Broad Sheep - October 2019

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october 2019

What’s On - Herefordshire & The Marches

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We take no responsibility for the veracity of the information herein Clare Edwards The Lodge, Westhide, Hereford, HR1 3RQ Tel: 01432 850444 Email: info@broadsheep.com Website: www.broadsheep.com

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LEASE fill in the following questionnaire which will enable us to continue to provide you with the best free What’s On Magazine in Herefordshire and The Borders. It’s only going to take a few minutes and anyway what else would you be doing with your time probably either staring into space or fiddling around with that bloody phone! Thank you.

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1.How to you get your copy of the magazine? a. I am waiting outside the T.I.C every morning for the last 10 days of the month quivering with anticipation. □ b. I work at Print Plus and just nick one off the print machine. □ c. I might read it in the Weobley Dentist waiting room if I happen to have toothache. □ 2. Are you satisfied with the page 3 editorials? a. No. It should be always be about Brexit, Brexit, Brexit like every other newspaper worth its salt. □ b. I never read it, I just go straight to the dog cartoons, although I wish they were about cats, which in my opinion are 10 times more funny than dogs, just look at the views on YouTube. □ c. I think whoever writes them is a person of great vision, compassion and one of the great thinkers of our time. (Note to Ed. Clare can you please leave this bit in only edit out the bit in brackets). □ 3. What new page or subject would improve the magazine? a. A Brexit page that could go on and on for years about restoring the UK to its former glory as a great nation and a world leader. □ b. A page about changing the exhaust pipes on a 1983 Ford Escort with easy to follow photos. □ c. A knitting page possibly including some interesting crochet work. □

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5. Do the Music listings adequately cover your preferred style of music? a. I love the fact that you support the local live music scene and are happy to give equal billing to some teenage hopefuls just starting out at their first gig alongside visiting American Legends and International Folk superstars. □ b. Unless it’s Grime or Drill I don’t give a toss, Broad Sheep is dead and what’s with the paper? Get online or get outta my face losers. □ c. Why does it all have to about Art and Music and all that posh stuff? We need more info on Sheep Dog trials, Moto-Cross races and most importantly Car Boot Sales. □

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Cover pic: La Voix, Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury - 10 October

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

ARE YOU A WOMAN STRUGGLING WITH A RELATIONSHIP OR LOOKING FOR LOVE THAT LASTS? I’d love to help. www.authenticway.co.uk

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

Contact Ruth on 01544 350559 or 07870 752325.

GARDEN MAINTENANCE JOBS Including Small Tree removal, Hedge Cutting, Lawn Mowing, Weeding, Fence Painting, Shed Felting and Basic Garden Repairs.

Call Brian on 07722 233417.

BLACKSMITHING EVENING CLASSES MORNING CLASSES AND SHORT COURSES at Bluefoot Forge.

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

ACCORDION LESSONS Beginners welcome.

Tel 01584 831386, noriscafe@yahoo.com RETIRED PROFESSIONAL PAINTER AVAILABLE for local work. References available. £75.00 per day.

Try me. Roy 01547 520164.

WYNNES OF DINMORE COUNTRYSTORE Tea room, Poultry, Pygmy Goats, Supplies & Housing. Tuesday Saturday 9am-4.30pm. Wynnes.co.uk 01568 797314 NEWLY ESTABLISHED STUDIO/GALLERY entering 2nd year of trading and ready to change ownership/possibly become a collective. Requiring further advertising and promotion to fully realise its potential. Busy road, passing trade. Off road parking/outside display area/low running costs. SY70HD. Please call 07811 042478 for more information.

BEEKEEPING AND SMALLHOLDING COURSES Interested in taking the first steps with bees, or in keeping your own livestock? Our courses are designed for those with no experience, just enthusiasm, and give you hands-on practice before you take the plunge.

One-to one beekeeping tuition a speciality; Jacob sheep/ Gloucester Old Spots weaners usually available. Phone 01886 884752/07813 276308, or email woodruffbank@ btinternet.com PIANO LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS. Fun, easy, no music reading, chord based. Telephone 01584 831386.

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

PIANO TUNER AND TECHNICIAN Based in Llanidloes, serving Mid-Wales. Contact Matt 01686 412753 or 07843 440789 or email vicky@mousematt.net LEARN GUITAR (ACOUSTIC OR ELECTRIC) Individual tuition for adults 16 plus, music graduate, professional guitarist. Whatever level, you’ll learn songs or music you enjoy. 07729 059847, 01584 876584, paul.wrightson@gmail.com VIOLINIST & TEACHER - Emma Gardiner.

Technique is your tool for creative expression! emmagardinerviolin@gmail.com 077305 71882.

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CHAIR REPAIR CENTRE. Woodwork, parts turned or made. Chair caning. Contact Paul Richards, 01544 209140. paulrichardsft@gmail.com

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.

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

Also coaching for Associated Board jazz exams.

Presteigne/Knighton, but happy to travel. Simon Deeley, 07890 303681. simon.deeley@aol.com PIANO LESSONS. Lavinia O’Meagher, LRAM, has been a senior tutor at the Music Department of the City Literary Institute in London, and had long experience of teaching adult amateurs of all grades, from beginners to postgraduate students and professionals. She has given recitals for many years. She is a performing and teaching member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians.

01547 510 355. laviniaomeagher@gmail.com WANTED URGENTLY VINTAGE CLOTHING for male/ female, plus accessories including jewellery, shoes, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

John Hymas 07969 440183.

PRESTEIGNE POP CHOIR Every Thursday.

Contact John Hymas for details: 07969 440183, john@johnhymas.com A STITCH IN TIME Careful repairs & creative alterations to well-loved clothes. Vintage a speciality.

Anne 01544 267997.

housing

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HE future of Hereford’s much-vaunted city bypass (aka the Western Relief Road) still hangs in the balance.

Under the Tory administration it would have been a shoe-in. But with the Herefordshire Alliance’s wellorchestrated seizure of power last May the road might well be abandoned, despite Plough Lane’s scare-mongering tactics, suggesting that £10-million would be wasted on aborted design fees. As the late Mandy Rice Davies might have observed: “They would say that, wouldn’t they?” So now the indie coalition has decided to hold a series of ‘market town consultations’ over the summer and autumn.

If the bypass is scrapped, the biggest losers will be the volume housebuilders holding options on the agricultural land adjoining the route (the dear old money-grabbing Church of England is said to be one of the local landowners with most to lose). A ‘no bypass’ decision would see the county’s housing programme capped at 3,000 units. Last March, the public consultation document for the council’s Hereford Transport Package suggested that, if built, the bypass could provide space for up to 6,500 new housing units, nearly all on green field sites abutting the new road.

Would they be cutting-edge and contemporary, worthy of architectural awards and destined to be featured on Grand Designs? Does Donald Trump tweet joined-up sentences?

More mediocrity, I fear.

A paradigm of what we can expect is Bloor Homes’ Hereford Point development on the Roman Road, north of the city, where a sprawling estate of 465 housing units, is due for completion by 2024. All are conventional – almost dated - in appearance and feature traditional construction techniques. By contrast, the county’s premier timber-framed housing specialist Border Oak says that around 60 per cent of the components used its homes are produced in its Kingsland factory.

This summer Worthing Borough Council announced that it was considering a partnership deal with Scandinavian contractor SKANSKA’s construction arm BoKlock (part of the IKEA group) to develop an estate of 200 factory-built affordable starter homes. BoKlock says that after initial site preparations, a single housing unit usually takes less than one working week to erect. Over 10,000 have already been built in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The Worthing components will be prefabricated at a factory in Estonia. Needless to say, all the new homes will have fully-fitted IKEA kitchens.

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Prefabrication is nothing new. Back in the 1960s, industrialised building was all the rage, with the UK’s major construction groups jumping on the bandwagon. Most featured factory-made storey-height concrete panels.

Modern Movement devotees fell in love with system building because it underscored the Bauhaus ethic of mechanization. Few of the resulting housing estates – with the possible exceptions of the GLC’s Brutalist Trellick Tower and Park Hill, Sheffield - had any architectural merit. Gullible councilors and municipal housing officials were no match for the big contractors’ snake oil salesmen and ugly highrise towers soon began sprouting like concrete mushrooms.

Caption: Waterside housing. If ESG hadn’t lost its nerve, Hereford could have had an urban community like this.

[Photo: Urban Splash] Until the Ronan Point disaster in 1968. Four died and 17 were injured, following a gas explosion in a 22-storey system-built tower block in London’s Canning Town. The entire estate of over 900 homes was eventually demolished, to be replaced by low-rise housing. In the same way that the words ‘Grenfell Tower’ will forever be linked to the perfidy of cladding residential towers with inflammable panels, so the words ‘Ronan Point’ will always be associated with the get-rich-quick industrialised building bonanza.

Perhaps the closest the county ever came to producing attractive state-of-the-art housing design was back in 2007, when ESG (Herefordshire Council’s short-lived development company, set up to build the Old Market shopping centre) commissioned the London architectural practice CZWG to prepare a feasibility study for an 8.6 acre brown field site at the extreme north end of the ESG site (roughly where the new Premier Inn is now going up, adjacent to the old Merton Meadow car park). As well as providing over 1000 housing units, the Post Modernist pioneers proposed cycle routes, communal play spaces, traffic-free areas with underground car parks, shops, a residents’ community centre and a canal-like water feature, which was to be created by realigning the old Widemarsh Brook. In other words, a proper urban community. Perhaps most prescient of CZWG’s ideas was for a formal civic square to be created in front of the city’s Grade II listed railway station. Sadly, the scheme never got off the ground, the waterside housing never happened and the space earmarked for that civic square is now the site of the unlovely Hereford Medical Centre.

An ambitious West Midlands canalside housing scheme which has got off the ground is Urban Splash’s recently-launched Port Loop development, west of Birmingham city centre. The urban renaissance of this 43-acre site is adjacent to the 18th century Birmingham-Wolverhampton canal, and will eventually comprise over 1000 housing units, many affordable and all featuring a high level of off-site prefabrication. A similar approach was used in Manchester, North Shields and Salford. One of the first phases at Port Loop is being overseen by Glen Howells Architects. Twenty years ago, it was the design of the young Glen Howells which won the competition for Hereford’s Courtyard Arts Centre.

Nick Jones

art POWYS 3 Short Bridge St, Llanidloes SY18 6AD 07484 763507 Open all year ‘Art by Osian’.

OSIAN GWENT. A working studio and gallery of contemporary, modern and expressive art by Welsh artist.

Open Mon-Sat 9am-5pm.

Courtyard Antiques, London House, High St, Presteigne, LD8 2BA 07974 356128 outside normal hours.

Oct Antique pottery, country furniture and art. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.

Chapel on the Green, Glasbury HR3 5LJ 01497 842915 www.chapelonthegreen.co.uk Until 5 Oct ‘Tivoli Fish Bar’. Drawings, video and large sculpture. SUSAN ADAMS - painting, sculpture and drawings. Sat 11am-5pm.

Celf o Gwmpas, Centre Celf, Tremont Rd, Llandrindod Wells LD1 5EB 01597 822777 Until 17 Oct ‘Discovering’. CELF o GWMPAS ARTISTS NETWORK 3rd annual exhibition. Open varies Mon-Thurs, phone to check.

Court Cupboard Gallery, New Court Farm, Llantillio Pertholey, Abergavenny NP7 8AU 01873 852011 Until 21 Nov BERYL MORGANS glass. ROB MEREDITH - paintings.

10.30am-4pm daily.

Erwood Station Gallery, Llandeilo Graban, Builth Wells, LD2 3SJ 01982 560674 Oct A constantly changing mix of materials and styles occupying over 2000 square feet. Complimented by paintings and sculpture, plus seasonal exhibitions. Open daily 10.30am-5pm.

Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, near Newtown 01686 688369 Until 11 Oct, 26 Oct - 3 Nov THE PICTUREMAKERS group exhibition of eleven artists, paintings, prints and mixed media works inspired by the sculpture of John Paddison.

Thurs-Sun 11am-4pm.

Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes 01686 413467 12 Oct All Wales Event. Weavers, spinners and dyers.

16 Nov - 24 Dec Christmas Craft Fair.

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The Table, 43 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye 01497 822802 www.thetablehay.com 5 - 26 Oct DAN BACKHOUSE. 2 - 23 Nov MICHAEL WELLER & MARIKA WENMAN. Open Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm.

Knighton Fine Art, 2 Broad Street, Knighton 01547 528052 www.knightonfineart.co.uk knightonfineart@btinternet.com Oct ‘Autumn Leaves start to fall’.

KEVAN HOPSON, GRETCHEN IND, CIARA LEWIS, PETER SHREAD, SARA PHILPOTT, BRONTË WOODRUFF. Don’t forget that the last few days of October mean Christmas cards and gift time!

C20 & C21st British Art, Crafts and Greetings Cards. Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm.

Found Gallery, 1 Bulwark, Brecon LD3 7LB 07736 062849 www.foundgallery.co.uk Until 10 Nov ‘Found in the Garden’. ALEX HIRTZEL & RAE GERVIS - paintings. KATE KATO paper sculptures. MARIANA PAVLOVA - ceramics. MARGARET BRAMPTON - pottery, EMMA BEVAN - felted birds.

JOSEPHINE GOMERSALL - jewellery.

MANDY COATES - basketware.

SI MEIKLEJOHN - metal sculpture.

DAVID GOFF EVELEIGH - metal design. CLIRE SPENCER - prints.

GILES W CLARKE - blacksmith.

Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

The Hay Makers, St John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5BN 01497 820556 Until 10 Nov Autumn exhibition.

RICHARD SHIMELL - prints. SUE DUNNE & KAREN McPHAIL ceramics. CHARLIE HIGH - jewellery.

ANNIE RIE - stained glass. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

Tower House Gallery, 29 High St, Knighton LD7 1AT 01547 529530 Oct ‘Sort of Retrospective’.

Open Wed-Sat 10am-4.30pm.

Lion Street Gallery, 6 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5AA 01497 822900 Oct Showcasing some of the very best artists from Wales and the Borders.

Open 10.30am-5pm daily except Tues, Sun 11.30am-4pm.

Andrew Lamont Gallery, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622 Until 17 Nov ‘Celebration of Contemporary Welsh Painting’.

The work of 37 artists in six venues.

Artists include PIP WOOLF, KATE BELL, SUE HILEY HARRIS, JENNIFER ALLAN, LUCY CORBETT, ROBERT MacDONALD, LEE WRIGHT, MEIRION JONES & PHILLIP ROSS. Open theatre times.

Cheese & Butter Market, Hay-on-Wye 07866 843538 Every Fri & Sat Flea & Vintage Market.

Vintage clothing, bric a brac, antiques and jewellery. Open 9am-5pm.

The Workhouse Studio, Presteigne Industrial Estate 01544 267864 Oct Rare antique carpets and kilims.

Plus locally made pottery, art materials, textiles, haberdashery, jewellery, cards and gifts. Cafe. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.

The Drawing Room, 10 High Town, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5AE gallery@thedrawingroomathay.uk 3 - 16 Oct - STEFFIE LAMB retrospective mixed media show.

Open Thurs-Sat 10.30am-4pm, Sun 11am-3pm.

Rhayader Museum & Gallery, CARAD, East St, Rhayader, LD6 5ER 01597 810561 Until 19 Oct QUILTER’S GUILD. Tues-Fri 10am-4pm, Sats 10am-12pm.

Museum of Modern Art, Tabernacle, Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth SY20 8AJ 01654 703355 info@moma.machynlleth.org.uk Until 23 Nov ROGER CECIL. Until 23 Nov ‘Paper Unbound’.

ANTONIA SPOWERS. Until 16 Nov ‘Searching for the LIght’.

RUTH KOFFER - colourful sketches.

Until 16 Nov ‘Light’. BORTH ARTS. Until 23 Nov Tabernacle Collection.

Until 23 Nov ‘Slate Landscapes.’

BEN JONES - stone carving.

Open Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.

Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown 01686 625041 Until 18 Dec ‘Egni: A Decade of Creativity’. ELERI MILLS. Until 4 Jan ‘Maker in Focus’.

TONY HALL - ceramic vessels.

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

HEREFORDSHIRE Hopelands Village Hall, Gadbridge Rd, Weobley HR4 8RZ 3 Nov Weobley Craft and Food Fair.

Open 10am-3pm, £1 with light refreshment available.

Lyde Arundel, Hereford HR4 7SN 6 Nov Christmas Fair. Stalls, refreshments. All proceeds go to support Herefordshire Samaritans.

Open 10am-3pm, £5.

Stella Hidden, Greenstage Gallery, Bishop’s Frome Graham Milsom, ‘Postcards from Life’, The Bishop’s Palace, Hereford

Richard Gilbert, Hereford Museum & Gallery Vicky Ware, Shropshire Guild of Contemporary Craft, Ludlow Castle’s Beacon Rooms

Jennie Gilbert, Tinsmiths, Ledbury

Jane Keay, Made in the Marches, Kington

Tinsmiths, 8a High St, Ledbury HR8 1DS 01531 632083 12 Oct - 16 Nov ‘Tablewares’. Studio ceramics for the table by JAMES BURNETT STUART, RACHAEL COCKER, DOUG FITCH, JENNIE GILBERT, MARK HEARLD, HANNAH McANDREW, A & C McGARVA, KATRIN MOYE, WINCHCOMBE POTTERY, PAUL YOUNG. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

De Koffie Pot Gallery Space, Bridge St, Hereford 01432 357753 6 - 11 Oct WALLY GILBERT - art and design. ROB GOLDSWORTH - art and metalwork. HELEN VINE - textiles and prints. RICHARD VINE - fine art prints.

23 - 27 Oct JOANNA GROVES - lino prints and oil paintings. 9am-5pm.

The Great Hall, The Bishop’s Palace,

by Hereford Cathedral www.st-michaels-hospice.org.uk 28 Oct Postcards from Life online bidding starts.

7 - 10 Nov Postcards from Life.

A plethora of artists giving you the chance to own your own masterpiece.

A celebration of the visual arts which to date has raised over £34,000 for St Michael’s Hospice. Open 7 Nov, 6.30pm, Fri-Mon 10.30am-4pm.

Grange Court, Leominster, HR6 8NL 01568 737980 Until 8 Oct ‘Arts Meets Science’.

MARCHES SCRIBES - calligraphy exhibition, based, this year on the International Year of the Periodic Table.

Open Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.

Glasbury Arts 07583 544110 www.glasburyarts.co.uk 4 Oct - 30 Nov at Pembrokeshire College, Haverfordwest - ‘Celebration of Welsh Contemporary Painting’.

Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.

4 Oct - 30 Nov at Oriel y Parc Gallery, National Park Visitor Centre, St Davids - ‘Celebration of Welsh Contemporary Painting’. Open 10am-4pm daily.

The Forum, 18 Market Square, Tenbury Wells WR15 8EA 01584 810085 www.georginafranklin.co.uk Oct GEORGINA FRANKLIN jewellery. Individual contemporary design. Commissions undertaken.

Market Hall, Kington 07867 483135 19 Oct Art and Crafts by local designer makers. Paper art, handbags, waistcoats and other textiles, paintings, prints and cards, ironmongery, alpaca products, jewellery, turned wood, ceramics, glassware and more. 9.30am-3pm.

Plus KLEEN Repair Cafe on site.

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The Basement, 18 Gloucester Rd, Ross-onWye HR9 5BU email gabydevitt@live.com Oct A mixed exhibition of contemporary textile designers, GABY DEVITT, ABIGAIL BURY & RHIAN WYMAN. Wed-Sat 9.30am-4pm.

Hereford Museum & Art Gallery, Broad St, Hereford 01432 260692 Until 23 Nov ‘Common Ground: Edgelands, Green Lanes and Forgotten Corners of Herefordshire’.

RICHARD GILBERT. Open Tues-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10.30am-12.30pm.

Tobias James Art & Framing Gallery, St Owen St, Hereford 07760 316959 Oct Works by local and national artists.

South Chapel, All Saint’s Church, Hereford 01432 370414 Until 5 Oct GOLDEN VALLEY CRAFT SOCIETY. 7 - 12 & 20 - 28 Oct Fairtrade arts, crafts and charity information from Love Zimbabwe.

11 Oct - 17 Dec Sale of charity Christmas cards.

Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm.

Wobage Makers Gallery, Upton Bishop, Ross on Wye HR9 7QP 01989 780495 Oct Contemporary craft work by makers BEN CASSON - furniture and treen. CLYDE HOARE - baskets and willow weaving. CLAIR HODGSON silver, gold and precious stone jewellery. PATIA DAVIS, SHEILA HERRING, ANDREW McGARVA, JEREMY STEWARD, PETRA STEWARD - ceramics. CLARE McGARVA - textiles.

Open Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm.

Lion Gallery, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611898 Oct Sculpture, mixed media, woodblock printmaking and textile printmaking. Alongside contemporary ceramics, paintings, jewellery, prints.

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

Artistree, Above the Heritage Centre, Church Lane, Ledbury www.artistreegallery.org Oct ARTISTREE, co-operative of local artists, paintings, sculpture, furniture, photographs, ceramics, glass, textile and encaustic work.

Wed-Sun 10.30am-4.30pm.

The Courtyard, Hereford 01432 340555 Until 6 Oct Herefordshire Open and Young Open Exhibition 2019.

11 - 27 Oct ‘Under Deconstruction - Beneath the Surface, Beneath the Ether’. MEDIASHYPP - contemporary mixed art exhibition. Open theatre times.

Gallery 54, 54 High St, Ross-on-Wye 01989 567917 Oct New work from JOHN MAXWELL STEELE, JO JENKINS & STUART ELLIS. Gallery artists. Thurs-Sat Open 10am-4pm.

Weavers Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury 07881 926661 14 - 20 Oct ‘Word... Cloth... Paint...

Clay...’ A multi-media exhibition featuring artwork made by 12 Ledbury artists, all members of the Ledbury Bookarts Group. Open daily, 11am-4pm.

21 - 27 Oct ‘Sacred Spaces’. An exhibition of contemporary quilts by STITCH IN THE MIDDLE. 28 Oct - 3 Nov ‘Over the Hills’. Living with wood, stone and glass, JACKIE HARRIS, PETER HUGHES AND ADRIAN SHIEL. Open 10am-4pm.

Blue Ginger Gallery, Cradley, WR13 5NW 01886 880240 www.blue-ginger.com Until 6 Oct ‘Small Art For Acorns’ Taking bids both online and in the gallery. Live auction starting 2pm 6 October.

9 Oct - 24 Nov ‘Home and Away’.

SHELLY PERKINS and friends, an exhibition of landscapes, animals and travels. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm.

Upstairs, Market House, Ross-on-Wye 01989 769398 www.madeinross.co.uk Until 25 Oct JANICE JENKINS-BULGIN - handmade quilts and textiles.

27 Oct - 9 Nov Guest Life Drawing group exhibition.

Until 31 Oct ‘Made in Ross Collective’.

Leaf Peeping themed works in association with Wye Dean Tourism.

Open daily 10am-4pm.

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

01432 278226 Jewellery, silverware and studio glass by more than 70 designers.

Open Mon - Sat,10am - 5pm.

Creates Gallery, 15 Church St, Monmouth NP25 3BX 07535 160712 www.createsgallery.com Until 2 Nov Autumn exhibition.

KIP KAVALLARES, WARREN DAY, DOUG EATON, PAUL BURGES, PAT HANDLEY, WALTER KEELER, DAVID HOSKIN, NIK BURNS and more.

Fine art, ceramics, sculpture, glass and jewellery by PAUL HATTON. Open Tues-Fri 10am-3pm, Sat 10am-4pm.

Made in the Marches Gallery, 12 Church St, Kington, HR5 3AZ 07544 368547 www.madeinthemarches.com Oct ‘Stratifications’. Local artists respond to the idea of strata: Layers of earth, of society and culture, of knowledge or meaning. Featuring PAUL BAINES, ROSAMUND BLACK, GILL DAVIES, ANNE FARRALL DOYLE, REBECCA FINNEY, NANCY FROST, CHARLOTTE GARDINER, KATE KATO, JANE KEAY, CELIA KIBBLEWHITE, PIPPA MEDDINGS, MALCOLM MELLEN, DEE MILLS, DAVE MULLIN, LYDIA NORTHCOTT, WILL ROLLS, ADRIAN SHEIL, HELEN SMITH, ALYS WALL and SHARON YORKE. Beautiful work from local artists and makers, including ceramics, paintings, prints, textiles, wearable art: clothes & jewellery, sculpture, stone, wood, metal and willow, cards and gifts.

Oct ‘The Big Draw - Drawn to Life’.

Drawing events in and around Kington. www.thebigdraw.org Oct TESSA GAVIN - designer upcycled quality knitwear. Commissions and vouchers available. Tues–Sat, 10am-5pm.

Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Road, Hereford, HR1 2UA 01432 263937 9 Oct - 10 Nov ‘Free Rein’. CHRIS CURSONS - paintings, drawings and sculpture. All proceeds to Cancer Research UK. Open Wed-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm.

Framing available.

Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge 01544 388842 www.oldchapelgallery.co.uk Until 31 Oct Autumn exhibition.

JENNY JONES, JEMIMA JAMESON, & JACKIE MORRIS - oils, acrylics, watercolours and Sumi ink.

Oct ‘Quiet Birds in Circled Flight’.

RACHEL WRIGHT, SUZI THOMPSON, HANNAH DUNNE, SHIRLEY VAUVELLE, ROSEMARIE BARR. Throughout the year ‘Shadows on the Grass’. Garden Sculpture exhibition. Unique sculptures in a variety of media by HELEN SINCLAIR, NEIL LOSSOCK, DAVID ENGLAND, PAUL BEARMAN, ANN CAMPBELL, GARY JONES & ANDREW ROACHE. Open 11am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

Tues by appointment.

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Greenstage Gallery, Hop Pocket, Bishop’s Frome WR6 5BT 01885 490839 www.greenstagegallery.co.uk 5 Oct - 3 Nov Autumn Show. IAN COOK RI RSW, PETER SHARMAN, ROB VAN HOEK & STELLA HIDDEN. Open Thurs-Sun or by appointment.

Greenstage Gallery at Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London www.greenstagegallery.co.uk 16 - 20 Oct PAUL POWIS, BETH RICHARDSON, DOUG EATON, SALLY STAFFORD, JULI-ANNE COWARD, MAGGIE JONES. SHROPSHIRE The Artists’ Gallery, Ludlow Farm (formerly Ludlow Food Centre), Bromfield, Ludlow SY8 2JR 07974 652866 5 Oct - end Dec Unique pop-up art gallery featuring PRISCILLA HANN bronze sculptures. DANIELLE FLOWERS - contemporary turned home decor and accessories utilizing native timber. MEGAN EVANS collagraph prints. JAN JAY - printed textiles and framed prints. PIP JONES - watercolours and mixed media.

SARAH BILLINGHAM - earthenware and decorated pots. KIM DAVIS wood vessels and objects. SHELLY PERKINS - wildlife digital prints.

Open daily 10am-5pm.

Facebook - The Artists’ Gallery.

Ludlow Castle’s Beacon Rooms, Castle Square, Ludlow SY8 1GD www.shropshireguild.co.uk 19 & 20 Oct A selection of members from the Shropshire Guild of Contemporary Craft along with the Worcestershire Guild of Contemporary Craft will be showing and selling their hand crafted work. Featuring furniture, ceramics, textiles, glass, jewellery and more. Open Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm, free entry.

The Shropshire Museum Resource Centre, Ludlow 01584 831654 www.mortimerhistorysociety.org.uk Until 31 Dec ‘Sir Henry Sidney and the Ludlow Castle Chapel Heraldic Roll’. The exhibition will show the original Ludlow Heraldic Roll, images of some of those represented on the Roll as well as objects from the Tudor period associated with Ludlow Castle, Sir Henry Sidney or the Council of the Marches. Open during library hours.

Photo Space, 1 Quality Square, Ludlwo SY8 1AR 0330 900 0290 Until 12 Oct ‘I am not a Wedding Photographer’. IAN WELDON photographs capturing the real character of each wedding day, with humour, warmth and affection.

Open Wed-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm.

Beambridge Clubroom, Munslow, near Craven Arms SY7 9HE 01584 873327 12 & 13 Oct CORVEDALE ARTISTS. Annual exhibition of paintings by 15 Shropshire artists. 10am-5pm.

Bishop’s Castle Town Hall 01588 630023 Until 12 Oct FFEISTY FELTERS. 5 Oct Antiques and Flea Market.

19 Oct - 14 Nov Art International Group exhibition.

Old Downton Lodge, Downton on the Rock, Ludlow SY8 2HU danyeomans@mac.com Until 25 Nov ‘The Unlikely Sitters’.

An exclusive collection of oil paintings by acclaimed artist DANIEL JAMES YEOMANS. 6 Oct Meet the artist, works unveiled and a select paintings for sale.

FBC Manby Bowdler Gallery, Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury 01743 281281 Until 23 Nov ‘VAN at 20’. An exhibition celebrating 20 years of the Visual Arts Network, showcasing the work of current members. Mon-Sat 10am.

Aardvark Books, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, near Bucknell SY7 0DH 01547 530744 27 Oct Aardvark Autumn Brocante.

30 stalls of bric-a-brac, produce, vintage and antiques to browse, live accordion music from Norrie Davies and cafe refreshments, 10am-3pm.

Bookshop open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

Smithy Studio, Brampton Bryan SY7 0DH 07811 042478 Oct English rustic homewares, fine art and craft. Local makers.

Contemporary turned wood, slipware, Welsh lavender products, textiles, cards and gifts. Thurs-Sat 11am-4pm.

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms 01588 676060 Until 7 Oct MARCHES EMBROIDERERS & TEXTILE GROUP. Until 7 Oct RON KELLY - photographs.

10 Oct - 18 Nov ‘Arts Meets Science’.

MARCHES SCRIBES - calligraphy exhibition, based, this year on the International Year of the Periodic Table.

10am-5pm.

Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, The Music Hall, Market Square, Shrewsbury SY1 1LG 01743 258881 Until 3 Nov ‘Drawn of the Dead’.

The comic art of CHARLIE ADLARD. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

Twenty Twenty Gallery, 4 Quality Square, Ludlow 01584 875363 Until 26 Oct ‘A Sense of Place’.

MELISSA SCOTT MILLER, ANN McCAY, SAM TRAVERS, DAVID RHYS JONES, MATTHEW WOOD, CLAIRE SCOTT, VERITY HOWARD, DEINIOL WILLIAMS. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

Art & Craft Workshops QUILTING WORKSHOPS Available at Hay on Wye, Hereford + Ledbury. All levels taught. Beginners welcome. Small groups. Expert tuition. Jacqueline on 01981 501043.

Bee-spokequilts@hotmail.com ALEX ALLPRESS POTTERY SCHOOL - POTTERY WORKSHOPS Newbridge on Wye, Mid Wales.

Courses/workshop throughout the year. New for 2019 Summer Residential Courses, 2-3-4 days in house, adjacent to pottery. Throwing, Hand building, glazing, kiln firing and much more. Clay and equipment and your own wheel included. For more details 01982 552854 / alexallpressceramics@gmail.com / alexallpress.co.uk GINN’S CREATIVE WORKSHOPS Discover your creative potential at one of my workshops covering, Art, Textiles and Sewing Techniques, catering for the experienced and inexperienced. Flexible dates to suit you. 01432 760961.

STONE CARVING WORKSHOPS Monthly in Llangarron. HR9 6PH. Lead by Glenn Morris, experienced trainer and sculptor. Suitable for beginners and those with some experience. Full tuition and guidance tools, safety equipment and homemade refreshments. Contact Frances@ artsinthemarches.co.uk or call 01989 770776.

BASKETMAKING USING RUSH Presteigne. Courses available throughout the year covering many techniques. Small groups and all levels taught. All materials and equipment included. For more information see Rushmorebaskets.com or contact Clair at rushmorebaskets@gmail.com / 07713 514902

CREATIVE BREAKS Learn a new skill and explore your creativity with experienced tutors, all based in beautiful countryside with outstanding views and local produce.

We offer a wide range of courses throughout the year:- Basketmaking, Enamelled Jewellery, Felt-making, Glass Fusing, Hand Block Printing, Hedgerow Medicine, Mosaics, Painting, Pastels, Photography, Plant Dyeing, Spinning and Weaving, Rag Rug Making, Sewing, Stained Glass, Stonecarving, Woodblock printing, Drawing, Creative Writing, Quilting and Upholstery. For full details visit www.creativebreaks.co.uk Make it yourself - take it home treasure it – or give it with pride!

October TRUMPET CORNER WORKSHOPS Mons - Knit, Stitch & Natter Group, 1-4pm, £2. Weds - Knit and Craft Group, 10am-1pm, £2.

Weds - General silver classes, 10am-12.30pm, £125 for block of 5 classes. Sat monthly - General silver classes, 10am-12.30pm, £40.

Trumpet Corner Tea Room & Gallery, near Ledbury, 01531 670082.

October MID WALES ARTS CENTRE WORKSHOPS Pottery sessions. Every week - 1-1 pottery tutorials on throwing. Wed Pottery & Ceramic Sculpture Club for all ages and abilities, 7-9pm. Thurs Adult Pottery & Ceramic Sculpture Club, all abilities, 2-4pm. Thurs - Children’s Pottery & Ceramic Sculpture Club, all abilities, 5-6.30pm. First Sat - Family session, 2-4pm. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, 07970 671819.

October BLEDDFA WORKSHOPS 6 Oct - Linocut for Beginners and Improvers. 19 Oct - Exploring New Techniques in Watercolours. The Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 01547 550377, www.bleddfacentre.org

October EASTNOR POTTERY Potter’s wheel fun for families, couples and individuals during the Autumn.

Tues-Sat 10am-4pm. Potter’s wheel projects start at £30 inclusive of firing & glazing. Fabulously creative indoor activity. Potter’s wheel workshops 5 & 6, 12, 19, & 26 Oct. Spend the day or weekend relaxing and creating pots on the potter’s wheel. £150 day £280 weekend. Includes materials, refreshments/lunch. TAKE A LEAF! Autumnal flavoured Family Pottery Fun until 30 Nov - Saturday at 10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3pm. Make and paint a clay leaf tile to be fired, glazed and cherished forever! Places cost £20 per person. Telephone or email booking essential. Simply email admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk or tel 01531 633886 to book a session.

THE ARTHOUSE STUDIO Creative workshops including lino printing, glass fusing, jewellery making, fabric printing, traditional glass painting, stained glass. The Art House Studio, Weobley, 07467 941208, www.thearthousestudio.co.uk October CLASSES AT THE OLD SCHOOL, WHITTON Introduction to Welsh quilting followed by a six week afternoon or evening class learning to work one technique each week.

Forthcoming classes, furniture restoration and upholstery, rag rug, Kantha and Boro stitching (quilting traditions from India and Japan).

Details 01547 550155 or www.radnorshireartsandcraftsfoundation.org October THE GLOBE, HAY-ON- WYE WORKSHOPS Every Sunday - Lego Club, 11am, free.

Every Tuesday - Chess Club, 4.15pm, free, contact Drew on 07714 767779.

One Tuesday a month - Globemakers - an informal craft group, 7.30pm, further details contact corin@lordburgess.co.uk The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762.

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

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

Also open our 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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Aardvark October Brocante Sunday 27th October 2019 10am-3pm Aardvark’s most popular autumnal Event. 30 stalls of fantastic bric-a- brac, produce, antiques and much more.

Home-made soup, live accordion music from Norrie Davies.

Free Entry and Parking. Stalls £12.

Poetry Breakfast @ Aardvark Books 9.30am 23rd October £8.00: Contact Anna Dreda [annadreda@icloud.com]

A Unique Pop-Up Gallery Sat 5th October - end of December

Ludlow Farm, (formerly Ludlow Food Centre) Bromfield, Ludlow SY8 2JR

@galleryrunbyartists

Open daily 10am-5pm 07974 652866 The Artists’ Gallery

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October & November SHREWSBURY MUSEUM & ART GALLERY WORKSHOPS 26 Oct - 3 Nov - Museums are Magic. Drop-in to make a magic wand and create gooey, glittery, bug-filled potion in the spooky potions’ lab! 11am-3pm, no booking required. 31 Oct - Bringing Animals to Life. Learn how to draw animal cartoons with illustrator Jonathan Cusick.

11am-12pm, £8, 1 Nov Spooky Castles. Build in Lego with ‘Bricks ‘n’ Tricks. 11am & 2pm, £5, 30 Nov - Make a Reindeer Workshop for ages 9+, 10am-4pm, £79 per group, family or individual. Every Friday (term time only) - Mini Mammoths, 10am-11.30am. Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, 01743 258881.

October THE HIVE, BELMONT WORKSHOPS Buzzy Beats! Creative, music filled journey with Mary Keith for Under 5s. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970.

October ASSEMBLY ROOMS WORKSHOPS Twice monthly, Tues, Oscars, 7.30pm, Ludlow Photographic Club, 01584 879180. First Thurs, Studio, 7.30pm, Ludlow Arts Society, talks and demonstrations, 01584 831458. Fri, Studio, 10am-4pm, Life and Portrait Workshop, contact Chris Bean, 01584 841668.

Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 878141.

October CARAD WORKSHOPS 2 & 9 Oct - Paper and Card Sculpting with Jane Titley, 10.30am-1.30pm, free, booking essential. 5 Oct - Photography, Long Exposure. 19 Oct - Landscape Photography, Elan Valley, free. 25 & 26 Oct - Dragon Festival, free activities and exhibition, plus a week of activities in Rhayader over half-term, CARAD, Rhayader Museum, details www.carad.org October LOUDWATER STUDIO WORKSHOPS 2nd and 4th Fridays - Sewing for Pleasure, 10.30am1.30pm, £15. Group Activities for Disabled Adults: 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month - Tuesday Creative, 10.30am-12.30pm, £10. 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month - Craft ‘n’ Sew, 1.30pm-3.30pm, £10. Loudwater Studio, Bromfield Rd, Ludlow, 01584 877272. www.loudwaterstudio.org.uk October FOUND GALLERY WORKSHOPS 9 & 22 Oct - Needle-felting workshop with Emma Bevan.

19 Oct - Alex Hirtzel explores the research into the hidden interactions between pollinating insects and flowering plants. 31 Oct - Adele Nozedar, forager in conversation with sculptor, Rebecca Buck.

Found Gallery, 1 Bulwark, Brecon, 07736 062849. www.foundgallery.co.uk

October COURTYARD WORKSHOPS Pre-Activity Events from 10.30am: 5 Oct - Little Bo Peep, make a Little Bo Peep sheep and meet the puppets after the show. 12 Oct - Wild Art with Wildplay.

19 & 26 Oct - Dora & The Lost City of Gold film.

30 Oct - Hereford’s Family Festival. Celebrating the world of animals, 10am-4pm. 30 Oct - Jungle Family Rave - bubbles, balloons and big jungle beats galore, 5pm. Thurs - Life Drawing, 10am-1pm, £7. Tues Playing Together, bringing older people and pre-school age together. Dementia friendly. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

October COURSES AT THE PRINT SHED 17 Oct - Drypoint Print. 19 Oct - Introduction to Linocut.

Details and more courses, 07796 673123, theprintshed.net October DE KOFFIE POT WORKSHOPS 1, 8, 15 & 22 Oct - Drink & Draw Life Drawing workshop, 7-9.30pm. 12 Oct - The Chunky Needle. Make your own chunky knit blanket, 11am-1pm. 17 Oct - Drawing Club, 7.30pm-10pm. De Koffie Pot, Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 01432 357753.

October MARCHES SCRIBES CALLIGRAPHY GROUP 12 Oct - The Lettering of Hermann Kilian, learn these interesting capital letters with Ann Mason. Workshops held at Monkland Village Hall, 10am-4pm, £21 or £18 for members, 01544 327547.

October WORKSHOPS AT MINERVA 7 & 8 Oct - ‘Botanical Books with Alice Fox. Explore techniques for marking paper using plant material. £80, materials at a cost of £5. Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes, www.quilt.org.uk, email quilts@quilt.org.uk October THE BIG DRAW 2 Oct - Calligraphy with Marches Scribes, Made in the Marches Gallery, 2-4pm. 3, 10 & 17 oct - Kington Art Society Open Doors session, Kingswood VH, 1.30pm.

4 Oct - Green Creative Sketching Walk, MitM Gallery, 10am, £10. 10 Oct Life Lines - Kington Library. 24 Oct - Kington Art Class taster session, MitM Gallery, 2-4pm. www.thebigdraw.org or Made in the Marches Gallery, Kington, www.madeinthemarches.com.

October & November WORKSHOPS SHREWSBURY 12 & 13 Oct - Make A Home Shrine. Meditations, 3-D & 2-D creative materials, handouts, refreshments.

16 Nov - Creative Retreat Day, 9.45am-4.45pm, no experience needed. Near Shrewsbury, booking essential, www.wayofcreativity.org Monday 21 October DECORATED ALPHABETS FROM THE MIDDLE AGES With Tutor Caroline Owen-Thomas at Ledbury Library.

Spend the day learning how to trace/draw beautiful letters which are then painted using gouache & tiny brushes with further decoration then added. £48 including materials needed for the day. Limited spaces, 01432 383499.

Closing date 31 October KINGTON WALKS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION Open to all who take part in the walks, up to three photographs may be entered. Entries will be displayed on the website and the winner will receive a Kington Walks 2020 calendar. Details www.kingtonwalks.org

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Wednesdays INFORMAL ART GROUP All welcome, help given if required. The Old School Community Hub, New Radnor, 2-4pm, 01544 350242.

GEORGINA FRANKLIN Jewellery Individual Contemporary Design Commissions undertaken

Please see website for studio opening times.

www.georginafranklin.co.uk

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

Phone 01584 810085

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cinema PAIN & GLORY (15) This thinly veiled memoir of Spanish auteur Pedro Almadovar’s film-making passion becalmed by both illness and ennui will appeal strongly to his fans but also to anyone keen to see two of Spain’s biggest stars on top of their game. A grizzled Antonio Banderas (I’M SO EXCITED!) plays the Almadovar doppelganger, Salvador, and almost reprising her role in VOLVER, Penelope Cruz his mother when he was a young boy and yes, there’s a lot of flashback here – a favourite Almadovar device – which sometimes gets a tad confusing. And fans of the director’s 20 strong back-catalogue may see the final twist coming a long way off, but none the worse for that. The backbone of his typically brashly coloured film are, as ever, complex relationships, notably between Salvador and Alberto (Asier Etxeandia), a fractious actor he cast out decades ago, but also a tender reunion with a long-forgotten lover (Leonardo Sbaraglia).

All reviews by Mark Williams

ALL SAINTS CHURCH, HFD 11 Oct CAROUSEL: A HEREFORDSHIRE LIFE THROUGH A LENS All Saints Church, Hereford, supper and bar 6pm, film from 7.30pm, £15, book online www.cafeatallsaints.co.uk

ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW 4 & 5 Oct WILD ROSE (15) 12 Oct MRS LOWRY & SON (PG) 15 Oct ANNIE (1982) 17 Oct FOR THE LOVE OF MUD Wheel2Reel event 25 & 26 Oct ROCKETMAN (15) 2 Nov WOMAN AT WAR (12A) Details Assembly Rooms, Ludlow 01584 878141

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BRECON FILM SOCIETY 7 Oct SHOPLIFTERS Doors open 7.15pm for 7.30pm start.

Brecon Coliseum Cinema, Wheat St, Brecon. Membership enquiries 01874 623166

CONQUEST, BROMYARD 4 Oct THE WHITE CROW (12A) Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Rd, Bromyard. Details 01885 488575

COURTYARD, HEREFORD

1 Oct THE SHINY SHRIMPS (LES CREVETTES PAILETEES) (15) 1 Oct THE MUSTANG (15) 1 & 5 Oct PAIN & GLORY (DOLOR Y GLORIA) (15) 4 - 26 Oct DOWNTON ABBEY (12A) BISHOP’S CASTLE FILM SOC 9 October WILDERLAND FILM FESTIVAL 9 Oct HAPPY AS LAZZARO 19 & 28 Oct THE WICKER MAN 23 Oct THE MAN WHO SHOT (15) Cult classic LIBERTY 19 & 26 Oct DORA & THE LOST CITY 6 Nov CAPERNAUM OF GOLD (PG) Pre-activity 10.30am All films at the Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 8pm, £40 members, £5 guests, 31 Oct WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE RABBIT (U) 01588 680445 Halloween special, face painting and BOOTH’S BOOKSHOP trick or treat bags 2 & 6 Oct ROGER WATERS: US AND 31 Oct AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF THEM (15) IN LONDON (15) Halloween special, 4 & 5 Oct THE THIRD MAN (PG) face painting and trick or treat bags 13, 16 & 20 Oct MILES DAVIS: BIRTH The Courtyard Theatre, Edgar St, OF THE COOL (15) Hereford 01432 340555 Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye. 01497 822010

2 Oct THE FAVOURITE (15) Cardington VH 01694 771295 3 Oct THE FAVOURITE (15) Brilley VH 01544 327227 3 Oct AMAZING GRACE (2018) (U) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 4 Oct FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) Bedstone & Hopton Castle VH 01547 530282 4 Oct ROCKETMAN (15) Staunton-on-Wye VH 01981 501031 4 Oct THE WHITE CROW (12A) Conquest Theatre, Bromyard 01885 488575 7 Oct A PRIVATE WAR (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 7 Oct THE FAVOURITE (15) Welshpool Assembly Room 01938 552043 7 Oct THE SHAPE OF WATER (15) Church Stretton School 01694 724330 8 Oct SHOPLIFTERS (15) All Stretton VH 07812 583113 8 Oct WILD ROSE (15) The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660 8 Oct FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) Ashford Carbonell VH 01584 831574 9 Oct FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) Leintwardine Community Centre 07572 442903 9 Oct RED JOAN (12A) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 9 Oct MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (15) Hope Bowdler VH 01694 723648 11 Oct KING OF THIEVES (15) Bodenham Parish Hall 01568 797932 11 Oct RED JOAN (12A) Cound Guildhall 01743 761451 11 Oct FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) Knighton Community Centre 01547 520602 12 Oct FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) Bayston Hill Memorial Hall 01743 873940 12 Oct THE KEEPER (15) Trefonen VH 01691 657011 12 Oct TOLKIEN (12A) Lady Emily Hall, Tarrington 01432 890720 12 Oct THE FAVOURITE (15) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836

13 Oct THE WHITE CROW New Inn, Pembridge 01544 387571 14 Oct BORDER (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 16 Oct ROCKETMAN (15) Myddle VH 01939 290907 16 Oct PUDLESTON FILM FESTIVAL Pudleston VH 01568 760606 16 Oct HEREFORDSHIRE LIFE THROUGH A LENS: STORIES FROM THE HOP YARDS (U) Escleyside Hall, Michaelchurch Escley 01981 510352 17 Oct BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (12A) Gorsley VH 01989 720358 17 Oct A PRIVATE WAR (15) Pudleston VH 01568 760606 18 Oct CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? (15) Little Dewchurch VH 01432 840333 18 Oct COLETTE (15) Bosbury Parish Hall 01531 640415 18 Oct GREEN BOOK (12A) Lindridge Parish Hall 01584 881615 18 Oct THE BOOKSHOP (PG) Shifnal VH 01952 462787 18 Oct PETERLOO (12A) Little Wenlock VH 01952 505888 18 Oct THE FAVOURITE (15) Much Birch Community Hall 01981 540097 19 Oct A STAR IS BORN (15) Hanley Broadheath VH 01886 852195 19 Oct FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) Cleobury Mortimer Parish Hall 01299 271129 19 Oct FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) Bicton VH 01743 850495 19 Oct FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) Everest Hall, Llanfair Waterdine 01547 510672 19 Oct IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (15) Yarpole Parish Hall 01568 780279 21 Oct FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 22 Oct ROCKETMAN (15) Acton Scott VH 01694 781260 22 Oct STAN AND OLLIE (12A) Loppington VH 01939 809236 22 Oct THIS BEAUTIFUL FANTASTIC (PG) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 22 Oct 20 FEET FROM STARDOM (12A) The Hive, Belmont 01743 234970 23 Oct GREEN BOOK (12A) Lea VH 01989 750679 24 Oct FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) Almeley VH 07557 659291 24 Oct DIEGO MARADONA (12A) Much Birch Community Hall 01981 540097 25 Oct RED JOAN (12A) Knighton Community Centre 01547 520602 25 Oct FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) Marton VH 01938 580116 25 Oct ROCKETMAN (15) Clungunford Parish Hall 01588 660159

20 FEET FROM STARDOM (12) Rarely shown h e r e a b o u t s except for an upcoming outing at The Hive, noted music documentarian Morgan Neville’s 2014 film loving ly salutes those unacknowledged but certainly not unsung heroines of the music business – the back-up singers. Neville combines extensive interviews with the stars whose careers wouldn’t have succeeded without them – consider the Stones’ Gimme Shelter or David Bowie’s Young Americans – with profiles of some of the greatest, most enduring talents, including Merry Clayton, Darlene Love and the drop-dead gorgeous Claudia Lennear. But revealing as they are, 20 FEET FROM STARDOM’s finest moments spring from the archives: studio and concert performances from present day Bruce Springsteen and Sting, going back to Ike & Tina Turner’s Ikettes and Phil Spector’s Crystals (in reality, Darlene Love and The Blossoms). Wonderful characters, in most cases philosophically resigned to the sidelines, fantastic voices and overall a marvellously uplifting movie no true music fan should miss.

25 Oct THE SISTERS BROTHERS (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 25 Oct GREEN BOOK (12A) Whitchurch & Ganarew Memorial Hall 01600 890640 25 Oct COLETTE (15) All Stretton VH 07812 583113 25 Oct MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (15) Stoke Prior VH 07850 030821 25 Oct THAT GOOD NIGHT (12A) Colwall VH 01684 540926 26 Oct ALL IS TRUE (12A) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 26 Oct GREEN BOOK (12A) Upton upon Severn Memorial Hall 01684 592273 26 Oct TOY STORY 4 (U) Leintwardine Community Centre 07572 442903 26 Oct TOY STORY 4 (U) Dolau Community Hall 07904 883038 26 Oct A PRIVATE WAR (15) Aston on Clun VH 01588 660545 26 Oct THE KEEPER (15) Withington Parish Room 01743 709236 26 Oct ROCKETMAN (15) Clifton on Teme VH 01886 812238 27 Oct THE FAVOURITE (15) New Inn, Pembridge 01544 387571 28 Oct TOY STORY 4 (U) Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms 01588 676060 28 Oct THE WHITE CROW (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 30 Oct TOY STORY 4 (U) Lindridge Parish Hall 01584 881615 31 Oct FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS (12A) Goodrich VH 01600 890609 4 Nov HAPPY AS LAZZORO (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911

GLOBE, HAY-ON-WYE 10 Oct BURNING AN ILLUSION Black History Month film showcase.

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, 01497 821762

THEATR HAFREN, NEWTOWN

30 Oct STAN & OLLIE 8 Nov CALAMITY JANE (Dementia Friendly) Pre-movie light lunch at 12pm, £6, booking essential, film at 1.30pm, £5, includes tea/coffee/cake. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 01686 614555.

THE HIVE, BELMONT

4 Oct ARMY OF SHADOWS (12) 11 Oct THE THIRD MURDER (15) 16 Oct THE COLOUR OF POMEGRANATES (U) 22 Oct 20 FEET FROM STARDOM (PG) 25 Oct WESTERN (12) 8 Nov WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES (12) The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970

LINGEN FLIX 11 Oct GREEN BOOK (12A) 8 Nov VITA AND VIRGINIA (ctbc) Lingen Village Hall, £5, 01544 267736 www.lingen.org.uk

MARKET THEATRE, LEDBURY 3 Oct AMAZING GRACE (U) 9 Oct RED JOAN (12) 25 Oct THE SISTERS BROTHERS (15) Details Market Theatre, Market St, Ledbury 07967 517125

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THE MUSTANG (15) Unashamedly re-working her 2014 short, RABBIT in which a female prisoner is given the titular bunny as therapy, Laure De ClementTonnerre here employs that mythological animal of the American West as a means of rehabilitating violent offender Roman (Matthias Schoenaerts, THE DROP, A BIGGER SPLASH) incarcerated in a bleak Nevada jail. Prison psychologist (Connie Britton, AMERICAN ULTRA) frustrated by his monosyballic truculence, refers Roman to a scheme whereby heavily supervised prisoners must break the wild horses rounded up to ensure sustainable numbers. As he gradually bonds with one of the wildest horses, Marquis, his relationships both with other inmates he’d previously alienated and most notably, his estranged daughter (Gideon Adlon, BLOCKERS), Roman opens up and eventually softens. Schoenaerts give a performance of restrained power only slightly more impressive than an incredibly sprightly 83 year-old Bruce Dern (NEBRASKA) who plays the no-nonsense boss of the equine training programme.

OLD MKT. HALL, SHREWS. 4 Oct KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS (PG) 5 Oct APOCALYPSE NOW (15) Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281

OLD SCHOOL, NEW RADNOR 17 Oct THE MAGIC CARPET 20 Oct EAST MEETS WEST Two films by Barrie Gavin. The Old School Community Hub, School Lane, New Radnor. Enquiries 01544 350559 or 07870 752325

PLAYHOUSE, LEOMINSTER 5 Oct ROCKETMAN (15) 12 Oct RED JOAN (12A) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583

PRESTEIGNE SCREEN 4 Oct THE HEIRESSES (12) 18 Oct FREE SOLO (12) 1 Nov BORDER (15) All films at the Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, doors open 7.30pm, 8pm start. Season ticket £25, single film £5, students £3.50. 01544 370202, 01544 260577.

REGAL CINEMA, TENBURY Until 3 Oct MRS LOWRY & SON (PG) 2 & 6 Oct ROGER WATERS: US AND THEM (15) 18 - 22 Oct DOWNTON ABBEY (PG) Regal Cinema, Teme St, Tenbury Wells 01584 811442

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SPARC, BISHOP’S CASTLE 11 Oct TOY STORY 4 22 Oct THIS BEAUTIFUL FANTASTIC (PG) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 01588 630321

THEATRE SEVERN, SHREWS 22 Oct WILDERLAND FILM FESTIVAL Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £16.50/£14.50, 01743 281281.

WYESIDE, BUILTH WELLS 1, 2, 3, 12, 16 Oct MRS LOWRY & SON 2, 6, 13 Oct RACING IN THE RAIN 4 - 6, 8 - 19 Oct, 1 & 2 Nov JUDY 4, 6, 9, 12, 13, 19, 20 Oct DOWNTON ABBEY 18 - 31 Oct, 1 - 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 Nov SHAUN THE SHEEP 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 Oct THE LION KING 12 Oct TOY STORY 4 22 Oct ROGER WATERS US AND THEM 25 - 29, 31 Oct, 1, 2, 9, 16, 17 Nov ABOMINABLE 26 - 29, 31 Oct TOMORROW 25 - 31 Oct AD ASTRA 25- 28 Oct, 1, 2, 9, 10, 13, 14 Nov JOKER 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, Nov MALEFICIENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL 2, 3 & 9 Nov THE GOLDFINCH Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555

LIVE EVENTS ON SCREEN 1 Oct PLACIDO DOMINGO 50th Anniversary Concert from Arena Di Verona. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 6.30pm, 01952 728911.

3 Oct FLEABAG National Theatre. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555.

3 Oct WISE CHILDREN Live from York Theatre Royal.

SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7pm, 01588 630321. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, 01874 611622. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 01952 728911.

6 Oct ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS National Theatre. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7pm, 01743 281281.

8 Oct DON GIOVANNI Royal Opera House. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 6.45pm, 01982 552555.

Church Stretton School, 6.45pm, 01694 722209. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 6.45pm, 01600 719401.

The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 6.45pm, 01952 728911.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 6.45pm, 01743 281281. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 6.45pm, 01874 611622.

Booth’s Bookshop, 6.45pm, 01497 822010.

10 Oct WISE CHILDREN Live from York Theatre Royal.

Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575.

10 Oct BILLY CONNOLLY Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555.

11 Oct DON GIOVANI Royal Opera House. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 6.45pm, 01584 878141.

12 Oct TURANDOT Metropolitan Opera. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 5.55pm, 01600 719401.

13 Oct DON GIOVANNI Royal Opera House. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 6.45pm, 01568 616460.

SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 2pm, 01588 630321.

15 Oct RIGOLETTO ON THE LAKE Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555.

16 Oct BILLY CONNOLLY ‘The Sex Life of Bandages’.

Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575.

17 Oct A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM National Theatre. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 01952 728911. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555.

Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury, 7pm, 01743 281281. Aston on Clun Village Hall, 7.30pm, 01588 660493.

SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7pm, 01588 630321. Booth’s Bookshop, 7pm, 01497 822010.

18 Oct TURANDOT Metropolitan Opera. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 5.55pm, 01584 878141.

19 Oct A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM National Theatre. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 878141.

20 Oct A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM National Theatre live. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, 01874 611622.

20 & 23 Oct EXHIBITION ON SCREEN Gauguin. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 2pm & 7.30pm, 01982 552555.

22 Oct DON GIOVANNI Encore screening from The Royal Opera House. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7pm, 07967 517125.

23 Oct A MIDSUMMERS NIGHT’S DREAM National Theatre live. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, 01885 488575.

24 Oct DON PASQUALE Royal Opera House. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, 01600 719401.

Church Stretton School, 7.30pm, 01694 722209. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, 01588 630321. Booth’s Bookshop, 7.30pm, 01497 822010.

26 Oct MANON Metropolitan Opera. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 5.55pm, 01600 719401.

29 Oct LEONARDO’S FULL STORY Exhibition on Screen. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575.

29 Oct DON PASQUALE Royal Opera House. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555.

30 Oct A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Encor screening from Bridge Theatre, London. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7pm, 07967 517125.

31 Oct DRACULA Northern Ballet. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.15pm, 01952 728911. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.15pm, 01982 552555. Old Market Theatre, Shrewsbury, 7.15pm, 01743 281281. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.15pm, 01885 488575.

1 Nov MANON Metropolitan Opera. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 5.55pm, 01584 878141.

3 Nov LEONARDO THE WORKS Exhibition on Screen. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7.30pm, 01568 616460.

3 & 26 Nov ROMEO & JULIET Matthew Bourne. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 2pm & 7pm, 01982 552555.

WORKSHOPS Wednesdays FILM MAKING CLUB The Courtyard, Hereford, 5.30pm, Ages 8-14 years, £73 per term, 01432 340555.

First Scents of Spring First Scents of Spring on a Western Wind...

Mellow on a Western Wind...

Fruitfulnes

www.55millstreet.com

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dance Knot

Dance Workshops

Single, dated listings are free. Year round entries £40.

Thurs 3, 10, 17 & 24 October WILD WEST SALSA De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 7.45pm, £6, students £5, social dance only £4, 01432 357753.

Saturday 26 October BRECON BAROQUE FESTIVAL DANCE WORKSHOP & TEA DANCE Dancing Master Peter Brock leads an introduction to the dances featured in the afternoon Baroque Tea Dance, 10am-12pm. Tea Dance, 3-5pm, £15 for both and afternoon tea. Subud Hall, Brecon, 01874 611622, www.breconbaroquefestival.com ASSEMBLY ROOMS CLASSES Mon - Circle Dancing, Studio, 1.45pm-3.45pm. Contact Kathryn Louhichi, 01584 877446. Tues Learn To Jive.

Fun, easy to learn and no partner/experience needed.

Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30-8.30pm, 01989 750354.

Dance Performance Wed 2 October KNOT LOST DOG DANCE COMPANY. Nikki Rummer and JD Brousse use hand-to-hand circus skills to tell the tale of an impossible shoice: How can we be honest with ourselves without hurting those we love? For ages 10+. Steiner Academy, Hereford, 7.30pm, £10/£6/£30, 01981 540221.

Arts Alive.

Wed 2 October IT WILL COME LATER INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY DANCE COLLECTIVE. A stripped back and edgy contemporary dance work, performed and watched around a revolving set, six bodies push against each other in a constant flow of transformation. Montgomery Town Hall, 7.30pm, £15, 01686 614555.

Fri 18 October MURMUR RANSACK DANCE. An ambitious double-bill production of athletic contemporary dance, live music and powerful film imagery. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £12.50/£10, 01874 611622.

Sun 27 October SWAN LAKE RUSSIAN STATE BALLET & OPERA HOUSE. A timeless ballet with exquisite dancing, accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s score, performed by a live orchestra.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £40.50-£33.50, children £26.50, 01743 281281.

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MID WALES JIVE CLASSES Mondays Rock’n’Roll [R&R] Jive in Llandovery, Tuesdays - Hundred House Village Hall, Wednesdays Modern Jive [MJ], Pant-y-Dwr Village Hall, [MJ + R&R], Thursdays Brecon Con Club [MJ + R&R], Fridays - Tywyn area [MJ + R&R], classes and dancing 7.30-10.00 £5pp. Beginners and experienced dancers welcome. Just turn-up & join-in at 7.20, with or without a dance partner. ‘Mid Wales Jive’ teaching Modern Jive, 50s Rock’n’Roll Jive, Swing-Jive.

Call/Text 07767358079 - facebook Mid wales Jive - http:// www.peterphillips.dj/MidWalesJive/. Please call/text to check in advance, as some classes may be affected by weather or prior hall commitments.

THE LEOMINSTER MORRIS George, our youngest dancer (17) says - “Ever tried Morris dancing... still have a spring in your step?” Come and join us, we meet every Wednesday at The Forbury Chapel, Church St, Leominster. We are an unmixed side dancing local and Cotswold Morris. Beginners are very welcome. Enquire at contact@leominstermorris.org or ring Tony on 07811 592522.

ALANYA’S BELLYDANCE CLUB - OPEN LEVEL Monkland Village Hall - Mondays 7.30-9pm.

Miro Studio, Hereford - Fridays 10.30am-12pm.

No-obligation taster £6, then pay per term or block. For information and other classes visit www.alanyabellydance. com or call Abbie on 07962 161081.

ECSTATIC RHYTHMS DANCE – WITH CLIVE HEDGER 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 your inner rhythms. Wear loose clothing and bring water. BRILLEY VILLAGE HALL HR3 6JG 1st Saturday of each month.

The village hall is signposted from the Brilley to Kington road and is approximately 500 yards from St Mary’s church, Brilley. (These dates may occasionally be subject to change). 7.30pm £10 (concessions available). Info clivephilippa@hotmail.com 07905 743272 / 01982 552535.

COURTYARD, HEREFORD CLASSES Mondays - Find Your Feet, dementia friendly dance and movement class, 10am, £2 per session. Fridays - Dancing Tots 11.30am, ages 2-4, £4 per session, £1 per extra child.

Fridays - Chance to Dance 10.15am, for over 50s.

Tuesdays - Zumba 1.30pm, £5, all abilities.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

Mondays 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. £2.50 per session (first free). No need to bring a partner. Beginners and experts welcome.

01982 570324/01544 350707.

LEARN 2 JIVE BEGINNERS CLASSES Mon, 7.30-8.30pm, Bartestree Village Hall, Hereford, HR1 4BY. Tues, 7.30-8.30pm, Ludlow Assembly Rooms, SY8 1AZ. Tues, 7.30-8.30pm, Stretton Sugwas Village Hall, HR4 7PT. Tues, 7.30pm-8.30pm Pembridge Village Hall, HR6 9EB. Wed, 7.30-8.30pm, Methodist Church Hall, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8EE. Wed, 7.30-8.30pm, Holy Trinity Parish Hall, Malvern, WR14 4LR. Thurs, 7.30pm-8.30pm, Northolme Community Centre, HR2 7SP. Thurs, 7.45pm-8.45pm Ledbury Dance Studio, HR8 2A. Fri, 11am-12pm, Tupsley Whitehouse Community Hub, Gentle Jive. Contact Matt or Sarah on 01989 750354. or info@coolmovesdance.co.uk www.coolmovesdance.co.uk Coolmoves Dance & Fitness for adults.

Fortnightly Saturdays CHORUS LINE Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 07943 417561.

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays MID WALES DANCE ACADEMY Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 07943 417561.

Tuesdays FOXWELP MORRIS Why not try Morris dancing? We practice every 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 Emma on 01544 327311 or Paul 01497 821003.

Wednesdays BIG FISH LITTLE FISH FOR MUMS AND TOTS! Dance Centre, Llandrindod Wells, 2-3pm, £3 drop in, for tots aged 8 months+, 01597 824370.

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

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food page

Wildwood, Ludlow (Hereford, Worcester, Telford & all over the place)

T

HE last time Mr Pernickety reviewed a restaurant in the site now occupied by Wildwood it was called De Greys – a consciously old-fashioned Tea Room, where scones, strawberry jam and clotted cream were served by young local women wearing little black dresses, white aprons and cotton mob caps. Mr P reviewed it in his 2009 Guide to Eating in Ludlow and enjoyed its dated quirkiness.

He regrets that the then proprietors didn’t have the courage, or skill to carry on offering that kind of thing, especially in the historic timber-framed building whose shop window is set beneath a jettied front at the top of the outstandingly handsome Broad Street. It had become clear that the owners hadn’t just mislaid the plot but had abandoned it completely when Mr P came in for a cup of tea to find the space filled with the raucous and unrestful sound of Mr Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath. The combination of this and the black and white clad waitresses skuttling about with teapots and sugar bowls made the worst example of ill-chosen restaurant music Mr P had ever encountered. He was disappointed, but not at all surprised when the old de Greys, a unique and appropriate establishment for Ludlow, had packed up. The premises were snapped up by a chain of restaurants called Wildwood.

‘Wildwood’ suggests a dark mysterious place where mythical creatures, unicorns, Robin Hood as well as wolves and bears might lurk among impenetrable undergrowth beneath stately oaks.

Sadly, there is little sense of adventure to be found within the chain of restaurants marketed under that name.

The whole set up is altogether too boringly, blandly familiar and, apart from its name, indistinguishable from a dozen other similar chains, like Zizzi, Bella Italia, Prezzo, Ask, Jamie’s Italian – all thinking they’re a little hip, Usually with a faint hint of Italian – offering a stock range of punningly-named pizzas and burgers, with a few centrally prepared rotating ‘specials’. These places have all been chasing the same undiscerning punters, deemed easy pickings by the hedge-funds that back them and now there are just too many. There’s a long, depressing alley of them in Hereford’s New Market development, though it seems unlikely they will all survive.

In Ludlow there are mercifully few chains, represented by just Costa, a dull, underperforming branch of Pizza Express, and the even more underperforming Wildwood.

These places do not prosper in a town which relishes its own independence and where the inhabitants are unusually food-savvy. Mr P had once dined at the Ludlow Wildwood with a gathering of thespians and had been struck by how unpalatable his Penne Arrabiata was, so it was in a spirit of gloomy foreboding that he walked into the restaurant last week to make a formal assessment of it for the readers of the Woolly Organ.

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Depressingly, the once charming Elizabethan interior has been thoroughly blandified, now housing a sea of empty, quasi-rustic tables and very little else to engage the senses in any way.

Mr P had his pick of the unoccupied seats, and sat down to peruse the predictable menu.

Service, at least, was quick and friendly. Mr Pernickety chose one of the more expensive wines by the glass, as past experience had shown him that the bottom of the range of house wines in these places usually tastes as if it’s been transported in a petrol tanker. The Argentinian Malbec at £5.90 the 175 cl glass was enjoyable but, as always, hideously overpriced, representing £25 for a bottle which could have been bought at Aldi for around £6.99.

Tap water came in a jug without being asked for, which Mr P appreciates, His first course of Bruschetta was a slice of soggy toasted baguette beneath a blob of unrecently mashed avocado, some cherry tomatoes a token piece of cheese that may have been mozzarella, for around six quid.

For his main dish he’d ordered lasagne. This looked to Mr P, and subsequently tasted as if it had not originated on the premises and had just been brought back to life in a microwave oven. This process doesn’t necessarily render a dish inedible, and although its construction was inauthentic giving the impression of an Italian recipe modified for English palates, it was fit for human consumption and not as off-target as the pasta dish he’d had on his previous visit.

Mr P’s choice of pudding, though, was a bit of a disaster – a tiramisu that had been industrially prepared and still retained a little hard frost at its core. Mr P had a similarly disappointing version if this classic Italian dessert at Pizza Express and he wondered why chain restaurants like this even attempted such a dish – it’s never going to work, especially for Ludlovians who can enjoy the real, magnificent thing for about the same price, just down the road at the Cicchetti Bar (if the proprietor allows then in).

Mr P paid his £30 bill feeling a little cheated, and wondering why the owners of Wildwood ever thought there was any reason for anyone in Ludlow to chose to eat factory made food in such uninspiring surroundings when the town already contains so many genuine, individually run eating places, several of which offer outstanding eating experiences often for less money. The only positive qualities Mr P could discern in Wildwood were the service and the choice of music – mercifully no longer provided by Ozzy Osbourne.

Mr Pernickety

October & November SUPPER EVENTS @ ALL SAINTS 11 Oct - Carousel: A Herefordshire Life Through a Lens film, supper/bar 6pm, film 7.30pm, £15. 8 Nov - Pop-up Pizza Night with The Whiskey River Boys, 6.30-10pm, music 7pm, table booking essential. All Saints, Hereford. Book online www.cafeatallsaints.co.uk October DE KOFFIE POT, HEREFORD 4, 11, 18, 25 Oct - Fish & Chip Fridays, 12pm-7pm, £6.

6, 13, 20 & 27 Oct - Sunday Roasts, 12pm-4pm, no need to book. De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 01432 357753.

Wed 2, 16 & 30 October OPEN COFFEE MORNING Eaton Bishop Village Hall, 10am-12pm, 07396 541340.

Fri 18 October & Fri 29 November SWAN BREWERY TASTING DAYS Swan Brewery, Unit 17, Brunel Road, Enterprise Park, Leominster, 9am-6pm, 01568 617709.

Sun 3 November WEOBLEY CRAFT AND FOOD FAIR Extensive selection of crafts and food. Hopelands Village Hall, Weobley, 10am-3pm, £1 with light refreshments available.

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

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

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

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

3rd Saturday of every month PRODUCE MARKET Hightown Community Rooms, Vicarage Rd. Clun, 10.00am - 12.00pm. 01588 641180.

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

Every Wednesday CURRY NIGHT Curry, naan bread and a drink, £10. Vegetarian option available. Oxford Arms, Kington.

Every Thursday HAY MARKET DAY Local produce, meat and fish, hot food, artisan bread, cakes, crafts, vintage, plants. Memorial Square and Clock Tower, Hay-on-Wye, 9am-4pm, www.haymarkets.co.uk Every 1st Thursday FARMER’S MARKET The Barn, St Katherine’s, Ledbury. Launch 4 July, 6pm.

Every 2nd & 4th Thursday LUDLOW LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET Castle Square, 9am-2pm, 01584 872043.

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

FOOD BYTES AARDVARK BOOKS LTD, THE BOOKERY, MANOR FARM, BRAMPTON BRYAN, BUCKNELL 01547 530888 Cafe serving refreshments, cakes etc.

Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm.

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

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

THE HEREFORDSHIRE GOLF CLUB, WORMSLEY, HR4 8LY Open daily for food and beverage also a Sunday Carvery 12.30pm-3pm every week, one course £9.95 two courses, £13.95. We can also cater for your private event, price includes free room hire. Call Martin on 01432 830219.

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

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

Mon - Sat 10am - 4pm.

RHOS MARKET GARDEN, KNIGHTON 01547 528315 Growers and providers of Organic veg, fruit and flowers.

Eco cleaning products and refills. Large range of groceries and wholefoods. Old Garage Shop, Knighton. Open Tues-Sat, free parking, opposite the old 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 RUTH WATSON RESTAURANTEUR AND PRIVATE COOK. Bespoke Food for all Occasions. Parties, special occasions, holiday home catering, pop-up food. Friendly personal service. Ring or email: 01544 350559/ 07870 752325. ruthwatsonfood@gmail.com

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EVENTS

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

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music

OCTOBER Tues 1 October VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Rose and Crown, Ludlow, 8.45pm.

STOKESAY COURT Public tour. Stokesay Court, Onibury, near Craven Arms, 2.30pm, booking essential, 01584 856238.

ARCADIA FESTIVAL With artistic directors, Eleanor Alberga and Thomas Bowes. Programme includes JS Bach, Alberga and Schubert. St Michael and All Angels Church, Kingsland, 7.30pm, £15, under 16s free, 01584 878141, www.arcadiamusic.org.uk

Wed 2 October

Fri 4 October

OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

THE DRAGON BAND 14 musicians playing Basie, Ellington and exclusive arrangements. Jazz to swing to Latin. The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, 01588 620060.

QUIZ NIGHT De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, £2 per person, teams of 6 or less, 01432 357753.

ARCADIA FESTIVAL A free taster concert. The Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 7.30pm. www.arcadiamusic.org.uk

Thurs 3 October ALMELEY STEADY SESSION The Bells Inn, Almeley, near Kington, www.almeleysteadysession.wordpress. com OPEN MIC/JAM Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

WEIRDSHIRE Featuring C Joynes and Bell Lungs.

Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 01432 342334.

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LUKE DOHERTY & SIMON PARRATT Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm.

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

OKTOBERFEST 200 local ales, gin den, wine bar, rum shack, comedy, bands and more.

Shrewsbury Quarry Park. www.shropshireoktoberfest.co.uk EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC NIGHT With Angharad Davies. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, £5, 01497 821762.

EBENEZA WEAZEL Malthouse, Ironbridge.

SMOKEROOM Classic rock covers. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN ‘Mozart in Cuba’. This concert is a journey into that astoundingly diverse melting pot of sounds with frequent unexpected diversions into the repertoire of Mozart. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, £14/£18, 07967 517125. Arts Alive.

REGGAE FRIDAY Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford.

LOST THE PLOT The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

CON JOVI Bon Jovi tribute. Gordon Bennetts Bar, St Peter’s Square, Hereford.

ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW Together with his band, this show will cover his whole career and they will be augmented by extra horns and Hammond Organ. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £25, 01874 611622.

FRIDAY SESSION Monkland Arms, Monkland, near Leominster.

DJ ED STEELEFOX De Koffie Pot Bandstand, Bridge St, Hereford, 7pm.

LAURENCE HUGHES Yew Tree, Peterstow, near Ross-on-Wye. ARCADIA FESTIVAL An in-depth, fully illustrated talk examining the music of Schoenberg, Messiaen and Shostakovich, by Ensemble Arcadia. Methodist Church, Ludlow, 3pm, £10. Concert at 7.30pm, St Mary Magdalene, Leintwardine, programme includes Shostakovich, Schoenberg, Alberga and Schubert. £15, under 16s free, 01584 878141, www.arcadiamusic.org.uk

Sat 5 October HEIDI TALBOT & ADAM HOLMES ‘Arcade Feat’. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 7.45pm, £15, 01743 234970.

FIRED UP Rock. Credenhill Social Club, Hereford, 8.30pm, members free, visitors £1.

TENBURY APPLEFEST Apple identification, apple juicing, demonstrations, activities, bar, food, entertainment throughout the day and display of over 250 apple varieties!

Pearl Lake Ukelele Group, reptiles from Dudley Zoo, Leominster Morris, Blue Moon, classic cars, Alpaca treks, Trevor Hill’s Animal Encounters, Tenbury Teme Valley Band, Tenbury School Choirs, Town Crier. The Burgage, Tenbury Wells, 10am-4.30pm, £4, under 16s free, 01584 890007, www.tenburyapplefest.co.uk FRUIT MACHINE Malthouse, Ironbridge.

CONTRABAND The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

MAX BOYCE Painting pictures in word and song.

Caldicot Leisure Centre, 7.30pm, £28, 01873 850805.

STONE JETS Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

SHOOSHOOBABY The Great Cabaret Safari. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, £14, students £8, 07967 517125.

TWO PUSH CHARLIE Vaga, Hereford.

BIG MAGIC DANCE BAND The 10-piece dance band with special guests! The Town & Village Hall Tour.

Priest Weston Village Hall, SY15 6DE, 8pm, £8 in advance or £10 on the door, 01938 561305.

SULTANA BROTHERS The Secret Garden, Hereford, 9pm, free, www.secretgardenhereford.co.uk GIGGLE Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford.

THE MARTIN CHAMBERS ALL STAR BAND Consisting of friends and former local band mates of the late Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman Scott and bassist Pete Fardon along with some special guests. With local bands, The Bank and Mode-X also performing. The Three Counties Hotel, Hereford. All enquries, jimmyandpete@yahoo.com Proceeds to Lyde Church.

TOM GRIFFIN De Koffie Pot Bandstand, Bridge St, Hereford, 3pm, 01432 357753.

GLASBURY ARTS AGM + THEATRE & DANCE PROGRAMME Entertainment by Gwernyfed High School pupils. Gwernyfed High School, 7.30pm, £8, under 18s free, www.glasburyarts.co.uk, 07583 544110.

CUSTARD COLLECTION Gordon Bennetts Bar, St Peter’s Square, Hereford.

ARCADIA FESTIVAL Artistic directors: Eleanor Alberga and Thomas Bowes. Programme includes Purcell, Alberga, Schubert and Messiaen. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £15, under 16s free, 01584 878141, www.arcadiamusic.org. uk OKTOBERFEST 200 local ales, gin den, wine bar, rum shack, comedy, bands and more.

Shrewsbury Quarry Park. www.shropshireoktoberfest.co.uk HEIDI TALBOT & ADAM HOLMES The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 7.45pm, £15, 01743 234970.

Sun 6 October KATY HURT & BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

HEREFORD JAZZ CLUB Featuring Moonshine Boulevard.

Richmond Club, Edgar St, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 276304.

CHORAL EVENSONG Leominster Priory, 6.30pm.

THE LOWER DECKERS Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford.

WHISKEY RIVER ACOUSTIC QUARTET All the best in down-home roots, bluegrass, Cajun, blues and Americana.

Old Railway Line Garden Centre, Three Cocks, near Glasbury, 12pm, free.

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THE JENTS Malthouse, Ironbridge.

The Sixteen

GOOD KNIGHT HALL DUO De Koffie Pot Bandstand, Bridge St, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 357753.

PWCA Speakeasy. Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 10pm, 01432 357753.

THE SENSATIONAL 60’S EXPERIENCE Featuring Mike Pender (The Searchers), The Trems, The Fortunes, The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Dakotas. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £29.50-£28, 01743 281281.

THE VIOLETS Gordon Bennetts Bar, St Peter’s Square, Hereford.

Sun 6 October SAMMY JO Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

LINDA ANGELIS QUARTET Housmans, Church Stretton.

DJ SAM De Koffie Pot Bandstand, Bridge St, Hereford, 12-5pm, 01432 357753.

QUIZ NIGHT De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, £2 per person, teams of 6 or less, 01432 357753.

ARCADIA FESTIVAL Artistic directors: Eleanor Alberga and Thomas Bowes. Programme includes Purcell, Alberga, Schubert, Bartok and Shostakovich. St Giles, Downton on the Rock, 4pm, £15, under 16s free, 01584 878141, www.arcadiamusic.org.uk

Mon 7 October CIDER CITY JAZZMEN The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford, 01432 274968.

SESSIONS White Horse Inn, Clun.

AMERICANA SESSION Grape Vaults, Leominster, 8pm.

BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB Brimfield Village Hall, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 711480 www. roger435.wixsite.com/brimfieldfolkclub

Tues 8 October LULU ‘On Fire’. Performance packed full of hits and supported by a four-piece band. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £42-£37, 01743 281281.

OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Rose and Crown, Ludlow, 8.45pm.

Wed 9 October

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THE SIXTEEN Celebrating their 40th anniversary with music from the 16th century and the present. Hereford Cathedral, 7.30pm, £10-£25, with 50% off for children, students, job-seekers and disabled. www.thesixteen.com 0333 010 2850.

GRUFFYDD WYN Britain’s Got Talent 2018 finalist.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £20, 01743 281281.

THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, 01588 620060.

Thurs 10 October JAMIE SMITH’S MABON Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £20/£18, 01873 850805.

FOLK SESSION The Boot Inn, Orleton, 8pm, 01568 780833.

LA VOIX Class and style of the variety heyday.

Backed by a live band. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £23.50/£21.50, 01743 281281.

OPEN MIC Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford.

MARK COLE & LIAM WARD Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm.

WILLOW HILL (USA). Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £22, 01743 281281.

ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN “Tale of the City’. Programme includes Gershwin, Copland and Mozart.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Fri 11 October JOHN HACKETT BAND Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555.

LEILA BASLETIC & HILARY NORRIS Organ duets. Programme includes Debussy, Mendelssohn and Langlais.

Leominster Priory, 12pm, retiring collection in aid of the Priory.

Refreshment beforehand in the Forbury Chapel, Church St. MEGAN DIXON HOOD The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5 in advance, 01497 821762.

FOLK IN THE FOYER Featuring The Redhills, Britfolk played loud and proud with support from Monkwood Green. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575.

BLANK GENERATION Punk covers. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

CURRY AND QUIZ NIGHT Herb Garden Community Cafe, Llandrindod Wells, 7.30pm, 01597 823082.

PETER GILL Presents the wit and songs of Noel Coward. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

Megan Dixon Hood,

MOZES ROZENBERG Gypsy jazz and is joined by Chris Quinn and Arnoud Vandenberg. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £20.50, students, £13.50, 01743 281281.

SATURDAY SHENANIGANS Featuring The Bright Shiners.

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £8 in advance from Radnor House, Church St, 01497 821180.

WHITTON VOICES Community choir with folk and traditional music. Weobley Village Hall, (Hopelands), 7.30pm, £7.50 including glass of wine and nibbles, 01544 318493 or on the door. In aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

SPEAKEASY De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 3pm.

LES MUSICALS Jonathan Ansell (G4 frontman) and Jai McDowall (Britain’s Got Talent winner) join forces for a celebration of musical theatre. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £23, 01686 614555.

Sat 12 October RECORD FAIR Pavilion Mid Wales, Llandrindod Wells, 10am-3.30pm, 01597 258118.

QUIZ Vaga, Hereford, 7.30pm.

CLUB NIGHT With Danny Graham. Speakeasy, Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 10pm.

SIX APPEAL Malthouse, Ironbridge.

ROGER JUDD Organ recital. St Laurence, Ludlow, 1pm.

GRAND UNIFIED THEMES Disco. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford.

MUSIC IN NEW RADNOR Featuring Cornucopia - voice, oboe, four horns and piano. Ruth Watson and Jeremy Fisher performing with the horn quartet. Programme includes Mozart, Haydn, Richard Strauss, Canteloube plus whimsical songs by Gordon Carr.

Community Hall, New Radnor, 7.30pm, £12, under 14s £3, 01544 350268.

LIVE IN THE BAR Featuring Hergest Moon. Monkland Arms, Monkland, near Leominster, 7pm.

ROGERS COVEY-CRUMP WITH BOX & FIR An evening of Spanish music from street and stage. St Mary’s Church, Craswall, 5pm, £15, 01981 510112. www.concertsforcraswall.org WORRIED MEN Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

SOFYA GULYAK Piano recital. Programme includes works by Bach-Busoni, Brahms, Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev.

Henderson Hall, Moor Park School, 7.30pm, £18, £6 students, children free from Ludlow Assembly Rooms 01584 878141, online www.ludlow-arts-classical.org.uk or on the door EGO FRIENDLY The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

BACK TO BACHARACH The sensational soundtrack of the 60s and beyond. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £23, 01873 850805.

SHREWSBURY JAZZ NETWORK Featuring John Law’s ‘Recreations’ Quartet. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, £18, £9 for under 22s, 01743 234970.

KAST OFF KINKS Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £20, 01874 611622.

MOTOWN’S GREATEST HITS: HOW SWEET IT IS With songs from Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Four Tops and more. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

JORDAN AU De Koffie Pot Bandstand, Bridge St, Hereford, 3pm.

FRONTRUNNER Gordon Bennetts Bar, St Peter’s Square, Hereford.

Sun 13 October THE ROGUES Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

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FRIDAY LIVE Featuring The Spirit Wizard Show.

Journey Beyond Imagination with renowned magician, Mario Morris.

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £10 advance tickets, 01497 821762.

THE FORFEITS Gordon Bennetts Bar, St Peter’s Square, Hereford.

RAISING CAIN Rock covers. Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

ROUGH NECKS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

Resurrection Choir, 21 Oct

Sun 13 October BLUES SUNDAY Featuring Shed Wreckers. Richmond Place Club, Edgar St, Hereford, 3-5pm, 01432 270211.

KENT DUCHAINE & LEADBESSIE Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

LIVE JAZZ Plus Sunday roasts. Local quartet plays well-known standards, Latin and blues. Free entry, cocktails, light bites or table for lunch. The Cliffe at Dinham, Ludlow, 12.30-3pm, 01584 872063.

NEW AGE AMBIENT CHILLED OUT DJ. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford.

OPEN MIC Hosted by Whose Hands Are These.

Yew Tree, Peterstow, near Ross-on-Wye, 3-6pm.

DJ SAM De Koffie Pot Bandstand, Bridge St, Hereford, 12-5pm, 01432 357753.

WEDDING FAIR The Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 9am-5pm.

STOKESAY COURT Public tour. Stokesay Court, Onibury, near Craven Arms, 2.30pm, booking essential, 01584 856238.

BANGERS FROM ROBERTA PIA Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford.

THE MUSIC OF CREAM Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £36.50-£26.50, 01743 281281.

ON TOUR WITH ELVIS The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, 01588 620060.

Thurs 17 October SULTANA BROTHERS Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

ANDREW RIVERSTONE Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm.

THE FRAGILE HEARTS Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford.

ACOUSTIC SESSION Monkland Arms, Monkland, near Leominster.

AMERICANA SESSION Talbot Hotel, Leominster, 8pm.

HAY MUSIC An evening of opera with singers of the National Opera Studio. St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, 01497 820322, music@haymusic.org

Tues 15 October

Fri 18 October

OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Rose and Crown, Ludlow, 8.45pm.

Wed 16 October NU-MUSIC SPECIAL Featuring Hession/Beck/Lash Trio.

Queens Head, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

OPEN MIC NIGHT Herb Garden Community Cafe, Llandrindod Wells, 7.30pm, 01597 823082.

QUIZ NIGHT De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, £2 per person, teams of 6 or less, 01432 357753.

KRIS DREVER Contemporary roots and folk. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 7.45pm, £15, 01743 234970.

CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £25.50, 01743 281281.

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THE HONEYMOON TRIO With Becky Price on accordion.

Nori’s Cafe, Leominster, £24 includes meal. Please book 01568 612876 or email noriscafe@yahoo.com

JIVE TALKING Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £24.50-£22.50, 01743 281281.

THE HYPE Malthouse, Ironbridge.

Sat 19 October MUSED + FINN Tribute act. Pavilion Mid Wales, Llandrindod Wells, 8pm, 01597 258118.

GROOVE DYNAMITE To celebrate 40 years of supporting the Clun community, take a trip back to the 1970s with the funk and soul sound.

Plus DJs, funky dress, chilli supper, raffle. Clun Memorial Hall, 7.30pm, £12 (includes food), tickets from Clun Spar, Richard Brights, Maltings Cafe, 01588 640109.

FIRED UP Gordon Bennetts Bar, St Peter’s Square, Hereford.

EUROPEAN UNION CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Programme includes Grieg, Mendelssohn and Dvorak. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £18, 01873 850805.

WENTS MEADOW BARN DANCE Dance to the Best Foot Ceilidh Band, hottest and newest dance band featuring John Hymas on fiddle, Dave Luke and Ben Walsh guitar, David Rothon bass and Richie Lund drums with caller extraordinaire, Kevin Davidson.

The evening incorporates Apple Day celebrations with bar serving mulled local cider plus beers and wine. Wents Meadow Barn, 7pm, £8 adults, under 16s free. Tickets from The Workhouse (cash only) and wegottickets.com

STEFFAN THOULD De Koffie Pot Bandstand, Bridge St, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 357753.

CLUB NIGHT With DJ Ed Steelefox. Speakeasy, Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 10pm.

CRAVEN ARMS BIG BAND Big Band night. Knighton Community Centre, 7pm, £8 on the door. Procceds to Knighton Refugee Support Group.

TALON Eagles tribute. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £27.50, 01743 281281.

MUSIC AT THE EDGE Featuring Keith Nichols and Much Wenlock Male Voice Choir. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.30pm, £10, 01952 728911.

HOPE AND SOCIAL Anthemic songs, infectious melodies and a formidable live show.

Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £18/£14, 01873 850805.

EYEBALL BUBBLEBATH Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford.

BARDD Bardd’s unique dualingual global fusion takes a journey from the Bardic roots of Wales to a future funk disco.

Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 8pm, £11, 01686 614555.

ALLTONES White Horse Inn, Clun.

MONTERAY JACK & THE MALCOLMTENTS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

ULRICH HEINEN & JOHN HUMPHREYS Cello and piano recital. Programme includes Bach, Beethoven, Dvorak and Debussy. St Laurence, Ludlow, 1pm.

PAUL PARKER AND ALL THE RIGHT FRIENDS Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

WILD WILLY BARRATTS’ ROARING TOURING Innovative arrangements on guitar, cello, fiddle and banjo. Linton Village Hall, near Ross-on-Wye, 8pm, pre-book tickets £12, 07974 484141.

MIKE RUDDICK De Koffie Pot Bandstand, Hereford, 3.30pm.

VICKI SWANN & JONNY DYER Contemporary folk duo. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, £10, 01588 630023.

CUSTARD COLLECTION Malthouse, Ironbridge.

Sun 20 October LIONEL - OH! WHAT A FEELING Malcolm Pitt delivers a powerhouse performance, celebrating the music of Lionel Richie. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £21, 01743 281281.

PRESTEIGNE POP CHOIR An afternoon of hits from the 60s to the present day, plus tea and cakes.

Presteigne Assembly Rooms, 3pm, donations.

THE JUKES Lunchtime jazz. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 2pm free.

KERI HOFFMAN Babar Cafe, Hereford, 3pm.

MAZ MITRENKO BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm.

DJ SAM De Koffie Pot Bandstand, Bridge St, Hereford, 12-5pm, 01432 357753.

SIMON KNIGHT Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

GILBERT O’SULLIVAN ‘Just Gilbert’. A solo show playing classics such as ‘Alone Again Naturally’ and more. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £29.50-£27.50, 01743 281281.

Mon 21 October RESURRECTION CHOIR St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Leintwardine, 7.30pm. Tickets from Griffiths Garage or Ludlow Assembly Rooms (online or in person).

SESSIONS White Horse Inn, Clun.

ST PETERSBURG CHOIR St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Leintwardine, 7.30pm, £15/£14 and £10. Tickets from Griffiths Garage, Aardvark Books, Kingsland Shop and Assembly Rooms, Ludlow.

Tues 22 October BRECON JAZZ CLUB Featuring Sarah Morrow (US trombonist) Quartet. Castle Hotel (ballroom), Brecon, 8pm, £10/£12, meal option from 6.15pm, info@breconjazzclub.org OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

MAZDA MX5 SOFT TOP

Jed and Allie welcome you to the pub with folk at it’s heart

WHAT’S ON IN OCTOBER Fri 4 October - FIRST FRIDAY SESSION Sat 12 October - HERGEST MOON from 7pm Sun 17 October - SUNDAY ACOUSTIC SESSION Sat 26 October - STONED CHERRIES from 7pm Wed 30 October - QUIZ & CHILLI NIGHT from 8pm Evening meals served everyday Plus Sunday lunches.

Fine ales and wines by the score.

Monkland Arms, Monkland, Leominster, HR6 9DE 01568 720510 www.themonklandarms.co.uk

CLASSIC CAR FOR SALE 1998 H738 EAE MOT July 2020 65,072 miles £2000 o.n.o.

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FAUSTUS Bouzouki and guitar are reinforced by the melodeon, fiddle, oboe and cor anglais, creating arrangements that are intriguing and subtle, boisterous and punchy. The Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 8pm, £14/£12, www.thethreetunsinn.co.uk

ECHO, Brecon Baroque Festival

AIRBAG Malthouse, Ironbridge.

Tues 22 October VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Rose and Crown, Ludlow, 8.45pm.

Wed 23 October THE DRAGON BAND 14 musicians playing Basie, Ellington and exclusive arrangements. Jazz to swing to Latin. The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, 01588 620060.

QUIZ NIGHT De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, £2 per person, teams of 6 or less, 01432 357753.

LITTLE RUMBA Housmans, Church Stretton.

RINGING THE CHANGES Presented by Ledbury Bellringers and Friends. History, poetry, drama and music. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 6.30pm, £8, 07967 517125. In aid of the Ledbury Bells Appeal.

JAZZ SPECIAL Featuring Coltrane Dedication. Queen’s Head, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

WITTY DITTIES Chris Green and Sophie Matthews bring you four centuries of chromatic comedy, ranging from bawdy Restoration ballads to stinging sixties satire. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.45pm, 01432 340555.

Thurs 24 October AN AUDIENCE WITHOUT JAKE THACKRAY John Watterson celebrating the life of singer, raconteur and former Monmouth resident Jake Thackray. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £16, 01600 772467.

THE JUAN MARTIN FLAMENCO TRIO Versatile Arts in partnership with Hellensmusic and Mu Mu Audio host world famous flamenco guitarist. The Great Barn, Hellens, Much Marcle, near Ledbury, 7.30pm, £19, students free, 0333 666 3366.

FEROUCIOUS DOG Four-piece acoustic band playing folk, rock, reggae and Celtic vibrations.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £16.50, £17.50 on the door, 01743 281281.

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BRECON BAROQUE FESTIVAL Festival evensong. Brecon Cathedral Choir. Trumpet fanfare and Biber Rosary Sonatas played by Rachel Podger and friends. Brecon Cathedral, 5.45pm, service commences 6pm. www.breconbaroquefestival.com 01874 611622.

HOT ROD 55 Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

ANDY & MARGARET WATCHORN Traditional music from Northumberland and beyond featuring Northumbrian smallpipes, fiddle, hummelchen, guitar and voice. Methodist Church, Broad St, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £8 on the door, accompanied children under 12 free.

FAUSTUS Wyeside, Builth Wells, 8pm, 01982 552555.

WORD OF MOUTH Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford.

LES MCKEOWNS BAY CITY ROLLERS The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Fri 25 October THE CARPENTERS EXPERIENCE Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £17.50, 01600 772467.

FRIDAY LIVE Featuring Ailsa Tully plus Gillie.

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5 advance tickets, 01497 821762.

THE LOST CHORD Gordon Bennetts Bar, St Peter’s Square, Hereford.

BRECON BAROQUE FESTIVAL Zelenka: Missa Dei Patris with a selection of his Lamentationes.

Directed by Robert Hollingworth, led by Rachel Podger with soloists from I Fagiolini and members of The 24.

Brecon Cathedral, 7pm, £22-£15. www.breconbaroquefestival.com 011874 611622.

GOOD KNIGHT HALL DUO De Koffie Pot Bandstand, Bridge St, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 357753.

OVERBOARD Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

JIVE TALKIN’ Bee Gees tribute show. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, 01600 719401.

LIVE DINNER JAZZ Local quartet plays well-known standards, Latin and blues. Free entry, cocktails, light bites or dinner. Cliffe at Dinham, Ludlow, 8pm, 01584 872063.

INDIGO MACHINE The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

REGGAE FRIDAY Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford.

MY SWEET PATOOTIE In concert. Tall tales and vintage swing collide in My Sweet Patootie’s non-stop acoustic show from Canada.

Silvester Horne Institute, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £12/£6, 01694 720132. Arts Alive.

BOWIE EXPERIENCE Celebrating the sound and vision of David Bowie. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Sat 26 October CURRY & QUIZ Eaton Bishop Village Hall, 6.30pm, £7, £4 students, maximum 6 people per team. Bring your own drinks and glasses. www.eatonbishopvillagehall. btck.co.uk DJ NIGHT Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

PEATBOG FAERIES With support from Elliot Pritchard.

Malvern Cube, Albert Rd North, Malvern, 8pm, £19 from www.versatilearts.co.uk 07854 918783.

SATURDAY SHENANIGANS Featuing Hoodoo Blue plus support.

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £5 advance tickets, 01497 821762.

CALL OF THE KRAKEN Gordon Bennetts Bar, St Peter’s Square, Hereford.

COMMUNITY GROUPS FAIR Showcasing local community groups, clubs, societies and community organisations from the Presteigne & Norton area. Memorial Hall, Presteigne, 10am-4pm.

MARTIN LITTON & JANICE DAY St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, £12 on the door or online www.hay.jazz.org 07748 652194.

Tickets from Kingsland Post Office or 01568 708171 www.villagequire.org.uk

PRESTEIGNE FIREWORKS Saturday 2nd November 6.45pm Went’s Meadow

Live Music, bar and food

£4 entry, under 12s free

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BRECON BAROQUE FESTIVAL Caffe Bohemia. Pop-up performances at The Muse, Brecon, 10.30am-4.30pm, free. ‘Figo, Bohemian Rhapsodies’, works by Schemelzer, Biber and Muffat, intriguing sound world of the Czech Baroque, The Plough Chapel, 1pm, £10, under 18s free. Baroque Tea Dance, Subud Hall, Brecon, 3-5pm, £15. The Three Bohemians: Biber, Muffat and Schmelzer, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, £24/£22, £18, under 18s free. www.breconbaroquefestival.com 01874 611622.

Sons of Pitches

Sat 26 October HEREFORD POLICE CHOIR Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, £12, 07967 517125.

VILLAGE QUIRE Singing the Songs of Silas, from HE Bates story about a loveable rogue and a womaniser. Coronation Hall, Kingsland, 7.30pm, £12/£8, from Kingsland Post Office, 01568 708171.

SMAAAK. REGGAE PIE Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford.

HALLOWEEN WITH THE ZX81 A night of live 80’s New Wave from the Cure to Duran Duran and many more.

Linton Village Hall, near Ross-on-Wye, 8pm, pre-book tickets £12, 07974 484141.

STONED CHERRIES Monkland Arms, Monkland, near Leominster, 8pm.

LEWIS & DAV De Koffie Pot Bandstand, Bridge St, Hereford, 3-6pm, 01432 357753.

STAR OF THE SEA The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

ONE 2 MANY The Ducker, Leominster.

BLACK HEART ANGELS Malthouse, Ironbridge.

LIVE IN THE BAR Featuring Stoned Cherries. Monkland Arms, Monkland, near Leominster, 7pm.

AMERICAN TROUBADOUR SONGS AND STORIES Alistair pays tribute to the inspiring lyrics and melodies of the American troubadour’s 1968-1978. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £15, 01743 234970.

Simon Deeley’s Blue

Haze

Special Album Launch Night

THE BARRELS, HEREFORD 69 St. Owen Street, Hereford, HR1 2JQ

Wednesday 30th October, 7.45pm In this feature night at The Barrels, the borders based group will perform tracks from their new CD Afan’s Dance (just released). The album contains 9 tracks, all originals, composed by leader and keyboard player Simon Deeley. Rhythm-packed, in-the-groove, jazz-fusion tracks, alongside gentle atmospheric ballads. Catch the heady vibes of The Velvet Blue, Smooth Groove Jozano and Hey! C.C., and the reflective, gentle flow of Weaver of the Tales, On Afan’s Dance and Dream Reflections.

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Tickets £6 Tel: 07890 303681 & 01432 274968

BIG MAGIC DANCE BAND The Town and Village Hall Tour.

Montgomery Town Hall, 079661 48448 www.eddygartry.com MY SWEET PATOOTIE In concert. Tall tales and vintage swing collide in My Sweet Patootie’s non-stop acoustic show from Canada. Winforton Community Hall, 7.45pm, £10/£5/£25, 01544 328425. Arts Alive.

CHRISTINA BIANCO FIRST IMPRESSIONS The girl with a thousand voices with uncanny impressions and musical mash-ups. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 340555.

Sun 27 October BLUES SUNDAY Featuring Sons of the Delta. Richmond Place Club, Edgar St, Hereford, 3-5pm, 01432 270211.

MELVIN HANCOX BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

LIVE MUSIC White Horse Inn, Clun.

DJ SAM De Koffie Pot Bandstand, Bridge St, Hereford, 12-5pm, 01432 357753.

LITTLE RUMBA Queen’s Head, Monmouth.

BRECON BAROQUE FESTIVAL Caffe Bohemia. Pop-up acts at The Muse, Brecon, 10.30am-4.30pm, free.

Brecon Cathedral Featival Eucharist, with visiting choir Ex Andreas, 11am, free. ‘In Echo: Echoes of the Danube’.

Works by Bertali, Biber, Sances, Fux and Froberger. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, £20/£18, £18, under 18s free. www.breconbaroquefestival.com 01874 611622.

WEIRDSHIRE Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford.

WHISKEY RIVER BOYS Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

BACCHUS Lichfield Vaults, Church St, Hereford.

Mon 28 October HALLOWEEN PARTY Speakeasy, Left Bank, Bridge, St, Hereford.

BRECON BAROQUE FESTIVAL A guided walk across the Brecon Beacons by a former National Park Warden, 10am, £10, booking essential.

‘Following the Danube’. Finale concert featuring music from the societies of Bohemia and Vienna. Music by Benda, Zelenka, Biber and Mozart with the Brecon Baroque Festival Orchestra directed by Rachel Podger and South Powys Youth Orchestra conducted

by Tim Cronin. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, £16/£14, under 18s free. www.breconbaroquefestival.com 01874 611622.

Tues 29 October ALBUMS SHOW Elio Pace’s Billy Joel Songbook.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, £29-£27, 01743 281281.

OPEN MIC The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Rose and Crown, Ludlow, 8.45pm.

Wed 30 October ROWAN RHEINGANS Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555.

SIMON DEELEY’S BLUE HAZE Special Album Launch Night, playing tracks from their new CD Afan’s Dance.

The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford, 7.45pm, £6, 07890 303681 or 01432 274968.

KENT DUCHAINE & LEADBESSIE Amercian Delta blues. Dukes Arms, Presteigne, 8.30pm, £5 on the door.

LIVE ON MARS David Bowie tribute. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £36-£26, 01743 281281.

PITMEN POETS Celebrating North East tradition in an evening of music, song and spoken word. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £21.50, 01743 281281.

QUIZ AND CHILLI NIGHT Monkland Arms, Monkland, near Leominster, 8pm.

THE DRAGON BAND 14 musicians playing Basie, Ellington and exclusive arrangements. Jazz to swing to Latin. The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, 01588 620060.

ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN Saint-Saens ‘Carnival of the Animals’ family concert. The Courtyard, Hereford, 1pm & 3pm, 01432 340555.

Thurs 31 October BARRON KNIGHTS Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £22.50, 01743 281281.

KARAOKE! Halloween/Brexit Night - ‘Highway to Hell’. Chang Thai Bar, Ludlow, 8.30pm, free.

VO FLETCHER Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm.

BC ALL SKAS Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

SONS OF PITCHES Taking you on an A Cappella journey ‘Around the World’. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £22.50, 01686 614555.

NOVEMBER Fri 1 November HMV BAND Malthouse, Ironbridge.

THE BAREBACKS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

TYLER MASSEY TRIO Yew Tree, Peterstow, near Ross-on-Wye.

Langstaffe Violins John Langstaffe

Maker & Restorer of Violins, Violas & Cellos

Repairs, Fitting Up, Tonal Adjustments Bow Repairs etc

PEMBRIDGE M: 07901 064875

www.langstaffe-violins.co.uk

‘A great blend of performers who worked together well to create a great night of comedy.” Midland Improv, May 2018

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SESSIONS White Horse Inn, Clun.

AMERICANA SESSION Grape Vaults, Leominster, 8pm.

BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB Brimfield Village Hall, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 711480 www.roger435.wixsite.com/brimfieldfolkclub

Tues 5 November GIGSPANNER Folk. Ceredigion Museum, Terrace Rd, Aberystwyth, 7pm, £16 advance or £18 on the door, 01970 633088.

Fri 1 November MARK LATIMER / TREV DAVIES TRIO Chequers, Etnam St, Leominster.

Sat 2 November THE UNCONVENTIONALS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

SMITH & JOHNSON White Horse Inn, Clun.

CAKES & ALE CONCERT Music from Renaissance England and Italy; part-songs performed by Hay Madrigals; solo songs by local musician Lucy Green; guest appearances by Donald Ellman (harpsichord) and Steve Jones (violin). Parish Hall, Lion St, Hay-on-Wye, 5.30pm refreshments, 6pm concert, free entry, donations welcome, 07748 652194, www.haydloniant.org AUNTIE MARY’S CANARIES Caroline Butler, Ian Giles and Dave Townsend transport you back to the days of the Victorian & Edwardian Music Hall, with comical songs, roaring choruses and general tomfoolery. Yarpole Church, 7.30pm, 01568 780536.

Period costume optional, but encouraged with a prize for the best outfit.

THE ENDINGS Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

HOT ROD 55 Malthouse, Ironbridge.

Sun 3 November SIMON DEELEY’S BLUE HAZE Playing tracks from their new CD Afan’s Dance.

The Swan, Church St, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, £4, 07890 303681 or 01497 821188.

ADAM HODSON Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

ANNA RYDER & SALLY BARKER The Old School Community Hub, School Lane, New Radnor, 7pm, 01544 350559.

GIGSPANNER Folk. Hermon Chapel, Chapel St, Oswestry, 6.30pm, £15-£5, 01691 662196.

THE FERRETS Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

HEREFORD JAZZ CLUB Featuring The Bill Bailey All Stars. Richmond Club, Edgar St, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 276304.

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

VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Rose and Crown, Ludlow, 8.45pm.

Wed 6 November FUN QUIZ Bedstone & Hopton Castle Village Hall, 7.30pm, refreshments provided, raffle, bring your own beer/wine.

Teams of four, £2.50 per person, 01547 530282.

THE DRAGON BAND 14 musicians playing Basie, Ellington and exclusive arrangements. Jazz to swing to Latin. The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, 01588 620060.

Thurs 7 November OPEN MIC/JAM Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

GIGSPANNER Folk. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £17/£16, 01982 552555.

ANGEL SNOW Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm.

ALMELEY STEADY SESSION The Bells Inn, Almeley, near Kington, www.almeleysteadysession.wordpress.com

Music Workshops

Sun 6 October TAIKO TASTER SESSIONS Family session 10.30am-11.30am, adults 11.45am-1.15pm, family £20, child £5, adults £7. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 611622.

Sat 12 October BORDER MARCHES EARLY MUSIC FORUM A Workshop for Dancers and Instrumentalists (A = 440).

Tutor: Alison Kinder, assisted by members of Apollo’s Revels. In Memory of Lis Talbott Baroque and Playford dances. Players all day, dancers afternoon only. 9.30am for 10am - 4.30pm. The Dance Centre, Arlais Road, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5HE. Booking essential.

For further details contact Fran Johnstone on fjjohnstone@btinternet.com or see www.bmemf.org.uk Sat 19 October & Sat 16 November IMPROVISING This workshop is a chance to play with vocal sound and be curious about our own voices. For ages 14+. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10am-11am, £8, 01743 234970.

Sat 26 October IMPROVE YOUR CHORAL SINGING Organised by Leominster Choral Society and lead by Hilary Norris. The Grange Court, Leominster, 9.30am-12.30pm, Application forms from The Priory Office, The Forbury, Church St, Leominster, £7.50 including refreshments.

Sun 27 October WEST GALLERY MUSIC WORKSHOP Led by Sally Drage. Lydbury North Village Hall, SY7 8AU, 10.30 (prompt) to 4.30. £15 including refreshments, but bring your own lunch or food to share. To book/info: trevorchalkley@gmail.com or call 01588 630678.

Monday THE NEW TITLEY PHIL Good sight-reading skills and interested in playing mostly baroque music in a friendly chamber orchestra? Come and join “The New Titley Phil” – directed by baroque cellist and gambist David Hatcher.

2.15pm-4.45pm, Titley Village Hall, 07989 091949.

Monday BRECON TOWN BAND REHEARSALS Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, 07779 390954.

Monday THE GARRICK SINGERS For over 60s. The Courtyard, Hereford, 2pm. £5 per session, 01432 340555.

Mondays ALIVE & KICKIN’ CHOIR Old Muse, Glamorgan St, Brecon, 7-9pm, £5 public, £3 students/staff. tanyawalkermusic@hotmail.com Mondays CRAVEN ARMS MALE VOICE CHOIR All ages welcome singing a broad repertoire of traditional and modern songs. Practice at The Craven Arms Community Centre, 7.30pm. Martin on 01694 722500.

Monday BANDAMANIA Traditional dance music from far and wide. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7.15pm, Sue Harris 01547 550158.

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

Tuesday LUNCHTIME UPLIFT SINGING SESSIONS Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 12.30pm, 01874 611622.

Tuesday LEOMINSTER COMMUNITY CHOIR Choir leader: Olivia Preye. No auditions, no need to read music.

World, folk music, anything goes. 7-8.30pm at Leominster Community Centre. 01568 369074.

Tuesday ST MICHAELS SINGERS Welcome interest from new singers, (particularly basses and tenors!) If you are interested please phone our Chairperson Pat Mutton on 01584 819875. We meet on Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm in St Michael’s Village Hall, near Tenbury Wells.

Tuesdays SAMBA BRECON Sue on 07792 165481 or Gill on 01497 821631. 7-9pm, Village Hall, near Brecon.

Tuesday WHITTON VOICES Mixed community choir.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7.30-9.30pm, £6.

All welcome. Led by Sue Harris, 01547 550158.

Wednesdays CASTLE VOICES Community choir, songs from around the globe, all taught by ear, led by Sue Harris.

Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 7-8.30pm, £6, 01547 550158.

Wednesday ROCKSPRING COMMUNITY CHOIR All welcome particularly men! Minimal charge. Rockspring Community Centre, Ludlow. 01584 529053.

Wednesday MUSIC MAKING WITH A BEAT BANG BONG Creative classes, dementia friendly. The Courtyard, Hereford, 2-3.30pm, £2 per session, 01432 340555.

Wednesdays fortnightly PLAY IT BY EAR Scottish tunes.

Stirring strathspeys, danceable jigs, brooding airs and romping reels from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

Tunes are taught at a gentle pace. All melody instruments welcome! Kitty Greenwood: www.folkfiddleteacher.co.uk £52 (8 weeks) or £7.50 p.w. The Pilgrim Centre, Craven Arms, 7.30 to 9.30 pm To book your place, contact Kitty, 01584 841564.

Wednesday LUDLOW LARKS COMMUNITY CHOIR Led by Polly Bolton. Songs from around the world.

Ludlow Women’s Centre, 7.30pm-9.30pm. 01584 823609 or info@oak-barn.co.uk or www.jollypages.co.uk/larks

Thursday EDGE CHAMBER CHOIR Auditioned chamber choir led by Ros Crouch. Friends Meeting House, Ludlow, 7.30-9.30pm. 01584 841053 or ros.crouch@gmail.com Thursday KINGTON COMMUNITY Choir rehearsals term time 6.45-8.30pm at Kington Primary School. Formed in 2014 we are a non-auditioning mixed choir of all ages.

Website: kccchoir.wordpress.com kccherefordshire@ gmail.com Thursday CLUNSONGBIRDS 10 -11.30am in Hightown Hall. Songs to brighten up the day, all taught by ear. £5 per week. Led by Sue Harris 01547 550158 sumarieharris@btinternet.com Thursday BELLA A CAPPELLA All-female 4-part close harmony singing group. Oscars, Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.15-9.45pm, email aimoevo@hotmail.co.uk Thursday PRESTEIGNE POP CHOIR Contact John Hymas for details: 07969 440183, john@johnhymas.com Thursday VOICE ACADEMY AT THE COURTYARD For ages 13+. The Courtyard, Hereford, 4.30-6pm, £4 per session, 01432 340555.

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 LITTLE HEREFORD VOICES COMMUNITY CHOIR We are a non-audition choir formed 7 years ago with 30+ mixed voices. Rehearsing at Little Hereford Village Hall, 7.30pm- 9.15pm. Subscriptions £3 per session (2018/2019 rate). Broad repertoire (usually 3 & 4 parts) – all welcome. More information, term dates etc: lhvoices.wix.com/home Friday BUZZY BEATS! A fun music filled morning for the under 5s. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10.30am-11.30am, £6, £5 sibling, 01743 234970.

Friday MUSIC TIME For under 5s. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10.30am-11.30am, 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 back next month 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.

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band directory ACOUSTIC DUO, ‘SMITH JOHNSON’, have recently reformed and offer a repertoire of original material, along with some interesting covers of the likes of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Family. Smith & Johnson are - Dave Haigney-Smith (Sultana Brothers), vocals and harmonica.

Martin Johnson (previously, The Blues Occasionals), guitar and harmonies. Original, live and local! Contact Martin - 01686 411089 / 07400 190040. Dave - 01686 688408 / 07957 520235. Available for house parties.

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

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

BANDAMANIA Community band playing wild and wonderful traditional music. Perfect for ceilidhs, parties and all sorts of local events. Sue Harris 01547 550158 sumarieharris@btinternet.com BIG MAGIC DANCE BAND 10-piece jive/R & R group.

‘Does what it says on the tin!’ Parties/festivals/happenings/ weddings etc. Call Eddy on 01691 648729 or 07796 148448.

Web: eddygartry.com Email: w.gartry@hotmail.com Management also for The Werewolves of Powys and Blues State UK CATCH22 is a lively and energetic party band playing a wide range of well known hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s in their own inimitable retro-rock style. For bookings call Mel on 07903 104877 or email meltons5@hotmail.com Join us on facebook.com/Catch22.Wales THE CHICAGO SWING KATZ - New Orleans Blues to Chicago Swing. 6/7 Piece band playing foot-tapping, fun music that will make you feel happy. Weddings, Birthdays, Corporate events, Festivals, even funerals - but book well in advance for those! Traditional Jazz Trios, Quartets also available. Come and hear the band every 2nd Sunday of the Month at the Wild Pig, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury, SY3 9JT. Email: chicagoswingkatz@aol.com, www.thechicagoswingkatz.com Jeff: 07831 - 383636 CHRISIE J LOCAL VOCALIST! I sing Jazz. Soul, Musical Theatre, Pop and Rock. For more information or to make a booking email chrisiej20@gmail.com or phone 07968 893719. Have a look at my social media for performance videos and more information. Also looking for a band so get in touch if interested.

DISKAN Breton-Irish-Balkan music, well established band with wide touring and festival experience, available for gigs, private events, ceilidhs, art’s centre performances. Various formats available (from two to four musicians: flute, fiddle, guitar, bouzouki, double bass, vocals). Follow us on Facebook. Tel: 07588 858010. Email: imiletitch@aol.co.uk

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THE DRAGON BIG BAND - 14 musicians playing Basie, Ellington, and exclusive arrangements. Jazz to Swing to Latin. Trumpets, trombones, saxes, bass, guitar, keyboard, drums. Come and listen every Wednesday, 8.00 - 10.30, The Horse & Jockey, Churchstoke, Powys, SY15 6AE, 01588 620060. Comfortable venue, bar, food (book), large car park, fun and with free admission. Band Enquiries: Mike 01686 – 668675

ENGLISH DULCIMER DUO Sue and Lisa both play Hammer Dulcimers, conjuring up evocative music with their interpretations of traditional tunes and jaunty eighteenth century melodies. The effect of their combined sounds is spellbinding and suitable for a wide variety of happenings.

Contact info@englishdulcimer.co.uk THE FORDSONS. The Fordson family present a programme of old-timey, mountain and early bluegrass music - the content is morally good. String band music from the early 20th century - breakdowns, fiddle and banjo tunes and cautionary songs of love and loss.

Contact Pa Fordson on 01981 241436 or email thefordsons@gmail.com HOT CLIMATE Ultimate party band, best 6-piece line up ever. For top musical entertainment at your party/ wedding/festival or corporate function. Book now!

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

KERI HOFFMAN Keri Hoffman is an energetic yet classy performer. Keri is a well-known name and firm favourite within the industry. Dynamic and versatile her extensive repertoire means she is perfect for any occasion, from small laid back intimate settings, to those high octane concerts of festival proportions. Follow Keri on facebook @vocalsbykeri. Contact via www.kerihoffmanvocalist.co.uk Keri.hoffman@hotmail.com THE LUDLOW JAZZ COLLECTIVE Local Quartet/Quintet with singer if required, playing smooth sounds of well-known standards, Latin and blues.

Available for all types of events and celebrations.

Contact Paul Brooks 07980 822014.

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

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

Contact Jacqui Savage 07966 943314 Email – jaxbass.xs@btinternet.com http://www.littlerumba.com MAMMAFUNK are a 6-piece funk and soul band available for parties, weddings, corporate and charity events.

Covering classic and modern hits we are also available to offer a bespoke set list for any specific song requests you may have. www.mammafunk.com Call 078144 86028 / 079693 27030.

MELOMANICS Principally a wacky Duo with an amazingly dynamic sound, playing their eclectic and cosmopoloitan repertoire with engaging 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 the minimal, but inspirational option of Tim calling and playing, or if really necessary, with a separate caller. 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

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

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

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 Singer/guitarist, professional, self contained, large repertoire. Music mostly, but not exclusively, from the 60’s and 70’s. Great sound. Contact tel: 07734 399497 or email seansaye@yahoo.co.uk. FInd me on YouTube: Sean Saye. www.seansaye.co.uk SILVER BRANCH (Ceilidh and Concert Band). CEILIDH BAND with caller. Available for weddings/birthday parties/ fund raisers, etc. For photos/videos please see our Facebook page. For further enquiries, ring David on 01981 540832 or Anna on 07980 961187. SILVER BRANCH (UN-CALLED FOR) - Five piece cutting edge instrumental Folk Band. Available for concerts/gigs.

Tel nos. as above.

SINGLED OUT Experienced, 3-piece band covering the best pop and rock music from the 50’s to the current era.

We focus on great tunes that don’t usually get played by other bands, but which everyone will know. Of course, we do some of the more usual songs as well! www.singledoutband.com email: info@singledoutband. com Phone 07518 291 676.

Band Directory ONLY £40 FOR THE WHOLE YEAR Just post the details of your band (around 40 words) with a cheque for £40 payable to Broad Sheep and post to: The Lodge, Westhide, Hereford, HR1 3RQ just call Clare on 01432 850444 or email: info@broadsheep.com DON’T FORGET... if you have any gigs in the area, email/phone by the 15th of the preceding month for FREE LISTINGS.

SIR DANCELOT 4/5 piece ceilidh/twmpath band. Far and away the best exponents of traditional dance music of the British Isles and beyond for miles around and leagues beneath. Concertina, mandolin, fiddles, whistles, cittern, jews harp... Available for weddings, parties and public events. For information and bookings, contact: Cornelius 01686 411147 corns@mousemusic.co.uk or Peter 07561 820509. www.sirdancelot.co.uk 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 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 THE SULTANA BROTHERS Fine R&B from one of the best bands around! The ultimate hip swingin’, foot tappin’ party band - guaranteed to help you dance the night away.

For bookings/enquiries contact Phil 07791 129391 or Adam 07855 037092. Website www.thesultanabrothers. vpweb.co.uk or find us on Facebook.com/thesultanabros THE VILLAGE QUIRE spine-tingling harmonies sung with all the emotional clout, subtlety of expression and love of life that you get when voices are raised together in song. Sensational vocals mingled with enthralling stories.

Various shows to book, including ‘Songs for Silas’ melting harmonies and tall tales inspired by H. E. Bates’ evergreen My Uncle Silas. “... Absolutely delighted that you have chosen to weave your magical sound around that old rogue, Silas.” Victoria Wicks (Skins, Shadowlands and H. E. Bates’ grand-daughter). For bookings / further info ring 01497 847676 www.villagequire.org.uk / www.songsforsilas.org.uk VINTAGE JAZZ REVIVAL Ludlow-based, 6-piece, New Orleans/Trad band. Comprising trumpet, sax, trombone, banjo, tuba and drums, playing and singing popular foot-tapping songs mostly from the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s.

Available for all functions. See us every Tuesday at the Rose and Crown in Ludlow. Tel: Rob 01584 318088, email: vintagejazzrevival@gmail.com website: www.vintagejazzrevival.co.uk WHISKEY RIVER is a 5/6 piece electric Americana band that play swamp blues, Cajun, Zydeco and good country music to set the dance floor rocking. To suit smaller venues and smaller budgets, pruned down acoustic versions of the band are available as “The Whiskey River Quartet”, “The Whiskey River Trio” or as a Duo [“The Whiskey River Boys”]. Laissez les bon temps rouler!! Contact Martin, phone: 07846 669890, 01432 342018, email: martin@ whiskeyriver.co.uk. website: www.whiskeyriver.co.uk TRIO TANGENTE Violin and vocal led spicy fun energetic Latin/Tango/Hot Club/ Gypsy influenced band.

For all occasions. Contact Faith 07870 320022.

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theatre Peggy’s Song Sun 6 October THE DREAMBOYS The most successful and famous male strippers.

Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £27.50-£21.50, 01600 772467.

Thurs 10 October JESUS MY BOY Humorous one-man, one-act play written by John Dowie.

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

PERFORMANCE Tues 1 - Sat 5 October AN INSPECTOR CALLS THE NATIONAL THEATRE’S LANDMARK PRODUCTION present Daldry’s visionary, radical, challenging version of JB Priestley’s classic thriller. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, Wed & Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £40.50-£28.50, 01743 281281.

Tues 1 - Sat 5 October GREAT EXPECTATIONS COURTYARD PRODUCTIONS present a visually stunning, powerful adaptation of Dickens’ best-loved novel with an exciting mix of professional, community and Youth Theatre cast. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, Thurs & Sat matinee 2.30pm, Touch Tour Sat 1pm, Audio described Sat 2.30pm, 01432 340555.

Tues 1st, Thurs 3 & Mon 7 October PEGGY’S SONG NATIONAL THEATRE WALES. Katherine Chandler’s touchingly funny monologue explores an unexpected friendship between hapless hospital radio DJ Danny Walkman and tough talking patient Peggy. 1 Oct - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £12/£10, 01874 611622.

3 Oct - Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £12, 01686 614555. 7 Oct - Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £14/£12, students £7, 01873 850805.

Wed 2 - Sat 5 October SHREWSBURY’S FINEST HOUR LOVE LEE PRODUCTIONS. A new play with 60’s music about Shrewsbury’s legendary success at the international finals of ‘It’s A Knockout’. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, Sat 3pm & 7.30pm, £15, 01743 281281.

Thurs 3 October PEELING In shadow, three performers await their brief moment in the light. Often funny, at time painful ‘Peeling’ takes us backstage into a world of stories, secrets and where these fierce, intelligent women are always the chorus and never the lead. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.45pm, 01432 340555.

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Thurs 3 October DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE Stevenson’s classic ‘bogey tale’ is brought chillingly to life in this award-winning one-man show. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7pm, £10, 01600 719401.

Sat 12 October & Mon 4 November ART BLACK RAT PRODUCTIONS. Serge has bought a large, completely white painting for an extortionate sum of money. Marc hates the painting and cannot believe that he could possibly want such a modern piece. Yvan attempts, unsuccessfully, to placate both sides with hilarious consequences. 12 Oct - Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £12, 01686 614555.

4 Nov - Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £14/£12, students £7, 01873 850805.

Tues 15 October THE DISAPPEARING ACT Edie Rose is a magician’s assistant. On the eve of her 60th birthday, she finally becomes the star of her own show... Based on true stories from female performers.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Tues 15 October CRIMES ON THE COAST A seculded island hotel just off the English coast becomes a crime scene, as a scandal-inducing femme-fatale is felled. An hilarious but murderous trip to a classic English Riviera retreat. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £12/£10, 01874 611622.

Wed 16 & Thurs 17 October LOVECRAFT (NOT THE SEX SHOP IN CARDIFF) Co-produced by Arys Eleri and Wales Millennium Centre.

A one-woman science comedy musical about the neuroscience of love and loneliness. Wed in Welsh, Thurs in English. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £14, students £7, 01873 850805.

Wed 16 - Sat 19 October MURDER ON THE NILE MAD COW PRODUCTIONS. Agatha Christie’s atmospheric play sees Kay Ridgeway and her new husband, embark on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile... Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £18-£16.50, 01743 281281.

Fri 18 October POWYS MONTGOMERY WI CENTENARY VARIETY SHOW An evening of songs, sketches and laughs to celebrate 100 years of the WI in Montgomery. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £10, 01686 614555.

Fri 18 & Sat 19 October MUCH ADO ABOUT SHAKESPEARE LADS. An evening of fun, songs, parody and laughter at the expense of our greatest poet and playwright.

Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, pay what you feel!

Please reserve seats, 07967 517125.

King Lear Sat 2 November RISING STARS THEATRE SCHOOL SHOWCASE Students and teachers will be performing various big numbers from all their favourite musicals. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 6.30pm, £13, children £7.50, 01686 614555.

MUSICAL THEATRE & OPERA

October & November THE TALE OF LITTLE BEVAN PENTABUS THEATRE. a darkly comic, modern fairy tale written by Robert Alan Evans. Live music and original songs underpin a uniue piece of theatre about mystery lurking in the backwaters of Britain.

16 & 17 Oct - Pentabus Theatre, Bromfield, 7.30pm, 01584 856564.

18 Oct - All Stretton Village Hall, 7.30pm, 01694 723378.

19 Oct - Quatt Village Hall, 7.30pm, 01746 781759.

22 Oct - The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

25 Oct - Edgton Village Hall, 7.30pm, 01588 680170.

26 Oct - Culmington Village Hall, 7.30pm, 01584 861306.

27 Nov - Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, 07967 517125.

28 Nov - Vowchurch & Turnastone Village Hall, 7.30pm, 07880 505761.

29 Nov - Clive Hall, Moreton Say, 7.30pm.

30 Nov - Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 8pm, 01584 878141. www.pentabus.co.uk

Sat 5 October MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS MA STAGE SCHOOL, a youth theatre based in Newtown and Welshpool offering people aged 4-18 training in acting, dancing and singing. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7pm, £12/£7, 01686 614555.

Sat 12 October SHOWSTOPPER! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest.

For ages 14+. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £22.50-£19.50, 01743 281281.

Thurs 17 - Sat 26 October CHICAGO THE MUSICAL CONQUEST PRODUCTIONS. Nightclub sensation Velma murders her philandering husband, and Chicago’s slickest lawyer Billy Flynn is set to defend her... Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575.

Tues 22 - Sat 26 October CABARET BILL KENWRIGHT presents the multi-award-winning production, starring Anita Harris, John Partridge and Kara Lily Hayworth. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm, & 7.30pm, £45.50-£20.50, 01743 281281.

Thurs 24 & Fri 25 October KING LEAR ODDBODIES. This inventive, irreverent and highly accessible take on King Lear. 24 Oct - The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch, 7.30pm, £10/£5, 01948 660660.

25 Oct - Harley Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10, 01952 510422.

Arts Alive.

Wed 23 & Thurs 24 October THE SCHOOL THAT CAN ROCK GWERNYFED HIGH SCHOOL. A wannabe musician poses as a substitute teacher at a fancy prep school where he turns a class of of straight ‘A’ pupils into a guitar-shredding, mind-blowing rock band. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, £12, 01874 611622.

Tues 29 October DEAD MEN’S EYES NUNKIE THEATRE COMPANY. Two chilling tales from MR James and performed by RM Lloyd Parry. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £14/£12, 01743 281281.

Thurs 24 - Sat 26 October CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG NMTC. The story of Caractacus Potts, his two children and a legendary, rundown racing car that flies! 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £15/£12.50, 01686 614555.

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Climb That Tree

Tues 15 October & Tues 5 November I WISH I WAS A MOUNTAIN THEATR IOLO. Using rhyme, live music and just a smattering of metaphysical philosophy to boldly reimagine Hermann Hesse’s classic fairytale. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 10.30am, £8.50, 01873 850805. 5 Nov Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 10.30am, £6, 01686 614555.

Sat 26 October CLIMB THAT TREE Join award-winning songwriter and musician David Gibb on a musical journey where bears live in the cupboard under the stairs, wolves are roaming the corridors at school and trips to the moon are a regular occurance.

Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 3pm, £7.50/£5, 01568 616460. Arts Alive.

Sat 26 October PEDLAR’S TALES THE FETCH THEATRE COMPANY. Fascinating historical documents and objects from Herefordshire Archives have inspired bite-sized stories contained in a quirky cart. With music and puppets suitable for ages 8+ years.

Welshampton Parish Hall, 6pm, £5/£4, £15 family, 01948 710586. Arts Alive.

Tues 29 October - Sat 2 November THE ADDAMS FAMILY AAODS JUNIORS present this hilarious, toe-tapping clicking musical. Special halloween fancy dress evening on 31 Oct. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7pm, Sat 6pm, £12/£11, 01873 850805.

Thurs 31 October - Sat 2 November PATIENCE KINGTON OPERATIC SOCIETY. By Gilbert and Sullivan.

Lady Hawkins Community Leisure Centre, 7.30pm, £9 adults, £5 under 18s, from Tom Bounds Electrical, 01544 231303 day, 01544 231501 eves.

CHILDREN’S THEATRE Sat 5 October LITTLE BO BEEP SEA LEGS PUPPET THEATRE. Sing along to your favourite nursery rhymes and watch them come to life.

Featuring puppets, great scenery and lots of music.

For ages 2 - 7 years orld. Pre-show activity, plus meet the puppets after the show! The Courtyard, Hereford, 11am, 01432 340555.

Mon 28 October HANSEL & GRETEL A colourful retelling of the classic Grimms’ fairy tale, serving up a feast of music, scenery and knock-your-socks-off puppetry. The Courtyard, Hereford, 11am, 01432 340555.

Tues 29 October JACK & THE BEANS TALK Charming and inventive with plenty of interaction, an enormous beanstalk, bags of gold and a smelly old giant!

For ages 3-7 years. The Courtyard, Hereford, 11am, 01432 340555.

Thurs 31 October OSKAR’S AMAZING ADVENTURE Fun-loving puppy Oskar leaves the snowbound house on top of the mountain to try to find a friendly animal to play with... An original play for young children aged 2-8 years.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2pm & 4pm, £10/£8, family £31, 01874 611622.

Thurs 31 October CARTOON SCIENCE The show features original animated clips, audience interaction and a lot of demonstrations of ‘real-world’ science.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 11am, 01432 340555.

Thurs 10 October HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE A hilarious adventure filled with live music and puppetry. For ages 3+ years. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 11am, £5, 01588 630321.

Fri 11 & Sat 26 October GULP! THE BONE ENSEMBLE. Maya loves water. Swimming in the sea, splashing in her paddling pool and squirting her sister with a water pistol. But one day, she gets sucked up the bathroom tap... An interactive story for all the family. For ages 7+ years. 11 Oct - All Stretton Village Hall, 4.15pm, £8/£5/£21, 07812 583113.

26 Oct - Cardington Village Hall, 2pm, £5, 01694 771295.

Arts Alive.

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Jack and the Beans Talk

Fri 1 November THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY This version is celebrating its 45th anniversary, and to mark the occasion popular children’s author, Steven Lee has turned this much loved tale into a magical musical stage show. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 2.30pm, £10, 01686 614555.

Wed 6 November BABA YAGA WINDMILL THEATRE CO & IMAGINATE PRODUCTION. Vasleina lives the quiet life, but all that changes when she is forced to confront a terrifying resident who plays her music too loudly and eats jelly babies with her mouth open. For ages 7+. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 1pm & 6pm, £8.50, 01873 850805.

DRAMA WORKSHOPS

GOMADINLUDLOW Our inclusive Youth Theatre Group (ages 8-18) runs Drama Workshops 5-6:30pm Mondays in term-time* at “Oscar’s” in the Assembly Rooms. Enjoy Sessions from only £5 when booking a whole term. e-mail hello@gomadinludlow.org - or call 07484 289 215. *term-time = according to the Shropshire Local Authority Calendar.

MID POWYS YOUTH THEATRE Tuesdays Junior Youth Theatre 9-13, 4.30pm-6pm. Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells Senior Youth Theatre 14+ 7pm-9.30pm. The Drama Centre, Llandrindod Wells. Contact Ralph Bolland on 07810 350994.

ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW Mon - Go MAD in Ludlow, 5-6.30pm, Oscars. Contact Simon 07506 478235 & Suzanne 07484 289215 or email hello@gomadinludlow. org Sat - Ludwig Academy of Musical Theatre. 7-11 years 1-2pm, 12-16 years 2-3pm. Oscars. Contact Jack Ludwig, 077922 66225. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow.

COURTYARD THEATRE, HEREFORD Wed - Courtyard Kids, reception 4.15-5pm, Year 2, 5pm, £63.50 per term.

Sat - Junior Youth Theatre. From Year 3 - Year 9, phone for times, £68.50 per term. Wed - Intermediate Youth Theatre. For years 10 & 11, 6pm, £70.50 per term. Fri Senior Youth Theatre, for ages 16+, 6.30pm, £73.50 per term. Thurs - Courtyard Musical Theatre, 7.15pm, £68 per term, contact Laura Gale 07725 357531. Mons - Drama Tots,10am – 10.45am, Ages 2-4, £4 per session, £1 per extra child. Mon - Bromyard Conquest Kids (Reception & Year 1), 3.45pm, £36 per term. Bromyard Juniors (Year 3-6) 4.50-5.30pm, £39 per term. Bromyard Intermediates (Year 7-9), 6pm, £43 per term. Bromyard Seniors (Year 10+), 7.30pm, £46 per term. Wed - Kington Juniors (Year 2-6) 4-4.45pm, £36 per term. Kington Intermediates (Year 7- 9), 5pm-6pm, £39 per term. Kington Seniors (Years 10+) 6pm – 7.30pm, £43 per termThe Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

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

Wednesdays KINGTON YOUTH THEATRE Kington Primary School. Wed - Junior 7-11 years, 4-5.30pm.

Intermediate 11+ 5.30-7pm. £42 per term, 01432 340555.

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.

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

Alternate Fridays (term time) HAVE A GO SHAKESPEARE All welcome, £5. Wyeside, Builth Wells, details Sue Best, 01597 811487.

Conquest Theatre Bromyard

THEATR IEUENTID / BRYCHEINIOG YOUTH THEATRE With weekly sessions tailored to suit the needs of each year group, from 4 years and up. Mondays 3.45pm 4.45pm Roundabout, Reception & Years 1 & 2.

Wednesdays 5pm - 6pm Junior Youth, Years 3,4 & 5.

Wednesdays 6pm - 7pm Junior Youth, Years 6,7 & 8.

Thursdays 8.30pm - 10pm Senior Youth, Years 9, 10 & 11, 16 - 25. Call 01874 611622, www.brycheiniog.co.uk

Fri 11 Oct, 7.30pm FOLK IN THE FOYER with THE REDHILLS

Kington Operatic Society

Britfolk played loud and proud Support from MONKWOOD GREEN

Gilbert & Sullivan’s

Thurs 17 Oct - Sat 26 Oct, 7.30pm Conquest Productions present CHICAGO THE MUSICAL

PATIENCE

Lady Hawkins’ Community Centre, Kington Thurs 31st October, Fri 1st & Sat 2nd November 7.30pm Tickets £9, £5 under 18s.

Tom Bounds Electrical Kington 01544 231303 day 01544 231501 evenings

Live on Stage

Films 4 Oct, 7.30pm THE WHITE CROW (12A)

Screenings 10 Oct, 7.30pm WISE CHILDREN 12 Oct, 5.55pm TURANDOT National Theatre 16 Oct, 7.30pm BILLY CONNOLLY The Sex Life of Bandages 23 Oct, 7pm A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM National Theatre 29 Oct, 7.30pm LEONARDO’S FULL STORY Exhibition on Screen 31 Oct, 7.15pm DRACULA The Northern Ballet

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

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word Sat 5 October FARCICAL COMEDY Featuring Tanyalee Davis. Speakeasy, Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 357753.

Sat 5 October COMEDY AT THE EDGE Suzi Ruffle. ‘Dance Like Everyone’s Watching. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 8pm, £14, 01952 728911.

Fri 11 October ANDREW LAWRENCE: CLEAN No politics, no religion, no smut, no swearing, just great jokes and good clean fun. Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £16, 01873 850805.

Benjamin Zephaniah

Poetry & Storytelling Fri 4 October & Mon 11 November LEDBURY POETRY SALON 4 Oct - Book launch: ‘Home on the Move: Two Poems Go on a Journey’. 11 Nov - Jonathan Davidson ‘On Poetry’.

Readings, conversations, audience Q&A and Ledbury Open mic. Ledbury Books and Maps, 7-9pm, £5 on the door.

Fri 11 October BLAST STORYTELLING Locks Open, Sheila Arnold. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 8pm, £7, tea, cake and beer available.

01588 630023.

Sun 20 October BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH: THE LIFE AND RHYMES OF Zephaniah will explain how he fought injustice and discrimination to lead a remarkable life, while sharing a selection of favourite stories and poems. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Wed 23 October POETRY BREAKFAST Aardvark Books, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, 9.30am10.30am, £8. For information on each month’s themes, email Anna Dreda at annadreda@icloud.com

Comedy Sat 5 October COUNT ARTHUR STRONG: IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? As well as being the all-round entertainer we all know and love from the TV, he is also a lifelong fan of astronomy...

Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £21.50, 01600 772467.

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Sat 5 October & Fri 1 November MARK WATSON - THE INFINITE SHOW As scrawny and impassioned as ever, one of the UK’s most beloved and thinnest acts offers some suggestions on why we can’t understand people, with his usual notoriously high joke and rant per minute rate.

For ages 14+. 5 Oct - Wyeside, Builth Wells, 8pm, £19, 01982 552555. 1 Nov - Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £19, 01600 772467.

Fri 11 October ROD WOODWARD - I’M NOT BEING FUNNY BUT...

Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, 01600 719401.

Sat 12 October THE IMPROLECTUALS Slick comedy sketches and a great blend of performers based entirely on audience suggestions. Leintwardine Community Centre, 7.30pm, £12, 01547 540554 or online at Ludlow Assembly Rooms.

Sat 12 October LUKE KEMPNER Comedian and impressionist. Expect celebrities, politicians, royalty and more. For ages 14+. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £16.50, 01743 281281.

Fri 18 October HENRY PAKER: MAN ALIVE / UK TOUR 2019 Star of Comedy Central at the Comedy Store. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.30pm, £12, 01952 728911.

Fri 18 October MARVELus ALL THE MARVEL MOVIES... KIND OF Comedians Gary Tro and Javier Jarquin drawing from the popular Marvel movies to create its comedy, squeezing almost a decade into one action-packed hour of laughs.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.45pm, 01432 340555.

Thurs 19 & Thurs 31 October ANDY PARSONS: HEALING THE NATION ‘You can trust me, I’m not a politician’. 19 Oct - Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £15, 01600 772467.

31 Oct - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £27, 01743 281281.

Wed 23 October CONFESSIONS OF A COCKNEY TEMPLE DANCER ‘Complicite Associate’, Shane Shambhu combines Indian dance and stand-up comedy to lead audiences on a revealing journey of his life. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer

Fri 25 October COMEDY CLUB An intimate evening of comedy. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, £20 to include a pre-show curry, beer or wine or soft drink, 01874 611622.

Sat 26 October HAL CRUTTENDEN His daughters decided his new show should be called ‘Chubster’. He is now on a diet... Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £19.50, 01743 281281.

Talks October FRIENDS OF SHREWSBURY MUSEUM & ART GALLERY A series of walks and talks with Nigel Baker.

6 Oct - A walking tour of Medieval Shrewsbury.

16 Oct - Talk, ‘Churches and Chapels’.

30 Oct - Talk, ‘Fortress Shrewsbury’.

Shrewsbury Museum, 01743 258885.

October THE ARTS SOCIETY MID WALES 24 Oct - ‘Court Jewellers to the Czars, a talk by Tony Crowe. The Powis Suite, Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool, 2.30pm, 01938 555574.

October & November ROSSITER BOOKS 2 Oct - Jason Plato, ‘How Not to be a Professional Racing Driver’, Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £9.

01989 564464. 29 Oct - Henry Blofeld book signing.

Rossiter Books, Monmouth, 1-2pm, free entry. 12 Nov Joanna Cannon, ‘Breaking and Mending’, Grange Court, Leominster, 7pm, £6. 14 Nov - Emily Chappell, ‘Where There’s a Will’, Rossiter Books, Ross-on-Wye, 7pm, £3.

27 Nov - Heather Hurley, ‘The Scudamores of Kentchurch and Holme Lacy, Rossiter Books, Ross-on-Wye, 7pm, £5.

October & November THE ARTS SOCIETY HEREFORD (TASH) 8 Oct - ‘Fabulous Frocks and The Famous People Who Wore Wore Them Part II”, a lecture by John Travis.

12 Nov - ‘Faber & Faber: 90 years of Excellence in Cover Design’, an illustrated lecture by Tony Faber. The Green Dragon Hotel, Broad St, Hereford, 2.15pm, members free, guests £9, new members welcome, 01568 797703.

October & November BRECKNOCK ART SOCIETY 8 Oct - ‘The History of the Celtic Harp’, a talk by Sarah Deere-Jones. 12 Nov - ‘The Culture of Imperial Russia’, a talk by Rosamund Bartlett. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2.30pm, 01874 611622.

October & November FOWNHOPE LOCAL HISTORY GROUP 18 Oct - ‘The Mortimer Dynasty and Owain Glyndwr’, a talk by John Grove. 15 Nov - ‘The Scudamores of Kentchurch and Holme Lacy’, a talk by Heather Hurley.

Fownhope New Memorial Hall, 7.30pm, non-members welcome, £3, refreshments, 01432 860319.

October & November HAY CAMERA CLUB 1 Oct - Club of Clubs competition between Builth, Borders and Hay. 8 Oct - Annual quiz with Angela Bonner. 15 Oct - Field trip. 22 Oct - Jon Stroud, internationally renowned horse photographer. 29 Oct - Ian Ledgard, ‘My Mono Moments’. 5 Nov - One picture challenge. www.haycameraclub.co.uk 01874 676225.

October & November HEREFORD ARTS APPRECIATION SOCIETY 25 Oct - ‘A Threefold Chord, Dating the Three Choirs Festival’, a talk by Rev. Stephen Williams.

15 Nov - The Mediaeval Church through the eyes of Geoffrey Chaucer’. The Kindle Centre, ASDA, Hereford, 2.30pm, 01432 890469.

October & November HARDY PLANT SOCIETY - HEREFORDSHIRE & MID WALES GROUP 12 Oct - ‘Self-Sowing Plants’, a talk by Derry Watkins who runs Special Plants Nursery, Weobley Village Hall, 2pm, £6. 9 Nov - ‘Life on a Gardening Magazine’, a talk by Tamsin Westhorpe, Glasbury Village Hall, 2pm, £4.

01544 262795.

October & November SOUTH WEST SHROPSHIRE GARDENING CLUB 23 Oct - Diluted: A Gardener and their relationship with water, a talk by Darren Lerrigo. 27 Nov - ‘The Wild Flowers of South Shropshire’, a talk by Fiona Gomershall.

Lydbury North Village Hall, 7.30pm, £5 non-members including refreshments, www.gardeningshropshire.co.uk Tues 1 October POP UP BOOKS Talk by Nick Howell for BCHRC. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, £5, 01588 630023.

Fri 4 October MICHAELCHURCH ESLEY GARDENING CLUB ‘Barnsdale Gardens After Geoff Hamilton’. A talk by his son, Nick Hamilton. Escleyside Hall, Michaelchurch Escley, 7.30pm, £5, non-members £10, 01981 550882.

Sat 5 October MORTIMER HISTORY SOCIETY The Ludlow Castle Heradlic Roll: A Window into Tudor Times’. Mortimer History Society and Friends of Ludlow Museum Joint Conference. Speakers include Nia Powell, Prof. Michael Brennan, Con Manning, Rosalind Caird and Hugh Wood. The Methodist Church, Broad St, Ludlow, all day, 10am-4.45pm, registration from 9.15am, £17 including refreshments, but not lunch, tickets must be purchased in advance, 01584 831654, www.mortimerhistorysociety.org.uk Buy the book: ‘The Ludlow Castle Heraldic Roll, due to be published October 2019 and available from local bookshops, £12.99.

Mon 7 October MARK EVANS: CROSSING THE EMPTY QUARTER Mark Evans MBE describes his 49 day, 1300km journey across the world’s biggest sand desert. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £14.50, 01743 281281.

Tues 8 & Sat 12 October DAVID GOWER: ON THE FRONT FOOT Expect tales of captaining his national team to victory in the Ashes and more. 8 Oct - The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555. 12 Oct - Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £22, 01600 772467.

Wed 9 October AN EVENING WITH EDDIE ‘THE EAGLE’ EDWARDS Britain’s first competitor in the Ski Jump. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £16/£12.50, VIP Meet & Greet £35, 01600 719401.

Thurs 10 & Fri 25 October GREG MINNAAR - SIZE MATTERS One of the greatest mountain bikers in the history of the sport. 10 Oct - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £18.50, 01874 611622. 25 Oct - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £20, 01743 281281.

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Thurs 17 October AN EVENING WITH STEVE BACKSHALL ‘Expedition: Voyages to Undiscovered Places’.

Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7pm, 01600 719401.

Sat 19 October STEVE PARRISH: THE MAD TOUR Steve will be sharing the uncut version of his hilarious biography, ‘The Parrish Times’. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Griff Rhys Jones Fri 11 October ONLY FOOLS AND BOYCIE An intimate evening with ‘Only Fools and Horses’ actor, John Challis. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.30pm, £18, 01952 728911.

Sat 12, Wed 16 & Thurs 31 October GRIFF RHYS JONES: ALL OVER THE PLACE Packed with wicked insights into the pains of celebrity, the vicissitudes of parenthood and encounters with the great and the good. 12 Oct - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £22, 01743 281281. 16 Oct - The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555. 31 Oct Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £19, 01600 772467.

Mon 14 October IN CONVERSATION WITH THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY The Most Revd. Justin Welby in conversation with Quentin Letts. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Tues 15 October HENRY MATTHEWS, LORD LLANDAFF The unknown Home Secretary. Lecture given by Professor Ward. Simpson Hall, Burghill, £10, 01432 760704.

Tues 15 October LUDLOW AND MARCHES HUMANISTS ‘50 Years of Chinese Life’, a talk by Lily Wang. The Friends Meeting House, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01568 770282.

Wed 16 October FRIENDS OF BRECON AND DISTRICT MIND ‘Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence and Abuse’, a talk by Cheryl Clark. The Muse, Brecon, 7pm, £5, friends/members £2, 01874 611529.

Wed 16 October LEOMINSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Hereford County Archaeologist Tim Hoverd will be talking about Hillforts and the new ideas surrounding them. John Able Room, Grange Court, Leominster, 7.30pm, members free, visitors welcome, £4 on the door.

Wed 16 October CONVERSATIONS AT THE CHAPEL Lucian Freud’s biographer, William Feaver with film maker, Alastair Laurence who curates these series of talks. The Art Shop & Chapel, Cross St, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £10, 01873 852690.

Thurs 17 October GARWAY HERITAGE GROUP ‘The Iron Age in Herefordshire’, a talk by Tom Hoverd.

Garway Community Centre, 7.30pm, members free, £5 visitors, www.garwayheritagegroup.co.uk

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Tues 22 October BOOK LAUNCH WITH SUE VINCENT-DODD A memoir of an extraordinary woman, ‘Peggy Seddon of Middlewich: 1914-2009’. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 7pm, 01588 630023.

Wed 30 October MAKE VOTES MATTER - A LOOK AT SYSTEMS Examining the different types of proportional representation. De Koffie Pot, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 357753.

Wed 30 October - Sat 2 November KNIGHTON LITERARY FESTIVAL Authors, talks, workshops, books, artists, art, music, stalls and more. Featuring Tanvir Bush, Ali Ford, Judith Barrow, ‘Self publishing’ workshop with Bob Fowke, Peter Conradi, Mel Bryan, Marches Poets, James O’Neill, Carol Graham, ‘Making Words Work’ workshop with Hilary Shepherd, Hugh Purcell, Meg Cox and Thirza Clout.

Knighton Library and Community Hub, 01547 528778, email knighton.library@powys.gov.uk All welcome, free.

Wed 6 November THE 2019 OLIVIER PEACE LECTURE ‘Working for Disarmament and Justice: from Shropshire Lass to the Nobel Peace Prize’. Rebecca Johnson, who was born at Lower Bromdon Farm near Ludlow, lived at the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp for five years during the 1980s and helped women’s groups in the Balkan wars where she also drove aid trucks. As a committed feminist peace activist, academic and author, she has worked on several nuclear and security treaties and UN resolutions. Methodist Church, Broad St, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £5 from John Cherry, free under 18s, jcherry58@yahoo.co.uk Fri 8 November AN EVENING WITH PROFESSOR ALICE ROBERTS “Digging into Britain’s Past.’ Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, 01600 719401.

Workshops & Courses Wed 16 October IMPACTFUL CONVERSATIONS ‘Seeds of Change’ provide tools and techniques rooted in an empowerment philosophy. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 9.30am-12.30pm, £25, 01743 234970.

Fri 25 - Sun 27 October GREAT BOOK SALE Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 10am, free, 01588 630023.

Sat 26 October CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE DAY Celebrating languages, diversity and unity! A chance to learn different languages through fun and interactive activities. Languages include Welsh, Spanish, Italian and Sign Language. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 10am-4pm, all ages welcome, 01497 821762.

October & November WEA HEREFORD BRANCH 7 Oct - 25 Nov - ‘The Art of Spain’, tutor Jill Salmons, 7 sessions, 10.30am-12.30pm, £56, Saxon Hall, Hoarwithy Rd, Hereford. 1 Oct - 26 Nov - ‘Painting & Sculpture in the 20th century before 1940: The New Arts of Construction & Expression with tutor Allen Fisher, 8 sessions, 10.30am-12.30pm, £64, Museum & Resource Learning Centre, Friar St, Hereford. AGM and free talk with guest speaker Charles McGlade, ‘Celebrating 50 years of Offa’s Dyke Association’, 2pm. Study Days, 10.30am-4.30pm: 5 Nov - Reading WB Yeats with Simon Fletcher. 14 Nov - Stones and Scenery in the Marches with Paul Over. 30 Nov - Iris Murdoch and the Novel of Ideas with Professor Anne Rowe. 033 303 3464.

1st Saturday READING GROUP Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, afternoons, free, 01547 550377.

Mondays WRITING ROOM The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.30am-12.30pm, £75 per term, 01432 340555.

Mondays STORY CORNER AT THE COURTYARD For ages 4 years and under. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

Fourth Monday SCIENCE CAFÉ Informal group, talks and discussions on scientific topics. The Swan at Hay, 7pm, free, all welcome, sciencecafe@outlook.com Every Tues & Wed SPANISH LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS Tues - Level 1, 7pm, Wed - Level 2, 10am, with Mely. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 07837 160505.

Every Tues READING ROOM The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.30am-12.30pm, £55 per term, 01432 340555.

2nd Wednesday of each month WYESIDE WRITERS GROUP An informal writers’ group for wordsmiths.

Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, 7pm, £2.50, 01982 552555.

Every Last Wednesday of the month except Aug & Dec LUDLOW STORYTELLERS at The Sitting Room, Blue Boar Pub, Mill Street, Ludlow SY8 1BB, at 7.30pm until 9.00pm. £3 in the hat. Bring your stories or come and listen. hilary@changingtales.co.uk Every Thursday WELSH CLASSES FOR ADULTS Presteigne Assembly Rooms, 10.30am-3pm, 01639 841751.

Every other Thursday PHILOSOPHY CAFE Informal group which offers the chance to discuss philosophical issues. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 01497 821762. philosphycafe@outlook.com Last Thursday of the month BOOK CLUB De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 357753, ECStarling@theherefordacademy.org.uk Fridays READING ROOM EXTRA The Courtyard, Hereford, 6-8pm, £55 per term, 01432 340555.

International Poetry Writers’ Collective: Abergavenny 01873 856350 Leominster Writers' Circle, Leominster Community Centre, Frank Pavitt, chairman LWC, 01568 614973, meet first Tuesday, monthly, 2pm.

Presteigne Writers’ Circle, 3rd Thursday, Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm, 01544 260398.

Border Poets 01547 530380.

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

Olivier PEACE Lecture Working for Disarmament and Justice: from Shropshire Lass to the Nobel Peace Prize

Dr. Rebecca Johnson Rebecca Johnson, born near Ludlow has worked on several nuclear treaties and UN resolutions. For this she shared the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weopons).

This talk will reflect on her life as a feminist peace activist, academic and author.

Organised by the Ludlow Quakers Wednesday November 6th, 7.30pm Methodist Church, Broad Street, Ludlow SY8 1NH Tickets (£5) from John Cherry, free for under 18’s. (jcherry58@yahoo.co.uk) or at door.

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grass roots “We’re not cutting emissions.

And we don’t care!” say UK farmers.

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KAY! I’ll put my hands up. I am immediately guilty of a gross distortion, and an unfair allegation against many responsible farmers. I should have attributed that “don’t care” attitude to just under half of UK farmers, rather than to farmers in general.

Dr Jim Skea

However, the real facts, contained in a report last November, are shocking enough. The revelations came from the Committee on Climate Change, an official expert body set up more than ten years ago, with the almost unanimous backing of the House of Commons.

The first key message from the committee, in their 2018 document, was that cost-effective reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were not being delivered across the whole canvas of farming, forestry and land management.

The report said that in 2017, “44% of farmers took no action to reduce GHG emissions and half of farmers did not think it was important to consider emissions when making decisions about farming practices.”

Back in 1990, the base year for efforts to curb climate change, greenhouse gases emitted by farming were just 7% of all emissions in the UK. But today farming is causing 10% of all GHG pollution. And it is notable that, while most sectors have been cutting the damage they do to the climate, emissions from farming, land use and forestry have been static for more than ten years. So, there is no justification for the complacency in agriculture which is highlighted in the Committee on Climate Change report.

Of course, the dire failure by many farmers to play their part in facing up to, and curbing, climate change, is not confined to Britain. In August this year an equally troubling report came from the International Panel on Climate Change, a UN body of more than a hundred climate scientists, including some eminent British ones.

It suggested that human activities were causing the degradation of soils, the spreading of deserts, the felling of forests and the destruction of wildlife. When the environment analyst, Roger Harrabin, reported this troubling picture on BBC bulletins, I was told that some people in west country agriculture saw this as a plot against livestock farmers, cooked up by the BBC, with the aid of vegans!

These critics seem quite unaware of the role of the IPCC, or the efforts it goes to provide accurate and objective scientific answers. The co-chair of the IPCC working group which produced the land report is Dr Jim Skea, a cautious Scot, who is one of an energetic band of climate scientists at Imperial College.

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These academics and many others in Britain have worked hard in recent decades to keep the issue of global warming in the minds of ministers and the public both here in Britain, and in United Nations member

states. And Jim Skea believes that now is not the time to relax efforts to cut back on emissions from farming and food production.

“Land plays an important role in the climate system,” says Dr Skea. “Agriculture, forestry and other types of land use account for 23% of human greenhouse gas emissions.”

Farmers Weekly recently asked the chairman of the Committee on Climate Change, Lord Deben, once a Tory agriculture minister, whether this meant we in Britain need to keep less livestock on our farms, in order to reduce methane emissions. In his view, people do not have to stop eating meat, but he suggested we should cut down.

“Human beings are omnivores,” said Lord Deben, “…meat is part of our diet…but we ought to be eating less of it and better… we’ve got to learn about how to keep animals in a way which contributes less to GHG emissions.”

For the Soil Association, the leading authority on organic farming, much could be done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions if farmers cut out the use of chemical fertilisers.

It says, “if half of all farming in the European Union converted to organic by 2030, we could cut almost a quarter (23%) of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions simply by increased soil carbon sequestration and reduced use of mineral fertilisers. This is because healthy soils are a major store of carbon, containing three times as much carbon as the atmosphere and five times as much as forests.”

We also need to remember that it is too easy to blame farmers. We should examine our own role as consumers. The excellent Energy and Climate Change Intelligence Unit reports that we waste a staggering £14.9 billion worth of food every year. If we eliminated even half of that food waste we could, at a stroke, make a huge cut in our annual contribution to global heating.

Julian O’Halloran

The Return of the Trees I

‘M on a holiday flight. I’m reading the paper: Shock!

Horror! The Brazilians are burning their forests, the same as we did 3,000 years ago. I look down from 35,000 feet at its tyical UK replacement, a Midlands agribusiness shop floor, monotonal, monocultural deserts of grain and grass and conifers which we nevertheless still call “the countryside”. Yet it seems there is nothing effective I can do about the Amazon or global warming or any of Attenborough’s beautiful Mea Culpas and Misereres except to savour the elusive taste of climate guilt, and reference an impotent nostalgia for the Eden we left and then destroyed, and to reheat my morally suspect indignation, because in truth we are tiny impotent individuals firing pea-shooters at the gates of Mordor, and we achieve almost nothing however much we greenwash our consciences, give up beef, donate to Greenpeace, protest, take the yacht not the car nor the plane. As far as I can make out whatever depressive hairshirt we wear for our eco-Lent, the only really effective option is to stop breathing entirely. The end is nigh!

There remains a huge gap between our increasing green awareness and our unchanged norms of behaviour, mine included. We are tinkering at the margins.

Judgement Day: Guilt & Dread: Past Ecocide & Future Global warming The only place we can plausibly change these narratives and take positive action - so much more fun than the hair-shirt - is in our own country. It goes like this.

While we fear the future End of Days let’s not forget the already accomplished Holocaust, the megadeath we have already inflicted on our islands’ ecosphere, our pogrom of the species, our cleansing of the wild; we and our ancestors have destroyed 90% of our wildernesses and the animals and eco-systems to go with, and yet still nurture a romantic attitude to devastated places like the Lake District – a World Heritage Site no less. That status shows the power of narrative – Wordsworth’s in this case. Ecocide continues in new ways, like the epidemic of plastic. The reactions after Attenborough’s film again shows the power of narrative. While Global Warming is the slow future Apocalypse, on the conveniently distant horizon, that mostly threatens poor far away countries that we can wash our hands of because in truth we can do nothing about them, Ecocide is the megadeath we have led the world in unleashing on our own countryside - which we can repair! .... at the same time as re-absorbing some of our historically enormous CO2 footprint. By planting trees.

We all love trees.

This is a positive narrative – something sorely lacking in the implicitly defeatist message of moral impotence in the face of corrupt governments and polluting corporations, and a better story than our cultural need for a new doomy Apocalypse to succeed the previous generation’s Nuclear Armageddon.

Julian O Halloran is right (last month’s BS) that globally Trees may not be The Answer to CO2 and that phasing out fossil fuels is the main deal, but trees are nevertheless a very neat multi-purpose solution in individual places, to past ecocide, desertification, local climate change, the warming planet, even economic land use in upland Wales after Brexit - however much academics and statisticians may disagree about their precise CO2 mitigation value.

We all love trees. We don’t have to invent an off-putting narrative of statistics, incomprehensibly complex technology and tut-tutting to sell this to ourselves, it already carries with it an optimistic economic, political and cultural story. We all love trees.

The uplands of Wales are home to bogs, trees, not very many sheep, and a lot of pointess bracken. Sheep eat off all the natural regrowth of saplings that would otherwise lead to rapid reafforestation. They cost twice as much as New Zealand lamb to produce. Half their value comes from subsidy. Their replacement with broad-leaved trees would produce a self-sustaining incremental carbon sink at less cost than the sheep. Forests soak up carbon for centuries before they reach CO2 neutrality. Back in 1919 the UK government formed the Forestry Commission in order to rebuild our woodlands. In the century since then it has doubled the area of UK forest to 10% of the land, albeit mostly in conifers and in Scotland. The scale is titanic. So we already have the administrative vehicle, the experience and the positive narrative – we all love trees. Subsidise the trees (and the bogs) instead of the sheep. Voters will love it.

It would be grossly unfair to displace the sheep farmers, but like anyone in business they will profitably go where the market of taxes, subsidies and prices takes them - as they did in the Midlands in response to generous 1970s EU grain prices – and latterly in response to the change from subsidy per sheep to subsidy per hectare.

Love it or hate it Brexit is the perfect opportunity to abandon the lumbering, costly and restrictive agri-subsidy system and re-orientate the Welsh countryside to different values, with the help of the usual government bribes.

One traditional welsh sheep farmer I know will be planting 170,000 trees this winter. My equally traditional neighbour is considering the same thing. The farmers can see the writing on the wall – sheep have had their day, bracken always was a waste of space, the next thing is the return of the forests.

Hugh Colvin

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Green Events WYNNES OF DINMORE COUNTRYSTORE Poultry Keeping - Free 1/2 hour session. Covers laying hens, housing, feed, bedding, health & hygiene + Question & Answer time. Held at Wynnes of Dinmore Countrystore - off the A49 (through village centre).

Open Tues - Sat 9am-4:30pm. For more information email info@wynnes.co.uk or telephone Roxy or Ann 01568 797314.

Tues 1 October ZERO CARBON BRITAIN: A CLIMATE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN A talk by Paul Allen from the Centre for Alternative Technology. St John’s Methodist Church Hall, St Owen St, Hereford, 7.30pm, free, donations welcome.

Thurs 3 October GREENPEACE TALK Informal meeting of local activists and supporters to discuss campaigns and how we can get involved. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, pbdelphiee@hotmail.com Wed 9 October CLIMATE CHANGE OPEN MEETING A meeting to hear a presentation from Renew Wales and to bring interested residents and groups in Presteigne and Norton together to take action on this vital issue.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7.30pm, all welcome, 01547 528575. Presteigne & Norton Town Council.

October & November KNIGHTON TREE ALLOTMENTS TRUST 12 - 13 Oct - Hedge Laying, 2-day course near Brampton Bryan, £150. 9, 16, 23 Nov - Introduction to Woodland Management, 3-day course near Knighton, £33-99 depending on days attended. Volunteer with us to learn about woodland management and associated skills such as coppicing, tree care and cutting firewood. Details email woodland@tveg.org.uk 01547 520374 http://tveg. org.uk October VILLAGERS WALKS Route around the parish and further afield, 2-3 hours, varying terrain, dogs on leads welcome, Eaton Bishop.

Enquries: Mick 01981 250461.

October SHROPSHIRE HILLS DISCOVERY CENTRE First Sunday of the month - Become a Habitat Helper!

For all ages. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 01588 676060.

Tues 1 October ZERO CARBON BRITAIN: A CLIMATE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN A talk by Paul Allen from the Centre for Alternative Technology. St John’s Methodist Church Hall, St Owen St, Hereford, 7.30pm, free, donations welcome Sat 5 October TENBURY APPLEFEST Apple identification, apple juicing, demonstrations, children’s activities, bar, catering, entertainment throughout the day and display of over 250 apple varieties! Pearl Lake Ukelele Group, reptiles from Dudley Zoo, Leominster Morris, magician, Blue Moon, classic cars, Alpaca treks, Trevor Hill’s Animal Encounters, Tenbury Teme Valley Band, Tenbury School Choirs, Bromyard Town Crier. The Burgage, Tenbury Wells, 10am-4.30pm, £4, under 16s free, 01584 890007, www.tenburyapplefest.co.uk

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Sat 12 October LITTLE GREEN REFILLS Eco friendly products. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762.

Sat 12 & Sun 13 October HEDGE LAYING Two-day course near Brampton Bryan with Knighton Tree Allotments Trust. £150, www.tveg.org.uk, woodland@ tveg.org.uk 01547 520374.

Sat 19 October & every Third Saturday in the Month PRESTEIGNE REPAIR & SKILL SHARE Stop usable stuff going to landfill. Bring along a broken item, get it fixed and learn new skills. Youth Centre, Hereford St, Presteigne, 10.30am-12.30pm, free.

Sat 26 October REPAIR CAFE IN LUDLOW A team of volunteer ‘fixers’ do their best to send it home working again! Ludlow Mascall Centre, 10am-12.30pm, no charge, but donations welcome, 01584 876854.

Mon 28 October BRECON BAROQUE FESTIVAL WALK A guided walk at 10am across the Brecon Beacons led by a former National Park Warden, ending at Penpont House on the River Usk. Lunch available at Penpont but not included in the price, booking essential.

01874 611622, www.breconbaroquefestival.com Sun 10 November THE TREES AND WOODLANDS OF WALES In collaboration with Coed Cadw/Woodland Trust in Wales, The Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales and CPRW Brecon & Radnor Branch, a public full day seminar with keynote speaker, George Peterken. Other speakers include Archie Miles, Natalie Buttriss, Jerry Langford, Alistair Hotchkiss and Rachel Palmer.

Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Well, 10am-4pm, £10 members, £12 non-members, light lunch included.

To reserve places email iainaitken@lineone.net 01497 821668/01544 260839. www.brecon-and-radnor-cprw.wales Mondays & Wednesdays KNIGHTON MENS SHED Sharpening service available. Teme Mill, Station Yard, Knighton, 10am-2pm. John on 01544232750 or email jtknightonmensshed@gmail.com.

First Thurs evening of the month FARMERS MARKET The Barn, Ledbury franrobinson54@onetel.com First Sat of the month (except August) FARMERS MARKET Local produce, gifts and crafts. Eaton Bishop VH, 10am12pm. www.eatonbishop.org

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Local Environmental Groups

Knighton Tree Allotments Trust (KTAT): Weekly workdays for woodland conservation volunteers. Contact: Gary Cowell 01547 520374 woodland@tveg.org.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. 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 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 is for ACUPUNCTURE & HOLISTIC THERAPIES Joanna Bruce RGN, B.Ac, MBAcC - clinics in Leominster and Kingsland. Treating pain and long term health conditions effectively since 1983. Tel: 01568 709142 or text 07984 460969. Free initial phone consultation jo.bruce@talk21.com 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 ACUPUNCTURE Vanessa Hamilton LicAc MBAcC I am an experienced acupuncturist with 31 years’ experience and have expert skills in listening and communication which are essential for correct treatment. A free 15min phone consultation is available to help you decide whether or not acupuncture is suitable for you . The Retreat, Studio 2a, Presteigne Industrial Estate, Presteigne, LD8 2UF, 07811120386, 01547 550387, for more info visit www. hereford-acupuncture-clinic.co.uk

AROMATHERAPY massage and facials - Bach Remedies - Herbalism - Reiki. For comprehensive, holistic treatment: Roz Myers Brown, Dip. Ar. IPTI, MIPTI. Kington clinic.

07967 137208, roz.brown@btinternet.com BOWEN TECHNIQUE Bowen is a holistic, non invasive therapy consisting of gentle moves over soft tissue and muscles, interspersed with periods of rest. Suitable for adults and children. Working from clinics in Bishop’s Castle and Church Stretton. Home visits available.

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

Clinic held at the Integrative Health Clinic, Holland House, 70 Belmont Road, Hereford. Tel: 07487 738089. www.herefordbespokemassagetherapy.co.uk BOWEN & ENERGY HEALING: Releasing imbalances on many levels; listening to the body with compassion.

Gentle deep body-work for pain, muscles, joints, internal conditions & whole health. Also clearing emotional, spiritual, mind-brain-body stuckness. My passion is to help clients discover more freedom & ease, enabling them to move forwards in life! Tenbury Wells & Ludlow (also home visits). Phone me for a chat or appointment. Hilary Foxwell 01584 819010.

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

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

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

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

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

Couple counselling is available and counselling for those who have problems concerning self-esteem, relationships or lack of them. Contact Gail Venables MBACP (Accred) on 07484 766371 or www.cbtgail.co.uk for sessions in Leominster and New Radnor

COUNSELLING. Person-centred, focused on you. Do you need someone to talk to in confidence? I am a qualified counsellor based between Ludlow and Leominster. Home visits are also available. Contact me - Wendy Clare on 0792 3311550, email vivada.advice@gmail.com or visit my website wendyclare.weebly.com Together we discover what works for you.

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, HEALING, MEDIUMSHIP. Spiritual Medium & Author Jenny Martin, offers one to one tuition or personal counselling/healing in Mid Wales.

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

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

Phone for more info: 07981 866 667 / www.touchtreetherapy.co.uk EMOTIONAL THERAPY: Anne Cummings FETC (Adv Dip), MNCS (Accred) offers this safe, effective therapy to help adults and children heal their emotional and spiritual wounds and fulfil their personal potential. If you have difficulty relating to others, or have troublesome emotions call Anne on 01547 530977. Specialist knowledge and experience of working with panic attacks, anger, stress, bullying, low self-esteem, bereavement/loss, anxiety and depression. Centres in Powys/south Shropshire.

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

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 Monmouth Natural Health Centre. Juliet Ablett www.julietablett.co.uk julietablett@rocketmail.com 01981 241456 HOLISTIC MASSAGE THERAPY: Meg Lawrence MTI. A listening and sensitive therapy, treating the whole person.

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

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

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

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

07858137889; millsw1@tiscali.co.uk; www.wendymills.co.uk MASSAGE, COACHING, YOGA, DECLUTTERING with Wellbeing Therapist Sophie Atkinson, Orleton SY8 Individual powerful sessions to help you create the space you need for the life you want. Web: www.sophieatkinson. co.uk Mob: 07930 353 118 Email: sophie@healing-energy. net MINDFULNESS Alithea Waterfield MBCT teacher offering Mindful Walks in Nature, 8-week Mindfulness courses and Mindfulness Guided Meditations. Committed to helping you reconnect with a more authentic and compassionate self and develop skills to manage life’s challenges resourcefully, skillfully and creatively. 07899 361316 alitheawaterfield@gmail.com OSTEOPATH. Mr R A Hughes D.O. Registered Osteopath and Sports Therapist. Fully qualified and registered since 1995. Established in Presteigne for over 20 years. Sciatica, Arthritis, Trapped Nerves, Back, Neck and Shoulder Pain. Headaches, Sports Injuries.

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

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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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

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

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

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

Private healing sessions and talks given.

Gillian Williamson, MNFSH. Field House, Kinnerton.

01547 560874.

Workshops WORKSHOP LISTINGS - Single (dated) listings are free.

Year round, ongoing workshops will cost £40 per year.

Sat 12 October DAY RETREAT: FINDING SILENCE The Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 01547 550377, www.bleddfacentre.org Sat 16 November SPIRITUAL CONTEMPLATION, CONVERSATION, SONG AND DANCE Organised by Herefordshire Interfaith group. Green Lane Methodist Church, Leominster, HR6 8QJ, £15/£8, bring vegetarian food to share for lunch, 01981 500764. www.herefordshireinterfaith.org.uk BUDDHISM AND MEDITATION CLASSES IN HEREFORDSHIRE Led by members of the Triratna Buddhist Order. HEREFORD Mondays, Near LEDBURY Wednesdays, LEOMINSTER Thursdays. All classes 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Give what you can, suggested donation £5. All welcome. More details from matthew@ adhisthana.org 01531 641726 or Meg 01432 830322.

Text 07980 892653.

YOGA CLASSES For physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Knighton Community Centre Mondays 9.30am-11am and Thursdays 6.45pm-8.15pm.

Also in Clunbury Village Hall near Craven Arms Tuesdays 9.15am-10.45am. Beginners welcome. Contact Kat 07968 819123. katyoga@holwill.net or find me on facebook @KatHolwillYoga

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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.hedgerowmedicine.org 01531 670075.

PILATES SESSIONS - Pilates is a method of exercise designed to elongate and strengthen the body. It promotes improved core strength and stability which in turn improves posture, flexibility, circulation and physical wellbeing. Classes available in Presteigne and various locations within the North Herefordshire, North Worcestershire and South Shropshire area. All sessions are based on small groups and working to individual abilities therefore booking is essential. Private sessions by arrangement. Contact Jackie on 0782 4114979 or justjackie39@gmail.com YOGA & AYURVEDA Individual yoga practice.

Diet. Exercise. Life Balance. Jill Bonner BA PGCE Art. DIPL Yoga Therapy. DIPL Ayurveda Therapy.

Details 07789 428109.

Every Saturday RIVER FLOW YOGA With Graham Nolan. Mixed ability, open to all.

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 9.30am, 01497 821762, phone to check class is on.

First Saturday of the month MEDITATION Bleddfa Centre, 11am-12.30pm, free, 01547 550377.

Mondays MAMA MOJO YOGA FLOW The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10.30am, £6, 01743 234970.

Mondays YOGA LESSONS All abilities welcome, bring a yoga mat, small cushion and blanket. Hall, Barn, Bleddfa, near Knighton, £49 for seven classes, 01547 550377.

Mondays & Wednesdays PILATES Pilates-Based Back Care - Mon 10.30am & Wed 5.45pm. Pilates-Based Body Conditioning - Mon 11.45am & Wed 7pm.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 625992.

Third Thursday of the month ECO SPIRIT CAFE An informal monthly meeting for people interested in spirituality and connection to the environment. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, free, 01497 821762.

First Friday of the month SILENCE AND STILLNESS Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 11am-12pm, free, 01547 550377.

Last Friday of the month QUIET GARDEN MOVEMENT Sharing outdoor space for the inner journey. 10am-3pm, Rhayader. facebook.com/CefnfaesCottage 07948 469584.

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