Food Banks and Food Festivals might not seem comfortable bedfellows, but it’s nevertheless an Abergavenny reality. So in amongst the exotic food offerings of the up and coming Abergavenny Food Festival, Saturday 20th September’s programme will also include the free-all -day “Just Food” fringe event, where talks, panel discussions, films, and food demonstrations will centre […]
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Take a Culinary Trip to the ‘Best Event in Wales’
Later this month Britain’s brightest culinary talent will be flocking to the Welsh Borders for a weekend of fun and feasting. They’ll all be sharing their fabulous skills at the Abergavenny Food Festival (20 and 21 September) – ‘Best Event in Wales 2013’*. New initiatives this year include a Night Market on the Saturday and […]
Take a Culinary Trip to the ‘Best Event in Wales’
Later this month Britain’s brightest culinary talent will be flocking to the Welsh Borders for a weekend of fun and feasting. They’ll all be sharing their fabulous skills at the Abergavenny Food Festival (20 and 21 September) – ‘Best Event in Wales 2013’*. New initiatives this year include a Night Market on the Saturday and […]
Top chefs heading for ‘Best Event in Wales’
Last year the Abergavenny Food Festival won the accolade ‘Best Event in Wales’ (National Tourism Awards 2013), so the bar has been set high for 2014. This year’s programme won’t disappoint. The Festival takes place over the weekend of 20 and 21 September and box office is now live at abergavennyfoodfestival.com. The special events programme […]
Abergavenny to host Mardi Gras weekend
The second annual wall2wall music festival returns to Abergavenny this August, with a stunning line up promised including some of the biggest names in UK jazz and more. Topping the bill will be multi-award winning Jacqui Dankworth who will be on tour with her latest album, the spectacular National Youth Jazz Orchestra famed for their […]
Growing in Llangattock
The Llangattock Horticultural Society was formed in 1922. Its aims were “to promote and improve the cultivation of Flowers, Fruit and Vegetables, and to encourage neat and good gardening amongst Cottagers etc.” The Society evolved over the years and the Llangattock Annual Show became a major event involving not only a horticultural event with flowers, […]
Usk Show 2014
This year is 170 years since the first Usk Show. In 1844 the show started as a ploughing match for Usk Farmers’ Club members and today it has grown to be one of the busiest one-day agricultural shows in the UK. Always held on the Second Saturday in September (13th September this year) and held […]
Llangynidr Agricultural Show
If you are looking for something to do on Bank Holiday Sunday August 24th, look no further than Llangynidr Agricultural Show (SatNav NP8 1LS). For a small village, this event is much bigger than you’d imagine. Drawing visitors from across the region and beyond, this event is a great day out for all ages. Show […]
Top chefs heading for ‘Best Event in Wales’
Last year the Abergavenny Food Festival won the accolade ‘Best Event in Wales’ (National Tourism Awards 2013), so the bar has been set high for 2014. This year’s programme won’t disappoint. The Festival takes place over the weekend of 20 and 21 September and box office is now live at abergavennyfoodfestival.com. The special events programme […]
Planning underway for Abergavenny Eisteddfod 2016
Castle Meadows will play host to the National Eisteddfod, which comes to our town in 2016. The festival celebrates Wales’ culture of poetry, music and dance and attracts 160,000 visitors every year. The last time the festival was held in Monmouthshire was over 100 years ago, in 1913. Organisers of the festival predict that Monmouthshire […]
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