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Fly high above the Black Mountains in a glider
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With some of the most consistent conditions in the UK, this tight-knit club offers a chance to soar above the imposing peaks and and take in the spectaculars of the Black Mountains whilst gliding 2,000 ft. Every Black Mountains instructor is fully BGA (British Gliding Association) qualified, so, you can just concentrate on the panoramic vista beloved by gliders from across the UK. It’s a gliding mecca, for those who know. The topography hemming in the Talgarth airfield offers some of the longest average flight times in the UK, allowing you to catch mountain and ridge lifts as you soar to thousands of feet — the record being a stupendous 32,000. All of the Black Mountains glider flights last a minimum of 20 minutes, but airtime is frequently much longer. You can even take the reins yourself. All gliders at Black Mountain are dual control, and you’ll be invited to take the helm, if you fancy it. There are four options to choose from — one-to-one sessions for between one and three tows, or an experience for two, where each of you will receive an individual flight. All sessions include tuition and instruction, before you get towed up by the club’s Pawnee tug plane and released. There, thousands of feet up in your own glider, you’ll experience the full wonder of the Black Mountains as you glide over the Brecon Beacons National Park in a graceful flight back down. The great advantage of this venue is its year-round opening hours. You can drink in the sunset over longer summer days, or take a flight over the snowcapped peaks in winter You can opt for a flight over the snow-capped mountains in winter, or take in a stunning Welsh sunset during the long summer days. For the experienced, to the novice, Black Mountains Gliding leaves you with an unforgettable perspective. The airfield is currently open for flying seven days a week, with instruction available until the end of October. For pricing and further information please visit: blackmountainsgliding.co.uk
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Re-live the romance of steam at Brecon Mountain Railway
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HE Brecon Mountain Railway was conceived over 40 years ago when a search started to find a suitable site to build and operate a steam railway using locomotives collected from around the world. Merthyr Tydfil seemed ideally located at the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park with its beautiful mountain, lake and forest scenery. At one time Merthyr Tydfil was the greatest iron making town in the world, most of the very early railways used rails rolled in Merthyr Mills. Merthyr witnessed, in 1804, the trial run of the worlds first steam railway locomotive built by Cornishman Richard Trevithick. The railway itself is built on part of the abandoned Brecon and Merthyr Railway which was originally built in 1859 and finally closed in 1964. The railway re-opened to passengers in 1980 and extended to Dolygaer in 1995 and in Aril 2014 extended still further and now reaches Torpantau high in the Brecon Beacons making it a ten miles round journey taking in beautiful scenery.
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Beacons where it stops for a short time before returning to Pontsticill Station. Here you can visit the small steam musuem, lake-side cafe, children’s play area or just enjoy the views. With leisurely walks around the reservoir on offer you are even able to return on a later train. At Pant Station there’s a chance to see the workshops where the steam locomotives are restored and new ones built and enjoy refreshments in the licensed tea rooms or a visit to the gift stop for the perfect end to the day. The railway is fully accessible and has facilities for disabled passengers including ramps, toilets and a special carriage to accomondate wheelchairs. The railway runs pecial events right through the year including Easter Bunny and Satnta Specials. “If you haven’t been before then please come and enjoy the sights and sounds of days gone by,” said a railway spokesman. The Brecon Mountain Railway is located just off the Heads of the Valleys Road, three miles north of Merthyr. Simply follow the signs for the mountain railway from the A470 and A465.
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Food glorious food...
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ONMOUTHSHIRE celebrated its tenth anniversary of being named Top Food Destination in Wales with a Flavours of Monmouthshire event at Chepstow Tourist Information Centre. The occasion promoted local food and drink to the area’s hospitality businesses at the start of Wales Tourism Week. Food tourism is particularly important to the county with expenditure on food and drink by visitors estimated to have been worth £37.5m of the total £190m revenue generated by tourism in Monmouthshire in 2016. Food is an essential part of the tourism offer, arguably because it provides the most common point of contact with visitors. Local produce and a range of quality places to eat and drink are also key drivers for visitors when choosing where to visit. Visitor trends indicate that interest in food continues to rise at an exponential rate and now reaches beyond the elite, deep into the general population. Food tourism is therefore not just an important element of the visitor’s experience of a destination but also a key driver of sustainable tourism growth. Monmouthshire’s food identity has continued to grow over the past ten years. The world-famous Abergavenny Food Festival, now in its twentieth year, has gone from strength to strength, enjoying an enviable reputation as an opportunity for chefs, food businesses, journalists, farmers and food producers to come together in an inclusive space, delivering a much-needed opportunity for people from all walks of life to explore and learn about food. Unsurprisingly, the county has more than its fair share of local food heroes. From passionate producers committed to creating sought after speciality and everyday food and drink products (using a combination of traditional methods and 21st century innovation), to award-winning chefs and eateries committed to serving and promoting high quality local ingredients and products to customers. The county’s four vineyards, three micro-breweries, two cider producers, three cookery schools, two Michelin-starred restaurants, (one offering local foraging expeditions), two food festivals, a cider festival and a growing number of outlets selling local food and drink (including specialist delis and bakeries, and regular farmers’ markets in Abergavenny and Usk), means there’s no shortage of high quality food and drink-related experiences to attract groups and independent travellers to the county. Councillor Bob Greenland, Monmouthshire’s cabinet member with responsibility
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Cymerwch y tro ar gylchfan Raglan, ymlaen i’r A40. Nesaf, cymerwch y dde nesaf wedi ei arwyddo Llantilio/Crossenny.
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How to eat your way to a good night’s sleep
ESEARCH by Sealy UK and Loughborough University’s Clinical Sleep Research Unit (CSRU) reveals that 77 per cent of Brits are not getting a sufficient amount of sleep at night. If you are one of these it may be time to embrace the vegetarian way of life. A vegetarian diet has many health benefits, but did you know that turning your back on a carnivorous lifestyle could also aid a good night’s sleep? Neil Robinson, Sealy UK’s resident sleep expert, shares his top tips on which foods you could introduce into your diet to encourage a more restful night’s sleep. Kale - Calcium is a natural sleep aid, which is why a deficiency in your diet may make it difficult to fall asleep. Calcium contains tryptophan, the amino acid that your body uses to create melatonin - a hormone that helps induce sleep. Bananas - Bananas are useful when battling insomnia due to their naturally high levels of amino acid, tryptophan. In addition to the sedative effects that this produces, bananas also contain high levels of magnesium and potassium which work to relax the muscles, promoting a good night’s sleep. Almonds - If you find yourself reaching for a pre bedtime snack, grab a handful of almonds. Like bananas, almonds contain both tryptophan and muscle-relaxant, magnesium. Almonds always have a high protein content which will keep you feeling full all night. Oats - Oats are great for keeping your heart healthy and also contain a wide array of vitamins and minerals that collectively work to encourage relaxation. As a natural source of melatonin - the hormone that regulates our sleeping and waking cycles, oats are guaranteed to help you drift off into a peaceful sleep. So why not try a bowl of milky porridge for supper? Cherries - Like oats, cherries are extremely high in melatonin. In addition to promoting weight loss and being a delicious snack, cherries contain antioxidants like anthocyanins, which work alongside melatonin to help maintain a deeper sleep for longer. Peanuts or peanut butter - Peanuts and peanut butter are high in niacin, a form of vitamin B3 which aids the production of serotonin - the hormone responsible for our moods. Rich in good fats, peanuts and peanut butter will keep you fuller for longer, meaning you won’t wake up hungry in the night. Chamomile tea - Chamomile tea increases the levels of amino acid glycine in the body which causes our muscles to relax. Additionally, the anti-anxiety effects of glycine mean that chamomile tea is excellent for de-stressing. We’d recommend trying chamomile tea with a teaspoon of honey for that sweet kick. Avocado - Due to its high magnesium content, avocado could be exactly what you need to drift off into a deep sleep. Research shows that magnesium decreases levels of cortisol, the “stress hormone” which can increase irritability and therefore impede your quality of sleep.
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A tale of two gardens...
Veddw House Garden Cowbridge Physic Garden
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NNE Wareham offers her personal view of Veddw House Garden set in the wonderful countryside of the Welsh border above Tintern with its two acres of ornamental garden and two acres of woodland.
I could tell you the usual sort of garden story— about how we left London for the Welsh borders to make a garden on two acres of field with a twohundredyear-old, rather ugly house in the middle. I could go into the endless trials and tribulations of making a large garden with practically no money or help apart from a rather ambivalent husband. I could talk about opening the garden to the public and waiting for nobody to come. I could even (or just did) produce the usual British garden story familiar from garden magazines and the television that inevitably finishes with familiar, wellworn tips about how to keep slugs down or kill the neighbours (no, not that last
one really—just seeing if you are still awake). We could take a tour – admiring the sculptural hedges, which take all our current resources to keep cut, or the meadow where the original unploughed wildflowered pasture is maintained with the addition of bulbs. We could, at the right time, enjoy the rambler roses trying to get into the trees. There are also lots of flowers in small gardens and borders and a wood where squirrels and deer have a feast. I could tell you about the people who have lived here in the past few hundred years, beginning with squatters on what was then ‘Waste’, and how we’ve attempted to honour them and the cruel lives they led in various ways in the garden. But perhaps the best bit for me is the Reflecting Pool and Hedge Garden, where, as long as the hedges are cut I can sit in peace, without any work or weeds to look at. Surprisingly though this is the place where visitors go a little mad, and if there are screams and giggles in the gardens when we’re open, it will be our visitors having a rowdy time. On Sunday afternoons in summer you are welcome to come and join them.
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ALK down Church Street in the ancient market town of Cowbridge and behind a high stone wall lies Cowbridge Physic Garden. The garden was originally part of the Old Hall Gardens, laid out by the Edmondes family in the 18th century. Badly neglected in the 20th century it was brought back to life by enthusiastic volunteers and today is a glorious array of medicinal plants and herbs, typical of physic gardens from centuries past. The site is relatively small, just ½ acre (0.2ha) but is laid out in a formal pattern and contains a fascinating variety of species that would traditionally have been used for healing, cooking and dyeing fabrics. The garden, situated just 12 miles to the west of Cardiff, is free for all to enjoy. The X2 bus runs to Cowbridge from Bridgend and Cardiff bus stations, close to main line train sta-
tions. It has been described as a small oasis of calm and tranquillity, just a few steps away from the noise and pressures of modern day life. All paths are flat and well maintained, so pedestrian and wheelchair access is easy. It is open every day except Christmas Day, 10am-4pm in winter and 10am-6pm in summer. Volunteers are in the garden every Thursday morning. Please ask them for further information about the planting.
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Cowbridge Physic Garden is a haven of peace, tranquillity and horticultural magic, right in the heart of this historic market town. Planted to replicate physic gardens of centuries ago, the beds are devoted to herbs, flowers and plants that were used for a variety of healing, cooking and dyeing purposes. All varieties are species with a heritage of at least two hundred years. The garden is nurtured and maintained by a team of enthusiastic volunteers. Plants and other merchandise for sale on Thursdays. Entry is free. All are welcome.
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New woods created across Wales to remember First World War soldiers
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NE hundred years ago a generation made an unimaginable sacrifice during the First World War.Now, more than 100 landowners the length and breadth of the UK have joined with the Woodland Trust to create First World War memorial woods as a lasting tribute, honouring the soldiers who fought. 130 new woodlands have been created, ranging in size from ten hectares to a tenth of a hectare. Four of these woods will be in Wales: at Whitesands near St Davids, and at sites near Carmarthen, Cardiff and Chepstow. At the Dunes at Whitesands Camping near St Davids, owners Richard and Francesca Syrett have created one acre of new woodland across a five acre plot, planting one thousand trees in memory of those who served in the First World War. They’ve also planted 3000 trees and shrubs to create new sections of hedgerow. “I believe it’s a lovely thing to do, to be able to plant a woodland in memory of so many who fought and lost their lives for us,”, says Francesca Syrett. “We’re also keen to provide more shelter for our guests at this coastal campsite, as well as reducing our carbon footprint. We’re keen to provide habitats for pollinators and all kinds of wildlife. The trees offer our campers privacy and also a natural feel, their own bit of heaven. Trees are beautiful things when they grow. Our site is a certified Greener Camping Club site, and they are keen that new trees should be planted and indeed give us a tree for every new member we join up.” Claire Martin, First World War programme manager at the Woodland Trust, said:“We’ve been genuinely touched by the stories people have told us about why they wanted to create woodland with us as part of this project. These woods will stand in peaceful tribute for generations to come, helping wildlife to thrive and creating green spaces for reflection and enjoyment.” The Woodland Trust’s First World War Centenary Woods project is supported by lead partner Sainsbury’s. The retailer is helping the Woodland Trust to plant millions of native trees to commemorate the First World War through donations from sales of products including woodland eggs, chicken and turkey. Four flagship woods have been created at Coed Ffos Las in Carmarthenshire, Langley Vale, Surrey, Dreghorn Woods, near Edinburgh and Brackfield Wood in County Londonderry, as well as the many smaller community woods. Mike Coupe, chief executive Sainsbury's Group: said: “We’re pleased to support such a fitting memorial to those affected by the First World War. It’s important to our customers and colleagues, and commemorative to the many, many colleagues who fell during World War One. “As well as choosing our high welfare Woodland products, our customers know they’re also playing a part in a great cause that we’ve supported for over 10 years.”
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Get set for summer with AA Skincare’s essential beauty survival kit
WHETHER you’re jetting off to hit the European festival circuit or wallowing in the mud at an English festival, Bristol’s AA Skincare has a host of festival essentials to keep you smelling sweet, whether you have access to washing facilities - or not. Here’s a few suggestions for a festival survival kit that won’t break the bank – prices start at just £3.30 for a pack of 25 natural cleansing wipes. Find out more or order at www.aaskincare.co.uk Green Tea & Aloe Vera Soothing Cleansing Wipes – a one-step refresh and make up remover – and Tea Tree Oil & Aloe Vera Cleansing Bodycare Wipes – a quick and effective top-to-toe freshen up. Simply wipe over face, hands or body, using both sides of the wipe. Suitable for all skin types, the natural wipes are Ph balanced and alcohol, paraben and artificial fragrance free. RRP £3.30 for 25 wipes. Vegan-friendly Frankincense & Rose face toner – a rehydrating and balancing face toner with rejuvenating Frankincense and fragrant Damask Rose. Formulated using 100% natural ingredients and perfect to refresh tired, festival skin throughout the day – as well as cleanse skin morning and night. Packed in a 150ml recyclable pump spray dispenser. RRP £7.95. Natural shampoo bars – bursting with natural ingredients and 100% pure essential oils, AA Skincare’s range of eight, solid shampoo bars will clean hair without stripping protective oils. Free from parabens, preservatives and artificial fragrances, the bars are easy to use and long lasting – a 50g bar gives you twice as many washes as a 250ml bottle of liquid shampoo. RRP £5.95. Lavender Gel – a multipurpose gel with healing Comfrey, uplifting Rose Geranium and moisturising Calundula. Formulated to soothe irritated, inflamed and unhappy skin as well as cuts and bruises. A festival essential as fits in a handbag or pocket and helps prevent and treat a host of skin problems – also effective as a cooling gel to use all over after a spell in the sun and offers natural relief for the irritation caused by insect bites and stings. Just £6.96 for 50ml. Rejuvenating Rose Hydrating Daily Face Gel – keep in a pocket to instantly hydrate dry and tired skin as well as keeps you cool and smelling sweet with a subtle flora aroma. Soothing and rejuvenating ingredients such as Comfrey, Rose Geranium and Lavender help revive festival weary skin. Just £6.96 for 50ml. Almond & Sandalwood Moisturising Hand Cream – help is at hand for festival-goers looking to soothe and protect hands as well as giving skin a much-needed moisture boost. Featuring anti-ageing Ginseng to help boost naturally produced skin-firming collagen, this is a must-have cream for anyone spending time outdoors. It is also anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial – thanks to a mix of Sandalwood, Aloe Vera, Lavender and Calendula essential oils, which also help calm irritated and dehydrated skin. RRP £7.98 for 50ml. Vanilla and Honey Skin Polishing face mask – the essential pre and post-festival preparation. This luxurious mask leaves skin feeling wonderfully soft, smooth and supple. Packed full of gorgeous ingredients to moisturise and condition, Vanilla provides a source of vitamin B to help skin looks its best before the event - and to restore a festival-weary complexion when it is all over. Honey is known for its abundance of antioxidants to help skin bounce back to life. RRP £7.98 for 100ml.
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The perfect beaches of Wales
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HIS year 47 beaches across Wales will be able to fly a Blue Flag – an international award that tells the public it’s one of the best beaches in the world. Awarded beaches include Benllech, Cefn Sidan, and Llangrannog so those visiting them can be sure of a clean, safe beach with great facilities and water quality. What’s more, 83 beaches in the region have also received the Seaside Award – Keep Britain Tidy’s own award for the beaches that meet the very highest standards for cleanliness and facilities. The news comes as research from Keep Britain Tidy reveals that over a quarter (27 per cent ) of children have never been swimming in the sea in this country. Surprisingly, one third (33 per cent ) have never been on holiday to the coast and nearly one in five (18 per cent ) have never even set foot on a British beach. Four in five (82 per cent ) parents admit that they have decided against taking their children to the British coast. Other than the typical British weather, the cleanliness of the beach is the number one cause for concern – with 40 per cent worrying about unclean water, 38 per cent put off by litter and two in five (42 per cent ) saying they’re put off by dog mess. As a result, nearly half (47 per cent ) would leave immediately if they saw litter and
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It’s time for a Negroni - the cocktail of the season
SUNDOWN VERMOUTH Ingredients: 35ml Brockmans Gin
25ml Rosso (red) Vermouth 15ml Triple sec Garnish: A thin slice of dehydrated orange Method: Fill an old-fashioned glass with ice cubes pour in the Brockmans Gin, the Rosso Vermouth and Triple Sec and stir in the glass. Garnish with the dehydrated orange.
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T'S Negroni week from June 4. The famous classic cocktail, The Negroni, remains hugely popular this summer, and deservedly so. The classic combination of equal parts gin, Campari and Red Vermouth is hard to beat. However, when you have an astonishing gin to hand, in the shape of that stylish black Brockmans Gin bottle, creating some slightly surprising twists on the Negroni theme can produce some delicious surprises. The combination of botanicals in Brockmans Gin includes bitter-sweet Valencian orange peel, coriander, blueberries and blackberries. By mixing Brockmans with just two other ingredients, the results are rather surprising and unusually delicious perfect for high summer evenings. Brockmans is now widely available (RRP £34) in Asda, Booths, Harvey Nichols, large M&S stores and online; Oddbins; and many speciality drinks stores. The Negroni has three ingredients and here we bring you three Negroni recipes to try. All are simple to make; and each one tastes complex and delectable.
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Check out the brand new website www.monmouthshow.co.uk for all the information you need to have a great day out at the Monmouthshire Show this year on Saturday, July 7. Early bird discounted tickets are available on the website NOW! IT’S Monmouthshire Show - and as everyone know that means a day packed with fun and action for the whole family. The main ring show entertainment this year is Steve Colley Bike Trials, with jumps and amazing stunts that will thrill and excite all. Watch also Scurry Racing, Interhunt Relay, Grand Parade and Showjumping making for a busy main ring timetable till late! The livestock and horse competitions will take place throughout the day, so make sure to drop in and see them all beautifully turned out. Can you tell a Charolais from a Limousin or a Welsh Cob from a Thoroughbred? Go find these gorgeous animals for yourselves! “We have a fantastic array of awesome FREE entertainment taking place throughout the day, especially in our new Countryside and Kids Zone areas,” said a spokesman for the show. “ You will be amazed how much there is to see and do at Monmouthshire Show. Stroke the friendly small animals, reptiles and beautiful alpacas. For the younger visitor, there are ride on tractors, donkey rides, face painting, wall climbing and seat on the big yellow tractor. Jitterbug Circus with their circus skills to try along with art and craft section free for the under 5’s. Who can spot Professor Crump on his stilt? New this year is the Scarecrow competition, can you find them around the showground?! “Watch the displays by the Black Mountain Falconry, Meirion Owen and his Quack Pack and Extreme Mountain Bike Skills and so much more! Learn how to train your dog or have some fun with your own in the fun dog show. The whole family can join in and to let off steam there are fun children’s races. 1662638
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Wood treatment is a hot topic, and one local, family run company is telling you about their procedures of effectively treating and selling timber for fencing. Woodland Services, based on Hereford Road, Abergavenny, has been trading for over 50 years with the current owners entering their fourth year in the business and are ensuring the quality continues. They specialise in providing quality, locally sourced and appropriately treated wood for both agricultural and domestic use, and pride themselves on their endeavour to bring their treatment process as up to date as possible with a lot of money invested into their programme for machinery and tools. Tracey O’Leary from Woodland Services said, “Before we treat our timber in house in our fully upgraded, computerised treatment plant we ensure that the wood is dried to 28% or less moisture content. It is then pressure treated to Class 4 specification – Direct soil or fresh water contact using Koppers Celcure AC500 – giving
it a 15 year life. This whole process is computer linked and closely monitored by our treatment suppliers Koppers who support the projected 15 year life of the product. “Even though certain chemicals have been removed from the treatment solution by EU legislation in the past, this means that it is very important that the wood is dried to 28% or less moisture content then the penetration and the treatment will be as effective as it was prior to the change, and here at Woodland Services we ensure this procedure is adhered to.” Tracey has spoken about her experience with peoples concerned about the treatment of wood, and wants to let the people of the local area know that at Woodland Services they can get properly treated wood from them for a great price. A high percentage of our business is repeat business which makes it even more important that we maintain the quality of our treatment process. Tracey said, “I go to market on
Wednesdays and I hear a lot of peoples concerns about timber treatment, so we wanted to show that we have put a lot of time, money and expertise into our treatment programme and assure people that our service is safe and effective.” They also put a lot of emphasis on locally sourcing their timber that they prepare and treat, to go back to the local community. Tracey said, “When dealing with natural resources, it is important to stay as local as you can, and by using local businesses in our supply chain it benefits the whole community.”
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Could your home interior designs win you a cash prize?
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NGLIAN Home Improvements has launched an appeal for style-conscious homeowners in Abergavenny to share photographs of their swoon-worthy interiors as its ‘Styled By Me’ competition – judged by Sophie Robinson – returns for a second consecutive year. With the likes of Instagram and Pinterest continuing to play an even bigger role in inspiring design-lovers to undertake home improvement projects and interior makeovers, Anglian is giving Abergavenny homeowners the perfect opportunity to share their home-tailoring successes and be in with a chance of winning a cash prize. Whether they have a passion for the latest trends and love to add the smallest finishing touches to any room, or they’re a renovation enthusiast with a property that has undergone a dramatic transformation, people in Abergavenny can enter the ‘Styled By Me’ competition simply by sharing a snap of an area of their home or a completed room. Sophie Robinson will return as judge of Anglian’s ‘Styled By Me’ competition. A much-loved interior stylist and judge of The Great Interior Design Challenge, Sophie has also previously featured as an on-screen designer for ITV’s 60 Minute Makeover, Channel 5’s Cowboy Builders and BBC One’s DIY SOS! With over 15 years’ experience, Sophie is regarded as an expert, and she inspires her scores of Instagram followers daily with her love of colour and passion for design. Entrants can share their photographs via Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. They simply need to follow the relevant Anglian Home Improvements social page, include the hashtag #AnglianStyledByMe and tag @Anglianhome. They must also ensure to write their town or city in the caption of the post. Alternatively, entrants can submit their photographs via email to anglianhomeimprovements@mccann.com. For more information, visit www.anglianhome.co.uk/styledbyme. A winner will be selected in each of the UK’s four regions after the closing date of Sunday 1st July, along with a national winner. With a £500 cash prize for the regional winners and £1,000 for the national winner up for grabs, the successful entrants will get a helping hand to continue improving and tailoring their homes throughout the summer months. Successful applicants will be notified by telephone or email by Friday, July 20. Full terms and conditions can be found on the Anglian website: www.anglianhome.co.uk/legal/promotional-terms-and-conditions. To find out more about Anglian Home Improvements, visit www.anglianhome.co.uk
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The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh is published in hardback by Hamish Hamilton, priced £12.99 (ebook £7.99). Available now The Water Cure is the hotly-anticipated debut novel from London-based writer Sophie Mackintosh, winner of Stylist maga-
zine's 2016 Short Story Competition. It tells the tale of three sisters trapped in a hauntingly dystopian existence by their controlling parents, in a story reminiscent of Jeffrey Eugenides' The Virgin Suicides. They haven't been allowed to mix with the opposite sex, but then three men wash up on the beach of their strange world - bringing with them exciting discoveries. It makes for an uncomfortable yet compulsive read; I found myself captivated. It is a relatively short book which will have you gripped until the very end. Mackintosh's eerily gorgeous prose dances around the details, refusing to spoon-feed you. You're left desperately piecing it all together. As far as debuts go, this is superb. A film adaptation feels inevitable - and I cannot wait to see what Mackintosh does next. 8/10 (Review by Frances Wright) A Shout In The Ruins by Kevin Powers is published in hardback by Sceptre, priced £16.99 (ebook £9.99). Available now. Former soldier Kevin Powers, the awardwinning author of Yellow Birds, swaps the battlefields of Iraq for those of the American Civil War and its aftermath in A Shout In The Ruins. An evocative, sometimes beautifully written story, it follows the fortunes of Emily Reid, her father Bob and their neighbour, amoral plantation owner Antony Levallois, and the struggle for survival for slaves Nurse and Rawls in pre and
post-Civil War Virginia. Powers' vision of casual cruelty and the making, breaking and taking of lives, ground into the dust by mendacity, greed and ruthlessness, puts a fresh stamp on a familiar theme. Some scenes have a visceral quality that presumably draws on his own past life as a soldier, but at times that, and some strong characterisation, fades with sections feeling either incomplete or unnecessary. The narrative jumps to the 20th century with the tenderly rendered George Seldom, but it sometimes loses direction and gets bogged down, leaving you turning the page for the wrong reasons. This is a novel many readers will take to their heart but for some, there will be too many bumps in the road that spoil the journey. Powers is a writer who is still finding his range, but looks to be capable of even greater things in future. 7/10 (Review by Derek Watson)
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The tragic tale of twins separated at birth told in Willy Russell’s play Blood Brothers
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ONCEPT Players, one of South Wales’ most innovative theatre companies, return to Abergavenny this summer after the success of Shout! and The Pirates of Penzance, with a unique production of Willy Russell's classic play Blood Brothers, the story of twin brothers separated at birth. This gripping story begins when the twins’ mother, Mrs Johnstone, is forced to make a decision that will affect all of their lives as she gives up one of the twins to Mrs Lyons, a woman who has longed to be a mother and takes advantage of Mrs Johnstone's good nature to get a child of her own. The story follows the twins' lives as they make their way through the sixties, seventies and eighties at opposite ends of the social spectrum. When they meet, by chance, as young boys they make a promise to each other to always be friends, to be one another's blood brother until they reach the fateful tragic conclusion of the play. Through the twin boys, and their families, we see the great differences in the social scale during tough times which can resonate strongly
with a modern audience and the times we live in now. The play's themes of fate and fortune, with both its darker and more comical moments, make this original play version of the hit musical one not to miss. The play’s director, Shane Rose-Goodsir, has been looking forward to putting on the original play version of what then became the smash musical in the West End with a different spin. It’s something he has thoroughly enjoyed creating with the cast and he says he can’t wait to see the reaction from audiences. Concept Players are their district winners of 4 awards by the National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) for their 2017 productions – among them Best Musical for Evita and Best Play for The Importance of Being Earnest. Blood Brothers (Play Version) opens at the Borough Theatre, Abergavenny on Thursday, June 21 until Saturday, June 23. All performance are at 7:30pm and tickets cost £12. Tickets are now on sale from the box offices or online from www.concept-players.com
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Celebrate the vocal talents in the Forest of Dean & Wye Valley. Local Choirs, Singing groups, Cream tea’s, Prosecco, ice-cream & summer bbq.
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Christmas Market 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th December, 10am-5.30pm The area’s largest Christmas market with fantastic stalls, hot food, gifts, jewellery, toys, crafts, music, choirs, local Christmas trees, decorations and lots more.
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Adventures on the southern coast to coast walk
ANDMARKS can be very frustrating wandering through its ancient streets and because they often take hours to disclustering around its 11th Century Catheappear from view, if you are a cross dral like bees around a honey pot. country walker. It was all a little disconcerting but only And so it was the day after my friend served to enhance the sense of peace Peter Gibbs and I set out to follow the which followed as we strolled away from Join Gazette travel expert Nigel Heath as he walks the city through quiet water meadows. coast to coast route and Somerset's We had now reached an important milemighty Mendip Hills transmitter came into from Weston-super-Mare to Dover stone as we were beginning the Clarendon view. Way which passes from Wiltshire into But surely the 192 miles coast to coast Hampshire and runs for 25 miles over the low hills of the Test Valley to link with Winwalk runs from St Bees, Cumbria, across the Lake District, the Pennines and Yorkshire to Robin Hood's Bay, readers might point out. chester and its ancient cathedral. Yes this is true but we were following the alternative coast to coast path across southAnother two glorious days walking along quiet lanes, through undulating countryside ern England from Weston-super-Mare on the Bristol Channel to Dover. dotted with woodland and small villages brought us out in a clearing above Winchester and we paused to check our map. Ahead of us lay a wonderful 283 miles trek across magnificent country packed with A family wandered into view clutching a single sheet map of a local walk and were sights of interest, though quiet water meadows and ancient woodland, traversing limeobviously lost. "Excuse me. Can you tell us where we are?" asked the mum. "Yes, stone and chalk downs and encountering many picturesque villages and bustling market towns along the way. You're in Hampshire," Peter replied. "But don't worry I'm sure we can help," he quickly But all that lay in the future as we topped the first of many hills ranges and saw the added. pencil slim Mendip Transmitter in the distance ahead of us. After exploring Winchester, visiting the cathedral and staying overnight, it was time to We were now following the West Mendip Way from Weston to the medieval market hit the trail again. We picked up the River Itchen, east of the city and followed it to the watercress beds at Alresford, site of the famous Watercress Line and so on to wooded town of Wells with its magnificent Cathedral built between 1175 and 1490 and here we Selborne, home of the Rev Gilbert White, one of the nation's first naturalists. picked up the East Mendip Way to take us across the hills to Shepton Mallet. And it was only when that 293 metre high transmitter finally slipped below the horizon Here we broke our journey and returned refreshed in the spring to walk on to picturon a golden autumn afternoon that we truly felt we were on our way. esque Hazelmere and the start of The Greensand Way which runs105 miles across the Just outside Shepton we stopped beside some cottages at the edge of a field and Surrey Hills and on to Kent, the Garden of England. I was surprised at how wooded Kent was and that we were able to walk for miles were pondering the route when up popped a villager who had been gardening behind a through orchards without meeting a soul. wall and pointed out the way. It was the first of many small kindnesses shown to these gentlemen of the road by It was on this section that we passed through the Chartwell Estate, home to Sir Winthose we happened to meet along the way. ston Churchill from 1922 until his death in 1965, and I fell into a deep ditch hidden by A days walking through gentle, rolling Somerset countryside brought us to the army long grass and ended up tortoise like on my back with my rucksack underneath me. Thank goodness there was no water in it! town of Warminster and from there we skirted the southern edge of Salisbury Plain by It was also on this section that we got soaked in a sudden down poor and fled to the way of a series of prehistoric hill forts to drop down and stay in the Wiltshire village of shelter of a nearby railway station to put on dry clothes. Peter said it gave a whole new Heytesbury at the end of the tranquil Wylye Valley. Then followed a wonderful days stroll through quiet meadows beside the river Wylye meaning to the phrase: "change at Pluckley." and far from the madding crowd namely the busy main road linking Warminster with We caught our first glimpse of the sea on a chalk escarpment at Adlington and folSalisbury on the hillside above us. lowed The Saxon Shore Way through Hythe, Sandgate and Folkestone and along the top of those famous white cliffs, passing its moving memorial to 'the few,' and so on to On this morning we were sitting outside St Mary’s, Wylye enjoying a coffee when a Dover local told us of an impoverished village Jack the Lad who went off to seek his fortune. But my abiding memory of those last 70 miles was passing two small boys in a counApparently on returning in a coach and four and finding his mother and sister in paupers graves, he ordered the local stone mason to build them a fine tomb but then went try lane one evening. off to the Napoleonic wars without paying! 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