXCHANGE, Newtown 01686 621814.

GARWAY VILLAGE HALL, Hereford 01981 580056 THE GEORGE & DRAGON, Knighton 01547 528532 GLEANINGS, near Bishop’s Castle, 01743 891412 THE GLOBE AT HAY, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821762 THE GOLDEN CROSS INN, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford 01432 880274.

GRAPE VAULTS, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611404.

THE GRANARY, Leominster 01568 614290.

THE GROVE HOTEL, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury, 01743 271227 THE HARP INN, Glasbury-on-Wye 01497 847373 THE HERDSMAN, Widemarsh St, Hereford, 01432 277330 HOPE & ANCHOR, Rope Walk, Wye St, Ross-on-Wye. 01989 563003.

HUNDRED HOUSE INN, Purslow, 01588 660541 KNIGHTON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE, Knighton 07751 221487.

THE LAKESIDE CAFÉ, Llandrindod Wells, 01597 825679 LICHFIELD VAULTS, Church St, Hereford. 01432 266821 LION BALLROOM, Broad St, Leominster. 01568 611588 THE LOWFIELD INN, Marton, Welshpool 01743 891313 LUDLOW BREWING COMPANY, The Railway Shed, Ludlow 01584 873291 THE MALTHOUSE, Ironbridge, 01952 433712 MINER’S ARMS, Priest Weston 01938 561352 NELSON INN, Ludlow 01584 872908 NORI’S CAFE, 3 Church St, Leominster 01568 612876 OAKENGATES THEATRE, Telford. 01952 619020 THE OLD ELECTRIC SHOP, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821194 THE OLD MILL, High Street, Llanidloes 01686 412008 THE OXFORD ARMS, Duke St, Kington 01544 230322 THE PLOUGH INN, Whitecross Road, Hereford 01432 358867 ROSE & CROWN, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811336 ROYAL FOUNTAIN, Cleobury Mortimer 01299 272720 ROYAL OAK, Presteigne, 01544 260842.

THEATR BRYCHEINIOG, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622 THE HAFREN, Llanidloes Road, Newtown 01686 614555 THE THREE ELMS, Hereford. 01432 273338.

THREE TUNS, Bishop’s Castle. 01588 638797 THE VICTORY, 88 St Owen St, Hereford 01432 274998 VOLUNTEER, Harold St, Hereford 01432 276189.

WHITEHORSE INN, The Square, Clun. 01588 640305.

WHITE SWAN, Eardisland, 01544 388577 WYESIDE ARTS CENTRE, Builth Wells, 01982 552555

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band directory APPLEBY KINSEY a contemporary folk and jazz quartet: acoustic guitar, flute, saxophones, double bass, two female vocalists. A large repertoire of original songs from tender, lyrical, slightly dark, to up-tempo latin jazz and folk. Live original music with authenticity and sophistication for events, festivals, weddings, clubs. www.applebykinsey.com or call Ken on 07979 542 449.

BACK IN TIME Five-piece 50s and 60s band.

Tel: Alan on 01686 627679 or 07580 940006.

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 MARTIN BLAKE: Fingerpickin’ good guitar, banjo and vocals in a variety of line-ups from duo to 6 piece, including Whiskey River (5/6 piece electric Swamp Rock band) The Whiskey River Quartet (Acoustic 4 piece version), The Whiskey River Boys (duo version of the same), The Grass Snakes (6 piece Honky-Tonk Bluegrass Band with loads of harmony vocals), and Blakes III, (eclectic long standing trio with clarinet, fiddle, guitar & 3 part harmony vocals) - Pubs, Clubs, Parties, Weddings, Divorces etc. Contact: 07846 669890 or 01432 342018. Email: info@martinblake. co.uk Website: www.martinblake.co.uk CHRISIE J LOCAL VOCALIST! I sing Jazz. Soul, Musical Theatre, Pop and Rock. For more information or to make a booking email chrisiej20@gmail.com or phone 079688 93719. Look at my Facebook page Chrisie J and Youtube channel Chrisie J for performance videos.

FLATWORLD Roots ‘n’ grooves from Eastern Europe and beyond. Lively 5-piece band with magnificent tunes and kicking rhythm for your festival, wedding, party or pub. Also circle dancing with caller. Contact Neil on 01684 569611 or 07866 021489; www.flat-world.org.uk or email info@flat-world.org.uk HOT CLIMATE Ultimate party band, best 6-piece line up ever. For top musical entertainment at your party/ wedding/festival or corporate function. Book now! New footage on www.hotclimate.co.uk. Contact Charlie 01568 613895 or mobile 07702 528088 anytime!

LE FREAK Upbeat party covers band. Great 5-piece outfit for any dance event. Hear us on soundcloud.com/ lefreak357066067 or phone Nick on 01981 540348 or 07952 415487.

LITTLE RUMBA A classy four piece band featuring Hugh, John, Jacqui & Pete, from The Tango Band and The Rumbajax, playing moody, melancholy music everything from East European and South American to the Blues.

Viola, violin, accordion, saxophones, guitar, vocals and bass. 01547 520339 www.littlerumba.com LOS SQUIDEROS “The Greatest Mexican Band to come out of Hereford in a Hundred Years” Fabulous party band with a long history of amazing crowds.

Playing surf, funk and ska with latino beats.. Also, The Swing Set; Swing jazz, Blues and rock n roll from the Squid collective. Contact Leo 07816 686856 leocaithness@tiscali.co.uk

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MELOMANICS Principally a wacky Duo with an amazingly dynamic sound, playing their eclectic and cosmopoloitan repertoire with engagingly humour and infectious energy (sustainable). Far more than just great music. And stilts if appropriate. Find out just how much fun a ceilidh really can be, either with separate caller or the minimal option 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 info call Tim on 01743 719438, or Rich 01743 718612. Email tim@melomanics.co.uk. Website www.melomanics. co.uk MUCH ADO - The band for your ceilidh or barn dance.

4-piece band with caller for ceilidhs, barn dances, weddings, parties, shows, fetes, etc. Alan Oberman 01982 570432, email alan.oberman@gmail.com.

See website www.muchadoband.com NEW TRICKS Lively 4-piece 60’s, 70’s band playing classic tunes of the era. With some blues/rock and country/rock. Barry 07754 534406 or David 01568 612661.

OVER THE HILLBILLIES - Lively, foot stomping, rip-roaring band performing everything from Led Zep to Kylie, Dolly to Motorhead, and Blur to the Bee Gees.

With a look fashioned straight from “Deliverance”, playing on a banjo, fiddle, tea-chest bass, drums, harmonicas, guitar and a suitcase(!) we are perfect for parties, pubs, festivals and anything else that involves drinking and dancing. Contactl Linda on 01686 670409 / 07816 125802 or find us on Facebook.com/Over-the-Hillbillies. YEEEEHAAAAA! REVEREND FERRIDAY Upbeat One Man Blues Band.

Playing driving slide guitar with rockabilly flair, seasoned with a touch of Americana, a mix of stomping originals and traditional classics. Available for all occasions, large or small. Contact the Reverend: 01584 711700 - 07766 185451 revferriday@gmail.com - www.revferriday.com RHYTHM THIEVES Funky, folky and fun. Firm favourites at festivals, pubs, parties and events around the Midlands and beyond, Rhythm Thieves are a lively must-see band who deliver an unforgettable and highly entertaining night out. “Full of fire and enthusiasm” Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2 “Great, super, lovely - our resident band” Genevieve Tudor. BBC Radio Midlands Folk Show. “If they don’t make you smile, you’re probably dead.” Wheaton Aston Folk Festival Tel: 01568 770 134, e-mail rhythmthieves@hotmail.com SAMBUCA Ludlow based acoustic trio, playing a nice mix of jazz standards, classic blues, sambas etc.

For more information call Richard 07974 399524.

SEAN SAYE Great acoustic music for all occasions, easy listening to singalong party. Music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Contact tel: 07734 399497 or email seansaye@yahoo.co.uk.

Website www.seansaye.com.

SILVER BRANCH (Ceilidh and Concert Band).

CEILIDH BAND with caller. Available for weddings/ birthday parties/fund raisers, etc. For photos/videos please see our Facebook page. For further enquiries, ring David on 01982 540832 or Anna on 07980 961187. SILVER BRANCH (UN-CALLED FOR) - Five piece cutting edge instrumental Folk Band. Available for concerts/gigs. Tel nos. as above.

SLIPPERY SLOPE Silly, melancholy and beautiful music played on accordion, fiddle, guitar and steel pan.

From ska to klezmer via a Parisian cafe and a Russian vodka bar. For more info please call Jo or Ben on 01981 510136 see www.slipperyslope.org.uk or email slipperyslope@hotmail.com SOUL SUPPLY 6-piece soul, Motown and R & B Party Band. Guaranteed to turn your event into a hive of nonstop dance floor activity. Available for weddings, parties and corporate events. Full PA, lights, staging and disco as required. 079905 75531 or 01568 708868 www.soulsupplyband.co.uk info@soulsupplyband.co.uk STASH Rockin’ good folk. Firey fiddle, souring guitar, pounding rhythms, with bouncing energy. Folk rock at its best. Please phone Mick on 01432 840475, Wizzy on 01432 263317 or Will on 07960 569784.

STONED CHERRIES Are: Dave Evans, guitar, mandolin, vocals; Roger Pugh, guitar, mandola, vocals; Aly May, whistles, vocals and Matt Donaldson, bass, percussion and vocals. A dynamic folk / rock fusion of original, traditional and modern songs and tunes. Roger 01885 483425 / 07779 694615 / pugh@ live.co.uk or Dave 01886 822132 / 07817 220016 / dgand2@btinternet.com www.dgand2.wix.com/ thestonedcherries STEADY EDD & THE BOOGIEMEN Boogie Woogie and its best, jazz and soul - let the good times roll!

Contact Edd, on 01432 769077, www.steadyedd.co.uk

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THE SULTANA BROTHERS Fine R&B from one of the best bands around! The ultimate hip swingin’, foot tappin’ party band - guaranteed to help you dance the night away. For bookings/enquiries contact Phil 07791 129391 or Adam 07855 037092. Website www.thesultanabrothers.vpweb.co.uk or find us on Facebook.com/ thesultanabros THE TIME BANDITS are a top quality band playing a variety of different music styles to suit all tastes. We have a number of music package options, ranging from a duo for your ceremony, 6 piece party band and a fabulous 10 piece experience. www.thetimebandits.info 07815 800261 ian@thetimebandits.info THE VILLAGE QUIRE The Village Quire - spinetingling harmonies sung with all the emotional clout, subtlety of expression and love of life that you get when voices are raised together in song. Music from and inspired by the folk harmony, west gallery and shape note traditions all woven together with words and stories. Various shows available to book, including ‘Back to the Garden’ – life and hope in the trenches based on original letters from WW1 Herefordshire soldier and gardener William Bevan. “The Village Quire have become one of my favourite singing groups of all time ... (Frank Hennessy, Celtic Heartbeat, Radio Wales). For bookings / further info ring 01497 847676 www.villagequire.org.uk TRIO TANGENTE Violin and vocal led spicy fun energetic Latin/Tango/Hot Club/ Gypsy influenced band.

For all occasions. Contact Faith 07870 320022.

VIRG CLENTHILLS and his band BLUE MOON, sing Country & Americana songs that are often touching, sometimes comic. Virg is a true poet of Country music, evoking classic tales of the mountains of Kentucky. See website: www.garethowen.com. If you’d like to book Virg and his band, phone 01584 878 282.

XL’S Maximum R’n’B, Feelgood Rock & Roll.

01588 650686.

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theatre PERFORMANCE Wed 1 February CHEKHOV’S SHORTS EUROPEAN ARTS COMPANY. Classic one act farces.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, 01743 281281.

Fri 3 February THE SLEEP SHOW With Rob Auton. This show is about sleep. It is suitable for those who have slept. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

Fri 3 - Sun 5 February A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN FEBRUARY Suitable for over 14s. Playhouse Cinema, Leominster, 7.30pm, 01568 616460.

Sat 4 February MY DEAREST GIRLS - THE LETTERS BOOK FRANCESCA MILLICAN SLATER. A book of letters sent during 1917-1920 between a group of six young Shropshire women reveals their everyday lives.

Warm and witty story telling combining character, live music and a touch of cabaret. For teenagers and older.

Leintwardine Community Centre, 7.30pm, £12, 01547 540554. Arts Alive.

Sat 4 February THE TOMMY COOPER SHOW Between the story, the gags, the magic, Daniel Taylor gives an incredible portrayal of showbusiness legend, Tommy Cooper. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

Sat 4 February A REGULAR LITTLE HOUDINI FLYING BRIDGE THEATRE, performed by Daniel Llewelyn-Williams. Newport, South Wales: A dockworker’s son dreams of magic to escape his suffocating, Welsh, working-class Edwardian reality. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £11, 01686 614555.

Parlour Tricks

Sat 4 February OSCAR AND JIMMY – A VICTORIAN FRIENDSHIP The vitriolic and entertaining feud between the artist James Whistler and the writer Oscar Wilde is brought to Kington Library by Neil Titley (actor and Wilde biographer) and Bill Bingham (actor). Kington Library, 2.30pm. Tickets £6 (students £4) from the library. Tel: 01432 260600.

Sat 4, Sun 5 & Wed 8 February A VIEW FROM THE EDGE OWDYADO THEATRE. Private eye and troubled sleeper Charlie Daniels is hired by the seductive Elise Hillerman to investigate the disappearance of her husband, a prominent gallery owner. 4 Feb - Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, £10, 01885 488575. 5 Feb - Alveley Parish Memorial Hall, 7.30pm, £10/£5, 01746 780478.

8 Feb - Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch, 7.30pm, £10/£6/£30, 01948 660660. Arts Alive.

Mon 6 February MACBETH SPLENDID THEATRE. Creative adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tale. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7pm, £12, £10 students, 01600 719401.

Mon 6 - Sat 11 February THE WOMAN IN BLACK Continuing its record-breaking run at the Fortune Theatre in London’s West End, The Woman in Black now embarks on a major UK tour. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

Mon 6 - Sat 11 February THE FULL MONTY SHEFFIELD THEATRES PRODUCTION. Based on the film about six out of work steel workers with nothing to lose. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, Wed & Sat 2.30pm, 01743 281281.

Sat 11 February MARILYN THEATRE RUE. Marilyn brings to life the real woman behind the mask of one of the best known and loved film stars. In this starkly confessional one woman show, she tells of her struggle to reconcile herself, her craft and her genius to the demands made by lovers, teachers, directors and her fellow actors. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8pm, £10/£5 from Courtyard Antiques, The Workhouse, Presteigne or www.wegottickets.com Wed 15 February BURTON Rhodri Miles takes on the role of the younger Burton, the great Welsh actor in his own words, from humble beginnings to Hollywood mega-stardom. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £13/£11, 01982 552555.

Wed 15 & Thurs 16 February NARVIK BOX OF TRICKS. Present day Liverpool. All alone, an old man falls in a basement and loses consciousness.

World War Two. Norway. A young sailor with a heart full of hope, longing and courage, falls in love.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, 01743 281281.

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Tues 21 February I AM BEAST A visually stunning exploration of the power of grief and childish imagination, using original live music and life-sized puppetry. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 340555.

Fri 24 - Sun 26 February PARLOUR TRICKS MORGAN AND WEST. Time travelling magic duo presents a new show full of jaw dropping, brain bursting, gasp eliciting feats of magic. All served with wit, charm and no small amount of panache. 24 Feb - Stoke St Milborough Village Hall, 7pm, £10/£5/£25, 01584 823791.

25 Feb - Goodrich Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10, 01600 891153. 26 Feb - Steiner Academy, Hereford, 4pm, £10/£5/£28, 01981 540221. Arts Alive.

Sat 25 & Sun 25 February THE THWARTING OF BARON BOLLIGREW YARPOLE COMMUNITY. By Robert Bolt. St Leonard’s Church, Yarpole, Sat 7.30pm, Sun 3pm, £8 adults, £2 children from Yarpole Community Shop, 01568 780559.

MUSICAL THEATRE & OPERA Thurs 9 February ROSSINI’S IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (THE BARBER OF SEVILLE) POP UP OPERA. Incredibly fast-paced comical farce in an adaptation of this much loved score. Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, 7.30pm, £20, email info@hellensmanor.com Fri 10 - Sun 12 February THE JOINT IS JUMPIN’ 52 SKIDOO. A fun-filled music show incorporating elements of comedy and theatre, set in a 1920’s Harlem rent party where 52 Skidoo perform authentic music from these parties and meet several characters along the way.

10 Feb - Breinton Village Hall, 7.30pm, £12/£5/£32, 01432 350919. 11 Feb - Priest Weston Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10/£6, 01938 561336. 12 Feb - Little Wenlock Village Hall, 7pm, £10/£5, 01952 505888. Arts Alive.

Mon 13 - Thurs 16 February LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS WILLIAM BROOKES SCHOOL. A hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh with music composed by Menken in the style of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, Mon & Tues £10/£6, Wed & Thurs £12/£8, 01952 728911.

Thurs 16 - Sat 18 February SLEEPING BEAUTY KINGTON OPERATIC SOCIETY. An enchanting family show full of winning surprises with popular songs and dance. Fun for all. Lady Hawkins’ Community Centre, Kington, 7.30pm, Sat matinee 2.30pm, £7/£5 tickets from Tom Bounds Electrical, Kington, 01544 231303 day, 231501 eves.

Fri 17 February THE MAGIC FLUTE MID WALES OPERA. A surreal world of heroes and villains, myth and magic: high drama, high art, high notes and high camp mix in a blaze of colour, comedy and puppetry. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £19/£18, or both Mid Wales Operas for £30. 01686 614555.

Sat 18 February ALICE IN WONDERLAND IMMERSION THEATRE. Larger than life musical brimming with nonsensical fun and excitement for the whole family. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 12.30pm & 3.30pm, 01743 281281.

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Tues 21 February THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE This delightful new show comes to life with an irresistable blend of music, puppetry and storytelling. There’s also an enchanting toy shop setting filled with all sorts of magical surprises. For ages 3+ years. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 11am & 2.30pm, £6.50, 01584 811442.

Wed 22 February MICHAEL MORPURGO’S KING ARTHUR STORY POCKET THEATRE. An epic tale of deep magic, heroism, love and betrayal. A fast-moving show of adventure, physical theatre, puppetry and oustanding storytelling. For ages 7+ years. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2pm, 01874 611622.

Sat 18 February SMELE MID WALES OPERA. The tragic tale of Semele’s ill-fated love for Jupiter the King of the Gods. Featuring giant eagles, a dragon-guarded castle, thunder and lightening and more. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £19/£18, or both Mid Wales Operas for £30. 01686 614555.

Tues 21 February MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL An all-singing, all-dancing comedy set in a department store, where four women with seemingly nothing in common, meet by chance and make fun of their woeful lives experiencing ‘The Change’. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Thurs 23 - Sat 25 February SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN JR VIV KELLY YOUTH THEATRE GROUP. Classic MGM musical brought to the stage by this vibrant young company. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, & 2.30pm Sat, 01743 281281.

CHILDREN’S THEATRE

Fri 10, Sat 11, Mon 13, Thurs 16 - Sat 18 February DICK WHITTINGTON Traditional pantomime. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 2.30pm matinee on 11 & 18 Feb. 01885 488575.

Wed 15 - Sat 18 February CINDERELLA HEREFORD AMATEUR PANTOMIME SOCIETY prides itself on being a fun, friendly group raising money for local good causes and charities. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

Fri 17 & Sat 18 February THE TINDERBOX NORWICH PUPPET THEATRE breathes new life into Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale of magic, bravery and love. With puppetry, animation and music. For families with children aged 4+ years. 17 Dec - Dorstone Village Hall, 3pm, £6, 01981 550451. 18 Feb - SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 11am, £6.50/£25, 01588 630321. 18 Feb - Kingsland Coronation Hall, 5pm, £5, 01568 709579. Arts Alive.

Sat 18 February THE SNOW BABY Beautiful tabletop puppetry, imaginative storytelling and music. A gentle piece exploring family, love and loss, with lots of music, confetti and funny bits for the whole family.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 11am, 01432 340555.

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Thurs 23 - Sat 25 February SINBAD THE SAILOR CASTLE PLAYERS pantomime. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, Thurs & Fri 7pm, Sat 2pm & 6.30pm, £6, under 18s £4, 01588 630321.

DRAMA WORKSHOPS HAVE A GO SHAKESPEARE Fortnightly group sessions for anyone interested in having a go at Shakespeare read, discuss, explore, perform and have fun!

Wednesdays - Llandrindod Wells. Thursday - Rhayader.

Fridays - Builth Wells. www.shakespearelink.co.uk or call 01597 811487.

HAY SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE For 12-17 year olds.

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye. Call Janine Sharp on 07733 055430 for details or to express an interest.

MID POWYS YOUTH THEATRE Tuesdays Junior Youth Theatre 8-11, 4.15pm-5pm. 11-14 years, 5.15pm-6.15pm.

Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells Senior Youth Theatre 14+ 7pm-9.30pm. The Drama Centre, Llandrindod Wells.

Contact Ralph Bolland on 07810 350994.

Michael Morpurgo’s King Arthur

COURTYARD THEATRE, HEREFORD Wed - Courtyard Kids, reception 4.15-5pm, Year 2 5-5.45pm, £62.50 per term.

Sat - Junior Youth Theatre. From Year 3 - Year 9, phone for times, £67.50 per term.

Wed - Intermediate Youth Theatre. For years 10 & 11, 6-7.30pm, £69.50 per term.

Fri - Senior Youth Theatre, for ages 16+, 6.30pm-8.30pm, £72.50 per term.

Thurs - Courtyard Musical Theatre for ages 11+, 6.30pm-8.30pm, £50 per term.

Mon - Bromyard Conquest Kids, 3.45-4.30pm, £35 per term. Bromyard Juniors 4.30-5.30pm, £42 per term, £38 per term. Bromyard Intermediates, 6-7.30pm, £42 per term. Bromyard Seniors, 7.30pm-9.30pm, £45 per term.

Wed - Kington Juniors 4-5.30pm, £42 per term. Kington Intermediates, 5.30pm-7pm, £42 per term.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

Mondays BROMYARD YOUTH THEATRE Led by Kate Ganderton. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard. Ages 4-6.

Juniors ages 6-1. Intermediate ages 11-14. All £30 per term. Senior ages 14-18, £35 per term, 01432 340555.

Mondays TOTALLY ACTING Do you love acting? Learn the TV, film, stage acting techniques used by professionals. The Appletree Studio, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RU. Contact Rob Ford on 07772 823775, email: robjuckes@yahoo.co.uk Mondays (during term time) BRYCHEINIOG YOUTH THEATRE Led by Andrew Sterry and Gareth Williams.

Ages 9-12 6-7.15pm, ages 13-25 7.30-9pm.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 611622.

Tuesdays DAI Y BANNAU Focussing on acting, scriptwriting, singing and dancing, storyboarding and set design. Dai Y Bannau is a Welsh medium multimedia theatre group. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 4pm, for ages 7-12 years, 01874 611622.

Tuesdays SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE The Courtyard, Hereford, £62 term, 01432 340555.

Tuesdays YOUTH THEATRE for 7-14 year-olds after school. Ledbury Market Theatre, 01432 383663.

Wednesdays KINGTON YOUTH THEATRE With Kate Ganderton. Kington Primary School. Wed - Junior 7-11 years, 4-5.30pm. Intermediate 11+ 5.30-7pm. £42 per term, 01432 340555.

Thursdays and Saturdays SHROPSHIRE YOUTH THEATRE Providing training in a range of theatre skills for ages 5-25. All abilities welcome. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury. Contact Maggie Love: 07813 026367.

Every Thurs ADULT DRAMA CLUB AT THE GLOBE IN HAY for anyone interested in having fun trying out some performance skills with Janine Sharp. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7-30pm-9-30pm. £6. 07733 055430.

Thursdays LEINTWARDINE YOUTH THEATRE Run by Teme Valley Youth Project. For ages 11+. Leintwardine Community Centre, 4-5pm, 01568 770110.

Thursdays IMPULSIVE THEATRE COMPANY For ages 13-19. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 5-6.45pm, 07916 277928.

Every Saturday HAY YOUTH THEATRE AT THE GLOBE IN HAY for ages 7-11. Excl. half term, 10.30-12.30pm, £6. Loads of fun! Call Janine Sharp on 07733 055430.

Conquest Theatre, Bromyard Live on Stage

A Conquest Theatre Production

Fri 10, Sat 11* & Mon13, Fri 17 & Sat 18* February Evenings 7.30pm, Matinees* 2.30pm BOOK NOW AT THE BOX OFFICE,

BY PHONE OR ONLINE 01885 488575 or www.conquest-theatre.co.uk

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word Poetry & Storytelling

Joe Swift

Fri 10 February BLAST - KINGS AND PROMISES Join Debbie Guneratne for an evening of storytelling.

Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 8pm, £7, 01588 630023.

Sat 11 February AN EVENING WITH PAM AYRES Enjoy the poet who has been making the nation laugh for over 40 years. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £23, 01600 719401.

Wed 22 February BISHOP’S CASTLE ARTS FESTIVAL Storytelling with Suzanne Thomas. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 10.30am-12 noon, free.

Thurs 2 March WATCHERS OF THE SKIES STORY SPACE presents a compelling storytelling theatre show with live music. Edna Leigh was born in Kansas in 1916. Her story takes us from the dust bowl of the 1930’s American depression, on a dramatic journey across the Atlantic, to post-war England. Her granddaughter, Carol Florence Graham shares this fascinating journey and her family’s discoveries, combining storytelling with poetry, myth, astronomy and a cello soundscape by Simon McCorry. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

Fri 10 March THE OPAL FOREST - SHONALEIGH Shonaleigh is the last known Drut’syla, traditional Jewish storyteller, taught by her Grandmother. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 8pm, £7, 01588 630023.

Comedy

Wed 1 February OMID DJALILI Award-winning comedian and actor Omid Djalili know for his legendary stand-up performances. Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 340555.

Fri 3 Feb HEINEKEN COMEDY CLUB With fast witted comedians and a lively atmosphere.

Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 340555.

Sun 5 February JUNIOR JESTERS Family friendly comedy without the rude words. Hosted

by Dan Nightingale and featuring Jasper Cromwell Jones and Jay Foreman. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 4pm, 01743 281281.

Sun 5 February SEVERN JESTERS With MC Karen Bayley and featuring Jasper Cromwell Jones, Jay Foreman and Andre Vincent. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, 01743 281281.

Sat 11 February IAIN STERLING ‘ONWARDS’ Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

Sun 12 February ROSS NOBLE Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, 01743 281281.

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Fri 17 February MILES JUPP - SONGS OF FREEDOM Astronauts, regrets, the sexes, social media, hipsters, poo, rage, medicine, manners, identity, lost stuff, other stuff.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, 01743 281281.

Sun 19 February JUSTIN MOORHOUSE - PEOPLE AND FEELINGS Everyone’s favourite northern charmer is back on the road.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

Fri 24 February BRECON COMEDY CLUB Catch some of the UK’s finest stand up stars. With Liam Williams, Lou Sanders and George Lewis.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, 01874 611622.

Mon 27 & Tues 28 February ROB BECKETT: MOUTH OF THE SOUTH A brand-new show of funnies and he’s taking on the big issues like Kit Kats and flatbread. 27 Feb - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, 01874 611622. 28 Feb Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, 01743 281281.

Talks

Wed 1 February HEREFORD, A TALE OF TWO CITIES Lecture by Tim Hoverd, Hereford archeological projects manager. Simpson Hall, Burghill, 7.30pm, £5 on the door, light refreshments, 01432 760704.

Thurs 2 February JOE SWIFT: A MAN ABOUT THE GARDEN TV presenter Joe Swift digs deep to reveal his fascinating story from his rock and roll youth to becoming one of the country’s top garden designers. Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Tues 7 February & Tues 7 March BRECKNOCK DECORATIVE FINE ART SOCIETY 7 Feb - ‘Austen’s Arcadia’, a talk by Mrs Jane Tapley.

7 March - ‘Galle, Lalique and their Contemporary French Glassmakers, a talk by Mrs Diana Lloyd.

Theatr Brycheiniog, 2.30pm, 01874 625679.

Sun 12 February THE DARWIN MEMORIAL LECTURE ‘Coincidence? Darwin, Wallace and the co-discovery of Evolution by Natural Selection’. A lecture given by Dr Andrew Berry. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 2pm, 01743 281281.

Wed 15 February A SPOTTER’S GUIDE TO THE BRITISH LANDSCAPE Join TV presenter and archaeology writer Mary-Ann Ochota on a journey through Britain’s historic landscape.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.45pm, 01874 611622.

Tues 21 February CHINA AND THE US: PEACE OR WAR? A talk by John Gittings. Friends Meeting House 21 King Street, Hereford HR4 9BX, 7.30pm.

Millichap Peace Fund. Donations welcome.

Wed 15 February LEOMINSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Penny Platts talks about Hereford Cathedral Secrets.

Grange Court, Leominster, 7.30pm, members free, visitors £3 on the door.

Tues 21 February GARWAY HERITAGE GROUP Herefordshire County archaeologist Tim Hoverd on ‘The Longtown Castles Project’, Garway Village Hall, 7.30pm.

All welcome! Visitors’ fee of £4 includes refreshments. www.garwayheritagegroup.co.uk

Sat 18 February THE CATHARS, FROM PAST TO PRESENT Free talk about the historical perspective and Cathar spiritual practice. The Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 2-4pm, refreshments provided, donations welcome, 01547 550377.

Sun 19 February LAND BETWEEN LANDS An illustrated talk by Hugh Hannaford MClfA, looking at some of the sites, including hillforts and motte and bailey castles. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 2.30pm, £5, 01588 630023.

Mon 20 February MIRACLES IN THE MARCHES Ian Bass talks about the Miracles of St Thomas Cantilupe.

Meet near the Welome Desk, Hereford Cathedral, 2pm, £5, 01432 374225.

Mon 20 February MATT DICKINSON: EVEREST AND BEYOND A breathtaking audio visual tour of discovery to lands of ice and fire. Courtyard, Hereford, 11am, 01432 340555.

Tues 21 February NO DIG GARDENING An illustrated talk by Charles Dowding. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, £4, 07967 517125.

Tues 21 February THE STORY OF THE LUDLOW WORKHOUSE a talk by John Nash, former Chairman of Ludlow Civic Society. How did Ludlow deal with poverty before the welfare state? 7:30pm at The Friends Meeting House, St Marys Lane, Ludlow, SY8 1DZ, 01568 770282.

Wed 22 February THE NOVELS OF JL CARR With Eileen and Tom Baker. A short talk with readings.

Methodist Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 11am, free, donations invited. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Wed 22 February ELIJAH AND THE THEFT OF GOD Robert Fowke looks at Canaanite and Biblical history.

Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 2pm, free, donations invited.

Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Watchers of the Skies storytelling, poetry and live music exploring one woman’s dramatic wartime voyage and her journey into the heart of epic poetry

02/03 04/03 23/03 26/03

the globe at hay Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham Kenton Theatre, Henley mac birmingham

www.watchersoftheskies.co.uk

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Sun 19 & Thurs 23 February SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT DINOSAURS...?!

Come and test your knowledge against Ben Garrod, the TV scientist from ‘Attenborough’s Giant Dinosaur’.

With the help of TV film footage and photos of his own palaeontological dinosaur digs, he will tell you everything you ever wanted to know. 19 Feb - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 3pm, 01743 281281. 23 Feb - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2.30pm, 01874 611622.

Thurs 23 February JEWELLERY MODEL MAKING A talk by Alan Cheeseman, taking you through the processes and techniques of how he produces his pewter giftware. Questions welcome and items of jewellery will be for sale after the talk. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 6pm, free, donations welcome. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Thurs 23 February GOAT SONG An illustrated lecture by David Preshous on the Ancient Greek Theatre. The Church Barn, Bishop’s Castle, 2pm, free, donations welcome. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Fri 24 February THE UNKNOWN HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN A talk by Paul Binding about the novels and stories that Andersen wrote that were not for children and had social, psychological and even political concerns. The Church Barn, Bishop’s Castle, 2pm, free, donations welcome.

Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Fri 24 February OLD COLOURS ARE THE BEST A talk on natural dyes from Asia by Jim and Diane Gaffney. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 5.30pm, free, donations welcome. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Sat 25 February A SHROPSHIRE TAPESTRY A talk by Gordon Dickins and David Preshous.

The Shropshire Hills in pictures, prose and poetry.

The Church Barn, 2pm, free, donations welcome.

Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

Sat 4 March ‘DESIGNS ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD’ A talk by Chris Evans. Chris has worked in Nepal for over thirty years, working alongside the local people to develop more resilient and sustainable systems of farming. Entry is free and no pre-booking is required.

7.30pm at The Methodist Church, Broad Street, Ludlow.

Workshops & Courses Thurs 2 February HOW TO TELL A BEDTIME STORY As part of National Storytelling Week, this workshop is for parents, grand parents and carers is packed full of ideas to use with children. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 1-2.30pm, £5, 01588 676060.

Thurs 2 & Thurs 16 February PHILOSOPHY CAFE The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 01497 8217652.

Tues 7 February DEATH CAFE Run by Mollie Lord. This group encourages tackling the complex ideas which surround death, not to be confused with a grief support class. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 01497 8217652.

Sat 11 & Sun 12 February ANNUAL MEGA BOOK SALE Second-hand books, CDs and DVDs at bargain prices.

Donations welcome. Deliver during the week of the sale.

Fundraising event for LAR. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 10am-4pm, entry £5 before 11am Saturday, 50p other times, 01584 878141.

Thurs 16 February, 2, 9 & 23 March MEET THE ROMANS A course led by Martin Thorpe. Ludlow Museum Resource Centre, 7/9 Parkway, 10.15am-1.15pm, £55 includes refreshments, 01743 258881.

Wed 22 February FOLIAGE & STEM COLOUR IN THE GARDEN A talk by Paul Green. Lydbury North Village Hall, 7.30pm, free to members, visitors £5, all welcome, 01588 680454. South West Shropshire Gardening Club.

Fri 24 February THE ARTIST’S WAY With Sally Petch. A workshop looking at Julia Cameron’s ‘The Artist’s Way. Please bring writing materials. Limited to 6 people. The Sheepish Shop, by the Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 12-2pm, free, but please book, 01588 630421. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

February & March HEREFORDSHIRE WEA COURSES 7 Feb - Memoir Writing 2 with Gill Powell. Herefordshire Archives & Record Centre, Rotherwas, Hereford, 10am12.30pm, £20. 11 March - Brahms: The unromantic romantic composer with Spencer Allman, 10.15am3.30pm, £20. Ledbury Baptist Church and Hall, Ledbury.

2 March - Henry Bull, physician, antiquarian and collector of plant specimens, with Dr Henry Connor. Hereford Museum Resource & Learning Centre, Friars St, Hereford, 10am-12pm, £8. 4 March - Study Day, China, past

AARDVARK BOOKS & CAFE New website: www.aardvark-books.com

50,000+ titles; North Herefordshire’s largest indie bookseller; We buy books VALENTINE’S EVENT!

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 OPEN EVERY DAY aardvaark@btconnect.com www.aardvark-books.com Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm

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Saturday 11th February, 10am-4pm Live guitar music from the Trevor Davies Duo. Valentine’s Children’s crafts.

Home made chocolates by Sarah Rogers. Free entry, all welcome!

and present with David Law. Saxon Hall, Hoarwithy Rd, Hereford, 10am-4pm, £20. 6 March - The Medieval Book with Rosemary Firman, 10.30am-12.30pm. Hereford Cathedral Library, Place Yard, Hereford. 8 March - Study Visit of Arts and Crafts furniture in the Wilson Collection, from 10am, £10, 01531 636594. 9, 16, 23, 30 March, 6 & 13 April - Nature Watch in Herefordshire. Ledbury Baptist Church & Hall, 10.30am-12.30pm, £42, 01531 640860.

9 March - Women’s Clothing: style in the face of adversity with Ginn Downes, 10am-12pm, Hereford Museum Resource and Learning Centre, Friars St, Hereford, £8.

13 March - Reading the Past: An introduction to palaeography with Charlotte Berry, 10.30am-12.30pm. Hereford Cathedral Library, Place Yard, Hereford. 16 March - A Woman’s Work is Never Done: Ancient textiles, techniques and trade, 10am-12pm. Hereford Museum Resource and Learning Centre, Friars St, Hereford, £8. 23 March - Herefordshire’s Hoards: A look at recent treasure finds with Peter Reavill, 10am-12pm. Hereford Museum Resource and Learning Centre, Friars St, Hereford, £8.

25 March - Local Arts & Crafts Churches, with Tim Bridges. Coach will leave Market House, Ledbury at 9am. 29 March - Decorative Papers in Library and Archive Book bindings with Liz Bowerman, 10am-12pm. Herefordshire Archives & Record Centre, Rotherwas, Hereford. Details www.wea.org.uk STORY SPACE - Storytelling Workshops and Creative Writing sessions; Coaching; CPD Training for Educators, and group or individual tuition in Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing. The next open Storytelling Workshop is on March 18th 2017 at The Fold in Bransford. For more information see www.storyspace.co.uk or email info.storyspace@gmail.com

2nd & 4th Saturdays WELSH CHATTING GROUP CARAD, East St, Rhayader, 10.15am-11.45am, 01597 810741.

Mondays STORY CORNER AT THE COURTYARD For ages 4 years and under. The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.15am-11am, £4 per session, £1 per extra child, 01432 340555.

Mondays WRITING FOR THE STAGE The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.30am-12.30pm, £70 per term, 01432 340555.

Every Tues READING ROOM The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.30am-12.30pm, £52 per term, 01432 340555.

First Wednesday of the month POETRY CAFE, Charlton Arms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 872813.

2nd Wed of each month MID WALES WRITERS GROUP An informal writers’ group for wordsmiths of all kinds.

Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £2.50, 01982 552555.

Every 3rd Thursday PLAY READING Led by Simon and Paul of Rooftop Theatre. All scripts provided. The Sitting Room, Ludlow, 7.30pm, email paul@rooftoptheatre.co.uk 4th Thurs of each month HAY-ON-WYE AMNESTY GROUP The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7-8pm, 01497 821153.

International Poetry Writers’ Collective: Abergavenny 01873 856350 Leominster Writers' Circle, Leominster Community Centre, 01568 610451.

Mid-Border Arts Writers’ Circle, Presteigne 3rd Tues, Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm. 01544 260255 Tenbury Writers’ Group 2nd Tues, 7:30pm.

The Kings Head, Cross St. 07400 084794.

Border Poets 01547 530380.

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grass roots A Trail in the Making S

IR Percival was one of the legendary knights of the round table. Even though he was born to noble blood, most of his family had died from ‘knightly misadventures,’ so his mother took him away as a small child and raised him deep in the forests of Wales in a very simple, down to earth sort of way.

On the eve of Percival’s 16th birthday, a group of knight’s rode by and in that instant, Percival was ‘seized by desire’ to become a knight and go questing. His mother reluctantly agreed. So Percival went off to train as a knight. He was a marvelous horse rider and hunter and yet lacked a certain noble etiquette. The thing that really annoyed other knights was his tendency to ask questions. They made it clear that if Percival wanted to succeed he would have to respect highly ranked knights and not question them or their judgment.

Time passed and at last, on a fine morning, the knighted Sir Percival set off from Wales on his first quest and found himself at a castle moat. Here he found the maimed Fisher King, who was fishing from a small boat.

All around the king was wasteland - bare and barren and even his favourite pastime of fishing was pointless, because all the fish were gone.

Sir Percival was invited to stay at the king’s castle.

There was a feast and merriment and he longed to ask the King “What ails thee?” but he knew that he shouldn’t ask questions. When he awoke the next day the land, the castle and everyone at the castle had disappeared.

Opportunity missed. Such is the nature of questing.

Attached to the story is the idea that a ‘king’ is so tied to the land that when he falls ill, the land itself

falls ill as well. The question “what ails thee?” remains unanswered to this day, which just goes to show that you should question things – and also go walking or questing beyond the barriers that divide society from the land.

Somewhere between the two, Arriva Trains Wales recently funded a study for a walking trail, weaving between stations along the Heart of Wales Line. The study was carried out by Professor Les Lumsdon and Alison Caffyn, working closely with local walking groups.

They came up with a fantastic long distance route - that starts (or finishes) in the old railway town of Craven Arms, passing through stunning countryside and intersecting walks that include the Shropshire Way, Offa’s Dyke Path and Beacons Way. The trail finishes (or begins) at Llanelli with a final stretch alongside the estuarial saltmarshes of the Loughor Valley, en-route to the Millennium Coastal Park.

The trail steering group are working with Rights of Way teams across Powys, Carmarthenshire, Shropshire and Swansea to make the trail a reality. A crowd funding appeal runs from January till April. https://localgiving.org/ heartofwaleslinetrail Sponsors’ names will appear on a special Roll of Honour at Llanelli and Craven Arms stations.

Rachel Francis, www.sharpeningpencils.co.uk

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Green Events Sat 4 February SEED SWAP Bring spare seeds, plants, bulbs, edibles and ornamentals - and swap for anything on the table including heritage seed varieties Come along even if you have nothing to swap! Plus free talk at 1.30pm by Adam Alexander with ‘The Adventures of a Seed Detective’. Also tool sharpening service, local produce tools, plants and children’s activities. Courtyard Theatre Foyer, Hereford, 12-3.30pm.

Details, email suzanne@swapseeds.org.uk 01531 671004, www.swapseeds.org.uk Sat 11 February & Sat 11 March LLANDRINDOD REPAIR CAFE 2-5 pm, at CELF, corner of Tremont Road / Trefonnen Lane, LD15EB. Save money, reduce landfill and get your broken stuff fixed for free: any portable household goods.

Free entry and refreshments, donations welcome.

Freegle table. Always 2nd Saturday of the month http://www.transitionllandrindod.org.uk/projects/repair-cafe WINTER WORK NEEDED IN SHROPSHIRE CHURCHYARDS Shropshire’s Churchyard Conservation Task Team are looking for winter jobs in churchyards and burial grounds for their 2017 programme. The talented and experienced volunteer team can help clearing overgrown vegetation and saplings from gravestones, hedge-laying, coppicing, creating bug hotels and hibernacula, building compost bins and steps and stone walling. To find out more contact Caring for God’s Acre, www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk or 01588 673041.

February KNIGHTON TREE ALLOTMENTS TRUST KTAT manages woodlands for the benefit of wildlife and our members. In coming together to share and learn woodland skills, we aim to manage woodland sustainably and to allow our members access to affordable woodland products - such as firewood and timber.

2, 12 & 26 – 9.15am–2.30pm Coppicing trees in Beggar’s Bush, cutting firewood and helping this young woodland develop into a vibrant home for wildlife. 16 & 17 - 9.15am2.30pm Planting a new hedge in Llangunllo to provide food and shelter for birds. For more information please contact Gary Cowell garydkcowell@yahoo.co.uk 01547 520374.

February HEREFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST 2 Feb - Forgotten Nature, Forgotten Naturalists of the Welsh Marches. A talk by Mark Lawley. Christ Church Hall, Ross on Wye, £7.30, £3 non-members. 14 Feb Adventure Club: Survival Skills - Mapping. Queenswood Country Park, Dinmore Hill, Leominster, 9.30am-1pm, £10 per child, booking essential, 01568 530088. 15 Feb - Animal Trackers, 10.30am-12.30pm, £3 per child, adults free, please book, 01432 530088. 15 Feb - Wildplay - Get Crafty and Play, Queenswood Country Park, Dinmore Hill, near Leominster, 1.30-3.30pm, £2 per child. 16 & 17 Feb - Hedge-laying workshop, all tools provided. Lower House Farm, Ledbury Rd, Tupsley, 10am-4pm, £70, booking essential, 01432 356872. 23 Feb - The Flora of Herefordshire, a talk by Peter Garner. Dorstone VH, 7pm, £3 non-members. 23 Feb - Woodland Bat Project, a talk by Denise Foster. Aymestrey VH, 7.30pm, £1.50 non-members. 28 Feb - Birds of Herefordshire, a talk by Mick Colquhoun. Kington Primary School, 7.30pm, £2 non-members. Full details call 01432 356872.

Local Environmental Groups

Knighton Tree Allotments Trust (KTAT): Weekly workdays for woodland conservation volunteers. Contact: Gary Cowell 01547 520374 garydkcowell@yahoo.co.uk www. tveg.org.uk/wordpress/what-we-do/woodland-project Presteigne Freegle (formerly Presteigne Freecycle) Terry Wells 07766 097600 www.freegle.in/presteigne Transition in Hay-on-Wye, Stephen Ainsleigh Rice, 01497 820332 and tthayonwye@googlemail.com Hereford Christian Ecology Group, meets occasionally for talks and outings. 01432 279740.

Green Party Forum meets every 3rd Wed at The Falcon Hotel, (bar), Bromyard, 7.30pm.

Herefordshire Wildlife Trust, www.herefordshirewt.org enquiries@herefordshirewt.co.uk 01432 365872.

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

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

Knucklas Castle Community Land Project (KCCLP), secretary Jamie Richie, 01547 520263, www.knucklascastle.org.uk, info@knucklascastle.org.uk Hereford Carbon Rationing Action Group www.carbonrationing.org.uk - Vey Straker - T: 01432 840955 - M: 07961 125470 - vey.straker@virgin.net Kington Local Environment & Energy Network (KLEEN) meets regularly 2nd Thursday of every month, 7.30pm, The Oxford Arms, Kington. Planning local action, supporting initiatives, open to all. Contact kleen@momentary-lapse.co.uk Teme Valley Environment Group - Anne-Mary Davies 01547 528833 Will O’Leary - 01547 528792 amdskyborry@hotmail.com www.tveg.org.uk Transition Presteigne meets first Thurs of every month, (except Jan, April & Aug), Radnorshire Arms, Presteigne, 7.30pm, 01544 267768 or email transitionpresteigne@gmail.com Ludlow LA 21 - David Currant - 01584 875501 davidcurrant@phonecoop.coop, www.ludlow21.org.uk Shrews. Friends of the Earth - http://www.shrewsfoe.org. uk- Frank Oldaker 01743 260971 frankoldaker@yahoo.co.uk Herefordshire Friends of the Earth - Melodie Winch, 01432 850647, melodie4foe@gmail.com or find us through Friends of the Earth (UK).

Lightfoot Enterprises - c/o 2 Church Street, Bishop’s Castle SY9 5AA. info@lightfoot.org.uk www.lightfoot.org.uk Marches Meadow Group promotes management, conservation and restoration of species-rich meadows. Richard Small 01743 791476. mmgmembership@gmail.com www.stiperstonesandcorndon.co.uk/meadow-1/ Herefordshire Action for Mammals (HAM) Dave Smith, 7 Primrose Close, Hereford, HR2 7QX. 01432 266937 davetreesmith@aol.com https://sites.google.com/site/herefordshiremammals/ Abergavenny & Crickhowell Friends of the Earth www.monmouthshiregreenweb.co.uk - Barry Greenwood 01873 852245, bgreenwood@ntlworld.com LLES – Llanidloes Energy Solutions - www.lles.co.uk Diana Berriman - 01686 411128 - office@lles.co.uk Brilley Mountain Eco - (Brilley and Michaelchurch Environment Group) - Peter Davies, 01497 831376, peterandgilldavies@hotmail.com Transition Llandrindod - secretary@transitionllandrindod. org.uk, www.transitionllandrindod.org.uk Golden Valley Environment Group - Vanessa Hembling, 01981 550377, golden_valley@mail.com, www.goldenvalleyenvironmentgroup.org.uk Radnorshire Wildlife Trust - 01597 823298, info@rwtwales.org, www.rwtwales.org Presteigne Freecycle for Presteigne and surrounding area, groups.yahoo.com/group/presteignefreecycle.

For other areas www.freecycle.org Upper Onny Wildlife Group. Meetings at The Crown Inn, Wentnor, Bishop’s Castle. Richard.keymer@yahoo.co.uk

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

A GENTLE SOFT TISSUE BODYWORK (fascial adjustment).

A non-invasive technique re-balances and stablizes the body, suitable for: adults, children and babies. Addresses any number of pre-existing complaints. Contact Sarah Birchall VHT Practitioner sarahbirchall@btinternet.com 01981 500628. www.vhtworld.co.uk/members VHT is a holistic modality.

ACCREDITED COUNSELLOR REGISTERED PSYCHOTHERAPIST AND CLINICAL SUPERVISOR, offers supportive, non-judgemental, face-to-face, skype and telephone sessions to individuals, couples and groups. Richard Lewis MSc Integrative Psychotherapy, Post-Grad Dips Consultative Supervision and Children and Young People. BACP Sen. Accred., UKCP Reg. 01547 510360.

A is for ACUPUNCTURE with Joanna Bruce RGN, B.Ac, M.B.Ac.C. Traditional Acupuncture for pain management, acute and/or chronic health problems. Phone for free initial discussion on 01568 709142. Stoneleigh, Kingsland, HR6 9QS. registered and insured with the British Acupuncture Council since 1986.

ACUPUNCTURE. Sandy Sandaver Lic Ac MBAcC. I practice an integrated style of acupuncture using 5 element and TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and am a member of the British Acupuncture Council. I also carry out home visits. Hay Acupuncture Clinic, Rose Cottage, Cusop Dingle, Hay-On-Wye 01497 821625/07980 596218 sandysandaver@onetel.com or www.hayacupunctureclinic.co.uk ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE lessons in Leominster. Ian Lyon MA PhD MSTAT. www.atinmarches.com ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE in Hereford. Individual lessons and small groups with Ann Rowan MSTAT. BA. ARCM, 01432 279536.

ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE in Leominster HR6 8QJ. Individual lessons with Janet Jameson MSTAT. 01568 613467.

ALLERGY &/OR FOOD INTOLERANCES? Find out the complete picture by having a blood test to help you make the best choices for your health. Enquiries: 01568 709142.

ARE YOU LOOKING TO HEAL AT A DEEP LEVEL? Would you like to move forward in your life, or improve your health and wellbeing, or release your creative and spiritual nature? I offer a wide approach to help you discover your inner healing potential.

I am an experienced and fully qualified practitioner in Bowen Therapy, Alexander Technique, Healing Treatments, Chi Gong Movement - and much more! For enquiries or Free Assessment (20 mins) please phone Hilary Foxwell 01584 819010.

AROMATHERAPY MASSAGE, REFLEXOLOGY, INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE AN OTHER THERAPIES AVAILABLE IN LEOMINSTER. Humphrey Clement Bsc. MFHT offers an holistic personal approach using organically sourced products where possible. On-site Chair Massage is available for groups or in the workplace. To enhance your mental or physical wellbeing call 07702 038 063 for a consultation or email healing.Humphrey Clement BSc (hons) MFHT AROMATHERAPY & REFLEXOLOGY BASED IN LUDLOW. Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils extracted from plants, which may have a number of properties, that may when used help improve overall emotional health. Reflexology can be a wonderfully relaxing treatment on either the hands or feet that in turn may help relieving everyday tension. Both treatments may aid you in your overall improve sense of well being. Contact Emily Baker BA Hons, MIFPA, MAR, and CNHC registered, www.emilyjbaker.com, on 01584 529053 or 07775 652993.

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AUTISM & HOMEOPATHY MIKE ANDREWS DSH RSHom, author of Homeopathy & Autism Spectrum Disorder a guide for practitioners and families (Singing Dragon 2014).

In practice since 1990, qualified CEASE therapist. Autism is the challenge of our times; my goal is to bring the benefits of homeopathy to your child. Clinic nr Ludlow SY7 or via Skype.

For a FREE 15 minute chat call 01588 660793 or mike@ mikeandrewshomeopathy.co.uk BACH FLOWER THERAPY AND REIKI Jane McDonnell, Registered practitioner. Bach Flower remedies are safe, gentle and effective at helping to relieve anxiety, stress, restore balance and well being. Reiki is a hands-on healing technique for stress/pain reduction and relaxation which also promotes healing. To discuss your needs or make an appointment please phone 07866495654 or email mcdonnell.jane@virgin.net COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY for depression, anxiety, panic, stress, OCD, relationship problems and more!

Couple counselling, relationship counselling and individual counselling for most issues. Sessions held in the Presteigne area, Leominster and Hereford. Contact Gail Venables on 01544 350384 or see www.cbtgail.co.uk. MBACP (Accred).

CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHOTHERAPY Specialist in treating & assessing children & young people with mental health or behavioural issues or dealing with distressing situations. I also offer support to parents, carers and adopters (providing them with a space to think separately about their children) or work with parents/carers and children together. I am also able to help mothers and babies with attachment issues. I can provide supervision to other therapists, consultations and training to professionals. I can provide services at the Family Place in Hayon-Wye and Hereford, I can provide services throughout the area.

ACP accredited. ValĂŠrie Mortin BSc. 07961 885646 or Email: vivalavie@yahoo.com COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY (CBT), COUNSELLING AND COUPLE COUNSELLING Hello!

CBT can work well for depression, anxiety, panic, OCD, anger, phobias, self-harm, eating disorders, low self-esteem and more.

I also offer counselling for most issues, including sexuality, bereavement and past sexual abuse. Couple counselling is available and counselling for those who have problems concerning self-esteem, relationships or lack of them.

Contact Gail Venables MBACP (Accred) on 01544 350384 or www.cbtgail.co.uk for sessions in Leominster and New Radnor (Powys).

COUNSELLING & MINDFULNESS COACHING with Matthew Ward MBACP, Accredited Mindfulness Trainer.

I provide a safe and confidential counselling service to explore the challenges that life can bring such as loss and anxiety.

I also offer individual mindfulness coaching and run regular courses locally. 01568 708836 or 07982 466224 marchesmindfulness.co.uk COUNSELLING IN LUDLOW area. Talk in complete confidence, with warmth and without judgement, with Julia Walling BA(Hons), PGCE, Dip.EH.P.NLP (BHR), MAC. In private practice for 25 years, I am trained in a wide variety of therapies and combine them to meet your needs. Clients consistently report improvements in wellbeing within a few sessions. Panic/anxiety specialist. Short and long term for individuals, couples and families. 01584 874636 07796 596451 julia.walling@btinternet.com and www.juliawalling.co.uk

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY with Jess Pailthorpe RCST. Safe, effective, light-touch treatments to help you heal & repair.

Muscle/joint problems, stress, anxiety, fatigue, trauma….Clinics in Leominster Osteopaths and Kingsland. Phone for more info: 07981 866 667 / www.touchtreetherapy.co.uk EATING DISORDER TREATMENT. Ruth Sandeman, BSC Hons, DIP HE, RMN, specialist children’s nurse. Registered with the NMC and a specialist therapist for the National Centre for Eating Disorders. A range of interventions available. (CBT-E, DBT, EFT, FBT and nutritional advice).

Contact 07803 354 081 or ruthsandeman99@gmail.com EMOTIONAL THERAPY: Anne Cummings MFETC (Adv Dip) offers this safe, effective therapy to help adults and children heal their 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 sufferers of panic attacks, anger, stress, bullying, low self-esteem, bereavement/ loss, anxiety and attachment issues. Centres in Powys/south Shropshire. See also www.thewritetofeel.com for forthcoming workshops and talks.

GUIDED IMAGERY & MUSIC - a music-centred form of integrative therapy that helps us to understand life issues from a holistic perspective. Hilary Storer is a qualified Music Therapist, registered with the HCPC. For more information & an introductory session contact 07904 750383 / musicandimagerytherapy@gmail.com.

HEALING in Bishops Castle. Soul Healing can help you create Positive Change by removing energy blockages which may be causing physical, emotional or spiritual difficulties.

Contact Philomena Houlihan-Wood B.A. (Dublin), Cert. E.S.H., Dip. Counselling (Wales). Tel: 01588 638242.

Email: philomena@soul-healing.net. Web: www.soul-healing.net HEREFORD HOMEOPATH Juliet Ablett RHom, MARH, MNCHM. Experienced practitioner works with you as an individual, listening without judgement; working with whatever symptoms or issues you have. Natural, effective treatment suitable for all ages. I am very happy to chat with you on the phone about what treatment you are looking for before you commit to an appointment. Weekly clinics at Hereford Centre for Natural Health and Philip Weeks’ clinic. Juliet Ablett www.julietablett.co.uk julietablett@rocketmail.com 01981 241456 HOMEOPATHY : My name is Shayna, I have worked as a registered nurse for 23 years and am now a registered Homeopath.

I work in the Newtown and Montgomery area but am happy to do home visits should you prefer and I am also in Shrewsbury once a week at Neals Yard Remedies. Following a consultation to determine your unique ailments, be they physical, mental or emotional, I will carefully select a remedy to match your specific disease. The remedy prescribed will help to stimulate your body’s natural ability to heal itself. I am very approachable, have great integrity with my patients health at heart and always welcome any interest whether to ask questions or simply to book an appointment. Please contact Shayna Cashmore RN LicWSH RSHom. 07528 774 032.

HOLISTIC MASSAGE THERAPIST, ELLY INGRAM MTI A holistic massage is a tailored treatment for your individual needs, whether they be physical aches and pains or for emotional needs such as stress, mental well-being or just some time out to treat yourself. Available in Kington at Room 2, The Old Police Station, Market Hall, St, Kington, HR5 3DP. 077927 43894 www.ellyingram.co.uk HOMOEOPATHY Sandy Underhill RSHom. Homoeopathy is a system of medicine which involves treating the individual with highly diluted substances, given mainly in tablet form, with the aim of triggering the body’s natural system of healing. Based on their individual symptoms, the homeopath will match the most appropriate medicine to each patient. Clinics in Llandrindod Wells, Kington and Presteigne. 01597 851021.

LEOMINSTER NATURAL HEALTH CENTRE: Qualified therapists offer acupuncture, structural re-alignment, medical herbal medicine, remedial and holistic massage, reflexology, aromatherapy, reiki, psychotherapy, cognitive behaviour and couple counselling, hypnotherapy, health kinesiology, nutrition at the Leominster Natural Health Centre, Community Centre, Leominster, 01568 616411, www.leominstercommunitycentre.com.

MARIE HUDSON. Yoga classes in Presteigne and Titley.

One-to-one tuition available for individual needs. Registered Association for Yoga Studies practitioner. Registered with Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council for Yoga Therapy. 01544 260352.

MASSAGE THERAPY WITH MARIAN HARDIMAN (MTI, CNHC, MLDUK). Remedial, Sports, Holistic, Indian Head Massage. Organic Facial and Manual Lymph Drainage. Clinics in Presteigne (The Retreat) and Llandrindod Wells (Rock Park) or at your workplace or event. Contact: marian@silvanmassage.com, www.silvanmassage.com, 07816 981454.

MASSAGE THERAPY Injuries, stress, relaxation. Claire Williams I.T.E.C. / N.I.M. 01544 267172. Clinics in Presteigne, Ludlow and Hereford.

PHYSIOTHERAPY, CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY, REFLEXOLOGY & YOGA with Hermione Evans, Chartered Physiotherapist at Radnor Physiotherapy. For all back and neck pain, headaches, sports injuries, RSI, stress related illness and more. To discuss your needs or to make an appointment, please phone 01544 350691 or email contact@radnorphysiotherapy.co.uk or view www.radnorphysiotherapy.co.uk PRESTEIGNE NATURAL HEALTH CENTRE Offers a wide range of Natural therapies including: Osteopathy, Chiropody, Acupuncture, Remedial & Swedish massage, Reiki, Homeopathy, Emmett Technique, Kinesiology, Reflexology, Bowen Technique, Counselling, Cranio Sacral Therapy. Visit our website www. presteignenhc.com or facebook page. To make an appointment, 01544 267532, email pnhc2014@gmail.com REIKI THERAPIST, COUNSELLOR AND HYPNOTHERAPIST, KAY FLETCHER BA Hons, FdSc Counselling, BACP Associate Member, at Cariad Naturally.

I work with children and adults using natural holistic techniques to nurture mind and body. With Reiki I offer a natural, safe and gentle, non-intrusive, hands on healing technique, which is also wonderfully relaxing. Through counselling I provide a caring and supportive space for you to talk about and explore your feelings, moods, emotions, relationships and anxieties. I use Hypnotherapy to help with a wide range of issues including addictions and weight loss. For a friendly chat about how I may be able to help you, contact me on 01547 540899, kay@cariadnaturally.co.uk REFLEXOLOGY Helping to relieve stress, regulate hormonal imbalances, sleep and eating patterns. Aid the release of toxins and restore energy levels. Over 20 years experience - Jo Davies ITEC 01544 267100 or 07876 796885. Clinic in Presteigne, home visits available.

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

YOGA IN PRESTEIGNE New location

Group classes and individual tuition Stapleton Yoga Studio Marie Hudson 01544 260352

www.theyogapractice.org.uk

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SELF CARE FOR CARING PEOPLE Are you a caring person who has an overwhelming need to help others but you are fed up of feeling overwhelmed, stressed and tired all the time and like you’re running on empty but can’t stop? Afraid of BURN OUT because you have nothing in reserve anymore and powerless to change anything? If this is you, you are invited to come along to weekly meetings where I will be your guide: Tuesdays from 7pm to 8pm Term Time £10; or monthly, Second Monday each month 10am to 1pm, £30. You will then: understand why Self Care is a necessity, not a luxury; find yourself surrounded by people just like you who also care deeply and need to take better care of themselves first and together you’ll feel more supported, increase your energy, inner peace and well-being and feel more like yourself again and give yourself permission to relax, recharge and reflect. Sound good? Contact me: 01568 709194/07792 256 451 or email: karenrobinson67@live.co.uk. More about me on my website: www.karen-robinson.com SPIRITUAL HEALER Naturally gifted in releasing emotional grief in present and past lives. 26 years professional experience with physical and mental health. Private healing sessions and talks given. Gillian Williamson, MNFSH. Field House, Kinnerton. 01547 560874.

SPIRITUAL MEDIUM AND PSYCHIC ARTIST - Emily Baker, clairvoyant, clairsentient, and clairaudient, spiritual art, offering individual or party bookings. For more information go to www.emilyjbaker.com, call Ludlow 01584 529053 or 07775 652993.

Workshops

WORKSHOP LISTINGS - Single listings are free.

Year round, ongoing workshops will cost £40 per year for inclusion in the magazine and website.

Fri 3 SILENCE AND STILLNESS Led by Lee Moore. Bleddfa Centre, 11am, donations, 01547 550377.

Sat 4 February MONTHLY MEDITATION SESSION Led by Peter Conradi and James O’Neill. Bleddfa Centre, 11am, donations, 01547 550377.

Starts Wed 15 February INTRODUCTION TO ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE Discover how to train your mind-brain-body to help you in everyday activities & experiences.

Whilst you are working or playing, you can apply the 5 principles to reduce excess tension, enhance flexibility & prevent discomfort or pain. This 6 week course (small group) will provide you with awareness & understanding. You are able (amazingly!) to change your responses by using these simple tools, putting you more in charge of your life. 6.45-8pm. Enquiries & booking - Hilary Foxwell 01584 819010.

Starting Tues 21 February 8 WEEK MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION COURSE With Jean Nash and Sonia Eastwood. Benefits:- Pain, stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, BP, wellbeing and much more. The Hope Centre, Bromyard. Details www.malvernmindfulness.co.uk or 01684 569743 or 560677.

Fri 24 February CHILDREN’S YOGA With Maria Zervas, A-RYT. Maximum 10 places. Bank House B & B, Bishop’s Castle, 10.30am-11.15am for ages 4-7. 11.30am12.30pm for ages 8-12. To book email bookings@bishopscastlebedandbreakfast.co.uk free but donations welcome to festival funds. Part of Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival.

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Sun 26 February ONE DAY QI GONG COURSES: QI GONG AND TUINA MASSAGE For anyone interested in the classic Chinese art of qi gong, who wants to develop a deeper understanding of qi, Chinese philosophy and develop techniques for self-treating.

Pontfaen, Brecon. Email info@apolthecarycentre.org.uk HEDGEROW MEDICINE, KITCHEN PHARMACY: Herbal Medicine Making Courses with Rowan McOnegal, Medical Herbalist. Practical weekend courses which explore identifying, growing, harvesting, drying, storing and using herbs. Covers the basic principles of herbal medicine, and making and using teas, tinctures, infused oils, ointments, creams, syrups, inhalations and baths. www.rowanmconegal.co.uk or 01531 670075.

EVENTS IN THE YURT BUILTH ROAD, 17 RAILWAY TERRACE, LD2 3RH Meditation 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month 7.30-9pm A guided meditation evening drawing on many different traditions. No experience necessary.

Drum and song circle 1st Friday of the month 7.30-9.30pm Bring drums, rattles, songs, no experience necessary.

Shamanic Practice Group 4th Wednesday of the month 7.30-9.30pm journeying for guidance, wisdom and healing for self and others.

Women’s Circle with Philippa Hedger 4th Sunday of the month 4.30-6.30pm Calling women of all ages to gather for support, love and wisdom sharing.

All our groups are held in sacred space.

Cost is £10 (concessions available) for further info clivephilippa@hotmail.com 01982 552535 / 07905 743272.

Monday mornings YOGA LESSONS Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 01547 550377.

Mondays YOGA With Lisa Arundale, 5.15-6.15pm. CARAD, East St, Rhayader, 01686 413608.