Seasonal

Some of you may remember that back in November we ran a colouring in competition to win a Christmas Tree, courtesy of Abergavenny Garden Centre. We were so impressed with the submission by Mathonwy Urien Jones, who was our lucky winner. Mathonwy Urien’s Mum, Adele, recently got in touch with us to share photos of […]

Posted in Christmas on January 10th, 2020

  Focus Magazines in partnership with Abergavenny Garden Centre is delighted to announce our Christmas Colouring Competition! This year, we’re running a fabulous seasonal colouring-in competition for all children under 12 to enter. The prize for one lucky winner will be a premium Nordman non-drop Christmas Tree, worth £70, donated by our friends at Abergavenny […]

Posted in Christmas on November 1st, 2019

The Christmas lights in Abergavenny town centre will be switched on Saturday 24th November. There will be lots of elves around the town on that day so why not join in and come dressed up as an elf? There will be a prize for the best dressed elf. From 4.30pm to 7.00pm there will be […]

Posted in Christmas on November 19th, 2018

Opt for some delicious home cooked Christmas fare this year to give your celebrations a touch of the personal. Now is the time to be making Christmas mincemeat, cakes and puddings as well as some of those ever popular Christmas tipples (think alcohol soaked fruits and you can’t go wrong). Prepacked foods are some of […]

Posted in Christmas on November 15th, 2018

Abergavenny has gone stone hunting mad! On Friday, Stacey and Rosalie Callard discovered the ‘Make a Wish’ stone, beside one of the standing stones in Swan Meadows – which was the solution to clue number 3. On Sunday afternoon two more stones were discovered. Fisrt, Amber and Logan Morris-Powley went searching on the Skirrid with […]

Posted in Easter on March 11th, 2018

The first of our Easter Rocks has been discovered by entrepid stone hunter, Martha Turner. Clue number two in the March Focus led her to the sensory garden at the site of the old lido in Bailey Park. Martha tells us how she found the stone; “My name is Martha Turner. I have found clue […]

Posted in Easter on March 8th, 2018

Easter is only around the corner, so what better way to celebrate than with an Easter Egg Hunt? Here at the Focus, we thought it might be fun to hide some Easter Eggs around Abergavenny for you to find. However, given all the snow and wet weather, the idea of hiding chocolate under a bush […]

Posted in Easter on March 4th, 2018

Anticipation is rising in Gilwern as preparations are under way for the Annual Victorian Christmas Market and Concert.  The centre of the village will magically transform into a Fair from the bygone era of Dickens.  Craft stalls will line the main street in front of Hope Church who are organising the event with local support. […]

Posted in Christmas, Seasonal on November 5th, 2015

There’s no denying that Christmas is a busy time, especially when it comes to catering. There’s so much to think of! Of course, it’s a great idea to buy your Christmas meat from one of our local butchers and, if you can manage it, why not buy your veg at our wonderful Abergavenny Market? But […]

Posted in Christmas on December 19th, 2014