Is the Wicked Queen really living up to her job description? Why won’t Sleeping Beauty peel onions? Is Snow white a compulsive cleaner? And where have all the Princes gone? If you are curious, answers to all these questions and the name of the evil Wizard will be revealed at this seasons Panto by Crickhowell […]
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Book Review: A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
A great family story, this covers American life from the Depression to the present time. Red and Abby are the two main protagonists together with their children. Denny is perhaps the most interesting member of the family. Intensely private, guarded, sometimes he disappears from their lives, then reappears with a daughter, Susan. His wife doesn’t […]
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, […]
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 […]
Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’ at the Melville Theatre
600 years ago King Henry V defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt, relying heavily on the skill of Welsh archers to achieve his victory against overwhelming odds. As part of the Agincourt 600 celebrations, Abergavenny’s Suitcase Theatre Company has joined forced with Rareseed Theatre to tackle Shakespeare’s classic history play and bring it […]
Read with Chatterbooks at Brecon and Ystradgynlais Libraries!
Brecon and Ystradgynlais are the latest libraries to join forces with the Reading Agency and set up their own Chatterbooks reading groups for ages 8-10 year olds in their local areas. The reading group allows children to ‘develop their love and enjoyment of reading’, building on this as an effective way of encouraging children to […]
Gwent Chamber Orchestra ‘Resurrected’
In past years many of you will have enjoyed Gwent Chamber Orchestra concerts all over South Wales. Indeed, from 2005 to 2012, they gave eight highly successful performances at St. Michael’s, Cwmdu. These were brought to an end with the very sad death of their leader, John Roberts, and also by the illness of their […]
‘Gorsky’ by Vesna Goldsworthy
A captivating tale of big money, Russian beauty and good books. A bold and brilliant re-rendering of F. Scott. Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Vesna Goldsworthy plays out the class and caste tensions of Fitzgerald’s East Coast versus West Coast classic, but set among London’s new immigrants of Russian Nouveau Riche. Born out of the ashes […]
‘In My House’ by Alex Hourston
Maggie lives a life of careful routines and measured pleasures. But everything changes when, walking through Gatwick a few days shy of her fifty-eighth birthday, a young woman approaches her and whispers a single word: ‘Help.’ Maggie responds, and in that moment saves a stranger, earning Anja her freedom and ensuring the arrest of a […]
‘Something to Hide’ by Deborah Moggach
A warm, witty and wise novel about the unexpected twists that later life can bring, from the hugely popular author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Tulip Fever. Everybody has something to hide, but while some secrets are mildly embarrassing, others are shocking and possibly perilous. Deborah Moggach uses this facet of the human […]
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