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report twm@brecon-radnor.co.uk by Twm Owen


BRECON is gearing up for one of its busiest weekends as


events are staged on the same day. This Friday, August 6


the three day Brecon Jazz Festival swings back into act ion with


concert by funk pioneer and former James Brown band leader Pee Wee Ellis. Then


the highlight of agricultural


24 hours


Brecon County Show is staged at the Watton Villas showground. Saturday marks a welcome return for the world’s oldest agricultural weather, after heavy rain forced its late cancellation last year. It is the fi rst time the 255-year- old show, which is traditionally staged on the fi rst Saturday in August, and the Jazz Festival have clashed. The Brecon Fringe Festival, which features 195 concerts


this year


some 30 venues, will also be running alongside the Jazz Festival from today (Thursday) until Sunday night. Adding further to the carnival expected in town this


atmosphere


weekend is the Brecon Jazz Parade on Sunday morning while at the same time


the Adamant Parade Band will also be marching through town. The Adamant Band, who feature at Brecon Cathedral’s Sunday Jazz Service, a regular feature of previous Brecon Jazz festivals were dropped from this year’s line-up. The band are now due to parade from the Cathedral to the nearby Castle Hotel following the service. The staging of both the Jazz Festival


and Brecon Show has come about after Jazz organiser Peter Florence, whose festival


for the musical extravaganza in March last year, moved it


discarded festival favourites in season, the the local later a headl ine


Samba Galez during last year’s Brecon Jazz Parade


usual mid August slot. That


criticism within the town, with Brecon Town Council raising fears that the town would be unable to cope with the expected infl ux of visitors. However Mr Florence, who also


organises the Hay Festival, said all parties involved in the logistics of organising the showpiece events were relaxed over the scheduling. “I hope it will be a really big boost


decision prompted some PW9044-54 two of its highlight this week de


www.breconjazz.org website from midnight on Saturday. Other highlights of


the tr umpet


Inspector Martin Tavener said police have worked closely with both


World Cup, will mark his fi rst appearance in Brecon playing the festival’s closing concert. Dyfed Powys Police Chief


Jazz and Show organisers and didn’t anticipate any problems. He said the Jazz Festival would be entirely policed from offi cers within the Powys division while the festival also provided its own security and marshals. “The last couple of years we’ve been


for the town and fun to have two different ways of being entertained on Saturday,” said Mr Florence who stepped in to rescue the festival after it was on the brink of fi nancial collapse following its 25th anniversary show in 2008: “I know that we have been telling all our Brecon Jazz fans about the show, where it is and how to get there. There are really good reasons to be optimistic about the weekend.” Much of this year’s Jazz Festival will


be staged at Christ College with a stage that can be stripped of its covers if the weekend enjoys hot weather. However a contingency plan has also


team took over responsibility forward from its


taking part will perform on Sunday morning in various venues as


all


been put in place in the event of heavy rain disrupting Sunday’s Jazz Parade, which follows the Cathedral Service at 11.30am. Should heavy showers threaten the parade


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concerts and organisers will announce any cancellation of


pa rade on


festival include Cuba’s Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club and Charlie Musselwhite on Saturday. On Sunday South African legend Hugh


Masekela, who featured at the opening concert ahead of


summer’s football the the


able to police the jazz without bringing in offi cers from outside Powys and it is policed generally by offi cers from the Brecon area.” He said neighbourhood policing also visited


teams have


ahead of the festival who’ve previously expressed concerns, mostly related to parking. Parking restrictions will be enforced


College. He added offi cers would also be able to assist with marshalling both parades on Sunday if they aren’t required for other calls. On Saturday


prevented from accessing the Brecon Showground, with a no right turn in force from the Watton to ensure Show traffi c approaches


the bands free


Brynich roundabout. As well as traditional agricultural


events and animal classes attractions at the show include the Flyin’ Ryan motorcycle stunt team.


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Charity BBQ raises £800


LOCAL businesswoman Jan Harley has raised funds to support a charity that helped her through her cancer treatment. Kind-hearted Jan


from Brecon held a pink strawberry barbecue last month in aid of Breast Cancer Care Cymru and around 60 generous friends, family and neighbours helped her to raise cash for the cause, enjoying pink champagne, a barbecue and strawberries and cream along the way. Jan’s event was the latest


in a long line of fundraising initiatives to support the cancer charity as she explained to The Brecon & Radnor Express: “I’m passionate about doing all I can to give something back. “When I was going


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society. Ahead of Saturday’s


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has extended his patronage of


body for a further fi ve years to June 2015. Brecknockshire


Agricultural Society and Brecon County Show President Ben Harries said: “This news comes as a great boost for the Society, the Show and its members. The cancellation


through chemotherapy seven years ago Breast Cancer Care Cymru made a huge difference. It was a lifeline in the middle of the night when you were poorly and frightened. It’s nice to be able to pick up the phone and speak to someone who knows what you are going through is normal, and they get you through the night.” A total of £803 was raised


from the fundraiser, Jan adding: “I’d like to say a huge thank you to friends, family and neighbours who came and supported the pink strawberry barbecue.” For more information, or


PW9778-1 Police snatch £1,000 from film producers


DYFED Powys Police earned more than £1,000 for policing at a film set starring action hero Jason Statham. The star of movies such as Snatch was last


week fi lming at Pont ar Daf on the foothills of Pen y Fan for big budget action thriller, The Killer Elite. The fi lm also stars Hollywood legend Robert


De Niro although there are no confi rmed reports that


public toilets at Storey Arms beside the main A470 between Brecon and Merthyr Tydfi l. During the fi lming in the Brecon Beacons


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on Tuesday, July 27 and Wednesday, July 28 a convoy of fi lm trailers occupied one of the large lay-bys at the RAC Bends on the A47O near Storey Arms. The crew were accompanied by two police


offi cers in a patrol car from Dyfed Powys Police throughout much of the fi lming. Chief Inspector of operations for the force’s


Powys division, Martin Tavener, confi rmed the offi cers had been hired by the fi lm company following a request from the location manager. Chief Insp Tavener said the offi cers had been


been fi lming in Wales. Scenes for the SAS fi lm were shot close to the


the Raging Bull and Taxi Driver star had


arrangement where private individuals can hire police offi cers at a special rate,” said the chief inspector. “They are offi cers who would otherwise be on


a day off so there is no impact on the strength of day to day policing.” During the fi lming the offi cers closed the A470


at the RAC bends for brief periods as the crew fi lmed scenes featuring high speed driving on the ‘S bend’ near Storey Arms. “The road was closed for no longer than three


to four minutes in the interest of public safety and caused minimal disruption to other road users,” added Chief Insp Tavener: “The offi cers have told me that motorists were understanding and as they were talking to drivers they seemed generally interested in the fi lming.” The chief inspector said the force had been


mindful of disruption caused to other road users while also facilitating fi lming which would bring an economic benefi t to the local area. The Brecon Beacons National Park had helped


the fi lm crew in fi nding the location while its countryside wardens were also hired out to assist during fi lming. Last year


booked to work with the fi lm crew between 8.30am and 9.30pm on both days. He said the force had reclaimed from the fi lm crew a total of £1,748.32 for the offi cers’ time. “The fi lm crew paid for the offi cers under an


£4,000 in fees for fi lming in the National Park. Its public relations offi cer Samantha Games


the Park Authority earned nearly


said: “There are so many outstanding and diverse landscapes in the Brecon Beacons that we always try and go out of our way to promote them to location managers and fi lm companies looking


small communities in national parks and The Killer Elite is a feature fi lm production which we welcome to the Brecon Beacons. “It’s no secret that the SAS train in the wilds of


re po r t e d l y co mp la i n e d to


newspaper about their unhappiness over how Fiennes had blurred the lines


fi ction and reality in the promotion of his book. For a f ul l from the


report


fi lm set see page 15.


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