Events occurring in & around January 2013

Do not hesitate to call us if any queries arise.


  • Art Galleries and Exhibitions in Erwood and the Northern Beacons

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    • Event Date: 06-Mar-2012 - 01-Jan-2013
    • Llandeilo Graban Builth Wells Powys LD2 3SJ United Kingdom
    • phone:

    Erwood Art Exhibitions and Events We update the exhibitions and event details on a regular basis, so come back again for further information.

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  • Festive Trails at Big Pit

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    • Event Date: 15-Dec-2012 - 03-Jan-2013
    • Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9XP United Kingdom
    • phone: (029) 2057 3650

    Pick up a trail sheet when you arrive at Big Pit and see if you can solve the festive quiz. The whole family can join in and there will be special treats if you return your trail, completed, to the Shop before you leave.

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  • Christmas Kingdom at the Celtic Manor

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    • Event Date: 15-Dec-2012 - 06-Jan-2013
    • The Usk Valley Newport Newport NP18 1HQ United Kingdom
    • phone: 01633 410 318

    Experience all the magic and sparkle of the festive season as you enjoy a wonderful winter adventure at Celtic Manor's sensational Christmas Kingdom in 2012. Feel the cold tingle of winter as you glide around the sparkling ice rink, then watch your children's faces light up as you visit Santa in his workshop and meet his real reindeer too. Enjoy the live festive music as you wander around our traditional Christmas Market of stalls selling beautiful handmade gifts, and sample the delicious winter warming treats from a fantastic selection of seasonal eateries. Our Christmas Kingdom will be open throughout December 2012, so wrap up warm and join us for some winter wonder the whole family will love.

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  • Craft Demonstrations at Abbey Mill

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    • Event Date: 22-Dec-2012 - 07-Jan-2013
    • Tintern Monmouthshire NP16 6SE United Kingdom
    • phone: 01291 689346

    Come and watch members of the Wye Valley Craft Association in The Angiddy Room at Abbey Mill, Tintern demonstrate their own individual craft for you. Call 01291 689346 before the event to find out which crafts are being demonstrated. It could be anything! From jewellerymaking to painting, pottery to sculpture.

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  • Chepstow Book Shop Events

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    • Event Date: 01-Jan-2013 - 31-Dec-2013
    • Chepstow Monmouthshire NP16 5EW United Kingdom
    • phone: 01291 625011

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  • Concerts, recitals & events at Brecon Cathedral

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    • Event Date: 01-Jan-2013 - 31-Dec-2013
    • Brecon Powys LD3 9DP United Kingdom
    • phone: 01874 623857

    We hold a lunchtime concert at 1pm on the first monday of every month. Keep an eye on our website for more information. Usual opening hours for visiting 8.30am to 6pm daily.

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  • MiM Arts Membership 2013

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    • Event Date: 01-Jan-2013 - 01-Jan-2014
    • Monmouthshire United Kingdom
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    Made in Monmouthshire (MiM) is now a not-for-profit co-operative company. We are delighted to be in position to take the next step, which is to build membership. Your annual membership fee of £50 will be key to providing funding for the management and delivery of all the benefits we plan to offer. Initially, these will include:

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  • Poetry on the Border

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    • Event Date: 01-Jan-2013 - 31-Dec-2013
    • Lower Church Street Chepstow Monmouthshire NP16 5HJ United Kingdom
    • phone:

    On the Border was created to bring contemporary Welsh poets together with their peers from Elsewhere. The intention is to present the finest poets in engaging, powerful and stimulating combinations. The emphasis is on accessible poetry, inspiring poets and compelling readings - all of which add up to a great night out If you don't know the world of contemporary poetry, this series promises a rich and entertaining introduction. If poetry is an old love, there could be no better way to get back in touch. Join us. Make a date with the extraordinary.

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  • Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival

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    • Event Date: 12-Jan-2013 - 20-Jan-2013
    • Monmouthshire United Kingdom
    • phone:

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  • Wye Valley Chamber Music

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    • Event Date: 12-Jan-2013 - 20-Jan-2013
    • Hereford, Monmouth, St Briavels & Much Marcle Monmouthshire United Kingdom
    • phone: 07812 633923

    Wye Valley Chamber Music was established in 2000 to bring world-class chamber music to beautiful and intimate venues up and down the Wye Valley. Since the first Festival when founders Daniel Tong and Fiona McNaught brought a group of young musicians on a `chamber music retreat' to St Briavels Castle, the organisation has established itself as an important year-round cultural presence in the Wye Valley. Daniel now directs the festival with fellow pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips

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  • Chepstow Wassail & Mari Lwyd

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    • Event Date: 19-Jan-2013
    • Chepstow Monmouthshire NP16 5XL United Kingdom
    • phone: 07870 611979

    The Widders Border Morris and friends invite you all to join us in an extraordinary and unique annual event in Chepstow. The Wassail and the Mari Lwyd are ancient customs from England and Wales, celebrated on or around New Year in an effort to raise spirits and look forward to a good and prosperous year ahead. It is attended by hundreds of people from all over the country.

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  • The Bell at Skenfrith

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    • Event Date: 19-Jan-2013 - 21-Dec-2013
    • Skenfrith Monmouthshire NP7 8UH United Kingdom
    • phone: 01600 750 235

    The Kitchen Garden is open all year round with gardeners working on most days

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  • Love Food at Big Pit

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    • Event Date: 26-Jan-2013
    • Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9XP United Kingdom
    • phone: (029) 2057 3650

    Celebrate all things love and food at our third annual Love Food Event on Santes Dwynwen weekend. From fudge to cheese and chocolate to whisky, sample and buy the best of local Welsh produce to take home and share with your loved one! This year there will also be an opportunity to buy unique hand-made tokens and gifts for your special someone to share your love with them. Love Food is hosted in partnership with Taste of Torfaen.

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  • National Storytelling Week at Raglan Castle

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    • Event Date: 27-Jan-2013
    • Raglan Monmouthshire NP15 2BT United Kingdom
    • phone: 01291 624065

    Wales is renowned worldwide for its literature and poetry, and this winter you will be able to experience the best of Welsh tale spinning. In conjunction with National Storytelling Week, Cadw invites you to join a storyteller at one of fifteen sites across the country to celebrate Wales's oral heritage. Stories are all around us — in books and newspapers and on the Web and TV. They are much more than just children's bedtime stories. They are entangled with the oldest layers of our culture and are one of our most ancient art forms. Stories are part of the way in which we understand and experience our worlds. True storytelling happens when the story is told in person, live and without print or technology. Listen to stories based on historical characters, legends and myths from across Wales during National Storytelling Week this January.Join us for a Welsh-inspired story at one of our participating sites:

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  • A fundraising event - Welsh National Mining Memorial

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    • Event Date: 27-Jan-2013
    • 5 Castle View Shopping Centre Caerphilly Caerphilly CF83 1SN United Kingdom
    • phone: 02920 88 1106 (Castle Gate Restaurant)

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  • National Storytelling Week at Tintern Abbey

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    • Event Date: 27-Jan-2013
    • Tintern Monmouthshire NP16 6SE United Kingdom
    • phone: 01291 689251

    Wales is renowned worldwide for its literature and poetry, and this winter you will be able to experience the best of Welsh tale spinning. In conjunction with National Storytelling Week, Cadw invites you to join a storyteller at one of fifteen sites across the country to celebrate Wales's oral heritage. Stories are all around us — in books and newspapers and on the Web and TV. They are much more than just children's bedtime stories. They are entangled with the oldest layers of our culture and are one of our most ancient art forms. Stories are part of the way in which we understand and experience our worlds. True storytelling happens when the story is told in person, live and without print or technology. Listen to stories based on historical characters, legends and myths from across Wales during National Storytelling Week this January.Join us for a Welsh-inspired story at one of our participating sites:

    more about National Storytelling Week at Tintern Abbey


  • National Storytelling Week at Chepstow Castle

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    • Event Date: 27-Jan-2013
    • Chepstow Monmouthshire NP16 5EY United Kingdom
    • phone: 01291 624065

    Wales is renowned worldwide for its literature and poetry, and this winter you will be able to experience the best of Welsh tale spinning. In conjunction with National Storytelling Week, Cadw invites you to join a storyteller at one of fifteen sites across the country to celebrate Wales's oral heritage. Stories are all around us — in books and newspapers and on the Web and TV. They are much more than just children's bedtime stories. They are entangled with the oldest layers of our culture and are one of our most ancient art forms. Stories are part of the way in which we understand and experience our worlds. True storytelling happens when the story is told in person, live and without print or technology. Listen to stories based on historical characters, legends and myths from across Wales during National Storytelling Week this January.Join us for a Welsh-inspired story at one of our participating sites:

    more about National Storytelling Week at Chepstow Castle