Pupils at Goytre Fawr Primary School have proven their green credentials after being awarded a top eco award and have become one of only 4 schools in Monmouthshire to do so. Pupils at Goytre Fawr Primary School have been awarded the prestigious Platinum Flag Award after previously gaining three Green Flag Awards thanks to the […]
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The local magazines for Abergavenny, Crickhowell, Brecon & Talgarth – Events, News and Advertising
Monthly Archives: August 2015
A Kaleidoscope of Colours
Between your visits to the many delicious stalls at the Abergavenny Food Festival on 19th and 20th September, why not pause at the United Reformed Church in Castle Street? You will be stunned by a collection of colourful quilts whose patterns and tints enhance the beautiful chapel windows. A few of the quilts have been […]
Book Review: The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins
Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She’s even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. ‘Jess and Jason’, she calls them. Their life – as she sees it […]
Llangynidr Show
Are you looking for somewhere to take the family at the end of August? Are you thinking of somewhere not too far away? Perhaps this is the answer…Llangynidr Show! Llangynidr Show is held annually on the Sunday before the Bank Holiday and this year falls on 30th August. It is held in the middle of […]
St Mary the Virgin Brecon
St Mary’s Church, Brecon, has occupied the same site in the centre of the town for over 900 years, although it is uncertain of the date of consecration. Originally built as a chapel of ease to the Priory (now Brecon Cathedral), the Norman pillar and grant from the Town Council in the 12th century for […]
Police ask parents “do you know where your children are?”
Police in Powys are asking parents whether they know where their children are during the summer holiday. Over the summer period Dyfed Powys Police traditionally see a rise in the number of calls reporting anti-social behaviour. Reports include young people drinking, swearing, creating excessive noise and intimidating residents, especially when they gather in large numbers. […]
Family Song and Dance Workshops
At the Abergavenny Community Centre: Saturday 22nd August If you have little ones to entertain over the summer, finding activities to do with them can be a challenge. There’s nothing better than getting them moving about to burn off some excess energy. Abergavenny World Dance is holding a Family Song & Dance Workshop on 22nd […]
The Duck Race
Saturday 11th July saw Crickhowell Rotary Club’s latest attempt to realise their dream of turning the Annual Duck Race into the Rotary Family Fun Day. Moving the event from Easter to summer certainly improved the chances of good weather, and good weather reduced the likelihood of their ducks being washed away by high spring rainfall […]
Jazz Alley Brings Free Music to Abergavenny’s Jazz Festival
Jazz Alley will be a new feature of the wall2wall Jazz Festival, which takes place in Abergavenny over the first weekend of September. Taking over the Market Hall on the Sunday – 6th September – from 11am to 6pm, Jazz Alley will see great music on the free jazz stage, a wide selection of […]
Next Month’s Focus: September 2015
September is traditionally our busiest and most popular issue of the year, being that it is the issue that corresponds with the Abergavenny Food Festival. We’ll be covering the Festival in the September magazine this year together with the forthcoming Crickhowell Literary Festival which takes place at the beginning of October. If you would like […]
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