Gwent Wildlife Trust member and volunteer Andrew Cormack on some highlights of a lesser-known natural haven in Abergavenny – Strawberry Cottage Wood Nature Reserve. From home in Abergavenny to Strawberry Cottage Wood was just beyond the lockdown driving limit. So we walked! Usually we’d visit once a month on a Gwent Wildlife Trust work party, […]
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Permaculture Gardening
Imagine a Garden…This garden is full of wildlife; bees, bugs and butterflies, frogs, hedgehogs and birds. Imagine a garden full of flowers looking glorious and smelling sweet. Imagine a garden with vegetable patch full of delicious, fresh, organic food. Now imagine sitting in that garden and resting your mind and body as you watch your […]
Competition Time! Win sets of Konnie Huq’s ‘Cookie’ books, and a Wildthings T-Shirt of your choice
Local Company, Wild Things, Teams Up with Children’s Author Konnie Huq Konnie Huq is Blue Peter’s longest serving female presenter (1997-2008) and the author of the Cookie series of books which were inspired by her own London Bangladeshi upbringing, her love of science and her unashamed nerdiness. Recently, newly established and locally based organic clothing […]
3 Ways to Prepare for Investments
We’ve discussed the importance of financial planning, specifically in the uncertain climate of 2020. Our article ‘Patience and Planning Are Key in Uncertain Markets’ asserted that there are a few specific strategies it’s important to stick to during volatile times, and in the midst of uncertain global events. And among these strategies are sticking to your plan […]
South Powys Focus August 2020 issue
Well! Welcome back! We really hope that you and your families are safe and well. As many of you know, in light of the recent Coronavirus situation, we haven’t produced a printed copy of the South Powys Focus since April. That’s not to say we’ve had time off – we haven’t. Instead we took our […]
Abergavenny Focus August 2020 issue
It’s all too easy to get down in the dumps these days, don’t you find? Every which way we turn, there seems to be a new challenge, a new pressure or a new problem to navigate. It’s really easy to become overwhelmed. The easing of lockdown has meant many different things to me. I love […]
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