Are you missing live entertainment? Do you love seeing Abergavenny’s home-grown talent performing in our pubs, theatres and music venues? Lockdown has put severe restrictions on all of us and though there have been many wonderful online entertainment initiatives both regionally and nationally there hasn’t been a local online hub for Abergavenny-based performers. Until now. […]
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Unmasked ! …but only in print. A salute to The Heroic Volunteers of Crickhowell
As the year turns the Trustees and Manager of the Crickhowell Volunteer Bureau want to pay tribute to the hundreds of volunteers who, from a proper distance, masked and gloved, supported their community and each other, during these extraordinary times. Working in partnership with other organisations, businesses and agencies, they have offered their help to […]
Keep Abergavenny Tidy Group Recognised with Award
The work of volunteer litter pickers in Abergavenny has been recognised in this year’s High Sheriff of Gwent Awards. The Keep Abergavenny Tidy (K.A.T.) group have won a certificate for their outstanding contribution to the community. “I believe that the wonderful work you and your team undertake is deserving of such recognition,” the High Sheriff, […]
Brecon U3a Zooming Ahead
What’s probably most missed just now: getting together with our mates! Well, for all those not in full-time employment or over 50 in Brecon and the surrounding area, there’s a promising solution on offer almost every week, even in lockdown, and that’s your local u3a. u3a is a well established national network of independent organisations, […]
Thank You to and From Abergavenny
The 2020 pandemic year, particularly Christmas, brought so many challenges to our community. Many folk across town made every effort to reach out to shielded or vulnerable people with sewing, cooking, errands, making calls, shopping and entertaining (even sending out Father Christmas on a tractor). It was hit or miss whether we would see our […]
Confronting the What Ifs
Sometimes life forces us into a position where we need to make firm and decisive decisions. Those decisions can entail anything, but a common theme is that they tend to be big and they tend to be scary. Heather Cook of Parrys Fine & Country knows exactly what it is like to find yourself at […]
Support Local this Christmas
Powys residents are being encouraged to purchase gifts, food, and other festive essentials closer to home this Christmas, to help give local businesses a boost. Coronavirus has had a damaging effect on the economy and the run up to Christmas offers a great opportunity to support Powys’ business community. Whether that’s buying turkey from a […]
Santa Claus IS Coming to Town!
Abergavenny Round Table is Bringing Santa and his Helpers to Town! This year, the traditional arrival of Santa and his sleigh through the streets of Abergavenny will look a little different because of the pandemic, but you can still see Santa who will be visiting our streets to spread some Christmas joy at this difficult […]
A Request from Nevill Hall League of Friends
In March when Covid-19 first became the word on all of our lips, we were advised by Infection Control Nevill Hall to close our shop. The advice was, and still is, that whilst the work of volunteers is so fundamental to the operation of the hospital and is appreciated by both clients and staff, the […]
Abergavenny – Yirgacheffe Link
Did you know that since 2007 Abergavenny has had an informal link with a town in southern Ethiopia? Yirgacheffe is an urban hub, surrounded by lush rainforest: its plentiful rains, warm climate and fertile soil makes it ideally suited to the coffee bush which grows at altitude, under the dense tree canopy. When the link […]
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