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Bold, colourful acrylic paintings with a quirky twist. Lots of information to read.
Prints, cards, placemats and coasters as well for sale.
Be inspired and entertained. A trip to Venice gave me part of the title of this exhibition and so what better companion than our mammoths in Shropshire.

Become a Romano-Britain living in the vicinity of the fourth largest city. Make a groma and see if you can set out a straight Roman road. Try a snack and try eating it lying on a ‘couch’. Plan a banquet and do your maths homework with roman numeral on a tablet. Test your knowledge of what foods were introduced here by the Romans. See if you are worthy of being a citizen – can you properly fold a toga?
Monday 15th – Friday 19th and Monday 22nd – Friday 26th 1pm-2.30pm
£4 per accompanied 4-11 year old, booking advised.

Geoffrey Wolryche Whitmore’s pioneering forestry techniques saved the estate from financial ruin after the World Wars. Take a look at his tools and forester’s smock in the Costume Gallery and compare them to the tools and workwear our rangers wear today.

Geoffrey Wolryche Whitmore’s pioneering forestry techniques saved the estate from financial ruin after the World Wars. Take a look at his tools and forester’s smock in the Costume Gallery and compare them to the tools and workwear our rangers wear today.

10 day FREE Arts Festival within Wellington

A vocal and instrumental approach to jazz improvisation over the blues. No in depth knowledge of music theory is needed as the ‘ear’ and ‘feel’ will be your main guide to playing and soloing over the blues in a jazz style. The course will include a book to reference what has been covered on the day as well as further study and further listening. Please note this course is designed for ALL instruments and voices and of all abilities and experience.

This is a continuation of the previous course, however new people are more than welcome. A basic understanding of the blues will be helpful however not essential! Please feel free to call and ask some questions to see if this something for you. 01691 662 196

Course contents:
.listening/transcribing
.Blues scale Vs Mixolydian
.harmony
.rhythm
.form
.melody
.improvising ideas
.timbre

Tutor:
Barry-Bazmatron EdwardsBmus(hons) Jazz
Has studied at the Birmingham Conservatoire between 2002-2006 under the guidance of well established educators and performers in their own right. Hans Koller, Dave Cliff, Phil Robson, Gene Calderazzo, Mike Williams to name a few. Also recorded various albums with prominent improvisers on the U.K scene such as Mark Sanders, Paul Dunamall, Philip Gibbs.

PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE LIMITED SPACES FOR THIS COURSE

Geoffrey Wolryche Whitmore’s pioneering forestry techniques saved the estate from financial ruin after the World Wars. Take a look at his tools and forester’s smock in the Costume Gallery and compare them to the tools and workwear our rangers wear today.

This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

As part of Feel Good Friday we will be making collages – creating images that will help us take a look at what we enjoy doing and what we should do more of.

Join us between 10-12 for Feel Good Friday – making life collages

This is a free to do activity (all material provided) although if you do have any mags we can cut up then this would be welcomed.

SPECIAL OFFER: Purchase all five sessions (March to July) and save £5!

The Hermon welcomes back Kate Allan who offers an informal approach to singing in the comforting setting of the chapel space with its amazing acoustics. Come and join us for a joyful gathering of vocal fun and experimentation every second Saturday of the month from March to July!

‘Enjoy the freedom and satisfaction of creating music in the moment beyond ideas of right and wrongdoing. No experience needed. Everybody is musical and there are no wrong notes in music.’ – Kate Allan

Kate is a freelance singer songwriter who works in Arts and Health and established Wild Singing, a weekly, leaderless singing group that meets in wild places in and around Oswestry to share songs and stories.

Just bring your voice and an open mind – the rest will take care of itself!

PLEASE NOTE: Prior booking helps us with the planning, so please register and purchase tickets for this series of events as early as you can! Many thanks.

GIFT VOUCHERS: Gift vouchers are available only for the Five Session Ticket, not for individual sessions. Vouchers can only be purchased over the phone on 01691 662196 and can be picked up in person at the venue. For delivery by mail, postage & packaging costs of £1 apply.

All Spring/Summer 2019 Dates:
Saturday, 9th March 2019
Saturday, 13th April 2019
Saturday, 11th May 2019
Saturday, 8th June 2019
Saturday, 13th July 2019

Four Sundays: 12th and 26th May, and 9th and 23rd June 2019. Morning sessions 10:30am – 1pm, afternoon sessions 2pm – 4:30pm
Mindfulness has been taught within different spiritual traditions for centuries and the benefits have become well recognised. Jon Kabat Zinn devised the original eight-week secular mindfulness course for stress reduction in the US and now versions of this are taught all around the world.
Wendy Harvey is a counsellor and therapist with a Diploma in Mindfulness-based Approaches from the University of Wales, Bangor. The course will be delivered over 4 days with a morning and afternoon session. The course days are a fortnight apart.

Have you ever wanted to learn how to bellydance but didn’t know where to start? Or maybe you are already dancing but would like to revisit the basic moves to improve your technique?

Fun and friendly way to learn to shimmy, camel and do snake arms amongst many other moves, whilst learning a choreographed dance or two! With JWAAD instructor Sue Lloyd.

£10 including free parking and refreshments!

Small groups, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Contact 07751 362171 or  info@myartshack.co.uk

https://www.myartshack.co.uk

Geoffrey Wolryche Whitmore’s pioneering forestry techniques saved the estate from financial ruin after the World Wars. Take a look at his tools and forester’s smock in the Costume Gallery and compare them to the tools and workwear our rangers wear today.

This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

Marian is the author of ‘If You Sit Very Still’ and was recently a speaker at the Bleddfa Annual Lecture. She has always been engaged with healing: as a homeopath, and in prisons and schools as a storyteller and facilitator for the Forgiveness Project since 2005. Her work is in response to the traumatic loss of her sister Lucy, at the hands of Fred and Rosemary West.
This workshop, led by Marian, offers a safe space to explore and experience the complexity of becoming forgiving. We will engage with contemplative silence, meditative movement and creative sharing in small groups. “By facing the darkness within ourselves and others, we begin to realise the radical, imaginative liberation of forgiveness which allows the healing spirit of love to enter our hearts.”

SPECIAL OFFER: PURCHASE ALL FOUR SESSIONS (April to July) AND SAVE £4!

GIFT VOUCHERS: Gift vouchers are available only for the Four Session Ticket, not for individual sessions! Vouchers can only be purchased over the phone on 01691 662196 and can be picked up in person at the venue. For delivery by mail, postage & packaging costs of £1 apply.

By popular request experienced musician and tutor Rick Wilson will be back at The Hermon for the spring and summer season 2019 to share his exceptional skills on hand drums and percussion instruments in a series of on-going monthly group workshops on 20th April, 18th May, 15th June and 20th July.

Explore in a focused manner Indian, African and South American styles of drumming in a friendly and relaxed environment! No prior experience is needed, bring a drum if you have one but, if not, instruments will be at hand.

Come and join this eager group that brings together beginners, intermediate and advanced players to discover all things rhythmic and develop their skills jointly!

Prior booking helps us with the planning, so please register and purchase tickets for this series of events as early as you can! Thank you.

More about Rick that’s well-worth a read: www.eastorywilsound.co.uk/rick.htm

Geoffrey Wolryche Whitmore’s pioneering forestry techniques saved the estate from financial ruin after the World Wars. Take a look at his tools and forester’s smock in the Costume Gallery and compare them to the tools and workwear our rangers wear today.

This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE!
Kate uses sound, colour and visualisation to help you connect with your Higher Wisdom and gain a deeper understanding of the chakras. This is an intense and exciting way to work with your emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing.
Before relocating to Wales, Kate Goslett was based in London where she had her own successful psychotherapy practice. Throughout this period she also ran her empowering chakra groups which became very popular. In addition to running her workshops she also provides a range of specialised services including life guidance and psychic healing and clearing.

Enjoy a morning of creativity and indulgence. Create a gorgeous crown using seasonal flowers with Rebecca Frost of Feather and Ferns Floral Design, then admire your creation over a cream tea with home made scones, jam and clotted cream.

Tickets are £35 per person and include 10% off any garden centre purchases made on the day.

Please note that payment is required in advance. To book your place, please call us on 01939 211900

Come and learn the techniques of fruit tree pruning, with an introduction covering the what, where, when, why and how to prune. Following on from a successful fruit tree pruning workshop in February, this time we are concentrating on our community orchard’s stone-fruit trees. The session will be run by Karen Limbrick, a Garden Organic/Three Counties Traditional Orchard Project ‘Orchard Champion’ and member of Marcher Apple Network. Please bring secateurs, loppers, pruning saws or bowsaws if you have them. Stout boots and gardening gloves are essential. Some tools will be available on the day. £25 per person. Early bird booking discount of £5 if booked before 25th April 2019. 10am-1pm

Geoffrey Wolryche Whitmore’s pioneering forestry techniques saved the estate from financial ruin after the World Wars. Take a look at his tools and forester’s smock in the Costume Gallery and compare them to the tools and workwear our rangers wear today.

This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

Built in 1728 Burford House and its beauiful gardens have been open to the public since 1958. At one point in the garden is the spot where the three counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire meet. The countryside around theses three counties is both beautiful and rich in wild edible plants and fungi. On the outskirts of Tenbury Wells, it is within easy reach of Ludlow, Leominster, Bromyard, Kidderminster, Hereford, Worcester, Bridgnorth and Shrewbury.
We will meet outside the cafe at Burford House. The course starts there with a short introduction on what to look for and a brief of the general countryside codes, where they relate to foragers. Tea or coffee is available from the cafe.
Then we’ll set off on a roughly 2.5 hour walk around the grounds of Burford House park and along the River Teme, teaching you how to identify the different Spring shoots, plants, flowers and hopefully mushrooms that we find.
There will be a break along the way for some homemade refreshments such as our lovely hogweed and wild garlic soup.
After the walk we will end the day with a tasty wild food lunch based on what we have found. This will include some treats made from our recent finds, a wild salad that we will pick on the day and possibly even some wild garlic pesto.
After the course we will email you a list of everything we talk about on the day; to help you remember what you have learnt.
There are limited spaces available so please book your tickets online.

To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of D Day (6th June 1944) we are holding a weekend of activities as follows:
Friday 31st May: Play – “Meet Tommy Atkins” at the Church House Welshpool 7.30pm. Adm £10 to include nibbles. Bring your own drink and enjoy the tale of how Tommy returns from the Somme (WW1) his Second World War and into the 1950s.
Saturday 1st June: Corn Exchange (Town Hall) Welshpool 10am – 1pm – D Day Exhibition. This will include Ex service organisation stands, Spitfire fund tombola, Welshpool at war photo display, memorabilia displays, etc. Admission free but donations welcome.
Followed by the Big Screen showing of the Welshpool celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of VEVJ Day in 1995.
Sunday 2nd June 12noon – 5pm OPEN HOUSE & GARDEN at No1 Church Bank Welshpool. As recently featured on S4C. Admission £5 to include tea & cakes.

SPECIAL OFFER: Purchase all five sessions (March to July) and save £5!

The Hermon welcomes back Kate Allan who offers an informal approach to singing in the comforting setting of the chapel space with its amazing acoustics. Come and join us for a joyful gathering of vocal fun and experimentation every second Saturday of the month from March to July!

‘Enjoy the freedom and satisfaction of creating music in the moment beyond ideas of right and wrongdoing. No experience needed. Everybody is musical and there are no wrong notes in music.’ – Kate Allan

Kate is a freelance singer songwriter who works in Arts and Health and established Wild Singing, a weekly, leaderless singing group that meets in wild places in and around Oswestry to share songs and stories.

Just bring your voice and an open mind – the rest will take care of itself!

PLEASE NOTE: Prior booking helps us with the planning, so please register and purchase tickets for this series of events as early as you can! Many thanks.

GIFT VOUCHERS: Gift vouchers are available only for the Five Session Ticket, not for individual sessions. Vouchers can only be purchased over the phone on 01691 662196 and can be picked up in person at the venue. For delivery by mail, postage & packaging costs of £1 apply.

All Spring/Summer 2019 Dates:
Saturday, 9th March 2019
Saturday, 13th April 2019
Saturday, 11th May 2019
Saturday, 8th June 2019
Saturday, 13th July 2019

Toy Fair and Model Railway Exhibition. Entry £3 (accompanied children under 16 free). Refreshement available. Disable access. Free parking. Trade stalls and great layouts. Come along and find out about this exciting hobby and meet other enthusiasts.