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Join us for a free community event on the lawn!
Too many lettuces, not enough courgette plants? Bring along any spare seedlings or plants you may have and take away other people's extras. Nothing spare? Please still come.
Also, to swap - bring any seeds suitable for planting at this time of year, cuttings and a tray, bag or box to take things home in.
Let's get Growing will be joined by Tools For Self Reliance Cymru with a selection of preloved and restored garden tools for sale and On The Verge with their wonderful wild flower seeds and advice.
Free to attend drop in event - family friendly and everyone welcome!
Come and join Jasper Fforde for this special Festival evening talk on Sunday 28th May
Jasper first visited Wales when he was five years old and it has been inspiring his life and his work ever since. He moved to the area around Hay permanently in 2000, making his home close to the bustling villageopolis of Clyro, on the far northern banks of the river Wye. The landscape, people and spirit of this part of Wales are a constant source of inspiration and ideas as well as solace and walk-induced meditation. The regions of Radnorshire and Brecknockshire have given inspiration to nearly all of Jasper's books - most obviously in the setting of Shades of Grey, Early Riser, The Last Dragonslayer and The Constant Rabbit. The history of Wales and a sense of Welshness also permeate the backstory of The Eyre Affair with Wales existing as The Welsh Socialist Republic.
Why not come and find out more by joining us for this talk which promises insights into the creative writing process, some photography, maybe some Dodos and a smattering of silliness.
Tickets are £10 and are limited so book now to avoid disappointment.
PART OF OUR WALES SERIES 2023 DURING HAY FESTIVAL
You can also book on A Green Wales: What Next? with Tom Bullough on 3 June
and
Keeping Welsh Heritage Crafts Alive on 29 May
Special one day workshop as part of our Hay Festival activities - Places are limited so book now!
Learn how to make a work of art from the pages of recycled books, with celebrated paper artist Kate Kato, who uses discarded and recyled papers, wire and found objects to create sculptures inspired by the natural world. The theme of this workshop is flowers.
Visit Kate's website
All materials provided
There will be the opportunity to make tea or coffee or you can purchase drinks downstairs in our café. There will be a break for lunch - please bring a packed lunch or you can eat in our café or elsewhere in Hay.
As part of our Hay Festival program and following their recent concert in the Great Hall, Hay Castle is delighted to welcome back local acapella harmony group, Innominati, who will be performing alfresco just outside of the Great Hall entrance. Come and enjoy a 40 minute set of uplifting song from this charismatic group!
Contributors: Sophie Howe, first Future Generations Commissioner for Wales; Lee Waters, Deputy Minister for Climate Change.
Chaired by Tom Bullough, author of Sarn Helen.
With the climate and ecological emergency, humanity faces perhaps its greatest ever threat. In many ways, Wales has been a leader in this field but the challenges remain immense. For ‘Green Wales’, two of the most eminent figures in Welsh politics discuss our present situation and explain what we must do to secure our future.
PART OF OUR HAY FESTIVAL: WALES SERIES 2023
A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN HAY FESTIVAL AND HAY CASTLE
Famous for her critique of society, Meltem Arikan a Turkish Author and Political Exile turns her attention to unpaid Carers.
‘The idea behind this book was to support carers around the world and give them an opportunity for their voices to be heard…The idea behind this book was to support carers around the world and give them an opportunity for their voices to be heard’ says Meltem.
The book steeped in the raw human reality of caring for loved ones yet infused with hope and inspiration from Carers of all ages.
Activities will be taking place on the castle lawn for the duration, with the following program in the Clore Learning space:
10:30 - Arrival tea and coffee in the Clore room
11:00 - 'You are the medicine' author Meltem Arikan launches book and talks about her life, includes Q&A
12:30 - Lunch, conversations and book signing
13:45 - Spoken Poetry by Dux
15:00 - The story of Hayley read by Hayley
14:15 - Listening space
16:30 - Event ends
You are warmly invited to join Meltem and local carers - to book your FREE space phone 01597 823800 - drop-ins also welcome on the day
You can buy the book on Amazon, donate at https://www.carers.cymru or discuss giving voluntary support for Carers by calling 01597 823800 or emailing carers@credu.cymru
Profits from book sales are shared with Credu Supporting Young and Adult Carers.
Credu in Powys is funded by Powys County Council, Powys Teaching Health Board, Welsh Government, the Lottery the Waterloo Foundation.
To complement the concert, Epicure events are offering a pre-bookable summer supper.
Brie, leek & caramelised red onion tart, Lane cottage dressed leaves, coleslaw £12.50
Book below and you’ll receive a confirmation email - no need to bring this with you - your name will be on a list behind the café counter when you arrive.
Rozenn and Jérémy collaborate with composer Didier Squiban to explore a repertoire at the crossroads of classical, jazz and traditional Breton music including their own compositions, as well as their arrangements of music by Kurt Weill and Astor Piazzolla. A virtuosic and exciting programme for a wide range of musical tastes - a programme for all!
Full programme details at www.haymusic.org
Tickets via Hay Music https://buytickets.at/haymusictrust/894562
If you’d like to enjoy our pre-concert supper from the Hay Castle cafe, please ensure to book in advance: Link to food page
No onsite parking available – car park available opposite Hay Castle on Oxford Road. Entrance via Great Hall only.
18:30 Pre-concert food and bar
19:30 Concert begins
21:30 Concert ends
As part of our Wednesday evening talks we have Diana Powell talking about her latest book: Thngs Found on the Mountain.
Farmer’s daughter Beth is a child of nature, utterly at one with the rugged landscape on which she tends the farm’s sheep, in a remote valley in the Black Mountains. But change is coming. The modern world arrives with the construction of a reservoir in a neighbouring valley. Part of the mountain is taken away to build the dam; there are people, machinery, noise. Then the farms are emptied of their young men by the First World War, including Beth’s beloved brother Daniel, who goes missing in action. Her mother turns to religion, her father falls silent.
Beth takes to the mountain, and a solitude interrupted by the arrival of a colony of artists led by the charismatic Eric Gill. And among them is Gill’s apprentice, Gabriel. When the colony moves on, Beth faces a terrible choice: can she leave the Mountain to be with Gabriel?
Things Found on the Mountain is a Hardyesque coming of age story. At its heart is the dramatic landscape, which, like Beth, suffers an end to innocence. This lyrically written novel, reminiscent of Sarah Hall, marks the arrival of an appealing new voice in fiction.
The talk will begin at 7pm and entry will be up the drive from Oxford Road as the Honesty Bookshop entrance will be closed.
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Food available alongside the Comedy Club night
Herefordshire beef burger, brioche bun, slaw, red onion marmalade, BBQ seasoned fries @ £14.50
When you check-out, you’ll receive a confirmation email - there is no need to present this on the night as your name will be on a list behind the café counter.
The Comedy Club | Comedians | Karen Bayley
The Comedy Club | Comedians | Noel James
The Comedy Club | Comedians | Justin Panks
Please use Oxford Road entrance.
Please note there is no parking at the venue – please use the car park directly opposite Hay Castle on Oxford Road.
To complement the concert, Epicure events are offering a pre-bookable summer supper.
Brie, leek & caramelised red onion tart, Lane cottage dressed leaves, coleslaw £12.50
Book below and you’ll receive a confirmation email - no need to bring this with you - your name will be on a list behind the café counter when you arrive.
‘Shakespeare’s Musicke’ is a programme of compositions from Shakespeare’s own time, based on texts from his works. Composers include William Byrd, John Dowland, Thomas Campion, William Cornysh, Thomas Morley, Edward de Vere, Robert Jones, John Bartlett - and that most prolific of composers, ‘Anon’.
Full programme details at www.haymusic.org
Tickets via Hay Music https://buytickets.at/haymusictrust/894578
If you’d like to enjoy our pre-concert supper from the Hay Castle cafe, please ensure to book in advance: Amarylli Food Option - Hay Castle Trust
No onsite parking available – car park available opposite Hay Castle on Oxford Road. Entrance via Great Hall only.
18:30 Pre-concert food and bar
19:30 Concert begins
21:30 Concert ends
Open 10am to 5pm,
seven days a week.
Hay Castle
Oxford Road
Hay-on-Wye
HR3 5DG
01497 820079
info@haycastletrust.org