If you, your child, or friends of yours are planning on tieing the knot, it’s worth knowing that the traditional rules regarding wedding ceremonies no longer apply – apart from a few obligatory words. You can even seal your love with a light sabre. Yes. Really. By UK law, only specific Declaratory Words and Contracting […]
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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Wedding Cakes
Firstly, CONGRATULATIONS on planning to marry the love of your life. How romantic! An exciting time awaits to make it your perfect day. Organising a wedding can seem a little daunting as there are a few decisions to be made. And, of course, every bride wants nothing more than the best and why shouldn’t you? […]
Successful Relationships
Each and every marriage and relationship is different; we all know that. Good communication, forebearance and respect for one another are pillars of making a relationship work, and if you don’t exercise those things with your partner, you could well find yourselves in difficulty. Here’s our light-hearted take on do’s and don’t do’s for your […]
Enjoy the views, but hide your valuables!
Thinking about heading out for a walk? If so, Monmouthshire officers have a warning for you…’Lock your vehicles and hide valuables!’ This simple message is being given following recent thefts from vehicles at local beauty spots including the Sugar Loaf car park. Since last summer, 8 incidents have taken place. Items stolen include walking and […]
Dyfed Powys Police encourages residents to secure their homes against burglars
Even though Dyfed Powys is a very safe area to live, it doesn’t stop thieves trying their luck so Dyfed Powys Police are advising residents to take some simple steps so they don’t become victims of domestic burglary. Most domestic burglaries are committed by opportunist thieves, who pick a house that looks unoccupied, has little […]
Men’s Sheds Club
Gentlemen, can we have your attention? Are you a man who wishes he had more to do? Do you enjoy things like woodwork, tool making or engineering? Or perhaps you enjoy using your mind and experience to repair things around the home? Perhaps your Dad or Grandfather would benefit from getting out of the house […]
Llantilio Pertholey WI
2015 is the WI’s centenary year! It all began in Anglesey on September 16th 1915, and the WI originated Canada in 1897. Closer to home, Llantilio Pertholey WI started at 2.30pm on March 27th 1919 at Ty-Gwyn Hall, Mard where a meeting was held by the kind permission of the matron, as it was a […]
Brecon Women’s Festival 2015
Brecon Women’s Festival has become an established event in Brecon’s cultural calendar and this year’s festival programme will take place from 6 to 17 March, at various venues throughout the town. The first festival took place in 2012. It was organised by a group of women who wanted to mark International Women’s Day, which takes […]
Open Art Competition
Excitement is already mounting after the announcement that the Oriel CRiC Gallery in Crickhowell is again inviting artists to submit work for an Open Art Competition. After the extraordinary success of the competition in 2014, the gallery will again be offering the opportunity to artists from far and wide to exhibit in a two month […]
Friends of Cwmdu Music
Over the years many of you will have enjoyed concerts in St. Michael and All Angels Church, Cwmdu, with its fine acoustics. In order to enable us to sustain and develop our programme of music, we have recently formed a charity – Friends of Cwmdu Music (FCM). We have already organised four concerts for 2015 […]
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