You may remember that in November’s issue of the Focus, we featured an interview with writer and illustrator, Jackie Morris. In celebration of Jackie’s book release – About a Bear – we ran a competition to win a signed copy of Jackie Morris’s latest book and a needle felted bear made by Karen Hines of […]
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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Being Social can come at a high price!
Did you know that over 75% of convicted burglars are using social media to find out when people are not at home or to gather information about the valuables they may have? Here are some hints to help you protect yourself; Think about your social media updates, photos and details that you are broadcasting to […]
Nana’s Kitchen: Easy Peasy Soda Bread
On a cold day, I love nothing more than a bowl of hot soup and some fresh chunky bread, and with this easy recipe I can always have it! There’s no hanging around waiting for it to prove and it can be rustled up in less than an hour from start to finish. The bicarbonate […]
Vale of Usk Lifeboat Fundraising
70 years ago a fundraising branch of the R.N.L.I was established in Brecon by Mr Mervyn Jenkins CBE – our late President. He vowed to support the charity, owing to having been rescued by a lifeboat from Swanage from the beaches at Dunkirk, during the Second World War. A separate fundraising branch was established in […]
Rareseed Theatre
Rareseed Theatre starts the new year with two contrasting productions – a Willy Russell play and a new work devised by young people and written by Liz Pearce. Rareseed, a new professionally led Youth Theatre, which is now based at the Melville Theatre, are currently working on Blood Brothers (the play) and Gwelda, a devised […]
Monmouthshire Museums Supporters Scheme
Earlier this year, Monmouthshire County Council’s Museum Service received a grant of £23,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to set up and launch the Monmouthshire Museums Supporters Scheme. The aim of the Scheme is to help to raise much needed funds for the museums run by the county’s Museum’s Service in Chepstow, Abergavenny and […]
Motorists warned to take appropriate care during frosty winter mornings
Roads policing officers are reminding motorists to take appropriate action before travelling in their vehicles on frosty winter mornings. It’s important that cars are fit and safe to be driven in what can be challenging driving conditions. “You’d be surprised at the number of motorists we encounter who have not properly defrosted or demisted their […]
FEE FI FO FUM! Come to Panto With Your Mum
Crickhowell Pantomime starts on Thursday 29th January 2015, and the tickets are in the shops already. The allotments have been prepared for Jack’s Beanstalk, and Yoghurty the Cow is on a high fibre diet – for obvious reasons. We have a big ugly giant, who keeps yelling ‘Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum’ when he’s hungry. So […]
Making strides for walking groups and volunteers
Support for Monmouthshire’s countryside volunteers and walking groups has been stepped up with the launch of an online toolkit which is also intended as a hub for the walking community. Around 55 volunteers involved with walking in Monmouthshire attended the launch of the online toolkit at The Centenary Hall in Usk to hear how the […]
Flix in the Stix
Talgarth Flix in the Stix recently celebrated its sixth birthday. In November 2008 Talgarth and District Regeneration Group organised the hugely successful screening of Ghostbusters and Mamma Mia! and thus the return of film shows to the Town Hall building. Funding for Audio Visual equipment was secured and Talgarth now enjoys screenings on the third […]
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