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Monthly Archives: October 2013

The Kings Arms

kings arms abergavenny

  The Kings Arms 29 Nevill Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5AA Tel: 01873 855 074  enquiries@kingsarmsabergavenny.co.uk www.kingsarmsabergavenny.co.uk   The Kings Arms hotel is a late sixteenth century coaching inn located in the heart of Abergavenny on St James Square. As well as being a popular pub, The Kings Arms also has guest accommodation, a restaurant and […]

Crickhowell Christmas Vintage & Antiques Fayre

The fabulous Crickhowell Christmas Vintage & Antiques Fayre is on Saturday 16th November at the Clarence Hall Our fourth and final Fayre this year! Come along and grab that unique Christmas gift! We have a wonderful selection of traders waiting to sell their beautiful bric-a-brac, china & glass! If you’re looking for that special party […]

Blackberries with Sugar Thins and Whipped Cream

Blackberries with Sugar Thins and Whipped Cream

There are loads of blackberries around at the moment and it’s a shame not to be using them. My girlfriend had me cleaning out the space behind our garden shed that I’ve been trying to ignore for ages. And lo and behold there was a massive bramble bush loaded with just ripe blackberries. I’ve now […]

Monmouthshire Business Awards winners announced

Nigel Burton - Abergavenny Food festival with Louise McGuinness of Adventa and Heather Myers - Chief Executive at Abergavenny Food Festival, winners of the Excellence in Environment and Sustainability

The county’s “brightest and best” companies have been celebrated at the 2013 Monmouthshire Business Awards. Almost 200 guests, including representatives of Monmouthshire County Council, Economy, Science and Transport Minister Edwina Hart, Monmouth MP David Davies and Monmouth AM Nick Ramsay, attended the black-tie event at the Marriot St. Pierre Hotel & Country Club, Chepstow, on […]

Monmouthshire Walking Festival 2013

18th – 27th October 2013 The 2013 Monmouthshire Walking Festival takes place this month from Friday 18th to Sunday 27th October. The festival will be offering walks covering all corners of Monmouthshire that showcase the best walking the county has to offer. There are numerous guided walks for all types of walker and the full […]

Astronomy Talk. Chris North – Planck: Back to the Dawn of Time

Abergavenny Astronomy Society Chris North from the School of Physics and Astronomy at Cardiff University will talk about the history and evolution of the Universe, with a focus on the Planck satellite and its latest results. Planck launched in May 2009 and is now at the end of its mission, but the analysis of the […]

Orchestra concert

You may recall that a few months ago, we ran a feature on the Monmouth Concert Orchestra. They have another concert coming up on Sunday 17 November but in Llanbedr. It’s in the village hall, in the afternoon and for £4 you get the concert, a cream tea and a sing-along! Location: Llanbedr Village Hall […]

Grosmont Art & Craft Fair

Local art and crafts for sale, direct from the makers, raising money for Papillon Art… a small-scale project in Abergavenny which aims to provide a safe, stimulating environment for people with varying degrees of mental health problems, making art together with guidance and help from qualified teachers. ** FREE ENTRY ** Wine and nibbles! Pop-in […]

Charity Dolls House raffle

Sue Ryder

Sue Ryder, (Abergavenny), are holding a raffle which will start on November 7th and the draw will take place on December 21st. Tickets are £1 and the prize is a brand-new dolls house, (the raffle is only in the Abergavenny shop). we are raising funds for our Leckhampton Court Hospice in Cheltenham. Call 01873 737900 […]

Crickhowell Goes Totally Locally

Crickhowell Goes Totally Locally…for a £1.4 Million Boost – Totally Locally, the award-winning shop local campaign, will launch in Crickhowell on 26th October. Crickhowell is the latest of many towns across the UK to take up the Totally Locally campaign. This free initiative supports the towns businesses to show the value of local shopping and […]

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