Broad Sheep March 2016

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HE story so far:- Washed up Border magazine proprietor and part-time sleuth.

The Hippy Dick has agreed to take on the job of finding a very rare, puffin hunting, Norwegian Lundhund belonging to Lady Rockford. Meanwhile, local antique dealer, Alfie has spotted a strange Norwegian car - a Troll in town.

It seemed to me that there had to be a connection between the two Nordic mysteries and the best way to find the pooch was probably to find the motor first. But how? I had a sudden brainwave, but, to my surprise, Alfie got there seconds before me.

“Let’s go and have a pint in the Duck’s Arms” he suggested. “Not only will it clear our heads but it’s also Saturday lunchtime which is when the lcoal vintage car buffs all get together to discuss gear ratios and drink themselves stupid. If they don’t know who the owner of the mysterious Troll is, nobody will”.

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4 As we’d guessed, the tweed hat brigade were already firmly ensconced in the snug Art 6 and after a lot of, frankly, impolite guffawing about the Troll’s 700cc 2 stroke engine, Harry, Art workshops 10 the leader of the bunch, finally drawled that yes he did know a bloke who specialised in post war Scandainavian light cars and furthermore that person lived in the sleepy Cinema

16 seaside town of Llanfairfechan. I jumped into the conversation at that point, “LlanfairDance 20 fechan, that’s where the very amazing Welsh writer Lloyd Jones lives. I’ve just finished Food

22 his book of short stories ‘My First Colouring Book’ and very fine it was too”.

“I don’t know about that” huffed Harry, “I only read Classic Cars and Motor Sport, but Music 24 anyway, the guy you’re looking for lives there and his name is Bjørn Eidsvåg. He used Music workshops 33 to be a Norwegian popstar, but gave it all up to be a Lutherian priest and now he lives Band directory 34 on the Welsh coast”.

“Thanks Harry, I’ll put a Glenfiddich behind the bar for you. Come on Alfie, we’re Theatre 36 Word 40 going to take the MG for a spin”. “But I haven’t finished my pint” moaned Alfie, but the chance to take his beloved MG for a spin was just too tempting.

Grass roots 42 Alfie was the only person I’ve ever known to put a tiny A35 engine into an MGB, so Comp therapies 44 despite being extremely noisy, it went even slower than the original. Off we trundled to the wilds of Snowdonia. Hell it took a long time, but by five o’clock, after a spiffingly late We take no lunch on the terrace at Lake Vyrnwy Hotel, we were approaching our quarry. But how responsibility for the veracity of the we were going to find him? “I know” said Alfie. “Let’s ask that gormless looking 13 year information herein old in the bus shelter who’s staring into the middle distance and scratching his crotch”.

Pete Mustill “Hey kid” I shouted from the MG, “know any Norwegian pop stars?” “Yo man bruv, I’m Mayfield, Stapleton, digging that Donkeyboy dude. That Downtown he recorded this year is a banging track”.

Nr Presteigne, Powys “No, not Donkeyboy, someone a bit older called Bjørn” I suggested.

LD8 2LW “No man, don’t josh my weegies. Bjørn ain’t no track hack, he’s just an old dude that Tel: 01544 260051 digs crappy cars”. “So you know him, where does he live?” “Man, his crib is in next block, Email: info@broadsheep.com it’s called Puffin House”. Shit! - Puffin House. Suddenly it all clicked into place. “Let’s Website: www.broadsheep.com check his house Alfie, but I bet I know where he is. I think its time for a trip to Puffin Island!”

Puffin Island is just off the northern tip of Anglesey and in the same way the Norwegian Lundhund we were seeking nearly got wiped out by distemper in the 1940s, the puffins nearly got extinguished on the island by the accidental introduction of rats. Luckily the rats are now gone and the puffins were back. And so it came to pass, as the sun sank slowly over a calm Irish Sea, Alfie and I, having paid a King’s Ransom (well, £25) to hire a rowing boat from a rather grumpy Beaumaris local, stood on the edge of Puffin Island looking down on a very disturbing sight. Bjørn, we presumed it was he, was lying spreadeagled, probably dead at the bottom of a treacherous cliff face. The Lundhund was stuck, hanging by his toenails being attacked by some very pissed-off puffins.

“Not a very rock ‘n’ roll death” observed Alfie. “I’ll hang on to your feet and see if you can grab the doggie”.

24 hours later having endured a very tortuous conversation with the local plods and after an awful lot of hanging about in the pub in Llanfairfechin, we were back in Presteigne and banging on Lady Rockford’s front door.

The Lady herself flung the door open, took one look at the miserable mutt and said “Oh, you silly little man, that’s not my dog. My dog Ollluff is tucked up in front of the Aga. My sister borrowed him to go for a jaunt. That thing you are holding is just someone’s small brown and white collie. Good day Mr Dick”.

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‘DELIGHTS OF DRAWING & PAINTING’ Private tuition.

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

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

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

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

Globe at Hay, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821762 Until mid May Shadow of a Feral State’. LAUREL GALLAGHER paintings, prints and films of otherworldly characters exploring themes of isolation, freedom and security and the desire to connect with our instinctual past. Open Wed-Sun 9.30am-5pm.

Knighton Fine Art, 2 Broad Street.

01547 528052 March DRUSILLA COLE, KATH HOBBY, RHODA PARTRIDGE, ANTHEA STILWELL- new work.

C20th art, greetings cards and local crafts. Open Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm.

Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555 Until 20 March ‘Siku A Sculptors Response to the Arctic’. GLENN MORRIS. Open Tues & Wed 12.30-9pm, Thurs-Sun 2pm-9pm, closed Mon. Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth 01654 703355 Until 5 March ‘Flosculus’. ROBERT PRICE. Until 5 March Martin Tinney Gallery.

A selection of Welsh artists.

Until 9 April ‘Recent Acquisitions’.

Works from the Tabernacle collection.

Until 9 April ‘Estuary to Ocean Painting the Edge’. BECKY THORLEY-FOX. Until 23 April ‘Unto The Self’.

ROBERT BRYCE MUIR. 19 March - 18 June ‘Romanticism in the Welsh Landscape’. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.

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Minerva Arts Centre, Llandiloes 01686 413467 19 March World Textile Day 2016.

Stitched, embroidered and woven textiles and artefacts from around the world. Free. Open 10.30am-4.30pm.

26 March - 9 April Sweet 16 Quilt Dreams. £2. Open 10.30am-4.30pm including Sun. 13 - 26 April Vintage Style Spring 2016. A sale exhibition of textiles, clothes, china and ephemera from yesteryears. Free. Open 10.30am4.30pm except Sun.

Oriel Andrew Lamont Gallery, Theatr Brycheiniog, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622 4 March - 26 March Brecon Women’s Festival Art Show.

9 April - 1 May SORREL MATEI. Open theatre times.

Mid Wales Art Centre, Caersws 01686 688369 20 March - 16 May ‘7 Encounters’. A Welsh-German exchange of drawings, mask making and portraiture from NADJA HAAS, JEB LOY NICHOLS, DAN ROBERSON & NICKY ARSCOTT. 20 March - 16 May ‘The Sara Philpott Room’. SARA PHILPOTT - paintings and prints.Thurs - Sun 10am-4pm.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 01544 260777 5 March Arts and Crafts from local makers. Open 10am-3pm.

The Lion Street Gallery, 6 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5AA www.lionstreetgallery.co.uk March Group exhibition. A mixed show of 23 artists. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm.

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

Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown 01686 625041 Until 6 April ‘Power in the Land’. ANT DICKINSON, BRIDGET KENNEDY, JESSICA LLOYD-JONES, CHRIS OAKLEY, TERESA PAIVA, TIM SKINNER, ROBIN TARBET, ALANA TYSON, ANNIE GROVE-WHITE, HELEN GROVE-WHITE. Until 6 April ‘Datacide’ CHRIS OAKLEY - sculptural installation.

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

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

Cafe. Wed-Sat 9.30am-5pm.

HEREFORDSHIRE Tinsmiths, 8a High St, Ledbury 01531 632083 19 March - 23 April ‘Spring Life’.

MARK HEARLD - collages, prints and textiles. PAUL YOUNG - ceramics.

Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

De Koffee Pot, Behind Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford 01432 357753 18 - 20 March ‘WyeMake’. Showcase of emerging makers. A diverse collective of 17 makers, working in a variety of materials, discipline and aesthetic choice. Open Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10.30am-7pm, Sun 11am-5pm.

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

Lion Gallery, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611898 March Plus a wide variety of work selected from quality British designers and makers. Open Mon-Sat 10am5pm.

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

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

Open Mon - Sat 10am-5pm.

Shepherd’s Ice Cream Parlour, 9 High Town, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821898 March CAT MACLEAN - Small Moments captured in lino prints and Collographs. Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm, Sat 9.30am-6pm, Sun 10.30am-5.30pm.

South Chapel, All Saint’s Church, Hereford 01432 370414 1 March SIAN THOMAS - handmade stained glass. PREETI THAPA Nepalese handicrafts.

29 Feb - 5 March DICK RAY. 7 - 12 March HEREFORD LEISURE PAINTERS. 14 - 19 March THE GOLDEN VALLEY CRAFT SOCIETY. 28 March - 2 April LOVE ZIMBABWE Fairtrade arts, crafts and charity information. Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm.

Court Cupboard Gallery, Llantillo Petholey, Abergavenny, NP7 8AU 01873 852011 6 March - 4 May BRONTË WOODRUFF - paintings. CLAUDIA PETLEY & PAUL SHEPHERD metalwork. Open 10.30am-5pm.

The Print Shed, Swinmoor, Madley, Hereford, HR2 9JD 07796 673123 www.theprintshed.net March Artist-made etchings, lino prints, screen prints, handmade, original cards, textile and other unique gift ideas. Open daily 10am-4pm.

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

50 makers and artists exhibiting.

Open 10.30am-5pm daily.

Hereford College of Arts, College Road Campus, Hereford 01432 273359 Until 4 March HCA Staff exhibition.

Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm.

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Holly Brookes, Aardvark Books, Brampton Bryan

Mark Hearld, Tinsmiths, Ledbury

Mary Griffin, Silk Top Hat Gallery, Ludlow

Paul Young, Tinsmiths, Ledbury

Laurel Gallagher, The Globe, Hay-on-Wye

Glenn Morris, Wyeside, Builth Wells

Gallery 54, Ross-on-Wye 01989 567917 March JOANNA MAYNE, RACHEL SUDWORTH & STUART ELLIS - new work. Plus a continual exhibition from artists in residence. A picture framing service is also available.

Open Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm.

Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Road, Hereford, HR1 2UA 01432 263937 2 March - 2 April ‘Artists’ Block’.

Second Year Fine Art Students curate an exhibition of their own work.

Wed-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 10am1pm. Framing also available.

Old Mayor’s Parlour, 23 Church St, Hereford, HR1 2LR www.oldmayorsparlour.co.uk 29 March - 24 April ‘ Seeds of Change’. ROB PARKIN - naturalist and wildlife artist. NICOLA JEDRZEJCZAK - book sculptures relating to nature. VANESSA POMEROY - drawings and dramatic oil paintings. TONY HALL - hand-thrown domestic stoneware vessels and carved slip-decorated earthenware.

EMMA COWNIE - bright oil paintings.

KEN EASTMAN - large-scale ceramic slab pieces. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Thurs open late to 8pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

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.

Art Study Day on 15 March, 10.30am-4pm, £20 per person.

Until 29 Oct ‘Divided Loyalties’.

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

Weaver’s Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury 01531 634571 26 March - 3 April Ledbury Lettering Festival. CAROLINE OWENTHOMAS plus members of THE MARCHES SCRIBES & GLOUCESTERSHIRE LETTERING ARTS to celebrate the beauty and diversity of calligraphy. Regular demonstrations. Open 10am-4pm.

Upstairs, Market House, Ross-onWye 01989 769398 March Made in Ross - arts and crafts collective - local work by local artist.

Exhibitions change monthly.

Open daily,10am-4pm.

The Courtyard, Hereford 01432 340555 Until 13 March PANDORA VAUGHAN & JOE CARCARY - object painting, textiles, assemblage, block printing and gardening.

Until 13 March SUZANNA REYNOLDS - reflective drawings.

18 March - 5 June GEORGIE MEADOWS - stitched drawings.

18 March - 5 June ‘Brian Hatton Inspires Breinton’. Open theatre times.

Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge 01544 388842 6 March - 30 April ‘Spring Fever’. A desirable line up of paintings, original prints, jewellery, ceramics and sculpture. 11am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

Tues by appointment. Check website for opening times.

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Hereford College of Arts, Folly Lane, Campus, Hereford 01432 273359 11 - 31 March ‘Our Own Value Range’.

Foundation and Portfolio students.

Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm.

Market House, Ledbury www.herefordguild.org.uk 25 March - 3 April Easter Show.

HEREFORDSHIRE GUILD OF CRAFTSMAN - wood, jewellery, fashion, metal work and more.

Open 10.30am-4pm.

Blue Ginger Gallery, Home End Farm, Cradley, WR13 5NW 01886 880240 19 March - 2 May ‘The Peace of Wild Things’. An exhibition of new work by prestigious British artists inspired

by Wendell Berry’s poem of the same title. Meet the artists 19 March, 2-5pm.

Plus 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.

Assembly Rooms, Ludlow 01584 878141 3 March - 18 April BRONTË WOODRUFF - paintings.

Open Mon-Sat 10am-8pm.

3 April Craft and Collectors’ Sales.

Open 9am-2pm. Info, 01547 540477.

Aardvark Books, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, SY7 0DH 01547 530744 26 March - 10 April ‘The Garden’.

Private view 24 March.

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

Silk Top Hat Gallery, Quality Square, Ludlow 01584 875363 Until 12 March Winter exhibition.

DAVID STOVES, GERALD DEWSBURY, KIM DEWSBURY, FRANS WESSELMAN, JERRY BROWNING, DON SMITH, TAMSIN BRIDGE AND NIK BURNS. 19 March - 16 April ‘A Nice Cup of Tea’. MARY GRIFFIN - pastels and paintings. RAE HARRISON - recent work. ALISON MORTON - handwoven linen. ANDREW CROUCH ceramics. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

Twenty Twenty Gallery, 3-4 High St, Much Wenlock 01952 727952 Until 12 March PENNY REES new paintings. Open 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 5 - 31 March BRIAN FLETCHER, JACQUELINE FLETCHER, JANIS GOODMAN, DAVID HARBAN, PAUL HIPKISS, JEMIMA JAMESON, LYNN JEFFERY, JOHN SCOTT MARTIN, TIM NASH, NOEL SHEPHERDSON, PETER SHREAD, ANN-MONIQUE STELLINGA, DAVID WHITE, GORDON YAPP. Open 10am-4pm.

Gallery 18, Market Square, Bishop’s Castle 01588 6300200 Until 28 March ‘Enduring Spirit & Expressive Haiku’. ELLESMERE WATERCOLOURISTS. Open Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.

Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle www.bishopscastletownhall.co.uk 01588 630023 5 Mar Flea & antiques market, 9am-4pm.

Until 12 March KEITH NOBLE paintings. 10am-4pm.

19 March - 16 April BRIAN FLETCHER. Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, The Square, Shrewsbury, SY1 1LH 01743 258885 Until 4 June ‘Valhalla - Life and Death in Viking Britain’.

7 March -- 4 June ‘Treasures: The Literature and Landscape of Mary Webb’s Shropshire’. Open Tues-Sun 10am-4.30pm. Admission £4 adults, £3.50 ages 5-17 years, students £3.60.

FLIGHTS OF FANCY NEW WORK FROM

LOCAL ARTISTS AT THE BROAD ST GALLERY AND AT

ARTISTS & MAKERS AT THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, PRESTEIGNE

SATURDAY 5TH MARCH 10am - 3pm local makers WORKING WITH WOOD, WOOL, silk, paper, silver, semi-precious stones and print with LOTS OF EXTRA STALLS

TEA & VEGAN CAKES

WORKSHOP OPEN DAY BROOKSIDE FARM, NEW RADNOR SUN 13TH & MON 14 MARCH, 11.30AM-4.30PM. FOR DETAILS SEE WEBSITE

www.radnorshireartsandcraftsfoundation.org for details contact Rosamund 01544 260777

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

HEREFORD CONTEMPORARY CALL FOR ENTRIES A new name and new location by the riverside, Left Bank, for Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair. Calling the best designer makers to apply now, deadline 30 March. www.brightstripe. cu.uk/services/herefordshire-contemporary-craft-fair-application-form/ PRINTMAKING WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR Day workshops in Lino cut printing (textile and paper), Monoprinting and Etching with the artist Rebecca Davis MA. These workshops are for both beginners and more advanced students. The aim of the workshops is to help students develop their creative skills in printmaking. Each workshop costs £30 plus materials. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided. Contact rebecca@rebeccadavisstudio.co.uk. www.rebeccadavisstudio.co.uk or 07776 490831.

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

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.

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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. Visit our website: www.creativebreaks.co.uk for full details of our courses. Make it yourself - take it home - keep it, treasure it: give it with pride!

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 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 PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOPS Beginner courses in landscape, portrait and art nude. One to one courses in Photoshop which can be adapted to specific requirements. Please see website for full details www.jackandrewsphotography.co.uk.

Contact Jack Andrews at jack@jackandrewsphotography.co.uk or 07467 941208.

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 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

GLASSBLOWING COURSES Experience the magic of glassblowing.

Hay-on-Wye. www.glassgallery.co.uk March MID WALES ART CENTRE WORKSHOPS 12 & 13 March - Pottery workshop with Andy Warren, 10am-4pm, £90.

19 March - Screen Printing Day with Jeb Nichols, 10am, £45.

31 March - Young Artist’s Portrait Day with Dan Roberson, suitable for ages 7-15 years, 10am-4pm, £20.

5 & 6 April - Painting on Metal Approaches to Mural Making with Edward Heath, 10am-4pm, £160.

9 April - Children’s Workshop, 3D Weaving with Riikka Katajamaki, 10am-4pm, £20. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, near Newtown, 01686 688369.

March ASSEMBLY ROOMS WORKSHOPS 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.

March ARTISTS WAY 12 WEEK CREATIVITY COURSE IN BUILTH ROAD LD2 3RH Thursdays, free introductory evening 24 March. Course begins Thursday 31 March, 7.30pm-9.30pm, £120 payable up front. For info: clivephilippa@ hotmail.com 01982 448315 / 07905 743272.

March OPEN WORKSHOP SPRING CLASSES We will be holding the first Open Workshop on Sunday 13th and Monday 14th March for visitors to come down and see what classes we will be holding this Spring Summer.

Spinning, Natual Plant Dying, Painting, Lace making, Weaving, Spinning Wheel care and repair, Rag Rug, Creative Textile Recycling, Boro and Kantha Quilting, Knitting, Crochet, Sewing,Paper making. With more to be added throughout the year. Unit 1 Brookside Farm Park Rd (B4372), New Radnor, LD8 2SU. Any enquiries 01544 260777.

March & April JENNY CRISP WORKSHOPS 17 & 20 March - One Day Plant Supports Course.

14 & 17 April - One Day Hoops Course. Further details www.jennycrisp.co.uk

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March RECYCLE NEVER WASTE Talks , Workshops and Study Days, Creative Textile Recycling, rework old garments and cloth to create something new, useful and beautiful.

Day I - Boro and Kantha Day 2 - Redying to Remake Day 3 - Working with Recycled Tweeds Day 4 ...Recycling Knitwear Day 5 ...Rag Toys to sign up for the mailing list please leave your details and email: racfoundation@hotmail.co.uk we will get back to you with the spring news letter and class dates. Any enquiries 01544 260777.

March EASTNOR POTTERY 18, 19 & 20 March - Spend the day relaxing and creating pots on the potter’s wheel. £120 Includes all materials, refreshments and lunch.

Family Pottery Fun in March. TuesSat 10am-4pm. Phone/email to book a session. Projects start at just £5. A brilliant indoor activity for individuals, families and friends. Simply email admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk or tel 01531 633886.

Until Tues 22 March INTRODUCTION TO BOTANICAL ART With Mary Brewin. Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Rd, Hereford, 10am-12pm, 01432 263937.

MORE THAN MEMORIALS

March, April & May NEW SATURDAY WORKSHOPS AT THE RODD 12 March, 30 April & 14 May - Walk and Draw with tutor Celia Johnson.

Explore your response to the landscape of The Rodd, recording sights and sounds as Celia leads a guided silent walk, followed by drawing and mixed media workshop, 10am-4pm.

19 March, 2, 9, 23 April - Introduction to Intaglio Printmaking with tutor Mike Clements. Attend all four classes or drop in to a single class to refresh your skills. The focus is on Collagraph, 10.30am-3.30pm.

16 April, 7 & 12 May - Book Arts with tutor, Pauline Lamont-Fisher.

Learn key skills and how to create a variety of book structures, 10am4pm. Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne, £40 per workshop, 01544 260149, www.sidneynolantrust.org Sat or Sun, 5 or 6 March WIRE SCULPTURE WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS Two separate, one-day workshops with Gail Stokes Hayward.

A chance to learn from the experience of an inspirational sculptor and teacher. Glasbury Village Hall, 10.30am-4pm, £55/£40, 0333 666 3366, www.glasburyarts.co.uk

March COURSES AT THE PRINT SHED 12 March - Monoprint with Adrienne Craddock. 16 March - Lovely Splashy Watercolour fun with Richard Bavin. 19 March - Collagraph with Victoria Keeble. 22 March - Lino cut. at The Print Shed, Madley, HR2 9JD. 07796 673123. Visit www.theprintshed.net for details of for more in April, May and June.

March, May, July, Aug, Sept TEXTILE COURSES With Amanda Clayton. 12/13 March, 14/15 May, 9/10 July, 13/14 Aug, 17/18 Sept. Five weekends for anyone who wants to produce their own individual work within textiles, suggesting lots of strategies for starting points and sequential development. Details bobby@bobbybritnell.co.uk April & May FAMILY CRAFTS AT SHREWSBURY MUSEUM & ART GALLERY Hosted by the museum as part of a special centenary programme of events to mark the publication of Mary Webb’s first novel, The Golden Arrow.

9 April - Foxy Mask Making, 11am-3pm.

21 May - Telling the Bees, 11am-3pm.

Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, The Square, Shrewsbury, SY1 1LH. Admission: £4 adults, £3.50 ages 5-7 years, students (with card) £3.60. For details contact 01743 258885 or see www.shrewsburymuseum.org.uk Sat 12 March INNOVATIVE MACHINE EMBROIDERY An introduction, with Stevie Walker.

The Offa’s Dyke Centre, Knighton, 10am-4pm, £40 including refreshments and light lunch, 01547 528753 or oda@offasdyke.org.uk to book.

Sat 12 & Sun 13 March AMANDA CLAYTON: INFORMALLY YOURS Week 1 ‘Hunter, gatherer’. Inspirations, looking at the world, translating and developing ideas, formal elements, working alone, finding you and your strengths. Bobby Britnell, Moor Hall Farmhouse, Bettws-y-Crwyn, Newcastle on Clun, Shropshire SY7 8PH. £130, 01547 510664, 07791976151. bobby@bobbybritnell. co.uk www.bobbybritnell.co.uk

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

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

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Fri 18 March PYSANKY MAKING WORKSHOPS A traditional ‘wax-resist’ Ukrainian Easter Egg. Workshops are two hours long, providing everything you need to make these beautiful eggs. A tasty and authentic Ukrainian borscht will also be served. To book a place call 01981 540217 or email helena. orlowski@btinternet.com

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Sat 19 & Sun 20 March WILD BASKET MAKING The basket making course will give people an opportunity to harvest wild materials growing in the woods with which to make their own unique basket. Moreton Wood, Ullingswick, Hereford. Start 10am Sat, finish 5pm Sun. Details 07920 851 674.

Sat 19 March CELTIC CAPITALS Calligraphy workshop with Peter Lloyd. Monkland Village Hall, 10am-4pm, £18 members, £21 visitors, for booking 01544 327657.

Tues 22 March, 3 April & 12/13 April SPRING COURSES AT THE PRINT SHED 22 March - Linocut for Beginners with Jill Barneby.

3 April - Splashy Watercolour experimental session with Richard Bavin. 12/13 April - Two-day Reduction Linocut with Jill. The Print Shed, Madley, HR2 9JD 07796 673123. Visit www.theprintshed.net for more info.

Wed 23 March & Wed 13 April (more dates to follow) LIFE DRAWING SESSIONS AT HALL BARN, BLEDDFA CENTRE, LD7 1PA. The session will be guided but untutored. Please bring your own materials and easel if required. Lunch (including vegetarian) and refreshments will be provided and are included in the price £35 per session. Places are limited and must be reserved in advance. We envisage a friendly and relaxed day in a lovely environment, but which will nevertheless be productive and inspiring for artists of all ages and abilities. 10am - 4pm. Please email hello@ bleddfacentre.org, or telephone 01547 550377 (answerphone if unattended).

Fri 1 April MARK-MAKING WORKSHOPS ‘Letters are Patterns/Patterns are Letters’. Have a go at using all manner of tools and see what they can do.

11am-1pm & 2-4pm, £10 all materials supplied. Part of Ledbury Lettering Festival. Weaver’s Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury, 01531 634571 for details.

Sat 16 April LIZZY BEAN - INTRODUCTION TO MOSAICS Llangarron, 10am-4pm, £75 includes all materials & tuition; tasty homemade lunch and refreshments.

Please contact Frances at Arts in the Marches 01989 770776; frances@artsinthemarches.co.uk Sat 23 April AN INTRODUCTION INTO GREEN WOOD WORKING With Mark Eccleston. The Offa’s Dyke Centre, Knighton, 10am-4pm, £55 including refreshments and light lunch, 01547 528753 or oda@offasdyke.org.uk

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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.

LIFE DRAWING SESSIONS

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

AT HALL BARN, BLEDDFA CENTRE, LD7 1PA Wednesday 23rd March & Wednesday 13th April (more dates to follow) 10:00 am until 4:00 pm The session will be guided but untutored Please bring your own materials and easel if required.

Lunch (including vegetarian) and refreshments will be provided and included in the price £35 per session.

Places are limited and must be reserved in advance We envisage a friendly and relaxed day in a lovely environment, but which will nevertheless be productive and inspiring for artists of all ages and abilities.

Please email hello@bleddfacentre.org or telephone 01547 550377 (answerphone if unattended)

GARETH GWATKIN

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

T: 01547 560150 M: 07884 231104

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

New collection of overheard conversations

JUST a few more WORDS ROGER KITE

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

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cinema THE BIG SHORT (15) Neatly straddling the claustrophobic boiler-room drama of MARGIN CALL and WOLF OF WALL STREET’s grand guignol, this latest entry to the financial disaster oeuvre has a starry cast playing various unsavoury high-rollers all betting against the inevitable crash of 2008, and winning!

Narrator and potty-mouthed banker Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling) dives into the credit-default-swop swamp along with self-loathing Mark Baum (Steve Carell, in fine post-FOXHUNTER form), a mad-eyed – actually glass-eyed – Michael Burry (Christian Bale) and a disheveled, discredited rogue banker (Brad Pitt). Most of us know – roughly – what caused the global economic collapse, but writer/director Adam McKay (ANCHORMAN) has crafted a nifty com-dram that even the fiscally illiterate will find suspenseful… and so hilarious that a self-important miserablist at a recent Booth’s Bookshop screening rebuked this writer for laughing out loud!

All reviews by Mark Williams

BORDERLINES FILM FESTIVAL 26 FEBRUARY - 13 MARCH Each year the Borderlines Film Festival, the largest rural film festival in the UK, centred on The Courtyard, Hereford, but also spread across numerous venues in Herefordshire Shropshire and Powys, brings a vast selection of new and old films. Details www.borderlinesfilmfestival.org

29 March & 1 April THE BIG KNIGHTS (U) 30 & 31 March ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP (U) 30 & 31 March THE HATEFUL EIGHT (18) 1, 3 - 5 April DAD’S ARMY (ctbc) 4, 5 & 8 April GOOSEBUMPS (PG) 5 April MARIO KART MARATHON Come and play the famous racing game on the big screen! 11am-1pm, £3. Details 01584 878141

BISHOP’S CASTLE FILM SOC ABERGAVENNY FILM SOC. 2 March FORCE MAJEURE (15) 16 March OMAR (15) 30 March STILL LIFE (12A) Details Melville Theatre, Drama Centre, Peny-y-Pound, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, 01874 623166

ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW 2 & 3 March OUR LITTLE SISTER 4 - 6 & 14 March SPOTLIGHT (15) 6 March LE MEPRIS (15) 14 March POWER IN OUR HANDS (PG) 15 & 17 March THE ASSASSIN (15) 16 & 17 March YOUTH (15) 18 & 19 March RAMS (15) 20 March SENSE & SENSIBILITY (PG) 20, 22 & 23 March JOY (12A) 25 & 26 March PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT (15) 25, 26, 28 & 29 March ROOM (15) 27 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) 27 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A)

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2 March BARBARA 9 March GET CARTER (18) 16 March WATERMARK 30 March IDA 13 April HOMESMAN Three Tuns, Salop St, Bishop’s Castle, 8pm, 01588 630778, membership enquiries 01588 630776

BOOTH’S BOOKSHOP 11 - 13 March DAD’S ARMY (U) 11 March DEEP END (15) 11 March IONA (15) 11 March SUNSET SONG (15) 12 March WOMEN IN LOVE (15) 12 March DEPARTURE (15) 13 March SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY (15) 13 March BLACK MOUNTAIN POETS (15) 13 March COUPLE IN A HOLE (15) Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye. Films every weekend.

Full programme www.boothbooks. co.uk 01497 820322

BRECON FILM SOCIETY 7 March THE HOMESMAN 4 April STILL LIFE Doors open 7.15pm for 7.30pm start.

Coliseum Cinema, Wheat St, Brecon.

Membership enquiries 01874 623166

CONQUEST, BROMYARD 25 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Rd, Bromyard. Details 01885 488575

COURTYARD, HEREFORD 1 March ROMANI CINEMA STRAND Featuring The Green Green Grass Beneath, Gypsy and Jimmy Riviere.

1 March JIMMY RIVIERE (12A) 1 March MUSTANG (12A) 1 & 3 March MON ROI 1 & 3 March MUSTANG 1 - 3 March THE REVENANT (15) 2 March YOUNG FILMMAKERS ON SCREEN Rural Media Company/BFI/ Into Film/Arts Connect.

2 March MARGUERITE (15) 2 March GUEROS (15) 2 March THE HERE AFTER (15) 2 March AFERIM! (18) 2 & 3 March ROOM (15) 2 & 4 March VICTORIA (15) 3 March THE PEARL BUTTON (12A) 2 March MARGUERITE 3 March LE MEPRIS (15) 3 March SPOTLIGHT (15) 3 March OUR LITTLE SISTER (PG) 4 March IVAN’S CHILDHOOD (PG) 4 March LAMB (12A) 4 & 5 March THE CLUB (18) 4 March SING STREET (12A) 4 - 6 March TRUMBO (15) 4 - 6, 8 March JOY (12A) 5 March PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT (15) 5 March ANDREI RUBLEV (15) 5 & 6 March LOST IN KARASTAN (15) 5 - 7 March THE HATEFUL EIGHT (18) 6 March SOLARIS (PG) 6 & 8 March SON OF SAUL (15) 7 March MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART (15) 7 March MIRROR (U) 7 & 8 March THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT (15) 7 - 10 March YOUTH (15) 8 March STALKER (PG) 8 March ARSENAL (PG) with live soundtrack by Bronnt Industries Kapital 9 March THARLO (15) 9 & 10 March WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE (PG) 10 March OFFSIDE (PG) 11 March NOSTALGIA (15) 11 & 12 March MEDITERRANEA (15) 11 - 13 March DAD’S ARMY (U) 11 - 13 March A BIGGER SPLASH (15)

12 March HIGH-RISE (18) 12 & 13 March SPEED SISTERS (15) 13 March THE SACRIFICE (15) 13 March CHRONIC (15) 14 - 16 March DAD’S ARMY (PG) 19 March ODDBALL AND THE PENGUINS (U) 21 & 23 March THE DANISH GIRL (15) 21 - 23 March OUR BRAND IS CRISIS (15) 21 & 22 March THE LAST DIAMOND (15) 26 - 31 March ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP (U) 29 March POWER IN OUR HANDS (PG) 29 March RAMS (15) Details 01432 340555

1 March CABARET (15) Lydbury North VH 01588 680302 1 March BROOKLYN (12A) The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660 1 March MISS JULIE (12A) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 616460 1 March TANGERINES (15) Garway VH 01600 750465 2 March MACBETH (15) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 2 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Cardington VH 01694 771295 2 March 45 YEARS (15) Leintwardine Community Centre 01547 540627 2 March MISS YOU ALREADY (12A) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 616460 3 March EVEREST (12A) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 3 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Brilley VH 01544 327227 3 March CRIMSON PEAK (15) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 616460 4 March THE MARTIAN (12A) Bedstone & Hopton Castle VH 01547 530282 4 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) All Stretton VH 01694 723378 4 March 45 YEARS (15) Little Wenlock VH 01952 505888 4 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Cound Guildhall 01743 761451 4 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Fownhope New Memorial Hall 01432 860065 4 March MR HOLMES (PG) Stauntonon-Wye VH 01981 501031

PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT (15) Following her biopic of grandmother-in-law Diana Vreeland, THE EYE HAS TO TRAVEL, Lisa Immordino Vreeland’s second documentary is rather different not least because her subject, the bohemian socialite and one of America’s most influential art collectors, died in 1979. Nevertheless the Peggy Guggenheim depicted here is a quixotic, ebullient character whose modernist eye helped bring the likes of Miro, Brancusi, Rothko and Magritte to international acclaim.

Financed by her wealthy father – who died on the Titanic – she established prominent collections in New York, Paris and Venice, embarking on equally legendary affairs with both her favoured artists and other edgy creative icons including Samuel Becket and Max Ernst. Seen through the prism of this fascinating cultural tastemaker, Vreeland’s film illuminates a broad spectrum of 20th century modernism.

4 March 45 YEARS (15) Much Birch Community Hall 01981 540097 4 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) The Simpson Hall, Burghill 01432 760816 4 March A WALK IN THE WOODS (15) Escleyside Hall 01981 510696 4 March RAMS (15) Stoke Prior VH 01568 760423 5 March SPECTRE (12A) Waverton VH 01244 335760 5 March THE MARTIAN (12A) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 616460 5 March A WALK IN THE WOODS (15) Lady Emily Hall, Tarrington 01432 890720 5 March A WALK IN THE WOODS (15) Rodington VH 01952 770524 5 March A GIRL AT MY DOOR (18) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross-on-Wye 01989 720341 5 March 45 YEARS (15) Brilley VH 01544 327227 5 March PADDINGTON (PG) Bettws-y-Crwyn Parish Hall 01588 640233 5 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Clun Memorial Hall 01588 640254 5 March THE CHOIR (BOYCHOIR) (PG) Tasley Parish Room 01746 764881 6 March THE LOBSTER (15) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 616460 6 March A GIRL AT MY DOOR (18) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 7 March EVEREST (12A) Church Stretton School 01694 724330 7 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 8 March LAD: A YORKSHIRE STORY (12A) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross-onWye 01989 720341

8 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660 9 March 99 HOMES (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 9 March A WALK IN THE WOODS (15) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 9 March TESTAMENT OF YOUTH (12A) Hope Bowdler VH 01694 723648 9 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) The Red House, Albrighton 01902 373854 9 March THE LOBSTER (15) Leintwardine Community Centre 01547 540627 9 March THE CHOIR (BOYCHOIR) (PG) Cuddington & Sandiway VH 01606 888931 10 March THE LOBSTER (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 10 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (PG) Perton Civic Centre 10 March SPECTRE (12A) Whitley VH 07751 431162 11 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Jessie Hughes VH Eaton 01829 760619 11 March CRIMSON PEAK (15) Lingen VH 01544 260865 11 March A WALK IN THE WOODS (15) Bedstone & Hopton Castle VH 01547 530282 11 March EVEREST (12A) Kelsall Methodist Hall 01829 752548 11 March A WALK IN THE WOODS (15) The Simpson Hall, Burghill 01432 760816 11 March ADDICTED TO SHEEP (PG) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 11 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Dorstone VH 01981 550943 11 March FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (12A) Little Dewchurch VH 01432 840333 11 March CHOCOLAT (12A) Colwall VH 01684 540926

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A BIGGER SPLASH (15) Following career-threatening throat surgery, Marianne (Tilda Swinton), an aging rock-star enjoys a holiday on a Sicilian island with filmmaker boyfriend Paul (Matthias Schoenaerts, RUST AND BONE), when Harry (Ralph Fiennes), her bombastic exand his precocious daughter, Penelope (Dakota Johnson, 50 SHADES OF GREY) turn up uninvited. The ensuing friction, sexual intrigue and ultimately, fierce recriminations fuel Luca Guadagnino’s often funny, constantly edgy re-make of Jaques Deray’s 1969 sexual psycho–drama starring Alain Delon and Romy Schneider. Doyenne of immersive characterisation, Swinton, who also fronted Guadagnino’s sumptuous I AM LOVE, brilliantly navigates the extremes provoked by this emotional rollercoaster, largely without actually being allowed to speak, and the remaining ensemble – especially Fiennes exuding all the energetic intensity of his GRAND BUDAPEST role – provide terrific support.

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11 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Great Witley VH 01299 896412 11 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Bodenham Parish Hall 01568 797473 12 March KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE (15) Llanbister Community Hall 01597 840450 12 March THE BAKER (12) Bayston Hill Memorial Hall 01743 873940 12 March DARK HORSE: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF DREAM ALLIANCE (PG) Priest Weston VH 01938 561336 12 March THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL(PG) Tibberton VH 01952 550582 12 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Trefonen VH 01691 657011 12 March THE MARTIAN (12A) Chapel Lawn VH 01547 530530 12 March MACBETH (15) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 616460 13 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Knighton Community Centre 01547 520602 13 March EVEREST (12A) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 616460 14 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 14 March SPECTRE (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 14 March DARK HORSE: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF DREAM ALLIANCE (PG) Welshpool Assembly Room 01938 552043 15 March BROOKLYN (12A) Acton Scott VH 01694 781260 15 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Ashford Carbonell VH 01584 831574 15 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) The Royal British Legion Club, Newport 07886 697934

16 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Pencombe Parish Hall 01885 400611 16 March THE WATER DIVINER (15) Escleyside Hall 01981 510696 16 March 45 YEARS (15) Myddle VH 01939 290872 17 March 45 YEARS (15) Claverley VH 01746 710528 17 March THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG) Grimley Peace Hall, Sinton Green 01905 641572 17 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Gorsley VH 01989 720358 17 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Kinnerley Parish Hall 01691 682282 18 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Bosbury Parish Hall 01531 640415 18 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Stoke Prior VH 01568 760423 18 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Powys Dance Centre, Llandrindod Wells 01597 828050 18 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Whitchurch & Ganarew Memorial Hall 01600 890640 18 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Longden VH 01743 860368 18 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Shifnal VH 01952 462787 18 March SPECTRE (12A) The Red House, Albrighton 01902 373854 18 March SPECTRE (12A) Clungunford Parish Hall 01588 660159 19 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Everest Hall, Llanfair Waterdine 01547 510672 19 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Upton upon Severn Memorial Hall 01684 591044 19 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Abermule Community Centre 01686 630240

19 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 616460 19 March ADDICTED TO SHEEP (PG) Lady Emily Hall, Tarrington 01432 890720 19 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Yarpole Parish Hall 01568 780279 19 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Neston Civic Hall 19 March WILD TARGET (12) Cleobury Mortimer Parish Hall 01299 270830 19 March WOMAN IN GOLD (12A) Bicton VH 01743 850495 19 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Ripple Parish Hall 01684 592781 19 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Aston on Clun VH 01588 660545 20 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 20 March SPARTAN (15) Leintwardine Community Centre 01547 540627 22 March 45 YEARS (15) Loppington VH 01939 236240 22 March ADDICTED TO SHEEP (PG) All Stretton VH 01694 723378 24 March BROOKLYN (12A) Bagley Sports and Social Club 07773 983963 24 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Almeley VH 01544 327195 24 March THE MARIAN (12A) Castlemorton Parish Hall 01684 833549 25 March BROOKLYN (12A) Sarn VH 01686 671205 25 March CRIMSON PEAK (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 26 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Clifton on Teme VH 01886 812238 26 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Withington Parish Room 01743 709236 26 March SPECTRE (12A) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 616460 27 March THE WALK (PG) Knighton Community Centre 01547 520602 29 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Chetton VH 01746 789257 31 March SPECTRE (12A) Goodrich VH 01600 890609 31 March SUFFRAGETTE (12A) Chelmarsh Parish Hall 01746 862884

LINGEN VILLAGE HALL 11 March CRIMSON PEAK Lingen Village Hall, 7.30pm, 01544 260865

MOCCAS VILLAGE HALL 12 March LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Details Moccas Village Hall, 7.30pm start, £4.50, children £2.50, family £12, email moccasinfo@gmail.com

PRESTEIGNE SCREEN 4 March RED ARMY (15) 18 March A GIRL WALKS HOME AT NIGHT (15) 1 April TANGERINES (15) 15 April IRRATIONAL MAN (12A) Assembly Rooms, Presteigne. Details 01544 370202 or 01544 260577. www.presteignescreen.org.uk Email: info@presteignescreen.org.uk

OLD MKT. HALL, SHREWS. Until 3 March TRUMBO (15) 4 - 10 March SPOTLIGHT (15) 11 - 17 March ROOM (15) 18 - 24 March THE BIG SHORT (15) 25 - 31 March HAIL CAESAR! (ctbc) 25 - 31 March CAPTURE THE FLAG (PG) 1 - 9 April ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP (U) Details 01743 281281

PLAYHOUSE, LEOMINSTER 1 March MISS JULIE (12A) 2 March MISS YOU ALREADY (12A) 3 March CRIMSON PEAK (15) 5 March THE MARTIAN (12A) 6 March SONG OF THE SEA (PG) 6 March THE LOBSTER (15) 12 March MACBETH (15) 13 March EVEREST (12A) 19 March THE LADY IN THE VAN (PG) 26 March SPECTRE (12A) 2 April CAROL (15) Details Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583

REGAL CINEMA, TENBURY 1 & 2 March CREED 4 March CAROL 7 & 8 March THE BIG SHORT 11& 14 March YOUTH 15 & 16 March ROOM 18, 19 & 22 March DAD’S ARMY 22 & 23 March HATEFUL EIGHT 25 & 26 March ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP 29 & 30 March ZOOLANDER 2 & 5 April ODDBALL AND THE PENGUINS 4 April THE 33 Regal Cinema, 47 - 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells. Details 01584 811442

THEATR BRYCHEINIOG 2 March BANFF MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL (12A) An evening of extraordinary short films from the world’s most prestigious mountain film festival. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, 01874 611622.

THEATR HAFREN, NEWTOWN 24 March INSIDE OUT (U) Details 01686 614555

THEATRE SEVERN, SHREWS. 31 March BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL An evening of extraordinary short films from the world’s most prestigious mountain film festival. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, 01743 281281.

WYESIDE, BUILTH WELLS

4, 6, 8, 10 & 17 March THE REVENANT (15) Until 24 March ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP (ctbc) Until 16 March ROOM (15) 1 & 2 March SPOTLIGHT (15) 1 - 3 March YOUTH (ctbc) 1 - 3 March DEADPOOL (ctbc) 4 - 10 March POINT BREAK (12A) 4 - 7 March JOY (ctbc) 8 - 10 March THE 33 (12A) 11 - 17 March A BIGGER SPLASH (ctbc) 11 - 13 March THE BIG SHORT (15) 11 March - 5 April KUNG FU PANDA 3 (ctbc) 18 - 24 March GRIMSBY (15) 19 - 24 March GOOSEBUMPS (PG) 19 - 24 March HAIL, CAESAR! (12A) 25 - 4 April BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (ctbc) 25 - 31 March DIVERGENT: ALLEGIANT (ctbc) 25 - 31 March THE WITCH (ctbc) 1 - 7 April CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG (ctbc) 1, 3 - 5, 7 April SECRET IN THEIR EYES (ctbc) Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555 www.wyeside.co.uk

LIVE EVENTS ON SCREEN 3 March HANGMEN National Theatre live. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, 01952 728911. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7pm, 01584 811442. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7pm, 01885 488575. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7pm, 01982 552555.

5 March MANON LESCAUT Met Opera. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 5.55pm, 01982 552555.

8 March THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Recorded live.

Garway Village Hall, 7.30pm, 01600 750465.

9 March THE MAGIC FLUTE English National Opera. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555.

14 March HANGMAN National Theatre. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7.30pm, 01568 612583.

15 March MANON LESCAUT The Metropolitan Opera. Courtyard, Hereford, 7pm, 01432 340555.

17 March JONAS KAUFMANN: AN EVENING WITH PUCCINI Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7pm, 01584 811442.

21 March BORIS GODUNOV Royal Opera House. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.15pm, 01584 811442. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.15pm, 07967 517125. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.15pm, 01584 878141. Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.15pm, 01952 728911. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7.15pm, 01568 612583.

27 March BORIS GODUNOV Royal Opera House. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 2pm, 01982 552555.

28 March THE RAILWAY CHILDREN Delayed stream from York Theatre Royal. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 2pm, 01584 878141. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 5pm, 01885 488575.

31 March THE RAILWAY CHILDREN Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 2.30pm & 6.45pm, 01584 811442.

31 March THE MAGIC FLUTE English National Opera. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.15pm, 01584 878141.

2 April MADAMA BUTTERFLY The Metropolitan Opera. Courtyard, Hereford, 5.55pm, 01432 340555.

Wyeside, Builth Wells, 5.55pm, 01982 552555.

6 April THE RAILWAY CHILDREN From Theatre Royal, York. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

6 April GISELLE Royal Opera House. Courtyard, Hereford, 7.15pm, 01432 340555.

Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.15pm, 01584 878141. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.15pm, 01982 552555. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.15pm, 01952 728911. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.15pm, 01584 811442.

12 April PAINTING THE MODERN GARDEN From Monet to Matisse. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

16 April ROBERTO DEVEREUX The Metropolitan Opera. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 5.55pm, 01982 552555.

25 April LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Royal Opera House. Courtyard, Hereford, 7.15pm, 01432 340555.

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

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dance Dance Performance Tues 1 & Wed 9 March THE CAR MAN MATTHEW BOURNE & HIS DANCE COMPANY, NEW ADVENTURES. Loosely based on Bizet’s popular opera, Carmen. 1 March - Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £11, £8 under 18s, 01584 878141. 9 March - The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7pm, £11/£10, 01952 728911.

Sat 12, Sun 13, Sat 19 & Sun 20 March WENLOCK OLYMPIAN LIVE ARTS FESTIVAL 2016 Competitive classes in Choral Speaking, Dance, Music, Speech and Drama for young people aged 18 and under.

The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 01952 728911.

Wed 16 March BRIDGING THE VOID EXPERIMENTAL. An exciting new dance-film production.

Featuring a cast of three dancers, dramatic movement vocabulary and haunting original music. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £13, students £8.50, 01743 281281.

Sun 20 March ID: EMERGING DANCE ARTISTS ALL FEMALE NIGHT THE COURTARD & 2FACED DANCE COMPANY. A unique and exciting opportunity for all women who are in the early stages of their careers to have their work profiled. Studio Theatre, The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £5, 01432 340555.

Tues 22 & Wed 23 March THE MAGICAL UMBRELLA DANCEFEST AND MUSIC POOL PRODUCTION. Performed by disabled and non-disabled dancers and musicians. The Courtyard, Hereford, Tues 1pm, Wed 7.30pm, £11.50/£6, family £25, 01432 340555.

Wed 23 March ONE NIGHT ONLY THE VIV KELLY SCHOOL OF DANCE & THEATRE present a celebration of music, dance and theatre.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £12-£10, 01743 281281.

Thurs 24 March SALAAM SONIA SABRI COMPANY’S latest stunning creation. This double-bill programme cleverly weaves a dialogue between live music and Kathak dance, celebrating harmony, inner stillness and the simple bliss of being alive. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8pm, £14/£12, 01584 878141.

Fri 1 April TAP FACTORY Blending the art of dance, percussion, comedy and acrobatics. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £24-£21.50, students £17, 01743 281281.

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Wed 6 April YERMA AMINA KHAYYAM DANCE COMPANY. The anguishing story of Yerma in Federico Garcia Lorca’s savage yet lyrical play featuring a woman who suffers the heart breaking social torment of a childless marriage, that forces her to commit a horrific and irrevocable act, is set to Indian neoclassical dance - Kathak. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £14/£13, 01432 340555.

Dance Workshops

Single listings are free. Year round entries £40 Fri 18 March 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.

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 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 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, 7-9pm. Cafe Miro Studios, Hereford, 2nd Wed, 7-9pm.

Lion Ballroom, Leominster 3rd Tues, 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.” 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.

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.

MELY’S ZUMBA Mon - Dorstone, 7pm. Tues - Zumba class at St Peter’s Centre, Peterchurch, 10am. Mely 01497 820991, 07837 160505.

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 DIZZY DAZZLERS DANCE CLASSES For 4 - 7 year olds. With Powys Dance. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 4pm, £2-£3.50, 01982 552555.

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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. No need to book.

The Courtyard, Hereford. 11.30am-12.15pm, £4, £1 for an additional child, 01432 340555.

furniture makers

Made to Measure Kitchens & Traditional Furniture

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

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

50,000+ titles; North Herefordshire’s largest indie bookseller; We buy books EASTER EVENT * THE GARDEN EXHIBITION

Specialist in art, design, photography, history, gardening

Saturday 26th March, 10am-4pm.

TWO THINGS WITH STRINGS The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, playing live guitar music, Bucknell, SY7 0DH Off A4113 Knighton Road.

11am-2pm.

Tel: 01547 530744 OPEN EVERY DAY aardvaark@btconnect.com www.aardvark-books.com Free entry and parking.

Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm Exhibition 26 March - 10 April.

Also open our superb CAFÉ!

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food page EVENTS

Fri 11 March SUPPER & CELLO NIGHT Di Elspin will provide melodies to accompany your supper.

Food from our brand new menus. The Globe, Hay-onWye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

Mon 14 March RAW CHOCOLATE MAKING WORKSHOP Make your own raw chocolates for an Easter special treat.

Come and learn the art of making your own raw chocolate with Bristol chocoholic and real food enthusiast Amanda Price.

We will be using raw cacao butter and powder to make scrumptious chocolate, combining this with ingredients like coconut, nuts and sweetened with natural sugar date syrup. You will go home with chocolates you have made and lots of ideas to make your own chocolates for Easter. £30 per chocoholic. Memorial Hall, Presteigne LD82DU, 6.30pm-9pm. Spaces Limited, booking required: email Plottopot@yahoo.co.uk or phone Amanda on 07843 007421.

Fri 25 - Sat 26 March KINGTON & RADNOR BEER FESTIVAL 6 pubs, 1 brewery, 35+ real ales. Participating pubs: Tavern, Oxford, Swan and Royal Oak in Kington and in Radnorshire The Radnor Arms, Fforest Inn and Radnorshire Brewery Bar, 01544 231706.

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

Every Thursday MARKET Bread, cakes, crafts, fruit and vegetables, baskets and pottery. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall, 10am-2pm.

Last Friday of every month PIZZA NIGHT The Old Mill, High Street, Llanidloes. To book, call 01686 807 506.

Every Friday KINGTON LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET Market Hall, Kington, 9am-2pm, 07765 404759.

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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.

NORI’S CAFE/RESTAURANT, 3 CHURCH ST, LEOMINSTER 01568 612876 (formerly Gracie’s Wine Bar). Evening meals Friday and Saturday. Daytime Thursday - Saturday 10am-4pm. Book in advance for evening meals. email: noriscafe@yahool.com 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 Light lunches, cakes, a variety of teas and coffees.

Selection of original paintings. Open all week except Fridays 11am-5pm Summer, 11am-4pm Winter THE WORKHOUSE CAFE, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PRESTEIGNE 01544 267864 Cafe gallery, light lunches, good coffee, homemade cakes. Tues - Sat 10am - 4pm.

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

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

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

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music

MARCH Wed 2 March

Fri 4 March

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

EDUARDO NIEBLA DUO See 3 March for details. Playhouse Cinema, Leominster, 7.30pm, £12, 01568 616460. Arts Alive.

RHYTHM THIEVES & FIRESIDE FAMILY Mark and Jill with the Fireside Family. Curry night, includes curry buffet and puds, £18, please book in advance, Norrie’s Cafe, 3 Church St, Leominster, 7.30pm, 01568 612876.

Thurs 3 March LIVE MUSIC Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

OPEN MIC Hosted by The Wayne Martin Band.

The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

FAIRPORT CONVENTION Credited with originating the British folk-rock genre. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £23-£21, 01743 281281.

OPEN MIC King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

EDUARDO NIEBLA DUO One of the world’s great guitarists, presenting an amazing repertoire of stunning flamenco jazz. Steiner Academy, Much Dewchurch, 7.30pm, £10/£5/£28, 01981 540221. Arts Alive.

PLATINUM Abba tribute band. The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, 8pm, tickets from £20, tickets from www.thebuttermarket.co.uk or from The Peachtree, 18 Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury. Over 18s event.

RHYTHM THIEVES Chindit Inn, Wolverhampton.

JAMES HICKMAN Egos, Quality Square, Ludlow.

ENGLISH STRING ORCHESTRA Playing a mixed programme of baroque, classical and romantic music.

Lion Ballroom, Leominster, 7.30pm, £14, 01905 570979.

THE ROLLERS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

PAUL PARKER Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

LE FREAK The Left Bank Cafe, Hereford.

THE TREVOR BURTON BAND Golden Cross Inn, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

TOMMY MILLS BAND Stag, Llanidloes.

POKER JACK Malthouse, Ironbridge.

LET’S GET QUIZZICAL Quiz. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762.

SEAN SAYE The Wheatsheaf, High St, Shrewsbury.

AN EVENING WITH SOUND OF WALES A celebration of all things Welsh, from folk to hymns, contemporary to classical and much more. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £8/£6, 01686 614555.

Sat 5 March TREORCHY MALE VOICE CHOIR China Street Chapel, Llanidloes, 7pm, £12, 01686 614555. Llanidloes Rotary Club.

CONCERT FOR CRASWALL Featuring Jaspa Brass Quintet. Music

by Gareth Wood, Malcolm Arnold, Jan Koetsier, Enrique Crespo and some surprises. St Michael’s Church, Michaelchurch Escley, 7.30pm, £15, 01544 318173.

THE YARCHESTERS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

UKRAINIAN EVENING Traditional live music, dance and food.

Bortsch, salad, homemade breads, vodka. Learn about Ukrainian Youth Theatre Project and escorted trips to the Ukraine. Fownhope Memorial Hall, 7pm, £10 adults, £6 under 16s, 01432 860003 or 07963 090838.

EARLY WARNING Vaga Tavern, Hereford.

Fairport Convention

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LORNA DAVIS & CATHERINE CHAMBERLIN Programme includes JS Bach and Handel. Presteigne Baptist Church, Hereford St, Presteigne, 3pm, free with retiring collection to cover expenses and to support PBC’s Mother and Tots Group. Tickets 01544 267352 or 077499 21347.

Troy Redfern Band - Hereford Rocks

UKRAINIAN EVENING Traditional live music, dance and food.

Fownhope Memorial Hall, 7pm, £10 adults, £6 under 16s, 01432 860003.

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

Tues 8 March WAYNE MARTIN BAND Yorkshire House, Shrewsbury.

Wed 9 March SARAH SMITH TRIO Housmans, Church Stretton, 8pm.

OPEN MIC With Wayne Martin. White Horse Inn, Clun.

Sat 5 March F1 11 The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

ROMANTIC TRIOS With Ruth Watson (oboe), John Hymas (viola) and Jeremy Fisher (piano).

St Michael’s and All Angels Church, Cwmdu, 7.30pm, £12 on the door or 01874 730263. Friends of Cwmdu Music.

THE HYPE Malthouse, Ironbridge.

SHREWSBURY CANTATA CHOIR Programme includes Bruckner and Kodaly. United Reformed Church, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £10, under 18s free, 01952 432286.

LIVE GARUNKA WITH THE OHM BOMBS King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

HOT ROD 55 An evening of rock ‘n’ roll and classic 70s rock music. Priest Weston Village Hall, 7.30pm, £5, 01938 561305.

SHOWADDYWADDY Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £21, 01584 878141.

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

SHENANIGANS Paris, Texas night. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762.

FABULOUS BORDELLOS The Bell Inn, Etnam St, Leominster.

DAVID BOWIE TRIBUTE NIGHT The Old Mill, Llanidloes, 8pm, free, 01686 412008.

BLIND EYE Stag, Llanidloes.

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EDUARDO NIEBLA DUO See 3 March for details. Chapel Lawn Village Hall, 7.30pm, £8/£6, 01547 530535. Arts Alive.

HEREFORD ROCKS Featuring Mick Ralphs, ex Mott the Hoople and Bad Company guitarist with his mighty Blues Band. The Left Bank, Hereford. Starting at 2pm and finishing midnight, it will also feature The Troy Redfern Band, Willow Robinson, Raptor, Sultana Brothers, The Roadhouse Band, Rocky Road To Ruin and the Linerunners. £15, www.herefordleftbank.com or 07592 839386.

NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

JOHNNY TRASHED Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

Sun 6 March PAUL LAMB & CHAD STRENTZ Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4pm.

WHISKEY RIVER BOYS The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

THE BLOCKHEADS With Derek Hussey now fronting the band, they are still one of the most underrated British live bands. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £20 (standing), 01743 281281.

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

Thurs 10 March DAI ROBS Album launch. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 8pm, £6, 01686 614555.

HEADSTICKS Punk-meets-rock-meets-folk.

Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

THE TETRACHORDS Plus Ed Heslop. The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

THE CHURCHFITTERS A folk group like no other. A double bass made out of scrap metal.

Heart-wrenching vocals accoumpanied by a musical saw. Foot-stomping fiddle mixed with infectious funk-rock rhythms.

Silvester Horne Institute, Church Stretton, 7.30pm, £10/£6/£30, 01694 720132. Arts Alive.

Fri 11 March THE REMI HARRIS PROJECT St Peter’s Centre, Peterchurch, 8pm, £12, 01584 881564.

RANDOM KARAOKE The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THE GOLD ROOM The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

EDUARDO NIEBLA DUO See 3 March for details. Chelmarsh Parish Hall, 6pm, £10/£7 includes refreshments, 01746 862104.

Arts Alive.

DI ELSPIN Supper and cello night. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

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

BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB Brimfield Village Hall, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 8pm, 01584 711854.

JAZZ @ THE BONDED WAREHOUSE Featuring Brown Field /Byrne Quintet.

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

RITCHIE DAVE PORTER CARAD, Rhayader, 7.30pm, £5 on the door.

HMV BAND Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

GARY HALL De Koffee Pot, The Left Bank, Hereford.

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

Carducci String Quartet

SLOWBURNER White Horse Inn, Clun.

FOLK IN THE FOYER Featuring The Night Watch.

Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575.

NAKED GLUEBOYS Stag, Llanidloes.

THE FREEZE Malthouse, Ironbridge.

CAT IN THE HAT Golden Cross Inn, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

BRIAN & HANNAH Egos, Quality Square, Ludlow.

THE CHURCHFITTERS See 10 March for details. Wem Town Hall, 8pm, £10/£8/£5, 01939 238279.

Arts Alive.

Sat 12 March THE SOUNDS OF SIMON A tribute to Simon and Garfunkel.

Regal Cinema, Tenbury, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

CAT IN THE HAT The Bell Inn, Etnam St, Leominster.

THE HITCHERS The Old Mill, Llanidloes, 8pm, free, 01686 412008.

THE SPITFIRES The Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford, 8pm, £10, 01432 357753.

THE LAZY SUNDAYS King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

SHANANIGANS With DJ Ben. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762.

SEAN SAYE The Bell Inn, Yarpole.

OUTLAWED Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

EARDISLAND VILLAGE BAND & FRIENDS An evening of entertainment. Including the Rhythm Thieves. Eardisland Village Hall, 7pm, £6, under 13s free. Bring your own drinks, tickets from Eardisland Community Shop or 01544 388375, evb@eardisland.org.uk ACOUSTIC UNDERDOGS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

MUSIC IN NEW RADNOR Featuring music for wind quintet with Seren Winds, students, graduates and postgraduates from the RWCMD. Programme includes Nielsen, Muczynski, Ligeti and others.

Community Hall, New Radnor, 7.30pm, £8, £3 under 14s, 01544 350268.

THE RAINBREAKERS The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

HEREFORD CHORAL SOCIETY Featuring Natalie Clifton Griffith, James Oxley, Greg Skidmore and Marches Baroque. Programme includes Handel’s Alexander’s Feast. Hereford Cathedral, 7.30pm, £25-£10, children free, from Cathedral Shop, The Outback and www.herefordchoralsociety.org/ tickets 08454 633109.

ORION’S BELT The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

GUNPOWDER FACTORY Stag, Llanidloes.

THE WAYNE MARTIN BAND The Kangaroo, Aston on Clun.

LUDLOW CHORAL SOCIETY ‘Seven Last Words’. Programme includes Haydn and Mozart.

St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £12, under 18s free, from 01584 878141 or www.ludlowchoral.org.uk LIVE MUSIC Malthouse, Ironbridge.

ARLET They sound sometimes like a chamber orchestra, sometimes like a jazz combo, sometimes like a folk sessions.

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

Sun 13 March CARDUCCI STRING QUARTET Programme includes Mozart, Boccerhini and Beethoven. Lion Hotel, Shrewsbury, pre-concert talk 2.15pm, concert 3pm, 01743 367482.

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

SOUTH POWYS YOUTH MUSIC GALA Featuring South Powys Junior Orchestra and Choir, Wind Band, String Machine, Stringtastic, Percussion Group. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, from 2.15pm, 01874 611622.

Thurs 17 March SINFONIA CYMRU A family focussed concert, fun and relaxed, suitable for adults and children of all ages. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 6.30pm, £7.50, children £5, family £20, 01686 614555.

Sun 13 March QUIZ NIGHT King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

ADAM HODSON The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

THE PRODUCERS Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4pm.

ACOUSTIC SESSION Sun Inn, Leintwardine.

THE DELRAY ROCKETS The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford, 4-6pm.

Mon 14 March JAZZ @ SPARKIES BAR Featuring Mark Latimer and Steve Tarner. Sparkies Bar, 18 West St, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610060.

Tues 15 March SOUTH POWYS YOUTH MUSIC GALA Featuring Shake, Rattle & Roll, toddler music session. Primary Strings and South Powys Youth Orchestra.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, from 10am, 01874 611622.

Wed 16 March SINFONIA CYMRU ‘The Tempest’. A musical retelling of Shakespeare’s tale of magic and shipwrecks. For Key Stage 2, Years 3-6. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 10.30am & 1.30pm, £5, free to children and their teachers. 01686 614555.

HEREFORDSHIRE MASSED CHOIRS, CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Present Mozart Requiem, Saint Saens Symphony No.3 and Vivaldi Cello Concerto. Hereford Cathedral, 7pm, £12/£8, tickets from Outback, Church St or Hereford Cathedral Music School or 01432 363531.

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LIVE MUSIC Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

THE PAUL SNOOK BAND The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

FOLK NIGHT King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

MATT WOOSEY Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm.

STARS OF THE SEA St Patrick’s Day. Housmans, Church Stretton, 7.30pm.

GREY WOLF Charlton Arms, Ludlow, 8pm.

RICHARD DURRANT Including music by Bach, Django, Debussy and Durrant. Studio Theatre, The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £12.50/£11.50, 01432 340555.

Fri 18 March NEW ORLEANS HEAT Seven-piece band playing the old style New Orleans jazz. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £12, 01584 878141.

ONE TOO MANY Golden Cross Inn, Sutton St Nicholas.

MURPHY’S LAW Stag, Llanidloes.

The Weave, Shrewsbury Jazz Network

STRANGE BLUE DREAMS & THE FORDSONS River Carnival Benefit, The Left Bank, Hereford.

FRIDAY LIVE Featuring Tim Holehouse, punk rock inspired music. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762.

WELLS CATHEDRAL MUSIC SCHOOL The Tabernacle, Machynlleth, 7.30pm, £10, 01654 703730.

JOE SEAGER Egos, Quality Square, Ludlow.

BLACK ‘N’ BLUES BAND The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

WHISKEY RIVER BOYS Martin Blake and Aidan Sheehan. The Bell Inn, Redbrook, Monmouth, 8.30pm.

DERRIN NAUENDORF Charlton Arms, Ludlow.

GREY WOLF King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

WILDMEN OF THE BAROQUE Musicians will be Piers Adams and David Wright. Methodist Church, Church Stretton, 7pm, 01694 723388.

BOUNCING BETTY Malthouse, Ironbridge.

LET’S HANG ON Music The Four Seasons. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £23/£22, 01686 614555.

THE POOZIES All-female folk band. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £15, 01743 281281.

Sat 19 March GOLD ROOM Malthouse, Ironbridge.

SHREWSBURY JAZZ NETWORK Featuring The Weave. Trumpets, guitar, drums, piano and double bass.

The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £14, members £12, £7 for 21s and under on the door or 01743 234970.

THE REDUCED ROCK COMPANY Present the Fifties - 100 tunes in 100 minutes. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, 01885 488575.

The Hanover Band

PHOENIX The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

HEAVY RAIN Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

PAUL SNOOK King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

DROR KESSLER An evening of acoustic music, storytelling, folk tradition and original ballads. Supported by Rapsquillion.

The Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 8pm, £5 from the Town Hall, www.ticketsource.co.uk THE WAYNE MARTIN BAND The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

OWEN MONEY’S JUKEBOX HEROES Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £15/£14, £42 family, 01874 611622.

RAGWORT New acoustic trio. The Oak, Wigmore.

SHREWSBURY CHORAL SOCIETY Programme includes John Rutter and Gounod. With Prestfelde Preparatory School Choir and Shrewsbury Sinfonia. Shrewsbury Abbey, 7.30pm, www.shrewsburychoral.org.uk or 01743 232236.

MR BLACK The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THE BOX BAND Brilliant acoustic sounds from around the world. Saturday Cafe, Courtyard, Hereford, 12-2pm, free.

SHENANIGANS With DJ Mr B. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762.

HEREFORD BLUES CLUB Featuring Trafficker. Booth Hall, Hereford.

PHOENIX SINGERS Programme includes Dvorak and Sally Beamish. St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £12, £8 under 25s, 01743 245950.

RUMBLE IN THE JUMBLE Sale. Linton Village Hall, 2pm, 50p.

THE ANIMATORS The Bell Inn, Etnam St, Leominster.

STEVIE YEOMANS Greyhound Inn, Llangunllo, 9pm, 01547 550400.

CATCH 22 Stag, Llanidloes.

THE CRADLEY SINGERS ‘A Thousand Years of Choral Music’.

Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.30pm, £10, students £8, 07967 517125.

Sun 20 March BARRON KNIGHTS Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £19.50, 01743 281281.

THE HANOVER BAND Programme includes CPE Bach, JS Bach, Abel and Handel.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £22/£19, 01432 340555.

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THE ENDINGS Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

JOHNNY HATES JAZZ Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £20, 01743 281281.

Fri 25 March TONGUE AND GROOVE Stag, Llanidloes.

OPEN MIC Hosted by Mark of the Rhythm Thieves.

Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm.

FRIDAY LIVE Desert Island Discs with Barty. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762.

Sun 20 March LIZA PULMAN SINGS HOLLYWOOD A journey through classic songs from the movies. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £23-£21, 01743 281281.

THE MAZ MITRENKO BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4pm.

BUILTH WELLS MALE VOICE CHOIR Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 7.30pm, £8, 01885 488575. In aid of Midlands Air Ambulance.

HOLLY MORSE The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

Mon 21 March JAZZ @ SPARKIES BAR Featuring Mark Latimer and Steve Tarner. Sparkies Bar, 18 West St, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610060.

Tues 22 March

OVER THE HILLBILLIES The Swan, Kington. Part of Kington and Radnor Beer Festival.

SAMBUCA Great Malvern Hotel, Malvern, 9pm.

MICRO BABY The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

LOON De Koffee Pot, The Left Bank, Hereford.

TOM STEADMAN Acoustic night. The Old Mill, Llanidloes, 8pm, free, 01686 412008.

PLASTIC PANTOMIME White Horse Inn, Clun.

SEAN SAYE Egos, Quality Square, Ludlow.

ALTERNATIVE ROUTE Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

BACH’S ST JOHN PASSION Sung by the Cathedral Choir with Marches Baroque and international soloists. Hereford Cathedral, 7pm, 01432 374261.

AIRBAG Malthouse, Ironbridge.

Wed 23 March

Sat 26 March

BLUEGRASS/OLD TIME BLUES King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

DAVE MORRIS The Bell Inn, Etnam St, Leominster.

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

EGO FRIENDLY The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

Thurs 24 March SEAN SAYE 50s - 70s artist. The Bell Inn, Etnam St, Leominster.

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

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KINGTON & RADNOR BEER FESTIVAL 6 pubs, 1 brewery, 35+ real ales.

Participating pubs: Tavern, Oxford, Swan and Royal Oak in Kington and in Radnorshire The Radnor Arms, Fforest Inn and Radnorshire Brewery Bar, 01544 231706.

SULTANA BROTHERS Golden Cross Inn, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

KINGTON & RADNOR BEER FESTIVAL 6 pubs, 1 brewery, 35+ real ales.

Participating pubs: Tavern, Oxford, Swan and Royal Oak in Kington and in Radnorshire The Radnor Arms, Fforest Inn and Radnorshire Brewery Bar, 01544 231706.

WILL KILLEEN BAND King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

EASTER EVENT With Two Things With Strings playing guitar music, 11am-2pm. Easter Event open 10am-4pm. Aardvark Books, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, free entry and parking, 01547 530744.

BLACK ‘N’ BLUES BAND Stag, Llanidloes.

SHENANIGANS Sounds of Harlowe. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 821762.

THE BLACK RAPIDS The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

ROCKY ROAD TO RUIN The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

GARY HALL Top-notch roots ‘n’ Americana acoustic guitars and vocals. Saturday Cafe, Courtyard, Hereford, 12-2pm, free.

THE JENTS Malthouse, Ironbridge.

THE HEXMEN Support from Jack Brett and Friends.

Ludlow Brewing Company, Station Drive, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £10, 01584 873291. All profits to Cancer Research UK. HANNAH ALDRIDGE White Horse Inn, Clun.

OCD Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

WILD TALES A multi-instrumental concert of traditional and contemporary folk, interwoven with spoken word to reflect the rich tapestry of Herefordshire flora, fauna and tradition. Performed by Alan Kilburn and Richard Aird. Hereford Sixth Form College, Folly Lane, 7pm, £8, 01432 356872. All profits to The Herefordshire Wildlife Trust.

Sun 27 March JOE SEAGER Housmans, Church Stretton, 7.30pm.

THE DON FOX SCANDAL Lichfield Vaults, Church St, Hereford, 4pm, 01432 266821.

FRUIT MACHINE Malthouse, Ironbridge.

LIVE MUSIC The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THE NOTORIOUS BROTHERS Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4pm.

TASHA The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

THE VELVET VIOLIN A musical cabaret evening. Featuring Loon and Nuala Honan. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7pm, £12 from Courtyard Antiques and 01544 267163.

Full Circle gig.

LOON Wild, Weird and Wonderful

The Wild Hare Club present them and their intriguing, knitted facial hair at De Koffee Pot, The Left Bank, Hereford Friday 25th March 8pm Mon 28 March

Thurs 31 March

LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERT

By Peter Dyke. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm.

VO FLETCHER Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm.

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

Tues 29 March THE REMI HARRIS PROJECT Featuring Ben Holder. A tribute to Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli and The Hot Club of Paris. The Victory Hall, Clows Top, 8pm, £12, 01584 881564.

VO FLETCHER & RICK SAUNDERS Guitar and violin. Norrie’s Cafe, 3 Church St, Leominster, 7.30pm, £18 includes meal. Please book in advance, 01568 612876.

ONE CROW SORROW Mixing guitar, banjo, ukulele and harmonica alongside two contrasting voices. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.30pm, £2.50, 01686 614555.

LES SPEAR Egos, Quality Square, Ludlow.

SLOWBURNER The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

ALTERNATE ROUTE Malthouse, Ironbridge.

OPEN MIC NIGHT Hosted by Howard and Clare.

Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 01952 610888.

UNCLE JIM The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

APRIL

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

Fri 1 April

THE HUSKY TONES CARAD, Rhayader, 7.30pm, £5, bar.

HAY ON WYE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2016 Featuring The Fitzwilliam Quartet and Dragonfly String Trio. Richard Strauss, Tchaikovsky, and Beethoven. St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm. £15 from Richard Booth’s Bookshop, 01497 822010, www.boothbooks.co.uk or www.haymusic.org

Wed 30 March SAMBUCA Wildwood/DeGrey’s, Ludlow, 7.30pm.

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

FIVE O’CLOCK HEROES Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

BRENIG Highly regarded Aberystwyth-based folk trio. Knighton Community Centre bar, 7.30pm, £7 on the door, 07751 221487.

TOMMY MILLS BAND Stag, Llanidloes.

Sat 2 April BUILTH MALE VOICE CHOIR Spring concert for Llandrindod Wells Twinning. With Mid Powys Youth Choir and other artistes. Holy Trinity Church, Llandrindod Wells, 7.30pm, £8 on the door or www.wegotttickets.com or 01547 851427, RUSS HUGHES Stag, Llanidloes.

Brenig

RHYTHM THIEVES Phone 01568 770134

Wed 2 March Norrie’s, 3 Church St, Leominster, 8pm.

(Mark & Jill with Fireside Family).

Fri 4 March Chindit Inn, Wolverhampton.

Fri 11 March Sun Inn, Leintwardine. New band based open mic, drums and bass provided, 8pm.

Sat 12 March Eardisland Village Hall, (Mark & Jill with Eardisland Village Band).

Fri 25 March Sun Inn, Leintwardine, open mic, 8pm,

PHOENIX Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

Trevor Davies Music

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

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

Plus many other brands.

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

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Sat 2 April HAY ON WYE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2016 Film, ‘The Face behind the Face’, 4.30pm, free with concert ticket, 4.30pm. Supper, 6pm. Concert featuring The Fitzwilliam Quartet. Programme includes Shostakovich, Mozart, Barcham-Stevens, Purcell and Beethoven, 7.30pm.

Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye. Details/tickets £15 from Richard Booth’s Bookshop, 01497 822010, www.boothbooks.co.uk or www.haymusic.org OPEN MIC Ledbury Community Hall, 7pm, £5, bring a bottle, 01531 632968.

THE KINDRED Malthouse, Ironbridge.

OPEN MIC Vaga Tavern, Hereford, 8pm.

MONTERAY JACK The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

OVER THE HILL BILLIES The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND The music of James Taylor and Carole King. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £18, 01584 878141.

Sun 3 April THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL STORY The tale of an iconic musical duo, retold with original footage and a live band performing hits. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £19-£17, 01743 281281.

TRIS WALRUND The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

HAY ON WYE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2016 Featuring The Fitzwilliam Quartet, members of Sinfonia Cymru and Tom Wilkinson. Programme includes Purcell, Boyce and Handel, 3pm. Details/tickets £15 from Richard Booth’s Bookshop, 01497 822010, www.boothbooks.co.uk or www.haymusic.org BABAJACK Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 4pm.

ASTAROA STRING QUARTET Programme includes Mendelssohn, Dvorak and Schubert.

Lion Ballroom, Leominster, 3pm, £12, £6 students, 01905 570979.

JIMMY BUCKLEY One of Ireland’s best loved performers with a wide variety of material including big ballads and tribute medleys to the greats of country music. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £21, 01743 281281.

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

BRIMFIELD FOLK CLUB Brimfield Village Hall, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 8pm, 01584 711854.

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

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

THE THREE DEGREES Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £26-£38.50, 01743 281281.

Thurs 7 April WILL KILLEEN Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm.

OPEN MIC Hosted by Gravy Train. The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

WE’LL MEET AGAIN Traditional variety and a tribute to our Armed Forces of yesterday, today and tomorrow. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 2.30pm, £14.50/£12.50, 01743 281281.

Fri 8 April BANDAMANIA SPRING CEILIDH Presteigne’s Community band, led by Sue Harris. Dust off your dancing shoes! Eardisley Village Hall, 7.30pm, £6, accompanied under 16s free. Bring your own drinks.

Tickets from Eardisley Village Stores, 01544 327841 or on the door if room.

THE ENDINGS The Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THE REIGN KINGS Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD Rock and 60s covers. Golden Cross Inn, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

MICRO BABY Malthouse, Ironbridge.

OWEN MONEY’S JUKEBOX HEROES Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £15/£13, 01686 614555.

Fitzwilliam Quartet, Hay-on-Wye Chamber Music Festival

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Music Workshops

Sat 5th March SAMBA DRUMMING WORKSHOP SambaBrecon is a friendly community band and we are running a FREE taster Samba drumming workshop. All welcome especially beginners - no previous experience necessary). Tea, coffee will be provided. 10–12am, Parish Hall, Lion St, Hay on Wye. If you are interested in coming please contact Gill on 01497 821631 Sat 5 March SHROPSHIRE HILLS IRISH MUSIC DAY A day of workshops for tune players. Fiddle (intermediate and advanced with Pete Cooper. Play it By Ear (all melody instruments) with Kitty Greenwood. Flute and whistle with Jem Hammond. Irish session favourites with Kitty, Garry and Moira Bracknall. Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, all day £44 including lunch, morning and afternoon refreshments, 01584 841564.

Sat 12 March BMEMF WORKSHOP FOR SINGERS Capilla Flamenca (Music of the Flemish Chapel in the Spanish Royal Court). Tutor: Graham Coatman. Yarpole Church, near Leominster, 9.30am-4.30pm, £16 for EMF members, £18 non-members, £5 students. Prior booking essential, 01568 780559, www.bmemf.org.uk Sat 19 March COME AND SING WORKSHOP Sing choruses from Mendelssohn’s Elijah with musical director Roger Langford, accompanied on the piano by Michael Neville. Singers of all ages, experience and ability welcome. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne.

More info: www.kingtonchoral.org.uk Evening Fri 29 April - Mon 2 May THE NATURAL FLOW A three-day singing workshop with Michael Harper. Hill Cottage Retreats, Rhos-y-meirch, Knighton, £240/£220 workshop, meals, refreshments and shared accommodation. £100/£90, non-residential, 01547 520044, www.hillcottageretreats.co.uk 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

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: 07501 724663

www.langstaffe-violins.co.uk

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

Tuesdays SAMBABRECON We are a friendly community band which meets each week to practice drumming and have fun. If you would like to come along, and beginners are especially welcome - we would love to see you! Please contact either Sue on 07792 165481 or Gill on 01497 821631. 7-9pm at Harley’s Night Club, 8 Bell Lane, Brecon - close to the library.

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 your heart out with songs from far and wide. Everything taught by ear. All welcome, £5 per week. Led by Sue Harris 01547 550158 sumarieharris@btinternet.com Wednesdays PLAY IT BY EAR Learn to play ceilidh tunes and perform at a summer ceilidh dance. Expert tuition from Kitty Greenwood of Hijinx Ceilidh Band. Suitable for all instruments, beginner to experienced players. Craven Arms, £33 for 6 week course, £7 per week, 7.30-9.30pm, 01584 841564.

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 - along from the church.

Uplifting songs from many traditions around the world, all taught by ear. Everyone welcome for a rousing sing. £5 per week. Led by Sue Harris 01547 550158 sumarieharris@btinternet.com 1st and 3rd Thursdays HEREFORD CHANTING CIRCLE. 11am-1pm plus one Friday evening 8pm - 10pm. A devotional singing group.

Beautiful chants from a variety of spiritual traditions (Kirtan, Sufi, Gospel, Native etc), 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 see www.karimandsusanne.co.uk Thursday CANTORION LLANDRINDOD Mixed choir, early/classical music. Howey VH, 7.45pm, 01874 754774.

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

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

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

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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.

Flatworld

THE BAGGAGE HANDLERS - acoustic duo playing classic covers from the likes of R.E.M. to Johnny Cash, Snow Patrol to The Jam. We can be contacted at www.facebook.com/thebaggagehandlers www.myspace.com/baggagehandlersmusic or simply ring 07824 787168.

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.

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THE HANNAH BAILEY BAND play soul, classic rock, pop and blues. Featuring Hannah, the queen of midland soul on vocals and guitar. Double keyboards, guitar, bass and electric drums (they can be turned down - or up!) and vocal harmonies provide their funky sound. You just “gotta, gotta, gotta” book them for your party or pub.

Contact Bill Pitt on 01584 819394.

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!

HOTSY-TOTSY If you’re seeking musical entertainment with a vintage twist from the golden age of swing, delivered by experienced performers, dancers and musicians who exude elegance, sophistication and glamour, also specializing in strict tempo for ballroom, latin and fun sequence dancing, then Hotsy Totsy Entertainment Inc. can help. Different line ups for different occasions, tailor made entertainment for your event.

Parties, Weddings and Corporate Events catered for.

Contact Naomi 01588 674823 or email npayne14@ yahoo.co.uk www.hotsytotsyentertainmentinc.co.uk LE FREAK Upbeat party covers band. Great 5-piece outfit for any dance event. Hear us on soundcloud.com/ lefreak357066067 or phone Nick on 01981 540348 or 07952 415487.

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

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

Playing surf, funk and ska with latino beats.. Also, The Swing Set; Swing jazz, Blues and rock n roll from the Squid collective. Contact Leo 07816 686856 leocaithness@tiscali.co.uk 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! RAY STROUD Fingerstyle guitarist/singer. Huge repertoire of songs and tunes from 60s-90s, jazzy pop, roots and folk. “Faultless playing and wonderful songs.

Expect an eclectic mix and to be delightfully entertained” - Rea Rver Roots. www.ray-stroud.com 07962 916333 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

STOMPING-GROUND Versatile 3 piece party band.

Ideal for weddings and function’s. Contact Richie 07817 620644. www.stomping-ground.co.uk www.stomping-ground.co.uk 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 TROVATORI Classical singers Darren and Caroline perform opera and musicals through to modern ballads and folk accompanied on guitars. Live, stylish and bespoke entertainment. www.trovatori.com Tel: 07971 880794 or email mail@trovatori.com 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.

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.

Whiskey River

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.

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theatre PERFORMANCE

Thurs 3 March THE BIRTHDAY PARTY A shabby boarding house in a small English seaside town.

An elderly couple take care of a solitary guest, who rarely ventures out. But when an impromptu, seemingly innocent birthday party abruptly turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse, there are horrifying repercussions. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £11, 01686 614555.

Mon 7 & Sat 12 March GRAV TORCH THEATRE COMPANY. In 2007 Ray Gravell died. He was 56 years old. Known to millions for his legendary exploits on the rugby field, Grav was more than that. This play celebrates the man and the legend. 7 March Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £13/£11, 01982 552555. 12 March - Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £10/£8, 01686 614555.

Thurs 17 March THE GLASS MENAGERIE THEATR PENA. An absent father, a domineering mother, a daughter lost in a world of her own and a son intent on leaving - a family struggling to survive on fragile dreams.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £12/£10, £6 under 18s, 01874 611622.

Fri 18 March, Sat 30 April, Sun 1 May & Fri 20 May EMMA HOTBUCKLE PRODUCTIONS. Emma Woodhouse is handsome, clever and rich. She’s also a meddler. As her interfering gets out of hand, it may be time for Emma to question her judgement. 18 March - SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £10/£7, 01588 630321.

30 April - Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £12/£8, 07967 517125. 1 May - Wem Town Hall, 7.30pm, £11/£9/£5, 01939 238279. 20 May - Leintwardine Community Centre, 7.30pm, £12, 01547 540306. Arts Alive.

Fri 18 & Sat 19 March FALLING

Wed 9 March MOSCOW STATE CIRCUS Professor Wacko and his crazy side kick Natalia Mezentceva invite the audience to a wondrous and mysterious enchanted garden, with a multitude of flying, back flipping, juggling, wire walking and roller-skating performers. The Courtyard, Hereford, 5pm & 8pm, £27-£15, 01432 340555.

Wed 9 - Fri 18 March THIS LAND PENTABUS RURAL THEATRE COMPANY & SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE. This Land explores what happens when a family face the threat of a fracking company setting up metres from their house. The play hurtles through thousands of years of history, exploring the layers of lives lived on one patch of land.

9 March - Pentabus Theatre, Bromfield, 01584 856564.

10 March - All Stretton Village Hall 01694 723378.

11 March - Snailbeach Village Hall 01743 791327.

12 March - SpArC, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321.

16 March - Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660.

18 March - Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125.

Thurs 10 - Sat 12 March HEREFORD COUNTY DRAMA FESTIVAL One-act plays - amateur drama competition. Courtyard, Hereford, £8/£6, all three evenings £21, 01432 340555.

Sat 12, Sun 13, Sat 19 & Sun 20 March WENLOCK OLYMPIAN LIVE ARTS FESTIVAL 2016 Competitive classes in Choral Speaking, Dance, Music, Speech and Drama for young people aged 18 and under.

The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 01952 728911.

Tues 15 March TRANSPORTS PIPELINE THEATRE. A spiky teenager in foster care plays cat and mouse with her widowed foster mother, as two parallel sets of revelations collide with devastating consequences. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £14/£12, students £8, 01743 281281.

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THEATRE ALIBI. What happens when life swallows you whole and terror is only a heartbeat away? Combining a powerful performance, projection, puppetry and a thrilling live soundscape to tell a raw and intimate story. For ages 14+. Studio Theatrem The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £14/£13, 01432 340555.

Sat 19 March AUSTEN’S WOMEN Thirteen of Jane Austen’s heroines come to life in this bold revisiting of some of literature’s most celebrated works.

Gwernyfed High School, Drama Studio, Hay-on-Wye, 7.30pm, £12/£10, 029 2071 3200, www.glasburyarts.co.uk Sat 19 March YOUR BARD! William Shakespeare - the greatest playwright the world has ever seen? Or just a frontman? Now’s your chance to meet Will in person. In the pub. An informal audience with the man himself. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 7.45pm, £11, drama special £9, 01686 614555.

Wed 23 March LADY CONNIE AND THE SUFFRAGETTES This new play explores Lady Constance Lytton’s unique role in the Suffragette Movement, drawn from her own letters and diaries. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £15/£13, students £9, 01743 281281.

Conquest Theatre Bromyard Live on Stage

11 March, 7.30pm THE NIGHT WATCH (Folk in the Foyer) 19 March, 7.30pm THE REDUCED ROCK COMPANY Presents The Fifties - 100 tunes in 100 minutes 20 March, 7.30pm BUILTH WELLS MALE VOICE CHOIR In aid of Midlands Air Ambulance

Films

25 March, 8pm THE LADY IN THE VAN

Screenings

3 March, 7pm HANGMEN (National Theatre) 28 March, 5pm THE RAILWAY CHILDREN (Recorded live from the National Railway Museum)

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

BOX OFFICE

01743 281281

THU 14 APR

ALUN COCHRANE

A man who has jokes. Jokes about manliness, womanliness, hobbies, ageing, fighting, perfume, beards, snoods, feminism, and hopefully some profound understanding about life itself.

SAT 16 APR

THE BLUES BAND

In 1979 five musicians formed fo a group 'just to play the blues'. 36 years on, 20 albums and over a thousand gigs later, they’ve earned a reputation as one of the finest exponents of blues music in all its forms.

THU 28 APR

BRIDGET CHRISTIE

Why has Bridget been sending her underunder pants to George Osborne every month?

What’s the difference between Eddie Izzard and Caitlyn Jenner? All this will be revealed in Bridget’s latest solo show.

SAT 30 APR

ISLE OF WOMAN

Th Three strong and individual women, who use stunning rich beautiful harmonies to sing about bare bones reality. Think Joan Rivers meets the Andrews Sisters or Fascinating Aida with a hint of 40s close harmony.

view full listings at www.theatresevern.co.uk

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Thurs 24 March LYSISTRATA ACTORS OF DIONYSIS. A unique take on Greek drama with their no holds barred comedy. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £15/£14, 01432 340555.

Fri 25 & Sat 26 March YOUTH THEATRE CONNECTIONS FESTIVAL Six performances from The Courtyard and Conquest Theatre’s Intermediate and Senior Youth Theatre Groups.

25 March - ‘Take-Away’. ‘Shooting Truth’ and ‘Seventeen’.

26 March - ‘The Musicians’, Little Foot’ and ‘The Exam’.

Studio Theatre, The Courtyard, Hereford, 4pm, £7 per day, 01432 340555.

Tues 29 March - Sat 2 April HEREFORD GANG SHOW Hereford Scouts & Guides, a cast of over 100 young people bring you toe-tapping hits from top musicals. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.15pm, Sat 2.15pm & 7.15pm, £11/£9, Sat £13, 01432 340555.

Fri 1 & Sat 2 April OUR DAY OUT GET YOUR WIGLE ON IN-BE-TEEN THEATRE GROUPS. A school coach trip descends into a battle of wits between the exuberant pupils and the humourless Mr Briggs. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 1pm & 6pm, £14/£12, 01743 281281.

Sat 2 April THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST THE PANTALOONS. Everybody loves Earnest. The only trouble is, he doesn’t exist. Or does he? Market Theatre Ledbury, 8pm, £12/£8, 07967 517125. Arts Alive.

Thurs 7 April TRIALS OF GALILEO ICARUS THEATRE. Focusing on the events surrounding Galileo’s heresy trial in 1633, a witty, chilling and passionate one-man rollercoaster. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £12/£10, under 26 £5, 01874 611622.

Thurs 7 April CHAMPIONS OF MAGIC An award-winning team of tricksters for a spectacular night of mystery and illusions. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £23/£16.50, family £65, 01432 340555.

MUSICAL THEATRE & OPERA Wed 9 - Sat 12 March RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET SHREWSBURY OPERATIC SOCIETY’s brand new production of the sixties rock and roll science-fiction musical. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £19.50-£13.50, 01743 281281.

Wed 9 - Fri 11 March SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS BRECON HIGH SCHOOL. Featuring plenty of classic songs and energetic dance routines. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, £12/£10, 01874 611622.

Thurs 10 - Sat 12 March SWEET CHARITY LUDLOW COLLEGE. Sweet Charity follows the comical but tender misadventures of guileless New York dance hall hostess Charity Hope Valentine as she searches for old-fashioned romance. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm, £11/£7, 01584 878141.

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Wed 16 - Sat 19 March PATIENCE HEREFORD GILBERT AND SULLIVAN SOCIETY. A musical romp combining a sparkling score, topsy-turvy plot and witty dialogue, all set in a bygone era where ladies sighed for their sweethearts and love could turn the whole world upside-down. The Courtyard, Hereford. Wed-Sat 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm, £16-£14, students £5 for all performances, 01432 340555.

Wed 16 - Sat 19 March 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL GET YOUR WIGLE ON present this hilarious and high energy new musical comedy, based on the hit movie, about three office workers who turn the tables on their sexist boss. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm, & 7.30pm, £18.50-£12.50, 01743 281281.

Fri 18 March DEIGRYN YN Y DIRGEL (L’ELISIR D’AMORE) OPRA CYMRU. A new production of Deigryn Yn Y Dirgel

by Donizzetti will mark the official re-opening of the Pavilion. Grand Pavilion, Spa Rd, Llandrindod Wells, 7.30pm.

Tues 29 & Wed 30 March TRACY BEAKER GETS REAL Touching and very funny, this musical brings Tracy Beaker’s trademark talent for troublemaking, fun and friendship to the stage. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 1pm & 6pm, £14/£12, 01743 281281.

Sat 2 April LA BOHEME SWANSEA CITY OPERA present one of the greatest romances of all opera. Set in war torn 1940’s Paris, sung in English and accompanied by a chamber orchestra.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £19.50/£17.50, £7.50 under 26s, 01874 611622.

Fri 8 April THE ELEMENT IN THE ROOM TANGRAM THEATRE COMPANY. A radioactive musical comedy about the death and life of Marie Curie. Featuring incredible scientific breakthroughs, very silly songs and an audience participation radioactive decay chain.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8pm, £4. Tickets from The Workhouse, Courtyard Antiques, Presteigne and www.wegottickets.com

CHILDREN’S THEATRE

Wed 30 March ARNOLD’S BIG ADVENTURE TESSA BIDE. Arnold the acorn is about to drop from his tree and begin his amazing adventure in search of somewhere to put down his roots. Suitable for children aged 3 - 10 years. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 11am, 1pm & 2.30pm, £7, 01874 611622.

Wed 30 March PONGO’S PARTY A brand new show with CBeebies’ Justin Fletcher and Nicole Davis as the voices of Pongo the Pig and Molly-Moo the Cow. Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 2pm, £8.50/£7.50, family £28, 01686 614555.

Sat 2 April MATILDA NYP THEATRE COMPANY present their own take on Tim Minchens ‘Matilda the Musical’ in 20 minutes, with an added showcase of showtime! Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 6pm, £8, 01686 614555.

Sun 3 April TWEEDY’S LOST PROPERTY A comedy about a clown who gives in to society and gets a real job. In this one man, family show, Tweedy illustrates an impressive repertoire of comedic talents which have made him one of the most respected clowns in the country.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 3pm, £13/£9, family £35, 01432 340555.

Wed 6 April HOW THE KOALA LEARNT TO HUG Based on the best-selling book by Steven Lee, this charming family musical has been written especially for children aged three and above. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 2.30pm, £6, 01584 878141.

Thurs 7 April THE WIZARD OF OZ STARRING SOOTY, SWEEP & SOO With Richard Cadell from CITV’s The Sooty Show.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 3pm & 7pm, £19.50/£17.50, family £69, 01743 281281.

DRAMA WORKSHOPS Mon 21 - Wed 23 March EASTER HOLIDAY CIRCUS SKILLS SCHOOL Over three fun packed days you will learn new and dramatic circus skills, including trapeze and aerial circus moves, tightrope, hula hooping and acrobatic moves.

A showing of work for invited parents at the last session.

Theatr Hafren, Newtown, 9.30am-12.20pm for 7-11 year olds. 1.30pm-4.30pm for 12-16 year olds, £15 with a sibling discount, 01686 614555.

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 Drama workshop 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.

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. More info at www.shakespearelink.co.uk or call 01597 811487

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

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.

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.

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. Kids, ages 4-6. Juniors ages 6-1. Intermediate ages 11-14. All £30 per term. Senior ages 14-18, £35 per term, 01432 340555.

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

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.

Pentabus Theatre Company & Salisbury Playhouse present

Mondays NO STRINGS ATTACHED Puppetry and Mask Theatre with The Fetch Theatre Co. 11-16, 6.30-8pm.

Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 01584 878141.

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.

12 March - SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 18 March - Market Theatre, Ledbury Touring 9 March - 6 May Full details: www.pentabus.co.uk

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word Poetry & Storytelling Thurs 10 March STORY TENT A magical world of stories, songs and crafts for children under 5 years. Appletree Studio, Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, 11am, £4 per child, adults free, 0845 5485449.

Comedy

Thurs 3 March JETHRO A memorable evening of hysterical nonsense.

Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £21, 01584 878141.

Fri 4 March LLOYD LANFORD: WORK IN PROGRESS The Old Mill, Llanidloes, 8pm, £8, £9 on the door, 01686 412008.

Tues 8 March TELFORD COMEDY CLUB - COMEDY & CURRY Craig Deele, Jim Kelly, Neil Irving, Aidan ‘Taco’ Jones, Matt Adlington, Eshaan Akbar, Cressida Wetton, Jay Islaam, Sean Massey and Nick Clarke. Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, 8pm, £6, 01952 610888.

Sat 12, Sun 13, Sat 19 & Sun 20 March WENLOCK OLYMPIAN LIVE ARTS FESTIVAL 2016 Competitive classes in speech and drama for young people. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 01952 728911.

Fri 18 March ROB BECKETT: MOUTH OF THE SOUTH A brand new hour of funnies and he’s taking on the big issues like Kit Kats and flatbread! For ages 14+.

Wyeside, Builth Wells, 8pm, £13/£12, 01982 552555.

Sat 19 March PATRICK MONAHAN: THE DISCO YEARS Thoughtful, smart and brilliantly silly! Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, 01743 281281.

Sun 20 & Thurs 31 March COMEDY AT THE EDGE 20 March - Simon Evans - In the Money, 8pm, £14.

31 March - Shappi Khorsandi Live. 8pm, £14/£13. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 01982 552555.

Thurs 24 March & Sat 2 April ALIVE AND DANGEROUS - BRIAN CONLEY Brian will perform brand-new comedy, sketches and songs. 24 March - Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 01600 772467. 2 April - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Thurs 31 March RUSSELL KANE - RIGHT MAN, WRONG AGE Plus support. For ages 15+. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, £16, 01874 611622.

Fri 1 April & Fri 29 April COMEDY CLUB 1 April - Featuring Naz Osmanaglo, Hayley Ellis and Russell Hicks. 29 April - Featuring Ed Gamble, Hayley Ellis and Ahir Shah. For ages 18+. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, £12.50, 01432 340555.

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Fri 8 April RICHARD HERRING: HAPPY NOW? Richard Herring is now settled down with a wife and a tiny baby. Is he finally happy now? Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £16, 01743 281281.

Sun 10 April JUNIOR JESTERS A new family friendly Comedy Club... for children, parents and anyone who likes comedy without the rude words.

Featuring Ben Van Der Velde and Duncan Disorderly.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 4pm, £7.50, family £25, 01743 281281.

Talks

Tues 1 March LINGEN GARDENING CLUB 1 March - ‘What My Dad’s Worms Told Me’. A talk by Paul Hand. Lingen Village Hall, 7.30pm, £1 members, £4 visitors, 01547 540176.

Tues 1 March LANDS END TO JOHN O GROATS BY BIKE An illustrated talk by Gill Bullock. All Welcome.

Wellington Village Hall, 7.30pm, suggested donation £3.50, refreshments, 01432 830189. Wellington WI. Tues 1 March & Tues 5 April BRECKNOCK DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS SOCIETY 1 March - ‘Your Country Needs You’. Art and Design of World War One, with lecturer James Taylor. 5 April Searching for Shakespeare’, with lecturer Jane Tapley.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2.30pm, annual membership £40, visitors welcome £7.50 per lecture, 01874 625679.

Tues 1 & Tues 8 March LUDLOW LECTURES 1 March - ‘Black by Day, Red by Night’. An introduction to the landscape of the Black Country, 1700-1950, 10am.

8 March - ‘A Walk to the Paradise Garden: Gardens of the Middle Marches’ - Jane Allsop, 10am. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, £4 per lecture, 01584 874990.

Wed 9 April LUDLOW CIVIC SOCIETY ‘Sense and Serendipity: Aspects of Design in Ludlow.

With James Caird. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, £4 non-members, 01584 878141.

Thurs 10 March TTIP – THE DEATH OF DEMOCRACY? – JOHN HILARY Executive Director of War on Want, will examine the “Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership”, a massive trade treaty currently under negotiation between the EU and the USA. Ludlow Methodist Church, Broad Street, 7.30 pm. Collection to cover costs, 01588 640525.

Tues 15 March GARWAY HERITAGE GROUP Railways around Monmouth’ by Dr Martin Connop Price.

Garway Village Hall, 7.30 pm. Admission free to members, £3 for visitors. www.garwayvillagehall.co.uk Wed 16 March & Wed 20 April NADFAS 16 March - Paris 1850-1900: The Most Decadent City in the World! A talk by Ms Linda Collins. 20 April - The Elgin Marbles. A talk by Dr Stephen Kershaw. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, £8 per lecture, 01584 811088.

Wed 16 March LEOMINSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY ‘A Good Impression: Seals and Seal making’. A talk given

by Rosalind Caird. Grange Court, Pinsley Rd, Leominster, 7.30pm, £3 on the door, visitors welcome.

Wed 16 March ARCHAEOLOGY AT IRONBRIDGE GORGE Blackbourne Theatre, Prestfelde School, Shrewsbury, 01952 813186.

Thurs 17 March FRIENDS SPRING LECTURE: DR HENRY CONNOR A talk on Reflections on a Journey around some of the Sacred Sites of Ireland. College Hall, Hereford Cathedral, 7pm, £8, £9 on the door, 01432 374261.

Thurs 17 March WIGMORE & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB ‘Wild Gardeners from William Robinson to Piet Oudolf’.

A talk by Brian Skeys. Wigmore Village Hall, 7.30pm, £2 for non-members, all welcome, 07813 733240.

Fri 18 March MEET THE FARMERS EVENING A lively panel with four local farmers with various current issues relevant to farming in Herefordshire. Chaired by Quentin Letts. The Concert Barn, How Caple Court, 7pm, £8, £15 couples to include a glass of wine and light refreshments, 01989 780255. In aid of How Caple Church.

Fri 18 & Thurs 31 March CELEBRATION OF MARY WEBB’S ‘THE GOLDEN ARROW’ Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery hosts two talks on Mary Webb to celebrate the centenary of the publication of her first novel. 18 March - An Introduction to Mary Webb & ‘The Golden Arrow’. A talk by Dr Gladys Mary Coles, 2.30pm, £3. 31 March - Mary Webb’s Shropshire, an illustrated talk

by Gordon Dickins, 2.30pm, £3. Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, The Square, Shrewsbury, SY1 1LH. 01743 258885 www.shrewsburymuseum.org.uk.

Fri 18 March THE VERNACULAR BUILDINGS OF BRECONSHIRE Dr Richard Suggett from the Royal Commission in Aberystwyth will talk at the 19th Sir John Lloyd Memorial Lecture. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, free, 01874 611622. Brecknock Society & Museum Friends.

Sat 19 March SIMON CALLOW ON ORSON WELLES After the show there will be a Q & A session and book signing. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £17.50, 01584 878141.

Sun 20 March MARK BEAUMONT - AFRICA SOLO A story of extreme endurance and the incredible people in Africa. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £16/£15, 01874 611622.

Mon 21 March DEAR AUDIENCE, MAKE BABIES David Parkes discusses Poulenc’s varied output.

Christchurch, Edde Cross St, Ross-on-Wye, £6, visitors welcome, 01989 567750. Ross-on-Wye Classical Music Society.

Wed 23 March SOUTH WEST SHROPSHIRE GARDENING CLUB ‘The Third Dimenstion: Climbing Plants’. A talk by Sue Russell. Lydbury North Village Hall, 7.30pm, 01588 620055.

Thurs 31 March HEREFORDSHIRE IN STEAM Robert R Williams and Dave Hill will give an illustrated talk, covering the railway line between Dinmore and Tram Inn, along with Hereford Loco Shed. Wellington Village Hall, 7.30pm, 01432 839109. Wellington Parish History Society.

Tues 5 April JAY RAYNER An entertaining show in the company of the man recently voted the best food and drink journalist in Britain. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, £18/£17, 01432 340555.

Wed 6 April UNDERSTANDING ISLAM A talk and Question Time with Professor Sophie Gilliat Ray. New Radnor Community Hall, 7pm, free, refreshments available, 01544 350871.

Workshops & Courses Starting March and April WEA HEREFORD BRANCH SPRING WORKSHOPS Herefordshire Museum & Archive Service 10am-12noon Cost £8 each workshop AT MRLC, Friar Street, Hereford Thurs Mar 10th Brian Hatton: Portraits & Personalities Tues Mar 15th Alfred Watkins and the Old House Tues Mar 22nd History of Weapons in Hfds collection At HARC, Rotherwas, Hereford Thurs Apr 7th Changing Landscape of Hereford Sat 9th April Study Day. British Composers of 20th &21st Centuries, 10am-4pm at The Shire Hall Hereford, £20.

Thurs Apr 14th Written in Ink Weds Apr 20th Education in Hereford 1800-1950 Mon Apr 25th 10am-3pm Cost £12 Cathy’s Bitter Homecoming, Homelessness & Welfare in the Archives Explore fascinating historical artefacts with experts.

Places limited, to book or for further details, contact 01432 880545, email herefordbranch@wea.org.uk STORY SPACE - Storytelling workshop at Trumpet Corner between Hereford and Ledbury on March 12th 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 Local Green Heroes ELAN VALLEY HYDRO The Elan Valley dams were built between 1892 and 1904. Constructed by huge teams of up to 5,000 workers at any one time – the five reservoirs are now owned by Dwr Cymru and have supplied Birmingham with fresh Welsh water since the early 1900s. They also serve our local area in times of shortage.

The estates around the reservoirs have been beautifully preserved, and have become an especially important area for wild birds. The Elan Valley dams attract lots of visitors, especially walkers and cyclists, and the area is protected for the public to enjoy, thanks to a 999-year lease.

The potential for generating clean, renewable energy from the dams is obvious. The first turbines were installed in turbine houses at Caban Coch many years ago but these older turbines have since been replaced by modern technology. One of the old turbines is on display outside the Elan Valley Visitor Centre Cafe (which also does very nice jacket potatoes and coffee incidentally).

With all the environmental and economic advantages in mind, 5 modern hydropower schemes have been constructed at Claerwen, Craig Coch, Pen-y-Garreg, Caban Coch and Foel Tower. They use four Francis Turbines and one Kaplan Submersible turbine to generate power at 415 volts, which is then transformed onsite to 11,000 volts. The sites are connected by underground cable which terminates at Caban Coch and power is transmitted to Rhayader via another 7km of underground cable. Total output of clean energy is 4.2 MW.

RIVERSIMPLE RASA This February a small team of engineers based at Llandrindod Wells launched Riversimple Rasa – a hydrogen fuel cell car – for public trials.

The new car reflects a simple idea that was first mooted in the 4th century by the great philosopher and scientist, Aristotle. It is the idea that the best inventions begin, not with predetermined structure and characteristics, but with a blank slate – tabula rasa - moment of potential.

Riversimple set out with a blank slate, to design a car that is non polluting and doesn’t waste resources, for the world in which we now live. Rasa is “a local network car”, designed to take people on their local journeys, in the way that they wish to travel, at a cost that is affordable and without leaving a heavy footprint of air pollution and environmental degradation.

Team Riversimple is headed up by company architect Hugo Spowers and supported by some big thinking business experts. The new car was seen being filmed Presteigne and on the road between Pen-Y-Bont and Knighton a few weeks ago before travelling to Swansea to meet members of the Welsh Assembly and then on to London with a featured article in the Financial Times and big reception from the London hydrogen fuel cell fan-base.

You can join the Riversimple movement and follow the progress of this clever new car at http://riversimple.com Rachel Francis, www.sharpeningpencils.co.uk

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Green Events March HEREFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST EVENTS Until 4 March - Bromyard Downs Archaeological Week.

Bromyard Downs, 01432 260130.

2 March - Tropical Rainforests: their flora and fauna. A talk

by Roger Beck. The Hopelands, Weobley VH, 7.30pm, £3.

3 March - Springtime in Corsica. A talk by John Roberts.

Christ Church Hall, Ross-on-Wye, 7.30pm, £2.50.

5 March - Toad and Frog Spawn Survey. Bromyard Downs main carpark, 10am-4pm.

12 March - Go Toads! Community Work Party. Bodenham Lake Nature Reserve, 10.30am-12.30pm.

15 & 27 March - Pooling Together Work Party. Bromyard Downs main carpark, 9.30am-3pm.

26 March - Wild Tales. A mulit-instrumental concert.

Fundraising event. Hereford Sixth Form College, Folly Lane, 7pm, £8, 01432 356872.

29 March - Kettle Hole Ponds of Herefordshire. A talk by Will Watson. Kington Primary School, 7.30pm, free.

31 March - The Arctic Tundra. A talk by Dave Fletcher.

Aymestrey VH, 7.30pm, £1.50. All details 01432 356872.

Thurs 3 March THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING Naomi Klein’s inspiring film of her book. The Oxford Arms, Kington, 7.30pm, free. Donations will be collected for KLEEN. Sat 12 & Sun 13 March HEDGELAYING WORKSHOP Two-day practical workshop, come for one or two days.

Karuna, Picklescott, Church Stretton, 01694 751374, www.karuna.org.uk

Wed 16 March APPLE TREE GRAFTING WORKSHOP One day practical workshop, learn how to graft and take home two of your own grafted apple trees. Led by Janta Wheelhouse. Karuna, Picklescott, Church Stretton, 01694 751374, www.karuna.org.uk 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.

SATURDAY SLAUGHTER The world may be divided into people that read, people that write, people that think, and fox hunters.

William Shenstone 1714-1763 They came with hounds and men with guns.

They killed my fox.

10.15am February 13th 2016.

She was pregnant.

The Hunting Act 2004: A person commits an offence if he hunts a wild animal with a dog.

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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.

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.

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. Valérie Mortin BSc. 07961 885646 or Email: vivalavie@yahoo.com 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

Lifestyle Financial Consultancy Ltd Est. 2001

Chartered Independent Financial Planner Here to help you find the right Mortgage Whole of the Market Advice First Time Buyers – Buy to Let Remortgages Commercial – Equity Release

Tel 01432 276877 www.lifestylefinancialconsultancy.co.uk

Registered Address: Imperial Chambers, Widemarsh Street, Hereford, HR4 9EP Your Home may be repossessed if you Do Not Keep up Repayments On Your Mortgage

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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 CRYSTAL THERAPY Touchstones School of Crystal Therapy provides fully accredited training in Crystal Therapy in Mid Wales. Principal Lauren D’Silva is Chair of the Affiliation of Crystal Healing Organisations (ACHO), she is fully qualified and experienced teacher, therapist and author of Touchstones Manual for the Crystal Therapist. Whether you want to learn more about crystals for your own enjoyment and well-being, or work as a Crystal Therapist, Touchstones has a course for you.

Lauren is also available for Crystal Therapy sessions and can offer Hypnosis and Colour Therapy. Call 01597 822749 or visit www.crystal-therapy.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.

JENNIFER HODGE DO Registered Osteopath. Cranial Osteopath. The Old Rectory, New Radnor 01544 350241.

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 Montgomeryshire and am happy to visit you at home should you prefer. Following a consultation to determine your unique ailments, be they physical, mental or emotional, a remedy will be carefully selected to match your specific disease. The remedy prescribed will help to stimulate your body’s natural ability to heal itself.

I am very approachable and 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 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.

YOGA IN PRESTEIGNE

Group classes and individual tuition Marie Hudson 01544 260352 www.theyogapractice.org.uk

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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.

YOGA CLASSES, ONE-TO-ONE LESSONS AND YOGA THERAPY FOR WELL-BEING, FITNESS AND RELAXATION. Classes in Hereford, Moccas, Peterchurch and Eaton Bishop. One-to-ones in Orcop and at Yeleni Support and Therapy Centre, Hereford. Contact Nicky at www. nickyjaquesyoga.co.uk or 07817 268689 for more info.

Workshops

WORKSHOP LISTINGS - Single listings are free.

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

Evenings of Fri 11 - Sun 13 March OPENING THE GROUND A weekend residential workshop for men, with Ashley Ramsden, Matthew Trustman and David Confino. Explore the masculine, through your own personal stories. Hill Cottage Retreats, Rhosy-Meirch, Knighton, £190/£180, workshop, vegetarian meals, refreshments and shared accommodation, 01547 520044.

Sat 19 March AN AFTERNOON OF PSYCHIC PRESENTATIONS See several psychics demonstrating different ways of communicating. (Raffle for Air Ambulance). Ludlow Woman’s Centre, Church St, Ludlow, 2.30pm, £15, 07771 621755 or www.emilyjbaker.com Starting Wed 6 April QIGONG - NEW BEGINNERS CLASSES Release stress, improve flexibility, re-awaken your spirit of vitality. Upper Rooms, Ludlow Methodist Church, Broad St, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 07989 302837, www.dragonspringtaiji.co.uk Sat 9 - Sat 16 April AWARENESS AND INSIGHT RETREAT A seven-day residential insight retreat for experienced meditators with Laura Bridgman. Hill Cottage Retreats, Rhos-ymeirch, Knighton, 01547 520044, www.hillcottageretreats.co.uk Sat 23 & Sun 24 April AWAKENING THE SHUVANI COURSE ROMANY GYPSY WISE WOMAN This course is the prerequisite to all the other courses. The main emphasis of this course will be on the Shuvanies journey to the inner worlds, introducing those present to spirit helpers and the importance of psychic protection, boundaries and how to create a space of calm, peace and tranquility. For more info, www.shuvani.co.uk email info@shuvani.co.uk

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Sun 24 April INSIGHT MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS Reconnecting with nature through mindfulness. An insight meditation day retreat at The Pales. Suitable for beginners and experienced meditators. Doors open at 9.30am for 10am start, www.meditationmidwales.org or 01591 610011.

MINDFULNESS FOR STRESS COURSES Eight week ‘Mindfulness for Stress’ courses to reduce stress and cultivate choice led by an accredited Mindfulness teacher. Presteigne Natural Health Centre starts Wednesday 27 April 6.30-9pm.

Free taster session 13 April 7-8pm. Also Leominster course starts 30 April 9.30-12 noon. Free taster day 16 April 10-11am.

Enquiries or bookings contact Matthew Ward 07982 466224, marchesmindfulness.co.uk 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 THE HIDEAWAY Reiki. Life coaching. TaiChi. Individual retreat days and breaks. www.hideaway.life YOGA CLASSES AND ONE-TO-ONE LESSONS An integrated and holistic approach to working with movement, breathing and mindful, restorative practice. Classes in Moccas, Hereford, Eaton Bishop and Peterchurch. 1:1 sessions at Hereford Centre For Natural Health, Belmont, Yeleni Support and Therapy Centre, Hereford. Contact Nicky at www.nickyjaquesyoga.co.uk or 07817 268689 for more info.

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.

Thursdays (term time) TAI CHI & CHI KUNG EXERCISES With Jenny Sayer. Classes for beginners. Good for mobility and relaxation whilst reducing stress and promoting health.

Appletree Studio, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, 6-7pm, £5 per session, 01584 876175.

Fridays WALKING THE LIGHT Friendly small Spiritualist meeting with a guest medium every week. Appletree Studio, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £4 per session.