On Saturday 7th April, the Fourth Black Mountain Craft Market will be held in the Clarence Hall, Crickhowell, from 10am to 4pm. This event takes place every year to raise money for a charity that funds research into a potential cure for Crohn’s Disease – Crohn’s MAP Vaccine (www.crohnsmapvaccine.com). The charity was set up by […]
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Category Archives: Community
Nevill Hall League of Friends: Our Story
Nevill Court built in 1860’s by 1920 became Nevill Hall Hospital. In 1927 the Victoria Hospital Needle Work Guild was founded, becoming the Victoria Linen Guild in 1936, eventually incorporated into the North Gwent Hospitals League of Friends, serving tea and homemade scones, chatting with patients being an important ‘cog’ in hospital life. In 1947 […]
Next Month’s Focus – Creative Pursuits
Next month we celebrate Creative Pursuits. Do you spend your free time painting, drawing, writing, felting, knitting or crafting? Perhaps you’re interested in taking up a creative pursuit in 2018? April’s magazine will be perfect for you! The Abergavenny Writing Festival will be taking place in April, so we’ll be looking closely at that as […]
Medieval Marvels
Churches before the Reformation were a riot of colour. Helen Morgan from Abergavenny Local Society reports Far from being whitewashed havens of tranquillity, church walls throbbed with images of saints and angels. In the early 1500s, churches might have been plain on the outside but inside they would have been rich with wall paintings, statues, […]
FRANCO COOKS MAYOR’S GALA BUFFET
Internationally famous chef Franco Taruschio OBE formerly of The Walnut Tree, and the Centre’s own renowned chef Elaine Blanchard will be cooking for the Mayor of Abergavenny’s Gala Buffet at Abergavenny Community Centre on Merthyr Road on 7th April. The Gala Buffet is being held in aid of Citizens Advice Abergavenny, the cause the Mayor […]
Gwent Police: Inspector Neil Jones
Welcome to my first blog for Monmouthshire North, I have only recently taken over the post from outgoing Inspector Arwel Hicks, who will soon retire from Gwent Police after 30 years of public service. On a personal note, I am happy to live and work in Monmouthshire, I am married and have two children in […]
Cymraeg i Blant Monmouthshire
Cymraeg i Blant/Cymraeg for Kids is an all Wales Welsh Government scheme focusing on increasing the numbers of Welsh-speaking children. The scheme’s main objective is to increase the number of Welsh-speaking children by providing prospective parents and families with advice, information and support on the benefits of introducing the Welsh language as early as possible […]
Abergavenny and District Van Watch
When Michael Hughes heard about the regularity of van break-ins around Abergavenny, he decided to do something about it and set up Abergavenny & District Van Watch. We caught up with Michael to find out more… I’m a regular visitor of the Facebook Page ‘Abergavenny Voice’ and I kept noticing that a lot of people […]
Jacob’s Fight
Many of our readers will have already heard about Jacob Jones and his current cancer treatment, and will have bought red bows to show support. Here is his story, as told by his Nan, Dawn Jones, and further details about how you can donate to raise much needed funds for Jacob’s ongoing treatment. A week […]
Working as an artist in a care home
Pip Woolf talks about the benefits for both residents and artist. Wednesday 21st February 2018, The Muse, Brecon, 7.00 pm £5 (Friends £2) The Friends of Brecon and District Mind have, on Wednesday 21st February, invited well-known artist Pip Woolf to talk about her experiences of working as an artist in a care home. She […]
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