Chris Were is the Green Party’s Candidate in Monmouth for the 2016 Elections to the National Assembly of Wales. Chris said: “Welsh politics lacks young people and new ideas. The polls are predicting Greens to win seats in the next National Assembly government and by voting for, and sending Greens to represent you, we can hold other … More Go Green in Monmouth
Thousands of people attended the third Monmouthshire Food Festival when it returned to Caldicot Castle with a programme of demonstrations, talks, tutored tastings, children’s workshops and lots of food and drink. Event organiser Charlotte Creig said: “We’ve been flat-out over the last week, but to hear that people have enjoyed it means everything. “It’s very … More Monmouthshire Food Festival
The Bristol Cable is a people’s media co-op that presented a training event at Cardiff with the NUJ Training Wales. With free events, a multimedia website and a free quarterly print edition, The Bristol Cable is building the tools and platform for people to engage with their communities and hold power to account in the … More NUJ Wales Training
Thousands of foodies arrived in the South Wales market town of Abegavenny to witness their favorite chefs in action for the food festival. Monika Kudaseva, 23, from Newport (originally from Lithuania) photographed with Nerys Howell (food consultant) and Angharad Evens during a forage breakfast cooking demonstration at the Abergavenny Food Festival. Monika said: ‘The weather … More Abergavenny Food Festival
Photographed at a book signing at the Abergavenny Food Festival is food writer, food and prop stylist, recipe developer and consultant Claire Ptak. Claire has written 4 cookbooks. Her latest The Violet Bakery Cookbook was released on 19 March 2015. She is quoted as saying: “Though I adore tradition and ritual, both in baking and … More Author Signing: Claire Ptak
ME Awareness Week takes place from 6-12 May. Held each year, it aims to improve awareness of ME and raise funds for research into this painful condition. ME/CFS is a long-term (chronic) fluctuating illness that causes symptoms affecting many body systems, more commonly the nervous and immune systems. There are a number of different names … More ME/CFS: The Real Story
Armoured knights battled for honour and glory in a full-contact tournament held at Caldicot Castle. Crowds watched as the Welsh and English armies faced off for control of the castle. Members of the Early Medieval Alliance put on their costumes and transformed the castle in Caldicot into a Medieval encampment between the period of 1100 … More Caldicot Medieval Encampment
The company of Chivalry (A 14th Century Living History Re-enactment Society) held an event at Caerphilly Castle where people were able to step back in time and meet medieval characters. They watched as the history of the medieval castle came alive with the sights, sounds and smells of the period. There was hands-on activities, living … More Company of Chivalary
Fuzzy Jones is an award winning singer-songwriter. She moved to study fine art at Leeds University and decided to stay there because she liked the music scene. Her music was recently described as “a pillow my soul would like to hug.” She is a singer in the truest sense of the word, crafting powerful songs, … More Fuzzy Jones at The Green Man
All kinds of pirates landed at Raglan Castle for all kinds of nautical fun. Among the activities, there were sword skirmishes, cannon and musket fire, hangings, trail games, pirate fancy dress parade and a treasure hunt for the kids, plus living history, trader stalls, tavern and refreshments for the adults. People also came along to … More Raglan Castle Pirate Festival
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