Broad Sheep November 2015

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What’s On - Herefordshire & The Marches

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4 Sam’s page 6 Art 8 Art workshops 12 Cinema

18 Dance 22 Food

24 Music 26 Music workshops 36 Venues 39 Band directory 40 Theatre 42 Word 46 Grass roots 50 Comp therapies 52

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CTOBER, yipee, time for the annual holiday. Last minute dash to Bristol Airport. First time through customs with new titanium femur. Oh hell, they are already boarding.

Need a book, any book. Grab first thing on the shelf with a Booker prize winner somewhere on the cover. Come on, run! Time for the scary bit, up, up, up. Ahh, finally at 30,000 in the M4 corridor and heading East. Now what’s this book? Ali Smith - ‘How to be Both’.

Hmm, looks okay. Pic of Francoise Hardy and Sylvie Vartan on the cover, very 60’s, very hip. Winner of the Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction, Winner of the 2014 Costa Novel of the Year, Shortlisted for the Booker, Goldsmith Prize 2014, Saltire Society Book of the Year, Shortlisted 2015 Folio Prize. Alright, alright, we get the picture.

Easy Jet, nothing worth eating and drinking, might as well get stuck into the book.

Channel, Belguim, The Alps, Italian coast. This book is really good, funny and intriguing.

Set in the present day and the 15th century and one of its central characters is a little known 15th century painter Francesco del Cossa and more particularly a large fresco he worked on in the Palazzo Schifanoia in Ferrara.

No, you idiots, not Ferrari, Ferrara!

In fact the book is so good that on the second day of the hols I stop reading it in order to save a bit for later and pass it onto Al. So here we are sitting on the Croatian island of Hvar in a waterfront cafe in Starri Grad (which is basically Presteigne-on-Sea) with a bottle of very decent Hvar wine (Plavac Mali) in front of us and our electric bikes parked against the wall, talking about the Ali Smith book when it dawns on us that in a week’s time we will be meeting up with Nicola, catching a boat to Bologna for a bit of Italian culture and perhaps we ought to Google Ferrara in case it’s somewhere on our route.

Surprise surprise it’s just north of Bologna, half hour on the train and what is more IT’S A TOWN OF BIKES! And so it came about that a week later, after a couple of days staring at Bologna’s extraordinary architecture, we find ourselves on a train to Ferrara and with a bit of luck a chance to see the actual frescos that inspired the book that has dominated our holiday reading. Pretty neat, hey?

Getting off the train at Ferrara we are greeted by a scene not unlike Central Station in Amsterdam. Hundreds and hundreds of old bikes, only not in quite such neat rows as the Cloggies. Right by the station is a bike hire shop with a constant stream of people coming in, dumping their bikes and disappearing. A sort of secure cycle store for the local commuters.

The hire bikes look like they have seen better days as do the three grumpy old blokes that run the place. Being a bit of a bike snob, I’m not impressed, but a quarter mile jog down the road to another location turns out to be ten times more unhelpful than the first place. We head back to the station and after a bit of bargaining end up with three working bikes and watch my passport disappear into a grubby drawer behind the counter.

Ferrara is a walled city with a whole rake of Renaissance palaces and buildings. Automobile traffic is restricted within the walled city and so the bicycle is very much King. Not in a well organised cycle lane and traffic light Dutch sort of manner, but in a crazy Italian, wrong way up a one way street, drive on either side of the road, turn left without signalling sort of manner.

It’s a lot of fun, but you need to keep your wits about you, expecially if you are an elderly pedestrian. So we cycle around the little streets a bit. Stop in the square for a bit to eat and then finally out to the edge of town to the Palazzo Schifanoia to see these frescos that have filled our thoughts all through the holiday.

Strange! There is a big wooden door, but it’s closed One of Francesco’s characters from the Schifanoia fresco and there is no apparent way in. We cycle round the block eventually stopping at a cafe on the corner. I buttonhole a thin-faced suspicious looking character in the cafe and attempt to understand what he is saying about the palace.

Eventually his cherub-faced six-year-old son pops up. “English?” “Yes I speak English.

Monday, it’s Monday. Everything close Monday. No good. You come back tomorrow.”

It’s tomorrow. We are on Ryanair flight 860 to Bristol. I’ve lost interest in the Ali Smith book. I’m reading a weird sci-fi novel about bloodthirsty, man-eating 9 year-old children.

Culture, who needs it?

Cover pic: Blind Boy Paxton, Knighton Community Centre - 15 November

small ads PIANO LESSONS Lavinia O’Meagher, LRAM, has been a seniot tutor at the Music Department of the City Literary Institute in London, and had long experience of teaching adult amateurs of all grades, from beginners to post-graduate students and professionsals. She has given recitals for many years. She is a performing and teaching member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians. 01547 510 355. laviniaomeagher@gmail.com SILVER SURFERS! HAVING TROUBLE CATCHING THE INTERNET WAVE?? The internet is dominating the ways we communicate, not being able to join-in can be isolating.

I can help you learn how to email, set up bills payments on line or keep in touch with friends by email/social media.

If you want home tuition to get you started or a one off problem solving session. (references available from local people). Call: Moira 07967428703 LONDON FLAT, HOLIDAY OR SHORT-BREAK LETS Portobello Road/Nottinghill Gate area. Sleeps up to 5.

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

Free introductory lesson! Quote ‘Broad Sheep’.

Call Andy on 07969 168921.

WE ARE ORGANISING 2 ONE WEEK TRIPS TO RURAL UKRAINE (for 6 – 10 people) to experience the culture and nature of the Ukrainian Carpathian mountains. Dates:Transcarpathian Adventure(28.05.2016 - 4.06.2016), Arts & Crafts of Carpathian Mountains(22.08.2016 - 29.08.2016). Book before Christmas and get 10% discount! If you want to be a part of the trip, or would like to discuss more specific requirements you or your group may have, please contact us on 07963090838 or by email using the address below nataliya.cummings@gmail.com GETTING MARRIED SOON? Local photographer looking for two weddings, offering services free in exchange for portfolio of non-traditional, creative/candid photographs.

Willing to work alongside someone else. Looking to capture those ‘non-posed’ moments. For more information or to discuss, please contact Rob Scamp rob@muddyslippers.co.uk Current photography www.flickr.com/photos/ robscamp PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS Landscape photographer Rob Scamp offering one to one tuition. Accommodation available. For details: www.muddyslippers.co.uk Current photography www.flickr.com/photos/robscamp WANTED LAND Small piece of land required (up to 3 acres), cash waiting. Contact rob@muddyslippers.co.uk CHERRY TREE HOME HELP Would you like help with:• Shopping?

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SMALL BUSINESS CLINIC WORKSHOPS at Upper Newton Farmhouse, Kinnersley. “Getting the words right”: how to make the right impression on 12th November 9:30 – 12:30. “Selling products online”: setting up and running an online shop plus crafts on 3rd December 10:00 – 15:00.

Further information on this and other workshops at www.smallbusinessclinic.co.uk or call 07825 987114.

PROFESSIONAL VIOLINIST, FOLK FIDDLER OFFERS VIOLIN /VIOLA/FIDDLE LESSONS. Classical: beginners to Conservatoire level. All ages Traditional Irish, Swedish, Scottish, Breton styles. Kirsten Hellier RCM dip (hon) ARCM teachers. Tel. 01544 388689.

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

CHAIR CANING / RUSHING Furniture repairs. Advice.

Paul Richards, 01544 267367.

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

01544 267033. aeleavis@yahoo.co.uk www.facebook.com/courtyardantiquespresteigne BEEKEEPING TUITION Want to keep bees but don’t know where to begin? Our two-day Bee Ready course will give you the knowledge of how to start and allow you to handle bees under tuition before you take the next step. Courses are held on our family smallholding on the Worcestershire/Herefordshire border, with lunch included on both days.

For further details of our beekeeping and smallholding courses please email woodruffbank@btinternet.com or phone 01886 884752/07813 276308.

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

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

Also coaching for Associated Board jazz exams.

Now taking students in Presteigne and surrounding area.

Simon Deeley, 07890 303681. simon.deeley@aol.com PRESTEIGNE.ORG.UK ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS FROM ONLY 50P PER WEEK 1000 direct unique hits per month, top of the page on Google when you type in Presteigne, all administrative work done by volunteers, project is not for profit. SUPPORT YOUR TOWN WEBSITE. Very cheap rates: 50p per week, or full page £1 per week. For more information go to www.presteigne.org.uk, email jtennanteyles@gmail.com or telephone James Tennant-Eyles on 01544 267363.

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

Anne 01544 267997.

TWO BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY PROPERTIES IN NEW RADNOR Sleep 10 with hot tub and the other sleeps 8 with sauna. Both with wood-burners and large private gardens. Up to two dogs welcome. Full white linen service and 5* graded. Ideal for group holidays.

Direct access to Radnor Forest and fantastic hill walking. Short walks to village, pub and shop.

Tel: 01544 350456. www.radnorhillsholidaycottages.com

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WAS in someone’s shower the other day when I found I had lost the soap. You know how it is. Your heart sinks. Then you perceive that someone has left several bottles on the top rail.

Squinting through the lukewarm downpour, you try to work out which is the shampoo and which is the conditioner and how to dodge the Body Soak and the Follicle Alerter, all the while swearing at the marketing jerks who decided there was a fortune in abolishing sodding soap, good enough for Gran, Chrissakes, you bastards.

So I stood there with the jets drumming on the skull, reading. The ingredients of the foams and unguents were weirdly fascinating. Desert Orchid and Buckwheat, said one of them.

Lemon and Patchouli. Grape and Sea Urchin. Herb, Suet and Caramel. Where did they find this stuff?

In the fifteenth century, intrepid Portuguese sailed eastward in tiny boats, seeking nutmeg and cloves. Here, it seemed to me, was a voyage of discovery practically begging for it. I therefore spoke to a cosmetological pharmacist, and told her I was planning a voyage of exploration. She laughed pityingly. ‘It has already been found,’ she said. ‘It is called Champuya.’

So off I sailed. The smell of the land from the sea is normally a wonderful thing, compounded of heather and honeysuckle, with notes of woodsmoke and motherhood. Champuya is different.

We could smell the place before it appeared over the horizon: oranges, lemons, orchids, chocolate, shite, coffee, musk, and

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underlying it all the throat-catching reek of heavy chemicals.

We sailed the final five miles through a slick of what appeared to be sun tan oil, exuding a heavy smell of coconut. Beyond the coastal coco groves there were fields of what might have been buckwheat and lavender, separated by hedges of what (the binoculars told me) was jasmine. We landed on the quay and picked our way through a reeking tank farm, handkerchiefs clamped to our faces. The streets were crowded with people with red eyes, haggard faces and beautifully shiny hair. Pushing through them, we headed for the agricultural hinterland.

Here, someone was harvesting a field of opium poppies and an orchard of kumquats, while in a shed somebody else was prodding at the anal glands of what might have been a musk deer. The results were going into one huge tank from which proceeded sloshing noises. The operative by the tank was coughing and looked ill. There was a splendid panorama of lavender, rose and patchouli fields stretching down to the harbour. Beyond it our boat lay anchored. As I watched, a huge pink tanker with L’Oreal painted down the side surged in, ran the boat down and came alongside.

‘We’re trapped!’ I cried. ‘Never mind,’ said the operative, coughing. ‘Plenty of jobs. We don’t last long.’ He died.

I began to weep. Cold tears streamed down my face Not tears. I was in the shower, and the hot water had run out.

Singing a song of deliverance, I lunged for the towel, trod on the soap (it had been on the ground all the time) and broke my knee.

But what is a broken knee next to a job on a shampoo farm?

Bugger all, shipmates. Bugger all.

Llywelyn ap Ulluefrafdwr

Conquest Theatre Bromyard Live on Stage

4 Nov DAVE CARTWRIGHT MEMORIAL CONCERT 13 Nov EDWARD ALICE (Folk in the Foyer) 28 Nov AN AUDIENCE WITH PAUL HAZELL, Comedy Hypnotist

Films

6 Nov THE CHOIR 20 Nov WOMAN IN GOLD

Screenings

7 Nov TANNHAUSER (NY MET) 8 Nov JEWELS (BOLSHOI) 12 Nov VISCERA / AFTERNOON OF A FAUN / TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX / CARMEN (ROH) 19 Nov OF MICE AND MEN (NATIONAL THEATRE) 21 Nov LULU (NY MET) 26 Nov THE WINTERS TALE (KENNETH BRANAGH THEATRE)

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

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art POWYS Radnorshire Museum, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells 01597 824513 Until 9 Jan ‘Cornucopia’.

JOHN WELSON - surrealist art.

Open Tues-Sat 10am-4pm.

St Mary’s Church, Bucknell 28 Nov - 5 Dec ‘Abstract Edge’. RAE HARRISON, ROGER PERCIVAL, ROS BURNS, CIARA LEWIS, LOIS HOPWOOD, TONY HALL, SUE FIRMIN, BRONTË WOODRUFF, MAGGIE JONES, ALISON McGREGOR-GRIMLEY, THELMA AYRE, JANE THOMAS, RACHEL SUDWORTH, GWEN VAUGHAN. Preview 28 Nov 11am-1pm, open other times 11am-4pm.

Glasbury Village Hall, near Hay-on-Wye 07583 544110 1 Nov Glasbury Arts 12th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition. SALLY MATTHEWS - sculpture. LOWRI DAVIES & MELANIE BROWN ceramics. JOHN RICHARDSON & JOHN WILSON - collage. Guest artists include SUE THORN - glass, NICOLE WILLIAMS - portrait and abstract, ROS GARRATT - landscapes, GWERNYFED HIGH SCHOOL & MARK ZYTYNSKI. Local Artists include JOHN DARLISON, CAITRIONA CARTWRIGHT, DAWN CRIPPS, GAIL STOKES HAYWARD, HARRIET TOD, IMOGEN CRIPPS, VICTORIA KEEBLE, FRED LLOYD, PENNY CHANTLER, ANNA MYRDDIN EVANS, PETER POWELL, JOAN CHARLETON & MARTHA CARTWRIGHT. Open Thurs 7-9pm, Fri-Sun 11am-5.30pm.

Knighton Community Centre, Bowling Green Lane, Knighton, LD7 1DR www.lockdales.com 01473 627110 17 Nov Specialist Valuation Day. With free expert valuations of coins, stamps, antiques, watches, gold, silver, jewellery, medals, postcards, militaria, clocks, weapons, books and maps and much more.

Open 10am-3pm.

10, The Struet, Brecon 01568 750229 21 & 22 Nov ‘Art At No. 10’.

Christmas Show. Original art, animals, felt, ceramics, prints, sculpture, rag rug, handmade cards. Open Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

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

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The Elephant & Castle Hotel, Broad Street, Newtown, SY16 2BQ www.lockdales.com 01473 627110 18 Nov Specialist Valuation Day. With free expert valuations of coins, stamps, antiques, watches, gold, silver, jewellery, medals, postcards, militaria, clocks, weapons, books and maps and much more. 10am-2pm.

Courtyard Antiques, High St, Presteigne, 01544 267033 Nov Art from the last 215 years.

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

The Hay Makers Gallery, St John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5BN 01497 820556 Until 15 Nov CHRISTIAN RYAN - stained glass, ANGIE MICHELL prints, LOTTIE O’LEARY - carved stone, CLIVE DUNCAN - metal work, CLARE HAWLEY - jewellery, SUE DUNNE ceramics. Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

Brook Street Pottery & Gallery Hay on Wye HR3 5BQ 01497 821070 Until 5 Jan ‘WESTWARD HO HO HO’ Exhibition of artists and makers from the West of England curated

by The Restless Gallery and featuring paintings by JANET LYNCH and JAN PHETHEAN, ceramics by JAMES CAMPBELL, KIM DONALDSON, KATE SCOTT and RICHARD PHETHEAN, metal collages by LISA WISDOM, furniture by HELEN NOCK and GORDON MONK, aquatints by DAVIDA SMITH, jewellery by GUY ROYLE, DUIBHNE GOUGH and DEBRA HEYWOOD, blankets by SIONY RHYS HANDWEAVERS, baskets by NORA KENNEDY, papier mache by ARDYN GRIFFIN. Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm.

Knighton Fine Art, 2 Broad Street.

01547 528052 Nov ‘Sparklers’. CORINNA KENYON WADE and SARA PHILPOTT - new work. Christmas art, crafts and cards plus MARILYN TIPPETT - seasonal book art.

C20th Art, plus crafts and greeting cards. Open Wed-Sat 10am-5pm Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws 01686 688369 22 Nov - 25 Jan Open Exhibition.

Inspired by Wales. Open Thurs-Sun 10am-4pm.

Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555 3 Nov - 31 Dec ‘A Family Affair’.

CHRISTINE, GRAHAM AND ANNA HASLOCK - paintings, photographs and prints. Open theatre times.

Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth 01654 703355 Until 19 Nov BARRIE COOK (1970-2015) - selected work.

Until 14 Nov GEOFF OGDEN (1929-1997).

Until 9 Jan ‘Raising Stones’.

HOWARD BOWCOTT - sculpture.

Until 14 Nov ‘Reversephotospective’.

MARK ROBERT DAVEY - combining sculpture and photography.

Until 21 Nov ‘The Way I See It’.

HELEN BAINES. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.

CARAD, Unit 1 East St, Rhayader, LD6 5ER 01597 810561 Until 14 Nov THE ABERYSTWYTH PRINTMAKERS. World War I Poetry and Art exhibition. Open Tues-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm.

Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown 01686 625041 Until 4 Nov ‘Sickly Revelations’.

JOHN LAWRENCE - installation.

Until 4 Nov ‘Foreigners’.

BERNADETTE KERRIGAN photograms.

Until 29 Nov ‘A Tree, A Rock, A Cloud’.

CLARE WOODS. 14 Nov - 27 Jan ‘House’. FRANCES CARLILE, AINSLEY HILLARD, JEANETTE ORRELL, CHARLOTTE SQUIRE, AMY STERLY & FELICITY WARBRICK. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes 01686 413467 14 Nov - 24 Dec Christmas craft fair.

Open 10.30am-4.30pm, closed Sun. Shepherd’s Ice Cream Parlour, 9 High Town, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821898 Nov AMY GIBBONS. Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm, Sun 10.30am-5.30pm.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 01544 260777 7 Nov Arts and Crafts Fair. Local artisans working in silver, wood, wool, jewellery, pottery, furniture, paintings and carvings.

3 - 5 Dec Christmas Fair. Perfect presents from local makers. Open 10am-3pm.

Tower House Gallery, 29 High St, Knighton 01547 529530 Nov MELISSA WARREN. Homemade soups, breads and cakes, Italian blend coffee and over 30 different varieties of leaf tea. Wed-Sat 9.30am-5pm.

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Christine Pike, Lion Gallery, Leominster

Andrew Eastwood, Leg of Mutton, Kington

Diana Nuttall, Gateway Arts Centre, Shrewsbury

Postcards From Life, Hellens, Much Marcle

Valerine James, Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge

The Workhouse Studio, Presteigne Industrial Estate 01544 267864 Nov & Dec Balthazar’s Bizarre Bazaar.

A sumptuous collection of interesting and unusual gifts from near and far. Rare antique carpets and kilims.

Cafe. Tues-Sat 10am-4pm.

HEREFORDSHIRE St Leonard’s Church, Yarpole 5 & 6 Dec ‘Made in HR6’. Art, craft and food in a magical setting.

Buy gifts direct from the makers and have lunch or tea in the gallery cafe.

Open 10.30am-4.30pm.

St Michael’s & All Angels church, Kingsland, HR6 9QW 28 Nov - 13 Dec ‘The Light’.

An exhibition of paintings, sculpture, print, stained glass and other media.

Open 10am-4pm daily. Raising funds for Kinglsand Church.

Castle Orchard, Putley, near Ledbury, HR8 2RH 01531 670075 28 & 29 Nov Open studio. ROWAN McONEGAL - stained glass. Small panels for sale and lots of Christmas offers.

Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, Ledbury 01531 660504 20 - 22 Nov ‘Postcards From Life’.

Charity art auction. Your chance to won a miniature masterpiece and support your St Michael’s Hospice.

View online www.st-michaels-hospice. org.uk 01432 851000.

25 Nov Christmas Fair. Books, toys, clothing, jewellery, craftwork and more.

Open 6.30pm-9pm.

Chase Hotel, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 5LH 5 Nov Christmas Fair. 10am-3pm, £5.

In aid of Herefordshire Samaritans.

St Peter’s Church, Peterchurch 7 Nov ‘Crafts and More’. Beautiful handmade arts and crafts by local and visiting craftspeople. Open 10.30am3.30pm. Free and refreshments.

Hereford Museum & Art Gallery, Broad St., Hereford 01432 260692 14 Nov - 30 Jan ‘The Wood Engraver’s World’. SARAH VAN NIEKERK & HARRY BROCKWAY. Tues-Sat 10am5pm, Sun 10am-4pm, closed Mon.

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Linton Village Hall, near Ross-onWye 07585 663138 7 Nov Fashion Show. A great night of classy dresses and outfits. 7.30pm, 07974 484141 for tickets.

13 Nov Christmas Artisan Market. arts, crafts, food and drink created by local artists, designers and makers.

6-9pm, free entry.

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

Leg of Mutton, 17 Duke St, Kington 01544 231563 Until 8 Nov ‘Circles of Life’. SAFFRON TOMS - photograms and chemigrams by new HCA graduate.

28, 29 Nov & 5, 6 Dec ‘Gifted’. Holiday Exhibition. Most work £95 or less.

Featuring SHANNON DONOVAN, ANDREW EASTWOOD, DENISE FORDYCE, CIARA LEWIS, HELENA ORLOWSKI, LAURA ROWLATT & SAFFRON TOMS. Open 11am-5pm. legofmuttongallery@gmail.com; legofmutton.wordpress.com Open by appointment.

The Studio, Greenacres, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8TH 01584 811080 28 & 29 Nov & 5 & 6 Dec Handmade Christmas Fair with unique artisan gifts for sale. Open 2-4pm.

Lion Gallery, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611898 Nov CHRISTINE PIKE - mixed media sculpture, alongside newly introduced ceramics, jewellery and paintings.

Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

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

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

Open Mon - Sat 10am-5pm.

Hereford Cathedral 01432 374261 21 & 22 Nov ‘Art in Advent’. CHRIS GOLLON - paintings. 9.30am-5pm.

21 Nov - Jan ‘16 ‘Art in Advent: Virgin & Child’. CHRIS GOLLON. Until Dec ‘15 ‘Flags of Freedom’.

CHRIS WHITE - evocative calligraphic banners. Open Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm.

South Chapel, All Saint’s Church, Hereford 01432 370414 Until 19 Dec Sale of Charity Christmas cards. Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm.

The Print Shed, Swinmoor, Madley, Hereford, HR2 9JD 07796 673123 www.theprintshed.net 27 - 30 Nov ‘Christmas Treats’. Plus artist-made etchings, lino prints, screen prints, handmade, original cards, textile and other unique gift ideas. Open daily 10am-4pm.

Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Road, Hereford, HR1 2UA 01432 263937 Until 22 Nov Photography and digital art in the Marches. Wed-Fri 9.30am4.30pm, Sat 10am-1pm, Sun 2pm5pm. Framing also available.

Gallery 54, Ross-on-Wye 01989 567917 Nov AMANDA HEMMER & JO JENKINS. Plus continual exhibition from artists in residence. A picture framing service is also available.

Open Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm.

Weavers Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury, HR8 1LP 01531 633325 9 - 22 Nov GILLY HANCOCK & KAREN BERZACK - paintings and crafts.

23 - 29 Nov ARTISTREE Christmas show.

1 - 12 Dec ‘Designed for Christmas’.

Seven Designer Makers. Open daily 10.30am - 4.30pm.

Hereford College of Arts, Folly Lane, Campus, Hereford 01432 273359 2 Nov - 4 Dec Young Photography Exhibition.

16 - 20 Nov Affordable Arts Fair.

Open Mon-Fri 9.30am-10.30am.

Hereford College of Arts, College Road Campus, Hereford 01432 273359 Until 6 Nov Generic Greeting Homecoming Exhibition.

23 Nov - 18 Dec MA Graduate Final Show. Mon-Fri 9.30am-10.30am.

Market House Heritage Centre, Ross-on-Wye 01432 260675 Nov Various arts and crafts from local artists. Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm.

The Courtyard, Hereford 01432 340555 Until 8 Nov The Herefordshire Open 2015. Featuring painting, sculpture, photographs, installation, film and video, sound and performance.

13 - 15 Nov Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair. Admire, commission and buy stylish, original contemporary craft direct from 60 inspiring designer makers from Herefordshire and the UK. 13 Nov - 10 Jan SHANNON DONOVAN & ANDREW EASTWOOD. Open theatre times.

Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge 01544 388842 7 Nov - 31 Dec ‘All Wrapped Up’. A dazzling collection of hand picked, hand made delights! Give the High Street a miss this Christmas and shop for unique British made presents in the calm and tranquil atmosphere of the gallery. A wide collection of handmade British contemporary art and craft from Herefordshire and beyond, from jewellery to textiles, lighting, paintings, prints, ceramics & glass, sculpture & bronzes, candles to cards & Christmas tree decorations.

Gift wrap presents too!

Until 31 Dec Garden Sculpture Exhibition. A variety of media including forged iron, carved stone, stone resin, bronze, stoneware, glass and stainless steel. Including work by HELEN SINCLAIR, JENNY PICKFORD and more. 11am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

Tues by appointment.

Blue Ginger Gallery, Home End Farm, Cradley, WR13 5NW 01886 880240 Nov A selection of arts and crafts, handmade contemporary silver jewellery by SILVERFISH DESIGNS, picture framing, prints and images, plus a showcase of local artists.

Open Wed-Sun 10am-5pm.

Old Mayor’s Parlour, 23 Church St, Hereford 1 - 15 Nov ‘Hatch’. Six contemporary artists. MARISSA THEREZE, LUCY BAXENDALE, BRITTANY DAVIES, MIZUKI TAKAHASHI, AMY GIBBONS & KATIE TYLER - illustration, textiles, jewellery, upholstery, ceramics and more. 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, Foregate St, Worcester, WR1 1DT 01905 25371 Until 21 Nov ‘Illustration Beats Explanation’. Contemporary artists who work in illustration.

Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm.

SHROPSHIRE Beambridge Clubroom, Munslow 01584 873327 5 & 6 Dec CORVEDALE ARTISTS. 20 artists display their paintings.

Open 10am-4pm.

Potiphar’s Barn, Munslow SY7 9ET 01584 841297 21 - 27 Nov ‘Horse Magic’.

An exhibtion of horse sculpture, photography and paintings by local artists CHRISTIAN SCHWETZ & PATRICIA RAMSHAW. 10am-4pm.

Hazel Cottage Annexe, Hazel Cottage, Killhorse Lane, Elton, Ludlow SY8 2HH 07801 821647 30 Nov - 6 Dec ‘Introspect’.

A pop-up exhibition of contemporary jewellery and objects by recent MA artist makers. FRANCESCA ANTONELLO, LANA CRABB, ROBERT GOLDSWORTHY, FRANCESCA ONUMAH. Open daily 11am-5pm.

Gallery 3, The Gateway Arts Centre, Shrewsbury 01743 355159 Until 2 Nov The Shropshire Open.

9 Nov - 11 Dec EDWARD MAKENZIE - sculpture.

3 - 30 Nov (In The Coffee Shop).

Exhibition by Stretton Art Alive.

DIANA NUTTALL - dramatic paintings in acrylics of her Icelandic and Treescape collections plus more pictures.

Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.

The Lion Gallery 15b Broad Street Leominster

showing quality contemporary British Art and Craft 10am-5pm, Monday - Saturday Tel: 01568 611898 www.liongallery.co.uk info@liongallery.co.uk

Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge, Telford 01952 433424 Until 18 Dec ‘Landscapes with Machines’. JEREMY DELLER & TONY CRAGG - an eclectic exhibition.

Until 18 Dec ‘Shifting Worlds’.

Contemporary Art and the Birthplace of Industry. Open Mon-Sun 10am-5pm.

Silk Top Hat Gallery, Quality Square, Ludlow 01584 875363 Until 14 Nov ‘Threshold’ CELIA DE SERRA - drawings and other recent work. FRANCES CARLILE - prints.

Isaac Smarts Showcase: SUE BINNS, JOSEPHINE HARVEY. MARY STEPHENS - ceramics.

From 28 Nov Christmas exhibtion.

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

Twenty Twenty Gallery, 3-4 High St, Much Wenlock 01952 727952 Until 21 Nov SUE CAMPION. 28 Nov - 31 Jan Christmas show, featuring ‘Winter Curiosities’.

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.

Qube Gallery, Oswald Rd, Oswestry, SY11 1RB 01691 656882 Until 9 Nov ‘Fracture’. An exciting new digital installation by JUSTIN CLIFFE & PETER FARAGO. Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9.30am-12.30pm.

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.

The Old Surgery Gallery, Clun 01588 640506 Nov NOEL SHEPHERDSON; KEITH NOBLE; JACQUELINE FLETCHER; GORDON YAPP and pottery by RALPH JANDRELL with jewellery

by LIN BROWN. Open Thurs-Tues, (Closed Weds) 10am-4pm.

Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle www.bishopscastletownhall.co.uk 01588 630023 7 Nov Flea & Antiques Market.

10am-4pm.

14 Nov Community Auction, 10.30am.

21 Nov - 12 Dec ROBERT BATES. 28 Nov Craft Fair. 10am-4pm.

Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, The Square, Shrewsbury, SY1 1LH 01743 258885 Until 13 Dec ‘A Tale of Two Cities Shrewsbury and Zutphen’. JET ROTMANS. Until 10 Jan ‘Defence Through the Lens’. A century of military photographs.

Until 17 Jan ‘The Magical World of Masks and Puppets’. Open Tues-Sun 10am-4.30pm. Admission £4 adults, £3.50 ages 5-17 years, students (with card, £3.60).

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

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 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.

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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

more. Hobsons Brewery, Cleobury Mortimer: MONDAY 23 NOVEMBER, 7-8.30pm with drinks and nibbles.

Contact Jules McRobbie 0773 638 1287, www.ShropshireHillsArtWeek.co.uk jules@shropshirehillsartweek.co.uk

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

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

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

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.

CREATIVE BREAKS Learn a new skill and explore your creativitiy 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!

SHROPSHIRE HILLS ART WEEK 2016 ARTISTS WANTED! Recruitment for Shropshire Hills Art Week 2016 opens in October. The event will run from 4-12 June 2016.

Do you need more exposure for your art? Do you want to open your studio or join a group show? Shropshire Hills Art Week (SHAW) is looking for artists to sign up, join in and get involved for the 2016 event! We particularly encourage work inspired by landscape and wildlife, to showcase this stunning area. Register NOW: SHAW MEMBERSHIP £75. Come and find out

GLASSBLOWING COURSES Experience the magic of glassblowing.

Hay-on-Wye. www.glassgallery.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 November 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.

November EASTNOR POTTERY 28 & 29 Nov - Potter’s Wheel Weekend Workshop. Spend the weekend relaxing and creating pots on the potter’s wheel. £215 Includes all materials, refreshments and lunch.

Also make pottery gifts for Christmas.

A brilliant indoor, festive activity for individuals, families and friends. Pottery open 10am-4pm Tues-Sat. Simply email admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk or tel 01531 633886 to book a session.

Projects start at just £15.

November COURSES AT THE PRINT SHED Madley HR2 9JD. One day £55 and Two day sessions £110. Silver Light Palette, an Abstract Still Life Oil Paint with Maggie Banks, 3rd & 4th Nov. Charcoal Drawing with Richard Bavin, Thursday 7th Nov. Saline Etching Mon 16th & Tues 17th Nov with Jill Barneby. Starting Lino Cut with Jill Barneby, 19th Nov. For details please visit www.theprintshed.net or telephone Jill 07796 673123

GEORGINA FRANKLIN Jewellery Individual Contemporary Design Commissions undertaken

Please see website for studio opening times.

www.georginafranklin.co.uk

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

Phone 01584 810085

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November CARAD AUTUMN WORKSHOPS 14 Nov - Print a tea towel. The Activity Room, CARAD, Rhayader, 10am-12.30pm, 01597 810561.

21 Nov - Engraved Glass Snowflake Decorations, 12.30-3pm, £18 including materials and refreshments. The Studio, Greenacres, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811080.

Thurs 12 November FLORAL ART Christmas themed demonstration by Andrew Lloyd. Tenbury Floral Art. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, £8.50, 01584 811442.

November WESTHOPE COLLEGE near Craven Arms. Christmas workshops at Westhope. Learn a skill, make a gift. Come to our Christmas Craft Fair. Buy unique and inspiring gifts. For more details, phone 01584 861293. Website: www.westhope. org.uk

November WORKSHOPS With Jenni Stuart-Anderson.

9 Nov - Hooking & Progging. Blue Ginger Gallery, Stifford’s Bridge, Cradley, 10am-4pm, £55.

20 - 22 Nov - Country House Weekend, Lower Buckton, Leintwardine, accommodation, food and tuition, £250. 21 Nov - Lower Buckton, Leintwardine, 10am-5pm, £60.

Further details and booking 01568 750229, email jenni.ragrugs@freeuk.com

Sat 14 November ARTS IN THE MARCHES WORKSHOP Featuring local artist Vik Westaway showing how to make a willow duck sculpture.

Beginners welcome. Llangarron, between Monmouth and Ross-onWye. Details 01989 770776, email:frances@artsinthemarches.co.uk

November ORIEL DAVIES ART WORKSHOPS Sat - Life Drawing Workshop led by Caroline Ali, 10.15am-1.30pm, £18 per workshop.

Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, 10.30am-1pm, £5 per person, 01686 625041.

November GET CREATIVE FOR CHRISTMAS Make your own unique Christmas gifts at The Studio, Greenacres, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8TH. 7 Nov, 10.30am-3.30pm & 14 Nov 10.30am-12.30pm - Fused Glass Jewellery for Beginners, This course over two sessions will teach you to cut glass and make at least 10 beautiful fused glass pieces to make into jewellery. £75 including all materials. Bring your own lunch.

celebrating 21 years

in business from knucklas

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

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

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November & December TREDEGAR HOUSE 28, 29 Nov, 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 & 20 Dec - Traditional Christmas Weekends with traditional ‘A Christmas Carol’ themed activities. Tredegar House, Newport, 01633 815880, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tredegarhouse Wed 11 November INTRODUCTION TO BOTANICAL ART With Mary Brewin. Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Rd, Hereford, 10am-1pm, £30 including refreshments, 01432 263937.

Mon 16 November NEEDLE FELTING WORKSHOP With Clare Linford. All materials supplied and beginners welcome. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 6.30pm, £5, 01588 630023.

Tues 17 & Wed 18 November MOKUHANGA - JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTMAKING MASTER CLASS With Elspeth Lamb RSA RGI. Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne, 10am-4pm, £100, 01544 260149.

Limited places.

Sun 22 November CUT LETTERS & EMBOSSING ON PAPER From letter design to cutting techniques then onto fabulous raised embossing. £45 incl. all paper. 10-5pm @ Brooms Green V.Hall, nr Ledbury. For details or booking mail Caroline; ilovelettering@ outlook.com or ring 01531 634571.

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Kate Freeman - youn People’s Painting Workshop, Glasbury Arts, 22 November

Starting 12 January BLACKSMITHING EVENING CLASSES With Pete Smith, LWCB. 01544 267810.

Mondays APPLETREE KNITTING GROUP Studio 2, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow. Meet at 2pm and again at 6pm supporting ‘Knit for Peace’. Donations of £2 each session, 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.

Sun 22 November YOUNG PEOPLE’S PAINTING WORKSHOP With abstract artist Kate Freeman. For ages 8-12, 10 places available. Glasbury Village Hall, 10.30am-1pm, £8, 029 2071 3200, www.glasburyarts. co.uk Sat 28 November DIPTYCHS & TRIPTYCHS A new way to frame your work. Calligraphy workshop led by Josie Brown @ Monkland V.Hall 10-4pm. £18 for members (£21 guests) Booking/details- ring 01544 327657.

INTROSPECT

Mon 30th Nov- Sun 6th Dec 2015 11.00 am to 5.00 pm daily.

Francesca Antonello, Lana Crabb, Robert Goldsworthy, Francesca Onumah A pop-up exhibition of contemporary jewellery and objects by recent MA artist makers.

Hazel Cottage Annexe, Hazel Cottage, Killhorse Lane, Elton, Ludlow SY8 2HH 07801 821647 robert.goldsworthy1@gmail.com

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Thursdays (4-6pm) VISUAL ART WORKSHOPS Designed to suit 11-16 year olds. In these sessions young people will be introduced to different art techniques by established local artists. Refreshments and snacks are available. 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, Powys, 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.

CRAFTS & MORE @ ST PETER’S CHURCH PETERCHURCH

SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER 10.30 am – 3.30 pm Beautiful handmade arts and crafts by local and visiting craftspeople FREE ADMISSION Refreshments all day

ARTS & CRAFTS AT THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, PRESTEIGNE

novemBER fair Sat 7th

10AM-3PM

CHRISTMAS fair

thursday 3rd, friday 4th & saturday 5th december perfect presents from local makers WORKING WITH WOOD, WOOL, STONE, silk, paper and for details contact Rosamund 01544 260777

WORKSHOPS IN NEW RADNOR

UNIT 1, BROOKSIDE FARM, PARK ROAD

NOVEMBER CLASSES Mondays - spinning & natural dyeing thursdays - rag rug making thursday 5th - silk painting more to be added

FOR DETAILS SEE WEBSITE www.radnorshireartsandcraftsfoundation.org for details contact Rosamund 01544 260777

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cinema THE PROGRAM (15) Not a re-release of James Caan’s 1993 football drama, but director Stephen Frears (P HIL OMEN A, TH E QUEEN) nevertheless chose sport for his latest masterpiece, specifically cycling and the topical issue of doping.

As with Alex Gibney’s 2013 documentary THE ARMSTRONG LIE, Frears’ luminously shot film revolves around 7-times Tour de France victor, Lance Armstrong, but his fictionalised account focuses more on how the cyclist, played by Armstrong-lookalike, Ben Foster, took drugs for initially idealistic reasons and as success followed, the intricacies of his cover-up. The involvement of rogue sports doctor Michele Ferrari (Guillaume Canet, TELL NO-ONE) and the dogged persistence of investigative journalist David Walsh (Chris O’Dowd, CALVARY) are given much weight in John Hodge’s (TRAINSPOTTING) cracking, cat’n’mouse screenplay, the whole amounting to a terse cautionary tale for our times.

All reviews by Mark Williams

ABERGAVENNY FILM SOC. 4 Nov LE JOUR SE LEVE (PG) 18 Nov ‘71 (15) 2 Dec DIFRET (12A) Details Melville Theatre, Drama Centre, Peny-y-Pound, Abergavenny, 7.30pm, 01874 623166

ASSEMBLY ROOMS, LUDLOW 2 & 3 Nov A SYRIAN LOVE STORY (12A) 3 & 4 Nov EVEREST (12A) 5 & 6 Nov TANGERINES (MANDARIINID) (15) 6 & 8 Nov 99 HOMES (15) 9 Nov RONALDO Live streaming 10 & 11 Nov RED ARMY (15) 10 & 12 Nov PALIO (12A) 16 & 18 Nov LIFE (15) 16 & 17 Nov THE WALK (PG) 19 & 20 Nov TAXI (ctbc) 23 & 24 Nov THE PROGRAM (15) 20 Nov & 2 Dec THE MARTIAN (12A) Details 01584 878141

BISHOP’S CASTLE FILM SOC 11 Nov STALKER 25 Nov ORANGES AND SUNSHINE 9 Dec OF HORSES AND MEN Three Tuns, Salop St, Bishop’s Castle, 8pm, 01588 630778, membership enquiries 01588 630776

BOOTH’S BOOKSHOP Until 5 Nov SUFFRAGETTE (12A) 6 - 8 Nov MISS YOU ALREADY (12A) 6 - 10 Nov SICARIO (15) 13 - 17 Nov MACBETH (15)

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20 - 28 Nov SPECTRE (12A) Richard Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye. Films every weekend.

Full programme www.boothbooks. co.uk 01497 820322

BRECON FILM SOCIETY 2 Nov CYCLING WITH MOLIERE 7 Dec TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT Doors open 7.15pm for 7.30pm start.

Coliseum Cinema, Wheat St, Brecon.

Membership enquiries 01874 623166

CONQUEST, BROMYARD 6 Nov THE CHOIR 20 Nov WOMAN IN GOLD Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Rd, Bromyard. Details 01885 488575

COURTYARD, HEREFORD 2 & 3 Nov THE WOLFPACK (15) 2 & 5 Nov THE DANCE OF REALITY (18) 3 Nov SILENT HORROR 2 (15) 4 & 5 Nov MODERN TIMES (U) 4 & 5 Nov PALIO (12A) 6 - 10 Nov A WALK IN THE WOODS (15) 9 & 10 Nov RED ARMY (15) 13 - 19 Nov SPECTRE (15) 20 - 26 Nov SUFFRAGETTE (12A) 20 - 26 Nov LEGEND (18) 25 & 26 Nov THE LOBSTER (15) 27 Nov - 3 Dec THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) 30 Nov & 1 Dec 7 SONGS FOR A LONG LIFE (PG) Details 01432 340555

2 Nov DARK HORSE: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF DREAM ALLIANCE (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 2 Nov THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG) Church Stretton School 01694 724330 3 Nov TIN (12A) Lydbury North VH 01588 680302 3 Nov THE CHOIR (PG) The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660 4 Nov THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG) Cardington VH 01694 771295 5 Nov THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (12A) Brilley VH 01544 327 227 5 Nov MR HOLMES (PG) SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630321 6 Nov NATIONAL GALLERY (12A) All Stretton VH 01694 723378 6 Nov TESTAMENT OF YOUTH (12A) Kelsall Methodist Hall 01829 752548 6 Nov IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (PG) Castlemorton Parish Hall 01684 833549 6 Nov THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG) The Simpson Hall, Burghill 01432 760816 6 Nov TESTAMENT OF YOUTH (12A) Clun Memorial Hall 01588 640254 6 Nov FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (12A) Fownhope New Memorial Hall 01432 860065 7 Nov A ROYAL NIGHT OUT (12A) Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 616460 8 Nov MR HOLMES (PG) Knighton Community Centre 01547 520602 8 Nov BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (PG) Little Wenlock VH 01952 505888 9 Nov CONVENIENCE (15) Welshpool Assembly Room 01938 552043 9 Nov SUITE FRANCAISE The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 10 Nov THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA (U) All Stretton VH 01694 723378 10 Nov GIRLHOOD (15) St Mary’s Church Hall, Ross-on-Wye 01989 720341 10 Nov WOMAN IN GOLD (12A) Garway VH 01600 750465

11 Nov WOMAN IN GOLD (12A) Hope Bowdler VH 01694 723648 11 Nov TESTAMENT OF YOUTH (12A) Market Theatre, Ledbury, 07967 517125 11 Nov THE THIRD MAN (PG) Cuddington & Sandiway VH 01606 888931 11 Nov AMY (15) The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660 12 Nov CASABLANCA (U) St Peter’s Church, Cowleigh 01684 562114 12 Nov THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (12A) Much Birch Community Hall 01981 580298 12 Nov STILL ALICE (12A) Whitley VH 01925 730773 13 Nov A LITTLE CHAOS (12A) Colwall VH 01684 540926 13 Nov THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG) Jessie Hughes VH Eaton 01829 760619 13 Nov WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY (12A) Bodenham Parish Hall 01568 797473 13 Nov ONE CHANCE (12A) Little Dewchurch VH 01432 840333 13 Nov EXHIBITION (15) Market Theatre, Ledbury 07967 517125 13 Nov EX MACHINA (15) Bosbury Parish Hall 01531 640415 13 Nov THE CHOIR (PG) Lingen VH 01544 260865 13 Nov A ROYAL NIGHT OUT (12A) Staunton-on-Wye VH 01981 501031 13 Nov A ROYAL NIGHT OUT (12A) Cound Guildhall 01743 761451 13 Nov JURASSIC WORLD (12A) Great Witley VH 01299 896412 14 Nov TIMBUKTU (12A) Lady Emily Hall, Tarrington 01432 890720 14 Nov A ROYAL NIGHT OUT (12A) Upton upon Severn Memorial Hall 01684 591044 14 Nov WAKING NED DEVINE (PG) Bayston Hill Memorial Hall 01743 873940 14 Nov MY OLD LADY (12A) Cleobury Mortimer Parish Hall 01299 270830 14 Nov A LITTLE CHAOS (12A) Playhouse Cinema, Leominster Community Centre 01568 616460 14 Nov A LITTLE CHAOS (12A) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 14 Nov PADDINGTON (PG) Withington Parish Room 01743 709236 14 Nov SLOW WEST (15) Chapel Lawn VH 01547 530530 16 Nov STILL ALICE (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 17 Nov WOMAN IN GOLD (12A) Ashford Carbonell VH 01584 874684 17 Nov SITE FRANCAISE (15) Acton Scott VH 01694 781260 18 Nov MR HOLMES (PG) The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch 01948 660660

RED ARMY (15) The once indomitable Soviet ice hockey squad is the subject of this wryly entertaining documentary seen largely through the prism of its star player, Viacheslav ‘Slava’ Fetisov, who ultimately defected to a lucrative career in America. Fetisov, a skilled if sometimes brutish player is also a garrulous character with a colourful history which allegedly involved palling up with Vladimir Putin, dark dealings with his communist bosses and monumental bust-ups with sporting comrades. In his first solo effort, writer/director and sometime Werner Herzog producer Gabriel Polsky (BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS), has fun with Fetisov and some of the archive material he builds around him, but underlying this lies a clear and justifiable admiration for a team that epitomised Russian might during the cold war.

18 Nov SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE (U) The Red House, Albrighton 01902 373854 18 Nov WOMAN IN GOLD (12A) Escleyside Hall 01981 510696 18 Nov THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG) Myddle VH 01939 290872 18 Nov THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (12A) Chetton VH 01746 789257 18 Nov PRIDE (15) Pencombe Parish Hall 01885 400611 19 Nov LAD: A YORKSHIRE STORY (12A) Kinnerley Parish Hall 01691 682282 19 Nov THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY (PG) Gorsley VH 01989 720358 19 Nov MR HOLMES (PG) Claverley VH 01746 710528 19 Nov FORCE MAJEURE (15) Pudleston VH 01568 760606 20 Nov A ROYAL NIGHT OUT (12A) Dilwyn Cedar Hall 20 Nov MR HOLMES (PG) Shifnal VH 01952 462787 20 Nov ALIENS (18) Bagley Sports & Social Club 01588 620883 20 Nov THE IMITATION GAME (12A) Sarn VH 01686 671205 20 Nov BOYHOOD (15) Clungunford Parish Hall 01588 660159 20 Nov BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (PG) Lydbury North VH 01588 680302 20 Nov DARK HORSE: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF DREAM ALLIANCE (PG) Stoke Prior VH 01568 760423 20 Nov WOMAN IN GOLD (12A) Dorstone VH 01981 550943 20 Nov WOMAN IN GOLD (12A) Little Wenlock VH 01952 505888 21 Nov FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (12A) Hanley VH 01886 853195

21 Nov MINIONS (U) Upton upon Severn Memorial Hall 01684 591044 21 Nov DARK HORSE: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF DREAM ALLIANCE (PG) Trefonen VH 01691 657011 21 Nov SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE (U) Much Birch Community Hall 01981 580298 21 Nov DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (PG) Cawley Hall, Eye 01568 615836 21 Nov TRACKS (12A) Yarpole Parish Hall 01568 780279 21 Nov THE IMITATION GAME (12A) Mollington & Backford VH 01244 851713 21 Nov FILM STUDY DAY The films of Alfred Hitchcok with an afternoon screening of ‘Rear Window’. With discussion and Q & A with tutor Michael Pyke. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 10.30am-5pm, 07967 517125.

22 Nov WADJDA (PG) Knighton Community Centre 01547 520602 22 Nov IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (U) Knighton Community Centre 01547 520602 22 Nov DARK HORSE: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF DREAM ALLIANCE (PG) Powys Dance Centre, Llandrindod Wells 01597 828050 23 Nov THE WATER DIVINER (15) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911 24 Nov DARK HORSE: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF DREAM ALLIANCE (PG) Loppington VH 01939 236240 26 Nov THE IMITATION GAME (12A) Chelmarsh Parish Hall 01746 862884 26 Nov WHIPLASH (15) Castlemorton Parish Hall 01684 833549

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THE LADY IN THE VAN (12) Maggie Smith reprises her role in Alan Bennett’s hit stage play as the elderly Miss Shepherd who occupied a decrepit Bedford van parked in his Camden Town driveway for 15 years. Having directed the play, regular collaborator, Nicholas Hytner (MADNESS OF KING GEORGE) agreed to helm Bennett’s screen adaptation, and to delightful, deceptively multilayered effect. No slave to personal hygiene, nor indeed polite diplomacy, Smith’s wonderful take on this cantankerous English eccentric is well matched

by Alex Jennings playing Bennett as both her somewhat bemused benefactor and astringent observer. Roger Allam, Frances de la Tour and James Corden (star of Bennett’s THE HISTORY BOYS) also add considerably to this socially contemplative, factual comic-drama, but as ever Smith steals the show.

26 Nov THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (12A) Almeley VH 01544 327195 26 Nov A LITTLE CHAOS (12A) Goodrich VH 01600 890609 26 Nov THE AGE OF ADALINE (12A) Bagley Sports & Social Club 07773 983963 27 Nov MR HOLMES (PG) Market Theatre, Ledbury, 07967 517125 27 Nov BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (PG) Longden VH 07539 545846 27 Nov MAO’S LAST DANCER (12A) Colwall VH 01684 540926 27 Nov FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (12A) Rodington VH 01952 770524 28 Nov MINIONS (U) Abermule Community Centre 01686 630240 28 Nov DARK HORSE: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF DREAM ALLIANCE (PG) Aston on Clun VH 01588 660545 28 Nov DARK HORSE: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF DREAM ALLIANCE (PG) Neston Civic Hall 28 Nov THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (12A) Ryton VH 01743 718237 28 Nov THE IMITATION GAME (12A) Tasley Parish Room 01746 764881 28 Nov SUITE FRANCAISE (15) Everest Hall, Llanfair Waterdine 01547 510672 28 Nov JURASSIC WORLD (12A) Llanbister Community Hall 01597 840450 28 Nov A ROYAL NIGHT OUT (12A) Ripple Parish Hall 01684 592781 28 Nov JURASSIC WORLD (12A) Clifton on Teme VH 01886 812238 29 Nov CASABLANCA (U) Ashford Carbonell VH 01584 874684 30 Nov A LITTLE CHAOS (12A) The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock 01952 728911

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PRESTEIGNE SCREEN 6 Nov THE CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA (15) 20 Nov THE SALT OF THE EARTH (PG) 5 Dec PHOENIX (PG) Assembly Rooms, Presteigne. Details 01544 370202 or 01544 260577. www.presteignescreen.org.uk Email: info@presteignescreen.org.uk

OLD MKT. HALL, SHREWS. Until 5 Nov SUFFRAGETTE (12A) 7, 8, 10 - 12 Nov MACBETH (15) 13 - 26 Nov THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) 27 - 30 Nov & 1 Dec SPECTRE (ctbc) Details 01743 281281

PLAYHOUSE, LEOMINSTER 7 Nov A ROYAL NIGHT OUT (12A) 8 Nov SUNRISE A Song of Two Humans (silent film) accompanied live

by Wurlitza.

14 Nov A LITTLE CHAOS (12A) 22 Nov SPY (15) 5 Dec MR HOLMES (PG) Details Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster 01568 612583

MID BORDER ARTS, PREST. 14 Nov CHICKEN RUN Mid Border Arts Eggstravaganza! Two showings, 10am children’s matinee with a short introduction by the film’s creative director, Peter Lord, plus a display of characters made by Aardman Studio, adults £6, children £2. Gala Evening Fundraising event with Peter Lord, 7pm, £20 includes glass of prosecco and food. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, tickets from The Workhouse, Courtyard Antiques and www.wegottickets.com

REGAL CINEMA, TENBURY 2 & 3 Nov EVEREST 4 Nov A WALK IN THE WOODS 6 & 11 Nov MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS 9 & 10 Nov LESSONS IN LOVE 16 & 17 Nov MCFARLAND 18 Nov THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 23 & 24 Nov SICARIO 25 Nov MACBETH 27 Nov HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 30 Nov, 1 & 2 Dec INTERN 4, 5 & 7 Dec SPECTRE Regal Cinema, 47 - 49 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells. Details 01584 811442

WYESIDE, BUILTH WELLS Dates throughout Nov SPECTURE (12A) 6 - 12 nov THE WALK (PG) 7 - 29 Nov HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (U) 8 & 11 Nov THE MARTIAN (12A) 13 - 26 Nov THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) 14 & 15 Nov PAN (PG) 14, 15 & 18 Nov MACBETH (15) 20 Nov - 3 Dec THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (ctbc) 27 - 29 Nov THE INTERN (12A) 27 - 29 Nov BURNT (ctbc) From 27 Nov SUFFRAGETTE (12A) From 4 Dec STEVE JOBS (15) From 4 Dec THE DRESSMAKER (ctbc) From 11 Dec THE GOOD DINOSAUR (ctbc) 11 Dec THE LOBSTER (15) From 11 Dec BRIDGE OF SPIES (ctbc) Wyeside, Builth Wells 01982 552555 www.wyeside.co.uk

LIVE EVENTS ON SCREEN 3 Nov HAMLET National Theatre live. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 2pm, 01584 811442.

3 Nov HENRY V RSC. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7pm, 01568 612583.

4 Nov HENRY V RSC (encore). Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.15pm, 07967 517125.

7 Nov TANNHAUSER The Metropolitan Opera House.

Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 01885 488575.

8 Nov TANNHAUSER The Metropolitan Opera House. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 2pm, 01982 552555.

8 Nov JEWELS Bolshoi. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 01885 488575.

12 Nov VISCERA / AFTERNOON OF A FAUN / TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX / CARMEN The Royal Opera House. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.15pm, 01982 552555.

The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 7.15pm, 01952 728911. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 01885 488575.

Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye, 7.15pm, 01497 820322. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.15pm, 01584 878141.

15 Nov VISCERA / AFTERNOON OF A FAUN / TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX / CARMEN The Royal Ballet. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7.15pm, 01568 612583.

19 Nov OF MICE AND MEN National Theatre. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7pm, 07967 517125. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7pm, 01584 811442. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 01885 488575. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 01600 719401. Booth’s Bookshop, Hay-on-Wye, 7pm, 01497 820322. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7pm, 01584 878141. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7pm, 01982 552555.

20 Nov OF MICE AND MEN National Theatre. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 10am, 01584 878141.

21 Nov OF MICE AND MEN National Theatre. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7pm, 01568 612583.

Jane Eyre

21 Nov LULU Met Opera. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 5.30pm, 01600 719401. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 01885 488575.

Wyeside, Builth Wells, 2pm, 01982 552555.

25 Nov HAMLET RSC (encore). Market Theatre, Ledbury, 7.15pm, 07967 517125.

26 Nov THE WINTERS TALE Branagh Theatre live. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7pm, 01584 811442.

Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 01885 488575.

28 Nov THE WINTERS TALE Branagh Theatre live. Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7pm, 01568 612583.

1 Dec GOYA Visions of flesh and blood from the National Gallery, London. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442.

3 Dec MIKADO English National Opera. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, 01584 811442. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, 01982 552555.

8 Dec JANE EYRE National Theatre. Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 01600 719401. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7pm, 01982 552555.

Playhouse Cinema, Community Centre, Leominster, 7pm, 01568 612583.

WORKSHOPS

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

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

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dance Dance Performance

Tues 10 November GAMBIT / MAZUR / BRISK SINGING RICHARD ALSTON DANCE COMPANY. Three works showcasing world renowned choreography. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, pre show talk 6.30pm, £17.50, students £10, 01743 281281.

Fri 13 November CINDERELLA BALLET CYMRU conjure up a surprising world of wonder and magic with a sparkling and refreshing ballet based on the eternal fairy tale. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £14.50/£13, 01874 611622.

Thurs 19 November TASTE CSCAPE: DANCE COMPANY. Tea: how do you take your? Milk no sugar. Milk in first. No milk at all? Earl Grey? This often hilarious journey weaves its way through our social tribes and national obsessions with a blend of theatre, music and dance. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £13, 01743 281281.

Fri 20 & Sat 21 November NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY WALES

Brings together three pieces of dance created by the very best European choreographers for one unforgettable performance. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.45pm, £14/£12. Family interactive matinee performance on Sat 21 Nov, 2.30pm, £5, 01874 611622.

Sun 22 November EMERGING DANCE ARTISTS NIGHT Championing contemporary dance and open to all dance artists in the early stages of their career. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 340555.

Fri 4 & Sat 5 December THE SNOW QUEEN BALLET THEATRE UK present their beautiful re-telling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairytale.

4 Dec - Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £15/£14, 01982 552555. 5 Dec - Blake Theatre, Monmouth, 3pm, £16/£15, under 16s £12, 01600 719401.

Dance Workshops

Single listings are free. Year round entries £40 Fri 6 November BIG CEILIDH With Sue Harris and Bandamania. Presteigne Memorial Hall, 7.30pm, £5 adults, children free, 01544 260854. Bar, bring food to share. In aid of Medecins sans Frontieres.

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Sat 7 November A DAY OF EUROPEAN DANCES Kantref and The Gower All Stars. Dance Centre, Llandrindod Wells, 2pm workshops, 6pm supper, 7.30pm dance, £15/£12.50, 01686 688102. TASC, www.tradartsupport.org.uk Sun 8 & Sun 22 November FALCONERS FOLK DANCE CLUB 8 Nov - with caller, Brian Edgson. 22 Nov - with caller, Joe Hodgson. With the Falconers Band. Falcon Hotel, Bromyard, 7.45pm, 01743 872182.

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 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 THEATRE Mon - Maggie’s Mini Movers for toddlers, 11am, £4.

Wed - Starburst Dance and Movement with two classes 0-12 months and 1-3 years. Thurs - Starburst Dance and Movement for ages 1- 2 years and 2 - 4 years, £5.

Appletree Theatre, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, 0845 680 1926.

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

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.

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, £48 per term or £5 per week. 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.

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food page

Cicchetti Bar, Ludlow

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PART from a brief celebratory notice on its opening, two years ago, on his web-thingy, Mr Pernickety has not, until now, reviewed Ludlow’s Cicchetti Bar, even in the Woolly Organ. He hadn’t done so because, if this place has a fault, it is its very tininess – less than twenty seats – and the review that it deserved might have threatened his own chances of enjoyment by encouraging hordes of his Broad Sheep followers to turn up there, stuffing the place out and depriving him of a seat when he needed one.

By now, Mr P believes, anyone of intelligence in The Marches with a nose for the zeitgeist should have heard of the Cicchetti Bar and thus this report is aimed at those residing at the outer limits of this paper’s mighty footprint, in the unpeopled, heather-clad vastness of the central Pay de Galles, where few potential new punters live.

The arrival of Martyn and Jayne Emsen in Broad Street with their Smokehouse Deli and Cicchetti Bar has proved a milestone in Ludlow’s gastronomic history. Some readers will be aware that Martyn founded and ran for years the Jolly Frog on the way to Leintwardine, an exceptional restaurant which hasn’t been quite the same since he sold it and left to concentrate on his excellent smokery, and more latterly to indulge in what he enjoys most – the extraordinary and sublime qualities of Italian delicacy, as well as nursing salami sausages and sides of finest bresaola across the silent spinning blade of his precision-engineered, hand-powered meat slicer. This he does in a tiny space behind the counter, while cooking every hot meal served in the place, which can be as many as 180 between the hours of 8am and 6 pm.

For his review, Mr P took his lovely Companion to the Cicchetti Bar for lunch last week.

Always short on foresight, Mr P hadn’t booked, and when they arrived every seat on the inside was take, and the autumnal chill precluded an al fresco lunch. Mr P was feeling quite grumpy about his own bad planning when, in answer to a hurried prayer,

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an old couple guzzled up the last of their coffee and vacated a nearby table. Mr P’s gastric juices were already flowing at the aroma of strong flavoured Italian cuisine, and he was in no mood for chivalry. He pounced on the table before anyone else could, and squeezed the LC between the table and the people behind. Regulars at the Cicchetti Bar accept this intimacy with good humour, while the chef beams from behind his counter, twiddling his moustache, imparting quiet sardonic asides and items of actionable gossip.

Mr P and the LC kicked off with an Antipasto Supremo (£10) which they shared. It was a cornucopia of treats – scrumptious, almost addictive smoked mussels, fresh fillets of anchovy, a blob of buffalo mozzarella, a few slivers of posciutto di Parma, smoked salmon from Martyn’s smokehouse and pate made from it, dolmades , salami, baby clams.... and more stuff Mr P has forgotten... a cuddly toy, perhaps?

Every mouthful of the antipasto was a joy, helped by occasional sips of the good house Valpolicella. For a main course, the LC ate a bowl of Spinach Tagliatelle with a Walnut Sauce, a new and delicious taste to Mr P, while he experienced a late breakfast of kippers on toast with a poached egg on top. The toast was a thick slice of Price’s baguette, the kippers a delicate pale amber, lightly brined and smoked in the Ludlow Smokehouse and among the best Mr P has tasted (and he is a committed kipperphile). He looked at the LC’s happy face. More mouthfuls of pure pleasure, and both main dishes at £7 a throw!

So far, so sublime. Mr P’s gentle call of ‘Piu vino, per favore’ summoned up another glass of Valpollicello, followed by a serving of a tiramisu as good as any you might be served in the Veneto of Northern Italy, where this wonderful dish originated.

The LC was replete and pursed her lovely lips, though only fleetingly, as Mr P ordered an espresso and a thistle shaped glass of grappa, as a coda to a fine light luncheon. They rose to leave feeling as sprightly as when they’d arrived – perhaps even a little sprightlier – while they wandered off happily to resume their day’s work. And all for £40. Hoorah! www.misterpernickety.com

BOX OFFICE

01743 281281

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

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

Until the end of the year POP-UP TAPAS RESTAURANT Bridge St, Hereford, run by A2Zest Events. Open Wed-Sat, 6pm till late, info@oldbridgehereford.co.uk 01432 611528.

FOOD BYTES

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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.

view full listings at www.theatresevern.co.uk

EVENTS

Sat 5 December KINGTON FESTIVE FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL FROM THE BORDERS 70 festive stalls, competitions, real ale challenge, wine tasting competition and children’s crafts. The Fetch Theatre Clapper Box. Music from Whitton Voices and other local choirs, street buskers including Streetsax, Poobaas and more. Centre of Kington, 9.30am-3pm, free and free parking. A Kington Chamber of Trade event.

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

First Sat of every month PRESTEIGNE LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET Memorial Hall, Presteigne, 9am-1pm, 01544 262773.

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 Thurs BURGER NIGHT Castle Inn, Wigmore, 01568 770203.

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

THE GREEN BEAN CAFE, WEOBLEY 01544 318865 Good, locally sourced, homemade food. Soups, all day light lunches, cakes and scones. Set in the heart of Weobley. Free wifi. Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 10am-2.30pm. With The Green Bean Shop/Deli under the same roof.

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

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

The India & China Tea Company at TOWER HOUSE GALLERY, HIGH STREET, KNIGHTON 01547 529530 www.towerhousegallery.blogspot.co.uk/ We serve homemade soups, breads and cakes, Italian blend coffee and over 30 different varieties of leaf tea. Wednesday to Saturday 9.30 to 5.00, (Sun, Mon & Tues - CLOSED).

Open Sundays, POLLY’S TEAROOM / GALLERY At the foot of The Narrows, Knighton 01547 528591 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

NOVEMBER Sun 1 November SALOP BAND Lion Hotel, Shrewsbury, 3pm. www.shropshiremusictrust.co.uk TONY SKEGGS The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

ALTERED EGO Lichfield Vaults, Church St, Hereford, 01432 266821.

OPEN MIC NIGHT Leominster Festivals first Pre-Event.

Leominster Community Centre, 7pm, £5, performers free, registration 6.30pm on the night. Tickets from Leominster TIC, or email chrisiej20@gmail.com THE TREVOR BURTON BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

SAM LEE AND FRIENDS Playing a selection from his second release, ‘The Fade in Time’, featuring hand-selected traditional folk songs.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 340555.

JIGANTICS Queen’s Head, Monmouth.

VELVET VIOLIN A musical cabaret evening featuring The Pindrop Band, an eight-piece band from Bristol playing in lots of styles from jazz to folk to pop with a generous sprinkling of original songs. Plus Ian Marchant with another baffling pop quiz and John Hymas and Dave Luke.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7pm, £12 from Courtyard Antiques, Presteigne or 01544 267163.

Promoted by Full Circle.

Mon 2 November CIDER CITY JAZZMEN The Barrels, St Owen’s St, Hereford, 01432 274968.

LET’S GET QUIZZICAL The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

JAZZ @ GRACIES Featuring Mark Latimer, Steve Tarner and Trevor Davies. Gracie’s Wine Bar, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610051.

ROEBUCKANEERS FOLK CLUB The Roebuck Inn, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 8pm, 01584 711854.

Tues 3 November SHENANIGANS Featuring Electric Swing Circus.

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

VO AND TYLER Fancy finger-picking guitars and transatlantic songs. 35 West St, Leominster, 7.30pm, £18 includes meal, book in advance, 01568 614290.

HUGH CORNWELL Solo performance by the original guitarist with The Stranglers. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £21, 01743 281281.

Wed 4 November DAVE CARTWRIGHT MEMORIAL CONCERT Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 01885 488575.

JOE SEAGER Housman’s, Church Stretton, 8pm.

THE DRAGON BAND 12-piece band playing traditional favourites, swing and mainstream big band arrangements. The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

Thurs 5 November OPEN MIC Hosted by The Wayne Martin Band.

Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

OPEN MIC King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

SAMANTHA WASHINGTON Charlton Arms, Ludlow.

Fri 6 November WORRIED MEN Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

Sam Lee

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PAUL PARKER Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

LEOMINSTER CHORAL SOCIETY A program to celebrate the restoration of the Priory Organ. Priory Church, Leominster, 7pm, £10 in advance, £12 on the door, under 16s free, 01432 830160.

A Fistful of Spookies

THE RONALDOS Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

LLANAIR SINGERS With the Little Graig Orchestra.

Charity concert in aid of Red Earth Education. Everest Hall, Llanfair Waterdine, 7.30pm, £10 (to include ploughman’s supper) from Knighton Fine Art, 01547 528052.

Fri 6 November

Sat 7 November

THE VOCAL COMPANY + A FISTFUL OF SPOOKIES The Vocal Company are Danish a cappella group. A Fistful of Spookies are the residue remaining when The Spooky Men’s Chorale retreated to Australia after their 2013 tour, a few wizened stalwarts loiter. Colwall Village Hall, Mill Lane, 8pm, £15-£10 from www.wegottickets.com

THE HYPE Malthouse, Ironbridge.

DIRTY FRANK Malthouse, Ironbridge.

OPEN MIC The Exchange, Newtown.

BIG CEILIDH With Sue Harris and Bandamania.

Presteigne Memorial Hall, 7.30pm, £5 adults, children free, 01544 260854.

Bar, bring food to share. In aid of Medecins sans Frontieres.

GET HAPPY The Judy Garland Story. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £16/£14, 01743 281281.

THE CARPENTERS STORY Claire Furley’s uncanny representation of Karen Carpenter brings back memories of pop’s most melodic duo.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £23/£21, 01874 611622.

JAZZ @ THE OLD BLACK LION Featuring Simon Deeley and Dayne Cranenburgh Duo, piano and bass.

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

LIVE MUSIC White Horse Inn, Clun.

BEN SMITH Stag Inn, Llanidloes.

MICRO BABY Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

CARRIVICK SISTERS Bluegrass and folk duo. Redmarley Village Hall, 7.30pm, £12.50, 01531 651869 or 01531 650400.

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TWO PUSH CHARLIE The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

BONFIRE NIGHT Toffee apples, mulled wine, spit roast pork, face-painting and live music.

The Bridges, Ratlinghope, bonfire 6pm, fireworks 7pm, 01588 650260.

ROCKY ROAD TO RUIN Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

KODALY QUARTET Programme includes Haydn, Kodaly, Webern and Beethoven. Moor Park, near Ludlow, 7.30pm, £18, students £6, accompanied children free, tickets from Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, online or at the door, www.ludlow-arts-classical.org. uk Ludlow Music Society.

BLACKSMITH HILL Stag Inn, Llanidloes.

QUILL & BEV BEVAN With their unique violin influenced interpretations of classics by the likes of Fleetwood Mac and Thin Lizzy.

Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8pm, £20, 01584 878141.

DRIVETONS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THE WAYNE MARTIN BAND The Wrekin, Telford.

FORTUNES PAST AND PRESENT Celebrating 51 years in show business. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, £17, 01584 811442.

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

Sun 8 November BRIDGET AND THE BIG GIRL’S BLUES Queen’s Head, Monmouth.

FALCONERS BAND With caller, Brian Edgson. Falconers Folk Dance Club. Falcon Hotel, Bromyard, 7.45pm, 01743 872182.

MELVIN HANCOCKS The Barrels, St Owen St, Hereford, 4pm.

HONEYBOY HICKLING BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

WARREN JAMES The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

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

Mon 9 November BLACK MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS Tomatitos, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm.

THE LINDISFARNE STORY Former group members Billy Mitchell and Ray Laidlaw tell the Lindisfarne story from the very beginning. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £18.50, 01874 611622.

NEW TRICKS King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

JAMIE SMITH’S MABON Performing favourite tracks from the past alongside their new material.

Eardisley Village Hall, 7.30pm, tickets from The Tram, Eardisley Village Store or 01544 327841. Arts Alive.

THE ANIMATORS The Bell, Etnam St, Leominster.

Lindisfarne Story

Fri 13 November

RICHARD JENKINSON Cello. Programme includes Bach and Kodaly. The Lion Hotel, Shrewsbury, 1pm, £6, £3 under 25s, 01743 367482.

FOLK IN THE FOYER Featuring Edward Alice. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 01885 488575.

THE MATT MONRO STORY Matt Monro Jr. makes this show a unique evening of music, keeping the memory of his father and his music alive. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

THE NOTORIOUS BROTHERS Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

ALTERNATIVE ROUTE Malthouse, Ironbridge.

STEVE ‘BIG MAN’ CLAYTON Fantastic blues, boogie woogie, gospel and rock ‘n’ roll. Great humour.

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

JAZZ @ GRACIES Featuring Mark Latimer, Steve Tarner and Trevor Davies. Gracie’s Wine Bar, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610051.

Wed 11 November JOE STILGOE New Songs for Old Souls. Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, 01970 623232.

MIDNIGHT IDOLS The Bell, Etnam St, Leominster.

LEST WE FORGET A remembrance morning, plus an evening of songs, poems and plays from local groups. The Courtyard, Hereford, 10.50am & 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

GREY WOLF Ben Walsh (previously from Deep Elem) and friends deliver an evening of Old time/Americana/acoustic folk with banjo, guitar, fiddle and mandolin. Duke’s Arms, Presteigne, 8.30pm, £4.

THE PARTISANS Queen’s Head, Monmouth.

A REMEMBRANCE DAY SPECIAL EVENT ‘Tunes from the Trenches’. John Kirkpatrick. Lydbury North Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10, under 16s £5, 01588 680302.

SARAH SMITH & JAMES HICKMAN Housman’s, Church Stretton, 8pm.

THE DRAGON BAND 12-piece band playing traditional favourites, swing and mainstream big band arrangements. The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

Ghazalaw

Thurs 12 November L’ARCADIA With Ulrike Hofbauer, soprano.

Programme includes Handel, Pepusch, Bach, Pisendel and Telemann.

Maidment Hall, Shrewsbury School, 7.30pm, £15, £7.50 under 25s, 01743 367482.

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

IAN LUTHER Prince of Wales, Ledbury, 8pm.

BLIND EYE Stag Inn, Llanidloes.

JAZZ @ THE OLD BLACK LION Featuring Dave Price and Dayne Cranenburgh Duo, piano and bass.

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

THE RAT PACK: VEGAS SPECTACULAR SHOW ‘Purveyors of Cool’ with a sensational show and live orchestra. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 8pm, £20, 01584 878141.

FRIDAY LIVE Featuring Climbing Trees, supported by The Minerals. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

WHISKEY RIVER BOYS The Bell Inn, Leominster, 9pm.

BLACK ‘N’ BLUES BAND Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

GHAZALAW The sublime sounds of India and Wales combine in this unique and exquisite collaboration that brings together the Indian Ghazal and Welsh folk traditions.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £13/£12, 01874 611622.

JAZZ @ THE BONDED WAREHOUSE Featuring Billy Thompson Gypsy Style.

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

INTERSELLERS Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

PIANO TRIO CONCERT

By Czech musicians. Programme includes Bach, Smetana and Beethoven. Shirehall, Hereford, 7.30pm, £18-£10, students £5, 01209 699982 or from Outback, Church St or on the door. In memory of Sir Nicholas Winton. In aid of Water Aid.

THE HOUGHTON WEAVERS Popular folk songs, humour and audience participation. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 8pm, £12.50, 01952 728911.

Sat 14 November LONE WOLVES Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

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HEREFORD CHORAL SOCIETY Programme includes Vaughan Williams and Brahms. Hereford Cathedral, 7.30pm, 0845 463 3124.

Dave O’Higgins Trio

SHREWSBURY JAZZ NETWORK Presents Dave O’Higgins Trio. Swing, blues, melody and harmony.

The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £14, members £12, 21s and under £7, 01743 234970.

UP FRONT Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

Cloudbusting

Sat 14 November RAYMOND FROGGATT Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, £16, 01584 811442.

LUDLOW CHORAL SOCIETY With Ellesmere College Chamber Choir.

Celebrating John Rutter’s 70th birthday.

St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £15 & £10 from the Wool Shop, Broad St or www.ludlowchoral.org.uk RHYTHM THIEVES Sun Inn, Leintwardine.

LLANFAIR SINGERS The Sublime to the Comic. An evening of joyous song. Clun Memorial Hall, Clun, 7.30pm, £7.50 from Knighton Fine Art, 01547 528052 or on the door.

ADAM HODSON & ACOUSTIC UNDERDOGS Malthouse, Ironbridge.

JOHN KIRKPATRICK Tunes from the Trenches.

Community Hall, New Radnor, 7.30pm, £8/£3, 01544 350268.

PHOENIX The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

CLOUDBUSTING The songs of Kate Bush. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.30pm, £14/£12, 01874 611622.

BIG FAT SHORTY King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

CELLO RECITAL Jan Skrdlik, cello and Petra Besa Pospisilova, piano. Programme includes Boccherini, Beethoven, Martinu, Saint-Saens and Franck. Shirehall, Hereford, 7.30pm, £18-£10, students £5, 01209 699982 or from Outback, Church St or on the door. In memory of Sir Nicholas Winton. In aid of Water Aid. TWO PUSH CHARLIE Vaga Tavern, Hereford, 9pm.

BILLY & THE BACK LINERS Stag Inn, Llanidloes.

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SHREWSBURY CHORAL SOCIETY Programme includes Bach.

Shrewsbury Abbey, 7.30pm, £12 adults, £5 students, 01743 443146.

THE FUGITIVES Canadian group. Priest Weston Village Hall, 7.30pm, 01938 561336. Arts Alive.

Sun 15 November

Tues 17 November

SLOW BURNER Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

TALON Eagles hits. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £21-£19, 01743 281281.

BRECON JAZZ CLUB Featuring Maciek Pysz (guitar), Asaf Sirkis (drums) and Yuri Goloubev (double bass). Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, £7 on the door, 01874 611622,

BLIND BOY PAXTON Featured on BBC’s “Reginald D Hunter’s Sounds from the South”, Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton delivers Ragtime, 20’s Jazz and Dust Bowl Blues through a dizzying display of virtuosity on guitar, banjo, stride piano and fiddle. Knighton Community Centre Bar. 8pm, £10, 01547 528315.

DUO KARADYS Viola and piano duo. Programme includes Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Ian Venables. Lion Ballroom, Leominster, 3pm, £12, students £6, 01905 570979.

DAVE BLACK The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

SONIA HAMMOND & JAMES JOSEPH Violoncello and harpsichord.

Programme includes Bach, Handel and Couperin. The Tabernacle, Talgarth, 3pm, £5 on the door or from Bakers Table or Talgarth Mill, 07795 473883.

WILL KILLEEN Queen’s Head, Monmouth.

THE FUGITIVES Chetton Village Hall, 7.30pm, 01746 768822. Arts Alive.

STEELEYE SPAN Folk rock pioneers with their new show.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £24.50, 01743 281281.

Wed 18 November JOE STILGOE ‘New Songs for Old Souls’. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £18.50, 01600 772467.

LITTLE RUMBA Housman’s, Church Stretton, 8pm.

SCARLET STARLETS, KIM CYPHER QUARTET, GOT-2-SING CHOIR Old Market Shopping Centre, Hereford, 3pm-7.15pm, with Christmas lights switch-on at 5.30pm, free.

THE DRAGON BAND 12-piece band playing traditional favourites, swing and mainstream big band arrangements. The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

Thurs 19 November FLIP FLOP ROCK & THE FUNGLE NAILS Kev, Carl, Wayne and the two Geoffs.

Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

Mon 16 November

FOLK SESSION King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

JAZZ @ GRACIES Featuring Mark Latimer, Steve Tarner and Trevor Davies. Gracie’s Wine Bar, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610051.

QUIZ The Sitting Room, Ludlow, 8pm, £2 per person, 4 in a team, 01584 878989 or email thesittingroomludlow@gmail.com

THAT’LL BE THE DAY CHRISTMAS SHOW Christmas classics from 50’s to 70s.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, £25.50-£21.50, 01743 281281.

Fri 20 November SKERRYVORE Fusing traditional with rock and jazz.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £17.50, 01743 281281.

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BROOKS WILLIAMS & LIGHTNING EXPRESS Montgomery Town Hall, 7.30pm, £18 incl. food, £10 music only, 01686 668555.

COUNTERFEIT STONES Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £21, 01743 281281.

Sun 22 November The Turbans

Fri 20 November MIKE BLAKESLEY QUARTET Bebop swing and melodic jazz.

Andrew Logan Museum, Berriew, 01686 640689.

TONY HUGHES Stag Inn, Llanidloes.

CHARITY MUSIC NIGHT Featuring The Hannah Lockerman Band, jazz. Cider Barn, Pembridge, a la cart menu 6 or 6.30pm, snacking platters served at 8pm, £12pp, music at 8pm, 01544 388161. MacMillan Cancer Support.

FRIDAY LIVE Featuring Desert Island Pics with Lyndy Cook. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

JAZZ @ THE OLD BLACK LION Featuring Simon Deeley and Dayne Cranenburgh Duo, piano and bass.

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

THE RAT PACK VEGAS SPECTACULAR Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £21, 01600 772467.

MARTYN JOSEPH ‘The Welsh Springsteen’. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £15/£14, 01982 552555.

MR DOG Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

THE FABULOUS BORDELLOS Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

THE GOLD ROOM Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THE GALLIARD WIND ENSEMBLE Programme includes Francaix, Ravel, Briccialdi, Bozza, Paul Paterson, Percy Grainger and Jim Parker.

The Tabernacle, Machynlleth, 7.30pm, £10, 01654 703730.

RESTLESS DOG Malthouse, Ironbridge.

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KIMBER’S MEN Britain’s leading Sea Shanty Group.

Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £12, students £8, 07967 517125.

KING STRIFE The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

Sat 21 November THE TURBANS Bringing together exciting traditional Near-Eastern and East-Eastern styles and original compositions. Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 8pm, £10 from The Workhouse, Courtyard Antiques or www.wegottickets.com CHRIS GREVE Stag Inn, Llanidloes.

THE KICKSTONES Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

THE LUDLOW ORCHESTRA Programme includes Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £10, students £5, under 16s free, 01584 878141.

WHISKEY RIVER BOYS King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

TREVOR DAVIES TRIO Aardvark Books Winter event.

Guitar, vibes and bass. Aardvark Books, Brampton Bryan, near Bucknell, 11.30am-2pm.

THE MARCHES CHOIR With Marches Sinfonia. Celebrating St Cecilia. Programme includes music

by Frank, Ravel, Faure and Charles Gounod. St John’s Church, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, £10, children/students free, 01588 650448.

CIDER CITY JAZZ Great trad-based fun. Saturday Cafe, The Courtyard, Hereford, 12pm, free.

SHENANIGANS Featuring DJ Ben Whittle. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

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

GAGA Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 7.30pm, £16, 01584 811442.

FREEZE Malthouse, Ironbridge.

THE BLACK RAPIDS Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

LITTLE RUMBA Queen’s Head, Monmouth.

FALCONERS BAND With caller, Joe Hodgson. Falconers Folk Dance Club. Falcon Hotel, Bromyard, 7.45pm, 01743 872182.

THEA GILMORE No. 8 Arts Centre, Pershore, 7.30pm, £22.50, 01386 555488. Versatile Arts.

TASHA The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

THE FERRETS Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

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

Mon 23 November JAZZ @ GRACIES Featuring Mark Latimer, Steve Tarner and Trevor Davies. Gracie’s Wine Bar, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610051.

Tues 24 November CALAN The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 340555.

Wed 25 November MACICK PYSZ TRIO Queen’s Head, Monmouth.

OLD TIME COUNTRY BLUES SESSION King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

THE DRAGON BAND 12-piece band playing traditional favourites, swing and mainstream big band arrangements. The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

Thurs 26 November BALLADEERS AND CHANCERS Last Balladeers before it’s sabbatical and final hoorah in January. The Duke’s Arms, Presteigne, 8.30pm.

KEITH JAMES - SOLID AIR CONCERT The music of John Martyn and Nick Drake including songs by Joni Mitchell and Neil Young. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 8pm, £14, 01588 630023.

THE SULTANA BROTHERS Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

GREY WOLF Charlton Arms, Ludlow.

BROOKS WILLIAMS & Lightning Express Keith Warmington, harmonica Andy Steward, bass Keith Angel, drums Plus support

MONTGOMERY TOWN HALL

Saturday 21 November

Food served 7.30-9pm Come and join us for a Feast of Blues Music and authentic Nepalese Curry Buffet by No Bones Jones

Tickets £18 including food or £10 music only Tickets 01686 668555 or Bunners shop or email hmdjones@btinternet.com

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Oh La La!

THE DELTA BREAKS Golden Cross, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford.

OH LA LA! A hearty serving of Parisian folk music, unforgettable jazz standards and the occasional pop tune. Chelmarsh Parish Hall, 7.30pm, 01746 862850. Arts Alive.

Sat 28 November THE FB POCKET ORCHESTRA Repertoire includes blues, ragtime, hot jazz, songs and dances. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, 07967 517125.

Arts Alive.

KRAZY LEGZ Malthouse, Ironbridge.

CHRISTMAS SPARKLE Lunchtime organ recital given by Peter Dyke. Hereford Cathedral, 1.15pm.

Fri 27 November SOUNDUK Internationally acclaimed jazz artists Iain Ballamy and Stian Carstensen.

SpArC Theatre, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, 01588 630321. Arts Alive.

JAZZ @ THE OLD BLACK LION Featuring Simon Deeley and Dayne Cranenburgh Duo, piano and bass with special guest Mark Brown. Black Lion, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, free, 01497 820841.

SHINE ON Stag Inn, Llanidloes.

SLACK ALICE With support from Jack Brett. Ludlow Brewery, Railway Shed, Station Drive, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £10, 07896 676189.

In aid of Cancer Research UK. PIGDAZE King’s Head, Tenbury Wells.

FRIDAY LIVE FOLK Featuring Flatlands and Garage Flowers with Seren the Heron.

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

WILL KILLEEN BAND The Bell, Etnam St, Leominster.

AN EVENING FOR ZOE An evning of song and dance in aid of Meningitis Now, featuring Key Change Choir. The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, £12/£9, 01952 728911.

HILLBILLIES Stag Inn, Llanidloes.

EUPHONISM Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

SHENANIGANS Featuring Sixteen Tamborines Winter Weekend Special. The Globe, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, 01497 821762.

GREY WOLF American Old Time music. The Kangaroo Inn, Aston-on-Clun, 8.30pm.

KINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY Mozart’s Requiem and Purcell Anthems. St Mary’s Church, Kington, 7.30pm, £12 on the night, £10 in advance from George’s Deli Kington, Salty Dog Presteigne, Eardisley Stores or 07968 044853.

OH LA LA! See 27 Nov for details. Cawley Hall, Eye, 7.30pm, 01568 615836. Arts Alive.

Sun 29 November YESTERDAY’S JAM Lichfield Vaults, Church St, Hereford, 01432 266821.

JANE PEARL, THAD KELLY & LYNDON WEBB Queen’s Head, Monmouth.

LITTLE DAVE The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

DAVE JACKSON BAND Prince of Wales, Ledbury.

THE VELVET VIOLIN A musical cabaret evening. Featuring Dana immanuel & The Stolen Band, Harriet Earis & Clovis Phillips, John Hymas & Dave Luke, plus Ian Marchant with another winning pop quiz.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 7pm, £10 from Courtyard Antiques or 01544 267163.

A Full Circle gig.

Mon 30 November JAZZ @ GRACIES Featuring Mark Latimer, Steve Tarner and Trevor Davies. Gracie’s Wine Bar, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610051.

WHISKEY RIVER ACOUSTIC QUARTET The Beer in Hand, Eign St, Hereford.

DECEMBER

THE SULTANA BROTHERS The Plough, Whitecross Rd, Hereford.

EX CATHEDRA Christmas by Candlelight. St Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £20, £10 under 25s, 01743 367482.

LITTLE RUMBA Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

Tues 1 December

STIFF WITNESS Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

OPEN MIC Mark from Rhythm Thieves hosting.

Sun Inn, Leintwardine.

HALF OF PHOENIX Black Lion, Bridge St, Hereford.

RED RIVER BLUES Pre-Christmas dance party. 5-piece band with a blend of blues, rock, jazz, funk and country. Linton Village Hall, 7.30pm, £6, refreshments available, 07585 66313.

RAINBREAKERS Malthouse, Ironbridge.

MR DOG Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

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Dana Immanuel & The Stolen Band - The Velvet Violin

GLASBURY ARTS Sunday 22 November 2015 Glasbury Village Hall, 10.30am to 1pm

Young people’s painting workshop with Abstract Artist Kate Freeman Kate will again be providing a painting workshop for young people aged 8 - 12. There are 10 places available on this stimulating and exciting workshop.

Ticket prices: £8, 10% member’s discount applies (BOOKING DETAILS BELOW).

Supported by Glasbury & District Community Council

Saturday 5 December 2015 Glasbury Village Hall

PuppetSoup Theatre Company present Land of Dragons Performance at 6pm Workshop for young people aged 7-13, 11am to 12.30pm

Award-winning Hay-on-Wye based puppeteers, PuppetSoup, take you to the edge of your seat and the brink of your imagination, where wise men are grown from witch’s cauldrons and dragons really do exist. Lose yourself in this enchanting piece of puppet theatre and adventure through time. Earlier in the day, PuppetSoup will present an exciting workshop for puppet lovers, seven years old and up.

Supported by Night Out Scheme and W H Ricketts and Sons Ticket prices: £8 full price, £5 under-18s, £6 concessions (unwaged, students, over-60s) Workshop, £8. Combined workshop and performance ticket, £12 10% member’s discount applies to both prices.

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

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Sat 5 December LOST THE PLOT Malthouse, Ironbridge.

CANDLELIT CHRISTMAS CONCERT With the Village Quire. Songs and stories of wonders and wassailing. All Saint’s Church, Cwmbach, Glasbury, 7.30pm, £7.50, £5 under 18s to include mulled wine and mince pie, 01497 847676, www.villagequire.org.uk

Ex Cathedra, 1 Dec

Wed 2 December THE TRAVELLING MUSIC HALL Fun-filled evening of old-fashioned variety entertainment.

Songs, stories, monologues, magic and comedy. Linton Village Hall, near Ross-on-Wye, 7.30pm, 07585 663138.

THE DRAGON BAND 12-piece band playing traditional favourites, swing and mainstream big band arrangements.

The Horse and Jockey, Churchstoke, 8pm, free, donations.

Thurs 3 December OPEN MIC Vaults, Bishop’s Castle.

Fri 4 December DAWSON Dun Cow, Shrewsbury.

JAZZ @ THE OLD BLACK LION Featuring Simon Deeley and Dayne Cranenburgh Duo, piano and bass. Black Lion, Hay-on-Wye, 8pm, free, 01497 820841.

TEN BOB MILLIONNAIRE Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

HMV BAND Malthouse, Ironbridge.

LUDLOW CHORAL SOCIETY ‘The Song of the Angels’. Christmas charity concert.

St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £15 & £10 from The Wool Shop, Broad St or www.ludlowchoral.org.uk XL5 Vaga Tavern, Hereford, 9pm.

VILLAGE QUIRE Songs and stories of winter and the festive season.

All Saint’s Church, Cwmbach, HR3 5LR. THE RONALDOS + PIGDAZE Ludlow Brewery, £7, 01584 873291. All profits go to Joel’sWish, young people with cancer.

HEREFORD CHORAL SOCIETY Handle’s Messiah. With Marches Baroque. Hereford Cathedral, 7.30pm, 0845 4633124.

ROLO BENZ Bull Inn, Shrewsbury.

BISHOP’S CASTLE CHRISTMAS STREET FESTIVAL Featuring The Wayne Martin Band at The Vaults, Bishop’s Castle, 9pm.

KINGTON FESTIVE FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL FROM THE BORDERS 70 festive stalls, competitions, real ale challenge, children’s crafts. The Fetch Theatre Clapper Box. Music from Whitton Voices and other local choirs, street buskers including Streetsax, Poobaas and more. Centre of Kington, 9.30am-3pm, free and free parking. A Kington Chamber of Trade event.

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

Sun 6 December SIMON BLIGHT The Grape Vaults, Leominster, 3pm.

DAN JAMES Queen’s Head, Monmouth.

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

JAZZ @ GRACIES Featuring Mark Latimer, Steve Tarner and Trevor Davies.

Gracie’s Wine Bar, Leominster, 8pm, free, 01568 610051.

ROEBUCKANEERS FOLK CLUB The Roebuck Inn, Brimfield, near Ludlow, 8pm, 01584 711854.

Music Workshops Sun 15 November MUSIC WORKSHOP With Ceri Rhys Matthews. Developing repertoire and exploring ideas from one of Wales’ most influential folk musicians. For all ages and skill levels. Arfon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells, 2pm, 01686 688102. TASC.

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Sunday 22 November GABRIELI CANZONAS AND SONATAS. A BMEMF WORKSHOP FOR INSTRUMENTALISTS. Tutor: Alison Kinder. Burton Court, Eardisland, Near Leominster, Herefordshire.

10am-5pm, registration 9.30am. £18 for Early Music Fora members, £20 for non-members, £5 for students.

Prior booking essential. Contact Fran Johnstone on 01544 267397 or fjjohnstone@btinternet.com For further details see www.bmemf.org.uk Sun 22 November HEART-WARMING SONGS FOR WINTERTIME A seasonal song workshop with Sue Harris.

Harmony singing for all levels of ability. Montgomery Town Hall, 2-5pm, 01686 688102. TASC. Nov INSTRUMENT REPAIR COURSES 2 & 3 Nov - Brass Monkeys, £265. Trevor Head, Llangunllo School, Llangunllo, Knighton, 01547 550622.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every Tuesday BLUES NIGHT The Golden Lion Hotel, Llandysilio, 01691 830295.

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

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

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

3rd Tuesday FOLK NIGHTS The Crown Inn, Longtown, 8pm. Register for e-Newsletter john.baxter87@btinternet.com

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

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

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

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

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

The Sun Inn, Leintwardine, 8pm.

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

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

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

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

1st Sunday OPEN MIC NIGHT with Danger Trains, England’s Gate, Bodenham, 7:30pm, all welcome. Steve 07969 470959

Last Tuesday JAZZ NIGHT The Golden Lion Hotel, Llandysilio,Oswestry, 01691 830295.

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

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

First Wednesday JAZZ NIGHT The Golden Lion Hotel, Llandysilio, 01691 830295.

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

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

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

PIANO TECHNICIAN & TUNER ROBBY TONER (A.E.W.V.H.) Tuning, Regulation, Repairs & Transportation of Concert, Grand & Upright Pianos.

Fine Tune/Concert Pitch

Please Call:- 07884 245665

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

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We also stock a selection of new and antique instruments and accessories T: 01568 620120 M: 07501 724663

www.langstaffe-violins.co.uk

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.

Every Thursday JAZZ JAM Queen’s Head, St James St, Monmouth, 01600 712767.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3rd Friday TRADITIONAL SESSIONING Llanfyllin Workhouse, 01691 649062.

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

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

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

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

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Always Available Point-of-Lay Hens from £10, Fully Vaccinated. Also: Light Sussex, Bluebelles, Rhode Rocke, Speckeldy.

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

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

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

GARWAY VILLAGE HALL, Hereford 01981 580056 THE GEORGE & DRAGON, Knighton 01547 528532 GLEANINGS, near Bishop’s Castle, 01743 891412 THE GOLDEN CROSS INN, Sutton St Nicholas, Hereford 01432 880274.

GRAPE VAULTS, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611404.

THE GRANARY, Leominster 01568 614290.

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

HOTSPUR CAFE & BAR, Shobdon Airfield 01568 708783.

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

THE LAKESIDE CAFÉ, Llandrindod Wells, 01597 825679 LICHFIELD VAULTS, Church St, Hereford. 01432 266821 LION BALLROOM, Broad St, Leominster. 01568 611588 THE LOWFIELD INN, Marton, Welshpool 01743 891313 LUDLOW BREWING COMPANY, The Railway Shed, Ludlow 01584 873291 THE MALTHOUSE, Ironbridge, 01952 433712 MINER’S ARMS, Priest Weston 01938 561352 NELSON INN, Ludlow 01584 872908 OAKENGATES THEATRE, Telford. 01952 619020 THE OLD ELECTRIC SHOP, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821194 THE OLD MILL, High Street, Llanidloes 01686 412008 THE OXFORD ARMS, Duke St, Kington 01544 230322 THE PLOUGH INN, Whitecross Road, Hereford 01432 343360 THE RETREAT, Ledbury, 01531 632766.

ROSE & CROWN, Tenbury Wells, 01584 811336 ROYAL FOUNTAIN, Cleobury Mortimer 01299 272720 ROYAL OAK, Presteigne, 01544 260842.

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

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

WHITEHORSE INN, The Square, Clun. 01588 640305.

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

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

Live original music with authenticity and sophistication for events, festivals, weddings, clubs. www.applebykinsey. com or call Ken on 07979 542 449.

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, solo or with a variety of bands from duo to six piece, including Whiskey River (5/6 piece playing swamp music from America’s Deep South with fiddle, Cajun accordion and sax), The Whiskey River Boys (duo version of the same), The Grass Snakes (5 piece trad bluegrass band with high lonesome harmony vocals), Blakes III (an eclectic acoustic trio with fiddle, clarinet, guitar and 3 part harmony) and The Blake Plowman Hot Band (red hot 4 piece rocking country band). Pubs, Clubs, Weddings, Divorces, etc.

Contact: 07846 669890 or 01432 342018. Email: info@martinblake.org Website: www.martinblake.org THE CASTLE STREET QUARTET: Vocal and sax led combo playing all of your favourite jazz standards. From ballads to boogie-woogie and samba to swing, we can provide the perfect music for wedding receptions, parties and fundraising concerts. Check out our repertoire and hear some samples on castlestreetquartet.co.uk or call Jon Weller on 07850 019489.

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.

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.

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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 Really fun duo, trio, or full Ceilidh band, more than just great music - stilts as well if appropriate!

Modern, traditional and original tunes with a cosmopolitan flavour. (Specialité: Timoléon pour vos soirées Françaises). Ideal for parties, weddings, fund raising events, festivals, shows, pubs, restaurants etc. For info call Tim on 01743 719438 or Rich 01743 718612, email tim@melomanics.co.uk, website www.melomanics.co.uk MOSTLY JOHN CEILIDH BAND Cast aside that economic gloom. Why not let our merry minstrels, aided by the lovely Pammy (“no, no, no!”) restore your joie de vivre at your party, wedding or knees-up.

John 01588 661096.

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!

PIANIST FOR ALL OCCASIONS BAFTA winning composer Ric Lloyd (founder member of The Flying Pickets) will play for all your corporate events, weddings, functions, parties, restaurants and other celebrations. A wide repertoire of standards, jazz favourites, pop and boogie-woogie.

Many pro years experience in the music and theatre world, which includes playing shows and accompanying singers.

I can also do gigs with a female vocalist and trio. Wearing my other hat I am Musical director for The Hornettes (female trio) who sing Tamla Motown and 60’s songs. Dust off your beehives and bring your dancing shoes for this one! www.facebook.com/riclloydhornettes Phone: 01974 282515. E-mail: pianist@mm.st RAY STROUD Respected electro-acoustic finger style guitarist/singer. Huge repertoire of songs and tunes from 60s-90s and originals plus ragtime and country picking.

Sets to suit venue - folk, roots, jazzy pop, soft rock, or a mixture. Also available in the duo Thyme Bandits and four piece power pop Hush. Friendly and professional. Call 07962 916333 or email raystrack@talo5.plus.com http://www.bandmix.co.uk/ray-stroud 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 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.

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 THE ROCK OF AGES EXPERIENCE BackTrack to the 80s with The Rock Of Ages Experience Tribute Band.

Ian: 07736 816136. See our live video on our website www.therockofagesexperience.com 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.

ZIGGY STARDUST EXPERIENCE The Spiders from Kington play early Bowie; from “Space Oddity” to “Aladdin Sane” in full costume! Available for festivals, gigs and parties. Release Your Inner Starman Let All The Children Boogie! Call Richie Cotterill on 07777 661252.

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theatre PERFORMANCE Tues 3 - Sat 7 November THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK When three desperate housewives in small town America wish for the man of their dreams they get far more than they bargain for. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, Sat matinee 2.30pm, 01432 340555.

Wed 4 & Thurs 5 November SHAKESPEARE FOR SCHOOLS FESTIVAL Up to four schools will perform different Shakespeare plays. Information on participating schools is available from the Box Office. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7pm, £9.50/£7.50, 01743 281281.

Wed 4 - Sat 7 November FORGETTING ANASTASIA MID POWYS YOUTH THEATRE. A tale of lost peasants, dissolute royals and scheming revolutionaries. Wyeside, Builth Wells, £10/£6.50, matinees £5, 01982 552555.

Fri 6 & Sat 7 November BOND GAVIN ROBERTSON focuses his attention on the Bond phenomenon, in his latest physical cartoon style adventure - exploding every cliche in the book(s)... solo!

6 Nov - Luctonians Rugby Club, Kingsland, 7.30pm, £25, 01568 709579. 7 Nov - Stoke St Milborough Village Hall, 8pm, £8/£5/£25, 01584 823791. Arts Alive.

Sat 7 November DIAOCHAN RED DRAGONFLY PRODUCTIONS. The story comes from one of the greatest pieces of Chinese literature: The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. For ages 14+. Market Theatre, Ledbury, 8pm, £12/£9, 07967 517125. Arts Alive.

Sat 7 November AN EVENING OF MAGIC AND MYSTERY WITH JASON DAVIES Not suitable for under 14s. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 8pm, £5 in advance or £7.50 on the door, 01588 630023.

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Sat 7 November CRAZY GLUE The comedic roller coaster of a couple’s romance as they move from the blossoming of first love through to the thornier terrain of married life. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £14, 01743 281281.

Wed 11 - Sat 14 November A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED MIDDLE GROUND THEATRE CO. LTD presents Miss Marple in Agatha Christie’s mystery whodunnit.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, Thurs & Sat matinee 2.30pm, £25-£11, 01743 281281.

Fri 13 November ROMEO AND JULIET IMMERSION THEATRE. William Shakespeare’s tragic story of forbidden love and bitter rivalry, boldly relocated to 1980’s England. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 1.30pm & 7.30pm, £15/£13, 01743 281281.

Fri 20 November THE CIRCUS OF HORRORS: WELCOME TO THE CARNEVIL Set in Victorian London. A young girl dreams of running away to join the circus only to see her dream become a nightmare. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £27-£19, 01743 281281.

Fri 20 November THE RED CHAIR CLOD ENSEMBLE in association with FUEL THEATRE. A strange tale from someplace in the glum north o’ the world, where there lived a Man who could not stop eating, a Woman doomed to cook his meals and one ‘invisible Child’. For ages 14+. All Stretton Village Hall, 7.30pm, £8/£5/£28, 01694 723378. Arts Alive.

Sat 21 & Sun 22 November 6 IMPOSSIBLE THINGS AVANTI ARTIZANI. Features a revolving stage, conjuring, acrobatics, live music, sound effects, animatronics, sophisticated lighting and a most memorable and spectacular finale. For ages 8+. 21 Nov - Fownhope New Memorial Hall, 7.30pm, £10/£7/£30, 01432 860221.

22 Nov - Quatt Village Hall, 7.30pm, £8/£6, 01746 781759.

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Sun 22 November ADAM LONG’S DICKENS ABRIDGED A high-speed comic journey through Dickens’ greatest hits and into the bizarre-but-true story of Charles Dicken’s own life. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281.

Wed 25 November YVETTE DOGPOLE DRAMA COMPANY. It’s Paris in the 1880s, Yvette is a young girl who has just left a convent. Her mother runs a gambling house and bordello... The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 8pm, £10/£8, 01952 728911.

Wed 25 November SOME PEOPLE HAVE TOO MANY LEGS CONTACT THEATRE. Jackie Hagan went to hospital with a mystery disease; they told her she was going to die and cut bits of her off. She didn’t die, but lost a leg. A show about facing your fears and throwing glitter at them. For ages 13+. Ludlow Mascall Centre, 7.30pm, £8/£5, 0845 548 5449. Arts Alive.

Wed 25 - Sat 28 November MACBETH TWO SCORE YEARS AND TEN. Blood, daggers, witches, murder and suicide, this is Shakespeare’s darkest and most powerful tragedy with some of the bard’s most memorable lines. Naked evil stirs up human frailty and ambition to give us a portrait of the doomed despot which still has relevance today. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £14/£12, 01584 878141.

Thurs 26 - Sat 28 November FARNDALE AVENUE HOUSING ESTATE TOWNWOMEN’S GUILD DRAMATIC SOCIETY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL OFF CENTRE THEATRE. Expect the usual misplaced enthusiasm from Mrs Reece, and a PA that someone forgets to turn off. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £9, 01600 772467.

Sat 28 November MANUELITA POPELEI THEATRE. Blending storytelling, physical theatre, comedy and live music. Manuelita promises audiences a heart-swelling, toe-tapping night out at the theatre. For ages 10+. Brilley Village Hall, 7.30pm, £8.50, 01544 327227. Arts Alive.

Sat 5 December BURTON With Rhodri Miles’ production of ‘Burton’, an affectionate and hilarious look at the life of Richard Burton.

Leintwardine Community Centre, 8pm, £10, 01547 540169.

MUSICAL THEATRE & OPERA Wed 4 - Sun 8 November THE WIZARD OF OZ GET YOUR WIGLE ON. Join Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion for this show-stopping family musical. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, Wed - Sun 7pm, Sat & Sun 2pm, £16.50-£11, 01743 281281.

Mon 23 & Tues 24 November THE WIZARD OF OZ GWERNHYFED HIGH SCHOOL. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, £7.50/£5, 01874 611622.

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Puppet Theatre Company

CHILDREN’S THEATRE

Sat 7 November CLAPPER BOX THE FETCH. A fun interactive street puppet booth experience, with popcorn! Dilwyn Cedar Hall, 9am-12 noon during Dilwyn Community Market & Cafe. Arts Alive.

Sun 8 & Sun 15 November HOW THE KOALA LEARNED TO HUG This charming family musical has been written escpecially for children aged 3 and above. 8 Nov - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2.30pm, £8.50/£7.50, 01874 611622.

15 Nov - Market Theatre, Ledbury, 3pm, £8, children £5, family £16, 07967 517125.

Sat 14 November THE MIGHTY PRINCE OPEN SKY. Two performers, five stories and a host of bugs, birds, animals and magical creatures.

For ages 3+. Steiner Academy, Birch Hall, 2pm, 01981 540221. Arts Alive.

Fri 20 November THE GREAT SANTA KIDNAP High energy family winter show with colourful and engaging characters. Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells, 5.45pm, after the Christmas lights switch on. Adults £7, under 16s £5, 01584 811442.

Fri 27 November - Sun 6 December ROBINSON CRUSOE RAINBOW VALLEY PRODUCTIONS. In search of treasure beyond your imagination, Robinson is joined by a cast of memorable characters, including his girlfriend Polly Perkins, Bluebeard, Miranda and The Mighty Konga!

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, times vary, £15, 01874 611622.

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Fri 27 November - Sat 9 January BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Jason Marc Williams returns for his second year to play the Dame, alongside new recruits, Beth Dillon as Bebe and Ben Astle as the Beast. The Courtyard, Hereford, phone for times, 01432 340555.

Sat 5 December LAND OF DRAGONS PUPPETSOUP THEATRE COMPANY. Award-winning Hay-on-Wye based puppeteers take you to the edge of your seat and brink of your imagination, where wise men are grown from witches’ cauldrons and dragons really do exist. For ages 5-105. Glasbury Village Hall, 6pm, £8/£6, under 18s £5, combined workshop and performance £12, 029 2071 3200. Glasbury Arts. See workshops.

Thurs 10 - Sat 12 December PETER PAN KILPECK PANTO will be performing their 20th annual pantomime. Kilpeck Village Hall, 7.30pm, matinee 2pm.

Tickets £5, under 12 years £2, 01981 570377.

DRAMA WORKSHOPS

Sat 5 December PUPPETSOUP THEATRE COMPANY WORKSHOP An exciting workshop for puppet lovers, for ages 7-13 years. Glasbury Village Hall, 11am-12.30pm, £8, combined workshop and evening performance £12, 029 2071 3200. Glasbury Arts.

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 HAY SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE For 12-17 year olds.

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

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

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

Contact Ralph Bolland on 07810 350994.

Mondays BROMYARD YOUTH THEATRE Led by Kate Ganderton. Conquest Theatre, Bromyard. 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.

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

Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 01584 878141.

Mondays APPLETREE THEATRE Junior Youth Theatre for children 8-11 years, 4.45pm. Senior Youth Theatre for 11-18 years, 6.15pm. The Appletree Studio, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RU. £5 per session. office@ appletreetheatre.co.uk or phone 01584 318015.

Mondays (during term time) BRYCHEINIOG YOUTH THEATRE Led by Andrew Sterry and Gareth Williams.

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

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 01874 611622.

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

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

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

Tuesdays YOUTH THEATRE 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.

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

Thursdays LUDLOW DRAMA WORKSHOP For all ages: 16 + and adults, 7.30-9.30pm at Appletree Theatre, 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow SY8 1RU. No experience needed. www.ludlowdramaworkshop.org.uk Contact 01588 673219.

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

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

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

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

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

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By Edward Storey. ‘Seeing the Light’, new poems.

St Michael’s Church, Discoed, 3pm, donations for The St Andrew’s Development Appeal.

Tues 3 November POETRY LOUNGE Guest poets and open mic. The Sitting Room, Ludlow, 7.30pm, free, 01584 878989 or email thesittingroomludlow@gmail.com Tues 10 November POETRY EVENING Local poets reading a selection of their work. Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Rd, Hereford, 7pm, £5 includes wine/juice, 01432 263937.

Mon 16 November PLAY READING: CRISIS IN CORINTH Canon Dr Maureen Palmer leads the reading of a play written by an American New Testament scholar. Cathedral Barn, Hereford, 3.30pm, £5, 01432 374261.

Tues 17 November IF I SHOULD DIE Voices of the First World War across Europe. Readings by Anne Davies, Tricia Steynor and Hugh Cullen.

Friends Meeting House,St Mary’s Lane, Ludlow, 7.30pm, 01568 770282.

Comedy Sun 1 November SEVERN JESTERS Featuring Lloyd Griffith, Katie Mulgrew and Carey Marx.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £9 in advance, £10 on the door, 01743 281281.

Fri 6 November COURTYARD COMEDY CLUB Starring Gareth Richards, Hayley Ellis and Matt Winning.

The Courtyard, Hereford, 8.30pm, 01432 340555.

Sun 8 November SEAN HUGHES: MUMBO JUMBO Battling to stay on the right side of sanity, the two sides of Sean’s brain are in constant conflict. Common sense verses mumbo jumbo. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £16, 01743 281281.

Wed 11 November THE NOISE NEXT DOOR The unstoppable comedy juggernaut is turning up the volume! A night of mind-blowing songs, jaw-dropping characters and side-splitting punchlines form the masters of off-the-cuff comedy. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £15, 01743 281281.

Wed 11 November JENNY ECLAIR: HOW TO BE A MIDDLE AGED WOMAN Professional grumpy old woman, Splash survivor, amateur soup maker and novice knitter. The Courtyard, Hereford, 8pm, 01432 340555.

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Thurs 12 November FUNNY NORTHERN WOMEN Featuring Lucy Beaumont, Katie Mulgrew and Hayley Ellis.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £13, 01743 281281.

Fri 13 November TOM PRICE: TOO POSH TO PUSH The story of how Tom went from being a God-featuring Tory, to just another leftie atheist, standing in a field.

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

Fri 13, Wed 18 & Thurs 19 November ALAN DAVIES LITTLE VICTORIES One of the best stand-up comics out there, packed with deft silliness and shrewd observation. 13 Nov - Town Hall, Cheltenham, 0844 576 2210. 18 Nov - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 01743 281281. 19 Nov - William Aston Hall, Wrexham, 01978 293293.

Sat 14 November JAMES ACASTER: REPRESENT Nifty, snazzy, 30 years old, three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £15/£13, 01743 281281.

Mark Thomas

Thurs 19 November CHRIS RAMSEY: ALL GROWED UP Celebrity Juice regular explores getting older, taking responsibility and being dragged kicking and screaming into modern adulthood. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 8pm, £18.50, 01743 281281.

Sat 21 November ROSS ON WYE COMEDY CLUB Featuring Woody Bop Muddy’s ‘Record Graveyard’, Andrew Watts and Stickleback Plasticus. The Venue, Hill St, Ross on Wye, £10 in advance, www.playross.com Sat 21 November COMEDY @ THE EDGE Featuring Rob Beckett: Mouth of the South. For ages 15+.

The Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, 8pm, £14/£12, 01952 728911.

Thurs 26 November ANDY PARSONS Andy Parsons is back on the road.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 8pm, £15, 01874 611622.

Wed 2 December MARK THOMAS: TRESPASS A mix of theatre, stand-up, activism, a dash of journalism and a dollop of mayhem. For ages 16+. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 8pm, £15/£13, 01982 552555.

Talks

November LINGEN AUTUMN LECTURES 4 Nov - Deborah Moggach. ‘Adventures in The Screen Trade’. 11 Nov - Dame Margaret Anstee DCMG. ‘A Survivors Tale: My Life and Times in the United Nations’. Lingen Village Hall, £8 on the door to include a glass of wine and canapes, season ticket £36, 01584 877932.

Tues 3 November & Tues 1 December BRECKNOCK DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS SOCIETY 3 Nov - ‘Agincourt and the Great War Bow’. 1 Dec - It Will Never Show: Designing historical Costumes for Film and TV. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 2.30pm, annual membership £40, visitors welcome £7.50 per lecture, 01874 625679.

Mon 2 November STEPHEN VENABLES: LIFE AFTER EVEREST Stephen shares stories of a narrow escape from death, climbing with legendary figures and following in the steps of explorers. Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 7.30pm, £15, 01743 281281.

Sat 28 November AN AUDIENCE WITH PAUL HAZELL Comedy hypnotist.

Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, 01885 488575.

Mon 2 November THE MAN WHO MADE THINGS OUT OF TREES Rob Penn will be talking about his latest book. Knighton Community Centre, 7.30pm, £2.50 with any profits going to Knighton Tree Allotment Trust, 01547 520929.

Bleddfa Centre Manager

Part-time: 2-3 days per week Salary (flexible)

We are looking for a highly motivated and well-organised manager to look after the Bleddfa Centre.

Established forty years ago in rural mid-Wales, the mission of the Centre is to enrich the creative spirit and promote well-being through the Arts, storytelling, song, meditation and quiet reflection.

The Manager will be responsible for the day to day running of the Bleddfa Centre and will oversee our programme of exhibitions, workshops, lectures and retreats.

An interest in the Arts is important; but the main qualities sought by the Trustees are dynamism, commitment, passion, initiative, organisational flair and an outgoing, friendly spirit.

This is an exceptional opportunity to shape the identity of a very special place.

Please email your covering letter and CV to: Tony Morris, Chair, Bleddfa Trust: tonymorristonymorris@icloud.com www.bleddfacentre.com

Closing date: 20 November 2015

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Perry McCarthy

Sat 14 & Sat 22 November DOUG ALLAN: LIFE BEHIND THE LENS See film footage and listen to Doug’s experience of working with Sir David Attenborough, Gordon Ramsay, Ewan McGregor and others. 14 Nov - Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £11, 01584 878141. 22 Nov - Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7pm, £17.50/£15.50, 01874 611622.

Sat 14 November AN AUDIENCE WITH RUSSELL GRANT With a show full of anecdotes and memories. Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, 7.30pm, £16, 01600 772467.

Wed 4 November BRECON & DISTRICT MIND Why be creative? What are the risks? What are the benefits? A talk by visual artist Tessa Waite. George Hotel, Brecon, 7pm, £5, 01874 611529.

Sun 8 November AN AUDIENCE WITH PERRY MCCARTHY - THE STIG Perry McCarthy made it all the way to the top to Formula One and later became the original secret racing driver from BBC’s Top Gear ‘The Stig’. The Courtyard, Hereford, 7.30pm, 01432 340555.

Tues 10 November RUSSIAN BEARS AT THE FINNISH LINE An illustrated talk by Ric Morris. Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, 8pm, £3.50, 01588 630023.

Wed 11 November JOHN CHALLIS: ONLY FOOLS AND BOYCIE

Mon 16 November MEDITATION AND LIFE SKILLS A Quest talk with Diane Millbery. Grange Road Community Centre, Bishop’s Castle, 7.30pm, 01588 630648.

Tues 17 November RESCUING LLWYN CELYN A lost medieval hall house in the Black Mountains.

Garway Heritage Group. Garway Village Hall, 7.30pm, £3, all welcome, www.garwayheritagegroup.co.uk Wed 18 November DR JAGO COOPER: LOST KINGDOMS OF CENTRAL AMERICA Dr Jago Cooper considers what lessons we can learn from the great central American civilisations of the past.

Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, 7.45pm, £11.50/£10.50, 01874 611622.

Wed 18 November LEOMINSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY The History of Fastenings by Althea MacKenzie. Grange Court, Leominster, 7.30pm, members free, visitors £3.

Wed 18 November SHROPSHIRE BUILDING STONES: FROM FIELD WALLS TO MANSIONS Blackbourn Theatre, Prestfelde School, Shrewsbury, 01952 813186.

Thurs 19 November WIGMORE & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB ‘The Cottage Garden’ with speaker Rachael Salisbury.

Wigmore Village Hall, 7.30pm, £2 for non-members, all welcome, 07813 733240.

John Challis will reveal secrets from set with stories and anecdotes from his dazzling career. Wyeside, Builth Wells, 7.30pm, £15, 01982 552555.

Wednesday 11th November ONE HOUSEHOLD AT WAR, KINSHAM COURT IN WWI Catherine Beale takes an upstairs/downstairs look at Kinsham’s residents at war, from Sir John Arkwright himself, to his wife acting as VAD nurse and the amazing letters their gardener sent back from the Front. The Judge’s Lodging, Presteigne, 01544 260650. 7pm, £10 to include WWI themed refreshments.

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Fri 13 November LITERARY EVENING Featuring Matthew Dennison, bestselling biographer and broadcaster will be talking about his latest book, ‘Behind the Mask’, a probing biography of the extraordinary Vita Sackville-West. Moor Park School, Richard’s Castle.

Drinks/canapes from 7pm, talk 7.30pm, £10, 01584 823481.

Wed 25 November SOUTH WEST SHROPSHIRE GARDENING CLUB Raised Beds and No-Dig Cultivation, a talk by Mick Poultne. Lydbury North Village Hall, 7.30pm, 01588 620055.

Thurs 26 November WELLINGTON PARISH HISTORY SOCIETY Robert Walker will be speaking on Dovecotes. Wellington Village Hall, 7.30pm, £2.50, 01432 839109.

Doug Allan

Fri 27 - Sun 29 November HAY FESTIVAL A magical winter weekend of treats for all the family.

Hay-on-Wye, 01497 822629, www.hayfestival.org

Dr Jago Cooper

Thurs 3 December IOLO WILLIAMS: THE WILDLIFE OF WALES & THE MARCHES Regular presenter of Spring Watch and S4C and one of the UK’s foremost naturalists. Shire Hall, Hereford, 6.45pm, £10, booking essential, 01432 356872, www.herefordshirewt.org Wed 9 December ROWAN WILLIAMS: CONFLICT, PEACE & JUSTICE Olivier Memorial Peace Lecture 2015. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 7.30pm, £12/£10, students £5, www.ludlowquakers.co.uk

Workshops & Courses Sun 1 November CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP Suitable for all levels of experience. Ty-Fry Writers Centre, Llangorse, Brecon, 10am-5pm, £40, homemade lunch included. Details, call Amanda 079848 59905.

Thurs 5 November BOOK CLUB The Sitting Room, Ludlow, 7.30pm, free, 01584 878989 or email to join - thesittingroomludlow@gmail.com Thurs 5, 19 November & Thurs 3 December MEET THE GREEKS A course to provide an introduction to the history and culture of Ancient Greece. No knowledge of Ancient Greek is required. Ludlow Museum Resource Centre, 10.30 3.30pm, £55 including refreshments (lunch not provided), 01743 258881.

Thursday 5 & 19 Nov PHILOSOPHY CAFE Lively discussions on all things philosophical, especially relating to our modern condition. The Globe, Hay on Wye. 7.30pm, free.

Contact 01981 500288 or philosophycafe@outlook.com ORIEL DAVIES 2015 OPEN WRITING COMPETITION Writers are invited to submit either poems (up to 50 lines each) or prose (up to 1,000 words each) that focus on the theme of ‘flora’, The winning entries (one for best prose and one for best poetry) will receive a £50 voucher to spend in the gallery shop. The entry fee is £3 per piece submitted. Closing date: 2nd Nov 2015. Contact: desk@orieldavies.org / 01686 625041.

STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS Led by Carol Florence Graham at the Story Space studio, Grange Court, Leominster. Next workshop October 10th 2015. Also available are creative coaching sessions, CPD training for educators and individual tuition in Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing.

For more information see www.storyspace.co.uk 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.

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

50,000+ titles; North Herefordshire’s largest indie bookseller; We buy books WINTER EVENT Specialist in art, design, photography, history, gardening 21st November 2015 10am-5pm The traditional start of the holiday season.

The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Live music from the incomparable TREVOR DAVIES TRIO, Bucknell, SY7 0DH Off A4113 Knighton Road.

Free kids Christmas activities in the Bookburrow; special offers throughout the store; home-made soup and seasonal Tel: 01547 530744 OPEN EVERY DAY aardvaark@btconnect.com www.aardvark-books.com samples !

Also open our superb CAFÉ!

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

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IVE years ago, not long before he was promoted to editor of Positive News, I had a short but memorable chat with Sean Dagan Wood. We were talking about the potential for change. As a journalist reporting on the green change makers in action, I found his vision of the world uplifting. He saw a global smorgasbord of green business and innovation, bubbling away beneath the surface … a parallel, stronger and more resilient society, ready for us all to step across to.

The image of this ‘parallel society’ in the making has stayed with me … and with it the conviction that no matter what is going on that is difficult and worrying and even downright destructive, still there are enough people … bold people, creative people, committed people … who will always be working inexorably towards establishing the infrastructure and systems that allow us to change, reversing the damage to natural ecosystems, and ensuring there is a future.

This parallel society, these people beavering away, the ideas that they worked on, have steadily grown up.

And they have drawn in all kinds of people, in all different countries and from all parts of society from big business to small business and maverick inventors, and from digital to agricultural to public sector. We will always have the change makers whose appetite for challenge is not limited to the narrow confines of profit and power.

Funding for the change makers is often tight, and so they learn to work with lean budgets, making the most of not that much. Those working outside the security of big business have placed much hope on the potential for cooperatively owned renewable energy to fund R&D in other areas of green development and systems innovation. They have crafted triple bottom line business plans and burned the candle at both ends because they cared about what they were doing. And sometimes some of them had to supplement meagre income for their families with meagre, but vital, tax credits.

Right now, for green organisations and business ventures in the UK, times are tough. The Feed in Tariffs are under the axe, tax credits are being replaced and funding streams have dwindled. Investor confidence in green tech may be growing in other countries, but it has wobbled in the UK. In the absence of steady, long-term government support, private investors are less willing to take up the mantle.

Trawling for lasting financial solutions that do not force compromise, I discovered the work of Mariana Mazzucato. She is a much admired Professor of Economics and Innovation at Sussex University and recently became one of a small group of talented, progressive economic advisors to the Labour party that also includes Joseph Stiglitz and Thomas Picketty.

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Mazzucato makes the point that ‘the market’ is only able to influence the rate of change not the direction of change. This is important. We have to get away from the notion that any growth is good. How can growth that causes deep, lasting and irreparable damage to essential ecosystems or human wellbeing be good?

In order to re-direct change you have to intervene.

Mazzucato points to the story of Silicon Valley for inspiration. In the early years of computer technology, before we had even dreamed of I-pads, smart phones, social media and superfast broadband packages from BT, it was government investment … i.e. public investment … that made early development in Silicon Valley possible. Government bodies helped to kick start the digital revolution. And by dint of an incredible surge of human creativity and sharing of skills something amazing began to take place. It was only when the potential for success became apparent that private investors stepped in.

So this is the thing. In order to bring green technology and systems innovation through the risk stages, to the point where we have mature technologies, green infrastructure being established at a suitable rate and business models with environmental and social justice stitched in, we need public investment. In the UK subsidies still seem to go into the wrong places.

Marketing strategies to sugar the pill of environmental degradation are no solution. Investment is needed to re-direct the economy. The longer we leave it, the more difficult it will be to pull back.

Please speak up for the green economy.

Rachel Francis, www.sharpeningpencils.co.uk

Green Events

November HEREFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST 4 Nov - The Adder: Understanding the Species.

The Hopelands, Weobley Village Hall, 7.30pm, £3.

5 Nov - Restoring Ponds in North East Herefordshire.

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

21 Nov - Cider Making Workshop. Houghton Court, Hereford, 10am-4pm, £50. 24 Nov - I Spy Trees. Kington Primary School, 7.30pm, free. 26 Nov - The Murderous Meres & Mosses. Aymestrey Village Hall, 7.30pm, £1.50.

Details 01432 356872.

Sun 28 November CLIMATE CHANGE MARCH LONDON On the eve of the crucial Paris talks, this should be the biggest climate protest ever. Teme Valley Environmental Group and Knighton Action for Peace & Justice plan to organise a coach. No details such as time, place, route as yet. Estimated cost £15-£18pp. Possible pick-up points to be decided, but think Knighton, Presteigne, Leominster, Hereford, Ledbury. Expressions of interest ASAP. State number and best pick-up point. michael.green@fountainhead.org.uk Sat 5 December TREEMENDOUS TREES Join Reserves Officer, Doug Lloyd on a guided walk taking in the veteran, rare and notable trees. Doward Carpark (Forestry Commission), starting at 10am with an option to finish at 1pm or continue until 3pm. £10 full day, £8 HWT members, morning only £5, £4 HWT members. Booking essential, 01432 356872, www.herefordshirewt.org Every Tuesday TODDLE TIME For children aged five and under and their carers.

Onny Meadows, Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms, 10.30am-11.30am, bring your wellies!

(With indoor alternative if wet), 01588 676060.

ON THE MYSTERY OF PHEASANT SHOOTS To kill our native animals, To protect non-native birds, To have to shoot - for fun Not food - and bury them in herds.

The ones the Heroes miss, escape To roam the countryside, Eating crops and frogs and snakes, Confused and Terrified.

Strange!

Local Environmental Groups

Knighton Tree Allotments Trust (KTAT): Christine Baker 01547 529990.

Presteigne Freegle (formerly Presteigne Freecycle) Terry Wells 07766 097600 www.freegle.in/presteigne Transition in Hay-on-Wye, Stephen Ainsleigh Rice, 01497 820332 and tthayonwye@googlemail.com Hereford Christian Ecology Group, meets occasionally for talks and outings. 01432 279740.

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

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

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

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

Knucklas Castle Community Land Project (KCCLP), secretary Jamie Richie, 01547 520263, www.knucklascastle.org.uk, info@knucklascastle.org.uk Hereford Carbon Rationing Action Group www.carbonrationing.org.uk - Vey Straker - T: 01432 840955 - M: 07961 125470 - vey.straker@virgin.net Kington Local Environment & Energy Network (KLEEN) meets regularly 2nd Thursday of every month, 7.30pm, The Oxford Arms, Kington. Planning local action, supporting initiatives, open to all. Contact kleen@momentary-lapse.co.uk Teme Valley Environment Group - Anne-Mary Davies 01547 528833 Will O’Leary - 01547 528792 amdskyborry@hotmail.com www.tveg.org.uk Transition Presteigne meets first Thurs of every month, (except Jan, April & Aug), Radnorshire Arms, Presteigne, 7.30pm, 01544 267768 or email transitionpresteigne@gmail.com Ludlow LA 21 - David Currant - 01584 875501 davidcurrant@phonecoop.coop, www.ludlow21.org.uk Shrews. Friends of the Earth - http://www.shrewsfoe.org. uk- Frank Oldaker 01743 260971 frankoldaker@yahoo.co.uk Herefordshire Friends of the Earth - Paige Mitchell 01432 277857 - www.herefordshirefoe.org.uk co-ordinator@herefordshirefoe.org.uk Lightfoot Enterprises - The Old Primary School, Church St, Bishop’s Castle, Tel 01588 630683, E mail info@lightfoot.org.uk, www.lightfoot.org.uk Herefordshire Action for Mammals (HAM) Dave Smith, 7 Primrose Close, Hereford, HR2 7QX. 01432 266937 davetreesmith@aol.com https://sites.google.com/site/herefordshiremammals/ Abergavenny & Crickhowell Friends of the Earth www.monmouthshiregreenweb.co.uk - Barry Greenwood 01873 852245, bgreenwood@ntlworld.com LLES – Llanidloes Energy Solutions - www.lles.co.uk Diana Berriman - 01686 411128 - office@lles.co.uk Brilley Mountain Eco - (Brilley and Michaelchurch Environment Group) - Peter Davies, 01497 831376, peterandgilldavies@hotmail.com Golden Valley Environment Group - Vanessa Hembling, 01981 550377, golden_valley@mail.com, www.goldenvalleyenvironmentgroup.org.uk Transition Hereford - Charlotte Lake 01432 343577 www.transitionhereford.org Rea Valley Environmental Group (ReaVEN) Aims to promote sustainability and environmental concerns throughout the Rea Valley. reaven@live.co.uk.

Radnorshire Wildlife Trust - 01597 823298, info@rwtwales.org, www.rwtwales.org Presteigne Freecycle for Presteigne and surrounding area, groups.yahoo.com/group/presteignefreecycle.

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

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

A RANGE OF THERAPIES AVAILABLE IN LEOMINSTER including Indian Head Massage; Aromatherapy Massage and Reflexology. Humphrey Clement Bsc MFHT offers an holistic personal approach using organically sourced products where possible. On-site Chair Massage available for groups or in the workplace. To enhance your mental or physical wellbeing call 07702 038063 for a consultation or email healing.rose@icloud.com www.healing-rose.co.uk 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 & REFLEXOLOGY TREATMENTS OFFERED IN LUDLOW. Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils extracted from plants, which have a number of properties, that may, when used, help improve overall emotional health.

Reflexology can be a wonderfully relaxing treatment that in turn may help relieving everyday tension. Both treatments may aid you in your overall sense of well being. Contact Emily Baker BA Hons, MIFPA, MAR and CNHC registered, 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).

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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/PSYCHOTHERAPY. Jane Cooke Dip Gestalt Therapy, CSS, RCN Cert Group & Family Work, Registered Member MBACP, CAPO. Presteigne & Llandrindod. Safe, creative, equal approach. I have wide life & work experience; I work to support your increased understanding of yourself, & do not judge or try to change you – change comes through your awareness & when you are ready. jane.cooke@heartfeltwork.co.uk 07771 950899.

COUNSELLING IN LUDLOW area. Talk in complete confidence, with warmth and without judgement, with Julia Walling BA(Hons), PGCE, Dip.EH.P.NLP (BHR), MAC. In private practice for 25 years, I am trained in a wide variety of therapies and combine them to meet your needs. Clients consistently report improvements in wellbeing within a few sessions. Panic/anxiety specialist. Short and long term for individuals, couples and families. 01584 874636 07796 596451 julia.walling@btinternet.com and www.juliawalling.co.uk CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY with Jess Pailthorpe RCST. Safe, effective, light-touch treatments to help you heal & repair.

Muscle/joint problems, stress, anxiety, fatigue, trauma….Clinics in Leominster, Kingsland and Hereford. Phone to talk or book: 07981 866 667 / www.touchtreetherapy.co.uk 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.

EXPERIENCED THERAPIST based in Bleddfa. Treatments for:- Back, neck and joint pain, weight issues, including hypno gastric banding) fears, phobias, stress, anxiety, addictions, alcohol and nicotine dependency etc. Contact JAN LLOYD B.Ed Hons, DHyp, CPNLP, DEMDR. Bowen Therapist (ECBS and US Bowen trained), Hypnotherapist, Reiki Master and Teacher. 01547 550215 or email oghanlloyd@msn.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.

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.

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.

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 PSYCHIC READINGS: Clairvoyance, Tarot & Astrology (tape inc). Gifted & compassionate reader with over 20 yrs professional experience. Personal and telephone readings (pre-booked) available. ROWIE 01432 820684.

REFLEXOLOGY Helping to relieve stress, regulate hormonal imbalances, sleep and eating patterns. Aid the release of toxins and restore energy levels. Over 20 years experience - Jo Davies ITEC 01544 267100 or 07876 796885. Clinic in Presteigne, home visits available.

SIAM SMILE TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE BY (GAN) JANYARAK MORRIS. Stressed out? Neck and shoulders tension from too much time on computer? Low back pain? Or just want to pamper yourself? I can help! I am qualified in Traditional Thai Massage, Reflexology-Foot Massage, Facial Massage and Aromatherapy. Certificates recognized by the Ministry of Education in Thailand. Ground Floor, 3 Broad Street, Knighton LD7 1BL. Tel: 07538 572123 or (eve) 01547 550249 www.siamsmilettm.webs.com SPIRITUAL HEALER Naturally gifted in releasing emotional grief in present and past lives. 25 years professional experience with physical and mental health. Private healing sessions and talks given. Gillian Williamson, MNFSH. Field House, Kinnerton. 01547 560874.

SPIRITUAL MEDIUM - Emily Baker, clairvoyant, clairsentient, and clairaudient, spiritual art, offering individual or party bookings. For more information call Ludlow 01584 529053 or 07775 652993.

Workshops

WORKSHOP LISTINGS - Single listings are free.

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

Sat 31 October & Sun 1 November ALTERNATIVES FOUR CHANGE Four workshops and an amazing Sound Symphony. Human Design with Jon Critoph. Qigong for Balance with Alec Jones.

Sing for the Trees with Susan Elizabeth Hale. Embracing the Whole Person with Emma Gathergood. Ludlow Mascall Centre.

Details, www.pamspeace.org.uk, 07580 660816.

YOGA IN PRESTEIGNE

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

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.

Kitchen Pharmacy November/December INTRODUCTION TO ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE Discover how to train your mind-brain-body to help you in everyday activities & experiences. Whilst you are working or playing, you can apply the 5 principles to reduce excess tension, enhance flexibility & prevent discomfort or pain. This 5 week course (small group) will provide you with awareness & understanding. You are able (amazingly!) to change your responses by using these simple tools, putting you more in charge of your life. Enquiries & booking (also future dates/times to suit you?)please contact Hilary Foxwell 01564 819010.

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.

Hedgerow Medicine

HEDGEROW MEDICINE, KITCHEN PHARMACY: Herbal Medicine Making Courses with Rowan McOnegal, Medical Herbalist. Practical weekend courses which explore identifying, growing, harvesting, drying, storing and using herbs.

Covers the basic principles of herbal medicine, and making and using teas, tinctures, infused oils, ointments, creams, syrups, inhalations and baths. www.rowanmconegal.co.uk or 01531 670075.

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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