It’s not unusual to see people skipping or even doing a roly-poly along the 5K route of Tŷ Hafan’s colourful Rainbow Run, but never before had anyone attempted to complete the fun run in a bath! That was until Poppy Jones, an outgoing 10-year-old who uses Tŷ Hafan’s services, quite literally ‘took a bath’ for […]
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Monthly Archives: November 2015
PROTESTORS “CLOSE TO SUCCESS” IN BID TO BUY TOWN CENTRE PUB
An audacious bid by townspeople to buy a High Street pub under threat of being turned into a national chain convenience store is “very close to success” – according to the campaigners. A deal would see the UK’s second biggest pub chain, Punch Taverns Ltd, selling The Corn Exchange in Crickhowell High Street to 170 […]
Charity Auction at Oriel Cric
What better time than Remembrance Day to host an art exhibition and auction to raise funds for the Army Benevolent Fund, the Soldiers’ Charity? Major General the Reverend Morgan Llewellyn will do just that with the support of the Oriel CRiC Gallery in Crickhowell. An exceptional selection of collectable art, including work by David Tress, […]
Rubbish collection now every 3 weeks
Powys residents will move to a three weekly rubbish collections from Monday 2 November. Food waste and recycling collections will continue to be collected on a weekly basis. The move will generate savings of more than £480,000 in a full year and provide a boost to the county’s overall recycling rates – the county has […]
MARRIAGES MADE IN HEAVEN
Thoughts of wedding-bells loom large as the Crickhowell Choral Society prepare for their next concert on Saturday November 21st in St Mary’s Priory Church, Abergavenny at 7.30pm. The C minor Mass by Mozart is claimed to be his most impressive choral work and rivals the more famous Requiem. Whether Mozart’s marriage was in fact one […]
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