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Monthly Archives: October 2012

Tea and Tours

Part of h.Energy Week, 13th – 20th October To coincide with h.Energy Week, and their 10th birthday, Greenearth Energy is hosting a ‘Tea and Tours’ party at Treago Castle, St Weonards, on Thursday 18th October by kind invitation of Sir Richard and Lady Mynors. Treago is a fortified manor house, built in 1500, but its […]

New Gwent Police Youth Liaison Team for Abergavenny

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The Abergavenny Neighbourhood Team has created a new Youth Liaison Team made up of Community Support Officers Chris Chaloner, Jo Powell and Erin Folan. The team are all part of the Neighbourhood Policing Team but will be key points of contact for young people living in the Abergavenny area. The officers will patrol areas that […]

FICTION COMPETITION – National Short Story Week 2012

national-short-story-week

  You may have noticed that here at the Abergavenny Focus, we enjoy a good story. At this time of year, there really is nothing better than curling up beside a fire with a good book is there? Sometimes though, a short story hit, much like a shot of espresso, can be as moving and […]

Erratum : Baker Street Cinema times

Abergavenny Focus

The October issue of the Abergavenny Focus includes a listing for Baker Street Cinema in the October 2012 events calendar which contains errors. The phone number listed is incorrect. The correct telephone number for Baker Street Cinema is 01873 857 839 The two films listed, “Ruby Sparks” and “Taken 2” are showing from dates other […]

A Long Walk Home

Mike Langley

To reach the other end of Trinity Street in Abergavenny, Mike Langley has walked all the way round Wales. Whilst Offa’s Dyke has been there for thousands of years, the Welsh Coastal Path has only  just opened.  When Mike retired from the licensed trade, he was the landlord of the famous Goose and Cuckoo in […]

Summer Art Competition Winner!!

Joelle's winning colouring

We are delighted to announce that the winner of our recent Summer Art Competition is Joelle Chow, aged 5, from London. Joelle spotted our Art Competition online and sent us her fabulous work, as shown. We particularly liked all the varying shades of colour Joelle used for the trees and shrubs, but especially her addition […]

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