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Monthly Archives: June 2016

VIG Theatre Company: Into The Woods

How far would you go to get your wish? That is the question VIG Theatre Company will be asking this July in the Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. The multi-award-winning company, which has been running for 14 years, is this year tackling Stephen Sondheim’s twisted tale, Into The Woods. Into The Woods intertwines the stories of several […]

ALOC is BACK

Abergavenny Light Opera Company is alive and well again. It is one of the oldest companies in the town but had hit hard times some years ago when its then current committee decided to disband the society. This came as a shock to many of the members, some of which were determined not to let […]

Humpty Dumpty has a great time at the 5th Great Abergavenny Bake Off

Bank Holiday Monday (2nd May) saw the return of the Great Abergavenny Bake Off, with over 200 cake lovers enjoying Afternoon Tea, cake decorating demonstrations, children’s workshops and other activities throughout the afternoon at Abergavenny Cricket Club. One of the highlights of the day came when four brave volunteers offered to try and recreate Andi […]

Cheshire Territorials at Abergavenny, 1913

The BFI have released over 750 films from 1900 to 1999, many unseen since they were first shown. The films form part of the BFI’s Britain on Film project, that reveals hidden histories and forgotten stories of people and places from every corner of Great Britain from the UK’s key film and TV archives, available […]

Arwel Hicks: Local Neighbourhood Policing Inspector

I have been in the post now for three months and I have been able to attend a number of council meetings, including Abergavenny Town Council.  I am hoping to visit some of the Community Council meetings too. At the council meetings I have attended, I have been providing an update on the progress of […]

Photographic Competition

‘The natural world in Abergavenny and the surrounding area’ The Friends of Castle Meadows have launched a photographic competition to capture the best of Abergavenny and its environment – and showcase the winners during the Monmouthshire and district National Eisteddfod of Wales 2016. The theme of the competition is ‘The natural world in Abergavenny and […]

Book Review: ‘The Muse’ by Jessie Burton

The Muse is an unforgettable novel about aspiration and identity, love and obsession, authenticity and deception – from the million-copy bestselling author of The Miniaturist. On a  hot July day in 1967, Odelle Bastien climbs the stone steps of the Skelton gallery in London, knowing that her life is about to change forever. Having struggled […]

A Day Out with a Difference with Dragonfly Boats!

If you fancy a fabulous day out with the family enjoying the peace and tranquility of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal, why not consider hiring a Picnic Launch from Dragonfly Boats? Dragonfly Boats has recently added two new picnic launches to its fleet and they are proving to be a huge hit! The launches can […]

ATG Present One O’Clock From the House

Abergavenny Theatre Group are back in the Borough this June with the hilarious Frank Vickery comedy, One O’Clock From the House. ATG are travelling back to the 1980’s, where the death of an estranged sisters father brings them back together to discuss funeral arrangements, and of course, who gets what. Taking the lead role of […]

A Day out …at the Regimental Museum, Brecon

The Regimental Museum of the Royal Welsh in Brecon is recognised as breing one of the finest regimental museums in Britain. A visit to the museum makes for an interesting and informative day out where you can see one of the finest collections of military artefacts, which tell a story of great events of the […]

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