The late night shopping event arranged by Totally Locally Crickhowell proved to be a great success last night with big crowds enjoying the festive offerings of gifts, food and drink. Totally Locally Town in 20 seconds Here’s how to build a fantastic community event – recorded on timelapse cameras from the Bear Hotel and the […]
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Abergavenny Opens for Late Night Christmas Shopping Evening
If you want that unique gift this Christmas then you’ll find it in Abergavenny from over 50 quality independents that are guaranteed to have little luxury for everyone. As that time of year again is fast approaching the wonderful independents of Abergavenny will be opening their doors on Wednesday 10th December until 8pm. You’re in […]
Rural Wales Award for Bee Friendly Monmouthshire
We at Bee Friendly Monmouthshire (BfM) are delighted and honoured to have been presented with a Rural Wales Award by the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales (CPRW) for “care of the local environment and for the promotion of bee-friendly wild flower displays throughout Monmouthshire”. Alan Michie, the Chair of Bee Friendly Monmouthshire, received […]
REJOICE – Llangattock Floral Festival
Let the bells at Llangattock ring out this Christmas, with a celebration of the season of goodwill, in floral displays. Depicting the different and varied Village bells that herald the arrival of Christmas is quite challenging, but the local community and friends from Abergavenny, Tredegar, Newport and Brecon Floral Societies will rise to the occasion. […]
Turf cutting ceremony marks start of work on over-55s development in Abergavenny
A turf cutting ceremony has marked the start of work on Blue Cedar Homes’ first development in Wales, exclusively designed for homeowners over the age of 55. Mrs Phyllis Merton Jones performed the ceremonial “first-cut” on the site of her new home at Knoll Gardens in Abergavenny, her home town. Mrs Merton Jones was joined […]
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Once the Christmas turkey has been consumed and presents unwrapped, it’s time to look towards the New Year. Many of us make resolutions for the coming year ahead. A You Gov survey conducted in 2013 asked people what New Year’s Resolutions they would be making for 2014. 51% wanted to do more exercise/improve fitness […]
Christmas 2014 at Crickhowell Evangelical Church
There is something for everyone, whether you are looking for a town wide carol service at The Clarence Hall, or a more intimate and informal Christmas Morning Celebration. CAROLAU YNG NGHRUG HYWEL, our Welsh-Learners Carol Service is on Sun 14th at The Church Centre on Silver Lane at 6PM. You are most welcome however much Welsh […]
A man ahead of his time?
Dr William Price was undoubtedly eccentric but many of his ideas are commonplace today. Helen Morgan from Abergavenny Local History Society reports As a vegetarian who believed in free love and herbal remedies, he would probably have felt at home in a 1960s hippy commune. But William Price was a child of the 1800s. He […]
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