What's On Hengoed

In a new and permanent location! The market operates on the first Saturday of each month in the Church Hall located adjacent to Commercial Road but on Forge Road in Machen. Parking for the event is by the village hall and this is signposted. There is a wonderful range of food, art and craft.

The 7th Caerphilly Food Festival is pulling out all the stops to make it an event to remember, and one that will draw visitors from near and far! This year’s event will descend on the town centre on Saturday 12th May.

Bring all the family to our fun dog show at Greenmeadow Community Farm in Cwmbran. Enter your pooch in our fun classes including Waggiest Tail, Best Fancy Dress and Best Rescue, browse the Hope stall and meet our Rescue Dogs.

Merthyr Farmers Market is held from 10am to 2pm on the first and third Friday of the month in the pedestrianised town centre on the main High Street between HSBC Bank and WH Smith. Here at Merthyr Farmers Market we sell homegrown, homemade & handmade produce, produced by local people.

Exciting psychological thriller from the makers of the hugely successful sold out show ’From A Dark Place’. D.I Miller is forced to confront the ghosts of his past when he encounters the mysterious ’Girl In The Room’.

A relatively new garden backing on to Llanishen Reservoir gradually establishing with something of interest and colour all yr round. Herbaceous borders, vegetables and fruit plants surround central lawn. Wild life friendly; variety of climbers and exotics. In front shrubs and herbaceous borders to a lawn.

Join artist, Debbie Devauden, on a one day botanical art course and learn how to draw subjects from our beautiful gardens. Artist, Debbie Devauden, will be running workshops throughout the year in Dyffryn.

Join the Dyffryn Croquet Club on these bank holiday Mondays to have a go at this fun, outdoor sport. Learn the ropes of this simple-looking but not-so-simple-playing game. The members of the club will be on hand to show you some tips and techniques of Golf Croquet. Equipment is provided. Booking Not Needed.

Join us every Monday during Vale of Glamorgan school holidays to take part in a craft activity. Whatever the weather, create unforgettable moments with the family this autumn half-term. On 30th October, join us by getting crafty and creative for our popular Make it Monday in the Morning Room of Dyffryn House.

Mollies Vintage Fayre is back by popular demand for 2018! A perfect way to spend the day with friends or family! Come browse the vintage stalls, grab a cup of tea or coffee and a bite to eat while being entertained by performances from vintage duo ’Gentleman Prefer Blondes’. £2.00 entry per adult.

Pointillist Art Exhibition - David Winwood - Dare Valley Country Park - April 2018 David Winwood is a Pointillist and Hyperrealist Artist. Due to spinal and nerve damage, David is unable to work with a traditional paintbrush.

Summer time is fun time! Join the Welsh Hearts Charity for a fun packed day for the whole family. Activities for the day include Face painting Bouncy Castle Barbeque Fun activities Rides Stalls and many more Proceeds raised will go towards funding Community Defibrillators and Heart Screening in Wales.

Blue Orchids + Headnoise. Artists performing: Blue Orchids.: Tickets avaiable.

Come and see Chase and Marshall; they will be making appearances throughout the day. Face painting, Arts and Crafts, Treasure Hunt, Eric’s Emporium, Bouncy Castle, Tea Room, Prize Draw, Candy Cart. Trains will depart from Furnace Sidings at 11:00, 12:30, 14:00 & 15:30 . Pre-booking for this event is essential.

We’ll be joined by Coleg Gwent every Thursday during term time for a coffee and a cake and a chance to practice your Cymraeg. These hour long chat sessions are available to speakers of all abilities and provide the ideal setting in which to practice your Welsh in a friendly and comfortable environment.

Curious about how we look after this house and its collection' Find out what it takes to look after this special place; talk to our conservation team about the work they do and see them in action in their workroom within the house. It takes a lot of work and careful skill to look after this beautiful place.

We’ll be joined by Coleg Gwent every Thursday during term time for a coffee and a cake and a chance to practice your Cymraeg. These hour long chat sessions are available to speakers of all abilities and provide the ideal setting in which to practice your Welsh in a friendly and comfortable environment.

Head out on our beautiful lake for a kayaking session this Bank Holiday weekend. In partnership with Channel Kayaks, we’re helping you to see Tredegar House from a unique perspective.

Curious about how we look after this house and its collection' Find out what it takes to look after this special place; talk to our conservation team about the work they do and see them in action in their workroom within the house. It takes a lot of work and careful skill to look after this beautiful place.

The Cardiff Softball League is hosting a Ladies-only Taster Session on Saturday 21st April at Llandaff Fields, from 2-4pm. To all ladies looking to try something new this summer, why not come along? Softball is a simplified version of baseball, with the ball pitched underarm in an arc so it’s easy to hit.

This course is a simple foraging walk where we hope to be able to identify a selection of edible and poisonous Spring shoots, plants, flowers and hopefully some wild mushrooms :). We will meet at the Castle Street entrance to the park beside the Pettigrew Tea Rooms at 12pm.

Held on the last Sunday of every month Belle Vue Park, Newport. Food and craft stalls from some of the finest local artisan producers and makers in South East Wales.

Terra Firma tells stories drawn from the very ground on which we build our communities; FOLKIS a vintage fairy-tale, set in a rich fantastical world under the boughs of an upside-down tree, as darkly whimsical as it is enchanting.

1979. When Star Wars superfan Sam discovers that the Millennium Falcon is being built in his home town, his life is turned upside down. 2014. Sam’s daughter Lizzie goes missing, forcing him into a desperate hunt to bringher back to safety before it’s too late.

A smash hit show for all the family, with music from multi-award winning Disney songwriters The Sherman Brothers (Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,The Jungle Book, Winnie the Pooh). Singing and dancing through 100 years of Sherman Family music.

Get ready to moonwalk the night away at a show whose star performer ‘Navi’ once earned a standing ovation from Michael Jackson himself. King Of Pop – The Legend Continues is currently on tour in the UK and is taking British theatres by storm. The superb production stars the world’s No.

The ABP Newport Wales Marathon will offer a brand-new running experience on 29 April 2018. The much-anticipated race will finally satisfy the demand for a premier marathon distance mass-participation event in Wales, made possible by the support of Associated British Ports, Newport City Council and the Welsh...

WNO Orchestra is delighted to return once more this year to Newport with a popular and varied concert programme of music from the theatre stage. Alongside the Orchestra in this exciting presentation are the Men of the WNO Chorus and soloists.

2018: In this age of uncertainty, where the shadows of tyranny, intolerance and war darken the path into tomorrow, how much time do we have left£ If civilisation falls today, what will become of us£ Rebecca Vaughan presents Elton Townend Jones’ radical new interpretation of the HG Wells classic, in which a

Step back in time, to the era of romance. Where gents were gents, and gals were gals! Come and experience the iconic sounds of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons authentically recreated by a phenomenal cast and live band.

Held on the first Sunday of every month inside the Friars Walk Shopping Mall. Food and Craft stalls by local artisan makers and producers.

Enjoy an intimate evening with John Challis, one of the nation’s greatest comedy actors, best known as Boycie in BBC1’s Only Fools and Horses. In this one-off show the national treasure will reveal secrets from the set with stories and anecdotes from his dazzling career.

Ballet Cymru, nominated by the Critics’ Circle UK National Dance Awards in 2017 as Best Independent Company, and winners of the Best Dance Production 2016 at the Wales Theatre Awards, presents a sparkling and refreshing ballet based on the eternal fairy tale.

Last Resort is an alternative future for Guantanamo Bay. The waterboarding has stopped, the noise has been turned down and the military base has been reclaimed as a holiday destination. You, the audience, are our holidaymakers.

Call up your girlfriends and grab a round of cosmopolitans, for the ultimate girls’ night out. Whether you’re a Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda or a Samantha, there is something in this show for you.

A whirlwind romance with a handsome and charming stranger sweeps Cecily Harrington off her feet and she recklessly abandons her old life to settle in the remote and blissful surroundings of a country cottage.

The ultimate heroine, Jane Eyre’s journey to overcome the odds is one of literature’s finest love stories. Orphaned at a young age and cruelly treated by her Aunt, Jane Eyre grows up knowing little kindness.

Fawlty Towers meets Noises Off in this multi award-winning West End smash hit comedy. The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong… does!

Llyr Williams piano. Schubert wrote his D-major Sonata 1825 at the spa town of Bad Gastein, and it became known as the ‘Gasteiner’. It was the second of his piano sonatas to be published. Its first movement has a fast and lively tempo, and the themes are built of scales and chords.

Launching Atmospheres 2018, John Hardy Music presents an evening of re-imagined music from Hinterland/Y Gwyll (2013-16) and Hidden/Craith (2018), performed by the original creative team.

Where words fail will feature two orchestral premieres brimming with colour and excitement. Metamorphosis by Jack Capstaff, a ballet suite written using the structural principles of Kafka’s die Verwandlung, will be followed by Symphony No.

‘Not all those who wander are lost’ J.R.R. Tolkien. Exploring themes of belonging and hope, the developmental suite captivatingly combines sounds of both live and computerised electronic music. The progressive structure of the performance builds to an emergent finale, evolving both texturally and stylistically.

When Stella sets off to visit London with her parents, Lord and Lady Saxby, she has no idea her life is in danger! Waking up three months later, only her Aunt Alberta can tell Stella what has happened.

The WNO Orchestra returns to the Dora, once more under the direction of Leader David Adams. This time, the programme looks forward to the coming months.

Swansea-born composer Huw Warren presents his jazz suite ‘Do not go Gentle’ based on the poetry of Dylan Thomas. Commissioned by Brecon Jazz Festival for the Dylan Thomas centenary year, the work is the result of Warren’s lifelong interest in Thomas’ poetry and reflects the inherent musicality of the words.

One of the world’s most adventurous pianists, Ivan Ilic likes to think outside the box and bring something new and fresh to the solo piano recital.

Three broken hearts, one Soho hang-out, and the only man who could ever help them… Welcome to the Preacher Man, the swinging Soho joint where the kids used to dance the night away and dared to dream of love, while the legendary owner, The Preacher Man himself, dispensed advice to cure the loneliest of hearts… until

The Slow Readers Club. Artists performing: Slow Readers Club.: Tickets avaiable.

THIS IS THE PERSON I AM NOW. IT’S THE PERSON I WANT TO BE, SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR A LONG TIME. WE GOT DARK, SOPHIE. THINGS GOT DARK, AND I… I’M BETTER NOW. I’M IN A BETTER PLACE.” Once our lives are touched by tragedy, can we ever truly move on?

It’s May 1997. Tony Blair has won the election and Katrina and the Waves have won Eurovision. Britain is the coolest place in the world. At the local secondary school it’s a different story.