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Thursday 7Th May to Sunday 10Th May Thursday 7th May to Sunday 10th May A May Spring Bank Holiday weekend of walks in and around Talgarth and the Black Mountains Social icon Rounded square Only use blue and/or white. For more details check out our Brand Guidelines. www.talgarthwalkingfestival.org contact us on 07943 616453 1 Welcome to the 2020 Talgarth Walking Festival Our eighth Walking Festival takes place on the 75th Anniversary of VE Day. In commemoration we have several events with a World War 2 theme. We offer walks which guide you through the local history, geology, literature and nature. Explore the area with our knowledgeable leaders who will take you on journeys through the landscape from the wooded dingles to the Black Mountains plateau. The Festival Hub will be based at Talgarth Town Hall Committee Room. It will be the place to check out late availability on walks, and meet off duty walk leaders. We look forward to seeing you at the Festival Bookings You can book tickets for all events 1. online at www.talgarthwalkingfestival.org 2. by post to: John Gibson, Brynglas, Cusop Dingle, Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR3 5RD. Postal booking form on page 27, closing date Tuesday 5th May 2020. 3. in person from the Festival Hub from 8.30am on Friday 8th May 2020, subject to availability. Bookings are not refundable except in the case that an event is cancelled. Please watch our website for information updates and join us on https://www.facebook.com/groups/TalgarthWalkingFestival/ or Twitter @TalgarthWAW Social icon Rounded square Only use blue and/or white. For more details check out our Brand Guidelines. If you have any queries, please email us at [email protected] or phone us on 07943 616453. Any changes to the programme will immediately be publicised on the Festival’s website. Accommodation Details about the range of accommodation in and around Talgarth are available from the website www.breconbeaconstourism.co.uk and Talgarth Information and Resource Centre www.visittalgarth.co.uk 2 Grade: 1 Grade: 2 Grade: 3 Grade: 4 Walk Gradings Easy Moderate Energetic Strenuous Walks are graded according to their difficulty and length as follows: 1. Easy Low level routes without any steep climbs, taken at a relaxed pace and suitable for novice walkers. Shoes or boots with grip on the soles should be worn. 2. Moderate Walks may have some short sections of steep ground, but if there are, these will be taken at a gentle pace. The route could be on the open hill. 3. Energetic Walks generally involve one or two steep climbs. These walks are suitable for people who can manage distance but not too many ascents/descents. 4. Strenuous Walks require fitness and stamina to cope with several steep climbs on the open hills and will cover a long distance at a steady pace. Clothing Food and Drink You will be expected to ensure that you Please ensure that you have enough are properly equipped for the walks. It water and food for the length of the walk. is essential to have warm, windproof You will need to bring a packed lunch for layers and good waterproofs (jacket and full day walks. trousers), a warm hat and gloves for cold weather and a hat with a brim for sun Dogs protection. Please wear waterproof boots Dogs are welcome on some of the walks with a good grip on the soles to cope and events listed here. Where dogs are with wet, muddy and uneven ground. Your not allowed it is clearly shown. If you leader may refuse to accept any walker bring your dog it must be kept under whose clothing, footwear or equipment is close control on a short lead at all times. unsuitable. Timing Safety Please arrive at the meeting point at Your leader’s duty is to the group. If you least 10 minutes before the start of each choose to leave the group at any time, walk. Walks will start at the given time your leader is no longer responsible for whether or not all participants have you. In the event of adverse weather arrived. conditions, the walk leader may change the route or reduce the length of the walk in the interests of the health and safety of the group. If the event is cancelled, we will endeavour to phone participants as soon as possible. Young people under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. 3 Programme Summary 2020 Thursday 7th May 01 FESTIVAL OPENING TALK & RECEPTION William Powell talking Desert Island Discs – Recollections of VE Day to Local Residents Friday 8th May 02 WALK Craswall Priory and Offa’s Dyke Bill Price & Rob Dingle Grade: 4 03 WALK Carn Pica Memorial Ruth Allen Grade: 4 04 WALK A Cannon, a Grave and a Cave Chris Playford Grade: 4 05 WALK Walking with our Ancestors James Goff Grade: 3 06 WALK Three Towers of Talgarth Andy Lord Grade: 2 Landscape and Light Overlooking 07 WALK Corinne Brown Grade: 2 Llangors Lake 08 WALK Dawn Chorus Pauline Hill Grade: 2 09 WALK Sheepdog Experience Sarah Shuffell Grade: 1 10 CHILDREN’S WALK Discover the Begwns Abbi Knight Grade: 1 Saturday 9th May 11 WALK Resistance with Owen Sheers Havard Prosser Grade: 4 12 WALK Black Mountains Dingles Luke Thomas Grade: 4 13 WALK A Castle, a Long Barrow and a Mill Rob Hughes Grade: 3 14 WALK Three Commons Jen Rees Grade: 3 Mental Health, War and Finding Peace 15 WALK Terry McClatchey Grade: 2 in Nature Discovering Droving Routes in the Mark Davis 16 WALK Grade: 2 Black Mountains & Emma Harrison 17 WALK Sylvan Companions Jan Shivel Grade: 2 18 WALK Talgarth’s History Alan Lovell Grade: 1 19 TAGINE Evening 4 Sunday 10th May 20 WALK Cwmdu Circular Neil Hughes Grade: 4 21 WALK Summits, Stone, Steam and a Dragon Chris Lewis Grade: 4 22 WALK Heart of the Black Mountains Claire Prosser Grade: 3 23 WALK Pwll-y-Wrach – Limestone and Leats Alan Bowring Grade: 2 24 WALK Saints and Sinners Jan Shivel Grade: 3 Wild Flowers and Commons above 25 WALK Anne Griffiths Grade: 2 Hay-on-Wye 26 WALK Strolls ‘n Stories around Talgarth Jan Little Grade: 2 27 WALK Restoring Ancient Woodlands Jed Needs Grade: 2 28 WALK Outdoor Photography Martin Harris Grade: 1 29 WALK Treasure Hunt using Compasses Ellis Peters Grade: 1 THE BEST COUNTY'S PRODUCES JUST FOR YOU ! We can cater for any occasions We work with amazing local suppliers to showcase the beauty & Simplicity of the HEREFORDSHIRE countryside WE WILL BE CATERING FOR A SPECIAL TAGINE NIGHT SATURDAY 9TH MAY 2020 DURING THE TALGARTH WALKING FESTIVAL Contact Pauline for any enquiry [email protected] or 01544 388 161 Queries about a walk or a booking? Contact us: [email protected] or phone us on 07943 616453 5 Thursday 8th May 01 FESTIVAL OPENING TALK and RECEPTION William Powell Desert Island Discs – Recollections of VE Day Meet: Ysgol y Mynydd Du (Talgarth School), Hay Road, Talgarth Date: Thursday 7th May Time: 19.30 – 21.00 Grid ref: SO 155 344 Free Nibbles Cost: Free William Powell – Mayor of Talgarth – will talk to a group of local residents about their memories of WW2 and VE Day 1945 and find out their chosen music and book if stranded on their Desert Island. Friday 9th May 02 WALK Craswall Priory and Offa’s Dyke Leader Bill Price & Rob Dingle Meet: Hay Main Car Park (charges apply) Date: Friday 8th May Times: 9.30 –16.00 Grid ref: SO 229 420 Cost: £8 Grade: 4 Dist: 17.6km/11 miles Ascent: 560 m/1820 ft Max no: 12 Packed lunch: BYO Dogs: No The walk ascends Cusop Hill, New House Wood and Cefn Hill to Craswall Priory – the highest monastic site in England, built in 1220-25. The return route is across Hay Common to join the Offa’s Dyke path as it descends to Hay. Rob (Offa’s Dyke Path National Trail Officer) will describe features of the Dyke. 03 WALK Carn Pica Memorial Leader Ruth Allen Meet: Talybont Reservoir – Layby Date: Friday 8th May Times: 10.00 – 15.30 Grid ref: SO 099 196 Cost: £8 Grade: 4 Dist: 15 km/9 miles Ascent: 650 m/2100 ft Max no: 12 Packed lunch: BYO Dogs: No The walk passes WW2 tank defences and an observation bunker, ascending via Twyn Du to Carn Pica cairn. This marks the site of a Bronze Age funeral mound. The route continues across Waun Rydd, dropping down to the memorial site to the crew of a Wellington bomber which crashed tragically in poor weather conditions in 1941. The walk continues onto Cwar y Gigfran and descends down Allt Lwyd to the car park. 6 Grade: 1 Grade: 2 Grade: 3 Grade: 4 Easy Moderate Energetic Strenuous 04 WALK A Cannon, a Grave and a Cave Leader Chris Playford Meet: Erwood Craft Centre Date: Friday 8th May Times: 10.00-15.30 Grid ref: SO 089 439 Cost: £8 Grade: 4 Dist: 14.5 km/9 miles Ascent: 525 m/1722 ft Max no: 12 Packed lunch: BYO Dogs: No The walk heads over commons and fields to the cannon on top of Twyn y Garth. An ascent through fields and lanes leads to the moorland of Llandeilo Hill and Twm Tobacco’s grave. We head back to the Wye Valley and the famous Aberedw Rocks where we make a short diversion to see Llewellyn’s cave where the Prince reputedly spent his last night alive! 05 WALK Walking with our Ancestors Leader James Goff Meet: Llandefalle Hall Car Park, LD3 0ND Date: Friday 8th May Times: 10.00 – 16.30 Grid ref: SO 108 357 Cost: £7 Grade: 3 Dist: 11 km/7 miles Ascent: 220 m/720 ft Max no: 20 Packed lunch: BYO Dogs: No James will take you along ancient trackways linking communities, uplands and lowlands.
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