FollowA Modern Trail in an Ancient Landscape
Wednesday 12th March 2025 @ 7.00pm
A talk by Dr Liz Bickerton from the Epynt Way Association.
If you are looking for a different walking, mountain biking or horse riding challenge well away from the crowds on Pen y Fan, then you should try the Epynt Way.
The Epynt Way takes the walker, cyclist and horse rider around the edge of Mynydd Epynt and Mynydd Bwlch y Groes. It crosses sections of high moorland and deep river valleys, affording stunning views at various points across the Black Mountains, Cambrian Mountains, Brecon Beacons and Carmarthen Fans.
Entrance Fee £2 on the door
SPRING EXHIBITION IN THE GALLERY
Throughout April 2025
Our exhibition for April features work from artists – all of whom have had successful
exhibitions in the past.
Richie Dean returns displaying his unique and vibrant fusion of watercolour, acrylics and digital art, whilst work by Anita Woods features her very popular interpretations of wildlife and nature using watercolours and mixed media.
The work of these two artists is beautifully complemented by stunning glass work by Irene
Funnell, inspired by coasts and mountains her exhibition this time features stunning glass
panelled lanterns and coasters.
The final exhibitor in this quartet of talent is local weaver Janine Pawley who uses fleeces from sheep grazed in the Abergwesyn Valley to create a range of beautiful rugs and other practical items. Carded and woven by hand the soft and stylish rugs are available in a range of sizes and colours.
The Heritage Centre is open Thursday to Sunday (and Bank Holidays) 10am to 4pm and entry is free.
LIVE EVENT
CarmenCo’s “A Pocket Opera”
SATURDAY 5 TH APRIL 2025 7.30 pm
Following their sell-out concert at the Centre in 2023 Emily and Francisco return together with David Massey to perform this unique show.
This evening is not just a concert -it occupies the borders between a play and a concert, with 80/20 music to spoken word. It is a concert of Spanish and Spanish inspired music presented as a play, with costumes, props and a storyline which roughly follows the story of Bizet’s opera Carmen, but told from her point of view.
Dare you consult the cards with her? What does she think of the men in her story? Did she foresee her gruesome ending? And does she like the opera Bizet wrote about her?
The three musicians perform from memory, enabling them to act with each other, and to engage the audience members in the show, frequently walking amongst them and involving audience members in the dialogue and dancing whilst playing, in a fully choreographed party scene/CarmenCo will have the audience in turn laughing out loud, and listening with absolute silence to the immersive and evocative music. It’s a brilliantly accessible and fun way to present classical music.
A fun-filled evening of fantasy, comedy, drama and tremendous music arranged from Bizet’s Carmen and Spanish and Spanish-inspired music by Boccherini, Falla, Garcia-Lorca, Granados, Ravel and Albeniz, all arranged by the musicians for guitars and flute / voice.
TICKETS £10 IN ADVANCE – £12 ON THE DOOR
Email: ldhac2016@gmail .com or telephone 01591 610067 to purchase tickets
Press Quotes and Reviews from performances throughout the UK.
“Bouts of intimacy, creativity and comedy… nearly all the best Spanish tunes I can think of.” ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The Latest magazine
“An unusual, highly entertaining evening… The three first-rate musicians rose to the challenge of acting and dancing as well as musical performance… Superb range of musical colour and artistry throughout the programme” – Ayrshire Post
“What an outstanding performance by the extraordinarily talented and delightful CarmenCo ensemble. It was a magnificent evening ending with rapturous applause” – concert organiser, Arts in The Langfords
“The feedback from your concert has been huge, universally everybody loved it. The number of times I have been stopped in the street this week to compliment the performance is countless.” – concert organiser, Portesham for Arts Reach, Dorset
“The musicianship was wonderful, I love Emily’s beautiful voice and the story telling was spellbinding. What I had absolutely not expected was that it would be so entertaining as well as dramatic and touching – I laughed out loud when I was listening. A lot!” – concert organiser, Frome Concerts Group
“There certainly was a ‘buzz’ as people left having thoroughly enjoyed the
evening!” – Margaret McIntosh, artistic director of Ayr Music Club, Dec 2023
The Work of the Churches Trust
Thursday 10th April 2025 @ 7.00 pm
A talk by Gareth Simpson
Protecting church heritage for the future is our biggest challenge. Nearly 1000 historic churches in England need repairs so urgently they’ve been officially designated as ‘At Risk’.
To see how serious things can get, look north of the border at Scotland, where the Church of Scotland is planning to close 30-40 percent of its churches, or Wales, where up to half of churches could close. At the National Churches Trust we do what we can, but we need your help.
We are the UK’s leading church heritage charity, working in every part of the UK to keep churches open and in use. From our grants to our free in person and online support and training, we provide ‘wrap-around-care’ for church buildings of all denominations. We help put churches on the map by working with tourism organisations and promoting church tourism and our research showing the importance of church buildings has been widely quoted in parliament.
Entrance Fee £2 on the door
