Lower Machen Festival 50th Anniversary


The Lower Machen Festival celebrates its 50th


anniversary in 2017. Based in the Village of Lower Machen near Newport in South Wales, the festival presents the highest possible quality music making in an unique atmosphere. Predominately based in the Church of St Michael and All Angels in the village of Lower Machen, concerts take place in the church which dates back to 1102 and is one of the most acoustically perfect buildings in South Wales.The spectacular gardens of neighbouring Machen House are open to the public during the interval. Lower Machen itself is a rural idyll -just nineteen houses (no shop, not even a pub!) but the audience comes from across the UK to experience the festivaland the whole village volunteer to take part to make the festival a success. Ambitious plans for this year’s festival include 50 events in the 50th anniversary year. The festival launch concert took place in St David’s Hall on Tuesday 9th May and then the main festival in June takes place over an extended period from 15th – 25th June. Further events are planned for the second half of the year. Musical tributes will take place to honour the work of Robert Maskrey and Peter Reynolds former Chair and Artistic Director who both passed away suddenly last year. Over recent years have performed in young musicians concerts with established artists, to provide platforms for emerging artists and to introduce young families to their fi rst concert experience. Tickets start at £1 for under 16s and are available from www.ticketsource.co.uk/machen. For further information about the festival email:info@ lowermachenfestival.co.uk or phone 07831 300617


WHAT’S ON


On your marks, get set, GO! It’s time to sign up for the Cardiff 10k


Kidney Wales and supporters launch the annual Cardiff 10K


In its fi ftieth anniversary year leading Welsh health charity Kidney Wales is appealing to runners across Wales to sign up for the


annual Cardiff in your


10K road race, which is being held in Cardiff city centre on Sunday 3rd September. This year’s race will take place on Sunday 3rd September, with the main 10K event commencing at 10am and the 2K Family Run starting at 9.15am.


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The Cardiff 10K is one of the top ten road races in the UK, attracting thousands of runners from across the country who take on the scenic city centre course, raising hundreds of thousands of


pounds for charity with every step they take. Kidney Wales launched the offi cial sign up period for the 2017 road race


the delivery partner for this


year’s event, patients from in a celebratory


event at Run & Become specialist running store in Cardiff city


on Thursday 25th May. The event was attended by representatives from the charity; legendary runner Bernie Plain, who helped start the event over thirty years ago; the team from Run 4 Wales


centre University Hospital Sue


Charles who has taken part in many of the events and


the of


Wales Children’s Kidney Centre, who the charity work tirelessly to support. Roy Thomas, Chief Executive


of Kidney


Wales, said: “2017 marks the fi ftieth anniversary of our wonderful charity and so it is our sincere hope that this year’s Cardiff 10K will be our biggest


and best event yet”. The


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Cardiff 10K road race invites runners to fundraise for charities of their the


Over decades


the event has raised a staggering


£1.7 million


for a large number of Welsh charities”. Sign up online at www. cardiff10k.cymru, or to


register over events 02920 343 951. Give your home a facelift the


telephone, or to learn more about the team challenge


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