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Category Archives: Arts

Crickhowell TV

This month’s Focus Feature is all about getting to know the locals and Tim Jones of Crickhowell TV has been helping the people of Crickhowell (and many others around the world) get to know the community in which they live a little better through the medium of video. Here he tells us a little more […]

Autumn celebrations at the the Oriel CRiC Gallery

The onset of autumn has been marked in Crickhowell’s Oriel CRiC Gallery by a particularly vibrant “By Invitation” exhibition and a programme of creative activity. Earlier this month Folk Musicians from X’ian Shaanxi, delighted visitors withl music and a calligraphy demonstration complemented by art by – four artists from X’ian whose work has been curated […]

Film Review: Pride

The scene is the turbulent summer of 1984, a time of general unrest and discontent amongst the workers and citizens of the UK. Overshadowed by the miners’ strikes, the gay rights community is experiencing a temporary respite from the authorities, whose attention has now turned to the strikes. However, passionate activist Mark, sees in this […]

Making Pigs Fly

One of the things which makes Abergavenny Food Festival really special is the decoration of the Market Hall, which stays in place all year.   The themes are always food-related and in the past have included breakfast plates, a field of sheep, game birds and bees. This year we have discovered that pigs really can […]

Aerial – a new artwork for Nevill Hall Hospital Outpatients Hall

Arts Alive Wales, in collaboration with Gwent Arts in Health (GARTH), have commissioned Brecon-based artist Tessa Waite to realise her design for the light and airy atrium working with members of the community. The new artwork, Aerial will be unveiled in November 2014 at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny in the Outpatients Hall. Her installation uses […]

Aerial – a new artwork for Nevill Hall Hospital Outpatients Hall

Arts Alive Wales, in collaboration with Gwent Arts in Health (GARTH), have commissioned Brecon-based artist Tessa Waite to realise her design for the light and airy atrium working with members of the community. The new artwork, Aerial will be unveiled in November 2014 at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny in the Outpatients Hall.  Her installation uses […]

Book Review: The Burning by M.R.Hall

A family tragedy. A buried secret. What lies hidden in the flames? A dense, bitterly cold fog has settled over the Wye Valley when Bristol Coroner Jenny Cooper is called to the scene of a dreadful tragedy: in the village of Blackstone Ley, a house has burned to the ground with three members of a […]

Book Review: The Burning by M.R.Hall

A family tragedy. A buried secret. What lies hidden in the flames? A dense, bitterly cold fog has settled over the Wye Valley when Bristol Coroner Jenny Cooper is called to the scene of a dreadful tragedy: in the village of Blackstone Ley, a house has burned to the ground with three members of a […]

The Dance Centre, Abergavenny

The Dance Centre situated in the heart of Abergavenny is an inspirational space for the whole community and is the home of Dance Blast, the community arts organistion for Monmouthshire. You can try your hand (or rather your feet) at: Zumba, Street Fit, Dance Fit 50+,  Parent & Toddler, Tea Dance, Tap, Salsa, Yoga, Ballroom, […]

Great British Sweets: And How To Make Them at Home by Adele Nozedar

This month, we invite local writer, Adele Nozedar to tell us about her newest book Some of you might know me for The Hedgerow Handbook, which is about the commonest wild plants and what they do. So you might think a book about sweets is a bit of a stretch? Not so! Take many of […]

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