Theatre

May

Until 13 Hereford Amateur Operatic Soc: South Pacific, The Courtyard Theatre, Hereford.

Until 13 Courtyard Youth Theatre: Our Day Out, The Courtyard Theatre, Hereford.

11-13 Fish Out Of Water, Conquest Theatre. Details: 01885 488575.

12 Phil Cool, Malvern Theatre.

12 Women Laughing, Wyeside, Builth Wells.

17-20 Fish Out Of Water, Conquest Theatre, Bromyard.

17-27 'In the beginning' medieval mystery play, Dore Abbey Church, Abbeydore.

19 An Evening with Pam Ayres, The Courtyard Theatre, Edgar St, Hereford.

20 Geoffrey Durham: The Magical One Man Show, Courtyard Theatre.

Musical events

May

11 Herefordshire Youth Orchestra with conductor Dr John Sanders, Dore Abbey, Abbeydore.

12 The Halcyon Singers, Knill Court, Presteigne. Details: 01568 780769.

13 Victorian Music Hall, Coronation Hall, Kingsland, organised by Kingsland Millennium Green Trust. Details: 01568 708228/708281.

13 Ceilidh at Our Lady's Church Hall, Belmont Rd. Music by Wiffeldy.

13 Music in May concert in St Mary's Church at Foy, near Ross. Details: 01989 567674.

13 Spring concert at Leominster Priory with 'Faerdref' Male Voice Choir from Swansea + solo artistes. Details: 01568 612296.

14 Handbell concert, Ledbury Community Centre. Details: 01568 708574.

14 The Kathryn Tickell Band, The Courtyard, Hereford.

14 Mervyn Wilson (c&w), The Imperial, Widemarsh St, Hereford.

14 Don Williams, Hereford Leisure Centre.

17 Bjorn Again, Hereford Leisure Centre.

17 Martin Blake with Baton Rouge, The Rotters Club, Newmarket Inn, Hereford.

17 Millennium Gala Concert for Humanitarian Aid, Hereford Cathedral.

18 English String Orchestra, The Courtyard Theatre, Edgar St, Hereford. Details: 01432 359252.

19 Blue Horses Hot Climate, Wyeside, Builth Wells.

19 Janet Dowsett in concert at Bartestree Village Hall.

20 The Counterfeit Stones, Hereford Leisure Centre.

20-21 Festival of Dance, Wyeside, Builth Wells.

Festivals and special Events

May

Until Dec 31 Flying High in 2000. Details: 01432 260640.

11 Learn the skills of advanced driving, Bartestree Village Hall. Details: 01432 851395.

11-14 Quilts UK, Severn Hall, Three Counties Showground, Malvern.

13 Dawn Chorus. Details: 01594 833057.

13 Holme Lacy College Fun Day, Holme Lacy. Details: 01432 870316.

13 Coffee morning, Stretton Sugwas Village Hall.

13-14 Avoncroft Alive!, Avoncroft Museum. Details: 01527 831363.

13-14 Medieval Market and Living History, in Pembridge.

13-14 Ross-on-Wye Natural Health Festival 2000, Larruperz Centre, Ross-on-Wye.

13-14 Herefordshire Heritage Festival. Details: 01432 350900.

13-14 Natural Health and Ecology Festival, Larruperz Centre, Ross-on-Wye. Details: 01531 634679.

14 Free Family Wild Day Out with English Nature, Moccas Park, Bredwardine. Details: 01531 638500.

17-27 Medieval Mystery Plays-Bible Stories, Dore Abbey. Details: 01981 570251.

20 Terrific Trees. Details: 01594 833057.

21 Hereford Marathon.

Talks and Demonstrations

May

Ongoing: Stop Smoking groups throughout Herefordshire, optional acupuncture, Health Promotion. Details: 01432 352243.

Ongoing: Fine Fettle Ceramics for children. Details: 01432 890383.

Ongoing: Transactional Analysis Therapy Group, Tuesday evenings, central Hereford. Details: 01432 342789.

Ongoing: T'ai Chi Ch'uan (Mon & Wed). Details: 01568 797310.

Ongoing: Mosaic and ceramics work sessions. Details: 01981 240273.

Ongoing: Seasonal herbal remedies, Ledbury Natural Health Centre. Details: 01432 820148.

11 From Panniers to Pelisses, Churchill House Museum, Hereford, organised by Friends of Herefordshire Museums and Arts.

13 'The Mabinogi in Celtic Context', The Bleddfa Centre, nr Knighton.

13 The Marches Scribes project day, Richards Castle Village Hall.

17-19 Coopering, Hereford Cider Museum.

18 'Nepal', New Radnor Community Centre.

Exhibitions

May

Daily 'Time Team search for King Offa's Palace at Sutton' at Hereford Museum. Details: 01432 260692.

Through May: Photographic exhibition of Leominster Shows and Carnivals ('59-'77), Leominster Folk Museum.

Until 13 Mary and Rachel Sumner, hand painted silks at Hay Makers Gallery.

Until 13 Flourish exhib by Julie Willoughby, The Courtyard. Details: 01432 359252.

Until 26 Moments Through Time, All Saints Church, Hereford.

Until June 4 Art & Archaeology, Hereford Museum. Details: 01432 260692.

Until June 4 Comic Welsh Postcards, Brecknock Museum, Captain's Walk, Brecon.

Until Jun 5 Grass Hoppers, Parkfields Gallery, Ross-on-Wye. Details: 01989 750138.

Until June 6 Ariconium 2000, Stable Gallery, Weston-u-Penyard.

Until Sept: Look Back To The Future, Churchill House Museum.

Until Oct 31 Woodpecker exhibition, Hereford Cider Museum.

Until end November: Kathleen Freeman's 'The Spirit of Herefordshire 2000' (80 large-scale photographs), Eardisland Church.

Until Dec 17 A variety of exhibitions, The Gallery, Bleddfa Centre, Knighton. Details: 01547 550377.

Until Dec 24 Millennium Messages, Parkfields Gallery, Pontshill.

6 Millennium Exhibition, at Canon Pyon Hall, organised by Bush Bank Sewing Group. Details: 01432 830420.

8-15 Millennium 2000 and All That, Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge.

12-13 Millennium Exhibition at Kington Baptist Church.

19-20 Millennium exhibition, Kington Baptist Church.

20-July 26 Artists to the Fore, Courtyard Theatre. Details: 01432 359252.

Clubs and societies

May

11 Worcs Locomotive Society: After Dark and Upside Down, The Brewery Inn, Bye St, Ledbury.

11 Hereford Textile Crafts Group: 'Aspects of Goldwork', Young Farmers Club, Tillington Rd, Hereford.

12 Hereford Buddhist Group meeting, Friends Meeting Hse, King St, Hereford.

13 Herefordshire Beekeepers Assoc: Yarkhill Court, Yarkhill.

13 Herefordshire Ornithological Club: Cotswold Water Park. Details: 01432 273167.

14 Herefordshire Photographic Society annual lunch and awards, Woollard Rm, RNCB, Venns Ln, Hereford.

14 Bromyard and Dist Garden Club outing. Details: 01885 483794.

14 Herefordshire Gardeners' Assoc outing. Details: 01432 341876.

16 Ross-on-Wye Horticultural Society meeting, Larruperz Centre, Ross-on-Wye.

16 Herefordshire and Glos Canal Trust 'The River Wye', The Verzons, Trumpet.

16 Carers in Mind in Ross, Smallbrook Gardens. Details: 01432 271643.

16 Hereford Floral Society: 'More a Way of Life', Studio Theatre, The Courtyard, Edgar St, Hereford.

16 Worcs Locomotive Society: 'Australian slides', GWRSA Club, Barton Yard, Hereford.

17 Herefordshire Ornithological Club: Haugh Wood. Details: 01432 341203.

17 Epilepsy Advice and Information Day, Shirehall, Hereford. Details: 01432 350131.

18 Ledbury Naturalists Field Club: Brotheridge Green.

18 Manic Depression Fellowship meeting, Mental Health Resources Centre, 27a St Owens St, Hereford. Details: 01981 550736.

19 Hereford Buddhist Group meeting, Friends Meeting Hse, Hereford.

19 AGM Hfds Family History Society, St Thomas Cantilupe Sch, Coningsby St, Hereford.

19 AGM Le Cercle Francais de Hereford, 1 Castle St, Hereford.

19 Hereford Arts Appreciation Soc: Hereford Cathedral's stained glass. Details: 01432 341669.

19 Hereford Amateur Radio Society meeting, Gaol St, Hereford. Details: 01432 355155.

20 Herefordshire Nature Trust: Ross-on-Wye outdoor meeting. Details: 01432 356872.

Bazaars, fayres, markets

May

Every Friday (am): Hereford WI Market, St Peter's Church Hall, Hereford.

13 May Fayre, St Martin's Church, Ross Rd, Hereford.

13 Gardeners' Market, St Katherine's Hall, Ledbury.

13 Leominster Farmers' Market, Etnam car park.

14 Teme Valley Market, The Talbot, Knightwick.

20 Madley School Auction. To offer lots and for details: 01981 500500.

Walks

May

13 Herefordshire Ramblers: Kilpeck. Details: 01432 273432.

13 Brecon Beacons Park Soc: Limestone and Red Stone. Details: 01558 822960.

13-14 Hereford Mountain Club: Mid Wales. Details: 01981 540335.

14 Leominster Ramblers: Goodrich to Welsh Newton Linear. Details: 01568 612571.

18 Leominster Ramblers Group: Frome Valley. Details: 01432 268268.

20 RA North Herefordshire Group: Clun Valley. Details: 01568 780503.

20 Herefordshire Ramblers: Wye Valley Walk. Details: 01989 564878.

20 Brecon Beacons Park Soc: Fforest Fawr and Carreg Cadno. Details; 01792 405166.

21 Lingen garden guided walks, Lingen Nursery and Garden.

21 Brecon Beacons Park Soc: Three Churches. Details: 01633 668234.

Houses and gardens

May

The Bannut, Bringsty. 2 acres of formal and informal gardens. (open Wed, Sun, Bank Hol Mondays) Details: 01885 482206.

Lower Brockhampton house and grounds. The National Trust. Details: 01885 488099.

(NGS) Abbeydore Court Gardens, open daily except Mondays and Wednesdays. Details: 01981 240419.

(NGS) Penpergwym Lodge, Abergavenny, open Thurs-Sun. Details: 01873 840208.

Weir Garden, Brecon Road, Swainshill. National Trust.

Broadfield Court Gardens and Vineyards, Bodenham. Details: 01568 797483.

Moors Meadow, Collington, Bromyard. Details: 01885 410318.

Berrington Hall, Leominster, open daily except Thurs and Fridays. Details: 01568 615721.

Hergest Croft Gardens, Kington. Open daily. Details: 01544 230160.

(NGS) Stockton Bury Gardens, open Wed-Sun. Details: 01568 613432.

11 (NGS) Barnard's Green House, 10 Poolbrook Rd, Malvern.

14 (NGS) Batch Cottage, Almeley.

14 (NGS) Madresfield Court, nr Malvern.

17 (BRC) Overcourt Gardens, Sutton St Nicholas.

18 (NGS) Overcourt Garden Nursery, Sutton St Nicholas.

21 (NGS) Lingen Nursery and Garden, Lingen, Stone House, Scotland, Wellington.

21 (NGS) Priors Court, Long Green, nr Tewkesbury.

21 (BRC) Woodfield Garden, Shucknall, Hereford.

21 (NGS) Priors Court, Long Green. 3-acre garden, with stunning views.

BRC = British Red Cross.

NGS = National Gardens Scheme.

Places of interest

May

Broadgreen Open Farm Park, Madley. Details: 01981 250454.

Cider Museum and King Offa Distillery.

Clearwell Caves, Clearwell, Forest of Dean.

Crime Through Time, Nicholson House, Newent. Details: 01531 821888.

Eardisland's unique Georgian dovecote, exhibition on three floors, open daily. Details: 01544 388226.

Hereford Waterworks Museum, Broomy Hill, open every Tuesday until Sept (not in steam) 11am-4pm. Details: 01432 356653.

The Judge's Lodging, Broad St, Presteigne, Powys. Details: 01544 260650.

Llangorse Riding and Rope Centre, Gilfach Farm, Llangorse. Details: 01874 658272.

Mappa Mundi and Chained Library, Hereford.

Mousetrap Cheesemaking days at The Pleck, Monkland, each Mon, Wed, Fri.

Shortwood Working Dairy Farm, Pencombe, Bromyard. Details: 01885 400205.

Small Breeds Farm Park and Owl Centre, Kingswood. Details: 01544 231109. Open until end Oct.

The Kilvert Gallery, Ashbrook House, Clyro, nr Hay-on-Wye. Details: 01497 820831.

Outdoor activities

May

11 5K Race, Hereford Leisure Centre.

12 Pilgrimage from Bleddfa to St David's. Details: 01547 550377.

16 Hereford races.

17 Guided tour of Ross Parish Church. Details: 01432 260675.