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Tuesday June 27, 2017
What's On Abertillery
Steampunk at Blaenavon!
Steampunk event at the Ironworks. Displays, tarders and fun for all the family!
Blaenavon Ironworks
Sat 1 Jul and Sun 2 Jul
American Civil War Weekend
Military costumed re-enactment, weaponry, talks about the American Civil war. Explore and learn more about the links between the Welsh industrial era...
Blaenavon Ironworks
Sat 22 Jul and Sun 23 Jul
Defence of Blaenavon
World War 2 explodes into Blaenavon again with the sights, sounds and smells of the 1940s home front. Plays, displays, stories and music paint a...
Blaenavon Ironworks
Sat 5 Aug and Sun 6 Aug
Haunted History & Folklore Evening
Halloween evening tours
Blaenavon Ironworks
Sun 29 Oct, Wed 1 Nov
Christmas Grotto
Meet Father Christmas at a special Cadw site
Blaenavon Ironworks
Sat 9 Dec to Sun 17 Dec
Finds from the Frontier
Discoveries from Brecon Gaer Roman Fort’ Evening talk with Joe Lewis from St Fagans National Museum of History
Winding House, Cross Street, New Tredegar
Mon 24 Jul
Hands on History : Dustbin Archaeolgy.
Drop in anytime between 11am and 1pm to take part in our free activity.
The Winding House, Cross Street, New Tredegar,
Wed 26 Jul
Craft Club: Tudor soaps and smells.
Make aromatic Tudor soap balls and tuzzy wuzzys, £2.50 per child, ages 5+, booking essential, 11am
The Winding House, Cross Street, New Tredegar
Fri 28 Jul
Engine Running
Our Winding Engine is unique and is all that remains of Elliot Colliery. See it in action and hear from the volunteers that keep it in shape.
Free...
The Winding House, Cross Street, New Tredegar
Sat 29 Jul
Hands on History: Poo from the past.
Drop in anytime between 11am and 1pm to take part in our free activity.
Winding House, Cross Street, New Tredegar
Wed 2 Aug
Craft Club: Dinocrafts.
Take part in ice excavation and create fossil necklaces. £2.50 per child, ages 5+, booking essential, 11am
The Winding House, Cross Street, New Tredegar,
Fri 4 Aug
Hands on History: Pens from the past
Drop in anytime between 11am and 1pm to take part in our free activity.
The Winding House, Cross Street, New Tredegar,
Wed 9 Aug
Hands on History: Toys through time
Drop in anytime between 11am and 1pm to take part in our free activity.
The Winding House, Cross Street, New Tredegar,
Wed 16 Aug
Craft Club: Weapons of war.
Assemble Rubber band pistol and cardboard tanks.
The Winding House, Cross Street, New Tredegar
Fri 18 Aug
Hands on History: Codes and code breaking.
Drop in anytime between 11am and 1pm to take part in our free activity.
The Winding House, Cross Street, New Tredegar,
Wed 23 Aug
Craft Club: Stone Age crafts
Create Tooth bracelets and charcoal paintings. £2.50 per child, ages 5+, booking essential, 11am
The Winding House, Cross Street, New Tredegar
Fri 25 Aug
Craft Club: Stone age crafts.
Create Tooth bracelets and charcoal paintings. £2.50 per child, ages 5+, booking essential, 11am
The Winding House, Cross Street, New Tredegar,
Fri 25 Aug
Engine Running
Our Winding Engine is unique and is all that remains of Elliot Colliery. See it in action and hear from the volunteers that keep it in shape.
Free...
The Winding House, Cross Street, New Tredegar,
Sat 26 Aug
Craft Club: Pharoahs.
Design your royal neck plates and headdresses. £2.50 per child, ages 5+, booking essential, 11am
The Winding House, Cross Street, New Tredegar
Sun 27 Aug
Engine Running
Our Winding Engine is unique and is all that remains of Elliot Colliery. See it in action and hear from the volunteers that keep it in shape.
Free...
The Winding House, Cross Street, New Tredegar,
Sat 30 Sep
Food festival with performing arts
Film in the evening: 6 – 9pm. Link walks for walking festival with food festival such as fungi foraging and plant to plate walk.
Parc Cwm Darran Deri, Nr Bargoed, Bargoed
Sat 23 Sep
14 Gwerthonor Lane - Open Garden for NGS
The garden has a beautiful panoramic view of the Rhymney Valley and is in a semi -rural setting. A real plantswoman’s garden with over 600...
14 Gwerthonor Lane, Bargoed
Sat 8 Jul and Sun 9 Jul
Castell Cwrt - Open Garden for NGS
Large informal wildlife friendly, family garden on 10 acre small holding with fine views overlooking Abergavenny. Lawns with established trees,...
Castell Cwrt, Abergavenny
Sun 8 Oct
Ty Hafan Rainbow Run Tredegar
More than just a standard 5k, Rainbow Run participants are showered with colour at every turn!
Why take part?
Known as ‘Pops’ by her family,...
Parc Bryn Bach Visitor Centre, Tredegar
Sat 8 Jul
Watch for Whales and Dolphins
Sea Watch Foundations’ annual National Whale and Dolphin Watch.
Take part by recording and reporting your sightings, all you need is a pen and some sightings forms.
Saturday 29th July - Sunday August 6th
