These are strange times indeed. As the child of teachers, one thing I knew from a very early age was that I NEVER wanted to be a teacher. Yet here I am, teaching the full year 7 curriculum to my 11 year old, Gruff, (woodwork through the medium of a word search). And I’m an […]
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Hay Festival Goes Digital
The first-ever digital-only Hay Festival will bring writers and readers together 18-31 May 2020 in free live broadcasts and interactive Q&As. Hay Festival Digital will see more than 100 award-winning writers, global policy makers, historians, pioneers and innovators take part, celebrating the best new fiction and non-fiction, and interrogating some of the biggest issues of […]
Abergavenny Community Centre May 2020
We want to let you know about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Community Centre. In the same month as the Community Centre reached its Fifth anniversary, regrettably, the coronavirus forced us to close to the public on 24th March. Over a few short years, the Centre has become an important landmark for […]
The Changing Faces of the Modern Home
Parrys Fine & Country take us on a tour through the decades following the Allied Forces’ Victory in Europe in 1945, to look at the many faces of housing and how it has changed. Following the turbulent years of the second World War, attention turned to rebuilding the nation’s spirit and the many thousands of […]
Crickhowell Crafters Craft PPE for NHS and keyworkers
Our volunteer group based around Crickhowell has made 6 sets of scrubs, 75 scrub caps, 1,147 scrub bags, 30 wash bags, 450 headbands and 1,500 ear-savers for the NHS and other key workers in two weeks and has so far raised £2,400 to buy materials. The group started with three of us making things for […]
Home Improvements During Lockdown
DIY stores are reporting record sales as many take this time to work on home projects. These five tips will keep you preoccupied and active during self-isolation whilst adding value to your property. 1. A Fresh Lick of Paint Front door First impressions count. If your front door has seen better days, consider coating it […]
Photography in Focus: Social Distancing
I hope everyone has been “Staying Safe” during these trying times, and that you’ve been playing around with the creative ideas I wrote about in the last issue. Ironically, I’ve been incredibly busy on the photography front as well as the work front. My role in anaesthetics at Nevill Hall has given me access to […]
The Locked-Down Forager
Adele Nozedar, forager extraordinaire and knower of all things that grow, talks us through re-discovering common plants we might find in our back gardens or out on our walks, and how they can be used in ways you’d never thought of! Hi there! Adele here, from Brecon Beacons Foraging. I was really upset when I […]
The Benefits of Relaxation
Life has changed so much for many of us in such a short space of time. Our homes have become offices, classrooms, gyms and even places to get a haircut. Many of my friends are using the word ‘juggling’ to describe how they are coping. One lady I spoke to said one of her biggest […]
VE Day at Home
On VE Day 75 years ago, people took to the streets to dance and celebrate the end of the war. This year, huge street parties and events were planned for the weekend beginning 8th May to remember that day 75 years ago. Unfortunately, due to the current global Coronavirus pandemic, many of these celebrations have […]
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