BROAD SHEEP - MARCH 2022

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Artistic Masterpiece

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IRST off I need to make an apology for last month’s editorial. I got severely ticked off by Dave Colwell for including the Gherkin in my tirade against horrible high risers in the City of London. According to Dave (he knows about these things) the Gherkin is not as horrible as its more thrusting neighbours and when viewed at street level its gherkin shape renders it less imposing and infinitely more cuddly than say the sharp, shaped, Shard. Frankly I doubt if this apology will do much good as I don’t really believe gherkins have very strong feelings and even if they do they certainly don’t read Broad Sheep.

Still, while on the subject of aesthetics I must relate the funniest story of the week, which involves my friend and neighbour Ian Marchant and his attempt to become an international art dealer. As Ian relates the story on his Facebook page, having just come into a surprise windfall of 100 quid by swapping his bank account he decided to invest in a bit of art. He spotted an Essex Landscape, he liked the look of, at an online auction in Leominster with a £75 - £100 estimate and he actually went to view the piece. However at the online auction he dropped out of the bidding at £130 and it sold to someone else for £200. Then he made his big mistake. He left the auction running on his browser and when he spotted a picture by Mauro Bonacina with an estimate of £20- £40 he Googled the artist and on discovering he had exhibited at the Saatchi gallery slapped down a bid for £20, fully expecting to be outbid. A couple of days later the enormity of his error was delivered through his small front door.

As you can see from this photo Hilary is thinking “How clever of my Ian to spot this artistic masterpiece and bring it into our tiny front room” or possibly not! The happy ending to this tale is that after a lot of fatuous comments from Ian’s Facebook friends an old school friend from Surrey spotted the story, liked the picture and offered to give it a home, as well as using it as an excuse to meet up after 40 years.

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Ian is of course a successful writer with a string of great books to his name but another of my friends and one of our gang of four, who staged the Velvet Violin Cabarets and Full Circle events in Presteigne, has suddenly admitted that she is a writer.

Yes, Penny Hughes has just published her first book The Black House and its an extraordinary bit of work. I know Penny as a lot of things, farmer, artist, horsewoman, ecologist, bartender, Presteigne pantomime stalwart, the brains behind the newly regenerated High Street Corner Café etc etc but not as a writer. Apparently six years ago, as she tells it, the muse arrived, she picked up a pen, turned off the electric for atmosphere and by the light of a paraffin lamp, over the course of two winters this book wrote itself. The writing process was sheer pleasure but the painful and heartbreaking work transferring it from longhand to a very recalcitrant computer took a very long time, was infuriating and involved a complete re-write when the computer lost the whole book. However, the result is a triumph.

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Set in the famously harsh winter of 1947 it tells a vivid tale of a community of small farms on the Border struggling to make ends meet but also involved in the endless feuds, gossip and petty jealousies that are the currency of small, insular communities. Penny has worked on a good few local farms, knows all about these things and coupled with her knowledge of animal husbandry and acute eye for flora and fauna the writing has a vivid and thoroughly convincing authority.

She is also quite happy confronting major issues of sexuality and prejudice in fact the story is a gritty, rural page-turner.

Although self-published and currently only available from The Workhouse Gallery in Presteigne I’m sure it will quickly find a home in the wider world and a good few people have noticed that it would make a cracking film.

I was intrigued to hear that in the same way that I have songs going round in my head all the time (often some crap I just heard in SPAR), Penny has stories constantly going on in her head. I wonder if other people have this blessing/ curse? I can’t wait to find out who will be the next friend to reveal they have been quietly writing the sequel to War and Peace in the garden shed.

Cover pic: ‘I, Elizabeth’, The Courtyard, Hereford - 2 March

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If interested please email Siân wildandfree@live.com VIOLIN LESSONS: ex Halle , ECCO, Guadagnini Trio, professional violinist RCM dip hons ARCM. 30 years experience. Classical, World Music traditions taught.

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Email - paulrichardsft@gmail.com PIANO LESSONS IN PRESTEIGNE. All ABRSM grades or simply for fun. Contact Mzia 07981752405, mziag@hotmail.co.uk EXPERIENCED LIFE-MODEL AVAILABLE for figure drawing and portraits. Contact David 07495 947916.

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

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BEEKEEPING COURSES FOR BEGINNERS Interested in keeping bees in 2022? Our weekend ‘Bee Ready’ course will prepare you with essential information and allow you to develop confidence before you get your own hive of bees. Now taking bookings for June 4th and 5th - for further details phone 01886 884752 / 07813 276308 or email woodruffbank@btinternet.com 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

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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PIANO TUNER AND TECHNICIAN Based in Llanidloes, serving Mid-Wales. Contact Matt 01686 412753 or 07843 440789 or email vicky@mousematt.net HANCOCK & MONKS MUSIC, 6 Broad Street, Hay-on-Wye. Tel: 01591 610555. Specialists in recorded and printed Classical Music for over 40 years. Huge stock of secondhand CDs, sheet music, scores and books on music. Open daily 10.30am - 4.30pm. Online catalogue at www.hancockandmonksmusic.co.uk FRUIT TREE PRUNING From one branch to an entire orchard. Tel: 01544 260656. apjervis@myphone.coop CATERING CROCKERY, CUTLERY AND GLASSWARE FOR HIRE. Up to 100 settings.

Contact Ruth on 01544 350559 or 07870 752325.

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

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 AND HARP LESSONS Beginner to advanced. All ages taught by a Royal Academy of Music graduate. Email nickyviola24@gmail.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 ON THE PRESTEIGNE TOWN WEBSITE FOR 50P PER WEEK Support your town website and publicise your business on our popular site. For more information please contact the Town Clerk, Tracey Price on presteigneandnortontc@outlook.com or 01547 528575.

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

John Hymas 07969 440183.

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

Anne 01544 267997.

PRESTEIGNE POP CHOIR Every Thursday.

Contact John Hymas for details: 07969 440183, john@johnhymas.com

For more details phone Clare on 07786 131159

architecture

Gems of the Silver Screen A

RCHITECTURE invariably – though not always – takes a back seat in film production. A rare exception is Powell and Pressburger’s Black Narcissus (1947), filmed entirely at Pinewood though intended to be a Nepalese convent. Deborah Kerr dazzles as the Mother Superior attempting to bring order to a bunch of misfits. But it is the convent’s spooky, labyrinthian structure which dominates the acting.

Fast-forwarding seven decades we arrive at Wes Anderson’s quirky and colourful The French Despatch, a delightful melange about an editorial team which produce a monthly Gallic magazine supplement from a six-storey tenement, looking for all the world like a child’s dolls’ house. In the opening sequence, a waiter, laden by a huge tray of drinks, can be seen in long shot ascending a perilous outside staircase, proving that the meticulous director was only content with the real thing.

Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars was the wonderfully ingenious Parasite, in which a family of four slum dwellers inveigle their way into the home of a super-rich South Korean family, who live in an all-glass Modernist palace which might have come from the drawing board of Mies van der Rohe. Amazingly, the ‘house’ never existed, but was an elaborate series of glass and plasterboard sound stages which were built, ‘struck’ and remodelled every weekend. Even the living room’s panoramic view of the garden had to be 2.35:1 to exactly accommodate wide screen cinemas.

The second collection of funny, erudite, deeply unconventional essays based on its garden, which Sam Llewellyn has made with the hindrance (frequent) and help (occasional) of an itinerant Duchess.

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Not quite Sandringham Schloss Nordkirchen near Münster

For the real McCoy, look no further than Ridley Scott’s epic Blade Runner (1982). Whilst the first glimpses of the cgi-created pyramidal headquarters of the Tyrell empire are awesome (with a throbbing soundtrack by Vangelis), it is the timeless Mayan-influenced decoration on the precast concrete walls of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House, the secret lair of a femme-fatale replicant, which never fails to excite. A second architectural landmark – the famous Bradbury Building, with its sinewy wrought iron internal atrium – makes a brief appearance at the end of the movie.

Post-Covid, two architectural delights arrived in quick succession (like No 11 buses, you wait years for one to arrive – and then two turn up within a fortnight). Spencer (2021) is a grim fairy tale of a single chapter in the downward spiral of Princess Diana, allegedly set at a Royal Christmas gathering at Sandringham. The proceedings are ‘choreographed’ by a masterful Major Domo, played by a visibly ageing Timothy Spaul. It certainly wasn’t the Royal family’s real Norfolk residence, as filming a Diana biopic there would certainly have been off-limits. So where was this majestic pile conjured up from, since its English architectural details just didn’t look quite right? After scouring most of Europe, the production company’s location scouts came up with Nordkirchen, a baroque schloss south of Münster.

Barbara Broccoli’s scouts were also at their most inventive when they found the perfect setting for the best of the three set piece car chases in last year’s latest Bond offering No Time to Die. The spectacular curving Roman causeway - slung across a ravine like a sagging suspension bridge - is at Matera in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. The movie’s balletic auto choreography is simply breath-taking and is said to have been achieved in a single week, involving 10 Aston Martins and a production crew of 400. The local Mayor is predicting that No Time to Die could attract a tourism income for this tiny mediaeval hill town of €12M. Nick Jones

art POWYS Studer Fine Art, The Gallery, 1A The High St, Presteigne www.studerfineart.co.uk Until 27 March ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’. The Opening exhibition of 2022, a family affair featuring CIARA LEWIS - paintings.

SAOIRSE LEWIS - jewellery. TONY HALL & GILL TENANT-EYLES ceramics. TANIA MOSSE - sculpture.

Plus a permanent collection of limited edition prints by RICHARD STUDER. Open Thurs-Sat 10.30am-3pm.

Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne LD8 2LL 01544 260149 31 March - 21 May ‘The Peace of Wild Things’ - DANIEL MacCARTHY paintings in the Gallery, The Rodd.

31 March - 14 May ‘Polaroids’ SIDNEY NOLAN - polaroid photographs in The Library, Rodd Court.

31 March - 29 Oct JIM CARTER environmental artist working in sculpture, ritual, sound and photography to explore themes of loss, remembrance and regeneration in relation to animals and landscape.

The Gardens, The Rodd.

Open Fri-Sat 11am-4pm.

Radnorshire Museum, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells LD1 5DL 01597 824513 March Search Radnorshire Museum Facebook page for up-to-date exhibitions, workshops and events.

Open Tues-Fri 10am-3pm, Sat 10am-1pm.

The Globe, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821762 3 April Easter Craft Fayre. Amazing small businesses plus food from Burger Me Kitchen. 11am, free entry.

The Table, 43 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye 01497 822802 www.thetablehay.com Until 12 March PETER McNIVEN. 19 March - 9 April SIMON DORRELL. Open Thurs-Sat 10am-3pm.

Court Cupboard Gallery, New Court Farm, Llantillio Pertholey, Abergavenny NP7 8AU 01873 852011 March ROSIE FAREY & MANDY COATS - baskets. SUSAN GALLAGHER - paintings.

Open daily 11am-4pm.

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Tower House Gallery, 29 High St, Knighton LD7 1AT 01547 529530 Gallery, shop, cafe. Tues-Sat 10am-4.30pm.

Art by Osian (Celf gan Osian), 3 Short Bridge St, Llanidloes SY18 6AD 07484 763507 www.osiangwent.com 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 10am-4pm.

The Hay Makers, St John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5BN 01497 820556 1 March - 24 April ‘Wings to Flye’.

Original works by Hay Makers and a selection of invited artists.

Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

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

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

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

Open 10.30am-4.30pm.

Minerva Arts Centre, High Street, Llanidloes 01686 413467 5 - 26 March Vintage style fair.

Open Mon - Sat 10.30am-4.30pm.

10am-4.30pm.

Knighton Fine Art, 2 Broad Street, Knighton 01547 528052 www.knightonfineart.co.uk knightonfineart@btinternet.com March 20th century British art featuring JOHN BRATBY, ALLIN BRAUND, JOHN BRUNSDON, HUGH CASSON, BERYL COOK, ROY DURRANT, ROLAND HILDER, ARNOLD KEEFE, AGNES MILLER PARKER, ROLAND PITCHFORTH, DAVID SMITH, PEGGY SOMERVILLE, ROBERT TAVENER & KYFFIN WILLIAMS. Wed-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm.

Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, Near Newtown 01686 688369 27 March - 27 May ‘Pushing The Boundaries’. Six printmakers and one printmaker/enameller. EMMA ALDRIDDGE, ALISON CRAIG, JACQUI DODDS, CAROLYN HUDSON, JILL LEVENTON, CHRISTINE MATTHEWS & ESTELLA SCHOLES. Thurs-Sun, 11am-4pm.

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

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

Found Gallery, 1 Bulwark, Brecon LD3 7LB 07736 062849 www.foundgallery.co.uk Until 19 March ‘Welcome 2022’.

DAPHNE HURN, BEV CAMPBELL, JENNY JOHN - artists. PAUL HARRIS - photographs. HANNAH McANDREW - pottery. ZOE WRIGHT - jewellery.

RHUDDIAN CHEASLEY-RAU sculpture.

23 March - 23 April ‘Print & Paint’.

MAGGY ROBERTS - artwork.

LESLEY LILLYWHITE - prints.

TONY HALL - pottery. JUDY BOYT sculpture. Tues-Sat 10am-4.30pm.

The Workhouse Studio, Presteigne Industrial Estate 01544 267864 Rare antique carpets and kilims. Plus locally made pottery, art materials, textiles, haberdashery, jewellery, cards and gifts. Cafe. Wed-Sat 10am-4pm.

Museum of Modern Art, Tabernacle, Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth SY20 8AJ 01654 703355 info@moma.machynlleth.org.uk Until 12 March Christmas exhibition.

Until 12 March ‘From Dawn to Dusk’.

CHRISTOPHER MIKE. 12 March - 4 June ‘Legends’.

12 - March - 11 June ‘Ceredigion’.

Tabernacle Collection.

19 March - 30 April ‘Autographs from Llangollen’. DAVID GEPP. Wed-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm, by appointment only.

Knighton Museum, 1 Broad St, Knighton The Museum is run entirely by volunteers and reflects the social history of the area. The majority of the exhibits have been either donated or lent by local people and reflect the varied history of this border town from the drovers to the flannel weavers; from trade to agriculture. Wed- Sat, 10am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

Wyeside Theatre, Builth Wells 01982 552555 Until 27 March ‘Time Out’. KNIGHTON PAINTING & SKETCHING GROUP. Open theatre times.

Phil Clark, The Courtyard, Hereford

Gemma Moore, Apple Store Gallery, Hereford

Jim Carter, Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne

Jo Lucas, Greenstage Gallery, Bishop’s Frome

Christine Pike, Ragleth Gallery, Church Stretton

Rhayader Museum & Gallery, CARAD, East St, Rhayader, LD6 5ER 01597 810561 Until early March Rhayader Museum are offering an opportunity to learn basic carpentry skills and take part in the creative process of installing the displays and installations under the supervision of a skilled carpenter / lighting designer. Please email all@ carad.org.uk for details. Look out for new activities and sign up for our free information newsletter online: www.carad.org.uk’.

Tues-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-12pm.

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.

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

Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford 01432 342334 3 March Babar’s Makers Market with stalls with treasure of handmade items.

Open 5pm - late.

Hereford Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Hereford 01432 374200 Free entry, open during normal Cathedral opening hours.

Oxenham Art, Broad St, Leominster HR6 8BT 01568 611898 March ‘Signs of Spring’. MARGARET MALLOWS - printmaker. TIA LAMBERT - oil paintings. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm.

Mappa Mundi & Chained Library, Hereford Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Hereford 01432 374200 Until 23 April ‘All Things Bright: A thousand years of metalwork from Cathedral and Diocese’. Highlighting a wide variety of metal objects, some fundamental to the act of Christian worship, others tucked away and overlooked. Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, normal admission applies.

Hereford Museum & Art Gallery, Broad St, Hereford 01432 383383 25 March - 3 April ‘Artefacts, Replicas and Creative Arts’. Original artifacts alongside contemporary designs by Hereord College Art students blacksmithing undergraduates. Adults £5, students and under 18s free.

Open Tues-Sat 10am-4pm.

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Made in the Marches Gallery, 12 Church St, Kington, HR5 3AZ 07531 820195 www.madeinthemarches.com From 15 March Artisan gallery showing work from local artists and makers, featuring paintings, prints, ceramics, glass, jewellery, textiles, stone, metal, wood, willow, mixed media, gifts, cards and art materials. Open Wed–Sat, 11am-4pm.

Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Rd, Hereford HR1 2UA 01432 263937 www.applestoregallery.com Until 5 Mar Rockfield Arts. Studio artists from Apple Store Gallery and Artsite 3.

9 March - 23 April ‘Framework Herefordshire’. Current work by members and their friends.

Open Wed-Fri 10am-3pm, Sat 10am-1pm.

Wobage Makers Gallery, Upton Bishop, Ross on Wye HR9 7QP 01989 720495 www.wobage.co.uk March HEILA HERRING - pottery.

ANDREW McGARVA stoneware pots. CLARE McGARVA - stitched textiles. PATIA DAVIS porcelain & earthenware pots. BEN CASSON - furniture. SHEILA CASSON - stoneware & earthenware pots. CLAIR HODGSON - silver.

JEREMY STEWARD - wood-fired salt-glazed pottery. CLYDE HOARE baskets. Open Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm.

The Courtyard, Hereford 01432 340555 Until 19 March ‘Of the Body, from the Body, for the Body’. HEREFORD COLLEGE OF ARTS. 25 March - 30 April ‘Near and Far’.

PHIL CLARK - large gouache paintings and original prints.

Open theatre times.

Old Chapel Gallery, East St, Pembridge HR6 9HB 01544 388842 www.oldchapelgallery.co.uk 12 March - 30 April ‘ Spring Exhibition.

Featuring new work by TAMSIN ABBOTT, RACHEL WRIGHT, RACHAEL BLAKEWAY, ELAINE ADAMS and more.

All year ‘Shadows on the Grass’.

Garden sculpture exhibition. A collection of unique sculpture for your outdoor space in a variety of media including ironwork, carved stone, stone resin, bronze resin, ceramic and stainless steel. Open Wed-Sat 11am-4.30pm, Sun & Mon by appointment.

Greenstage Gallery, Hop Pocket, Bishop’s Frome WR6 5BT 01885 490839 www.greenstagegallery.co.uk 5 - 27 March JO LUCAS, TONY PURSER, VERONICA HUDSON & PIERRE WILLIAMS. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm.

Hereford College of Arts, College Road Campus, Hereford HR1 1EB 01432 273359 1, 9 & 15 March Degree Open Event, 2pm.

17 March College Level open Event, 6pm, (Folly Lane Campus).

18 March Foundation & Portfolio Open Event, 1.30am.

Gallery 54, 54 High St, Ross-on-Wye 01989 567917 March Gallery Artists. Open Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm.

The Basement, 18 Gloucester Rd, Ross-on-Wye HR9 5BU email gabydevitt@live.com Beautiful handwoven lampshades, fabrics, pottery, willow baskets and glass. Also a range of eclectic lighting.

Open Wed-Sat 9.30am-4pm.

Made in Ross, The Upstairs Gallery, Market House, Ross-on-Wye HR9 5NX 01989 769398 www.madeinross.co.uk Feb Made in Ross.

A co-operative of local art and craft makers who produce a wide range of beautiful work, for all tastes and budgets. Open daily, 10am-4pm.

SHROPSHIRE Bishop’s Castle Town Hall 01588 630023 Until 26 Mar TIM PHILLIPS & KATE EVANS. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.

5 Mar Antiques & Flea Market, 9am-4pm.

Twenty Twenty Gallery, 4 Quality Square, Ludlow 01584 875363 www.twenty-twenty.co.uk 12 March - 16 April ‘Boundaries’.

SARAH PURVEY. Open Wed-Sat 10.30am-4pm.

Ogilvie Vaile Conservation, Unit 9, Lower Buckton Barns, between Leintwardine and Brampton Bryan SY7 0JU 07780 616067 www.ogilvievaile.com Specialising in the conservation and restoration of fine art.

The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury 01743 234970 4 - 29 March ‘Dancing Together’.

MING DE NASTY - photographs of Shropshire Inclusive Dancers during lockdown. Tues-Fri 10am-4.30pm.

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

Specialising in the conservationrestoration of works of art on paper and archive material.

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

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

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

Ragleth Gallery, 1 Sandford Place, Church Stretton SY6 6DY 01694 723225 A contemporary gallery full of original art, inspired by the landscape and wildlife of the Shropshire Hills.

Sculpture, paintings, ceramics, glass, jewellery, prints, photographs, automata and more. Mon & Tue 10am-5pm, Thurs - Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

The Artists’ Gallery, Ludlow Farm (formerly Ludlow Food Centre), Bromfield, Ludlow SY8 2JR 07974 652866 March Artists include SHELLY PERKINS - wildlife artist. PRISCILLA HANN - bronze sculpture. DANIELLE FLOWERS - contemporary jewellery.

KIM DAVIS - wood turning.

MEGAN EVANS - collagraph prints.

JAN JAY - textile designs and screen prints. PIP JONES - watercolours.

SARAH BILLINGHAM - pottery.

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm. www.theartistsgalleryludlow.co.uk Open daily 10am-5pm.

Facebook - The Artists’ Gallery.

Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, The Music Hall, Market Square, Shrewsbury SY1 1LG 01743 258881 Until 14 March Late Victorian & Edwardian Science Fiction.

Until 5 June ‘The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists’.

Open Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

Assembly Rooms, Mill St, Ludlow www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk www.theartistsgalleryludlow.co.uk 01584 878141 Until 5 March BRITTANY DAVIES & KATE WRIGGLESWORTH. Illustrations and paintings inspired by invented characters and narratives.

12 March - 7 May ‘Two Ways of Looking Exhibition’. Four artists with distinctive individual styles share their versions of our world. Open theatre times.

Smithy Studio, Brampton Bryan SY7 0DH 07811 042478 Rustic homewares, fine art and craft.

Local makers. Turned wood, slipware, lavender products, textiles, cards and gifts. Thurs-Sat 11am-4pm.

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Art & Craft Workshops Single, dated listings are free.

Ongoing workshops, £40 per year.

ARE YOU AN ARTIST WANTING TO BE PART OF H.ART THIS YEAR? To take part complete the online form @h-art.org.uk/take-part. Deadline for entry 9 March. www.h-art.org.uk VILLAGE ART CLUBS Love art? Come and join us! Friendly, local clubs with professional tuition run for three terms per year.

Beginners and experienced painters all welcome. Call Liz on 07938 563716 or see the website for details - www.villageartclubs.co.uk ONLINE ART CLASS Would you like to learn how to paint or improve on the skills you already have? All you need is access to Zoom. Also art tuition and home school art classes for 11-18 year olds.

Stephen Hand, stephen@handdrawnart.co.uk 07786 934880.

ALEX ALLPRESS POTTERY SCHOOL - POTTERY WORKSHOPS Church Street, Builth Wells, LD2 3BS, Powys. Courses/workshop throughout the year. Throwing, Hand building, glazing, kiln firing and much more. Clay and equipment and your own wheel included. For more details 07443 875016. alexallpressceramics@gmail.com / alexallpress.co.uk GINN’S CREATIVE WORKSHOPS Discover your creative potential at my workshops covering, Art, Textiles and Sewing Techniques, catering for the experienced and inexperienced.

Dates to suit you. 01432 760961.

STONE CARVING WORKSHOPS Monthly in Llangarron HR9 6PH. Glenn Morris, sculptor, leads an informal, friendly group. Suitable for beginners and those with some experience. Full tuition, safety equipment and tools provided. Stone available if required. Copious refreshments guaranteed.

01989 770776.

Frances@artsinthemarches.co.uk 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, Quilting and Upholstery.

For full details visit www.creativebreaks.co.uk Make it yourself - take it home - treasure it – or give it with pride!

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 Sat 12 March CULTIVATE YOUTH ARTS GROUP Create artwork with internationally renowned artist Mariele Neudecker.

The Rodd, Presteigne, 10am-1pm, free to attend, www.sidneynolantrust. org/cultivate Sat 12 March UNCIALS WITH AN EDGE BRUSH Brush techniques from one of the best, Mary Noble. At Monkland Village Hall from 10-4pm £20 members/£25 guests.For info/ booking, ring 01544 327657. Marches Scribes.

Sat 12 March CHILDREN’S SEWING WORKSHOP Come and join Lazy Daisy Chains at Make-it-Happen’s lovely studio in Hereford, 10am-1pm. Sew a beautiful Mother’s Day gift. Our workshops are designed for children aged 7-11and no experience is necessary. All materials and tuition are included. Cost £15.

Bookings can be made via https:// www.make-ithappencreativedreams. com/book-online or for more details please contact Andrea at merricafall@ yahoo.co.uk or on 07709939503.

Fri 18 March STITCH FROM HISTORY Full day textile workshop. Taking inspriation from the objects and designs in the current exhibition. Make a brooch, a bag charm or other accessory using your choice of threads, fabrics and embellishments. Hereford Cathedral, 10am-4pm, £50, 01432 374225 or www.herefordcathedral.org

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Sat 19 March CALLIGRAPHY COURSE FOR BEGINNERS Monkland Village Hall nr Leominster from 10-1pm.

All materials supplied. £20 for the course. For details or booking please contact Kris 01544 327657 Marches Scribes.

Wed 30 March PYSANKY EGG MAKING WORKSHOP Make beautiful wax-resist traditional Ukrainian eggs.

All materials and Ukrainian refreshments supplied.

10am -1pm £38 per person all inclusive. Cawley Hall, Eye Lane, Leominster HR6 0DS book: www.cawleyhall.org.uk or 07970 627770 March MID WALES ARTS CENTRE Weekly Pottery Clubs for Adults, Thurs 2-4pm & 7-9pm, Wed 7-9pm, Fri 11am-1pm. Home Education Club, Wed 2-4pm. After-School Club, Thurs 5-6.30pm. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, Newtown, 01686 688369.

March EASTNOR POTTERY INTO TO THE POTTERS WHEEL £40 per person.

Perfect indoor activity for individuals, couples and small groups. 1.5 hr sessions take place on specific dates through the Spring and Summer. Please check availability and book online www.eastnorpottery.co.uk POTTERS WHEEL COURSES 5, 6, 19 & 20 March, £150 day £280 weekend. Spend the day or weekend relaxing and creating pots on the potter’s wheel. Please book online www.eastnorpottery.co.uk Email admin@eastnorpottery. co.uk or tel 01531 633886.

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March & April RAG RUG MAKING DAY WORKSHOPS Creative recycling with Jenni Stuart-Anderson.

Suit beginners and returners. 4-6 March - Weekend Workshop, Huntlands Farm, Whitbourne, WR6 5RD. Fri 5pm - Sunday lunch. Accommodation, food, tuition £265. 5 March - Day Workshop at Huntlands Farm, Whitbourne, WR6 5RD, hooking and progging, 10am-5pm, £65. 2 April - Day Workshop, Learn progging and hooking for recycling textiles. Leysters & Middleton Village Hall, 10am-4pm, £60 includes beverages. Info and bookings 01568 750229, email jenni.ragrugs@freeuk.com, www.jenni.ragrugs@freeuk.com March THE HIVE WORKSHOPS Every Tues - Life Drawing for all ages, 7-9pm.

The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970.

March & April VICKI NORMAN WORKSHOPS 4 - 6 March - Mastering Water. Three day live workshop with lectures and demonstrations. 5 - 7 April - Applying Colour Theory in Your Paintings. 25 - 30 April - St Ives Sketchbook Break. Vicki Norman Art School, 21 Mill St, Bridgnorth, WV15 5AF, www.vickinormanstudio.com Tuesdays DRINK AND DRAW Weekly life drawing class. Bring your own materials, just turn up. Upstairs in De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 7-9.30pm, £8, 01432 357753.

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

Thursdays HEREFORD LIFE DRAWING The Courtyard, Hereford, 10am-1pm, £7.50, 01432 340555.

cinema DEATH ON THE NILE (12)

BORDERLINES FILM FESTIVAL FRIDAY 4 - SUNDAY 20 MARCH Each year the Borderlines Film Festival, the largest rural film festival in the UK, centred on The Courtyard, Hereford, but also spread across numerous venues in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Powys and online.

Details www.borderlinesfilmfestival.org

COURTYARD, HEREFORD 2022 is surely Kenneth Branagh’s year, what with the critical acclaim of his loosely biographical BELFAST and now the much Covid-delayed release of his second Agatha Christie re-make? His first, 2017’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS was a lavish, star-studded, box-office smasher and he repeats the formula here, using the same scripter, Michael Green, and himself playing Hercule Poirot’s monstrously mustachioed detective. However unlike John (TOWERING INFERNO) Guillermin’s excellent 1978 version, this film diverts from its predecessor by sketching in Poirot’s back-story and adding characters that Christie might’ve sniffed at. Thus we have cameos from Annette Bening, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Russell Brand etc. spicing up a familiar Christie plot – namely closely confined characters getting bumped off by a murderer eventually unmasked by Poirot – with Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Sophie Okonedo and Tom Bateman resplendent in the major roles in this terrifically entertaining romp.

All reviews by Mark Williams

ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW

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1 & 2 March PARALLEL MOTHERS (15) 3 March BELFAST (12A) 4, 5, 7 & 8 March DEATH ON THE NILE (12A) 8 March THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN (U) 10 March INDEPENDENT MISS CRAIGIE (15) 10 March LINGUI, THE SACRED BONDS (15) 10 March BENEDICTION (15) Preview 11 March MASTER CHENG (PG) 11 March TRUE THINGS (15) 11 March HIT THE ROAD (12A) Preview 12 March BELLE (12A) 12 March GREAT FREEDOM (18) 12 March COMPARTMENT NO. 6 (15) Preview 13 March JOCKEY (15) 13 March FLEE (15) 13 March EIFFEL (12A) 14 - 17 March CYRANO (12A) 15 March AMULET (15) 17 March WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY (15) 21, 22, 24 & 25 March THE DUKE (12A) 22 & 24 March LA MIF (15)

23 & 31 March MASTER CHENG (PG) 26, 29 & 30 March ALI AND AVA (15) 28 March THE GODFATHER (15) 29 March THE GODFATHER 2 (15) Assembly Rooms, Mill St, Ludlow, www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk 01584 878141

BOOTH’S BOOKSHOP 11 March HIVE (12A) 12 March BENEDICTION (15) 13 March COMPARTMENT NO. 6 (15) Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye. 01497 822010

BRECON FILM SOCIETY 7 March TOVE 4 April MAHANAGAR / BIG CITY Doors open 7.15pm for 7.30pm start.

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

CONQUEST, BROMYARD 4 March THE COURIER (12A) 6 March THE ALPINIST (12A) 10 March SPENCER (12) 16 March RESPECT (12A) 18 March MASTER CHENG (PG) 20 March MOTHERING SUNDAY (15) Conquest Theatre, Bromyard.

01885 488575

4, 6 March IL BUCO Preview 4 - 6 March DRIVE MY CAR (15) 4, 5, 7 March COW (12) 4, 6 March PLAYGROUND Preview 4 - 7 March PARALLEL MOTHERS (15) 4 March LUZZU Preview 4, 7 March LAMB (15) 4 March THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN (PG) Preview 5 March MR BACHMANN AND HIS CLASS Preview 5 - 6 March THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN (U) 5 March OPEN SCREEN 5 - 7 March THE SOUVENIR PART II (15) 5, 7 March THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD Preview 6 March INDEPENDENT MISS CRAIGIE 6 - 7 March LINGUI, THE SACRED BONDS 7 March TITANE (18) 7 March NIGHTMARE ALLEY (15) 8 - 9 March HIT THE ROAD (12A) Preview 8 - 10 March JOCKEY (15) 8 -10 March MEMORY BOX (15) 8, 10 March HAPPENING (15) Preview 9 March THE WILLOWS (15) + panel discussion 9 - 10 March MY NAME IS GULPILIL (12A) Preview 10 March FALLEN ANGEL (PG) 10 March SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT (PG) 10 March THE AIRSHIP NORGE’S FLIGHT ACROSS THE ARCTIC OCEAN (PG) silent with live music accompaniment 11 - 12 March NATURAL LIGHT (15) 11 - 13 March COMPARTMENT NO. 6 (15) Preview 11 - 13 March BELLE (12A) 11 - 14, 17 March GREAT FREEDOM (18)

11 - 17 March THE DUKE (12A) 12 March THIS FILTHY EARTH (15) + Q&A 12 - 13 March BENEDICTION (15) Preview 12 - 15 March ALI & AVA (15) 12 - 16 March MASTER CHENG (PG) 13 & 16 March SHEPHERD (15) 14 March HIVE (12A) Preview 14 - 15 March RURANGI (15) 14 - 15 March MEMORIA (U) 14, 16 March MURINA (12A) Preview 15 - 16 March FAYA DAYI (15) Preview 15 - 16 March BERGMAN ISLAND (15) Preview 15 - 17 March FLEE (15) 16 - 17 March PETROV’S FLU (18) 18 - 19 March EIFFEL (12A) Preview 18, 20 March A CHIARA (15) Preview 18, 20 March PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN Preview 18 - 20 March LA MIF (15) 18 - 20 March PARIS 13TH DISTRICT (18) 18 - 20 March REBEL DREAD (15) 18 - 20 March TRUE THINGS (15) 18 - 19 March WHAT DO WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SKY? (15) Preview 19 March THE STORIES OF ELLA MARY LEATHER 19 - 20 March GWLEDD / THE FEAST (18) Preview 19 - 20 March WHERE IS ANNE FRANK (12A) Preview 20 March RIVERS OF STORY The Courtyard Theatre, Edgar St, Hereford 01432 340555

DISCOVERY CENTRE, C.A.

25 March THE KINGS MAN (15) Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 01588 676060.

2 March NO TIME TO DIE (12A) Cardington VH 01694 771295 3 March MINARI (12) Brilley VH 01544 327227 4 March NO TIME TO DIE (12A) Staunton on Wye VH 01981 501031 4 March THE COURIER (12A) Conquest Theatre, Bromyard 01885 488575 4 March FISHERMANS FRIENDS (12A) Dolau Community Hall 07904 883038

LAMB (15)

My top film so far this year is probably the weirdest, although not perhaps to fans of Icelandic cinema which is also known for strong animalistic themes set against that country’s ruggedly impressive landscapes, e.g. OF HORSES AND MEN, and 2015’s Cannes-winning RAMS. No surprise then that the star of Valdimar Johannsson’s debut feature is a young sheep… sort of. And in the first of several monstrous plot twists, although born on the remote farm run by Ingvar (Hilmar Snaer Gudnason) and Maria (Noomi Rapace, GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO), the beast soon exhibits disturbing characteristics which its parents take to their bosom, Maria especially. And then along comes Ingvar’s broke, belligerent brother (Björn Hlynur Haraldsson) to disrupt this strange, touching, fragile relationship which gradually becomes downright distressing and ultimately, violent. Johannsson cleverly combines CGI, trained animals, intuitive performances and atmospheric sound design to great dramatic effect that will knock your heavy-knit socks off.

4 March THE COURIER (12A) Simpson Hall, Burghill 07726 148736 4 March MOTHERING SUNDAY (15) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 4 March THE COURIER (12A) Garway VH 01600 750243 4 March I AM BELMAYA (12A) Knighton Community Centre 01547 520602 5 March PIG (15) Bedstone & Hopton Castle VH 01547 530282 5 March AZOR (12A) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross-on-Wye 07789 778048 5 March THE COURIER(12A) Lady Emily Hall, Tarrington 01432 890720 5 March ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (12) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 6 March UNTOUCHABLE (15) Pembridge Film Nights 01544 387571 6 March SOUAD (12A) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 6 March THE ALPINIST (12A) Conquest Theatre, Bromyard 01885 488575 7 March NOMADLAND (12A) Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Community Centre 01952 433297 7 March MILITARY WIVES (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 8 March PILI (12A) All Stretton VH 07812 583113 8 March MINARI (12) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross on Wye 07789 778048 8 March MOTHERING SUNDAY (15) Much Birch Community Hall 01584 831574

9 March OFF THE RAILS (15) Hope Bowdler VH 01694 723648 9 March SPENCER (12) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 9 March THE COURIER (12A) Escleyside Hall 01981 510116 10 March THE FATHER (12A) Bagley Sports & Social Club 07776 378622 10 March CINEMA PARADISO (15) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 10 March MOTHERING SUNDAY(15) Brilley VH 01544 327227 10 March THE COURIER (12A) Pencombe Parish Hall 01885 400311 10 March RESPECT (12A) Much Birch Community Hall 01981 540097 10 March SPENCER (12) Conquest Theatre, Bromyard 01885 488575 11 March NO TIME TO DIE (12A) Clungunford VH 01588 660159 11 March GREEN BOOK (12A) Bodenham Parish Hall 01568 797932 11 March MASTER CHENG (PG) Leintwardine Community Centre 07572 442903 11 March THE COURIER (12A) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 11 March HARRIET (12A) Little Dewchurch VH 01432 840333 12 March DREAM HORSE (PG) Ballingham Old School Hall 07967 017759 13 March L’HEURE DE LA SORTIE (SCHOOLS OUT) (U) The Coach House Theatre, Malvern 01684 892277 14 March MISBEHAVIOUR (12) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911

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PARALLEL MOTHERS (15)

Writer/director Pedro Almadóvar’s sensitive, wholehearted embrace of women in his filmmaking has never been bettered than here in PARALLEL MOTHERS, neither has the performance of one of his regular stars, Penélope Cruz who pulls out all the stops as photographer Janice who falls pregnant with her married lover, Arturo and opts to have the baby anyway. In the maternity hospital she meets and instantly forms a bond with teenager Ana (amazing newcomer, Milena Smit) and thenceforth these two single mothers embark on an interdependent relationship – odyssey even – that is brimful of love, mutual support and challenged trust much of it reflected in the relationships each woman has with what becomes an extended family including Ana’s ambitious actress mother and Janice’s steadfast agent. With his typically lavish palette, Antxon Gómez’ reliably rich production design and his female repertory regulars this is arguably Almadóvar’s best work since 2006’s VOLVER.

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15 March RIDE LIKE A GIRL (PG) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 15 March MEN WHO SING (12A) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 5117125 15 March THE COURIER (12A) Acton Scott VH 01694 781260 16 March PETITE MAMAN (U) Escleyside Hall 01981 510116 16 March RESPECT (12A) Conquest Theatre, Bromyard 01885 488575 16 March SPENCER (12) Myddle VH 07706 450075 16 March DREAM HORSE (PG) Chetton VH 01746 789257 17 March 23 WALKS (12A) Pudleston VH 01568 750292 17 March RESPECT (12A) Gorsley VH 01989 750649 17 March THE COURIER (12A) Claverley VH 01746 710528 17 March THE GOOD LIAR (15) Silvester Horne Institute, Church Stretton 07508 072206 17 March MASTER CHENG (PG) Brilley VH 01544 327227 17 March MOTHERING SUNDAY (15) Pencombe and LIttle Cowarne Parish Hall 01885 400311 17 March NO TIME TO DIE (12A) Castlemorton Parish Hall 01531 631503 17 March MASTER CHENG (PG) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross on Wye 07789 778048

17 March AZOR (12A) Bedstone & Hopton Castle VH 01547 530282 17 March THE COURIER (12A) Diddlebury VH 07375 326381 18 March NOMADLAND (12A) Shifnal VH 01952 462787 18 March MILITARY WIVES (12A) Marton VH 01743 792790 18 March KNIVES OUT (12A) All Stretton VH 07812 583113 18 March LAMB (15) Knighton Community Centre 01547 520602 18 March PIG (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 18 March PETITE MAMAN (U) Garway Hall 01600 750465 18 March SPENCER (12) The Simpson Hall, Burghill 07726 148736 18 March GREEN BOOK (12A) Bosbury Parish Hall 01531 640333 18 March RESPECT (12A) Leintwardine Community Centre 07572 442903 18 March MASTER CHENG (PG) Conquest Theatre, Bromyard 01885 488575 19 March THE GUARD (15) Handley Broadheath VH 07972 183164 19 March MOTHERING SUNDAY (15) Yarpole Parish Hall 01568 780196 19 March RESPECT (12A) Lady Emily Hall, Tarrington 01432 890720 19 March RESPECT (12A) Upton upon Severn Memorial Hall 01684 592273 19 March MILITARY WIVES (12A) Aston on Clun VH 01588 660545

20 March ROSE PLAYS JULIE (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 20 March MOTHERING SUNDAY (15) Conquest Theatre, Bromyard 01885 488575 21 March THE DRESSMAKER (12A) Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Community Centre 01952 433297 21 March NOMADLAND (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 24 March SUNMMERLAND (12) Grimley Peace Hall, Sinton Green 01905 641572 24 March THE FAVOURITE (15) Almeley VH 07557 659291 24 March THE FATHER (12A) Norbury VH 01588 650302 25 March AMMONITE (15) Longden VH 07539 545846 25 March THE KINGS MAN (15) Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms 01588 676060 26 March CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG (PG) Dolau Community Hall 07904 883038 27 March ARTHUR’S DYKE (15) Bicton VH 01743 850495 28 March RESPECT (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 29 March THE LAST BUS (12A) Loppington VH 01939 809236 31 March THE COURIER (12A) Goodrich VH 01600 890609

THE EDGE, MUCH WENLOCK 7 March MILITARY WIVES (12A) 14 March MISBEHAVIOUR (12) 21 March NOMADLAND (12) 28 March RESPECT (12) 4 April CUELLA (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911

THE HIVE, SHREWSBURY 4 March WHO YOU THINK I AM (15) 18 March EVERYBODY KNOWS (15) The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 234970

THE LOFT, HEREFORD 3 March BOILING POINT (15) 5 March ALADDIN (1992) (U) 10 March ALI & AVA (15) 11 March RESPECT (12) 12 March MEET THE ROBINSONS (U) 18 March HOUSE OF GUCCI (15) 19 March CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG (PG) 20 March CRY MACHO (12) 24 March BELFAST (12A) 25 March THE GODFATHER (15) 26 March STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (U) 27 March MAMMA MIA (PG) The Loft, 18a West St, Hereford HR4 0BX 01432 507460

LOST ARC, RHAYADER 18 March PRIDE The Lost Arc, Old Drill Hall, Bridge St, Rhayader 01597 811226.

MKT. THEATRE, LEDBURY 5 March ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (12) 6 March SOUAD (12A) subtitles 9 March SPENCER (12A) 15 March MEN WHO SING (12A) 18 March PIG (15) 20 March ROSE PLAYS JULIE (15) Market Theatre, Market St, Ledbury 07967 517125

MALVERN THEATRES 4 - 7 March THE DUKE (12A) 4 & 5 March LINGUI, THE SACRED BONDS 5 March COW (12A) 5 - 7 March THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN (U) 5, 7 March THE SOUVENIR PART II (15) 5 March THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN (PG) Preview 6 & 7 March LOLA & THE SEA (15) 6 March NANOOK OF THE NORTH (U) Silent with live music accompaniment 7 March TITANE (18) 8, 11 March LAMB (15) 8 March HIVE (12A) 9, 19 March BENEDICTION (15) Preview 10 March HIT THE ROAD (12A) Preview 11, 12 & 14 March MEMORY BOX (15) 11, 14 March DRIVE MY CAR (15) 11 - 12 March FLEE (15) 11, 12, 14 - 17 March MASTER CHENG (PG) 11, 12, 14, 15 March NIGHTMARE ALLEY (15) 12 March BERGMAN ISLAND (15) Preview 12, 15, 16, 20 March JOCKEY (15) 13 - 16 March PARALLEL MOTHERS (15) 14 March SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT (PG) 15, 16 March MEMORIA (U) 15 - 17 March LA MIF (15) 15 March GWLEDD / THE FEAST (18) Preview 16 March THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (15) Preview 18, 19 March BELLE (12A) 18 - 20 March GREAT FREEDOM (18) 18 - 20 March ALI & AVA (15) 20 March WHERE IS ANNE FRANK (12A) 20 March TRUE THINGS (15) Preview Malvern Theatre 01684 892277

OLD MKT. HALL, SHREWS. Until 3 March DEATH ON THE NILE (12A) 4 - 9 March LICORICE PIZZA (12A) 4 - 10 March NEVER TOO LATE (12A) 11 - 17 March CYRANO (12A) 13 March TWO OF US (12) 18 - 31 March THE DUKE (12A) Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281

PRESTEIGNE SCREEN 4 March THE NEST (15) 11 March SOUAD (12A) 18 March AZOR (12A) 1 April MARTIN EDEN (15) www.presteignescreen.org.uk Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, doors open 7.30pm, 8pm start.

01544 370202, 01544 260577

REGAL CINEMA, TENBURY 1 - 3 March BELFAST (12A) 4, 5, 7 - 10 March DEATH ON THE NILE (12A) Regal Cinema, Teme St, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811442

SAVOY, MONMOUTH 1 - 3, 5 - 10 March DEATH ON THE NILE (12A) 8 March PIG (15) 12 April MINARI (PG) Savoy Theatre, Church St, Monmouth 01600 772467

SPARC, BISHOP’S CASTLE 10 March CINEMA PARADISO (15) 15 March RIDE LIKE A GIRL (PG) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 01588 630321

THEATRE SEVERN, SHREWS 1 March THE BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

WYESIDE, BUILTH WELLS Until 3 March DEATH ON THE NILE (12A) Until 2 March UNCHARTED (ctbc) 13 March ALIEN (15) Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555

LIVE EVENTS ON SCREEN 3 March THE BOOK OF DUST LA BELLE SAVAUGE National Theatre Live. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7pm, 01982 552555.

Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, 01885 488575.

8 March FRIDA KAHOL Exhibitions on Screen. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 01952 728911. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, 01885 488575.

10 March RIGOLETTO Royal Opera House. Blake Theatre,

Monmouth, 7.15pm, 01600 719401.

Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury 01743 281281. Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye, 7.15pm, 01497 822010.

12 March ARIADNE AUF NAXOS New York Met Opera. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 5.55pm, 01885 488575.

13 March RIGOLETTO Encore screening from the Royal Opera House. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 2pm, 07967 517125. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 2pm, 01588 630321. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 2pm, 01885 488575. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 2pm, 01982 552555.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2pm, 01874 611622. Regal Cinema, Tenbury, 2pm, 01584 811442.

20 March HEX National Theatre live. Regal Cinema, Tenbury, 2pm, 01584 811442.

22 March BILL MURRAY’S NEW WORLDS: THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION Screen legend Bill Murray and world renowned cellist Jan Vogler rock the Acropolis with a mix of music, literature and poetry. Old Market Theatre, Shrewsbury 01743 281281.

23 March MIRUSIA SINGS FOR YOU Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7pm, 01743 281281.

24 March RIGOLETTO Royal Opera House encore screening.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7pm, 01743 281281.

26 March DON CARLOS New York Met Opera.

Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 4pm, 01885 488575.

31 March FRIDA KAHOL Exibition on Screen. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 340555.

5 April EASTER IN ART Exhibitions on Screen. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 01952 728911.

WORKSHOPS

Sat 5 March WEA FILM STUDY DAY ‘The Western’. With tutor Michael Pyke. Studying the work of Sergio Leone and Michael Cimmino. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 10.30am-5pm, £25, 07967 517125.

Sat 5, 12 & 19 March CALL OUT FOR YOUNG FILM MAKERS Workshop led by film makers Erin Draper and Jim Elliott. Learn about camera, filming and editing techniques.

For ages 12-18 year olds. Willow Globe, Llanwrthwl, Llandrindod Wells, 11am-4pm, 01597 811487, www.skakespearelink.org.uk

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Dance Workshops

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

Fri 11 March DISCOVER DANCE With the National Dance Company Wales. Try some dance, then watch the professionals in action. Ideal for schools and families. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 1pm, 01874 611622.

Dance Performance Sat 5 March 10 YEARS OF DANCING TOGETHER! SHROPSHIRE INCLUSIVE DANCE. This celebration event will present an exciting showcase of activities including dance performance and dance films. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 4.30pm, 01743 234970.

Mon 7 March GIOVANNI PERNICE ‘This is Me’. Strictly Come Dancing favourite. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £36-£3, VIP meet and greet £69, 01743 281281.

Tues 8 & Wed 9 March SHREWSBURY GOTTA DANCE Groups and schools from Shropshire join together for evenings of entertainment. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £15, 01743 281281.

Fri 11 March ONE ANOTHER NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY WALES. Featuring ‘Ludo’

by Caroline Finn; ‘Codi’ by Anthony Matsena and ‘A New Work by Andrea Costanzo Martini. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, 01874 611622.

Wed 30 March ONE NIGHT ONLY THE VIV KELLY SCHOOL OF DANCE AND THEATRE. An evening of celebration. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £15, children £5, 01743 281281.

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Mobile: 07828 995237 Email: smorrisaos@gmail.com

ALANYA’S BELLYDANCE CLUB - OPEN LEVEL Bodenham Parish Hall, HR1 3LB. 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month, 1.00-3.30pm. No-obligation taster, then pay per term. For full information visit www.alanyabellydance. com or call Abbie on 07962 161081.

Starting January LEARN 2 JIVE BEGINNERS CLASSES Mon 3 Jan - Bartestree Village Hall, Hereford, HR1 4BY 7.30-8.30pm. Silvester Horne Institute, Church Stretton, SY6 6BY, 7.30-8.30pm. Tues 4 Jan - Pembridge Village Hall, HR6 9EB, 7.30-8.30pm. Stretton Sugwas Village Hall, HR4 7PT, 7.30-8.30pm. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, SY8 1AZ, 7.30-8.30pm. Wed 5 Jan - Burford Village Hall, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8LA, 7.30-8.30pm. Holy Trinity Parish Hall, Malvern, WR14 4LR, 7.30-8.30pm, Beginners Jive. 8.30-9.30pm, Intermediate Jive. Thurs 6 Jan - Ledbury Dance Studio, Bye Street, HR8 2AA, 7.30-8.30pm.

Abberley Village Hall, WR6 6AZ, 7.30-8.30pm. Sun 9 Jan - Eardisley Village Hall, HR3 6NH, 7.30-8.30pm. For more information please e-mail info@coolmovesdance.co.uk Matt or Sarah on 01989 750354. www.coolmovesdance. co.uk Coolmoves Dance & Fitness for adults.

COURTYARD, HEREFORD CLASSES Tues - Zumba, 1-2pm, £5.50 per session. Fri - Chance to Dance for the over 50s, 10.15am-11.15pm, £5 per session.

Tues - Laura Gale Contemporary Dance, energetic class for beginners and experienced dancers, 8-9pm, £8 drop in or £39 for 6 weeks. Tues - Laura Gale Street Jazz, 7-8pm, £8 drop in, £39 for 6 weeks. Thurs - Silver Swans Adult Ballet for the over 55s, 1.30-2.30pm, £5 per session.

Fri - Dancing Tots for ages 2-4 years, 11.30am-12.15pm, £4 per child. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

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 Paul 01497 821003 or Jed 07549 096291.

Wednesdays CIRCLE DANCING Leominster Community Centre, 2-3.30pm. Kathryn 01568 616411 or 01584 877446.

www.tents4elements.co.uk

Wednesday mornings & Thursday evenings TUDOR & MEDIEVAL DANCE Would you like to learn to do Tudor and Medieval dances? Come and join us in Leominster on Wednesday mornings or Thursday evenings. Beginners welcome; no previous experience necessary. Contact Maureen Crumpler on 01568 613477 or email alancapriole@talktalk.net 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.

Thursdays WILD WEST SALSA Left Bank Village, Bridge St, Hereford, 7.45pm, £6, students £5, social dance only £4, 01432 357753.

Fridays CHANCE TO DANCE For the over 50s. The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.15am, £4.50, 01432 340555.

Fridays DANCING TOTS For ages 2-4 years. The Courtyard, Hereford, 11.30am, £4, 01432 340555.

Fortnightly Sunday HIGHFLYERS YOUTH DANCE COMPANY For ages 11-18 with disabilities or additional needs and their siblings. All welcome. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 2-4pm, 01743 234970 or email Rachel youthsidance@gmail.com

food page The Blue Boar, Hay-on-Wye

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R Pernickety last ate in the Blue Boar in Hay-on-Wye over a decade ago, while assembling his Guide to Eating in that town. To provide some context he reproduces below extracts of his 2009 review.

The Blue Boar is a popular place, and it was crowded when Mr Pernickety ate there on a busy Saturday Hallowe’en. He and his lovely companion arrived at nine o’clock after witnessing the annual Hay-on-Fire festival.

They had processed behind fire dancers and drummers a good-ish distance down to the banks of the Wye where, to the accompaniment of an a cappella choir singing the Beatles’ ‘Money’, a wooden effigy of a bushy-browed man, not unlike former Chancellor, Dennis Healey, was burned. It seems unlikely that even the politically woolly folk of Hay could re-ally believe old Dennis was to blame for the international banking debacle of the previous year, so perhaps it was simply a local manifestation of the Green Man. In any event, in an uplifted mood, Mr Pernickety stumbled into the pub and was directed to a raised eating area – not especially attractive – with hard little bentwood and ply chairs. Mr P and his companion observed gloomily that things didn’t look promising, made worse (in Mr P’s view) by having to pay £3.50 for a pint of Tim Taylor’s bitter.

Mr P and the LC agreed to share a starter – Moules Marinieres, always a reliable test of a kitchen’s bona fides.

A bowl of them arrived promptly, and to Mr P’s surprised relief (given the bedlam that the pub had become), they were delicious, with a good wine sauce and, to mop it up, a basket of crusty garlic bread, quickly replenished when requested. Mr P chose to follow this with a Steak and Kidney Pie – conscious that many eateries produce this dish using factory pastry, soggy steak and no kidney to speak of. Not at the Blue Boar, thank goodness. Pastry was clearly home-made, and filled with big solid chunks of S and succulent roundels of K – as good an S&KP as any Mr Pernickety has had. Mr P’s guest, who had been flagging a little after the pagan pyrotechnics by the riverside, chose duck breast with a plum sauce, which she said, smiling with contagious satisfaction, was delicious, tender and a clever combination.

The Blue Boar isn’t a ‘gastro’ pub, but it is one of the better places to eat in Hay, and, despite its beer prices, possesses the added bonus of a cheerful atmosphere and a fulsome log fire. Mr P will be visiting again.

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Mr P has visited the pub several times since, although, as it happens, seldom to eat. However, he had failed to notice a gradual decline in its appeal and he was anticipating a decent lunch in what he recalled as being an old-fashioned and enjoyably cluttered bar. Arriving there, he found that the place has been spruced up somewhat over the years, no doubt to cater for the free-spending cosmopolitan types that the various festivals and the book town’s persona attract. The same slightly second-rate

vintage furniture is still in place, but the prices on the menu seemed to be as unjustifiably inflated as our current Prime Minister’s ego. It immediately occurred to Mr Pernickety that the place had developed ideas way above its station, crassly compounded by errors on the menu: ‘choritzo’ for chorizo; ‘portabelo’ for Portobello, ‘confi’ for confit, ‘taragon’ for tarragon, ‘jalepe-nos’ for jalapenos (3 times) and ‘nachoes’ for nachos.

The Woolly Organ reader might view these critiques as examples of excessive pedantry, of Mr Pernickety being even more anal than usual. But he would contend that this gross lack of attention in describing the food might presage a similar carelessness in its preparation. The luncheon which followed entirely justified his misgivings. While the LC was reasonably content with her vegetarian grilled Hallumi (for halloumi) burger and ‘portabelo’ mushrooms, served with satisfactory chips and an indifferent coleslaw, at £16, it might have been served

by Dick Turpin’s apprentice.

But the Cassoulet with which Mr P was presented was so inferior to any other version of the dish Mr P had previously experienced or, indeed, prepared himself that, at £24, it might have been delivered by the old highwayman himself – in broad daylight.

His first impression of the Blue Boar cassoulet was of a pale beige mush, topped with a wrinkled fowl’s limb whose patina, had it been on the leg of an oak country Chippendale chair would have been pleasing and appropriate, but on that of a duck was just the opposite.

Other traditional ingredients were either absent or inferior.

The Toulouse sausage was bland, the belly pork had the characteristics of chicken flesh, only two flageolet beans and a stray butter bean represented the pulses. It was travesty of a cassoulet and over-priced to the point of absurdity, like the price of a pint of Tim Taylors (imported all the way from Yorkshire) at £4.70. The Blue Boar has manifestly mislaid whatever plot it might once have had and Mr P suspects that very few of Hay’s inhabitants use it any more; he certainly won’t.

Mr Pernickety - info@misterpermickety.com

EVENTS

Fri 11 March BRITISH GROWN TEA TASTING With introductions from tea growers and tea inspired canapes served throughout the evening. Pot & Page, 8 New St, Ledbury, 7pm, £25, 01531 248743, www.potandpage.co.uk Sat 19 March WILD GARLIC PESTO WALK AND COOKERY SESSION Learn to make wild garlic pesto. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 10am-1pm, £12.50, includes coffee, tasters and jar of pesto to take home, 01588 676060.

Sun 27 March MOTHER’S DAY LUNCH Secret Garden, Coldwells Rd, Hereford, 12pm & 7pm, 073897 66816.

Sun 27 March MOTHER’S DAY AFTERNOON TEA Afternoon tea with a ‘Burger Me’ twist! The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 11am, £25 per person, 01497 821762.

Fri 1 April WINE TASTING WITH HAY WINES West Malvern Social Club, 145 West Malvern Rd, Malvern, 8pm, £15, 07583 410254.

March & AprilSWAN BREWERY, LEOMINSTER 4 March - Tasting Day with Touy’s Thai Kitchen, launching Swanderlust 3.7% Jester hopped pale ale.

1 April - Tasting Day with The Beefy Boys, launching Swansong 4.4% farewell golden ale, both 10am-7pm, Swan Brewery, Unit 17, Brunel Rd, Enterprise Park, Leominster, 01568 617709.

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

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

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

The best collection of artisan food producers in the area.

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

2nd Saturday of every month LEOMINSTER FARMER’S MARKET Corn Square, 9am-1pm, 01568 797427.

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

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

First Thursday EVENING FARMER’S MARKET The Barn, Ledbury, HR8 1EA, 6-8pm. www.ledburyfoodgroup.org

Every Thursday MONTGOMERY TOWN MARKET Regular stalls on the lower floor. First Thurs of the month, using both floors with community cafe. Open 9am-3pm, www.montgomery-wales.co.uk/market 07790 100462.

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

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

FOOD BYTES

Why not advertise? Only £40 per year.

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

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

THE GREEN BEAN CAFE, WEOBLEY 01544 318865 Good, locally sourced, homemade food. Soups, all day light lunches, cakes and scones. Set in the heart of Weobley. Free wifi. Tues-Sat 9.30am-3pm. With The Green Bean Shop/Deli under the same roof.

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.

PLANTASTIK cic, 15 WEST ST, LEOMINSTER’s new cafe serving plant-based food from supermarket waste produce. Open Fridays and Saturdays 10am-3pm.

Lunches from 11am, cakes, drinks, vegan pastries from Alex Gooch on Fridays. Run by volunteers. plantastik@myphone.coop POT & PAGE, 8 NEW STREET, LEDBURY HR8 2DX 01531 248743 Bookshop, vegan eatery and events.

Family run plant based eatery, serving wholesome home cooked food with an emphasis on fresh, local and seasonal ingredients. Open Wed-Sun. RHOS MARKET GARDEN, KNIGHTON 01547 528315 Growers & providers of organic veg, fruit & flowers. Eco cleaning products & refills. Large range of groceries & wholefoods. The Old Garage Shop Knighton LD7 1EN. Wed. - Fri. 9 - 4, Sat. 10 - 2. Free parking.

Thursday morning market stall in Presteigne.

Local deliveries of veg. boxes. info@rhosorganic.co.uk www.rhosorganic.co.uk RUTH WATSON RESTAURANTEUR AND PRIVATE COOK. Bespoke Food for all Occasions. Parties, special occasions, holiday home catering, pop-up food. Friendly personal service. Ring or email: 01544 350559/ 07870 752325. ruthwatsonfood@gmail.com ST. MICHAEL’S HOSPICE COFFEE & BOOKS, UNIT 6-8 STATION YARD, LEOMINSTER, HR6 8TN (near Hintons).

Large range of specialist and fiction books, maps, CDs, DVDs, vinyl and sheet music. Local coffee, light meals, homemade soup, cakes and scones. Open 9am-4pm, free parking.

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

Wed-Sat 10am - 4pm.

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music

MARCH Tues 1 March

Thurs 3 March

ALBERT LOVES JAM NIGHT Albert’s Shed, 8 Barker St, Shrewsbury, 8pm, 01743 241124.

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

OYSLAND KLEZMER BAND Klezmer and East European traditional music. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £12/£6/£35, 01588 630321.

Arts Alive.

Fri 4 March

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

Wed 2 March KNIGHT & SPIERS Legendary violinist Peter Knight and leading melodeon player John Spiers.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £19.50, 01743 281281.

WILD FRUIT DJ. Albert’s Shed, 8 Barker St, Shrewsbury, 9pm, 01743 241124.

MAX BOYCE Don’t miss out on the unique experience of seeing Max Boyce live in concert, and being able to say, “I was there!”

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

ELKIE BROOKS Performing her biggest hits. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £33, 01743 281281.

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Rock ‘n’ roll. Albert’s Shed, 8 Barker St, Shrewsbury, 9pm, 01743 241124.

RHYTHM THIEVES The Chindit, 113 Merridale Rd, Wolverhampton, 8.30pm.

THE MADHOUSE BAND Classic covers and awesome originals, followed by Disco Dave on the decks.

Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 8pm, £3 in advance, £4 on the door, 01432 342334.

PENNY FAMOUS + THE MUDAS Indie/punk. Albert’s Shed, Southwater Way, Telford, 9pm, 01952 929340.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF MUSIC Green/Matthews explore our musical past with a host of period instruments, songs and stories. Bitterley Village Hall, 7.30pm, £12/£8, 01584 318047.

Arts Alive.

LOCKDOWN WITH BACH Peter Dyke will give a short recital from Book 2 of Bach’s 48 Preludes and Fugues on the grand piano in College Hall. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm, £5 per recital, www.herefordcathedral.org

Oysland Klezmer Band

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NEIL MAYA QUARTET ‘1959: The Golden Year of Jazz’.

Linton Village Hall, 7.30pm, £12/£8, www.artsalive.co.uk Arts Alive.

MATTHEW FREDERICK (Of Climbing Trees). The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £10 in advance, £12 on the door, 01497 821762.

POP UP PIANO BAR Featuring Will Blake. Tapas and tunes!

The Secret Garden, Coldwells Rd, Hereford, please book, email bookings@secretgardenhereford.co.uk

TREE HOUSE FIRE + SUPPORT 5-piece rock-reggae. Albert’s Shed, 8 Barker St, Shrewsbury, 9pm, 01743 241124.

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

Sat 5 March BLUES BROTHERS The Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, £15, 01432 357753.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF MUSIC See 4 March for details. Harley Village Hall, 7.30pm, £12, 01952 510422.

Arts Alive.

EXTC While XTC are no more, the power-pop baton has now passed to EXTC, the band. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 2.30pm, £24.50-£21, 01743 281281.

CONTRABAND The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THE NEIL MAYA QUARTET 1959: The Golden Year of Jazz. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, £14, students £10, 07967 517125.

Arts Alive.

FAUSTUS + SUPPORT Knighton & District Community Centre, 7pm, £15 in advance, £18 on the door, 07751 221487 and WeGotTickets.com FRET AND FIDDLE Legendary violinist, Stephane Grappelli’s music from beautiful ballads to the razzle-dazzle of the swinging fiddle. Chelmarsh Parish Hall, 7.30pm, £12/£8, 01746 862850. Arts Alive.

ABSOLUTE BOWIE Pavilion Mid Wales, Llandrindod Wells, 8pm, £15 + fees, 01597 258118.

TALGARTH MALE VOICE CHOIR Aymestrey Parish Hall, 7.30pm, £12, bar and raffle, 07498 180332, www.aymestrey.org

BRECON JAZZ CLUB Featuring Glasshouse, an improvising jazz trio. The Muse, Brecon, 8pm, £7, info@breconjazzclub.org

HELLS BELLS AC/DC tribute band. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, 01600 718401.

MASHVILLE Playing Americana, followed by Disco Dave on the decks, 5pm, free entry before 8pm, £4 after. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 01432 342334.

OYSLAND KLEZMER BAND See 4 March for details. Habberley Village Hall, 7.30pm, £12, 01743 790179. Arts Alive.

EGO FRIENDLY Indie/rock/pop. Albert’s Shed, Southwater Way, Telford, 9pm, 01952 929340.

Sun 6 March WEDDING FAYRE The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 11am-3pm, 01497 821762.

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION DJ, karaoke. Albert’s Shed, 8 Barker St, Shrewsbury, 8pm, 01743 241124.

SAMANTHA WHATES & IDA WENOE Scottish singer songwriter, folk and roots. Plus Gareth Bonello. The Lost Arc, Old Drill Hall, Bridge St, Rhayader, 01597 811226.

LIVE TRAD JAZZ Featuring The Syncopators. Richmond Club, Edgar St, Hereford, 8pm, £8, 01432 276304.

CHORAL EVENSONG Leominster Priory, 4.30pm.

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CHARLOTTE ROWEN Virtuoso violin. With accompanist Charlotte Stevens. Charlotte is an exhilarating performer, combining lyricism and her sparkling mastery of the violin. Programme includes JS Bach, Schubert, De Falla and many more. Community Hall, New Radnor, 7.30pm, £12, under 14s £3, 01544 350268.

Ann Duggan & Rob Hines Folk at the Falcon

WHISKEY RIVER Five-piece electric line-up.

Crickhowell Walking Festival dance.

Clarence Hall, Crickhowell, 8pm, £10 from www.crickhowellfestival.com

Sun 6 March OPEN MIC Hosted by Mark Richards. The Castle Inn, Wigmore, 4-7pm. Please pre-book your slot, email markianrichards@ hotmail.com

Mon 7 March BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB Brimfield Village Hall, 7.30pm, 01584 711480. Please bring your own drinks/glasses.

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

Tues 8 March LOCKDOWN WITH BACH Peter Dyke will give a short recital from Book 2 of Bach’s 48 Preludes and Fugues on the grand piano in College Hall. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm, £5 per recital, www.herefordcathedral.org ALBERT LOVES JAM NIGHT Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shewsbury, 8pm, 01743 241124.

Wed 9 March RUISI QUARTET Performing a live classical concert as part of the Second Wednesday Concert series. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £18, 01584 878141.

Thurs 10 March IRELAND THE SHOW Talented singers and performers accompanied by Keltic Storm band and champion Shevlin Twins Irish dancers.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £26.50, 01743 281281.

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BLACK HEART ANGELS Indi, alternative, poppy, rocky and punky. Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shewsbury, 9pm, 01743 241124.

SKABURST Albert’s Shed, Southwater Way, Telford, 9pm, 01952 929340.

GHETTO FABULOUS DJ sets from BDS Silva Shiva and Cut La Vis. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 01432 342334, free entry before 8pm, £3 after.

PIGDAZE Showcasing songs from their new album plus skufflepunk nonsense and malarkey. Sociable Beer Company, Worcester.

HOT ROD 55 The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

FOLK AT THE FALCON Featuring Ann Duggan and Rob Hines.

With support from Brian Jones. Falcon Hotel, Bromyard, 7.30pm, £10, 01885 483425, www.folkatthefalcon.com

Sat 12 March OWEN MONEY’S JUKE BOX HEROES 3 Loads of jokes, his own band and four great tributes to Tina Turner, Brian Wilson, Neil Diamond and Great Soul Legends. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £17, 01600 772467.

IOCCUPY All-day takeover celebrating a decade of dance with special guest Blue Amazon and food available from 7-8.30pm, charity donation on the door.

Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 01432 342334.

TOUCH TOO MUCH Five-piece rock band. Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shewsbury, 9pm, 01743 241124.

OPEN MIC Hosted by Martin Chapple. Credenhill Social Club, Station Rd, Credenhil, Hereford, 7.40pm, email martinchapple1@gmail.com

LEOMINSTER INDEPENDENTS DAY Farmers market, children’s trails, free Heritage activites, street entertainment, flash sales and promotions, canvas shopping bag giveaway. Supporting Leominster’s wealth of independent businesses, market town with unique shops, cafes, pubs, and antique centres. FREE PARKING, plus train and bus links.

THE EDGE CHAMBER CHOIR Mass in G minor and other pieces by Vaughan Williams, plus music by Stanford, Parry, Elgar, Howells, Ravel and Holst. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £12, under 16s free, www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk www.stlaurences.org.uk ALTERNATIVE ROUTE The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

WAYNE MARTIN Blues band. Albert’s Shed, Southwater Way, Telford, 9pm, 01952 929340.

FASCINATAING AIDA A celebration of old favourites, songs that you haven’t heard before plus songs that are hilarious and topical.

For ages 14+. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £28, 01743 281281.

VERY SANTANA From Black Magic Woman to Smooth and Maria Maria. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £10 in advance, £12 on the door, 01497 821762.

TWO PUSH CHARLIE The Vaga, Hereford, 8.30pm.

BRANDON ALLEN ‘The Stanley Turrentine Project’.

Soulful playing with a superb hard-swinging and funky rhythm section. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £23, £12 under 22s, 01743 234970. Shrewsbury Jazz Network.

COLTRANE DEDICATION QUINTET The Lost Arc, Old Drill Hall, Bridge St, Rhayader, 01597 811226.

THE FUREYS Legends of Irish music and song.

Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 8pm, £25, 01686 614555.

TENBURY’S GOT TALENT Supporting the Mayor’s Charity.

Talent competition, first prize £150!

Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 4pm, 01584 811442.

RHAYADER & DISTRICT MALE VOICE CHOIR With Holly Richards. St David’s Day Concert. The Albert Hall, Llandrindod Wells, 7.30pm, £10, 01597 851427.

Llandrindod Wells Twinning Association.

Sun 13 March THE CARPENTERS STORY A musical journey through the glittering career of pop’s most famous brother and sister duo... Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, £31.50, 01743 281281.

PRESTEIGNE POP CHOIR Present a programme of pop hits from the 60s to the present. St Andrew’s Church, Presteigne, 3pm, £5 on the door, under 12s free. Tea and cake.

FAUSTUS Henry Tudor House, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £17.50, 01743 361666..

THE WHISKEY RIVER BOYS (Aidan and Martin). The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford, 5-8pm, free.

GROOVY HEAD Richmond Place Club, Edgar St, 3-5pm, free, 01432 270211.

THE LUDLOW JAZZ COLLECTIVE The Cliffe at Dinham, Ludlow, SY8 2JE, 12.30-3pm, 01584 872063.

Faustus

MOJAM Pop through the ages on loopedacoustic guitar, percussion and harmony vocals. The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

Tues 15 March BROMYARD UKULELE BAND U3A Leominster and District AGM follwed by musical entertainment.

Leominster Baptist Church Hall, Etnam St, 2pm, members free, visitors £2, www.u3asites.org.uk/Leominster LOCKDOWN WITH BACH Peter Dyke will give a short recital from Book 2 of Bach’s 48 Preludes and Fugues on the grand piano in College Hall. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm, £5 per recital, www.herefordcathedral.org ALBERT LOVES JAM NIGHT Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shewsbury, 8pm, 01743 241124.

Wed 16 March ELEPHANTS STAIRS TRIO Ben Hill accordion, John Burgess guitar and Corin Burgess fiddle. Klezmer, world folk and original music. Plantastik Cafe, West St, Leominster, 7.15pm, £22, vegan meal included, please book 01584 831386, noriscafe@yahoo.com

Thurs 17 March GLOBAL CAFE 50% off Babar’s Caribbean food menu with Soweto set from DJ Cai Roots, 5pm-late. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 01432 342334.

LOCKDOWN WITH BACH Peter Dyke will give a short recital from Book 2 of Bach’s 48 Preludes and Fugues on the grand piano in College Hall. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm, £5 per recital, www.herefordcathedral.org

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Thurs 17 March

Di Xiao

THE STORY OF GUITAR HEROES Featuring talented world-class musicians and state-of-the-art video projection. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

HEREFORD CHORAL SOCIETY Bach Magnificat and Handel, ‘ The King Shall Rejoice’. Hereford Cathedral, 7.30pm, from £10, under 16s free, 01432 751175, www.herefordchoralsociety.org/tickets

Fri 18 March FRET AND FIDDLE See 5 March for details. Silvester Horne Institute, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £15, 01694 720132. Arts Alive.

THE JOHN CUBAN BAND The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

FUNKITY FUNKING FUNK From DJ Dr B. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 5pm-1am, free entry before 8pm, £3 after, 01432 342334.

THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS With support from The Dustbirds.

Ludlow Brewing Company, Railway Shed, Station Rd, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £10, 01584 873291.

KEITH JAMES SINGS LEONARD COHEN The Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8pm, £18, 01584 878141.

FOUR CROOKS Four-piece indie band. Plus support.

Albert’s Shed, Southwater Way, Telford, 9pm, 01952 929340.

CANTALOOP Funk, hip hop, soul and rock. Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shewsbury, 9pm, 01743 241124.

OPEN MIC Hosted by Mark Richards. The Rose and Crown, Ludlow, 8pm, pre-book your slot email markianrichards@hotmail. com HARLEY KIMBRO LEWIS St Mary’s Church, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £18.50, 01743 361666.

PHIL BEER BAND A spirited fusion of friendship and musicanship, delving into the back catalogues of country, rock, folk and blues influences. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £22.50, 01743 281281.

BREABACH Scottish folk favourites. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 8pm, 01584 811442.

Roving Crows

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DI XIAO ‘To Spring’. Piano recital.

St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £18, www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk www.stlaurences.org.uk

Sat 19 March FRET AND FIDDLE See 5 March for details. Curzon Herrick Hall, Eardisley, 7.30pm, £12, 01544 327844. Arts Alive.

THE ENDINGS Celtic folk/rock. Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shewsbury, 9pm, 01743 241124.

OCG DUO 60’s to 80s classics plus more.

De Koffie Pot, Bridge St, Hereford, 3-5pm, martinchapple1@gmail.com REGGAE WINEHOUSE Performance followed by Reggae Pie DJs. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 5pm-1am, free before 8pm, £6 after, 01432 342334.

HAY MADRIGALS Programme includes Vivaldi, Mozart and Handel. Church of St John and St Alkmund, Aymestry, 3pm followed by tea and cakes, free with retiring collection. www.haymadrigals.org THE LOTUS MOTION The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THE WORDS Rock covers band. Albert’s Shed, Southwater Way, Telford, 9pm, 01952 929340.

FLATS & SHARPS Four-piece bluegrass outfit from Cornwall. The Lost Arc, Old Drill Hall, Bridge St, Rhayader, 01597 811226.

ROVING CROWS Fiery, Celtic-inspired fiddle with intelligent lyrics, backed by thumping rhythms and innovative bass.

The Venue, Ross-on-Wye, 7.30pm, £10, 01989 566644. Arts Alive.

Sun 20 March OPEN MIC Hosted by Mark Richards. The White Swan, Eardisland, 4-7pm. Pre-book your slot - email markianrichards@ hotmail.com ANNA RYDER’S MUSIC & MOVING PICTURE TOUR A musical dynamo, Anna is an original and inventive singer-songwriter and multi instrumentalist with a musical style that, based in folk, spans a variety of genres. The Hub, School Lane, New Radnor, 3pm, £10, 01544 350559, bar open, tea and cake.

PEGGY SEEGER & CALUM MACCOLL An evening of up-close performance.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £18.50, 01743 281281.

Tues 22 March

PHOENIX SINGERS The Passion according to St Matthew by JS Bach. St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £15, under 18s free, 01743 234970.

LOCKDOWN WITH BACH Peter Dyke will give a short recital from Book 2 of Bach’s 48 Preludes and Fugues on the grand piano in College Hall. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm, £5 per recital, www.herefordcathedral.org

THE BEACH BOYS TRIBUTE SHOW Bringing the Californian surf sound live to the stage. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £25, 01584 878141.

ALBERT LOVES JAM NIGHT Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shewsbury, 8pm, 01743 241124.

Thurs 24 March HANNAH JAMES & TOBY KUHN Hannah is a BBC Folk Awardwinning musican, dancer, songwriter and singer. Toby is a globetrotting French cellist. The Art Shop & Chapel, Market St, Abergavenny, 8pm, £14, booking essential, 01873 736430.

CULTURE SHOCK! Performance followed by DJ set from BDS Silva Shiva. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 5pm-late, £8 in advance, £10 on the door, 01432 342334.

Fri 25 March THE ELO SHOW Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 8pm, £24, 01686 614555.

ZION TRAIN Plus Fat Cat Sound DJs. The Lost Arc, Old Drill Hall, Bridge St, Rhayader, 01597 811226.

THE LUDLOW JAZZ COLLECTIVE The Cliffe at Dinham, Ludlow, SY8 2JE, 7-10pm, 01584 872063.

CLUB JUJU Storming funk and soul with Latin edge and masses of energy. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 5pm-1am, free before 8pm, £3 after, 01432 342334.

FIVE O’CLOCK HERO Best of 60s mod. Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shewsbury, 9pm, 01743 241124.

THE PEAS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman

HARRIET The Piano Sessions. Henry Tudor House, Barrack’s Passage, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £20, 01743 361666.

BLAIR DUNLOP One man and one guitar with a twist on traditional folk music. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 7pm, £15, 01743 234970.

LIMEHOUSE LIZZY Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £22, 01743 281281.

MAL POPE An evening of stories and songs.

Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555.

Sat 26 March ROVING CROWS Celtic folk. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £10 in advance, £12 on the door, 01497 821762.

HOTROX Four-piece band covering rock, pop and funk. Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shewsbury, 9pm, 01743 241124.

PIGDAZE Showcasing songs from their new album plus skufflepunk nonsense and malarkey. Compasses Inn, Ludlow.

BLACK BEAR KISS Indie/Alt rock band. Albert’s Shed, Southwater Way, Telford, 9pm, 01952 929340.

WHISKEY RIVER Five-piece electric line-up. Supported

by DJs. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 8pm, £6 in advance or £8 on the door, www.babar-cafe.co.uk KATHRYN ROBERTS & SEAN LAKEMAN One of the UK folk scene’s popular wife and husband duo. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.45pm, 01432 340555.

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Wed 30 Marrch

The Magpies

OPEN MIC NIGHT Hosted by Val and Keith. Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 8.30pm, phone to book your slot, 07971 661615.

THE LINDISFARNE STORY Ray Laidlaw and Billy Mitchell present a celebration of Tyneside’s favourite band. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £24, 01743 281281.

OPEN MIC Back after a brief winter hiatus, hosted

by Martin Chapple, this groovy city centre venue is perfect for a mid-week chill to local talents. Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 7.30pm, email martinchapple1@gmail.com THE ANIMALS FAREWELL TOUR One of the most iconic pop, rhythm and blues bands of the 1960s. Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Thurs 31 March THE MAGPIES Folk. Henry Tudor House, Barracks Passage, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £13, 01743 361666.

GLOBAL CAFE Caribbean food and tropical music.

Babar Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 5pm-late, 01432 342334.

MARTIN CARTHY One of folk music’s greatest innovators. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £15, students £10, 01588 638038.

Sat 26 March SOUNDS OF SIMON A tribute to Simon & Garfunkel. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £10, 01588 630023.

Sun 27 March HR4K OPEN MIC Hosted by Martin Chapple. HR4K, Unit 12a, Thorn Business Park, Hereford, 7.30pm, martinchapple1@gmail.com

LOCKDOWN WITH BACH Peter Dyke will give a short recital from Book 2 of Bach’s 48 Preludes and Fugues on the grand piano in College Hall. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm, £5 per recital, www.herefordcathedral.org THE HEREFORD YOUTH ORCHESTRA ‘Around the World in 80 Minutes’.

Encore Youth Music. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

THE SUNDAY SESSIONS Open mic. Ludlow Brewing Company, Railway Shed, Station Rd, Ludlow, 4-8.30pm, free, 07974 264665.

THE ACADEMY OF ST LAURENCE Inaugural concert, featuring Elgar’s Serenade with works by Vivaldi, Purcell, Grieg and Bach. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 4pm, £15, under 16s free, www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk www.stlaurences.org.uk

Tues 29 March ALBERT LOVES JAM NIGHT Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shewsbury, 8pm, 01743 241124.

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APRIL Fri 1 April THE SIRINU ENSEMBLE ‘Miri it is!’ A quartet of voices, harp, positive organ, shawm, lute and gittern.

Norman and medieval music for the reopening of the Castle. The Castle, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, www.haymusic.org

CAPTAIN STINGRAY’S GROOVE MACHINE Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shewsbury, 9pm, 01743 241124.

WOUNDED SPIRIT Rock/pop originals. Albert’s Shed, Southwater Way, Telford, 9pm, 01952 929340.

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

Sat 2 April THE BROTHERS GILLESPIE Northumbrian folk duo. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £10 in advance, £12 on the door, 01497 821762.

MARCHES CHOIR & SINFONIA Mozart’s Requiem, together with his jubilant Regina Coeli and Violin Concerto No 4 in D. St John’s Church, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £15 (children/ students free), 01588 650315, www.ticketsource.co.uk or on the door.

THE BAREBACKS Ultimate party band. Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shewsbury, 9pm, 01743 241124.

CLUN VALLEY JAZZ Featuring Ivo Neame Quartet.

Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 07768 504322, clunvalleyjazz@gmail.com

AFTER IMAGE The Vaga, Hereford, 8.30pm.

THE FLEETWOOD MAC SONGBOOK Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

BACK TO THE 80’S With DJ legend Roddy Hankins.

The Left Bank, Hereford, 8pm, £10, 01432 357753.

OWEN MONEY’S JUKEBOX HEROES 3 Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

Sun 3 April LIVE TRAD JAZZ Featuring The Cider City Jazz Band.

Richmond Club, Edgar St, Hereford, 8pm, £8, 01432 276304.

KIKI DEE & CARMELO LUGGERI Henry Tudor House, Barrack’s Passage, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £25, 01743 361666.

PRESTEIGNE POP CHOIR Knighton Community Centre, 3pm, £5 on the door, under 12s free, includes tea and cakes.

OPEN MIC Hosted by Mark Richards. The Castle Inn, Wigmore, 4-7pm. Pre-book your slot - email markianrichards@hotmail. com

Mon 4 April MOJAM Acoustic guitar and harmony vocals.

Brimfield Folk Club, Brimfield Village Hall, Ludlow, 7.30pm, as part of their regular folk night.

BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB Brimfield Village Hall, 7.30pm, 01584 711480. Please bring your own drinks/glasses.

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

Tues 5 April ALBERT LOVES JAM NIGHT Albert’s Shed, Barker St, Shewsbury, 8pm, 01743 241124.

Music Workshops Sat 5 March SING FOR FUN Workshop for all singers. ‘Haydn Nelson Mass’. Geraint Bowen musical director and Peter Dyke accompanist.

Broadlands School, Hereford, HR1 1HY, 9.30am-1pm, £15, free under 25s, includes score loan and refreshments.

Hereford Choral Society, 01432 353850.

DI XIAO Saturday 19 March, 7.30pm Piano Recital To Spring Tickets: £18 www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk

Inaugural concert

The Academy of St Laurence Sunday 27 March, 4pm Featuring Elgar’s Serenade with works by Vivaldi, Purcell, Grieg and Bach Tickets: £15, children under 16 free www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk

Further information: Recitals and Concerts at St Laurence, Ludlow www.stlaurences.org.uk

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Sat 5 & 26 March FIDDLES IN HARMONY - COFFEE SESSION A blend of sociable ensemble playing with expert guidance on style, technique and musicality. Playing traditional tunes especially composed for folk fiddle players by tutor Kitty Greenwood. Aston on Clun Village Hall, 10.30am12.45pm, £15, includes sheet music, complete with bowing and ornaments. 01584 841564 or email folkfiddleteacher@ gmail.com Sat 12 March CHORISTER OPEN MORNING Giving children and their families an opportunity to learn about the life of a cathedral chorister, meet members of the cathedral’s music department and hear the choristers sing.

Hereford Cathedral, 10-11am, registration from 9.30am.

Free, but advance booking essential, 01432 374238.

Sat 26 March BORDER MARCHES EARLY MUSIC FORUM ‘Music for the Salamander King’ – an in-person workshop for singers. Composers at the court of François I of France: Jean Mouton, Jean Lheretier and Mathieu Gascogne. Tutor – Andrew Kirkman. The Bishop’s Palace, Hereford, 10am-4.30pm. Booking essential. Details of the workshop and how to apply, contact marna.gowan@ btinternet.com or see www.bmemf.org.uk 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 Bright and breezy traditional and original music.Youth Centre, Presteigne. Mondays at 7pm, Sue Harris 01547 550158 Monday GARRICK SINGERS For over 55s, no prior knowledge or experience of singing. The Courtyard, Hereford, 2-3.30pm, £5 per session, email lisa@encore-enterprises.com.

Tuesday POP-UP STEEL PAN BAND EVENING CLASSES For adults. No experience or muiscal knowledge necessary. All equipment provided. St Paul’s School, Tupsley, Hereford, 6.30-8pm, £5, thebymster@gmail.com Tuesday DOLAU MIXTURES Mixed choir. Dolau Community Hall, Llandrindod Wells, 8pm, 01597 851427.

Tuesday LUNCHTIME UPLIFT SINGING SESSIONS With Tanya Walker. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 12pm, 07723 016837.

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

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

World, folk music, and more. 7-8.30pm at Leominster Community Centre. 01568 369074.

Tuesday WHITTON VOICES Mixed community choir.

Traditional, world and original songs. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7.30pm. Call Sue Harris 01547 550158.

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Wednesdays CASTLE VOICES Community choir, songs from around the globe. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 7pm.

Sue Harris 01547 550158.

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

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

Ludlow Women’s Centre, 7.30pm-9pm. 01584 823604 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 CLUN SINGERS Informal community choir, traditional and original songs taught by ear. 10am in High Town Hall, Clun. Sue Harris 01547 550158.

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 CANTORION LLANDRINDOD A non auditioned mixed voice choir early and classical music. Rehearsals currently in Holy Trinity Church, Llandrindod Wells. 7.459.15pm. 01597 810601, www.cantorion-llandrindod.org 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 10 years ago with 25+ mixed voices. Rehearsing at Little Hereford Village Hall, 7.30pm- 9.15pm. Subscriptions £3.50 per session paid termly, first trial session free. Broad repertoire (usually 3 & 4 parts) – all welcome. More info: term dates etc: lhvoices. wix.com/home Facebook: @LittleHerefordVoices Friday BUZZY BEATS! A fun music filled morning for the under 5s. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10.30am-11.30am, £7, 01743 234970.

Friday CRAVEN ARMS SAMBA CIRCLE Craven Arms Community Centre. 4.15pm - 5.45pm. Traditional drum rhythms and fun drumming activities. All ages, including accompanied children, welcome. Adults £5 (+ child £1, second child free). Enquiries carol@mkgriffs.plus.com 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.

You don’t have to travel to LONDON, PARIS, BERLIN, or NEW YORK to experience WORLD CLASS JAZZ performances.

Clun Valley Jazz (CVJAZZ) 2022 Sessions ‘A Space Between the Notes’ bring these incredible musicians to your very doorstep at our Bishops Castle Venues, Town Hall & the SpArC Theatre.

To book your reservations text 07768 504322 or Email clunvalleyjazz@gmail.com Guest list - £23.00 each All performance sessions 8.00/8.45 & 9.15/10.00 This is what our guests are saying.

“Heartfelt thanks for a most wonderful evening of music, I’m not sure I’ve ever had such a sublime experience of jazz before.The poetry, the subtlety and the use of silence all combined with that glorious musicianship to give us an experience I’ll never forget.”

“This performance was my first experience of live Jazz, it’s was a real pleasure to watch and listen to these incredible musicians, l’m hooked!”

Saturday April 2nd - Ivo Neame Quartet Saturday May 21st - Shirley Smart Quartet Saturday June 11th - Matt Carmichael Quintet Saturday August 27th - Julian Siegel Quartet Saturday October 15th - Daniel Karlsson Trio Saturday October 22nd - Matt Ridley Quintet Saturday November 26th - Fergus McCreadie Trio Clun Valley Jazz is a not for profit organisation producing contemporary jazz performances in and around Shropshire.

It is supported by Arts Council England through West Midlands Jazz

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

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

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

To book please phone Paul 0751 484 7966.

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

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

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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 07786 131159 or email: info@broadsheep.com DON’T FORGET... if you have any gigs in the area, email/phone by the 15th of the preceding month for FREE LISTINGS.

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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 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. email: chicagoswingkatz@aol.com, www.thechicagoswingkatz.co.uk, Jeff Matthews 07831 383636 THE DRAGON BIG BAND - 14 musicians playing Basie, Ellington, and exclusive arrangements. Jazz to Swing to Latin. Trumpets, trombones, saxes, bass, guitar, keyboard, drums. We play every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, 8.00 - 10.30 at: The Montgomery Town Hall, Broad St., Montgomery, SY15 6PH. Local free car parking and nearby Hotel for food or drink. Free admission but £5 donation gratefully received. Available for weddings and events.

Band enquiries: Jeff Matthews - 07831 383636.

HOT CLIMATE Ultimate party band, best 6-piece line up ever. For top musical entertainment at your party/ wedding/festival or corporate function. Book now!

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

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

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

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

Available for all types of events and celebrations.

Contact Paul Brooks 07980 822014. pppbrooks@gmail. com MELOMANICS A wacky, Shropshire-based Duo with an amazingly dynamic sound, playing their eclectic and cosmopolitan repertoire with engaging humour and infectious energy (sustainable). Far more than just great music. And stilts if appropriate. Find out how much fun a ceilidh can be with Tim calling and playing. Ideal for parties, weddings, fund-raising events, festivals, shows, pubs, restaurants, etc. Scottish, Irish and French-themed specialities (Timoléon pour vos soirées francaises).

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

The Rotundas

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.

REVEREND FERRIDAY Upbeat One Man Blues Band.

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

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

Wheaton Aston Folk Festival Tel: 01568 770 134, e-mail rhythmthieves@hotmail.com THE ROTUNDAS are a pair of jolly chaps who sing and play contemporary versions of industrial and social folk songs from Birmingham and the Black Country. Listen on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/therotundas and contact us at our Facebook page @TheRotundas or email therotundasband@gmail.com

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.

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 THE CHERRYSTONES are Aly (whistles, flute, accordion, vocals), Matt (bass, foot drum, vocals) and Dave (guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, vocals) who bring you a mix of original and traditional folk songs and tunes.

From thoughtful, well-crafted songs to infectious uptempo Irish whistle tunes, we will warm your heart and stir your souls and soles! Contact : Dave 07817 220016, dgand2@btinternet.com. Find us here Facebook.com The Cherrystones. Website coming soon!

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.

For bookings / further info ring 01497 847676 www.villagequire.org.uk / www.songsforsilas.org.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

SHRED BELLY Ludlow/Shropshire based acoustic duo, playing covers of popular ‘Dad’s Rock’ songs from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and more. Full band can also be available. All bookings and enquiries please contact: Kevin on 07873 426205 or Paul on 07957 247851.

SILVER BRANCH (Ceilidh and Concert Band).

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

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

SIMON THE PIPER Highland Piper with 20 years experience. Available for all occasions - weddings, funerals, Burn’s Night, Hogmanay, festivals, processions etc. Based in Hereford. Call 07791 045831 or facebook. com/simonthepiper Email simonthepiper@hotmail.com The Cherrystones

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Fri 11 March BADASS MEDUSA #METOO MOBILISE. A bold and brave tretlling of Medusa’s story through collective rage, agency and a female gaze. For ages 16+. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 340555.

Fri 11 March FORGET ME NOT: THE ALZHEIMER’S WHODUNNIT Unique murder mystery with Rob Gee. Comic, poignant, cleverly written. Wem Town Hall, 7.30pm, £12/£7/£10.50, 01939 232299. Arts Alive.

Fri 11 March JABS - BEHIND THE SCENES LOVE LEE PRODUCTIONS. Affectionate reflections of an NHS vaccinator. The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch, 7.30pm, £10/£6/£30, 01948 660660. Arts Alive.

PERFORMANCE Tues 1 March DEAD GOOD Originally commissioned by London International Mime Festival, Dead Good is a funny and poignant theatre show celebrating friendship. This beautifully crafted production is performed entirely without words. Suitable for ages 12+.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £18.50, under 25s £5, 01743 281281.

Tues 1 & Fri 11 March THE MANY LIVES OF AMY DILLWYN A LIGHTHOUSE THEATRE & WELFARE YSTRADGYNLAIS CO-PRODUCTION. Suffragist, industrialist, philanthropist; Amy Dillwyn was a cigar-smoking, adventure-seeking, uncompromising change-maker. A new one-person show performed by Sonia Beck. 1 March - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622. 11 March - Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £13/£11, 01686 614555.

Wed 2 March I, ELIZABETH Using only Elizabeth’s words, adapted from letters, speeches and writing, writer and performer Rebecca Vaughan explores the queen’s struggle to reconcile the desires of womanhood with the duties of sovereignty.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Thurs 10 & Sat 12 March HEREFORD COUNTY DRAMA FESTIVAL Performances of original and tried and tested one-act plays, ranging from comedy to thriller to emotional dramas.

Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7pm, £10 per session, 07967 517125.

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Tues 8 March CRIMES, CAMERA, ACTION NEW OLD FRIENDS. The golden-era Hollywood that introduces a new lead detective, a world weary, hard-boiled private eye in the mould of Humphrey Bogart: meet Stan Shakespeare. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

Fri 11 March THE GREATEST MAGICIAN Presented by host of BBC’s Trickster, James Phelan.

Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555.

Sat 12 & Sun 27 March BUMPER BLYTON: THE IMPROVISED ADVENTURE Riotous improvised spoof chock full of innuendo and lashings of puns, all in the style of author, Enid Blyton.

12 March - Chapel Lawn Village Hall, 8pm, £12/£6, 07964 710983. Arts Alive. 27 March - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £16.50, 01743 281281.

Sun 13 March YES! YES! UCS! A celebration of community solidarity, collective resistance and the vital support that made the ‘Work In’ such a massive success. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £15/£12, 01743 281281.

Thurs 17 March HEREFORDSHIRE PERFORMING ARTS ENCORE present a gala performance featuring many of the HPA Fest 2022 entrants, with performer ages ranging from 5-95 years of age. An evening of speech, drama, music and dance. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Bumper Blyton: The Improvised Adventure

Thurs 17 - Sat 19 March TABLE TALK OFF CENTRE THEATRE, MONMOUTH. Three interesting and funny one act plays. ‘Untucked’ by Theresa Hennessy. ‘Peas’ by David Tristram and ‘A Celebration of Live’ by Geoff Manning and Jim Newcomb. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £12, 01600 772467.

La Boheme

Fri 18 March AN EVENING WITHOUT KATE BUSH The chaotic cabaret cult. Enger Strange Phenomena, howl with the Hounds of Love and dance on the moors with Wuthering Heights. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

Fri 18 March SHIRLEY VALENTINE Y CONSORTIWM CYMRAEG Y CYFLWYNO. A Welsh production. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £16/£13, 01686 614555.

Sat 19 March REVENGE THE CRIME & COMEDY THEATRE COMPANY. Bill Crayshaw MP leads a charmed life. That is until he returns from a business trip to find his party agent has been killed in a tragic accident - or was it? Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £15, 01686 614555.

Sat 19 March SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE SPECKLED BAND THEATRE SANS FRONTIERES. This murder mystery is set in 19th century England and it also confronts issues relevant today. Suitable for ages 10+. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7pm, £10, 07967 517125.

Wed 23 March CATCHING COMETS RANSACK THEATRE. After discovering a comet hurtling towards Earth, Toby snaps and turns into the action hero in his own movie on a mission to save the world.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.45pm, 01432 340555.

Thurs 24 March UBU ROI SPLENDID PRODUCTIONS present a brand new creative adaptation of Alfred Jarry’s surrealist classic. We explore power, leadership and ambition with our usual heady concoction of music, laughter, politics, foolishness and hard-hitting theatrical nonsense. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7pm, 01600 719401.

Mon 28 - Wed 30 March 2065 FROZEN LIGHT THEATRE. A futuristic sensory extravaganza for audiences with profound and muliple learning disabilities. The Courtyard, Hereford, 11am & 1.30pm, 01432 340555.

Catching Comets

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Sun 3 April ALICE IN WONDERLAND REGAL SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 3pm, 01584 811442.

Fri 8 April PETULA NATIONAL THEATRE WALES & THEATR GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU WITH AUGUTST012. A new production of Fabrice Melquiot’s extraordinary play that mixes Welsh English and a little French. For ages 12+.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

MUSICAL THEATRE & OPERA From Sat 5 March LA BOHEME MID WALES OPERA. From a student garret to the bustling streets of Montmartre, Puccini’s masterpiece celebrates the power of love and friendship.

5 March - Hafren Theatre, Newtown, 7.30pm, £22, £19 & £16, 01686 614555.

10 March - Aberystwyth Arts Centre, £18/£20, 01970 623232.

12 March - Ponitio, Bangor, £18/£20, 01248 382828.

17 March - Riverfront, Newport, £17/£19, 01633 656757.

19 March - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, 01874 611622.

22 March - Theatr Clwyd, Mold, £30-£10, 01352 344101.

24 March - Ffwrnes, Llanelli, £17/£19, 03452 263510.

26 March - The Torch, Milford Haven, £20.50/£22/50.

29 March - The Octagon, Yeovil, £23.50/£25, 01935 422884.

Tues 8 - Sat 12 March HAIRSPRAY CURTAIN CALL THEATRE COMPANY. A Tony Award winning musical. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 3pm & 7.30pm, £18, 01743 281281.

Tues 15 March MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2 A brand-new show, cruising through the menopause!

Featuring Crissy Rock, Nicole Barber-Lane, Rebecca Wheatley and Nicki French. For ages 16+. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 5.30pm & 8.30pm, £31.50, 01743 281281.

Wed 23 - Sat 26 March THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE GILBERT & SULLIVAN SOCIETY perform the most well-known and loved Gilbert & Sullivan operettas.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, plus matinee on 26 March, 2.30pm, 01432 340555.

Wed 23 - Sat 26 March THE WIZARD OF OZ SHREWSBURY MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY. Join Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion as they follow the Yellow Brick Road. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £21-£15, 01743 281281.

Thurs 7 April SOUL SISTERS - THE MUSICAL A story of self-discovery and friendship set during a riotous, toe-tapping Soul Weekender. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £29, 01686 614555.

CHILDREN’S THEATRE Thurs 3 March THE SELFISH GIANT SEA LEGS. The story is told using puppets, musical soundtrack and stortyelling. The Courtyard, Hereford, 11.30am & 1.30pm, 01432 340555.

Thurs 3 - Sat 5 March DICK WHITTINGTON LWTC. Rescheduled pantomime. The Albert Hall, Llandrindod Wells, www.thealberthall.co.uk Sat 5 March THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS IMMERSION THEATRE. Heaps of interaction, costumes, toe-tapping music and larger-than-life characters. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 12.30pm & 3.30pm, £12, children £10, 01743 281281.

Sun 6 March THE LITTLE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL RECYCLING BUG BOO THEATRE. An unforgettable adventure exploring the importance of recycling, through an adrenaline packed 45 minutes of music and interaction. For ages 5-11.

The Albert Hall, Llandrindod Wells, 1.30pm & 3.30pm, book online www.BooTheatre.com Thurs 17 - Sun 20 March GANGSTA GRANNY The award-winning West End production of this amazing story by David Walliams. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, various times, £22.50, family £73-£68, 01743 281281.

Sat 26 March CLARE & CORY SHARE A GLORIOUS STORY REALLY BIG PANTS THEATRE COMPANY. A gentler, simpler show for younger children, written entirely in rhyme. For ages 3-7 years, 11am, free pre-activity from 10.30am. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

Sun 27 March BASIL BRUSH’S FAMILY FUN SHOW Britain’s most loveable fox takes you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 2.30pm, £10, under 16s £8, 01600 772467.

Tues 29 & Wed 30 March THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA Based on the picture book written and illustrated by Judith Kerr. For children aged 3+. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, Tues 1.30 & 4pm, Wed 10am & 1.30pm 01874 611622.

DRAMA WORKSHOPS 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. Fri - Intermediate Youth Theatre. For years 10 & 11, 5.15pm, £68.50 per term. Fri - Senior Youth Theatre, Year 12+, 7pm, £73.50 per term. Courtyard Musical Theatre, Tues for ages 4-8 years, 4-4.55pm, £60 per 12 week term.

Thurs for ages 9-17 6.15pm-7.25pm, £66 per 12 week 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 2), 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.

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 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.

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 (term time) SHROPSHIRE YOUTH THEATRE Seniors, 7-9.30pm, 14-25 years. All abilities welcome.

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

Alternate Thursdays (term time) HAVE A GO SHAKESPEARE All welcome, £5. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 10.30am-1.30pm, details Sue Best, 01597 811487.

Saturdays (term time) SHROPSHIRE YOUTH THEATRE Beginners 9.30am-10.45am, 6-8 year olds.

Juniors 11am-1pm, 9-12 year olds. The HIve, Shrewsbury, www.shropshireyouththeatre.co.uk

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Fri 11 March & Fri 22 April LAUGHTER LOUNGE @ SECRET GARDEN The Secret Garden, Coldwells Rd, Hereford, 8pm, £10 to include a curry served between 6.30-7.30pm, 07389 766816, email bookings@secretgardenhereford.co.uk Sat 19 March ADAM ROWE His latest stand-up comedy tour. For ages 14+.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7pm, £14.50, 01743 281281.

Thurs 24 March COMEDY CLUB Featuring Troy Hawke, MC Hammersmith & MC Dan Nightingale. Henry Tudor House, Barrack’s Passage, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £14, 01743 361666.

Poetry & Storytelling Thurs 10 March BABAR BLAH Spoken word open mic. Babar Cafe, Union Street, Hereford, 5pm - late. Email charlesestanton@gmail.com for a slot. Free entry.

Fri 11 March BLAST - STORYTELLING Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, doors open 5.30pm, www.bishopscastletownhall.co.uk 01588 630023.

Fri 18 & Sat 19 March GANGA: INDIAN TALES OF THE RIVER Extraordinary Indian tales of cosmic creatures, celestial curses, wise women and gods behaving badly. For ages 14+. Fri - Clungunford Village Hall, 7.30pm, £12/£6/£30, 01588 660152. Sat - All Stretton Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10/£6/£25, 07812 583113. Arts Alive.

Comedy

Fri 4 March MAX BOYCE Entertaining people all over the world for more than 40 years with his ability to paint pictures in word and song.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

Fri 4 March COUNT ARTHUR STRONG: AND THIS IS ME Arthur has two decades of memories from his ten national tours, 15 years of his multi Award winning radio show and three series of his BAFTA nominated TV sitcom. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £21.50, 01600 772467.

Sun 6 March JOEL DOMMETT: UNAPOLOGETIC (IF THAT’S OKAY?) For ages 14+. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £20, 01743 281281.

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Fri 11 March RICH HALL’S HOEDOWN DELUXE Ever-evolving, ever-changing, Rich’s combination of keen acerbic stand-up combined with spit and sawdust alt-country lyricisim. For ages 14+. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £19, 01743 281281.

Fri 25 March SIMON BRODKIN: TROUBLEMAKER The critically acclaimed comedian explores why trouble has followed him from primary school through medical school to lockdown home-school. For ages 16+.

Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £20, 01600 772467.

Fri 25 March WESTONS CIDER COMEDY CLUB Enjoy laugh out loud comedy from some of the hottest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8.30pm, 01432 340555.

Sat 26 March MATT CHORLEY: WHO IS IN CHARGE HERE? Exploring who really calls the shots, is the Prime Minister actually in charge, or at the mercy of the opposition, backbenchers, lobbyists, the media, spin doctors, his wife or the Queen? For ages 14+. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £24, 01743 281281.

Sun 27 March BASIL BRUSH UNLEASHED! Join Basil as he gives his comedic take on everything from Love Island to Westminster, in his trademark anarchic style in a show for the adults. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £15, 01600 772467.

Mon 28 March ED BYRNE The master of observational comedy. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 340555.

Ed Byrne

Sat 5 March GLASBURY ARTS LECTURE ‘Charles Burton: Painting Still’. By Peter Wakelin, formerly Director of Collections at the National Museum of Wales.

The Drama Studio, Gwernyfed High School, 7.30pm, £12, £7 unwaged or in full time education. Booking essential, www.glasburyarts.co.uk

Chris McCausland

Tues 15 March LUDLOW AND MARCHES HUMANISTS ‘Refugees’. Amanda Jones, CEO of Shropshire Supports Refugees will talk about the global refugee situation and what can be done to help support the refugees who come to live in Shropshire. The Friends Meeting House, St Mary’s Lane, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 872492.

Thurs 31 March NISH KUMAR: YOUR POWER, YOUR CONTROL As seen on Live at the Apollo, Taskmaster and more.

For ages 18+. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £22, 01743 281281.

Thurs 31 March CHRIS MCCAUSLAND: SPEAKY BLINDER He’s blind. He’s a dad. He’s a husband. He’s third in command. He’ll speak about all of that, plus loads more.

Fundraising event for the Royal National College for the Blind. For ages 16+. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555

Talks

Wed 16 March DR ROSEMARY FIRMAN: MEDIEVAL COLOUR There are still traces of medieval colour in the cathedral, but it is in the pages of illuminated manuscripts that the colours still blaze. Hereford Cathedral, 7pm, £10, www.herefordcathedral.org or 01432 374225.

Wed 16 March THE ARTS SOCIETY TEME VALLEY ‘The Topsy Turvy World of Misericords’, a lecture by Imogen Corrigan. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 2.15pm, £8, 01584 878141.

Wed 23 March AN EVENING WITH WAYNE PIVAC Wales Head Coach to Monmouth for an evening of rugby chat. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, 01600 719401.

Tues 1 March LINGEN GARDENING CLUB “Plants for spring and summer including some new varieties”, a talk by Paul Green. Lingen Village Hall, 7.30pm. Information can be obtained from Alvin Botting 01544 267463.

Tues 1 March CONVERSATIONS AT THE CHAPEL: POSY SIMMONDS Author, illustrator and newspaper cartoonist.

In conversation with film-maker Alastair Laurence.

The Art Shop & Chapel, Market St, Abergavenny, 7pm, £10, 01873 736430.

Thurs 3 March PETE WHITTAKER: SOLO & FREE Join Pete from the sub culture of underground crack climbing and onto the side of the world’s highest big walls.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

Posy Simmonds

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 aardvaark@btconnect.com www.aardvark-books.com Bookshop open to visitors Tues-Sun 10am-4pm.

POETRY BREAKFAST RETURNS From March 2022.

Check Website for details

www.aardvark-books.com

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Workshops & Courses Wed 2 March - Wed 6 April HEREFORD WEA ‘Reading 1968 Spark, Hines and Taylor. Assuming the role of a judging panel for a book prize in 1968, the short list consists of: ‘The Public Image’, by Murial Spark, ‘A Kestrel for a Knave’ by Barry Hines and ‘The Wedding Group’ by Elizabeth Taylor. Weekly sessions, led by Cath Humfris, 10am-12pm, £38.40, to book www.wea.org.uk or 0300 3033464.

Thurs 24 March ARTS SOCIETY MID WALES & BORDERS ‘Victorian Furniture - Why Queen Victoria was not Amused’. A talk by Janusz Karczewski-Slowikowski. Powis Suite, Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool, 2.30pm, visitors welcome, £6, 01938 555574.

Mon 28 March STEPHEN VENABLES After climbing Everest alone and without oxygen, Stephen shares the fun, excitement, beauty and tragedies. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £20/£18, 01743 281281.

Tues 29 March AN EVENING WITH SIR GARETH EDWARDS CBE One of the stars of the great Welsh rugby side of the 1970s. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, 01600 719401.

Tues 29 March CONVERSATIONS AT THE CHAPEL: JEREMY DELLER Jeremy Deller is the conceptual, video and installation artist behind some of the most original and provocative projects of the last 25 years. In conversation with film-maker Alastair Laurence. The Art Shop & Chapel, Market St, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, £10, booking essential, 01873 736430. Pre-talk suppers available downstairs at the Chapel, booking essential.

Wed 30 March ARTHUR GREEN: MEDIEVAL BOOKBINDING Local book conservator and bookbinder Arthur Green will talk about his work and the training that formed the foundation of his current practice. Hereford Cathedral, 7pm, £10, www.herefordcathedral.org or 01432 374225.

Thurs 31 March WELLINGTON FOOTBALL CLUB Fifty Years and Before. A talk by John Perkins.

Wellington Community Centre, 7.30pm, 01568 617709.

Thurs 31 March PETER SNOW & ANN MACMILLAN ‘Treasures of World History: The Story of Civilization in 50 Documents’. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

Tues 5 April TAMMY HALL ‘The Wild Bunch: A new look at growing commercial flowers’. Lingen Village Hall, 7.30pm, £4, 01544 267463.

Lingen Gardening Club.

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Wed 6 April RAY MEARS: WE ARE NATURE Educational show, where Ray will be demonstrating and explaining techniques that will help us improve our senses and highlight the problems nature faces today. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

Fri 18 March HIDDEN VOICES An informal night of tables and chairs, dramatic chats, performance, storytelling and dance. For ages 15+. With Blue MacAskill and Credu include: Sam Meltem, Steve, Hannah Potter, Cathering Hall, MJ Jones, Diana Robbins, Christine Wyatt, Nicola Chapman, Clare Moore, Ffion Harding and Megan Hill. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7pm, £2, 01982 552555.

Until June 2022 OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPERIENCED WRITERS Intimate monthly seminars with Angela France, organised in partnership with The Poetry School.

Maximum of eight students. Dates: 8 Mar, 12 Apr, 10 May, 14 June. Barrett Browning Institute, Ledbury, 6-8.30pm, £265, email administration@poetryschool.com 0207 582 1679.

Until May 2022 ONLINE POETRY READING GROUP Read and chat about the books shortlisted for the Ledbury Munthe Poetry Prize. 7 March - ‘Tigress’ by Jessica Mookherjee. 4 April - ‘Love Minus Love’ by Wayne Holloway-Smith. 9 May - ‘After the Formalities’ by Anthony Anaxagorou. Online reading group meetings are on Zoom, 7-9pm, free. Email director@poetry-festival.co.uk for Zoom link.

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

Mondays WRITING ROOM The Courtyard, Hereford, 6.30-8.30pm, £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 - Advance beginners 5.30pm, beginners 7pm, Wed - Advance Spanish B1, 10am, with Mely. Private tuition - GCSE students and A Level. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 07837 160505.

Jeremy Deller

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

First Wednesday of each month BABARS’ BOOK CLUB All welcome, 6.30pm, Babar’s Cafe, Union St, Hereford, 01432 342334.

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

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 First Friday of the month POT AND PAGE BOOKCLUB An evening bookclub for readers with a literary themed cocktail in hand. Food and drinks served all evening.

Pot & Page, 8 New St, Ledbury, 7pm, free, 01531 248743.

Conquest Theatre Bromyard Streamed Events

Thurs 3 March, 7pm BOOK OF DUST National Theatre Tues 8 March, 7.30pm FRIDA KAHLO Exhibition on Screen Sat 12 March, 5.55pm ARIADNE AUF NAXOS NY Met Opera Sun 13 March, 2pm RIGOLETTO Royal Opera House Sat 26 March, 4pm DON CARLOS New York Met Opera

Films

4 March THE COURIER (12) 6 March, 3pm THE ALPINIST (12A) 10 March SPENCER (12) 16 March RESPECT (12) 18 March MASTER CHENG (PG) 20 March MOTHERING SUNDAY (15)

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.

Saturday Coffee Shop open 10.30am-12.30pm

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

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grass roots Carbon Capture - Not a Magic Climate Fix

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T already seems a long time ago. But at the November Climate summit in Glasgow, more than 150 countries pledged to try to limit global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius since the start of the industrial era. Easy to make big promises! But much harder to deliver. Even Britain, which has arguably been in the vanguard of those countries cutting greenhouse gas emissions, will face a massive challenge to fulfil its climate pledges.

One of the biggest problems I can see is the huge reliance being placed on carbon capture and storage. All kinds of bodies are in the habit of telling us that carbon capture and storage is crucial to delivering deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Many companies wear their commitment to carbon capture as a badge of respectability.

It’s my guess that most of them see it as a purely technical fix that can be left to a few scientists to carry out. But I doubt if more than a handful of the bodies involved have made a realistic, hard-headed appraisal of how it would work, and what chance it has of success. If they did, they might get a shock!

Supposing this technical fix turns out to be problematic?

If that proved to be the case, then, in my view, the whole scenario on which the UK’s Net Zero pledge is based would begin to unravel. While I was chewing this over, I found a report based on an academic paper which seemed to offer encouraging news. It said that carbon capture and storage technology “...now exists and operates routinely at industrial scale, safely capturing millions of tonnes of CO2 every year.”

The report quoted several Edinburgh based academics who sounded well qualified. One of them is Professor Stuart Haszeldine, of Edinburgh University, director of SCCS – Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage. Around eight or ten years ago, I discussed with him the question of where, around Britain, carbon captured from industrial processes could be sequestered, or stored.

Prof Haszeldine was at that time advocating the use of the Rough gas storage facility, deep under the North Sea, as a good place to store captured carbon. But the owner of Rough, Centrica, decided in 2017 to abandon it, in the light of a government decision to end its subsidy of the gas storage site, worth £75 million a year.

Incidentally, the Rough facility might be extremely welcome to ministers now for storing gas, at a time when the government, and consumers, will soon be counting the cost of soaring wholesale gas prices, and lack of gas storage, not in the tens of millions, but in the billions, or tens of billions, of pounds.

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Prof Haszeldine, and the other academics referred to above, are no doubt experts in their field, but each of them is linked to an institute whose overt mission is to support, encourage, and help develop, carbon capture and storage, or CCS for short. What I wanted to know was whether independent energy and economics experts are

Carbon capture plant in Texas, now closed

equally confident about the potential of carbon capture.

If you scratch the surface of the literature on carbon capture, and put on one side those scientists who may have a stake, however tenuous, in its development, you quickly begin to discern a worrying picture. While skating around those bodies with a direct interest in carbon capture, I quickly found a study published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis – a US based think tank.

Its report is headlined - “Holy Grail of carbon capture continues to elude coal industry – cautionary tale applies to domestic and foreign projects alike.” The document asserted, “There isn’t one example of a CCS project anywhere in the world that offers a financial justification for investing in CCS.” The report amounted to a bucket of cold water poured over carbon capture, and its failure to take off over the last decade and a half. The study was headed, “Carbon Capture and Storage is about Reputation, not Economics.”

During last year, when President Biden was unveiling his policies to overhaul the USA’s infrastructure, including investment in carbon capture, hundreds of environmental groups and other bodies wrote a joint letter to him urging the federal government to steer well clear of CCS. They said “Carbon capture schemes are unnecessary, ineffective, exceptionally risky and at odds with... environmental justice.”

And they labelled carbon capture as a “dangerous distraction.”

There is no existing carbon capture project in the UK. And out of just four substantial CCS projects begun in North America in the last ten years, none has shown any signs of real success. Several have run into the sand.

Worldwide, almost four out of five carbon sequestration schemes have been aimed at Enhanced Oil Recovery – that is to say, maximising the return from existing fossil fuel assets.

What is most puzzling is that the UK government is setting such great store by CCS. The most obvious conclusion must be that, without it, the sums behind the Net Zero strategy just don’t add up.

Julian O’Halloran

Green Events GARDENING ON THE ‘BORDERS’ Planting Schemes Perennial Borders Flower Meadows Nurture Maintain Restore Designs A Garden Sanctuary for You and Wildlife Call Michelle - A Plant Guru 01547 528003 M: 07793750691 E: mlrubybrink@gmail.com Fri 25 March SPRING GARDEN OPENING

April & May WILDLIFE SURVEYING AT HELLENS MANOR 4 April - Pondlife. 6 May - Botony. 20 May - Invertebrates.

No experience necessary. All training will be supplied by Ecologist Tim Kaye from ‘Hidden Herefordshire’. Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, near Ledbury. To book and more info email tim@clan-cic.org March KNIGHTON TREE ALLOTMENTS TRUST KTAT manages woodlands for the benefit of wildlife and members. Volunteer to learn. Details email woodland@ tveg.org.uk 01547 520374 http://tveg.org.uk Thurs 3 March GOING WILD IN BISHOP’S CASTLE A talk ‘Restarting Shropshire Verges Project’. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm. Donations welcome to help cover costs. 01588 630023.

Wednesdays LITTLE WILLOWS OUTDOOR NATURE PLAYGROUP The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 9.30am-11am, £1.50 per child, includes a bowl of porridge. Themes posted weekly on Facebook page, 01497 821762.

Every Third Saturday in the Month PRESTEIGNE REPAIR Presteigne Youth Centre, Hereford Street. 10am-12pm.

Household items repaired for free. Info: 01544 267997.

Explore the gardens of Hereford Cathedral. 10am-3pm, £5 from www.herefordcathedral.org Sat 26 March & Sat 23 April PAM’S PLANT SALE Clun Methodist Church Forecourt, 10am-12pm. Proceeds: Medicins sans Frontieres & Clun Methodist Church.

Mondays & Wednesdays KNIGHTON MENS SHED Sharpening service available. Teme Mill, Station Yard, Knighton, 10am-2pm. John on 01544232750 or email jtknightonmensshed@gmail.com.

2nd Thursday of the month KINGTON KLEEN Networking drinks. Oxford Arms, Kington, from 7pm, www.kingtonkleen.org.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 with Joanna Bruce RGN, MBAcC at The Body Clinic, Leominster & Richard’s Castle. Treating pain (NICE recommended) and long-term health conditions since 1985. Food intolerance testing. Phone 01584 831 840 or text 07984 460969.

E-booking: www.thebodyclinicleominster.co.uk

CLEAR HEAD, FREE BODY, OPEN HEART Craniosacral Therapy, Therapeutic Massage and Yoga Classes with Clare Johnson, to help you feel more at ease and aligned physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. I work in Ludlow and Elton. Please phone 07980 070675 or email clareswork@gmail.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

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

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 BESPOKE MASSAGE THERAPY BY CHERYL LILWALL MTI. Sensitive communication through the medium of touch. For physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

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

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

EMOTIONAL WELLBEING: Anne Cummings FETC (Adv Dip), BAoG (Dip), MBIG (Dip) offers a safe, effective therapy to help adults and children heal their emotional and spiritual wounds and fulfil their personal potential. If you have difficulty relating to others, or have troublesome emotions call Anne on 01547 530977. Specialist knowledge and experience of working with panic attacks, anger, stress, bullying, low self-esteem, bereavement/loss and anxiety. Ffi see www.thewritetofeel.com.

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

No horse experienced required. Shropshire/Herefordshire/ Borders. Contact me on: 01588 630061/07583 726207; angela@equinereflections.co.uk; or visit www.thehorsestruth.co.uk HEALINGS, INSIGHT READINGS, PERSONAL GROWTH COACHING, ANIMAL COMMUNICATION Healings, insights into life path and situations, space and guidance to explore and help re-align with our inner truth.

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

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Just post the details of your therapy (around 40 words) with a cheque for £40 payable to Broad Sheep and post to: The Lodge, Westhide, Hereford, HR1 3RQ You can amend the wording anytime during the year, just call Clare on 07786 131159 or email: info@broadsheep.com

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ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAUMA, LOW SELF WORTH and emotional difficulties - our innovative approach is being used with private and NHS clients with great success. Clients attend an average of 4 sessions to achieve a substantial, some say transformative, effect on their well being. You can check out the testimonials and book a one to one session on our website www. peaceofmindnow.co.uk or get in touch for more information Mike Buckley 07931 986168 mcmbuckley@gmail.com

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

HEREFORD HOMEOPATH Juliet Ablett RHom, MARH, MNCHM. Holistic health care with experienced practitioner using homeopathy, essences and homeobotanicals; safe and effective for all ages. I work with you as an individual, listening without judgement, working with whatever issues or problems you may have. Regular clinics in Monmouth and Hereford, incl. Saturday morning children’s clinic in Hereford. See website: www.julietablett.co.uk or contact Juliet at juliet@julietablett.co.uk or 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 07910 892172.

HYPNOTHERAPY Vicky Nicolson-James DipHP HWHP Herefordshire based empathetic hypnotherapist offering online or 1-1 therapy to help you live the life you want and deserve. Professional Hypnotherapy Practitioner Association and National Society of Hypnotherapy.

T:01568 760 306 E: vickynicolsonjames@gmail.com WhatsApp: 07790 162067.

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

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

LIFE COACHING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT brings confidence, good relationships, clear communication, and skills for life to enable you to be your true, authentic, more fulfilled and happier self. I’m compassionate, empathic, focused and work with confidentiality and integrity.

Working from The Body Clinic Leominster I offer a free 15 minute call to see if it’s right for you. Suzanna Underwood Graduate Life Coach and Person Centred Counsellor 07903 415359.

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.

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. 07930 353 118: www.sophieatkinson.co.uk 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 www.midwalesmindfulness.co.uk NUTRITIONAL THERAPIST JULIE HOWES If you suffer gut problems, dementia, hormone imbalance, chronic fatigue or any degenerative disease, I can help. Four consultations £150. Home visits or therapy room Hereford.

Call 07462 937 389. Web site juliehowesnutrition.com Email juliehowesnutrition@outlook.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.

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 REIKI means Universal Life Energy. It’s a very gentle relaxing healing of the body and emotions relieving pain, stress and anxiety. Working from The Body Clinic Leominster I offer a free 15 minute call for you to see if it’s right for you. Suzanna Underwood Advanced Reiki Master 07903 415359.

SPIRITUAL HEALER. 30 years plus experience.

One-on-one healing and ‘introduction to healing’ workshops. “If you truly know yourself you will truly know freedom”. Please contact Gilly Williamson, MNFSH, Field House, Kinnerton. 01547 560874.

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. 07811 816637.

YOGA IN PRESTEIGNE Group classes - both live and online.

Individual tuition in Stapleton.

Moving consciously with the breath

Marie Hudson 01544 260352 www.theyogapractice.org.uk

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THE BODY CLINIC LEOMINSTER HEALTH Health Assessments, Massage, Sports Therapy, Acupuncture, K-Laser, Yoga, Thai-Chi, Thai Massage, Reflexology, Counselling, Mindfulness, Reiki. Support with rehabilitation, pain, long term health conditions, womens and mens health, mental health, fertility and pregnancy. www.thebodyclinicleominster 01568 368907, 07493 078566, thebodyclinicleominster@gmail.com 17 West Street, HR6 8EP.

YOGA & AYURVEDA Individual yoga practice. Diet. Exercise. Life Balance.

Jill Bonner BA PGCE Art. DIPL Yoga Therapy.

DIPL Ayurveda Therapy. Details 07789 428109.

TRANSFORMATIONAL COACHING & COUNSELLING WITH WENDY YOUNG Compassionate and focussed conversations and body-centred processes to heal developmental & emotional trauma and core wounding.

This supports your transformational journey of becoming and living your authentic and joyful self. I offer a FREE 30 mins discovery call to answer your questions and see if it feels right for us to work together. Online nationally and in-person in Llanidloes, mid-Wales. For more info and to book call 07388 491 990; email wendy@wiselivingworld. com; website www.wiselivingworld.com.

First Saturday of the month MEDITATION For beginners or experienced meditators. run by The Bleddfa Centre, held at Cascob, near Presteigne, 11am-12.30pm, donations £3-£5, 01547 550377.

Workshops WORKSHOP LISTINGS - Single (dated) listings are free.

Year round, ongoing workshops will cost £40 per year.

FELDENKRAIS Awareness Through Movement Classes.

Learn to move more freely, with greater ease and flexibility, improving posture, balance and coordination. The Feldenkrais method uses a combination of gentle movement and relaxed attention to improve comfort and function and to enhance our sense of well being. Online classes (Tuesday mornings and Wednesday evenings); live classes starting in S.E.N.S.E in Tenbury from 23rd March (Wednesday mornings 9.30am - 10.45am). To book and for more information, please contact Jane at janesethi@yahoo.co.uk or on 07949 432555.

ONLINE MINDFUL YOGA CLASSES Slow down, soften and turn inwards. Move and breath your way back into a natural state of vibrant well-being.

Join via Zoom weekly on Mondays and Tuesdays from 6:15pm - 7:30pm. Classes are small, friendly and suitable for all levels of flexibility and experience. For more info and to book call Wendy Young 07388 491 990; email wendy@wiselivingworld.com; website www.wiselivingworld.com/mindful-hatha-yoga/ 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.

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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

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.

Sundays REST AND RESTORE Meditation session. Pot & Page, 8 New St, Ledbury, 4.30pm, £8.50, food and drink included, 01531 248743.

Mondays MAMA MOJO YOGA FLOW The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10.30am, £6, 01743 234970.

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.

Tuesdays VOICE YOGA (YOGIC SINGING) Willey Chapel, LD8 2NA, 11am. Also online via Zoom Mondays 6pm. No singing or yoga experience necessary!

Learn how to connect to your most peaceful place through your voice. Contact Liv: oliviapreye@gmail.com or visit www.voiceyoga.co.uk Thursdays YOGA With Karen Booth. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, near Newtown, 4.30pm-6pm, 01686 688369.

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.

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