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Green Man Bows Out in Spectacular Style

Green Man 2026 came to a rousing conclusion in the Black Mountains, following four days of music, arts, science and entertainment at the Glan Usk Estate near Crickhowell. Wolf Alice made their first appearance at the festival a memorable one, closing the Mountain Stage with a headline set spanning their career. From the raw beats […]

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A Memorable Friday at Green Man

The (wished for) downpours failed to dampen the festival spirit, and Green Man was in full swing on Friday, with an eclectic mix of music and comedy entertaining festivalgoers here in the Usk Valley. Wilco brought the evening to a memorable close on the Mountain Stage, returning to headline the festival 17 years after their […]

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Green Man Trust: Supporting Communities Beyond the Festival

Each summer, the Green Man Festival brings music, arts and visitors from far and wide to the Glan Usk Estate near Crickhowell. However, its contribution to Wales extends well beyond the festival weekend. Green Man has long used its platform to nurture artistic talent, address inequality and encourage action on climate change. In 2014, festival […]

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The Tolkien Letter Is Coming Home

Last month, we shared the exciting news that a recently discovered letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien had finally confirmed a story that had circulated around Crickhowell for decades that the town was the inspiration for Crickhollow in The Lord of the Rings. Since then, the story has taken an extraordinary turn. J.R.R Tolkien’s illustration, The […]

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Beyond the Stalls: The Local Story Behind Abergavenny Food Festival

Every September, Abergavenny Food Festival transforms our town into a bustling food hub, filling its streets with local producers, live cooking, inspiring talks and thousands of people brought together by a shared love of food. Yet despite being one of the UK’s best-known food festivals, a few myths still linger. The biggest? That it’s simply […]

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Back to Nature Fest 2026

My name is Stacey I am a complementary therapist and farmer’s wife who offers treatments such as reflexology, oncology and aromatherapy massage, and reflexology lymph drainage, in my summer house on our 96 acre dairy farm in Trelleck Grange, Chepstow. I also make natural homemade products like soaps using raw cows milk and lotion bars […]

Filed under: Wellbeing

Books: Community

In keeping with this month’s theme of Community, we explore the idea through literature, sharing our top picks for this month’s selection. These books examine community in a variety of ways, from connection and belonging to conflict, resilience and shared experience. Births Deaths Marriages Laura Barnett Births, Deaths and Marriages follows six close university friends: […]

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The Longest Yarn 2 – Britain at War Exhibition

The Longest Yarn is a group of volunteer knitters and crocheters based all over the UK and abroad who have worked together to produce 2 exhibitions depicting life during WWII out of wool. Details of the exhibitions can be found at:www.thelongestyarn.com. The first exhibition is currently being displayed in Saint-Hillaire-Petitville, France near to the D-Day […]

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Autistic Girls Network: Abergavenny Face to Face Group

Autistic Girls Network has one mission and it’s to empower, support and provide community to autistic girls and autistic non-binary young people; for many years now autistic girls receive a diagnosis six years later than boys which can be detrimental to self esteem, mental health and the ability to do everyday tasks like go to […]

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Honour for Martha A Lifetime Dedicated to Changing Lives

For more than a quarter of a century, Martha Holman has quietly transformed lives in rural Zimbabwe while building lasting connections between communities in Wales and southern Africa. Now, her remarkable contribution has been recognised at the highest level with the award of an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List. Martha received the honour […]

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Abergavenny Breastfeeding Support Group

The Abergavenny Breastfeeding Support Group meets every Thursday morning, 9:30–11:30am, at the Community Centre on Merthyr Road. The group is open to all breastfeeding (or combi-feeding) mothers and expectant mothers. It’s free to attend and you can turn up as you are, at whatever time you can manage. We know how it is! The group […]

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Education, Education, Education!

From schools and tutoring to apprenticeships, skills training, further education and employment opportunities, next month’s edition is dedicated to learning in all its forms. We’ll be exploring the people, organisations and businesses helping individuals of all ages grow, develop and achieve their potential. If your business or organisation works in education, training, careers or professional […]

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The Community Issue

Good news deserves to be shared. We’re looking for stories of local people, businesses and organisations who are making a difference through volunteering, mentoring, fundraising, leadership and community support. Whether you’re giving your time, sharing your expertise or helping those around you, we want to hear from you. Tell us how you’re making our community […]

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