Pantomime is back at the Savoy Theatre, Monmouth this December, as Spontaneous Productions bring you Jack and the Beanstalk! OH YES THEY DO!!! The land of theatre has been tearfully quiet for the past eighteen months, with live entertainment at a complete standstill: we’ve all taken to streaming just to get our fix, but it’s […]
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The Romans are Coming!
AD 56. Abergavenny was then Gobannion as the Roman empire crept steadily nearer. Forts were being built at Usk, Caerleon and Caerwent and the storm clouds were gathering. Our local tribe, the Silures was not going to be subjugated by Rome. They were going to fight. But how hard? How many warriors? Lenculus of […]
Crickhowell Literary Festival 2021
13th – 17th October 2021 Returning after an unsettling two-year break the Crickhowell Literary Festival is determined to dazzle as never before. Running for fewer days, but with over fifty events and a host of new venues to accommodate larger numbers, we promise the most ambitious Festival yet! We are especially delighted to include a […]
Crickhowell Choral Society – Still Singing after 40 Years
For all music- and arts-based clubs, societies and organisations, the last sixteen months have been an exceptionally frustrating time. In many cases, amateur choral societies have had to suspend activities, while others, such as Crickhowell Choral Society, have managed to carry on with the technological lifeline of virtual meetings and practices. It is an auspicious […]
Springtime Castell Roc
In this world of doom & gloom, when everything seems unlikely, with no one knowing what the future holds and live events having ceased to exist for 2020, we must have some light at the end of the tunnel, surely ?! – Which is why we are planning a very special ‘SPRINGTIME CASTELL ROC’. We […]
Crickhowell Choral Society in Lockdown
Crickhowell Music Festival should have taken place over the first weekend in May but of course this was not possible. Everything was in place: rehearsals were progressing well, flyers and posters had been printed, banners and articles were ready, tickets were being sold and a buzz of eager anticipation was gathering momentum. This was particularly […]
Hay Festival Goes Digital
The first-ever digital-only Hay Festival will bring writers and readers together 18-31 May 2020 in free live broadcasts and interactive Q&As. Hay Festival Digital will see more than 100 award-winning writers, global policy makers, historians, pioneers and innovators take part, celebrating the best new fiction and non-fiction, and interrogating some of the biggest issues of […]
How to Dance the Lindy Hop Swing
The ‘Lindy Hop’ is a swing dance that originated in New York in the late 1920s and early 1930s. It gained popularity in the UK in the 1940s thanks to the American servicemen stationed here during the Second World War. Why not try re-creating this classic wartime dance using this useful guide to the steps? […]
Isolation Reading List
Emma Corfield-Walters, owner of Book-ish in Crickhowell provides the perfect isolation reading list. While we cannot escape the confines of our own homes, our imaginations can take us anywhere. You can order these titles online from Book-ish, and have them delivered straight to your door! www.book-ish.co.uk A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles Easily the best […]
Stop & Sketch 2020
Following an amazing response and stunning exhibition last year, we were hoping to launch Stop & Sketch 2020 at the Abergavenny Wrting Festival. Sadly, due to CV19 we were not able to do this.We would still like to go ahead with the project as we intend to continue to build up the sketchbook library. It […]
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