Broad Sheep June 2016

BROAD sheep june 2016

What’s On - Herefordshire & The Marches

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Y new big idea! Eweovision! Gettit, gettit? Like Eurovision only more sheepish. It’s going to be brilliant. Bring a bit of much needed sparkle to the borders.

Bring some fabulous lights and smoke machines to the borders. Bring unbridled, patriotic, nationalistic aggro to the borders. Everybody can dress up in glittery clothes, wave flags and shout a lot. I can’t wait!

But what is most important is the music. Enough of your blues, your jazz, your Balkan beats, your singer/songwriters. It’s time for some genuine pop crap, preferably with incomprehensible cod English lyrics.

My plan is this. We, at the central Broad Sheep penthouse office, will assign each town in the Broad Sheep area a European country to represent. These will be Small Ads

4 carefully chosen by a panel of experts to perfectly reflect the character of the country Philosophy 6 in question. The town will then choose a local musician or band to represent them and Art 8 on the appointed day we will all get together in some massive unfriendly football field Art workshops 14 or supermarket car park with a couple of monster television screens and a beautiful blonde presenter who will shout out “Talgarth, NUL POINTS!” Cinema

20 To cut a long story short I have been in consultation with the aforementioned panel of Dance 24 experts and this is the way their thinking is going in terms of country and town pairings.

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26 First up we need a big sprawling town with a heavy military presence an overbearing Letters 27 political establishment and a desire to win at all costs to represent Russia. Yes, it’s Hereford. Hereford with all it’s theatres, pubs, cafes, museums, colleges is bound to Music 28 triumph over its surly neighbour over the hill. Or is it???

Music workshops 45 Representing the Ukraine we have plucky Leominster led by Norrie on the trombone.

Band directory 48 Will Leominster be able to pull of the upset of the year? How will the other nations Theatre 50 vote? It’s a cliffhanger worthy of Eastenders. It’s Leicester City all over again (sorry, Word 54 but it’s the law that every article these days has to mention The Foxes at least once).

Next we need to find somebody to represent France. Somewhere they won’t deign Grass roots 58 to speak to you if you have the wrong accent. Somewhere that is obsessed with Comp therapies 60 food and cooking which they think is superior to the rest of the world. Wine, markets, chateaux, bridges. Of course (you got there ahead of me), it can only be Ludlow.

We take no How about Greece? What we need is a place on the edge of the area where the responsibility for the veracity of the government has run out of money and there is lots of water. I know Powys County information herein Council and Llandrindod Wells? (Next door, Builth can be Albania).

Pete Mustill Now here’s a bit of a problem - Malta. Number 1 in the Telegraph’s list of best Mayfield, Stapleton, places for the Brits to retire to, still stuck in the 1950s with English as it’s first language Nr Presteigne, Powys and lashings of old English automobiles and telephone boxes and crawling with oldies.

LD8 2LW Yup, it’s a perfect fit - Presteigne.

Tel: 01544 260051 I wonder who can we fix up with Ireland. Hmm, let me see. Literary pretentions.

Email: info@broadsheep.com Lots and lots of tourists cluttering up the place. American Presidents running around Website: www.broadsheep.com desperately looking for their ancestors. I think it’s going to be Hay-on-Wye and indeed Clinton did show up there a couple of years back.

We seem to doing quite well, but it is getting harder. Cafe society, booze, music, the sweet smell of something else.

Yes I think Bishop’s Castle could make a nice job of the Netherlands apart from the topography and the teenage pregnancy rates.

For some reason I’ve written down, Italy - Newtown, although I can’t for the life of me think why. Art galleries, pizza shops?

Look, I admit this was a rubbish idea.

I’ve run out of pairings already. Tenbury and Great Britain? Ledbury and Switzerland? No they don’t really add up and I’m terrified to say anything about Knighton who are already giving Mr P a hard time on page 27. So I’ll just send off my Lottery grant application as it is and we’ll see what happens.

Frankly it’s best not to get your hopes up.

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Cover pic: Vamos Theatre ‘The Best Thing’ - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2 June

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PRIVATE TUITION: NEED HELP WITH DRAWING AND PAINTING SKILLS. Contact Sue Purcell on 01686440668 or email sue@suepurcellart.co.uk www.suepurcellart.com

SHED/WORKSHOP ON AN ACRE OR TWO WANTED to buy or rent. Contact: 07789 484034.

WORKSHOPS FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS CLINIC: Designing Leaflets on 14th June in Kinnersley; Social Media for Business 15th June in Cleobury Mortimer. Book through Eventbrite. Further information on these and other workshops at www.smallbusinessclinic.co.uk or call 07825 987114,

WANTED: CORNET/TRUMPET PLAYER to front newly formed New Orleans Jazz Band, also Washboard player needed. We are experienced players - banjo, sax, trombone, tuba - based in Ludlow. Tel: Rob 01584 318088 email: jackparsnip1946@gmail.com CELLO, BASS, PIANO AND FLUTE LESSONS Contact Ludlow 01584 875659.

BACK TO THE LAND? Our First Steps in Smallholding courses are held on our own family-run holding near Bromyard. Bee Ready (May 21st and 22nd) is a weekend designed to prepare you to get your own hives in 2016 by giving you the background information and plenty of hands-on opportunities. Animal Farm (June 18th) is a practical look at keeping livestock in your back garden or on your own plot - everything from purchasing your stock to housing and feeding. For details of these and other courses please email woodruffbank@btinternet.com or ring 01886 884752.

SPANISH TUITION - Get ready for your trip to Spain?

Book a one off class or a handful of lessons, call Moira in New Radnor: 01544 350533.

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.

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

Paul Richards 01544 209067.

LONDON FLAT, HOLIDAY OR SHORT-BREAK LETS Portobello Road/Nottinghill Gate area. Sleeps up to 5.

Please call 01544 260352 email: peter.rda@freeuk.com DRUM LESSONS @ KJM STUDIOS. For all ages and abilities, private one-to-one tuition, all styles covered.

Free introductory lesson! Quote ‘Broad Sheep’.

Call Andy on 07969 168921.

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

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

Also coaching for Associated Board jazz exams.

Now taking students in Presteigne and surrounding area.

Simon Deeley, 07890 303681. simon.deeley@aol.com A STITCH IN TIME Careful repairs & creative alterations to well-loved clothes. Vintage a speciality.

Anne 01544 267997.

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

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QUAKERS ARE MEETING NEAR YOU

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire

Every Sunday at 10:30 in Llanfoist Village Hall NP7 9LP (SO 287 135)

Almeley Wootton, Herefordshire

Every Sunday 10:45 at Friends’ Meeting House HR3 6PX (SO 333 525)

Brecon, Powys

2nd, 3rd, 4th Sundays 11 at The Muse, Glamorgan St. Brecon LD3 7DW (SO 045 284)

Clun Valley, Shropshire

Every Sunday 10:30 at Grange Rd. Community Centre, Bishops Castle SY9 5AP (SO 320 884)

Hereford, Herefordshire

Every Sunday 10:30 and Thursdays at 12:30 at Friends’ Meeting House, 21 King St. Hereford HR4 9BX (SO 508 398)

Ledbury, Herefordshire

1st, 3rd Sundays 10:30 at the Burgage Hall, Church Lane HR8 1DW (SO 711 377)

Llandrindod Wells, Powys

Every Sunday 11:30 at Friends’ Meeting House, Temple St. LD1 5HF

Ludlow, Shropshire

Every Sunday 10:30 at Friends’ Meeting House, St. Mary’s Lane SY8 1DZ (SO 511 754)

The Pales, Llandegley, Powys

Every 3rd Sunday 3 PM at Pales Meeting House, Llandegley LD1 5UH (SO 137 641)

Ross on Wye, Herefordshire

Every Sunday 10:30 at Friends’ Meeting House, Brampton St HR9 7EQ (SO 601 245)

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POLOGIES to Jane Austen. We can all agree that it is a truth universally acknowledged that a man or woman in possession of a copy of Broadsheep must be a pretty smart cookie, up there with the brainiest.

Extensive research has revealed that when your typical Broadsheep reader is not preoccupied with renewing their membership of MENSA, or re-designing the billiard room of their picturesque manor house in the Dordogne, there is nothing they enjoy more than a brain-teaser to keep the little grey cells in tiptop order. So here goes...

What, Dear Reader, do the following items have in common - wallpaper, Mills and Boon novels, a 75” television in the lounge, peat-smoked salmon from the Western Isles, a Robin Reliant and finally, the Dictionary of National Biography?

Yes, you’ve got it: they are all social ‘markers’. They reveal much about the person who owns these items.

You can tell a lot about someone from their choice of wallpaper, or the novels they read, etc. [By the way, no self-respecting Broadsheep reader, even one with a 75” television, would ever admit to having a lounge.

They would have a sitting-room.] Which brings me, at last, to today’s conversation-piece: embarrassment. My claim is that you can tell a lot about somebody by seeing what embarrasses them, and even more by seeing what does not. Furthermore, a strong case could be made that embarrassment also sheds light on humanity as a whole, not just on individuals.

The finest example of embarrassment I’ve ever been privileged to witness took place recently in a café in Aberystwyth. Not only did I witness it but stood in the middle of it, and with some trepidation.

In this particular eatery you have to go to the counter, choose what you want, and pay. Ahead of me in the queue was an an enormous woman. For whatever reason she was mega-obese. Behind me stood a young couple, the woman eyeing up a sumptuous Victoria sponge. The cake although as yet complete was already cut into over-generous slices. When the young man noticed what his partner was about to choose he announced - in a voice perhaps never intended to be a whisper - ‘My god, look at the size of that!’ Fearing for my personal safety my first reaction was to locate the door, in case a swift exit became prudent.

‘So what happened next?’, I hear you ask. Well, nothing happened. Nothing COULD happen. The obese woman turned towards the couple, but said nothing.

She saw the huge slice of Victoria sponge and chose to come to the conclusion that the man was probably referring to the cake, rather than to her. But perhaps to both at the same time? Because of the uncertainty, silence was her only option. As for the man, every bone in his body wanted to assure the woman that he was, of

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course, not referring to her, but to do so was impossible without giving further offence. So he too remained silent.

Yes, it’s all too easy to cause embarrassment, as I know to my cost. At work one day, asking a female student, also significantly overweight, when the baby was due, was a mistake of the first order. There was no way out. And no useful way to apologise. Then at a bring-and-buy sale I tried to persuade a woman to buy the pair of boxing gloves on my stall. ‘You could sort out your husband with these, madam’, I suggested helpfully. No she couldn’t. He had died the week before.

Again no way out.

A man I know boasts that nothing, absolutely nothing, embarrasses him. He’s embarrassment-proof. He’s an adult, broad-minded, sophisticated, not to say arrogant.

How could he possibly ever suffer from embarrassment?

Well, imagine the following revealing if unlikely scenario: imagine the man is showing a visitor from another planet around our world. First they visit parts of Africa where the lack of clean water is killing thousands of children. Then the visitor is shown various areas of the Middle East torn apart by religious and political extremism. He asks next to be taken around those suburbs of London where the fabulously rich live in houses valued in tens of millions. Then they go to see camps full of refugees fleeing from all manner of ills in their war-torn homelands. He also asks to be told about Hiroshima.

‘But are you not embarrassed to show me these things?’ he asks. ‘Embarrassed? I’m not in the slightest embarrassed. Why should I be embarrassed? It’s not my fault’, the man retorts. Then the extra-terrestrial visitor delivers the coup de grâce: ‘Should you not be embarrassed at thinking that it’s NOT your fault?’

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Bleddfa Centre events in June 9th June and 22nd June: Our regular morning MEDITATION SESSIONS; a friendly group open to people of all faiths, and those of none.

22nd June we will be hosting a workshop led by Lois Hopwood; ‘ABSTRACTING THE LANDSCAPE’. A full day of creative stimulation, this will use the inspiration from the landscape around Bleddfa to take you into an exploration of the techniques of abstract art. Expect to have fun, learn, and surprise yourself.

From 23rd June: Our FIRST EXHIBITION of 2016 will be opening on Thursday 23rd June.

28th June there will be a full day LIFE DRAWING SESSION.

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

For full details of any of our events, please contact hello@bleddfacentre.org or telephone 01547 550377

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art POWYS The Old School, West St, Knighton, www.shropshirehillsartweek.co.uk 4 - 12 June Open Studios. ANDY HAZELL - tin sculptures. LAURA LUNN - folk art. CIARA LEWIS, SIMON JAMESON - paintings. KATE MORGAN-CLARE - multi media.

CORINNA KENYON-WADE ceramics. Open 11am-5pm. Part of Shropshire Hills Art Week.

Tabernacle, Regent St, Talgarth, LD3 0DB info@thetabernacle.co.uk Until 5 June ‘Traces’. Three artists celebrating textiles with ideas that relate to landscape. SUSAN MILNE mixed media. KATHERINE SHEERS and HELEN WATKINS - textiles.

Open 11am-5pm, late opening 1 June 11am-9.30pm where the artists will be available for discussion about their work.

Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne, LD8 2LL 01544 260149 25 June - 9 July ‘Sidney Nolan’s Paradise Garden: A Response’.

CELIA JOHNSON - new work begun during a residency in 2015 drawing on Nolan’s 1971 book of prints, drawings and poems and inspired by the Rodd site itself. Open Mon-Sat 11am-4pm.

Knighton Library, West St, Knighton 01547 528778 14 June - 2 July Art for Amnesty 2016.

HELEN BOCCACCI - plant drawings.

Open Tues-Sat, closed Wed and Sat afternoons.

Upper House, Knucklas, near Knighton 01547 528792 4 - 12 June Shropshire Hills Art Week.

Open studio and gallery. LOTTIE O’LEARY - stone carvings. JESSICA JACKSON - sculptural lighting. JANE FARRINGTON - paintings. 11am-5pm.

Radnorshire Museum, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5DL 01597 824513 Until 2 July JULIA D GRAY - unique digital fine art. Open Tues-Sat and Bank Holidays 10am-4pm.

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

Courtyard Antiques, High St, Presteigne, 01544 267033 June Art from the last 216 years.

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

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Old School Gallery, Bleddfa Centre, Bleddfa 01547 550377 From 23 June Exhibition. Details contact hello@bleddfacentre.org

Richard Booth’s Bookshop, 44 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye Until 17 July ‘Never Judge a Book’.

The book in contemporary art.

BERNARD AUBERTIN, FIONA BANNER, JONATHAN CALLAN, MICHAEL CRAIG-MARTIN, LUKE FOWLER, ANSELM KIEFER, JOHN LATHAM, HARLAND MILLER, MARK RICHARDS, STERLY & SNELL, RACHEL WHITEREAD, BILL WOODROW. Meadow Arts.

Globe at Hay, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821762 25 June - 4 Sept AMY LE BAILLY analogue photographs on film, employing manual techniques using basic or ‘toy’ cameras popular in years gone by. STACEY WILDING assembled sculptural works which utilise unwanted book material and natural found objects.

Open Wed-Sun 9.30am-5pm.

Hay-on-Wye 01497 820733 email: haydoesvintage@gmail.com 3 July HAY DOES VINTAGE. Vintage tearoom, jewellery, vintage clothes, furniture, curios and much more.

Open 10.30am-4.30pm.

Knighton Fine Art, 2 Broad Street, Knighon 01547 528052 June ‘Shropshire Hills’. SUSIE CAWLEY, DRUSILLA COLE, ANDY HAZELL, SIMON JAMESON, CORINNA KENYON-WADE, CIARA LEWIS, LAURA LUNN, LOTTIE O’LEARY, BRONTË WOODRUFF. C20th art, greetings cards and local crafts. Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm.

The Hay Makers, St John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5BN 01497 820556 www.haymakers.co.uk Until 16 July Festival exhibition.

CORNELIUS VAN DOP - silver boxes.

ANNE MORGAN & PENNY WARREN - jewellery. ALICE STEPHENS & JOHN WEBB - ceramics. ED BOXALL - prints. Plus new work from The Hay Makers. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. During Hay Festival, open 10am-7pm.

Mid Wales Art Centre, Caersws 01686 688369 Until 9 July ‘A View from The Margins.’

LORAINE MORLEY, LINDA DAVIES, ALEXA VON DEWITZ & BARBARA RICHTER. Until Oct Sculpture Trail 2016.

Open Thurs - Sun 11am-4pm.

Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555 Open Tues & Wed Until June ‘Seat 35’. A new photographic exhibition charting the journey of Wyeside’s Seat 35. Open Tues & Wed 12.30-9pm, Thurs - Sun 2-9pm, closed Monday.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 01544 260777 4 June Arts and Crafts from local makers. Open 10am-3pm.

Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth 01654 703355 Until 18 June ‘Romanticism in the Welsh Landscape’.

Until 18 June ‘The Language Landscape’. STEVEN G BONFIELD. Until 4 June ‘Borth’.

Until 18 June RUTH SHELLEY. 11 June - 23 July ‘Line and Colour’.

JACOB BUCKLAND - paintings.

25 June - 10 Sept ‘Summer Canvases’. WYNNE JENKINS paintings.

25 June - 10 Sept MEIC WATTS. Until 13 Aug ‘Anthropocene’. GLENN MORRIS - an exhibition of sculpture as a response to the very real and enormous impact man has had on the environment and the future of life itself.

Meet the artist 15 June, 12pm.

Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.

Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes 01686 413467 4 June - 2 July The Wool and Willow Festival. Showcasing unique, handmade products by willow and textile artists. Open 10.30am-4.30pm.

Oriel Andrew Lamont Gallery, Theatr Brycheiniog, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622 3 - 28 June ‘Multiplicity - A Journey Through Portayal & Perspective’. ANN DIERIKX - photographs. From music to mountains, people and places this exhibition reflects Carl Jung’s quote: ‘The many contains the unity of one’.

Open theatre times.

The Lion Street Gallery, 6 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5AA www.lionstreetgallery.co.uk June Group exhibition, mixed show of 25 artists. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm.

Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown 01686 625041 Until 15 June Oriel Davies Open 2016: Painting. 32 artists exhibiting.

Until 15 June ‘Obscured Light Misshapen Vistas’. EIFION SVEN-MYER. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

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Helena Orlowski, Aardvark Books, Brampton Bryan

Celia Johnson, Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne

‘Seat 35’, Wyeside, Builth Wells

Vic Butt, The Barn, Clun. Shropshire Hills Art Week

Ita Drew, Leg of Mutton, Kington

Hannah Sunny Whaler, Tinsmiths, Ledbury

Shepherd’s Ice Cream Parlour, 9 High Town, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821898 June ‘Responses to the Landscape.

After the Rodd’. CELIA JOHNSON - new work. New mixed media work and work in progress, following Celia’s residence at the Sidney Nolan Trust in Presteigne.

From 16 July PIPPA HEAVEN - Paris street photographs. Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm, Sat 9.30am-6pm, Sun 10.30am-5.30pm.

Court Cupboard Gallery, Llantillo Petholey, Abergavenny, NP7 8AU 01873 852011 Until 8 July HILKE MacINTYRE ceramic reliefs, lino cuts.

KAY LEVERTON - scratchboard.

Open 10.30am-5pm.

Erwood Station Gallery, Llandeilo Graban, Builth Wells, LD2 3SJ www.erwoodstation.com June Applied Arts Group show.

50 makers and artists exhibiting.

Open 10.30am-5pm daily.

Tower House Gallery, 29 High St, Knighton 01547 529530 June Mixed exhibition. Wed-Sat 9.30am-5pm.

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

Cafe. Tues-Sat 10am-4pm.

HEREFORDSHIRE Grange Court, Leominster 01568 737980 Until 4 June ‘Leominster Through Time Photography Project’. Part of Leominster Festival. Open Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.

De Koffie Pot, Left Bank Bridge St, Hereford 01885 400232 9 - 11 June ‘On The Level’.

HEREFORD COLLEGE OF THE ARTS 1st year students - contemporary craft and jewellery design. 10am-5pm.

Kingsland Methodist Chapel, Chapel Lane, Kingsland 1 - 4 June KINGSLAND ART CLUB. 10.30am-3.30pm. Coffee and cake.

Leg of Mutton, 17 Duke St, Kington 01544 231563 www.legofmutton. wordpress.com June ‘Implied Narratives’. AINE VENABLES - mixed media prints.

ITA DREW - mixed media sculpture.

Open 18 & 19 June, 11am-5pm, then by appointment through 3 July.

Tinsmiths, 8a High St, Ledbury, HR8 1DS 01531 632083 18 June - 10 July ‘Fairground’.

HANNAH SUNNY WHALER. An exhibition of signs by illustrator and signwriter. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

Part of Ledbury Poetry Festival.

Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Road, Hereford, HR1 2UA 01432 263937 Until 11 June SUZANNA REYNOLDS - drawings and paintings.

15 June - 16 July ‘Mycelium Eureka’. IAN GORTON AND FOREST FRIENDS - artwork.

21 June - 5 July ‘Celebrating Brian Hatton’. Local artists responding to the life and work of one of our foremost local artists in this centenary year of his death in action during WW1.

Wed-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 10am-1pm. Framing also available.

Kington Market Hall, Kington www.kingtoncommunitymarket. wordpress.com 07867 483135 18 June Inaugural Art and Craft Market. Artists and crafts-makers in a wide variety of media. Textiles and ceramics, paintings and prints, artisan body care products, and more. Free hands-on craft activity. Later, the 40th Annual Wheelbarrow Race will take place as part of the Kington Festival.

10am – 4pm.

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

MOMA Machynlleth

7th May – 13th August GARETH GWATKIN

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

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T: 01547 560150 M: 07884 231104

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

ANTHROPOCENE

CABINET MAKING - ANTIQUE RESTORATION KITCHENS / FREE STANDING KITCHENS JOINERY - GIFTS IN WOOD

A sculptural response by artist Glenn Morris to man’s impact on the planet and the end of the Holocene Epoch.

www.glennmorris.co.uk www.moma.machynlleth.org.uk

Hereford College of Arts, Folly Lane Campus 11 - 18 June Summer Show 2016.

One show, two venues. Open Sat-Sun 12-5pm, Mon-Fri 11am-7pm.

Hereford College of Arts, College Road Campus 11 - 18 June Summer Show 2016.

One show, two venues. Open Sat-Sun 12-5pm, Mon-Fri 11am-7pm.

Leominster Festival Art Trail Until 5 June ‘Nature and Landscapes’.

Visiting Leominster Art Group at Grange Court, Leominster, Lion Gallery and Nori’s Cafe all in Leominster. Kingsland Art Group at Kingsland Methodist Church, Monkland Art Group in Monkland Village Hall, Old Chapel Gallery, Elsie Rogers at Pudleston and Berrington Hall. Part of Leominster Festival. www.leominster-festival.co.uk Lion Gallery, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611898 June ‘Dawn Chorus’. A series of bird portraits by HELGA POWELL. A wide variety of work selected from quality British designers and makers.

Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

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

01432 278226 June Jewellery, silverware and studio glass by more than 80 designers.

Open Mon - Sat 10am-5pm.

Gallery 54, Ross-on-Wye 01989 567917 June CRAFT FUSION - new glass.

PIERRE WILLIAMS - ceramics. ZOE TAYLOR & JOHN MAXWELL STEELE - new work. A picture framing service is also available. Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm.

Weaver’s Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury 01531 634571 Until 12 June ‘Six’. MEGAN ARNOLD - jewellery. FLEEN DORAN - pottery. BEN HOMER - woodwork.

ELAINE MASON - glass. KATHLEEN MURPHY - textiles and mixed media.

FIONA PRINGLE - paintings.

13 - 26 June MALVERN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS. A debut exhibition featuring RUTH ANGWIN, SIMON ANGWIN, CHRIS ASHENDEN, NEIL COOPER, ANNA CUMMING, BILL DENNY, SUE FIRMAN, TRUDI FOGGO, PADDY HANNIGAN, BRIAN RICHARDSON & PAUL THOMAS. Private view 17 June from 6pm.

Open 10am-5pm.

The Courtyard, Hereford 01432 340555 Until 5 June GEORGIE MEADOWS - stitched drawings.

Until 5 June ‘Brian Hatton Inspires Breinton’. Open theatre times.

Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge 01544 388842 June Garden Sculpture Exhibition

2016. An ever changing collection of unique sculptures for the outdoors in a variety of media. HELEN SINCLAIR, SIMON GRIFFITHS, DAVID ENGLAND, JENNY PICKFORD, NEIL LOSSOCK and more.

Until 30 June HANNAH WILLOW, KAREN PEARCE, SHAUN HALL and more - new work to include sculpture, ceramics, glass, paintings and jewellery.

June In the Upper Gallery will be PAM GRIMMOND - lino-cut prints of garden birds. SEREN BELL & JANE KEAY mixed media drawings. 11am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Tues by appointment.

Check website for opening times.

Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, Foregate St, Worcester, 01905 25371 Until 25 June ‘This Green Earth’.

Showcasing artist BRIDGET MacDONALD alongside exquisite works from the Ashmolean Museum.

Until 29 Oct ‘Divided Loyalties’.

Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm, closed Sun and Bank Holidays.

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

Exhibitions change monthly.

Open daily,10am-4pm.

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South Chapel, All Saint’s Church, Hereford 01432 370414 Until 4 June Sale of Indian silks and saris with JAN BISHOP. 6 - 11 June THE HEREFORD LEISURE PAINTERS - exhibition and sale.

13 - 18 June GOLDEN VALLEY CRAFT SOCIETY - craft sale.

20 - 25 June JAN BISHOP - Indian silks and saris.

27 June - 1 July SIAN THOMAS handmade stained glass. PREETI THAPI - exhibition and sale of Nepalese handicrafts.

2 - 9 July RON MORRIS - engraved glass and art. Open Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm.

The Print Shed, Swinmoor, Madley, Hereford, HR2 9JD 07796 673123 www.theprintshed.net Facility available for artists to access fully equipped printmaking studio. Large intaglio press, antique relief press. Light, airy studio space. Technical assistance, courses, specialist papers for print.

Blue Ginger Gallery, Home End Farm, Cradley, WR13 5NW 01886 880240 A selection of arts and crafts, picture framing, prints and images, plus a showcase of local artists.

Open Wed-Sun 10am-5pm.

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

Thurs-Sat 11am-5pm.

Ludlow Brewing Company Ltd, The Railway Shed, Station Drive, Ludlow SY8 2PQ www.shropshireguild.co.uk 12 June ‘Showing Off’.

SHROPSHIRE GUILD OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS & WORCESTERSHIRE GUILD OF DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN. Contemporary craft show.

Open 10am-5pm, free.

3 Bull St, Bishops’ Castle, SY9 5DB 01588 638458 4 & 5, 11 & 12 June DRUSILLA COLE - prints and ANNE STEPHENS jewellery - open studio (Venue 9).

Part of the Shropshire Hills Art Week.

11am-5pm, and by appointment. www.ShropshireHillsArtWeek.co.uk

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Westhope College, near Craven Arms 01584 861293 www.westhope.org.uk 16 & 17 July City & Guilds students exhibiting their work, craft demonstrations and try-it sessions.

Actvities for children and refreshments available. Free. Open 10am-4pm.

Aardvark Books, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, SY7 0DH 01547 530744 4 - 12 June ‘Shropshire Boogie-Woogie’. HELENA ORLOWSKI - paintings and prints. BOB CUNNING, THELMA AYRE, JULES McROBBIE, SUSIE CAWLEY - paintings. NANCY FROST, SHANNON DONOVAN - ceramics.

NICK BURNS & TIM HARRAL sculpture. KIM DAVIS - woodturning.

STEVE WALL - photographs. Part of Shropshire Hills Art Week.

18 - 26 June ‘An Actor’s Life’. An exhibition celebrating the life of Martin Benson, which includes photographs of his time in Hollywood and on the London stage and examples of his paintings (many of fellow actors).

St Cleopas, Cabin, Bishop’s Castle, SY9 5JG 4 - 12 June TIM PHILLIPS - paintings.

KATE EVANS - ceramics. 11am-5pm.

Part of Shropshire Hills Art Week.

The Barn at 9 Church St, Clun, SY7 8JW 01547 510101 4 - 12 June JOSIE CROMPTON, VIC BUTT - paintings. GARY PRICE HUNT - paintings, prints. TOM BARKER - digital art. 11am-5pm.

Part of Shropshire Hills Art Week.

Bank House, High St, Bishop’s Castle, SY9 5BQ 01588 630026 4 - 12 June JILL BAGNALL - glass fuser. DRUSILLA COLE & GORDON YAPP - printing. JANE KEAY, PAULINE KITELEY, JO HALDEN, JONATHAN MIDDLEMISS, TAHIRA PAUL, ROSIE READ, LAURA ROWLATT, BRONTË WOODRUFF paintings. ANNE STEPHENS jewellery. Open 11am-5pm.

Part of Shropshire Hills Art Week.

The Coach House, Norbury, Bishop’s Castle, SY9 5DX 01588 650846 4 - 12 June BLUE DOT CREATIONS - bindery and letterpress. CHRIS WILLIAMS, STEVE KEATING, HELEN FENTON & MAGGIE DAVIES paintings. KIM DAVIS - woodturning.

PEARL TAYLOR - feltmaking. Open 11am-5pm. Part of Shropshire Hills Art Week.

The Gateway Education and Arts Centre, Chester St, Shrewsbury 01743 355159 Until 3 June ‘South Shropshire Hills’.

GILL TANDY - paintings. Mon-Thurs 8.45am-4.30pm, Fri 8.45am-4.15pm.

Barbara’s Picture Framing, Units 3-4 Beaumont Rd, Church Stretton, SY6 6BN 01694 723586 Until 10 June DIANA NUTTALL landscape paintings in acrylics and new venture in cushions and tableware. Open 10am-5pm.

Silk Top Hat Gallery, Quality Square, Ludlow 01584 875363 Until 25 June EDWARD BELL & MATTHEW WOOD. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

Twenty Twenty Gallery, 3-4 High St, Much Wenlock 01952 727952 Until 25 June ‘West Country Artists’. Mixed exhibition featuring ANDREW LANSLEY, SARAH BEE, MARIAN HILL, MORAG MacINNES, SARAH PURVEY, PATRICIA VOLK. Mon 11am-5pm, Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

Land of Lost Content, Craven Arms, SY7 9NW 01588 676176 National Museum of British Popular Culture. 11am-5pm daily, closed Wed. The Old Surgery Gallery, Clun 01588 640506 June Annual Print Show including Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Print Makers; DAVID HARBAN, PAUL HIPKISS AND PETER SHREAD with Royal Birmingham Society of Artists members LYNN JEFFERY, DAVID WHITE AND GORDON YAPP and Leeds artist JANIS GOODMAN. Open Thurs - Tues10am-4pm, closed Wed. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, SY7 9RS 01588 676060 4 - 12 June ELIZABETH MOSS pottery. PAULINE KITELEY, NIGEL KERRY, THELMA AYRE, VICKI VARGAS, LESLEY McKNIGHT, GILL TANDY, BRIAN TANDY - paintings.

SUE CAMPBELL - sculpture. STEVE ATTWOOD-WRIGHT - weaver. KATY ALSTON - illustrations. GORDON YAPP, DRUSILLA COLE, LIZA HARDING - printmakers. Open 10am-5pm. Part of Shropshire Hills Art Week.

Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle www.bishopscastletownhall.co.uk 01588 630023 4 June Flea and Antiques Market.

Open 9am-4pm, free.

2 July Flea and Antiques Market.

Open 9am-4pm, free.

Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, The Square, Shrewsbury, SY1 1LH 01743 258885 Until 4 June ‘Valhalla - Life and Death in Viking Britain’.

Until 4 June ‘Treasures: The Literature and Landscape of Mary Webb’s Shropshire’.

Until 24 July ‘The Big House - The History of Shelton Hospital’. Open Tues-Sun 10am-4.30pm. Admission £4 adults, £3.50 ages 5-17 years, students £3.60.

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

CALLING ALL ARTISTS POSTCARDS FROM LIFE 2016 Create a miniature masterpiece, 6” x 4” and help St Michael’s Hospice, creating a show in The great Hall, Bishop’s Palace, Hereford from 11-13 November. All of the postcards exhibited will be available to buy in an online auction hosted by Brightwells. To register your interest and to request the artist’s brief, call 01432 851000 or email pnugent@ st-michaels-hospice.org.uk CREATIVE WILLOW Weekly classes for beginners and intermediates, exploring willow weaving techniques for basketmaking and garden structures.

Clyro, Builth Wells and Crickhowell.

Mary Zammit, 01982 552072, mary@marywillowgarden.co.uk SILK SCREEN PRINTING WORKSHOP Create your own silk screen prints with Royal College of Art graduate and Elle Decoration’s ‘Name to Watch’, Sunny Todd, in his Ledbury studio. A highly skilled and passionate designer with years of teaching experience at all levels, Sunny will share his knowledge and enthusiasm for this addictive process. Suitable for absolute beginners or those with screen printing experience. With a maximum of only 4 students you will have the time and support to produce or develop your own patterns and leave with your own collection of printed textiles. Half day taster session weekend workshop, 9.30am-1pm. Includes materials and refreshments. One day weekend workshop, 10am- 5pm, £100. Includes materials, refreshments and lunch.

Five week evening course, Mondays 6.30-9.30pm, £150. Includes materials and refreshments.

Info www.sunnytoddprints.co.uk or 07527 048749.

PRINTMAKING WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR Day workshops in Lino cut printing (textile and paper), Monoprinting and Etching with the artist Rebecca Davis MA. These workshops are for both beginners and more advanced students. The aim of the workshops is to help students develop their creative skills in printmaking. Each workshop costs £30 plus materials. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided. Contact rebecca@rebeccadavisstudio.co.uk. www.rebeccadavisstudio.co.uk or 07776 490831.

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ART WORKSHOPS For groups and individuals at our beautiful studios in Knucklas, happy to travel to you too.

Contact Lois Hopwood & Tony Hall 01547 529 670. Email loishopwoodwales@gmail.com COFFEE, CAKE & CREATIVITY Join us for a range of adult art & craft workshops at The Studio, Greenacres, Tenbury Wells. Classes in Portraiture, Still Life, Experimental Drawing, Fused Glass, Engraving and Paper Construction with artist Ann Wallace (18 years teaching experience) - www.annwallace.co.uk on studio workshop page for class listings - 01584 811080.

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

GINN’S CREATIVE WORKSHOPS Fun, recreational art sessions for EVERYONE. Start painting, drawing, printing & textiles. Guided by Ginn with 25 years in teaching & inspiring art & design. PLUS Ginn’s School of Sewing Tel: 01432 760961 www.ginnscreativeworkshops.co.uk ART WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Free Art sessions, for 11-18 year olds. Wednesdays 4-6pm. With different art techniques by local artists.

Teme Valley Youth Project, Wigmore.

Email: youthtvyp1@yahoo.co.uk or call 01568 770110.

PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOPS With landscape photographer Rob Scamp. www.muddyslippers.co.uk GLASSBLOWING COURSES Experience the magic of glassblowing.

Hay-on-Wye. www.glassgallery.co.uk May MID WALES ART CENTRE WORKSHOPS Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, near Newtown, 01686 688369.

June BLEDDFA CENTRE WORKSHOPS 22 June - ‘Abstracting the Landscape’.

Workshop led by Lois Hopwood.

Spaces limited. 28 June - Life Drawing session. The Bleddfa Centre, 01547 550377.

June ASSEMBLY ROOMS WORKSHOPS 4 June - Jungle Workshop. Suitable for ages 5+, 2pm, £5. Sat - SmART, art and craft club for 8-14 years, 10.30am-12.30pm, £35 per term. First Thurs every month - Ludlow Arts Society, talks and demonstrations, 7.30pm, £4.

Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 878141.

June EASTNOR POTTERY 1 June - Children’s pottery sessions ‘BFG’. 11.30am-1pm, 4-8yrs and 2-3.30pm, 9-12yrs. £15 per child.

Family Pottery Fun in half term.

Tues-Sat 10am-4pm. Projects start at just £5. Potter’s wheel day and weekend workshops: 4, 5 & 12 June 2016. Spend the day or weekend relaxing and creating pots on the potter’s wheel. £120 day £215 weekend.

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

POP UP STONE CARVER Available for demonstrations, workshops, have a go sessions or childrens birthday parties. Can be from our workshop in Knucklas or at your own location. Stone and tools are all supplied and all ages catered for. Starting every Thursday - evening classes. Contact Lottie on 01547 528 792 or email her at info@stonecarving.co.uk June LEARN TO DRAW AND PAINT. Great location. Beautiful setting.

One day courses: Sunday 12 June Draw in a Day. All you need to get you drawing. £57 includes unlimited refreshments and 2 course lunch.

Sunday 26 June An Introduction to Watercolours. Enjoy getting started in watercolours. £62 includes unlimited refreshments and 2 course lunch.

Qualified experienced teacher, artist Roger Ellis. Roger Ellis Studios, Ullingswick located between Hereford and Bromyard. For more details look up www.roger-ellis.com/pages, courses. Phone 01432 820784 or email info@roger-ellis.com June CLASSES IN NEW RADNOR Spinning and Natural Plant Dyeing.

An introductory course followed by individual dyeing sessions. Kantha and Boro. Explore the Japanese art of piecing and stitching of valuable indigo fragments and the colourful Indian tradition of quilting and stitching old fabrics. The RACF Workshop, Unti 1, Brookside Farm, New Radnor, 01544 260777, www.radnorshireartsandcraftsfoundation.org

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June, July & August WORKSHOPS AT THE RODD 7 June & 23 July - Print Studio Sessions with Mike Clements, £40/day.

26 & 27 May - Introduction to Plate Lithography with Gini Wade, suitable for beginners and those seeking to refresh skills, £80.

8-10 June - Developing Lithography with Gini Wade. For those moving on to work on stone or with colour, £120.

16 & 17 June - Japanese Woodblock Printmaking with Elspeth Lamb. An intensive class designed for those with some printmaking experience, £100. 27 - 29 July - Introduction to Photopolymer Etching with Laura Lillie, £135.

3 - 5 August - Wood Engraving with Peter Brown. Ideal for those who love drawing but are new to printmaking, £135. Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne, 01544 260149, www.sidneynolantrust.org Until Sept ART COURSES 9/10 July, 13/14 Aug, 17/18 Sept - Informally Yours with Amanda Clayton, £650 for 10 sessions.

5 - 7 Aug - Personal Explorations with Bobby Britnell, £390 for 6 session course.

12 & 13 Sept - From Parts to a Whole with Matthew Harris, £400 for 4 session course.

9 - 12 June - Colour Extravaganza with Dye and Print with Ruth Issett, £260. 20 & 21 June - Creative Hand Beading with Anthea Godfrey, £130. 27 & 28 June - Kantha: Colour, Shapes and Spaces with Dorothy Tucker, £130 for 2 days. 1 - 3 July - Landscape: Light, Space and Energy with David Tress, £390 for 3 days.

12 - 14 July - Land Marks with Alice Fox, £195 for 3 days.

15 - 17 July - Everyone Can Draw with Bobby Britnell,

£195 for 3 days. 15 - 18 Aug - Introduction to Women’s Wear Pattern Cutting, £400 for 4 days. Details bobby@ bobbybritnell.co.uk Until September THE BIG SKILL 2016 EVENTS Hands on creative and traditional crafts.

2 & 3 July - Hay Castle, Hay-on-Wye. 29 July - 6 Aug - National Eisteddfod, Abergavenny.

25 Aug - Monmouth Show.

3 Sept - Pontardawe Festival.

10 - 18 Sept - Hereford Arts Week.

Oct - H.energy weekend. Details: www.thebigskill.com Thurs 2 June CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP With Sara Philpott. Uncover the potential of various collage materials and mixed-media techniques. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Maesmawr, Caersws, 10am-4pm, £20 all materials provided, booking essential, 01686 688369 or email info@midwalesarts.org.uk Thurs 9 June LIFE DRAWING Old Mill, Llanidloes, from 6.30pm, 01686 412008.

Sat 11 June RAG RUG MAKING DAY WORKSHOP With Jenni Stuart-Anderson. Learning two techniques Hooking and Progging. Rose Tinted Rags, Textile Recycling & Arts Centre, Old Governors House, Hereford Country Bus Station, Union Walk, 10am-4pm, £44, children £18, 01568 750229.

BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES Weavers Gallery, Ledbury Herefordshire

A debut exhibition from

THE Mon 13 - Sun 26, 11am - 5pm Private View from 6pm MALVERN on Fri 17 June CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS

RUTH ANGWIN, SIMON ANGWIN, CHRIS ASHENDEN, NEIL COOPER, ANNA CUMMING, BILL DENNY, SUE FIRMAN, TRUDI FOGGO, PADDY HANNIGAN, BRIAN RICHARDSON & PAUL THOMAS. annacumming17@yahoo.co.uk

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Until Thurs 16 June JEWELLERY MAKING COURSE Make metal jewellery to your own design. Suitable for all levels with professional jeweller as tutor. Ludlow College, 5-8pm, £78, costs may be subject to change, 0800 032 1986, info, email enquiries@hlcollege.ac.uk Sat 18 June ARTS AND CRAFTS WORKSHOP ‘Mapping my Favourite Places’. Lettering workshop with Helen Scholes. Monkland Village Hall, 10am-4pm, £18 members, £21 visitors, 01544 327657. Marches Scribes.

Sat 18 June - Sun 3 July LUDLOW FRINGE FESTIVAL 18 & 19 June Makers Market, Castle Square, Ludlow.

18 June Paint Jam, Castle Square.

18 June Arts & Crafts Fun Day, Quater Meeting House.

18 June Leterpress Taster Workshop, Lower Gallery, Ludlow Library.

23 June Words for Art Workshop, Assembly Rooms, Ludlow. www.ludlowfringe.co.uk Tues 28 June, Tues 5 & Tues 12 July SO YOU THINK YOU CAN’T DRAW? Find out how to avoid the pitfalls. learn to look and interpret what you see by mark making. Led by Allison Neal. The Print Shed, Swinmoor House, madley, HR2 9JD. Three consecutive Tuesdays, 10am-3pm, £145, light lunch included, 07796 673123, theprintshed@ swinmoor.net

Fri 1 July EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP Learn about the embroidery patterns, fabrics and silks of the Tudor period, master the techniques of the embroidery and produce your own ebroidered slip. Bring your own basic sewing equipment and small embroidery frame if you have one.

Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, The Square, Shrewsbury, 10am-3.30pm, £25, 01743 258885.

Sat 2 July QUICK COLLAGRAPH Priory Hall, Much Wenlock, 10am-4pm, £85, lunch and refreshments provided, 01952 727952.

Sat 2 & 30 July, Sat 13 & 27 Aug CHINA PAINTING CAFES ‘Kate-the-Plate’ Evans is running a series of workshops for anyone from 12 years upwards, beginners welcome.

Happy Bap Cafe, High St, Bishop’s Castle, 2-4pm, £15, all tuition, materials and firing are included.

Places limited, so please book, 01588 638762 or email katetheplate@gmail.com Tues 5 July RAGRUG DAY WORKSHOP Hooking and progging with Jenni Stuart-Anderson. Blue Ginger Gallery, Home End, Stifford’s Bridge, Cradley, 10am-4pm, £55 lunch included. 01568 750229, jenni.ragrugs@freeuk.com Mondays APPLETREE KNITTING GROUP Studio 2, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow. 2pm and 6pm supporting ‘Knit for Peace’. Donations of £2, 0845 548 5449.

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

Wednesdays POTTERY CLUB All ages and abilities.

Materials and refreshments included. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, near Newtown, 7-9pm, 01686 688369.

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

Thursdays (4-6pm) VISUAL ART WORKSHOPS Designed to suit 11-16 year olds. Workshops run by enthusiastic volunteers from TVYP at Mortimer Enterprise Centre, Kings Meadow, Wigmore, HR6 9UX, 4-6pm.

Workshops are free of charge. Tel: 01568 770110.

Every Thursday STONE & LETTER CARVING Letter Carving with Will O’Leary and Stone Carving with Lottie O’Leary 7-9pm, £10, Upper House, Knucklas, Knighton, 01547 528792. www.stonecarving.co.uk Fridays AFTER SCHOOL ART CLUB For children aged 5 - 12 years. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, near Newtown, 3.45-5.15pm, 01686 688369.

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

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

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ARTISTS & MAKERS AT THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, PRESTEIGNE

Saturday 4th june 9.30AM-3.30PM LOCAL ARTISTs WORKING WITH WOOD, WOOL, STONE, silver and semi-precious stones, paper, paint, photography, handmade soaps and balms TEA & VEGAN CAKES for details contact Rosamund 01544 260777

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cinema MONEY MONSTER (15) Reflecting a system “rigged for the elite,” Jodie Foster’s first directorial outing since 2011’s THE BEAVER is indeed a powerful, but hugely enteraining denunciation of the blurred line between those who offer financial advice and those who profit from it.

George Clooney is smarmy t.v. stockmarket guru, Lee Gates, interrupted by a furious, heavily armed young man, Kyle Budwell (Jack O’Connell, STARRED UP) storming into his studio demanding retribution for losing his savings following a Gates’ tip-off. Rather than shut down the show, Gates’ producer (Julia Roberts) keeps the cameras rolling and as the spellbinding drama unfolds in real time, unexpected empathy develops between the two men, fuelled by interventions from the slippery company boss (Dominic West, PRIDE) whose stock nosedived and his p.r. woman (Caitriona Balfe, t.v’s OUTLANDER).

All reviews by Mark Williams

ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW 2 June EYE IN THE SKY (15) 2 & 3 June THE IRON GIANT (PG) 2 & 3 June THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) 3, 4, 6 & 7 June FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (PG) 4 June SUNRISE With Wurlitza, a 5-piece Cornish band providing live soundtrack to FW Murnau’s film.

10, 11, 13 & 14 June SING STREET (12A) 14 & 15 June THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT (15) 17 & 18 June DEMOLITION (15) 28 & 30 June OUR KIND OF TRAITER (15) 29 June IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (U) Details 01584 878141

BOOTH’S BOOKSHOP 1 June OUR LITTLE SISTER (PG) Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye. Films every weekend.

Full programme www.boothbooks. co.uk 01497 820322

Until 2 June MILES AHEAD (15) 2 June THE JUNGLE BOOK (U) 2, 3, 6 - 9, 13, 16 & 27 June FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (15) 3 & 9 June THE PASSING (15) 4, 6 & 7 June ROOM (15) 7 June GOLDEN FIRE LAUNCH Rural Media’s brand-new 30 minute film, the Guide to Herefordshire Cider since 1945, plus a selection of short films from the Bulmers Archive Collection.

10, 13 - 16 June I SAW THE LIGHT (15) 11 June NORM OF THE NORTH (U) 13, 15 - 17 June THE GRUMP (15) 17 & 22 June MUSTANG (15) 17 & 18 June BLACK MOUNTAIN POETS (15) 18 & 22 June PAPUSZA (15) 22 & 23 June THE SECRET AGENT (U) 25 June THE HUNTSMAN WINTER’S WAR (PG) Details 01432 340555

BRECON FILM SOCIETY 6 June A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE 7.30pm start. Coliseum Cinema, Wheat St, Brecon.

Membership enquiries 01874 623166

CONQUEST, BROMYARD 3 June JOY 17 June THE DANISH GIRL Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Rd, Bromyard. Details 01885 488575

COURTYARD, HEREFORD

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Until 2 June LOUDER THAN BOMBS (15)

2 June SPOTLIGHT (15) SpArC, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630038 3 June CADILLAC RECORDS (15) Sarn VH 01686 671205 3 June BRIDGE OF SPIES (12A) Staunton-on-Wye VH 01981 501031 3 June 45 YEARS (15) Fownhope New Memorial Hall 01432 860065 3 June SONG OF THE SEA (PG) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125

3 June THE LADY IN THE VAN (12) Simpson Hall, Burghill 01432 760816 6 June THE PROGRAM (15) Church Stretton School 01694 724330 6 June THE DANISH GIRL (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 7 June YOUTH (15) Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660 8 June BROOKLYN (12A) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 10 June BROOKLYN (12A) Colwall VH 01684 540926 10 June FORCE MAJEURE (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 11 June DAD’S ARMY (PG) Clun Memorial Hall 01588 640254 11 June RICKI AND THE FLASH (12A) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 13 June BROOKLYN (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 13 June DARK HORSE: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF DREAM ALLIANCE (PG) Pattingham VH 01902 700586 14 June THE LADY IN THE VAN (12) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross on Wye 01989 720341 15 June DAD’S ARMY (PG) Withington Parish Room 01743 709236 17 June DARK HORSE: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF DREAM ALLIANCE (PG) Dorstone VH 01981 550943 17 June THE MARTIAN (12A) Bosbury Parish Hall 01531 640415 18 June SPECTRE (12A) Upton upon Severn Memorial Hall 01684 591044 18 June LAD: A YORKSHIRE STORY (12A) Cleobury Mortimer Parish Hall 01299 270830 18 June BROOKLYN (12A) Lady Emily Hall, Tarrington 01432 890720 18 June A WALK IN THE WOODS (15) Trefonen VH 01691 657011 18 June DAD’S ARMY (PG) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 616460 19 June THE BIGGER PICTURE MID WALES (exempt) Powys Dance Centre, Llandrindod Wells 01588 620883 20 June RAMS (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 21 June A WALK IN THE WOODS (15) Royal British Legion Club, Newport 07886 697934 24 June STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (12A) Clungunford Parish Hall 01588 660159 25 June DAD’S ARMY (PG) Chapel Lawn VH 01547 530530

25 June SUNSET SONG (15) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836LLL

OLD MKT. HALL, SHREWS. Until 2 June JUNGLE BOOK (PG) Until 2 June SON OF SAUL (15) 1, 3 & 4 June ZOOTROPOLIS (PG) 3 - 9 June LOVE & FRIENDSHIP (U) 10 - 16 June DEMOLITION (15) 17 - 23 June ME BEFORE YOU 24, 25, 27 - 30 June ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (PG) Details 01743 281281

MKT. THEATRE, LEDBURY 25 June THE BATTLES OF 1916 Jutland and The Somme for ages 12+.

This will be shown on a 20 minute film on a continuous loop. Drop in at at any time during the showing. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 10am-2pm, free, 07967 517125.

PLAYHOUSE, LEOMINSTER 3 June DIARY OF A LOST GIRL Wurlitza in concert. Part of Leominster Festival.

12 June SPOTLIGHT (15) 18 June DAD’S ARMY (PG) 25 June REVENANT (15) Details Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583

REGAL CINEMA, TENBURY 1 June ASTERX AND OBELIX MANTION OF THE GODS 1 June NORM OF THE NORTH (U) 3 & 4 June ANGRY BIRDS (15) 6 & 7 June DEMOLITION (15) 11 June ROBINSON CRUSOE (PG) 11 & 13 June CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (12A) 14 June I SAW THE LIGHT (15) 15 June JANE GOT A GUN (15) 20 - 22 June FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (PG) 21 June WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT (15) 28 & 29 June OUR KIND OF TRAITOR (15) 30 June THE TRAIN (12A) 1 & 2 July X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (ctbc) 5 & 6 July A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING (12A) Regal Cinema, 47 - 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells. Details 01584 811442

BRYCHEINIOG, BRECON 3 June THE ANTWERP DOLLS (18) Welsh Premier. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

THEATR HAFREN, NEWTOWN 30 June GOSFORD PARK 1.30pm, £4 includes tea and cake.

Details 01686 614555

A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE (12) The final installment in Swedish auteur Roy Andersson’s trilogy on “what it means to be a human” is, as numerous awards attest, a laugh- or cry-out-loud masterpiece.

Following two fairly hopeless travelling salesmen (Holger Andersson, Nils Westblom) peddling ‘novelty items’, we visit numerous tableau peopled by characters variously, often hilariously disconnected from any reality but their own. As ever, Andersson’s camera remains static and at a respectful distance from his subjects, his tones bathed in wan pastel colours – though less so than with his last, YOU, THE LIVING. Details only just in frame rivet our imagination, the plaintiff song of a bar owner chills our spines and diverse but interconnected themes including loneliness, financial insecurity and human survival somehow roll into one glorious celebration of meaningful absurdity.

WYESIDE, BUILTH WELLS Until 5 June ZOOTROPOLIS (PG) Until 5 June THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) 1 & 2 June X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (ctbc) Until 11 July ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (PG) 3 - 12 June DEMOLITION (15) 10 - 19 June THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE (ctbc) 10 - 16 June OUR KIND OF TRAITOR (15)

17 - 23 June WARCRAFT (ctbc) 17 - 23 June MONEY MONSTER (ctbc) 24 - 30 June JANE GOT A GUN (15) From 24 June INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE (ctbc) From 1 July ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE (ctbc) From 8 July THE BOSS (ctbc) From 8 July THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS (ctbc) Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555 www.wyeside.co.uk

BOWLED OVER

Shropshire Hills Art Week Open studio and gallery at Upper House, Knucklas

4th to 12th June Lottie O’Leary stone carvings Jessica Jackson sculptural lighting Jane Farrington painter 01547 528 792

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OUR KIND OF TRAITOR (15) An unremarkable English couple holidaying in Morocco, Perry and Gail (Ewan McGregor and Naomie Harris, SKYFALL) accidentally befriend Dima (Stellan Skarsgård, BBCtv’s RIVER), a gregarious Russian businessman. When Dima pressures Perry to deliver potentially explosive information to M16, they enter a murky world where money-laundering and espionage intersect, propelling them on a journey involving Paris, the French Alps and unsavoury corners of corporate London, imperiling their lives at almost every turn. Director Susanna White (NANNY McPHEE RETURNS) brings an agreeable corkscrewing of tension to a taut screenplay by Hossein Amini (DRIVE) based on John le Carré’s best-selling novel which, on the back of BBCtv’s THE NIGHT MANAGER and 2014’s A MOST WANTED MAN, rewards our eager anticipation with brilliant performances, especially from Damian Lewis as an over-zealous spymaster.

LIVE EVENTS ON SCREEN 1 June TEATRO ALLA SCALA: THE TEMPLE OF WONDERS Discover Arts. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 878141.

11 June THE AUDIENCE Encore.

National Theatre. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 2.30pm & 7pm, 01743 281281.

7 June TEATRO ALLA SCALA: THE TEMPLE OF WONDERS Discover Arts. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555.

13 June THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Globe on screen. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.15pm, 01743 281281.

8 June HAMLET Royal Shakespeare Company. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7pm, 01982 552555. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7pm, 07967 517125.

Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, 01885 488575. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 01951 728911.

SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7pm, 01588 620321. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7pm, 01584 811442.

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

15 June LEONARDO DA VINCI: THE GENIUS IN MILAN Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

9 June THE AUDIENCE National Theatre, (encore). The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 8pm, 01952 728911. SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7pm, 01588 630321. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 7pm, 01600 719401. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, 01584 878141.

10 June QUEEN: A NIGHT IN BOHEMIA Queen’s ground-breaking concert filmed on Christmas Eve, 1975 at the Hammersmith Odeon. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

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11 June HAMLET Royal Shakespeare Company. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7pm, 01568 612583.

16 June LEONARDO DA VINCI: THE GENIUS IN MILAN Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01584 878141.

16 June PAINTING THE MODERN GARDEN - MONET TO MATISSE Exhibition on screen from The Cleveland Museum of Art and The Royal Academy. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 01952 728911.

19 June THE RAILWAY CHILDREN York Theatre Royal. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7pm, 01568 612583.

20 June A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE Young Vic/National Theatre. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7pm, 01982 552555.

21 June THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Glyndebourne live. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 6.30pm, 01885 488575.

The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 6.30pm, 01952 728911.

Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 6.30pm, 01600 719401.

22 June PAINTING THE MODERN GARDEN: MONET TO MATISSE Exhibition on screen. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 6.45pm, 01982 552555.

24 June RICHARD II Globe on screen. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.15pm, 01743 281281.

27 June WERTHER

Royal Opera House live screening.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7pm, 01743 281281. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7pm, 01982 552555. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 01952 728911. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7pm, 01584 811442.

Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, 01584 878141. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7pm, 01568 612583.

28 June LEONARDO DA VINCI: THE GENIUS OF MILAN Discover Arts. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555.

29 June THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 6.30pm, 01952 728911.

30 June WERTHER Royal Opera House. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.15pm, 01885 488575.

3 July ST PETER’S AND THE PAPAL BASILICAS OF ROME Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

8 July ROMEO AND JULIET The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company live screening. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.15pm, 01743 281281.

Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.15pm, 01982 552555. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.15pm, 01584 811442.

WORKSHOPS

Wednesdays INTERMEDIATE FILM MAKING The Courtyard, Hereford, 5-7pm, £70 per term, 01432 340555.

Thursdays BEGINNER FILM MAKING CLUB Courtyard, Hereford, 5-7pm, £70 per term, 01432 340555.

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dance Dance Performance

Rhythm of The Dance

Thurs 9 June EDGE 2016 13 dancers will perform pieces by four of the most innovative choreographers working in dance today. With influences as diverse as krumping, philosophy, physical comedy, film and human relationships. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £12/£10, colleges, schools and dance groups £6.50, 01432 340555.

Sun 12 June ID NIGHT: DIGITOPIA THE COURTYARD & 2FACED DANCE COMPANY present a unique opportunity for all emerging artists who have a passion and creative vent for combining live performance with digital technology. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, £5, 01432 340555.

Thurs 16 & Tues 21 June UNEXPECTED TALES LONDON STUDIO CENTRE’S: JAZZ DANCE COMPANY Fairytales and folk stories have been shared through the generations; they stir our imaginations, ignite creativity and invoke emotions. Unexpected Tales explores the light and shade of these stories. 16 June - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622. 21 June - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Sat 18 June RHYTHM OF THE DANCE A celebration of the rich history of Ireland and the art of Irish dance, from the disciplined Celtic Step to the sensual, ancient Sean Nos dance style. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £24/£22, 01432 340555.

Wed 29 June LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD & THE THREE LITTLE PIGS BALLET CYMRU present an extraordinary vision; two stories from the mind of Roald Dahl. To celebrate the centenary of this famous author, two of his hugely popular stories transformed into ballet adaptations. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £14/£12, 01432 340555.

Dance Workshops

Single listings are free. Year round entries £40 Sat 11 June JIVE CLASS With Peter Phillips. CARAD, Rhayader, 2pm - 5.30pm, 01597 810561.

Sat 11 June NORTH-WEST CLOG WORKSHOP Hosted by Crooked Steeple Morris, women dancers from Cleobury Mortimer. Ladies, come and dance to live music, it’s fun and free. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 1.30pm-3.30pm.

CHARLESTON EXERCISE CLASSES (solo) 10am-11am: Ross Wednesdays, Monmouth Thursdays. EASY JIVE LESSONS (partner) 7.30pm: Caerleon Mondays, Lydney Wednesdays, Abergavenny Thursdays, all classes are for absolute beginners. Contact Lyn tel: 01594 833765 www.fodjiveandswing.co.uk

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DANCE INTO JOY Through Ecstatic Awakening Dance. A journey of breath, music and movement to shake up your energy, release stress and connect with your soul.... Barefoot dancing in a low light, taking you on your own personal journey. £10 a session - (drop-in)... Monthly classes for 2016: Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 1st Wed each month from June onwards 7-9pm. Contact Caroline for more information and new classes: 07495 701777 danceintojoy15@gmail.com or connect with me on Facebook through “Dance into Joy.” ECSTATIC RHYTHMS DANCE IN RHAYADER With Clive Hedger, 7.30-10pm, At the Gaia Holistic Centre, Rhayader (Old Panty Dwr Stores) Opposite the pub and bike shop in High Street with pink door. No experience necessary. No steps to learn, just following the heart in motion. Wear loose clothing and bring water to drink. £10.

For more info contact: Clivephilippa@hotmail.com 01982 448315 / 07905 743272.

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

LEARN 2 JIVE BEGINNERS CLASSES Monday, 8-9pm, Bartestree Village Hall, Hereford, HR1 4BY. Tuesday, 8-9pm, Ludlow Assembly Rooms, SY8 1AZ. Tuesday, 8-9pm, Stretton Sugwas Village Hall, HR4 7PT. NEW - Wednesday, 8-9pm, Tenbury Pump Rooms, WR15 8BA. Wednesday, 8-9pm, Leigh & Bransford Memorial Hall, Malvern, WR13 5DE. Thursday, 8-9pm, Bishops Frome Community Centre, WR6 5AZ. Contact Matt or Sarah on 01989 750354 orinfo@coolmovesdance.co.uk www.coolmovesdance. co.uk Coolmoves Dance & Fitness for adults.

CROOKED STEEPLE MORRIS Women’s North West Clog Dancers. New members welcome. No experience necessary. Monday evening, 7.45-9pm, Lacon Childe School, Cleobury Mortimer, DY14 8PE, £2.50 per session. Contact Linda or Nic 01746 718624, crookedsteeple@btinternet.com MELY’S ZUMBA Mon - Dorstone, 7pm. Tues - Zumba class at St Peter’s Centre, Peterchurch, 10am. Mely 01497 820991, 07837 160505.

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

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

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

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

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

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

01982 570324/01544 350707.

Mon BREAKDANCE With 2Faced Dance Company.

4-5pm 4-7 year olds, 5-6pm. 7-11 year olds, 6.15-7.15pm 11+ year olds. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 276807.

Mon RIPPLERS DANCE CLASSES For 8-11 year olds.

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

Mon YOUTH DANCE CLASSES For ages 11 and over.

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

Tues DANCE @ THE COURTYARD Contemporary Dance for Adults 6.30-7.30pm. Junior Youth Dance for ages 7-11 4.15-5.15pm, Senior Youth Dance for ages 12-18 5.15-6.15pm, 01905 611199.

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

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

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

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

Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 01584 813711.

Fri CHANCE TO DANCE A gentle programme of creative dance for the over 50s. The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.15am-11.15pm, £3.50 per session, 01432 340555.

Fri DANCING TOTS Drop-in sessions. The Courtyard, Hereford. 11.30am-12.15pm, 01432 340555.

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food page EVENTS

Until Sun 5 June THE MENAGERIE CAFE BAR

Moo and Two and The Whole Cheese are in the Castle for the festival and, with the bar are open daily from 11am until late. They feature excellent wines, ales and ciders, plus amazing cocktails, coffee and organic artisan cheese platters. Hay Castle, Hay-on-Wye. Thurs 2 June OUTDOOR COOKING + FREE COOKERY WORKSHOP Outdoor cooking for 5-11 year olds, 10am-11.30am, £7.50 per child with accompanying adults. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms. Free Cookery Workshop with cookery trainer, Milly Rees. Millmead Sheltered Housing, Mayfield Avenue, Craven Arms, 10am-11.30am, booking essential, 01588 676060.

Fri 3 June & Fri 17 June OLD MILL BAR, LLANIDLOES 3 June - Tapas Night. 17 June - Mexican Night, both 5-9pm, call to book on 01686 412008.

Sat 4 June SWAN BREWERY OPEN DAY A new brewery in Leominster, run by Jimmy Swan. Tours at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm, or drop in any time. Sampling, beers on draught, quizzes, prize draw. Unit 17, Leominster Rural Enterprise Centre, HR6 0LX, 01568 617709.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE GREEN BEAN CAFE, WEOBLEY 01544 318865 Good, locally sourced, homemade food. Soups, all day light lunches, cakes and scones. Set in the heart of Weobley. Free wifi. Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 10am4pm. With The Green Bean Shop/Deli under the same roof.

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

Visit us at the Old Station Caravan Park for hot drinks and homemade cakes. Superb views and free Wi-Fi. We can cater for small groups, meetings and other events. Accommodation also available. Open daily 9am-5pm, 1st March-31st October.

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

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

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

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

THE WORKHOUSE CAFE, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PRESTEIGNE 01544 267864 Cafe, gallery, light lunches, good coffee, homemade cakes. Tues - Sat 10am - 4pm.

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

Old Garage Shop, Knighton. Tues-Sat. Free parking, opposite library. Friday morning market stall in Presteigne. Veg boxes delivered to local area weekly. Restaurant orders welcome. info@rhosorganic.co.uk www.rhosorganic.co.uk

Mid Border Arts Annual General Meeting Thursday 9 June 8pm The Assembly Rooms, Presteigne Everyone Welcome

A letter from Knighton Dear Editor, Thank you for giving us the opportunity as residents of Knighton to express our concerns about the recent review of the Red Lion by Mr Pernickety (May 2016). The review is in a fine tradition of neo colonialist travel writing, in the words of Paul Theroux ‘people .. who wish themselves on societies more fragile than their own .. who in the end do no more than celebrate their own security ..’ 1 Mr P describes Knighton in unflattering words ‘Poor old Knighton is an English town in Wales ...’ .. ‘here was a town abandoned by progress and struggling to find a rasion (sic) d’etre in the late 20th Century’. He continues to be critical about the architecture ‘only a few nooks and corners of pre Victorian charm remain’ and the residents, who according to him live in low rent housing. We do not even qualify for the category of ‘Ancient Marcher townships, in which old hippies choose to die’. Moving to the Red Lion, he describes it as ‘frankly, the exterior of the Red Lion is not promising, to the point that a former inmate of Wormwood Scrubs might have felt he was coming home’.

Far from having no raison d’etre, according to Mr Pernickety’s youthful but no less pompous self, Knighton is a real Marches market town in the true sense of the term, not a town where its incomer population is at odds with its longstanding residents, unlike Mr P’s more favoured destinations in the area.

Knighton has many assets – a thriving livestock market, community market, Community Centre, banks, many independent shops and cafes (including the excellent Prince and Pughs) an active community of artists, many people active

Conquest Theatre Bromyard Live on Stage

10 June 7.30pm Folk in the Foyer ANTHONY JOHN CLARKE, SUPPORTED BY HENNESEA

in the Labour Party, the Greens, Lib Dems, environment groups, two GP surgeries, a hospital, railway station, good sporting opportunities including a leisure centre, a primary school and of course our iconic clock tower. We have suffered greatly from the loss of major employers throughout the 90s and 00s but there is a growth of small businesses, and a determination for the town to thrive. Our general rating in Wales for deprivation shows we rank 1228 out of 1909 areas in Wales. (high score = least deprived).2 Mr P’s views about the buildings in Knighton are not shared

by Richard Haslam3 who lists several interesting buildings or the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Buildings in Wales. We have Offas’s Dyke visible in the town, two castles, evidence of medieval buildings (often behind Victorian fronts) and several buildings of the Tudor and Georgian period. The Red Lion itself is an example of Victorian Welsh vernacular, where expensive brick and local stone was used together and there are many examples of this style throughout Wales.

His views on Knighton are in direct contrast to those of Mike Parker ‘a lively attractive place’ 4 and a recent review in the Guardian.5 Are we Welsh or English? Most residents would probably paraphrase George Borrow and say they lived ‘neither in Wales nor England but in Radnorshire’. Whilst all the Marcher towns have identity problems, we are firmly in Wales. We have many keen Welsh learners and our turnout in Brecon and Radnorshire for the recent Welsh Assembly elections was the highest in Wales.

We extend a warm invitation to Mr P and any other reader to come back to Knighton, to spend some time and money here, meet local people and have at least one excellent meal in the Red Lion, we will happily provide a tour guide.

Yours sincerely, Ruth Forrester, Chris Plant, , Karen Plant, Michael Harding 1 Great Railway Bazaar p. 114 2 Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 3 The Buildings of Wales : Powys ed Richard Haslam 4 Rough Guide to Wales p.235 5 Let’s move to the Marches: ‘A magical patch straight out of Tolkien’

Films

3 June, 8pm JOY 17 June, 8pm THE DANISH GIRL

Screenings

8 June, 7pm HAMLET (Royal Shakespeare Company) 21 June, 6.30pm THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (Glyndebourne) 30 June, 7.15pm WERTHER (Royal Opera House)

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

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music

JUNE Wed 1 June THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

HAY FESTIVAL 2016 Featuring Baaba Maal, Sengalese singer, 8.30pm. Hay-on-Wye, www.hayfestival.org AG & KATE Dutch duo performing their own brand of country and gospel music. The Fforest Inn, Llanfihanglel Nant Melan, New Radnor, 7.30pm, 01544 350526.

LEOMINSTER FESTIVAL Piano recital by Virginia Black.

Programme includes Bach, Rameau, Scarlatti, Soler and Mozart. The Lion Ballroom, Leominster, 7pm, £12/£10, 01568 616460.

Thurs 2 June JOHN JONES & THE RELUCTANT RAMBLERS With special guests Boff Whalley (Chumbawamba) and Benji Kirkpatrick (Bellowhead). The Three Tuns, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £12 in advance, £15 on the door, www.jj-rr.org For Macmillan Cancer Support.

BARREL HOUSE BLUES BAND Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford.

KEITH JAMES Works of Leonard Cohen.

CARAD, Rhayader, 7.30pm, £12, bar, 01597 810561.

HAY FESTIVAL 2016 Featuring Bill Bragg, 7pm. Laura Marling at 9.30pm, British folk’s golden girl, Hay-on-Wye, www.hayfestival.org

WHISKEY RIVER BOYS Bell Inn, Etnam St, Leominster.

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN 11 days, 700 events, 370 music acts, 240 debates and talks, 10 stages. See 1 June for more details. Hay-on-Wye, www.howthelightgetsin.org

Fri 3 June ALED JONES Hereford Cathedral, 6.30pm, £60.50-£27.50, 01432 374210.

HAY FESTIVAL 2016 Featuring KT Tunstall, lively pop-rock, 9.45pm. Hay-on-Wye, www.hayfestival.org MONTERAY JACK Stag, Llanidloes.

JOHN JONES & THE RELUCTANT RAMBLERS With special guests Boff Whalley (Chumbawamba) and Benji Kirkpatrick (Bellowhead). Session at The Plough Inn, Wistanstow, 7.30pm, www.jj-rr.org For Macmillan Cancer Support.

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN 11 days, 700 events, 370 music acts, 240 debates and talks, 10 stages.

Music includes Ghostpoet, Gilles Peterson, King Charles, Zero 7 (DJ set), C Duncan, Fairport Convention, Nerina Pallot, ESKA, Maribou State (DJ set), Yael Naim, Tom Robinson, This is the Kit, Gemma Hayes, Slow Club (duo), Annie Nightingale, Crazy P, Gwenno, Jane Weaver, The Correspondents, Spiro, Sam and the Womp, Stealing Sheep, Luke Concannon, Justin Robertson, Kate Simko & London Electronic Orchestra, The 2 Bears (Raf Daddy), Is Tropical, Rachel Sermanni, Dele Sosimi Quartet, Jim Eliot, Colm Mac, Con Iomaire, Bourgeois & Maurice, Kish Mauve, Roving Crows, Abigail Collins, Orlando Seale & The Swell, Blaenavon Male Voice Choir and more. Hay-onWye, www.howthelightgetsin.org

KT Tunstall, Hay Festival, 3 June

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Fri 3 June

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN 11 days, 700 events, 370 music acts, 240 debates and talks, 10 stages. See 1 June for more details. Hay-on-Wye, www.howthelightgetsin.org

KAREN HUGHES The Dragon, Montgomery, 8.30pm, 01686 668359.

LEOMINSTER FESTIVAL Featuring The Fron Male Voice Choir with Luke Doyle. Priory Church, Leominster, 7.30pm, £10, accompanied children free. Plus silent film ‘Diary of a Lost Girl’ with Wurlitza in concert, 7.30pm, Playhouse Cinema, Leominster Community Centre, 01568 616460.

LIVE MUSIC Malthouse, Ironbridge.

STEVE ROBERTS Egos, Quality Square, Ludlow.

WAYNE MARTIN White Horse Inn, Clun.

THE WORRIED MEN Jamie Thayer with his blues and rock.

Golden Cross Inn, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

SULTANA BROTHERS The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

TWO BLANK PAGES Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN 11 days, 700 events, 370 music acts, 240 debates and talks, 10 stages. See 1 June for more details. Hay-on-Wye, www.howthelightgetsin.org

Sat 4 June HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN 11 days, 700 events, 370 music acts, 240 debates and talks, 10 stages. See 1 June for more details. Hay-on-Wye, www.howthelightgetsin.org CONTRABAND Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

AUTHENTIC DJ NIGHT Old Mill Bar, Llanidloes, 7.30pm, 01686 412008.

LEOMINSTER FESTIVAL OPEN MIC NIGHT Leominster Community Centre, 7pm.

Tickets are ‘Pay What You Like’ and performers don’t have to pay.

Registration time is 6.30-7pm on the night. Tickets from Leominster Tourist Information Centre. Further details or to register email chrisiej20@gmail.com or 07968 893719 or 01568 612583 TOBY HAY, TOM JONES & DAVID ROBERTS CARAD music night. St Garmon Church, St Harmon, 7pm, £5, refreshments available, 01597 810561.

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JAZZ @ THE OLD BLACK LION Featuring Simon Deeley and Dayne Cranenburg, piano and double bass.

Black Lion, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 820841.

THE HIMALAYAS How the Light Gets In Festival, Hay-on-Wye, 3.30pm.

TUBBY BLUESTERS Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

LOUIS COPE Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

Martin Harley, How the Light Gets In, 4 June ALTNERNATE ROUTE Malthouse, Ironbridge.

THE ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC & DRAMA JAZZ SEPTET In the bar, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 6.30pm, 01874 611622.

HAY FESTIVAL 2016 Featuring Flavia Coelho, 9.45pm.

Hay-on-Wye, www.hayfestival.org KAMIKHAZI MILLIONAIRES Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

VENTO EM MADEIRA Melting together samba, Afro Brazilian folklore, jazz and classical traditions.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

WULITZA A five-piece Cornish band will be presenting a live soundtrack to FW Murnau’s film Sunrise - A Song of Two Humans. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8pm, £10, 01584 878141.

BLUES OCCASIONALS Stag, Llanidloes.

MUSIC IN QUIET PLACES Featuring poet, Roger Garfitt and the John Williams Octet comprising of some of the finest jazz musicians present an evening of jazz and poetry. Clun Memorial Hall, 7.30pm, for tickets and info 01694 722656 or The Old Surgery Art Gallery Clun at 01588 640506.

HAY FESTIVAL Featuring Flavia Coelho in concert, the mesmeric Brazilian singer, 9.45pm.

Hay-on-Wye, www.hayfestival.org OPEN MIC Ledbury Community Hall, 7pm, £5, bring a bottle, 01531 632968.

REMEDY The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

Sun 5 June LIVE MUSIC The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

LEOMINSTER FESTIVAL Featuring The Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra: Nature’s Dream. Priory Church, Leominster, 7.30pm, £15/£12, booking recommended, 01568 616460.

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

PUB QUIZ With buffet. Bell Inn, Etnam St, Leominster.

FOLK AND AMERICANA MUSIC SESSION The Grape Vaults, Leominster.

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

JAZZ @ SPARKIES BAR Featuring Mark Latimer and Steve Tarner. Sparkies Bar, 18 West St, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610060.

Tues 7 June LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT Hereford Cathedral, 1.15-2pm.

Wed 8 June JAZZ @ THE BONDED WAREHOUSE Featuring Patsy Gamble Quartet, smooth jazz, funk and soul style.

The Bonded Warehouse, Canal St, Stourbridge, 7.30pm, £7 adults, £3.50 students on the door.

SYNERGY Flamenco guitar duo bringing a Mediterranean ambience to Presteigne.

The Duke’s Arms, Presteigne, 8.30pm, £4.

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

OCD Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

OPEN MIC White Horse Inn, Clun.

DUSKI Jazz special. Queen’s Head, St James St, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

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HMV BAND Malthouse, Ironbridge.

THE ANIMATORS Rock and pop covers. Golden Cross Inn, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

ALTERNATIVE ROUTE Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

JAZZ @ THE OLD BLACK LION Featuring Dave Price and Dayne Cranenburg, piano and double bass.

Black Lion, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 820841.

THINK FLOYD Swan Theatre, Worcester.

ANDY O’BRIAN Egos, Quality Square, Ludlow.

OPEN MIC Band-based open mic, drums and bass provided. Hosted by Rhythm Thieves. Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm.

Anthony John Clarkke, Folk in the Foyer

Wed 8 June REMI HARRIS TRIO Young, contemporary gypsy jazz group. Housman’s Cafe and Bar, Church Stretton, 8pm.

Thurs 9 June DEREK GRIPPER Derek’s exploration of Mali’s greatest instrumental virtuosos creates a new form of classical guitar music out of Africa’s richest musical traditions.

Wyeside, Builth Wells, 8pm, £12/£10, 01982 552555.

ALLAN YN Y FAN + MALINKY Celtic music from Wales with Scotland’s leading folk song group.

Newbridge Memo, 8pm, 01495 243252.

ROBBIE JONES Bell Inn, Etnam St, Leominster.

THE FREDDIE MERCURY PROJECT - SINFONIA CYMRU Classic Queen songs reimagined for a 23-piece orchestra. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

RAYMOND FROGGATT Hear self-penned songs and true stories will give you a glimpse into the real Raymond Froggatt. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Fri 10 June FOLK IN THE FOYER Featuring Anthony John Clarke, supported by Hennesea.

Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575.

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ALLAN YN Y FAN + MALINKY Celtic music from Wales with Scotland’s leading folk song group.

Victoria Hall, Llanwrtyd Wells, 8pm, 01591 610487.

DARYL Stag, Llanidloes.

ALEXANDER CHAPMAN CAMPBELL ‘Portraits of Earth’. Solo piano.

St John’s Church, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £10/£8, 07849 946150.

A RIGHT ROYAL RUMPUS Midsummer barn dance, hog-roast and dancing to the legendary Bandemonium. Proceeds in aid of The Music Pool. Caradoc, Sellack, near Ross-on-Wye, £27.50, 07775 751122.

BALKAN CEILIDH With live band Bellamonda. Church Barn, Church Lane, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, no partner needed but booking essential, 01588 630648.

MINNIE’S MOOCHERS Great fun, jazz and swing. Saturday Cafe, The Courtyard, Hereford, 12-2pm, free.

THE BOLT HOLE JAZZ The best of British jazz. Featuring Don Weller - tenor sax, John Donaldson piano. Chris Bolton - bass and Miles Levin - drums. Leasowes Bank Farm, Ratlinghope, Shrewsbury, 8pm, 01743 790903.

CHRIS BIG’S LAZER DISCO Bell Inn, Etnam St, Leominster.

EIRA SNOW Scandinavian, Celtic and Middle Eastern music performed on a miscellany of wind instruments and double bass. St Mary’s Church, Craswall, 7.30pm, £5 in advance or on the door, 01981 570268.

THE BLACK ‘N’ BLUES BAND Stag, Llanidloes.

BEE GEES FEVER The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £19/£18, 01432 340555.

MAGPIE LANE Five-piece folk band. Ross-on-Wye Community Youth Centre, 8pm, £10.

Sat 11 June

SHREWSBURY RAILWAY HERITAGE TRUST The Abbey Station will open, the 75th anniversary of the building’s role as Shrewsbury’s ARP post during WW2.

Live music, displays and memorabilia, 01743 232651.

PENZANCE ORPHEUS LADIES CHOIR Supported by Builth Male Voice Choir.

Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £8, 01982 552555.

ST LAURENCE, LUDLOW SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Andrew Lucas, organ recital.

St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 4pm, www.stlaurences.org.uk QUARTETTE LUNOIRE Marie McNally - clarinet, John Hymas - violin and accordion, Joanne Jeffries - cello and Deborah Anderson - double bass. The concert includes ‘Neck of the Woods’ a new piece by John Hymas and also his arrangement of Kurt Weill’s Little Threepenny Music.

St Michael’s Church, Discoed, near Presteigne, 7.30pm, £10 from Winnie’s Newsagents or 01547 560246.

LEGEND Bob Marley tribute band. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £15, 01600 772467.

THE RICHARD BOOTH BAND Old Mill Bar, Llanidloes, 8pm, 01686 412008.

KRAZY LEGZ Malthouse, Ironbridge.

HEREFORD GILBERT & SULLIVAN SOCIETY Celebrating Cole Porter and Walt Disney with medleys from the best known shows and films. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, £14/£12, students £5, 01432 340555.

STONED LOVE The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

IAN SHERWOOD One of Canada’s rising star songwriters. His music dances the line between folk and pop. Shipton Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10/£5/£28, 01694 771790. Arts Alive.

Sun 12 June SLOWBURNER Lichfield Vaults, Church St, Hereford, 4pm, 01432 266821.

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Ian Sherwood, 11 June

GREGYNOG FESTIVAL Featuring Aoife ni Bhriain, violin.

A tour de force combining unaccompanied Bach and traditional fiddle music. Pennant Melangell Church, near Newtown, 7.30pm, 01686 207100, www.gregynogfestival.org ST LAURENCE, LUDLOW SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Ex Cathedra, a celebration of the 12-th anniversary of the publication of AE Houseman’s A Shropshire Lad, 7.30pm. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, www.stlaurences.org.uk .

Fri 17 June Sun 12 June VELVET VIOLIN Featuring Ma Polaine’s Great Decline, Kate Lynn Evans and the house band, John Hymas and Dave Luke. Plus music quiz. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7pm, £12 from Courtyard Antiques, Presteigne or 01544 267163. Full Circle gig.

BEN FOGLE Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

JAZZ ON A SUMMERS DAY Dinham, Millenium Green, Ludlow, 2.30-5pm, free, 01584 874555.

HOT CLUB SWING Steve Williams ‘gypsy jazz’ Trio.

Near Howells, St Mary St, Cardiff, 6.30pm, £5 on the door.

KEITH JAMES Phoenix Theatre, Ross-on-Wye, 8pm.

WARREN JAMES The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

ST LAURENCE, LUDLOW SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Festival Eucharist, Tudor Mass setting, 11.30am. Alison Weir, historical novelist at 5pm.

St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, www.stlaurences.org.uk PANIC STATION Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

FIRE BALLS UK 1950/60s rock and roll. The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford, 4pm.

FOLK SESSION Play, sing, listen enjoy. Arvon Ale House, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells, 4pm, 07477 627267.

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JAZZ @ SPARKIES BAR Featuring Mark Latimer and Steve Tarner. Sparkies Bar, 18 West St, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610060.

Tues 14 June ST LAURENCE, LUDLOW SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring ‘The Tudors - Music of an Era’, 1pm. Victor Lim, piano 7.30pm.

St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, www.stlaurences.org.uk OPEN MIC NIGHT The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

THE FOXWHELP MORRIS MEN Performing in the Oxford Arms car park, Kington, 7.30pm. Part of Kington Festival Beer Festival.

PETER DYKE Gala organ concert. Hereford Cathedral, 7.15pm, £10, students £4, 01432 374261.

Wed 15 June ST LAURENCE, LUDLOW SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Marsyas Trio, programme includes Couperin, Vivaldi and Weber, 1pm. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, www.stlaurences.org.uk THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

Thurs 16 June FOLK DOWN THE TRACK Featuring Rathlin Road. Castle Inn, Knucklas, near Knighton, 7.30pm, 01547 528223.

Mon 13 June

THE KILKENNYS

JAMMING IN THE BAR Blues and folk open jam session, bring your instruments and play with or for the group. The Dragon, Montgomery, 01686 668359.

Join Davey, Rob, Tommy and Davey for a fun-filled evening of revitalised traditional Irish music and song.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281

MUSIC FOR SYRIA Featuring Sonia and Adrian - eclectic jazz duo. Atto Mul - singer songwriter.

Thomasin + Friends - traditional Irish tunes. Brentley - fantastic voice, great guitar playing. Bushfold Blue - eclectic mix of folk and jazz. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, £5 plus donations, raffle, 01497 821762.

THE RAINBREAKERS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

ANDREW HAWKEY & STUART MAMAN BOLTON Folk, blues, jazz and Americana from veteran songwriters. Great Oak Cafe, Llanidloes, 7.15pm, £12 includes food and licensed bar, please book 01686 413211.

BUSKING AND BARBECUE The Old Coach Way, The Dragon, Montgomery, 8.30pm, 01686 668359.

JOE SEAGER Egos, Quality Square, Ludlow.

SIN EATER Three days of folk, music, art, craft, film and ale. 30 bands from around the globe including Trembling Bells, Ex-Easter Island Head, Stick in the Wheel, Heather Leigh, Rusalnaia, Hey Colossus, Rattle, En Bas Quartet, Jim Ghedi, Irma Vep, Dusty Bible & The Canadians, Cath & Phil Tyler, Father Murphy, Daniel Bachman, Part Wild Horses Mane on Both Sides, C Joynes & The Dead Rat Orchestra, Nick Jonah Davis, Yama Warashi plus more. £38 weekend ticket, details/info www. sin-eater.co.uk LIVE MUSIC White Horse Inn, Clun.

OLION BYW & HARRIET EARIS Traditional Welsh tunes and song performed by Lucy Rivers and Dan Lawrence, plus the wonderful solo harpist Harriet Earis. An evening of celebrating the Welsh language.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8pm, £10 from The Workhouse, Courtyard Antiques and www.wegottickets.com

Fri 17 June RHYTHM THIEVES Pidele House, Piesse of Pidele, Wyre Piddle, Pershore.

GILLOW CIDER FESTIVAL Camping, food, music and of course, plenty of cider! Gillow Manor, St Owens Cross, Ross-on-Wye. LE BISTRO JAZZ Jazz duo, violin and guitar.

Washington Buildings, Penarth, 8pm, 02920 709600.

LIVE MUSIC Stag, Llanidloes.

GREGYNOG FESTIVAL Featuring The Irish Consort. Music from The Kingdom of Ireland 1500-1800. Gregynog, near Newtown, 7.30pm, 01686 207100, www.gregynogfestival.org THE LUKE DOHERTY BAND Mid Wales R & B Club. CARAD, Rhayader, 7.30pm, £7.50, bar, 01597 810561.

ST LAURENCE, LUDLOW SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Cordia Wind Quintet in association with The Royal College of Music, 1pm. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, www.stlaurences.org.uk JAZZ @ THE OLD BLACK LION Featuring Dave Price and Dayne Cranenburg, piano and double bass.

Black Lion, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 820841.

THE SONG HOUSE Folk songs and new songs. The Sitting Room at The Blue Boar, Mill St, Ludlow, 8pm, £2, 07887 535893.

TEN BOB MILLIONAIRES Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

SOUTH SHROPSHIRE BLUES CLUB Blues Jam and friendly and informal jam session. The Unicorn, Lower Corve St, Ludlow, 8pm.

SONIC BOOM Malthouse, Ironbridge.

RADNOR FRINGE FESTIVAL Music, comedy, theatre, poetry, spoken word, film, dance, kid’s stuff, community acts, workshops, stalls, Sunday assembly, art installations, holistic therapies, streetfood, crafts, real ales and fancy cocktails, hot topic debates and more. Rock Park, Llandrindod Wells. www.radnorfringefestival.com

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A FISTFUL OF SPOOKIES A cappella, great songs, comedy, what not to wear, gravitas, perpendicularity. St Peter’s Church, Cowleigh Bank, Malvern, 8pm, £12, Friday beer, cheese rolls, free parking and larks, www.wegottickets.com

THE FORFEITS Covers. Golden Cross Inn, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

FRANK O’NEIL TRIO Excellent sax-led jazz. Saturday Cafe, The Courtyard, Hereford, 12-2pm, free.

TONY CHRISTIE Tony Christie and Ranagri in concert performing well loved Irish Folk Songs from their new album The Great Irish Songbook. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

GREGYNOG FESTIVAL Featuring The Goodman Trio, 4pm and Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord, 7.30pm, National Library Wales, 01686 207100, www.gregynogfestival.org

Sat 18 June SHREWSBURY JAZZ NETWORK Presents Julian Argüelles’ Tetra. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £14, members £12, 21 and under £7 on the door or in advance 01743 234970.

GILLOW CIDER FESTIVAL Camping, food, music and of course, plenty of cider! Gillow Manor, St Owens Cross, Ross-on-Wye. DIRTY FRANK Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

MARK HARDING The Dragon, Montgomery, 01686 668359.

INTERFERENCE Live music featuring Superhand Old Mill Bar, Llanidloes, 01686 412008.

MIDSUMMER PIANOTHON St Leonard’s Church, Yarpole, 8am Saturday to 8am on Sunday. Concert with Andrew Morris at 7.30pm. Take part, all genres welcome. Proceeds to piano purchase and Birchpole choir music. To take part email plainsbrook@yahoo.co.uk SHREWSBURY CANTATA CHOIR English songs and also features the Cantata Piano Trio. Prestfelde School, London Rd, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £10, students free, 01952 432286.

FIRED UP The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

BLIND EYE Stag, Llanidloes.

THE ALLTONES High-energy covers from the 70s to the present day. The Oxford Arms, Kington, 9pm.

TENBURY MUSIC FESTIVAL Featuring Steve Gibbons Band, Robbie Blunt Band, Quill and Bev Bevan, Goodnight Lenin, Dave Onions, Fabulous Bordellos, Steve Ajao & The Blues Giants, Obscure, Alternative Dubbstep Orchestra, Abigail Kelsey, Glen Wilson, Olivia Peyech, Dan Greenaway, Cooper & Davis, Danny Gee & Dave Small. Tenbury Wells, 12pm-12am. Adults early bird £17, gate £20, 12-17 early bird £8, gate £10, accompanied under 12s free, marquee, camping, bar, food, beer tent, 0843 289 3333, www.tenburymusicfestival.co.uk DJ BEN The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £3, 01497 821762.

ST LAURENCE, LUDLOW SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Lux Aeterna. Programme includes Vaughan Williams and Durufle.

7.30pm. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, www.stlaurences.org.uk EARLY WARNING 5-piece band. Bell Inn, Etnam St, Leominster.

MICRO BABY Malthouse, Ironbridge.

REMBETIKO CARNIVAL A musical odyssey through the roots of Greek music. The concert features the popular group Plastikes Karekles with lead female singer Marina Deligianni and Gerasimos Andreatos as their guest male singer. Concord College, Acton Burnell, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 367482.

AND FINALLY... PHIL COLLINS Eleven-piece tribute band. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

SIN EATER See 17 June for details. www.sin-eater.co.uk

GILLOW CIDER FESTIVAL Camping, food, music and of course, plenty of cider! Gillow Manor, St Owens Cross, Ross-on-Wye.

RADNOR FRINGE FESTIVAL Music, comedy, theatre, poetry, spoken word, film, dance, kid’s stuff, community acts, workshops, stalls, Sunday assembly, art installations, holistic therapies, streetfood, crafts, real ales and fancy cocktails, hot topic debates and more. Rock Park, Llandrindod Wells. www.radnorfringefestival.com

Sun 19 June SIN EATER See 17 June for details. www.sin-eater.co.uk

RADNOR FRINGE FESTIVAL Music, comedy, theatre, poetry, spoken word, film, dance, kid’s stuff, community acts, workshops, stalls, Sunday assembly, art installations, holistic therapies, streetfood, crafts, real ales and fancy cocktails, hot topic debates. Rock Park, Llandrindod Wells. www.radnorfringefestival.com

GOIN’ UP THE COUNTRY BLUES CLUB Village Hall, Overton on Dee LL13 0EE

Friday 24th June Alligator Recording Artists

MORELAND & ARBUCKLE From Wichita, Kansas. On tour of UK, Ireland & Europe.

Promoting new cd “Promised Land or Bust” Foot tapping, rocking blues from one of the USA’s top new bands.

Situated on the Shropshire North Wales borders near Ellesmere doors open 8pm for 9pm show Tickets £15 ring 01948 770215 or petevans@btinternet.com www.hookerblues.co.uk

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Nevermind, Gregynog Festival, 21 June

GREGYNOG FESTIVAL Featuring Finghin Collins, piano, 2.30pm. S4C documentary, ‘Peter Warlock, Dewin Cerdd (Music Wizard). Recreating the Abermule composer’s Celtic pilgrimage through Wales, Cornwall, Dublin and Co. Mayo, 5pm. Ailish Tynan soprano and Iain Burnside piano, 7.30pm.

Gregynog, near Newtown, 01686 207100, www.gregynogfestival.org NEIL IVISON Soon to be award-winning tour.

Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm.

Fri 24 June WILL KILLEEN Golden Cross Inn, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

CHRIS GREVE Stag, Llanidloes.

Sun 19 June SYNERGY The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

CANTORION: SERENADE TO MUSIC A celebration in words and music of William Shakespeare. Trinity Church, Llandrindod Wells, 3pm, £5 to include cream tea. Available from The Herb Garden, Llandrindod Wells or 01597 824842.

GREGYNOG FESTIVAL Featuring Hesperion XXI - Jordi Savall & Martin Hayes. Gregynog, near Newtown, 2.30pm, 01686 207100, www.gregynogfestival.org LEWIS BORTHWICK Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

SLOW BURNER Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

ST LAURENCE, LUDLOW SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL Featuring Candlelit Festival Gala Dinner with music, 7pm.

St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, www.stlaurences.org.uk

Mon 20 June GREGYNOG FESTIVAL Featuring Dr Karen Llomis with Siobhan Armstrong, wire-strung harp, unravelling the mystery of the Irish harp pins. Montgomery Town Hall, 7.30pm, 01686 207100, www.gregynogfestival.org JAZZ @ SPARKIES BAR Featuring Mark Latimer and Steve Tarner. Sparkies Bar, 18 West St, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610060.

Tues 21 June

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BRECON JAZZ CLUB Featuring Sarah Smith Jazz Trio improvising around the jazz standards.

In the Bar, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 611622.

GREGYNOG FESTIVAL Featuring Nevermind, a hot new French early music ensemble plays 18th century arrangements of Irish tunes, 2.30pm. Daniel Grimwood, piano playing John Field’s Nocturnes, 7.30pm Gregynog, near Newtown, 01686 207100, www.gregynogfestival. org

ISLANDS IN THE STREAM A tribute to the king and queen of country music. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £18.50, 01600 772467.

ORGAN CONCERT Given by Justin Miller. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm. Retiring collection.

THE FABULOUS BORDELLOS Ludlow Brewery, 8pm, £8.

Part of Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk

Wed 22 June THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

DISKAN Irish music night, guitar, violin, bass, accordion. Norries Cafe, 3 Church St, Leominster, 7.30pm, curry and puds £18 includes meal, 01568 612876.

Please book.

GREGYNOG FESTIVAL Featuring Academy of Ancient Music with a repertoire from the 18th century, 7.30pm. Gregynog, near Newtown, 01686 207100, www.gregynogfestival.org SARAH SMITH TRIO Playing gypsy jazz with authentic passion, fire and virtuosity.

Housman’s Cafe and Bar, Church Stretton, 8pm.

Thurs 23 June THE SERCHERS IN CONCERT The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £21/£20, 01432 340555.

BLAZIN’ FIDDLES The world’s most prolific fiddle group with unique regional expressions of Scottish music. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

BLUEGRASS PICKING WEEKEND Hosted by Blackmountain Bluegrass.

Clyro Court, 01497 820840, www.clyrocourt.co.uk

JAZZ @ THE OLD BLACK LION Featuring Simon Deeley and Dayne Cranenburg, piano and double bass.

With special guest, Mike Blakesley, trombone. Black Lion, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 820841.

DAWSON Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

EGO FRIENDLY Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

JEM ROBERTS SONGS THAT DO EVENTUALLY STOP Music/comedy. The Sitting Room, Blue Boar, Ludlow, 8pm, £6 on the door. Part of Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk THE JEFF MATTHEWS BAND Jazz melodies delivered in a cabaret style. Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture, Berriew, 8pm, £15 from RH Bunners, Montgomery or 01686 640689.

MATT JOHNSON Egos, Quality Square, Ludlow.

OPEN MIC Hosted by Mark from Rhythm Thieves.

Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm.

FRIDAY FOLK Featuring Penny White and Alex Valentine. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, £3, 01497 821762.

Moreland & Arbuckle

THE BOLT HOLE JAZZ The best of British jazz. Featuring Simon Spillett - tenor sax, John Critchinson - piano. Chris Bolton - bass and Miles Levin - drums.

Leasowes Bank Farm, Ratlinghope, Shrewsbury, 8pm, 01743 790903.

THE GELACHTER TRIO St Michael & All Angels Church, Cwmdu, 7.30pm, £12, 01874 730263 or on the door.

BOUTS OF IDIOCY Bell Inn, Etnam St, Leominster.

ADAM HODSON & THE ACOUSTIC UNDERDOGS Malthouse, Ironbridge.

Fri 24 June BLACK COUNTRY ROCK Malthouse, Ironbridge.

MORELAND & ARBUCKLE From Wichita, Kansas. Foot tapping, rocking blues from one of the USA’s top new bands. Overton Village Hall, near Ellesmere, doors open 8pm, music 9pm, £15, 01948 770215 or www.hookerblues.co.uk Goin’ Up The Country Blues Club.

THE ELVIS YEARS Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Sat 25 June CLAUDE BOURBON MEDIEVAL AND SPANISH BLUES Amazing guitar performances that tak blues, Spanish, Middle Eastern and Russian stylings into unchartered territories. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 8pm, £12, 01588 630023.

CRYSTAL BAWLS Drag act. Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

BLACK STICK Jazz and swing featuring clarinet.

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

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LUDLOW’S BIG SONG & DANCE DAY Children’s dance displays 10am-12pm.

Big Zumba 12-1pm. Morris Dancers 1-2.30pm, Shropshire Bedlams and Martha Roden with guests, Hammersmith Morris. The Big Street Sing 2.30pm after which, Ludlow’s choirs sing around the town.

Part of Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk BLUEGRASS PICKING WEEKEND Hosted by Blackmountain Bluegrass.

Clyro Court, 01497 820840, www.clyrocourt.co.uk RHYTHM THIEVES Royal Oak, 70 Compton Rd, Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton.

GREGYNOG FESTIVAL Featuring Fidelio Trio and Sinead Morrissey, poet, 7.30pm, 01686 207100, www.gregynogfestival.org THE WORDS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

TCHA LIMBERGER AND THE KALOTASZEG TRIO Methodist Church Ludlow, 7.30pm, £12/£10. Part of Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk NAKED GLUE BOYS Stag, Llanidloes.

LIVE MUSIC Art exhibition opening night with live music. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 6pm, £3, 01497 821762.

PERFECT STRANGER The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

SUMMER CONCERT Featuring Ruth Watson - oboe/cor anglais, Jeremy Fisher - piano, John Hymas - violin/viola and Oliver Galletta - bassoon. Programme includes Elgar, Martinu, Poulenc, Saint Saens and Zelenka. St Mary’s Church, Dilwyn, 7pm, £10 tickets from 01544 318781 or 07929 793839 or The Crown Inn, Dilwyn or Trevor Davies Music, Leominster. Friends of The Crown Inn, Dilwyn.

SHREWSBURY CHORAL SOCIETY Programme includes John Rutter and British folksongs. St Alkmund’s, Shrewsbury, £12, £5 children, 01743 232236.

WILL KILLEEN Old Mill Bar, Llanidloes, 8pm, 01686 412008.

HISTORIC TOWER TOUR 14th century 4-stage church tower at Wigmore, tours at 1pm, 2.30pm and 4pm. Adults £3.50, children over 8 years £2.50, parking at the Village Hall or Wigmore School, 01568 770150.

THE LICHFIELD VAULTS 11 CHURCH STREET, HEREFORD

Sunday 12th June SLOW BURNER Sunday 31st July

MONTH OF SUNDAYS Sunday 28th August THE NOTORIOUS BROTHERS Traditional Sunday lunches served until 3pm Greek food PLUS SPECIALS Choice of six Real Ales Music starts approx 4pm, music free.

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Sat 25 June

Mon 27 June

ELO EXPERIENCE Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Sun 26 June

ORGAN RECITAL

By Jonathan Allsopp. Programme includes Arthur Bliss, William Walton and Edward Elgar. St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 1pm, retiring collection.

FOLK SESSION Play, sing, listen enjoy. Arvon Ale House, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells, 4pm, 07477 627267.

JAZZ @ SPARKIES BAR Featuring Mark Latimer and Steve Tarner. Sparkies Bar, 18 West St, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610060.

RHI MOORE & ED Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

Tues 28 June

BLUEGRASS PICKING WEEKEND Hosted by Blackmountain Bluegrass.

Clyro Court, 01497 820840, www.clyrocourt.co.uk THE BOX BAND Great tunes and songs from around the world. The Courtyard, Hereford, 12-2pm, free.

GREGYNOG FESTIVAL Featuring Chamber Choir Ireland.

Vocal fireworks abound in this showcase of contemporary Irish repertoire including a British premiere

by Stephen McNeff. Gregynog, near Newtown, 2.30pm, 01686 207100.

THE REMI HARRIS PROJECT Ludlow Brewery, 7.30pm, £12.

Part of Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk RHYTHM THIEVES Wheatsheaf Inn, Lower Broad St, Ludlow, 2pm.

TONGUE ‘N’ GROOVE Saxophone quartet. Shobdon Food and Flying Festival, 1pm.

IAN LUTHER BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

THE SUNDAY EVENING CHILL A relaxed evening of music from local bands and artists. Red Lion, Knighton, from 7.30pm, 01547 428080.

LIVE MUSIC The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

BIRMINGHAM PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Programme includes Dvorak, Bax and Strauss. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

ORGAN CONCERT Given by Owain Park and Alexander Hamilton. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm. Retiring collection.

ACOUSTICA - HEIDI BROWNE Writing both on piano and guitar, Heidi also plays violin and flute and winning ‘Open Mic UK’ back in 2013. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £2.50, 01686 614555.

Wed 29 June THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

SWAMPCANDY Return of the deep blues duo.

Dynamic vocals, guitar, upright bass and kick drum. Duke’s Arms, Presteigne, 8.30pm, £5.

NEVER 42 Level 42 tribute band. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Thurs 30 June FIREWORKS AND FIZZ! Methodist Church, 7.30pm, £10.

Part of Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk

JULY Fri 1 July NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY Rock covers. Golden Cross Inn, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

FIVE O’CLOCK HEROES Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

EL DORADO FESTIVAL Line up includes Craig David’ TS5 Project, Basement Jaxx (DJ set), Blonde, Cleancut Kid, David Rodigan, Elf Kid, Eton Messy, Felon, General Levy, Gentleman’s Dub Club, Jungle DJ Set, Mr Scruff, Renegade Brass Band, Shakka, Shy FX’s Party of the Moon, Tensnake, The Correspondents, The Heatwaves Presents Hot Wuk, The Nextmen and Toddla T. Eastnor Castle, Ledbury, www.eastnorcastle.com YOUNG MUSICIANS Ludlow Brewery, 7.30pm, £3 on the door. Part of Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk OUTCAST Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

JOE SEAGER Egos, Quality Square, Ludlow.

LIVE MUSIC White Horse Inn, Clun.

REFUSE Stag, Llanidloes.

JAZZ @ THE OLD BLACK LION Featuring Art Themen Quartet. Black Lion, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 820841.

Sat 2 July OPEN MIC Ledbury Community Hall, 7pm, £5, bring a bottle, 01531 632968.

EL DORADO FESTIVAL Details 1 July. Eastnor Castle, Ledbury, www.eastnorcastle.com KING MANTIS The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

BERRINGTON HALL Berrington’s parkland was Brown’s final completed work, this weekend is dedicated to live 18th century music fit for a landscape architect! Berrington Hall, 10am-5pm, 01568 615721.

PHOENIX Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

DEBRA BLAQUIERE & THE LUDLOW JAZZ COLLECTIVE The Cliffe Restaurant with Rooms, Ludlow, 12.30pm-3pm, free.

Part of Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk SUMMER CHAMBER CONCERT FOR CRASWALL Prgramme includes Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Elgar. Dore Abbey, Abbeydore, 7.30pm, £20, £15, £12 and £10, 01544 318173.

STIFF WITNESS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THE RONALDOS Stag, Llanidloes.

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Chamber Choir of Ireland, Gregynog Festival

ALICE BEAMS ‘Swoon and Swing’. Ludlow Brewery, 8pm, £10/£8. Part of Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk

THE BOLT HOLE JAZZ The best of British jazz. Featuring Gina Rae & Sylvia Rae Tracey vocals, Amy Geddes - fiddle, Chris Bolton - bass and Paul Sawtell piano. Leasowes Bank Farm, Ratlinghope, Shrewsbury, 8pm, 01743 790903.

SONS OF YODA Bell Inn, Etnam St, Leominster.

Sun 3 July SONS OF THE DELTA Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

LUDLOW CONCERT BAND Castle Square, Ludlow, 1-2pm, free.

Part of Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk EL DORADO FESTIVAL Details 1 July. Eastnor Castle, Ledbury, www.eastnorcastle.com LUDLOW FRINGE BREWERY BASH Ludlow Brewery, 7.30pm, £7.

Part of Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk BERRINGTON HALL Berrington’s parkland was Brown’s final completed work, this weekend is dedicated to live 18th century music fit for a landscape architect! Berrington Hall, 10am-5pm, 01568 615721.

Mon 4 July CIDER CITY JAZZMEN The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford, 01432 274968.

PUB QUIZ Food and prizes. Bell Inn, Etnam St, Leominster.

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

JAZZ @ SPARKIES BAR Featuring Mark Latimer and Steve Tarner. Sparkies Bar, 18 West St, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610060.

Tues 5 July ORGAN CONCERT Given by Hilary Norris. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm-2pm. Retiring collection.

Wed 6 July THE DRAGON BAND The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

Thurs 7 July AND FINALLY... PHIL COLLINS Tribute. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

TREE SERVICES

Tel: 01544 260656

RHYTHM THIEVES Phone 01568 770134

Fri 10 June

Sun Inn, Leintwardine, band based open mic, drums and bass provided, 8pm.

Fri 17 June Pidele House, Piesse of Pidele, Wyre Piddle, Pershore.

Fri 24 June Sun Inn, Leintwardine, open mic, 8pm.

Sat 25 June Royal Oak, 70 Compton Rd, Chapel Ash. Sun 26 June Wheatsheaf Inn, Lower Broad St, Ludlow.

Sat 11 June A BORDER MARCHES EARLY MUSIC FORUM WORKSHOP FOR SINGERS ‘Music on the Death of Prince Henry (1612) with tutor Gabriel Crouch. Commemorative motets by Dering, Tomkins and others.

Leintwardine Community Centre, 10am-4.30pm, £18 for EMF members, £20 for non-members, £5 students, booking essential, 01547 540106 or www.bmemf.org.uk Sun 26 June SHROPSHIRE HARMONY QUIRE We sing and play mainly West Gallery music, energetic, rousing, no-nonsense stuff. Led by Sue Harris. Bishop’s Castle Methodist Hall, Station St, 2-5pm, free for newcomers! Enquiries bosky@btinternet. com Monday ALIVE & KICKIN’ CHOIR Coleg Powys (now NPTC), Brecon, 7-9pm, £5 public, £3 students/staff. tanyawalkermusic@hotmail.com Monday BANDAMANIA Traditional dance music from far and wide.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 7.15pm, Sue Harris 01547 550158.

Tuesday BANG ON DRUMS Drum circle. Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford, 7-9pm, bring your own hand drums or drums and percussion instruments provided, 07870 747248, www. bangondrums.co.uk

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

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

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

Tuesday WHITTON VOICES Mixed community choir.

Songs from around the world, traditional and contemporary.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8-10pm, £6. All welcome.

Led by Sue Harris, 01547 550158.

Wednesdays CASTLE VOICES SING ON 7 - 8.30pm in the Cadet Hall, Bishop’s Castle. Sing songs from far and wide.

Everything taught by ear. All welcome, £5 per week. Led

by Sue Harris 01547 550158 sumarieharris@btinternet.com Wednesdays BISHOP’S CASTLE EARLY MUSIC GROUP Singing renaissance and baroque music a cappella. All music readers welcome, 7.30pm. Contact Mark, 075385 68378 or email jacquelinesw@hotmail.co.uk Wednesday ROCKSPRING COMMUNITY CHOIR All welcome particularly men! Minimal charge. Rockspring Community Centre, Ludlow. 01584 529053.

Wednesday LUDLOW LARKS COMMUNITY CHOIR Led

by Polly Bolton. Songs from around the world - from the Beatles to Bulgaria. Ludlow Women’s Centre, 7.30pm9.30pm. Polly on 01584 823609 or info@oak-barn.co.uk or check our website www.jollypages.co.uk/larks Thursday CLUNSONGBIRDS 10 -11.30am in Hightown Hall. Uplifting songs from many traditions around the world, all taught by ear. £5 per week. Led by Sue Harris 01547 550158 sumarieharris@btinternet.com

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

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

3rd Saturday OPEN MIC NIGHT Mortimers Cross Inn, Mortimers Cross, all welcome, 8pm, 01568 709212.

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

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

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

1st Sunday OPEN MIC NIGHT with Danger Trains, England’s Gate, Bodenham, 7:30pm, all welcome.

Steve 07969 470959 1st Sunday OPEN MIC With Danger Trains. England’s Gate, Bodenham, 7pm, all welcome. 07969 470959.

2nd Sunday ACOUSTIC MUSIC SESSION Jill and Mark (from the Rhythm Thieves) hosting. All styles welcome.

The Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm.

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

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

1st and 3rd Thursdays HEREFORD CHANTING CIRCLE. 11am-1pm plus one Friday evening 8pm - 10pm.

Beautiful chants from a variety of spiritual traditions, no need to be a ‘singer’, just sing from the heart, all welcome.

We meet in central Hereford. Contact Mike: 01432 261222 mikejhadden@gmail.com or www.karimandsusanne.co.uk

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

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

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

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

Friday MUSIC TIME A session of music and movement for under 5s. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 10.30am11.30am, £5 per child, 01743 234970.

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

Langstaffe Violins John Langstaffe

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

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

www.langstaffe-violins.co.uk

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

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

First Monday TRANSATLANTIC NIGHT The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 01568 611404.

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

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

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

3rd Tuesday FOLK NIGHTS The Crown Inn, Longtown, 8pm.

Register for e-Newsletter john.baxter87@btinternet.com

Trevor Davies Music

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

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

Plus many other brands.

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

Last Tuesday ACOUSTIC LIVE SESSIONS Hafren, Newtown, £2 on the door, 01686 614555.

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

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

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

First Wednesday BLACK HILL TUNE CLUB Longtown, 01432 263495.

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

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

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

Alternate Wednesdays SESSION Major’s Arms, Halmonds Frome, 01531 640261.

Alternate Wednesdays SESSION Crown Inn, Colwall, 01684 541074.

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

Fourth Wednesday OLD TIME AMERICAN AND BLUEGRASS King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2nd & 4th Friday OPEN MIC Radnorshire Arms, Presteigne 07549 414138.

3rd Friday TRADITIONAL SESSIONING Llanfyllin Workhouse, 01691 649062.

3rd Friday ACOUSTIC FOLK MUSIC & SONG SESSION The New Inn, Bartestree, Hereford.

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

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

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

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

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

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

BELL HOTEL, Commercial St, Newtown 01686 625540 BELL INN, Etnam St, Leominster 01568 616811 THE BRIDGE HOTEL, Tenbury Wells 01584 810434 THE BRIDGE, Ludlow 01584 872963 BLACK LION, Bridge St, Hereford, 01432 266000 CARAD, East St, Rhayader, 01597 810192 CHARLTON ARMS, Ludlow, 01584 872813 CONQUEST THEATRE, Bromyard, 01885 488575 THE COURTYARD, Edgar St, Hereford. 01432 340555 THE DUKES ARMS, Presteigne 01544 267318 DUN COW, Shrewsbury 01743 356408 THE EXCHANGE, Newtown 01686 621814.

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

GRAPE VAULTS, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611404.

THE GRANARY, Leominster 01568 614290.

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

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

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

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

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

WHITEHORSE INN, The Square, Clun. 01588 640305.

WHITE SWAN, Eardisland, 01544 388577 WYESIDE ARTS CENTRE, Builth Wells, 01982 552555 YORKSHIRE HOUSE, St Mary’s St, Shrewsbury 01743 362622

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band directory APPLEBY KINSEY a contemporary folk and jazz trio: acoustic guitar, flute, saxophones, double bass, female vocals. A large repertoire of original songs, from tender, lyrical, slightly dark, to up-tempo latin jazz and dance.

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

FLATWORLD Roots ‘n’ grooves from Eastern Europe and beyond. Lively 5-piece band with magnificent tunes and kicking rhythm for your festival, wedding, party or pub. Also circle dancing with caller. Contact Neil on 01684 569611 or 07866 021489; www.flat-world.org.uk or email info@flat-world.org.uk THE FLOK Duo/Trio/Band suitable for most occasions.

Kate Thomas lends her stunning voice to a refreshing mix of material from the likes of KT Tunstall, Pink and Mumford & Sons, ably supported by Dave Luke (guitar/ mandolin/vocals) and a solid but subtle rhythm section.

Dave 07967 029159 Kate 07817 019918 daveluke1@ hotmail.com - or like us on Facebook!

HAGGLEBAG How about some lively and raucous Irish songs, jigs and reels from this 5-piece band? Featuring flute, guitar, melodeon, mandolin and bass. Great for pubs, parties and festivals. Find us on facebook or email lornaflute@talktalk.net Telephone 07442 168858.

HOT CLIMATE Ultimate party band, best 6-piece line up ever. For top musical entertainment at your party/ wedding/festival or corporate function. Book now! New footage on www.hotclimate.co.uk. Contact Charlie 01568 613895 or mobile 07702 528088 anytime!

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

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

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

Playing surf, funk and ska with latino beats.. Also, The Swing Set; Swing jazz, Blues and rock n roll from the Squid collective. Contact Leo 07816 686856 leocaithness@tiscali.co.uk MELOMANICS Principally a wacky Duo with an amazingly dynamic sound, playing their eclectic and cosmopoloitan repertoire with engagingly humour and infectious energy (sustainable). Far more than just great music. And stilts if appropriate. Find out just how much fun a ceilidh really can be, either with separate caller or the minimal option with Tim calling and playing. Ideal for parties, weddings, fund-raising events, festivals, shows, pubs, restaurants, etc.

Scottish, Irish and French-themed specialities (Timoléon pour vos soirées francaises). For info call Tim on 01743 719438, or Rich 01743 718612. Email tim@melomanics.co.uk. Website www.melomanics. co.uk MUCH ADO - The band for your ceilidh or barn dance.

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

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

With a look fashioned straight from “Deliverance”, playing on a banjo, fiddle, tea-chest bass, drums, harmonicas, guitar and a suitcase(!) we are perfect for parties, pubs, festivals and anything else that involves drinking and dancing. Contactl Linda on 01686 670409 / 07816 125802 or find us on Facebook.com/Over-the-Hillbillies. YEEEEHAAAAA! RHYTHM THIEVES Funky, folky and fun. Firm favourites at festivals, pubs, parties and events around the Midlands and beyond, Rhythm Thieves are a lively must-see band who deliver an unforgettable and highly entertaining night out. “Full of fire and enthusiasm” Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2 “Great, super, lovely - our resident band” Genevieve Tudor. BBC Radio Midlands Folk Show. “If they don’t make you smile, you’re probably dead.” Wheaton Aston Folk Festival Tel: 01568 770 134, e-mail rhythmthieves@hotmail.com SAMBUCA Ludlow based acoustic trio, playing a nice mix of jazz standards, classic blues, sambas etc.

For more information call Richard 07974 399524 www.sambucamusic.co.uk

SEAN SAYE Music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.

Great party music, capturing the retro vibe. Contact tel: 07734 399497 or email seansaye@yahoo.co.uk.

Website www.seansaye.com.

SILVER BRANCH Ceilidh/folk band, complete with caller and PA system. Multi-instrumental 5-piece band playing traditional Irish/world music and contemporary tunes. David: 01981 540832, Anna: 07980 961187.

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

From ska to klezmer via a Parisian cafe and a Russian vodka bar. For more info please call Jo or Ben on 01981 510136 see www.slipperyslope.org.uk or email slipperyslope@hotmail.com SOUL SUPPLY 6-piece soul, Motown and R & B Party Band. Guaranteed to turn your event into a hive of nonstop dance floor activity. Available for weddings, parties and corporate events. Full PA, lights, staging and disco as required. 079905 75531 or 01568 708868 www.soulsupplyband.co.uk info@soulsupplyband.co.uk

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. Music from and inspired by the folk harmony, west gallery and shape note traditions all woven together with words and stories. New show for 2015 / 16 ‘Back to the Garden’ – life and hope in the trenches based on original letters from WW1 Herefordshire soldier and gardener William Bevan. “The Village Quire have become one of my favourite singing groups of all time ... (Frank Hennessy, Celtic Heartbeat, Radio Wales). For bookings / further info ring 01497 847676 www.villagequire.org.uk TRIO TANGENTE Violin and vocal led spicy fun energetic Latin/Tango/Hot Club/ Gypsy influenced band.

For all occasions. Contact Faith 07870 320022.

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

01588 650686.

STASH Rockin’ good folk. Firey fiddle, souring guitar, pounding rhythms, with bouncing energy. Folk rock at its best. Please phone Mick on 01432 840475, Wizzy on 01432 263317 or Will on 07960 569784.

STONED CHERRIES Are: Dave Evans, guitar, mandolin, vocals; Roger Pugh, guitar, mandola, vocals; Aly May, whistles, vocals and Matt Donaldson, bass, percussion and vocals. A dynamic folk / rock fusion of original, traditional and modern songs and tunes. Roger 01885 483425 / 07779 694615 / pugh@ live.co.uk or Dave 01886 822132 / 07817 220016 / dgand2@btinternet.com www.dgand2.wix.com/thestonedcherries THE SULTANA BROTHERS Fine R&B from one of the best bands around! The ultimate hip swingin’, foot tappin’ party band - guaranteed to help you dance the night away. For bookings/enquiries contact Phil 07791 129391 or Adam 07855 037092. Website www.thesultanabrothers.vpweb.co.uk or find us on Facebook.com/ thesultanabros STEADY EDD & THE BOOGIEMEN Boogie Woogie and its best, jazz and soul - let the good times roll!

Contact Edd, on 01432 769077, www.steadyedd.co.uk THE TIME BANDITS are a top quality band playing a variety of different music styles to suit all tastes. We have a number of music package options, ranging from a duo for your ceremony, 6 piece party band and a fabulous 10 piece experience. www.thetimebandits.info 07815 800261 ian@thetimebandits.info THE TRENSETTS ROCK BAND: Good dancin’ good listenin’. Real authentic music. For parties, weddings, clubs, pubs. Reasonable fees.

Contact Gwyn on 01686 625665 /07831 557292.

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theatre Sat 11 June A REGULAR LITTLE HOUDINI A tenacious young boy from the docks idolises Houdini and commits himself to a life of magic, but the harsh reality of working class life in Edwardian Britain gets in the way...

The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £13/£11, 01432 340555.

Wed 15 June I, ELIZABETH Queen at 25, political phoenix and famously unmarried - but who was the woman beneath the crown? Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Fri 17 June UNDER MILK WOOD Guy Masterson presents highlights of his acclaimed solo tour-de-force ‘Under Milk Wood’. Bawdy, beautiful, sad and sensual. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £12, students £8, 07967 517125.

Chaplin: The Charlie Chaplin Story

PERFORMANCE

Until 4 June THE MOUSETRAP The scene is set when a group of people gathered in a country house cut off by the snow discover, to their horror, that there is a murderer in their midst. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 2 - 4 Jun 2pm & 7.30pm, £29.50 - £24.50, 01432 340555.

Wed 1 June DIRTY DUSTING Three cleaning ladies, (past their sell by date) start up a telephone sex line, ‘The Telephone Belles’. A heartwarming, feel-good comedy that will have you rolling in the aisles and smiling every time you answer the phone.

Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £19, 01686 614555.

Thurs 2 June THE BEST THING VAMOS THEATRE. A ‘Swinging Sixties’ story of unconditional love from the UK’s leading full mask theatre company. Suitable for ages 12+. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, 01874 611622.

Fri 4 June HONEY A REACTION THEATRE MAKERS PRODUCTION. Weaves together the lives of a tattoo artist, an autistic boy who loves to dance, his mother and her husband, who is away in the army. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £11, 07967 517125.

Wed 8 June BELONGING PERTHYN RE-LIVE. Inspiring, moving and full of hope. Belonging is a powerful new play that follows the lives of two families as they discover that love and laughter don’t have to stop because of dementia. A bilingual production. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2pm & 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

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Sat 11 June THE NAKED TRUTH Set in a village hall keep-fit pole-dancing class, The Naked Truth is a brilliantly funny, bittersweet comedy for women, about women, that men absolutely must see.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

Thurs 16 & Fri 17, Tues 21 & Wed 22 June CHAPLIN: THE CHARLIE CHAPLIN STORY A heart-warming and powerful musical tale of the first true British icon of cinema. 16 & 17 June - The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £18/£17, 01432 340555. 21 & 22 June - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Sat 18 June HATS OFF TO LAUREL AND HARDY LUCKY DOG THEATRE. An accurate and affectionate show telling the true story of Laurel and Hardy. Methodist Church, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £10, Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk Sat 18 & Sun 19 June A LITTLE PRINCE THE AMATEURS. A new musical adapation of SaintExupery’s classic. The Millennium Green, Ludlow, 2pm & 8pm, £12/£10. Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk Sat 18 & Sun 19 June LAST JOURNEY PENTABUS YOUNG WRITERS. A play about journeys, leaving somewhere you love, arriving somewhere new and what home means. The Sitting Room, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £9/£7. Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk Mon 20 & Tues 21 June SHAKESPEARE’S AVENGERS ASSEMBLETH: AGE OF OBERON DRAKE’S DRUMMERS. Ever wondered what would happen if Shakespeare was kidnapped? A fast-paced new comedy. Sitting Room, Ludlow, 8pm, £10/£7. Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk Wed 22 June SALESMAN BY DAY A 2-act play written by Owen Lewis of Shrewsbury. A double handed piece journeying through the horrors of people’s abilities. For ages 18+. Prince Charles Suite, The Feather’s Hotel, Ludlow, 8pm, £9. Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk Wed 22 - Sat 25 June A CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL HERE TO THERE PRODUCTIONS. A diffident widower attempts to escape loneliness by joining the local amateur light operatic society... Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £15/£13, 01584 878141.

Thurs 23 & Mon 27 June A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE SCHOOL. Hermia loves Lysander and Helena loves Demetrius - but Demetrius is supposed to be marrying Hermia... 23 June - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

27 June - The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £14/£12, 01432 340555.

Fri 24 June REBEL REBEL Aisling O’Mara and Robbie O’Connor recreate the true story of actors who left the Abbey Theatre stage to join the Easter Rising. Llandinam Village Hall, 7pm, 01686207100, www.gregynogfestival.org. Part of Gregynog Festival.

Fri 24 June KINDLY LEAVE THE STAGE BAROQUE THEATRE COMPANY. The show is a celebration of fun, mayhem and thespian mischief and is of a similar format to ‘Noises off’ a play within a play.

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

Sat 25 June TATTERDEMALION FLABBERGAST THEATRE. One-man show featuring puppetry, physical comedy and miime. Ludlow Brewery, 8pm, £12/£10. Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe. co.uk Sat 25 & Sun 26 June WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY! RUNNING DOG THEATRE. Mixing storytelling, live music and physical comedy, creating a show part physics lecture, part dance lesson and school disco. Sitting Room, Ludlow, 8pm, £8/£6. Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe. co.uk Sun 26 June TWELFTH NIGHT NORTH COUNTRY THEATRE celebrating its 20th anniversary, directed by Nobby Dimon. Walcot Hall, Lydbury North, doors open at 5.30pm for picnics bring your own chairs for the performance, groundsheets and wet weather gear. Performance 7pm, £15, £7.50 under 16s, 01588 680302 or 01588 680366.

Mon 27 June TALKING HEADS: A LADY OF LETTERS LIBRARY THEATRE COMPANY. Alan Bennet’s most loved monologues. The Sitting Room, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £10. Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk Tues 28 June TALKING HEADS: BED AMONG THE LENTILS LIBRARY THEATRE COMPANY. Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk Mon 27 June - Sat 2 July REHEARSAL FOR MURDER BILL KENWRIGHT. Playwright Alex Dennison is left heartbroken when his fiancée and leading lady is found dead from an apparent suicide... Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Thurs 30 June, Fri 1 & Sat 2 July THE DANISH BLOKE OLD DIC THEATRE COMPANY. 30 June - The Sitting Room, Blue Boar, 8pm. 1 July - The Chang Thai Garden, 8pm. 2 July - The Chang Thai Garden, 1pm, free.

Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk

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Fri 1 July MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN’S MEN. Bring a chair and a picnic and watch this funny, moving and fast-paced production. The Millenium Green, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £15/£10. Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk

Thurs 2 - Sat 4 June CRAZY FOR YOU THE VIV KELLY YOUTH THEATRE GROUP present Gershwin songs in a fabulous, funny salute to 1930’s movie musical. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Fri 1 & Sat 2 July JUST LIKE THAT! - THE TOMMY COOPER SHOW Complete with life musical accompaniment, this show is full of magic and mirth. Methodist Church, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £10. Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe. co.uk

Wed 15 - Sat 18 June LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL GET YOUR WIGLE ON will take you from the social whirl of California Campus life to Harvard’s Halls of Justice.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Sat 2 July ONE NIGHT ONLY STAGECOACH SHREWSBURY present a variety performance that showcases the fantastic rising talent of the school’s pupils. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Sat 2 & Sun 3 July AUSTERITY GAMES TELL TALE THEATRE. Physical storytelling, British wit and slapstick with a dash of Dickens to bring you the sportiest play you’ll ever see. Sitting Room, Blue Boar, Ludlow, 8pm, £10/£8. Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe. co.uk Sun 3 July SHAKE IN A DAY Fun and farce from the ‘Shake’ fanatics and some fundraising for the Fringe. Ludlow Brewery, 5pm, donations.

Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk Wed 6 July LOVE’S LABOURS WON AVANT THEATRE COMPANY. Written by Ryan JW Smith, a Shakespearean style comedy set in a pub garden in 2016. The play follows two rugby boys and their long suffering girlfriends, when a travelling theatre troupe comes to town. Using Shakespearean language with a modern twist, the play portrays romance, humour and trickery. Part of Sharing Shakespeare Festival. Willow Globe Theatre, Penlanole, Llanwrthwl, near Llandrindod Wells, 7pm, 01597 811487.

Fri 8 July MACBETH GOBSTOPPERS THEATRE ARTS presents a performance by ‘The Gap Year Project’. Perfect for students studying the text. Part of Sharing Shakespeare Festival. Willow Globe Theatre, Penlanole, Llanwrthwl, near Llandrindod Wells, 7pm, 01597 811487.

Sat 9 July TIMON OF ATHENS FACTORY THEATRE COMPANY. A dynamic and innovative take on a very relevant play for our times.

Part of Sharing Shakespeare Festival. Willow Globe Theatre, Penlanole, Llanwrthwl, near Llandrindod Wells, 7pm, 01597 811487.

MUSICAL THEATRE & OPERA Until Sat 11 June THE SOUND OF MUSIC This wonderfully lavish new staging tells the true story of the world-famous singing family. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, Tues-Sat 7.30pm, Wed, Thurs & Sat 2.30pm, £40-£29, 01743 281281.

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Tues 21 June MEMORY LANE CONCERT HEREFORD MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY present an evening of songs from popular shows. Tomkins Theatre, Whitecross Rd, Hereford, £7, 01432 274800 or on the door. Friends of Herefordshire Samaritans.

Thurs 23 June A NIGHT AT THE MUSICALS HQPA present a brand new production, showcasing favourite West End and Broadway hits. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Thurs 30 June A NIGHT IN VENICE BY CANDLELIGHT Capturing the glamour of a Venetian soiree, this opera extravaganza brings together the music of Verdi, Puccini and Donizetti. Performed by the European Baroque Ensemble and featuring Jonathan Ansell from vocal group, G4.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

Fri 1 July WEST END STORY MTJ PRODUCTIONS. Compered by Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid, this magical journey through the world of musical theatre features a live orchestra, a cast of of performers and songs from the nation’s favourite musicals.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Thurs 7 July DREAM CATCHER STAGE 2 PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY present an evening of song and dance inspired by dreams, nightmares and the unknown. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Sat 9 July IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (THE BARBER OF SEVILLE) POP-UP OPERA. Experience opera like never before with this incredibly fast-paced, comical farce, in their adaptation of Rossini’s much loved score. St Michael & All Angels Church, Kingsland, 7.30pm, £25, £10 under 18s, 01568 709579 or 07905 589830.

Arts Alive.

CHILDREN’S THEATRE

Fri 3 June THE KING OF THE SKY A captivating play with music for anyone over the age of 6 years. A story of displacement and belonging about an Italian boy coming from Rome to the Welsh Valleys in the 1920s. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 10.30am & 2.30pm, £5, family £16, 01686 614555.

Sat 4 June MEADOW Time changes everything. In a post human world, only the grass remembers the way things used to be.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 11am, £6, 01432 340555.

Sat 4 & Sun 5 June THE JUNGLE BOOK THE SAVOY YOUTH THEATRE ACADEMY presents a special stage version of the 1967 Disney film. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. Sat 2 7 7pm, Sun 12 & 4pm, £6, £4 under 16s, 01600 772467.

Sun 12 & Mon 13 June TIDDLER AND OTHER TERRIFIC TALES Terrific tales are woven together with live music, puppetry and a whole host of colourful characters. The Courtyard, Hereford, Sun 1 & 3pm, Mon 10am & 1pm, £13/£11, family ticket £36, 01432 340555.

Wed 15 June DIWRNOD HYFRYD SALI MALI THEATR ARAD GOCH. A Welsh language stage play for 3-7 year olds and families based on Mary Vaughan Jones’s classic. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 1pm, 01874 611622.

Sun 19 June PETER PAN CHAPTERHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY. Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn’t grow up on the Father’s Day. Outdoor theatre, Eastnor Castle, 3pm, £13 adults, £9 children, £37 family, www.eastnorcastle.com Sat 25 June MILKSHAKE! WITH SESKA New comedy show with magic tricks, music, laughter, exploding light bulbs, strange appearances and disappearances, mind reading as well as lots of cookies. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 4pm, £8/£6, 01584 878141.

Sat 2 & Sun 3 July BUBBLE SHOW WITH MILKSHAKE BUBBLE LABORATORY. With bold and bright characters, music, humour and every bubble trick in the book. For ages 2-14 years. Oscars, Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 3pm, £6. Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk

DRAMA WORKSHOPS

Sun 3 July CIRCUS SKILLS Clown around, learn to stilt walk, juggle and more.

Eastnor Castle, Ledbury, 11am, £5-£28, www.eastnorcastle.com HAVE A GO SHAKESPEARE Fortnightly group sessions for anyone interested in having a go at Shakespeare read, discuss, explore, perform and have fun!

Wednesdays - Llandrindod Wells. Thursday - Rhayader.

Fridays - Builth Wells. www.shakespearelink.co.uk or call 01597 811487 HAY SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE For 12-17 year olds.

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

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

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

Contact Ralph Bolland on 07810 350994.

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

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

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

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

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 611622.

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

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

Tuesdays THE ITC / IMPROV THEATRE For ages 11-25, £24 for 6 week block. SpArC, Bishop’s Castle, 3.45-5.15pm, 01588 630243.

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

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

Wednesdays THE COURTYARD KIDS For reception Year 2, led by Helen Durant, £60 per term.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

Wednesdays and Fridays INTERMEDIATE YOUTH THEATRE Year 10s Wed and Year 11s Fridays.

The Courtyard, Hereford, £67 per term, 01432 340555.

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

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

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

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

Thursdays & Fridays SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE For ages 16-24, led by Ellen Dorsett, Dan Pegler or Rebecca Cook. Courtyard, Hereford, £70 per term, 01432 340555.

Fridays and Saturday JUNIOR YOUTH THEATRE For Year 3 - 9 led by either David Durant or Ellen Dorsett.

The Courtyard, Hereford, £65 per term, 01432 340555.

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

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word Poetry & Storytelling

Sat 4 June MUSIC IN QUIET PLACES Featuring poet, Roger Garfitt and the John Williams Octet comprising of some of the finest jazz musicians present an evening of jazz and poetry. Clun Memorial Hall, 7.30pm, for tickets and info 01694 722656 or The Old Surgery Art Gallery Clun at 01588 640506.

Mon 13 June POETRY IN PRESTEIGNE Guest poets include Philip Gross and Nicholas Murray.

The Sitting Room, (upstairs), The Radnorshire Arms, Presteigne, 7.30pm, £5 adults, £2 students on the door, 01544 267418, www.poetryinpresteigne.org Sat 18 June - Sun 3 July LUDLOW FRINGE FESTIVAL 22 June - Poetry Evening with Diane Lyle. The Feathers Hotel, Ludlow, 7.45pm, free. 23 June - Strange Face Adventures with a Lost Nick Drake Recording with Michael Burdett, The Brewery, Ludlow, 8.30pm, £10.

24 June - The Forgotten Tales, theatre, music and storytelling, Methodist Church, 7.30pm, £6.

26 June - Jem Roberts Tales of Britain Live. The Sitting Room, Blue Boar, Ludlow, 3pm, £5.

29 June - Mike Sargents’ The Doctor’s Mon, book launch, The Sitting Room, The Blue Boar, 7pm, free. Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk Wed 22 June SHORE TO SHORE Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy and her chosen fellow artists undertaking a major national tour to perform their work. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £15, 01600 772467.

Alistair Barrie, No More Stage Three

Fri 1 - Sun 10 July LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL Featuring poets from all over the world. Live readings, performances, workshops, open mics, music, exhibitions, films, family events, street events, a slam and much more. www.poetry-festival.co.uk Tues 5 July LETTERS AND POEMS Readings of Brian Hatton’s Letters and John Masefield’s poetry. To be accompanied by short exhibition of works by local artists inspired by Brian Hatton’s life and work.

Apple Store Gallery, Rockfield Rd, Hereford, 7-8.30pm, £10 to include wine/juice, 01432 263937.

Comedy

Until Sun 5 June HAY FESTIVAL 2016 Comedians include Sarah Millican, Marcus Brigstocke, Dara O Briain and Sara Pascoe. Hay-on-Wye, www.hayfestival.org Thurs 2 June MARK STEEL - WHO DO I THINK I AM? ‘It never really bothered me that I’d never met my mum’.

Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 8pm, £15, 01686 614555.

Sat 18 June VIRGINIA IRONSIDE: GROWING OLD DISCRACEFULLY When an agony aunt reaches 70, she can lie like a trooper, jump off a bridge or tae to the stage. Join Virginia as she explains why unlimited free drugs, fun funerals, grandchildren and sex, or even better, no sex make the seventies the best time of your life. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Sat 18 June - Sun 3 July LUDLOW FRINGE FESTIVAL 22 June - Alex Kealy, The Sitting Room, Blue Boar, 8pm, free, donations. 27 June - Eleanor Conway, ‘Walk of Shame’. The Brewery, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £7.

28 June - Jo Enright and Larry Dean. The Brewery, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £12/£10. 29 June - Tom Binns and Addy Van Der Borgh. The Brewery, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £12/£10.

30 June - Ellie Taylor and Brennan Reece. The Brewery, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £12/£10. Part of Ludlow Fringe Festival, www.ludlowfringe.co.uk Sun 19 June NO MORE STAGE THREE A stand up love story. About cancer. But a lot funnier than that sounds. In December 2014, Alistair Barrie got married. In January 2015, his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Wed 22 June JETHRO - 40 YEARS THE JOKER Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

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Fri 24 - Sun 26 June COMEDY WEEKEND 2016 WYE VALLEY BREWERY’S BARREL OF LAUGHS. The weekend of comedy is back featuring headliners Rob Beckett, Seann Walsh and The Noise Next Door as well as brand new comedy from up and coming comedians in the Wye Valley Brewery Comedy Scratch Nights in The Studio. The Courtyard, Hereford, 01432 340555.

Sun 26 June SARA PASCOE: ANIMAL All animals evolved, but only humans evolved to the point of knowing they evolved. Join Sara to explore this troubling and confusing position in a show about empathy and limitations. For ages 15+. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Talks Wed 1 June ART DECO - LONDON AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD A lecture by author and renowned speaker, Colin Hines.

Simpson Hall, Burghill, 7.30pm, £5, £2 students at the door, to include light refreshments, 01432 760704.

Wed 1 June HEREFORD TO CHELSEA An evening hosted by Bill Jackson with Leila Jackson telling of her experiences of exhibition at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Talk and reception £25, talk £5. Hereford Cathedral, 7pm, tickets from Trust office, 01432 374261.

Until Sat 4 June LEOMINSTER FESTIVAL 3 June - Supper Talk, The Lugg Living Landscape. Pudleston Village Hall, 7pm, £12 includes 2-course hot supper, must be booked by 25 May. 30 May - Bookfair - Browse and Buy. Grange Court, Leominster, 12-4pm, free. For all bookings 01568 616460.

Until Sun 5 June HAY FESTIVAL 2016 Ten days of award-winning writers, great ideas, wonderful entertainment plus packed programme of events for children of all ages. Headlining for the 2016 festival are Caitlin Moran, Sam Mendes, Maxine Peake, Michael Palin, Simon Schama, Germaine Greer, Salman Rushdie, Gordon Brown, Yanis Varoufakis, Mervyn King, Monty Don, Tom Holland and Jeanette Winterson.

Hay-on-Wye, www.hayfestival.org Until Sun 5 June HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN 700 events, 370 music acts, 240 debates and talks, 10 stages. Including 4 June - The Elegant Truth, science with Frank Wilczek, Nancy Cartwright, Marcus du Sautoy. Hilary Lawson hosts. 5 June - Glory versus Passion, arts with Sally Phillips, Tom Hodgkinson, Adam Pearson. Oliver Burkeman hosts, 4pm. Hay-on-Wye, www.howthelightgetsin.org

Sun 5 June EDWINA CURRIE: POLITICALLY INCORRECT Join Edwina on her journey from the power struggles of Westminster to her time on Strictly Come Dancing and more. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Tues 7 June BRECKNOCK DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS SOCIETY ‘The Italian and Northern Renaissance: The relationship between Italian Art, Durer and the Northern Artists’. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2.30pm, annual membership £40, visitors welcome £7.50 per lecture, 01874 625679.

Thurs 9 June JAN MOLBY A Dane with a scouse lilt to his accent who was beloved by the Kop and feared by defenders. Set to speak on the eve of Euro 2016, there are few better to cast an eye over the current crop of internationals. The Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 7pm, £45 includes three course meal and auction for St Michael’s Hospice, 07766 027272.

The dress is lounge suits and dresses.

Thurs 9 June LEOMINSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY A talk by Robin Thorndyke on ‘Portraits and Personalities’ of the Herefordshire painter Brian Hatton who died in 1916. Grange Court, Leominster, 7.30pm, members free, visitors £3 on the door.

Fri 10 June ERIC KNOWLES ‘Antique’s Roadshow’ expert. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

Tues 14 June CHRIS BOARDMAN Olympic track gold, the world hour record, repeatedly claiming the yellow jersey in the Tour de France. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 8pm, £8, 01600 719401.

Wed 15 June GEZ AND SUE RICHARDSON: THE VOYAGE OF A LIFETIME - CROSSING THE OCEAN Friends of Brecon and District Mind talk.

The Castle Hotel, Brecon, 7pm, £5, Friends and Members £2, 01874 611529.

Thurs 16 June THE MORTIMERS AND THE ENGLISH CROWN IN THE 14TH & 15TH CENTURIES Professor Chris Given-Wilson delivers the Mortimer History Society Summer Lecture. Ludlow Castle, 7pm, £5 members, £6.50 non-members, on the door or www.mortimerhistorysociety.org.uk

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

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

Also open our superb CAFÉ!

4th - 12th June opening 11am on 4th June.

(Shropshire Hills Art Week). A group exhibition of 12 artists and crafts people, with Paintings, Sculpture, Prints and Ceramics.

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

Tel: 01547 530744 OPEN EVERY DAY AN ACTOR’S LIFE 18th - 26th June. aardvaark@btconnect.com www.aardvark-books.com An exhibition celebrating the life of Martin Benson, Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm from Hollywood to British TV.

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Wed 22 June ON THE TRAIL OF THE MORTIMERS An illustrated talk by historian Philip Hume that interweaves the history of the Mortimers of Wigmore with locations that connect us to their lives. St Michael & All Angels Church, Kingsland, 7.30pm, £5 from Kingsland PO or 01568 709579, light refreshments and bar.

Thurs 23 June ADAM HENSON Britain’s best-known farmer will talk about his autobiography ‘Like Farmer, Like Son’. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7pm, £7, 01600 772467.

Thurs 16 June WIGMORE & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB ‘Friends and Foes in the Garden’, a talk by Roger Umpelby. Wigmore Village Hall, 7.30pm, £2 non members, all welcome, 07813 733240.

Thurs 16 June - Sun 26 June GREGYNOG FESTIVAL 17 June - Professor Prys Morgan, Gregynog’s last Blayney Squire. Tregynon Church, 5.30pm. 18 June Raghnall O Floinn, Director National Museum of Ireland, National Library of Wales, 2pm. 19 June - Dr Edel Bhreathnach, Chief Executive Officer The Discovery Programme, Dublin, Gregynog, 1.30pm. 22 June - Dr Kerry Houston, Head of Academic Studies, DIT Conservatory of Music & Drama and President, Society for Musicology in Ireland, Gregynog, 6pm. 25 June - Fron-Goch, University of Revolution with Lyn Ebenezer. Gregynog, 2.30pm, 01686 207100, www.gregynogfestival.org Fri 17 June GEORGE MONBIOT: REWILDING BRITAIN A spellbinding talk from the Guardian columnist, enviromentalista and activist. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £15, 01600 772467.

Mon 20 June WALKING AWAY THE BLUES An afternoon specifically for people who give their time through volunteering. Meet at the Friends Meeting House, Hereford for a guided city tour and tea and talk about walking for health. 1-4pm, 01432 279906 or marches.counselling@gmail.com Mon 20 June EUROPEAN COMPOSERS AT BIRMINGHAM TRIENNIAL FESTIVAL A talk by Christopher Morley, music critic for the Birmingham Post. Christchurch, Edde Cross St, Ross-on-Wye, 7.30pm, visitors £6, 01989 567750.

Ross Classical Music Society.

Tues 21 June AN EVENING WITH MICHAEL MORPURGO A special appearance as part of the Literary Festival to talk about his books, which include War Horse and Private Peaceful. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 6pm, £5, 01600 772467.

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Tues 21 June HATTON’S HORSES Illustrated talk by Robin Thorndyke. Part of the centenary celebrations of the life and work of Brian Hatton.

Apple Store Gallery, Rockfield Rd, Hereford, 7-8.30pm, £10 to include wine/juice, 01432 263937.

Sat 25 June MYTH & MAGIC IN MID-WALES Visit the sites described in ‘Evil Above the Stars’, the Celtic-themed fantasy trilogy by Peter R Ellis. The Star, Dylife, £10 including elevenses and light lunch, 07710 494029.

Sat 25 June SIMON WESTON On 2nd April 1982 Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands with the aim of recapturing them from Britain. What was to follow saw the deaths of 655 Argentinian soldiers and 255 British servicemen. In one of the most horrific moments of the Falklands conflict the RFA Sir Galahad was bombed by two Argentinian planes. Aboard at the time was Simon Weston CBE. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

Mon 27 June ROSIE MORIATY-SIMMONDS As a result of thalidomide Rosie was born with four fingers and fourteen toes but that has never proved much of an obstacle. Hear her story as part of Monmouth Literary Festival. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 1.30pm, £5, 01600 772467.

Wed 29 June TRISTAN GOOLEY: HOW TO READ WATER Join natural navigator and bestselling author to discover the secrets of reading water. Tristan explains how to spot the clues,, signs and patterns in the water all around us.

A must-see for walkers, sailors, swimmers and everyone interested in the natural world. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.45pm, 01874 611622.

Thurs 30 June AN AFTERNOON WITH PHIL RICKMAN Phil Rickman is joining the Ledbury Library Development Group for an afternoon discussion about his work which includes the Merrily Watkins and the new John Dee series. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 2.30pm, £8 from Ledbury Library.

Workshops & Courses

Sun 26 June THIS IS A VOICE An informal and informative interactive afternoon led by local authors and voice experts, Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher, as they share their experience of writing ‘This is a Voice’, commissioned for the Wellcome Foundation. Discover how and why voices can sing as well as speak and why ventriloquists need to practise so much. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 2-6pm, £12 includes refreshments, from The Workhouse or Courtyard Antiques, Presteigne and www.wegottickets.com

STORY SPACE - Storytelling workshop at Trumpet Corner between Hereford and Ledbury led by Carol Florence Graham. Also available are creative writing sessions; coaching; Forest School projects; CPD training for educators and group or individual tuition in Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing. For more information see www.storyspace.co.uk or email info.storyspace@gmail. com Every Tues READING ROOM The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.30am-12.30pm, £48 per term, 01432 340555.

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

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

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

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

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

Mid-Border Arts Writers’ Circle, Presteigne 3rd Tues, Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm. 01544 260255 Tenbury Writers’ Group Tenbury Library, 01584 812585.

Border Poets 01547 530380.

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grass roots We Farmers “We farmers … what a high position we once held in this country. We and our profession have been the central theme of many poets … agriculture was considered the noblest of professions as the world was dependent on the farmer and his plough … but what is our status now?”

T. ANAND RAJ, farmer.

Farmers work with systems that are linked with place and season. The knowledge of local farmers is unique to a particular environment and continually revised through accumulated experience. From the dawn of agriculture this knowledge has passed and evolved, from generation to generation. Local farmers everywhere have knowledge about the climate, vegetation, animals and soils that repeatedly, in the absence of external pressures, results in multi-dimensional land use and production strategies which enable food self-sufficiency for the community.

HEAT EXTREMES, WATER SCARCITY, INTERVENTION “In Maharashtra this year, the Godavari river in Nashik went dry. There is no water in Ramkund … in the town of Latur water scarcity is so severe that the district collector has imposed Section 144 and taken over 150 wells and tubewells near the city ... Water is being supplied by tankers after a water train brings water all the way from Kota. While the drinking water emergency will be addressed … what of the farmers?”

Most of Maharashtra is plateau formed by lava millions of years ago. The major rivers and tributaries have carved river valleys across these plateau, but these rivers dry up during drought conditions. Inland the vast farming area is semi arid with scorching hot summer from March onwards, broken briefly and violently by monsoon in early June. The character of the monsoon, with its short spells of rainy weather and long dry breaks, results in floods, but especially in droughts and these are getting more extreme with climate change. This is the farming struggle in Maharashtra.

WHEN THE CROPS FAIL “Farmers are struggling to repay even small loans of a few thousand rupees. Every time the creditor comes, we are put to shame… He shames our families and snatches our belongings. Unable to bear such insults, thousands of my people have committed suicide.”

Maharashtra is experiencing a convergence of crises – on the one hand climate change is leading to prolonged episodes of intense heat leading to drought – on another there is no financial cushion for simple farming families if the crops fail and so the debt collectors move in. Farmers in Maharashtra are advised to borrow money and grow cash crops with a better return such as sugar cane and GM cotton, but there is reason to believe that these crops are less resistant to drought and quickly soak up precious water reserves, whereas the old staples such as Jowar (sorghum) have supported food and livelihood income for many generations.

When the crops fail there is no way to pay back loans.

In the last 20 years, nearly 300,000 of India’s farmers have ended their lives by drinking pesticides or by hanging themselves. Maharashtra state is the worst affected.

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BRINGING IT HOME Farming in Britain is very different to India – but sometimes it is the same: It is working with conflicts between the weather, the times, the market, the cost of things and government policy. It is waking up in the morning and deciding, having studied the forecast for weeks, to cut the grass. It is praying that it won’t rain. It is praying that it will rain.

And, as in Maharashtra, when things go wrong – really wrong - farming is hell. When Foot and Mouth Disease struck in Britain, not so long ago, that was hell.

Carefully nurtured breeding stock was lost, on a vast scale. Generations of work disappeared. Animals starved, unable to be moved for fear of contamination and the farmer who threatened the Ministry vets with a shot gun?

This story is still told in many a local pub.

This is why I am excited to be talking to Roshni, a fellow writer from London. Roshni is a Samba drummer, Hip hop lover and brilliant copywriter from London. Her family originate from the farming communities of Maharashtra, just as my children were born to a farming community in Devon.

We bear witness to the suffering of farming families in Maharashtra. Our dream is to go out there and hear from the farming families first hand, and, as writers, tell the stories. We note the velveteen rabbit rule – not real ‘til loved. We are starting to look at how to raise the money for this project. I’ll let you know what happens.

Rachel, for Broad Sheep. Still writing.

Rachel Francis, www.sharpeningpencils.co.uk

Green Events Fri 17 - Sun 19 June FOREST GARDENING WEEKEND COURSE Visualize, plan, establish and continue to maintain and harvest a forest garden. Karuna, Picklescott, Church Stretton, £150 including meals, 01694 751374. www.karuna.org.uk Sat 18 June OPEN GARDENS Presteigne & Norton Community Open Gardens.

13 private gardens are open for one special day, 11am-5pm, tickets from Winnie’s Newsagents and St Michael’s Hospice Shop in Presteigne, 01432 851000.

In aid of St Michael’s Hospice.

Sun 19 June SECRET GARDENS OF LUDLOW Tickets/map £7 gives entry to all gardens from Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 01584 878141, no dogs. Open 12-6pm, teas 1-5pm, plus Champagne bar in the Angel Garden off Broad St. Fund raising event for Assembly Rooms.

June & July WILDLIFE COURSES AND EVENTS AT BRYNMAWR 18 June - Introduction to the Invertebrates of Brynmawr, an Upland Farm. Beginner - intermediate level.

10am-4pm, £25. 1 July - Sedges, Rushes and Grasses of Meadows, Heaths & Mires. Beginner - intermediate level, 10am-4pm, £25. 9 July - Bat Ecology, Conservations, Identification and Surveying, 4.30-11pm, £25.

9 July - Organic Farming and Wildlife Walk, 10am-1pm, £5. For more information contact Nick or Julie Button via tel: 07551 936440, email: nickbutton40@gmail.com or website: www.clunvalleyorganics.co.uk Fri 1 - Sun 3 July THE HUMBLE BY NATURE BIG DAY OUT Outdoor farm festival. Hosted by broadcaster and writer, Kate Humble. Outdoor cookery demos, food, drink, comedy, music, bushcraft, crafts and plenty of fun for children. www.humblebynature.com/bigdayout

Sun 19 June FAWLEY COURT GARDENS Open to the public by kind permission of Mr Jeremy Clay from 2-5.30pm, £5, children under 12 free. Plant and produce stalls, garden stalls, tea and cakes. Fawley Court, near Ross-on-Wye. In aid of Friends of Herefordshire Samaritans.

Sun 19 June HEREFORD RACE FOR LIFE 5K Hereford Leisure Centre, Holmer Rd, hereford, 11am, £14.99 adult entry, £10 child entry (6-15 girls and boys under 13 years), free and no registration needed for under 6 years. For Cancer Research UK. Wed 22 June SOUTH WEST SHROPSHIRE GARDENING CLUB Outing to Wollerton Old Hall and Hodnet Hall Gardens.

Further information, www.gardening shropshire.co.uk or 01588 620055.

Fri 24 June WIGMORE & DISTRICT GARDEN CLUB Coach trip to Wyndcliffe Court Sculpture Gardens, St Arvans, Chepstow and Veddw House Gardens, Devauden Monmouthshire. Meet at Wigmore VH, 9.30am, to book call 07813 733240.

Sat 25 & Sun 26 June CLUN GARDENS OPEN 2016 20 gardens, large and small, plus cream teas, stalls and more. Open 2-6pm daily, £5 for both days, www.clungardensopen.co.uk Sun 26 June HILL COTTAGE RETREATS & RHOS MARKET GARDEN OPEN DAY In support of St Michael’s Hospice, 11am-5pm, www.hillcottageretreats.co.uk 01547 520044.

Sun 26 June TOUR D’ARTS ALIVE Working with Rideventures with three signed cycle routes of 28, 45 and 68 miles starting from Clun Memorial Hall.

Enter online at www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/ updates will be posted on www.tourdartsalive.co.uk June SHROPSHIRE HILLS DISCOVERY CENTRE Until 3 June - Family Activity, Survival Skills for ages 5-11 years. 4 June Chainsaw Occasional User, NPTC Level 2 Course, 9.30am-4pm, £65. 5 June - Caring for God’s Acres - guided walk, 11am-1pm, £5. 11 June - Family Fun Day, 11am-4pm. 11 June - Discovery Club, Damsels and Dragons, 11am-12pm, £2.50. 25 June - Discovery Club, The Hungry Caterpillar, 11am-12pm, £2.50. 29 June - A Blogging Masterclass for Business, 10.15am-3.30pm, £35.

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 01588 676060.

Sun 3 July SCYTHING DAY COURSE A day exploring how to use this fantastic tool. Karuna, Picklescott, Church Stretton, 10am-4pm, £55 hot soup/ bread and refreshments, 01694 751374, www.karuna.org.uk June & July HEREFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST 1 June - Wild Garden Tea Party. Lower House Farm, Tupsley, 5.30-7.30pm, free. 4 June - Hay Meadlow Walk, Sturts Nature Reserve, Kinnersley, 10am-1pm, £5.

5 June - Upland Birds Guided Walk, Red Darren Car Park, Olchon Valley, near Longtown, 10am-4pm, £5.

7 & 23 June - Practical Work Parties, Bromyard Downs Car Park, 10am-3.30pm. 7 & 21 June - Pooling Together Project: Work Parties, Bromyard Downs Car Park, 9.30am-3pm. 11 June - Moth Breakfast at Queenswood Country Park, Dinmore Hill, 9am. 11 & 12 June Hellens Garden Festival. 15 June Moth Breakfast at Lower House Farm, Tupsley, 8am-10am.

19 June - Discovering Queenswood Country Park, Dinmore Hill, 2-4pm, £5 adults, children free.

21 June - Discovering Bumblebees, Queenswood Country Park, Dinmore Hill, 10am-3pm, £15. 22 June - Pooling Together Project: Puddles to Ponds, Bromyard Downs Car Park, 10am-3pm, £5 adults, children free.

22 June - Dinmore & Bodenham, Landscape Management, Queenswood Country Park, Dinmore Hill, 10am-3pm, £5 adults, children free. 24 June - Moth Trapping, Shepherd’s Cottage, The Downs, Bromyard.

25 June - Bromyard Downs Open Day. 29 June - Wildlife Walk through Lea & Paget’s Wood, Hawkers Lane, Fownhope, 10.30am-12.30pm, £5, booking essential.

2 & 3 July - Meadows Weekend Celebration - Sat - Birches Farm, near Kington. Sun - walks from The Leen, Pembridge, 9.30am. Sturts North Nature Reserve, Kinnersley, 12pm. Pound Farm, Kingswood, 2.30pm.

01432 356873, www.hreefordshirewt.org Every Tuesday TODDLE TIME For children aged five and under and their carers. Onny Meadows, Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 10.30am-11.30am, bring your wellies! (With indoor alternative if wet), 01588 676060.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HILARY FOXWELL BTAA, AHSC, GWCG. Recovery, self-maintenance, health & well-being for your individual needs. Bowen technique treatment for muscle, skeletal, nerve, respiratory, intestinal conditions. Alexander technique tuition to retrain muscle action, breathing, body-mind reactions. Energy and emotional healing release for stress, grief, old trauma.

Practitioner since 1984. Clinics in Tenbury Wells and Tenbury Wellness Centre. 01584 819010.

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COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY for depression, anxiety, panic, stress, OCD, relationship problems and more!

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

CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHOTHERAPY Specialist in treating & assessing children & young people with mental health or behavioural issues or dealing with distressing situations.

I also offer support to parents, carers and adopters (providing them with a space to think separately about their children) or work with parents/carers and children together. I am also able to help mothers and babies with attachment issues. I can provide supervision to other therapists, consultations and training to professionals. I can provide services at the Family Place in Hay-on-Wye and Hereford, I can provide services throughout the area. ACP accredited. ValĂŠrie Mortin BSc. 07961 885646 or Email: vivalavie@yahoo.com COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY (CBT), COUNSELLING AND COUPLE COUNSELLING Hello!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Muscle/joint problems, stress, anxiety, fatigue, trauma‌.Clinics in Leominster, Kingsland and Hereford. Phone to talk or book: 07981 866 667 / www.touchtreetherapy.co.uk EMOTIONAL THERAPY: Anne Cummings MFETC (Adv Dip) offers this safe, effective therapy to help adults and children heal their spiritual wounds and fulfil their personal potential. If you have difficulty relating to others, or have troublesome emotions call Anne on 01547 530977. Specialist knowledge and experience of working with sufferers of panic attacks, anger, stress, bullying, low self-esteem, bereavement/ loss, anxiety and attachment issues. Centres in Powys/south Shropshire. See also www.thewritetofeel.com for forthcoming workshops and talks.

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

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

Contact Philomena Houlihan-Wood B.A. (Dublin), Cert.

E.S.H., Dip. Counselling (Wales). Tel: 01588 638242.

Email: philomena@soul-healing.net. Web: www.soul-healing.net MASSAGE THERAPY WITH MARIAN HARDIMAN (MTI, CNHC, MLDUK). Remedial, Sports, Holistic, Indian Head Massage. Organic Facial and Manual Lymph Drainage.

Clinics in Presteigne (The Retreat) and Llandrindod Wells (Rock Park) or at your workplace or event. Contact: marian@ silvanmassage.com, www.silvanmassage.com, 07816 981454.

HOLISTIC MASSAGE THERAPIST, ELLY INGRAM MTI Available in Kington and Leominster. Also can visit your home / B & B / holiday let on a mobile basis. 077927 43894 www.ellyingram.co.uk HOMEOPATHY : My name is Shayna, I have worked as a registered nurse for 23 years and am now a registered Homeopath. I work in the Newtown and Montgomery area but am happy to do home visits should you prefer and I am also in Shrewsbury once a week at Neals Yard Remedies. Following a consultation to determine your unique ailments, be they physical, mental or emotional, I will carefully select a remedy to match your specific disease. The remedy prescribed will help to stimulate your body’s natural ability to heal itself. I am very approachable, have great integrity with my patients health at heart and always welcome any interest whether to ask questions or simply to book an appointment. Please contact Shayna Cashmore RN LicWSH RSHom. 07528 774 032.

HOMOEOPATHY Sandy Underhill RSHom. Homoeopathy is a system of medicine which involves treating the individual with highly diluted substances, given mainly in tablet form, with the aim of triggering the body’s natural system of healing.

Based on their individual symptoms, the homeopath will match the most appropriate medicine to each patient. Clinics in Llandrindod Wells, Kington and Presteigne. 01597 851021.

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

MARIE HUDSON. Yoga classes in Presteigne and Titley.

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

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

PHYSIOTHERAPY, CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY, REFLEXOLOGY & YOGA with Hermione Evans, Chartered Physiotherapist at Radnor Physiotherapy. For all back and neck pain, headaches, sports injuries, RSI, stress related illness and more. To discuss your needs or to make an appointment, please phone 01544 350691 or email contact@radnorphysiotherapy. co.uk or view www.radnorphysiotherapy.co.uk PRESTEIGNE NATURAL HEALTH CENTRE Offers a wide range of Natural therapies including: Osteopathy, Chiropody, Acupuncture, Remedial & Swedish massage, Reiki, Homeopathy, Emmett Technique, Kinesiology, Reflexology,

Bowen Technique, Counselling, Cranio Sacral Therapy. Visit our website www.presteignenhc.com or facebook page. To make an appointment, 01544 267532, email pnhc2014@gmail. com REFLEXOLOGY Helping to relieve stress, regulate hormonal imbalances, sleep and eating patterns. Aid the release of toxins and restore energy levels. Over 20 years experience - Jo Davies ITEC 01544 267100 or 07876 796885. Clinic in Presteigne, home visits available.

SIAM SMILE TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE BY (GAN) JANYARAK MORRIS. Stressed out? Neck and shoulders tension from too much time on computer? Low back pain? Or just want to pamper yourself? I can help! I am qualified in Traditional Thai Massage, Reflexology-Foot Massage, Facial Massage and Aromatherapy. Certificates recognized by the Ministry of Education in Thailand. Ground Floor, 3 Broad Street, Knighton LD7 1BL. Tel: 07538 572123 or (eve) 01547 550249 www.siamsmilettm.webs.com SPIRITUAL HEALER Naturally gifted in releasing emotional grief in present and past lives. 25 years professional experience with physical and mental health. Private healing sessions and talks given. Gillian Williamson, MNFSH. Field House, Kinnerton. 01547 560874.

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

Workshops

WORKSHOP LISTINGS - Single listings are free.

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

Fri 3 - Sun 5 June SOUL HUSBANDRY - MATTHEW TRUSTMAN A journey of recovering and rekindling compassionate self-care. Hill Cottage Retreats, Rhos-y-meirch, Knighton, 01547 520044, www.hillcottageretreats.co.uk Sun 5 June DHAMMA DIPA VIPASSANA MEDITATION CENTRE OPEN DAY Visitors have the opportunity to view the centre facilities, learn more about the practice and benefits it brings and try a taster session of ‘Anapana’ meditation. Guided tours, introductory talks and films, woodland walks and complementary cream teas. Dhamma Dipa, Pencoyd, St Owens Cross, Hereford, 2-6pm, free, 01989 730234, www.dipa.dhamma.org June & July INTRODUCTION TO ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE Classes in Leominster on Saturday mornings.

Full details www.atinmarches.com Sun 12 & Sun 26 June MEDITATION AT GREENSTREETE FARM Llangunllo. Introductory classes on Sunday afternoons.

For more info. ring 01544 350698 or 01239 820352.

Sun 19 June DEEP AWAKE EXPERIENCE THROUGH MEDITATION AND CONVERSATION We will explore how the year’s natural cycle resonates with our lives. The workshop will be led by Gillian Archer, qualified ‘Deep Awake Meditation’ facilittator. Offa’s Dyke Centre, Knighton, 10.30am-4pm, £40, 07854 358825 or gilliancat@hotmail.com

YOGA IN PRESTEIGNE

Group classes and individual tuition Marie Hudson 01544 260352 www.theyogapractice.org.uk

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Mon 20 June WALKING AWAY THE BLUES An afternoon specifically for people who give their time through volunteering. Meet at the Friends Meeting House, Hereford, for a guided city tour and tea and talk about walking for health.

Contact MCS: 01432 279906; mob.07527 579488 or marches. counselling@gmail.com to book.

Wed 22 June SUMMER MEDITATION WALKS AT LANCAUT A range of meditations to help develop qualities such as clarity, concentration, equanimity and love. Led by experienced Buddhist meditation teacher Martin Kerrigan. For people of any faith and for beginners and more experienced meditators. Meet at Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust car park, Lancaut, NP16 7JB, free. Not suitable for children under 12, no dogs please.

Sat 25 June EMBODYING THE FEMININE THROUGH THE WAY OF THE HORSE Gain a deeper somatic awareness of yourself and build your “feminine container” through a blend of mind-body work, meditation, movement and nature-based practice including time spent with horses in this unique workshop. Suitable for women already on a path of mind-body-soul development and the return of the Divine Feminine. Held at: Hill Cottage Retreats, Rhos-y-meirch, Knighton. Run by Angela Dunning of Equine Reflections, more info/booking: angela@equinereflections.co.uk or: 07583 726207, www.equinereflections.co.uk June/July INTRODUCTION TO ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE Discover how to train your mind-brain-body to help you in everyday activities & experiences. Whilst you are working or playing, you can apply the 5 principles to reduce excess tension, enhance flexibility & prevent discomfort or pain. This 5 week course (small group) will provide you with awareness & understanding. You are able (amazingly!) to change your responses by using these simple tools, putting you more in charge of your life. Enquiries & booking (also future dates/times to suit you?) - please contact Hilary Foxwell 01564 819010.

EVENTS IN THE YURT BUILTH ROAD LD2 3RH: MEDITATION - Every Monday 7.30pm – 9pm, drawing on many different traditions. DRUM AND VOICE CIRCLE - 1st Friday of the month 7.30pm – 9.30pm bring drums, rattles, songs, no experience necessary. MEETING IN COUNCIL - 3rd Wednesday of the month 7.30pm - 10pm, come together in sacred space to listen and speak from the heart. GUIDED SHAMANIC PRACTICE GROUP - 4th Wednesday of the month 7.30pm- 9.30pm, journeying for guidance, wisdom and healing for self and others, held in sacred space. WOMEN’S CIRCLE with Philippa Hedger- 4th Sunday of the month 4.30pm – 6.30pm, gathering women of all ages for support, love and wisdom sharing. All our groups are charged at a sliding scale of £5 - £10 depending on income. For info and directions: clivephilippa@hotmail.com 01982 448315 / 07905 743272 HEDGEROW MEDICINE, KITCHEN PHARMACY : Herbal Medicine Making Courses with Rowan McOnegal, Medical Herbalist. Practical weekend courses which explore identifying, growing, harvesting, drying, storing and using herbs.

Covers the basic principles of herbal medicine, and making and using teas, tinctures, infused oils, ointments, creams, syrups, inhalations and baths. www.rowanmconegal.co.uk or 01531 670075.

TAI CHI MOVEMENTS FOR WELLBEING A simple sequence which can promote physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing. This enjoyable form of movement meditation can enhance creativity and help realise true potential. One to One sessions available at Grange Court in Leominster and in Hereford. Contact Carol Florence Graham carol.florence@tmwtraining.com or phone 01432 507703 or 07765 851480.

SOUL CELEBRATIONS

Heart centred, nature based spirituality authentic and unusual. Traditional ceremonies welcome.

All locations possible.

Weddings Baby Blessings Contact Lorraine: LMconsulting@hotmail.co.uk Interfaith Minister EarthSong Live Music Funerals and Celebrant DIY/low cost welcome.

Kirsten: 01544 388689 Kirsten.hellier@googlemail.com Green Fuse Celebrant, Violinist.

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