Newport 2011

Local attractions and events

Things to do in and around Newport, South Wales during Summer 2011. Kids treats, days out, wet weather activities (for children and adults), classy shopping places to visit - the sorts of things that add that extra dimension to your visit.

• Barefoot Ceramics pottery painting
• Riverfront Arts Centre
• Newport Museum & Art Gallery
• Newport Wetlands

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Current Events in and around South Wales, UK

• These what's-on links are provided without warranty and rely on information from various sources. We can not guarantee the information is correct so you should ring ahead before making plans.
• Guided tour: Highlights of Art

  A tour of some of our art galleries with a Volunteer Guide.  Tuesdays - Highlights of Art: Contemporary Art Galleries Wednesdays - Highlights of Art: Historic Art Galleries Thursdays - Highlights of Art: Impressionist and Modern Art Galleries Fridays - Highlights of Art: Contemporary Art Galleries Saturdays - Highlights of Art: Historic Art Galleries Sundays - Highlights of Art: Impressionist and Modern Art Galleries

• Spinners, Weavers and Dyers

  The Spinners, Weavers and Dyers meet at the Museum on Wednesdays, fortnightly, to chat as they spin, weave and dye, all are welcome to join, bring your own material. Please ring to check dates.

• Guided tours: Origins — in search of early Wales

  The Archaeology gallery Origins: In Search of Early Wales traces life in Wales from the earliest humans 230,000 years ago. Who were our ancestors, and how different were they from us? What has changed and what has caused these changes? Visit the gallery and follow the arrival of the first hominins (humans) in the Old Stone Age to the end of the Middle Ages. Visit the Group and BSL tours available, call (029) 2057 3325

• Village Trail

  The Village Trail is available at all times. Follow a self guided walk around the village of Drefach Felindre highlighting historical and interesting facts about the woollen industry in the locality. There are two routes available one which takes around three quarters of an hour to complete and one which takes around an hour and a half to complete. The growth of the woollen industry in Dre-fach Felindre and the surrounding area had a huge impact on our landscape and the people who lived here. The period from the late 1800’s until the early 1900’s is known as the golden era of the industry. Increased work opportunities attracted many other people to the village, and as a result Dre-fach Felindre grew. For more information please contact the National Wool Museum.

• The Knitting Club

  The knitting club meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month, please contact the museum to check dates. All are welcom to join the National Wool Museum's knitting group. Why not join in, learn how to knit, share your patterns and have a chat in the Museum's cafe.

• Carmarthen Spinners and Ceredigion Spinners, Weavers and Dyers

  The Spinners, Weavers and Dyers meet at the Museum on Wednesdays, fortnightly, to chat as they spin, weave and dye. All are welcome to join, bring your own material. Please ring to check dates.

• The Woolly Tale

  The Woolly Tale is available at all times. A fun and educational trail for families helping you to discover the process from Fleece to Fabric.

• Making History: 1500-1700

  Combining our historical and archaeological collections, this exhibition provides a glimpse of some of the turning points in Welsh history during these 200 years. The Making History project will transform the visitor experience at St Fagans: National History Museum. We are extending the range of stories, so that visitors can follow the history of the development of Wales from the very first human inhabitants. We begin by looking at the period AD 1500-1700 – a time of great change. Wales, like many other countries, witnessed great changes between AD 1500 and 1700. This was the period of the Tudors and Stuarts, religious upheaval, the union of Wales with England and civil war. Objects in the exhibition include: Kemeys Rood FigureIn Wales around 500 years ago, carvings such as this one would have been seen in every church. Discovered walled-up in Kemeys Inferior Church, Monmouthshire, in the 1800s. Of the four known to have survived, three were found in Wales.St Catherine wall-painting An image of St Catherine that remained hidden for centuries under layers of limewash at St Teilo’s Church in Pontarddulais, near Swansea. It came to light in the 1980s.1588 BibleThe first complete Welsh Bible, translated in 1588. Queen Elizabeth I endorsed a translation of the Bible not to save a language, but to promote Protestanism among the Welsh.Sir Rhys ap Thomas bed One of the earliest surviving four-poster beds from Wales, made 500 years ago for Sir Rhys ap Thomas, a member of the ancient Welsh upper classes. Justice’s chair Before 1600, chairs were rare pieces of furniture. Most people sat on benches or stools, or on the floor. This chair comes from Tregib, an important estate in the Tywi Valley, Carmarthenshire. Did it belong to Morgan ap John ap Harry of Tregib? He was a Justice of the Peace in 1581 and later Sheriff of Carmarthenshire in 1602.Ewenny armourA cache of armour deliberately concealed in a field near Ewenny Priory, Vale of Glamorgan. It may have been hidden during the 1646 Royalist uprising led by Sir Edward Carne, who owned the land at this time.Tregwynt HoardOne of Wales’s finest coin hoards was discovered by Roy Lewis at Tregwynt Mansion, north Pembrokeshire, in September 1996 after ground was levelled to build a tennis court.

• Tessera Hospitalis

  The Tessera Hospitalis is an ancient symbol of friendship and long distance ties. From archaeology and the ancient comedy of Plautus, Poenulus, we know that some 3000 years ago friends exchanged such objects stretching their bonds to each other over hundreds of miles and generations. In a world of the ancient Mediterranean, where people were often on the move, hospitality was key. This sculpture has been inspired by the ancient Tessera Hospitalis, a small unique token made of ivory, metal or clay, which could be in any shape - a lion, boar, ram, gheko or an abstract symbol. It was made in two parts, each friend holding on to a half as a promise and as a marker of identity to be presented next time they, or their children, reunited. This modern sculpture is an interpretation of the ancient Tessera and what it represents. It is not static but mobile, as it is only one half of the whole. Each shape has been uniquely created by a pupil from one of the nine Swansea schools, that took part in the project Future Memory in Place: Cila, Cwm Glas, Cwmrhydyceirw, Dylan Thomas, Hendrefoilan, Morriston, Parkland, Sea View and St Helens, as well as other members of the Swansea community. Each of them is the guardian of their Tessera which links them to this monument and the moment of its creation. What will be the stories of the Tesserae of this sculpture - only those who made them and hold the other half will know - as they extend their ties to each other and the ancientport of Swansea into the future and across the globe. Visit http://projects.beyondtext.ac.uk/deplacingfuturememory-fo/index.php for more details about the project and the main funders - Arts and Humanities Research Council and the underpinning research at the University of Exeter Classics and Ancient History Department.

• Music in the Museum

  Cardiff Coffee Concerts at Reardon Smith Theatre (11.30am), National Museum Cardiff. Remember - your ticket includes a coffee, fruit juice or sherry after the concert, and a 10% discount off a delicious Sunday lunch in our Oriel restaurant. 16 October 2011 – Katharina Wolpe (piano) 20 November 2011 - Cavaleri String Quartet 11 December 2011 - Musica Viva 15 January 2012 - Frith Piano Quartet 5 February 2012 - Benyounes Quartet 4 March 2012 - Gail Pearson (soprano), Andrew Owens Matthews (piano) 15 April 2012 - Badke String Quartet If you are age 8-25 you can attend certain concerts for FREE. No need to book in advance – simply turn up on the day. Thanks to CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. CAVATINA ticket offer does not apply to Katharina Wolpe (16 October 2011) & Gail Pearson, Andrew Owens Matthews (5 March 2012) concerts. Cardiff Coffee Concerts are developed in partnership with CwpanAur. Supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, Cardiff Hoteliers Association and DHB ltd.

• Half Term : Newport schools closed

  When: Mon 26 May 2008 to Fri 30 May 2008 
  
  Where: Newport City, South Wales, UK
  Event Status: confirmed
  Event Description: Newport schools closed

• Summer: Newport School Holidays

  When: Mon 21 Jul 2008 to Fri 29 Aug 2008 
  
  Where: Newport, UK
  Event Status: confirmed
  Event Description: Newport schools closed

• Easter Holidays : Newport schools

  When: Mon 6 Apr 2009 to Fri 17 Apr 2009 
  
  Where: Newport, UK
  Event Status: confirmed
  Event Description: Newport schools closed

• More walks in south east Wales

• Valleys promoting heritage trail

  A heritage trail has been launched to promote historic locations in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

• Things to do in South East Wales

  From arts and crafts to music, drama, outdoor activities and more.

• Doctor Who Up Close in the bay

  A exhibition celebrating the BBC's cult sci-fi TV series can be visited in Cardiff Bay.

• Half Term

  When: Mon 21 Feb 2011 to Fri 25 Feb 2011 
  
  Event Status: confirmed