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Healthy Ageing with Age Cymru at the Royal Welsh

08/07/2011

Charity to advise on getting online and health and wellbeing at Llanelwedd

Discover the path to Inner Peace

On 10th October 2009, Kadampa Buddhist Nun and Resident Teacher of Dharmavajra Kadampa Buddhist Centre, Kelsang Tumo, will be holding a very special meditation day course in Bridgend, based on Buddha’s Lamrim (The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment) instructions.

Enjoy 'Beautiful Views and Mysterious Places'

Successful Bristol photographer Mick Kirton is presenting a new exhibition of his landscape work showcasing images presented on canvas.

Enjoy Mozart and support The Princes Trust

Enjoy one of Bristol’s most elegant events and support some of the city’s most important charitable work at a special performance of Mozart’s best loved opera The Marriage of Figaro, the highlight of St George’s annual
musical celebration of midsummer.

Mozart’s immortal adaptation of Beaumarchais’ satirical tale is his undisputed masterpiece; a hilarious and musically exquisite farce, full of
confusion, disguise, mistaken identity and secret liaison. It’s performed by Opera Project, who brought a sensational Falstaff to St George’s last
year, and is sung in English with an orchestra of 10 musicians.

Step back in time at Westonbirt

Step back into Victorian times and uncover the fascinating story of one of Gloucestershire's great families, the Holfords. This summer, there's a rare opportunity to relive over 150 years of intriguing Cotswolds history centred around Westonbirt School and the Forestry Commission's Westonbirt Arboretum.

True tales of the tramps of North Wales in times gone by

A Welshman is bringing to life a series of colourful tales about 'gentlemen of the road', gleaned from his many years of talking to the farmers he worked with. And if you'd like him to regale your local group, why not get in touch?

Radio's allotment doctor joins the show in Cardiff

The first RHS show of the year is in the parklands of Cardiff Castle next weekend (17 - 19 April), when thousands are expected to come along and enjoy the best of the spring blooms from nurseries across the UK, with ideas and inspiration for the growing season ahead - and there is plenty in the garden for all those looking to grow their own.

See Westonbirt in full bloom this Spring

Spring is here, and Westonbirt Arboretum will be blooming - rosy red camellias, creamy magnolias the size of dinner plates and glorious pink rhododendrons. And on the wilder side of the woods, cherry blossom and carpets of bluebells welcome in warmer days ahead.

Calling all disabled drivers of sports cars

Who says you have to stay in the slow lane simply because you drive a car adapted for disability? The UK's annual mobility and independent lifestyle event, the Mobility Roadshow, is calling on disabled drivers of adapted high performance, sports or classic cars to share their motoring passion and experiences with other disabled drivers - with a stunning feature line-up planned as a special attraction for 2009.

Wales' biggest walking festival celebrates 20 years

This Christmas, Ramblers Cymru is urging people to wrap up warm, step outside and help them celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Ramblers’ Festival of Winter Walks, sponsored by Nature Valley.

We'll meet again: HMS Cassandra alert

All those who served in the destroyer HMS Cassandra are invited to join the thriving HMS Cassandra Association, run by Cliff Longfoot, who served on the ship between 1962-63.

Cold Comfort down at Paulton

Paulton Amateur Dramatic society (PADS) in Somerset are busy in their theatre workshop, rehearsing and putting together their next production, which promises to match if not exceed their previous high standards. This is a play adapted by Paul Doust from the novel, "Cold Comfort Farm" by Stella Gibbons.