The Monmouthshire Walking Festival needs you!

Monmouthshire Walking Festival organisers want to hear from people with an interest in walking or getting involved in organising a countywide festival.

A week full of walks throughout the county is being planned for Autumn 2010 as part of a festivals and events project being run by adventa, Monmouthshire's Rural Development Programme.

Cantref the most wonderful school says David Bellamy

"Right now, you are the greenest, cleanest, most wonderful school in the British Isles", Professor David Bellamy told Cantref Primary School pupils last week (24th June).

Bellamy visited the Abergavenny school to award them with the David Bellamy Award for Environmental Cleanliness and a cheque for £8000.

Shane Smashes Course Record in Champion Win

It was a red letter day for Monmouth Golf Club Member Shane Spary on Sunday 28th June. Playing in the John Champion Cup, Shane took advantage of the excellent conditions to card a magnificent gross 62, net 56, since June 2007.

Review: National Theatre Live: Phedre

On Thursday 26^th June, local residents went to see the National Theatre's London performance of "Phèdre" starring Helen Mirren in the title role... at the Blake Theatre, Monmouth!

It's the first of a series of 'one night only' performances of National Theatre productions that are beamed simultaneously to cinema screens around the world in High Definition. There was a real buzz of anticipation as the audience wondered how it would work and whether the experience would be as good as being there.

COUNCIL TAX DECISIONS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF MONMOUTHSHIRE

MONMOUTH AM Nick Ramsay has today condemned moves to scrap local council tax tribunals. The decision has been taken by Welsh Assembly Local Government Minister Brian Gibbons in the face of considerable opposition.

The ‘Valuation Tribunals' (VTs), which represent the different regions of Wales, will be subsumed into one entity, with no link to Monmouth or to local taxpayers.

Monmouth Captains charity event

The Monmouth Golf Club Captain Wayne Wadley is holding a Charity Event on Friday 3rd July in aid of the Alzheimers Society.

A long hole golfing event will be followed by a buffet and cabaret in the Clubhouse featuring Britain's top Frankie Valli Tribute Act.

Tickets for the evening are £12.50 and are available from the Club Secretary, telephone 01600 712212. An auction of sporting memorabilia will also be held, with many items of interest including a Liverpool shirt signed by all the squad and a U.S. Masters Flag from Augusta signed by this year's winner Angel Cabrera.

Monmouth Towns under 7s new kit

Monmouth Town's under 7's team are pictured here showing off their new kit sponsored by local Joinery firm D&P joinery. The team are also celebrating ball sponsorship for the season by Monmouthshire Building Society.

Town Football Magazine Best In Wales

Monmouth Town FC's Football programme "Tales From The Riverbank" has been voted ‘Best in Wales' by the much respected Welsh Football Magazine.

The programme which is a labour of love from Town Chairman Lee Robson and sold at all of the Town's home matches was picked ahead of all other Welsh football clubs including those competing in the Welsh premier.

Monmouth Golf Club Seniors Away-Day

by Mike Phillips MGC Seniors Captain

The Seniors Section at Monmouth Golf Club went on their annual away day on the 25th June 2009 to Burghill Valley Golf Club, North Herefordshire.

The day was organised by the Seniors Captain Mike Phillips together with Senior's Secretary Bill Stace and  44 members travelled to Burgh Hill to take part in the competition. They all arrived by 11.30 and, after coffee and a bacon bap, numbered balls supplied by Brian Powell were drawn out of a bag to denote playing partners and starting order.

Abergavenny Museum celebrates 50th anniversary with local art

Art lovers can celebrate Abergavenny Museum's 50th Anniversary by visiting a new exhibition of works inspired by the landscape of Capel-y-ffin, which will open on Saturday, 27 Jun

The exhibition, ‘A World Untouched: The Artists of Capel-y-ffin', features works by three outstanding artists. These are: